Chapter 869 Before the Transformation
As for other ethnic groups, most of them are large spiritual cultivation tribes. Places with spiritual charm such as mountains, rivers and streams are what they need. On the contrary, they don’t care much about those desolate places with scarce spiritual energy.

Because of this, the conflict between humans and other ethnic groups is not great, and no one would be so blind as to risk offending Saint Nuwa and massacre the human race.

Murong Ji knew very well that with the increase in the number of human cultivators, the demands for spiritual lands were getting higher and higher, which would naturally lead to disputes with other major clans, and this would be the beginning of war.

Standing in the void, the huge tribe of more than 100,000 human beings below had the same living habits as on Mount Zhou. However, they were the worst developed among the several human tribes.

There is no way. The poverty of the West has indeed restricted their development.

Murong Ji did not fall into the crowd below. He still had four fellow Taoists with him. No matter what, he had to consider them more.

Most of the routes they took were spiritual veins of mountains and rivers. They relied on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to supply them with practice and strive to resolve this cause and effect as soon as possible.

Going further west, Murong Ji saw a rare sacred mountain vein from a distance.

This mountain range is not huge. Compared with Zhou Mountain and Kunlun Mountain, it is just like a mound and the area it occupies is not that vast.

However, there are quite a lot of spiritual charm in these mountains. Little demons and monsters work and live in the mountains, just like humans, and they are quite free.

Walking in the mountains, Murong Ji asked the little goblins living here, and then he understood where this place was.

Wanshou Mountain!
When he arrived at Wanshou Mountain, Murong Ji subconsciously thought of a big boss, Master Gou Dao, Zhen Yuanzi.

However, the two had no friendship, so Murong Ji had never visited him. He was only a Golden Immortal now, so how could he have the nerve to visit a Daluo Golden Immortal who was about to break through to the Quasi-Saint level to entertain him?
After walking through the mountains, looking for the earth veins that could gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the power of heaven and earth to blend with the earth veins, I saw Wuzhuang Temple at a glance.

Murong Ji just took a look from a distance. The spiritual charm of Wanshou Mountain was completely suppressed by Wuzhuang Temple. He actually controlled the authority of the entire mountain range.

The method is somewhat similar to Murong Ji's method of melting the power of heaven and earth and engraving runes into magic weapons.

If he could push it to perfection, no matter who it was in Wanshou Mountain, no one would be able to do anything to Zhen Yuanzi.

Murong Ji stroked his chin and thought carefully, "Perhaps... this is the way of earthly immortals?"

The more I think about it, the more possible it seems. Most of the methods used by mountain gods in later generations are of this kind.

Refining the power of heaven and earth, controlling the authority of the mountains, and relying on the power of heaven and earth supported by the mountains, the power is extremely powerful, not much different from practicing to the Golden Immortal of Daluo.

What do you mean by being restricted by the region? Ridiculous. Outside of Wanshou Mountain, Zhen Yuanzi is still a quasi-saint. The mountain god is still a mountain god. As long as he has the magic weapon that condenses the power of heaven and earth, no one can do anything to him.

It is precisely because of this that the gods conferred upon some famous mountains and rivers have such respected and important status.

Take the Five Mountains for example. Any mountain god is close to being invincible. Ordinary people cannot do anything to him. So, do he want to destroy the entire mountain range?
Murong Ji estimated that if the saints continued to suppress the chaos in this way, the world would become more and more stable, and the upper limit of cultivation would be infinitely raised.

Suddenly, Murong Ji thought of the Precious Lotus Lantern, and through the Precious Lotus Lantern he thought of Yang Chan, who was the mountain god of Mount Huashan who was conferred by later generations.

With the help of the Precious Lotus Lantern, he fought his brother on equal terms in Huashan and almost defeated his brother. Murong Ji thought that he probably used the power of the heaven and earth of Huashan.

Coming back to his senses, Murong Ji bowed from a distance towards Wuzhuang Temple as a gesture of respect.

So he found a place in the mountains and dug a cave to live in temporarily.

He set up a formation to draw in spiritual energy, evil energy and various auras in the mountains for the four to practice.

Murong Ji had nothing to do, so he started to think about the Hunyuan Golden Bowl. After a few years, he had mastered it thoroughly. Now he was thinking about how to redraw the pattern of the Precious Lotus Lantern and then choose a place to refine the Precious Lotus Lantern.

The second thing is to find the entrance to the Sea of ​​Blood and the River of Styx to seize the authority of the tunnel.

When he came to his senses, his eyes fell on the four beads in front of him.

For a moment, he was a little surprised. Yunxiao and Zhao Gongming occupied most of the spiritual energy, while the remaining Qiongxiao and Bixiao seemed to be lying down and lazily without fighting or competing.

After thinking about it carefully, Murong Ji understood the reason. Considering the current situation of the four brothers and sisters, it would be better to wait for all four of them to finish transforming.

It would be better to give priority to both of them who are likely to transform. By then, the chances of survival will be much greater.

Nodding, Murong Ji no longer cared and took out four pills. He placed two pills in front of Yunxiao and two in front of Zhao Gongming.

【Thank you, fellow Taoist! 】

"Thank you, Brother Jiang."

Murong Ji laughed, waved his hand and said nothing more. He found a place in the cave and went to meditate and practice.

