Chapter 326: Sincere Transaction
At the late stage of Jindan promotion, Lu Changan was in a third-level mid-level spiritual vein land, and his cultivation was slow and inefficient.
There are not many days left of me practicing happily in Xuanyin Pavilion.
Before returning to the Wei Dao Alliance, Lu Changan still had some things to deal with in Feng Yuan Kingdom.
This morning.
On the cave pool, a man and a woman were sitting on the backs of a big turtle.
“From today on, I have a complete set of talismans to pass on to you.”
Lu Changan went against the norm and changed into white clothes as Mr. Xu. He was gentle, handsome, indifferent and peaceful.
Yun Ling is wearing a green skirt, with starry eyes and white teeth, graceful and undulating curves, and a little more mature charm in her softness.
“Thank you Mr. Xu for your gift.”
She listened obediently, and felt that in addition to the familiar intimacy, the man in white in front of her felt an unprecedented attachment and admiration.
Lu Changan captured Yun Ling’s hidden emotions.
So many years of guidance and guidance, apart from stimulating Yun Ling’s qualifications and potential, did not allow her to solve the mystery of her pregnancy.
It seems that the difficulty of awakening the past life is very difficult for ordinary monks to achieve.
It may require many conditions, which are related to the state of cultivation before reincarnation.
Yun Ling’s previous life was not even in the foundation building stage.
It was just an attempt to explore reincarnation, and Lu Changan didn't care much about success or failure.
“That’s it for today. Please accept this jade slip.”
Lu Changan compiled the simplified third-level talisman inheritance in nearly two generations and passed it on to Yun Ling.
Although it is a simplified version, it is tailor-made for Yun Ling, taking advantage of her ingenuity.
Moreover, Lu Changan’s personal talisman style will not be exposed.
Yun Ling accepted the jade slip, stood up from the tortoise's back, and solemnly thanked her.
“I heard that your brother is preparing to form an elixir?”
“Well, Brother Hao has reached the ninth level of foundation building.”
Yun Ling nodded.
Even she herself reached the eighth floor of the foundation two years ago.
Due to the improvement of the root bone physique and the guidance of Lu Changan's famous teacher, Yun Ling's cultivation progress is not much slower than that of ordinary high-grade spiritual roots.
As a second-level high-grade Talisman Master, she has already been self-reliant and earned a stable income from spiritual stones.
“In the near future, Xu will leave Feng Yuan Kingdom for a period of time to deal with some private matters and will not be able to take you with him. Before that, if you have any wishes or requests, just ask them and Xu will try to satisfy them.”
Lu Changan gave a formal commitment.
“Please, let Ling’er think about it for a while.”
Yun Ling pursed her pink lips, her starry eyes flashed, and she heard the hints in the words.
She opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't ask or beg.
In the superior environment of Xuanyin Pavilion, Yun Ling was taken care of after decades of practice.
As a maid, after serving her for so many years, Mr. Xu not only owes her nothing, but also shows her support.
For most monks, this is a rare opportunity in life.
She did not dare to ask for more, and she knew that Mr. Xu's decision could not be changed.
…
The following year.
Lu Changan often gives advice to Yun Ling, occasionally drinks tea and listens to music, and enjoys the beautiful dance of the Niyue Fairy at night.
Lu Changan seemed to be relatively leisurely and did not leave Xuanyin Pavilion much.
Even Jin Dan’s later promotion process was concealed from the outside world.
Secretly, Lu Changan quietly improved his divination skills.
At the same time, control the puppet to go out, purchase supplies, and gather information.
Through the puppet clone, Lu Changan once again negotiated with the puppet-armed ancient city lord of Gutian Fairy City.
The ancient city lord's lion opened his mouth last time, which meant there was room for negotiation.
Top puppet inheritance, although rare, is not a non-renewable resource.
“Fourth-level soul-nurturing wood? The ancient city owner insists on having this thing. What’s the need?”
After two negotiations, the indifferent and dull city lord did not mention the unrealistic Infant Transformation Pill, so the price became a little more reliable.
However, soul-nourishing wood or soul treasures of the same type are necessary.
In addition, there is the "soul puppet technique". The ancient city lord insists on the request and refuses to give in.
"Soul puppet technique? I don't even know how to do it."
Lu Changan sighed.
The other party mistook the clone possessed by a puppet from his previous life and possessing the power of a complete soul for the Soul Puppet Technique.
The soul puppet technique is a mysterious puppet secret technique that can give the puppet spiritual consciousness, cultivate the puppet, and perform many common spells of human monks, even including divine soul-like methods.
