99.A new journey!

"The teleportation array?" Xu Shan asked in confusion. "Aren't the righteous and the demonic forces sworn enemies? Could there really be a secret teleportation array leading to the Demonic Dao?"

"Sworn enemies? That's all nonsense. How can you believe such nonsense?" Huang Zhiwen laughed.

"You can directly use the teleportation array in the Shuijing Domain to get to the imperial city of the Yangding Dynasty, and then directly teleport from Luwang City to the Southern Border."

"This... Why is there a large teleportation array leading to the Demonic Dao in the royal city of the righteous cultivation dynasty?" Xu Shan was greatly puzzled.

"This is no secret. The cultivators who were banished to the Southern Border all left from Luwang City. And... the connection between the righteous path and the Demonic Dao is actually quite close. Many righteous people are willing to go to the Southern Border for training."

Huang Zhiwen slowly explained, "Saying that it's a place for the righteous to train is just a pretext for the outside world. The reason why the Demonic Dao in the Southern Border could form is essentially the deliberate indulgence of the righteous path."

"The path of cultivation of the righteous path today has reached a stable state. But the top cultivators also hope to find shortcuts. However, this process is bound to be bloody and goes against the principles of righteousness. So the Demonic Dao came into being. Its essence is that the so-called righteous cultivators hope there will be an area without any rules, from which they can explore new cultivation methods."

"I heard from my family that many Demonic Dao sects have been researching the transplantation of spiritual roots. This process must go against the principles of nature, but we've never heard of righteous cultivators launching a campaign against them. This already explains a lot."

"Transplant spiritual roots! Has it been successful?" Xu Shan asked eagerly.

Damn it. According to what he said, isn't Zhang Biao a product of the research of the Demonic Dao cultivators?

Huang Zhiwen shook his head with a smile. "How could it be successful? Spiritual roots can only be indirectly detected by special means, and no one has ever seen them. This is the most mysterious field in the cultivation world. If transplantation could really be achieved, the cultivation world would have already been turned upside down. This is impossible, so don't even think about it."

"If it were about transplanting Golden Cores, I think there might be some hope."

"Um....." Xu Shan replied casually.

It seemed that someone had already succeeded in their exploration, but the cultivation world just hadn't discovered it yet. There might be a chance to find the answer to the secrets of Zhang Biao in the Southern Border.

"Then where is the large teleportation array in the Shuijing Domain?"

"You don't have to worry about that. It must be inconvenient for you to travel outside. I'll send you there myself."

"Coincidentally, I also need to go to Luwang City to purchase some rare spiritual herbs."

After saying this, Huang Zhiwen had two brocade boxes in his hand. "Actually, I already guessed that you would leave, but I didn't expect it to be so soon. Take these two things. They will make you much safer when you're outside."

"Although you're leaving the Baodan Sect, you're the greatest contributor to our Baodan Sect. From today on, no matter what your situation is, you're an elder of our Baodan Sect!"

It seemed that the sect master had learned! He even made me an honorary elder of the Baodan Sect? Xu Shan smiled knowingly and took the brocade boxes. "Thank you, Sect Master, for your kindness. Then I won't decline. These two things.... Is this a Spiritual Crystal Essence?"

Xu Shan opened the brocade box and was stunned on the spot. In one of the brocade boxes was a dark blue bead the size of a table tennis ball, which was actually a Spiritual Crystal Essence!

"This... Sect Master, you..."

Huang Zhiwen smiled and said, "I remember you mentioned the Spiritual Crystal Essence to me half a year ago. I used my connections to buy one for you. As for the spirit stones I spent... I'll deduct them from your commission."

"You can already stand undefeated when facing opponents of the same cultivation level. When facing opponents of a higher level, the amount of spiritual power isn't really that important. I don't know what you're going to use it for, but the Spiritual Crystal Essence is naturally formed and very rare. It's already quite lucky to find such a large one."

