The road is vague

Chapter 145 Super Puppet

A month later.

The pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth continued to flow in the dormitory, and finally gathered towards Li Mo who was meditating.

The Bagua Spirit Gathering Formation he set up in the dormitory can prevent the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from overflowing to a certain extent, and maximize the density of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the room.

Around noon.

After completing a complete cycle of circulation, Li Mo slowly opened his eyes.

The silver light in his left eye became more and more dazzling.

This was the result of him constantly writing silver tadpole characters in his misty dreams over the past month, resulting in more and more silver tadpole characters being imprinted under his left eye.

So at first glance, this eye seems to be full of mystery, like a bright starry sky.

Then he had some realization and subconsciously looked at his dantian area in his lower abdomen.

"I refined another Creation Pill."

Li Mo smiled and took out the jade bottle containing the Qi training stage fortune pill. He took out one at random and swallowed it as if he were eating candy beans.

As a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, when he was promoted, he completely eliminated all impurities and dirt from his body, becoming more in tune with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Therefore, during Li Mo's daily meditation, the speed at which he absorbed and exhaled the spiritual energy of heaven and earth during his practice was far beyond what he could achieve during the Qi Condensation Stage. Almost every moment, it was two or three times as much as before.

Therefore, the spiritual energy that these Creation Pills suitable for the Qi training period can provide to Li Mo is negligible.

At first, he refined more than twenty pills in one go.

After that, he swallowed it every month, passively digesting the medicinal properties that improved his physical condition, and he has not used it up yet.

Nowadays, the total amount of mana that needs to be accumulated from the initial stage of foundation building to the middle stage of foundation building has reached an astonishing level. Therefore, even though the speed at which the cultivators in the foundation building stage absorb and release the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is faster, the conditions for achieving promotion are also more difficult and harsh.

"It's strange. After so much time, I don't feel the stagnation of my mana that others have mentioned."

After Li Mo closed the Piaomiao Spirit Eye Array, he showed a look of confusion.

After all, almost everyone says that after the foundation-building period, when meditating, one will often encounter the problem of stagnation of magic power. Many people even begin to encounter such problems after the tenth level of Qi training. When the magic power circulates in the meridians, it is as if a blood clot has formed.

This is also the reason why many disciples from aristocratic families save their elixirs until they reach the tenth level of Qi training before swallowing them.

Some people say that this is due to insufficient understanding of the state of mind, some say it is due to insufficient understanding of the five elements, and some say it is caused by uneven density of magic power.

When encountering this kind of problem, you need to use external forces such as elixirs to resolve it.

However, Li Mo has never felt the so-called problem of stagnation of magic power since he started practicing. As long as he meditates and practices, the magic power in his body will flow smoothly.

It’s okay during the Qi training stage.

After all, his advancement from the eleventh to the twelfth level of Qi training was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In that high-density spiritual energy environment, many problems would be easily solved. However, it was a little strange that he still did not encounter similar problems after being promoted to the foundation-building stage.

"If there had been no problem with my mana stagnation, with my spiritual roots and aptitude, cultivating in an environment with a spiritual energy density comparable to that of the peak of Qingming Mountain, it shouldn't be a big problem for my mana to reach the peak of the early foundation building stage within ten years. Perhaps even seven or eight years would be enough."

This cultivation speed is really amazing.

You should know that Jiang Feiyan was promoted to the middle stage of foundation building at the age of 42.

At least nearly half of the people will remain in the initial stage of foundation building for their entire lives, and they will never be able to break through because of sluggish magic power, bottlenecks in the middle stage of foundation building, and various other problems.

"But if this happens, the spiritual medicines originally used to break the stagnation of mana will be useless. If these spiritual medicines continue to be used as materials to assist in cultivation, the time it takes to accumulate mana will definitely be further shortened."

Li Mo licked his lips. He even felt that this was his fantasy.

The practice in the foundation-building stage is different from that in the Qi training stage.

There are three stages in the foundation-building period, and each stage of advancement is extremely difficult. Not only is it a long process of accumulating mana, but one also has to face the problem of breaking through the bottleneck. Therefore, most foundation-building cultivators regard a hundred years as a threshold.

If one can improve his magical power to the peak of the late foundation building stage before the age of 100, he will have the possibility of achieving the Dan stage and asking for the Way.

Some inner disciples with longer lifespans can postpone this deadline a little bit.

Wei Cang is now ninety years old, and his cultivation level is stuck at the peak of the middle stage of foundation building. It is really quite urgent, and it is no wonder that he is frowning every day.

Although there are many cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage who live to three decades old, they are only a very small minority.

The vast majority of inner disciples live between 120 and 150 years old. Outer disciples rarely practice the art of nourishing their qi, and they often have to face various risks and consume their vital energy, so their lifespan is generally lower. Most of them don't even live to be two centuries old.

