Chapter 227 - Fine Longevity Pill
Chapter 227 - Fine Longevity Pill
Clear Sand Bay, inside the cave residence of the Xia Clan's young master.
"Dare I ask Master Wu Dan, what is the reason for this trip out?"
Xia Mingqu was dressed in basalt-colored brocade, his face was like a crown of jade, and his body was handsome.
Learning of Lu Chang'an's intention, he was slightly surprised, but it made sense.
Lu Chang'an has been stationed on Autumn Wind Island for two or three years, and has rarely gone out, never having traveled far.
Lu Chang'an signed a spiritual contract with the Five Fortunes Chamber of Commerce, mainly for alchemy duties and a period of twenty years. Other than that, there is no restriction on personal freedom.
Of course, the second-stage spirit contract has a strong binding effect on the Foundation Establishment Stage, and if it is violated, the repercussions will not be light.
Moreover, the spirit contract is protected by the Merchant Alliance, and it has the signer's mana brand, which has a tracking effect within a certain range.
"Mister Wu is over 100 years old and has been in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment for many years, so I can't delay any longer. This time, I went out to seek the late Foundation Establishment stage-breaking elixir 'Xuanwu Dan', or the main drug for refining it."
Lu Changan's tone was solemn as he explained the reason.
Upon hearing this, Xia Mingqu was silent for a breath or two, without a particularly good excuse for refusal.
If it is a general resource, Xia Mingqu can do it for Lu Changan with the channels of the Chamber of Commerce.
But the late stage Foundation Establishment breaking pills are strategic resources.
Even if the Five Fortunes Chamber of Commerce had them, they would be prioritized by the internal families, or for favors and important benefits for the Merchant Alliance, and would not be given to Lu Chang'an, an outsider.
"Half a month from now, there will be an auction in the 'Cloud Smoke Immortal City', during which there will be rare second-order fine Life Extension Pills for sale, and the Xuanwu Pill should also be available."
Xia Mingqu mused:
"If Master Wu Dan is not in a hurry, accompany me and my father to go with us at that time, so that the road is a bit safer."
"There are too many monks and not enough meat at the auction, Mister Wu has other plans, so I'm sorry I can't accompany you."
Lu Chang'an shook his head and rejected Young Lord Xia's proposal.
"Then, Fellow Daoist Wu be careful on the road, this jade cylinder contains a complete map of the Jing Country's Immortal Cultivation Realm."
Xia Mingqu no longer forced himself and handed a jade cylinder to Lu Changan.
"Thank you, Young Lord."
Lu Chang'an could hear Xia Mingqu's voice.
Jing Country is currently a peaceful era, mid Foundation Establishment cultivators go out normally, as long as there are no major enemies, they do not have to worry about their own safety.
Lu Changan couldn't help but think of the current situation of the Five Fortunes Chamber of Commerce, which is said to be suppressed by the Crescent Moon Chamber of Commerce.
A few months ago, he heard from the medicine boy Xia Jincheng that one of the Wu Family, one of the Five Fortunes Chamber of Commerce, had a single Foundation Establishment Elder who was attacked and escaped with his own life preservation means, but returned with serious injuries.
The Five Fortunes Chamber of Commerce suspected that the Crescent Moon Chamber of Commerce was behind the attack, but did not catch any evidence.
Xia Mingqu's proposal just now, in addition to worrying about Lu Chang'an's escape, was also partly well-intentioned.
Young Master Xia personally sent Lu Changan out of the cave, eyeing the latter's distant figure.
"Wu Fan belongs to the new faces in the Five Fortunes Chamber of Commerce and is not a key figure, so he should not be a target for hostile forces to strike."
......
"Fine Life Extension Pill?"
A moment later, Lu Chang'an flew out of the Clear Water Bay, his eyes glowing with a strange color.
