Chapter 695: A Natural Outcome

Putting away the phantom of the monster that appeared on his body, Xiao Mian was surprised and happy: people say that dragons are the common ancestors of all spirits. Now it seems that this statement may not be unreasonable.

That bit of magic dragon blood can actually effectively integrate the various monster spirit materials that Xiao Mian has refined into his body, making it a brand new combination.

Although it has not been tested in actual combat, Xiao Mian conservatively estimates that the phantom controlled by the magic dragon blood is more than 30% more powerful than the phantom he put together!

Putting aside the Ice Flame Finger, this alone is worth Xiao Mian's two years of hard work!

In a good mood, Xiao Mian glanced at the daylily that was awakened by him, and thought about it.

After that, two escape lights flew out of the Five Elements Secret Realm.

After practicing almost non-stop for so long, Xiao Mian finally refined the magic dragon blood completely, and then he planned to walk out of the Five Elements Secret Realm to take a good look at the scenery of Zulongju.

Of course, seeing the scenery is fake, and plundering the land is real.

After that, Xiao Mian and Xuancao visited every corner of the Zulong Residence for more than a month. During this time, they really got a lot of good things that are rarely seen in the outside world. Of course, it was not all smooth sailing, but except for the Ice and Fire Demon Dragon, the remaining monsters in the Zulong Residence seemed to be at the peak of the sixth level, so Xiao Mian was naturally not afraid.

To be honest, there are indeed many good things in the Zulong Residence.

On the one hand, it is because the spiritual energy in the Zulong Residence is extremely abundant, so many spiritual materials that have become extinct in the outside world due to the increasingly thin spiritual energy can be preserved.

On the other hand, because the Zulong Residence can only be opened once every 360 years, and each opening lasts only three months, the cultivators who enter it during this period are scheming against each other, and few can concentrate on finding spiritual materials, which has created the current situation of treasures everywhere in the Zulong Residence.

In this way, it is a bargain for Xiao Mian and Xuancao.

It took more than a month, and when the two returned to the Five Elements Secret Realm, they returned with a full load.

After that, it was boring and tedious practice again.

For a cultivator, cultivation is always the first priority.

After regaining his state of mind, Xiao Mian first spent more than a month to complete a new round of practice of "Soul Separation Method", which greatly increased the number of his own divine thoughts.

Finally, on this day, Xiao Mian planned to seek a breakthrough.

In fact, as early as in Xianyang City, Xiao Mian had a premonition that he was about to break through.

Unexpectedly, after experiencing changes, Xiao Mian was unable to break the confinement of the middle stage of the golden elixir.

It was not until he completely refined the blood of the demon dragon that Xiao Mian suddenly realized that all the obstacles to his entry into the high stage of the golden elixir had been eliminated.

In other words, as long as Xiao Mian was willing, he could enter the high stage of the golden elixir at any time!

In order to be safe, Xiao Mian would rather waste a month to complete a new round of "Soul Separation Method".

Finally, everything is ready.

This breakthrough is a natural and logical process.

With his divine thoughts shining inside, Xiao Mian saw that his golden elixir had grown bigger. Although it was still the color of seven-colored glaze, it had become more agile as the light turned dark.

Because of his experience last time, Xiao Mian carefully observed the inside of the golden elixir.

Sure enough, he saw that the proportion of liquid true essence that constituted the golden elixir had shrunk again, and more pillars and bridge structures appeared inside the golden elixir to support the golden elixir.

As for the number of divine thoughts, it increased sharply to nearly three thousand!

When Xiao Mian looked at the divine thoughts in his upper dantian that were guarding the three-flower spirit grass like stars surrounding the moon, he was also quite surprised.

With the help of the immortal stone, these nearly three thousand divine thoughts will thrive in a short period of time. Conservatively estimated, before Xiao Mian left Zulongju, the weakest of them would also grow to a point where they could be of great use. This was naturally great news for Xiao Mian - apart from anything else, at least he would not have to worry about his divine thoughts being injured in the future.

It would be quite difficult for three thousand thriving divine thoughts to be injured at the same time...

As for the poisonous relic, there was not much change.

However, considering that entering the high-level Jindan is only a realm division of the Qi training lineage, and the poisonous relic is a manifestation of the realm of the body training lineage, it is not surprising that the two are not synchronized.

Moreover, after refining the blood of the demon dragon, the poisonous relic has already grown a little bit.

Gently exhaling a breath of turbid air, Xiao Mian opened his eyes.

The first thing he saw was Xuancao's nervous and expectant eyes.

With a slight smile, Xiao Mian nodded.

"Brother, have you really broken through?"

"Yes!"

"Why did it take so long? I remember that when my elder sister broke through to the high-level Jindan, it only took three days, but you took three months..."

When saying this, Xuancao looked puzzled.

Xiao Mian laughed and said nothing. It's not good to say that his situation is special, right?

Calculating the time, the two have been trapped in Zulongju for more than two years.

Although the time flow rate in Zulongju is different from that in the main time and space, it is only one-third of the outside world, but in terms of conversion, half a year has passed in the main time and space.

I wonder if Gui Hai managed to get out of Xianyang City safely after leaving Zulongju that day?

Thinking about this, Xiao Mian unconsciously thought of Yu Wushuang again.

