Chapter 1380
: Tuberculosis
Lingxiao Mountain is located in a flat and barren land.
Originally, this place was the Ling family's ancestral home, and was naturally valued by the family. In the early years, the family even moved hundreds of second-level spiritual veins and more than ten third-level spiritual veins here from various places.
However, because of the huge noise caused by the promotion of the fourth-level spiritual vein in Lingxiao Mountain, the power of the spiritual vein and even all the earth vein energy within a radius of 100,000 miles were absorbed. Eventually, except for Lingxiao Mountain, there was no other spiritual vein within a radius of 100,000 miles.
Even the energy of the earth's veins is still difficult to detect.
This energy is related to plant growth, which indirectly causes most places here to be lifeless, like a dead end...
But Lingxiao Mountain is completely different. It is protected by a fourth-order formation and is extremely safe.
The spiritual energy inside is rich. There are many caves everywhere you look, and there are even a large number of spiritual herbs, flowers, and trees planted in various high-level spiritual fields, growing vigorously.
From time to time, you can see traces of monks, it looks like a holy place for monasticism...
Next to it, there are some spiritual lands, which were migrated by families in the last few hundred years. The spiritual veins in them are at least of the third grade, and high-level formations are arranged, so they are also extremely safe.
Relatively speaking, with their existence, Lingxiao Mountain can be safer.
However, there is a special third-level spiritual fire mountain among them.
It contains tremendous fire energy, which is extraordinary.
And this fire energy is a treasure, so the Ling family set up a special formation in it and opened up many fire chambers. Anyone who needs to use the power of the fire veins inside can use the power of the formation to mobilize it and use it to refine pills or weapons.
But strangely enough, there were a large number of figures deep in the lava of the Linghuo Mountain.
Most of them are in the shape of lava and look like babies, and each one is alive...
These are the spirits of the volcano. They are no different from monks and can pursue the same path.
In fact, because they and Linghuoshan are of the same origin, their cultivation speed is faster than that of cultivators of the same level, and they can sometimes use the power of Linghuoshan to fight against the enemy.
The only drawback may be that they need tremendous firepower to survive and cannot leave Linghuo Mountain for a long time.
As for the other figure, it was actually a young female cultivator.
Its aura was only at the level of perfect Qi training, and it had no treasures to protect its body, but it was not hurt at all by the lava. Moreover, like the spirits of the volcanoes, it could easily absorb the power of the fire veins in the spiritual volcanoes to feed itself...
Gradually, the little girl's breath was rising.
You have to know that the lava contains the power of the third level. Even ordinary Jindan cultivators dare not go deep into it casually...
It can be said to be extremely mysterious.
at the same time.
The top of this sacred mountain.
On a flat ground.
Although the air was hot all around and ordinary people could not get close, there were several figures standing there at this moment.
"A body that practices Qi, activating the power of the third-order fire veins for cultivation."
"This little girl's flame-melting body is indeed mysterious."
"Moreover, judging from his current progress in cultivating with the help of the power of the Linghuo Mountain, I am afraid that in a few months, he will have the opportunity to reach the foundation-building stage and enter the golden elixir stage within a hundred years!"
"As for the Nascent Soul, it will probably be a bit troublesome. After all, the Linghuo Mountain here is only at the third level. Unless this mountain reaches the fourth level, once that girl reaches the Golden Core stage, this mountain will not be of much use to her..."
Ling Pengyun's eyes flashed with intelligence. He lowered his head, as if he could see through the layers of lava inside the volcano. He directly saw the situation of the mysterious young female cultivator, and a look of approval appeared on his face.
"Qing Meng, get out of here quickly!"
At this time, a middle-aged man beside him, with a slight scent of elixir all over his body, shouted at the lava below.
The next moment, there was a ripple on the face of the crater. The mysterious young female cultivator who had been practicing inside the volcano suddenly jumped out and landed next to the middle-aged man.
Although this young female cultivator had an ordinary appearance, she had a hint of spirituality. Her eyes were particularly clear, and she was not shy at all. Even though it was the first time she saw Ling Pengyun, she only looked at him curiously for a few times.
"Ancestor Yun Hong, how come these people look the same as the portraits of the Nascent Soul ancestors hanging in the family ancestral temple?"
But then, the girl fell into deep thought. After a while, her eyes lit up and she turned to ask in a low voice the old patriarch Ling Yunhong, whose body was full of the fragrance of elixir.
"I guessed it, but you still don't salute!"
Upon hearing this, the old patriarch Ling Yunhong smiled, patted Ling Qingmeng on the head, and said with a smile.
"Junior Ling Qingmeng greets the three ancestors."
Ling Qingmeng was a little excited when he saw his affirmation. He immediately greeted Ling Pengyun, Yan Siyi, and Ling Pengcheng, three powerful Yuanying masters of the family who had just returned to the clan.
