Practice begins with a fisherman

In the previous battles, no matter whether it was the treasure of thousands of miles of ice or the treasure of nine cold water arrows, it had been used several times, and it had little influence on the monks in the late Jindan stage.

The old man didn't pay much attention to it at the beginning, but when the two combined to show a powerful attacking power, it was a completely different look.

The figure of the cultivator in the late Jindan period who was chasing after him couldn't help but pause, as if he sensed a little threat to his own safety from the flying ice arrows, and it was this moment of hesitation that gave Zhao Shoushou another shot. Chance to get away.

Of course, although the mutual blessing of the two kinds of treasures is a small trump card for him, it can only be regarded as a small trouble for monks in the later stage of Jindan.

I saw a shield covered with special patterns appearing out of thin air, and the indomitable Nine Frost Arrow was doomed to fail in the face of the absolute difference in strength.

Since Zhao Shoushou decided to fight back, the method would naturally not be so single. He flicked the ecstasy clock that had never appeared before, and it fell from the sky. Attacked towards Jindan Late Stage monks.

A good-quality shield in the hands of a Jindan late-stage monk can have a good effect on the Nine Frost Arrow, but it is helpless against the invisible and intangible sound attack spirit.

"It turns out that the enchanted clock has been refined, but it can be regarded as a very scheming monk who can persist until now. Although the enchanted clock is good, it is not enough to repel the old man." The old man with a disgusted face actually passed After ten days of pursuit, Ben already had a certain intention of retreating.

The appearance of the Fascinating Clock at this time gave him a good excuse. If the two of them fought openly and aboveboard, he would naturally win easily.

It's a pity that from the very beginning of the battle, Zhao Shoushou decisively chose to run away when facing a strong enemy. If he wanted to get the result, he didn't know how much energy he would spend. It's not worth it just for a third-tier low-grade magic weapon.

What's more, even though he lost the Fascinating Clock, after all, he bought another one at the Tianxuan Island Auction, which was enough to make his wife happy, so why bother to continue entanglement?

"This old guy is gone? Could it be because someone from Zhao has already refined the ecstasy clock? What a strange guy." The battle started suddenly and ended just as suddenly. Zhao Shoushou had no choice at all.

However, he didn't dare to be careless. If this Jindan late-stage monk suddenly regretted coming back, wouldn't he have to go back to the days when he was hunted down a few days ago?

After the figure of the old man disappeared, Zhao Shoushou also immediately chose a completely opposite direction to disappear, without any hesitation along the way, he firmly moved in the direction of the Exploration Pill.

Originally, after overcoming countless difficulties and obstacles as a casual cultivator to be promoted to Jindan, and successfully held the throne of the island master of the Exploring Spirit Island, there is a bit of arrogance in his heart anyway.

After going through the Tianxuan Island auction and the pursuit battle, he had a clear understanding of the reality. A first-tier Golden Core cultivator is not a strength to be proud of in the entire overseas cultivation world.

"A certain person has already accumulated enough accumulation at the first level of Golden Core, and the polishing of the bottleneck has also been going on for a long time. This time, with the help of three buffs and spirit pills, it is not too difficult to advance to the second level of Golden Core. Only success is allowed. Don't fail." Zhao Shoushou secretly made up his mind.

Six days later, he returned to explore the spirit island smoothly, and entered the cave with abundant spiritual power without alarming any monks, and began to retreat and practice.

According to predictions, the retreat will take about three to five years, and of course it may be shortened if everything goes well.

Only Jindan stage monks who explore the spirit island are eligible to enter this cave, which is closest to where the spirit veins are located. Therefore, during the few years he left, it has been in a closed state.

Under the sufficient supply of the third-order spiritual veins, the spiritual power in the cave is almost in the middle state from gasification to liquid. As soon as Fang enters it, these energetic spiritual powers can't wait to drill a little bit into the body along the pores go.

"The time, place, and people are harmonious. All of them have been concentrated. There is really no reason why Mr. Zhao failed to break into the new realm." After a murmur, he was sitting cross-legged on the ground and quickly entered the state of cultivation.

With the operation of "Congealing Water Jue", a large amount of spiritual power in the cave was rapidly refined and disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the dantian, the golden elixir that was originally chasing and fleeing in the late stage of the golden elixir and fighting fiercely was slightly dim due to excessive consumption. , devouring the refined spiritual power greedily, traces of golden lines reappeared on his body.

