Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans.

Chapter 311 Baoguang Pavilion [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Months later, a vast sea of ​​fog descended.

"Go to hell!"

Within an island shrouded in yin energy, beams of light flashed, followed by a series of mournful screams.

The fiery red light illuminated his cheeks. At this moment, Lin Chang'an's expression was cold and stern, and his hands were still forming a sword incantation.

Two sun-piercing divine swords surrounded him, forming a sword-shield defense, while in the distance, on the black, cold cliff face...

A two-zhang-tall Yin Spirit Beast King screamed miserably, with several long swords stuck in its chest.

Three solid, sun-piercing divine swords flickered with fiery red flames, causing the mid-stage third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King to roar in fear.

The other six sword beams, though they also pierced through and pinned the opponent to the wall, emitted a series of hissing sounds due to the backlash of the surging Yin energy.

The six sword beams flickered and gradually dimmed, revealing illusory images. Lin Chang'an frowned slightly upon seeing this.

"Corrosion by Yin energy!"

This is another reason why many cultivators dislike dealing with Yin spirits: Yin energy can erode the spiritual essence of magical artifacts.

After all, few cultivators are willing to let their magical treasures be damaged.

Not to mention that apart from the Yin Spirit Demon Core, the entire body of this Yin Spirit Beast King consisted of nothing but Yin Spirit Ash.

"What a pity, it might be afraid of ordinary magic weapons."

Lin Chang'an shook his head, and then he saw the three sun-piercing divine swords shining brightly. The terrifying high temperature and the flickering red flames ignited the Yin Spirit Beast King.

When yin energy reaches a certain quantity or quality, it can indeed violate the rules of mutual restraint between the attributes of heaven and earth.

However, the Yin energy within a third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King is not yet capable of violating the rules, so under this terrifying flame, it can only make a final struggle.

With a final bang, the Yin Spirit Beast King's entire body turned into ashes. Upon seeing this, Lin Chang'an raised his hand and summoned his magic weapon back.

"Take care of one."

As a jade box, which had been prepared beforehand, flew out of the storage bag and began to collect the ashes left by the Yin Spirit Beast King's demise, a smile appeared on Lin Chang'an's face.

Despite the elemental advantage, with his current early-stage Core Formation strength, it didn't take him much effort to kill a mid-stage third-tier Yin Spirit Beast King.

His strength far surpasses that of his peers, but more importantly, it lies in the suppression caused by the elemental advantage of the opponent.

This made him realize how wise his decision to choose the Fusang Divine Tree had been.

"Even if people discover that my main cultivation technique is wood-based, I am not afraid of this elemental advantage."

With a confident smile, Lin Chang'an snapped his fingers, and a ball of spiritual fire appeared at his fingertips.

Using wood to control fire, ordinary fire-based spells become much more powerful in his hands.

He lightly blew on the spirit fire at his fingertips, and instantly the flames swelled in the wind, transforming into a ten-zhang-long towering fire dragon in the air, roaring as it hurtled towards the surrounding traces of battle.

Wherever the fire dragon passed, rocks shattered with a deafening roar, erasing all traces of his battle with the Yin Spirit Beast King.

In this way, even if someone discovers this place, they will at most assume that it is a Core Formation cultivator who is proficient in fire-based techniques.

However, not a single trace of the Sun-Piercing Divine Sword was left.

"Moo!"

In the distance, the Green Horned Ox let out an impatient, low roar, and instantly a beam of light flashed from its mouth, petrifying hundreds of annoying low-level Yin spirits floating in the air.

They then fell from the sky and shattered into pieces on the ground.

Immediately following the trampling of the Green Horned Ox's four hooves, an invisible shockwave caused the petrified fragments to vanish, turning into fine dust.

It dissipates in the wind, leaving no trace of its petrified supernatural powers.

"Owner!"

The Phoenix Bird excitedly brought over a low-grade third-tier Yin Spirit Demon Core in its beak. Lin Chang'an nodded in satisfaction and began cleaning up the battlefield.