This kind of puppet technique can not only improve the overall strength of the puppet, but also help to refine a true fourth-level puppet.
Even in the Thousand Machines Sect, most of the fourth-level puppets they have are not as powerful as the Nascent Soul Lord of the same level.
The main reason lies in the gap at the soul level.
The "puppet spirit" of the fourth-level puppet is naturally inferior to the Nascent Soul spirit body of the human true king, and it is difficult to cultivate it to the same level.
The soul puppet technique helps the puppet soul to take shape quickly, greatly reducing the cultivation time.
It is rumored that the puppet technique mastered by Qianji Sect is incomplete and immature. And only the core elders are qualified to practice and touch that field.
Lu Changan was not in a hurry, and slowly negotiated with the ancient city lord, haggling over the price.
He denied that Qinglong Club had the soul-puppet-growing technique, but it was another method of cultivating puppet souls.
Lu Changan’s puppet clone is possessed by a spirit from his previous life, like a different kind of puppet.
It’s just that this puppet spirit is a blank piece of paper, with only the power of the soul and the combat instinct of the previous life, but no consciousness.
In other words, he is conscious, but belongs to the third life, Lu Changan, who exists in this world.
“Is it possible that Gutian Immortal City has the ambition to create a fourth-level puppet?”
An idea occurred to Lu Changan.
After divination and calculation, this was confirmed, and it was pretty much the same.
“Soul-nurturing wood…soul-growing puppet technique…looking for the fourth level?”
Understanding the general needs of the other party, Lu Changan took the initiative in this transaction.
…
Unconsciously, a year and a half has passed since Lu Changan was promoted to the late Jindan stage.
This day.
Grandma Yun arrived at Xuanyin Pavilion and visited Lu Changan.
At first, because of the potential danger, she did not want to involve Yun Ling and Mr. Xu. She had never been to Xuanyin Pavilion.
This time when I came here, Granny Yun learned about Yun Ling’s summons.
Yun Ling has no control over Mr. Xu’s promise and thinks of her grandmother who raised her.
Finally, she gave her grandma the choice of the promise.
In the cave, Lu Changan met Granny Yun alone.
“I’m grateful to Mr. Xu for taking care of our family in the past and for supporting Ling’er.”
Grandma Yun has silver hair and is older than before. After bowing, she took her seat on crutches.
Lu Changan discovered that Granny Yun’s lifespan was less than a hundred years.
Due to being seriously injured by a traitor that year, his foundation was damaged, he had hidden diseases, and his body functions declined prematurely.
“I should not overstep Mr. Xu’s promise. However, Yun Hao and Yun Ling, brothers and sisters, will face important hurdles in forming the elixir one after another. I can only shamelessly ask Mr. Xu to refine the crystal elixir.”
Grandma Yun did not exchange too many pleasantries and quickly got to the point.
Lu Changan learned that Granny Yun’s preparation for the Crystal Condensation Pill still lacked some ingredients, and a reliable third-level alchemist could not be found.
Fortunately, Master Lihuo left a legacy to them.
The main ingredient of the crystal condensation elixir, "Seven-core Xuanyuehua", is a plant owned by Granny Yun, and it has finally matured in recent years.
“It’s not difficult.”
Lu Changan looked calm and agreed.
According to his original plan, he wanted to leave a chance for Yun Ling to form an elixir.
Grandma Yun’s elixir-forming resources can only be used by one of the siblings.
Yunhao, as a top-grade spiritual root, has better qualifications.
In order to make the brother and sister happy and have good things come in pairs, Grandma Yun came to visit her.
Two months later, the materials for the Crystal Condensation Pill were gathered.
Xuanyin Pavilion helped collect some of Lu Changan's trophies.
Lu Changan also summoned Grandma Yun to secretly refine elixirs in the cave.
For seven days, Grandma Yun stayed in the cave and stayed with Yun Ling. This time she did not even ask to watch the elixir refining.
She promised that if the amount exceeds two crystal condensation pills, the extra part will be used as reward.
In the end, Lu Changan just performed normally and made two genuine crystal condensing pills, refusing the reward.
Except for Fairy Niyue, no one else knows about alchemy.
Grandma Yun left a crystal condensation pill for Yun Ling, then stood up to leave and prepare for Yun Hao to form the pill.
“Ling’er, you are not short of crystal-condensing pills now, but the quality of the crystal-forming elixir, the quality of the elixir, and its future potential are equally important. In this regard, you need to make personal preparations.”
Lu Changan planned to let Yun Ling practice for more than ten years in the later stage of foundation building to plan the elixir-forming spiritual objects on her own.
