All kinds of spiritual lights shine through Yinyuefang City. The lake on one side is sparkling under the spiritual light. A bright moon hangs in the sky, and it is somewhat clear.
In the blink of an eye, it was already late at night, and it was approaching midnight.
Yinyuefang City is still very lively, with monks coming and going in an endless stream, and occasionally scattered ordinary people can be seen walking around corners.
These ordinary people who do not have spiritual power and cultivation will not come to wander in the market, although the owner of Yinyuefang City has not explicitly prohibited this.
Gu Qing and Gu Tingyue were walking among the bustling crowd.
The crowds are like water, flowing endlessly.
Gu Qing could see some of the fireworks in the world. He had a restrained aura, wore a loose black robe, and walked leisurely. The middle-grade spiritual stone he got from selling the talisman this time still had over a hundred yuan left.
Including the thirty middle-grade spiritual stones he had left before, the number of middle-grade spiritual stones he now possesses is one hundred and thirty.
The most common pills that can be used by second-level Foundation Establishment monks to improve their cultivation level cost almost 100 pieces of middle-grade spirit stones to purchase. For example, the various bone-forging pills he takes cost 100 pieces of middle-grade spirit stones. A stone can only be exchanged for one.
In other words, excluding the cost, the spiritual stones that Gu Qing earned this time are enough to buy a pill such as Qingxuan Bone Forging Pill.
Qingxuan Bone Forging Pill is a second-grade mid-level pill.
The reason why it is similar in price to the second-grade high-grade Xiaolonghu Pill that Gu Qing once took is because of the word "bone forging".
The practice in the early stage of foundation building is to reshape oneself, and then try to reach perfection. Only in this way can one achieve the golden marrow and jade bone, and then break through the realm of the middle stage of foundation building.
Therefore, the cultivation of the first level of foundation building is mainly about rebirth, which is to shed the mortal body. Therefore, the monks have perfected this level of cultivation. After breaking through the second level of foundation building, their longevity will often increase to a certain extent.
The monk introduces Qi into the body, and the spiritual power penetrates the whole body, and then enters the refined Qi. From then on, he can be free from all diseases and live to be more than a hundred years old.
The lifespan limit of the Qi refining period is one hundred and fifty years.
That is to say, even if a monk is in the Great Perfection realm of Qi refining, if he does not take any life-extending spiritual fruits or spiritual liquids, his lifespan may be the same as that of a monk who only completes the process of introducing Qi into the body. The former has not lived as long as the latter.
After a monk reaches the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, breaks through the Foundation Building, and successfully builds the Dao Foundation, his lifespan can jump to more than two hundred.
Once the foundation is established, life span will be increased to 300.
This is the lifespan limit of a monk at the first level of Foundation Establishment. If a monk is always trapped in the first level of Foundation Establishment, he will definitely die before the age of three hundred.
And if one can cultivate the first level of foundation building to a perfect level, and then fade away from the mortal body, then the lifespan will often skyrocket for dozens of years. There is no accurate figure, but most of them will not be exceptions.
Gu Qing's situation is relatively rare.
He guessed that this might be because of the magical method of condensing the essence of the five elements. After all, during his Qi refining period, he had done several exercises to refine his spiritual roots and return to his bone age. Of course, it might also be because of the inheritance of the ancient demon.
Anyway, he wasn't sure.
If a monk achieves the second level of foundation building and is stuck in this situation, his lifespan limit is four hundred. If he achieves the third level of foundation building and is trapped in this situation, his lifespan limit is five hundred.
Only after the three levels of foundation building are completed, golden marrow and jade bones are achieved, and the monk's longevity is completely fixed after breaking through to the middle stage of foundation building.
At that time, the life limit of a monk was eight hundred.
A life span of eight hundred years is not short.
But very few people can reach the limit of longevity.
Just like the life limit of a Qi-refining monk is one hundred and fifty, most Qi-refining monks will die when they are around a hundred years old.
Therefore, as far as Gu Qing knows, the longest life span for monks in the middle and later stages of foundation building is about five hundred years. Of course, those monks who practice Taoist temples and Buddhist temples and extend their lives with the power of faith must be excluded. For Shinto , Gu Qing knows very little about it.
