Chapter 201 Real Old Friend

Half a year later.

At the top of Xiaogui Peak, in the pavilion by the pool.

"Brother Lu! This time we met, I saw your mana fluctuations, and you are not far from reaching the late stage of foundation building."

The yellow-skirted girl with a beautiful face, with a crisp voice and bright eyes, was like a close concubine, massaging Lu Changan's shoulders and back.

"Seven years later, the 'Qingming Secret Realm' will be opened again."

"With Brother Lu's extraordinary strength, once he becomes a late stage of foundation building, he will be hard to find an opponent in the secret realm. By then, there is a good chance to get a chance to form a pill."

"Qingming Secret Realm?"

Lu Changan's heart moved, and he calculated the time.

The last time the Qingming Secret Realm was opened, he was only ninety-six years old, with the cultivation level of the early stage of foundation building.

Most of the cultivators who participated in the Qingming Secret Realm were young and strong in the middle and late stages of foundation building, with a deep foundation.

"Are you so sure that I can definitely break through the late stage of foundation building? Besides, it is not easy for cultivators who are not from a sect to get a quota."

Lu Changan said calmly.

Because of the prediction of Tianzhilou a few years ago, he felt that he might not be able to catch up with the Qingming Secret Realm.

"Brother Lu has pure magic power and a solid foundation. Although his cultivation progress is slow, he is not standing still. Qingxuan not only believes that you can be promoted to the late stage of foundation building, but even if you form a pill in the future, you will hope to be beyond ordinary people."

Zhou Qingxuan's dimples bloomed, and her smile was sweet.

Her confidence in Lu Changan mainly came from the latter's ability to compete with the Baisu Soul Gu and control the body.

Coming from a beast-controlling family, Zhou Qingxuan knew the horror of the Baisu Soul Gu. Even the true disciples of the Yuanying Sect could not do this.

"As for the quota for the Qingming Secret Realm. As long as Brother Lu is willing, my Zhou family can help you get one."

Compared with casual cultivators, sects and families are more likely to get quotas, but they also have to fight for it and pay a lot of price.

At the same time, each sect foundation cultivator has only one qualification to enter the Qingming Secret Realm in this life.

For example, Zhao Siyao, who had been to the Qingming Secret Realm forty years ago, is not eligible this time.

"Miss Zhou has good intentions, and I appreciate it. If that day comes, we will discuss it in the long run."

Lu Changan glanced at the well-behaved and considerate girl in yellow skirt.

Youthful and beautiful, noble, talented, extraordinary, actively paying for you, planning for you...

This is the partner that many men dream of.

However, Lu Changan knows that there is no good without reason in the world, and there is no such perfect partner.

Zhou Qingxuan is so flattering because of the double shackles of the Gu worm restriction and the oath of the heart demon.

Life and future are controlled by Lu Changan.

The real Zhou Qingxuan is eccentric and calculating, and she will never be soft when she cheats people.

Back then, outside the Zhuye Mountain Market, this girl did not hesitate to cut off her uncle's arm to save her life.

Including selling Lu Changan a problematic pill at a low price.

Of course, this girl's heart is not that bad.

In the past, in Huanglong Immortal City, Lu Changan, who was in the Qi Refining Period, visited the Mu family and helped them buy a second-level spirit beast. Although Zhou Qingxuan was a bit realistic, she finally fulfilled her favor.

"I have good news to tell Brother Lu."

Zhou Qingxuan smiled and sat down next to Lu Changan, with a refreshing fragrance.

"My Zhou family's 'Blood Spirit Pool' has a cleansing effect on the physique of spiritual pets. In addition to significantly improving cultivation, it can also slightly promote blood."

"However, the Blood Spirit Pool is opened once every few years, which consumes a lot of precious treasures. The number of places is limited and it is rarely open to the public. Qingxuan finally got grandpa to give in and consider squeezing out a place."

"What does your grandpa want?"

Lu Changan knew that Zhou Qingxuan's grandfather was the Zhou family's fake Dan ancestor, who had been famous for a long time.

"My grandpa wants to see you."

Zhou Qingxuan glanced at him and immediately added: "This is not Qingxuan's intention, but my grandpa's personal idea. If you don't want to go, no one will force you."

"When will the Blood Spirit Pool be opened? There is only one place?"

