Chapter 82: Secret Method of Substituting for Disaster, Blood Venerable's Inheritance
Chapter 82: Secret Method of Substituting for Disaster, Blood Venerable's Inheritance
Wei Zhong flew with Ling Ziwei all the way to a wide waterfall.
"Could the secret place that Fairy Ling mentioned be in the Dongting Secret Realm?"
The latter nodded, and Wei Zhong curiously followed him into the secret realm.
As the surrounding scenery became more and more familiar, Wei Zhong discovered that it was the autumn maple forest he had visited before.
“Fellow Daoist Wei, please do not enter this forest. There is a group of spirit monkeys living in it, many of which are second-level beings. It will be very troublesome for a foundation-building cultivator to deal with them.”
Wei Zhong had a strange look on his face until it carried him up into the sky. Only then did Wei Zhong confirm that this was the sect's ruins where he had obtained the Xuanming Spiritual Grass.
'No wonder the other party was able to produce so many thousand-year-old spiritual herbs.'
The two of them fell from the clouds and just in time saw Ling Yunsheng guarding outside the stone steps.
"Meet Miss Ling, meet Senior Wei."
The other party is still as shy as ever.
Ling Ziwei nodded, Wei Zhong also greeted her, and then the two of them went up the stairs.
"There is a no-fly zone here, Brother Wei, please walk up with me..."
Listening to him chattering about the various restrictions of this ancient site, Wei Zhong just nodded without saying a word.
After walking up the stone steps, the two arrived at the spiritual medicine garden.
Wei Zhong met several foundation-building cultivators, including Lan Fangyi and Shang Mengchun, two people Wei Zhong was familiar with.
Wei Zhong understood clearly:
"It is probably because these two people felt that there was little hope of cracking the secret place, so they revealed the secret place to the Ling family."
When they saw Ling Ziwei bringing a strange cultivator, the two thought he was a new guest.
He came forward and said to Ling Ziwei: "Hello, Miss Ling. It will probably take another two months to break this small restriction..."
After Shang Mengchun finished his report, he turned his curious eyes to Wei Zhong: "Is this Taoist friend a new guest official?"
This place was blocked by the Ling family, so Shang Mengchun guessed that only people from the Ling family could come in.
"No, Fellow Daoist Wei is the alchemist I invited," Ling Ziwei shook her head and then looked at Wei Zhong and said.
Wei Zhong bowed and said, "I am Wei Zhong, a third-level alchemist. Nice to meet you two fellow Taoists."
"Wei Zhong?" The two reminisced for a moment and suddenly remembered the wandering alchemist who was rumored in the market.
Because Wei Zhong rarely shows up in public with his true appearance, most of the independent cultivators in the outside world only know Wei Zhong's name but do not know what he looks like.
"It's Master Wei!"
The two men's faces immediately became somewhat frightened. According to rumors, he was only at the second level, but they did not expect that he is now a third-level alchemist.
Ling Ziwei had previously promised the two that she would find an opportunity to make the Dust-Reducing Pill for them. Now, it is likely that this opportunity will fall on the head of the alchemist named Wei.
The two looked at Ling Ziwei and Wei Zhong in front of them with some surprise.
"I've heard that Fairy Ling and Master Wei Dan have a close relationship, but I didn't expect that she would even reveal this secret place to him..."
"Okay, my two fellow Daoists, I still need to take fellow Daoist Wei to see my brother, and I will leave now."
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In the ruins of the sect not far away, Wei Zhong saw a pavilion built with rocks.
It seemed that someone among them noticed the arrival of Wei Zhong and the other two. The door of the pavilion was opened by a stream of spiritual energy, and the two of them entered.
Wei Zhong saw Ling Hua sitting cross-legged there. There was an ochre-colored aura around him, and it was obvious that he was finishing his practice.
Wei Zhong carefully felt the spiritual energy around him and discovered that it was a third-level spiritual land.
Wei Zhong came here in a hurry the last time and didn't notice that there was a third-level spiritual place here.
No wonder Ling Hua did not stay in the Ling family, but practiced here.
Ling Hua finished his practice and opened his eyes. A divine light passed over the two of them, emitting the unique power that only a Dan-forming stage could possess.
Wei Zhong's consciousness trembled slightly to resist it. With the Light Treasure Record suppressing his sea of consciousness and the boost from the Falling Moon Red, Wei Zhong's consciousness strength was no less than that of an ordinary early stage Jindan.
