Chapter 49: Sudden Bad News
Lu Chang'an placed his palm on the surface of the eggshell and vaguely felt the heartbeat and subtle movements inside.He confirmed that the Xuan Shui Turtle had entered the incubation stage.
For a period of time thereafter, he fed the turtle egg some Evergreen Mana every day to provide energy nourishment.
Whenever he inputted Evergreen Mana, the life inside the egg shell would transmit a kind and dependent spiritual wave.
Lu Chang'an believed that the hatchling turtles that would be conceived in the future would recognize him as their master even if they didn't sign the Spiritual Pet Contract.
Two months later.
"With a click, the eggshell cracked.
A miniature turtle, smaller than a baby's hand, struggles to break through the shell. With a great deal of effort, first the head, then the carapace and limbs, it finally breaks out of the shell.
After emerging from the shell, the young Xuan Shui turtle looked around nervously with its stupid little eyes and quickly locked onto Lu Chang'an.
Sensing the familiar scent, the young turtle crawled to Lu Chang'an and rubbed against his wrist.
Lu Chang'an spread his palm, the Xuan Shui turtle crawled up, only occupying one third of his palm, constantly rubbing against the breath on his palm, almost flipping over, very cute.
After the turtle came out of its shell.
Lu Changan's spirit pet pouch in the ground rock rat is restless.
Squeak!
The large Earth Rock Rat was released and stared at the Xuan Shui Juvenile Turtle on Lu Chang'an's palm, a cold light flashed in the rat's eyes and his teeth were bared.
The young Xuan Shui turtle was surprised and ran towards Lu Chang'an's clothes.
Boom!
Lu Chang'an gave the ground rock rat a kick, and the latter squealed in pain, his killing intent converging to reveal an aggrieved look.
"In the future, it is also your master, if you dare to have crooked thoughts, send you to the Colosseum......"
Lu Changan warned and put the ground rock rat into his storage bag.
Not to mention the difference between a mid-grade bloodline and an earth-grade bloodline.
The Xuan Shui Turtle is a turtle that he personally nurtured and hatched, pouring his heart and soul into it.
The Earth Rock Rat was only a trophy seized halfway through the journey.
There is no comparison between the two.
Lu Chang'an fed the young turtle some spirit liquid and checked its physical condition.
In the jade cylinder given by Zhou Qingxuan at the beginning, there was an illustration of the Xuan Shui Turtle that contained the juvenile turtle.
Lu Changan compared them and the appearance was basically the same.
There was only a slight difference in the texture of the turtle's shell.
Lu Chang'an's hatchling had a slightly leafy shell texture, which was hard to notice without careful scrutiny.
The turtle is very small in size, Lu Changan put it in his Spirit Pet Bag everyday to build a moist environment inside.
This turtle is quite sticky, Lu Changan will take it out and interact with it every day, channeling a little bit of Evergreen Mana.
The Xuan Shui Turtle has a water attribute, but also has some wood attributes.
Lu Chang'an raised this one, just a few days after birth, can spit out light green water bubbles, accompanied by a weak fluctuation of mana.
......
Bamboo Leaf Mountain Market.
Lu Chang'an's days remain the same, not much has changed.
Although there is an extra pet, the Xuan Shui Turtle is actually quite easy to keep.
It doesn't make a fuss.
It doesn't consume much resources, far less than some Earth Grade Spirit Beasts, and its only drawback is that it grows slowly.
In the blink of an eye, one or two years have passed.
Five years have passed since the auction.
Lu Chang'an turned forty-three.
His cultivation level is close to the peak of the sixth level of qi refining, and he is still one or two years away from being promoted to the seventh level of qi practicing.
His appearance looks like he is around twenty years old and in his prime.
At this moment, the Xuan Shui Turtle has grown to the size of an adult's palm, and the fluctuation of mana emanating from it has reached the early stage of Qi Refining.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but Lu Chang'an felt that his Xuan Shui Turtle was growing a little faster than what was described in the jade cylinder.
......
After feeding the Xuan Shui Turtle, Lu Chang'an went to the first floor of the store.
"Missy, you're back?"
Mu Xiu Yun, who was wearing a long blue dress, was checking the talismans at the store's counter.
Two years ago, Mu Xiu Yun was promoted to the ninth level of Qi Refining, and since then, she was often absent from the store.
I don't know if it's because the family has something to do, or she's planning to build her foundation.
Luckily, the store's business is stable, not bad, and the two apprentices have grown up. Mu Shan and Mu Er Shun have become first rank lower grade talisman masters, drawing low grade talismans that are already profitable.
Among them, Mu Shan is good at human affairs, and is considered the store's second in command.
"Chang'an, this is a flying letter from a Spirit Pigeon sent from the workshop post."
Mu Xiu Yun flicked her hair bun, elegant and charming, and handed a letter to Lu Chang An.
The envelope had the logo of Golden Cloud Valley, it was sent by Zhao Siyao.
In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, fixed Immortal Cultivation gathering places, such as major fairs, clans, and families, would have a post station for correspondence with each other.
Spirit pigeons are considered to be one of the faster types of letters.
Lu Chang'an used a specific method to break the restrictions on the envelope and opened the letter.
A few years ago, Zhao Siyao went to the Yellow Dragon Immortal City near the Black Mist Mountain Range, and had occasional contact with Lu Chang'an.
Recently, Zhao Siyao had almost gathered the resources for the Foundation Establishment Pill and had returned to Golden Cloud Valley.
"Changan, what's wrong?"
Mu Xiu Yun looked over with concern.
Lu Chang'an's letter was only half read when his face suddenly changed and his brows furrowed.
His expression was grave and he was silent for a long time.
"Lin Yi...... died of serious injuries?"
