Chapter 20: Building the Foundation

The Sword Tower, located in the northeast of the White Emperor City, is between the Hidden Scripture Pavilion and the White Cloud Pavilion, in a strange stone, towering into the sky. The whole body of the sword tower is poured in bronze, with 20 floors high, and each floor has five retreat rooms, which can accommodate 100 people for retreat, and is the important place of the White Emperor City.

Jiang Chen strolled over, surrounded by clouds and mist, elegant like a fairy, but as he approached the sword tower, the surrounding scene changed rapidly, the faint clouds and mist disappeared, only a strange stone forest, barren and lifeless, a high tower stood proudly, lonely, majestic and mysterious, desolate and atmospheric.

"Elder Bai Dan's subordinate Jiang Chen, ask to see the Elder of the Guardian Tower, Qingzhi Zhenren!"

Looking at the closed gate of the sword tower, Jiang Chen did not have the slightest impatience, holding the sword salute in his hand, bending down to worship, his expression was respectful, his voice was clear, and it was transmitted from afar, and it was an endless echo, which did not disperse for a long time.

"What happened to Ning Dantai disciples to the Sword Tower?"

An ethereal old voice floated out from the sword tower, this voice was ethereal, it seemed to come from all directions, and what was even more peculiar was that Jiang Chen was still some distance away from the sword tower, but the voice of Qingzhi Zhenren seemed to ring in his ears.

"Elder Qi Shou Tower, the disciple deeply feels that he has been able to break through the realm of immortals recently, so he asks to see the Elder of the Shou Tower and enter the Sword Pagoda to retreat......

"If that's the case, then come in......"

The bronze gate was shrouded in mysterious power, slowly opened, Jiang Chen looked at the darkness in the sword tower, he was not afraid, he stepped into it, as soon as he stepped into the sword tower, there was a creak, and the bronze gate was slowly closed.

"Fourth Layer ......"

The ethereal voice sounded in the darkness, and then a spiritual light pierced the darkness and swept towards Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen stretched out his hand and gently took it, and the spiritual light dissipated, revealing a white jade token, only to see the word "Sijia" written on it.

"Enter the Sword Tower, and you can leave the ...... after a month"

As these words slowly went down, there was no sound in the sword tower, only pitch black, Jiang Chen didn't care, Dao Dao spiritual power surged into his eyes, seeing that his eyes flashed with spiritual light, he directly saw through the darkness, found the stairs upstairs, and climbed the stairs.

Each floor of the sword tower is the same, the retreat room is opposite each other, there is a staircase, Jiang Chen stared at it, there was a jade plaque hanging on the door, emitting a faint spiritual light, and there was a "A" inscription on it. There is no doubt that the meaning of this "four armor" is the fourth layer of the sword tower.

Finding a place, Jiang Chen stepped over, pressed the jade plate to the door, and saw that the door suddenly lit up, and it was densely covered with strange runes, and the wall was cracked in a crack, Jiang Chen did not hesitate, reached out to push it away, and then walked in.

In the retreat room, there is only one futon, inlaid with three night pearls on the top, the cold light is sprinkled, the room is illuminated like day, Jiang Chen's eyes are strange, carefully look at everything in the room, and find that the surrounding walls are all engraved with dark runes, these runes are silent, only occasionally there are bright flashes, which is extremely extraordinary.

"This should be the Spirit Gathering Array Rune!"

Jiang Chen secretly guessed that he was an alchemist, not a formation mage, so he naturally didn't know anything about the formation, although the White Emperor City was a major sword cultivator, but Qingyun Zhenren was well-read and knowledgeable, not only the swordsmanship was superb, but the sealing formation was also the best in the world, it is said that this Spirit Gathering Array was written by Qingyun Zhenren, but for some reason, the Spirit Gathering Array set up by Qingyun Zhenren was only owned by the Sword Tower, and other places were not laid out.