Naturally, this little bit of Jindan spiritual pressure had no effect on Wei Zhong.
He tilted his head slightly and looked at Ling Ziwei beside him, and found that she just frowned slightly and acted as if nothing had happened.
Power comes quickly and goes away quickly.
"I'm sorry, Brother Wei. I just finished my training and I'm not comfortable controlling my own power yet."
"No problem."
They looked at each other and sat down at a low table.
Ling Ziwei took out the Dust Reducing Pill from the jade pill bottle. After Ling Hua identified it, he showed a hint of joy:
"Brother Wei is indeed a master of alchemy. He can even successfully refine a third-level elixir like the Dust-Reducing Pill."
"Brother Ling, thank you for your praise."
At this time, Ling Ziwei on the side added: "Brother, Fellow Daoist Wei did not take any commission from this alchemy."
"Oh, there is such a thing?"
Wei Zhong smiled and said, "I have known Fairy Ling for many years. I only have some talent in alchemy. This is my advance blessing to Fairy Ling on her alchemy."
"Friend Wei is a righteous man, but my Ling family is not a small family. We cannot break the rules for this matter."
After saying this, Ling Hua took out a spiritual herb and a red spiritual fruit.
The magical herb is green and has thirteen nodules on its body. It is one of the main ingredients of the Dust-Reducing Pill, the thousand-year-old Xuanming magical herb.
The other spiritual fruit is naturally another main ingredient, the Millennium Nine-Heart Fruit.
"These two spiritual objects will be used as the resources for your alchemy this time. Originally, I should have let you take one spiritual pill, but the Dust-Reducing Pill is indeed very important to my sister..."
Wei Zhong nodded to show his understanding, and then accepted the two thousand-year-old spiritual objects.
"Fairy Ling already has the Dust Reducing Pill, but I wonder when she will start to make the pill."
Ling Ziwei's face was bitter: "The preparations before forming the pill are not enough, especially the means to deal with the thunder tribulation are few, I am afraid it will be difficult to survive this tribulation."
After talking with a few more people, Wei Zhong found out that most of the Ling family's family heritage was spent on Ling Hua's last Dan formation.
The only thing he had now to deal with thunder tribulations was probably the replicable substitute formation.
However, the last time the Ling family used this formation, the family lost half of their foundation-building members, and they also lacked a third-level formation master to preside over the formation.
Now that it is possible to use this formation again, Ling Ziwei needs to find a new way to deal with the disaster.
“Fellow Daoist Wei may not know that over the years since we broke through the formation here, we have vaguely discovered that there is a kind of lightning spiritual plant in it, which is most likely the Golden Thunder Bamboo.”
"Ok?"
Wei Zhong looked excited: "I wonder what the age and quantity of this golden thunder bamboo are?"
Ling Hua shook his head and said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Wei, don't get excited. We are just guessing at the moment. We have not yet determined whether it is Golden Thunder Bamboo, and we are not very clear about its quantity and age.
But please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Wei, if there are multiple plants, we will definitely give some to you."
"Thank you, Brother Ling."
Wei Zhong didn't expect that he had obtained the method of refining the colorful golden bamboo umbrella from Ling Hua a few years ago. After searching for the golden thunder bamboo for many years without success, he now got the news from Ling Hua.
“If it is really the Golden Thunder Bamboo, we can find a weapon refiner to make a seven-colored golden bamboo umbrella, and we will be halfway through the Jindan thunder tribulation.
As for the other half, I’m afraid it will still have to fall into Brother Wei’s hands,” Ling Hua said to Wei Zhong.
Wei Zhong looked puzzled.
Not long after, Wei Zhong left the Dongting Secret Realm with Ling Ziwei.
As they flew along, Wei Zhong looked at the increasingly unfamiliar scenery around him and couldn't help but wonder:
"Fairy Ling, we are deep in the land, far away from the water veins, right? Is there really a senior living in seclusion here?"
The saying that the water veins of Luohe Prefecture are spiritual veins is not just talk. In the inland area far away from rivers and lakes, the quality of spiritual land is very worrying, so how could anyone live in seclusion here?
"Haha, Brother Wei, you are too narrow-minded. The rivers on the surface are water veins, but aren't the rivers underground water veins?"
"Underground?" Wei Zhong looked at the forests flashing by below him, wondering, "Could it be an underground river like the one in my previous life?"
Soon, Wei Zhong's doubts were answered.