"I wonder how long my current lifespan is? Although the power of the ancient demon has not been broken through, my vitality is as bright as the sun in the sky, burning forever. It is expected that my lifespan should be far longer than that of ordinary monks... However, after accepting the inheritance of the ancient demon, It is even more difficult to improve the spiritual power of this body."
"Furthermore, the difficulty of improving one's spiritual power increases with the
The ancient demon's power is also increasing! "Gu Qing frowned with some worry. After all, his heart belongs to the path of immortality. He still has a trace of sadness about the inheritance of the ancient demon that he carries with him whose path is unclear and whose formidable enemy is like Wang.
Back then, the human-shaped black shadow seen in the Demonic Spirit Stream of Ye Kingdom was so powerful that it swallowed up the sky and the earth at the slightest movement, leaving no one able to resist.
That scene, lingering like a dream in Gu Qing's heart, has never been forgotten. It was also for this reason that he decisively killed the ancient demon inheritance, but now he continues it due to various reasons.
Gu Qing let out a sigh of relief.
It seems that all the sadness has been blown away.
In short, if he gave up the power of the ancient demon and could not escape the result of sitting down, that would be undesirable. Now he could only use the power of the ancient demon to extend his life first and take care of the rest. There was no other choice.
While Gu Qing was thinking.
He and Gu Tingyue had arrived at a relatively remote place in Yinyuefang City. When they turned a corner, they found their colleagues who had left Yinyuefang City.
There are a large number of bright red flower petals piled up here, and there is a row of spiritual trees full of pink flowers planted on the shore of the lake. The wind gently sways the spiritual trees, blowing the petals on the ground like blood.
Gu Qing's eyes quickly focused.
He saw that the petals blown up by the breeze were indeed scattered like blood, and he even smelled the unique fishy smell of blood.
It's very light, but it's quite real.
Gu Tingyue, who was walking beside him, seemed to be isolated in another world. The world Gu Qing saw was filled with an invisible layer, isolating him from this world. The sound of wind, the sound of falling flowers, The noise of the crowd in the distance was still there, but it seemed far away from him.
Gu Qing's gaze seemed to be stretched, but he did not panic. Instead, he looked indifferently at a black spot that appeared in the sky and earth that was close at hand but far away. It passed through the crowd in the distance and came to him. It was a figure covered by a black robe, a little thin.
"The plan has changed, leave Chang Ming Island as soon as possible."
This figure passed by Gu Qing, left a word, and then passed through Gu Tingyue's body. However, Gu Tingyue was half a person and didn't notice it. She only felt the breeze blowing on her face, that's all.
Gu Qing paused for a moment.
The power of his soul came out of his body, as if crushing something, and the feeling of lengthening distance around him was immediately eliminated.
"What do you mean, Your Excellency?" Gu Qing asked calmly. As soon as he finished speaking, the person had already crossed a hundred feet, stopped in front of the figure just now, and landed in the crowd. As a result, the crowd immediately became lively.
The figure was stopped by Gu Qing, and a look of surprise flashed across his face under the black robe. He was very confident in his self-created escape method, and believed that no one should be able to catch up with him in the middle stage of foundation building.
But the guy at the second level of Foundation Establishment in front of him unexpectedly caught up with him and stood in front of him. He asked him questions calmly. This really surprised him. Regardless of whether it was the guy at the second level of Foundation Establishment, his performance The method is still the calmness shown by the person.
His original intention was to test this person.
I don't know if it was the previous reminder, but he placed many contact signs unique to that organization along the way.
However, this person didn't even notice at all.
In other words, I noticed it but didn't take it seriously.
So he had no choice but to jump out and remind the person personally.
At this time, he was more than 80% sure that this person was not a monk placed by that organization on the island.
If this person is really a member of that organization, then it is understandable whether he continues to lie dormant or escapes immediately after hearing his reminder, but it is unlikely that he will catch up and ask.
"You admitted the wrong person, fellow Taoist, don't be surprised." His face under the black robe calmed down and he responded to Gu Qing.
White hair hung in the corners of his eyes, but his eyes were still sharp. After saying this, he lowered his eyes and walked away.
