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Chapter 256: The Snake Strikes Seven Inches

Chapter 256 - Snake Strikes Seven Inches

In the blink of an eye, three years passed.

The destruction of the Li Huo Palace has long since become a thing of the past, with fewer and fewer cultivators paying attention and discussing it.

Even in Jing Country, Liang Country and other places, the traces of the Leaving Fire Palace cultivators were nearly extinct.

In the cultivation world of Liang, the Golden Sun Sect, which had moved north, had initially stabilized the situation.

Autumn Wind Island, in the medicine garden.

At over one hundred and sixty-three years of age, Lu Chang'an is still youthful, fair-skinned, and warm and handsome.

"The cultivators of the Leaving Fire Palace, they all migrated away?"

Lu Chang'an stood with his arms crossed, his back to the shadow of the fruit tree behind him.

"Back to Mr. Lu, the Departing Fire Palace gathered hundreds of elite cultivators and took a third-order spirit ship to the 'Seven Kingdoms Alliance' in the west."

Xing Peng's voice came from the shadows.

Lu Chang'an's face was pensive, he had heard of the Seven Kingdoms Alliance.

The Immortal Cultivation Kingdom over there is more developed in commerce and trade, and is much stronger than the neighboring countries of the Beacon Kingdom.

"You Infernal Sect has no idea about the relocated Leaving Fire Palace?"

"The late True Dan cultivator of the Li Huo Palace has recovered from his injuries and has brought together a number of True Dan, so we can't do anything about it with this amount of manpower. Even if a war opens, my Infernal Sect is unwilling to go head to head with a large number of cultivators."

The hooded man in the shadows, shook his head.

The information area that the Infernal Sect is responsible for is not limited to the Beacon Country's neighborhood and the Seven Kingdoms Alliance.

The Infernal Sect has infiltrators in areas that are at war or about to be invaded.

"Do you have any information on the whereabouts of the Supreme Elder of the Fire Palace?"

In the past few days, Xia Wen Yue was not on the island, so there was no need for the two of them to communicate with each other in a particularly covert manner.

"No."

Xing Peng was surprised and said, "I have tried to find out from the above, this sect seems to have lost the whereabouts of Lord Departing Flame. In recent years, there has been no contact between Lord Li Huo and the cultivators of Li Huo Palace, explicitly."

Lu Changan did not move, now that the time is still short, it is difficult for the outside world to guess that the Divine Flame Lord has already fallen.

For the long lifespan of a YuanYing True Lord, recuperating from injuries and practicing in seclusion for a decade or two is not unusual.

If the time is delayed for too long, waiting for more than ten years, and the Lord of the Flame has not yet appeared, the outside world will have suspicions.

From the current situation, Lu Changan is not too worried about involving himself.

By then, he would have become a True Dan cultivator and would be among the upper echelons of the neighboring countries.

Without realizing it, Lu Chang'an had progressed more than halfway through the eighth level of Foundation Establishment and was getting closer and closer to the ninth level of Foundation Establishment.

Returning to the cultivation room.

Lu Chang'an closed his eyes and practiced, he had almost eaten through the Returning Dust and Transforming Dan Method that he had traded from Zhang Tieshan.

Without the guidance of a famous teacher, it all relies on the eyesight of the past life and personal research and groping. The method of transforming dan is very cold and exceptionally dangerous, so one has to be cautious.

Lu Chang'an had no experience in his previous life, so it could be considered an uncharted territory.

The consciousness entered the Nine Seals Tablet in his mind.

The white-bearded old man in his second life was 70% illuminated, and in a year or two at the most, it would be fully illuminated again.

The shadow of the purple-robed Taoist in the fourth life, light and dark, compared to the shadow of the soul in the first two lives, it was more vague.

In the past two or three years, Lu Chang'an was able to obtain a little useful information from the huge and messy memory fragments, certain secrets involving the Li Huo Palace.

