The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 120 Thunder Bead
Jiang Yuan swallowed the sixth-order Spirit Fusion Pill and actually gained the innate divine power of a seventh-level dragon. His water and lightning techniques were greatly improved, and he could even fuse water and lightning techniques together.

This is a powerful spell that can only be mastered at the Nascent Soul stage, and it is truly a pleasant surprise that someone in the late Golden Core stage can do it.

Unfortunately, Jiang Yuan's magical power was not strong enough, so he could only use some auxiliary means to realize the Thunder Dragon's innate supernatural power.

First, use the Heart Talisman Technique to inscribe a thunder talisman in mid-air, then seal the thunder talisman inside a large water sphere with a diameter of three zhang (approximately 10 meters). Finally, refine and compress the water sphere to the size of a sword pellet, making it indistinguishable from the outside.

When using the sword pellet to attack, a lightning ball is mixed in; if the opponent uses an ordinary magic weapon to block, they will definitely be hit.

With Jiang Yuan's current magical power, the combined power of the exploding thunder pearl and the killing force of thunder magic would create a two-stage attack that would be too much for a Nascent Soul cultivator to withstand.

Each thunder talisman consumes more than half of Jiang Yuan's magic power, so he can only obtain one thunder bead per day at most, and spend the rest of his time cultivating and accumulating magic power.

Once the Thunder Pearl is refined, it is not only Jiang Yuan who can use it. Even Foundation Establishment disciples can use it to injure Nascent Soul cultivators if used properly. It is definitely a super weapon of mass destruction.

Besides the Thunder Pearl, Jiang Yuan's Talisman Warriors have also advanced. Now, the Talisman Warriors are fully clad in golden armor, possessing extremely strong defensive capabilities. They can sustain physical attacks for half an incense stick's time, and can also use a pre-inscribed spell, all of which have the killing power of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

If dozens of talisman warriors used lightning magic together, even a Nascent Soul cultivator could be electrocuted.

However, you can only get a maximum of two of these Golden Armor Warrior talismans per day.

After Jiang Yuan swallowed the Spirit-Stabilizing Pill, he used talisman drawing to channel his true energy and fully absorb the medicinal power, thus achieving both cultivation and talisman drawing simultaneously.

After more than half a year, Jiang Yuan had consumed a total of four Spirit-Stabilizing Pills, obtained sixty Thunder Pearls, and one hundred and eighty Golden Armor Warrior Talismans.

Jiang Yuan felt much safer after obtaining this batch of life-saving items, but he still lacked a lightning-type magic weapon and had to sneak back to the Central Plains to try his luck.

The Taiyi Sect has had a tough six months. First, their Laoshan branch was wiped out overnight, and no clues could be found about the culprit.

Six months later, Qin Feihong, who had married into the Luofu Mountain family, successfully condensed his Nascent Soul. The extraordinary celestial phenomenon lasted for a day and a night, and a towering statue of a maiden appeared in the sky above the Luofu Mountain, which was seen even by mortals.

The Taiyi Sect naturally understood that Qin Feihong had condensed her Nascent Soul based on the Su Nu Gong, breaking the Taiyi Sect's thousand-year curse, but Qin Feihong was actually treated as an abandoned member of the sect and married off to someone else.

The Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Taiyi Sect strongly suspected that Luofu Mountain's decision to cede the Laoshan Sect to the Taiyi Sect and its proposal for Qin Feihong to marry into the Taiyi Sect were all orchestrated by True Man Zhu. After all, that old fellow was already proficient in divination back then, and naturally became even more powerful after advancing to the late Nascent Soul stage.

Chu Yunfei listened to Jiang Yuan's advice. He never intended to fall out with the Taiyi Sect and was already waiting for the Taiyi Sect to come and demand the inheritance of the Su Nu Gong.

The Su Nu Gong is a secret technique of the Taiyi Sect. It's not a big deal to pass it back, but it's definitely not unconditional. The intention is simply to take this opportunity to further the relationship between the two sects and exchange more of their inheritances.

Ideally, Qin Feihong should return to the Taiyi Sect to personally transmit the Dharma, recruit one or two trusted followers, and later be able to access the Scripture Pavilion to consult the classics.

Chu Yunfei naturally wanted to investigate the secret behind the severance of the path to ascension, and this was not a short-term plan, but rather one that he intended to accomplish over several hundred years. After all, Nascent Soul cultivators have a lifespan of a thousand years, and both he and Qin Feihong were less than two hundred years old, so spending three to five hundred years wouldn't be unreasonable.

However, the Taiyi Sect made no move, which greatly puzzled Chu Yunfei.

Chu Yunfei immediately realized that when he gave the old Laoshan sect land to the Taiyi sect, he was intentionally trying to trick them. In addition, Qin Feihong's marriage and cultivation to the Nascent Soul stage may have hurt the Taiyi sect too much.

For the past six months, Mount Luofu has been trying to get closer to the Sashen Cult, sending a million spirit stones and some mineral resources under the pretext of thanking the High Priest for releasing two disciples of Mount Luofu.

The Sashin sect accepted everything without a word of thanks, showing no intention of forming an alliance and remaining secluded in the mountains.

