Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 170: Successful Dan Formation

The massive stone gate of the Lingyun Peak, the place where the divine bird was in seclusion, slowly opened, and a powerful aura of spiritual beasts rushed out.

Jiang Rilan, the head of the Jiang family, Jiang Ruoxu, the young master, Tan Qingxue, the elder of the Zhike Peak, and several fake Dan elders stood outside the stone gate.

"We finally made it!"

Jiang Ruoxu's eyes were filled with excitement. He clenched his fist lightly and said, "The divine bird is about to form a Dan. Today, all the roots of its illness will be completely eliminated. And I will officially become the master of the divine bird."

For these years, due to the problem of the divine bird's illness, the "Master Beast Integrated Union Ceremony" has not been able to take place.

Finally, after careful study by the beast control experts in the clan, it was decided to directly complete the master recognition ceremony on the day the divine bird forms a Dan.

The auxiliary formation of the master recognition ceremony, the Taiyi Xiangcong Formation, has already been set up on the Lingyun Peak.

Once the divine bird forms a Dan, this formation will immediately start operating and complete the master recognition ceremony.

"Go!"

Jiang Rilan waved his hand.

Jiang Ruoxu immediately stepped forward, and Li An followed closely behind him, showing a respectful demeanor.

They entered the stone cave.

The deep corridor extended all the way into the interior of the mountain. The spiritual veins of the mountain were concentrated at the end of the corridor by the Jiang family's formation, making it the perfect place for seclusion and cultivation.

"Let's go."

Jiang Ruoxu said coldly.

Li An followed slowly.

Walking behind Jiang Ruoxu, he flashed through 123 ways to kill Jiang Ruoxu in his mind.

But he didn't make a move.

First, he might not be able to kill him. Jiang Ruoxu's cultivation level was also at the peak of Foundation Building. But since he was from the Jiang family, he must have some treasures, and there were also two fake Dan experts following him.

Second, he estimated that he didn't need to kill him himself. Tan Qingxue would have a way to kill Jiang Ruoxu, because Tan Qingxue would not sit idly by and let Jiang Ruoxu enslave the divine bird.

Jiang Ruoxu led Li An to the end of the corridor into the hall.

In the hall, many night pearls were shining. In the center of the hall, there was a human-sized green giant bird, motionless like a sculpture, gathering its aura and preparing for the final impact.

Li An stood in front of the divine bird, and two fake Dan cultivators suddenly approached and instantly controlled Li An.

Mechanisms under Li An's feet were activated, and foot shackles made of special spiritual gold suddenly locked him in place. Two chains flew out from above the hall and wrapped around Li An's arms, completely immobilizing him.

"This..."

Li An's face changed, showing some fear.

Jiang Ruoxu smiled faintly, "Wu Shouqing, don't panic. This is to prevent you from panicking and running around. Just close your eyes."

After speaking, Jiang Ruoxu walked forward. His eyes were full of appreciation as he gently stroked the head of the divine bird. "Your food has arrived."

The divine bird approached Li An and pecked at his palm, causing fresh blood to flow out. The divine bird devoured it all, while Li An struggled violently but in vain. His face gradually turned pale...

On the other side, Jiang Ruoxu smiled with satisfaction.

"Feed the divine bird well. If you are lucky enough to survive, I will spare your life... After all, Jiang Ruoli has always wanted to save you, hehe."

Before this, he had always maintained a polite attitude towards Li An.

Now, even the last trace of politeness had disappeared.

The truth was revealed!

After speaking, he turned around and left with the two fake Dan cultivators.

The stone gate outside rumbled shut, completely separating the inside and outside. The last ray of light suddenly disappeared, and darkness engulfed the hall.

The grand formation that connected the spiritual veins of the Lingyun Peak slowly started to operate.

The divine bird, after feeding on Li An's blood for a long time, suddenly let out a clear chirp and spread its wings. In this dark and empty space, it gently rubbed Li An's hand with its head.

Li An's wound healed instantly.

Li An smiled faintly, and a green aura suddenly appeared on his hand. The divine bird greedily absorbed this aura...

After a long time...

Boom!

A massive surge of spiritual energy stirred, and the divine bird let out a clear chirp, setting off a wave of energy.

