Thousands of miles away from Qingshawan, there is a medium-to-large-sized city built on the river, called "Heluofang City".
The person in charge of this city is the Crescent Chamber of Commerce, a well-known member of the Jingguo Commercial Alliance.
A few days later.
In the attic at the highest point in Heluofang City.
Several senior executives of the Crescent Chamber of Commerce gathered together in a solemn atmosphere.
The silver-bearded man sitting at the top had eyes like a falcon and emitted elixir power fluctuations. He was clearly a fake elixir master.
"Fang Keqing, what do you think about the death of Vice President Coulson?"
The eyes of several senior officials fell on a purple-faced man who was in the late stage of foundation building. The latter looked thoughtful.
It was Fang Zhong who smuggled into Jing Kingdom with Lu Changan.
"President Le, I suspect that this matter has something to do with Lu Changan!"
Fang Zhong’s words were astonishing.
"It's impossible for Lu Changan alone!"
"In the late stage of foundation building, Coulson has top-notch combat power. He has third-level talismans and other trump cards. He has certain self-protection capabilities when facing the fake elixir master."
"Even if False Dan wants to kill Coulson, it will take a lot of effort and there will definitely be trouble."
"Although Lu Changan is very powerful, with his nature as a 'tortoise talisman', he will never put himself in danger to fight against a powerful enemy."
The senior officials of the Chamber of Commerce present shook their heads.
"Fang Keqing, what is the basis for your suspicion of Lu Changan?" The silver-bearded man was surprised and his eyes flashed.
“First, it’s Fang’s intuition.”
Fang Zhong paused, with a sharp look in his eyes, "Back then, on the Jiuchen Chamber of Commerce's transnational spirit ship, the two of us lived next to each other and were together for two months, but we were completely kept in the dark. It can be seen from this that Lu Changan is People hide very deeply.”
"Secondly, in the Xia clan, apart from clan leader Xia Hongyu, Lu Changan is the strongest, and others can hardly threaten Vice President Kou."
After listening to Fang Zhong's remarks, one or two of the senior officials of the Chamber of Commerce looked thoughtful and slightly shaken.
Maybe Lu Changan can't do it alone, but if Wufu Chamber of Commerce has other secret hands, there is a possibility.
At this moment, Guild Master Silverbeard, who was sitting at the top, took out a piece of milky-white jade pendant that shimmered, and closed his eyes for two breaths.
"The information just returned from the Xia Clan shows that Lu Changan never left Qingsha Bay during Coulson's death. Many people have seen it. As of the date when the information was obtained, he had not left Qiufeng Island."
President Yinxu glanced at Fang Zhong with a cold gaze.
A senior member of the Chamber of Commerce shook his head and said: "Fellow Daoist Fang, maybe there is a gap between you and Lu Changan, but don't let personal grudges affect your judgment."
"I don't!"
Under everyone's questioning gaze, Fang Zhong's face turned red, but he was unable to refute.
He gritted his teeth secretly, was it really his illusion?
A few years ago, Lu Changan's identity was exposed, and Fang Zhong was shocked.
He was from the Liang Kingdom and had long heard the inspiring rumors about Lu Changan's foundation building at an advanced age.
Later, he focused on investigating Lu Changan's information, and increasingly felt that the other party was hiding something deeply.
Apart from anything else, with Lu Changan's qualifications and age, it is not easy to reach the late stage of foundation building.
After two months of getting along day and night, I kept the sect elites who were fellow practitioners in the dark and didn't find any clues, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
"Vice President Kou is dead. We will use force to target the Wufu Chamber of Commerce, and we will lose a big help."
"In my opinion, there is no need to use those plots. We will increase our support for the Xin people, take advantage of the numerical advantage of the fake elixir master, and put pressure on us internally and externally..."
Fang Zhong was not interested in the subsequent high-level discussions.
Although the information from the Chamber of Commerce cleared Lu Changan from the suspicion of the murderer, he still felt that the matter was inseparable from the other party.
Fang Zhong sighed in his heart, but unfortunately, these people would not believe him.
…
Half a month later.
Qiufeng Island Mansion, inside the pharmacy.
Xia Wenyue is wearing a light blue cloud skirt, with a picturesque face and a willow-slender waist. Most of the smoke from the past has disappeared between her eyebrows, and a faint expectation appears between her eyebrow lines.
Today, it was the day when Lu Changan helped her warm up and ward off the cold.