The woman in white, at the last moment before Zulongju was closed, did not forget to guard the transmission channel, unwilling to let herself have a glimmer of hope.

Fortunately, I got the hint from Wu Lingzi, and I didn't plan to take the transmission channel.

Otherwise, if Xiao Mian appeared in Xianyang City, I'm afraid that before others took action, the Wang family, who had treated him with great courtesy before, would be the first to eat him alive!

Now thinking about it, Xiao Mian is more and more confused about whether Yu Wushuang is dead or alive.

When the three monks and one demon were about to cast the Four Great Void Boundary, Xiao Mian made trouble and Yu Wushuang had to fight the Ice and Fire Demon Dragon alone.

At that time, Yu Wushuang held the Wushuang Fan Sword in one hand and the Tianxin Sword Ring in the other.

But Xiao Mian knew very well that the Tianxin Sword Ring belonged to the mysterious monk.

If it was said that the mysterious monk and Yu Wushuang were the same person, Xiao Mian would never believe it!

In this case, one of the two must have died!

Thinking back to the place where Yu Wushuang's corpse was found that day, Xiao Mian had sensed the breath of the mysterious monk. At that time, Xiao Mian didn't care and just thought it was a coincidence.

But now it seems that things are probably not that simple!

Closing his eyes, the incident of everyone seeing Yu Wushuang's corpse that day was vivid in his mind.

Unless Hua Mancheng and Liu Suyi had colluded in advance, judging from their performance when they saw Yu Wushuang's corpse that day, Yu Wushuang must have died!

Considering that Liu Suyi asked Xiao Mian for help before she died, it is obvious that in her mind, Xiao Mian is a person worth asking for help, or in other words, apart from Xiao Mian, Liu Suyi has no other person she can trust.

In this way, the possibility of Liu Suyi and Hua Mancheng colluding is not great.

Could it be that the corpse that day was really Yu Wushuang's?

Doesn't that mean that Yu Wushuang died at the hands of a Jindan middle-level cultivator?

It is not impossible!

With the combat power and scheming shown by the mysterious Jindan middle-level cultivator, if Yu Wushuang did not investigate, it may not be impossible to kill Yu Wushuang.

The question is: how did she pretend to be Yu Wushuang?

With this question in mind, Xiao Mian paced back and forth inadvertently.

Suddenly, Xiao Mian stopped and raised his eyebrows.

No!

Maybe it's not a fake!

Maybe - that is the true face of the mysterious cultivator!

Maybe the mysterious monk originally looked exactly like Yu Wushuang, not only in appearance, but also in body shape, temperament, speech and behavior!

If Yu Wushuang is a twin, this possibility is established.

But then, a new problem arises.

If the mysterious monk is really Yu Wushuang's twin, why did she plan so hard to kill Yu Wushuang? And then replace him?

Shaking his head, Xiao Mian straightened his mind.

Now he still has seven years to escape from Zulongju. Even if he knows the truth about Yu Wushuang's death, what can he do?

It's better to practice well before that. When he meets Yu Wushuang in the future, whether it's real or fake, Xiao Mian will have to meet him properly...

If a cultivator wants to enhance his own strength, there are only a few aspects.

First, cultivation.

Now Xiao Mian has just broken through to the high level of Jindan. In a short period of time or even within a dozen years, he may not be able to make further progress. The later the cultivation, the more difficult it is.

Second, the techniques, secrets, and magical powers.

Xiao Mian gained a lot from the trip to Zulongju.

As for the elite monks who died at his hands, Du Yuan, Wang Yong, Ji Wuxin and others were all heroes of the time. Their storage bags were in Xiao Mian's hands, and the storage magic weapons of others such as Ji Li and Du Gu Jue also came into Xiao Mian's hands.

These people are the best in their respective forces. If he could get the techniques they practiced, Xiao Mian would not even need to change his mind to practice the secrets recorded in other techniques under the characteristics of his own Sanqing Guiyuan body.

Unfortunately, because these people are elite disciples of various forces, what they practice is also the secrets of various forces. Therefore, they rarely carry the jade slips that record the techniques and classics. Besides, for such natural talents as them, it is instinctive to remember everything they see, and the techniques and classics have long been memorized in the depths of their minds.

People like Xiao Mian who carry all kinds of secret books around are actually outliers.

Of course, according to what Dan Qiusheng said that day, the forbidden soul box has the function of self-destruction when Xiao Mian dies, so there is no fear of leaking any secrets.

Therefore, after searching through many storage bags and storage magic weapons on hand, Xiao Mian only picked out two artifacts that are suspected to be jade slips for passing on skills.

One was obtained from Wang Yong, and the other was obtained from Dugu Jue.

After probing his own mind into it, Xiao Mian was surprised and happy.

The former recorded the secret of the Wang family that was not passed on - "Sword Art of Riding the Wind and Soaring the Clouds"!

The latter recorded the supreme sword canon of the Seven Emotions Demon Palace - "Seven Emotions Heart Demon Sword"!

It is not known whether these two people were confident of their outstanding cultivation and were sure that they would not die in Zulongju, or whether they did not forget to practice diligently even in Zulongju.

In short, no matter what, the two died, but it was a bargain for Xiao Mian!