They didn't even spare the Core Formation Spiritual Essence, Xuan Shui Liquid, or Yin Spirit Ashes.

Meanwhile, the swordsman in the distance, panting heavily, still wielded a sharp sword, annihilating the terrifying evil spirits.

Lin Chang'an, who saw this scene from a distance, nodded secretly.

"Originally, sword cultivators were already very powerful in terms of attack power, but with the enhancement of the sword servant's Heavenly Spirit Sword Body, the power of the sword light was far beyond that of sword cultivators of the same level."

Lin Chang'an, who had also cultivated the Fiend Yuan Sword Technique, could tell from this comparison that, even though both were in the late Foundation Establishment stage, the sword servant's sword aura was more powerful.

This is the difference in talent.

A moment later, the sword servant also finished cleaning up the battlefield, but there were still many evil spirits wandering outside the array barrier.

After all, they weren't so kind as to cleanse an entire island of evil spirits.

It's just that when slaying the Yin Spirit Beast King, the formation will trap as many as it can incidentally.

"Owner!"

"That's right, but we should head back now."

Lin Chang'an chuckled, looked around, and only after finding no one lurking outside the formation did he dismantle it.

The Phoenix Bird was put into the spirit beast bag, and while riding the Green Horned Ox, it also enhanced the sword servant's Core Formation cultivator's escape light.

Immediately, the group headed towards the waters off Wulong Island.

Riding on the back of the Green Horned Ox, Lin Chang'an watched the island gradually disappear behind him and couldn't help but sigh softly.

"In the past six months, the harvest has been only two mid-grade third-tier demon cores and five low-grade third-tier demon cores."

Although this was already considered a windfall for an ordinary Core Formation cultivator.

However, considering his true strength and the elemental advantage he possessed, he only managed to find two islands where spirits gathered in half a year.

Most of the time was wasted on searching.

On the back of the Green Horned Ox, Lin Chang'an finally had the leisure to take out his spirit brush and begin drawing circles on the Tongtian Mist Sea Chart he had created.

Record all the information about the routes you took and the islands along the way.

Meanwhile, the sword attendant beside him was on high alert, carefully observing his surroundings as he hurried on his way.

"The sea area is too vast. Even for a Core Formation cultivator to find this place where Yin spirits gather, it's purely a matter of luck."

Although there are many Yin Spring spiritual veins, finding them in the Tongtian Mist Sea is no easy task.

Moreover, he can hunt Yin Spirit Beast Kings. Some cultivators who practice fire, thunder, metal, or similar techniques and supernatural abilities are not stupid.

There have always been people collecting spiritual items that have reached the Core Formation stage.

……

Half a month later, Lin Chang'an and his group returned to Wulong Island without making a sound.

Several days later, at Xuan Yin Pavilion.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, Fellow Daoist Wen, I'll leave this task to you two this time."

Before the spirit ship departed, Fairy Ni Chang came to see it off with a smile on her face. Accompanying her were Liu Ruyu and Xu Lingfeng, who was pale and obviously still recovering from his injuries.

"Fellow Taoist, you're welcome."

Lin Chang'an nodded with a light laugh; the two had gotten along quite well over the years.

The usually aloof and taciturn Master Wen raised his hand in a hoarse voice, and bottles of pills appeared one after another.

"These are pills that were recently refined."

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Wen."

Wen Danshi nodded indifferently, while Lin Chang'an nodded secretly beside him.

In this way, even if someone discovers that he is not on Tianquan Peak, they will not suspect that Master Wen is his clone.

As for these pills, they were naturally refined by him before. After all, with his three clones and himself, there were a total of four third-level alchemists.

In addition, his self-healing body means that this slow-burning process of refining pills consumes almost no of his energy or magical power.

The refining process is naturally very quick.

