Chapter 77 7 Color Gold Bamboo Umbrella, Late Stage of Foundation Building

Chapter 77 7 Color Gold Bamboo Umbrella, Late Stage of Foundation Building

Chapter 77 Colorful Golden Bamboo Umbrella, Late Stage of Foundation Building
"The subsequent six heavenly thunders are a special secret treasure found by my brother. I don't know much about it..."

"Why don't you let me tell my friends?"

Just as Ling Ziwei was answering the question, Ling Hua's voice was heard from outside the courtyard.

He was wearing a long gown. He pushed open the gate and walked in, then sat down next to the two of them.

"I hope Senior Ling can give me an answer," Wei Zhong said with a sincere bow.

"You are Ziwei's good friend, and I am Ziwei's elder brother. Don't call me senior anymore, just call me fellow Taoist."

Then, without waiting for Wei Zhong to answer, he began to explain the colorful golden bamboo umbrella.

"I got this from a cave of an ancient man," Ling Hua took out the broken treasure umbrella and continued, "According to records, this magic weapon is called the Seven-Colored Golden Bamboo Umbrella, and it is a special lightning-proof magic weapon."

"Colorful golden bamboo umbrella, lightning-proof?"

Wei Zhong stared at the broken umbrella. Although part of the umbrella pole was charred, Wei Zhong could still barely make out that its original color was green and yellow, which had nothing to do with golden bamboo.

As if seeing the doubt in Wei Zhong's eyes, Ling Hua explained:
"The reason why you see this magic umbrella handle is green and yellow is because the golden thunder bamboo used to refine this magic weapon is not old enough."

"Golden Thunder Bamboo?" It was the first time that Wei Zhong heard of this kind of spiritual creature.

"That's right, Golden Thunder. It is a very rare spiritual material that is naturally endowed with the power of thunder and lightning.

It can be used to make various magical instruments, and this seven-color golden bamboo umbrella is one of them. Because the golden thunder bamboo carries the power of thunder and lightning, it has the effect of assimilating the heavenly thunder, so it has the ability to ward off thunder.

The color of Golden Thunder Bamboo will vary depending on its year.

The green color of a hundred years, the green-yellow color of a thousand years, and the green color of ten thousand years will all fade away, and the Golden Thunder Bamboo will turn into pure golden yellow. "

Then he pointed to the colorful golden bamboo umbrella on the table and continued, "The golden thunder bamboo used to refine this magic weapon is only three thousand years old, which is considered to be a low-quality product.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been directly destroyed by the bombardment of several Jindan lightning tribulations.”

Wei Zhong looked at the broken umbrella on the table with some regret, but Ling Hua took out a jade slip.

"This?" Wei Zhong was a little confused and asked doubtfully.

"It records the method of refining the seven-colored golden bamboo umbrella," Ling Hua said lightly.

Wei Zhong was startled, and immediately asked, "Fellow Daoist Ling, do you think I can afford the price of this method?"

"Haha, it's better if you can afford it. If you are short of money, I will give it to you as a gift," said Ling Hua, glancing at Ling Ziwei beside him.

Wei Zhong sighed and took out a jade bottle, which contained ten golden pills.

Ling Hua's heart was shocked. He grabbed the pill bottle and uncorked it. Then he sniffed it and looked at Wei Zhong in shock.
"Hao Yuan Dan?"

"Exactly."

Ling Ziwei was also somewhat shocked that Wei Zhong could come up with such a third-grade elixir.

"Could it be that this pill was made by Fellow Daoist Wei?"

"good."

Wei Zhong nodded, his eyes wandering, and he had already seen the panel.

[Third-level Alchemy·Water·Proficient (78%)]

After spending more than ten years, Wei Zhong not only improved his cultivation to the sixth level of foundation building, but also mastered the third-level alchemy technique.

Although he dropped from the proficient level to the skilled level, it did not affect Wei Zhong's refining of the second-level elixir at all.

Moreover, with his proficiency in the third-level alchemy technique, Wei Zhong can already make some third-level pills.

The Haoyuan Pill is one of them. It is an elixir used by Jindan cultivators for cultivation. In addition to increasing spiritual energy, it also has some ability to assist in breaking through the realm.

And the price is very expensive, each pill costs a thousand low-grade spirit stones.

The bottle of Haoyuan Pills that Wei Zhong took out contained ten pills, which were worth at least more than ten thousand spirit stones, which was a huge sum of money.