Still feeling the distance between light and shadow stretching and rapidly extending, Gu Qing did not continue to stop the black-robed man, but watched the black-robed man thoughtfully as he left, noting that the monks around him noticed that he had deliberately exposed his cultivation. Afterwards, I didn’t care about the hustle and bustle and the awe shown.
"Senior...what's wrong?" Gu Tingyue came quickly,
Yu stood a few feet beside Gu Qing, glanced around in surprise, and sent a message to Gu Qing to ask.
"It's just a temptation from a boring person. There's nothing surprising about it." Gu Qing responded calmly, then walked to his own steps, "After looking back at home, call the head and elders of your Gu family to a certain cave. Things have to be ordered.”
Gu Tingyue answered the question, lowered her head and followed Gu Qing.
Siling Town, Huanhua Lane.
It was as peaceful as ever, but there were quite a few changes from the past. Every family was plain and white, except the Gu family.
Under the previous illusion, no external enemies came to attack each family, but there was a lot of internal strife. The young master of this family killed his father, and the good wife of that family fell out. It was always a chaotic situation, and many people died.
If Gu Qing had not broken the illusion, something would probably have happened to the Gu family. Of course, the strongest relationship in the world is blood relationship, but in many cases, even blood relationship is not so reliable. , always like abyss.
Behind the Gu family residence and in front of the Black Water Pond.
The original black water has turned into clear water, with fish jumping and full of life in the water. The moonlight reflects the water surface like a mirror, and the quiet wind blows the hearts of Gu Cheng and the elders of the Gu family.
Gu Tingyue stood at the front, looking at the moon in the lake.
Autumn has entered Changming Island recently. Although there is little snow in the winter in Hanhai, and the autumn is not very chilly, it still has a bit of autumn feeling. I think that their little Gu family would not have cut down all the fire cherry trees. , now the ground is also stained with blood, and the aura of the station is a bit richer.
Unfortunately, in the past few years, the family was unable to make ends meet, so they cut down all the fire cherry trees that originally planted all over the family's residence in exchange for spirit stones to stabilize the situation.
Since Gu Tingyue was a child, she has had magical and magnificent fire cherry trees deep in her memory, which evaporate like flames when the wind blows. That is her deepest impression of her family. The entire Huanhua Lane and Siling Town , even Changming Island, in all the places she has been, she has never seen the scene she once saw in her family. She knows that her former family is dead.
When the figure who was not the Optimus Prime fell down, her young and cowardly shoulders could not bear all the pressure, so she escaped and escaped again... Although she was still practicing as before , Improve your cultivation level, but no longer practice any skills, let alone think about anyone's future.
It was really easy.
She felt that she was very happy.
But is she really happy?
she does not know.
It was like she didn't know whether it was good or bad for this foundation-building monk who called himself Gu Qing to be the guest of their Gu family.
She thought that the monk who faced Gu Qing just now was obviously a foundation-building monk. If he had some serious enmity with Gu Qing but failed to deal with Gu Qing, would he take action against the Gu family? After all, their Gu family is now in the hands of Gu Qing.
she does not know.
She was scared and anxious about it, but there was nothing she could do about it.
That's what it feels like to be weak!
Tasting powerlessness and experiencing powerlessness made her calmer and more inclined to escape. After all, the big deal was life and death, so what was there to worry about? The fish goes upstream against the current, facing many difficulties and dangers, but it goes downstream regardless of it, how fast it is! The easy way is to just muddle along.
Thinking about it, Gu Tingyue became more and more fascinated.
Until the rumble of the stone door woke her up.
Looking up, he saw a beautiful woman with ice-blue lines flashing on her face. She was that guy's maid, named An Menghuan. Read the book
What did that guy and his maid do after taking so long to come out? Gu Tingyue imagined many scenes in her mind, feeling a little disdainful and indescribable. She has never been close to any male cultivator so far, and she will probably not get close to him in the future. After all, she is the person with the highest cultivation level in the family, unless If a male cultivator is willing to marry her, otherwise, she will have no chance of marrying outside.
And she was a little disgusted if she was asked to imitate some female cultivators she knew in the late stage of Qi Refining and accept some ordinary and handsome men as their faces.
