Lu Changan slowly finished his exercises and ended today's routine practice.
By his legs.
The young Xuanshui turtle, as big as a gourd of water, was rubbing its robe affectionately, absorbing the remaining aura of the Evergreen Gong practice.
Over the years, Lu Changan made a surprising discovery:
Feeding the young turtle the Evergreen Mana every day, and having the young turtle absorb the breath beside him when he practices, can actually promote the growth of Xuan Shui Turtle's cultivation.
After observation, the growth rate of Xuanshui turtle eggs is 30 to 40% faster than recorded.
He could understand this result.
The Evergreen Gong is related to longevity and years. The black water turtle is a long-lived species and takes a long time to grow.
"According to this progress, the Xuanshui Turtle will reach the second level in more than a hundred years, and it will reach the third level in about three hundred years, which is comparable to the real person Jiedan."
Lu Changan did not intentionally increase the duration or dosage, otherwise it would be too obvious.
However, the Xuan Shui Turtle's body growth is normal. The acceleration is mainly due to cultivation and bloodline talent.
If you are not a professional beast control monk, it will be difficult to detect abnormalities.
Monsters are physically powerful, possess blood, and are naturally capable of mastering some spells and innate abilities.
In this regard, human monks are far inferior, and they have to practice hard and equip themselves with magic weapons to compete with them.
Xuan Shui Turtle is currently entering the Qi refining stage and has already revealed some of his talents.
The first is Turtle Breath, which is good at condensing the breath, reducing the sense of presence, and improving one's own survival rate.
Followed by water spells, water bubbles, water bombs, water ripples...
His talent in water escape is also beginning to show.
Finally, there is the turtle shell. Even for young black water turtles, it is very hard.
Lu Changan has tested it and found that even low-grade magic weapons cannot cut through turtle shells.
If it grows for a few more decades, the hatchlings will just shrink into their shells, and there will be nothing they can do below the foundation stage.
…
Zhizhi!
While Lu Changan was interacting with the hatchling, the rock rat picked up two letters from the gatekeeper in the courtyard and offered his courtesy.
Over the years, Lu Changan has shown great care for the young turtles, which made the rock rat feel in danger and often curry favor with Lu Changan.
Although the intelligence of low-level monsters is not as good as that of humans, it is still superior to ordinary animals.
However, the Earth Rock Rat is only a middle-grade bloodline, which is equivalent to the middle-level spiritual roots of humans. There is no chance, and it is not easy to advance to the second level.
Lu Changan received the two letters.
One letter came from Feiyue Lake.
One letter came from Jinyun Valley.
A year ago, Lu Changan wrote to Li Erqing and Zhao Siyao at the inn in Huanglong Fairy City.
However, Huanglong Fairy City is a long way away.
It takes at least half a year for a letter to come back and forth, even if it is a letter from a flying pigeon.
Lu Changan opened Li Erqing's letter first.
He was relieved to learn that Li Erqing successfully entered the seventh level of Qi Refining without using the Level Breaking Pill.
"Mid-grade spiritual root, Mu Jiuan?"
Lu Changan looked strange.
Li Erqing's ninth son "Mu Jiu'an" has a spiritual root qualification close to the top grade. The family gave Li Erqing generous rewards, including spiritual stones, magic weapons, and late-stage Qi refining elixirs.
It is foreseeable that Li Erqing's cultivation speed is back on track.
All this depends on having children.
In the letter, Li Erqing talked about a lot of internal affairs of the Mu family.
Including the eldest lady Mu Xiuyun.
"A year ago, Mu Xiuyun bought a 'Pulse Protection Pill' at a high price, but failed to attack the foundation. She was seriously injured and her vitality was severely damaged."
The not so good news made Lu Changan let out a long sigh.
If you fail to attack the foundation, there is a risk of death.
Pulse Protecting Pill cannot increase the probability of foundation building. However, it retains the effect of strengthening the Dantian and protecting the meridians, and it is not easy to die if the impact fails.
Mu Xiuyun's qualifications and age are similar to Lu Changan's, and he is forty-seven or eight years old this year.
Without the Foundation Establishment Pill, it is normal for the attack to fail.
If successful, it is good luck.
Mu Xiuyun's strength was severely damaged due to this failure, and she may have to recuperate for several years. The next time I want to have an impact, I will be in my fifties at least.
The older you are, the lower your potential is, and the chance of foundation building decreases year by year.
If you want to form a true elixir, it is best to build the foundation in your thirties to have greater potential in the future.
…
Lu Changan opened Zhao Siyao's letter again.
Last time he sent a letter, Lu Changan asked about Zhao Siyao's sect's Foundation Establishment Pill and the situation of the alchemist.
Zhao Siyao’s reply was:
"The foundation-building pills exchanged in the sect can only be used internally and are not allowed to be resold to outsiders."
After Zhao Siyao builds the foundation, he can redeem the foundation building pill through the sect's contribution. In addition to the higher exchange price, she can only give the Foundation Establishment Pill to her juniors or future generations for use.
Even direct descendants of Zhao Siyao cannot be given the gift if they have not joined the sect.
This cut off Lu Changan's idea of taking advantage of the sect.
As for the alchemists of the sect, they generally do not help outsiders refine foundation-building pills, unless they have a particularly good relationship with them.
After all, in addition to being busy refining elixirs, the sect's alchemy master also has to practice himself.