Lu Changan naturally didn't want to go to the Zhou family. See if you can make some adjustments. As long as the price is high, it's okay to buy a quota, and there's no need to take advantage of the Zhou family.

"Probably in one or two years." Zhou Qingxuan replied.

"There is fierce competition within the Zhou family, and there is only one quota. Qingxuan suggested that the black water turtle with earth-grade bloodline go."

...

Three days later, Zhou Qingxuan left Xiaogui Peak on a flying bird.

Before leaving, she mentioned that Liaoyuan Fairy City would hold a large auction in two months.

This auction is a scale that only happens once in ten years, and there will be Dan-forming objects auctioned at that time.

Lu Changan refused Zhou Qingxuan's invitation to attend the auction with him on the grounds of cultivation.

More than one friend mentioned this auction to Lu Changan.

One month later.

A female cultivator in the late stage of foundation building, with a cold and beautiful figure and a flowing fairy dress, arrived as promised.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao is here."

Lu Changan smiled and welcomed Fairy Zhao to the pavilion by the pool.

Zhao Siyao smelled the fresh lotus fragrance, looked at the large area of ​​blooming lotus and the black water turtles floating lazily in the pond, and she couldn't help feeling happy.

She smiled and said, "Every time I return to Xiaogui Peak, I feel particularly relaxed and peaceful."

Zhao Siyao was going to attend the auction in Liaoyuan Fairy City. In fact, it was not on the way, but she came to Xiaogui Peak as promised.

"If you like, you can stay at Xiaogui Peak for a few days."

Lu Changan was not just greeting.

He would not stay overnight with ordinary female cultivators.

Zhao Siyao was the cultivator he trusted most in this life. They had known each other since their youth and had come all the way to today.

"Thank you for your kindness, Daoist Lu." Zhao Siyao declined.

In more than a hundred years, she had never stayed overnight at Lu Changan's residence.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao has reached the peak of foundation building and is preparing to form the elixir. Is there any progress in the near future?"

After chatting for a while, Lu Changan got down to business.

"Among the foundation-building monks in Jinyun Valley, Siyao's qualifications are not outstanding, and he does not have the backing of an elder in the True Pill stage. If you want to redeem the Crystal Condensation Pill within the sect, there is no hope within ten years. Even if you wait in line for more than ten years, someone may jump in the queue. …”

Zhao Siyao mentioned the current situation in Jinyun Valley.

It was because of her relationship with Lu Changan that she was able to express her feelings and vent her frustrations.

In the eyes of outsiders, she is still the cold and indifferent Fairy Yaoyue.

Lu Changan knew that Zhao Siyao had rejected the unspoken rules in the decades since he first entered Jinyun Valley, especially in the foundation building stage.

Now, at this level of pill formation.

The opportunity to form pills is a top strategic resource in Jinyun Valley.

Those beautiful female nuns, even if they are willing to sacrifice themselves, will hardly get what they want, and they are likely to be deceived.

"Only 30% of the materials for the Crystal Condensation Pill have been collected. The most critical main ingredient of the elixir, 'Seven Core Xuanyuehua', includes two rare auxiliary drugs, which are hard to come by."

"Fortunately, I spent a lot of money in the past two years to obtain an ordinary pill-forming spiritual object, which can slightly increase the quality of the pill-forming."

Nowadays, Zhao Siyao does not expect to exchange the crystal condensation pill in the sect, but wants to use external forces to replicate the idea when building the foundation.

Lu Changan knew very well that Zhao Siyao's qualifications and age could not afford to wait more than ten years.

In the future, the success rate of condensing pills will become lower and lower.

"Siyao is going to try her luck at this large-scale auction in the prairie fire fairy city. If Fellow Daoist Lu is interested, you can go together. Tan'er and the others will arrive soon..."

Zhao Siyao invited.

"I have already obtained the level-breaking elixir for the late stage of foundation building, so I will not go to the auction."

Lu Changan said, took out a brocade bag and handed it to Zhao Siyao.

"This spiritual stone is from Lu's heart. I hope fellow Daoist Zhao can gain something at the auction."

In the last reply, Lu Changan mentioned that he couldn't be of much help and could only borrow a few thousand spirit stones to express his feelings.

"After returning from the battlefield of Feng Kingdom a few years ago, Siyao was unable to repay. This spiritual stone..."

Zhao Siyao took the brocade bag and bit her lower lip, looking ashamed.

