Chapter 164: The Truth of the Price Increase
Chapter 164 - The Truth of the Price Rise
There are two things in the gift box.
A jade cylinder.
An ancient greenish-gray talismanic pen.
Lu Chang'an picked up the ancient and simple talisman pen and nodded his head secretly as his mana flowed smoothly through it.
This is a quasi third stage talisman pen.
Compared to Lu Chang'an's cultivation at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, he had only become a second-rank top-grade talisman master in recent years, so this gift was quite sincere.
Inside the jade cylinder, there is a complete set of talisman master's inheritance, part of which relates to third-order talisman masters.
It's quite a fragmented set of third-ranked talisman master's inheritance.
Both gifts were related to the talisman masters, so it was considered a good idea.
In the eyes of ordinary people, Lu Chang'an's talismanic talent was good, but his potential was limited.
It is not easy to advance to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and it is almost impossible to reach the end of dan.
It is impossible to expect him to give away a gift for the formation of the dan.
That is a scarce strategic resource for the major powers of Liang, including Yellow Dragon Mountain.
......
Lu Chang'an was more concerned about the significance of this meeting than the gift itself.
"That False Dan Realist, apart from protecting Fu Dong, or representing the Yellow Dragon Mountain hierarchy, stopped by to conduct the most covert inspection of me."
Lu Chang'an pondered.
After this, the Yellow Dragon Mountain really put down its heart to Lu Chang'an and would not treat him as a potential hidden danger.
Even in the future, there is a chance that it can be transformed into an ally.
At the same time, the False Pill Realist's secret examination also ruled out the relationship between Lu Chang'an and Master Cheng.
Lu Chang'an was indeed in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.
At this age, he can only be considered mediocre in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
As far as Lu Changan is concerned, there is one less potential enemy and force to worry about, so he can continue his training in Wu Qi Mountain without worrying about any incident in the future.
In the next few decades, he will need a stable cultivation environment.
"With my talent and age, cultivating to the late stage of Foundation Establishment in Wu Qi Mountain may exceed some people's expectations, but it's not a big problem. Compared to Fu Dong's inferior spiritual root foundation building, it is not worth mentioning."
Lu Changan looked into the future.
Whether in the mortal world or the vast Immortal Cultivation Realm.
There will always be a handful of cultivators who are thick and thin, and who are late bloomers.
For example, Lu Chang'an's Foundation Establishment in his seventies only broke the thousand-year record of Liang's Immortal Cultivation World.
In other words, there were similar or even more powerful figures in Liang, as well as in the neighboring Immortal Cultivation countries, a thousand years ago.
Lu Changan's cultivation speed has always been steady, one step at a time, with no abnormal advancement at each stage.
Even if there is a certain period of time when his cultivation level soars abnormally, it is still a normal small chance in the Immortal Cultivation world.
Secrets and risks are always relative, related to strength, level, and background.
If Lu Chang'an were to attain dan one day, it would be considered a secret and a great chance for ordinary cultivators.
But after the completion of the dan, looking at the neighboring Immortal Cultivation Countries, it can be called a high-end combatant, and the ordinary cultivators can only look up to and be in awe.
Compared to the eyes of a great cultivator or a YuanYing True Lord, this can only be considered a normal chance.
At their level, almost every one of them has a chance that is far beyond the ordinary.
......
In the blink of an eye, Lu Chang'an had been practicing peacefully at Little Turtle Peak for three years.
His age had reached one hundred and twenty-three years old, and his cultivation was calmly approaching the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.
During these three years, the neighboring situation was stable, and nothing major happened in Liang.
Around Huanglong Immortal City, the security environment has improved significantly, restoring most of the prosperity and popularity of the past.
The difference is that the Yellow Dragon Mountain is not as strong as it was in its heyday, and is subject to the constraints of the major powers and chambers of commerce.
The Fei Yue Lake Mu family has reduced internal conflicts and is thriving.
Li Erqing's grandson, Mu Congren, has successfully established his family's roots in the region and has entered the right track.
The whole country seems to be in a state of stability.
But recently, Lu Chang'an smelled a bad beginning.
Especially on this day, sending away the cultivators from the Tengxing Chamber of Commerce who came over to purchase resources. ......
"The prices of strategic materials are rising again, the magnitude is beyond normal, even higher than during the chaos of Yellow Dragon Immortal City."
Lu Chang'an pondered.