Every time he tries to hit a new level, Zhao Shoushou will take the lead in raising his energy to the peak state to ensure the highest success rate, and this time is naturally no exception.

Because of the large amount of consumption in the process of cultivation, the supply of spiritual power in some low-level retreat rooms in the periphery will be affected a little bit.

"The retreat room was opened next to the spiritual vein, and the supply of spiritual power here is abnormal. It must be that the ancestors are practicing some powerful treasures or advancing to a new level of cultivation." Soon such specious news spread across the entire expedition spirit island. Spread slowly.

Chapter 556 Promoted to the Second Level of Jindan

This news is worth celebrating for all the monks on the entire Spirit Island. Exploring the Spirit Island has a special status in the entire overseas cultivation world.

It is not ruled out that some people are greedy for the inheritance here. The stronger the strength of the Jindan monks sitting here, it is also a powerful guarantee for them.

The reason why Expedition Spirit Island has been as stable as Mount Tai in the past hundreds of years is that the last owner of the Golden Core Island was a powerful and veteran Golden Core mid-stage monk.

Although they are also Jindan monks, the difference between the early stage and the middle stage is quite clear to the monks present. Coupled with the series of tragic experiences before, they fully support the improvement of the island master's cultivation base.

Therefore, after guessing the reason for the abnormal supply of spiritual power in the retreat room of Lingdao, these monks not only did not complain, but subconsciously blocked all the retreat rooms downstream to reduce the consumption of spiritual power, hoping that the ancestors could complete the retreat as soon as possible , Improve your own cultivation.

Zhao Shoushou, who was in retreat, didn't know much about the changes in the outside world, and he didn't care about them. Now he was concentrating almost all his energy on the cultivation that was at a critical juncture.

As time went by little by little, it was not until a year later that he thought that he was at the peak state of energy and spirit, and a round golden pill in his dantian would burst out with bursts of golden light with every rotation. A pleated and shining golden core pattern is already on the verge of splitting.

Whenever the cultivation base is promoted, in addition to the obvious increase in the size of the golden core itself, the golden core pattern will also increase by one. When it is on the ninth floor of the golden core, it will be a nine-in-one Only after one cycle of reincarnation is completed, can one be regarded as the real golden elixir peak, possessing the qualification to become a baby from broken elixir.

The current Zhao Shoushou is just a novice on this road, and he is still a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the next big realm.

About a year and a half later, the golden elixirs dripping in the dantian could no longer refine any mana into it, and when he was at the peak level of the real golden elixirs, he finally released the first buff-dividing spirit elixir. In the entrance.

The third-order low-grade gain-distraction spirit pill has two functions. First, the gain is naturally that the spirit pill contains sufficient spiritual power, which can provide assistance at critical moments; second, distraction. Spiritual consciousness has nothing to do with it.

The so-called distraction here is to assist the splitting of the first golden elixir pattern and promote the formation and stability of the second golden elixir pattern, which is also crucial for the achievement of the second layer of golden elixir.

The spirit pill melts in the mouth. Compared with the various spirit pills that he has taken before, this spirit pill has no smell. If he could not detect the birth of an abnormal force in his body, Zhao Shoushou would even doubt whether the spirit pill ever really existed.

After a year and a half of gestation and practice, the Golden Elixir, which was already in a peak state and could not refine any spiritual power, began to rotate again under the action of the Spiritual Elixir at this moment, as if the original There are still some unfilled gaps in the compacted panacea.

Among them, the most obvious manifestation is naturally the distraction power in the spirit pill. With their integration, the first golden pill pattern that was already in a split state began to split again.

This is not an easy process, and it requires a lot of power. Even with the full support of the spirit pill and the spirit vein, the folds and brilliance of the golden pill are still dimming again at a speed visible to the naked eye .

The golden core pattern is an inseparable and important part of the golden core. If it is split naturally, it will basically not cause too obvious pain. It is impossible to achieve such an extent.

Once the elixir is added to this process, it is like a sharp blade turning it from one living into two. The role of the elixir is only to ensure that the two brand new golden elixir patterns have not died due to division. has no effect.

