Chapter 11 The Valley of No Return
After returning from Han Hao, Zhang Fan remained in seclusion and worked hard to study the magic trick of "innate one qi to capture" and was familiar with the two newly obtained spiritual weapons.
Through the analysis of the Big Five Elements Forbidden Breaking Technique, he used two spiritual weapons to work together very easily after two days. However, as the master said, his cultivation level was still too low.
If the Lingao Shield is used as an ordinary magic weapon, it can last for a long time. However, if the Lingao's innate magical power is stimulated, it can only use ten breaths. Once time passes, it will be immediately knocked back to the prototype.
The Soul-falling Bell is similar. It is not a problem to use it as a defensive magic weapon. If you stimulate the attack of magical powers, Zhang Fan tried his best and could only barely issue three attacks. After the three attacks, the thief was gone and he could not even have the strength to run away.
Even so, this spiritual weapon is a rare treasure for Zhang Fan.
More importantly, during the running-in, he found that this spiritual weapon was effective in conjunction with his Dharma-Shaped Spirit Art. How could this not make him ecstatic?
Among the three major sects in Qinzhou, the Yu Ling Sect is good at controlling spiritual beasts and cultivating spiritual insects. The illusion and demonic path is good at illusion. The devil and Dharma-Symbol Sect can be ranked alongside them, and even vaguely superior. It is based on the spiritual techniques that can be used by the Dharma image and the combination of Dharma image.
For monks, inheriting Dharma appearances is not only beneficial but also defective.
While obtaining the supernatural powers given by the Dharma image, the Dharma image constantly absorbs true energy from the monks to consolidate itself, which means that it will invisibly affect the speed of cultivation.
As soon as they come and go, the two are even. What really makes the monks of the Dharma-Shape Sect better than others is the huge power of the Dharma-Shape Spirit Art.
In this regard, Zhang Fan suffered a great loss. The Faxiang Sect has been passed down for thousands of years. After the study of countless senior monks, he has a lot of spiritual techniques, and he has everything, but...
Among them, there were very few spiritual techniques used to cooperate with the Three-legged Golden Crow Dharma. He searched in every way and even asked his master to ask the elders of the sect for advice. In total, only three were found.
There are only three! Whenever you think of the senior brothers who are always picky among hundreds of spiritual techniques, Zhang Fan feels like crying without tears.
Three-legged Golden Crow, well, the Dharma image of the sect called the Fire Crow has been passed down from generation to generation. There are only two people who have records to be found. One of them died young, and the other only practiced until the Dan Killing Stage and fell in the battle with others.
With few people, the spiritual techniques created are few. Zhang Fan had to accept this reality and work hard on the only three spiritual techniques, trying his best to maximize their power.
The sunset bow is such a product.
Now, the Soul-falling Bell, which is lying quietly on his hand, also has the same function.
Could this be a coincidence? Zhang Fan dared not expect his luck to be so unsightly. In the past ten, his master intentionally did it.
After sighing for a while, he put away his spiritual weapon and practiced cross-legged.
After a while, Zhang Fan opened his eyes and showed a wry smile on his face.
Still the same, the eighth floor pass is unbreakable, as if it is a natural chasm, and it has been more than half a year.
He knew in his heart that this was the so-called bottleneck.
During the long process of cultivation, it is normal for a cultivator to encounter a bottleneck. Either it takes several years or even decades of water grinding, and it may pass at any time, or rely on the power of the spiritual medicine to force the impact.
Zhang Fan thought for a while, suddenly stood up, stepped onto the Feiyun Boat, and flew towards the Morning Star Hall.
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If you ask what is the greatest wealth of the Faxiang School for thousands of years?
The answers may be varied, reaching the top, and intimidating the top experts from all directions? A young talented and talented person with unlimited potential? Or a treasure, a elixir, and a resource?
In fact, it is nothing else, it is the huge number of jade slips in the Morning Star Hall that no one has ever counted!
The jade slips are divided into: motivation, art, array, instrument, talisman, and other major categories, and each category is divided into countless small categories. At this time, Zhang Fan was standing under the subcategory of the Alchemy Dao-Pill Recipe-Qi Refining Stage, searching dizzyly.
He never knew that a small Qi Refining Cultivator could take so many kinds of elixirs. From strengthening the foundation and enhancing the cultivation level to healing and returning the qi, there were thousands of kinds of them. Even if you just read it briefly, you would not even think about it within ten days or half a month.
In the end, I had to pick up a few formulas that looked familiar and took them to the exit, and handed them over to the predecessors in the Foundation Establishment Stage who were guarding the place to print copies.
The person in charge of this was an old man who was a little too old, with messy white hair spreading casually, the wrinkles on his face were so deep that they could kill flies, and a dying aura was emitting even more, like a slowly rotting corpse.
Zhang Fan had heard of the deeds of this uncle from his fellow disciples. His surname was Kang and he was from an outer disciple. Since he entered the school, he has been working as a choreographer in the Morning Star Hall. After luckily building the foundation, he applied to guard here. He worked for more than a hundred years, and now he is about to end his life.
It is said that the elders of the masters are also quite troubled by this. This cumbersome and boring job will be found to replace him in the future. After all, it is too difficult to find a monk like Old Man Kang who can endure loneliness and work hard.
"There are five low-grade spirit stones in total." Old Man Kang threw the engraved jade slip on the table and said in a hoarse voice.
