Chapter 770
Immortal Divine Sense Level 8! A Unique Flying Magic Treasure
Three days.
While Ding Dasheng, Lin Bai, and Wei Cuicui didn't exactly grant Zhang Lingshan's every request, they still provided him with a considerable amount of pills or high-quality spiritual rice.
In short, Zhang Lingshan had a relatively happy three days, as he didn't have to refine pills and people even fed him.
It would be even better if I didn't have to be constantly supervised by three people.
But that's impossible.
These three people bear a heavy responsibility, not only supervising Zhang Lingshan, but also the other two. They keep a close eye on him every day, which can be described as being very conscientious.
This prevented Zhang Lingshan from making any underhanded moves, which really annoyed him.
Three days later.
As promised, the Pure Lotus Pavilion was completed, and Zhang Lingshan moved in. Ding Dasheng and the other two naturally followed to supervise the construction.
Also entering were Huo Ran and others, who were there specifically to assist Zhang Lingshan in refining pills.
"Greetings, Pavilion Master."
Huo Ran and the others bowed respectfully upon seeing Zhang Lingshan.
Putting others aside, Huo Ran felt quite conflicted. He never expected that Zhang Lingshan would now be transformed into the Pure Lotus Pavilion Master, valued by all three parties.
Back then, Zhang Lingshan was just a fire-tending boy under my command.
The unpredictable nature of life is truly incomprehensible.
However, to be honest, this so-called Pure Lotus Pavilion Master, apart from sounding nice, is no different from the person who refined high-grade Pure Lotus Pills for Lu Zhaohe in the Alchemy Pavilion before.
It's even better to stay in the Alchemy Pavilion.
There are merit points in the Alchemy Pavilion, but nothing here, because even the Pavilion Master of Pure Lotus Pavilion doesn't get much benefit, so these poor worms who follow him around tending the fire get even less benefit.
The exploitation here is even more ruthless than in the Alchemy Pavilion; it's a real rip-off.
Huo Ran inwardly groaned.
As he had predicted, the subsequent alchemy work was non-stop, with no rest for a whole month, comparable to the months they had spent refining pills together under Wei Chongqian's supervision.
It's even more painful than that.
Back then, they were only refining mid-grade Pure Lotus Pills together, but now they are refining high-grade Pure Lotus Pills, which requires higher standards for extracting the medicinal liquid, making it naturally more tiring.
What's infuriating is that they haven't yet been granted the Immortal Elixir.
At least Wei Chongqian would give them a drop of Immortal Elixir every month to replenish their energy.
The only supplements available here are mid-grade spirit rice and mid-grade immortal pills. While the quantity is said to be sufficient, everyone's refining ability has its limits, so ultimately only a balance between consumption and absorption can be achieved.
Everyone couldn't help but groan in despair.
As for Zhang Lingshan, as the master of the Pure Lotus Pavilion, he enjoys top-grade spiritual rice and top-grade immortal pills.
However, because he was the main force in alchemy, he was no less tired than others; on the contrary, he was more exhausted.
Fortunately, he was fast at refining and had hidden reserves of power, so his strength was still steadily increasing.
Especially the consciousness of immortals and gods.
Since none of the three parties would allow Zhang Lingshan to die, he indulged in using the Ghost Pool to consume his physical body in order to enhance his divine consciousness.
Although he was constantly being watched by Ding Dasheng, Lin Bai, and Wei Cuicui, as Zhang Lingshan's divine sense improved, as long as he hid the Ghost Pool under his buttocks and covered it with his divine sense and the energy of the array, they wouldn't be able to find him.
The reason he was so confident was that when he touched Ding Hong and Yu Shaoqing's storage rings during the three-way negotiations, neither of them caught him.
These two are Golden Immortal level experts.
Ding Dasheng and the other two were only at the peak of the Lesser Mystic Immortal realm.
My divine sense is comparable to that of a Golden Immortal, so why should I be afraid of these three minor Mystic Immortals?
Moreover, he also had a double shield of airflow.
If this can be discovered, then all my efforts to improve my divine consciousness and waste my physical body will have been in vain.
[Spirit: Celestial Consciousness (Level 7: 9000 Zi/1 Rang)]
'Almost there, I'm about to break through.'
Zhang Lingshan was filled with enthusiasm.
Another month passed, and his face became even paler, and he grew increasingly thin, looking malnourished and on the verge of death.
Seeing this, Ding Dasheng and the other two dared not delay and hurriedly took out their pills to help Zhang Lingshan replenish his qi and blood.
They are responsible for supervising and guarding him. If Zhang Lingshan were to die from exhaustion here, they would be held accountable. Therefore, even if it means losing money, they must take good care of him.
Otherwise, once they are punished, even if someone wants to protect them, they won't be able to.
This is exactly what allowed Zhang Lingshan to exploit the situation, simultaneously consuming his physical body to enhance his divine consciousness while receiving a great deal of nourishment from the resources provided by the three.
The improvement in strength has actually been the fastest in recent days.
However, this was not a long-term solution, and Zhang Lingshan knew this, so he waited for his divine consciousness to break through before looking for an opportunity to escape.
