Inquiry about immortality

Somewhere in the East China Sea.

The sky was filled with dark clouds and evil spirits.

Amidst the evil spirit, teams of fully-armored demon soldiers patrolled back and forth, filled with murderous intent.

Qin Sang and Li Yufu came here quietly and stood on the clouds. Li Yufu released a wisp of Qi. After a moment, the demonic energy below began to fluctuate obscurely. A burly figure flashed in front of them and let out a hearty laugh.

"Master Li, if you have any instructions, just send a talisman over. Why bother... uh..."

The person who came was none other than the Black Lion Great Sage, now the Black Lion Saint King. He only sensed the aura of Li Yufu in the cave and never expected that there was another person.

When he saw Qin Sang, the Black Lion Saint King was stunned, his eyes widened like copper bells, but he quickly reacted, rolled in the clouds, transformed into a black lion monster, crawled at Qin Sang's feet, and shouted.

"Little demon greets the master!"

This series of actions was as smooth as water, which amazed Li Yufu and made him sigh at how flexible the Saint King was.

Little did he know that the Black Lion Saint King was now sweating all over, and was extremely grateful for his wise decision back then. After leaving Qingyang Temple, he never made things difficult for the other party and maintained their friendship.

His big furry head was almost buried in the clouds, and he wanted to rub Qin Sang's feet. He said in a flattering tone, "I knew that the master was a lucky man, and he would definitely..."

"All right!"

Qin Sang interrupted the black lion, and with a flash of inspiration, he shook him away, "Since the jade axe has removed the restrictions on you, you are no longer my mount. Considering that you have been relatively well-behaved over the years, I will not make things difficult for you. You should continue to be your Holy King."

When the Black Lion Saint King heard that Qin Sang did not recognize him as his mount, he was worried at first, but finally he felt relieved. He transformed into a human form, bowed deeply to Qin Sang, and still called him "Master".

"Thank you for your forgiveness, sir!"

Then he added, "Without the master and Liuli Fairy, I wouldn't be where I am today. If the master gives me an order, I will do my best to complete it."

"You are quite clever."

Qin Sang smiled and asked, "What is your status in the demon tribe?"

The Black Lion Saint King heard that Qin Sang was asking about the entire demon race, not just the East China Sea. He immediately had several guesses in his mind. His eyes rolled and he complained, "Master, all the demons in the world know that I am closer to the human race and Qingyang Temple. They have been on guard against me, both openly and secretly, and exclude me from every important discussion. The guys from the Demon Sea were even more unhappy when they saw me. If they had to contact Master Li through me, I am afraid that the Dragon Whale Saint King would have driven me out of the East China Sea long ago!"

He described himself as extremely miserable.

Qin Sang knew that with the Black Lion Saint King's smooth personality, he would not be in a bad situation anywhere.

"I just happened to be passing by. Today I just want to see an old friend. Maybe I will have something for you to do in the future. Don't make it public for now."

"Little demon understands!"

The Black Lion Saint King bowed with a serious look, but suddenly his eyes blurred and Qin Sang and Li Yufu disappeared. Only then did he feel relieved.

He rubbed his chin lightly with his hand, a thoughtful look on his face. Although Qin Sang did not give any orders, it was not difficult to guess something. He might as well make some arrangements and be prepared first.

In the future, if you do things beautifully and please the master, not only will your resentment be gone, but you will also surely be rewarded.

Thinking of this, the Black Lion Saint King looked at the cave and sneered. That was where the Dragon Whale Saint King's palace was located, deliberately built near his dojo.

……

If Liuli is not taken into consideration, Zhongzhou is still the most powerful among all the domains. The Three Religions Alliance formed by Ganlu Zen Temple, Bajingguan and Tianhao Tower in the past has not only not disbanded, but the ties have become increasingly close. Other forces in Zhongzhou can only rely on them.

Among these powerful men in Zhongzhou, the ones that Qin Sang has had the most contact with and is most familiar with are Lu Zhang, the current master of Bunian Mountain, and the Poison King of Wandu Mountain.

It is said that the Poison King was able to survive the catastrophe by relying on the sect's sacred object, the corpse of the five-transformation bloodthirsty miasma spirit, and the sect's sacred object was destroyed, which saved him from the disaster. Today, the Ten Thousand Poison Mountain still has a strange image in the minds of the world, but in fact the sect's power is gradually declining.

Qin Sang only had a general understanding of the situation in Zhongzhou and did not go to meet anyone because Zhongzhou was rather complicated and required careful consideration.

Several major sects in Zhongzhou, especially the Buddhist, Taoist and Demonic sects, have all produced monks who have ascended to heaven, and sometimes more than one. One day, one of the monks who ascended to heaven in those days will come to visit.

Qin Sang was used to leaving a way out when doing things, and would not cut off the inheritance of these sects. He allowed them to exist because of this consideration. Otherwise, when the ascended people found that the inheritance was cut off, they would have an extra enemy for no reason.

Of course, if the ascended person wants to take the younger generation away, Qin Sang will not stop him, maybe he can gain an extra ally. But if the other party has any intentions towards the Storm Realm, he will still have to fight.

