Chapter 244 The old man of Liang
"One hundred and fifty-five years old, with eight foundations."
Lu Changan felt the majestic lake of mana in his body, which expanded by about 30%.
Because it is not a breakthrough in a small realm, the "quality" of mana has not changed significantly, and the strength has not improved much.
It is only a step further in the later stage of foundation establishment.
"Based on the current progress of cultivation, if you reach the ninth floor of foundation building, you will be around 170 years old."
Lu Changan speculated.
Building nine layers of foundation can theoretically hit the alchemy stage.
However, in order to increase their confidence, most alchemists will try their best to cultivate to the peak of the ninth level of foundation building, and if it is not good enough, they will have to consolidate for two or three years.
Back then, Fu Xuemei had just entered the ninth floor of foundation building, and began to form alchemy before it had been consolidated for a long time. Due to the lack of foundation, the quality of the final Chengdan was affected.
Even so, Fu Xuemei's spiritual root aptitude, after her mind was mastered, barely formed a real pill.
Lu Changan's situation is different.
He wants to take the route of "returning the pill to liquid, and reshaping the condensed pill", which is not achieved overnight.
For the first time to form a pill, there is no need to pursue the peak of the ninth level of foundation building.
If the quality of the Chengdan is higher, the difficulty and risk of shattering the inner alchemy will be greatly increased.
It is the first time to return the liquid of Huadan, and the experience is insufficient. To be on the safe side, it is best to form a fake pill first like Zhang Tieshan.
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A few days later, Lu Changan left the customs and followed the underground tunnel to the bottom of the deep pool behind the mansion.
First check the growth status of Xuanmu gourd vine.
This gourd vine has almost no trace of growth, and the small fruits on it are withered, yellow, black, and lifeless.
"It seems that listening to the 'Xuantian Gourd' in the records of Haige, the complete condensation failed..."
Even Lu Changan's Evergreen Secret Art is powerless to recover from this.
He once consumed his life energy to nourish the dead fruit, but the result was like a stone sinking into the sea, without any reaction.
Fortunately, the life energy of the vine has been stabilized, and the small piece of green on the vine is more conspicuous than ever.
Compared with the situation of dying in the ancient ruins back then, it is much stronger.
Lu Changan looked at the Xuanshui Turtle at the side again, injecting evergreen mana into it to promote its growth.
In these years, since the Xuanshui Turtle guarded and watered the Xuanmu gourd and vines, it rarely took the initiative to **** the residual breath of Lu Changan's cultivation.
Lu Changan guessed that the certain benefits brought by Xuanmu Gourd Vine are more fragrant than his own Evergreen Kungfu in Xuanshuigui's mind.
Under the buff of evergreen mana and mysterious wood gourd vine, the growth speed of the mysterious water turtle is far faster than that of the same kind.
It usually takes four to five hundred years for a normal Xuanshui turtle to cultivate to the level of a real pill.
Lu Changan's Xuanquai probably won't be used half of the time.
"This tortoise is the blood of the earth, and its aptitude is far superior to that of the rock rat, and it also has the unknown benefits of the black wood gourd and vine. In the future, I don't know what kind of inner alchemy it will form?"
Lu Changan felt hopeful and curious about this.
Return to the ground mansion.
Xia Wenyue was waiting outside the door, asking to see something.
"Come in." Lu Changan waved his sleeves and opened the door.
Xia Wenyue saluted, and said straightly: "Mr. Lu, just now a member of the clan sent a letter saying that a monk who established the foundation outside Qingshawan visited you."
"Does that person have a registration number?"
"No, he concealed his appearance." Xia Wenyue replied.
Lu Changan was about to refuse.
"That person claims to be your old friend in Liang Guo." Xia Wenyue added hastily.
"Old friend of Liang Guo?"
Lu Changan pondered for a moment, finally nodded, and ordered Xia Wenyue to bring the man over.
For a brief moment just now, he asked the rock mouse to investigate, and he smelled a familiar smell.
