Chapter 75: Unfavorable News
Two months later.
Lu Chang'an left his cave at the foot of Yellow Dragon Mountain.
No one knew that a ferocious second-rank spirit pet had appeared in his spirit pet bag.
Returning to the Water Moon Residence, everything was back to normal.
For the sake of secrecy, Lu Changan didn't let the Ground Rock Rat show up in front of outsiders, including Guan Qiaozhi.
He bought a bigger spirit pet bag for the Ground Rock Mouse.
This rat either stays in the spirit pet bag or moves underground, and cannot leave the confines of the courtyard.
Luckily, Lu Changan had a second-stage formation that could conceal his breath, so he wasn't afraid of passing Foundation Establishment Stage sensors.
......
The time is running out.
Two years after the end of the large-scale auction.
Due to Lu Chang'an's purchase of a second-stage mid-grade beast skin during the auction, he possessed better materials for drawing talismans.
During these two years, he drew and produced five more second-order mid-grade talismans, and with the three he had refined some years ago, the number reached eight. Including two second-order mid-grade masterpieces,
The power of these talismans is equivalent to the full force of a mid-range Foundation Establishment strike, and they have great lethality against early Foundation Establishment.
As for the second-order lower-grade talismans, the number was even greater, with dozens of them.
This was the reserves he had accumulated over the many years he had been in Yellow Dragon Immortal City.
Because of the border with the Black Mist Mountain Range, Lu Chang'an was able to occasionally obtain second rank demonic beast skins, including second rank talisman paper and spirit ink.
If it was in the Fei Yue Lake Mu Family and the Green Bamboo Mountain Market, it would be difficult to obtain so many second-order raw materials.
"Could it be that my chance to build my foundation is also in the Black Mist Mountain Range?"
On this day, the sixty-seven year old Lu Chang'an, opened his eyes from his meditation.
Now, his cultivation was approaching the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining.
The conditions are basically ripe for him to enter the Foundation Establishment Stage, but he lacks a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill.
In the past few years, no one in the circle of master and disciple Huadan masters had provided the Xuan Ling Fruit.
Even if there is, if the alchemy is poorly performed, there is no guarantee that you will be able to obtain a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill.
In short, it is out of one's control.
Lu Changan considered for the record: going to the Black Mist Mountain Range to obtain special demon cores to replace the 300 year old Xuan Ling Fruit.
Although hunting demonic beasts had its risks, many factors could be controlled, and it wasn't as complicated and sinister as the human world.
Lu Chang'an only has a long life, not immortality.
It's not realistic to think that you won't take a single risk.
If you have a lifespan of 200 years, your health will decline after 100 years of age.
Besides that, I'm not going to take any chances.
Waiting for a medium-sized market to auction the Foundation Establishment Dan, if there is no late-stage Foundation Establishment present, go over and take a high-profile shot.
Referring to the Bamboo Leaf Mountain market back then, the risk is hard to control.
This kind of opportunity is rare.
Those medium-sized marketplaces with stable security rarely bid on the Foundation Establishment Pill to avoid trouble.
......
Until two months later.
Lu Changan received a letter from Golden Cloud Valley and finally made a decision.
Zhao Siyao is coming to the Black Mist Mountain Range to practice again.
Zhao Siyao, who has been building her foundation for more than twenty years, has encountered a bottleneck and her cultivation has stagnated at the third level of foundation building, making it difficult for her to advance to the middle stage of foundation building.
When Zhao Siyao was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, she made a small gain in the Black Mist Mountain Range, which advanced her progress in Foundation Establishment.
She wanted to rekindle the fighting spirit she had back then.
She wanted to go to the slightly deeper area of the Black Mist Mountain Range to hunt and kill second-stage demonic beasts and obtain precious resources.
Zhao Siyao's destination was the same as Lu Changan's request.
"With a trusted Foundation Establishment Cultivator as the main force, a second-stage Spirit Pet to open the way, and me to play a supporting role and provide some talismans. Picking an early second-order demonic beast to start with should be more stable."
Lu Chang'an envisioned.
Counting his true strength, it was equivalent to the three major Foundation Establishment.
Lu Changan's physical body was comparable to that of a second-stage demonic beast, and he possessed quite a few second-stage talismans, including a second-stage recluse talisman, so his survivability was far superior to that of an average Foundation Establishment.
This doesn't even include the Nine Seal Tablet and the cards from his past life and present life.
In the Black Mist Mountain Range, as long as you don't enter the core area, you will at most encounter second-order demonic beasts.
The higher third-order demons have a tacit understanding with the human pandan masters and can sense each other from afar. Generally, they won't come close to Huanglong Immortal City, otherwise it would be a provocation.
Once they appear, it means that the beast tide is coming, and they will often show signs in advance.
......
Before Zhao Siyao arrived, Lu Changan organized the magic weapons on his body.
