Chapter 225 - Autumn Wind Islander
Chapter 225 - Autumn Wind Islander
Two hours later.
Lu Chang'an took the spirit boat of the Five Fortunes Chamber of Commerce and flew out of the Lone Sun Immortal City, a major town in the border region of the Jing Kingdom.
There were six cultivators on the spirit boat, three of them were at the Foundation Establishment stage.
In addition to Lu Chang'an, Xia Mingqu, and the old man with the eight-bearded mustache that he had met on the spirit boat, the latter was at the late Foundation Establishment stage.
Xia Mingqu called him "Uncle Chen".
At first, Lu Chang'an thought that he was one of the Xia Clan's elders.
After Xia Mingqu's introduction, Lu Chang'an learned that this person's name was Wu Chen, and he was an elder of the Wufu Chamber of Commerce's Elder Council.
At the same time, the other party was the patriarch of one of the Five Fortunes Families, the Wu Family.
Within the Five Fortunes Chamber of Commerce, the Wu Clan and the Xia Clan had a close relationship and intermarried with each other.
In the following two or three days, the other three Qi refining cultivators on the flying boat landed at the midway market, where there were stores of the Five Fortunes Chamber of Commerce.
"Uncle Chen, there's no need to send them again. Little nephew has the confidence to bring fellow Daoist Wu back to the clan land."
Xia Mingqu transmitted his voice.
The flying boat had already arrived near Elder Wu Chen's clan land, so it would be out of the way to go to the Xia clan land.
"It won't be much of a detour! Anyway, I have nothing to do, there is no harm in traveling for two more days."
Wu Chen glanced at Lu Changan and transmitted his voice.
Six days later.
The flying boat arrived at the Changhong River in the southeastern region of the Jing Kingdom, Qingsha Bay.
Lu Chang'an sensed a strong spiritual energy that clearly exceeded Wu Qishan.
Passing through the misty illusion formation, the flying boat entered the hinterland of Qingsha Bay, where the Xia Clan is located.
The bay, the river beach, the small island, and Wushan Mountain, a variety of beautiful and natural terrain, relying on the medium-sized second-order top-grade spiritual vein, constructed into a mountainous and beautiful water landscape, the grass is long and the warblers are flying.
The hinterland of the family is covered by a quasi third-order formation.
"Young Lord." Inside the Xia Clan's land, the inspecting cultivator flew over.
"Xia Xian Nephew, I'll leave first."
Elder Wu Chen didn't linger in the Xia Clan land, and after sending Lu Changan and the two of them there, he left with peace of mind.
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"Fellow Daoist Wu is invited."
Xia Mingqu took Lu Changan and flew to the clan's hinterland.
The Xia Clan cultivators encountered on the road curiously sized up Lu Chang'an with mediocre reactions.
Lu Chang'an, who goes by the name of Wu Fan, is a round-faced, yellow-bearded middle-aged man with an unimpressive appearance and temperament.
The young female cultivator of the Xia Clan only glanced at him and was not interested in discussing him.
A few moments later.
Lu Chang'an followed Xia Mingqu to a dangerous peak where a waterfall poured down.
This place was the area where the Xia Clan's heaven and earth spiritual qi was the most dense, almost reaching the level of a quasi third-order spiritual vein.
"Waterfall Cave?"
Lu Chang'an glanced at the cave on the back side of the waterfall, next to the stone monument engraved and painted with three ancient inscriptions.
"Fellow Daoist Wu wait a moment, I'll go inform the Clan Chief."
Xia Mingqu gave an explanation and entered the Waterfall Cave.
Not long after, Xia Mingqu returned and brought Lu Changan into the Water Curtain Cave.
Inside the Water Curtain Cave, there are stalagmites and night pearls like stars.
Inside a stone hall.
Lu Changan met the Xia Clan's contemporary patriarch of the highest generation, Xia Hongyu.
"Fellow Daoist Wu, let's talk alone."
Xia Hong Yu is over two hundred years old, his body is like a jade tree, his face is handsome, at first glance, he is less than forty years old.
This False Pill Realist only has slightly gray hair at the temples, and when in close proximity, one would feel a sense of the vicissitudes of age.
Lu Chang'an understood that he had encountered a cultivator who was also good at nourishing his body, and his cultivation level was even higher.
"Just now, I heard Ming Qu say that Fellow Daoist Wu is a casual cultivator of the Liang Immortal Cultivation World, and comes from the Yellow Dragon Immortal City?"
Xia Hong Yu said with slight curiosity.
A pair of flat, wave-free gazes landed on Lu Chang'an's face.