Zhao Siyao was new to Foundation Establishment. He didn't have enough connections in the middle and upper classes of Jinyun Valley, and there was no familiar second-level alchemist.
Even if there is, finding someone to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill still requires gathering materials.
The end of the letter.
Zhao Siyao told Lu Changan: Jinyun Valley has a station in Huanglong Fairy City. If he encounters a difficult problem, giving her name as a token may be able to help.
If there is a big crisis, you can send an urgent message through the sect station and Zhao Siyao will come as soon as possible.
"Repaying kindness, Taoist friend Zhao has a noble character."
Lu Changan couldn't help but praise.
He now has the backing of the sect and has successfully taken over.
If you make fewer enemies and make more good friends, you will naturally find more help on your spiritual path.
Of course, he only has enough longevity to be able to operate in such a steady manner, one step at a time.
Ordinary monks, if they don't fight, they are just sitting on the ground waiting to die.
…
Lu Changan put away his spiritual pet and counted the trophies in the storage bag.
"The time is almost here."
Today, Lu Changan is going out to sell the stolen goods.
Two years ago, he arrived near Huanglong Fairy City, killed two of the evil-faced flying eagle's men, and obtained some trophies, including the belongings of the three members of the family who were killed.
Pills and other items do not need to be sold as stolen goods.
However, mid- to low-grade magical artifacts have the characteristics of stolen goods and are not suitable for blatant selling.
In his early years, Lu Changan killed two ugly women of the Zheng family in revenge and obtained two or three low-grade magical weapons.
Nowadays, Lu Changan has more than ten useless magic weapons on hand, most of which are of lower quality.
If you want to plot the Foundation Establishment Pill, it's best to turn these stolen goods into cash.
When he first came to Huanglong Fairy City, Lu Changan was unfamiliar with the environment and did not take action rashly.
In the past two years, he learned that there is a place in the city that specializes in collecting second-hand magical artifacts, and the recycling price is several percent lower, regardless of the source of the magical artifacts.
In fact, it is a place where stolen goods are sold in disguise.
Huanglong Fairy City has a large flow of people and a mixture of fish and dragons. It is inevitable that there will be fights for treasures.
The environment in the outer city is relatively chaotic. Around Huanglong Immortal City and the dangerous Black Mist Mountains, countless monks die every day.
With more stolen goods, demand naturally arises. A shop with a good background will do the business of selling stolen goods.
"Master Lu."
Lu Changan walked out of Shuiyue Residence and was greeted by monks passing by in the streets.
In the past two years, Lu Changan has become acquainted with his neighbors, and monks nearby have come to him to buy talismans.
The talismans sold by Lu Changan are of excellent quality and the prices are slightly lower than those in regular stores.
…
Huanglong Fairy City occupies a vast area, and most areas within the city are not allowed to fly.
Lu Changan controlled the magic weapon and flew out of Jinxiufang and arrived at the business district in the center of the inner city.
The markets with stalls in the inner city, as well as most of the shops, are located in this area.
Lu Changan did not go directly to the place where the stolen goods were sold, but first went to the inn to book a room.
Disguise yourself in the guest room.
Then he slipped out of the room while no one was paying attention, and followed the flow of people out of the inn.
A quarter of an hour later.
Came to a shop that collects second-hand magic weapons.
This place apparently specializes in repairing magical artifacts, but also collects second-hand magical artifacts, but in reality it sells stolen items.
"What do you need, sir?"
The shopkeeper looked him over, saw the disguise, and smiled knowingly.
"I have three magic weapons here that I can't use. Do you want to take them?"
Lu Changan, disguised as a middle-aged man, took out the magic weapon from the storage bag.
"Take it, of course. But it is a second-hand magic weapon after all, and the price is 30 to 50% lower than a normal magic weapon."
After verification, the shopkeeper quoted a price for the three magical artifacts.
"One medium-grade weapon, two low-grade magic weapons, the quality is okay, how about one hundred and sixty spiritual stones?"
"It's too low, at least two hundred."
Lu Changan negotiated a little and settled the deal with one hundred and eighty spirit stones.
It's cheap, but worry-free.
Lu Changan walked out of the store in a swaggering manner, using his spiritual consciousness to secretly explore to prevent being spotted.
Security in the inner city is good, but not absolutely safe.
The formations in the city can sense the fluctuations of the fighting skills, and the law enforcement monks will arrive in time.
But if you are in a remote location, you can easily kill the target in an instant, or you can successfully attack with poison, and the movement will be very small, you can theoretically kill people and seize treasures.
It's just that the difficulty and risk are much higher than outside, and few people implement it.
This is the real world of cultivating immortals, not the main city of the game. There is no absolute safety anywhere in the world of cultivating immortals.
…
"No one is following."
Lu Changan blended into the crowd and found nothing unusual.
Two or three magic weapons are not enough to make people want to kill in the city.
He returned to the inn.
He changed his identity again and went to another shop that recycles second-hand magic weapons.
This time, Lu Changan was a little bolder.
Four magic weapons were sold at one time and more than two hundred spiritual stones were sold.
"Still not caught?"
Lu Changan blended into the crowd again, and the success surprised him.
Huanglong Immortal City is indeed a holy land for casual cultivators!
It is estimated that as long as it is not a treasure with a great origin, the risk of ordinary magic weapons being stolen is very low.
It can be deduced from this that there are many unidentified evil cultivators and robbery cultivators hiding in the city.
