Chapter 258: Ninth Level of Foundation Building
Chapter 258 - Ninth Level of Foundation Establishment
After Xia Wen Yue left, Autumn Wind Island was much cooler, with only two newly recruited apprentices left.
Xia Mingcheng, the medicine boy he initially took in, had long since left the school.
Every morning, Lu Chang'an practiced and cultivated his treasure talisman.
Due to the age restriction of Evergreen Technique, there is an upper limit to his daily cultivation progress, adding more time or pills will not be effective.
After midday, Lu Chang'an is the time to study all the arts of Immortal Cultivation, and recently, he has focused on the art of puppetry.
His puppetry skills, which reached the quasi third stage many years ago, are considered very skillful.
Over the years, Lu Changan had obtained a lot of third-order materials and tried to venture into the third-order puppet master level.
Speaking of which, the Third Order Puppet Inheritance in Lu Changan's hand was still traded from Huang Long Zhenren back then.
The third stage mark was not so easy to break through, and Lu Changan's previous advantage in terms of divine sense was slightly reduced.
Every new birth of the Nine Seal Tablet, the feedback to the soul's Divine Sense is a large magnitude in the early realms. The gap between the later realms is large, so the magnitude of the gain is not so exaggerated.
Even so, Lu Changan's puppet talent was still superior.
As long as he succeeds in completing the dan, his divine sense and magical power will increase greatly, and he will become a third-ranked puppet master.
"Eh? There's another visit from a dan cultivator?"
Lu Chang'an was polishing the puppet's parts when he suddenly had a sensation and cast his gaze in a certain direction of Qingsha Bay.
A few months ago.
The three major clans of the Jing Kingdom and other major Immortal cultivation forces sent their dan cultivators to Qing Sha Bay, both real and fake dans, to recruit Xia Wen Yue.
The cultivators in Qing Sha Bay are not surprised by this.
At this time, Lu Changan's brows were furrowed, sensing something unusual.
Firstly, the True Dan cultivator who flew in seemed to be violent and reckless with his magic power.
Secondly, the major powers visited Qing Sha Bay, and the storm had already passed.
......
"Dare I ask which real person is visiting?"
In today's Clear Sand Bay, the person in charge is Young Master Xia Mingqu.
His father, Xia Yongzhong, has to take care of the affairs of the Five Fortunes Chamber of Commerce's General Rudder.
The patriarch took Xia Wanyue to the Beacon Kingdom.
Xia Mingyue, at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, is already able to take charge of her own affairs.
However, when faced with the onslaught of Zhendan cultivators, he was still a bit apprehensive.
"Chen Kingdom's 'Tian Luo Sect', Taihu Xie Clan's direct lineage, Xie Wuji!"
On the huge iron fan magic treasure, the handsome young man with brocade robes, who appeared to be twenty-five or twenty-six years old, had an uneasy look on his face.
"Chen Kingdom, Taihu Xie Clan?"
Locked by the unkind gaze of the True Dan cultivator, Xia Mingqu's heart chilled, and the powerful spiritual pressure caused him to breathe hard.
The name of the Taihu Xie Clan made him sweat.
The Taihu Xie Clan is not only the number one Immortal Cultivation Family in the Kingdom of Chen.
It is also the strongest family of the YuanYing level power "TianLuo Sect".
To describe it as a faction is even flattering.
Generally, Immortal Cultivation Sects are inclusive and oceanic, recruiting disciples from all over the world with clean identities, including lineages and casual cultivators. Tian Luo Sect is an oddball, almost developed into a family style sect by Taihu Xie.
The reason for all this is that hundreds of years ago, the "Xie Clan Ancestor" of the Tian Luo Sect was promoted to Yuan Ying.
Since then, the Tian Luo Sect has vigorously supported the disciples of the Xie Clan.
Xie's disciples are prioritized for resources within the sect.
If it is a talented disciple from a foreign clan, then they will try their best to bring them together and marry them.
Dissatisfied with the overbearing injustice of the Tian Luo Sect and want to defect to another sect?
Doesn't matter!
The Xie Family Ancestor of the Tian Luo Sect, with his iron-blooded maneuvers, had already subdued several other sects in the Chen Kingdom and turned them into vassals of the Tian Luo Sect.