"Exactly."
Lu Chang'an detected a hidden fluctuation of divine sense, and a flash of strange light appeared in the depths of this False Pill Realist's eyes.
If it was a normal disguise shrinking technique, even if the camouflage skill was profound, under the False Dan Realist's deliberate probing secret technique, it would still reveal its footsteps. "A few decades ago, Mister Xia had been to the Yellow Dragon Immortal City, and even had a face or two with your country's 'Yellow Dragon Realist'."
Xia Hong Yu smiled on his face and withdrew his gaze, cutting the topic to the Yellow Dragon Immortal City.
During the conversation, Lu Chang'an realized that this person really had some knowledge of the Yellow Dragon Immortal City.
Not only has he met the Huanglong real person, but he also knows a little bit about the important people in the Huanglong Mountain lineage, such as Ji Yifeng and Fu Xuemei.
Luckily, Lu Changan was indeed a casual cultivator of Huanglong Immortal City, and in the face of Xia Hongyu's probing, he answered in a watertight manner.
"My alchemy skills have only been promoted to the second level in recent years. At that time, the Yellow Dragon Immortal City was in turmoil, Wu Mou left that place in advance."
Lu Chang'an added to his identity.
Nowadays, in times of war, it is somewhat troublesome to check the identity of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator across borders.
Huanglong Immortal City has a large number of loose cultivators, it is impossible to find out the information of every Foundation Establishment cultivator, there will always be some people who hide their identity and cultivate in a low profile.
However, if it is a second-order dan master, it is different, relatively easy to check.
"Fellow Daoist Wu, the Chamber of Commerce or the clan's refining of some ordinary second-order pills, in the future, you need to take care of it. Of course, your task is mainly for your clan, and it would be best if you can bring along an alchemy apprentice."
Xia Hong Yu after secret arts probing, small talk test, Lu Changan's identity basically assured.
Importantly, Lu Chang'an had also signed a second-order spirit contract.
If he breaks the contract, the price will be extremely high, and he will not be able to move an inch in the Jing Country Immortal Cultivation World.
"Don't worry, Patriarch Xia, I will honor the contract. However, Mister Wu's alchemy is only a minor cultivation, the main path of cultivation is unshakeable, so he can only devote part of his energy to alchemy."
Lu Chang'an had a certain limit on the number of pills to be refined in the Spirit Contract he had previously signed.
Exceeding the basic alchemy task, normal payment would be charged. If the quantity is too much, there is also the right to raise the price or refuse.
Hearing Lu Changan's bargaining, Xia Hong Yu did not get angry, but instead became more solid.
Defending his own interests shows that Lu Changan intends to fulfill the contract and has a certain degree of sincerity.
"In this jade cylinder, there is a second-order dan master inheritance, encompassing some dan formulas. Fellow Daoist Wu has not been a Second Order Dan Master for long, so perhaps you can draw on it for a moment or two."
For the first time, Xia Hong Yu sent a gift in the hope of bringing Lu Chang'an closer.
He took out the dan master's inheritance, only the second rank lower grade, for the newly promoted second rank dan master more or less beneficial. There is also a higher grade of inheritance.
However, Lu Chang'an had actually become a second-ranked dan master for a number of years, and there was no lack of alchemy inheritance on his body.
"Currently, there are two dojos in the clan land that are suitable for Daoist Wu's cultivation. Later on, let Mingqu take you over to have a look."
After Xia Hong Yu finished his explanation, he called Xia Ming Qu in.
Xia Mingqu led Lu Changan to fly over the Qingsha Bay to choose a cultivation dojo.
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Lu Changan observed the terrain and rejected the first dojo recommended by Xia Mingqu, which was located in the hinterland of the clan, and the aura environment reached the top grade of the second order.
"Mister Wu prefers purity, the location of 'Autumn Wind Island' is more to my liking."
Lu Chang'an looked towards the wide watery bay land, where a few small island oases were scattered sporadically, partly man-made islands judging from the shape.
One of the most remote and fastest flowing islands is called "Autumn Wind Island".
This small island, less than two miles in circumference, is planted with a large area of spirit trees with orange leaves.
The aura of heaven and earth is not as strong as that of the first dojo, but the wood aura is a bit denser.
"Autumn Wind Island?"
Xia Mingqu was slightly hesitant, but in the end, he didn't say anything and led Lu Changan towards Autumn Wind Island.
Autumn Wind Island was covered by a formation, and there seemed to be people living inside.
"Aunt Wen Yue."
