Chapter 39
"Finally back to the sect."
Even though he wasn't being chased, Li Changmeng still rushed back to the Qingmiao Sect at the fastest speed.
He knew that in the cultivation world, each level of cultivation was like a huge mountain. Facing the potential threat of a Core - Formation cultivator, he couldn't afford to be careless.
"However, it seems that she hasn't broken my spell?"
Once the Incense - Transforming Spirit Spell hit the target, it would form a connection with the target.
Through this connection, the power of incense wishes could be continuously sent to the target, causing changes to occur.
Now, although Zhao Wenyue had activated her life - saving magical tool, the spell hadn't been broken for several days.
Either she didn't notice it, or she was unable to break it.
Li Changmeng was more inclined to the latter. During this period, he had sent a lot of the power of incense wishes through the spell connection.
Even he didn't know what Zhao Wenyue had turned into.
However, since she didn't break the spell, he wouldn't spare the power of incense wishes.
The 108 blessed lands and 108,000 living souls in his body provided him with a huge amount of the power of incense wishes day and night.
Now, having returned to the sect and being so far away from the Black Deer Mountain, there should be no more danger. He had to deal with the monster as soon as possible.
In the Qingmiao Sect, in the area of the External Affairs Hall responsible for recycling all kinds of spiritual objects.
Li Changmeng carried a demon monkey on his shoulder, which attracted the attention of the Qingmiao Sect disciples.
"That's a second - order Golden - Clawed Monkey, right!"
"It is said that the claws of this kind of monster are extremely sharp. Even a Foundation - Establishment senior would be in trouble if it got close."
Li Changmeng ignored the exclamations of the Qi - Refining cultivators and casually threw the monkey monster down.
"Take a look. How many spirit stones is it worth?"
The old cultivator in charge of recycling took a few quick steps forward, bent down to examine it, and then said, "Elder, this Golden - Clawed Monkey is intact and at the middle stage of the second - order. It's worth about 700 spirit stones."
"Alright."
Li Changmeng nodded. The price was naturally lower than that outside, but not by much.
Taking the 700 spirit stones, Li Changmeng returned to his cave dwelling.
Seven hundred spirit stones were equivalent to seven months of his salary.
It was a large amount, but it also made Li Changmeng realize the danger outside.
Just wandering around in the Black Deer Mountain, he had encountered a cultivator with a deep connection to a Core - Formation cultivator. If he hadn't reacted quickly and the other person happened to be bad at fighting,
He might have died in the Black Deer Mountain.
Life was the guarantee for achieving immortality in the end.
He carefully put the 700 spirit stones away in the cave dwelling and then began to practice.
He made up his mind that unless it was necessary, he wouldn't go out in the future. Even if he had to go out, he must stay away from all dangerous places.
Sitting cross - legged, Li Changmeng and his natal spiritual fetus simultaneously absorbed the power of incense wishes and converted it into strands of magical power.
The magical power in the Foundation - Establishment stage was in a liquid state, drop by drop. One drop was equivalent to a thousand strands of magical power of a Qi - Refining cultivator.
At this moment, there were already two drops of magical power in Li Changmeng's dantian, and the third drop was slowly condensing.
"Sure enough, the cultivation speed becomes much slower in the Foundation - Establishment stage."
By the time it got dark, the third drop of magical power had only condensed to one - hundredth of its size.
It was indeed slow, but compared to Li Changmeng's long lifespan, it wasn't that slow.
Cultivators of the Incense Dao had three times the lifespan of cultivators at the same level, giving Li Changmeng a lifespan of nearly a thousand years.
He could slowly grind his way to the peak of the Foundation - Establishment stage.
After finishing his cultivation, Li Changmeng activated the spell again. In the dark, he felt two lines.
One was from Wang Xuan.
The other was from Zhao Wenyue.
Li Changmeng didn't touch the line from Wang Xuan and focused his attention on the line from Zhao Wenyue.
The power of incense wishes in his body gathered and was sent along the line towards Zhao Wenyue.
Instantly, the mass of the power of incense wishes disappeared and went to where Zhao Wenyue was through that line.
In a secret place protected by multiple layers of restrictions.
"Here it comes again. What kind of strange spell is this!"
Zhao Qiankun's face was twisted into a knot. This was already the most well - protected place in the Flying Sword Sect.
There were three fourth - order formations alone, not to mention other third - and second - order formations.
However, they still couldn't block the influence of that strange spell.
Zhao Qiankun stretched out his hands, and a series of green characters appeared, wrapping around the jade coffin in front of him.
However,
Through the jade coffin, one could see a white line inside.
It couldn't be called a white line. It was more like a mass of white snakes coiled together. Through the gaps in the snake mass, one could faintly see a pained face.
"Yue'er, grandpa won't let anything happen to you."
Zhao Qiankun's voice was gentle, but there was a pained look on his face.
He was at a loss. Through the means he had left on Zhao Wenyue, he had only seen a strange - looking monster casting a spell on her.
However, even though it was just a spell of a second - order monster, he, a dignified Golden - Core cultivator, was completely helpless.
This spell was beyond the level of the Golden - Core stage.
Every once in a while, the spell would take effect. He watched his lovely granddaughter gradually lose her human appearance.
Just now, she had completely turned into something inhuman, a mass of coiled snakes.
"That thing is definitely not a monster! How dare you attack my granddaughter. I'll make you regret it!"
As a fourth - order formation master, besides his own Golden - Core strength, Zhao Qiankun could even invite Nascent Soul True Lords by using his connections.
Li Changmeng naturally had no idea about this and just continued to send the power of incense wishes to Zhao Wenyue.
After continuing for a while, he reluctantly stopped.
"It would be great if I could see what Zhao Wenyue looks like now."
Li Changmeng was really curious about this. When he developed this spell, he only tested it on some wild animals in the mountains.
But they couldn't withstand it for long and would soon lose their lives due to the excessive changes in their bodies.
So he only used it on those wild animals slightly, creating some monsters that frightened the surrounding residents.
The vitality of cultivators was much stronger than that of wild animals. Li Changmeng had sent the power of incense wishes for several consecutive days, and the other person was still alive.
It was a pity that he couldn't sense the current state of the other person through the connection to see what she had become.
Anyway, it could actually be regarded as a way to obtain supernatural powers.
Then, Li Changmeng placed the monster egg in front of him.
This monster egg was very likely the offspring of the Golden - Clawed Monkey.
Monkey monsters naturally didn't lay eggs, but cross - breeding among monsters was normal. Maybe it was the offspring of the Golden - Clawed Monkey and another monster.
However, Li Changmeng couldn't figure out anything about this egg no matter how he examined it.
"Zhao Wenyue has a big background. If something could make her tempted, maybe this monster egg is of good quality."
Li Changmeng put the monster egg away and decided to buy a skill for raising spiritual beasts in the Qingmiao Sect.
After the egg hatched, he would know what kind of monster was inside.