Lu Changan thought of that time.

Outside Jinyun Valley, the two had a private chat that almost broke the window paper.

"Lu Changan, how do you want me to repay such a great kindness?"

At that time, Zhao Siyao stared at him and said this.

Lu Changan naturally understood the implications.

That was the closest the two were to each other, but they never took that step.

"You don't have to worry about it, Fellow Daoist Zhao. This is the spiritual stone I borrowed from you, and you will have to pay it back in the future."

Lu Changan affirmed.

"If Siyao fails to condense the pill in the future and unfortunately dies, Fellow Daoist Lu may have to make a loss-making business."

Zhao Siyao turned around and smiled.

Lu Changan heard her joke and said leisurely:

"If Fellow Daoist Zhao cannot repay the debt, I believe Zhao Tan'er will bear the debt for my mentor. With her potential, a mere few thousand spirit stones should be no problem."

Zhao Siyao was speechless.

The risk of thousands of spirit stones is nothing to Lu Changan's current worth.

"Zhang Daoyou doesn't plan to attend the auction this time?"

Lu Changan changed the subject.

He was somewhat interested in Zhang Tieshan's progress in forming pills.

"Senior Brother Zhang is almost ready to prepare the elixir-forming objects. He just needs to exchange them for the crystal-condensing elixir. Before the elixir is condensed, he has no intention of leaving Jinyun Valley."

There was a hint of envy in Zhao Siyao's eyes.

Lu Changan was secretly surprised. He didn't expect Zhang Tieshan to progress so quickly.

The two entered the Golden Cloud Valley at the same time when they were teenagers.

Zhang Tieshan is not as good as Zhao Siyao in other aspects except being the first in Huanxin Pass and having great ambition.

He also entered the Qingming Secret Realm and participated in the Immortal Cultivation War.

However, Zhang Tieshan's gains often exceed those of ordinary monks from opportunities one after another.

Including a variety of practical experience.

After more than a hundred years of cultivation, the gap has widened unknowingly.

After thinking about it carefully, Lu Changan was not surprised.

What's more, he had speculated early on that Zhang Tieshan might have a chance.

…

In Xiaogui Peak, Lu Changan sent Zhao Siyao away and also refused the invitation to attend the auction together.

Half a month later.

Lu Changan quietly left Wu Qi Mountain, disguised his identity through Baihuan Mask, and headed to the Liaoyuan Fairy City.

This auction is large in scale and has more business opportunities.

Lu Changan wanted to act privately and sell the puppets and elixirs used for training.

Dispose of a batch of old talismans of low quality.

There are also a lot of resources acquired.

For example, life-extending pills, materials for quasi-third-level puppets, materials for drawing talismans, etc.

If given the opportunity, I would not refuse the third-level talisman materials.

By the time he reaches the later stage of foundation building, Lu Changan's spiritual consciousness will still be able to grow even further.

At that time, with the effect of "Xianwu Tea", you will have the opportunity to try to refine the third-level talisman.

"One hundred and thirty-eight years old."

Lu Changan arrived at the Liaoyuan Fairy City and noticed the mysterious flow of time in his body.

His cultivation career in this life reached one hundred and twenty years.

The auction is a few days away.

All the major inns in the Liaoyuan Fairy City were full, gathering monks from all over the Liang Kingdom.

Various high-end items have been put on shelves in major stores.

At this time, ordinary materials are cheap, but scarce resources are more expensive.

Lu Changan disguised his identity and sold puppets, talismans, and elixirs in batches.

Among them, puppets sold the most spiritual stones, more than 20,000, because they had accumulated a lot.

Lu Changan only kept two good second-level top-level puppets.

Before the auction, Lu Changan purchased a batch of puppet painting materials, and only got a small amount of quasi-third-level ones.

With his identity, he could only buy third-level materials at the auction.

…

A few days later.

Lu Changan left Liaoyuan Immortal City with lingering fear.

"In the middle of this auction, a late Jindan master unexpectedly joined temporarily and bought such a superior Jindan spiritual object. No one dared to compete for it."

Lu Changan now recalled that although there was no thrilling at the time, the theoretical risk existed.

In the past, the auction here would only have mid-stage Jindan.

His Changqing Gong level and Baihuan Mask disguise were not sure to avoid the deliberate detection of late Jindan.

The effect of Baihuan Mask is linked to divine consciousness.