Fortunately, monks face most of all kinds of painful trials during their practice, so this kind of pain, which is similar to scraping bones to cure poison, is still within its acceptable range.

However, the drips of sweat on the forehead are unavoidable, and the veins on the face are also prominent. In short, this retreat is not as smooth as imagined.

After the first buff-dividing spirit pill was completely refined in about a month, the lines of the first golden pill were not completely split, and the volume of the golden pill itself also did not meet the requirements of the second layer of the golden pill.

Even though all preparations have been made before taking the refining elixir, the difficulty of seeking to be promoted to the second level of the golden elixir this time is still far beyond his expectations.

Fortunately, at that time, he spared no expense in buying three buff-dividing spirit pills. Otherwise, whether he could be promoted this time is really between two possibilities, and Zhao Shoushou is not absolutely sure of success.

After the second elixir enters the abdomen and is refined, the main body of the golden elixir is basically split apart, leaving only a little connection at the end. It seems obvious that it is about one-third larger than the Jindan layer.

From all aspects, it basically met the requirements of the second level of Jindan, but Zhao Shoushou could clearly feel that there was still a trace of shackles in the dark.

If one wanted to smoothly advance from the first level of the golden elixir to the second level of the golden elixir, the membrane of this layer must be completely pierced, so Zhao Shoushou decisively took the third elixir.

"Crack" I don't know how long it took, and there was only a faint sound coming from the body, the second stripe on the surface of the golden core was completely formed, and the speed of rotation also increased several times at this moment.

Zhao Shoushou's body turned into a big funnel, vigorously devouring the spiritual power around his body, and he still seemed a little unable to make ends meet under the full supply of the third-order spiritual veins.

"The second floor of the golden core, complete" This is the only thought in his heart at this moment. In fact, at the same time, outside the closed cave, a large amount of spiritual power floating in the air also reverses along the suction force. Come, form a funnel-shaped existence.

At this moment, the spiritual power of almost the entire spiritual island was gathering towards his cave, which was also a signal of success to the monks outside.

Successful promotion to the second level of Jindan does not mean that he can leave the test in the near future. Zhao Shoushou needs enough time to stabilize and adapt to the new realm of cultivation.

The Golden Core stage is completely different from the previous cultivation realms. There is an obvious gap in strength between each different small realm. Therefore, after being promoted to a new realm, monks must have enough time to adapt.

The successful promotion to the second level of Jindan this time also shows that in the past few decades, his cultivation has been effective, and nothing has been wasted.

Chapter 557

It has been about a hundred years since he was successfully promoted to Jindan. In the first 50 years, most of Zhao Shoushou's energy was spent on searching for spiritual materials and refining magic weapons, and he could use it in peace of mind. The time for cultivation is really very little.

As for the real retreat, it almost does not exist. It is not until the refining of the water control gun is completed, and after having a barely self-protection force in the cultivation world, it can be regarded as the real start to seek improvement and progress in cultivation.

It is already a remarkable achievement for a Golden Core cultivator who was born as a casual cultivator to complete the refining of the first magic weapon and be promoted to the second level of Golden Core with nothing in more than a hundred years.

Although I dare not say that I am the best in the world of cultivation, I can proudly pat my chest and say that I am not inferior to some monks of the same rank from famous schools, and even perform better than them.

"The ancestor was successfully promoted to the second floor of Jindan, and the recruitment of the next wave of new members of Expedition Spirit Island can begin. The ten seed members who have been observed recently will send invitation letters to participate in the test mission in the name of Spirit Island." Expedition Spirit Island [-] In the hall, encouraged by Zhao Shoushouxiu's promotion, a new round of recruiting work will start again.

After all, considering the number of people who are currently exploring the spirit island, it is undoubtedly a dream to expand its influence. Only by including some sects and family monks in the late stage of foundation establishment, can its power be restored a little bit.

With Zhao Shoushou's character, he obviously doesn't care about these complicated matters, and he won't deal with them, so the remaining dozen or so Foundation Establishment Stage monks will make their own decisions.

Compared with the previous mid-stage Jindan island owner, Zhao Shoushou seemed to truly believe in governance by doing nothing. He didn't care about any mundane affairs on the spirit island, and let several late-stage foundation-building monks handle them.

