Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor.

Chapter 203 Myriad Luo Immortal Diagram [Purifying Water Transformation Art]

Someone took down the bounty post?

Qiu Zhen was overjoyed.

The previous troubles, in just a day or two, had successively shown hope for a resolution.

It was much better than him shutting himself up in the Valley of Seeking Truth.

Immediately, he put away the tortoise shell and immortal scripture and went straight out of the clean room.

Soon after, in the main hall's reception room.

The visitor had a handsome face, jet-black and glossy hair, casually tied up with a white jade hairpin, carrying a hint of unrestrained and dashing smile, wearing a loose moon-white robe, like a flowing cloud in the sky, unrestrained and洒脱, with a purple silk ribbon tied around his waist, from which hung an exquisite jasper gourd, faintly emitting bursts of wine fragrance.

"Fellow Daoist Qingwei, this humble one is the Rongku Taoist, a wild and scattered cultivator. I just saw Fellow Daoist's bounty post, and I happen to have the goods on hand, so I came to pay a visit."

"Fellow Daoist Rongku, a pleasure to meet you!"

Qiu Zhen invited the other party to sit down.

After some polite conversation.

Rongku Taoist smiled and became interested:

"Fellow Daoist, I heard that you want to seek a method to refine divine thoughts?"

"Exactly!"

Qiu Zhen nodded and then explained:

"A few days ago, I fought with an enemy and won. Before he died, in order to prevent me from taking advantage, he left a divine thought imprint on his magic weapon. I have been refining it with my divine sense for a long time, but there has been no progress. So, I came to seek a method to refine divine thoughts."

"I see."

Rongku Taoist smiled and asked:

"Fellow Daoist, do you know the difference between divine sense and divine thought?"

Qiu Zhen shook his head: "I only have a superficial understanding. Please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist."

"Divine sense is the mind and consciousness, the perception power of the divine spirit of us cultivators. Through cultivation, cultivators can use divine sense to interfere with the outside world and possess great magic power."

Rongku Taoist spoke eloquently:

"Divine thought is even more powerful. It is the unconscious divine sense transformed into various divine intentions and thoughts."

"When mortals die with deep resentment, they will turn into relentless and immortal ghosts, which are extremely difficult to deal with. The divine thoughts left by Yin God experts are even more powerful. It is not difficult to forcibly disperse them with the power of divine sense alone, but I am afraid of destroying the treasure."

"I have a [Purifying Water Transformation Art] that can refine divine thoughts. I wonder if Fellow Daoist is interested?"

Qiu Zhen's heart stirred, and he smiled:

"Name your price, Fellow Daoist."

Rongku Taoist smiled:

"Fellow Daoist is willing to issue a bounty post, so you must have some understanding beforehand. Methods to resolve divine thoughts are very rare and hard to come by."

Qiu Zhen was no longer a cultivation novice who knew nothing.

In fact, he had previously consulted Fairy Yunrou and Monk Zhenkong. These methods to resolve divine thoughts were indeed rare and unpopular.

Of course, rare and unpopular did not mean that one could ask for an exorbitant price.

"Fellow Daoist is right, but I am looking for a method to refine divine thoughts for a magic weapon, whose value is limited. I am offering a reward of thirty spiritual herbs and precious medicines, which is not a small price. Fellow Daoist, you can't ask for an exorbitant price, can you? Name your price. If I think it is acceptable, then we will make a deal."

"Fellow Daoist is straightforward. One price, eighty spiritual herbs and precious medicines."

"Too expensive. The value of that magic weapon is only so much."

After the two bargained, they finally settled on a price of fifty precious medicines.

Rongku Taoist took the spiritual herbs and precious medicines, satisfied, and left.

After seeing Rongku Taoist off, Qiu Zhen returned to the clean room without saying a word, holding a golden leaf in his hand, his divine sense sinking into it.

After about a hundred breaths of time.

"As expected of a grand cultivation event, there are all kinds of methods."

A look of satisfaction appeared on Qiu Zhen's face.

That "Rongku Taoist" did not deceive him.