In the Liang Immortal Cultivation World, he had stayed for so many years, but he had never encountered a second-ranked Fine Life Extension Pill, and he had come to the Jing Country only three years ago, but he had unexpectedly encountered it.
This is not to say that there are no high-quality life-extension pills in Liang.
The Liang Immortal Cultivation World is dominated by clans, which monopolize too many scarce resources.
Generally speaking, most of the high-quality life-extension pills that are produced are either internally digested or offered to the upper echelons of the hierarchy.
The opportunity to obtain a high-quality Longevity Extension Pill that rarely goes out of the country is a fleeting one. Lu Chang'an stayed at Wu Qi Mountain all year round, making it difficult to keep track of the developments in each Immortal City and Market. The Jing Immortal Cultivation world is different.
Here, there are strong merchant alliances, well-developed trade, convenient circulation of resources, and a large number of craftsmen.
The monopolization of certain scarce resources is slightly better than Liang.
"Apart from the fact that Jing Kingdom does not have YuanYing level forces and the top tier battle power is somewhat inferior, the middle tier cultivators as well as the forces are not weaker than Liang Kingdom's cultivation world."
Although Lu Chang'an didn't go out much, he understood the situation of the Jing Country through exchanging inquiries with the Xia cultivators.
Without the absolute domination of YuanYing level forces, the various forces maintain a relative balance, and resources are not overly highly monopolized.
"Without YuanYing True Lords, the Jing Country's cultivation community has managed to maintain prosperity for so many years as a neutral country, unaffected by the war."
Before Lu Changan came to Jing Country, he had some doubts.
This mainly stemmed from three points.
First, the Jing Kingdom did not have a fourth-order spirit vein, which made it unattractive to Yuan Ying True Lords.
Second, the geographical location.
The Jing Kingdom has the Black Mist Mountain Range at its back, and is in between the Chen Kingdom and the Liang Kingdom.
The cultivation forces of Chen and Liang are similar, so the Jing Kingdom has achieved a balance, and has been able to maintain its neutrality with the help of both sides.
In addition, the two neighboring countries want to annex the surrounding Jing country is also very difficult to control, even if they occupy the country, it is difficult to control.
Thirdly, there is a rumor.
It is said that the Jing Kingdom once gave birth to a son of luck who traveled to the center of the Great Green Cultivation World and attained the rank of Yuan Ying True Lord.
That YuanYing True Lord was so powerful that he joined a YuanYing level sect with an ancient heritage.
The neighboring Immortal Cultivation Countries were afraid of the YuanYing True Lord, and had no need to touch the Jing Country.
Lu Chang'an was half believing this rumor.
Maybe it is true, or maybe it is just the Jing Country Business Alliance's propaganda.
......
Half a day later, Lu Changan had already flown out of the Xia Clan's sphere of influence.
During the journey, he had secretly observed that the Xia Clan had not sent anyone to spy on him.
Lu Changan's feelings towards the Xia Clan had slightly increased.
In addition to the constraints of the Second Order Spirit Contract, Lu Chang'an's low-profile propriety in the first three years had gained the Xia Clan's initial trust.
As for the prying and targeting of hostile chambers of commerce, Lu Chang'an was not so unlucky as to not encounter them.
Lu Chang'an didn't care much about the potential threat of the rival Chamber of Commerce.
Whether it was the Five Fortunes Chamber of Commerce or the Crescent Moon Chamber of Commerce, they weren't the top chambers in the Merchant Alliance.
Neither of the two chambers had any True Dan cultivators.
The strongest person in town is a False Pillar.
A False Dan cultivator is no real threat to Lu Changan, who has cultivated his Body Refining Technique to the Quasi-Third Stage.
Not to mention, the False Pill Realist of the two major chambers of commerce, as the highest deterrent, would never be easily mobilized.
"Fine Life Extension Pill? Cloud Smoke Immortal City...... is the closest Immortal City to the Xia Clan."