After looking at it for a while, Jiang Chen came to the futon and sat down cross-legged, rested slightly, and only after he was full of energy and spiritual power did he take out the three pills of Zhuji from the storage bracelet, and poured out three pills in turn, which were the Cleansing Pill, Peiyuan Pill, and Dragon Tiger Pill.

Jiang Le relied on this three pills to successfully build a foundation and condense the Jinxia spirit body, Jiang Chen would not doubt the efficacy of the medicine, and the only thing he cared about was whether he could create a miracle and condense the legendary flawless spirit body.

Swallowing the three pills together, Jiang Chen drove the spiritual power and wrapped it to refine, with the explosion of the medicinal power of the pill, Jiang Chen's whole body was actually blooming with spiritual light, spitting Chixia, and a trace of black gas overflowed from the pores, as the impurities in the body were expelled from the body under the tempering of the medicinal power, Jiang Chen's skin began to emerge jade, and the flesh and blood became transparent, crystal like jade.

In the retreat room, the wind rose out of thin air, but on the surrounding walls, the runes flickered, and bursts of suction power were generated, and the spiritual power between heaven and earth was like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, slowly gathering and setting off bursts of spiritual whirlwind.

Jiang Chen was in the center of the aura, bathed in the aura, the glow was pervasive, the aura was rich like mist, hazy and warm, and his figure was hidden, only the silhouette of a human figure, looming, not real.

At this moment, the center of the aura suddenly erupted with brilliant golden light, which seemed to be a sharp sword, penetrating the rich aura, slowly spreading to the surroundings, and in the blink of an eye, the retreat room was like being plated with a layer of golden sand, dazzling and beautiful. And Jiang Chen, who is in the center of the golden light, is even more incarnated as a pure gold sculpture, with golden light blooming all over his body, and his skin is firm, giving people an extremely hard feeling.

"The Jinxia spirit body can be condensed......"

Jiang Chen opened his eyes, looked down at his body, taking one foundation building three pills, you can further temper the impurities in the body, if Jiang Chen is willing, at this moment, as long as he steps into the realm of immortals, the condensation of Jin Xia's spirit body is readily available, however, Jiang Chen is quite ambitious, originally wanted to help Jiang Le cast a supreme Dao base, but unfortunately Jiang Le was willful and reckless, and missed the opportunity, now Jiang Chen will naturally not repeat the mistakes of the past, there is still an elixir in his hand that can be taken twice, Jiang Chen will never waste it, I want to use this against the sky to cultivate a flawless Dao base.

This time, Jiang Chen did not plan to take it step by step, but swallowed all the remaining pills, closed his eyes slightly, and refined the elixir with spiritual power.

......

Cultivation does not keep track of years, and time flies like water.

In the Spirit Sword Pavilion, it was already a silver moon in the sky, and the night covered the sky, Jiang Le stood with his hands tied, standing quietly in the courtyard, looking up at the starry sky and being silent.

"It's been a month, and my brother hasn't been out yet, I don't know if he can succeed and condense the flawless spirit body......"

"Hmph, the Flawless Dao is basically a lie, even in the era of the ancient gods, there are only a few people who can cast the Flawless Dao Foundation, these people are all talented, and the head is grand, although Jiang Chen has some talent, but it has not yet reached that level......"

"Xiao Ran, I have already said that my brother is a peerless genius, what he wants to do, how can he ever fail? Back then, when the Yang Grass Pavilion was still alive, when my father was not dead, he once said that my brother was a genius who was not born in the Yang Grass Pavilion for a hundred years, and the family tradition practiced the Qi Immortal Method, I couldn't practice, only my brother started, so it can be seen. ”

"Hmph...... Your heart has long been invaded by Jiang Chen, what I said is just a deaf ear......"

"Xiao Ran, I didn't ......mean it," Jiang Le said hurriedly, and then walked quickly to the stone table in the courtyard, held a simple bronze mirror in the palm of his hand, and said softly: "The person who really cares about Jiang Le in this world is my brother, although Jiang Le somehow made my brother love me so much, he actually gave up the way of the sword and devoted himself to the Dan Dao, just for Jiang Le to refine the pill, it is to forget to sleep and eat, night and day, such deep friendship, Jiang Le will never forget." ”

"Hmph, I didn't say anything......"