But then, the girl changed the subject and said immediately.
"Ancestor Pengyun, the outside world has spread the rumor that you are the strongest person in the righteous way of our Northern Wilderness Immortal Cultivation World, and that you have killed a strong person who has reached the Perfect Nascent Soul stage. Is this true?"
"Ancestor Siyi, I heard from others that you are an expert in spiritual cooking. The spiritual food you cook is not only a treasure for cultivation, but also tastes good..."
"Ancestor Peng Cheng, I heard that you only know how to practice all day long, rarely go out, and don't have a Taoist partner. Are you a monk?..."
Ling Pengyun and the other two were stunned when they heard the overwhelming inquiries, especially Ling Pengcheng, whose expression looked a little unnatural.
"You girl, why are you so outspoken again?"
"I can't get a fight..."
Ling Yunhong, who had been practicing with Ling Qingmeng since she was a child, immediately patted the girl on the head and scolded her.
"That's what other people said, I just asked."
Ling Qingmeng's little face suddenly looked bitter.
"This girl is really simple..."
Seeing his look, Ling Pengyun couldn't help but smile.
Then he said with a smile.
"Grandpa Yunhong, it's okay. Since this girl asked, let's answer her."
"It is true that I am the strongest in the righteous world, as rumored by the outside world. However, there are many other immortal cultivation worlds in this world, with countless strong people among them... And our Northern Wilderness immortal cultivation world is not only the righteous world, but also the extremely powerful Black Dragon Clan, which has a Divine Demon Sovereign in charge."
"In addition, Patriarch Siyi's cooking skills are indeed good..."
“However, your ancestor Peng Cheng is not a monk. He is just pursuing the path of Taoism and does not have too many other thoughts. But it is precisely because of this that your ancestor Peng Cheng can enter the Nascent Soul stage…”
"The task of cultivating the Dao is as difficult as ascending to heaven. Only by seizing every opportunity can one hope to reach a higher realm."
"Remember this well."
"..." Ling Qingmeng was confused, but she grasped a few key points, that is, this world is very big, Yan Siyi's cooking is delicious, Ling Pengcheng is not a monk...
For a moment, he couldn't help but feel curious about the rest of the immortal cultivation world.
"Thank you for your guidance, Elder Pengyun... But Elder, what are the other immortal cultivation worlds like? If you have time, can you take me to see them... Elder Siyi, can I have the spiritual food you make once? I'll give you spiritual stones..."
Then he said excitedly.
Ling Pengyun and the others looked at each other and immediately realized that this girl was probably a chatterbox.
However, this girl's talent is so great that Ling Pengyun and others have a natural filter for her. They like her more and answer all her questions.
During the chat, everyone roughly realized that this girl had no bad intentions, had a good character, and was worth cultivating.
In addition, Yan Siyi saw that the girl was greedy, and considering that the spiritual food stock she had was of relatively high quality, and it happened that everyone had just returned to the tribe and the old clan leader Ling Yunhong was there, she cooked some spiritual food on the spot and organized a small reunion banquet.
Ling Qingmeng was naturally happy. He ate politely at first, but when everyone was about to finish, he saw that there was still a lot of leftover spiritual food on the table, so he started to eat it, saying that he didn't want to waste it.
During this time, she kept talking to Yan Siyi.
"Ancestor Siyi, your spiritual cooking skills are truly mysterious. I also know a spiritual chef from our family named Fatty Ling. The spiritual food he cooks also contains spiritual energy and tastes okay, but it is not at the same level as the spiritual food you cook, Ancestor..."
Yan Siyi couldn't help but smile more after being praised by her, and she also liked this girl even more.
But...Fatty Ling?
This name... is a bit sloppy.
And there are no fat people in the family.
After asking, Yan Siyi learned that it was just a nickname, and that the family spiritual chef was fatter...
She immediately burst into laughter and said.
"Aren't you afraid that the tribe members will hear and scold you?"
"I'm not afraid. His cultivation is only in the middle stage of Qi training, while I'm in the perfect stage of Qi training. Besides, I usually give him a lot of good things, so he doesn't dare to scold me, his big money sponsor. No, he can't bear to scold me..."
"..."
Yan Siyi was immediately amused.
"This girl is really infuriating, and the way she eats is really..."
When the old patriarch Ling Yunhong saw that Ling Qingmeng, who had been with him since childhood, was so unruly, his face turned dark and he suddenly had a headache.
"Grandpa Yun Hong, it's rare for a family to have such a treasure, so let her be. Besides, it's hard to change one's character..."
Ling Pengyun saw the change in Ling Yunhong's consciousness and immediately smiled.
The old patriarch Ling Yunhong sighed helplessly.