The other sects are required to make offerings to the Tian Luo Sect on time.
They are not allowed to cultivate Jindan practitioners, or else they will face the calamity of extermination.
It can be said that the Taihu Xie Clan has a monopoly on the Chen Kingdom.
With such a background, many cultivators of the Xie Clan have been used to dominating the Chen Country.
When they go to Beacon Kingdom, they will be more restrained.
When they came to the Jing Country, they would be the masters.
The Jing Kingdom's merchant alliance has to be polite to the Xie Clan's direct lineage.
The current Xie Wuji is not only a member of the Xie Clan's direct lineage, he is also a True Dan cultivator, so his status can be imagined.
Back then, when Xie Wuji toyed with Xia Wen Yue's mother's feelings, why did the Xia Clan not dare to say anything and eventually dealt with it in a low-key manner?
Because it was learned that he came from the Chen State Xie Clan.
It's just that at that time, the exact identity of Xie Wuji's Xie Clan in Chen Guo was not known.
During Xia Mingqu's blank stare.
Puh ka!
The iron fan magic treasure that resembled a small mountain, lightly slapped, breaking open a huge opening in the Xia Clan's clan protection formation.
Even if the Xia Clan's protective formation was fully opened, it would not be able to stop a True Dan cultivator's magic treasure attack.
Xie Wuji put away his magic treasure and stood tall, entering the Xia Clan's land with his hands behind his back.
"Real Xie, what are you......"
Xia Mingqu's face was unsightly, the other party's unbridled breaking of the formation and entering was strictly equivalent to declaring war on the Xia Clan's invasion.
But now, with the Xia Clan's only False Dan Patriarch absent, and the other party being a True Dan cultivator from the Chen Clan's Xie Clan, there is no possibility of confrontation in Qing Sha Wan.
Xia Mingqu could only swallow his anger and did not dare to attack.
"Xia Hong Yu, that old fellow, hasn't returned yet?"
Xie Wuji asked in a deep voice without his feet touching the ground.
"Back to Real Xie, the patriarch has traveled far away to the Beacon Kingdom and has yet to return."
Young Lord Xia responded cautiously.
"My name is Xia Mingqu, I am temporarily managing the family affairs, may I ask what Makoto Xie has to say about his visit?"
"To ask you a few things, if you dare to hide anything, don't blame this True Lord for being merciless!"
Xie Wuji's tone was permeated with anger, rejecting Xia's reception, he casually found a gazebo to sit down.
Xia Mingqu stood apprehensively at the side.
"Mister Xie, please."
At this moment, Xia Mingqu vaguely guessed the reason for Xie Wuji's anger, I'm afraid that it had something to do with Xia Wanyue's defection to the Ao Yue Palace.
Even if Xie Wuji hadn't been to the Xia Clan for decades and had never seen Xia Wen Yue once.
However, there is no denying one fact:
He is Xia Wen Yue's biological father.
"When was Wen Yue's innate dao body discovered......"
Xie Wuji asked several questions one after another, all of which were related to Xia Wen Yue.
As for Xia Wen Yue's mother, not a single word was mentioned.
Xia Mingqu answered cautiously, not daring to conceal the general direction.
In fact, he is not sure about some of the details.
Regarding Xia Wen Yue's qualifications, in the Qing Sha Wan Xia Clan, only Lu Chang An and the patriarch know the inside story.
"I heard that Wen Yue has a teacher in the Xia Clan named Lu Changan, nicknamed the Turtle Rune Master? His person specializes in warming and toning, was he the first to discover Wen Yue's innate Dao body?"
Xie Wuji said in an indifferent tone.
"Yes." Young Master Xia said stiffly.
Regarding this matter, there had long been relevant rumors in the outside world: Lu Chang'an practiced Nutritional Kung Fu and was good at warming and toning, and spent more than a decade curing Xia Wen Yue's strange disease, accidentally discovering the latter's amazing qualifications.
Xia Wen Yue wants to take Lu Chang An as her teacher to show her gratitude.
Lu Chang'an considered himself unworthy and only taught him pharmacological knowledge, nominally accepting him as a registered disciple. In the end, Xia Wen Yue was sent to the Ao Yue Palace.
The outside world praised Lu Chang'an for his high moral character and selflessness.