With the life-saving cards he gave me and the care of Xuanyin Pavilion, the risk was relatively controllable.
Yun Ling herself is a second-level high-grade Talisman Master. In the past, her practice was not done behind closed doors. She had done business with nearby oases and settlements, and she had also encountered unscrupulous sand bandits.
"Ling'er knows that she will live up to Mr. Xu's expectations."
Yun Ling showed a pear-shaped smile, full of fighting spirit and expectations for the future.
Actually, Lu Changan and Granny Yun both prepared elixir-forming spiritual objects for her.
This kind of unified rhetoric is just to temper the two brothers and sisters.
…
A few months later, Lu Changan's age was approaching 310 years old.
His divination skills have finally reached the top level of the third level.
For this reason, he spent several more years of life in the past one or two years, and his total life span dropped to 1090 years.
The top-level divination of the third level is still high-grade, and there is no qualitative leap, but after cultivating to the limit of the third level, the foundation is deeper.
Lu Changan contacted the ancient city lord again to trade the puppet inheritance.
Previously, he deliberately stayed there for more than half a year.
In this negotiation, the ancient city lord finally made a major concession and showed a certain degree of sincerity.
Lu Changan understands the needs of the other party and turns the transaction items into castrated versions.
For example, the fourth-level soul-nurturing wood can be replaced by a soul-doing wonder made from a small section of soul-nurturing wood.
A kind of soul puppet technique, Lu Changan provided a second-level puppet containing related skills for Xuanji Tower to study.
In addition, Lu Changan replenished 30,000 spirit stones.
Xuanji Tower is willing to trade the core puppet inheritance, including the puppet military formation.
But it will be given to quasi-fourth level at most.
Lu Changan can accept it. He needs the puppet inheritance of Qianji Sect to strengthen his own puppet skills.
As for the higher level four puppets, it is difficult to gather complete materials before being promoted to Nascent Soul.
This is not a question of financial resources.
Most of the precious resources of the Nascent Soul level are circulated in small circles among the same level. Or, occasionally, one or two items appear at top auctions.
Even with the vision of the fourth life Nascent Soul, Lu Changan would avoid having too many interactions with the True Lord unless necessary.
The two parties agreed that one month later, the transaction would take place in the desert thousands of miles away from Gutian Fairy City.
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The day before the appointed day.
Lu Changan is surrounded by many divination objects, trying his best to deduce the dangers and the existence of the Yuanying old monster behind the Mysterious Tower.
Hence, his divination precautions mainly focus on whether the Yuanying old monster will intervene in this transaction. With precautions, Lu Changan sacrificed his lifespan to improve his divination ability, so that he could at least detect a sign.
The third-level top-level divination is relatively smooth and does not feel strong resistance.
“It turns out that Xuanji Tower and the old monster Yuanying behind it are not completely of the same mind.”
Lu Changan basically confirmed that the old monster Yuanying behind Xuanji Tower did not know about this transaction.
Because the interests of both parties are not completely consistent.
The old monster Nascent Soul from the boundary between the two religions is pushing and supporting the outer sect alliance, and its real plan is in the Holy Land of Snow Mountain.
The branch forces of the two religions are just tools used by them to check and balance the eight major tribes of Feng Yuan Kingdom.
Xuanji Tower and other forces have to cooperate with them. Otherwise, without the support of Yuanying Zhenjun Laoguai, they will either become attached to Feng Yuan Kingdom or be annexed.
After the divination was confirmed, Lu Changan controlled two puppet clones and headed to the agreed place.
The rock rat takes care of itself underground in the sand.
Lu Changan's true self is hidden in the dark, some distance away.
Half a day later.
Somewhere in the desert, the sand was piled up to form a sand dune about ten feet high and covering an area of one hundred feet.
The dunes are shaped like a pyramid, but the top is a flat platform that can accommodate a dozen people.
Several miles around, it is isolated by a third-order phantom formation, making it difficult for ordinary monks to enter.
On the sand dune, two figures were sitting.
In addition to the puppet-armed ancient city lord, there is also a man in blue armor who looks like a zombie with his eyes closed.
On both sides of the dunes, four third-order puppet giants stand, holding halberds and looking like guards holding their hands.
After a while.
A traveling Taoist priest wearing a hat on his head, stepping on the windy sand, entered the range of the third-order magic array alone, and went straight to the platform at the top of the sand dune.
"one person?"
The puppet-armed ancient city lord had a strange color in his eyes.
In order to guarantee this transaction, he invited the quasi-fourth-level puppet from the Xuanji Building.
Even if there is support around, it is quite risky for the traveling merchant to enter the phantom formation alone and trade with them.
