Chapter 180 Soul Devouring Spiritual Root, the Third Stage! (Thanks for the Support of the Leader of the Layman Alliance)

After a while, a middle-aged man came over, rolling and crawling.

He still had a lot of injuries on his body, and looked weak.

This man was the new head of the Puppet Hall, Wu Sankui. He was also the son of Wu Xingkui.

After Wu Laoguai was killed by Lin Chen, Wu Sankui temporarily took over as the new head of the Puppet Hall.

He also had the cultivation of the late Jindan, which was barely able to stabilize the Puppet Hall.

When Lin Chen detonated the nuclear bomb, Wu Sankui was unlucky enough to stay in Zhongliang City.

Although he was not killed, he was also seriously injured.

After seeing the Blood Eye Demon, Wu Sankui came over, rolling and crawling.

"Old... Ancestor..."

The Blood Eye Demon looked at Wu Sankui's cowardly appearance, and was even more angry.

The Blood Eye Demon kicked Wu Sankui first, and kicked him directly to spit blood.

But Wu Sankui didn't dare to show any displeasure, he ran over happily, buried his head and waited for orders.

Seeing this, the old demon with blood pupils calmed down a little, and then said:

"How did you do the things I told you to do before?"

"Luo Ming's body was refined into a puppet... and was taken away by the little devil from the Fengling Yueying Sect."

"Your puppet hall's secret method should be able to find the location, right?"

After hearing this, Wu Sankui was horrified.

He knelt down and kowtowed continuously, shouting:

"Ancestor, the Fengling Yueying Sect's methods are too treacherous..."

"Our puppet hall's secret method can sense the puppet as long as it is in Qingzhou, even in the storage bag."

"But unfortunately, I have been casting spells day and night these days, but there is no sense at all."

"The puppet has not received any response..."

After hearing this, the old demon with blood pupils stared.

With scarlet blood flowing out of his eyes, the terrifying true energy directly turned into a palm, pinching Wu Sankui's neck and lifting him up high.

Wu Sankui couldn't breathe, but he could only shout:

"Spare my life, Grandpa, spare my life..."

"It's my fault, but the Fengling Yueying Sect..."

"Ah, Grandpa, spare my life!"

The terrifying Netherworld Fire burned on Wu Sankui.

The pain almost made him faint.

The Blood Eyed Demon looked at Wu Sankui and gradually calmed down.

"The Fengling Yueying Sect is from another state... Maybe they took the Luoming puppet outside Qingzhou?"

"But, it's only been a few days. How could the Fengling Yueying Sect move so fast?"

The Blood Eyed Demon kept thinking and finally threw Wu Sankui down.

"Hehe, I'll spare your life first...If I wasn't short of people now, I would have to refine you into a ghost!"

Wu Sankui was put down, and the Netherworld Fire gradually extinguished.

He knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously.

"Thank you for sparing my life!"

The Blood Eyed Demon waved his hand and signaled Wu Sankui to shut up.

Then he held his forehead and thought.

"The Fengling Yueying Sect's methods are too mysterious..."

"Why can this Tianleizi explode in three cities at the same time even though they are thousands of miles apart?"

"Is there a spy in the city?"

The Blood Eyed Demon looked uncertain, and after thinking for a moment, he said:

"You, count the losses in the city... Then, summon all the cultivators and rush to the front line as soon as possible!"

As he spoke, a bloodthirsty look flashed in the Blood Eyed Demon's eyes.

"Haha, if there are forces from other states intervening, there is no need to take this battle slowly."

"Within half a year, I want the entire Mist Country to belong to my Ghost Exorcist Sect!"

...

At the same time, after Lin Chen received 5 million spirit stones from the Righteous Alliance, the number of spirit stones in his hand also reached 15 million.

It was completely enough for the third stage of the Devouring Spirit Root.

Therefore, after the return time was reset, Lin Chen went to the practice room as soon as possible.

Daxia Country, Wudao Palace Practice Room

Lin Chen sat cross-legged in the spirit gathering array, with a mountain of spirit stones placed beside him.

Nearly 500,000 middle-grade spirit stones, and tens of millions of low-grade spirit stones.

"Spirit Devouring Spirit Root, it's time to break through to the third stage!"

Lin Chen was looking forward to it.

The third stage of the Spirit Devouring Spirit Root is comparable to the cultivation speed of the Heavenly Spirit Root.

After advancing to the third stage, Lin Chen's speed of cultivation to the Golden Core Perfection will be faster!

With a slight movement in his heart, Lin Chen activated the Spirit Devouring Spirit Root.

As the surrounding spirit stones continued to turn into powder, pure energy poured into the spirit root.

In a blink of an eye, three days passed...

At this moment, most of the spirit stones in the entire training room were swallowed by Lin Chen.

And the spirit root in Lin Chen's body finally completed a qualitative change at this moment!

Boom!

Lin Chen's brain roared, and then he felt that the spiritual energy between heaven and earth became more and more active.

He moved slightly in his heart, constantly experiencing the changes in the spiritual energy.

The true essence in his body was also condensed more than before at this moment.

After a long time, Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes.

Looking inward with his soul, he felt that the surface of the Soul Devouring Root seemed to begin to radiate a little vitality.

"Is this the third stage of the Soul Devouring Root?"

"It seems... the true essence is much stronger!"

Lin Chen took a deep breath, and he could feel that his true essence was about condensed by nearly 50%.

According to his original estimate, he would have to wait until the Nine-Turn Golden Pill to have such a strong true essence.

But now, he has it in advance.

"Well, my true essence and mana now should be completely equivalent to that of a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator who has passed the mana barrier!"

"Try the speed of cultivation again..."