If anyone could wipe out the Taiyi Sect's Laoshan branch in one night, all the major Daoist sects in the Central Plains would be capable of doing so, but those sects would definitely not have the guts. If the news were to leak out, who could withstand the retaliation from the number one Daoist sect and a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator?

In Chu Yunfei's mind, the Sashen Sect was the most suspicious. Of course, they wouldn't kill someone for no reason; they must be looking for something and didn't want outsiders to know. Perhaps they had already succeeded. Chu Yunfei always remembered the expression on the fake Hetu's face when he snatched the two treasures from Shen Wangzhi's hands. It wasn't the ease of finding his sect's treasures, but rather excitement and greed.

If those guys want to plot something, stirring up a major war between the major sects in the Central Plains would undoubtedly be most beneficial to them.

Although he knew that the Taiyi Sect might hold a grudge against Luofu Mountain, Chu Yunfei couldn't take the initiative to send the Su Nu Gong back, as that would only make him seem more guilty.

Even Master Zhu couldn't predict what the Taiyi Sect would do, and this waiting was truly agonizing.

Chu Yunfei really wanted to ask Guan Canghai for advice, but he was unable to contact him. However, Guan Canghai sent him a talisman book at this time, which made Chu Yunfei very happy.

Chu Yunfei and Qin Feihong, both Nascent Soul cultivators, did not use the sect's talisman boat. Instead, they flew to a small island on the southeast coast, where Guan Canghai and Cui Qinghe were waiting.

During this meeting, Chu Yunfei not only failed to discern Guan Canghai's cultivation level, but he also couldn't clearly see Cui Qinghe's cultivation level. This gave Chu Yunfei the illusion that in just over a year, Cui Qinghe's cultivation had far surpassed his. Although he felt it was unlikely, these two could no longer be judged by ordinary standards.

Chu Yunfei's cultivation technique was very good at spying and concealment. Even if someone was at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm and had a higher cultivation level than him, he could see what kind of cultivation technique they were practicing. However, he had no concept of the divine sense space concealment technique.

Cui Qinghe still performed the junior's greeting to Chu Yunfei, and Qin Feihong bowed deeply to Guan Canghai!

Chu Yunfei said to Cui Qinghe, "There's no need for such formalities, otherwise my wife and I wouldn't know how to greet Mr. Guan!"

Qinghe didn't feel embarrassed at all. "I will never forget your kindness in protecting me back then!"

Jiang Yuan also found it quite troublesome. "I am not worthy of being addressed as 'Master' by the Young Sect Master. My wife and I are always the Young Sect Master's juniors in terms of age. If the Young Sect Master does not mind, we can address each other as fellow Daoist from now on, and neither of us will be impolite!"

Chu Yunfei readily agreed, "That's excellent!"

Jiang Yuan wasn't particularly interested in the situation in the cultivation world of the Central Plains. In the eyes of a powerful figure who had ascended to immortality in his previous life, these so-called major sects in the cultivation world of this small, broken world were nothing more than weaklings fighting each other. His original intention in contacting Chu Yunfei was simply to use his influence to help him find some rare materials to pave the way for his future cultivation.

But Chu Yunfei looked preoccupied, so Jiang Yuan felt embarrassed to bring up the matter of seeking refining materials and decided to help him think of a way.

Jiang Yuan set up an illusion array on the island, Cui Qinghe laid out tea sets and brewed tea, and Jiang Yuan and Chu Yunfei sat facing each other and chatted for several hours.

Jiang Yuan, being an outsider with a clearer perspective, felt that the conflict between the Taiyi Sect and Luofu Mountain was actually a minor matter, while the Sashen Cult of Changbai Mountain was the real hidden danger.

Since Jiang Yuan was resurrected, he has been in the cultivation world for decades, yet he has never heard of the Demonic Sect. Those guys must be hiding. In the cultivation world of Tianlong Star, the immortality of demon gods is common knowledge; even the Heavenly Realm cannot destroy the Demonic Sect.

Jiang Yuan asked several questions: When did the Daoist sect and the demonic sect in the Central Plains have a major battle, what was the situation, and how did it end? Chu Yunfei didn't know the answer to any of them.

"However, Yunfei has heard his master mention that the Lushan Dao Sect has always been secluded from the world, which is related to the struggle between the righteous and the demonic. Every time the demonic path launches a major invasion of the Central Plains, Lushan is always the primary target!"

Jiang Yuan's heart skipped a beat. As expected, it was still related to Mount Lu. He had been avoiding Mount Lu before, naturally because he was worried about Venus pursuing him. But more than thirty years had passed, and Venus hadn't captured him yet, so there was no need to be too cautious.

Chu Yunfei was very worried that the Taiyi Sect would suddenly launch an attack and join forces with Qingcheng to attack Luofu Mountain.

Jiang Yuan offered a suggestion: mutual suspicion easily breeds misunderstandings. Why not find a reason to gather the major sects together for a discussion, and ideally, invite Mount Lu to join as well? Send the intelligence about the possible usurpation of the Sa Shen Sect by the Demonic Sect to Mount Lu; he believes they will take it seriously.

Jiang Yuan himself would not easily believe the diplomatic rhetoric between major sects. If he wanted to find out the truth about Mount Lu, he would have to think of other methods.

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