The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 188 Meeting in Chaos
Fangcun Mountain.

"master."

Lei Zhan walked into the Taoist temple on the mountain.

Bodhi Patriarch remained seated cross-legged on the futon, as if time and space around him had stood still, as if eternally unchanging.

"You've arrived." Patriarch Bodhi looked over, a gentle smile on his face. "What is it?"

"After I killed Shao Yanchou, I obtained a treasure by chance. I was only able to fully decipher it after breaking through to the second primordial spirit and then to the true god. Thus, I obtained some secret techniques of the Chaos alien race."

"The Chaos Alien Clan's Dharma?" Patriarch Bodhi looked over.

“Yes. I think these methods would be of some use to both Master and Buddha, so I made a copy using the watermark technique and presented it to Master.”

Lei Zhan had a smile on his face.

The origins of these methods and secret techniques are nine parts true and one part false, according to Lei Zhan.

Of course, it's fine if you don't mention it at all.

However, among these eight major methods, there is one called "Tao Wu's Eighteen Gods and Demons," and it is hard not to associate this method with something when Bodhi Patriarch sees it.

Therefore, Lei Zhan simply laid everything out in one go.

Most importantly, Lei Zhan is now also a powerful being at the level of a True God or Dao Ancestor. In truth, his main body, second primordial spirit, and thirty-six avatars combined are at least not much weaker than Bodhi Ancestor.

Even in terms of apparent strength, the combined strength of the main body and the second primordial spirit is considered quite good among many top true gods and Dao ancestors.

With greater strength comes greater autonomy in many matters.

Offering up the Dharma is nothing special.

"Oh? A secret technique?" Patriarch Bodhi was surprised.

His disciple's main body and second primordial spirit are both true gods, which made Lei Zhan speak in such a way, immediately making Patriarch Bodhi take it seriously.

Lei Zhan flipped his hand, and a bamboo scroll appeared in his hand. "The eight great methods that I have obtained are all recorded in this bamboo scroll."

Bodhi Patriarch immediately accepted it and began to examine it with his mind.

At first glance...

It took a full hour and a half.

Bodhi Patriarch was completely absorbed in the experience. He found a futon, sat down, and waited silently to the side.

"Lei Zhan, this method... what a stroke of luck! What a stroke of luck!" Bodhi Patriarch's face was filled with boundless joy as he looked at Lei Zhan and said, "You really... this method has been a great help to us! Even I find some of the methods within it very useful!"

Lei Zhan smiled.

He was willing to give it up because it was useful to his two masters, as a way of helping them.

"What can Master use, perhaps the 'Langfu' and the last one, the 'Ice and Fire Tempering Golden Elixir Technique'?" Lei Zhan asked Bodhi Patriarch with a smile.

The seven major methods inscribed on the World Prison Stele, plus the "Ice and Fire Tempering Golden Elixir Method," make a total of eight major methods.

Among them, the "Langfu" is the method for creating Taoist talismans.

The methods for making each of these talismans are kept secret, and talismans can be prepared in advance.

When it comes to the battle, it's like a one-time use magic weapon with terrifying power. By directly using a large number of talismans and smashing them down, it can kill the opponent.

Patriarch Bodhi glanced at Lei Zhan and nodded, saying, "Of these eight methods, these two are indeed the most useful to me. Especially the last one, the method for enhancing the Golden Core, which is of great use to the powerful beings on our side. However..."

Patriarch Bodhi hesitated for a moment before speaking, "It's just that the Dao Ancestor level requires far too much Nine Flames Elixir and Ice Heart Marrow. Suirenshi obtained a great deal of Nine Flames Elixir when he roamed the chaos in ancient times, enough to supply the Dao Ancestor a few times, but this Ice Heart Marrow..."

"In the Three Realms... is there no Ice Heart Essence?" Lei Zhan frowned.

To cultivate the "Ice and Fire Tempering Golden Elixir Technique," one must obtain the "Nine Flames Elixir" and the "Ice Heart Marrow." These two chaotic treasures are considered of medium quality among all chaotic treasures, and they only appear in large quantities.

However, if there is no Ice Heart Marrow around the Three Realms, then there is only one way to obtain this treasure...