Xu Shan picked up the Spiritual Crystal Essence and placed it on his chest. A touch of dark blue seeped into his body! That almost infinite spiritual power appeared in his body again.

Xu Shan felt a great boost in confidence! This Spiritual Crystal Essence was far from comparable to the one in the Immortality Seeking Platform, but it was enough for him to use the Light Disc to deal with thirty Nascent Soul cultivators! If it were a one-on-one fight, he could use it about thirty times! This was undoubtedly a life-saving artifact for his training outside. He didn't expect... he had the ability to use the Light Disc again.

"Sect Master, this thing must not be cheap. The spirit stones I usually use for cultivation are already from my commission. Did you spend a lot on this Spiritual Crystal Essence?"

Huang Zhiwen waved the sect development plan that Xu Shan had given him. "It's nothing. Your hard work on this is worth more than the Spiritual Crystal Essence. Don't worry about such small things. After you finish your training outside, don't forget to come back and help the sect sell pills."

"What's in the other box is the Thousand Faces Pill, a Mysterious Rank second-grade pill. It's an advanced version of the Face-changing Pill. After taking it, it can directly adjust your facial muscles. Even powerful cultivators will find it difficult to see through your true appearance. But you usually need to use spiritual power to maintain it."

"Your face is too recognizable. When you're traveling outside, it's better to be more ordinary."

Xu Shan nodded.

That was true. His current looks are so good that even Leonardo DiCaprio at his peak and Henry Cavill can't compare with him.Coupled with the temperament of a cultivator, he was even more outstanding. If he didn't have the talent for cultivation, he should also be able to live a good life by getting close to the fairies in the cultivation world. One could say that his current image from the inside out made him feel a great sense of regret, as if all the money he spent on going to a footbath parlor in his previous life was wasted! It should be women giving him money!

"That's all I need to tell you. I was originally going to set off for Luwang City in two days. You can go back and prepare these two days. We'll leave in two days."

"Okay! Thank you, Sect Master."

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Returning to Li Family Village, Xu Shan felt more comfortable than ever. He had just wanted to bid farewell to Huang Zhiwen and ask for some advice. He didn't expect Huang Zhiwen to be so generous and give him a big gift. As expected of someone from a big family, he was so lavish.

But I guess I do owe this favor. He had to remember it in the future.

Xu Shan strolled through Li Family Village and soon came to a three-story building with a large area. The building had a simple and beautiful style. On the left side of the door on the first floor, there was a sign with a white background and black characters. It had nine big characters written on it: [Li Family Village Professional Cultivation Academy].

Xu Shan stood downstairs and looked up. The building was built by ordinary people, and it carried a lot of his memories. Although there was nothing particularly special about it, it had given him a rare place to rest and feel at ease. It could be said that this was his real home.

Moreover, the villagers of Li Family Village lived here. Whenever winter came, many poor villagers of Li Family Village would live in this three-story building.

Xu Shan had learned some basic artifact refining techniques. It was easy for him to refine some radiators. Finally, after some research, he managed to create a simple cultivation version of a boiler. For this reason, the villagers of Li Family Village had always respected him like a god.

Winter was always tough for ordinary people. With Xu Shan's help, the lives of these ordinary people had become much easier.

After feeling emotional for a while, Xu Shan walked around to the back of the building. There was a small courtyard specially set up there. There were two small houses in the courtyard. He had built them with his own hands. One was his, and the other was Zhang Biao's. Outsiders usually wouldn't come here to disturb them.

Outside the small house and the garden, Zhang Biao was holding a watering can and watering the flowers, with a silly smile on his face, looking both wretched and a bit dull. This small house and the garden were his most precious possessions.

Since he was a child, he had been a servant and had never lived in a single room. Now that he had his own small house, Zhang Biao was always happy to clean and decorate it. Whenever Xu Shan wasn't in the state of cultivation, he would stay in the courtyard and have a wonderful day by himself.

Seeing Xu Shan come back, Zhang Biao dropped the watering can, waved his hand, and smiled foolishly. "Master Xu!"

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