Five days later,
Tianzhu Mountain, Dongtian City Yunzhou Wharf.
After Zhao Sheng and the other two moved Yue Yunzhou down, they passed Dongtian City without entering it, and flew directly upwards along the rock wall of Tianzhu Mountain.
Two hours later, at an altitude of eighteen miles on Tianzhu Mountain, Zhao Sheng piloted his wooden kite and landed on a large protruding bluestone.
Not far opposite him was the dark sea of fog.
Zhao Jinjian then landed on the ground. After putting away the Red Rainbow Sword, he said solemnly, "Could it be that that place is within the Land of Death?"
"That's right! Once you get in, you must obey my instructions and don't act rashly."
As Zhao Sheng spoke, he took out the invisibility talisman and the phantom escape talisman and distributed them to the two of them.
Finally, he put the red scale armor on Zhao Xuanjing.
Seeing his seventh uncle being so serious, Zhao Xuanjing, who had never experienced the danger of the Land of Death, suddenly panicked.
Seeing Zhao Xuanjing's nervous expression, Zhao Sheng comforted him, "Don't worry! I've been in and out of here several times, and everything is fine. Besides, we still have your fourth grandfather!"
"Yeah," Zhao Xuanjing nodded, feeling a little relieved.
After adding the invisibility talisman to his body, Zhao Sheng and the two of them slowly squeezed into the sea of fog.
Two days later, Zhao Sheng pulled Zhao Xuanjing and rushed into the Podu Spiritual Medicine Garden, panting heavily. Then they hid in a cave on the mountain wall before stopping their escape.
The two men sat down against the rock wall, panting and with palpitations on their faces.
After the three of them entered the Land of Death, the first half of the journey went very smoothly, but in the last part of the journey, they were unlucky enough to be spotted by a golden-eyed python.
This golden-eyed dragon python has lived for hundreds of years and has long since advanced to a second-level monster. Not only is its combat power comparable to that of a mid-stage foundation-building beast, its pair of strange golden eyes can also directly see through the whereabouts of the three people.
The three of them were the ones who were attacked by surprise.
If it weren't for the critical moment, Zhao Sheng would have activated the Phantom Escape Talisman in time, creating nine illusory fleeing figures that temporarily confused the dragon and python.
This allowed the three of them to narrowly escape.
However, the golden-eyed dragon python soon caught up again.
During this period, the three of them released two phantom escape talismans in succession. Finally, Zhao Jinjian even risked his own life and took the initiative to lead the dragon away.
Only then was Zhao Sheng able to pull Zhao Xuanjing away to the sloped medicinal herb garden.
After taking a breath, Zhao Xuanjing suddenly asked with a worried look on his face: "Seventh Uncle, can the Fourth Ancestor finally escape safely?"
Zhao Sheng grinned and said, "Don't worry! Your Fourth Ancestor has been in the world of immortal cultivation for nearly a hundred years and has encountered all kinds of storms and waves. This little danger won't harm him."
Having said that, Zhao Sheng was secretly anxious.
Soon, he took out a guiding talisman and poured spiritual power into it.
The guiding talisman instantly burned into a ball of ashes, and then a ray of light flew out, flew into the thick sea of fog, and disappeared.
About half an hour later, just when Zhao Sheng was thinking that something was wrong.
A cry of surprise suddenly came from outside.
Zhao Sheng was overjoyed when he heard this and quickly ran out of the cave. He saw Zhao Jinjian, covered in blood, standing on the edge of the slope.
At this time, he stood there motionless, looking at the spiritual medicine field not far away with a look of surprise.
"Huh, I'm glad you're okay!" Zhao Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
Zhao Xuanjing quickly rushed out of the cave. Upon seeing Zhao Jinjian, he immediately approached with great concern and asked, "Fourth Ancestor, are you okay?"
"It's okay! Haha, I'm fine!"
Zhao Jinjian wiped the blood off his face and laughed.
"Chonghe, you really gave me a huge surprise. I'm very curious, how did you find this beautiful place?"
Zhao Sheng smiled upon hearing this and said, "Maybe it was the blessing of our ancestors! I accidentally got a treasure map, so I found myself here."
