Chapter 188 - Heavenly Knowledge Prediction
Chapter 188 - Heavenly Knowledge Prediction
Hinterland of Liang.
Between the clouds, an ordinary-looking young Foundation Establishment Cultivator's flying recluse suddenly lurched.
"Eh?"
Lu Chang'an developed a marvelous and indescribable sensation, and his eyes looked in the direction of the Beacon Kingdom Battlefield from afar.
At that moment just now, he even vaguely sensed that the precious talisman that he had secretly gifted to Zhao Siyao back then had been consumed and used.
This kind of situation, for an ordinary talisman, is unbelievable.
However, Lu Changan's treasure talisman, the principle is to treat the talisman as a magic treasure.
When a magic treasure is nurtured for a long time, it will develop a spirit. The treasure talisman is made of extraordinary materials, and although it is not as good as a magic treasure, the principle is similar.
In addition to the special Evergreen Kung Fu, the cultivation of several decades, produce some kind of spiritual sensation, but also reasonable.
"That treasure talisman has been used, and I'm afraid that Zhao Taoist friend has encountered a great crisis. Hopefully, she will be able to pass through this calamity peacefully......"
A few days ago, when Song Wenshu's wedding was delayed for no apparent reason, Lu Chang'an speculated that there might be a change in the Battlefield of Beacon Country.
Zhao Siyao's use of the treasure talisman further confirmed Lu Changan's speculation.
The talisman is made of third-order spirit wood, and after decades of cultivation, if used properly, it can seriously injure an ordinary False Pill.
As for killing, it is unlikely.
The difference in difficulty between killing and defeating is more than double.
Unless the False Pill Mortal falls off the wagon or is seriously injured.
Even at the early stage of True Dan, it is difficult to kill a False Dan in seconds. Three False Pill Masters can resist an Early True Pill Master.
The power of the magic treasure controlled by a True Elixir is also stronger than a quasi 3rd level talisman.
Naturally, Lu Changan didn't know that Zhang Tieshan's short-term combat power was comparable to that of a False Pillar, and that he had worked with Zhao Siyao to kill a False Pillar Realist who wasn't in perfect condition.
Lu Changan's original intention of gifting this talisman was to assume that the enemy was a False Dan Realist, so that Zhao Siyao could have a better hope of escaping.
As for True Pill cultivators? The number of true dan cultivators is much rarer than that of true dan cultivators.
If you really meet one, you can only pray for your own luck.
Even if Lu Changan encountered a True Pill cultivator and had a greater number of treasure talismans, he could not say that he would be able to escape.
It is difficult to threaten the same level of cultivator with the same level of talisman. The reason is that the power of a treasure is much stronger than a talisman of the same rank.
You have to rely on the second descent of the Nine Seal Tablet, together with the treasure talisman to injure the True Dan, in order to have a great certainty of escape. ......
Over the years, with his strength, connections, and financial resources significantly increased, Lu Changan's access to third-order spirit wood was not nearly as impossible as it was in the past.
In recent years, the number of treasure talismans in his hands for obtaining third-order spirit wood had risen again, totaling more than ten.
With the help of Evergreen's magic power, the power of the talismans made from the third level spirit wood can reach the early third level relatively quickly, or even slightly exceed it.
The speed of cultivation is also related to one's cultivation level.
When Lu Changan was in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, his speed was nearly double that of the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
Currently, the strongest talisman in Lu Chang'an's hand was made from the third-ranked middle-grade Purple Dazzling Spirit Wood, which had been nurtured for the longest period of time, up to several decades, and its power was even approaching the third-ranked middle-grade trend.
The one that was given to Zhao Siyao was the most powerful one from the third-order lower-grade spirit wood.
Theoretically speaking, as long as it is nurtured for a long enough time, and the mana is strong enough, the power of a second rank treasure talisman may also reach the true third rank.
However, after the power of the material has exceeded its limit, the rate of increase will be extremely slow.
......
A few days later.
Prairie Immortal City, the reception room on the fourth floor of Tian Zhi Building.
"This fellow Daoist, which aspect of information do you wish to obtain?"
A flower-armored old man at the Foundation Establishment Stage entertained Lu Chang'an with a smile.
"I want to know the situation of the Beacon Kingdom Battlefield."