Xia Mingqu called out from outside and punched in a sound transmission note.
Seeing Lu Chang'an showing doubts.
He explained, "This dojo is under the temporary care of an elder within the Mingqu clan."
After waiting for a few moments.
Autumn Wind Island's formation opened and flew out a soft young girl wearing a light blue smoky veil dress with eyebrows like green daisies. "Mingqu, you have come?"
The young girl coughed lightly, her jade-like face flushed with a sickly pallor.
Her starry eyes looked towards Lu Changan uneasily.
Her eyebrows were covered with a light sorrow, as if there was a light smoke, there was a kind of indescribable pity and weakness.
Lu Chang'an's eyes were surprised, Xia Mingqu said "aunt", he thought it was some kind of old generation women.
From the sense of longevity, the girl's age is several rounds younger than Xia Mingqu's.
Lu Changan's eyes were astonished, and he thought she was an old woman.
This kind of situation is not uncommon in immortal cultivation families.
For example, if a Foundation Establishment ancestor is a hundred or so years old and finds a young woman to be his concubine, he will give birth to an heir of a very high generation.
"Aunt Wen Yue, this is the Foundation Establishment Cultivator who just joined the clan, Master Wu Dan."
Xia Mingqu introduced.
"Greetings to Master Wu Dan." Xia Wen Yue converged a bow, her eyes quickly glanced at the mediocre looking round-faced middle-aged man.
"In the future, Autumn Wind Island will be Master Wu Dan's dojo."
"Uh, I know."
Xia Wen Yue hung her head, her shell teeth slightly biting her lower lip as she softly answered.
Xia Mingyue couldn't bear to do so, and with a dark sigh, she smiled at Lu Changan and said:
"Master Wu Dan, I will take you in for a look."
Xia Wen Yue was stunned in place, her eyes were dotted with tears as she watched the two of them step into the Autumn Wind Island.
Lu Changan surveyed the island under his feet, there was a garden compound in the center area, the buildings within it were elegant and exquisite, rather like a dojo used by female cultivators.
In the back of the garden compound, there is a deep pool of more than ten feet square, which is suitable for the Xuan Shui Turtle to live in.
Lu Changan looked around, this kind of fresh and quiet style is more to his liking.
"Young Master Xia, what is the origin of this dojo and the young girl just now?"
Lu Chang'an didn't make a hasty decision.
First, he asked if there were any controversial issues left over from history.
"Aunt Wen Yue's mother, who is my aunt by generation, was a family elder during her lifetime and made great contributions to the Xia Clan and the Chamber of Commerce. Ten years ago, suffered an unfortunate......"
"According to the family rules, the descendants of Foundation Establishment Elders can only reside in the Dojo Cave for a maximum of five years. Mindful of old feelings, the patriarch allowed Aunt Wen Yue to live here for more than ten years. Of course, the latter years were in the name of looking after the dojo."
"Fellow Daoist Wu can rest assured that there are no lingering problems with this dojo. Aunt Wen Yue is a sensible person and will not have any complaints."
After listening to Xia Mingqu's statement, Lu Changan nodded without probing too much.
He just felt that Xia Mingqu did not want to talk about Xia Wenyue's mother in detail.
In addition, Xia Wanyue followed her mother's surname, and Xia Mingqu did not mention her biological father.
......
Entering the garden mansion in the center of Autumn Wind Island.
Lu Chang'an saw some household objects and clothing used by female cultivators.
"Master Dan Wu, can you give my daughter half an hour to clean up the things in the house."
Xia Wen Yue followed over, her pale and sickly jade face, a faint blush appeared, and she packed her personal belongings with her hands and feet.
Lu Chang'an naturally did not make things difficult, and walked out of the garden mansion with Xia Mingqu.
Lu Chang'an realized that the spirit vein environment of this island, on the surface, was a second-order medium grade. However, the deep pool in the center seemed to be connected to the earth's veins, and the spiritual qi was very active.
If a Spirit Gathering Formation is set up and Spirit Stones are invested, it can reach Second Order Upper Grade.
"Master Wu Dan, this dojo, Aunt Wen Yue has been here for a long time and has placed special feelings on it. Can you consider letting her be the housekeeper or maid here, so that she can take care of it more smoothly."
Xia Mingqu helped to plead for leniency.
Although Xia Wanyue was a qi cultivator and her qualifications were not good, as the daughter of the late Elder, she was actually a bit aggrieved to be a servant.
However, this was Xia Wen Yue's own request.
If one day, Autumn Wind Island becomes a certain Elder's dojo, she hopes to remain here, even as a servant.
