Shen Long returned to Qinglian Garden and saw Gu Tianhong and Tang Yuting standing at the door.
They were only in the early stages of foundation building and did not participate in the Xuanyang Competition.
The news that Shen Long won the third place in the Xuanyang Academy has spread throughout the Yuling Sect, including that he was accepted as a disciple by Master Bingcan.
Gu Tianhong and Tang Yuting never expected that Shen Long had such great abilities. Shen Long did not participate in the sect competition and disappeared for more than ten years. They had almost forgotten Shen Long.
"Junior Brother Shen, congratulations!"
Gu Tianhong opened his mouth to congratulate.
"I heard that Junior Brother Shen won the third place in Xuanyang ***. This is the best ranking our Xuanyang Sect has achieved in thousands of years. Junior Brother Shen has brought glory to our Yuling Sect."
Tang Yuting said with a smile.
Shen Long nodded and said, "Senior Brother Gu and Senior Sister Tang are free, so you can come and sit more often."
"must."
Gu Tianhong and Tang Yuting looked happy and agreed.
Shen Long invited them into Qinglian Garden to have tea and chat.
When they learned that Shen Long was doing business in partnership with Qian Dafu, they expressed their willingness to help, and Shen Long asked them to find Qian Dafu.
Lin Sisi has a pill-forming monk behind her, so she can naturally take a share, leaving Tang Yuting and Gu Tianhong alone.
After chatting for half an hour, they said goodbye and left.
Shen Long walked into Qinglian Pavilion, came to a secret room, entered Yuling Pagoda, and came to the second floor.
A sharp and piercing bird song sounded, and the golden-winged wind peng descended from the sky and landed in front of him, blowing up a lot of dust.
Shen Long took out two beast spirit pills and fed them to Golden-winged Fengpeng, and then fed him three century-old green wind grasses.
He can practice many wind spells to perfection, and the golden-winged wind peng helps him a lot.
Shen Long walked up to the back of the golden-winged Fengpeng and blew a whistle. It flapped its wings lightly, whipping up a gust of wind and flying high into the sky.
The golden-winged wind peng flew very fast, and the strong wind roared by, making Shen Long's hair fly.
After a cup of tea, the golden-winged Fengpeng landed on the ground.
Chen Long jumped to the ground and let it move freely. The fire rock beast rushed over and let out a low roar.
He fed the fire rock beast a beast spirit pill and a red ginseng, and exited the Yuling Tower.
He sat cross-legged on the blue stone bed and started practicing.
Over the next month or so, foundation-building monks came to visit every day. It really fulfilled the saying, people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong.
Shen Long couldn't put on airs and invited visitors into Qinglian Garden for a chat.
These foundation-building monks either invited Shen Long to their birthdays, invited Shen Long to travel, or invited Shen Long to do business together. They tried their best to get closer to Shen Long.
Shen Long took out the real Bingcan and rejected the invitation of these people.
He doesn't have that much time, so just be polite.
Shen Long greeted Lin Shan and asked him to record the name of the visitor and the peak where he was, while he practiced in seclusion.
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Zhao Guo, Xu family.
In a secluded manor, an old man in green robes of medium height was sitting in a blue stone pavilion. A tall, thin young man in green robes was reporting to the old man in green robes.
"Shen Long! Golden Ningjing! Gold-eating ants!"
The old man in green robe said gloomily.
Xu Yunfeng, late stage of foundation building.
"It should be this person. Some gold-eating ant corpses were left at the scene. This person is too strong. No wonder Uncle Yunfeng and the others are no match for him."
The man in green shirt said.
Xu Yiqing, early stage of foundation building.
"This person is a disciple of the Yuling Sect. It will be very difficult for us to seek revenge."
Xu Yiqing sighed.
"It all depends on people. If there is a chance, if it weren't for this person, our Xu family would definitely be able to monopolize that gold and jade vein. If we know who the enemy is, it will be easy to handle."