The three ways of reincarnation of the Nine Seal Tablet, Lu Chang'an currently favors the second one, having a YuanYing stage of reincarnation in his previous life.

This way has the most stable returns.

One of the most appealing to him was the enlightenment insights when he transformed into an infant and crossed the threshold.

In his previous life, Lu Chang'an had failed to reach the Yuan Ying stage and died.

Of course, Lu Chang'an would not hang himself on a tree, it is best to fulfill the wish of Master Li Huo and end the karma.

He must not involve himself in the vortex of the clan's struggle.

The other two ways can also be used as alternatives, depending on the subsequent development of this world.

......

The next morning, Lu Chang'an completed his routine cultivation, as well as the treasure talisman.

Due to the limitations of his cultivation and magic power, the effect of the third-grade treasure talismans made of second-grade materials was negligible.

The eight talismans made from the Tong Ghost Bamboo are similar.

Especially the two third-order top-grade ones, Lu Changan basically couldn't feel the changes.

"The mana used for containment is too different from the treasure talisman grade. I'm afraid that it will only be improved after I have formed the dan."

After completing the two daily tasks, the time was approaching noon.

In the afternoon, it would be Lu Changan's time to cultivate flowers and plants, or to study the various arts of Immortal Cultivation.

In the evening, he would take two hours to use the Evergreen Kung Fu's Foundation Building Spirit Flame to refine the embryo of a magic treasure.

Lu Chang'an was going to use the fourth-stage Soul Nurturing Wood as the embryo of a future wooden magic treasure.

At the moment, the main purpose is to harbor the spirituality of the Soul Nurturing Wood, and establish a relationship with himself through spiritual fire sacrifice.

What form of magic treasure will be created in the future is yet to be determined.

It would be best to hire a trusted third-order refiner.

Lu Chang'an probably had an idea in his heart about who the refiner should be.

As he also practiced talismans, puppets, and alchemy, Lu Changan no longer had the energy to study other Immortal Cultivation arts.

Among them, Lu Changan had almost given up on alchemy, as he had not yet advanced to the middle grade of the second rank.

"Strange! Wen Yue hasn't returned yet?"

After another three days, Lu Changan brought the Xuan Shui Turtle to take a breath of fresh air on the Autumn Wind Island and noticed something unusual.

Over the past few years, the root of Xia Wen Yue's illness was almost cured.

Her body was no longer weak, and as a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it was impossible for her to stay on Autumn Wind Island all day long.

Occasionally, she would go out for exchanges, take a break, and go to the workshop market and Immortal City to purchase supplies.

Lu Chang'an knows that truly powerful cultivators have to go through the trials and tribulations of the wind and rain, and it is difficult for a flower in a greenhouse to become great.

Until the evening of that day.

A white recluse with a chilly atmosphere, staggering down on Autumn Wind Island.

Lu Changan's face changed slightly, his body flashed, holding Xia Wenyue, whose breath was disordered and whose face was pale.

"Mr. Lu...... I was attacked."

Xia Wen Yue's hair was disheveled and her white dress, like snow, was torn and stained with blood.

Shoulder and back waist, each had a deeper wound, stained with charred blood, as if she was injured by a spell or magic treasure.

Fortunately, the injuries are not fatal, and there is no danger to her life.

"Who did this?"

Lu Chang'an huffed, inputting Evergreen magic power to stabilize Xia Wen Yue's injuries.

"It was a False Dan Realist, wearing a black power suit that hid his face. If it wasn't for the life-preserving cards gifted by Mr. Lu and the patriarch, I'm afraid Wen Yue wouldn't be able to return today."

Xia Wen Yue's heart palpitated, her breasts rose and fell, and her pale face gradually regained its tranquility.

In a few moments, a false dan level light, landed on the Autumn Wind Island.

The first time I saw this was when I was in the middle of the night, when I was in the middle of the night.