Lu Chang'an murmured to himself, making sure that no one was around, riding a recluse and landing in a small forest along the road
A few moments later.
An old man in a straw raincoat at the Foundation Establishment Stage, with his feet on a flying boat, came out of the woods and flew in the direction of Cloud Smoke Immortal City.
In fact, Lu Changan's original planned destination was not Cloud Smoke Immortal City.
Rather, it was the First Immortal City of the Jing Country where the General Rudder of the Merchant Alliance was located.
The bigger the immortal city, the greater the chance for the Ground Rock Rats to plan for their dan formation resources.
After hearing the news of the "Fine Longevity Extension Pill", Lu Chang'an temporarily changed his plan and planned to go to Cloud Smoke Immortal City to have a look first.
The scale of Cloud Smoke Immortal City is not bad.
The "Fine Life Extension Pill" is enough to attract some powerful veteran Foundation Establishment Cultivators and even some False Pill Real People.
In the short term, this Immortal City became a hotspot, attracting a considerable amount of traffic.
The major chambers of commerce in the city will naturally bring out more high-level rare goods to promote their own stores.
"Unusual life-extension pills, take one of the same grade, the life-extension effect cannot be stacked."
"Fine Life Extension Pills are different! Even if you have previously taken a genuine Life Extension Pill of the same rank, if you take another fine product, you can still enjoy two or three percent of the life extension effect. Repeatedly taking it, it's just that the cost effectiveness is indeed lower......" Lu Changan, due to the special reasons of his gongfu, taking ordinary life extension pills, the effects could be stacked, only to constantly decay.
He was curious about what effect he would have if he took a fine Life Extension Pill himself.
Life Extension Pill, not only can it slightly enhance the power of Evergreen Mana; cultivating that mysterious Xuan Mu Gourd Vine also requires a life sacrifice.
......
Three days later.
A watery and misty fairy city on the water was reflected in Lu Changan's vision.
The entire immortal city is made of grayish-white cloud-speckled rocks, and at first glance, it looks like a crystal-white diamond in the middle of a vast lake.
Cloudy Smoke Immortal City, an immortal city belonging to the forces of the Merchant Alliance, controlled by several chambers of commerce.
The country of Jing is in a peaceful era, and trade is booming, so the Immortal City's entry and exit are not strictly controlled.
Lu Chang'an's status as a Foundation Stage Immortal was not even scrutinized, nor was he charged spirit stones for entering the city.
This lax strategy was mainly for non-business cultivators.
If it was a cultivator who was doing business, there were various regulations governing the payment of taxes, identity audits, and so on.
There are still more than ten days to go before the auction, and the flow of people in Cloud Smoke Immortal City is increasing day by day.
Lu Changan was new to the city and was unfamiliar with the environment of Cloud Smoke Immortal City, so he didn't act rashly.
On that day, he landed at a high-class inn called "Immortal Seeking Mansion" in the center of the Immortal City.
The "Immortal Seeking Mansion" is an inn, but in reality, it is a luxurious mansion, with the finest guest rooms all having their own private homes with their own small courtyards.
Lu Changan has enough money and emphasizes on privacy, so he naturally stayed in the guest room with a daily fee of 60 spirit stones.
On the table of the guest room, apart from common items and cleaning talismans, there is also a jade cylinder.
"Cloud Smoke Immortal City Guide?"
Inside the jade cylinder, the basic situation of Cloud Smoke Immortal City was recorded, and there was a brief introduction to the major powers, stores, stall areas, and auctions.
Even the major "Immortal Buildings" where one can find flowers and flowers are introduced in the jade cylinder.
Moreover, Immortal Seeker Mansion, as a high-class inn, cooperates with all the major Immortal Buildings for the sake of the privacy of the guests, and supports the service of home delivery.
On the desk table, there is also an atlas depicting female cultivators of different colors and temperaments.
"The service is rather attentive."