The visitor is indeed an old friend with a lot of friendship.
…
In a quarter of an hour.
Xia Wenyue left and returned, followed by a toga-robed monk wearing a bamboo hat and green gauze.
His body is wrapped in robes, and no male or female can be discerned.
Xia Wenyue retreated tacitly and closed the door of the side hall.
Lu Changan looked at a pair of jet-black eyes dimly through the bamboo hat and green gauze, and smiled slightly:
"Miss Shen, I haven't seen you in twenty years, are you all right?"
Hearing this, the toga-robed monk froze for a moment, and immediately took off the green gauze hat.
It was the face of a woman, about thirty-seven or eighteen years old.
Facial features and contours are good, but crow's feet are obvious, fair skin is slightly dark spots, black eyes are no longer bright, and there is a kind of quiet and deep that has gone through the years.
Lu Changan couldn't help being startled for a moment, as if he couldn't associate the gentle, quiet and beautiful woman with snow-white skin with the "mature old lady" in front of him.
"Master Lu Fu laughed. I am an old man, married and have children, so I can't bear the title of 'girl'."
Shen Bixin's voice was calm, and her bitterness and loneliness could not be concealed in the charm.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, don't worry about it! For us practitioners, the appearance is not important, it's just a layer of skin."
Lu Changan spoke softly, raised his hand with a smile, and asked Shen Bixin to sit down.
Shen Bixin is the eldest lady of Tengxing Chamber of Commerce in Liang State, and she has had business contacts and cooperation with Lu Changan.
The first acquaintance was when Jiang Yechen held her in a coma and came to Wuqi Mountain to seek medical treatment.
Shen Bixin was originally in love with Jiang Yechen, but was opposed by the elders of the chamber of commerce.
In the end, she married Song Wenshu, who had a good background and a bright future in Lihuo Palace.
When he was seated, Lu Changan looked at Shen Bixin calmly, and found that her cultivation had stagnated at the peak of the late foundation establishment stage.
"The air is declining, and the mana is stagnant."
Lu Changan judged that this woman should have failed to form an alchemy, and had suffered backlash, resulting in severe damage to her vitality and damage to the foundation of her body.
If not, with Shen Bixin's rich net worth, taking the elixir that nourishes the skin, her appearance would not fade so quickly.
This is not the worst outcome.
It is not uncommon for some of the losers who formed alchemy to die directly on the spot, or their realm fell.
Actually, Shen Bixin has good qualifications, and her background is better than that of ordinary monks.
It stands to reason that the hope of forming a fake pill is not too small.
At least in Lu Changan's opinion, he is more hopeful than Fairy Shi, who has not been promoted to the third rank.
But the world of cultivating immortals is impermanent, it is difficult to be absolutely sure, and it is normal to fail.
"I don't know how Song Daoyou is doing?"
Lu Changan didn't want to expose Shen Bixin's fault, so he changed the subject.
Song Wenshu, as the elite of Lihuo Palace, has a strong background, and has some friendship with Lu Changan.
"Wen Shu... unfortunately died in the battle of cultivating immortals a few years ago."
Shen Bixin's eyes were dim, and her face was sad.
"Song Wenshu died in battle?"
Lu Changan's expression froze, but he didn't expect to change the subject and expose the scars of Shen Bixin, a survivor.
In the war of cultivating immortals in Liang State, there were heavy deaths.
Real alchemy, fake alchemy real person, death is not too small.
The death in the foundation building period is naturally not so conspicuous, unless it is a friend who pays special attention.
Thus, Lu Changan only knew the news of Song Wenshu's passing at this time.
"When did Fellow Daoist Shen come to Jing Country?"
"The Tengxing Chamber of Commerce where the concubine is located, transferred some of the direct descendants and properties here long before the war in the territory of Liang State...Three years ago, the concubine brought her husband's flesh and blood heirs, along with the direct descendants of the Chamber of Commerce, to Jing State for development. .”
Shen Bixin talked about the past a few years ago.