The Ling brothers and sisters were shocked by what Wei Zhong said: "I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Wei is already a third-level alchemist."

There is a huge difference between foundation-building cultivators and core-forming cultivators, and there is also a gap between second-level alchemists and third-level alchemists.

Luohe Prefecture was originally governed jointly by many Jindan forces, and Wei Zhong, a third-rank alchemist, could be said to have taken a half-step to the highest level.

With this identity, no matter where he goes, the monks will respect him, even the Jindan monks are no exception.

"Is this bottle of medicine enough?"

"Enough, enough," Ling Hua pushed the jade slip in front of Wei Zhong, and then took the elixir.

He had just entered the Jindan stage and needed this elixir to improve his magic power. There was no reason for Ling Hua to refuse.

Wei Zhong took the jade slip in his hand and probed it with his spiritual sense. It contained the method of refining the seven-colored golden bamboo umbrella.

"Golden Thunder Bamboo, Heavenly Silk..."

Seeing that there were several spiritual materials that he had never heard of, Wei Zhong sighed in his heart and put them into the cave.

'It seems that there is no way to refine this magic weapon in a short period of time. These rare materials can only be found in the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. Going to the secret realm to find them is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It is time-consuming and laborious.'

"Brother Wei, are you satisfied with this?" Ling Hua said.

Wei Zhong nodded: "According to the records, the power of this magic weapon is indeed extraordinary, but the spiritual materials used to refine this umbrella are too precious."

"Haha, of course. This treasure was originally used to deal with the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation. Daoist friend is now facing the Core Formation Thunder Tribulation, so he only needs to find some thousand-year-old spiritual materials.

But it is better to find a golden thunder bamboo with a higher age, otherwise it will be scrapped when dealing with six thunder tribulations like mine, which would be very embarrassing."

Wei Zhong looked at the broken treasure umbrella on the table and recalled the ninth Jindan heavenly thunder.

"This umbrella will most likely not survive the final blow, so I'd better try to find a thousand-year-old spiritual material."

Wei Zhong considered his words carefully. The other party was so ready to share the method of making the magic weapon that he felt a little embarrassed to continue asking.

Ling Hua noticed Wei Zhong's thoughts: "Fellow Daoist, are you wondering how I survived the last two thunder tribulations?"

Wei Zhong nodded, and then cupped his hands: "I'm just a little curious. If Brother Ling doesn't want to reveal it, there's no need to say anything."

Ling Hua waved his hand and said, "The way I deal with the eighth heavenly thunder is a unique secret method recorded in the martial arts I have learned.

The martial arts practiced by Fellow Daoist Wei is different from mine, so this method is useless to you.

As for the formation used to deal with the ninth heavenly thunder, it actually doesn’t mean much to you, fellow Taoist.”

After saying this, Ling Hua looked at Ling Ziwei beside him.

"Brother is right, that formation is a substitute for the calamity formation."

"A substitute for robbery?" Wei Zhong was shocked.

"That's right, this formation is formed by other people working together to divide up part or all of the power of the tribulation for the person undergoing the tribulation.

A third-rank formation master is needed to preside over the main formation, while the secondary formation requires at least four foundation-building cultivators and twelve Qi-refining cultivators. This is the standard for our Ling family this time.

The power of the Jindan tribulation is so great that even a true Jindan cultivator would not want to be touched by it, let alone the foundation building and Qi refining stages which are even inferior to the Jindan stage.

As a result, of the twelve Qi Refining cultivators from my Ling family who participated in this formation this time, all died, three of the four cultivators in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment also died, and the remaining one was almost dead.

As for me, the leader, I was also seriously injured."

Wei Zhong's eyes narrowed.

No wonder it was so difficult for the Ling family to resist foreign enemies at the beginning. Wei Zhong was also wondering how the Ling family had accumulated strength for so many years, but only had a few people who had established the foundation. It turned out that they had put at least half of their strength into this formation.

And Ling Ziwei...

"How is Fairy Ling's injury?"

Wei Zhong looked at Ling Ziwei's face and realized that her complexion was indeed a little paler than usual.

"Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Wei. I have already taken some healing pills and will be fully recovered after a few days of recuperation."

Despite his answer, Wei Zhong still took out a jar of second-level Qingluozui.

"This wine has the ability to nourish the body and is also somewhat effective in repairing hidden injuries. Fairy Ling, if you drink it daily, your injuries will heal faster."

Ling Ziwei accepted the wine and said with a slight smile on her face: "Then I will respectfully obey your command."