"Ice Heart Marrow..." Patriarch Bodhi began, "Ice Heart Marrow usually grows in the endless ice sea within chaos. And in the depths of chaos beyond my Three Realms, there exists an endless ice sea."

"In the ancient era of Pangu, the goddess Nuwa, the Three Pure Ones, and Suirenshi all roamed in the endless chaos and discovered this icy sea, even obtaining some of it. But it is an extremely dangerous place..."

"It's good that there are such things around my Three Realms!" Lei Zhan breathed a sigh of relief. But upon closer reflection, it wasn't surprising that there were chaotic wonders like the Ice Heart Marrow around the Three Realms.

It should be noted that when the creator of Moonlit Pool, the World God Beixiu, fled to the vicinity of the Three Realms, he was extremely frantic, rushing into almost any dangerous or deadly place, ultimately causing the eternal divine weapon, Purple Light Jade, to shatter.

The World God of Beixiu was reduced to a mere remnant soul who escaped to the vicinity of the Three Realms. Apart from an eternal divine weapon, he could not possibly be carrying any other treasures or rare items.

Therefore, the Ice Heart Essence in the Moonlit Pool must have a source!

"Unfortunately, such a profound method requires ten thousand catties of Nine Flames Elixir and ten thousand catties of Ice Heart Marrow to upgrade a True Immortal Golden Elixir from the third to the second grade."

"And to upgrade the Great Luo Golden Core, it would require a hundred times more. Otherwise, the Qi Refining Dao Ancestors in my Nuwa camp could have improved their strength by a whole level."

“Even with just their Golden Core, the Great Luo Dao Ancestors can rival the level of a leader. If their understanding of the Dao is profound enough, each of them possesses the combat power of a leader!”

"Yeah." Leizhan nodded.

The Qi Refining Dao Ancestors in the Three Realms all cultivate third-grade Golden Cores. If they were to undergo the tempering process of the "Ice and Fire Tempering Golden Core Method," they could all be upgraded to second-grade Golden Cores.

The second-class Ancestral Immortal, although only the weakest among the Ancestral Gods, is still an Ancestral God!
This is comparable even on a basic level! It doesn't even require an understanding of the Dao or powerful magical artifacts!

"Let's go, let's go!" Patriarch Bodhi excitedly stepped down from the futon, grabbed Lei Zhan's hand, and headed towards the space-time tunnel that had suddenly appeared in the air. "This is a great opportunity to improve our strength!"

"Even if only a few people can use this secret technique to enhance their Golden Core, it will still give us several more leaders! It can raise the strength of the Three Pure Ones, Tathagata, and Suirenshi to a higher level!"

Lei Zhan had a smile on his face, and he could even picture it in his mind!

Imagine this: the Three Pure Ones, who were already comparable to the Ancestral Gods, suddenly transformed their Qi cultivation into a second-grade Golden Core. Furthermore, with their comprehension of the Dao and the Chaos Treasure, the Four Swords of Immortal Slaughter, they could directly possess the strength of a top-tier Ancestral God!

Not only that, Suirenshi had already been elevated to the status of an ancestral god, although not by much.

But Shennong, Fuxi, Buddha Tathagata, and the Bodhi Patriarch before us all had extremely high levels of understanding of the Dao! Once their Golden Core was refined and they broke through, their strength would increase dramatically!

Furthermore, the enhancement of the Golden Core will also allow the soul and true spirit to be nurtured stronger. At that time, the resistance to things like mind enslavement will also be much stronger.

Inside the time tunnel.

"Among the several powerful leaders, Fuxi and Gonggong were eventually enslaved by the Mind God. But at this time, the entire ancient war of destruction has only recently ended, and we don't know if Gonggong and Fuxi have been enslaved yet, but we should be cautious. However... could we use this opportunity to test them?" Lei Zhan pondered to himself.

The method of refining the Golden Elixir can at most refine a third-grade Golden Elixir into a second-grade one, so it's not actually that precious.

While not particularly precious, these items are extremely useful to third-tier Ancestral Immortals, directly elevating their strength by one level.

"Even if Fuxi learns it, so be it! If he hasn't been enslaved by the mind, he'll indirectly help Fuxi! But if he's already completely enslaved..." Lei Zhan muttered to himself, his gaze deep, "This debt, I'll just remember it for now! One day I'll collect it all with interest!"

