Chapter 133: Bait in the Water, Broken Feather Crane [5K]
Ye Linyuan was not going to follow the path of swallowing the Dao, but he still chose to practice the Cang Hai Ming Yue Gong. The fundamental reason was because he had the magical skill of refining spirits.
The magical art of refining spirits can refine treasures such as the Water Spirit Pearl to increase the speed of cultivation, which can greatly save Ye Linyuan's cultivation time and make up for the shortcomings of the Cang Hai Ming Yue Gong.
"Fortunately, I have the magical skill of refining spirits to help me. In the future, I shouldn't waste too much time practicing the Cang Hai Ming Yue Gong."
Ye Linyuan whispered in his mind, and then tried to cast some spells.
After some attempts, Ye Linyuan immediately noticed his changes and couldn't help but smile.
This time, the true essence of the Cang Hai Ming Yue Gong has undergone a qualitative change. It has slightly surpassed the initial stage of foundation building for those who mainly practice gold method, and is slightly better than the middle stage of foundation building for those who mainly practice wood method.
Such a huge improvement in the quality of his true essence made Ye Linyuan's overall combat power surge again. From his original level of just entering the middle stage of foundation building, he suddenly joined the ranks of veteran middle stage of foundation building.
This level of strength is probably comparable to that of the Nine-bend Spirit Crane in its prime, which is approximately the sixth level of foundation building.
"After another ten years, when Su Yue Fen Hui and Ming He Gong Ying have reached the Mahayana stage and mastered the exclusive secret method of Cang Hai Ming Yue Gong, the Sixth Transformation Condensation Yuan Jue, they should be able to completely suppress the Nine-bend Spirit Crane."
Ye Linyuan whispered in his mind, and then put away all distracting thoughts.
He took out six pieces of second-level spiritual wood and six taels of spiritual silk and began to weave second-level, low-grade formation flags.
The difficulty of refining a second-grade lower-grade formation device is not low. It took Ye Linyuan half a month to refine it successfully, and finally he obtained two sets of second-grade lower-grade formations.
These two sets of formations are one set of spirit gathering formation and one set of spirit locking formation. The former can increase the spirit gathering speed of the lower-grade spirit spring by three times, while the latter can increase the spiritual energy reserves of the lower-grade spirit spring by nine times.
According to Ye Linyuan's estimation, after setting up this formation, it would just be able to meet the cultivation needs of Ye Linyuan and Jiaoyuebei.
After solving the problem of spiritual energy required for cultivation, Ye Linyuan thought of Ancestor Han who was about to break through to the Jindan stage, and a hint of contemplation appeared in his eyes.
For a foundation-building cultivator who is about to form a pill, regardless of whether he succeeds or not, it is a rather amazing opportunity.
Moreover, once this person breaks through the fake elixir and knows the situation of the Song family, it is likely to cause Ye Linyuan a lot of trouble.
"If possible, try to make one or two arrangements to prevent this person from breaking through."
Ye Linyuan whispered in his mind, and quickly retracted his thoughts. He shook his head with a somewhat dark look in his eyes and said, "Now that I have just entered the foundation building stage, my strength and methods need to be improved urgently. I should accumulate ten years of foundation before discussing other things."
"..."
After refining rare treasures and obtaining a second-level spiritual vein and supporting formations, Ye Linyuan's path of cultivation was finally on the right track.
He began to practice meditation without distraction, and his cultivation level continued to improve as the years passed. Before he knew it, another five years had passed.
Until this day, Ye Linyuan suddenly heard a piece of news and immediately walked out of the retreat room.
"You mean, a sword grass appeared in the deep sea?"
In the family hall, Ye Linyuan sat on the main seat, looking at the several weapon-refining monks in front of him, and couldn't help revealing a hint of surprise.
Beside him, Shui Hanqing, Zhou Yuwan and Chu Lingxi were sitting on both sides, each of them revealing a hint of inquiry.
Shui Hanqing, in particular, showed a hint of anticipation in his eyes the moment he heard about the Sword Intent Grass.
The three people below nodded one after another, and the middle-aged man in the lead nodded respectfully and said, "How dare I deceive you, senior? We really saw the Sword Intent Grass."
"It's just that the Sword Intent Grass was taken away by a Peng monster, and it eventually escaped into the Golden Peng Islands. We couldn't catch up with it, so we sent this news back."
After hearing this, Ye Linyuan roughly understood the whole story.
It turned out that these three people were independent cultivators who were venturing into the deep sea. They accidentally discovered a Sword Intent Grass in the deep sea, but it was taken away by Yunpeng, who was in the late stage of Qi training.