The divine bird's breakthrough had begun!

...

Outside.

The stone gate had completely closed. Under the blessing of several fake Dan cultivators, the protective formation of the Lingyun Peak finally activated. The majestic runes and prohibitions startled the many spiritual birds on the Lingyun Peak, causing them to flutter their wings in panic.

The divine bird's breakthrough was of utmost importance, so the Jiang family had taken extremely strict protective measures.

The multiple layers of the formation, as well as the personal protection of true Dan experts, made them fearless even if a Nascent Soul expert attacked.

"It's a pity that Wu Qin's spiritual blood is going to waste..."

Seeing that the gate had closed, Jiang Rilan, the head of the family, suddenly said.

"It is already worth it to use his life to assist the Divine Bird in achieving perfection," Tan Qingxue smiled slightly.

According to their expectations, Li An...

was destined to be a sacrifice.

His spiritual blood, including his flesh, will be completely devoured by the Divine Bird, eradicating the last trace of illness and ensuring that the Divine Bird has no flaws when it reaches the pill formation stage.

Jiang Rilan nodded, "It's not in vain for my Jiang family to have taken care of him all these years by offering ourselves to the Divine Bird."

"Master, the Divine Bird's breakthrough will take several months. I will go prepare the Taiyi Soul Pill," Tan Qingxue spoke. The Taiyi Soul Pill is a necessary item for the ritual of recognizing the master after the Divine Bird reaches pill formation.

...

At the same time...

In a residence of the Jiang family's main branch...

"Madam, please stop pretending to be crazy... It's useless."

An old servant entered a grand hall carrying some spiritual food and looked at the disheveled woman in front of a bronze mirror.

"Since your marriage, everyone knows what you've been doing... But today, this old servant has some news to tell you."

"The person from Zhike Peak has already entered the Divine Bird's seclusion area—"

Upon hearing this, tears welled up in the eyes of the unkempt girl as she stared at the bronze mirror, seemingly without reason.

"Did Jiang Ruoxu ask you to tell me this?" she suddenly asked.

Since her marriage, she had suddenly gone mad and didn't allow anyone to approach her.

She hadn't spoken a single normal word to anyone.

The old servant seemed to hesitate for a moment but still said, "The young master said he will spare Wu Shouqing's life, but when he emerges from seclusion, he hopes to see you dressed up and ready to welcome him. Otherwise..."

"Otherwise, both Wu Shouqing and your younger brother Er Niu will probably..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ruoli raised her eyes slightly, "He said he will spare Wu Shouqing's life?"

The old servant nodded, "The young master only wants you to bear him a child. After giving birth, you, Wu Shouqing, and Er Niu can go wherever you want. You can leave the Jiang family—"

Jiang Ruoli pondered for a long time.

Then, on this day, after years of madness and confinement, she suddenly dressed up.

...

Zhike Peak.

"Sun Keqing, are you leaving the Jiang family?"

Chen Lin looked at the resignation letter handed to him by Sun Jinxue, his eyes filled with surprise and suspicion as he looked at her.

Staying in the Jiang family was the dream of many wandering cultivators. After all, it's good to seek shade under a big tree!

"Yes."

Sun Jinxue's expression was calm, her face showing a completely different demeanor from before.

In the past, she was adept at socializing and scheming, but now she only had a tired and calm demeanor.

Chen Lin probed, "Could it be that something happened with Wu Shouqing?"

A trace of mockery appeared in Sun Jinxue's eyes as she said, "Yes, he's dead. Are you happy?"

Chen Lin looked puzzled and began to doubt, smiling awkwardly, "Sun Keqing, you're joking."

"I will explain your resignation to the Jiang family in the next few days. Please wait, Sun Keqing—"

...

Around Lingyun Peak, there were countless false pill stage experts.

Jiang Rilan personally presided over the situation.

During this period, the only person who could enter and leave this place was Tan Qingxue.

She prepared many spiritual foods and waited in the seclusion area of Lingyun Peak.

In the blink of an eye...

A month had passed.

Boom!

The first powerful fluctuation spread through the formation, followed by a phenomenon suddenly appearing above Jiang's Lingyun Peak!

