Chapter 355: The transaction was ripped off (clarification below)
Qingluan Peak.
Lu Changan had just returned to the cave, and Xiao Qingshan, the chief steward of the main peak, greeted him immediately and took the initiative to report on the situation of Yunxia Sect.
In the past year, except for Master Yunqing's preparations and attack on Jieying, nothing major happened in the mountain gate.
In the inner palace of the cave mansion, Lu Changan looked at Xiao Qingshan, who had a dignified appearance and a handsome figure. Based on appearance and temperament alone, it is difficult to connect with Li Erqing in his previous life.
He secretly thought that the reincarnated person may not be very similar to his previous life, but may also have completely different circumstances.
Xiao Qingshan received the Qi Refining and Foundation Building Chapter of "Dragon and Phoenix Double Cauldron Method" presented by Lu Changan. He showed an extraordinary talent for dual cultivation, and his cultivation speed was comparable to that of high-grade spiritual roots.
More than ten years after being promoted to the middle stage of foundation building, we are still moving forward steadily and have good stamina.
Furthermore, Xiao Qingshan, like the ancestor of Tianluo, is very good at keeping his appearance. During the more than ten years he has been stationed at Qingluan Peak, his appearance has basically not changed.
To the surprise of the outside world, Xiao Qingshan became the confidant of the elder Jiedan Daxiu. He had an extraordinary status and had been famous for many years without taking any concubines.
Xiao Qingshan has a stable and harmonious relationship with his Taoist companion Si Lu. He seems to be a dedicated person.
“Elder Xiang, not long after you left the sect, Qingshan heard a rumor at a gathering related to Sect Leader Hu.”
“Oh? Sect Leader Hu?”
Lu Changan had previously been outside the mountain gate, waiting for Master Yunqing to give birth to a baby, and had communicated with this old alchemy master.
“It is said that Sect Master Hu previously applied to the Supreme Elder to resign as the Sect Master, intending to enjoy his old age. However, in the end, he did not receive an answer, or he was asked to last for a few more years.”
Hearing this, Lu Changan was thoughtful and felt a little sympathy for Sect Leader Hu.
Nowadays, with the failure of the Yunqing master to conceive a baby, the Yunxia Sect's pill-forming overhaul is even more scarce.
As the leader of the Yuanying Sect, the representative of a force must have prestige, and it is usually held by the Danjie Daxiu.
“Elder Xiang, Uncle Yunqing is…”
Before leaving, Xiao Qingshan looked at the main peak of the fourth-order spiritual vein where the baby was born not long ago.
Despite some speculation, Xiao Qingshan is not completely sure.
Lu Changan sighed and shook his head slightly.
After successfully breaking the elixir to transform into an infant, if it fails, there is almost no chance of survival.
This is the danger of the Nascent Soul Tribulation.
Throughout the ages, I don’t know how many geniuses and heroes have been stopped.
…
The next day.
The news of Master Yunqing's death spread quietly inside the mountain gate.
Yunxia Sect chose to keep a low profile and organize the funeral, allowing only a few close direct descendants to participate.
The failure of Master Yunqing to conceive a baby means that the hope of Yunxia Sect's three Yuan Yings has been shattered.
The underground secret room of the cave.
Lu Changan took out the Xuantian Gourd Vine and let it take root again, connecting it with the earth's energy.
The small buds on the Xuantian gourd vine have grown slightly compared to more than 40 years ago.
This is the result of long-term nourishment by Lu Changan and Xuan Shui Turtle.
“It’s just a year’s absence, which has little impact on luck. Yunqing’s failure to conceive a baby has nothing to do with a certain family.”
Lu Changan looked at the main peak where Yunqing people held funerals.
Xuan Teng has taken root in Yunxia Sect, and the current gathering of fortunes has minimal impact on individual monks.
If we wait a few more decades or hundreds of years, the effect of the gathered luck will have a certain significance for the birth of a baby in Yunqing.
But it is still not the deciding factor.
In Lu Changan’s view, the main reason for the failure of Yunqing Master to conceive a baby was not enough good fortune, and perhaps it was also related to his state of mind and will.