For a while, Lu Chang'an's good reputation was slightly recognized in the Jing Country's Immortal Cultivation World.
"Then Lu Chang'an, has he ever recommended Xia Wen Yue to go to Ao Yue Palace?"
"This...... evening generation is not clear."
Xia Mingqu secretly grumbled, at most guessing about this matter, not daring to confirm.
Snap!
Xia Mingqu's head tilted, his handsome face, leaving a fiery palm print.
"If you dare to hide it again, this real person will abolish your cultivation."
Xie Wuji's voice was cold to the bone.
Xia Mingqu's mind went blank as blood seeped out from the corner of his mouth.
His body was burning with rage, but his body surface was cold and stiff, he did not dare to say anything.
"Take this real person to see Lu Changan!"
......
Xie Wuji's JieDan Real Person's mana aura was undisguised.
Having just landed on Autumn Wind Island, Lu Chang'an was already waiting outside the mansion.
"Lu provider, this is the Chen Kingdom Tian Luo Sect, the Taihu Xie Clan's direct lineage of Xie Zhen Zhenzi, Aunt Wen Yue's biological father......."
Xia Mingqu, whose face was red and swollen, forced a smile and introduced at the first opportunity.
In fact, there is no need for him to introduce.
The previous conversation between Xie Wuji and Xia Mingqu was overheard by the ground rock rats hiding underground.
"You are Lu Changan, Wen Yue's teacher?"
Xie Wuji was surprised to see the serene jade-like, unusually young white-clothed man.
Even on his way here, he had already been informed of Lu Chang'an's intelligence.
"Untalented Lu Chang'an, I can't afford to be Wen Yue's teacher, it's just an exchange on the medical path and pharmacology."
Lu Chang'an was calm and humble.
He didn't want to be like Young Master Xia and be slapped in public.
The Taihu Xie Clan's reputation for dominance was something Lu Chang'an had heard of even in the Jing Kingdom.
"How old are you this year?"
"I'm two months away from turning one hundred and sixty-five. Because of the cultivation of life skills, once took the face pills, only to appear young."
"One hundred and sixty-five years old?"
Xie Wuji frowned, his gaze deep and uncertain.
This Lu Chang'an was more than thirty years older than him!
However, on first impression, Lu Changan looked younger than him, and in terms of looks and temperament...... he was not the least bit defeated.
"Spend time with each other...... close to the warmth...... recreation of grace......"
In a flash of lightning, Xie Wuji had a series of speculations that were incredibly close to reality.
It's not that Xie Wuji's intelligence is almost demonic.
Rather, it was his first encounter with Xia Wen Yue's mother back then, and his own handsomeness and mannerisms that first impressed the latter.
Coupled with the fact that he came from a top Immortal Cultivation family, his sweet-talking offensive was very smooth in taking down Xia Wen Yue's mother.
Although Lu Chang'an did not have a top family, but with the grace of rebuilding, spending time together, and being handsome and superb, he easily won Xia Wen Yue's favor.
"What is the instruction of Realizer Xie?"
Lu Chang'an realized that the other party's gaze surveying him was getting colder and colder, and even a hint of killing intent flashed vaguely.
"This real person is talking to young friend Lu alone."
Xie Wuji's face was gloomy as he took a deep breath.
On second thought, Lu Chang'an and his own daughter should not have gotten that far.
Otherwise, Lu Changan should have concealed the information, hidden his daughter in a golden house, and taken her for himself, instead of sending Xia Wen Yue to a great sect.
It is even more unlikely that he would have faced his father openly, without a hint of panic or weakness.
Perhaps, this person is really that kind of noble and clean decent person.
......
Xia Mingqu retreated.
Lu Changan welcomed Xie Wuji to the main hall.
The two of them took their seats and talked to each other.
The dominance of Xie Wuji's body, condescending to him, was somewhat restrained.
For his daughter's teacher, he extended basic courtesy.
When he arrived, Xie Wuji was informed of Lu Chang'an's intelligence, knowing about his old friends in Liang, including the genius third-ranked array master, as well as the newly-promoted Enforcement Elder of Golden Cloud Valley.
More importantly, the daughter of the Innate Dao Body respected this man.
"Mister Xie has come over this time, and for the Xia Clan, it is indeed to raise an offense."
