Chapter 145 Advancement in all arts
Half a month later.
Xiaoguifeng, by the lotus pond.
A brisk and playful girl in a flower skirt sits on the back of the Xuanshui turtle, touching the simple texture of the turtle shell with bare hands, looking reluctant to part.
"Tan'er, if you don't go back and delay your practice, your master may blame you."
Lu Changan said with a straight face.
The last time I left Feiyue Lake to bid farewell, I didn’t expect this niece from the Foundation Establishment Stage to beg to come and see the Xuanshui Turtle.
More than ten years ago, Zhao Tan'er planned to build a foundation, came here with his master Zhao Siyao, and fell in love with the cute Xuanshui turtle.
"Uncle Lu, my teacher is going to participate in the Lantern Festival in Bauhinia Fairy City next month. You really don't plan to go there and give her a surprise?"
Zhao Tan'er jumped off the turtle shell, with a pair of smart eyes, watching Lu Changan's expression.
"At this lantern festival, the master teacher should be arranged by a real person who is forming an alchemy, and meet with his juniors. If you don't make a move, Uncle Lu, you may be wrong for life."
During the few days when he came to Xiaoguifeng, Zhao Tan'er has been overtly or covertly matching Lu Changan and Zhao Siyao more than once.
Lu Changan was dubious about this woman's words.
Zhao Siyao is a high-quality single female Foundation Establishment monk in Jinyun Valley, and it is not uncommon for her to be matched by elders.
If he was willing to cling to or accept the unspoken rules, Zhao Siyao would have succumbed to the conspiracy of the nine layers of Qi refining, so he wouldn't have waited until today.
"You don't understand the matters between the elders."
Lu Changan shook his head and said.
"Uncle Lu, you just go there once, okay?"
Zhao Tan'er gritted her teeth, pouted her lips lightly, and begged.
"Your Uncle Lu's aura has exploded recently, and you have no time to overcome the problem of talismans and hit the second-tier top-rank. You must go next time."
Lu Changan didn't bother to talk anymore, entered the cave, opened the restriction, and isolated Zhao Tan'er.
"Hmph, you're as cowardly as a tortoise, so you can't take the initiative once?"
Zhao Tan'er was annoyed and helpless.
"Xiaoqing, see you next time."
Zhao Tan'er stretched out an onion finger, trying to hook the Xuanshuigui's head.
See her approaching finger.
The Xuanshui turtle instinctively showed pain, and was so frightened that it immediately retracted into the turtle shell.
Zhao Tan'er is not a gentle girl, she likes her in a special way, and she has scared Xuanshuigui for the past few days.
"Hmph! You too, you punk!"
Zhao Tan'er was dissatisfied, and flew away from Xiaoguifeng boringly.
Puff puff!
After confirming that the woman had left, Xuanshuigui was having fun in the lotus pond excitedly.
"Finally gone."
In the cave, Lu Changan breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't come out immediately.
Came to the alchemy room of the cave, and picked up the alchemy that had been abandoned for a while.
Many years ago, Lu Changan's alchemy skills touched the threshold of a second-tier alchemist.
But to fully become a Tier 2 alchemist, this step has been delayed.
He paid a price, and occasionally managed to refine a second-order elixir, but he absolutely lost all his money, and the quality of the elixir was very unstable.
Faced with this big bottleneck, Lu Changan chose to let it go for a while, and then revisit alchemy to seek a breakthrough.
"Um?"
During this alchemy, Lu Changan felt that his techniques were smooth, his fire control was precise, and his mind was at ease.
A few days later, he refined a batch of second-level cultivation pills.
Six Condensing Yuan Pills and two Cheng Dan Pills, with no obvious flaws in quality.
Lu Changan was overjoyed, this alchemy rate has reached the standard of a second-tier alchemist.
Retire after an integer number of days.
He started refining the second-order elixir again, but as a result, the Chengdan dropped to 20%, and the quality dropped significantly.
The previous time, it seemed that he just performed supernormally.
Lu Changan is determined that his alchemy skills have improved, and breaking through this barrier is nothing more than a matter of time.