According to common sense, when the Yellow Dragon Immortal City turmoil ended and the geographical situation stabilized, the prices of strategic materials should have dropped.
"Could it be that it has something to do with the Immortal Cultivation War in the neighboring country?"
Liang's Immortal Cultivation World was generally stable, Lu Changan could only relate it to the situation in neighboring countries.
In the past two years, there had been no major conquests in the neighboring Immortal Cultivation World, and YuanYing True Lords had not fought each other directly.
The battlefield in Beacon Country was in a relative stalemate.
The two YuanYing True Monarchs of the Golden Sun Sect once fought against Chu TianFeng, a mid YuanYing in Yan, and although they were not as good as they could have been, they did not necessarily fall into a disadvantageous position when fighting in the local area, where defense was the mainstay.
In the short-term years, the southern neighboring beacon country war, not to implicate the Liang country.
Unless.
Lu Chang'an misses out on crucial information known only to the upper echelons.
"Seeing the microcosm, the price of war materiel continues to rise, there must be a demon when things go wrong!"
Lu Chang'an trusted his intuition and judgment.
After thinking about it, he wrote another letter to Zhang Tieshan.
In the first two months, Zhao Siyao wrote back to him without any definite news or finalization.
The Chamber of Commerce is also well informed.
Lu Changan originally wanted to find Shen Bixin to inquire.
However, in the past two years, due to the low volume of shipments, the young lady was busy and did not come to Wu Qishan in person.
Shen Bixin had started buying materials at high prices during the Yellow Dragon Immortal City's turmoil.
Lu Changan speculated that the top management of the Chamber of Commerce might have gotten the news from the upper channels and judged that Liang would also be caught up in the war.
Otherwise, there was no significant profit margin at the high prices at that time.
This is a kind of risky game.
If you lose, you lose everything.
The fact proved that Shen Bixin's Tengxing Chamber of Commerce was right.
......
Two months later, Lu Changan received a letter from Zhang Tieshan.
Zhang Tieshan seems to know what, in the letter expressed more vague, bluntly bad to say.
He personally speculated that within a decade or so, the war should not reach Liang and told Lu Changan not to worry too much.
Lu Chang'an heard the meaning of the words.
Zhang Tieshan did not deny the possibility of an immortal war in Liang.
In the letter, he could not say so.
To get more precise information, it is better to talk face to face.
After two lifetimes, Lu Chang'an valued information about the big picture of the upper echelons of the Immortal Cultivation World.
In this way, he, who cultivates peacefully, is at least prepared and can plan ahead.
Lu Chang'an didn't want to run away until he had to.
A stable and profitable spiritual vein dojo is not easy to come by.
Even if he runs away.
A Spiritual Vein Dojo is essential for daily cultivation and advancement.
If the entire Liang Kingdom, or even the surrounding area, is caught in a war, where would one find a spiritual vein dojo to cultivate?
Spirit stones and elixirs can only be used for short-term cultivation, not for long-term reliance.
The resistance and side effects of elixirs need no mention.
If one relies on spirit stones for cultivation every day, it will reduce the cultivator's sensitivity to the heaven and earth's aura.
Because, the essence of cultivation is the process of realizing the Great Dao, enhancing the essence of one's life, and becoming attuned to heaven and earth.
Relying on financial resources and medication alone, it is true that at a certain stage, one can rapidly increase one's cultivation level, but it is very difficult to go to a high level in the Immortal Cultivation world.
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A few days later.
Lu Changan left Wu Qi Mountain and flew to Golden Cloud Valley.
Over these decades, he would go to Golden Cloud Valley for a walk on average two or three years.
Zhao Siyao's master and disciple, Zhang Tieshan, and Lin Lu, on certain occasions, when they went out on missions or went to the Yellow Dragon Immortal City, they might stop by Wuchi Mountain to take a seat and purchase some high-quality talismans.
When Lu Chang'an arrived at the Golden Cloud Valley, Zhang Tieshan happened to be out for something and was not at the mountain gate.
Zhao Siyao was also in seclusion recently.
Lin Lu happened to be free and personally received Lu Changan at his cave in the outer peak.
Lin Lu is wearing a deacon's robe and is in his mid-forties or fifties. He has a handsome, slightly thin appearance and has a short beard under his jaw.
Lin Lu was a generation younger than Lu Changan, with a difference of only twenty years. His actual age is about a hundred years old, and his heirs have been passed down for three or four generations.