Passing through Zhongzhou, they came to the edge of the former storm. The magma and flames were gone, replaced by a vibrant and prosperous land.

From Zhongzhou to Xitu is a whole piece of land. After the Demon Sea and Canglang Sea migrated over, they were placed on the south side of the land, between Zhongzhou and Xitu.

The land of Zhongzhou now has, from west to east, the Xitu people, the Yaohai monster people, the Canglanghai people, the Wu people and the Zhongzhou people.

This arrangement was made after careful consideration, because it was impossible for the Changyou army to cross the defense line and attack silently from the north side of the land. The main defense was against attacks from the south. Arranging them here was also to form a long defense line to guard this place.

The demon clan and the witch clan are separated by the human clan of Canglang Sea to prevent them from secretly colluding with each other. At the same time, they are sandwiched between the human clan so that if there is any unusual movement, the human clan will be able to detect it.

The leader of the witch clan is still the old demon Fang.

It is impossible for Old Demon Fang to be unhindered by his soul-inhabiting insect body. Qin Sang was actually a little surprised that he could actually break through to the state of transformation into a god.

In the Canglang Sea, the Wu Clan was no match for the human race, so they could only retreat to the Wushen Continent. The attack by the Changyou Clan was another major blow. Among the three clans, the Wu Clan was the weakest, but they were more united. More than 90% of the clan members gathered in one place, with Wushen Mountain as the center.

Among the witch clan, Fang Lao Mo has an unparalleled reputation and his orders are enforced.

As long as we convince Old Demon Fang, the Witch Clan will be the easiest to deal with.

Qin Sang left the Wu Clan behind, and there was still a lot of use for him. He and Tianmu Butterfly were about to break through, and were getting closer and closer to the fusion stage. Before breaking through the fusion stage, he must find the Ghost Mother and ask for the secret technique to help Tianmu Butterfly transform.

Next, Qin Sang did not go to see Old Demon Fang, but only visited the Four Saints Palace and met with Palace Master Bao Zhengnan.

The position of the Four Saints Palace became increasingly unstable. First, they were sandwiched between the witch tribe and the demon tribe, and had a deep blood feud with the two tribes. Second, after moving here, the righteous and evil forces that were originally suppressed by the Four Saints Palace, as well as the remnants of the three major business alliances, became more active and secretly connected with the forces in Zhongzhou, each with their own ulterior motives.

The forces in Zhongzhou are not afraid of the Four Saints Palace. Bao Zhengnan is powerless to stop them and sensed the crisis early on.

Because of this, the Four Saints Palace, like the Xuantian Palace, has always stood firmly on the side of Liuli and Qingyang Temple.

Qin Sang's arrival gave Bao Zhengnan peace of mind.

It is enough to have the Four Saints Palace and Xuantian Palace cooperating with him. If too many people know about it, it will easily backfire.

“Palace Master Bao, there is no need to see me off. I will come to visit you again someday,” Qin Sang bowed and said goodbye, continuing his journey west.

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Western soil.

The gate of Dabei Zen Temple was reduced to scorched earth.

Back then, the Western Region also suffered a fierce attack. Master Huaiyin led the Western Region monks to retreat, abandoning most of the Western Region and retreating to the teleportation array. With the support of Zhongzhou, they kept the Changyou tribe here. (I remembered it wrong last time. It was Master Xingji of Ganlu Zen Temple who fell in the heavenly calamity.)
The situation is still the same now. The two sides are confronting each other in the West. The West was one of the most tragic battlefields and has long been reduced to ruins.

Qin Sang stood on a sand dune, with his hands behind his back, looking at the Changyou army opposite, and suddenly felt a fierce aura coming towards him.

At this point, he had basically traveled through all the major areas of the Storm Realm and had a general idea in his mind.

After watching for a while, Qin Sang slowly turned around, rode on the light of escape, and returned to Luye.

Sensing his return, Silu walked out of the quiet room.

Several pools disappeared without a trace, and no one knew where they had gone.

Si Lu has been healing his wounds and consolidating his foundation. He had only suppressed the injuries before. If he wants to recover completely, he needs to rest for a while.

Qin Sang bowed and said, "It's almost time. I can't leave for the moment. I can only trouble you to go and bring Su Nu and the others back."

Si Lu said yes and set off without hesitation.

After seeing Silu off, Qin Sang ordered the transfer of Luye. After flying eastward for a while, it stopped over a vast mountain area.

The vast land is crisscrossed by rivers.

Peaks stand tall and towering mountain ranges rise and fall, extending to the end of the sight, just like dragons and snakes running.

This place is located on the west side of the Northern Wilderness of Zhongzhou and was originally within the storm area.

Because the terrain is too rugged, no mortal is willing to migrate here, and it is uninhabited.

After the Storm Realm returned to the universe, spiritual energy revived and there were differences in the levels of different places. The holy place for cultivation was still the Zhongzhou area.

Nourished by the vitality of heaven and earth in the universe, the "poor mountains and bad waters" of the Northern Wasteland have turned into beautiful mountains and rivers, the nine disasters of the Northern Wasteland have disappeared, and the Zhongzhou Demon Sect is living a very comfortable life.