Among them, the disciples of the Special Service Hall are the most numerous.

In the process of carrying out their duties, the inspectors encountered various dangers far more frequently than other outer sects, resulting in quite a few disciples of the Special Service Hall living to the age of 100.

But fortunately, starting from the foundation-building stage, even every small realm improvement can gain a slight increase in lifespan.

For example, some cultivators in the early stage of foundation building who should have died in meditation, luckily broke through to the middle stage of foundation building and actually lived for another seven or eight years. This is a relatively common phenomenon.

After washing up and getting dressed, Li Mo came to the weapon refining room.

He took away the fruits of his hard work over the past month, two sets of Six Disasters and Six Tribulations Dust-Exterminating Flag Formations.

The material cost of these two sets of flag formations alone is nearly five thousand spirit stones.

Even though he could sell tens of thousands of spirit stones on the black market and earn a profit of 5,000 spirit stones, he did not show any happiness because during the past month, while he had been painstakingly refining the flag formation, he had twice come close to the critical value of peeping into the secrets of heaven.

This is not a good sign for Li Mo.

From this it seems that he should not come into contact with the art of formation too frequently, otherwise he will surely encounter disasters and misfortunes in the future.

After leaving the mansion.

Li Mo went straight to the Qi family compound.

After entering the inner courtyard, he first went into the front hall of the First Seventh Organization, took out an inconspicuous copper coin and placed it on the counter.

He still hasn't figured out what's so special about this copper coin.

How does the Touqi organization operate with the help of these copper coins?

After the parrot took away the copper coins, it brought back two pieces of letter paper.

"This is the information you want."

"Ah."

Li Mo put it into his sleeve, turned around and left, coming to the black market material area.

When the shopkeeper, who was wearing a short satin jacket, saw Li Mo, he immediately ran over to greet him.

"Mr. Li, you're here."

"Ah."

Li Mo took out two sets of flag formations and placed the formation plates on the counter.

"Go check it out. How is the preparation of the spirit wood going?"

The shopkeeper saw this and smiled.

"Okay, don't worry."

After the shopkeeper took over the flag formation and chessboard, he looked confident.

"In order to meet your requirements, this time a high-ranking official from the black market has personally dispatched and picked out these Netherwoods for you. Please take a look!" So Li Mo came to the material area warehouse under the guidance of the spirit girl last time.

Four thick black wooden logs, each more than four meters long, were lying quietly in the warehouse.

"Please verify, but before these spiritual woods are refined into artifacts, ordinary storage bags are difficult to store. Special high-level storage bags or magical instruments with spatial properties are required to hold so much spiritual wood. Do you think you should buy a high-level storage bag?"

"No need for now."

Li Mo carefully observed the quality of the spiritual wood and the wood age rings.

"I'll hire a group of coolies to transport it back to my residence."

He is really short of money now.

Once these Netherwoods are refined into matrix puppets, the volume problem will no longer exist, so high-level storage bags are no longer necessary.

About half an incense stick later.

The shopkeeper returned to the warehouse and looked at Li Mo with a satisfied smile.

"These two flag formations were definitely created by a master of formations. They are absolutely flawless. It seems that the price of 5,000 spirit stones for each flag formation I offered was a bit too low."

He looked annoyed.

No matter what the purpose was, it aroused Li Mo's curiosity.

"How about this? I have a VIP token for the Anle City black market auction. Consider it compensation. With this token, you can enjoy the high-standard courtesy of the black market when you participate in auctions in various state capitals in the future."

Li Mo showed curiosity and took the black token.

There was a pair of mandarin ducks entangled with each other on the token, and a row of seal characters were etched on it. It turned out to be a low-grade magic weapon.

"it is good."

Li Mo nodded and put the token into the storage bag.

"As expected of the black market, they managed to gather these four pieces of Netherwood in just one month. Not only are they of the same quality, but the difference in their growth rings is less than three years. I'm sorry for the trouble you've taken."

Li Mo could tell at a glance that these four Netherwoods did not include the one he had taken a fancy to before.

The annual rings of these Netherwoods are between 690 and 692 years old, and their quality is even better than the Netherwood he had set his eyes on before.

This was obviously the black market's move here after a temporary comparison of inventory based on his special request.

Seeing such a large-scale scheduling plan, Li Mo couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the spirit stones were not wasted. So the two parties completed the transaction immediately. After Li Mo paid an additional fee of 7,000 spirit stones, the shopkeeper paid Li Mo 3,000 spirit stones.

After a while.

Li Mo spent some money and hired more than thirty laborers to transport these Netherwood trees to his mansion one by one.