Ling Ziwei brought Wei Zhong to a towering forest.
This place is far away from all the rivers and lakes in Luohe Prefecture. There are few monks here, and the rugged terrain even makes it difficult for mortals to survive here.
Instead of climbing to the top of the mountain, Ling Ziwei and Wei Zhong plunged into a valley covered with clouds and mist.
The fog here is thick, blocking out the sky and making it extremely dark.
Moreover, the water vapor is extremely heavy, and when you fall and step on the ground, you can feel the fluffy feeling of the fallen leaves.
There was a sharp pain between the eyebrows, and the spiritual sense was giving a warning.
'Is this dangerous?'
Wei Zhong almost pulled Ling Ziwei and turned away.
Suddenly, there was a hissing sound from the bushes, and a blood-red, long creature poked its head out from the fallen leaves and spoke in a human voice:
"You are the girl named Ling, why did you bring a stranger here?"
Wei Zhong looked closely and found that the person speaking was a snake as thick as a finger, and it was a skinned snake.
As he raised his head, Wei Zhong could even see the bloody muscles wriggling on his body.
"Senior Tan Tai, this is my friend who is an alchemist. I brought him here to help you solve your problem."
When the little snake heard this, there was a hint of disdain on his bloody face: "Hmm? Alchemist, what level are you at?"
Wei Zhong relaxed his brows, the murderous intent he had just felt had subsided.
"Reporting to the senior, I am at the third level of alchemy," Wei Zhong bowed and replied to the little snake.
"Humph, you dare to take my mission at the level 3. I think you should stop wasting your energy, Ling girl, and just go back obediently."
After saying this, he wanted to drive the two away. Gradually, more skinless animals appeared in the forest, including squirrels, wolves, lions...
Ling Ziwei became a little anxious when she saw this: "Senior Tan Tai..."
"How do you know that I can't do it if you don't give it a try?" Wei Zhong said.
As early as when they came, the Ling brothers and sisters told Wei Zhong that this senior had a secret technique to substitute for disasters.
As long as an alchemist helps him to refine a pill, he can give this secret technique as a reward.
"Boy, you are so confident," the little snake said, almost putting its head close to Wei Zhong's nose, revealing its fangs.
Wei Zhong had no doubt that these small teeth could bite his throat directly.
But the spiritual perception technique did not send out any warning, so Wei Zhong said calmly: "Of course, senior, you may as well give it a try."
The skinless snake then slowly retreated, and the skinless animals around it also disappeared into the forest.
As soon as he heard the call "Follow me", Wei Zhong saw the skinless little snake leave a trail of blood and run into the forest ahead. Following the direction it left, Wei Zhong and Ling Ziwei walked together and finally came to a courtyard made of thatch and branches.
"Come in," came an old voice.
Wei Zhong pushed open the gate of the courtyard. The courtyard was quite tidy, with few things placed there. There was only an empty stone table.
With a creaky sound, the door at the back of the courtyard opened and an old man in an untidy appearance walked out.
His hair was half black and half white, and was not tied up, but hung loosely over his shoulders.
He has dark skin, slightly sunken eyes, and a somewhat decadent face.
His body was very thin, and his hands, exposed by his black shorts, looked like a pair of chicken claws, with skin covering the bones.
He walked out of the door and sat down at the stone table in the yard.
Wei Zhong and the other man did not sit down, but Wei Zhong bowed and asked: "I wonder what I can do for you, please speak frankly."
He took out a tea set, poured out three cups of tea, and said, "No hurry, sit down and drink some tea and chat slowly."
Wei Zhong and the other man had no choice but to sit down opposite him.
"Come, have some tea," Tan Tai Lin pushed over a teacup.
Wei Zhong saw that the tea in the cup was emerald green, but there seemed to be a small snake wandering at the bottom of the cup, and his expression suddenly changed.
"I don't like spiritual tea, so... no need."
There was a hint of mockery on Tan Tai Lin's face:
"Ignorant little thing."
Then he picked up the cup in front of Wei Zhong and drank it all in one gulp, a look of enjoyment showing on his face, and then spit out a piece of tea leaves.
The tea leaves are bent like little snakes.
As if Wei Zhong had dampened his interest, Tan Tai Lin asked directly:
"What is the level of the third-level alchemy? Have you practiced the Haoyuan Pill, Yanghun Pill, and Jiangchen Pill? How many pills have you made? Are they of medium or upper quality?"