Xu Yunfeng said in a deep voice.
If it weren't for Shen Long, the Xu family would have been able to monopolize the Jin Lang Jade vein.
If it develops better, it is possible that a pill-forming monk will appear, but it will be too late.
Xu Yiqing nodded and said: "Understood, Yu Yan has joined the Hundred Ghost Sect. If she advances to the Danjie stage, our revenge will be easier."
The Xu family is also an affiliated immortal cultivating family of the Baigui Sect. The Baigui Sect accepts disciples, and several Xu family disciples have become members of the Baigui Sect. Xu Yuyan is the most outstanding Xu family disciple.
"You have to be tough to strike. If you want to take revenge, we have to work hard and send someone to tell Yu Yan about this."
Xu Yunfeng ordered.
"Yes, Uncle Yunfeng."
Xu Yiqing agreed and left as ordered.
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Time flies, ten years have passed.
Yulingzong, Qinglianyuan.
The door to a certain secret room opened, and Shen Long walked out, frowning.
After returning from Xuanyangfang City, he dealt with the fellow disciples who came to visit, and then went into seclusion to practice. His cultivation level stagnated, with no sign of progress.
He knew very well that he was stuck in a bottleneck. Bottlenecks vary from person to person, and the frequency and time are different. Some foundation-building monks do not have any bottlenecks, some foundation-building monks will encounter bottlenecks once, and unlucky foundation-building monks will encounter bottlenecks several times. There are many ways to resolve the bottleneck, but each Foundation Establishment monk takes a different amount of time to resolve the bottleneck.
Shen Long is still in the middle stage of foundation building. The good news is that Iron Tail Scorpion, Golden Winged Wind Peng, Gold-eating Ant Queen and Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada have all advanced to the second stage of mid-stage.
The number of gold-eating ants exceeds 100,000. Shen Long wears Yun Shensuo on his body, and his spiritual consciousness becomes much stronger.
There are more than 300 second-level gold-eating ants. Every time they eat, they eat thousands of spirit stones worth of refining materials. They feed them once every few months. Shen Long can afford it, and the scale of his business expands a lot. Tang Yuting, Gu Tianhong, Ye Yuqing, Ye Yutang and Qian Dafu gathered around Shen Long and formed a small interest group with Shen Long as the core.
Lin Sisi also participated in the business, and Shen Long took the majority of the profits from the business.
In addition to business profits, the spiritual fields and fish ponds of Qinglian Garden also created a lot of benefits. Shen Long did not need to do these. Lin Cheng, Sun Furong and others were responsible for taking care of the elixirs and spiritual fish.
Sun Sen borrowed a lot of spiritual stones, bought a foundation-building pill, and gave it to Sun Furong to take, and Sun Furong successfully built the foundation.
Lin Shan worked for Shen Long, and many helpful relatives appeared and lent him a lot of spiritual stones. Only then could Lin Shan buy a Foundation Building Pill, and he successfully established the Foundation.
After leaving Qinglian Garden, Shen Long launched a flying boat with flashing blue light and walked on it.
With a pinch of his magic formula, the blue flying boat took off into the sky and flew high into the sky.
Not long after, he arrived outside the Ice Silkworm Valley and sent out a transmission note. The mist in the valley rolled and surged, revealing a passage.
Shen Long put away his flying magic weapon and strode in.
A graceful woman in a white dress stood at the door, smiling.
"My little brother pays homage to Second Senior Sister."
Shen Long cupped his fists and said.
"Junior Brother Shen actually recognizes me."
The woman in the white dress was a little surprised.
Chen Bing, in the middle stage of foundation building, is the second disciple of Master Bingcan.
"Master has no descendants, so it is naturally Senior Sister Chen who can appear here."
Shen Long explained.
Chen Bing nodded slightly and said, "You are here to see the master, right? The master is chatting with Uncle Qin."