The three of them talked for a while and then attended the Jindan Ceremony.

During the ceremony, all the major forces sent representatives to present various treasures to congratulate Ling Hua on his achievement of Dan Jie.

Wei Zhong saw Qingze at the banquet. He looked ruddy and his injuries had mostly healed. He didn't know what benefits the Ling family had given him, but he kept flattering Ling Hua during the ceremony.

After the banquet, Wei Zhong said goodbye to Ling Ziwei and left with Qingze.

On the Qingzhou, Wei Zhong said half-jokingly:
"Can you sell your beast taming method, fellow Daoist?"

But Qingze actually threw out a jade slip and said, "This is the True Seal Treasure Technique that I used. If you can bring out a suitable spiritual object, please take it."

Wei Zhong never expected that the other party would actually use his secret method just because he said it casually.

Seeing Wei Zhong stunned, Qingze said, "Friend Wei, do you think I am deceiving you?"

Wei Zhong shook his head: "No, I believe that Daoist Qingze is not someone who would do such a thing. I am just a little surprised that Daoist Qingze is so straightforward."

"Haha, indeed," Qingze laughed loudly and drank the wine in the cup, "Fellow Daoist Wei, don't think too much, I just want to make friends with you.

This time the Ling family was in crisis, and you were able to lend a helping hand. If I am in trouble in the future, I believe that you will not stand idly by.

Moreover, after experiencing the Ling family's Dan-forming event, I also understand that in the world of cultivation, fighting alone requires real strength.

If you are not strong enough, you need to find a backer or one or two good friends.

To be honest, I have already joined the Ling family and become their guest official. And Fellow Daoist Wei is exactly the friend I am looking for."

Wei Zhong suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Qingze acted like a member of the Ling family at the ceremony. It turned out that he had been standing with the Ling family in secret for a long time.

"I'm sorry to have your trust, but if you have any troubles in the future, you can tell me. I will not refuse anything that I can do."

"Haha, that's what I've been waiting for, Brother Wei."

Wei Zhong took out a jade bottle, and inside the bottle was the Haoyuan Pill that he had refined.

"Two Haoyuan Pills in exchange for this method, is that enough?"

Although Haoyuan Dan is a precious elixir for Jindan cultivators, it can also be used by foundation-building cultivators, it's just a little more luxurious.

Qingze was somewhat surprised that Wei Zhong took out this pill:

"Could this pill be made by fellow Daoist?"

Wei Zhong shook his head:

"Fellow Daoist Qingze, you are overthinking. I am only a short distance away from becoming a third-level alchemist, so I found this kind of elixir for research."

Wei Zhong did not intend to tell this person that he was already a third-level alchemist.

Qingze said with some regret: "It's enough, you can take this method, fellow Daoist."

Wei Zhong took the jade slip in his hand and used his spiritual sense to probe it, and he knew that this method was true. "Daoyou Wei is indeed much stronger than Zhu Shen and his ilk. If I need to refine an elixir in the future, I will definitely come to you."

Wei Zhong clinked glasses with him and said, "It's up to you, Daoist. I just hope that Daoist Qingze won't blame me if I fail in refining and waste the elixir."

"Ha ha······"

The two of them drank from their cups.

While they were talking, they arrived at Yunxia Island. Taoist Qingze left, and Wei Zhong spent a few days with Xie Linghua before entering the training room again.

He took out the jade slip, which was the "True Seal Treasure Secret" that he had summoned from Qingze.

What was somewhat unexpected to Wei Zhong was that this method was not a pure method of taming beasts, but a technique of using spiritual consciousness.

To put it simply, it is to use one's own spiritual consciousness to condense the true seal and inject it into the body of the spirit beast to achieve the purpose of contract and control.

There is no limit to the number of true seals. The stronger the spiritual consciousness, the more true seals can be condensed, and correspondingly, the more contracted spirit beasts there are.

If there are enough True Seals, one can even achieve the effect of a cross-level contracted spirit beast by stacking multiple True Seals.

Wei Zhong couldn't help but think of the third-level spirit monkey in the Dongting Secret Realm. It was trying to lure him to subdue it.

Wei Zhong called Da Jin to experiment a bit. An almost transparent true seal condensed in his sea of ​​consciousness and penetrated into Da Jin's brain without any hindrance.

Wei Zhong suddenly felt that he was more closely connected with it, and could even understand the meaning of its gurgling sounds.

