Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 178 Nine Poems
"But I still haven't gotten the Mysterious Fire Liquid yet!"

Li Ye sighed slightly.

Two years ago, he found clues about the Xuanhuo Liquid, a spiritual substance that could form a pill, in the disciple token.

But two years later, his cultivation had successfully broken through to the middle stage of foundation building, and the formation restrictions had reached the surface of the earth unhindered, but he still couldn't get the Xuanhuo Liquid!

This is not to say that his work in the past two years was in vain. On the contrary, he took advantage of the turmoil caused by the formation ban and searched the building islands one by one, making a fortune.

Not only does he have a complete set of spiritual weapons, but even all the parts of his natal puppet have been replaced with high-quality accessories passed down from the Tiangong Palace.

He even picked up two magical weapons that could only be refined and controlled by the Golden Elixir Fang, and he didn't know whether they were damaged or not!
However, he couldn't activate it with his foundation-building magic power, so he could only put it away for the time being.

Various inheritances such as puppet diagrams, formation diagrams, and equipment refining drawings are also available, including second- and third-level ones, which greatly enriched Li Ye's foundation.

If the formation diagram did not match the Sky Realm Tree, he wouldn't even have to bother to deduce it himself!
After some research, Li Ye discovered that the spiritual materials used by the Tiangong Temple might be different, and were composite spiritual materials that they had jointly refined.

Even though he now has the skills to at least the upper level of the second level, he cannot refine the top-level second-level puppet parts.

Although it seems that he has been practicing hard in the mountains and cannot make any progress, Li Ye's combat power is so strong that he can easily defeat any late-stage cultivator even if he faces one.

If there is any regret, it is that I have never been able to obtain the mark of the true teachings, or even pick up the token of the true disciple. Even if there is a stone mirror in the Mechanical Pavilion that has not been used, I can only look at it.

In addition to these gains, he took great pains to find a dilapidated building that was suspected to be the secret pavilion.

It is close to the main body of the lava underground palace, and judging from its shape and orientation, it just happens to match a huge gap in the palace.

However, the power of the formations surrounding the ruined building was astonishing, mainly at the third and fourth levels, and the power of the void was particularly strong.

It has a sense of being self-contained and having boundless power!
Defense of this standard.

Although this made Li Ye more convinced that even if it was not a secret pavilion, it must be of great value, but even though Li Ye's attainments in formation had reached the third level, he could not get close to the secret pavilion at all.

He also tried to send out a puppet team to test the waters, but just as they got a little closer and tried to find a slightly weaker restriction on the periphery to try to enter, several puppets at the forefront were directly killed by an unknown restriction.

If it weren't for the fact that his natal puppet was used to staying behind and wasn't within the range of this forbidden power, I'm afraid that this one blow would have made all his years of training go to waste!
Such amazing power almost reminded Li Ye of the unknown spiritual treasure that had remained silent in the ruined casting pavilion.

This formation's power doesn't seem to be much different from that thing's except that it can react on its own.

Of course... it could also be that Li Ye's cultivation was too low, and facing a force far stronger than his own, his judgment was inaccurate.

But no matter whether his judgment was right or wrong, he was basically certain that it was not a place he could enter!
Later on, the momentum of the formation ban became unstoppable. Gradually, more and more cultivators discovered the presence of fire beasts, and the lava palace was about to be exposed to the eyes of the world.

"However, with the group of Qi-cultivating cultivators in the Red Mountains now, it's already good enough if they can organize themselves to hunt those fire beasts and make a profit from their crystal cores..."

“If anyone dares to enter the underground through a certain passage, even if they haven’t found the right path to build their foundation, they will probably be besieged by fire beasts and killed without a trace left!”

Li Ye has been exploring for so many years, but he has only cleared a small area, and the number of fire beasts he has killed is extremely large.

But even so, he could still see fire beasts roaming around in other areas... as if they could never be killed!
Those that run to the ground are just a drop in the bucket!
Li Ye could almost assert that if someone underestimated the danger and acted rashly, the result would most likely not be good.

"Although this means no one will be able to access the Lava Palace for a short period of time, I still have the opportunity to continue exploring and searching for spiritual objects, but it is still too dangerous..."

"Let's just stop here and let things take their course. Just play the role of a Foundation Establishment cultivator whose territory suddenly experiences an unusual situation..."

Li Ye has a very peaceful mentality.

With an almost endless lifespan as his foundation, why would he take risks?

And just as he'd previously suspected from the changes in his mana, the spiritual essence of the Void Realm had a special refining effect on the Wood God Technique's mana. Now, in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, he could clearly feel the quality of his mana comparable to that of the late stage. Who knew what his mana would become after cultivating for decades and reaching the peak of Foundation Establishment?
Who knows, the magic power may solidify on its own and reach a state infinitely close to forming a pill. Even without the assistance of these spiritual objects, the probability of forming a pill is not low!
Even if he can't do it, he can wait patiently for other opportunities.

There is no need to worry about losing the opportunity like other monks and risking their lives to gain a chance.

"But there are still some things that need to be taken care of. Those formations and passages cannot be left behind..."

A thought flashed through his mind, and Li Ye concealed his spiritual light and went straight out of Pingyang Mountain.

………………

Gulp gulp ~ Gulp gulp ~
The lava rolled and flowed, erupting from time to time, stirring up fires.

The formation, which covered an unknown area, flickered, continuously absorbing firepower to maintain itself, and was full of power.

The fire beasts and fire puppets were finally free from restrictions and were having fun in the air. They scattered in all directions and rushed to the ground along the possible connections with the ground.

Now the influence range of the entire lava underground palace has greatly expanded, and it is full of dangers. If there were no many stable nodes arranged, the passage that Li Ye has been using would no longer be usable.

shhhhh--

One puppet after another fell down quickly, forming a battle formation with the core disciples' tokens as the main body, to resolve the rejection of the surrounding formations to the greatest extent.

The natal puppet at the rear was agile, with a flash of inspiration in its eyes, and a small formation device popped out from its body.

The surging spiritual power gathered, and the array patterns on it were activated one by one. In an instant, it faintly crossed the barrier of the void and connected with the nodes distributed everywhere.

With one final strong swing, strange ripples suddenly emerged and spread to the surroundings.

Passing through the lava and the forbidden array, it did not cause any reaction.

But as it came into contact with each carefully arranged node, its spiritual light flickered a few times, and then it stopped functioning and collapsed.

shhhhh--

In the black and red world, the faintly visible silver spots of light quickly went out, and then the balance of the formation that they had smoothed out was broken, and they began to riot.

Astonishing power was stirred up in the lava, destroying all traces of Li Ye's previous arrangements. Many fire beasts were greatly affected and were killed on the spot by the formation's restrictions.

At this moment, a faint roar was heard from the depths of the sea of fire. The natal puppet, which had completed its mission and was about to leave, immediately reacted and retreated quickly.

A fire beast with nine heads and red and purple flames burning all over its body suddenly stepped out from the depths of the lava, looked around with a little confusion, and turned away when it found nothing else.

shhhhh--

After collecting all the puppets, Li Ye acted as if there was a ghost chasing him. He raised his foot and the formation that had been set up on the ground was activated.

The soil and rocks surged, blocking and burying the passage and formation below.

Li Ye's expression was a little more surprised and doubtful.

"The Golden Core Fire Beast... I've only vaguely seen its movements in the lava underground palace before, but now it's actually moving outside on its own initiative?!"

"Sure enough, this place is no longer suitable for any exploration!"

(End of this chapter)