However, the inner demon tribulation is so weird and unpredictable that no one can tell for sure.
In the world of immortality, some monks who have been practicing for hundreds of years and have a strong will may have many flaws due to too much experience, and eventually die from the inner demon tribulation.
Some monks with a pure heart may successfully survive the inner demon tribulation even without much experience.
“Fortunately, the mental calamity of monster beasts is much weaker than that of humans.”
Lu Changan murmured.
The last step of the Earth Rock Rat's transformation and reinforcement is to plan the Mysterious Heart Beast Pill to increase the chances of resisting the Heart Tribulation.
…
Two days later.
Yunlan Peak, the cave where the fourth-level spiritual veins are located.
On the futon, Zhenjun Yunlan sat quietly for three days and three nights, his eyes were deep and silent for a long time, and there was a strand of white hair on his temples.
“Senior Brother Lan, my condolences. Before this, we have made the worst psychological preparation.”
Zhenjun Zixia made arrangements for the funeral, returned to her Taoist companion, and comforted her softly.
For Nascent Soul monks, the experience of fellow disciples or juniors dying in the Nascent Soul Tribulation is not unfamiliar.
It’s just that Zhenjun Yunlan invested a lot of effort in Zhenren Yunqing and placed great expectations on him.
Zhenren Yunqing is not only his close disciple, but also his blood descendant.
“Brother, I can’t figure it out. The fortune of the sect is stable and improving. Yunqing, as the immortal golden elixir, has a solid foundation, and his mood has always been stable. He is addicted to the path of immortality. Talent, opportunity, and luck are all there, but in the end, he fell short."
Zhenjun Yunlan sighed and said bitterly.
In order to prevent Master Yunqing from being disturbed in his state of mind and contaminated by worldly desires, he prevented other female cultivators from the sect from getting close to him and causing emotional entanglements, and secretly cut off many causes and effects.
However, at the last moment, Master Yunqing went crazy and lost his soul.
No one outside knows what he went through during the inner demon tribulation.
Only those who succeed and give birth to a new Nascent Soul Lord can write legendary experiences.
“The theory of luck is elusive and difficult to grasp. I can only believe it to a certain extent. Senior brother, please don’t believe in it too deeply.”
Zhenjun Zixia frowned slightly and tried to persuade her with good intentions.
“Hey! It’s strange, Yunqing failed to conceive a baby, but the sect’s fortune remains the same and has not fluctuated due to this.”
Zhenjun Yunlan remained unmoved, clasping his hands and looking at the sky above the mountain gate with a look of surprise.
"Could it be that the recovery of our sect's luck is not due to Yun Qing, but to someone else?"
Hearing this, Zhenjun Zixia was slightly surprised.
Logically speaking, if Master Yunqing failed to conceive a baby, the sect’s luck should have declined and fluctuated.
The two looked at each other, discussed for a long time, and came up with a rough answer.
“There is no outstanding child-bearing seed among the next generation of our sect, and we won’t see a genius comparable to Master Yunqing for at least a hundred or two hundred years.”
“Since there is no hope for the next generation, does it mean that the fate lies with you and me, my brother and sister?”
Zhenjun Yunlan's eyes flashed.
Although Fairy Zixia is a Nascent Soul monk with Tianling roots, her foundation is not deep after all. As a female, she is not strong in fighting skills and lacks the brave and diligent Taoist heart.
Zhenjun Yunlan thought that his intelligence and strength were better than those of his junior sister, and the latter also relied on his help to successfully advance to Nascent Soul.
He once had great ambitions and wanted to lead the Yunxia Sect into an era of glory and prosperity.
Even though he failed to advance to the middle stage of Nascent Soul many years ago, his inner ambition has not been completely extinguished.
Fairy Zixia looked at the Taoist monk who had regained some fighting spirit. Although he was not optimistic about it, he would not pour cold water on it.
Zhenjun Yunlan failed to take the level-breaking elixir back then, and was seriously injured later. One of his arms was broken, and there was little hope of further progress.
