Chapter 297: The Assassin in the Dole Hat (91 Updates)
Chapter 297 - The Assassin in the Bucket Hat (Update 9.1)
"Heh! Real Xu doesn't sell the 'Wanhua Chamber of Commerce' and demanded a third-order spirit vein, daring to enter the manor alone, I'm afraid that his cultivation is more than just False Dan."
Elder Duan was in a higher realm, his divine sense swept through and saw Lu Chang'an's true cultivation, an inscrutable smile hanging at the corner of his mouth.
He naturally didn't know that this was his grandfather letting his eldest grandson off the hook and not going all out to conceal himself.
Even if he was the grandson of the fourth generation and knew his roots, Lu Changan still had a hint of defense.
Showing a higher level of strength to avoid the other party from having a different mind.
Of course, this possibility is not high.
Lu Chang'an is the recent hotspot of the He Yuan Oasis, a few hundred miles of the oasis, visiting the dojo residence therein, traces of the outside world are visible.
"Elder Duan's magic is so powerful that this hidden means of Xu's is a laughing stock." Lu Chang'an's face changed slightly and he forced himself to remain calm, seemingly fearful of this unfathomable JieDan master.
"Real Xu doesn't need to be rushed, it's even better that you have True Dan cultivation, coupled with the third-order formations, it's not a problem to guard the Landscape Manor."
Duan Lao smiled gently, everything was under control.
In addition to him, there is also Granny's secret supervision, enough to pin down Xu Zhenzhen.
The land and veins on the island are notarized, so the other party won't be able to rely on them.
In the past, when he was away, he went to take care of the other two branches, and Granny Yun, who is a third-order formation master, was responsible for looking after and cultivating this third-order spirit vein.
Granny Yun is limited by her qualifications and potential, plus the fact that she was seriously injured by a traitor of the clan when she escaped in the past, greatly injuring her foundation, so her cultivation could not be advanced.
The situation of Elder Duan is similar.
They don't rely on the Third Order Spirit Vein to keep their cultivation from regressing.
Half an hour later.
Lu Chang'an and Elder Duan finalized quite a few details and finally signed a Third Order Spirit Contract.
The spirit contract bundle was relatively loose.
Lu Chang'an's annual task was to refine a certain amount of alchemical pills and to help take care of the Shan Shui Manor.
There are three apprentice alchemists every ten years.
Lu Chang'an can break the contract, but he has to pay for the expenses during the period of residence, which is calculated at twice the market price.
In addition, there is another addition in the spiritual contract:
The Landscape Manor may be rented to other people to use for their dan formation for at least one or two decades, so I hope Lu Chang'an will cooperate.
Lu Chang'an has no problem with this.
He had simulated experiencing the fourth reincarnation and speculated that the spirit vein dojo cultivated in this place was one of the alternative places for the sons and daughters of Lord Li Huo to start a family in the future.
Due to the fear of being targeted, the descendants of the fourth generation did not dare to put their eggs in one basket to ensure the continuation of their lineage.
As a result, the three branches of the heirs were spread out across the Wind Elemental Kingdom, and they were basically not in contact with each other.
Among them, the young and outstanding descendants, such as the Yun siblings, did not even know their origins.
Duan Lao, as the grandson of Lord Li Huo, is in charge of the coordination, and is only in contact with the leaders of the three branches.
There is a shortage of Third Order Dan Masters and a shortage of True Dan cultivators.
It would be the best of both worlds if we could bind a reliable third-order dan master to help with the alchemy and training of apprentices, and at the same time assist in guarding this alternative third-order spirit vein.
......
On that day, Elder Duan handed Lu Changan the array control order for the Landscape Manor.
According to the agreement, Lu Changan was not allowed to alter or replace the formations on the periphery of the manor.
However, Lu Chang'an could set up his own formations to protect his privacy in the public buildings inside the manor.
Lu Changan didn't care, his own hidden formations were definitely stronger than the outer ones.
The ban-breaking talisman in his possession could easily break the third-stage formations.
A few days later, Lu Chang'an officially entered the Landscape Manor.
Under the public house, there is a ready-made basement, and in front of the pavilion, there is also a pond and an artificial river.
Lu Chang'an had the ground rock rats dig the pool deeper, and laid a tunnel that required a key spell to open the forbidden system, leading to the basement.