With his current cultivation and divine sense, the top-grade magic weapon became the main force, with the middle-grade fine magic weapon as the supplement.
Top-grade attack magic weapon, White Bone Bow and Arrow.
The trophy of the evil-faced Flying Eagle, with enough power stored up, its power is comparable to that of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
The Evil-faced Flying Eagle was executed, and this item is no longer considered stolen.
Lu Changan has no intention of using it in the human world.
At most, he will use it behind his back, but he won't show it openly.
A top-grade defensive artifact, the White Scale Shield.
Made from the scale skin of a second-order demonic beast and second-order ores, Lu Chang'an purchased it from a regular store in Yellow Dragon Immortal City.
"Exotic Treasure White Bead", injecting mana can activate the Xia Light Body Protector to resist poisonous gas, the protection ability is comparable to that of a top-grade magic weapon.
However, this bead's haze protection is a little less effective against heavy magic weapons and sharp magic weapons. For spell attacks, the defense is the most effective.
In terms of spell defense alone, it is even beyond the scope of a top-grade spell weapon.
Lu Chang'an prepared three mid-grade magic weapons on a daily basis:
Black Net Spell Weapon, Purple Soft Sword, and Cold Iron Thorn.
All of them are medium-grade fine magic weapons.
The Black Net can attack, defend, and trap the enemy.
The purple soft sword is good at hiding and changing its form, and can be transformed into both a sword and a whip.
Cold Iron Thorns, there are six of them, they are the complete set of magic weapons purchased by Lu Changan, they are thicker and longer than the Seven Dexterity Needles, and have strong penetrating power.
This complete set of magic weapon, the demand for Divine Sense is comparable to a top-grade magic weapon.
If one has the divine sense of the Foundation Establishment Stage, the Cold Iron Thorn can be utilized to its fullest extent, and its power will not be inferior to that of a top-grade magic weapon.
Because, every single Cold Iron Thorn is a mid-grade fine artifact.
In order to make the Cold Iron Thorn even more powerful, Lu Changan combined his past life's experience and purchased materials in Yellow Dragon Immortal City to formulate several second-order poisons.
As for the higher grade extreme magic weapons.
Lu Changan didn't even think about it, the mana realm wasn't enough to harness it.
Even if he had enough divine sense to forcibly harness it, a single strike would probably drain most of his mana, and the loss would outweigh the gain.
Instead of that, it would be better to fling a few second-order talismans without consuming mana.
......
Lu Chang'an was well prepared and waited for Zhao Siyao's arrival.
"Huh! Li Erqing hasn't written back in the past two years?"
On this day, he organized his letters over the years and found an anomaly.
In the past, Li Erqing would write every year, and even if there was no important matter, he would chatter about the family and his children.
But in these two years, not a single letter has been returned.
Lu Changan had a premonition that something had happened on Li Erqing's side!
Or perhaps something has gone wrong with the Fei Yuehu Mu family, and the letter might have been intercepted in the middle of the journey.
Lu Changan disguised his identity and poked around Yellow Dragon Immortal City.
There are organizations in the inner city that specialize in selling information.
However, Lake Fei Yue is a long way from Huanglong, and the Mu Family is not a big force in Liang, so they don't get much information.
"The conflict between the Maple Leaf Huang Family and the Fei Yuehu Mu Family has escalated, with more than a dozen dead or injured at the Qi Refining stage."
"Maple Leaf Yellow Family expelled the Mu Family cultivators in Bamboo Leaf Mountain, several stores of the Mu Family, all sold at a low price......."
"The Maple Leaf Yellow Family set up ten charges and started a family war against the Mu Family in Lake Fei Yue."
Lu Changan spent dozens of spirit stones and purchased intelligence, the most recent one was three months ago.
......
Half a month later.
A leaf of the clan's flying boat landed in front of the Water Moon Residence.
The flying boat was put away.
A white-skirted female cultivator, who is as cool as a fairy and has a beautiful posture, arrived in front of the courtyard door.
"This fairy, senior, you are......"
Looking at the fairy skirt fluttering, extraordinary temperament of the delicate female cultivator, Guan Qiaozhi pretty eyes round stare, tone slightly flustered.
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, you're finally here!"
Lu Chang'an greeted him.
"She, is Zhao Siyao?"
Guan Qiaozhi stood to the side, looking at the white-clothed, white-skirted duo, like gods and goddesses, entering the house.
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, do you know the situation of the Fei Yue Lake Mu Family."
Just seated, Lu Chang'an did not exchange pleasantries, directly into the main topic.
"I deliberately passed by that side this time, and the result......"
Zhao Siyao sighed softly.
"Fei Yuehu was besieged by the Maple Leaf Yellow Family, and the battle was tragic. The Mu family's old ancestor Mu Renlong was seriously injured and the former family head Mu Maode was killed......"
"Li Erqing...... Daoist Li was also badly injured."
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