The black light on the mirror surface of the bronze realm flickered, like ripples in the water, and then a graceful shadow appeared, this is a girl about fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a black dress, black hair like a waterfall, eyes like cold stars, skin like snow, a light wrinkled nose, with a hint of seductive style in thin anger, Jiang Le was stunned for a while.

"Have you seen enough!" the girl raised her eyebrows and scolded coquettishly.

Jiang Le woke up suddenly, his eyes dodged, embarrassed, and after a while, he said in a deep tone: "Xiao Ran, thank you......"

Xiao Ran was slightly stunned, didn't know why, and asked, "I still despise Jiang Chen just now, why do you want to thank me?"

"For more than six years, although Jiang Le has his brother and master with him, but the two have been in retreat for a long time, and the days of meeting are numbered, if it weren't for Xiao Ran's company, Jiang Le really doesn't know, whether he can endure loneliness, and whether he can spend six years so peacefully......" Jiang Le expressed gratitude.

The girl in the mirror, Xiao Ran's delicate body trembled slightly, and her gaze at Jiang Le was complicated, and she said angrily: "What a fool, I don't know my identity, so I thank me at will, if I am a bad person, you thank me, and you White Emperor City knows, not to mention that you colluded with the Demon Sect and did evil." ”

Jiang Le chuckled when he heard this, lowered his head and said, "Jiang Le believes that Xiao Ran is a good person and will never hurt anyone. ”

"You believe me?" Xiao Ran was silent for an instant, lowering his head and not knowing what he was thinking.

"If Xiao Ran can't make Jiang Le believe in this world, who else is worth believing?"

"What about your brother Jiang Chen?"

"My brother is Jiang Le's only relative, and he will not hurt Jiang Le. Jiang Le said with a smile.

"What a fool, everyone in the world will hide it, remember my words, don't trust a random person, especially someone like me......"

"Xiao Ran......"

"Okay, if you really believe me, help me get out of this mirror, decades and hundreds of years of confinement, this girl is tired of it to the extreme, I really can't wait. Xiao Ran said impatiently.

Jiang Le hesitated slightly, rubbing his fingers against the ancient mirror, his eyes were actually flashing with black light, and then he looked up at the night sky, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Ran, I will definitely save you...... Demon Immortal Origin...... White Emperor City Seal ......"

Looking at the black gas that suddenly appeared on Jiang Le's body, Xiao Ran, the girl in the mirror, showed a slight smug smile, and then as if hypnotic, emitted strange syllables, and the black light overflowed from the mirror, and it actually drilled into his body along Jiang Le's palm, and with the influx of black gas, Jiang Le's Qingming eyes actually became dazed, like a marionette, exuding evil aura all over his body.

"No ......"

At this moment, Jiang Le suddenly hugged his head and roared, his whole body flashed with spiritual light, instantly suppressing the black qi, and in the center of his eyebrows, a jade light appeared, slowly invading his eyes and dispelling the black qi.

"Damn, it's only one step away from Jiang Le's demonic qi being able to break through the seal...... Who is Jiang Chen, who actually refined such an elixir to suppress the demonic qi, this time it fell short, not only could it not trigger the immortal demon seed, but it made the spiritual power in his body skyrocket, and it actually had the intention of absolute suppression...... Do you really have to be ...... like this?"

Xiao Ran looked at Jiang Le, who was gradually regaining his calm, her eyes showed unbearability, and then she seemed to think of something, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, and on her beautiful face, a smile that made heaven and earth bloom, her raised hands slowly put down, and her eyes stared at Jiang Le tightly, and at this time, Jiang Le's eyes happened to look over, and the two met their eyes......

Heaven and earth become quiet, as if across time and space, as if after a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation, rolling red dust, that glance, is destined to be with each other for a lifetime, that is the bitter taste, that is the beginning of pain......