The Xuan Shui Turtle can move around in the pool on weekdays, and can also go to the basement to take care of the Xuan Tian Gourd Vine that reconnects to the earth's qi.
"The small third stage dojo in Shan Shui Manor is sufficient for the Xuan Shui Turtle and I to cultivate without the need to invest additional spirit stones."
Lu Chang'an was satisfied after moving in.
The Xuan Shui Turtle's reliance on Spiritual Qi was only equivalent to a False Dan cultivation, and there was also a portion of it that absorbed Lu Chang'an's Jindan Evergreen Mana and drew on the Qi of the Ages from its cultivation.
A significant portion of a demonic beast's spells and abilities stem from the power of its bloodline.
As a result, normal demonic beasts are slightly less dependent on aura than human cultivators.
The Xuan Shui Turtle is slightly lower than normal demonic beasts.
As for the Earth Rock Rat?
If we add it, this small spiritual vein won't be able to handle it.
Lu Chang'an decided to wild-range it and make it self-sufficient.
Boundless desert, rich in earth aura, deep underground there are a lot of ores and spirits. The ground rock rat enters here, the sea is wide enough for the fish to jump, hunting sand beasts, exploring resource treasures, and occasionally playing the autumn wind, don't be too comfortable.
Lu Changan's requirements are not high, and he will only take 20% to 30% of the precious relics he gets from exploring, as well as the harvest from destroying the sand bandits.
In the Beast Inheritance left behind by the Yellow Wolf Master, there is this kind of wild and free-range cultivation method, and the demonic beasts that grow out of it are more wild and have a stronger combat power.
The cost is also very low.
The disadvantage is the high risk, easy to die young in the free-range breeding, the probability of mutiny increases.
Risks, Lu Chang'an doesn't have to worry about.
He had analyzed it: the River Source Oasis did not have any Third Order Upper Grade Spirit Veins, and thus no Late JieDan Major Cultivators were resident.
This means that the Ground Rock Rats reign supreme in the surrounding area, rubbing spiritual veins to cultivate as they please.
All the sandworms, poisonous creatures, and exotic beasts are its meals.
As long as it keeps a low profile and doesn't infringe on the interests of the major powers on the oasis, there will be no risk.
......
A few months passed.
Lu Chang'an turned 215 years old in Shan Shui Manor.
Over the past few months, there have been very few sightings of the Ground Rock Rat, and it has been nothing short of a joyous experience.
Midway back to the home twice, to Lu Chang'an filial piety a little mineral spirits.
Even without a fixed third-order spiritual vein, the ground rock rat's cultivation speed has not lagged behind, and is even slightly faster.
Lu Chang'an guessed that the bastard had stolen a lot of food and turned a blind eye to it.
Lu Changan can't let the Xuan Shui Turtle be too lazy or too comfortable.
The spiritual trees and herbs in the Landscape Manor, as well as some of the cubs obtained from the Yellow Wolf Realist, were given to it to take care of.
Lu Changan will sell some of the eggs of those cubs in the oasis in small quantities for a long time.
The rarer ones will be sold at the Immortal City Auction in the future.
The water and wood spells of the Xuan Shui Turtle are suitable for these repetitive and mechanical tasks.
This turtle has a lazy and uncontested nature, and must be spurred on by external forces, or it will lie flat.
On this day, Duan Lao returned to Shan Shui Manor with three alchemy apprentices, two men and one woman.
The Xuan Shui Turtle returns to the basement through a tunnel in the depths of the pool to avoid being discovered.
"True Master Xu, for the next ten years, I'd like to trouble you to instruct the three postulants."
The three apprentices brought by Elder Duan all had some potential for alchemy, and their talents were mostly better than Lu Chang'an.
"This is a matter of agreement."
Lu Chang'an promised.
To instruct an apprentice is not to accept him as a personal disciple, but to take the time to answer questions and give him a few pointers.
Whether or not they can be successful depends on their personal fortune.
Lu Changan looked at the three apprentices, two with lower grade spiritual roots and one with middle grade spiritual roots.
The one with a medium-grade root is called Niu Jie, with a dark face and an ordinary appearance.
Elder Duan told Lu Chang'an that this person has good talent in alchemy, so I hope to pay attention to him.
"Niu Jie?"
Lu Chang'an's heart was odd, remembering this person's name,
The fire master has lived for seven to eight hundred years, and his first name was "Duan Da Niu", which is rarely known to the world.
Duan Lao's surname was derived from the name "Duan".