“It’s quite interesting. It seems that the spiritual consciousness consumed is not that much, and it can be replenished after a period of time.

With my current spiritual power, I can probably condense six true seals. I wonder who is stronger than Qingze."

Wei Zhong came out of the cave again and experimented with the Nine Colors. He finally understood that this treasure technique was indeed extraordinary in effect and could replace the Beast Driving Technique that Wei Zhong was practicing.

He casually released Da Jin from the cave and patted his head:
"Just hang around this island, don't go too far."

Then he returned to the cave again.

Wei Zhong’s cultivation level is not far from the late stage of foundation building at this time, so he still needs to work harder.

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After two years of cultivation, Wei Zhong walked out of the cave with a rather grim look on his face.

[Cultivation: Sixth level of foundation building (99%)]

As early as eight months ago, Wei Zhong had reached this realm, but during the subsequent period of practice, there was no sign of his cultivation breaking through to the late stage of foundation building.

'Do I still need to use this second-level realm-breaking pill?'

Originally, I heard that taking this kind of elixir to achieve a breakthrough could easily lead to an unstable foundation.

Wei Zhong did not use this pill for this reason, as he wanted to rely on his own accumulation to break through.

"It seems that I have overthought. However, this water spirit body weighing 100 jin is too weak. It has trapped me in the bottleneck of the late stage of foundation building."

After letting out a breath, Wei Zhong saw Xie Linghua coming towards him with a smile on her face.

"Master, do you think Ling'er is different today?"

She was wearing a red dress and she pinched the edge of her skirt as she turned around in front of Wei Zhong.

"Have you reached the ninth level of Qi Refining?"

Wei Zhong showed surprise and held his wrist to check before finally confirming that it was true.

"Not bad, not bad. You haven't wasted your time. You should practice well from now on. I have prepared the foundation-building pill for you. When you have built your foundation, I will personally protect you."

"Thank you, sir!" Xie Linghua gave Wei Zhong a sweet kiss on the right cheek.

Wei Zhong's heart trembled, and he picked up Xie Linghua and walked into the house.

Practicing Buddhism is boring, so why not change your mind a little?

The servants who saw this scene all lowered their heads, and only Tang Yanhong said:
"Master and Madam are in such a good mood."

As Xie Linghua's deputy, he is quite familiar with her, so he has the courage to make some jokes.

"Hmph, old lady Tang, if the master hears you saying this, you won't be afraid that he will pull out your tongue."

The person who said this was Zou Ruiyuan, who was in charge of the security of Lingdao. He was dressed in a black robe and had a ruddy complexion.

During these days on Yunxia Island, he earned a lot of spirit stones, and with the spiritual objects occasionally rewarded by Wei Zhong, all his previous injuries have been recovered.

Therefore, he was grateful to Wei Zhong, and when he heard Tang Yanhong teasing Wei Zhong and the other two, he directly scolded them.

Tang Yanhong also couldn't stand this casual cultivator who was full of murderous aura, and stared at him with cold eyes.

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Hu Zongfu, who was in charge of the spiritual field, had to speak out to stop them:

"Alright, alright, why are you two getting so angry about this?

Besides, what Fellow Daoist Zou said is indeed correct. Sister Tang, you should stop talking about the master in private.

Manager Xie is kind-hearted and may not care about it, but the master may not be so kind. If you don't want to lose this job, stop gossiping. "

It seemed that Hu Zongfu's persuasion had worked, and Tang Yanhong lowered her head and stopped talking.

Seeing that Hu Zongfu seemed to be on his side, Zou Ruiyuan was in a good mood:
"Brother Hu, didn't your family have a little genius before? It seems that fellow Daoist also said that he wanted him to become your disciple."

Hu Zongfu nodded: "He is indeed a child with top-grade wood spiritual roots, but unfortunately he has all five elements spiritual roots. I am worried that the master will not look down on such a stubborn talent."

"Brother Hu, you are joking. No Jindan force will reject a person with the talent of a top-grade spiritual root.

Of course, instead of sending it to the Jindan force, it is better to bring it to the island and let it become the master's disciple.

You have to know that the master is a well-known second-level alchemist, and the resources he can distribute are no less than those given by those Jindan forces."

Hu Zongfu nodded.

'Although the top-grade spiritual roots can be regarded as the core disciples of the Jindan forces, they have many people under their command, and there are also various factions.

If a family member without any background is sent to such a sect, he is likely to be forcibly lured away and suppressed, so it is better for him to join the master's sect.