Lin Chen did not rush out of retreat, but continued to cultivate for a day.

Swallowing spiritual roots can make the true energy stronger than that of monks in the same realm.

But more importantly, it is the increase in cultivation speed it brings!

Early the next morning, Lin Chen finished his practice.

He took inventory of the remaining spiritual stones in the room.

It cost Lin Chen approximately 11 million spirit stones to break through the third stage of swallowing spirit roots.

Now, Lin Chen only had 400,000 mid-grade spiritual stones left in his hands, but it was enough for a long period of practice.

"Swallowing Spiritual Roots, after advancing to the third stage, it seems a little different from what you imagined..."

Lin Chen frowned slightly.

He felt that his cultivation speed had increased by approximately 60 to 70%.

This level of increase is really not that small.

But the problem is that it seems that it has not yet reached the top level of Tianlinggen, but has barely reached the cultivation speed of Tianlinggen.

Looking inside, Lin Chen felt the spiritual roots in his body that exuded a faint vitality, and muttered:

"Why do I feel that after reaching the third stage of swallowing the spirit root, it has just begun?"

Lin Chen recalled the jade slip Jiang Liqian gave him more than ten years ago.

The jade slips record the cultivation experience of a monk who possessed the spirit-swallowing root in ancient times.

But in the end, that senior only practiced the Spirit-Swallowing Spiritual Root to the third stage, and there was no follow-up.

Among them, there are some insights from his practice in the third stage.

Ten years apart is a long time, but Lin Chen's memory is really good.

He murmured:

"If I remember correctly, after the third stage of swallowing the spirit root, the method of improvement will change."

"Not only does it directly swallow spiritual stones, but the spiritual stones consumed in one's own practice can also improve the quality of spiritual roots."

"Now the Swallowing Spiritual Root is barely at the Heavenly Spiritual Root level, but after practicing for a long enough time, you can reach the top Heavenly Spiritual Root level. By then, the speed of cultivation will double!"

Lin Chen nodded slightly. This method of improvement was of great benefit to him.

Because while practicing, spiritual roots can also be improved simultaneously.

No longer do you need to consume a large amount of spiritual stones at once.

Rather, it is equal to being directly and evenly distributed into the consumption of each practice.

"However, there is no record in the jade slip about the improvement of the fourth stage of swallowing spirit roots..."

Lin Chen frowned slightly.

The third stage of swallowing spirit roots requires swallowing an entire spiritual vein.

Lin Chen did not swallow the spiritual veins, but directly swallowed more than 30 million spiritual stones, forcing him to reach that standard.

"Perhaps the improvement of the fourth stage of swallowing spirit roots is related to this spiritual vein?"

Lin Chen was thoughtful.

"Forget it, just take it one step at a time."

"Now the third stage is enough for me... Originally it would take at least six or seven years to reach the perfection of the golden elixir."

"But now, within four or five years it should be enough to achieve it."

Lin Chen thought silently.

Four or five years, for the Golden Core cultivator, is just a small part of a long time.

Even a retreat can take this long.

As for Lin Chen, who practices the Evergreen Technique, his longevity is much longer than that of ordinary Golden Elixir monks.

Golden elixir monks have a life span of five hundred years.

After Lin Chen cultivates the Evergreen Technique to the perfection of the Golden Elixir, his lifespan will reach eight hundred years.

"Since we are not far from the perfection of the golden elixir... then it's time to think about the Nascent Soul."

Lin Chen kept thinking in his mind.

Nascent Soul monk is still mysterious to Lin Chen today.

Within the sphere of influence of the Righteous Path Alliance, there are many Jindan monks.

But the only Nascent Soul cultivator Lin Chen had come into contact with was the old devil with blood eyes.

And the old demon with blood pupil alone almost suppressed the entire Righteous Alliance and left them breathless.

This shows the huge gap between the golden elixir and the cause.

"Fortunately, there are a lot of introductions on how to break through the Nascent Soul in the ruins of the Jin Yuan Sect. Otherwise, I would really be confused..."

Lin Chen thought silently in his heart.

Golden elixir perfection monks need to pass three levels if they want to break through the Nascent Soul.

Three levels: physical body, magic power, and soul.

If you pass any level, you will be a half-step to Yuanying. If you pass all three levels, you will be promoted to Yuanying monk!

Being able to pass the three levels is a step to condense the Nascent Soul, not the required preparation.

If you want to be promoted to Nascent Soul, the most basic skills are naturally the Nascent Soul level.

What a coincidence, a few years ago, Lin Chen's Evergreen Technique had reached the Nascent Soul level due to Tian Yanzhu's deduction.

Regarding the skills, Lin Chen didn't have to worry.

But breaking through the Nascent Soul requires more than just techniques.

Before the golden elixir, a monk's breakthrough would not cause thunder disaster.

But if the golden elixir breaks through the Nascent Soul, it will cause a thunder disaster!

The Heavenly Thunder Tempering Body allows the monk's soul and magic power to further break through, which is of great benefit to the monk.

There are also great dangers.

It is too difficult for ordinary monks to rely on their physical body and magic to survive the thunder tribulation.

Therefore, it is necessary to use some special magic weapons or elixirs.

"Thunder-avoiding elixir...a fourth-level elixir that has a miraculous effect in helping you survive thunder tribulations!"

"There is also the Thunder Tribulation Spirit Shield, a special magical weapon... none of these things are available within the scope of the Righteous Alliance."

Lin Chen shook his head and said:

"It seems that we have to go to other places in Qingzhou to check it out."

"Perhaps, in the core of Taoist Sect... Qingzhou, we can find these things needed to break through the Nascent Soul?"