Lu Changan had to admit that the Jing country cultivation world, the culture is more open, the Chamber of Commerce business minded flexible.
The services provided by the Immortal Seeking Mansion to its guests were not limited to this.
The upper class rooms enjoy a number of benefits.
For example, they offer a complimentary escort for their guests.
That night, Lu Chang'an contacted the chambermaid of the guest room to make a reservation for an escort for tomorrow.
The Cloud Smoke Immortal City Guide is just a basic guide to the city, but for the actual situation in the area, you still have to deal with the local cultivators in the city.
Lu Chang'an's trip out to purchase resources is not limited to planning for the Earth Rock Rat's dan formation, so there is no rush.
"In the three years since I arrived in Liang, my theoretical understanding of the Puppet Master Technique has already reached the quasi third stage. It's just that the corresponding puppet materials on my body have been consumed to the point where there are very few left."
Lu Chang'an was confident that as long as he procured another batch of materials, he would be able to become a quasi third-order puppet master.
A quasi third stage puppet corresponds to a False Pill Realist.
Once successfully refined, Lu Chang'an's ability to defend himself would greatly increase.
If more than two Quasi-Third Order puppets were refined, it would be possible to fight against True Dan cultivators head-on.
Compared to the resources for conjugation, the materials for a Quasi-Third Order Puppet are quite a bit less difficult.
......
The next morning.
Outside Lu Chang'an's solitary guest room, a pair of young male and female cultivators were waiting outside the door.
"Feng, remember not to pry into the guests' privacy anymore. If this kind of thing is known by the shopkeeper, it will be expelled from Immortal City...... if it is light."
One of the white-skirted beauties with delicate makeup lowered her voice and warned.
"Sister Ting, I know. The last time I received a guest from the Liang Chamber of Commerce. It was also the first time I met them, and I was inevitably curious before I asked more."
Opposite the young man standing, distinctive features, straight nose, cool lips. He let out a bitter smile, subconsciously used his hand to touch his cheek, where the bone, at this time, is still vaguely painful.
Fortunately, the Liang Foundation Establishment Cultivator he encountered last time only slapped him and did not complain to the Immortal Seeking Mansion Inn.
"Elder let you guys in."
After waiting for half an hour, the maid of the upper class guest room, led the white-skirted beauty and the young cultivator, into the single courtyard guest room.
"Greetings senior."
In front of the stone table in the small courtyard, there sat an old man who was over the age of a flowery armor and had a thin body.
The old man's cloudy gaze surveyed the two ground companions, a man and a woman.
This is a free benefit of the finest rooms, where you can choose one of the escorts.
If they are well treated, a small reward from a superior room is worth a year and a half of their income.
The white-skirted lady is very generous, and her demeanor is even more elegant and mature.
The young cultivator's head is lowered, and his demeanor is a little rusty.
Lu Chang'an's gaze lingered on the white-skirted woman.
He looked at the young cultivator again.
"Hm?"
Lu Chang'an had an inexplicable feeling of familiarity.
He was certain that the young cultivator's appearance had not been seen before in his memory.
This sense of familiarity should be the other party's aura.
"Two juniors, what do you call them."
Lu Chang'an said without moving, secretly probing the young cultivators with his divine sense.
The result was found: this person had suffered an extremely heavy internal injury, leaving irreversible dark diseases in his dantian and meridians, causing his cultivation to fall to the Qi Refining Stage.
Not only that, the other party's spiritual root qualification was an Earth Spiritual Root!
Lu Chang'an's mind flashed, and he immediately realized the identity of this young man.
"Concubine, Lu Shuting."
"Late generation, Wang Feng."
The white-skirted female cultivator and the young cultivator had a look of expectation in their eyes.
Lu Chang'an nodded his head after a little contemplation:
"Little Wang, it's just you! Accompany me for a stroll within the Immortal City."
No update on the 9th. After coding a few hundred words, my eyes are slightly blurry.
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