The name "Niu Jie" is similar to the name "Niu Jie".
After hundreds of years of anonymity, those who have been prying into the legacy left by the Fire Lord can almost stop.
"If Zenith Xu can cultivate a third-ranked dan master for me, this third-ranked dojo in Shan Shui Manor can be transferred to you cheaply."
Before parting, Elder Duan transmitted his voice and promised.
Lu Chang'an smiled, not caring much about this kind of big cake words.
This small third-order spirit vein is useful to him now, but when he reaches the middle to late stage of Dan formation, along with the Xuan Shui Turtle, it won't be enough.
Cultivating and upgrading a spiritual vein is exceptionally slow, and the investment of a hundred or a thousand years is not something that can be handled by a few generations of cultivators.
If you want to be fast, you can't do it unless you snatch the spiritual veins of other powers, relocate them and cultivate them, and you have to have a skillful vein formation master to do it.
......
A wide-robed Duan Lao, appeared in the He Yuan Fang City, the third floor of the precious building.
"Greetings, granny."
Duan Lao faced the wrinkled silver-haired crone and bowed respectfully.
According to seniority, Granny Yun was her grandmother. In fact, Duan Lao was similar in age to Granny Yun and was not the latter's heir.
Granny Yun was the last wife of Lord Li Huo at the Yuan Ying stage, and also the youngest Dao couple.
The other wives and concubines, most of whom were married at the Foundation Establishment and JieDan stage, have basically all passed away.
"That Real Xu, is he still at ease?"
Granny Yun signaled him to excuse himself, the latter stood respectfully and refused to take a seat.
"Those who have been initially recognized by Granny are naturally at ease. That Xu Zhen Zhen was once intercepted and killed in the Scorpion Desert City, and he is poor, humble and easy-going. Looking at his words and behavior, his temperament is that of a refined gentleman."
Elder Duan paused and added:
"However, the two times that my grandson met with Zenith Xu, he did not have that kind of bonding, cordial feeling."
"Oh?"
The doubts in Granny Yun's heart remained unresolved.
She and Yun Ling had a similar feeling, but Duan Lao, as the real grandson of the Leaving Flame Realist, did not.
It is important to realize that Yun Ling is two generations lower than Duan Lao.
From this, it was assumed that the feeling of affinity might not be a connection to the Leaving Flame Realist's lineage.
"Could it be related to Yun's lineage?"
Granny Yun secretly wondered.
Yun Yan and Yun Ling, both have the Yun Clan's bloodline.
Yun Ling looks somewhat like the young Yun Yan.
With her talent for drawing talismans, Granny Yun trained Yun Ling as a member of the elite.
"Perhaps, it's because Zenith Xu's cultivation of Kung Fu and his own elegant temperament easily brings a good impression to female cultivators."
Elder Duan speculated.
"Hmm."
Granny Yun nodded her head and did not say what she really thought.
The two of them naturally did not understand the karmic ties involved.
Duan Lao is only one of the many children and grandchildren of Lord Li Huo, the bond is not that deep.
Although Yun Ling is of a lower generation and even further removed, she is also the reincarnation of Guan Qiaozhi and has a close relationship with Lu Changan.
Granny Yun is the last of the Fire Lord's wives, and has a deep relationship with her, and her bond is second only to that of Yun Ling.
"Granny, that traitor from Fang Zhen, arrived in 'Gutian City' this year and may have tracked down clues."
"Although the other two branches have the underpinnings of third-ranked puppets and third-ranked spirit beasts, they do not have a True Dan to sit on them. Once they are targeted by this son, it will be extremely dangerous. Sun's son will have to go over as soon as possible to secretly look after and watch out for that thief."
Hearing the name "Fang Zhen", Granny Yun showed her scorn.
When she faked her death, she was recognized by Fang Zhen, an elder of the inner sect, who led his men in a sneak attack and seriously injured her.
Fang Zhen was once the deputy head of the Law Enforcement Hall of the Li Huo Palace, and he was very meticulous.
He attacked the early stage of the JieDan stage and was outnumbered by his men. Yun Yan relied on the cards given by her husband to injure this thief and escaped from death.
"You act carefully, do not expose your whereabouts."
Granny Yun instructed.
"Granny don't worry, now that there is Real Xu sitting in the Shan Shui Manor, my grandson has more time and energy to deal with......"
......
In a flash, three years passed.