The [Purifying Water Transformation Art] was indeed a method to "refine divine thoughts." Learning this method would allow one's own divine thoughts to transform into "purifying water," endlessly washing away "divine thoughts" until they were refined. It was very powerful.

In essence, the method of refining divine thoughts was a battle of divine souls, an impact and fight of thoughts, which was extremely dangerous.

Therefore, the [Purifying Water Transformation Art] could not refine "divine thoughts" that were too much stronger than oneself. Carelessly, one would injure oneself.

With Dan Yuanzi's cultivation level, he would have to at least comprehend "Harmony between Heaven and Man," and his divine soul thoughts would have to be baptized by the power of the outer world before he could refine the remnant divine sense in the [Fragmented Pages of the Dan Book].

In other words, he could not refine the old monster's divine thoughts in the [Fragmented Pages of the Dan Book] at the moment.

However, Qiu Zhen was still in a good mood.

Knowing the specific situation and the direction of his efforts was always a happy thing.

Just then, the wooden hairpin on Qiu Zhen's head flew out on its own.

A flash of light.

Little Jujube showed his figure and said to the outside of the courtyard:

"Young Master, I don't like that white-robed Taoist."

Qiu Zhen remained calm:

"What did you see?"

"Didn't find anything."

Little Jujube shook his branches, looking simple and honest:

"I just don't like the aura on him."

Qiu Zhen was thoughtful.

Little Jujube possessed the heart of a child, and his intuition was often extremely accurate. The person he disliked was very likely not a good person.

He was not surprised by this.

In today's chaotic world, posting bounty posts and treasure-selling posts and being targeted by people with ulterior motives was a common occurrence and not surprising at all.

However, he was not a person who would give up eating for fear of choking.

He was bold because of his great skill and was not afraid of being targeted.

However, it was better to avoid trouble than to have it.

The next moment, a ball of true fire appeared in Qiu Zhen's hand, and the golden leaf in his palm melted into gold slag.

In Myriad Immortal City.

"He is quite careful and cautious."

The wandering Rongku Taoist noticed something, paused, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He muttered to himself:

"Manniang, can you sense a powerful spiritual plant?"

"Yes, and it has a big origin."

Rongku Taoist became interested upon hearing the response in his heart:

"Have you seen anything? Can you sense what kind of spiritual plant it is?"

"It is a warding-off-evil divine wood. To be precise, it is a living, refined warding-off-evil divine tree!"

"What! A refined warding-off-evil divine tree!"

Rongku Taoist's expression changed slightly, and then he was overjoyed, his body trembling slightly.

If a lightning-struck wood can survive under the destructive power of heavenly lightning, it can be called "lightning-struck divine wood," which is the number one divine wood of the Daoist sect, with a wide range of uses and extremely rare and precious.

If the lightning-struck divine wood becomes refined, it will be even more extraordinary.

In a sense, a refined lightning-struck divine tree has unlimited growth potential.

If properly cultivated, it may even be refined into a magic weapon.

Rongku Taoist's heart jumped uncontrollably, unable to restrain himself.

He saw someone on the bulletin board offering a reward for ancient books and secret methods for cultivating "spiritual plants." He originally just relied on his own Manniang's unique divine power and, out of habit, tried his luck, hoping to gain something.

He didn't expect...

It was really a case of searching high and low without finding it, and then obtaining it effortlessly.

"Manniang, the opportunity for my natal magic weapon has come."

"Congratulations, husband! Congratulations!"

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On the eve of the Myriad Immortal Grand Gathering, the cultivation fair became more and more lively.

Cultivators searched for treasures and bargains, exchanged what they had for what they needed, and it was very lively.

Over the next whole day, from time to time, someone took down the bounty post and came to the door with ancient books and secret books about spiritual plants.

Qiu Zhen accepted them one by one, spending more than a hundred spiritual herbs and precious medicines before and after, acquiring a full six ancient books and secret books about spiritual plants.

In order to acquire these ancient books and secret books, the spiritual herbs and precious medicines in his hand were basically squandered, and he was unable to acquire more, so he stopped and withdrew the "bounty post."

