20: Chapter 20 Myriad Phenomena Tower

The Spirit-Seeking Mouse belongs to a category of Yao Beasts with relatively high intelligence, possessing wisdom comparable to a human child. Upon hearing Li Changqing's words, it nodded hurriedly and began communicating with Li Changqing within his Sea of Consciousness.

From the Spirit-Seeking Mouse's rough account, Li Changqing already had a general understanding of the group's origins. The Demonic Path Sect to which the Black-Robed Cultivator belonged, the Ghost Soul Sect, had been wiped out by enemies several years ago.

Its previous master, Li Wujiu, was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Middle Stage from the Ghost Soul Sect. Because he happened to be away from the Sect executing a mission with three Disciples when the incident occurred, he managed to escape the disaster, subsequently traveling far away to Huangfeng Prefecture.

More than half a year ago, after attending a Foundation Establishment Stage exchange meeting, Li Wujiu was invited by several Foundation Establishment Cultivators to explore an unverified Golden Core Stage Cultivator's Immortal Cave.

During this process, the several Foundation Establishment Cultivators underestimated the power of the Formation and Restriction of this Immortal Cave. Li Wujiu consumed a large number of protective treasures just to obtain a single jade slip. During the return journey, one Foundation Establishment Cultivator accidentally triggered a trap in the Immortal Cave and died on the spot.

The rest of them were also trapped within a Formation. After three months, Li Wujiu luckily escaped from a weak point in the Formation. However, at that time, he was not only severely injured, but the Talismans and Medicinal Pills in his Storage Pouch had long since been exhausted.

After escaping from the Immortal Cave, he encountered a second-order Yao Beast, and after another few days of fleeing, by the time he returned to his Immortal Cave, he was already at the end of his rope.

After understanding the situation, Li Changqing let the Spirit-Seeking Mouse Cultivate in the Spirit Beast bag.

Since then, the door to the secret room in Li Changqing's pavilion had not been opened for a long time.

It was not until more than eight months later that the door to the secret room suddenly opened. A young man wearing a green robe and looking spirited walked out of the pavilion, stood in front of the door, and looked at the scenery of Xuanling Lake in front.

At this time, four years had passed since Li Changqing first arrived at Xuanling Lake. He had already applied to the Family to continue guarding Xuanling Lake for another five years.

After more than eight months of secluded cultivation, Li Changqing successfully mastered the Soul-Searching Technique and the Blood Shadow Escape, and brought the Shapeshifting Technique to the Realm of Minor Achievement.

He also crafted six first-order High Grade attack Talismans, the Scarlet Flame Talisman; three first-order High Grade defensive Talismans, the Golden Steel Body Protection Talisman; two first-order High Grade Talismans, the Gale Talisman; as well as dozens of various first-order middle and High Grade Talismans, exhausting all the Talisman Making Materials in his Storage Pouch.

During this period, he mainly used his time to Cultivate secret techniques and make Talismans, but there was no major progress in his cultivation level.

However, Li Changqing was not worried about this in the slightest. The resources on his person, especially that Spirit Gathering Ginseng, gave him enough confidence to break through to the tenth level of Qi Refining and reach the Peak of the Qi Refinement Stage before the beast tide arrived in four years.

As his success rate in crafting first-order High Grade Talismans greatly increased, Li Changqing felt much more at ease. In the future, as long as he accumulated more High Grade Talismans, his personal safety would be greatly improved.

At this moment, Li Changqing had one most important thing to do, which was to deal with the unneeded supplies in his hands as soon as possible and exchange them for the cultivation resources he needed to enhance his own foundation.

In the past year, several widely circulated events occurred in Huangfeng Prefecture, causing many Cultivators to discuss them fervently.

The first event was that a young girl with a Spiritual Root reaching seven inches was discovered among the latest batch of Disciples recruited by the Spirit Beast Sect. This alarmed the Spirit Beast Sect Elder, Immortal Master Xuyun, who took her as a Personal Disciple on the spot, inciting envy among a large number of Cultivators.

In the world of cultivation, usually after a Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage, one would have an exclusive Dao title. Golden Core Stage Cultivators are called Immortal Master, Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators are called True Monarch, and Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators are called Venerable.

In Huangfeng Prefecture, a Golden Core Stage Cultivator is the ceiling of existence. Having a Golden Core Stage Cultivator as a backer can be said to mean a bright future.