We can't really be someone's slave for the rest of our lives, refining the Pure Lotus Elixir.
When has he, the mighty emperor of the Nine Provinces, ever suffered such injustice?
"Xiao Cui".
On this day, Wei Cuicui suddenly received a message from their Shuitian Domain Lord, who asked, "Has Zhang Lingshan been acting strangely lately?"
Wei Cuicui quickly replied, "There's nothing unusual. His alchemy efficiency is still the same, and his consumption is just as high. He looks exhausted every day, so I give him a spirit stone every three days to help him recover. He also eats plenty of high-grade spirit rice every day, but he seems like a starving ghost with a huge appetite."
“I’ll reimburse you for the spirit stones, and let him eat as much top-grade spirit rice as he wants. Keep a close eye on him, and report any unusual behavior to me immediately.”
Pang Mancang said.
Wei Cuicui replied, "Yes, Domain Lord."
She was puzzled, wondering why the domain lord, who usually didn't meddle in other people's business, was so interested in Zhang Lingshan.
The domain lord requested to visit the rice paddies where Zhang Lingshan used to grow rice, but I didn't see anything wrong with them. Could it be that the domain lord discovered something?
And what could possibly interest someone like the Domain Lord? Unless…
'Top-grade spirit rice?!'
Wei Cuicui's heart skipped a beat, then began to pound wildly.
Could it be that the Domain Lord discovered Zhang Lingshan's potential to grow top-grade spirit rice, which is why he is so concerned about Zhang Lingshan?
But where did the Domain Lord discover it from, and how did he make the judgment? I didn't see that Zhang Lingshan had this potential.
His only special skill lies in his exceptionally outstanding water-based spiritual root.
It can grow top-grade spirit rice, and even if it is related to water-based spirit roots, the relationship is not significant.
What else is there that I haven't discovered yet?
With this in mind, Wei Cuicui became even more concerned about Zhang Lingshan. She used her divine sense to observe him every day, keeping an eye on him no matter what he was doing.
This made Zhang Lingshan extremely uncomfortable.
'What's wrong with this woman? Why is she suddenly so attentive to me? Did someone instruct her to do this, trying to find out something from me? Who gave her the order? Who has she been communicating with, Pang Mancang or Lu Zhaohe?'
Zhang Lingshan felt a growing sense of unease.
He felt an inexplicable danger looming over him, which greatly increased his pressure and caused his physical body to wear down even faster.
We must act quickly, or things will change.
at last.
This day.
[Spirit: Immortal Divine Sense (Level 7: 1 Rang/1 Rang), Breakthrough?]
Whoosh!
Zhang Lingshan immediately stored the Ghost Pool from under his buttocks into his pouch.
The biggest advantage of the pouch space is that it can move inside the body, and you can put things into it anywhere without anyone noticing.
Immediately, Zhang Lingshan had a thought.
'breakthrough!'
I can't worry about that now. Although there might be problems during the breakthrough, like when I sensed the misalignment of space and time during my previous breakthrough of immortal consciousness, which caused me to fall into a coma.
But without breaking through, I'll never break through, because I'll never have a safe space here. So, I can only strike while the iron is hot, go all out, and give it my all.
If you hesitate and look back and forth, you'll probably have even less courage to take the gamble later.
thump.
As the panel changed, Zhang Lingshan's divine sense broke through to the eighth level. He instantly felt himself floating into the air, as if his soul was about to leave his body and never return.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, a force within him pulled his soul back.
It is the power of the Tree of Souls.
Grasping this power, Zhang Lingshan immediately began to adjust and calm his mind.
At this time.
Then he heard Huo Ran shout, "Oh no! The Pavilion Master is exhausted!"
"What!?"
Ding Dasheng and Lin Bo were shocked.
Wei Cuicui, who had been secretly observing Zhang Lingshan's every move, reacted immediately before she could shout. She rushed to Zhang Lingshan, waved her right hand, and sprinkled several drops of immortal liquid on him.
Although she hadn't figured out what was going on yet, the most urgent thing wasn't to dwell on that, but to rescue Zhang Lingshan as soon as possible.
Otherwise, if they are punished by their superiors, all three of them will have to take the blame.
"What are you all standing there for? Take out your life-saving treasures, or you'll be buried with Zhang Lingshan."
Wei Cuicui shouted.
Ding Dasheng and Lin Bai then realized what was happening and immediately sprinkled out their Immortal Elixir.
They certainly have better life-saving treasures, but they're unwilling to give them to Zhang Lingshan.
Suddenly, he cried out, saying that Zhang Lingshan was exhausted.
However, upon closer inspection, they discovered that Zhang Lingshan had merely fainted and had not collapsed from exhaustion. Therefore, as long as they helped him regain his energy, he would naturally calm down and wake up again.
As expected, as their immortal elixir was injected into Zhang Lingshan's body, Zhang Lingshan's breathing immediately stabilized.
"Okay, it seems I'm just too tired. I'll be fine after a rest."
