"This is not your responsibility. Your task is to collect all kinds of information about the mine and send it to me regularly."

"My nephew understands."

"Li Chengdao took over the mine. Has he made any new moves in the past few days?"

"Replaced the three captains and the deacon of the Lingshi Warehouse, using the people he brought."

"Where are those people?"

"They have all been transferred to insignificant areas. However, Elder Fu has told me that if there are any big changes, let me find the new Captain Zhang. He said you know this person."

"Yes, but don't look for him unless you have to, so as not to expose him. It is your responsibility to comfort those who have been replaced, and don't let them lose heart."

"yes."

"The senior ones here are Li Birds. How many do you control?"

"Only two."

"Yes. I brought three here, all for you. Hide them well and don't let Li Chengdao notice them."

"Don't worry, uncle, I have a place to hide."

"Also, pay close attention to the movements of the other two families, and focus on the people of the Three Saints Sect. If Li Chengdao comes into contact with them, report it immediately."

"clear."

"Yun'er, this is the reward given to you by the sect master." Sima Gu took out several pill bottles and handed them over.

The man in black's eyes lit up and he took it respectfully. He knew that those were violet pills.

"Thank you, sect master and uncle."

"Are your people still reliable?" Sima Gu asked again.

"Don't worry, uncle, they are all loyal to the sect leader."

"Okay, tell them that the sect leader will always remember them."

"yes."

At the same time, inside the Black Armored Guard stronghold, Elder Li was also listening to the report from his subordinates.

"Miss, just returned to the palace?"

"Exactly."

"Sima Gu didn't follow her?"

"Sima Gu left in the morning, saying he was inspecting the mine. His subordinates reported that he went to the mine." A captain in black armor reported to Li Chengdao respectfully.

"We need to protect the safety of the young lady, do you understand?"

"My subordinates understand that I have sent additional manpower outside the palace of the young lady. Elder, please rest assured."

"What's going on with the deacons and captains in the mine?" Li Chengdao asked again.

"It's pretty normal, but there are some discussions."

"What's the discussion?" Li Chengdao raised his eyebrows.

"this……"

"explain!"

"I'm talking about you. It's not in line with the rules for you to be in charge of the mine. Elder Fu is the elder of Duzhi. I'm saying you're a layman." The black-armored captain muttered.

"Some discussions are normal. You tell them that Elder Fu is in charge of all the sect's properties and has no energy to take care of the mines. He went back because the sect can't do without him." Elder Li said with a solemn face.

"My subordinate understands."

"Send out another team to strengthen the guard of the Lingshi Warehouse. No one can enter or leave without the handwriting of Deacon Du and I, especially Uncle and Nephew Sima."

"yes."

"Also, is there any news about the Three Holy Sect?"

"Not yet. You have just arrived here. I'm afraid the Three Saints Sect hasn't had time to contact us yet."

"Were there people or summons before?"

"Here comes someone."

"Well, remember, don't use Yaoliniao lightly."

"I understand. Elder, I heard that the deputy sect leader is about to break through the golden elixir realm?" the black-armored captain asked cautiously.

"A breakthrough is imminent. This matter will be kept secret for the time being. Do not inquire at will, let alone make it public."

"yes."

Elder Li never mentioned Zhou Yang from the beginning to the end, and he did not take this little Kaiyuan cultivator into his eyes.

While the two were plotting, on a small mountain peak not far from the Xuanfu Sect mine, two black figures were probing around.

"We'll go in after dark."

"good."

Early the next morning, Zhou Yang woke up from meditation, stretched his body, and walked out of his room.

After listening outside Sima Ling'er's door and finding no movement, he walked out of the palace gate.

"Guard Zhou, Senior Sima has told you that you cannot go out alone." As soon as he stepped out of the door, a guard in black stopped him.

"If I don't go out, I just want to breathe in the aura of the mountain." Zhou Yang was depressed in his heart, but said indifferently.

He suddenly found that there were more guards outside the palace, and he became suspicious, and thought to himself: "Is it possible that because the lady is here, the guards were added to protect her safety?"

The guard stopped asking questions, but his eyes remained on him, as if he would be caught immediately as soon as he left the palace area.

Zhou Yang didn't care either, this was all expected.

In the morning at Cangshou Mountain, people feel more comfortable than at Daqing Mountain. The spiritual energy of this mountain is very strong. Breathing in is like drinking fine wine. Although it cannot improve your cultivation level, you won't feel hungry even if you don't eat.