Sword Intent Grass is a rare first-class treasure, and is also the key to Shui Hanqing's cultivation of the Taoist foundation of "Sword Qi Hengqiu".
Originally, Ye Linyuan planned to wait until the Xuanyuan Fruit was ripe, accumulate some spirit stones, and then participate in the Tianxing Fairy City Barter Conference, or go to the outside Jindan forces' barter conference to see if he could buy this rare and precious Jianyi Grass.
Now the Sword Intent Grass suddenly appeared right under his nose, which really surprised him.
With the appearance of such a treasure, Ye Linyuan naturally had no reason to give up, but he did not speak immediately. Instead, he rewarded the three people with a sum of spirit stones and then sent them away.
Afterwards, Ye Linyuan looked at Shui Hanqing and said with a slightly serious expression: "We are in urgent need of Sword Intent Grass, but Sword Intent Grass appeared before our eyes. This seems too strange."
"Something is wrong indeed."
Shui Hanqing also looked solemn, and then said in a rather serious tone: "As a rare treasure, Sword Intent Grass can generally only be cultivated by spiritual plant cultivators above the Near Dao level. The probability of such a treasure naturally being bred in the deep sea is extremely low."
"And it's too much of a coincidence that the Sword Will Grass was taken away by the Jinpeng Islands."
Ye Linyuan whispered slowly, revealing a hint of ridicule.
The Jinpeng Islands are a small shallow sea archipelago, which is occupied by the Jinpeng demon clan. It is said that this lineage only has two great foundation-building demon cultivators, and their cultivation is only at the initial stage of foundation-building.
With Ye Linyuan's strength, he can definitely take over the Jinpeng Islands. At least the probability of taking away the Sword Intent Grass is not low.
But this is too much of a coincidence. The Sword Intent Grass is extremely valuable. It not only appeared in the outside world, but it also happened to be taken away by the Golden Roc Islands. And Ye Linyuan happened to be able to suppress the Golden Roc Islands. All this seems too much of a coincidence.
Zhou Yuwan also came to his senses and couldn't help but say, "Such a simple plan, do they really think we will fall for it?"
"No, this is an open conspiracy."
Ye Linyuan spoke slowly, and then said with a burning gaze: "First-level rare treasures are already rare, and rare sword grass is even more rare. Only a very high-level spiritual plant cultivator and a chance coincidence can grow it."
"They are telling us that if we miss this opportunity, they will stop at nothing to prevent us from acquiring the Sword Intention Grass."
When everyone heard this, their expressions changed slightly.
As a rare treasure among rare treasures, Sword Intent Grass has been extremely rare since ancient times. Even Ye Linyuan could not guarantee that he could grow it 100%.
In the entire Tianxing Sea, there are usually only two or three Sword Grasses in a decade, and most of them will be bought by the Tianxing Sword Sect.
Shui Hanqing is nearly fifty years old now. If he is dragged down by those hostile forces for decades and misses the precious opportunity to build his foundation, he will really regret it for the rest of his life.
"The people who schemed against him were most likely the work of the Qinghe Immortal Sect."
Ye Linyuan spoke confidently, and then said with a hint of sneer: "Back then, Minghuang Jianzi used an open plot to plot against Qinghe Xianmen. Now Qinghe Xianmen is also using an open plot to plot against us. It seems that they are quite confident."
Seeing this, Shui Hanqing couldn't help biting her lip and said, "You don't have to take risks for me. Let Hanqing plan for the opportunity to build his foundation by himself."
"Silly girl."
Ye Linyuan smiled, touched Shui Hanqing's head and said, "You are my Taoist partner, so I can't just ignore this matter."
Having said this, Ye Linyuan stood up and wandered for a moment, calculating with his fingers: "The Qinghe Immortal Sect, the Meng Immortal Clan, and the Jinpeng Islands, the three major foundation-building forces are plotting against me together?"
"But with only three major forces, not even one person in the late foundation building stage, are you so confident that you can easily defeat me?"
Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart, and after calculating for a long time, he finally said with a hint of indifference: "I'm afraid it's more than that."
In fact, after repeated calculations, he did not detect any trace of other forces.
But Ye Linyuan believed that this did not mean that there were no plans by other forces, but that with his current attainments in divination, he was still unable to figure out the origins of the person behind the plot.
"It seems that we need to make some careful arrangements."
Ye Linyuan whispered in his mind, then looked at Shui Hanqing and said, "The matter of the Sword Intent Grass cannot be rushed. Let me make some plans, and then I will plan for the Sword Intent Grass."
Having said this, Ye Linyuan returned to the cave's spiritual eye and began to plan the situation he would face.
He first took out three chess pieces and casually placed them in three positions on the chessboard, representing the Jinpeng Islands, the Qinghe Immortal Sect, and the Meng Immortal Clan.