In terms of potential and hope for promotion, it is actually not as good as her.
However, advancing to a higher level is the long-cherished wish of all Nascent Soul Lords, and no one is willing to give up the last glimmer of hope.
Zhenjun Zixia himself is no exception.
As long as there are enough opportunities, both of them theoretically have hope of further progress.
“Today, there are only two major alchemy cultivators left in our direct lineage, and it can be said that there is no successor. Sect Leader Hu is old and has only twenty or thirty years left in his life. The ‘Master Xuefeng’ in his prime years will once again be in charge of the fairy city outside..."
Zhenjun Zixia changed the topic, her eyes turned as she suggested:
“Senior brother, why don’t you put some more burden on Master Xiang?”
“Zi Yan, what do you mean... let Sect Leader Hu take care of his old age, transfer Master Xuefeng back to take over the position of Sect Master, and let Master Xiang sit in the fairy city outside?”
Zhenjun Yunlan was thinking about it and hesitated.
“Senior brother, you still can’t trust Master Xiang? He is only allowed to sit in Fengxia Fairy City as a deterrent and does not manage the operation of the fairy city.”
Zhenjun Zixia knows that the senior brother is more wary, especially towards the Danjie Daxiu who joined in the middle.
“Fengxia Fairy City is one of the important financial resources of our sect. Xiang Zhenren has only been in this sect for twenty or thirty years, so we still need to investigate more.”
Zhenjun Yunlan thought for a moment, but ultimately did not agree.
He couldn't help but cast a glance at the incomparably beautiful Taoist monk.
This is the first time in so many years that Junior Sister Zi Yan has taken the initiative to recommend and promote an outsider.
It seems that Junior Sister Zi Yan really admires Xiang Dalong.
Zhenjun Yunlan narrowed his eyes slightly and remained calm on the surface, but the vigilance and suspicion in his heart became a little stronger.
“Last time I heard from my junior sister that this person is planning an opportunity for spiritual pets to transform?”
Zhenjun Yunlan asked casually.
Zhenjun Zixia nodded and said: "Zhenzhen Xiang does not indulge in women in the family, but he is a sweet-tempered person. He gets along well with his spiritual pets and strives to do his best in human affairs without leaving any regrets."
“Haha, you can’t save your own Nascent Soul, but you still devote your energy and resources to planning the transformation of your spiritual pet? This is really admirable stupidity.”
Zhenjun Yunlan smiled faintly and did not agree with Lu Changan's approach.
If it were him, he would definitely concentrate all his resources on conceiving a baby himself, hoping that it would be somewhat larger.
Dividing resources is folly.
Zhenjun Yunlan seemed to have foreseen the tragic ending of Zhenren Xiang and his spiritual pet.
Having seen through it without saying anything, he had no intention of mentioning anything.
Zhenren Xiang was born as a casual cultivator and came from a small state. His hopes for Yuan Ying were already slim.
Moreover, the promotion of foreign guests to Yuanying has both advantages and disadvantages for Yunxia Sect, and it is not entirely a good thing.
…
Two months later.
Yunxia Sect’s Shanmen is no longer a sect-wide division. Master Yunqing's failure to conceive a baby did not cause much ripples in the world of immortal cultivation in Dayu Country.
On this day, Lu Changan quietly released the fourth-level blue-armored puppet while he was out shopping.
This fourth-level puppet is led by Master Wei. When Lu Changan merges into the second life, he can share his senses and remotely control the distance even further.
It can be regarded as an advanced version of the puppet clone.
Due to the ghost consciousness of Wei Puppet Master, he has a stronger ability to act alone.
Lu Changan let the fourth-level puppet enter the sphere of influence of Dashan Mountain to collect intelligence and confirm the traces of "True Lord Red Snake".
Without a high-level introduction, it is not that easy to meet a True Lord Nascent Soul.
The Red Snake True Monarch, as the Nascent Soul of the Evil Path, is unpredictable and insidious.
If it were replaced by a rock rat or other puppet, searching for the whereabouts of a Nascent Soul monk would risk exposing his whereabouts.
