A small casual cultivator!

Chapter 374 Sadness

"Ok?"

But suddenly, as if he saw something horrible, his pupils suddenly shrank.

In his peripheral vision just now, he saw a shadowy figure sitting on the stone tablet!

And he was staring at him coldly with a pair of scarlet eyes.

In an instant, I felt a chill down my spine and my heart was filled with fear. Without having time to think, I subconsciously jumped out of the pit and stopped at a distance.

The figure on the monument stood up slowly with a blank expression on his face. He was filled with a strange aura. He looked at his hands, his red eyes full of hostility, and asked fiercely, "Where is my body?"

But soon, as if he remembered something, the red light in his eyes began to fade away, and he said in a lonely voice: "I remember now. I am dead. My body and soul were eaten by that evil corpse..."

The ferocious look on the figure's face began to fade, and his face became clearer. It was an old man. Although his eyes were still red, he looked extremely righteous.

As if it had experienced countless years, it gently touched the stone tablet and said with great vicissitudes: "After so many years, someone finally walked into this place. This old man's obsession is almost gone."

"That cultivator just now seemed to have practiced the Minor Five Qi Body Refining Technique. Could he be a disciple of our sect?"

"Oh, that's right. Apart from people from my sect, who would come to this place?"

After it finished speaking, it flew upwards.

"Could that figure just now be an evil spirit?"

Outside, Lu Luan stared ahead nervously, holding his spear, ready to attack at any time. Under that gaze just now, he felt like he was falling into hell.

"what happened?"

Suddenly, he felt that the strange aura around him that had been invading his life had disappeared.

Just as he was feeling surprised, he saw a figure slowly walking out of the pit he had dug in front of him.

"who are you?"

So he became more alert in an instant, and the spear in his hand began to burn with flames. He asked, because the stone tablet must be connected with the spiritual fetus, and it might be the key to refining the spiritual roots. He came in for this reason, so he did not choose to escape.

"Why is it only the middle stage of foundation building?"

The old man did not reply to him, but frowned, very puzzled.

"soul?"

Lu Luan also saw it clearly, and after discovering that his figure was not physical but illusory, he felt that it should be a soul, and his heart was relieved.

If it were a living being, he would have no power to resist, but for the soul... he still had the soul-killer Demon Spirit Seedling on him.

"No, it's not the soul. This body is actually made up of that strange power."

But he soon discovered something unusual. This figure was neither a soul nor a ghost, because its body was composed entirely of a strange aura that could devour life.

"It's incredible that a young man in the middle stage of foundation building can make it here. Eh, no wonder, his Five Qi Body Refining Technique has already reached perfection, and I don't know what treasure he ate. Although he is in the middle stage of foundation building, his essence is even comparable to that of our disciples in the late stage of foundation building."

The old man had a sharp gaze and could see all the secrets of his body at a glance, and he spoke to himself.

"Little Five Qi Body Refining Technique? It seems that they are indeed related."

Seeing that he was still conscious and didn't seem to have any bad intentions when he spoke, especially after he talked about the techniques and sects, Lu Luan had some guesses in his mind, so he bowed and said, "Greetings, Senior. I have no intention of barging in and disturbing your meditation."

"Broken in accidentally?"

The old man floated in the air, shook his head and smiled, and asked: "Answer truthfully, which branch of my Haoling Immortal Sect are you a disciple of?"

"Xianmen?"

Lu Luan's heart sank, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment. He had never heard of what Haoling Sect was, let alone which lineage it belonged to. He had no choice but to honestly say, "Senior, I am just a casual cultivator, not a member of Haoling Sect."

"Isn't he one of my disciples?" The smile on the old man's face began to fade. "Then where did you steal the Little Five Qi Body Refining Technique you practice from?"

"The Small Five Qi Body Refining Technique, it seems to be the Innate Five Qi Technique passed down to me by my master, it is indeed a technique from a major sect."

Lu Luan understood instantly that the old man in front of him should be a member of a big sect and died here. At the same time, he thought of a countermeasure quickly in his mind.

When he heard him ask, he replied respectfully: "Senior, that technique was taught by my master, but he has passed away. My master may be a disciple of the immortal sect you mentioned."

He knew that the martial arts of such a big sect would not be passed on to outsiders, so he secretly made preparations, always on guard against any extraordinary actions from the other party.

"Hey, the technique has been leaked. Could it be that the other branches have all declined now?"

The old man's face suddenly aged a lot. He looked at him and said slowly, "Since you have practiced our skills, you can be considered to have a connection with us."

"Senior, is this technique from your sect? My master told me before he passed away that his master was a disciple of the Immortal Sect, but he did not tell me which sect it was from," Lu Luan asked thoughtfully.

The old man nodded calmly.

"Junior Lu Luan, pays homage to the Grandmaster."

After receiving the reply, Lu Luan immediately bowed respectfully. No matter what, he had to establish a relationship with the upper level first.

“No need to be so polite.” The old man waved his hand, and his expression looked better. He didn’t care whether it was true or not, but since he had practiced that technique, he could be considered one of his own.

"Master, as soon as I arrived near this rocky place, I felt something strange in the spirit fetus in my body, so I followed the sensation and walked in. It turned out that it was Master calling me. I wonder what instructions you have." Lu Luan asked.

The old man shook his head. "I am just a wisp of obsession now, how can I have this ability? Since you are here, it is fate and destiny."

“It turns out to be obsession.”

Lu Luan breathed a sigh of relief. Since it was an obsession, it must be some unfulfilled thoughts or a knot in his heart. Obsession is not a soul, it is just a very stubborn thought, and it no longer has the ability to take over another body.

The old man looked at him and said disappointedly: "You are only in the middle stage of foundation building at this age. You should only have an ordinary yellow-level spiritual root."

"My talent is just ordinary, I am sorry to make you laugh at me, Master." Lu Luan looked a little embarrassed.

"Although his spiritual roots are a little lacking, his courage is outstanding. He dares to come here just based on the inexplicable perception of his spiritual fetus." There was some confusion in the old man's eyes. He was very clear about the danger here.

Lu Luan said bitterly, "Grandmaster, to be honest, I have already set up a formation in the Huangting that can refine spiritual roots. It must be activated by the Five Qi Refining Technique, but this refining technique is not high enough and cannot be activated. After entering the cave this time and discovering the abnormality of the spiritual fetus, I felt that it was an opportunity to refine spiritual roots. I had no choice but to risk my life and come in."

"I see. I thought you were a reckless person."

"If I don't refine my spiritual roots, I may not be able to reach the late stage of foundation building in this lifetime, so I must come in and give it a try." Lu Luan's voice was sonorous and firm.

“For a slim hope, you dare to risk your life. Good, you have a strong mind. Moreover, you can obtain the life formation that refines your spiritual roots. It seems that you have great luck as well,” the old man finally showed a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

Then he stroked his beard and said, "The level of the Little Five Qi Refining Body Technique is indeed a little low, but it doesn't matter. After refining the spiritual roots, your cultivation will be free of restrictions and burdens. With your character, you should have a great chance of impacting the Half-Step Golden Core realm. Half-Step Golden Core, just barely."

"It looks like there's hope."

These calm words did not sound calm to Lu Luan's ears. They caused waves in his heart. After some probing, he got the answer he wanted.

Next, the old man waved his hand, and the stone tablet in the pit floated out and stood next to him.

"Ancestor, what is this stone tablet?"

Lu Luan looked at it in confusion.