Hermit in the Mountains

Inside the Hall of Longevity, Gu Changsheng was in seclusion refining a weapon.

The innate, undying spiritual energy of wind and cloud attributes was integrated into the cloud-shaped magical artifact, resulting in the embryo of a wind and cloud attribute spiritual treasure.

Gu Changsheng reshaped the cloud-shaped magical artifact and transformed it into a pair of precious shoes.

[The Breeze and Cloud Pattern Shoes, a spiritual treasure embryo, can be used to perform Wind and Cloud Escape Techniques and Cloud Riding Techniques.]

The wind and clouds are formless and shapeless; wearing them on your feet does not affect your perception of the earth's pulse.

With Gu Changsheng's current understanding of the root of heaven and earth, the shoes no longer hindered his perception.

The innate, indestructible spiritual energy of the Wind and Cloud attribute that I obtained this time is just right to forge a pair of precious shoes that allow one to ride the clouds.

Gu Changsheng hadn't expected that the Wind and Cloud Escape Technique would be developed from it.

The Wind and Cloud Escape Technique possesses the characteristics of wind and clouds being formless and shapeless, making it excellent for breaking through formations, escaping, and concealing oneself.

The wind is everywhere;

Fog is also water, and it can penetrate anywhere.

When trapped, as long as there is even the slightest gap in the formation, restrictions, or space, one can transform into wind or water and escape through the cracks.

Gu Changsheng looked down at his straight-leg shoes, officially bidding farewell to his title of Barefoot Immortal.

The precious robe on his body, having merged with a primordial, indestructible spiritual energy of the water element, also underwent changes.

[The Azure Water Treasure Robe, an embryonic spiritual treasure, inherently possesses the power of the cycle of decay and prosperity, and the boundless power of azure water.]

Whether it's the cycle of life and death or the boundless expanse of clear water, both have the effect of absorbing and dissipating stress.

Taking damage head-on is the worst strategy; transferring damage is the best strategy.

For this reason, Gu Changsheng gave up the earth attribute, which has the strongest defensive power, and chose to fuse with the water attribute.

Since the Withered and Flourishing Sword absorbed the innate, indestructible spiritual energy of the Geng metal element and transformed into the Withered and Flourishing Geng metal sword;

Gu Changsheng discovered a new world: the pure withering and flourishing attribute could actually be fused with other attributes to enhance its power.

The power of decay and the power of metal combine to create a sword aura that intertwines withering and sharpness, more than doubling the damage.

Withered and flourishing, and clear water, the two forces of deflection combined, cause a surge in defensive power;

Using softness to overcome hardness can also simultaneously dissipate the counterforce, which is more in line with the principle of yielding than resisting head-on.

With the two natal spiritual treasures successfully fused, a thought arose in Gu Changsheng's mind.

The Withering and Flourishing Pearl integrates spatial attributes.

In the future, I will learn about time and space from the cycle of growth and decay.

The instrument for proving the Dao, the Pearl of Withering and Flourishing, can transform into the Pearl of Withering and Flourishing Spacetime, opening up the thirty-six heavens and worlds, with unlimited potential for advancement.

The Time-Space Pearl of Decay and Flourishing can evolve into a world-type artifact for proving one's path.

The withered and flourishing pearl contains spatial artifact patterns, which are integrated into the Zhenkong Tower to replenish the innate and indestructible spiritual light of space.

The value of innate spiritual treasures lies not in their quantity, but in their quality.

If the Zhenkong Tower is integrated into the Kurong Treasure Pearl, one less spiritual treasure embryo cultivation resource can be saved.

Without hesitation, Gu Changsheng took out all the resources stored in the Zhenkong Tower and the treasure pearl.

The nine paths of the Five Elements are innate, indestructible spiritual energy, temporarily sealed in a jade box and sealed with a protective barrier.

He took out all twenty-seven innate, undying spiritual energies without any attribute from the pearl, sealed them in a jade box, and kept them by his side.

He was afraid that the pearl might be swallowed during its evolution, at which point he would have to search for it all over again.

The Water and Fire Spirit Pearls were placed in a jade box on a lotus platform beside him.

Some precious refining materials and spirit stones were all piled up inside the hall.

Ordinary spiritual objects, minerals, and herbs take up space, so he had long ago thrown them onto Ziyang Peak and Yinyue Peak.

After retrieving all the treasures, nine withered and flourishing pearls floated in front of him, with the Sky-Suppressing Tower standing in the center of each pearl.

Gu Changsheng enveloped the ten spiritual treasures with his divine sense, guiding the pearl to begin devouring the Zhenkong Tower.

Just in case, he would occasionally infuse it with strands of merit.

He doesn't allow any accidents to happen. Merit can be earned back if it's lost, but if his natal magic weapon has an accident, it will backfire.