Lu Chang'an disguised as an ordinary youth said without thinking.
"Whoa! The Beacon Country Battlefield? Recently, the number of cultivators who are concerned about the information in this area has increased quite a bit."
The flower-armored old man lamented.
"The Beacon Country Battlefield is the kind of information that our Heavenly Knowledge Tower focuses on. It is divided into three levels, A, B, and C."
"Oh, what's the difference between these three and how are they charged?"
"Grade C intelligence, six hundred spirit stones, can only get the basic situation of the frontline, which contains rumors and is slightly less true. Belonging to the middle level cultivators of several large sects, the normal intelligence that can be obtained in the near future."
"Grade B intelligence, 1,500 spirit stones, is most of the frontline intelligence that the higher echelons of the sects can obtain."
"Grade A intelligence, five thousand spirit stones, in addition to obtaining more detailed intelligence, the biggest difference with Grade B is knowing the approximate movements of the YuanYing True Lords, as well as speculation on the future course of the war."
"To purchase this Grade A intelligence, one must also make a Heart Demon Oath not to divulge it to outsiders."
"Class A intelligence is so expensive?"
Lu Chang'an's mind turned, but he decided to purchase the Grade A information, anyway, he had plenty of Spirit Stones now.
After several lifetimes, he knew the importance of key information from the upper echelons.
The war in the Immortal World was even more important to the safety of his cultivation in this life.
The next few decades are especially important for his transition from the Foundation Establishment Stage to the JieDan Stage.
"Sincerely favor five thousand spirit stones."
The flower-armored old man smiled broadly, hiding the surprise in his heart.
Few individual cultivators purchase grade A information, often it is a representative of a certain power.
After paying the spirit stone, Lu Chang'an received a special jade cylinder.
According to the description of the flower-armored old man, the information in the jade cylinder would be automatically erased after he accessed the contents inside.
"Say, your Tian Zhi Lou, are you still accepting members?"
Lu Changan asked with a smile on his face before he left.
If one could mix into such a top intelligence force that infiltrated multiple countries, it would be a great perk for long-lived people.
"I'm sorry, we have a set of internal ways to train our members in Tian Zhi Lou, and we don't recruit members from the outside. Unless it is a higher risk informant, but it is a temporary member......"
The flower-armored old man laughed.
Lu Chang'an was just giving it a casual try.
Even if Tian Zhi Lou agreed, he wouldn't necessarily dare to join.
In the past, Lu Chang'an had a thought that he was curious about what the content of his intelligence in Tian Zhi Lou was, and whether it revealed any flaws.
But this thought was quickly dispelled.
Because, there is a market only when there is a demand.
Lu Changan is not involved in the world, not involved in all kinds of interests, there were not many cultivators concerned about his information, Tian Zhi Lou will not be in-depth investigation. If he goes to buy his own information, it's purely a matter of having enough and giving himself a hard time.
......
Half an hour later.
Inside a certain inn in Prairie Immortal City with a high flow of people.
Lu Chang'an checks the jade cylinder of Grade A information in his hand.
"The Liang clan, defeated on the frontline, was ambushed by the 'Tantai family' in the Beacon Kingdom. Several true dan cultivators fell, false dan cultivators died in battle more than a dozen, hundreds of foundation cultivators died in battle, thousands of qi refining cultivators......"
"Those who laid the groundwork were dominated by large forces such as the Golden Sun Sect, Ao Yue Valley, Blood Sword Valley, and the Tanya Family Clan."
"The YuanYing True Lords of the Chen Kingdom are suspected to be dissatisfied with Liang's meddling in the war and stealing the fruits of victory. Perhaps an agreement was reached, the 'Cang Feng True Lord' of the Kingdom of Chen tacitly authorized a YuanYing True Lord of the Golden Sun Sect that was holding him back to leave quietly."
"Liang Kingdom's YuanYing True Lord, 'Lord LiFire', was ambushed by two YuanYing True Lords from the Golden Sun Sect and the Blood Sword Valley, and suffered serious injuries, nearly perishing, and it would be difficult to heal without twenty years."
"The Beacon Kingdom launched a psychological war, releasing a rumor to the public that Liang's 'Master of the Flame' had perished, or had his physical body destroyed, and his YuanYing had escaped, with the intention of creating panic."