Ding Dasheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Bai said in a deep voice, "None of you should report today's events to your superiors. Otherwise, we'll be charged with failing to take care of Zhang Lingshan properly. We almost worked Zhang Lingshan to death, and we'd be guilty beyond redemption. Even if we're not punished, we'll be replaced. You'll lose your good jobs just like that. Are you willing to accept that?"
They could steal some high-grade Pure Lotus Pills while guarding Zhang Lingshan's alchemy here, which was considered a perk.
Even if those above knew about their actions, they would turn a blind eye to them, since they were all trusted confidants of the three parties and had worked hard here. Taking a few Pure Lotus Pills was not an unforgivable crime.
Therefore, although the three of them paid for Zhang Lingshan's recovery of energy out of their own pockets, they were willing to do so because they could earn more and wouldn't lose out.
If someone lost their job because they talked too much and reported it to their superiors, that would be utterly stupid. No one who's lived this long would be that foolish.
"Do you even need to tell me that?"
Wei Cuicui snorted.
He thought to himself, "Today is an unusual situation. Should I report it to the Domain Lord?"
However, this anomaly has nothing to do with whether Zhang Lingshan can grow top-grade spiritual rice, so it's better to avoid trouble and not report it.
After thinking about it, she decided to suppress the matter.
Moreover, if the domain lord pays attention to Zhang Lingshan because he can grow top-grade spirit rice, he will probably get a scolding when he hears that Zhang Lingshan almost died from exhaustion.
So it's best to keep quiet.
Everyone else is reporting, but Wei Cuicui is the only one doing so. Isn't that just asking for trouble?
If Zhang Lingshan knew what Wei Cuicui was thinking, he would definitely love her to death. He likes people who are good at protecting themselves.
If you were to report faithfully and dutifully, wouldn't that be troublesome?
At this moment, although Zhang Lingshan's soul was still floating in the air, he could hear the conversation between the three people.
Hearing that the three of them were not reporting it for fear of being blamed, he was overjoyed.
This is a good thing.
However, just in case, I can't let my guard down. I need to put in more effort and quickly retract my soul power. It can't just keep floating above my head forever.
His timely return and prompt recovery reassured the three of them, making him feel safer as well.
Time passed slowly.
Zhang Lingshan tried his best to communicate with the power of the Soul Tree.
To his surprise, his soul tree had greatly improved due to his frantic multitasking during this period, and he was able to stabilize his floating soul power in less than two hours.
"Well."
Before he had even fully recovered, Zhang Lingshan let out a muffled groan.
"He's waking up!"
Ding Dasheng and his two companions were overjoyed and completely relieved.
If Wei Cuicui might have been intimidated by Pang Mancang's authority and was still hesitant before, she was no longer hesitant now.
Anyway, Zhang Lingshan's coma was only for a short time; it was just a minor episode of exhaustion and not worth mentioning.
The three of them then comforted Zhang Lingshan, gave him some pills to restore his energy, and told him not to push himself too hard and to rest for a while.
Zhang Lingshan was naturally delighted with this.
Gradually, as time passed, his divine consciousness became completely stable.
Whoosh.
Without wasting words, Zhang Lingshan immediately sent a wisp of his divine consciousness to touch Wei Cuicui's ring.
This guy has been secretly watching me, trying to see through me, so I might as well see through her first.
As Zhang Lingshan had predicted, the eighth-level immortal consciousness entered Wei Cuicui's ring with almost no hindrance.
The only obstacle was the outer layer of restrictions on the ring, but with Zhang Lingshan's array formation skills and the strength of his divine sense, breaking through those restrictions was almost effortless, requiring not even a single breath.
'Wow, that's incredibly wealthy.'
When Zhang Lingshan saw the various treasures neatly displayed in Wei Cuicui's ring, he couldn't help but marvel.
So being in charge of the rice paddy area is really that lucrative.
I wonder how long this woman has been saving these things. She's quite the collector, and she keeps her storage ring very tidy. She's a thrifty person.
well.
These all belong to me, Zhang Lingshan.
Despite thinking this, Zhang Lingshan didn't touch her storage ring immediately.
Firstly, although this woman is wealthy, she does not have any flying magic items in her ring, which shows that she is not free in the paddy field region, or at least she has not achieved true freedom.
Secondly, the woman has kept the ring so neat and organized, she probably knows the contents of the ring, so stealing from her would be easy to be discovered.
Therefore, it's best to steal from the other two; the one with the dirtiest and messiest ring is the easiest to steal from.
Thinking this, Zhang Lingshan immediately used his divine sense to examine Ding Dasheng and Lin Bai's rings.
According to Zhang Lingshan's conjecture, Ding Dasheng was a member of the Ding family and was definitely more free than Wei Cuicui, so it was most likely that his ring contained a flying magic weapon.
as predicted.
Zhang Lingshan immediately noticed the guy's flying magic weapon, which was a carriage. It was very unique and looked just like the real thing. There were two bronze horses in front of it, and it seemed that activating these two bronze horses could accelerate the vehicle.
'My darling!'
Zhang Lingshan was overjoyed. (End of Chapter)