"Uncle Qin? But Uncle Qin, the one with the highest level of alchemy in our sect?"
Shen Long asked.
"Exactly, Junior Sister Qin is here. I heard from Senior Brother Xu that Junior Brother Shen is an alchemist."
Chen Bing said.
Shen Long nodded and said: "I have learned a little bit, but I am not as good as Senior Sister Qin."
"Come in and talk!"
Chen Bing invited Shen Long in and came to the entrance of Bingcan Pavilion.
"Is Shen Long here? Chen Bing, bring your junior brother in!"
The voice of Master Bingcan came from the attic.
Chen Bing responded and walked in with Shen Long.
Ice silkworm real person sitting
On the main seat, an old man in red robe with a face like a red date and a tall figure sat aside. His aura was as vast as the vast sea. Qin Shuangshuang stood behind the old man in red robe.
"This is Junior Brother Lin's new disciple. Yes, he is indeed a talented person."
The old man in red robe looked Shen Long up and down and praised him.
Qin Shuo, in the late stage of pill formation.
"Disciple Shen Long pays homage to Master and Uncle Qin."
Shen Long bowed.
Master Bingcan nodded and said, "Shen Long, don't you always tell me that you want to ask Senior Brother Qin for advice on alchemy?"
Shen Long had never said this before. He knew that Master Bingcan was creating an opportunity for him to ask Qin Shuo for advice on alchemy. This was something that many second-level alchemists in the Yuling Sect dreamed of.
"Disciple does have many questions that I would like to ask Master Qin for advice."
Shen Long said politely.
"There are no outsiders here, but Senior Nephew Shen said it's okay."
Qin Shuo said cheerfully.
Shen Long looked happy, thanked him, and expressed his confusion and problems. Qin Shuo answered them one by one, which benefited Shen Long a lot.
"Thank you, Master Qin, for your guidance, otherwise this disciple would have taken a detour."
Shen Long thanked him.
"Senior nephew Shen can exchange more alchemy techniques with Shuangshuang in the future. Young people, please communicate more."
Qin Shuo said.
Shen Long won third place in the Xuanyang Championship, which gained face for Yuling Sect and attracted the attention of Yuling Sect's senior officials.
"This disciple is just wanting to ask Senior Sister Qin for advice, but he is worried about disturbing Senior Sister Qin's practice."
Shen Long said politely.
"Don't bother me. Junior Brother Shen can come to my place and sit more frequently when you have time. Don't be shy about asking for advice. It's okay to communicate with each other."
Qin Shuangshuang said with a smile.
She had a double relationship with Shen Long, and she only thought that Shen Long was just an ordinary foundation-building monk.
Shen Long passed five levels and killed six generals in the Xuanyang Battle, and became a disciple of Master Bingcan, making him equal to Qin Shuangshuang.
"Okay, I will definitely pay you a visit some other day."
Shen Long smiled and agreed.
"Junior brother Lin, I'll leave you with that matter. I have something else to do, so I'll take the first step."
Qin Shuo stood up and said goodbye.
"Chen Bing, give me a gift for Senior Brother Qin."
Master Bingcan ordered.
Chen Bing responded and personally sent Qin Shuo and Qin Shuangshuang away.
"Are you having trouble with your cultivation? Dragon essence and blood?"
Master Bingcan asked.
Shen Long truthfully told his problem, hoping that Master Bingcan would solve his doubts.
"It seems that you have hit a bottleneck. There are many ways to resolve the bottleneck. Usually you go out for a trip, you can also attend gatherings of monks of the same level and compete with monks of the same level, or you can hunt for treasures in dangerous places and fight against powerful enemies."
Master Bingcan said slowly.
He took out a blue jade slip, handed it to Shen Long, and said, "This is a way to resolve the bottleneck for the teacher. I hope it will be helpful to you."
Shen Long took the jade slip with both hands and thanked him repeatedly.