In the following years, he slightly increased his investment and practice in alchemy.
…
Three years later.
Xiaoguifeng, Dan room.
A strong medicinal fragrance emanates.
The brass alchemy furnace which is about ten feet high, is flickering with aura, and the cauldron lid trembles slightly.
Lu Chang'an was neither slow nor fast, and skillfully used the method of opening the furnace with his hands.
A glow of spiritual energy broke through the lid of the cauldron, and steaming heat swept across.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...
Six pills flew into Lu Changan's palm.
Three of them are as black as carbon, and they are waste pills.
There is more than half of the fourth stripe on the surface of the pill, which is between the waste pill and the bad pill.
The other two elixirs are full and crystal-clear, like green grapes.
The total amount of Cheng Dan is related to the total weight of materials.
"That's right, the quality and success rate of the pills have stabilized. In the future, refining the familiar second-level low-grade pills will at least not make a loss."
Lu Changan nodded with a smile, put away the pill and the pill furnace.
About half a year ago, his alchemy skill was stable at the second-level low-grade.
It took decades, and with the blessing of cultivation and spiritual knowledge, after so many years of investment, the alchemy skill reached the second level.
It is enough to prove that Lu Changan's alchemy talent is indeed a bit poor.
In contrast, the puppet he practiced later has a skill close to the second-level top grade.
If it wasn’t for the fact that second-tier top-rank puppet materials were rare and there were not many opportunities to practice, Lu Changan might become a second-tier top-rank puppet master within a few years.
"It will take another year, and I will be able to build the fifth floor of the foundation."
"At that time, you can go to the 'Liaoyuan Immortal City' to purchase the materials of the second-level high-grade puppets, and look for the third-level spiritual bamboo, the second-level life-extending pill, and the auxiliary medicine for forming pills."
Lu Changan thought about it.
He is now 113 years old, and he is estimated to be 114 years old.
One of the reasons for considering the farther "Liaoyuan Immortal City" instead of Huanglong Immortal City is that the latter has declined significantly in recent years.
Liaoyuan Immortal City, the first immortal city in Liang State, is located on the east side of Lihuo Palace.
The actual controller behind this fairy city is the Lihuo Palace of Yuanying-level forces.
Back then, Lu Changan planned to build a foundation, so he chose to go to Huanglong Fairy City, because it is a holy place for casual cultivators, grounded, and talisman materials are cheap, suitable for casual cultivators without background.
Liaoyuan Immortal City, there are often Daoist Jiedan haunts, and the scale and grade are higher. The housing prices, rents, and prices in the city will naturally rise.
When the cultivation base is weak, Lu Changan avoids meeting real people face to face, even if it is only to enter the range of his senses.
Nowadays, at the mid-stage of foundation establishment, the ability of Changqing Kungfu to restrain Qi and hide has greatly increased. Ordinary real people can't see the truth, so there is no need to be too taboo.
…
Lu Changan walked out of the cave, and received the two letters from the rock rat.
One of them was from Guan Qiaozhi.
Counting it, Guan Qiaozhi has been away for five or six years.
A few years ago, she settled in the vicinity of Hengshui Mansion and adopted some orphans.
Some are foundlings without names.
Guan Qiaozhi made her own decision, the baby boy took the surname Lu, and the baby girl surnamed Guan.
It seems that he wants to use this alternative method to help Lu Changan continue his descendants and make up for the shortcomings.
In this letter.
Guan Qiaozhi focused on "Qi Feng", a youth with spiritual roots.
Qi Feng is a descendant of Lu Changan's adoptive father "Qi Jingyun" several generations apart.
A few years ago, Qi Feng was discovered by Guan Qiaozhi to have mana fluctuations on his body, and he was officially introduced to the fairy road.
"He came from a gang in Jianghu, experienced and experienced, acted smartly and steadily, with low-level spiritual roots and upper reaches, and aspired to the great road..."
Guan Qiaozhi described in the letter that Qi Feng has similarities with Lu Changan in many aspects.