"But one size fits all, Fellow Daoist Lu cured his daughter's dark wound roots and unearthed the innate Dao Body. Speaking of which, Mister Xie still has to thank you." Xie Wuji's handsome face revealed a hint of a reserved smile for the first time.
Lu Changan was not flattered by this change in attitude.
Pandering to the top and bullying the bottom, flattering the top and being proud of the bottom.
Lu Changan had seen a lot of people like Xie Wuji in his previous life.
On the surface, he is overbearing and arrogant, but in fact, he is very clear in his heart.
He is a man of honor and authority, but he is only showing it to the middle and lower class cultivators who do not have any backgrounds.
If you meet a big shot from the upper echelon, you may be more flattered than you think, and you may be more submissive than you think.
"May I ask you, Little Friend Lu, is Wen Yue's innate Dao Body, the 'Cold Prancing Chalcedony'?"
Xie Wuji's gaze was sharp, looking straight at him.
"Yes."
Lu Chang'an did not deny it.
Sure enough!
Since the Chen Kingdom is closer to the Beacon Kingdom, Xie Wuji confirmed the news of Xia Wenyue being accepted as a true disciple by the Ao Yue Palace much earlier.
If it's a qualification like Earth Spirit Root, it's hard to be hidden.
On the contrary, it is the innate dao body that can be easily overlooked in the early stages, or cause certain abnormalities in the body.
Thousands of years ago, the Taihu Xie Clan had a "Cold Pranic Chalcedony" congenital body, but unfortunately, it was born in a man's body, which brought a lot of negative torment, and ultimately died at a young age.
Therefore, after receiving the news, Xie Wuji suspected that Xia Wanyue possessed a "Cold Pranic Chalcedony" innate Taoist body.
Knowing about this, the senior management of the clan ordered him to do everything possible to make Xia Wen Yue return to the clan to recognize her family.
In fact, the Xie Clan sent someone to contact the Aoyue Palace.
Aoyue Palace did not even give the opportunity to meet, saying that it was Xia Wenyue's own opinion.
Xie Wuji could easily surmise that Xia Wanyue was chilled by her own behavior of abandoning her back then.
Therefore, he was prepared to start from Xia's side, as well as the side of his teacher, Lu Chang'an.
"Wen Yue joined the Ao Yue Palace, but was it the recommendation of young friend Lu?"
"Mister Lu only gave advice, the final decision lies with Xia Wen Yue."
Lu Changan did not deny it.
Xie Wuji's heart was on fire with no name.
If Lu Changan had recommended it later, it wouldn't have made the Xie family so passive, making the family's Innate Dao Body bloodline, which worshiped a YuanYing level sect in another country, a laughing stock.
"Little friend Lu made the wrong decision."
Xie Wuji's face was cold, suppressing his heart's unhappiness.
If not for the fact that the other party was his daughter's teacher and was quite respected, he would have punished him long ago.
"Mister Lu did not know that Wen Yue came from the Chen Kingdom's Xie Family's direct lineage."
Lu Changan said expressionlessly.
"Humph! This matter has become a big mistake, this real person will give you a chance to change your ways."
Xie Wuji let out a cold snort, accompanied by the spirit pressure of the True Dan, it was as if there was muffled thunder exploding in Lu Changan's ears.
Lu Chang'an's qi and blood floated, his face blanched, and his body swayed lightly.
He opened his mouth in a hard voice: "What does Mister Xie have to suggest?"
"This Makoto accompanies Wen Yue less, you are the one she respects and trusts the most in this life."
"You only need to convince Wen Yue to return to the Xie Clan to recognize her relatives and become a member of the Xie Clan in the future. This matter, I believe, is not difficult for you."
Xie Wuji explained his intentions.
"Wen Yue has already joined the Proud Moon Palace, this is her own choice, I'm afraid that Mister Lu will find it difficult to convince her."
Lu Chang'an decisively refused.
"You...... don't want to know what's good for you!"
Xie Wuji's eyes showed a cold light, he didn't expect the other party to be so disrespectful.
Whew!
He raised his palm and condensed the power of his True Dan like a substance, which eventually paused in mid-air and did not strike down.
Lu Chang'an didn't dodge, ready to turn the tables.
"Lu Changan, considering that you are Wen Yue's respected teacher, Mister Xie will give you one last chance to choose."