"Sister Tingyue." An Meng came to Gu Tingyue's side and spoke softly, pulling Gu Tingyue away from her chaotic thoughts.
Gu Tingyue felt a little guilty in her eyes. She quickly dismissed the messy images in her mind and started talking to An Meng.
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"What? Senior wants to hand over the seal-drawing talisman to my Gu family for sale in the future?" Gu Tingyue said in surprise. She saw with her own eyes how popular the seal-drawing talisman made by Senior Gu Qing was. If the matter is left to the family, the family will gain a lot of income.
Their family is too weak.
Weak and weak came to several secret places in the Jade Sea Territory, but couldn't enter.
Going to the vast sea to hunt ferocious beasts and demonic beasts and look for opportunities is impossible.
It is also impossible to compete with other families on Changming Island.
Therefore, they could only grow some spiritual plants in a shrinking station, and the family monks would go out to do things and earn spiritual stones. They could barely survive in this way, and they could barely keep the family together.
If they could sell the various talismans of Senior Gu Qing's seal paintings for a long time, then their family would be able to breathe a sigh of relief.
An Meng nodded and was about to respond.
"This matter can be left to your family. Apart from the cost of making the talisman, your family can share 10% of the profit. If your family is willing to provide the spiritual materials for making the talisman, your family will be allowed to share 15% of the profit."
Gu Qing's voice rang in the ears of the monks by the black water pool, and the expressions of Gu Cheng and the elders moved slightly.
At the same time as this voice sounded, Gu Qing had already come out of the cave and came to Gu Tingyue. He looked at the woman with a peaceful look: "In which city does your family have a store?"
"Back to senior." Gu Cheng hurriedly came forward, "My Gu family did have two shops in Yinyuefang City, but one of them was redeemed a few years ago, and now there is still one, which has been rented out."
"How much is the rent?" Gu Qing asked.
He moved his eyes away from Gu Tingyue's face and looked at Gu Cheng.
Gu Tingyue's figure relaxed and she took a few steps back, but her face turned red inexplicably, and she couldn't help but start thinking wildly. She suppressed her charming thoughts for a long time, and it took a long time before she raised her head.
What Gu Tingyue didn't notice was that a trace of red breath rose from her abdomen, streaked across her fair skin, and sank into the connection between her spine and neck behind her back, where there was a faint white mark flashing away. It looks like a lotus flower.
Gu Qing suddenly turned his head.
He glanced at Gu Tingyue.
Is it an illusion?
Gu Qing frowned secretly.
"...The Li family in Siling Town is the family where senior Li Wanshan comes from. The shop owned by my Gu family was forced to be rented out to the Li family due to a bet a few years ago, so there is no rent." Gu Cheng's face turned red as he responded to Gu Qing's question.
"Betting? Your family is so wealthy that you bet on a shop. It's really a big deal." Gu Qing turned his head and looked at Gu Cheng with a half-smile, "Come with me to the Li family."
With that said, Gu Qing turned around and left.
Gu Cheng was stunned for a moment, then became ecstatic.
It's not that he hasn't thought about asking this senior to negotiate with Li Wanshan and take back his shop, but -
Previously, this senior said that except for matters of life and death, he would not stand up for the family or do anything for them.
Therefore, he has given up this thought.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, this senior went to the Li family without saying a word, as if he was willing to help them take care of their family and return to this shop! In this way, he was naturally ecstatic.
"Tingyue, you and I will go with the seniors. Please step back for the time being." Gu Cheng turned around and ordered.
Li Wanshan was not surprised when he received the news from his family.
In fact, he had been waiting for this day to arrive after he knew that the Gu family had invited a foundation-building guest. However, he never thought that this day came so slowly. Could it be that Gu Cheng, the boy from the Gu family, took so long to come? Remember that the Gu family actually holds a shop in their hands?
The price of a not-so-remote shop in Yinyuefang City is naturally difficult to estimate. If you want to buy or sell, you may have to trade high-grade spiritual stones. It is a lie to say that Li Wanshan is not distressed.
But after all, this shop is not owned by their Li family.