As long as there is no problem with the safety of the spirit island, the Jindan island master will be indifferent to everything, and will devote almost all his energy to improving his cultivation.

This situation is like two extremes for different monks. Some monks who are keen on power can play freely; on the contrary, it is a quite sad scene for some monks who hope to get the guidance of the ancestors. .

As a monk who is dedicated to improving his cultivation, the thoughts of these foundation-building monks will not have any influence on him.

Of course, Zhao Shoushou is not purely indifferent. He once publicly announced some incentive measures on Lingdao, provided that the task can be completed or some useful information can be collected.

It is quite difficult to advance in the realm of comprehension by relying on monks alone. Another reason why Zhao Shoushou stayed on Exploring Spirit Island was to inquire about all kinds of anecdotes and some interesting things through these foundation-building monks. value information.

For example, this Tianxuan Island auction, if it wasn't because of its enormous influence in the cultivation world, and because he happened to meet some monks to discuss it, he might have missed it.

It can be imagined from this incident that in the past hundred years, it is very likely that many important events in the cultivation world have been missed, and there are even countless opportunities.

Therefore, Zhao Shoushou supported these foundation-building monks trying to expand the number of monks on the expedition spirit island and re-enhance the prestige of the expedition team. Even if there were some troubles in the middle, he was willing to help.

"It's just an improvement of a small grade. For a certain person, he has already felt the improvement of his cultivation. The last time he was able to escape from the hands of a late Jindan monk, he was really lucky." This is what Zhao Shoushou remembers most at this moment. Feeling in the heart.

As the saying goes, the older a person is, the less courageous he is, and it's the same for monks. Only after a deep understanding of the obvious strength gap between the two realms, will one feel fear and caution.

Starting from the successful promotion to the second level of Jindan, Zhao Shoushou spent a full year of time to stabilize his cultivation, and he did not leave until a year later.

It took a total of four and a half years to retreat from the first floor of the Golden Core to the second floor of the Golden Core. Time is both the most common and the most extravagant existence for the Golden Core monks.

After this retreat, Zhao Shoushou did not leave the Expedition Spirit Island immediately for two reasons: first, there is no suitable plan for the follow-up itinerary; The position of the Lord always needs to show up at the right time to frighten one or two.

If a third-tier spiritual island has never had a Golden Core cultivator come forward, as time goes by, it will definitely attract the attention of some interested people.

For a long time to come, this adventure island will be a place where he can rest assured to practice, and this is absolutely not allowed to exist and happen.

Zhao Shoushou's other thought was naturally to take the opportunity to wait. After the expansion of the expedition team in recent years, although it has not yet returned to the peak era, its strength has also increased greatly, and it is possible to find out some unexpected news.

If some precious news was discovered, some late-stage foundation-establishment monks from sects might hesitate. Every action was taken as a team, and some monks among them always wanted to get his advice and rewards.

Even if the news cannot be kept secret, at least it can give him a chance for fair competition. During this period, he is not simply waiting, but can also choose to take the initiative.

In addition, although the newly promoted Jindan second floor, although the realm of cultivation has initially stabilized, it is still in a stage of rapid improvement in strength. It is good to continue to practice one or two while waiting on Lingdao.

Stars change, day and night change, and time flies. From spring to winter, Zhao Shoushou seems to have never noticed anything. During the whole day, he either did some short-term training or inspected the entire spirit island. He also took the opportunity to kill a provocative third-level low-grade monster fish.

After receiving Zhao Shoushou's strong support, the strength of the entire Expedition Spirit Island is also increasing day by day. Almost every month, the expedition team selects combat missions according to their own strength.

During this period, there were naturally some news brought back by some monks, but unfortunately it was not of much help to him, and some things that could arouse his interest were verified and most of them were not true.

As the saying goes, hard work will eventually pay off. In the middle of the second year after Zhao Shoushou's retreat was completed, a new monk from a casual cultivator provided a piece of valuable news.

"In the open sea, there is a kind of flying bird tribe who is good at thunder, bird head and human body, and has a strong fighting power? The news is reliable? Have you ever seen it with your own eyes?" Zhao Shoushou looked in disbelief.

You must understand that although the overseas cultivation world is full of all kinds of sea beasts, some new sea beasts will appear every year, but such a strange large group will not suddenly appear for no reason.