This place is not much different. It looks extraordinary and is undoubtedly a fairyland. The Qingyang Temple has a branch built here.

However, the spiritual veins here are too scattered and the spiritual energy is chaotic. To build a mountain gate, the spiritual veins must be moved and the spiritual energy must be relocated. This is undoubtedly a huge project that small sects cannot afford because it was occupied by Qingyang Temple first. The big sects are unwilling to compete with Qingyang Temple, and it is still abandoned.

Li Yufu occupied this place because he considered that Luye was just a temporary measure. After Qingyang Temple became stronger, it would definitely have to rebuild the mountain gate, and this place was one of the alternatives.

"From now on, the gate to Qingyang Temple will be here!"

Qin Sang pointed to the ground and made the decision with one word.

Li Yufu bowed and accepted the order, returned to Luye, summoned his disciples, and issued orders one by one.

Qin Sang stood quietly in place, his spiritual sense spreading out, sweeping across countless mountains and rivers, penetrating into the ground, taking in every spiritual vein, penetrating into the most subtle places, and extending to the endless distance.

An image emerged in his mind. Even the tiniest spiritual vein would be reflected. Countless spiritual veins were first broken up and then reorganized again and again.

Qin Sang tried his best to deduce it, and he couldn't remember how many times he had reorganized it, but he was still not satisfied.

If he just wanted to open the mountain gate, it wouldn't be so troublesome, but he also wanted to build the main altar of Lei Tan here.

This place was chosen because, firstly, it is considered the center of the entire Storm Realm, and secondly, it can intimidate the forces in Zhongzhou, so that the disciples of Qingyang Temple will never lack opponents in the future.

After an unknown amount of time, Qin Sang's eyes flashed and he finally stopped deducing, with a hint of fatigue in his eyes.

Li Yufu had been waiting for a long time. Qin Sang took out a blank jade slip and engraved the contents deduced before on it. He said, "In the future, we will move the spiritual veins based on this. We can first set up the first level of the mountain protection formation. Let Shen Chen refine this part of the formation."

Li Yufu's spiritual sense probed into the jade slip, and when he saw the mountain protection formation, he felt it was extremely complicated. He tried to force himself to comprehend it, and he felt dizzy. He couldn't help but feel surprised and happy.

Just the first level of the mountain protection formation is the best among all the sects in the Storm Realm. I wonder how powerful the complete formation is!

Little did they know that Qin Sang had integrated all the large formations he had obtained in the past, such as the Tianhe Nisha Formation, into it, which was not comparable to the small Storm Realm.

This place is not only the gate of Qingyang Temple, but also his future Taoist temple, so it must be perfect.

These were enough to keep Qingyang Temple busy for a while. Qin Sang ordered Li Yufu to retreat. Without rushing to do other things, he flew into the North Sea alone, landed on a deserted island, and set up battle flags around it.

While traveling in the Storm Realm, Qin Sang did not relax his practice.

During this period, his understanding of the divine will of the holy statue became deeper and deeper, and he felt a slight throbbing in his senses.

He realized that this might be an opportunity for a breakthrough.

The spiritual power obtained from the witch clan's chants is about to be refined. Once the foundation is completely solid, I can try to reach the middle stage of the Void Refining Realm!
After setting up the forbidden formation, Qin Sang released Zhuque and the two demon lords to stand guard around.

He sat on the ground, his mind deep in meditation, his breath only fluctuating slightly occasionally.

The island was peaceful.

Gradually, even the slightest fluctuation disappeared, and Qin Sang felt that the last trace of disharmony in his body was smoothed out, which meant that he had completely digested the witch clan's praise spell!

‘Hoo ho! ’

A strong wind suddenly arose, and Qin Sang devoured the vitality of heaven and earth like a whale, gradually pushing his achievements to the peak.

After a period of silence, Qin Sang has sorted out his own path and can try to break through!

He awakened the Sky-Eye Butterfly to help him break through. After a while, a slight fluctuation appeared on his body, which disappeared in an instant and reappeared again, and this continued non-stop. Every time it appeared, the fluctuation would become stronger.

Zhuque and the two demon lords had been paying attention to this place. Sensing something unusual, they all looked over.

In an instant, the vital energy of heaven and earth was in turmoil and rushed towards the island frantically. The void here seemed to be pierced, and the speed of swallowing was so terrifying that a huge vortex of spiritual energy appeared in the sky.

At this time, Zhuque and the others vaguely saw a shadow in the vortex of spiritual energy, which was Qin Sang's Dharma body!
Qin Sang completely forgot everything. He felt that there was only a barrier in front of him. As long as he rushed forward with all his strength, he would reach a brand new world.

'boom! ’

The clouds and mist dissipated, and the vortex suddenly disappeared, and was swallowed up by the shadow in an instant. The Dharma body stood in the void, shining with colorful light all over the body, and disappeared in an instant, returning to normal, and escaping back into the body of the original body.

Qin Sang suddenly opened his eyes and smiled. He finally broke through to the middle stage of the Void Refining Stage! (End of this chapter)