Inside the time tunnel, vibrant colors filled the air. He gathered his myriad thoughts and turned to look at his master, Patriarch Bodhi:

"Master, where are we going?"

Bodhi Patriarch turned his head and smiled, "I have already informed the Three Sovereigns of the Human Race, as well as the Three Pure Ones and Tathagata. Let's discuss it together and we can come up with a plan."

"Hmm?" Lei Zhan was taken aback, then nodded and said, "Okay!"

The three human emperors are all powerful leaders, so it's reasonable that Master Bodhi Patriarch notified them one by one. Lei Zhan had also anticipated this.

……

In the endless chaos, there was a medicinal field, and next to the medicinal field was a thatched hut.

At this moment, a group of figures were gathered in front of the thatched hut.

They are Bodhi, an old man in a Taoist robe; Shennong, who looks like an old farmer in the fields; Suiren, who has messy hair and a thick beard and wears an animal skin skirt, looking like a wild man; Fuxi, who has an extraordinary demeanor; the Three Pure Ones, who stand calmly; Buddha Tathagata, who is smiling; and Leizhan, who came here as the second primordial spirit and is dressed in a golden robe.

Besides the base manager, these guys in front of us...

They were the most powerful figures in Nuwa's camp, truly standing at the top and holding a dominant position.

"Still haven't found Gonggong?" Suirenshi glanced at Leizhan with gentle eyes, then turned to look at Bodhi with curiosity.

"Gonggong?" Patriarch Bodhi shook his head. "He has been hiding ever since the ancient war. Since even I can't find him, he must have overcome his inner hurdle and doesn't want to see us!"

"The emotional barrier is hard to overcome, and medicine can't cure it. It's a pity we can't help him either." Shennong shook his head and sighed.

"Bodhi, you summoned all of us to Shennong's place today, and even used the most urgent means of communication." Buddha Tathagata looked at Bodhi Patriarch with great curiosity: "And you even brought Lei Zhan along... Is it because of those Dharma methods?"

The Buddha Tathagata vaguely understood something.

After all, even though Lei Zhan had cultivated to become a true god, he couldn't possibly favor one over another. While handing over the eight great methods to Patriarch Bodhi, he also watermarked a copy and sent it to Buddha Tathagata.

"This matter concerns a great opportunity, which is why I have summoned you all here." Patriarch Bodhi offered no explanation, and with a flick of his hand, a bamboo scroll appeared in his palm: "Before we discuss anything, please take a look!"

"A great opportunity?"

"What great opportunity? Is it related to base development?"

The other four powerful figures glanced thoughtfully at Lei Zhan, and then the bamboo slip was passed from one of them to the other.

Each of them immersed their consciousness in it, observing it carefully.

a long time.

"Hmm? These methods... such a great fortune! Such a great fortune!" Fuxi's face showed surprise and delight. "Of these methods, the first seven, the Langfu is extremely useful to me, and of course, the others are also somewhat useful. But the last one, the Golden Core Refining Method... such a great fortune! It truly is a great fortune!"

"Hmm? A method to enhance the Golden Core?" Shennong, who resembled an old farmer in the fields, also became delighted. "And this method of cultivating insect beasts... Such a brilliant technique, if the price is right, can cultivate a terrifying insect beast comparable to a leader!"

"This method is truly profound. The person who created this method must have been a master alchemist! To refine a Great Luo Golden Pill with rare ice and fire ingredients..." The usually composed Sanqing Daoist lost his composure, his eyes gleaming with endless light.

"The indestructible golden body... the ice and fire tempering of the golden elixir... these two secret techniques are of great help to me as well," Buddha Tathagata said with a smile.

"Ice Heart Essence? Nine Flames Elixir?" Suirenshi recalled the "Method of Refining Golden Elixir with Ice and Fire" and fell into deep thought.

Like the Bodhi Patriarch, after seeing these eight methods, they all spared some attention to peruse the most interesting ones, focusing immediately on the "Ice and Fire Tempering Golden Elixir Method," which could enhance the Golden Elixir.

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(End of this chapter)