Lu Chang'an was worried: ''Mister Wu has always liked peace and quiet, and having just arrived at the Xia clan land, I don't understand a lot of the situation. The candidate for this servant girl, why don't we consider it later."
"Mingqu has been abrupt." Xia Mingqu smiled apologetically and did not force himself.
He thought that Lu Changan was concerned about Xia Wanyue's identity or didn't want a maid assigned by the clan.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Wu, on becoming the new Island Master of Autumn Wind Island."
Xia Mingyue didn't stay too long and excused himself and left.
He waited for another quarter of an hour.
Xia Wanyue's weak figure came out from the mansion.
"Master Wu Dan."
The young girl's face grew paler and paler as she forced a smile at Lu Changan, owed a bow, and reluctantly left.
Lu Chang'an unfolded his divine sense to check the girl's condition.
Xia Wenyue's body is cold and weak, with the root of the disease, in fact, is not suitable for living on the island with a lot of moisture.
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On the same day, Lu Chang'an began to plan and set up his dojo.
Lu Changan didn't plan to move the formations and Spirit Gathering Formations on the island itself, and used them as peripheral formations to cover the entire Autumn Wind Island.
With the mansion and the cold pool behind it as the center, he was ready to rearrange his own formations.
Before leaving Little Turtle Peak, Lu Changan had removed all the core parts of the original quasi third stage formation.
This was originally a formation set up by Immortal Master.
Now, he was going to move the core of this formation to his mansion on Autumn Wind Island.
A quasi third-order formation is a bit high-profile.
Lu Chang'an divided it into two layers, light and dark.
The bright formation was a second-order upper-grade formation;the dark formation had a stronger concealing effect.
The combination of both light and dark is a quasi third-order.
With this set of formations in place, no one in the Xia Clan would be able to pry into the privacy of Lu Chang'an's cave.
Ten days later.
Lu Chang'an's formation in his new dojo was initially completed.
The deep pool on the back side of the mansion is incorporated into the formation.
The Xuan Shui Turtle inhabits the deep pool on a daily basis. If there is a visitor, the turtle's turtle breath can restrain its breath and dive to the bottom of the deep pool, and with the help of the formation, it will be difficult for ordinary people to find out.
As for the Ground Rock Rat, it currently stays in the mansion or underground, silently practicing the art of changing shape.
When the spell has been cultivated to a certain level, it will change its image to that of a different species of rat and work on the island.
In fact, the ground-rock rat is not a rare species of bloodline.
As long as it doesn't appear at the same time as the Xuan Shui Turtle, and happens to run into the cultivators coming from Liang, Lu Chang'an's identity won't be easily exposed.
"The Xuan Mu Gourd Vine, if it wants to really grow, it's best if it can take root on the ground. Well, have to find a hidden and stable place, slowly study, first not hurry......"
"Jing country cultivation world, trade and commerce is developed, it should be easier to buy life-extension pills, quasi third-order puppet materials than Liang country."
"The ground rock rat is cultivated to the peak of the second order, when it is stabilized on this side of the Jing country, it will have to be plotted for it to congeal the dan."
"In addition, to maintain attention to the war in the cultivation world of the Liang country, including the intelligence of the Master Fairy, the Ancient Ruins, and the Golden Sun Sect......."
Being new to the Jing Kingdom, Lu Chang'an had many plans for the future.
However, at present, he has not yet stabilized his footing, is not familiar with the surrounding environment, and has insufficient connections, so it is not advisable to be too hasty.
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One month later.
Lu Chang'an adapted to the brand new identity of Xia Clan's external cultivator and the owner of Autumn Wind Island, and spent the first month in Jing Country calmly and peacefully.
Soon after, Xia Clan's first batch of materials for alchemy was delivered to his residence.
In fact, the Five Fortunes Chamber of Commerce has a second-order top-grade dan master provider, just old age, limited energy, alchemy in short supply.
The Xia Clan also trained a new generation alchemist, but he betrayed the clan and was poached.
Lu Chang'an's arrival was mainly to refine ordinary second-order pills to help ease the pressure of the demand for second-order pills.
It would be best if he could train and instruct an apprentice alchemist.
The art of alchemy is very much about talent and understanding. If there is only an inheritance and no masters to guide you, it would be very difficult for you to figure it out on your own.
After the May 1st vacation, we will resume normal updates...
(Holiday, accompanied his wife and children to go to the mother's house Wuhan side to play, ready to use the phone to code words. As a result, a change of place, sleep and code is very uncomfortable, so relax for two days.)
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