Afterwards, everyone bowed and bid farewell. The Xuan Yin Pavilion's third-tier spirit ship slowly disappeared from Five Dragon Island and headed towards Haiyuan City.

With a third-tier spirit ship, plus Lin Chang'an, a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation, Wen Danshi, a pseudo-Core Formation cultivator, and a third-tier Azure Horned Ox, almost no one would be unaware of their strength.

Sure enough, when they encountered spies from time to time, the aura of several Core Formation cultivators flashed by, and many people didn't even bother to test them.

Although the Demon Beast Sea is chaotic, this is only true for low-level cultivators.

High-level cultivators, as long as their cultivation is strong, can take whatever they want here.

……

More than a month later, although it was not his first time here, Lin Chang'an still couldn't help but be shocked every time he saw this place.

"finally reached!"

The cultivators who had escaped danger on the spirit ship all showed relaxed smiles.

In the distance, towering mountain peaks pierce the clouds, and vast islands resemble a piece of land.

A colossal immortal city, exuding a majestic and imposing aura, stands directly on this island.

Various colors of light flashed in the sky all around, including escape lights and Foundation Establishment cultivators flying on swords.

One after another, enormous spirit ships gathered and sailed towards the distant immortal city, braving the wind and waves.

The closer the distance, the more cultivators flying around.

"Haiyuan City!"

Looking at this vast immortal city, Lin Chang'an's eyes flickered, hoping that this trip would not disappoint him.

Rumor has it that an auction of Nascent Soul artifacts once took place in Haiyuan City, although everyone knew perfectly well that these items were intended for internal consumption.

But that couldn't stop countless cultivators from yearning for this place.

Once the spirit ship was docked, cultivators from the Xuan Yin Pavilion went down to deliver the spirit stones, thus ensuring the safety of the spirit ship.

"Alright, you guys handle these supplies and also take charge of the sect's procurement. I'll be spending some time wandering around the city with Fellow Daoist Wen for the next two months."

If there's nothing else, please don't disturb us.

As he disembarked from the spirit ship, Lin Chang'an, as a guest elder of the Xuan Yin Pavilion, immediately became a hands-off manager.

We've reached a safe zone; he's not a nanny.

Moreover, he didn't want to waste his time on these trivial matters.

Lin Chang'an's actions, on the contrary, made the Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge of procurement show gratitude, and he cupped his hands and said:

"Rest assured, elders."

There are powerful alchemists like Lin Chang'an who are not greedy for power, but very few who are not corrupt.

Although Core Formation cultivators are high and mighty, the resources they use for cultivation are also enormous, so it is quite common for them to have opportunities to embezzle.

However, Lin Chang'an, with his indifferent gaze, naturally understood the intricacies of the matter, but these spirit stones were not worth his attention.

After all, he was a third-tier array master, and Wen Danshi was also a third-tier alchemist.

Only those Core Formation cultivators who lack skills would go to great lengths to earn cultivation resources for themselves.

"gone!"

"Yes, Master!"

The sword attendant followed respectfully behind her. Although there was a hint of awe in the depths of her eyes at the enormous immortal city, her thoughts were more focused on her master.

On the spirit ship, many cultivators from the Xuan Yin Pavilion looked at the sword attendant with envy. Following a Core Formation elder, he was indeed extraordinary.

The Green Horned Ox was also put into the spirit beast bag. The sword attendant first spent three thousand low-grade spirit stones at the door to obtain a permanent residence identity jade token.

The two then entered the vast and prosperous immortal city that Lin Chang'an had been away from for a long time.

"This place is Haiyuan City, the most prosperous immortal city in the Demon Beast Abyss and even the surrounding cultivation world. I heard that only the Great Jin, the holy land of cultivation, has such a vast immortal city."

Upon entering the city, Lin Chang'an showed a rare hint of relaxation.

However, the feeling of being superior to a Core Formation cultivator that I had on Five Dragons Island vanished without a trace here on instinct.