Seeing this, Lu Chang'an's heart jumped. He didn't expect that in the great battle not long ago, the Great Elder of the Departing Flame Palace nearly died.
If the information he purchased was not of a high enough level, he would not have been able to accurately determine the exact status of the "Lord of the Flying Flame".
If he was misled by ambiguous intelligence rumors, Lu Chang'an might have made a wrong decision, such as risking his life to leave Liang.
"The change in the situation is mainly due to the attitude of the Chen Kingdom's YuanYing ZhenJun, and the Beacon Kingdom's sects may have also given favors and reached some sort of secret agreement."
Lu Chang'an pondered.
Fortunately.
The most powerful True Lord of Yan, Chu Tianfeng, has no thoughts about Liang.
This mid YuanYing Heavenly Pride of the world mainly wants to occupy a fourth-ranked medium-grade spiritual vein and obtain a dojo that matches his status and cultivation level.
Otherwise, I'm afraid that the YuanYing True Lord of the LiFire Palace would really not be able to return.
The fourth expedition of the Liang clan was also explained in the intelligence.
This call for cultivators is not an expedition at all.
This is not an expedition at all, but rather a trip to a neighboring country to "pick up" the defeated Liang cultivators' army.
"No wonder, Song Wenshu delayed his marriage."
Lu Chang'an suddenly realized and sorted out the cause and effect.
The Riverside Fire Palace's Supreme Elder almost died, and high-level True Dan cultivators fell. Even true disciples can't enjoy the privilege of summoning reinforcements for such a major event.
......
This Grade A information also includes Tian Zhi Lou's prediction on the direction of the war.
"The Liang Clan's invasion was a great defeat, and the loss was not worth the gain. Due to the extremely heavy injuries sustained by the YuanYing True Lord, they will not be able to invade the Beacon Country in the future and will most likely retreat to their own country."
"The war between Yan, Beacon Kingdom and Chen Kingdom may usher in a new switch, and peace talks cannot be ruled out."
"In ten years or so, there is a certain possibility that Liang's mainland will fall into a battlefield."
"If the 'Six Sect of the Devil's Path', one of the largest power alliances in the Great Qing Cultivation World, continues to expand eastward, this possibility will be doubled!"
Seeing Tian Zhilou's prediction, Lu Chang'an's heart shook slightly.
At first, he thought that the price of this intelligence was too high, but now it seems that it is worth every penny.
There are many insider details about this war, the truth will not be given in Grade B or Grade C intelligence.
"Ten years or so? By that time, I will have been promoted to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and my strength will have risen by a large margin, so even if I leave my home and flee to another country, it will be much safer."
Lu Chang'an's heart was a little bit more settled.
There are still two months to go before he turns one hundred and thirty-four years old.
The first two levels of the middle stage of Foundation Establishment took him about twelve years each.
However, cultivating from the middle stage of Foundation Establishment to the later stage requires even more accumulation, and could take a total of fourteen to five years.
It is estimated that after the age of one hundred and forty, he is expected to impact the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
......
After obtaining the information, Lu Chang'an did not leave Prairie Immortal City.
He stayed in the Immortal City for two months, collecting materials. The materials he collected this time were mainly third-order spirit sand, as well as materials for second-order top puppets and quasi third-order puppets.
Lu Changan's "Body Refining Qualification" far exceeded his Spirit Root Talent.
A few years ago, he had cultivated the Cloud Sand Body Refining Technique to the peak of the sixth layer.
This Body Refining Technique is not at a high level, and does not involve the third level of the Body Refining inheritance.
The highest level, the seventh, can only be cultivated to the quasi third stage.
Even at the quasi third-order body refining level, the difficulty is even more difficult than an ordinary cultivator condensing a false dan.
As for the true dan level of body refining, it is even more difficult than achieving a true dan.
Lu Changan was not overly ambitious and first cultivated the Cloud Sand Body Refining Technique to the seventh level, which was equivalent to the physical body of a False Dan level demonic beast.
At that time, he would be more comfortable facing a threat at the level of a False Dan Realist.
In terms of puppetry skills.
Lu Chang'an had the initial conditions to refine a second-order top-level puppet, but only lacked some practice.