Xie Wuji's tone suddenly slowed down, a transparent glazed bottle appeared in his hand, containing a light blue liquid.
"As long as you can convince Wen Yue, the Xie Clan is willing to pay for a complete chance of conjugation."
"This is 'Pure Water', a precious conjugation elixir that can be paid to you in advance as a sign of sincerity. When it is accomplished, there will also be a crystal condensation elixir."
Xie Wuji said darkly that it was bad luck.
I didn't expect Lu Changan to be so rigid, ignoring the deterrence of True Dan cultivators and the Xie family. Originally, he was going to take this opportunity to form a dan and give him a few favors to get rid of it.
"A chance to achieve dan?"
Lu Changan's eyes widened in sudden surprise.
Xie Wuji smiled darkly: a complete JieDan chance, to an ordinary clan, or a base-building casual cultivator, it would be a temptation that would be hard to resist.
"If Mister Lu doesn't agree, what should a real person do?"
Lu Chang'an tried again.
"You have misplaced the Xie family's great event! If there is no value in redeeming your offense, would this real person leave you alive?"
Xie Wuji's eyes flashed with a cold aura that he did not pretend to conceal.
Because of Lu Changan's special status, the strategy he adopted was to use both grace and authority.
"That's just it, Mister Lu is willing to give it a try."
Lu Chang'an seemed to have resigned himself to a compromise.
"But it's not easy to contact Wen Yue to join the Ao Yue Palace, and she already has her own opinions after establishing her foundation. To convince her is not overnight, it will take quite a few years."
"How long do you need?" Xie Wuji frowned slightly.
He was also aware that Xia Wanyue joining the Ao Yue Palace was like throwing out water. The Ao Yue Palace will definitely keep a close eye on her, so this matter is indeed not easy.
Lu Changan said, "Mister Lu needs ten years."
"Ten years is too long, at most, I will give you five years."
"A round trip to the Beacon Kingdom takes quite a long time, and you don't see people every time. At least seven years, otherwise Lu would rather die!"
"Seven years then."
Xie Wuji took out a third stage spirit contract scroll.
In fact, the Xie family knew that the chilled Xia Wen Yue would not be able to return to the clan to recognize her family in a short period of time.
The Xie Clan was prepared to slowly make contact with Xia Wen Yue to show their sincerity and make her change her mind a little bit.
Xie Wuji is just one of the breakthroughs.
"Lu Chang'an, sign this Third Order Spirit Contract! Within seven years, this real person will look at your results!"
Not long after, Lu Changan and Xie Wuji signed the Third Order Spirit Contract.
The content of the Spirit Contract was more constraining to Lu Chang'an, promising a complete chance of attaining Dan.
......
A few moments later.
Lu Changan received the "Pure Water" and watched Xie Wuji fly away from Autumn Wind Island.
"Confessor Lu, Xie Wuji didn't give you a hard time, did he?"
The redness and swelling on Xia Mingqu's face has not yet gone away after applying the ointment.
"Fortunately. I am Wen Yue's teacher, he didn't make things too difficult. Just let me help to intercede in the future......."
Lu Changan chatted with Xia Mingqu and returned to his mansion.
Inside the secret room.
Lu Chang'an's face immediately darkened.
"Chen Guo...... Taihu Xie Clan......"
He hated being threatened in his life and secretly made a note of this.
The "Pure Water" given by Xie Wuji is considered as the inferior substitute of the "Heavenly Pure Water", it is only better than the ordinary Pillar Forming Spirit.
The effects of the same type of Pillar Formation Spiritual Substance cannot be stacked.
As for the promised Crystal Condensation Pill, Xie Wuji would probably play tricks.
For example, giving an inferior crystal condensation elixir.
Anyway, there is no indication on the Third Grade Spirit Contract that it is a genuine product.
"However, with this 'Pure Water' as a front, showing up as a genuine elixir in the future is barely justifiable."
Lu Chang'an wouldn't mind having too many conjugation spirits.
As for the Third Order Spiritual Contract, Lu Changan only needed to wait for the Second Life to be fully illuminated, and it could be easily broken.
Because under the watchful eyes of the True Dan cultivators, the Third Order Spirit Contract just now did not play any tricks, and this is what made Xie Wuji feel at ease.