His cultivation has been stagnant at the third level of Foundation Establishment for many years, and he has yet to advance.
Lin Lu's luck seems to have come to an end after he consumed his father's legacy and ascended to the Foundation Stage.
Lu Changan talked to his nephew for a long time and understood his situation.
Lin Lu's qualifications are much worse than Zhao Siyao's, and he is close to the middle grade spiritual root.
As a deacon of the clan, he has to take care of a lot of mundane things, which also has a certain impact on his cultivation.
This, coupled with the lack of outstanding qualifications, led to a lack of success in advancing to the next level.
In contrast, Zhao Tang'er, Zhao Si Yao's female disciple, advanced much more smoothly than Lin Lu.
Zhao Tan'er was a few years behind in her Foundation Establishment and was promoted to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment two years ago.
From early to mid Foundation Establishment, it only took about twenty years.
Lu Chang'an, as a person who had been there before, casually gave Lin Lu a few pointers on cultivation.
When he killed Master Hua Dan, Lu Changan obtained two Jade Clear Pills, which helped him break through the bottleneck and advance to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.
This kind of pills need to be lined up in the sect to be exchanged.
He sold one to Lin Lu at the market price.
Lin Lu has a family, heir, and disciples, so his hands aren't very large.
A decade ago, he had exchanged a Jade Clear Pill, and was a hair's breadth away from breaking through the bottleneck, so he wasn't eligible to continue exchanging it. And the contribution of the sect is scarce, to take care of the children and descendants, it is not enough.
Lin Lu purchased the Jade Clear Pill with spirit stones, plus two second-order materials as a deduction.
One of the ingredients is a complementary medicine for the Face Repairing Pill, which was originally intended to be handed over to the sect to exchange for contributions.
That ingredient is not limited to be used for the Face Resurfacing Pill, so Lu Changan doesn't have to worry about being exposed.
Lu Chang'an's ingredients for the Face Resurfacing Pill have almost been gathered, and only the last auxiliary medicine is left.
......
The clan's principle is not to leave anyone overnight.
Lin Lu arranged Lu Changan to stay in a guest room at the foot of the Golden Cloud Valley through the deacon's authority.
A few days later.
Zhang Tieshan returned to Golden Cloud Valley, and with Lin Lu's timely notification, he was the first to receive Lu Chang'an.
Zhang Tieshan's cave is on the inner peak.
Zhang Tieshan's position is that of a great deacon of the Law Enforcement Hall, and his status in the Law Enforcement Hall is second only to that of the Law Enforcement Elders and several False Phenomenon real people.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, I've kept you waiting."
Zhang Tieshan since the foundation, describing the years not seen, the old-fashioned slightly dark face, revealing a kind expression.
"I'm sorry to say that, but it's only a few days of work."
Lu Changan took his seat accompanied by Lin Lu.
After exchanging pleasantries for a few moments, Lu Chang'an and Zhang Tieshan chatted about past events and anecdotes.
Lin Lu, as a junior, occasionally chimed in to add a few words.
"Last time I saw the doubts in brother Lu's letter, Zhang Mou also in recent months, talked with the inner peak elders before arriving at a definite answer."
Zhang Tieshan got to the point and did not avoid Lin Lu.
"Oh, dare I ask what the truth is?"
Lu Chang'an revealed his interest at the right time.
"The truth, may not have much to do with Fellow Daoist Lu."
Zhang Tieshan smiled as he stroked his beard, his gaze turning to Lin Lu again.
"But for Xian Nephew Lin, it may be a good opportunity to make a mark."
Lin Lu was stunned, could not help but think deeply.
Lu Changan had a flash of light and suddenly realized.
"Fellow Daoist Zhang means that in the south of Liang......"
"That's right." Zhang Tieshan nodded.
Lu Chang'an's gaze flickered slightly, and the doubts in his heart were removed.
The development of the situation was slightly beyond his expectation.
He had thought that Liang might be involved in a neighboring Immortal Cultivation War.
The truth is.
The upper echelons of Liang's sects decided to actively intervene in the war and attack the Beacon Kingdom from the northern side to take advantage of the chaos!
I fell asleep late yesterday, so I may only have one more shift tonight... After the start of the year, it's hard to be free of socializing, but as a result, the new house needs to be renovated, the old house needs to be sold, and I may have to go to the closing tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, all of which are more worrying things.
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