Lu Chang'an secretly sighed that the Tengxing Chamber of Commerce had planned ahead, and even deployed manpower and industries in Jing State in advance.
So, through the connections here, it is less difficult to take over the monks from Liang Guo.
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"Shen Daoyou's visit this time, to cover up his identity, shouldn't it be just to talk to Lu?"
Half an hour later, Lu Changan finally got to the point after learning about Shen Bixin's life of ups and downs in the past twenty years.
"The favor Lu Fushi owed to his concubine back then, can it be repaid now?"
Shen Bixin looked directly at Lu Changan's expression.
"It counts."
Lu Changan didn't think about it.
He really owed Shen Bixin a favor.
In the middle period of foundation establishment in the past. In order to collect a batch of materials, including the hard-to-find third-level materials, to speed up body training and advance to the quasi-third level, I asked Shen Bixin's chamber of commerce for help.
At that time, Shen Bixin didn't ask Lu Changan for any reward, but only a promise of favor from him.
"Master Lu Fu is indeed noble, honest and reliable."
Shen Bi was overjoyed, showing a smile for the first time.
"Oh, Fellow Daoist Shen wants to fulfill the promise of the year today?"
"No! I haven't reached the end of my life. What I said just now is just to verify the character and integrity of Lu Fushi."
"The concubine came here this time because she was entrusted by someone to act as a middleman. Regardless of whether the next thing is said, I hope Master Lu can keep it secret."
Shen Bixin looked solemn, and switched to voice transmission to communicate.
Lu Changan realized that the matter Shen Bixin mentioned was of great importance, so he set up a quarantine on the spot.
The eyes of the two faced each other, their lips squirmed, and they communicated through sound transmission for a long time.
"Wang Feng, the grandson of Elder Wang from Lihuo Palace?"
Lu Changan was surprised, but remained calm on the surface.
It turns out that the real name of the "Prince Prince" who was smuggled through the transnational spirit ship back then was "Wang Feng", and he was a genius with the root of the Earth Spirit cultivated by Lihuo Palace.
Elder Wang's strength must be higher than Lu Changan's previous life.
Wang Feng met Song Wenshu, and was the object of the latter's friendship and clinging.
Shen Bixin married into Lihuo Palace, and also had a relationship with Wang Feng.
Just a few months ago, "Mr. Wang", who had recovered to the foundation-building stage, found Shen Bixin and asked for his help.
Master Wang has two requests:
First, return to Lihuo Palace in Liang State with the help of Jing State’s local chamber of commerce.
Secondly, he wants to find a brilliant pharmacist to take care of his body and repair the hidden injuries from his fall in cultivation.
If you can help, Mr. Wang will be very grateful, and in the future you can also get the favor of Zongmen's later stage of alchemy.
"The concubine's chamber of commerce has a shallow foundation in the country of Jing, barely gaining a foothold, and is rejected by hostile forces. Mr. Wang's two requests are helpless."
Shen Bixin said via voice transmission.
Lu Changan's eyes flickered slightly, and he saw Shen Bixin's selfishness.
Song Wenshu's family background was in Lihuo Palace, and Shen Bixin gave birth to his heir.
If you can get in touch with Mr. Wang and Elder Wang, it will definitely be beneficial to Shen Bixin's descendants.
It is true that the war situation is not good for Lihuo Palace.
But even if a behemoth like Yuanying-level sect was defeated and withdrew from the Kingdom of Liang, its inheritance would far exceed that of a sect like Jinyun Valley.
"I'm afraid Lu can't afford such big figures as Elder Wang and Young Master Wang..."
Lu Changan politely refused.
In this matter, Shen Bixin was simply acting as a middleman, and did not waste human affection.
Lu Chang'an has no shortage of spiritual stones and exercises, and has all the things for forming alchemy, so he has no intention of clinging to the line of Elder Wang and Young Master Wang.
Master Wang was once hunted down by demonic forces, and there is a certain risk in this matter.
"Mr. Wang said that if Lu Fushi agrees to help, his reward will include a piece of third-rank top-grade spiritual bamboo."