A few months later.
Based on intelligence and divination, Lu Changan determined that True Lord Red Snake was not in Dashan Mountain, but had gone out secretly.
The whereabouts of the Nascent Soul Master who is traveling privately is too difficult to determine. Lu Changan adopted the stupidest method and asked the fourth-level puppet to squat near the Big Snake Mountain.
“It’s hard to say how long it will take for Zhenjun Nascent Soul to be out. It could be a few months, a few years, or more than ten years. It’s not unusual.”
Lu Changan set a five-year time limit.
If it exceeds five years, there is no need to force it.
Transacting with the True Monarch of the Evil Way inherently involves certain risks.
Secondly, the rock rat is at its peak age and should not be delayed for too long.
He estimated that as the Supreme Elder, True Lord Red Snake would not leave the sect for too long under normal circumstances.
Lu Changan’s luck is not bad.
A year and a half later, the fourth-level puppet squatting near the Big Snake Mountain sensed a red-black escaping light, which belonged to the cold aura of the Evil Lord.
The Red Snake True Lord is thin and about seventy years old. He is wearing a black robe and a large cloak. His face and bare arms are wrapped with black snake patterns. The man stepped on the escaping light, landed from Jiugang Sky, and was about to return to the mountain gate.
咻!
At this moment, a dark red communication talisman came flying towards me.
This communication talisman has reached the top level of the third level. It is extremely fast and has an unusual distance.
The Red Snake True Monarch’s consciousness swept over him, and his narrow eyes flashed with a cold and alert light.
After taking the talisman, he couldn't help but let out a light sigh.
“A fourth-level dragon blood painting talisman?”
As a master of beast control, Lord Red Snake quickly saw the clues.
Based on his experience, the fourth-level dragon blood that draws the talismans is at least the level of the dragon that starts from the earth-level bloodline, and may even reach the heaven-level.
This level of dragon blood material is attractive to both Dashan Mountain and the Red Nether Snake King.
The Red Snake Lord checks the contents of the communication talisman.
The owner of the communication talisman is a Nascent Soul monk who is passing by Dayu Kingdom. He wants to trade the Xuanxin Beast Pill in his hand within three days.
The messenger mentioned that this transaction can only be one-to-one.
If True Lord Red Snake brings the Snake King of our sect, or if there are other Nascent Souls, the transaction will be canceled immediately.
“Within three days, at the edge of the Red Moon Chamber of Commerce’s sphere of influence…”
The Red Snake Lord thought about it for a moment.
The deadline is tight and we have to rush, so there is no time for preparation and planning.
Hongyue Chamber of Commerce, with the background of the Sixteen Zhenhai Sects, is considered a neutral and detached force in Dayu Country. It mainly engages in business and trade and does not participate in power disputes.
The transaction location is not a big problem.
That person did not dare to come directly to Dashan Mountain to trade. The required Xuanxin Beast Pill is not very precious to the powerful Nascent Soul stage.
From this we can speculate that his level will not be very high in the Nascent Soul stage.
The Red Snake Lord returned to the Big Snake Mountain, made some arrangements, and communicated with the Red Snake King in the deep valley of the mountain for a while.
Half an hour later, he disappeared from the Big Snake Mountain without anyone noticing, and secretly rushed to the trading location.
…
Three days later.
The Red Moon Chamber of Commerce is on the edge of influence.
The fleeing light shrouded in black mist is like a ferocious dragon, baring its teeth and claws, arriving at a vast loess plain.
The Lord Red Snake looked down from a high altitude and found that this place was a plain with an open terrain, making it difficult to set up an ambush and making it easy to escape.
Looking for traces of traders.
Suddenly, a powerful Nascent Soul-level consciousness, accompanied by a gentle male voice, sounded in his ears.
“Fellow Red Snake Taoist Master Xu is very honored to be here.”
The Red Snake True Lord was slightly surprised. His spiritual consciousness had at least reached the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.
Compared with him who is good at controlling beasts and has strong spiritual consciousness, he is actually on par.