Zhang Fan took out the spirit stone and handed it to him, but Old Man Kang did not take it immediately. Instead, he raised his head, looked at him with his dim eyes, and said, "Have you encountered a bottleneck at the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining Period?"
He took the spirit stone with his trembling hands, without asking Zhang Fan to answer, and continued, "I want to rely on spiritual medicine to get through the barrier? Little baby, have you got all the spiritual medicine?"
Zhang Fan was silent, but he was really unsure.
Even the recipes he chose that looked the most familiar, there are at least several kinds of spiritual medicines that are difficult to find, so he can only do his best to do his best.
"Hmph, nowadays, the kids only know how to practice all day long, and they are stupid." Old Man Kang's words were a little bit pointing at the monk and cursing the bald donkey.
Zhang Fan smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Kang, do you have any places to guide the younger generation, please tell me directly."
Old Man Kang pointed his hand and said, "Look at it for yourself!"
Zhang Fan looked at him hesitantly and did what he said.
Why is this old man full of strange energy today? If he weren't in the sect, he would have doubted whether he had dug a trap waiting for him!
According to what Old Man Kang said, he found a jade slip and took a look, the expression on Zhang Fan's face became more and more strange.
"No Return Valley?"
After hesitating for a moment, I put the jade slip on my forehead and started to read it attentively.
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There are many special areas in this world called Jedi and Dead, mostly caused by a great disaster in ancient times.
The great disaster not only destroyed the golden age of ancient monks, but also left these abnormal areas. Some of them had extremely stable spaces, which could allow the god-transforming monks to compete, while others were extremely fragile. The spiritual pressure of the monks in the Foundation Establishment stage could cause them to collapse.
Wuhui Valley is an area like the latter.
In such a special environment, cultivators with unknown backgrounds accidentally entered it and often suffered tragedies of being swallowed by space cracks. Therefore, the predecessors of the three sects of Qinzhou jointly laid a huge restriction on the periphery of the entire area, allowing them to make the best use of their belongings, becoming a most suitable trial place for the disciples of the Qi Refining Stage of the Three Sects.
Times change, and as the spiritual energy from the outside gradually dissipates, various spiritual objects disappear, and the spiritual medicines grown in Wuhui Valley become more and more attractive, and killing and treasure hunting happens from time to time.
However, the three sects of Qinzhou have become a staggering force in their own state, and a major conflict is unlikely to occur. So, the once-in-a-century Wuhuigu ban has become a place for the disciples of the three sects to resolve their grievances.
"It's dangerous!" Zhang Fan put down the jade slip and sighed.
It is possible to get a lot of spiritual medicines, and the fierce fighting will also help him break through the current bottleneck. Old Man Kang can see it thoroughly! But... what benefits can he have?
"How is it, do you have a decision?" As soon as Zhang Fan walked out of the door, Old Man Kang opened his eyes and suddenly became bright and asked slightly hurriedly.
Sure enough, there was a problem, so I was upgraded to a friend.
Zhang Fan smiled and said, "Uncle Kang, according to the jade slip, Wuhui Valley will be more than half a year before the ban will be lifted. What are you anxious about?"
Old Man Kang's face froze and he smiled, "Don't be anxious, no, I'm going to die, what else can I be anxious about? It's a pity..."
After a while, seeing that Zhang Fan just smiled and didn't say anything, Old Man Kang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Forget it, little fox, please help me bring some blood spirit fruits back from Wuhui Valley, which is indispensable for your benefits."
"Blood Spirit Fruit?" Zhang Fan frowned. This thing is difficult to find.
As far as he knows, the Blood Spirit Fruit is a kind of carnivorous demon vine - the fruit of the Bloodthirsty Vine. Whenever the Bloodthirsty Vine absorbs enough essence from past creatures, it will condense the essence and store it in the Blood Spirit Fruit as a nutrient for the seeds to sprout in the future.
The blood essence contained in this generated fruit is amazing. If it falls into the hands of human monks, a few elixirs can be used to refine a blood spirit pill that can increase life span.
Zhang Fan finally understood why Old Man Kang wanted to deceive him to Wuhui Valley. The demonic vine such as the Bloodthirsty Vine was almost extinct outside. Even if there were still a small amount, it was definitely not something he, a foundation-building cultivator, could be involved.
Only by relying on the hands of the younger generation in the Qi Refining Stage and searching in Wuhui Valley can he get this spiritual medicine.
Zhang Fan nodded and said, "Uncle Kang, if the younger generation is lucky enough to obtain the spiritual fruit, they will discuss it with Uncle Master again."
"Okay, okay, as long as you can find it, come to me at that time, and even if you want the Foundation Establishment Pill, the old man will get it for you." Seeing that he agreed, Old Man Kang said with satisfaction.
"Basic Building Pill?" Zhang Fan took a deep breath, the price was quite high!
You might as well agree first. As for whether to give it to the spirit fruit after getting it, it depends on the situation. Zhang Fan took two steps out with a small abacus, and suddenly remembered something, and turned around and said, "Uncle Kang, you have told me more than just this, right?"
Old Man Kang smiled sly when he heard this and gave the answer with his actions.
"Little baby, you have been trapped in the first floor for a long time. Do you want to break through the bottleneck?" A young monk who had just walked into the Morning Star Palace stopped in shock, with a light of hope on his face.
Chapter completed!