After placing the chess pieces, Ye Linyuan first looked towards the Jinpeng Islands, and then said with a bit of indifference: "The opponent on the surface is just a trigger to lure me into action."
"This lineage can't be considered a planner, nor a chess player. At most, it can only be considered as - [Bait in the Water]"
He looked at the Qinghe Immortal Gate again, and said with a hint of coldness: "It was originally a [bird in a cage], and was covered with wounds in its efforts to escape the cage. Now it only has the strength of Yi Bo, but it has set up a fishing plan to eliminate the enemy." "Maybe it calls itself a [old man on the stream], but in my eyes it is only a [broken-feather crane]."
Looking at the Meng Immortal Clan again, Ye Linyuan still said calmly: "My fellow practitioners, in order to have a chance to achieve enlightenment, did not hesitate to use the power of the entire clan to plot to kill me."
"Pathetic, hateful, and pathetic."
Having said this, Ye Linyuan casually left behind a chess piece - [Fellow Participant].
At this point, the identities and locations of the three people calculated by Ye Linyuan in this layout have been found out.
Then, he looked at the chess board in front of him, with a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
He casually took out a chess piece and placed it in the situation, then said calmly: "Minghuang Jianzi, a direct descendant of the Golden Elixir, can suppress the three great enemies [Water Bait], [Zheyu Crane] and [Fellow Participant] by himself."
"This chess piece is the [Bright Sword]."
Ye Linyuan knew very well that Minghuang Jianzi had reached a cooperation with him and would definitely not miss the opportunity to kill Jiuqu Linghe.
Therefore, the Minghuang Sword can be fully utilized as a chess piece and can be a great help to Ye Linyuan.
But even so, those people still have the confidence to plan and layout. It can be seen that they must have a killing chess piece in their hands, which is enough to stop this important figure who is the direct descendant of the Golden Core. Only in this way can they surround and kill Ye Linyuan.
Knowing this, Ye Linyuan casually picked up a white chess piece and dropped it on a corner of the chessboard, saying, "This person must be Chixiake, but I don't know which descendant of the Chixia Sect he is."
As he continued to calculate like this, Ye Linyuan recalled the three most direct descendants of the Golden Elixir Master in the Chixia Sect, and he roughly guessed who the visitor was.
【Bait in the water】【Broken Feather Crane】【Tong Canren】【Ming Huang Sword】【Chi Xia Ke】
At this point, Ye Linyuan had roughly made a clear distinction between the main characters and forces in this situation.
Then he took out another chess piece, representing his identity falling on expectations: "In their plan, my identity should be [Fish in the Water]."
"But the position I have always sought is the [Dragon in the Abyss]."
Ye Linyuan pondered in his heart, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter.
He kept circling the chess piece in his hand, his eyes becoming increasingly profound.
After a long time, he slowly stood up, raised his sword and flew away from the Qinghe Islands.
After arriving at the Tianxing Sword Sect, Ye Linyuan met with Minghuang Sword Master quietly, and no one knew what they talked about.
However, when Ye Linyuan left, his originally solemn look relaxed a lot, and there was a bit more of a confident air in his expression.
After returning to Yejia Island, Ye Linyuan locked himself in the spiritual eye of the cave and began to practice in a deeper level.
"..."
Time flies, and in a daze, another five years have passed.
On this day, Ye Linyuan held a tortoise shell in his hand, constantly absorbing the power of Taoism from it, until one moment Ye Linyuan's breath suddenly paused.
In an instant, the phantom of an old turtle appeared on his body, and finally slowly dissipated into nothingness.
"The Black Turtle of the North Sea is indeed a true spirit of heaven and earth. Just by absorbing the tiny Taoist essence from its shell, my Black Turtle Breathing Technique and Divination Technique have become Taoist."
“Moreover, the Dao essence consumed is probably less than one ten-thousandth of the Dao essence contained in the tortoise shell. It seems that in the future, there will be no shortage of resources for the practice of these two spells for a long time.”
Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart, looking at the tortoise shell in front of him, and couldn't help but smile.
Over the years, he had continuously absorbed the essence of Tao from the tortoise shell to practice the Black Turtle Breathing Technique and the Divination Technique. Even if he could only absorb a tiny bit each time, he had unknowingly been able to master the two major shortcut magics.
After mastering the two great magic spells, Ye Linyuan's concealment ability and attainments in divine secrets have greatly improved.
According to Ye Linyuan's estimation, even though his cultivation is not enough now, he should be able to get a glimpse of the layout of the fake pill cultivator, which will greatly enhance his ability to survive.