“You can check the surrounding situation.”
The ancient city lord had no expression on his face and raised his hand to signal.
"No need! Pindao came here this time and made a sincere transaction. I believe Xuanji Tower is the same."
The businessman was generous and flew to the top of the sand dune to sit across from the two of them.
Before he sat down, he tapped the storage bag with his palm.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh…
Eight rays of light and shadow fell to the ground, emitting third-level spiritual pressure, and eight archer puppets were arranged around the sand dunes.
The ancient city lord's eyes twitched. The eight third-level archer puppets were made of fine materials. They were all top-quality products of the third-level low-grade, equivalent to the peak of the early stage of pill formation.
A round of volleys will make even a major repairman of Danjie feel numb and retreat.
“It’s very strange! This person has the characteristics of a puppet, but has a complete soul. He can even control the puppet with his spiritual consciousness.”
The man in green armor sits cross-legged with his eyes closed, his face is stiff and emotionless, his consciousness fluctuates, and he is confused and confused.
He was a fourth-level puppet master during his lifetime, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether the opponent was a puppet or a human monk.
They are puppet masters, so they can see the clues.
“We are also trading sincerely. Why don’t we get straight to the point and display the trading products directly.”
The ancient city lord did not like to be polite, so he directly used the power of elixir to roll up two jade slips and float them in mid-air.
“Just be sincere.”
The Taoist Youshang chuckled and took out three trading items from the cage.
They are a wooden bracelet, a second-level puppet, and a heavy bag of spiritual stones.
Three trading items were floating in the air, being explored by the ancient city lord and the man in green armor.
The two ancient city masters were the first to explore the wooden bracelet.
“It is indeed a strange object made from the fourth-level soul-nurturing wood.”
The ghost puppet spirit stored by the man in green armor conveys surprises and excitement, and communicates with the ancient city lord.
The wooden bracelet is one of Lu Changan's two original soul-nurturing rings. It has been re-tempered over the years.
As a trading item, this one has been re-adjusted in appearance, other materials have been added, and it has been completely transformed.
Even the original creator Zhang Tieshan could not easily see through it without looking carefully.
“That second-level puppet also has a complete soul and is an extraordinary puppet. It’s just that the power of the soul is weaker, and it can only be perfected by refining..."
The ancient city lord and the man in green armor then inspected the second-order puppet and confirmed that it was correct.
As for the bag of spiritual stones, as a supplement, the two of them didn't care much.
“Are you two satisfied?”
Taoist Youshang narrowed his eyes slightly, and just used his spiritual consciousness to roughly check the puppet inheritance in the two jade slips.
Including puppet array and the technique of cultivating puppet spirits.
The restrictions set on the jade slip cannot be copied and can only be consulted.
Lu Changan, who was hiding behind the scenes, judged based on his vision that the inheritance itself was fine, and cooperated with the calculation to confirm it.
It is understandable that Xuanjilou should keep some unique skills in the puppet inheritance.
Lu Changan also played a trick.
The power of the soul of the second-level puppet comes from the spirit of possession in the first life. It cannot last for two days before it collapses.
Even, he can make it self-destruct by remote control.
In such a short period of time, Xuanji Tower could not produce any useful research at all.
"good!"
The ancient city lord nodded and agreed to the deal.
The transaction items of both parties fall into their respective hands at the same speed.
"If there is no problem, Pindao will leave first..."
Taoist Youshang got two jade slips, put away the formation of eight archers, and flew out of the imaginary array.
Until his body leaves the illusion formation.
The zombie-like man in green armor opened his eyes, with strange and sinister green ghost flames dancing in his eye sockets.
“It is worthy of being a precious spiritual wood in the world of immortality. It can not only nourish the soul, but also create killing soul treasures to restrain ghosts.”
With his iron-like palms, he played with the bracelet made of soul-nurturing wood, feeling the hot spring-like breath and the ghost spirit pouring into his body.
“Congratulations to the host, with the help of this thing, your consciousness can last longer. In the future, I will help you to create a real fourth-level puppet. Mysterious Tower will not have to look at the face of that old monster.”
The ancient city lord was overjoyed, his dull face showing an expression of enthusiasm and expectation.
The two of them are not fooled by external objects or female attractions, and have been passionate about puppetry skills throughout their lives.
One person and one puppet did not notice that there was something strange in the eyes of the second-level puppet that was traded beside them.
…
“The puppet spirit transformed from the soul of the ghost realm maintains the spiritual consciousness during life? It’s interesting...”