Lu Changan is so old, he has yet to reach the peak of Foundation Establishment, and he is also a casual cultivator, so Xie Wuji would never have thought that he would be able to form a True Dan.
For this kind of old cultivator with no potential, the Heart Demon Oath would not be applicable.
......
A month later, the patriarch Xia Hong Yu was alone, returning to Qingsha Bay.
He was very tired and dusty, but his expression showed some excitement.
That night.
Lu Changan and Xia Hong Yu had a close conversation.
Xia Hong Yu traveled to the Beacon Kingdom, taking Xia Wen Yue, who is at the early stage of foundation building, along the way, the speed was not fast, and it was considered to be a trip to the clouds.
After arriving at the Beacon Kingdom, he finally met with the senior management of the Aoyue Palace after several twists and turns.
"The third disciple of 'True Lord Long Moon', a Jindan cultivator, personally accepted Wen Yue as his disciple. Mister Xia also received a reward and was a guest at the Ao Yue Palace for some time." Mentioning the trip to Ao Yue Palace, Xia Hong Yu's face was full of red light.
Lu Changan nodded his head slightly, a Jindan cultivator accepting a disciple is considered a good result.
Achieving the Immortal Golden Dan, most of them have the Earth Spirit Root qualification.
As for YuanYing True Monarchs, there is even a lack of Heavenly Spiritual Root origins among them.
In the eyes of cultivators at this level, Earth Spiritual Roots or ordinary Innate Dao Bodies are not that rare and indispensable.
In addition to spiritual roots, they also focus on heart, chance, and karma.
"On Patriarch Xia's way back, was he ever embarrassed by the cultivators of the Xie Clan of the Chen Kingdom?"
Lu Chang'an asked.
"Haha! In front of the Mountain Gate of Ao Yue Palace, the cultivators of the Xie Clan of the Chen Kingdom had mischievous intentions, and were warned by the Ao Yue Palace Master, who even repaired a letter to the 'Heavenly Luo Sect'. The way back was smooth."
Xia Hong Yu laughed aloud.
In order for Xia Wen Yue to cultivate at ease, Ao Yue Palace stepped in to shelter the Xia Clan and stop the blackmail behavior of the Xie Family of the Chen Kingdom.
The two sides are the same level of power, in the future, the Xie family is not good to openly oppression, make dishonorable behavior.
"No wonder, that Xie Wuji hurriedly rushed to the Xia Clan, enforcing and giving advice. The original is to grab the time difference......"
Lu Chang'an was slightly depressed, staying in Qing Sha Wan himself was threatened to sign a third-order spirit contract.
Xia Hong Yu went to the Aoyue Palace and was rewarded and sheltered.
Of course, even if he was given another chance to go to the Aoyue Palace, he would definitely not want to.
Lu Chang'an has a lot of secrets and does not want to enter the field of vision of Jindan cultivators and Yuanyin true monarchs.
......
After Xia Hong Yu returned to his clan, Qing Sha Wan ushered in many years of stable development and prospered.
Because of the Ao Yue Palace's intervention and maintenance, and not in the same cultivation country, the Chen Kingdom Xie Clan is not good to make things difficult for the Xia Clan.
Lu Chang'an's stay in Qing Sha Wan is also equivalent to being sheltered.
Lu Chang'an signed a third-order spirit contract with Xie Wuji, and he did it perfunctorily.
At most, he would occasionally let Xing Peng disguise himself as the Infernal Sect's "Green Face" and leave Clear Sandy Bay to go to the border for a while.
As a True Dan cultivator of the Tian Luo Sect, Xie Wuji not only had to cultivate, he also had his own duties. He didn't have that much time to cross the border and keep an eye on Lu Chang'an's every move.
In a blink of an eye, five years flew by.
Lu Chang'an's age has entered the 170 years old mark, which is considered to be a high age in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
This day.
Inside the Autumn Wind Island residence, a powerful fluctuation of mana surged within the cultivation room, and the spiritual qi of heaven and earth was active.
The invisible spiritual pressure was almost approaching the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
"Fifteen years, ninth level of Foundation Establishment!"
Lu Chang'an opened his eyes, and within the cultivation room, it was as if two invisible virtual lightning flashed by.
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