"You're quite courageous! Back then, you were only at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining, yet you dared to enter this land of death, and you actually found it. It seems my Zhao family's luck is still strong!"
Zhao Jinjian walked into the medicine field with great interest, bent down, and began to touch these rare medicinal herbs one by one.
"Dragon-hating fruit, Jade God flower, Nine-curve ginseng, Purple Qizhi..."
At this moment, he suddenly thought of something and asked hurriedly: "Chonghe, could it be that the Red Fire Ganoderma was also found here?"
Zhao Sheng nodded in agreement and took out a jade box. He said, "Not one, but two. The remaining one is still in my hands."
In fact, Zhao Sheng picked three red fire ganoderma, but only one was used on Liu Quji.
It is inconvenient for Zhao Jinjian to disclose this point to avoid him complaining later.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jinjian rushed to Zhao Sheng's side, snatched the jade box, opened it, and saw a Ganoderma lucidum with a red flame like fire and a jade-like cap.
"Yes, it is the Red Fire Ganoderma! Haha, now Ke Ru has a chance to build his foundation." Zhao Jinjian shouted excitedly after confirming it.
Among the dozens of cultivators in the Zhao family, except for the elderly Zhao Jinding, only Zhao Keru has cultivated to the great perfection realm of Qi Refining.
It has to be said that with the skill of alchemy, the cultivation level of immortal cultivators can be improved quickly, and Zhao Keru is the most vivid example.
Zhao Jinjian never mentioned Zhao Sheng's foundation building at all.
Firstly, Zhao Sheng is only at the seventh level of Qi Refining. It will take at least twenty to thirty years for him to advance to the great perfection of Qi Refining.
If we wait until then, the medicinal properties of the red fire ganoderma will be lost, which is not worth it at all.
Secondly, needless to say, once Zhao Sheng reaches the state of great perfection in Qi Refining, the Zhao family will help him build his foundation even if they have to empty their family fortune.
There is no need to state this point clearly, as the Zhao family has already reached a consensus.
Hearing what the Fourth Ancestor said, Zhao Xuanjing beside him laughed foolishly.
Zhao Keru is his biological father. It would be strange if he was not happy enough to be promoted to the foundation-building stage.
Zhao Sheng looked at the old man and the young boy laughing happily, and could only wait silently for them to calm down.
After a while, when the two stopped laughing, Zhao Sheng took out a large stack of jade tablets from his storage bag.
These jade tablets are about one foot long, three inches wide and three inches high. The whole looks like a rectangular token, with a shimmering surface and countless cloud patterns engraved on both sides.
After seeing the jade token, Zhao Jinjian asked in surprise, "Chonghe, where did you get these formation bases? What kind of formation is it? First or second level?"
Zhao Sheng handed the jade token to Zhao Jinjian and explained, "This is the foundation of the second-order Flowing Cloud Illusion Formation. Fourth Master, please deploy this formation on the slope."
Formation is the most difficult of all the arts of cultivating immortals, and has always been difficult to learn and master.
The formation cannot be set up casually. It must be adapted to the changes in terrain and spiritual veins.
After a cultivator is promoted to the foundation-building stage, his spiritual consciousness is born. His sensitivity to the changes in the earth's veins and spiritual energy far exceeds that of a cultivator who practices Qi refining. Naturally, he is the best candidate to set up formations.
Therefore, in the world of immortal cultivation, only those who have reached the foundation-building stage can begin to learn the art of formation. This shows how high the threshold is.
Zhao Sheng has not yet established his foundation, so Zhao Jinjian has to do it for him.
After Zhao Jinjian took the jade token, he closed his eyes and sensed it for a while, then began to busy himself around on the slope.
An hour later, Zhao Jinjian buried the last jade token into the earth vein.
Suddenly, the fog above the slope began to flow rapidly, and then a large amount of thick fog gathered here.
After a few breaths, a burst of light surged on the ground, rose into the mist and quickly dissipated. The slope quickly returned to calm, as if nothing had changed from before.
But at this time, if an outsider looked at the slope, he would only see a thick fog. Even if he got closer, he would only see a flat mountain wall.