Wei Zhong said frankly:
"Since we lack the materials, we have no experience in refining the Soul-Nourishing Pill. The success rate of the Haoyuan Pill is over 50%, and the probability of a medium-quality pill is 30%.
As for the Dust Reduction Pill, the success rate is over 50%, and no mid-level products have been produced."
When Tan Tai Lin heard Wei Zhong's words, he couldn't help but puff up his beard in anger:
"You dare to accept my mission at this level?"
Wei Zhong frowned and looked at the panel:
[Third-level Alchemy·Water·Mastery (89%)]
"My alchemy skills are already close to the master level, so I can't say they are bad."
"Don't worry, senior. I will refine a batch of pills in front of you to see how good I am."
Without waiting for his answer, Wei Zhong sat down cross-legged in an open space in the yard, took out the alchemy furnace, and then took out various spiritual medicines, two of which were the Millennium Xuanming Grass and Nine Heart Fruit that he had just obtained from Ling Hua.
What Wei Zhong wanted to refine was the Dust-Reducing Pill.
Wei Zhong did not use the alchemy fire, but threw an inky black ball into the alchemy furnace.
As the water-based spiritual energy emanated from the furnace, Tan Tai Lin exclaimed in surprise:
"Water alchemy method?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Ziwei stared at Wei Zhong curiously.
Previously, Wei Zhong was not familiar enough with the refining process of the Dust-Reducing Pill, which led to the poor output.
But now, after preparing three spiritual medicines, Wei Zhong is now confident.
Five days passed after the operation. Ling Ziwei and Tan Tai Lin were both waiting in the yard with curiosity.
Now the day for the pill to be completed has arrived. Wei Zhong slaps the pill furnace and a pill flies out.
Wei Zhong condensed a huge spiritual hand, grabbed the pill in his palm, and then presented it in front of Tan Tai Lin.
"Senior, please look!"
Wei Zhong saw a Dust-Reducing Pill in his hand, but it was not the low-grade one he had refined before, but a mid-grade one.
"Good, good, you have some skills," Tan Tai Lin praised with a laugh.
Ling Ziwei, who was standing by, was also somewhat surprised when she saw this. She knew that Wei Zhong had only been able to refine low-grade Dust-Reducing Pills not long ago.
Only a few days have passed, and he was able to refine a mid-level product directly. Could it be that he was hiding something from me?
As if he had guessed Ling Ziwei's thoughts, Wei Zhong explained in a voice transmission: "Fairy, please don't misunderstand me. I promise that I have tried my best to refine the elixir for you before. It's just that I am a little unfamiliar with it since it's my first time refining the elixir, so..."
"Fellow Daoist Wei, there is no need to say more. I believe that you would not deceive me for such a small profit."
Wei Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.
Tan Tai Lin on the side was still praising: "Not bad, not bad, your water alchemy method is indeed quite skillful.
If I am not mistaken, the chance of success you said is over 50%, isn't it 50%? "
Wei Zhong remained silent, but the other party waved his hand as if it didn't matter:
"Forget it, I won't ask any more questions. With this little skill, you can certainly help me.
This is the method I promised to use to replace the calamity. I’ll show you half of it first!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Tan Tai Lin threw out two jade slips. Wei Zhong picked up one of them, looked at it carefully, and frowned.
The description in the jade slip was rather brief, but Wei Zhong already knew some of the principles of this method of escaping disaster.
Rather than saying it is a method of escaping disaster, it is better to say it is a method of creating an external incarnation.
He used his own flesh and blood and spiritual power to nourish himself and grow a blood body, and then cut out part of his spiritual consciousness and merged it into it, forming a blood puppet.
The strength of this puppet varies according to the degree of cultivation. If you want to use it to replace the calamity, you only need to cultivate it to the same level as yourself...
'Why does this sound so similar to the Blood Body Technique passed down by the True Lord of the Blood Sea?'
Seeing Wei Zhong frowning, Tan Tai Lin added: "My method is not an evil method, but a genuine blood secret technique, and it is a rare item passed down from ancient times."
After hearing this, Wei Zhong frowned even deeper.
Ling Ziwei on the side also turned around with some confusion, thinking that Wei Zhong had some resistance to this secret method.
But Wei Zhong just shook his head slightly and said, "To be honest with you, Senior, I have also seen a similar blood secret method when I was refining Qi.
However, it was a completely evil method, which was to create a body with the blood of others, and it was called "Blood Body Method".