Mr. Lu's magic power gave her an unspeakable affinity, warmth, freshness, and extraordinary comfort.
This method has stabilized her condition and is expected to get rid of the shackles of her childhood illness.
After waiting for a long time, Lu Changan, dressed in white, entered the pharmacy.
"Mr. Lu."
She was quiet and docile, lying flat on the hospital bed.
This time, Lu Changan did not take immediate action to treat him.
"With the previous warming and nourishment, I have driven away the cold poison on the surface of your body, and then I will eradicate the underlying causes. Every time I take action after that, Lu will consume his energy and energy, and it will even affect his cultivation advancement."
Lu Changan narrated calmly.
"No matter what Mr. Lu needs Wen Yue to do, the little girl will do it."
The two had an agreement before, and Xia Wenyue knew very well that Lu Changan could not help her without asking for anything.
If you really don't want to repay, you should be vigilant.
Mr. Lu once said that free things are often the most expensive.
"Lu doesn't need you to be a bully and wait for me for the rest of your life. As long as you swear the oath of inner demons and agree to one request of mine."
Lu Changan smiled lightly.
Hearing this, Xia Wenyue's eyes showed a hint of surprise. To cure the cause of her disease, Mr. Lu may have to spend more than ten years of energy, which will cost a lot.
She was originally prepared to devote herself to serving him for the rest of her life.
At least Mr. Lu was as handsome as jade and had extraordinary temperament, so she had no objection to him.
"Mr. Lu, please speak clearly." Xia Wenyue stood up and said sternly.
"In the future, if you reach the mid-to-late stage of pill formation, the only 'taiyin jade liquid' that the Taoist body can nurture must be given to Lu."
"And you must keep this agreement secret and not disclose it to anyone else."
"Taiyin jade liquid?"
Xia Wenyue still doesn't know the function of her innate Tao body at this moment.
Lu Changan stopped hiding it and told Xia Wenyue some of the records of the "Hanso Chalcedony" Taoist body.
In order to breed "Taiyin Jade Liquid", one must maintain one's body like jade until the middle and late stages of elixir formation, and Xia Wenyue's cooperation is required.
Of course, Lu Changan didn't tell her yet about the function of Taiyin Jade Liquid.
"This matter is not difficult, Wen Yue is willing to..."
Xia Wenyue agreed without hesitation, without even asking the reason.
"Isn't it difficult?" Lu Changan smiled.
Even at the speed of Earth Spiritual Root cultivation, it would take Xia Wenyue at least a hundred years to reach the mid-to-late stage of pill formation.
Even the legendary immortal has seven emotions and six desires.
What's more, immortal cultivators are essentially mortals. During the long years of cultivation, it is not easy to suppress physical and human ethics.
"I, Xia Wenyue, am here..."
Soon, Xia Wenyue made the inner demon oath, her eyebrows relaxed, and she breathed a secret sigh of relief.
It is equivalent to saying that Lu Changan cured her disease and had no restrictions on her life except for the things he asked for.
These demands and efforts were much more relaxed than she expected.
The reason why Lu Changan relaxed the conditions was naturally a matter of careful consideration.
…
There are too many variables in the long wait of more than a hundred years.
According to the conventional thinking, Lu Changan should take the "cultivation" route, take good care of her, and invest a lot of resources to help Xia Wenyue reach the middle and late stages of pill formation.
Lu Changan raised two spiritual pets. Life was not easy and he didn't want to have another bottle of blood transfused.
Moreover, Xia Wenyue has a stunning face, great looks, and amazing innate Taoist talent. She can be said to be a proud woman of heaven.
In the process of growing up, it will inevitably attract bees and butterflies, causing a lot of trouble.
Lu Changan didn't want to keep cleaning up the aftermath and wiping her butt.
Even without Taixuan Jade Liquid, he still has hope of being promoted to the Nascent Soul stage in this life.
"The investment is large, the risks are high, there are many variables, and the future returns are unclear..."
Therefore, Lu Changan finally rejected the cultivation route.
To take this route, it would be best for him to become a Taoist couple with Xia Wenyue.
Otherwise, with the qualifications of the innate Taoist body, Xia Wenyue's cultivation will probably catch up with him in the middle and late stages of pill formation, and his mentality will change in the future.
Not to mention, it's not a good experience to have a beautiful fairy by your side who you can't touch for more than a hundred years.
"Today, I randomly sow a seed and adopt a free-range method to facilitate her experience and growth..."