Knowing this, Ye Linyuan combined the existing information to calculate for a moment. Some people who had been ignored by him gradually became clearer under his calculations.
"Xuan Ling San Ren, he also succeeded in building his foundation. Is he here to avenge his shame?"
"The old ghost of Blood Soul, he wants to interfere in everything, he is really haunting us."
"Eh, there's him too?...That's interesting."
Ye Linyuan calculated one by one, looked at the gradually clearing layout in front of him, and finally revealed a smile.
He slowly stood up and placed the seven chess pieces, namely, [Bait in the Water], [Broken Feather Crane], [Fellow Practitioner], [Minghuang Sword], [Chixia Guest], [Avenger], and [Speculator] one by one.
Then a few more fell, but he did not name them.
Finally, he placed another chess piece, which was - [Dragon in the Abyss].
"..."
After placing the chess pieces, Ye Linyuan reviewed the game one last time and finally put away the entire chessboard.
Then he stood up and left the cave, came out of the cave's spiritual eye, and came to the spiritual field in the valley.
At this time, after ten years of accumulation, the Ye family's sixty acres of Xuanyuan Dan have gradually matured, and a batch of second-level refining marrow flowers are also close to maturity.
The most important thing is that in the core of the spiritual field, there are four ancient trees full of vitality, namely the Five Elements Wood, the Spiritual Peach Tree, the Spiritual Willow Tree, and the Spiritual Mulberry Tree.
After years of careful cultivation, the spiritual peach tree and the spiritual willow tree finally transformed into first-grade rare spiritual woods not long ago.
The Five Elements Wood and the Spirit Mulberry Tree had slightly weaker foundations, and coupled with insufficient resources, they were only promoted to second-grade inferior spirit wood.
Ye Linyuan felt a little regretful that the two spiritual trees he had cultivated with great care did not successfully become rare treasures, but he was not too sad.
"After all, a second-level spiritual wood is a rare item, and Linyuan of the Five Elements has planted more than 30 of them. If this one doesn't work, he can choose to cultivate other ones in the future. Anyway, he has plenty of time in the future."
Thinking of this, Ye Linyuan casually cut down the Five Elements Wood and obtained fourteen pieces of second-grade low-grade spiritual wood, and then took out the willow wood heart and peach wood heart.
After doing all this, he watered the spirit willow tree and the spirit peach tree with a large amount of Qianyang water, and nurtured their essence with the spirit-nourishing technique.
According to Ye Linyuan's estimation, the spiritual peach tree and the spiritual willow tree would inevitably be seriously damaged after their wood cores were taken away. However, with his spiritual plant skills, day and night care, and the use of a large amount of Qianyang water for nurturing, he should be able to help the two spiritual trees recover within twenty years.
Of course, these are all later stories. After Ye Linyuan took the wood heart and the five elements wood, he picked the Xuanyuan fruits and got a total of 600 Xuanyuan fruits.
Unfortunately, the first-level spiritual field is not spiritual enough, and these Xuanyuan fruits are only second-level lower-quality. Otherwise, with Ye Linyuan's cultivation skills, he should be able to cultivate a small amount of second-level mid-quality Lingzhen Xuanyuan fruits.
After getting these Xuanyuan fruits, Ye Linyuan took Zhou Yuwan and Chu Lingxi with him and flew quietly to the Tianxing Sea.
It was not until a long time later that he came to a hidden and desolate desert deep in the Tianxing Continent.
"Brother Ye, you came quite quickly."
Shortly after Ye Linyuan arrived, there was a change in the desert, revealing a hidden oasis.
Minghuang Jianzi walked out, glanced at the two girls behind Ye Linyuan and said, "These two are the brothers and sisters who have mastered the shortcut magic, right?"
"She is indeed a gifted lady of heaven. There are not many beauties like her in the entire Tianxing Sea."
Ye Linyuan nodded, and then said: "They are lucky. They practiced Tao Liu together and were able to cultivate the near-path magic."
Minghuang Jianzi nodded, then led everyone to the oasis, and said solemnly: "The second-grade superior spiritual vein here is the hidden foundation of our Tianxing Sword Sect, and only a very small number of cultivators know about it."
"I also paid a huge price to allow my two brothers and sisters to break through and come here."
Ye Linyuan took a look at the spiritual energy that was abundant in the desert, and nodded with satisfaction after obtaining the second-grade superior formation that could conceal the movement of the foundation-building cultivator's breakthrough.
Seeing this, Minghuang Jianzi couldn't help but smile and said, "The spiritual vein here is located deep in the desert. There is no one living within a thousand miles. In addition, there is a second-level upper-grade hidden spiritual formation to block it. No one will notice the breakthrough of the two brothers and sisters."
(End of this chapter)