Various clouds rolled and danced, like the glow of the setting sun, burning for tens of miles. The clouds seemed to turn into a sea of fire, illuminating the surroundings!

The spiritual veins trembled, and the spiritual energy within the hundreds of miles of mountains occupied by the Jiang family gathered towards them.

"Someone in the Jiang family is breaking through to pill formation!?"

"What a powerful phenomenon... No, this is not an ordinary breakthrough. The burning clouds are the exclusive sign of the Green Flame Divine Sparrow's pill formation!"

"That Green Flame Divine Sparrow in the clan is about to reach pill formation so quickly? Heaven bless the Jiang family!"

The phenomenon couldn't be concealed at all, and instantly, everyone in the Jiang family became aware of it.

This phenomenon lasted for half a month.

The scope gradually expanded, and within a hundred miles above the Jiang family, there evolved the phenomenon of fiery clouds. This was the result of the Jiang family's multiple formations to conceal the anomaly!

As auspicious clouds gathered, this phenomenon continued to change rapidly. Within the sea of fire, it seemed as if a fiery ancient tree was growing.

"What is that? Why is there the image of an ancient tree in the fiery clouds?"

"I don't know... There is no record of this in our clan. Could it be a mutation of the divine bird?"

"That image of the ancient tree seems to be rooted in the sea of fire. I even feel that the entire sea of fire is just a backdrop for that ancient tree."

Everyone in the Jiang family was paying attention, and there were various discussions at the moment.

Even on Lingyun Peak.

Jiang Rilan and others had a serious expression.

"Bloodline mutation."

Tan Qingxue finally spoke, "With the help of the divine bird's blood, its bloodline is already different from that of an ordinary Green Flame Divine Sparrow. Therefore, it should have evolved into this miraculous fire tree."

After she finished speaking, Jiang Rilan still had doubts. He was not an ordinary person and had a deep mind.

The divine bird is of the fire attribute, so how could there be the image of a wood-type ancient tree appearing?

But then, within the anomaly, a firebird manifested itself. The wings of the firebird were thousands of kilometers long, extremely divine, and even in the sea of fire, it bore a resemblance to the ancient phoenix from ancient legends.

The fiery red divine bird flew onto the divine tree and perched on the fiery tree.

"It really is a mutated phenomenon--"

Jiang Rilan suddenly became overjoyed, and his guard was completely gone. "Looking at this anomaly, the mutation of the divine bird is definitely not simple. It has far surpassed any Green Flame Divine Sparrow in our Jiang family!"

"In another two or three days, it should be able to break through to the third stage of Foundation Building... Great!"

He turned his head, "Ruo Xu, this divine bird... in the future, it will definitely accompany you in establishing an extraordinary achievement!"

Jiang Ruoxu also became more excited.

"Young master, this is a divine pill made from the Taiyi Soul Grass. You can take it now."

Tan Qingxue presented a fiery red pill, and Jiang Ruoxu carefully inspected it, confirming its authenticity, and then swallowed it.

He also entered a large formation next to Lingyun Peak, adjusting his own state and waiting--

The news of the bloodline mutation quickly spread throughout the Jiang family.

"The bloodline actually mutated, this is great..."

"Blessed be the Jiang family, blessed be the Jiang family!"

"We don't know to what extent this mutation will reach. If it can break through the fourth stage restriction and enter the fifth stage... that would be incredible!"

Everyone in the Jiang family was eagerly anticipating it.

...

Inside the large formation.

Li An was still locked up, but his condition was not strong.

His blood and the divine bird merged, their energies harmonized, and the souls of the man and the beast resonated perfectly.

Various spiritual energies surged crazily and were devoured by the man and the bird.

It was fortunate that the Jiang family had a large enterprise and was well-prepared, with high-level earth veins. Otherwise, the pressure caused by the simultaneous breakthrough of the man and the bird would have been immense.

"We can begin--"

Li An raised his head and glanced at the divine bird in front of him.

At this moment, it seemed as if there was a radiance flowing on the divine bird's green feathers, as if it understood his words and nodded gently.

A flash of light appeared on Li An's body, and a top-grade Yuan Spirit Pill shot out and landed in his mouth!