Shen Bixin added.
Hearing this, Lu Changan couldn't help but move.
The third-rank top-grade spiritual bamboo was not easy to get in his previous life when he was in the alchemy stage.
Lu Changan once photographed a middle-grade third-grade spiritual wood at the largest auction in the Liang Kingdom. At that time, he was not sure how to refine the talisman embryo of the third-grade treasure talisman, and it is still preserved.
The treasure talisman starting from the third stage, if used to cultivate, its power is immeasurable.
In addition, Lu Changan's kung fu is the wood system, using the third-grade high-grade spiritual bamboo as the main material, it can refine excellent wood-type magic weapons.
"If Lu Fushi is interested, he will go to the Xunxian Mansion Inn in Yunyan Immortal City within half a month... At that time, Mr. Wang will personally negotiate with you."
"Well, let me think about it."
Lu Changan did not make a promise.
He had some doubts in his heart, how could he offer such a generous reward now that he was so down and out when he met Mr. Wang many years ago?
…
After talking about business, the atmosphere relaxed.
The two no longer transmit sound transmissions, talking about the past, simply reminiscing about the past.
In the past, the three peak masters of Wuqi Mountain, Lu Changan, Shi Xianzi, and Ye Fei all had a good relationship with Shen Bixin and had cooperation contacts.
At that time, Shen Bixin was quiet, gentle, and generous, which even moved Ye Fei from Xiaodan Peak.
"By the way, how is fellow Daoist Jiang doing?"
Lu Changan suddenly thought of Jiang Yechen, the man Shen Bixin really fell in love with.
Jiang Yechen has a soul treasure in his body. Without his help to restore the memory of Fairy the Master, Lu Chang'an and the two would not have had the important opportunity of the ancient ruins back then.
At least, Fairy Shi did not become a third-tier formation master so smoothly.
"Jiang Yechen...how can I see him again as a concubine?"
When this person was mentioned, Shen Bixin's expression was downcast, her delicate cheeks were no longer the same as before, and the wrinkles on her brows became more and more obvious.
Lu Changan heard the abnormality in the words.
Didn't Shen Bixin say "I don't have the face to see him again", and her tone reveals unconcealable regret and loss.
"A few years ago, he had been promoted to Zhendan, and he rejected the invitations from the major sects of the Liang Kingdom, and then traveled to other countries..."
"Jiang Yechen, promoted to Zhendan?"
Lu Changan was moved, and couldn't help looking at Shen Bixin.
He stroked it simply.
Back then, Shen Bixin abandoned her true love, Jiang Yechen, to marry Song Wenshu, who had a more promising background.
As a result, Song Wenshu was killed in battle, making Shen Bixin a widow.
And Jiang Yechen, who was considered extreme and unpopular in the past, has formed a real pill!
More subtle yet.
Jiang Yechen's promotion to Zhendan and Song Wenshu's death, these two events... seem to have happened in those few years.
Jiang Yechen is Lu Changan's first friend in this life who confirmed the news and formed a real pill.
Although the friendship between the two is very general.
In addition, there is Zhang Tieshan, but there has been no news for these years.
The difficulty of real pills is much higher than that of fake pills.
In many fairy cities, fake pills can be seen by real people from time to time, but real pills are difficult to contact.
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Shen Bi was depressed, and quickly offered to leave.
Lu Changan knew that it was because her scars were exposed.
But he really didn't mean to.
How did Shen Bixin know in advance that Shen Bixin's life in the past twenty years has been so tortuous.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, take care."
Lu Changan watched Shen Bixin's thin figure, covered by loose robes, bamboo hats and green gauze, fly out of Qiufeng Island.
Shen Bixin hid her identity to visit because she was worried about Mr. Wang's affairs and would implicate Lu Changan.
According to her, Mr. Wang faced intense pursuit in the early years. Although the Chamber of Commerce didn't publicly want to arrest them, there are some forces in the Chamber of Commerce secretly cooperating with the Demon Cult's actions.
