Li Qinglian smiled and said: "Don't thank me either. Lao Qiu and Master Fazhao are really enemies! How about it, Lao Qiu, can I say something?"
"He is the nephew of the bald donkey. Tell him, and let one more person know about the scandal of the bald donkey. It will make me feel happier!" Qing Qiuzi took a sip of tea, which was so hot that it almost spurted out.
Lu Yuan said: "This junior is all ears."
Li Qinglian took a sip of tea and said: "Master Lu Xian, don't believe him either. This guy usually doesn't let others know about these old things. He and Fazhao were brothers before."
"Ah? Master Fazhao is a compassionate master, and senior is an alchemist."
Li Qinglian said leisurely: "They were all alchemists in the past. They were amazingly talented and beautiful, and were praised by the world as a moment of excellence."
Lu Yuan nodded in admiration.
"Both of them fell in love with a girl at the same time, and the girl knew their feelings. But none of the three told them."
I didn't expect that my uncle still had such a green past. Lu Yuan smiled secretly.
"Later, in a battle with monsters, this girl unfortunately died in order to save Master Fazhao..."
Upon hearing this, Qingqiuzi was slightly shaken, and her unruly head hung down.
"Lao Qiu hated Fazhao to death from then on, and Fazhao was in great pain. He did not hesitate to reshape his Dantian, escaped into Buddhism, and became a compassionate master."
Lu Yuan listened intently. He seemed to have a lot to say in his heart but didn't know how to say it, so he could only let out a long sigh.
"Uncle Qing..."
"Stop talking! Originally I was determined not to help you, but I saw in you the shadow of myself who was desperate for the people I loved when I was young. I want to let you know about this family scandal. I want to tell you that when you encounter My beloved woman, cherish it!"
"Thank you very much! To be honest, this time my nephew came to ask for elixir, I don't know my feelings towards Geili."
"Haha, if you understand emotions thoroughly, I'm afraid you will become a compassionate teacher like your uncle Fazhao."
Li Qinglian said: "She is willing to risk her life for you to change the demon pill, and you are willing to find the illusory way to change it for her. This story, whether it is written as a legend or a poem, is deeply touching."
"However, I don't feel that I love her desperately. I want to use this to lower the morale of the demon realm. In fact, I have someone I like in my heart."
Qingqiuzi said: "It doesn't matter. Relationships need to be cultivated slowly. Besides, it's not a big mistake that you like several girls."
Li Qinglian laughed loudly: "Old Qiu, you have set a good example for your nephew."
"Hmph, you make it sound like you're not! Since ancient times, talented people have been sentimental. I'm not just talking nonsense."
"Okay, okay, I won't talk to you anymore. Lao Qiu, I know it's hard for you to let go of this matter. Brother, please say one more thing. You Mo Tiantian is wasting your talent in alchemy."
Qingqiuzi remained silent.
"Uncle Qing, people cannot be resurrected after death, so you still have to take care of yourself!"
Li Qinglian couldn't help laughing again: "Did you hear that? Even juniors advise you to take care of your body, haha!"
"Qinglian, don't be ridiculous, I'm in good health!"
"If it weren't for those pills hanging on you, you would have been so weak that you were no longer human."
Qing Qiuzi's face turned red and white, and said solemnly: "There are juniors here, don't talk nonsense!"
Lu Yuan immediately scratched his face and looked at Li Qinglian sincerely: "Ahem, Brother Qinglian, what did you just say?"
Qing Qiuzi immediately said: "Lu Yuan, please don't call me by the wrong seniority. Qinglian is nearly twenty years older than you, why do you still call me brother? Call me uncle!"
"Hehe, I see Brother Qinglian is so young, I thought he was just a little older than me. From now on I will call him Uncle. Hello, Uncle!"
Li Qinglian waved her hand and said: "Hey, it doesn't matter what you call me!"
Qingqiuzi said: "No, if the name is not correct, then the words will not be correct."
"Confucius, that's well said!" Li Qinglian clapped her hands teasingly, "Then when are you going to help your nephew make elixirs?"
"Don't ask me, ask him."
"Uncle Qing, of course I want to do it as quickly as possible."
"This is not something you can do as quickly as you want. The main ingredient of the Upside Down Xuanmen Pill is called Upside Down Linglong Branch. It looks small and cute. The roots and branches grow upside down, so it is extremely difficult to obtain. I don't know if you have this. Life."
"What little secret place are you going to?"
"Yes. And it's an extremely dangerous secret realm. You are now a third-level nine-star, so I'm afraid you will be in trouble."
"So powerful?" Lu Yuan said, "But as long as it's a monster, I can barely handle it in the mid-fourth level."
Qing Qiuzi slowly shook his head: "You are overthinking. There are many fourth-level monks near Changning. It is difficult to escape unscathed after going in to hunt for treasures. I am an alchemist at the early stage of the fifth level. I have only been there twice and have not entered. At the core, I feel tremendous spiritual pressure.”
Lu Yuan exclaimed: "Does that mean there are fifth-level monsters inside?"
"Yes."
It would be easy if there were only guardian beasts inside. He could barely control it beyond the second level.
If there are other monsters, it will be a lot of trouble.