"The younger generation absolutely dare not lie to the ancestors. The younger generation has low strength. Although they have never confronted these guys head-on, they have seen them with their own eyes hundreds of feet away."

Chapter 558 The Legendary Lei Zhenzi

"The wings of these flying birds are five feet wide. Once a large amount of white lightning is ejected from the beaks of the fighting birds, and ordinary magic weapons can't cause much damage to them, the younger generation is fortunate to see an ancestor of Jindan The scene of fighting with him." When the casual cultivator in the late foundation establishment period said this, his body trembled involuntarily.

It is obvious that the scene at that time brought him enough shock, and perhaps only after enough time would it be possible to completely forget it.

Judging from the monk's instinctive reaction after many days, Zhao Shoushou can basically confirm the authenticity of this news, and he can't help but have a little interest in this strange creature.

"If the information provided is correct, it will be valuable to Mr. Zhao. What do you want when you come here this time?" Fair trade and buying horse bones with thousands of dollars have always been the truths he believes in.

Only by adhering to integrity in every transaction, maybe the other monks on the Expedition Spirit Island will truly trust him, and willingly bring out some valuable news for transactions.

"The younger generation's spirit weapon was damaged in the previous battle. I hope the ancestor can give me a spirit weapon." The monk paid his respects to the ground and prayed, his eyes shining with hope.

Spiritual artifacts are as important to a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage as magic weapons are to a cultivator at the Golden Core Stage. At that time, Zhao Shoushou had worked so hard to get the first Spiritual Artifact.

Of course, to him now, it was just a small object. In the corner of the storage bag, there were always some spiritual artifacts left.

"Forget it, the power of this pair of son-mother blades is quite good. I am also from a casual cultivator background. As long as I practice seriously, I will surely have a bright future." The figure has disappeared.

"Thank you for the reward from the ancestors, thank you for the rewards from the ancestors, the younger generation will definitely practice hard and dare not live up to the expectations of the ancestors." After getting the treasure he wanted, this late foundation-establishment cultivator who was also a figure on the outside was very grateful.

Zhao Shoushou was quite interested in this completely unfamiliar ethnic group that suddenly appeared without any warning.

First, according to the monks in the foundation building period, the so-called flying bird tribe who is good at thunder, the demon core in the body also contains pure thunder attribute essence and spiritual power, any treasure that contains thunder attribute essence and energy in the cultivation world The value is great.

Second, the emergence of another ethnic group must not be without any signs, but so far, no monks have discovered the mystery of it.

No matter what the reason is, it is worthwhile for him to go to the open sea to investigate. Even if there is no other discovery, he only needs to try to hunt down one or two of the early Jindan early bird clan sea beasts to earn a lot of income.

Zhao Shoushou believes that the news about the bird population must have spread within a small area at this time, and some monks with ideas must be going to the sea area where the birds once appeared.

"He is good at imperial emissary thunder, with a bird head and a human body, strong fighting power, and fierce temperament. No matter how you look at it, he has a slight resemblance to the ancient god Lei Zhenzi recorded in ancient books. Could it be that he is really his descendant?" After synthesizing some information, this strange idea lingered in his mind.

According to legend, Lei Zhenzi was the reincarnation of the thunder star in ancient times. He got the name Lei Zhenzi because of the thunderbolt, lightning and thunder when he appeared. Later, by chance, he accidentally ate two fairy apricots from his master. , under the blessing of Xianli, his face became like indigo, his hair was like cinnabar, his eyes were sharp, his fangs protruded from his lips, and he had a thunderous mouth; his body was two feet long, his whole body was hydrated, and a pair of "" Wind and Thunder Wings".

It's a pity that due to bad luck, although the sanctification of the body was recognized by the heavenly court, it disappeared without a trace in an inexplicable battle in the end.

Most of the descriptions of it by later generations are just based on various conjectures. The sudden appearance of the Asuka tribe today can't help but let his imagination run wild.

If all the conjectures are correct, there must be some deep-seated reasons for the birth of the Bird Clan this time. Although it will become more dangerous for Zhao Shoushou, it is worth continuing to take risks.

At this time, above an unknown high altitude, a man and a beast were facing a stone chess board motionless, and the whirlwind that could scrape people's flesh and bones was constantly blowing around them, which didn't seem to have any effect on them.