In recent years, the rumors have relaxed a lot, and the hunting efforts have dropped significantly.
Young Master Wang recovered most of his cultivation, and only then did he gain a chance to breathe.
Seven days later.
Lu Changan announced to the outside world that he was retreating, leaving behind a phantom breath simulated by the "Phantom True Talisman" in the secret room.
He himself left from the Xia family in Qingshawan without anyone noticing, with the help of the ground rock mouse's ability to escape from the earth.
If the rock mouse is promoted to the third rank, Lu Changan will avoid negotiating with Mr. Wang in his real identity.
After all, it involves the upper echelon of Liang Guozong.
Now there are fewer worries.
Attracted by the third-order high-grade spirit wood, he doesn't mind meeting Mr. Wang.
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Yunyan Xiancheng, Xunxianfu Inn.
This is the place where Lu Changan and the down-and-out young master Wang first met in the country of Jing.
It's just that Mr. Wang didn't know Lu Changan's identity at that time.
Xunxian Mansion's formation prohibition can only hinder the spiritual exploration of the fake real person at best.
This couldn't stop Lu Changan, who owns the Nine Seal Monument, and with the blessing of the soul brand in his previous life, his true alchemy-level spiritual consciousness quickly found out the truth.
"This Mr. Wang has been hunted down for a long time, but he has learned to be cautious."
Lu Chang'an discovered that in a guest room where he had agreed to meet in Xunxian Mansion, there was also a phantom image left by a magic talisman.
The real Mr. Wang, pretending to be a servant of the inn, was secretly keeping an eye on that guest room.
Lu Changan confirmed that there was no ambush around Xunxian Mansion.
The person with the highest cultivation level living in the inn is a fake alchemist who is playing with a pair of twin female nuns.
Lu Changan did not follow Mr. Wang's rhythm.
He opened a first-class guest room in Xunxian Mansion, and then walked over to him face to face, and asked Mr. Wang to serve in his room.
"Boy, come to the uncle's room to massage and beat your back! The service is good, and the reward of Lingshi is indispensable."
Master Wang pretended to be a servant, a little dazed, looking at the big bearded man in front of him.
The servants and maids nearby couldn't help feeling chills in their hearts. They looked at Mr. Wang, who had small arms and thin legs, and was dragged into the superior guest room by a bearded and strong man.
The first-class guest rooms in Xunxian Mansion are detached houses.
In the living room, Lu Changan and Mr. Wang stared wide-eyed.
"Guest officer, you are..."
"Yes, I am the person you want to see."
The aura of Lu Changan's figure changed, turning into his original appearance.
"Wang Feng later, I met Lu Fushi."
Mr. Wang took off his turban and bowed his hands in salute. His face was blurred for a while, showing a handsome man with sharp edges and corners.
This is a completely different image from that proud young man with greasy hair and pink face on the spirit ship of the Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce.
The other party definitely didn't show his true colors at the time, and even his surname was fake.
Lu Changan didn't know what the real image of the original Mr. Wang was.
However, after more than ten years of ups and downs, the temperament of normal people will change.
"Mr. Wang, there is something unclear about Mr. Lu, please advise."
Lu Changan seized the initiative, opened his mouth first, and secretly observed Mr. Wang's state.
"Excuse me, Master Lu."
Wang Feng's attitude is humble, without the slightest arrogance of a true disciple of Lihuo Palace and the grandson of an elder.
"I heard from Fellow Daoist Shen that Wang Gongzi wants to return to Liang Guoli Fire Palace? Today's Liang Guoxiu Immortal Realm, the battle situation is unfavorable, chaotic and dangerous. This is not a good choice."
Thinking in another way, Lu Changan is definitely not willing to return to the Liang Kingdom unless there is something extremely important and he has to do it.
Hearing this, Wang Feng smiled heartily:
"Master Lu Fu is right! Not long ago, he changed his mind and decided not to return to the Kingdom of Liang!"
(end of this chapter)