Zhao Gongming can make sounds and no longer needs soul fluctuations to transmit sounds. His own strength far exceeds that of the three sisters, and he is the most likely one to transform first.

Yunxiao is still a little behind, and her accumulation is not as extensive as Zhao Gongming's. I can't remember exactly what Zhao Gongming's background is, but judging from his strength and background, he is not much worse than this Fairy Yunxiao, but his background is a little hard to say.

Murong Ji set up layers of restrictions in the cave and began to build a furnace, hoping to use the power of heaven and earth of Wanshou Mountain to re-refine the Precious Lotus Lamp.

You also need to take time to find the entrance to the Sea of ​​Blood and the River of Styx.

It is said that the land of the West is a complete injustice. When Fuxi was bragging to him, he once said that when the ferocious beasts calamity, the lord of the ferocious beasts, Shen Ni, would use the western spiritual vein mountain, Mount Xumi, as its base.

He eventually died in the western land. At that time, the western land veins had already suffered considerable damage.

Later, due to the struggle between demons, the Demon Ancestor detonated the earth veins in the west, hoping to take Hongjun with him. However, the plan failed and the creatures in the west suffered a disaster. The earth veins and the world were all destroyed. The West became a stagnant pool, becoming increasingly evil and barren.

Because of this, the blood energy in the west is the most concentrated. The blood energy of the ferocious beasts continues to sink, but it surges out of the space of the Sea of ​​Blood and the Styx.

A few years passed, and Murong Ji was busy in the cave of Wanshou Mountain. He built the furnace, drew down the power of heaven and earth, and ignited the flame. The furnace rumbled, and the flames gradually became stronger. Murong Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief.

[Did you find the entrance to the Blood Sea and the Styx? ]

Murong Ji looked up and saw a shadow, Yunxiao, sitting cross-legged at the center of the formation in the cave.

Murong Ji nodded, "We have some clues. Before exploring the Blood Sea and the Styx, we need to find some ways to save our lives."

Yun Xiao opened his mouth to say something, but swallowed it back: "Daoyou, I hope you return safely."

Murong Ji smiled and said, "Thank you for your good words."

Not noticing Yunxiao's tangled and worried expression, he continued calmly, "Since Fellow Daoist Yunxiao is about to transform, do you have any ideas about your own meridians and body structure?"

Yunxiao was confused and didn't understand anything. After transforming, wouldn't the body's meridians be automatically generated?

Murong Ji knew from her dazed look that she didn't understand anything, so he walked to the furnace, threw the Precious Lotus Lantern into the furnace, sat cross-legged in front of the furnace, and began to condense the Precious Lotus Lantern's pattern again.

"I think the innate Taoist body should be the same as that of the Wu clan, with meridians, bones, and the layout of the five internal organs. I have studied the innate human race, and their body structure is not like this."

"They are very different from the acquired human race, but the acquired human race is born the same as the witch race. Don't you think it's strange? So I suggest that fellow Taoists transform according to the meridians and body structure of the human race."

After he finished speaking, Murong Ji saw that Yun Xiao was thinking, so he ignored him.

He made hand seals and threw the person into the furnace.

There is no need to move the forty innate restriction patterns in the Precious Lotus Lantern. Just add some repair restriction runes on them.

There is a difference between innate and acquired after all. Once Murong Ji completely condenses it, it will be reduced to an acquired magic weapon. Although there is no difference in power, it always feels like a loss.

However, that kind of innate spiritual light of the treasure is much more important than the power of the spiritual treasure. The innate magic weapon can be used to kill the three corpses, but the acquired magic weapon does not have this effect.

"Thank you for your guidance, Brother Jiang. Yunxiao now understands."

Murong Ji smiled. He always felt comfortable with Yun Xiao. She had a soft and gentle personality, but she was determined inside. He was also willing to talk to her more, unlike Qiong Xiao, who would make people angry as soon as she opened her mouth.

"The innate creatures in the west have all fled to other places. The only ones left here are some disciples who have worshipped under the Second Saint. They are busy combing the earth's veins."

"Besides, there are the disciples of Wuzhuang Temple. From what I've seen, their strength is not that good. You can go out and have a look when you have nothing to do. Even if they have bad intentions, they can escape with the help of the Primordial Golden Bowl."

As he spoke, Murong Ji placed the Primordial Golden Bowl in front of Yun Xiao, glanced at the bead that Zhao Gongming inhabited, and then said, "Brother Zhao should have transformed earlier than you, right?"

"Yes, Big Brother has a deeper foundation than us, and should be able to transform before us."

Murong Ji nodded, "Yes, I have already found the place. It is 20,000 miles west of Wanshou Mountain. I have set up a formation there. If someone makes trouble, I can use the thunder tribulation to deal with him."

"Thank you, fellow Taoist."

Murong Ji waved his hand, sat back in front of the furnace, and concentrated on refining the Precious Lotus Lantern.

It took Murong Ji half a month to finally successfully refine the Precious Lotus Lantern.

He casually took it out of the furnace and looked at the forbidden runes on it, which were condensed inside the Precious Lotus Lamp like gold. The Precious Lotus Lamp was originally jade-colored, and the golden gilded patterns inside and the innate Taoist patterns that appeared were truly beautiful.

However, the golden wick was completely condensed by Murong Ji within the Precious Lotus Lantern.

(End of this chapter)