Therefore, as a fairy guide, she took care of Qi Feng a little and gave some pointers, but she didn't give much resources.
Recently, Qi Feng has cultivated to the fourth level of Qi Refining, and will officially walk in the world of cultivating immortals.
When Guan Qiaozhi discovered Qi Feng, he had practiced the "Open Source Sutra" for many years, and had a solid foundation in the second level of Qi refining.
"Qi Feng? That's fine."
He can understand Guan Qiaozhi's above behavior of "putting his emotions on".
As long as Xiaoguifeng is not used as an orphanage, he has no objections.
Guan Qiaozhi, as a caring person, understands his temperament, and will not do such a thing of throwing burdens.
…
The second letter is from Li Erqing.
The content of the letter was completely within Lu Changan's expectation.
The three major foundations of the Mu family, the number of people in the Qi refining period has increased greatly, and the land of spiritual veins in Feiyue Lake is no longer enough.
In the past two years, Feiyuehu Mujia considered expanding to the surrounding areas.
As a result, the plan went bankrupt.
The main reason is that there is no suitable goal and opportunity.
The Jianji family on the north side of Feiyue Lake is far away from each other, so it is difficult to provoke conflicts. Moreover, this faction has a good relationship with the Beast Familiar Zhou family, almost half a vassal.
On the south side of Feiyue Lake is Maple Leaf Huang's House, and on the east side is the Xiuxian Station, which is Zhuyeshanfang City.
are all Huang's territory.
The Huang family was not only sheltered by the late stage of Foundation Establishment, but after two years of relief, a young Foundation Establishment monk was born.
The Foundation Establishment Cultivation Clan on the southwest side is closer to Jinyun Valley. The ancestors of this family had a fake Daoist Dan several decades ago, and they have a relationship with Jinyun Valley to this day.
In the end, the Mu family, with one family and three foundations, only annexed one or two surrounding small families in the refining period, slightly expanding the family business and sphere of influence.
However, the fundamental problem is not solved.
If you can't expand outward.
The internal conflicts in the family are further intensified, the old and new lineages are opposed, and the resources and spiritual veins are limited, which can only squeeze the middle and lower clansmen.
Li Erqing was worried about the plight and hidden dangers of the Mu family, and in the letter he implicitly expressed his intention to ask for advice.
…
It has been a few days since this letter arrived.
Li Erqing personally rushed to Xiaoguifeng, and talked with Lu Changan until late at night.
"The little brother suddenly realized: the deep meaning of the third suggestion made by the elder brother when Uncle Ren Long died."
Li Erqing sighed with a complicated expression.
At that time, Huang Tankong plotted against the Mu family, leaving only Li Erqing with a foreign surname, Jianji.
In order to prevent the Mu family from splitting, Lu Changan mentioned three suggestions.
The first two are to resolve conflicts from within.
Respectively, let Li Erqing delegate power to train new foundation-building monks in the old line of the Mu family.
The only third suggestion is to transfer contradictions from the outside.
"If one day, the situation in Feiyue Lake is stable and cannot meet the cultivation needs of your lineage. You can take your direct lineage and go outside to establish your own family."
Recalling Lu Changan's words back then, Li Erqing couldn't help but admire him, his vision was far-reaching.
As long as Li Erqing is still around, the interest demands generated by his huge descendants of the tribe will continue the confrontation between the old and the new for a long time.
"Erqing, are you going to start your own business?"
Lu Changan said with a smile.
If Li Erqing takes this step, it is in line with human nature.
His foundation building in this life is the end, and the road is hopeless.
If you use your own surname to create a cultivating family, and the blood of the descendants will continue to multiply, Xiuxian asked, and the future generations may be able to produce powerful people.
This way of bloodline continuation can be regarded as the pursuit of longevity in a sense.
"Haha! How can I, Li Erqing, let the elder brother look down on me so easily?"
Li Erqing shook his head and grinned.
"Little brother hereby swears that as a married son-in-law, he will be a member of the Mu family for life, and will guard Feiyue Lake until the last moment."
Looking at the surprised Lu Changan, Li Erqing felt an inexplicable sense of relief and pride.