After all, this shop belongs to the Gu family, and it will have to be returned sooner or later.
Go, although if the Gu family had not invited back the fellow Ji-builder as their guest, the Gu family would not have dared to ask for this shop from the Li family.
And once the Gu family couldn't hold on any longer, he could take over the store at a very low price, or even without even half a spirit stone.
"Ancestor, Gu Cheng from the Gu family came to the door with a foundation-building monk and wanted to take back the shop in the center of Yinyuefang. Look at this..." The voice in the sound transmission jade talisman was no longer there. Young, it was the voice of the head of the Li family who was now in his seventies.
This old voice was filled with careful respect, as well as flattery and flattery that had remained unchanged for many years. It was hard to imagine that a person could express so many meanings in his voice.
He is more than seventy years old, an age when he has many descendants.
Really can't be called young.
But for Li Wanshan, the seventy-year-old head of the Li family was just the grandson of his grandson... When he died, the person who arranged it was still not close to him even though he had been with him for many years.
Yes, the head of the Li family is not his direct blood relative.
His direct blood relatives have long since died.
Li Wanshan was a member of the Li family two hundred years ago.
Now, he is two hundred and seventeen years old and has been trapped in the first level of foundation building for many years. This is not because of his lack of cultivation resources.
There is a reason for this.
But that's not the main reason.
Mainly his Dao Foundation, which is only the lowest ninth-grade Dao Foundation.
A monk from a small family is lucky to be able to build a foundation.
But Li Wanshan will never forget the scene when the person who suddenly came to his retreat cave and took away most of his spiritual power at the critical moment of foundation building. If that person hadn't taken away most of his spiritual power at the critical moment, He can at least create a seventh-grade Taoist foundation.
It can't be such a waste.
The man thought that Li Wanshan didn't know his identity, but in fact, Li Wanshan had already determined that that man was the son of the then owner of Changming Island, and now the owner of Changming Island, He Xuwang, the real person of Xuwang!
Everyone knows that Xuwang Zhenren is a sixth-level Taoist monk with fake elixir cultivation. He survived three attacks on the elixir formation and his combat power is sufficient for an ordinary elixir formation monk. He is also generous, benevolent and heroic, and has close friends all over Linyu Waters. It is an outstanding person among outstanding people, who will definitely be able to break through the knotted elixir.
But who knew that Master Xu Wang had a good level of demonic skills and could devour the spiritual power of others, especially the spiritual power of monks who were breaking through the realm and who were in the opportunity of creation?
Li Wanshan's eyes were dull for a long time.
The possibility of breaking through to the second level of foundation building for a ninth-level Taoist foundation is too low. He has worked hard for many years, but he has not yet perfected the first level of foundation building.
If this shop is handed over this time, the chance of breaking through to the second level of Foundation Establishment in Yu Sheng will be even lower. However, if it is not handed over, the Gu family's new Foundation Establishment guest will probably be attacked next time he leaves the island. Can he be a match for the new guest from the Gu family, whose cultivation is unfathomable?
perhaps……
He can contact those people, and those people will give him support. Over the years, he has done a lot for those people because of his hatred for the island owner.
But is it worth it for a store?
He still has three such shops.
Li Wanshan jumped off the soft couch, ignoring the coquettishness of the beauty on the couch, put on a white cloak, and walked around the house with his hands behind his back.
His body is not stooped. Moistened by his spiritual energy, he is more muscular than a young man in his twenties and thirties. His gray hair and cheeks with fine lines at the end of his eyes are the few traces left by the years. , the moonlight fell on his chest, making him stop for a moment.
"well……"
Li Wanshan sighed.
He picked up the sound transmission jade talisman in his hand.
"It belongs to the Gu family, just give it to him."
Li Wanshan's voice became gentle and smooth.
Li family, in the side hall where guests are entertained.
When the head of the Li family heard the news, the wrinkles on his face seemed to bloom, and his slightly stooped figure straightened slightly.
"I will obey my ancestor's orders."
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The gentle voice still responded respectfully.
Then he stood up and looked at Gu Cheng, who was sitting in the first place. From the corner of his eye, he carefully glanced at the black-robed figure standing at the door of the side hall with his hands behind his back.