Lu Changan's plan was only to provide appropriate assistance and guidance in the early stages of Xia Wenyue's practice.
In this way, his contribution is relatively small.
As long as Xia Wenyue doesn't die midway, he can at least reach the level of Lu Changan's previous life, and even faster.
Even if this woman regrets it in the future, Lu Changan doesn't mind negotiating terms or getting a favor from someone who is at the peak of his alchemy.
Lu Changan added "This agreement is kept confidential and shall not be disclosed to others" in the Inner Demon Oath in order to prevent certain variables and risks.
Half an hour later, Lu Changan completed the warming treatment of Xia Wenyue.
This time, he secretly used the Evergreen Secret Technique to consume a small amount of longevity.
Curing the root cause of Xia Wenyue's illness would cost at most one or two months of life. For Lu Changan's five hundred years of life, it was insignificant, even far less than the consumption of using some secret techniques.
As in the past, Lu Changan will slowly cure Xia Wenyue's illness over a long period of time.
In this way, it will not be too conspicuous in the eyes of outsiders.
"This time of warm-up and healing, my body seems to be lighter."
Xia Wenyue noticed that this warm-up was unusual.
Looking at the man in white with a weak look on his face and beads of sweat on his forehead, her eyes moved and she felt grateful.
Xia Wenyue bit her lower lip and secretly made up her mind.
"You have now reached the eighth level of Qi refining. You have made good progress and your body is much better. However, the skills you have practiced are far from being worthy of the innate Taoist body. It can be said to be a waste of resources."
Before Lu Changan left, he took out a jade slip and handed it to Xia Wenyue.
"From now on, you can switch to this technique."
"Thank you Mr. Lu."
Xia Wenyue took the jade slip and put it on her forehead. She found that it was a cold-attributed technique called "Frozen Ancient Scroll", which could be practiced to the late stage of pill formation.
"The Frozen Scroll" is a skill that Lu Changan obtained in Dakun in his previous life. It is said that it came from a destroyed Nascent Soul sect many years ago, and there is no dispute.
This technique is very powerful, requires high root and bone qualifications, and is incomplete.
Lu Changan's spiritual root attributes in his previous life did not match, and he obtained it only after forming a pill, so it seemed useless.
"Da Kun in the past life and Da Qing in this life are both in the same Tianheng continent, but they are separated by an unknown distance."
Lu Changan was not worried about what information this technique would reveal.
…
One month later.
Above the mountains in the southern part of Jing Kingdom.
A group of merchant alliance monks drove several flying carriages and shuttled through the clouds and mist.
The transportation of large-scale materials in the world of immortality still requires fleet containers, and bodyguards are even more essential.
The transportation of a large amount of materials cannot be solved by a single monk carrying multiple storage bags.
Because the storage bag of a cultivator does not have its own space.
Ordinary storage bags don't have much space, only about the size of an ordinary room.
As a result, it will be constrained by size and weight.
Especially weight bearing.
Although the ban on storage bags can significantly reduce the load, if there are too many goods, it will be too much for the cultivator.
If a foundation-building monk carries multiple storage bags containing millions of kilograms of iron ore materials, he will not be able to fly at all even after the ban reduces the load.
Otherwise, the speed of traveling will be greatly reduced.
"Zhenren Liu, an unknown monk appears in front of you."
A canyon came into view, and the convoy slowed down its flight speed. Many guards protected the convoy and stood ready.
"Hmph! So bold, blatantly intercepting my Snow Fox Chamber of Commerce's caravan."
In the quaint carriage in the middle, an old man in a green shirt snorted coldly, and the sound like muffled thunder resounded through the sky.
The old man in green shirt is the real person of False Dan who is escorting the Snow Fox Chamber of Commerce this time.
Six or seven figures appeared among the clouds ahead, wearing bronze masks.
Although the number of people is not as good as here, their cultivation is above the middle stage of foundation building. The leader also has a fake elixir master, who exudes fake elixir level spiritual pressure without showing any signs of weakness.
Master Liu in the carriage felt uneasy, and an inexplicable chill ran down his spine, as if he had been swept by some powerful spiritual consciousness.
Thinking that the enemy had no advantage but was intercepting them carelessly, Liu Zhenren suddenly felt bad.
Before his eyes, a brutal fight was about to take place.
Suddenly, the six or seven figures intercepted in front seemed to have been ordered to evacuate unwillingly.
It gives people an inexplicable, anticlimactic feeling.