Fortunately, there were many cultivators on the field, and the sect elder in the late Jindan stage did not investigate an inconspicuous foundation-building cultivator for no reason.

Lu Changan did not dare to compete for the Jindan spiritual object that was comparable to "Tian Jingshui". Even if the late Jindan cultivator did not appear, there were still dozens of real people on the field.

Jindan spiritual objects mainly increase the quality of the finished pill, or have special effects.

Jindan spiritual objects of different attributes can be used in combination in theory.

Lu Changan gained something at this auction.

Before the late Jindan cultivator appeared, he bought a longevity pill and a piece of third-level medium-quality spiritual wood.

There are many tempting scarce resources, but Lu Changan has sufficient financial resources and dare not make any more moves.

Otherwise, it is easy to attract the attention of Jindan real people.

Many acquaintances at the auction, such as Zhao Siyao and his apprentice, Li Congren, Zhou family cultivators, etc., Lu Changan did not say hello.

...

Return to Wuqi Mountain.

Lu Changan sealed the third-level medium-quality spiritual wood for future use.

Afterwards, he took the longevity pill he had taken.

This was the fifth second-level longevity pill Lu Changan had taken.

"Extend life by eight years."

After a moment, Lu Changan opened his eyes and felt that the effect of the second-level longevity pill was continuously fading.

When he took the first longevity pill, his life was extended by up to twenty-three years.

The last longevity pill extended his life by eleven years.

However, compared with other cultivators, the effects of longevity pills of the same grade cannot be superimposed, which is already rare.

At this time, Lu Changan's life span has reached four hundred and sixty-nine and a half years.

It is a pity that Lu Changan has never taken a fine longevity pill.

"Taking multiple longevity pills is indeed effective. In addition to the increase in life span, the quality of my mana is now slightly improved compared to the middle stage of foundation building."

Lu Changan practiced cross-legged for half a day, and compared with thirty years ago, he felt the difference.

For ordinary cultivators, in the same small realm, the mana is mainly accumulated and increased in quantity.

As Lu Changan's evergreen magic power increases, the spiritual fire of foundation building and even the healing ability will also increase.

The speed of cultivation will also increase slightly.

This is why, after Lu Changan was promoted to foundation building, his cultivation speed was comparable to that of the middle-grade spiritual root.

Of course, this is only measured at normal speed.

If the middle-grade spiritual root obtains superior resources, the cultivation speed will obviously exceed Lu Changan.

...

Half a year later.

Lu Changan felt that his cultivation level would touch the upper limit of the middle stage of foundation building.

It is estimated that at the age of 140, he can impact the late stage of foundation building.

After finishing the routine cultivation and treasure talisman nourishment of the day, Lu Changan walked out of the cave.

Squeak!

The rock rat delivered two letters to Lu Changan.

To be precise, one of them was an invitation.

Both came from Jinyun Valley.

Lu Changan looked at the invitation and the name signed - "Tianfeng Zhenren".

Strange name, familiar handwriting.

In the middle of the invitation, there are four large gold-plated characters:

"A small celebration of the formation of the elixir!"

Lu Chang'an's face was slightly shocked, and he was very surprised.

First, Zhang Tieshan's speed of forming the elixir was much faster than expected.

Lu Chang'an even felt that it was a bit hasty.

According to Zhang Tieshan's style of doing things, even if he got the condensed crystal pill, he should polish it again and adjust the state to the most perfect state.

Second, the description of the invitation letter was too modest.

A small celebration of the formation of the elixir?

If the elixir is a real elixir, it is 100% a elixir formation ceremony.

Most fake elixir masters hold elixir formation ceremonies and invite Taoist friends.

Lu Chang'an opened another letter, which was sent by Zhao Siyao.

"Brother Zhang got a low-quality condensed crystal pill, and started to condense the elixir not long ago, and finally achieved a gray elixir, and gave himself the Taoist name 'Tianfeng Zhenren'..."

Zhao Siyao mentioned Zhang Tieshan's condensation of the elixir in the letter.

"Zhang Tieshan condensed a fake elixir?"

According to Zhang Tieshan's qualifications, this should be a good achievement, but Lu Chang'an felt that it was not up to his expectations.

"Something strange..."

Lu Changan frowned and fell into deep thought.

He and Zhang Tieshan have been friends for more than a hundred years, and his intuition told him that something was wrong with the Dan this time.