Lu Chang'an cultivated comfortably and leisurely in Shan Shui Manor without being disturbed by the outside world.
The eldest grandson was quite assured of him, and hadn't actually come back in the past three years?
The Shan Shui Manor seemed to have become Lu Chang'an's private dojo.
The downtrodden Xu Zhenran has become a homeowner in the Heyuan Oasis.
On the oasis, there were fewer and fewer forces and cultivators who paid attention to Lu Chang'an.
However, the "Wanhua Chamber of Commerce" in Heyuan Oasis has some prejudice against Lu Chang'an's refusal back then.
The Chamber of Commerce holds nearly half of the oasis' spiritual trees, medicinal herbs, and alchemy materials.
Lu Chang'an can't buy those rare alchemy materials through the Chamber's channels, and he can't enjoy any discounts on normal supplies.
Perhaps, this is the Wanhua Chamber of Commerce's rejection of Lu Chang'an, to carry out an alternative type of suppression.
This restriction doesn't mean much to Lu Chang'an.
Alchemist, is not his main cultivation of the hundred arts of Immortal cultivation, and even ranked at the bottom of the several existing arts.
Moreover, Lu Changan had come from the Liang side and procured a lot of herbs that were scarce over here.
"Water Arrow Turtle, if you fool around again, Suzaku will ignore you."
In the Landscape Manor, the sound of a young girl's voice like a silver bell in the wind came from the edge of the pool.
A ten feet wide water arrow turtle, the water column jet to the starry-eyed white teeth of the blue dress girl body. Yun Ling wrinkled her nose, her pink face was angry, her hair was wet, and her long skirt was soaked through, outlining her exquisite undulating curves.
Puh-puh!
The water arrow turtle swam to Yun Ling's feet, spitting out water bubbles, and apologized.
Yun Ling snorted lightly, stretched out the tender lotus root-like white jade foot, kicked it.
The Water Arrow Turtle's skin is thick and not afraid of pain, and it curtly stretched out its head and rubbed against the young girl's foot.
"So itchy, you gently, focus......"
Yun Ling giggled, the corners of her eyes glistened with crystals, pursed pink lips line, lifting the wet dress, paralyzed on the back of the thick turtle.
"Sister, don't make a scene, the girl family should understand etiquette, know shame......"
On the corridor of the water pavilion, Yun Hao, who has been promoted to the foundation stage, touched his nose and laughed bitterly.
He secretly slandered, is not just a middle grade bloodline water arrow turtle, it is just a little less common in the desert.
For some reason, the first time Yun Ling saw this Water Arrow Turtle, she was very fond of it, and her motherly love overflowed.
The turtle was also attracted to her at first sight.
The first time she visited Shan Shui Manor, she was looking for pills to add to the store.
Later, in order to meet the Water Arrow Turtle, Yun Ling took the initiative to run errands and do odd jobs for the real Xu.
The Water Arrow Turtle at the moment is naturally a Xuan Shui Turtle, similar to the human disguise technique.
In order to meet with Yun Ling.
The Water Turtle has changed its laziness, and has practiced the art of disguise one year ago.
This allows it to transform into different turtle species.
However, it cannot cross species.
The Water Arrow Turtle is a common water-based spirit turtle, and its general appearance and outline, as well as its water-based spells, are 70% similar to the Xuan Shui Turtle.
"Junior Brother Niu, roughly when will Realizer Xu leave the gate?"
Yun Hao found the leader of the three alchemy apprentices, Niu Jie, who had outstanding alchemy talent and was already a first-ranked dan master.
"Back to Elder Yun, the real person is refining pills and has only been in for a few days, less than a few days, more than ten days."
Niu Jie's face was dark and plain looking, he arched his hand and said.
Yun Hao sighed and looked at his sister who had a rosy face and a bright and pure smile.
......
Niu Jie, Yun siblings and others did not realize: at this time there is a fuzzy shadow, God unknowingly sneaked into the landscape manor.
The third-order formation in the manor was in vain.
The shadow swept to the back of a thousand year old tree and glanced at Yun Ling and the Xuan Shui Turtle, who were playing not far away.
It was a mysterious man in a gray and white robe and a mysterious cloak.
On the inside of his arms, there was a shuriken attached to each arm like a magnet.
Swish!
Like a ghost, the mysterious man in the bucket hat, bypassing the water pavilion and avoiding everyone's senses and prohibitions, quietly approached Lu Chang'an's alchemy room.