"Oh, how do you solve the hidden danger?"
Lu Changan was indeed a little surprised.
Li Erqing's doing this is a model of knowing kindness and repaying it.
After all, without the care and cultivation of the Mu family, Li Erqing would not have had the glory of having children all his life.
"Congren learned of my thoughts and volunteered to expand in remote areas, taking away most of the direct descendants."
"In this way, within Feiyue Lake, there is no opposition between the old and new veins."
Li Erqing mentioned the countermeasures for the future.
"Congren is a very responsible kid."
Lu Changan praised.
No wonder Li Erqing was full of praise for his grandson Mu Congren a few years ago.
At the same time, Lu Changan understood another deep meaning of doing so.
Li Erqing guards Mu's family all his life, and will not set up his own family.
However, his grandson brought his direct blood to expand outside, and when the time is right, he will have the capital to support his own family.
About Mu Congren's leading the tribe to expand abroad, Li Erqing discussed a lot with Lu Changan.
In the area near the border of the Liang Kingdom, there are cheap second-order spirit veins for rent and sale.
Because of the geographical location, the trade is not prosperous and the conditions are difficult.
Moreover, it is located on the edge of the sect's influence, and the security environment is not bad.
"Brother is visiting this time, and I want to ask Congren for a way to protect his life."
Li Erqing said.
When Lu Changan heard this, his heart moved.
He happened to have a lot of second-order talismans and puppets in reserve.
Especially the second-tier mid-low-grade puppets for training hands, because they have not revealed their identity as second-tier puppet masters, they cannot be sold openly.
"This set of talismans is just a little bit of my brother's care. The rest of the means of protection will be sold at the store's purchase price."
Lu Changan first handed over a talisman box, which contained several low-grade second-grade talismans.
Afterwards, he took out a box of second-grade talismans, mainly of low and middle grades, with a small amount of top grades.
He also took out two or three top-grade instruments and several second-order puppets.
"this…"
Li Erqing couldn't help being stunned, his eyes stared straight, his throat swallowed and wriggled.
Li Erqing struggled for a long time, took a deep breath, and looked back with difficulty.
Looking at Lu Changan, it seemed that there was a sense of reacquaintance.
He came here this time, prepared well, and raised a lot of spirit stones, but at this moment, he felt that it was a drop in the bucket.
The above-mentioned war supplies can only be regarded as Lu Changan’s conventional means, and he doesn’t mind showing a little bit to those who are familiar with and trust him.
In the end, Li Erqing squeezed out his life savings, including the support from the veterans of the Mu family, and owed Lu Changan two thousand spirit stones.
Purchase a top-grade magic weapon, two second-grade puppets, and more than ten second-grade mid-to-high-grade talismans.
The next day, Lu Changan sent away Li Erqing, who had an empty expression and implied pain in his flesh.
Li Erqing has never spent so many spirit stones in his whole life.
It is indeed a war need that Lu Changan brought out. It is of high quality and low price, and the temptation is too great.
The two thousand spirit stones owed by Li Erqing.
Lu Changan is not worried, anyway, he has many descendants, and there is no shortage of people who can repay his debts.
…
one year later.
Xiaoguifeng, a secret room.
"One hundred and fourteen years old, five levels of foundation building. The progress of cultivation in the middle stage of foundation building has reached two-thirds."
Lu Changan slowly received his power, the aura lake in his dantian expanded a bit, and Changqing's magic power became more and more profound.
For such a small number of layers, the quality of mana will not change much.
But the total amount of mana is increased by about 30%, which is helpful for drawing symbols and protracted battles.
Whoops! snore!
The black water turtle was in front of Lu Changan, greedily sucking in the breath, and let out some kind of excited and hasty cry.
"Oh? Has it reached the limit of the first-order late stage?"
Lu Changan investigated the situation of the Xuanshuigui, and the mana in his body was brewing to the peak, and there was only one opportunity for a qualitative change.
Xuan Shuigui sticks out his tongue agitatedly, rubbing against his clothes enthusiastically and cheerfully, with a look of can't wait.
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