As time went by, Gu Changsheng's mind merged with the spiritual treasure, entering a state of unconsciousness, comprehending the Dao of decay and prosperity, and the Dao of space.

The sun rises and the moon sets, in an endless cycle.

All plans, including the release of the Four Directions Ten Thousand Souls Banner, the investiture of the River God, and the search for the Mountain God, have been postponed.

The Spirit Network has developed the best, and after being opened to the outside world, it has become the best platform for cultivators to exchange ideas and discuss the Dao.

Within the coverage area of ​​the Spirit Network, any cultivator who develops divine sense can perceive its existence and join the network after authentication.

The virtual currency system and offline money exchange system have been fully rolled out, replacing the old-era currency system.

Gu Changsheng's currency system is linked to spirit stones, so there are no issues such as macro-control, devaluation, or credit endorsement.

All monks are currency issuers.

Spirit stones can also be circulated among demons.

The Spirit Network also encountered many problems, and Zhang Yuanfu could not contact Gu Changsheng and could only maintain the status quo.

Inside the council hall, Zhang Yuanfu and the others left, and he rubbed his temples helplessly.

He couldn't decide on the problems arising from the Spirit Network, and he couldn't contact Gu Changsheng, so he could only keep postponing the development team's application.

Cultivators who cultivate the Dao Seed system can sense the existence of the Spirit Network once they successfully condense their Dao Seed.

The Dao Seed is like a terminal of the spiritual network, just like the Internet and mobile phones.

Only cultivators who have not cultivated the Dao Seed system can sense the existence of the Spirit Network once they develop a soul fluctuation at the Divine Sense level.

Therefore, many low-level cultivators were unable to enter the Spirit Network, but these cultivators learned of the existence of the Spirit Network from others.

For example, in the immortal cultivation system, divine consciousness is only born after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm;

Only cultivators at the Qi Refining Realm with powerful divine souls who have condensed their divine sense before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage can perceive the existence of the Spirit Network.

The lowest level of perception for the Spirit Network is the fluctuation of the soul at the divine sense level, which is unrelated to cultivation realm.

Countless cultivators knew that as long as they successfully condensed a Dao Seed, they could enter the Spirit Network, which led to a large number of cultivators switching to the Dao Seed system.

No one wants to be left behind by the times; joining the Spirit Network is the only way to obtain more information and learn more secrets.

Trading on the Lingwang platform also avoids being scammed, offering maximum security.

Cultivators who have mastered all the arts of cultivation live in seclusion in their caves and have no worries about resources; they are low-key cultivators.

As long as you don't reveal your location, photos, or information, you can survive indefinitely by paying a little extra for data transfer.

Because the Spirit Network has not yet launched a virtual world, it is impossible to see the other person's appearance; only text and pictures can be sent.

For this reason, many cultivators exchanged all the treasures they didn't need for spirit stones in order to ensure the safety of their resources, and then deposited all the spirit stones into the spirit network to exchange for spirit coins.

The Lingwang operations team went even further, introducing a law for the inheritance of cultivators' estates.

Monks can make a will and set up an account linked to their heirs. Upon death, the assets in the account will be activated.

Lingwang set aside 70% of the assets for inheritance tax and management fees, and transferred the remaining 30% to an affiliated account.

This is why it's described as insane.

Despite the high inheritance tax and management fees, some large families have begun to make wills and gradually accumulate assets for family inheritance.

Wills are the ultimate tool for family succession.

When a family is destroyed, as long as a descendant escapes, there is a chance to rise again by relying on the inherited assets.

They are not worried about the collapse of the Spirit Network. Even if Gu Changsheng is killed, the Spirit Network will continue to operate as usual.

After all, the Spirit Network is a gold mine that can generate a continuous stream of revenue.

Based on the methods Gu Changsheng displayed, their family was wiped out;

They still believe that Gu Changsheng is alive and well.

No one would be foolish enough to even consider uniting to besiege Gu Changsheng and seize control of the Spirit Network.

The methods of bestowing titles upon the Land God, the methods of training ghost soldiers, and the interest alliance of the Longevity Pavilion;

Given Gu Changsheng's unfathomable strength, no one would be foolish enough to try to take advantage of him.

They knew more or less about the strength of the ghost soldiers.

Therefore, some people risked their lives to observe the passage of the ghostly soldiers and to find out their strength.

Their uniform aura, typical of late-stage Qi Refining Realm cultivators, immediately intimidated everyone.

The Yin soldiers are a well-organized army composed entirely of ghost soldiers, not a hastily formed alliance of cultivators, and their combat power is incomparable.

Someone is trying to secretly build a platform similar to the Spirit Network; only these people know the power of the Spirit Network.

The very step of enabling cultivators to actively perceive the spiritual network with their divine sense is enough to deter them from even attempting it.

Moreover, the Spirit Network has the ability to teleport at any time, making it virtually invincible.

In short, it boils down to one sentence.

Anyone who imitates this will die!