In the valley below, in the dense forest.
A female True Alchemy cultivator with long lavender hair and proud curves looks like an orchid in an empty valley, isolated from the world.
She was originally staring at the Chamber of Commerce motorcade above her, but suddenly her face turned serious, and she felt a bone-chilling chill coming from the soles of her feet.
It was a breath of real elixir demon that was enough to threaten her, and its strength might be superior to hers.
"The Snow Fox Chamber of Commerce has indeed received the favor and protection of the third-order demon."
Fu Xuemei had no expression on her face and simply stood there without making a move.
The third-level demon hiding underground just stared at her, checking and balancing each other.
Due to the deep rock formations and the isolation of the demonic power of the real elixir demon, her consciousness could not detect its appearance.
After a long time, the third-level demon slowly retreated.
"Lao Huang from the Ten Thousand Beasts Chamber of Commerce promised that this time I take action, no matter whether it succeeds or not, I will provide clues to revive the 'Earth Dragon Beast'."
Fu Xuemei breathed a sigh of relief.
According to the agreement, she will not fight with the real elixir master. At most, she will kill or seriously injure the fake elixir master who leads the team.
Fu Xuemei did not join the Ten Thousand Beasts Chamber of Commerce, it was just a temporary cooperation.
I think it's okay for her to join, because the petrified and sealed Earthdramon must be rescued.
It's a pity that even the Ten Thousand Beasts Chamber of Commerce in Jing Kingdom, which is best at controlling beasts, is powerless against this.
Fortunately, the "Huanglang Zhenren" of the Ten Thousand Beasts Chamber of Commerce knows how to resurrect the Earth Dragon Beast.
…
Under hundreds of feet of rock formations.
A layer of earthy yellow halo enveloped one person and one mouse.
The complete body of the rock rat is two feet long, so there is no problem in being used as a mount.
But in terms of comfort, it is far inferior to the Xuan Shui Turtle.
This rat was scurrying around in the ground. An ordinary monk would have fainted from vomiting.
"The first promise I owe to the Snow Fox Chamber of Commerce is very easy to complete."
"Unexpectedly, the true elixir monk invited by the Ten Thousand Beasts Chamber of Commerce turned out to be Fu Xuemei..."
Lu Changan was a little surprised, but not surprised.
In recent years, affected by the war, many monks from Liang State migrated to Jing State.
Among them, there are very few true elixir overhauls, but Fu Xuemei is one of them.
Back then, the disintegration of the Huanglong Mountain lineage had the tacit approval of Lihuo Palace. Naturally, Fu Xuemei would not stay in the Liang Kingdom and help the sect resist the invasion of the Jinyang Sect camp.
Lu Changan has been cultivating in Jing Kingdom for more than ten years, and has heard some rumors.
It is said that several large chambers of commerce tried to win over Fu Xuemei, but all failed.
Lu Changan and Fu Xuemei have already settled their grudges.
He didn't take this woman's appearance seriously.
As the war continues, he may get to know more Liang Guo monks in the future and enter his field of vision.
After secretly escorting the caravan of the Snow Fox Chamber of Commerce to its destination, Lu Changan embarked on the return journey.
When I came back, I passed by Yunyan Fairy City and collected the reward for the third-level beast pills at the Snow Fox Chamber of Commerce's headquarters.
…
Back on Qiufeng Island, Lu Changan devoted part of his mind to practice and guiding Xia Wenyue's practice.
Xia Wenyue's original introductory technique had no attributes, so she successfully switched to "Frozen Ancient Scrolls".
After switching to the cold attribute technique, Xia Wenyue's cultivation speed greatly increased.
Lu Changan's initial assessment is that it is faster than ordinary earth spirit roots.
Not only that, the cold magic power and spell power that Xia Wenyue cultivated were stronger than those described in "The Frozen Scroll".
"As expected of the innate Taoist body, the son of the Great Dao."
Lu Changan felt indescribable envy, and even felt a little bit sour.
Not only the cultivation speed is fast, but also the magical power and treasure body bonus, the combat power is beyond the same level.
It's really irritating to see people compare to each other.
If Xia Wenyue's luck is better, his future achievements will be immeasurable.
One day in the future, Lu Changan might really want to hug this woman's thigh.
In the blink of an eye, one and a half years have passed.
When Xia Wenyue was making rapid progress, Lu Changan was not idle either.
After practicing at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment for fifteen years, his cultivation finally advanced to the next level.
(End of chapter)