Immortal Master Xuyun is not an ordinary Golden Core Stage Cultivator. Not only has his cultivation reached the Peak of the Golden Core Stage, but he also has two third-order Spirit Beasts by his side. He made it onto the Dongyun Province Golden Core Combat Power Ranking, ranking 995th on the Dongyun Province Golden Core Combat Power Ranking.

He is the only Golden Core Stage Cultivator in the entire Huangfeng Prefecture on the list, and he is also hailed as the Golden Core Stage Cultivator in Huangfeng Prefecture most likely to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Dongyun Province is one of the thirteen provinces under the jurisdiction of the Tianling Continent. It has a vast, boundless area, is filled with Spiritual Qi, and the path of cultivation is prosperous.

Dongyun Province is divided into 365 cultivation regions. The Tianxuan Prefecture where Huangfeng Prefecture is located is only one of the 136 prefectures under the jurisdiction of the Juxing Domain, and the Juxing Domain only ranks 168th among the overall strength of the 365 domains in Dongyun Province.

The Dongyun Province Golden Core Combat Power Ranking is not a fixed physical list, but an authoritative assessment regularly released by the continent's top intelligence organization, "Wanxiang Tower," relying on eyes and ears spread everywhere and mysterious deduction techniques.

The list is updated every sixty years. It not only lists names but also includes brief comments, outlining the Cultivation Technique characteristics, battle records, and potential of those on the list, triggering widespread attention and heated discussion in the cultivation world.

Those who can make the list are undoubtedly heaven's favored children. It is rumored that the top ten Cultivators on the Dongyun Province Golden Core Combat Power Ranking can trade blows with ordinary Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators.

The organization that publishes this list, Wanxiang Tower, is an extremely mysterious and powerful organization with unfathomable strength. Its core business is closely related to "Heavenly Mystery Wanxiang." Wanxiang Tower's core ability is to deduce the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao, calculate future fate, and judge Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

High-level diviners in the tower often use Magic Treasures or instruments to peer into the Laws of heaven and earth, thereby predicting good or bad fortune and discerning historical secrets.

Wanxiang Tower is independent of major cultivation forces, mainly focusing on selling intelligence, publishing various lists, and providing prophecy services. It never personally participates in the disputes of major forces in the cultivation world, and its stance is relatively neutral.

A branch of Wanxiang Tower has been opened in the city of Huangfeng Prefecture. Wealthy Cultivators can often obtain key information through Wanxiang Tower to achieve their goals.

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The second event widely circulated in Huangfeng Prefecture is that the Myriad Spirit Secret Realm is about to open. It is rumored that the danger level of this opening of the Secret Realm will be higher, which made many Cultivators preparing to go to the Myriad Spirit Secret Realm hesitant for a time.

The third event is that about half a year ago, several towns on the border between Huangfeng Prefecture and Tianlan Prefecture experienced consecutive tragedies where the Divine Souls of low-level Cultivators and Mortals inexplicably dissipated. Most of the victims died suddenly in the middle of the night for no reason; their bodies were intact, but their Three Ethereal Souls and Seven Corporeal Spirits were gone, as if forcibly extracted by some evil technique.

Initially, there were rumors pointing to some mysterious organization, but it was later confirmed to be the remnants of the Ghost Soul Sect causing trouble.

The three major Golden Core forces of Huangfeng Prefecture organized encirclement and suppression several times, but failed to eradicate them due to the opponent's secretive movements and vicious methods.

The Ghost Soul Sect was once a Demonic Path Sect in the cultivation world of the Jiuyou Domain. Later, because several Nascent Soul Stage Old Ancestors in the Sect fell one after another due to various reasons, it was quickly annexed by other Demonic Path forces.

The Jiuyou Domain is a cultivation domain dominated by demonic Cultivators. Because it is close to the Juxing Domain, many Ghost Soul Sect Cultivators fled into the Tianxuan Prefecture of the Juxing Domain, among which a small group of Foundation Establishment Stage and Qi Refining Stage demonic Cultivators have recently been causing trouble in Huangfeng Prefecture.

These three things aroused some of Li Changqing's attention. "It seems that the cultivation world is in a troubled time recently," he couldn't help but sigh!

After organizing his items, Li Changqing came to Wangshan Town once again.