Following the sound transmission from his spiritual consciousness, True Lord Red Snake quickly found the owner of the voice.
A hundred miles away, under a towering old tree, an elegant middle-aged man in a blue shirt was sitting on a rock.
His magical power is profound and unpredictable, and the spiritual pressure he exudes is like that of a Nascent Soul Lord.
“How do you call Taoist fellow Taoist?”
The Red Snake Lord narrowed his eyes, slowed down and approached the middle-aged man in green shirt.
Confirm that there are no other high-level creatures nearby through spiritual awareness and psychic occult techniques.
"My surname is Xu. I am not a monk from the Central Region. I come from other areas of Dayuan."
The middle-aged man in Qingshan has a warm smile, and his image and temperament are the same as those of "Xu Xuan" in the Qingfeng Yuan Kingdom.
At this time, Xu Xuan has transformed into the True Lord Yuanying.
In order to disguise himself as a Nascent Soul monk, Lu Changan did not hesitate to come to the fourth life of Jiuyin Monument and cooperate with Baihuan Mask.
As long as there is no fighting, his spiritual consciousness and magical aura are the same as those of Yuanying monks.
Among them, the divine consciousness is a genuine Nascent Soul level, stronger than the True Monarch Taoist Companion of the Yunxia Sect.
“It turns out to be Mr. Xu Daoyou.”
The Red Snake Lord settled down twenty feet away.
Lu Changan stood up, held courtesies with True Lord Red Snake, and looked at each other.
“Your Excellency possesses four levels of dragon blood. Could it be that it comes from the coastal area of the Eastern Region?”
The Red Snake True Lord's voice was hoarse and he tried to test it.
In Great Abyss, it is well known that there are the most dragons in the sea, and they are basically of earth-grade and heaven-grade blood.
“Fellow Red Snake Daoist does not need to delve into the source of the material.”
The two people looked at each other. Lu Changan couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that the other party didn't notice any clues.
The Hundred Fantasy Mask he owns has reached the Nascent Soul level, and its disguise ability is approaching its limit.
Maybe it’s a semi-finished product, or maybe it’s just that.
As for the transformation of Nascent Soul Lord Nascent Soul, clues may be seen through close contact.
Fortunately, Lu Changan can ensure that he can hide from the detection of ordinary Yuanying monks. At least it's enough that you can't see your original identity.
The Red Snake Lord is good at controlling beasts. In order to avoid being detected by his sense of smell and secret skills, Lu Changan came to trade this time without bringing two spiritual pets.
Even, he spent a year in advance to get rid of the related smell from his body.
“Okay! I would like to state in advance that there is only one fourth-level ‘Xuanxin Beast Pill’ in Dashan Mountain. This pill can stabilize the spirit of spiritual beasts and monsters, resist external demons, and help overcome the catastrophe of transformation.”
“Under normal circumstances, this elixir is not for sale in Dashan Mountain! It can only be traded unless Fellow Daoist Xu comes up with something that makes the old man really excited.”
The Red Snake True Monarch has a withered body, strikes first, and has an old-fashioned way.
Not for sale?
Lu Changan cursed secretly, this old scumbag had displayed the Xuanxin Beast Pill at the Nascent Soul Fair many years ago.
If it is not for sale, it will not be taken out at that time.
Obviously, Lord Red Snake saw that he was a "Nascent Soul monk passing by from another place" and had no power to rely on, so he planned to kill him.
There is no way, the identity played by Lu Changan is a relatively weak, lone ranger Nascent Soul character. It is easy for people to suspect that he is a Nascent Soul monk who is exiled and wanted in other realms.
If not, he was worried that Lord Red Snake would ignore this transaction out of caution.
“Fellow Red Snake Daoist said bluntly, what do I need to trade for the Mysterious Heart Beast Pill?”
Lu Changan got straight to the point.
He also limited the time for this transaction. If it is too long, beware that other reinforcements from Lord Red Snake will arrive.
“If fellow Taoist Xu can come up with the Great Dragon Pill, he will be able to impress this old man.”
