"We haven't seen each other for a long time. Fellow Taoist Mang seems to be getting stronger and stronger. Thank you fellow Taoist for reminding me this time, otherwise I might have missed you." The old friend was extremely enthusiastic to meet, at least on the surface.
"I don't think my fellow Taoist is already a late-stage Qi refining monk. His cultivation speed is really enviable to me." Lao Mang touched his bare head with his big, calloused hands and smiled innocently.
Anyone who didn't know would have been deceived by this honest appearance. In the more than ten years of friendship, almost all the monks who accompanied him died. Only his cultivation level improved all the way. How can this be explained by luck?
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Therefore, when Lao Mang appeared, Zhao Shoushou not only did not relax at all, but his vigilance was even higher. Everything was just enthusiasm on the surface.
"This is Fellow Daoist Zhao who is in the late stage of Qi refining. His combat power is unfathomable. With Fellow Daoist Zhao as our backing, our chances of successfully seizing the treasure will be greatly increased." Lao Mang enthusiastically introduced him to a small team of five people.
, all of them are monks in the middle stage of Qi refining.
"Zhao and Lao Mang have known each other since the late twenties, and they know each other well. I would also like to ask fellow Taoists to help me with this trip. Except for the treasures related to the Foundation Establishment Pill, how about all the remaining treasures be distributed among all the fellow Taoists?" Zhao Shoushou also said.
Don't hesitate to make your request directly.
Among the more than 20 people around the cave, there are more than five late-stage Qi-refining monks. If a small team does not have late-stage Qi-refining monks, even if they are lucky enough to find some higher-quality treasures, they may not be able to preserve them and can only eat some leftovers.
That's all.
With the help of a small team, relying on the advantage of numbers, Zhao Shoushou is more likely to search for suitable treasures. The two complement each other and hit it off.
"What Fellow Daoist Zhao said makes sense, Lao Mang agrees." Lao Mang, a physical cultivator, was the first to stand up and pat his chest to express his agreement.
"There is no doubt that Fellow Daoist Zhao made a request as a late-stage Qi Refining monk, and Zhang Tiangong has no objection to it." The second person who agreed was a Confucian monk.
Confucian monks are also a relatively special kind of existence in the world of cultivation. They rely on familiarity with various classics to cultivate a strong sense of righteousness in their hearts.
Using a pen as a sword and words as a blade, you can suppress the world with a simple set of pen and ink in your hand. Whether you can successfully awaken is not closely related to your spiritual root qualifications, but more to a double test of your character and understanding.
Two sixth-level qi-refining monks expressed their opinions respectively. Naturally, the remaining three would not object. After all, they came here to explore and the importance of monks in the later stages of qi-refining stage was clearly understood.
If Zhao Shoushou had not appeared, the five of them would have just prepared to follow the other teams and pick up some leftovers. Why give up now that there is a better option?
"Old Mang, do you know how the news about this Qi-practicing Dzogchen monk's cave was leaked?" Zhao Shoushou stood firmly aside and asked.
In the absence of definite information, Zhao Shoushou was always in a state of anxiety, always feeling like a fog was blocking his eyes, preventing him from discovering the truth.
"Three days ago, a monk in the early stage of Qi training was accidentally chased by a mutated first-order, low-grade mutated leopard. He accidentally entered this place by accident and managed to escape with a small life because of the existence of the cave-protecting formation. Knowing it
However, I don’t know why many monks have paid attention to it because of the massive publicity." Lao Mang stood aside and explained in detail.
"In addition, every two days at sunrise, the power of the cave-protecting formation is at its weakest. The two late-stage Qi-refining monks took the lead and agreed to break the formation at sunrise tomorrow. At that time, the battle for the treasure will depend on chance." Zhang Tiangong took over the words.
While explaining.
"In that case, we can just wait with peace of mind." As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Shoushou was already sitting cross-legged on the bluestone to adjust his breathing, as if he had no interest in any of this before the cave opened.
In fact, Zhao Shoushou was just forcibly suppressing the momentary shock in his heart, and of course he was taking this opportunity to confirm and clarify his thoughts.
An unexpected observation just now revealed that there were a total of six late-stage Qi-refining monks including him. Although there was no way to judge their specific cultivation levels, five of them had met once at the Luohan Temple auction.
The remaining late-stage Qi-refining monk and the mid-stage Qi-refining monk seemed to not know each other, but each commanded a small group to stand on the periphery, forming a small encirclement faintly. Judging from the eye contact between the two from time to time.
Obviously they are familiar with each other.
Another doubtful point is that Lao Mang explained that the monk accidentally triggered the cave protection formation in the early stage of Qi training. No matter how little knowledge he had, such a simple phenomenon could still be distinguished, so how could it be publicized everywhere?
"Is all this a conspiracy of Luohan Temple? Is the inheritance of this Dzogchen alchemist true or false? No wonder it has been silent since the old abbot refused." There was a silent entanglement in my heart.
If I choose to leave now, I think no one will stop me, but I am reluctant to leave the alchemist inheritance cave that is about to open, so I am in a dilemma for a while.
In fact, the most attractive thing to him is the gimmick of the alchemist. How could a first-level high-level alchemist with a great Qi practice and Dzogchen cultivation not prepare some auxiliary treasures for the foundation building that is just around the corner.
As for the second-level low-grade foundation-building pill, it is very likely that there is no such thing. If there was such an alchemist, how could he fall? Even if he had obtained it, it must have been completely consumed by the failure of the attack on the foundation-building pill.
There is no doubt about the preciousness of the second-level low-grade Foundation-Building Pill. It is refined from thirteen precious elixirs and can help monks build the Foundation. However, this does not mean that everything will be fine if you get the Foundation-Building Pill.
Even with the full assistance of the Foundation Establishment Pill, the success rate of Foundation Establishment is only half at best, so failure to attack the bottleneck is too common.
Of course, Zhao Shoushou still firmly believed that there must be some auxiliary elixirs for refining foundation-building pills in his cave, which was also the ultimate purpose of his trip.
He once obtained a first-grade high-grade rootless fruit at the place where an unknown monk died, and a first-grade high-grade Stephania vine in the secret area of Jinlin belonging to the Beast Control Sect. If he could obtain the third auxiliary elixir,
It will undoubtedly be of great help to him in building a foundation for the future.
"The purpose of Luohan Temple is just to get us to join Buddhism. There will definitely be no safety in our lives. It seems that it is forced through some special means. Even if it fails, the result is within the acceptable range." In the end, in order to fight for a pitiful foundation building
By chance, Zhao Shoushou decided to stay.
Of course, some preparations are essential. The first-order high-grade water chanting sword will be his weapon in combat. Two first-order middle-grade cormorants will be responsible for side response. Some detoxification, healing and other elixirs are also indispensable.
He even decided to take a first-class high-grade Qingling Pill before entering the cave, which is a very effective detoxification pill.
Now that the final decision had been made, Zhao Shoushou no longer hesitated and struggled, but began to really calm down and meditate and adjust his breath, waiting for the opportunity when the cave protection formation was weak.