One's luck cannot always be good.

Even those blessed with immense luck can have moments of misfortune.

Qiu Zhen's luck was about to take a turn for the worse.

The six ancient secret books on spiritual plants were indeed genuine treasures, containing methods for cultivating top-tier spiritual plants.

Although not comparable to the beast-taming methods of the [Guo Wenju Beast Taming Immortal Art], they were still first-rate treasures in the world of cultivation.

However, after scouring all six ancient secret books, he couldn't find any methods for cultivating or nurturing "Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots."

He couldn't even find much related description.

It was truly a case of drawing water with a bamboo basket, all for naught.

A huge loss.

Fortunately, the previous two days had yielded good results.

The [Mystic Turtle Fetal Breathing Method], [Six Armor Heavenly Book], and [Mind Cleansing Water Transformation Method] were all things he needed. To collect so many treasures at once was far beyond expectations, enough to soothe his wounded heart.

The next day.

The bustling Myriad Immortals Market suddenly became deserted, lacking the lively atmosphere of the previous days.

The reason was simple: the Myriad Immortals Assembly had officially begun.

Early in the morning, Qiu Zhen, Fairy Yun Rou, and Monk Zhen Kong set out together.

"Qing Wei, I saw several groups of people entering your courtyard yesterday, very generous, making continuous offers, truly extravagant."

"Ah, don't mention it, I lost money."

"Hehehe ~"

Fairy Yun Rou smiled brightly:

"You scared me! I thought you had found another bargain. Good, good, it's not just me who made a bad investment and lost money."

Qiu Zhen: "."

Chatting and laughing, the three soon arrived at the central square of Myriad Immortals City with the rest of their fellow cultivators.

At this moment, the city square was crowded with people, incredibly lively.

A high platform stood in the center of the square, and below the platform, arranged in a fan shape, were rows of futons, fewer in the front and more in the back.

The cultivators attending the assembly, apart from the Myriad Immortals Alliance headquarters and other cultivation forces, included hundreds of unaffiliated cultivators, a large number of people.

The Myriad Immortals Alliance had organized everything in advance, assigning seats according to cultivation level.

The courtyard token number indicated the seat, each person had their assigned spot.

Qiu Zhen, Fairy Yun Rou, and Monk Zhen Kong sat in the middle, closer to the front, facing the high platform.

Perhaps due to the Myriad Immortals Alliance's proper organization, the scene was chaotic but not disorderly.

Before long, hundreds of people were seated in order, appearing well-organized.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, suddenly, two streaks of light flew from the sky and landed on the high platform.

It was none other than Hermit Wansheng and Daoist Bi You.

"Greetings, Alliance Leader Wansheng, Elder Bi You!"

The crowd bowed in unison.

"No need for formalities, everyone."

Hermit Wansheng's voice was calm, yet it resounded throughout the entire Myriad Immortals Square, clear and audible:

"Today, many of you fellow Daoists have likely come for this one, to listen to this one lecture and expound on the Dao, explaining the path of inner and outer scenery cultivation. Unfortunately, you will be disappointed. Today, this Alliance Leader will not be lecturing!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the cultivators in the square began to discuss among themselves, their faces showing disappointment.

Hermit Wansheng was a well-known top-tier Nascent Soul old monster in the world of cultivation, with profound Dao attainments. Listening to him lecture and expound on the Dao was a rare opportunity.

For many people, it was more attractive than the legendary "Immortal Family Inner Scenery True Form Diagram."

After all, the Immortal Family Inner Scenery True Form Diagram was destined to be seen by only a few fortunate individuals, and most people could only covet it without being able to enjoy it.

The crowd was disappointed, but no one complained. Instead, they all turned their gaze to Daoist Bi You.

If Alliance Leader Wansheng wasn't lecturing, Daoist Bi You's lecture wouldn't be much worse.

Daoist Bi You was also a Nascent Soul old monster, famous in the world of cultivation.

Seeing the crowd's gazes, Daoist Bi You shook his head slightly:

"This old Daoist will also not be lecturing and expounding on the Dao."