Occasionally, in a luxurious shop, the owner is a fake Core Formation cultivator.

On the wide streets paved with bluestone slabs, people came and went, and Foundation Establishment cultivators were as numerous as hairs on a cow.
Some flew on swords, while others strolled around the streets.

Especially the many Qi Refining cultivators here, each with a face full of vigor and a hint of pride.

Lin Chang'an nodded secretly. Living under the command of Bihai Palace was a kind of luck for these ordinary cultivators.

"Let's go to Baoguang Pavilion first!"

Upon entering Haiyuan City, Lin Chang'an had a clear objective and headed directly towards Baoguang Pavilion, which belonged to the Bihai Palace.

If what he's looking for isn't available at Baoguang Pavilion, then there's no need to look for it elsewhere in Haiyuan City.

Unless you're lucky enough to encounter a cultivator willing to trade with you, you'll need to have something they desire.

……

Baoguang Pavilion, the pavilion lives up to its name.

The entire pavilion is nine stories high, reaching straight into the clouds. It is covered with shimmering golden tiles, and when the sunlight shines down, it sparkles with a layer of life-like, radiant light.

It illuminated the surrounding streets in a magnificent manner.

The shimmering light was clearly the spiritual light emanating from the countless magical treasures atop the pavilion.

Without any concealment, it openly and honestly revealed the aura of the magical artifact.

Moreover, this dazzling light could only be produced by at least a hundred magical treasures.

Even Lin Chang'an, after seeing it again, couldn't help but sigh that in the entire Demon Beast Abyss, only the Azure Sea Palace had this kind of strength and confidence.

They really are rich and powerful.

The first time I came here, I was penniless. After my second Core Formation, my savings were almost gone, so I simply chose to stay away from it and never came here again.

They were all observed from a distance.

With a large sum of money in his hands, Lin Chang'an felt more confident and couldn't help but smile with a self-assured expression. He strode towards the gate of Baoguang Pavilion with his sword attendant.

This time, I must buy a few thousand-year-old elixirs to enhance my cultivation.

"Master, here..."

The moment he strode into the Baoguang Pavilion, the scene inside was breathtaking, causing the sword servant to show a hint of shock.

Even Lin Chang'an couldn't help but shrink his pupils; it was truly magnificent.

The ground beneath your feet is paved with warm, spiritual jade. As you walk on it, a faint spiritual energy flows into your feet, nourishing your meridians.

Above the dome, tens of thousands of spiritual beads are arranged according to the constellations of the heavens.

The air was filled with a unique fragrance that could calm the mind and spirit, a mixture of thousand-year-old agarwood and mind-calming grass. One breath was enough to make a low-level cultivator feel clear-headed.

"No wonder no Qi Refining cultivators are qualified to enter this place."

Even Lin Chang, a Core Formation cultivator, felt the abundance of spiritual energy here after entering, which was even richer than the cave where he cultivated.

Upon entering, one sees maids dressed in robes made of moonlight silk, their steps light and graceful, each possessing exceptional beauty. Upon seeing Lin Chang'an, a Core Formation cultivator...

Immediately, two maids approached with smiles and bowed respectfully.

"senior."

Beneath his respectful expression lay a subtle arrogance befitting a top-tier power.

The two maids in front of me were both at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

Lin Chang'an could see clearly that the vast majority of the maids here were at the late stage of Qi Refining. Only when receiving Core Formation cultivators would the Foundation Establishment maids personally step forward.

Looking at the two maids, Lin Chang'an nodded with clear eyes and said, "In that case, show us around first."

This sentence directly includes the sword servant.

　Thank you to: fellow Daoist 'Book Friend 20230524063641175' for the 5000 spirit stones, fellow Daoist 'Dao Hua Jiu Shen' for the 1666 spirit stones, and fellow Daoist 'Li Shao Shang' for the 588 spirit stones.

　　Thank you to all the fellow cultivators who have supported me. By the way, I'd like to ask for your monthly votes.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)