Zhou Yang suddenly remembered the theory of qi-eating. Qi-eating means inedging. Insisting does not mean not eating anything, but rather not eating ordinary food, but only absorbing spiritual energy, which will be enough for the body's needs.

When you reach the early stage of the Lingtai realm, you only need to eat one meal a day or two, because the Lingtai realm can directly absorb spiritual energy and replenish the body's needs.

In the middle and late stages of the Lingtai realm, you can eat once every five or six days, but at the peak of the Lingtai realm, you can eat one meal every ten and a half months without feeling hungry. The reason why you still have to eat is because the amount of spiritual energy absorbed by the Lingtai realm cultivators is not enough.

to fully meet the body's needs.

When you reach the Tianyuan realm, you can completely live without grains and only eat Qi.

It used to be that Zhou Yang would feel hungry if he didn't eat for a day, but recently he felt that it shouldn't be a problem if he didn't eat for a day.

From this point of view, he can absorb and digest some spiritual energy, which shows that he is not far from the Lingtai realm.

He felt that his Yuan Power was also slowly changing. The trace amount of spiritual energy he absorbed was no longer converted into Yuan Power, but was gradually stored to form another kind of power, which was much more refined than Yuan Power.

He understood that these powers were spiritual powers.

Your own original energy has been saturated and begins to transform into spiritual energy. Only by cultivating spiritual energy can you truly begin to practice Taoism.

The power of spiritual power is more powerful and its use is more extensive. Like ordinary magic weapons and magic weapons, all require the use of spiritual power. Even storage bags can be opened much faster with spiritual power than Yuan Li.

Some time ago, Zhou Yang was so exhausted from working in the mine all day that he had no time to practice, so his cultivation was stagnant.

Since he became the escort of the young lady, with the open supply of spiritual stones and elixirs, his cultivation has improved rapidly, and his energy has become more condensed and pure.

In recent days, he felt that his altar was undergoing subtle changes, and there seemed to be something in his mind, but this feeling was vaguely absent.

However, he was still sensitive enough to find that his reactions were faster and he could think about problems more quickly.

For cultivators at the peak of Kaiyuan, when their cultivation reaches a certain level, their Yuanli will undergo a qualitative change. This is expected. However, it is extremely difficult for the divine platform to undergo qualitative change, which is also the shackle that restricts most Kaiyuan cultivators from entering the Lingtai realm.

These changes at Zhou Yang's altar made him suddenly realize something.

"Could it be that this indicates that divine consciousness is about to emerge?" Zhou Yang was inexplicably surprised.

Uncle Zhong once told him that there are two signs of entering the Lingtai realm, one is to cultivate spiritual power, and the other is to cultivate spiritual consciousness.

This Lingtai is not the other Lingtai, and it does not refer to the Lingtai acupoint on the human body's governor meridian. Why is it called the Lingtai realm? Ling is spiritual power, the platform is the sacred platform, and the sacred platform is the area where spiritual consciousness is located.

Those who possess both spiritual power and spiritual consciousness are those in the Lingtai realm.

Now Zhou Yang is at the peak of Kaiyuan and is only one step away from the Lingtai realm, but Zhou Yang doesn't know when he will be able to take this step.

In the Kaiyuan realm, as long as you accumulate enough, you can naturally break through each level. In order to enter the Lingtai realm, you must have understanding in addition to accumulation.

The chance of Kaiyuan's breakthrough to the Lingtai realm is only 30 to 40% or even less. In other words, most Kaiyuan cultivators cannot enter the Lingtai realm.

In the same way, the chance of entering the Tianyuan Mirror from the Lingtai is even lower. Only practitioners with excellent cultivation talents or great opportunities can achieve breakthroughs.

As for the Tianyuan cultivator's ability to achieve the golden elixir, the small chance is disappointing. First, there must be a huge amount of cultivation materials as a basis. Secondly, there is talent and luck.

There are millions of cultivators in Anping City, but there are only a few masters of the golden elixir. This shows how difficult it is to achieve the golden elixir.

Jin Dan, Zhou Yang did not consider it for the time being.

Entering the Lingtai realm, his accumulation may still be a little bit behind, but he is confident in his cultivation talent, especially since the changes in the Lingtai realm have made him even more confident.

As long as you accumulate enough, there should be no problem in entering the Lingtai realm.
To be continued...