Seeing the injured Xia Wen Yue, Xia Hong Yu's face was as gloomy as water, even if he was as cultivated as he was, anger surfaced in his eyes. "Mr. Lu, how is Wen Yue's injury?" Xia Hong Yu suppressed his anger and looked at Xia Wen Yue with concern.

"Patriarch Xia need not worry, Wen Yue's injury is not particularly serious, did not shake the foundation, recuperate for a period of time will be fine."

Lu Chang'an's words made Xia Hong Yu's heart settle down.

......

Half an hour later.

Xia patriarch and Lu Changan, who had finished their inquiries, were secretly conferring in the study.

"From Wen Yue's description of the assailant's methods, it looks very much like the 'Crescent Chamber of Commerce's' Old Ghost Wu!"

"That old miscreant, how shameless! A False Pill Realist, to sneak attack a female child in the early stage of Foundation Establishment."

Xia Hong Yu was no longer his usual elegant self and said in a furious manner.

The life preserving cards on Xia Wen Yue's body included talismanic treasures, quasi third-order talismans, third-order recluse talismans, etc..

In terms of life-preserving means, it was no worse than a core disciple of a Yuan Ying Sect.

If not for this, it would have been difficult for Xia Wen Yue to come back alive under the attack of a False Dan Realist.

"How is the patriarch planning to deal with this matter?"

Lu Chang'an said with a calm expression.

The cause and effect of this matter is mostly due to the Crescent Moon Chamber of Commerce suspecting Xia Wen Yue's qualifications and wanting to strangle him in the cradle.

It wasn't that Xia Wen Yue's innate dao body leaked out.

It is that the one who knows you best is always the enemy.

A hostile force will inevitably study every key figure of the Xia Clan.

Lu Chang'an had given Xia Hongyu the advice to send Xia Wanyue to a YuanYing level sect, the three sects in the Jing Kingdom were not qualified.

Xia Hong Yu always wanted to keep Xia Wanyue in the family, as long as Xia Wanyue cultivates to the true dan, she will have passed the dangerous period.

"Old ghost Wu laid hands on the genius of our clan, Mister Xia naturally has to strike back, a tooth for a tooth."

Xia Hong Yu's gaze was cold, not hiding his killing intent.

Lu Changan understood his meaning.

Since you plotted to attack the genius of the Xia Clan, then I will also go after your genius.

Xia Wenyue was attacked, it is useless to look for the Merchant Alliance.

The Business Alliance's method of dealing with this kind of incident is that the one who claims is the one who gives evidence.

If the Xia Clan suspects Wu Lao Gui of the attack, they must provide their own hard evidence.

Unless it is a particularly bad and influential case, the top management of the Business Alliance will send someone to investigate strictly.

"If Wu Lao Gui misses, he must be prepared, so if Patriarch Xia retaliates against their genius, it will be difficult to be effective. Perhaps, it will even fall into their trap."

Lu Changan was not too favorable to Xia Hong Yu's retaliation.

"Hehe, Xia actually didn't intend to do it personally, after this wind, spend a lot of money and ask the black market's assassin to step in."

"As long as there are enough spirit stones, False Dan level assassins can be hired."

Xia Hong Yu is worthy of being a cultivator of the school of health care, he is too old and lazy to do anything.

"If you just kill one or two late stage shows, it won't solve the fundamental problem."

Lu Changan sighed.

"What insights do you have, fellow Daoist Lu?" Xia Hong Yu looked over suspiciously.

"Strike the snake seven inches, capture the thief first."

"Fellow Daoist Lu means to kill Old Man Wu of the Crescent Moon Chamber of Commerce?"

Xia Hong Yu frowned slightly, feeling a bit whimsical.

"To kill a veteran False Dan like Old Ghost Wu, at least two or more of the same rank would have to be deployed, or even a True Dan would have to be invited to make a move, and Mister Xia cannot afford to do so."

Between False Dan, the difference in strength is usually not that great.