Several decades ago, in Mangyuan Prefecture, which is a few prefectures away from here, someone used this secret method to seize the bodies of many monks, causing a bloody storm. "
"What did you say?"
Wei Zhong suddenly saw Tan Tai Lin put his face in front of him, with a look of coldness and a hint of surprise on his face.
Wei Zhong had no choice but to repeat: "I have seen a similar method before, it was inherited from a Nascent Soul cultivator..."
Tell everything you know about the Blood Body Technique.
Tan Tai Lin then sat back down in his seat, then covered his face and laughed wildly:
"Hahaha!"
All kinds of skinless animals appeared on the wall at the same time, sticking their heads out and staring at the people in the yard.
'Are these not all his incarnations?'
Wei Zhong suddenly felt a little frightened, and Ling Ziwei beside him was trembling with teeth chattering.
"Senior, senior?"
Wei Zhong couldn't help but remind him.
Tan Tai Lin then came to his senses, took his right hand away, and revealed a somewhat ugly smile.
The chill disappeared at this moment, and the skinless head outside the yard was instantly retracted.
"What a terrifying aura. If he's not a Jindan cultivator, he must be at least a Yuanying cultivator."
"Yes, yes, the information you provided is very valuable. Even this information alone is worth this secret method."
Tan Tai Lin immediately handed over two more jade slips, which contained the complete method.
“I would like to advise you two not to try to cultivate an incarnation using this method, and certainly not to allow it to exist for a long time.
It is best to cultivate it within half a year before the formation of the pill, and then use it as a substitute for the calamity. If it survives the thunder calamity, take the initiative to kill it completely. "
Wei Zhongzheng was somewhat puzzled, so Tan Tai Lin added:
"Otherwise you'd be like me."
He lifted up his black shirt, revealing his upper body.
What appeared in front of Wei Zhong and the others was a skinny body with a layer of dark yellow skin wrapped around the bones. There were even many places where the skin was missing, allowing a glimpse of its internal organs.
When Ling Ziwei saw this horrifying appearance, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and nose, with disbelief in her eyes.
I never expected that Senior Tan Tai, who has such profound cultivation, would have such a broken body.
Wei Zhong asked: "Could it be that all those skinless animals in the outside world are the incarnations of the seniors, and their flesh and blood also come from the seniors?"
Tan Tai Lin put on his robe again and nodded:
"You probably guessed it, kid. The skills I practiced are incomplete, which is why I became so horrible.
The flesh, blood, spirit, and even the divine consciousness will be shared by the incarnation and cannot be taken back. "
"What about the secret method in our hands?" Ling Ziwei asked in confusion.
"Don't worry, this method has been verified by me personally. As long as you don't covet the technique of incarnation, there will be no such disadvantages.
I originally asked someone to make the elixir just to delay my current predicament, but I didn't expect to get a chance to cure it from you. God will not let me go."
Tan Tai Lin seemed to be laughing crazily again.
Wei Zhong asked hurriedly, "Since you believe this, then the fragment of the technique held by True Lord Xuehai is the one you need?"
"Of course, apart from the famous Blood Venerable Xue Che from ancient times, who else could create such a blood skill?"
"Blood Venerable Xue Che?" Wei Zhong memorized the name.
“Moreover, the fellow who calls himself True Lord of the Sea of Blood has an incarnation technique that is so similar to mine, so he must be right.
After you help me make the elixir, I will go find him. Whether it’s by exchange or by robbing, I must get that incomplete skill back, so as to solve the hidden danger of my skill.”
'If it is true as the other party said, that he and True Lord Xuehai are holding the remnants of the magic of the Venerable Huashen, then Wei Zhong will not be surprised.
The skills that a person who has reached the state of transformation often have their own unique magic. They have their own outrageous cross-level skills, so it is not unreasonable for the other party to have the secret technique of replacing the robbery.'
"The younger generation wishes the seniors immediate success!
Also, what kind of elixir do you want me to refine? Can you please tell me now?"
Tan Tai Lin threw over a piece of leather with a pill recipe written on it using pen and ink.
The name of the pill is "Guiyuan Pill".
Wei Zhong glanced at the alchemy method, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter. He caught a glimpse of the skinless little snake that sprang out from his feet, then raised his head and stared at Tan Tai Lin in disbelief and asked:
"Senior, do you want to use these incarnations to make pills?"
(End of this chapter)