Mu Xiu Yun took the letter, her face lost color, her green onion fingers gently trembled.
"What! Uncle Lin passed away?"
Not far away from the busy Mu Ershun heard the conversation and could not help but lose his voice in shock.
Lin Yi, was his father's friend.
In the past twenty years, he had visited the Mu family many times, and had also come to the market during the auction.
The last time they met was five years ago.
At that time, Uncle Lin also asked his favorite son, Lin Lu, to interact more with Mu Ershun.
But today, the bad news came out of nowhere.
Mu Xiu Yun put down the letter and softly said, "Chang An, you want to go over there?"
"Uh-huh."
Lu Chang'an nodded, after all, twenty years of friendship.
As a talisman master, he traded often with Lin Yi's Hidden Immortal Pavilion, and received a box of letters.
Zhao Siyao is on her way to Hengshui Mansion.
About Lin Yi's death.
The letter described that Lin Yi led the cultivators of the Hidden Immortal Pavilion and cooperated with the disciples of the Golden Cloud Valley to besiege a wanted evil cultivator, which was supposed to be a sure thing, but he didn't expect to encounter an ambush.
In the end, although the evil cultivator was repelled, Lin Yi was extremely injured and was unable to return to heaven.
When he was sent back to Hengshui Mansion, he was already seriously injured and died.
......
"Go find Evergreen first."
Lu Changan took Mu Xiu Yun's flying boat and the two of them set off together.
For the first time in ten years, Lu Chang'an left the workshop.
"Huh! The sun came out from the west, that turtle talisman master actually went out?"
Cultivators who knew each other in the workshop market couldn't help but tsk and tsk when they saw Lu Chang'an's departing figure.
Nowadays, the vicinity of Bamboo Leaf Mountain is generally quite stable, and the small number of robber cultivators is not a big deal.
The evil-faced flying eagle of that year is only a rumor, but has long since disappeared.
This is the first time I've seen a flying eagle in my life.
With Lu Changan's attainments in body refining skill and the strength of a peak first-order Ground Rock Rat, even without using his talismanic cards, he is sure to be able to cope with it.
Not to mention, there is also a Mu Xiu Yun at the 9th level of Qi Refining by his side.
The speed of the flying boat is very fast, less than a day to arrive at the Fei Yue Lake Mu family residence.
The boat was very fast and arrived at the Mu family's residence at Fei Yue Lake in less than a day.
Seeing the jade-like luster of Fei Yue Lake, Lu Chang'an felt a sense of affinity.
The Fei Yue Villa, as well as the neighboring spiritual fields and medicinal gardens, have all changed a lot.
The number of family cultivators has increased significantly, and there are many more young faces.
The flying boat landed at Li Ergou's compound.
"Lin Yi died? The young marquis is dead?"
When Li Er Dog was informed of the bad news, his rounded facial skin trembled and he was stunned for a long time.
Perhaps, the deepest impression of Lin Yi in his mind is still that of the fearful Little Marquis who exuded royal power and nobility twenty years ago.
Lu Changan and Li Ergou agreed to go to Hengshui Mansion to mourn the dead.
"Changan, I will accompany you."
Mu Xiu Yun said softly.
"No need, you are now a senior member of the Mu Family and have important matters to attend to."
Lu Chang'an shook his head.
He knew that Mu Xiu Yun was very busy, traveling to and from the family and stores, and also planning for Foundation Establishment.
Besides, Mu Xiu Yun didn't have any friendship with Lin Yi.
Mu Xiu Yun's gentle eyes couldn't help but darken as she softly hmmmed, "Then I'll lend you the flying boat." ......
A few days later.
The flying boat arrived at a valley a hundred miles south of Hengshui City.
This is the stronghold of the Hidden Immortal Pavilion, concealed by an illusionary formation.
Lin Yi left a message before he died to bury himself here.
Fall into the valley.
Lu Changan saw five or six cultivators, sitting in a corner of the valley.
There was a mausoleum there with a tombstone.
Zhao Siyao, dressed in white, sat next to a youth with slightly darker skin and waved at the two of them.
"Uncle Lu, Uncle Li."
Lin Lu knelt in front of the tombstone, the corners of his eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard and desolate.
Li Ergou stared blankly at the name on the tombstone.
Suddenly, his mind broke down and he bawled his eyes out.
This caused Lin Lu, who was kneeling next to him, to sob as well.
Lu Changan was slightly surprised, although Li Ergou and Lin Yi have known each other for a long time, but their friendship is not to the point of being particularly good.
At the beginning of their acquaintance, Lin Yi had some contempt for Li Ergou.
Li Ergou was afraid of the little marquis.
Later on, they became friends, and they laughed off their feuds and talked about everything.
Zhao Siyao Several cultivators came over and persuaded Li Ergou.
"Big brother, Lin Yi is smarter than me, more skillful, only hand to create a cultivation power, scenery for a while. I am far inferior to him!"
Li Er Dog wiped his tears and said.
"The long road of Immortal Cultivation, how many more steps can we take than him? When the time comes, one by one we......"
Lin Yi's death had a serious impact on Li Er Dog's Dao.
Lin Yi was the first, and by no means the last!
The road ahead, as if in darkness.
This pessimism even infected Zhao Siyao and a few other cultivators, and for a while the atmosphere was dull.
Lu Changan put on a piece of incense and paid his respects towards the tombstone.
He opened his mouth to break the silence,
"You're right, we can't see the end of the Immortal Path, and every step we take may lead to our death. But every time we take one more step, we will be able to see the scenery that we have never seen before, and it will not be a waste of this life's immortal destiny. If you can't make it in this life, you can make it in the next!"
"I don't want the Great Dao to be eternal, I only wish that the path of immortality will be evergreen."
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