Especially since the master has not accepted any disciple yet...'

Wei Zhong naturally didn't pay much attention to what the people outside were talking about. He was making love with Xie Linghua in the house.

He was so happy that he had no time to eavesdrop on the conversations of his subordinates.

As long as the other party doesn't betray him, Wei Zhong doesn't bother to pay attention to private conversations, unless he accidentally hears words that make him unhappy.

In the following month, Wei Zhong did not practice again, but went traveling with Xie Linghua and relaxed for a while.

Then he flew to Yuelan City on his sword. The main purpose of this trip was to obtain the Qianling Water Stone.

Wei Zhong has already felt the effect of the hundred-jin heavy water spirit body. Even the small bottleneck in the late stage of foundation building could trap Wei Zhong for nearly a year, not to mention the bottleneck of core formation.

When I entered Yunji Building, I happened to meet the shopkeeper Xuxuan, and the two of them made tea and chatted.

"You came at an unfortunate time, my friend. The few Thousand Spiritual Water Stones in the store were just bought by someone a few days ago."

Moreover, the number of Thousand Spirit Water Stones in the guest exchange interface has always been zero.

Wei Zhong bought some spiritual objects and magical tools and planned to leave.

Xu Xuan suddenly said: "Daoyou, why don't you try to issue a task?"

"Mission?" Wei Zhong was a little confused.

Xu Xuan explained: "In addition to the Chamber of Commerce issuing tasks for its members, there are also other guests who issue their own tasks for certain requirements.

However, most of these tasks are quite special, and most of them use contribution points as rewards. "

Wei Zhong looked at his token and the number on it was already 3989.

Over the past decade, Wei Zhong has accumulated so many contribution points with the help of wine recipes.

“As long as you pay a slightly higher price, you can use your contribution points to obtain this kind of spiritual item from other Taoists.

After all, not everyone can collect enough Thousand Spirit Water Stones for casting a spirit body.

Normally, most people would just pick it up when they see it is rare, and there are many Daoists who have a few Thousand Spirit Water Stones here and there."

"Oh? Then how many contribution points do you think I should offer for one?"

“Although the Thousand Spiritual Water Stone is sold at one thousand spirit stones each in our store, its value is far more than that.

In addition to being used to forge heavy water spirits, it can also be used as a precious material for refining third-level magical instruments.

Fellow Daoist, you can try the price of 15 contribution points per piece."

"Bah!"

Even a contribution point "rich man" like Wei Zhong was shocked by the price.

"This is half of a foundation-building pill!"

But after thinking about his poor qualifications, Wei Zhong gritted his teeth and agreed.

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In just one month, Wei Zhong received more than fifty Thousand Spirit Water Stones.

Correspondingly, the contribution points also dropped by more than 800.

In the cave, Wei Zhong came out of his training state and sighed. A month of relaxation did not seem to have any effect on his state of mind.

The bottleneck of the late stage of foundation building has not been broken through yet, and Wei Zhong no longer intends to wait.

He took out the second-level realm-breaking pill, raised his head and swallowed it, then practiced the "Spring and Autumn Water Refining Art" to refine the medicinal power of the pill.

The once thick bottleneck seemed to have loosened a little under the effect of the Breakthrough Pill.

Wei Zhong was delighted and drank Yuzhizui in big gulps, then rushed towards the bottleneck.

Three days later, Wei Zhong opened his eyes with joy.

Already set your sights on the panel:
【Name: Wei Zhong】

[Cultivation: Foundation Building Level 1 (%)]

【Shouyuan: 227/305】

The bottleneck of the late foundation building stage has been broken, and Wei Zhong is now truly in the late foundation building stage.

Moreover, breaking through this realm brought Wei Zhong a full thirty years of life, which reduced Wei Zhong's anxiety about his lifespan.

"Haha, with the three-level Taoism, one can reach the late stage of Jindan. In this Luohe Mansion, one can be considered a top-level figure. It can be said that it is safe and worry-free."

In addition, we can also start taking action against the third-level spirit monkey.

[Secret Technique: True Seal Treasure Technique·Proficient (21%)]

In a few years, Wei Zhong had practiced this method from entry level to proficient level. The change it brought was that the spiritual consciousness consumed in condensing the True Seal was less, and the upper limit of the True Seal had been raised to seven.

Moreover, the strength of the true seal has also increased, making it more likely to deal with the monkey.

(End of this chapter)