After he finished his breakfast, he went to the Ministry of Destiny.

"General flag."

Lu Tianyou came over. During working hours, he would usually address people by their positions.

"In October, Song Xiang, the son of the Song family, will marry a young lady from the Jiang family named Jiang Min. She just graduated this year and works at the Dharma Protector Hall. They just sent an invitation to the department. It is said that Song Xiang holds a very special position in the Song family. Are you going?"

"Song Xiang."

Li Mo naturally remembered this person.

When he performed the secret technique of incense infusion, his strength increased dramatically. He seemed to see an unknown side of himself and said some inexplicable words.

It's August now, so it's still early.

"Two months from now, if nothing else, I'll go check it out. How much is a suitable gift?"

Lu Tianyou couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this.

"That depends on your status. If you're a general, a few taels of silver will suffice. If you're a classmate, you'll need at least five spirit stones. If you're a senior in the sect, you'll need to bring some materials."

"Then... we're still classmates, right?"

It was just a small matter and Li Mo didn't take it to heart.

After he returned to the office, he took out the intelligence of the First Seventh Organization from his sleeve.

After opening the envelope, there were two sheets of letter paper inside.

He first looked at the page that recorded Liu Biao's intelligence.

"He is 157 years old and currently serves as the Deputy Chief Bannerman of Beikou County. He previously served as an Inspector and a Small Bannerman in Longtan County, Shangfeng Commandery, and as a Deputy Chief Bannerman in Bai'an County, Anbei Commandery. While serving as an Inspector in Shangfeng Commandery, he became a Taoist partner with a female cultivator. However, she was unable to establish her foundation and passed away. They had three sons and one daughter. One of the sons possessed spiritual roots, but his whereabouts are unknown. During his time as Deputy Chief Bannerman in either region, he did not achieve any special accomplishments."

Li Mo frowned.

At first glance, this information doesn't seem unusual.

But Deputy Commander Liu's lifespan is indeed a bit too old.

After all, he is only at the initial stage of foundation building, and he has been working in a frontline position in the Special Service Hall for many years. He often needs to fight and battle, so it is unlikely that he can practice the way of health preservation. As for whether his essence will be depleted due to various fights, it depends on the individual.

It is indeed quite rare for Deputy Commander Liu to live to such a long life.

Then Li Mo looked at Captain Chen's information again.

"Originally named Chen Wang, he was in the late stage of foundation building. He was originally a casual cultivator in Bai'an County. By chance, he joined the military. During the Hundred Years' War, he made many outstanding achievements and was promoted to captain of a hundred households due to his military merits. Over thirty years ago, during a battle with cultivators from the State of Lu, he accidentally injured his vital organs. His temperament began to become extreme. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, the military allowed him to return to Bai'an County for recuperation and built a large compound for him. Chen Wang began to take concubines on a large scale. Over the past thirty years, he gave birth to sixty-nine children, nearly half of whom possessed spiritual roots. The one with the best qualifications was named Chen Zhong, who successfully established his foundation at the age of twenty-nine..."

"this?"

Li Mo focused on the intelligence about accidental injury to vitals.

This is the conclusion reached after the military's inspection, and there will be no misjudgment.

The reproductive system is different from severed limbs. It also involves innate qi and essence power, so it is extremely difficult to regenerate and recover.

After Chen Wang returned to Bai'an City, he actually gave birth to dozens of children?
And nearly half of them have spiritual roots!
Although according to the disciples of the aristocratic families, the higher the elders' cultivation level, the higher the probability that their offspring will have spiritual roots, the concubines taken in by this Captain Chen are all mortal women.

Nearly half of his descendants have spiritual root qualifications, which is really unbelievable.

"There's something wrong with this information."

Li Mo felt vaguely that he seemed to have touched something, but he couldn't grasp it.

After carefully reading these two pages of information for a long time, he finally sighed and rubbed his forehead.

He can't ask the military to investigate because of his private life, right?
"Forget it, let's continue the investigation steadily. It's been so long, let's wait and see if there's any progress from Zhu Wei. Now that we have gathered the spiritual wood and various basic parts, let's make the shell of the Six Dings and Six Jias Matrix Puppet first."

As for the core formation of the matrix puppet, he would need to personally refine and arrange it later.

Thirty-six top-grade magical instruments cannot be refined in a short period of time.

Not to mention that he is really short of money now and simply cannot come up with so many materials to refine a top-grade magic weapon. His current weapon-refining skills are only at the stage of refining a mid-grade magic weapon, which is still far from refining a top-grade magic weapon. He needs another two years of training.

Fortunately, even this empty shell without the power of the formation should be enough to bring about a qualitative change in Li Mo's strength.

In the future, he can carry this set of puppets with him in case of emergency.

(End of this chapter)