Then, the two of them walked aside and chatted about some personal matters.
According to Ling Yunhong, ever since he got the Taichu Essence from Ling Pengyun, his aptitude has improved a lot. Coupled with the opportunity of enlightenment he had at that time, he has not encountered any bottleneck in his cultivation recently.
As early as several years ago, he had naturally entered the state of golden elixir perfection.
In addition, although Ling Pengyun had already prepared Nascent Soul spiritual objects for him, Ling Yunhong thought that Nascent Soul spiritual objects were precious and the matter was dangerous. Once the impact failed, the probability of death was extremely high, so he planned to hone his realm again.
This is also consistent with its usual style.
Ling Pengyun also particularly agreed.
As for Ling Yunhong's expertise in water-based alchemy, his attainments have also improved. He has perfected his self-created method of making alchemy with soft water to the fourth level, and is expected to enter the fourth level of alchemy within ten years.
"Very good, very good."
"If this can be accomplished, the family will be blessed."
Ling Pengyun was slightly delighted when he heard this.
"It's just the icing on the cake. After all, Siyi's spiritual cooking skills are superb, and she is fully capable of refining enough spiritual food to assist the family's cultivators in their cultivation."
Ling Yunhong said with a smile.
"You can't say that. The materials Siyi needs to refine spiritual food are mostly monster meat, and spiritual materials are only auxiliary materials. High-level monsters are rare and difficult to obtain. This is the shortcoming of the spiritual chef."
"But alchemy is different. This path mostly uses spiritual medicine as the main material, and there are high-level spiritual fields opened up on the fourth-level spiritual veins in various parts of the family. It is completely possible to grow high-level spiritual plants stably..."
"Each of the two paths has its own advantages and disadvantages. If only one of them exists, it is a good thing, but it is still insufficient. If both paths are combined, it will be perfect."
Ling Pengyun analyzed.
When Ling Yunhong heard this, a bit more joy appeared on his face, but then he looked at Ling Qingmeng who was chatting with Yan Siyi, and a bit more sadness appeared on his brows.
After hesitating for a while, he spoke to Ling Pengyun with a bit of pleading.
"Pengyun, I want to talk to you about Qingmeng's future path!"
Seeing that he had some concerns, Ling Pengyun said.
"Grandpa, Qing Meng is a talented person in the family, and he is also a potential Nascent Soul candidate... If he has any troubles on his path, just tell me directly. If I can help, I will definitely help."
Ling Yunhong felt relieved when he heard this and followed him.
"Then I'll tell you straight."
"Although this child has strong aptitude, his family does not have a suitable cultivation method for him. I wonder if you have a way to get it?"
"In addition, her flame-melted body is extraordinary and can be the greatest help in her path. However, in order to bring out the best effect of this spiritual body, she can only rely on a treasure like the Spiritual Fire Mountain. However, the highest-grade Netherworld Spiritual Fire Mountain in the family is only of the third-grade middle grade..."
"Moreover, in recent years, when I was free, I would occasionally give some advice to the alchemists in the clan. In addition, there are many talented people in the clan, so several third-level alchemists have emerged one after another, as well as some good second-level alchemists, and there are also more high-level refiners."
"Indirectly, the fire chamber on the Netherworld Spiritual Mountain is not enough, but now the fire chamber on the volcano is the limit of the spiritual mountain..."
"I thought of using the power of my family to help the sacred mountain reach a higher level with a large number of spiritual objects."
"As for financial resources, the family can afford it, but the trouble is helping him reach a higher realm. After all, this requires a formation master to set up a special spirit-raising formation to be more secure, and those formations in our family are not reliable, not even Penglin is confident."
"Penglin said that the Spiritual Fire Mountain is different from the relatively mild Spiritual Veins. It is extremely violent. If something goes wrong, the molten power in the Spiritual Fire Mountain will directly conflict with each other, causing huge power. If the distance is too close, even a Jindan Perfection cultivator may be directly injured."
"I wonder if you could ask a high-level formation master to come here to help?"
Ling Pengyun thought for a moment and replied.
"The body of Yan Rong is quite rare. Even the Xinghai Pavilion behind our family probably doesn't have any skills specifically for this kind of spirit body. However, there are some fire-attributed skills that can lead to the perfection of the Nascent Soul. When I go there in the future, I will bring one back and give it to Qing Meng."
"As for improving the Spiritual Fire Mountain here, it will be easy. In a few years, when the Ice Spiritual Vein of the Ice and Snow Valley in my family's ancestral land becomes stronger, I plan to invite a fourth-rank formation master to help improve it. If I have the opportunity to invite one, I can also help improve the Spiritual Fire Mountain here."
Ling Yunhong was overjoyed when he heard this. (End of this chapter)