The blurring shadow flickered again and drilled into the alchemy room through the doorway.
The temperature in the alchemy room was very high, and the greenish-red color of the light outlined the angular and cold face of the man in the bucket hat.
In front of the alchemy furnace, an elegant middle-aged man in a green shirt, his hands strangling, controlling the green-golden real fire, a meticulous expression.
He did not seem to realize the uninvited guests behind him.
The man in the bucket hat raised his sleeve, revealing the sleeve arrow inside, the cold light flashing, aimed at Lu Chang'an's back.
"Greetings to Master Evergreen."
The bucket-hatted assassin arched his hand and saluted, letting out a raw, cold voice.
"How is the investigation going?"
Lu Chang'an asked indifferently without looking back.
"Back to the True Lord, after infiltrating and investigating it was confirmed that the Wanhua Chamber of Commerce did cultivate the main medicine for the Third Order Longevity Extension Pill, and there is more than just one Longevity Fruit."
"In addition, the chamber has a third-order dan master who is prepared to refine the third-order Longevity Extension Pill in the future to enhance the chamber's influence."
"Well done."
Lu Chang'an praised.
In fact, the above is nothing more than a self-questioning, simulated real-life conversation in order to train the Assassin Puppet.
......
Two months ago, Lu Chang'an made a breakthrough in his puppet skill and refined a third-order mid-grade puppet.
Lu Changan used the Infernal Sect's Xing Peng as a template for this third-ranked mid-grade puppet to create the form of a human assassin. Through the flesh and skin technique he learned from Ada Maru, he disguised it as a man in a bucket hat.
This assassin puppet had a brittle body, and its defense ability was not as good as a third-ranked turtle puppet.
However, it was agile, fast, good at hiding, and had a strong assassination ability.
Lu Chang'an had customized magic treasures or parts for it that had cloaks that increased its stealth.
For assassination, there are hand swords and sleeve arrows, which are considered small pieces of magic treasures, coated with third-order mid-grade poison.
In addition, there are also special poisonous smoke bombs, which can obscure the divine sense senses and weaken the opponent, which is conducive to running away, or to fish in troubled waters.
Initially, Lu Changan infused the assassin puppet, with the shadow of his first life soul, and as a result, the soul power of the Refined Qi Stage was unable to harness the ability of a third-order mid-grade puppet.
Thus, Lu Changan infused it with the soul shadow of its second life.
The second life was a peak JieDan soul.
The Assassin Puppet erupted with combat skills, all kinds of micro-manipulations, and was even stronger than a cultivator of the same rank.
However, it consumes quite a lot of souls and puppet crystals.
The effective distance of remote control reaches thousands of miles.
If you don't fight, but just drive and scout, you can make do with 10,000 miles.
With such a long distance, it has a few percent of the effect of an out-of-body incarnation.
However, the Assassin Puppet does not have an independent consciousness, so it needs to be remotely controlled by Lu Changan in order to realize its true strength.
In terms of realism, the Assassin's Puppet can fool Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment.
In a close conversation, it could be seen after a long period of time.
When encountering a JieDan cultivator, it's even easier to reveal his identity.
"I heard that the Wanhua Chamber of Commerce has turned on the Star Moon Chamber of Commerce, which is on the verge of bankruptcy, and wants to annex the latter, how long do you think the latter can hold out?"
Lu Changan stabilized the real fire in front of the dan furnace and mused.
"Although the Star Moon Chamber of Commerce has seen a break in the number of True Dan cultivators, there has been a turnaround in recent years. A pair of False Dan men and women at the helm of that chamber refined the lost Combined Strike Technique."
"The technique draws on the power of the stars and moon, and the combined attack of the man and woman has the power to cross levels. A few months ago, the True Dan Assassin and others hired by the Wanhua Chamber of Commerce were defeated by the duo in the night by joining forces, and were severely injured, barely escaping......"
Lu Chang'an, with the eye perception of the YuanYing stage, felt that that set of Combined Strike Technique had a great deal to offer.
If it wasn't for Yun Yan's introduction, the Star Moon Chamber of Commerce would have been an alternative for him to rely on.
"Next, do you know what to do?"
"I understand!"
The cloaked assassin opened his leather armor and took out a few pieces of puppet crystals and embedded them into his chest, then disappeared from the alchemy room as a blurry shadow.
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