Hundreds of miles away, Lu Changan learned the video and audio of the exchange between the two through the puppet possessed by him in his first life.
“Create a real fourth-level puppet? That’s not a small statement!”
“However, the material of that puppet is almost at the Nascent Soul level! It’s not a complete exaggeration.”
Lu Changan was a little jealous of the material of the quasi-fourth-level puppet.
“That’s it, let’s trade sincerely!”
Lu Changan thought about it for a moment and gave up.
The ancient city lord and the quasi-fourth-level puppet have joined forces, and the lineup is really powerful.
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There are also puppet military formations that are good at positional warfare.
The quasi-fourth-level puppets are stronger and cannot be suppressed until the fourth life comes.
It is also near Gutian Fairy City, and the time and place are not favorable.
Lu Changan controlled the puppet clone, and the Earth Rock Rat withdrew.
At this time, the second-order puppet on the other side heard an unusual picture and sound.
"Owner! You are trying to... not to make a sincere transaction. The Qinglong Society doesn't know the details and is unfathomable!"
The ancient city lord's expression changed and he spoke.
I saw a dark gray-green ghostly aura lingering on the tips of the green-armored man's nails, blending into the void and pointing in a certain direction.
“Why are you panicking?”
The man in green armor had sinister eyes and a dissatisfied tone.
“This is the secret technique of tracking the ghost path that I used. I just tampered with the two inheritance jade slips. In the Daqing Realm, there is basically no ghost path inheritance, and it is difficult to detect abnormalities under the Nascent Soul.”
"If the trader can detect it afterwards and erase it, we are sincerely trading."
"Jie Jie, if it cannot be discovered, it proves that the Qinglong Society is just a bluff and a trick of pretending to be a ghost."
The face of the man in green armor looked a bit ferocious, making people shudder.
"Owner! Your consciousness is affected by the power of ghosts, please fall asleep quickly!"
Although what the man in green armor said made some sense, the ancient city lord instinctively felt that it was inappropriate.
The important thing is that the man in green armor is mentally unstable at the moment.
After turning into a ghost, it is easier to develop negative emotions than before.
This is also why the man in blue armor will keep himself sealed and asleep all year round.
“I will make up my mind on this matter!”
The man in green armor shouted harshly, opened his arms, and the ghostly green iron wind swept across several miles.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ancient city lord and the four third-level puppets were knocked upside down and flew out. Two of the third-level puppets were torn apart and exploded on the spot.
“Owner!”
When the ancient city lord barely managed to stabilize his figure, the blue-armored puppet flashed vaguely and disappeared from sight.
He wanted to cast a spell to check and balance, but was too late. The latter had already flown out of the effective range of influence.
“That soul-level wonder item alone is far from enough for me to become a fourth-level puppet controlled by ghosts. The person doing the deal must have the opportunity I need!”
In the eyes of the man in green armor, ghost fire flickered, and it flew to Jiugang Sky in a few breaths.
It has been transformed from the ghost path and trusts its own intuition. The Green Dragon Society is mostly just a cover.
If traders have absolute strength, why do they need to be so patient, haggle over prices, and trade with them sincerely?
…
In the desert, Lu Changan flew tens of thousands of miles.
99% of the area where Feng Yuan Kingdom is located is an uninhabited desert with a harsh environment.
Oasis spiritual veins are like panning for gold in the sand, very few.
“Hey! You really dare to pursue me so far?”
Lu Changan stopped hiding and looked in the direction behind him.
Those two jade slips are tainted with the vague aura of ghosts.
Even if there is no information transmitted by the second-level puppet, Lu Changan will investigate it carefully after getting it.
Near Gutian Fairy City, the right time and place were not favorable, and Lu Changan did not want to get entangled with it.
He is not afraid of a puppet that is only at the fourth level and mentally unstable.
Hence, Lu Changan did not erase the ghost aura on the jade slip, and saw if the other party dared to leave alone and really pursue him.
Unexpectedly, the blue-armored puppet kept by the ghost spirit was so persistent that it chased him tens of thousands of miles away.
"Lu is doing the transaction sincerely! Since you have evil intentions, don't blame me for not practicing martial ethics."
Lu Changan snorted coldly, quickly disappeared, and made arrangements nearby.
Finally, two more jade slips stained with the spirit of ghosts were given to the traveling Taoist priest dressed as a late third-level puppet and asked to meditate and rest in the sand pit.
A moment later.
Hush—
A terrifying spiritual pressure, accompanied by a monstrous cloud of ghostly energy, swept over.
That feeling of oppression is close to that of the fourth-level beast king that the Peacock Saint used to protect!
(End of this chapter)