It is normal to defeat.

The difficulty of killing is quite high.

"A former friend of a True Person that Lu once knew in the Liang Kingdom has outstanding strength and has the certainty to kill a False Dan. That real person happened to be in the Jing Kingdom recently, and was short of spirit stones and third-order spirits and herbs......"

Lu Chang'an said slowly.

"That late friend of fellow Daoist Lu really has the certainty to kill the False Dan real person?"

Xia Hong Yu's gaze towards Lu Changan looked odd.

This notoriously good old man is actually able to contact powerful killers?

"With 60% certainty, would Patriarch Xia be willing to give it a try?"

"The reward......"

Xia Hong Yu hesitates, afraid that he can't afford to hire.

"Just hire a normal False Pill Slayer for twice the honorarium, and if the kill fails, the honorarium can be refunded." "Good! Mister Xia doesn't believe in that assassin, but he believes in the integrity of Fellow Daoist Lu's character."

Xia Hong Yu quickly made a decision.

As long as the Grand Elder of the Crescent Moon Chamber of Commerce is killed, the greatest threat to the Five Fortunes Chamber of Commerce will be broken without attack.

The other False Dan of the Crescent Moon Chamber of Commerce is Xia Hong Yu's underling, not enough to worry about.

......

Two days later, Xia Hong Yu once again came to Qiufeng Island and handed over a storage bag to Lu Changan.

"Patriarch Xia don't worry, I will take the time to secretly contact that old friend."

Lu Chang'an swept a glance at the large pile of spirit stones in the storage bag, a few third-order spirit grasses, smiled and nodded.

After Xia Hong Yu left.

Lu Changan extracted 30% of the proceeds from his storage bag and casually threw it to the ground.

Zee!

The Ground Rock Rat floated out of the ground and swallowed the storage bag in one gulp.

"In another six or seven years, I will be able to advance to the ninth level of Foundation Establishment and prepare for JieDan. During this period, stability is greater than everything!"

Lu Chang'an said in his heart.

He was willing to help the Xia Clan resolve the hidden dangers for a number of reasons.

For one, Xia Wen Yue being in danger upset Lu Chang'an.

Xia Wanyue was the seed he had sown, and it was related to the YuanYing chance in the distant future.

Secondly, the road to the end of dan is getting closer and closer, and he needs a stable cultivation environment.

Thirdly, the Ground Rock Rats need to be self-reliant and increase their chances of actual combat.

As for this matter, the suspicions that might be exposed, Lu Changan naturally had some considerations.

Getting along for so many years, Xia Hong Yu's personality he is more clear, and he is the same kind of person as himself.

Moreover, he has stayed in Xia for so many years, and will have to say goodbye to this place after he completes his dan.

When he achieves true dan, those small doubts of the past are not worth mentioning at all.

As an old veteran in the Immortal Cultivation World, who doesn't have some connections and little secrets?

The next day, Lu Chang'an went out and came back within two days.

The Ground Rock Rat was inexperienced in the assassination business for the first time.

He asked the master of the Infernal Sect to help him gather intelligence, fill in the gaps, and teach him some lessons.

......

Patriarch Xia has been keeping an eye on Lu Chang'an's movements since he paid him.

The two days Lu Chang'an went out, he inevitably had some worries, would the other party run away?

Fortunately, Lu Chang'an soon came back and everything was back to normal.

In the following days, Patriarch Xia fell into anxious waiting, thinking about this matter every day.

After all, he had paid a huge amount of money, and this matter was not trivial, and it was related to the fate of the two major chambers of commerce.

If he fails, he will leave behind a weapon, and it may lead to a backlash.

Until two months later.

Exciting news came that Wu Feng, the Grand Elder of the Crescent Moon Chamber of Commerce, died in a mysterious assassination, and his corpse is not left.

There's something going on, so I'm going to be a little short on words today. The end of the plot is coming soon...