He still has a chance of winning if he challenges the monster by one level. But beyond the second level, it’s hard to say.
"Is there any other place with this fairy tree?" Lu Yuan asked.
"There should be, but I don't know."
Lu Yuan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said firmly:
"You tell me the place."
"It's in a jungle in the northwest corner of Changning." Qing Qiuzi said, took out the pen and paper from the ring, and drew a simple map.
He stared at the map, and a green light flashed between his eyebrows.
The light melted into the map as soon as it touched it.
"Eldest nephew, take the map. You will know the specific location when you use your spiritual consciousness."
"Thank you, uncle!" Lu Yuan accepted the map with great gratitude.
Qingqiuzi added: "It's not that simple to get in. We have to open the entrance to the secret realm first."
After speaking, he threw three big brown pills to Lu Yuan.
"Crush this teleportation pill when you get there. This pill can temporarily tear open the rift in space, which is equivalent to a small teleportation circle. Just crush one more when you come back. The third one is a spare, after all, the situation inside is very complicated. One more pill, one more guarantee.”
Li Qinglian said: "Just give me a few more."
"No, it's all here. It's too late to practice now."
Lu Yuan put away the pills and said, "Three pills are enough! Then I'll prepare them now."
"Hey! Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet." Qingqiuzi stopped him immediately, "Since it is the place where the upside-down fairy tree grows, there are also many unreasonable things about it.
"The space there is particularly strange - it requires a monk and a mortal to enter."
"Haha, it's really strange. I have to choose people to go in. But it's hard to find mortals who are willing to go in with me. After all, it's extremely dangerous there. Mortals don't know mystical arts and can easily die in there."
Li Qinglian's tiger-like eyes suddenly lit up: "Why do you want to find someone else? Just count me as a mortal!"
"Uncle Li?! No, no, no! You can't go! You are a great poet, and it is too difficult for you to wield swords and guns!"
Li Qinglian and Qing Qiuzi both raised their heads and laughed.
Lu Yuan was so confused by the laughter.
"Kill a man in ten steps, and leave no trace in a thousand miles. When the matter is over, he takes off his clothes and hides his identity and his name! Others thought Qinglian was writing about other knights in this poem, but little did they know that this was his true story. Back then, he was framed by his enemies. He was trapped in an ambush and was besieged by more than sixty people, but he managed to break out of the siege with a long sword."
"No way! A poet..."
"I went to the scene afterwards. It was really a river of blood! Fortunately, it was in a very remote mountain forest and the government couldn't find it."
"Brother Qiu, a good man is not as brave as he once was."
"Recently, right? Just last month, the chief swordsmen of the Huashan Sword Sect, Wu Yazi and Wu Qunxian, were easily defeated by Qinglian. The people watching at that time were frightened! He is the real Dayu Second Swordsman!"
Lu Yuan was curious: "Who is the first swordsman?"
"Of course it's his master - General Pei Min!"
"Is it him? Famous teachers give birth to great disciples! Master Uncle Li is outstanding in swordsmanship and versatile in both civil and military affairs. My nephew really admires him!"
Li Qinglian smiled and said: "How about it? Can you let me go?"
"How dare I not let you go? I'm worried about your safety."
"It's okay for me to protect myself, but I definitely can't take care of you. And this majestic and magnificent place is the source of inspiration for my poetry."
What a poetry geek! I risk my life just to collect the wind. Lu Yuan sighed in his heart.
He said happily: "Okay! How about we get ready and set off tomorrow afternoon?"
Li Qinglian smiled and said: "Haha, no problem! It's just that after talking for so long, I feel thirsty again."
Qingqiuzi immediately understood and answered: "Brother, where do you want to have a late night snack tonight?"
Li Qinglian thought for a while: "It is said that Samadhi Restaurant has recently released some new dishes. Let's go there and try them?"
"Okay! The elixir I refined a few days ago was sold yesterday and I made a small sum of money. I'm treating you tonight! Invite your follower Xiao Du, Du Shimei... Oh, Du Shimei is also here."
"You have to have it. But Xiao Du is not my follower. He is very talented and hard-working. He will definitely be as famous as me in the future."
Lu Yuan asked in a low voice: "Uncle Qing, how many black stones did you earn from this transaction?"
"A small business, only fifty high-grade black stones."
A high-grade black stone is equivalent to one thousand taels of silver in the mortal world.
As for officials of the ninth rank in the Yu Dynasty, their monthly salary was twenty taels.
The alchemist is indeed a wealthy man among the monks!
Well, I don’t understand the small business of rich people.
That night, the guests and hosts were very drunk.
Several people slept in the tavern together, unaware that Dongfang was white.
The next day.
Lu and Li packed up and met at Ximen.
Unexpectedly, Du Shimei also came on horseback.
"Brother Qinglian, although I can't fight, I can watch you fight! I also want to go collect the wind!"
"Go back, don't make trouble. Xiao Du, look at you, you are so weak. Before the monster came out, you were blown away by the monster wind. Listen to your brother, okay?" Li Qinglian patiently advised him to go back.
"But...I have packed everything." Du Shimei refused.
Li Qinglian waved her hand: "The monsters inside don't care whether you have packed your things or not. Be obedient and come back to write you a poem!"