As for the quasi-third-order puppets, the battle power corresponds to a False Dan real person, so I'm afraid that we can only study and try it at the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
At present, the main factors limiting Lu Changan's progress in the puppet field are the lack of advanced materials and the lack of inheritance.
The puppet inheritance given by Sang Puppet Master back then, at most, involved the top of the second stage.
"Unfortunately, the third rank puppet inheritance is even colder and rarer than the third rank dan master inheritance."
Over the years, it wasn't that Lu Changan hadn't paid attention to the auctions in the neighboring Immortal Cities.
Unless one was lucky enough to come across a Third Order Puppet Inheritance at a large auction.
Two months.
Lu Chang'an's collection of materials was not progressing well.
The second-order top puppets, through the channels of the Teng Xing Chamber of Commerce, did manage to get some.
Quasi third-ranked puppets, involving third-ranked materials, yielded very little.
Lu Chang'an valued the Third Order Spirit Sand the most.
Only a very small amount was acquired, not enough to cultivate to the seventh level of the Body Refining Technique.
"I wonder if Shen Bixin can help?"
Lu Chang'an pondered.
If it was in the past, he would rather take his time in gathering materials.
For a mid Foundation Establishment stage to collect third stage materials, the portion is not small, and it is more or less abnormal.
Even if there are many schools of body refining, it is impossible to judge where exactly to use the spirit sandstone when collecting it.
But now, he got the intelligence, predicted that the war may spread to the territory of Liang, for the sake of their own ability to save their lives, it is possible to speed up the progress a little.
Teng Xing Chamber of Commerce is not like Yellow Dragon Mountain, the highest cultivation level is only a False Dan real person, so it can't threaten Lu Chang'an.
......
The day before leaving Liaoyuan Immortal City.
Lu Chang'an went to visit Shen Bixin at the Tengxing Chamber of Commerce's residence as himself.
At this point in time, Shen Bixin was originally going to marry Song Wenshu and is now waiting for her daughter.
"Missy doesn't see many guests these days, but today she would personally entertain a Foundation Establishment male cultivator?"
Under the strange gazes of two maids, Lu Chang'an entered a side hall at the Tengxing Chamber of Commerce's premises.
"Fellow Daoist Lu personally visiting is rare, my concubine is flattered."
Shen Bixin's long skirt trailing to the ground, gentle and quiet, rose to salute.
Except for her slightly haggard appearance, she is still the same as before, the flowery face, exuding a quiet temperament of books and scrolls of a great lady.
"Miss Shen is too polite, the one who is flattered should be Mister Lu."
Lu Changan said pleasantly.
He understood that Shen Bixin's status and fiancée status, willing to make an exception to meet a Foundation Establishment male cultivator, was mindful of the grace of the past rescue.
However, on the surface, Lu Chang'an only assisted in the healing and was duly rewarded.
Afterwards, Shen Bixin gifted the Tengxing Chamber of Commerce's VIP order, which helped Lu Chang'an a lot, and was considered to have repaid the favor.
"This visit, Lu Mou for a Fake Dan senior, to acquire some materials......."
After chatting for a moment, Lu Changan entered the main topic.
"These materials, quite a few of them are of the third rank, and the difficulty is not low."
Shen Bixin mused.
"My concubine has utilized the Chamber of Commerce's senior management and Song Lang's network of connections, and within half a year, it will almost be possible to gather all of them."
After Shen Bixin's engagement to Song Wenshu, the Teng Xing Chamber of Commerce's channeling ability in the Prairie Immortal City had significantly increased. In the past, there was no such efficiency.
Even so, Shen Bixin had to contribute a lot to make this happen.
"Thank you, Miss Shen, for your trouble. If this matter comes to fruition, Mister Lu owes me a favor."
Lu Chang'an heard the song and knew the meaning and promised.
If I owe a favor, I will be able to accelerate my Body Refinement Technique to the Quasi-Third Stage, so it's not a bad thing.
If war comes, there may not be a chance to honor it.
"My concubine is waiting for these words from Fellow Daoist Lu."
Shen Bixin's face bloomed with pear swirls, her eyes were bright and glowing, and she looked happy and satisfied.
9 update is very late, at least have to be after the early morning...
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