He swallowed it directly.

The top-grade Yuan Spirit Pill dissolved in his mouth, and the powerful medicinal power immediately surged out.

At the same time, in a perfect state with no flaws, the divine bird, which had completely severed its roots of illness, let out a clear cry, and two huge wings stretched out--

Boom!

The aura soared into the sky!

The mountain of Lingyun Peak was trembling slightly at this moment.

...

Outside.

"It's starting--"

Everyone was paying attention, and Jiang Rilan was staring at the anomaly in the sky. He was very curious about how this divine bird would perform.

"I'll go help the young master,"

Tan Qingxue spoke up, and Jiang Rilan casually agreed.

Tan Qingxue then walked towards the large formation.

Taiyi Xiang was inside the formation.

Jiang Ruoxu was adjusting his state, but at this moment, he inexplicably felt a bit anxious because he found that his mind was somewhat restless, and even his blood and energy were not stable...

"Young master," Tan Qingxue's voice came, and Jiang Ruoxu immediately looked up.

"But is your mind unsettled?"

Jiang Ruoxu nodded, "For no reason, I feel a bit uneasy..."

"You might as well take a calming pill to help your state of mind."

Tan Qingxue spoke and handed over a green pill.

Jiang Ruoxu was not an ordinary person, but someone with deep thoughts. However, at this moment, he inexplicably had no doubts about Tan Qingxue and directly took the pill and swallowed it.

The corner of Tan Qingxue's mouth slightly curled.

"Hehe, hehehe—"

Jiang Ruoxu suddenly trembled and convulsed all over, foaming at the mouth, his eyes bulging. He fell to the ground and instinctively raised his hand, as if trying to call for help.

But Tan Qingxue gently covered his mouth with her jade hand.

Jiang Ruoxu's body gradually stiffened.

Stiffened.

Jiang Ruoxu was dead.

Tan Qingxue quickly took out a formation plate and set it up around him.

"I'll take this bird..."

She chuckled softly.

...

Above the sky.

Countless auspicious clouds!

It was already the critical moment. That ancient tree defying the heavens in the phenomenon of the burning cloud actually broke through the various formations set up by the Jiang family and radiated out. Its momentum was astonishing, and even thousands of miles away, it could be glimpsed!

"What's going on?"

"Is someone from the Jiang family attacking Nascent Soul?!"

"No, this isn't a Nascent Soul phenomenon. It should only be Foundation Establishment, but this Foundation Establishment phenomenon is too strong, almost comparable to Nascent Soul?!"

Outside the Jiang family, the major sects and countless cultivators all felt something and were amazed.

This phenomenon was too astonishing.

And the Jiang family.

"The formation can't hide the phenomenon anymore!"

"It's too amazing. The triple-layered third-stage formations in front and back couldn't even conceal it!"

"It's possible that this divine bird will form a Gold Core?"

Many influential figures were shocked.

Even they were seeing this Foundation Establishment phenomenon for the first time!

"Prepare to protect the law,"

In a closed-off place, a Nascent Soul expert was awakened by a soft voice, alarming the entire Jiang family.

"Nascent Soul ancestors are paying attention!"

"It's too amazing!"

"This divine bird... is likely to be the foundation of our Jiang family's glory for the next few hundred years!"

The hearts of the Jiang family were excited, and they immediately entered a state of preparation.

The fourth-stage formations for protecting the Jiang family slowly started operating.

Generally speaking, Foundation Establishment was quite common for the Jiang family, and only when someone was attacking Nascent Soul would they need to treat it like this.

But on this day, the divine bird phenomenon... broke the norm.

...

Lingyun Peak.

It seemed to have turned into a vortex of spiritual energy, and the closed-off place was like a black hole.

In the end, a massive amount of spiritual energy and auspicious clouds, carrying the blessings of the heavens and earth, crazily surged towards the closed-off place.

"It's done!!"

Jiang Rilan clenched his fist.

This indicated...

The divine bird's breakthrough in Foundation Establishment was successful!

...

"The bird that belongs to me has finally become."

From within the Taiyi Formation, Tan Qingxue smiled faintly.

...

(End of this chapter)