The Red Snake True Monarch grinned low, with black snake lines on his face, which was faintly twisted.
“Great Dragon Pill? Fellow Taoist Red Snake is too overestimated. The dragon blood that Xu possesses was obtained by hunting together with two fellow Taoists of Nascent Soul.”
Lu Changan looked worried and sneered.
The Red Snake True Monarch can be said to be like a lion with a big mouth.
The Xuanxin Beast Pill is nothing more than an unpopular one. In terms of real value, it is far inferior to the Infant Transformation Pill or the fourth-level Jiaolong Essence Pill.
“If fellow Taoist Red Snake is so insincere and thinks Xu is a deceitful person, then it’s okay not to do this transaction.”
After saying that, Lu Changan made a gesture to get up and leave.
“Hey, Fellow Daoist Xu, don’t panic, I’m just joking. If Fellow Daoist Xu can really come up with the fourth-order dragon elixir, I will compensate you in other ways, and I won’t suffer any loss to you.”
The Red Snake Lord quickly raised his hand and laughed to stop him.
He secretly regretted that as a free Nascent Soul in the early stage, it was indeed impossible for this person to possess the fourth-level dragon elixir.
“Fellow Taoist, please hurry up.”
Lu Changan sat down unhappily and bargained with True Lord Red Snake.
After half a stick of incense, the two sides finally reached an agreement.
The Red Snake Lord also didn’t want to fight to the death with a Nascent Soul monk who didn’t know his roots and whose spiritual consciousness was not weak against his own.
“A bucket of purified dragon blood, a top-grade magic weapon, and a crystal-condensing elixir...
“If you still can’t satisfy your appetite, Xu will leave here.”
In the final deal, True Monarch Red Snake took advantage and accepted it as soon as it was good.
Lu Changan was stabbed with a knife.
The purified dragon blood he paid accounted for 40% of his total amount.
The high-grade magic weapon traded was the scorpion-tailed needle-shaped magic weapon obtained from the ancestor of Tianluo. It was a sinister and secretive high-grade magic weapon, and it was a high-quality product of the same level.
If activated at the same level, the scorpion tail needle-shaped magic weapon can threaten Yuanying monks.
These two items alone have exceeded the value of the Xuanxin Beast Pill.
In addition, another Crystal Condensation Pill was added, which is also a high-level strategic material.
“That’s all, if you suffer a loss for a while, don’t worry about it.”
Lu Changan's flesh ached, and he suppressed his unhappiness.
The Earth Rock Rat replenished the Mysterious Heart Beast Pill, and the conditions for its transformation became perfect. Thinking of this, he could only accept being slaughtered.
At least, there is no need to go through life-and-death battles and cross-level battles to successfully strengthen the last link of the rock rat's transformation.
On the plain, the two parties’ spiritual consciousness supervised the transaction and successfully completed the item transaction without any tricks.
“I wish Xu Daoyou good luck.”
The Red Snake Lord was in a happy mood after receiving dragon blood and other items. This high-quality fourth-level dragon blood is extremely valuable to the Great Snake Mountain of the Beast Control Sect and has many uses.
To clarify, the author has not been cheated. He is not spreading rumors outside to find evidence that his wife is cheating.
It is normal in today’s society for a marriage crisis to occur after nine years of marriage. If you make one mistake, you may get divorced.
Fortunately, we haven’t reached that point yet. After my wife had the abortion, she went to her parents' house to calm down for more than a week. Her mood became more stable and she no longer mentioned material conditions.
The wife of the small shop, in the first few years of her marriage, was actually a very conscientious woman, diligent and thrifty, and hard-working, except for her bad temper.
In the past few years, as a housewife, she has watched too many short videos, all of which were about scolding men and asking them to pay. Nowadays, the mentality has changed a lot. It is said that a man's love and money must always be the same.
What will happen in the future is uncertain. Maybe the emotional integration is better, maybe today's events have left a foreshadowing.
However, before I finish writing this book, I should be able to stabilize. Even if we can't get along, we will solve the problem after finishing the book next year.
(End of this chapter)