"Boom!"

This time, the entire Myriad Immortals Square was no longer just discussing, but completely exploded.

The faces of the cultivators were full of disappointment.

"Alliance Leader Wansheng, Daoist Bi You, this one traveled thousands of miles from a remote state, encountering imperial encirclements and suppressions many times along the way, risking life and death to come to Jade Dragon Mountain for the assembly, just to hear the seniors lecture and expound on the Dao!"

"This one is also the same. To be safe, I didn't use any travel spells on the road, but followed a merchant caravan, spending several months to reach the Jade Dragon Mountains. It was so difficult to attend the assembly, how can you suddenly not lecture and expound on the Dao?"

"Alliance Leader Wansheng, what exactly happened? This junior is only one step away from breaking through, please have compassion for this junior's difficult cultivation!"

Perhaps fearing to cause a "divine sense storm," the crowd didn't use divine sense transmission, but spoke aloud, so the entire square was filled with noise.

The huge square suddenly boiled over.

"Silence!"

Seeing the crowd excited and boiling, Hermit Wansheng's face showed a faint smile, and his divine sense transmission resounded throughout the entire square:

"Everyone, rest assured, the lecture and exposition on the Dao has not been canceled, it's just that it will not be this Alliance Leader and Elder Bi You, but another expert. We two are not good enough to show off in public."

Another expert lecturing?

The cultivators on the field immediately quieted down upon hearing this, overjoyed, but even more curious.

"Alliance Leader Wansheng, may I know which senior will be lecturing and expounding on the Dao?"

Someone shouted loudly.

Alliance Leader Wansheng smiled upon hearing this, but didn't answer. Instead, he took out a scroll from his sleeve:

"This time, the Myriad Luo Immortal Diagram will be opened at the highest grade, with Senior Painting Immortal personally lecturing and expounding on the Dao. I wonder if everyone is satisfied?"

Boom!

This time, an even greater commotion erupted in the huge square.

Especially the dozens of top-tier Yin God experts in the "Qi Driving Wandering God" realm below the high platform, upon hearing "Myriad Luo Immortal Diagram at the highest grade" and "Senior Painting Immortal," their faces were filled with excitement.

What happened?

Qiu Zhen's knowledge was shallow, and he was now completely confused, looking at Fairy Yun Rou and Monk Zhen Kong beside him:

"You two, what does Alliance Leader Wansheng mean by this?"

"I don't know."

Fairy Yun Rou and Monk Zhen Kong shook their heads, equally clueless, not knowing what was happening.

They were also essentially unaffiliated cultivators, without a master's guidance. At most, they had entered the world of cultivation earlier than Qiu Zhen, had more immortal opportunities, and more knowledge, but they also didn't know many things.

Just as the three were confused, Jade Cicada's divine sense transmission came to their ears.

"You three have good fortune. Attending the Immortal Cultivation Assembly for the first time, you actually encountered a painting scroll of the highest grade. You are truly blessed."

Qiu Zhen, Fairy Yun Rou, and Monk Zhen Kong became interested.

"Fellow Daoist Jade Cicada, could there be something special about this?"

"Of course, there is something special about it."

Jade Cicada was also somewhat excited at this moment:

"The Immortal Cultivation Assembly originated from the number one force in the Immortal Cultivation World back then, the [Myriad Luo Immortal Palace]. Back then, it was called the [Myriad Luo Grand Assembly], with the purpose of passing on immortal techniques and widely spreading the Great Dao. This [Myriad Luo Immortal Diagram] is the treasure of inheritance. However, due to the turmoil back then, Senior Painting Immortal of the [Myriad Luo Immortal Diagram] was injured, damaging his origin and unable to widely spread the Great Dao."

"Now that Senior Painting Immortal has opened the painting scroll of the highest grade, it means that the [Myriad Luo Grand Assembly] has reappeared!"

Qiu Zhen, Fairy Yun Rou, and Monk Zhen Kong didn't quite understand.

"Fellow Daoist Jade Cicada, what does the [Myriad Luo Grand Assembly] mean?"

"It means the path to immortality!"