"Mrs. Tang, are there any second-order dragons in Shu?"
Shen Long asked casually.
"I haven't heard of it. Third-order dragons are common, but second-order dragons are too rare."
Tang Kexin said.
After chatting for a while, a medium-sized man in a green shirt walked up, took out a green storage bag, and handed it to Tang Kexin.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, see if this is what you want."
Tang Kexin handed the storage bag to Shen Long.
Shen Long took out the contents of the storage bag and checked them carefully. After confirming that they were correct, he put them away and nodded: "Yes, it's what I want."
"After deducting these fees, there are still fifteen thousand spiritual stones left."
Tang Kexin took out fifteen thousand spiritual stones and paid them to Shen Long.
Shen Long put away the spirit stone, got up and left. He rented a small courtyard and lived there.
He wanted to know more information about the Solitary Cult, and he needed to establish a good relationship with the disciples of the Tang family. When he came up, he asked the disciples of the Tang family about the information about the Solitary Cult, but the disciples of the Tang family might not tell the truth.
Shen Long was not in a hurry, and traveled while tracking down the murderer of his parents, taking this opportunity to resolve the bottleneck.
He had already made up his mind to live in Fangshi first, use his status as an alchemist to slowly expand his social circle, and make friends with the Tang family's children. After their friendship became deeper, he would then inquire about the remnants of the monastic sect.
Shen Long lives in Qingtang Courtyard. There is a two-story blue attic and a blue stone pavilion in the courtyard. The plaque on the attic reads "Qingtang Pavilion" in three large characters.
He walked into Qingtang Pavilion and found a magic circle about ten feet in size in a stone room. He activated the magic circle and released more than 100,000 gold-eating ants.
They flew into the air and condensed into a huge golden cloud.
Shen Long took out a green storage bag and shook the bag mouth down. A green glow passed by, and a lot of ores and spiritual trees appeared on the ground.
Gold-eating ants landed on the ores and spiritual trees and began to chew.
It didn't take long for more than 100,000 gold-eating ants to eat the ores and spirit wood. Shen Long fed the gold-eating ants a beast spirit pill and put all the gold-eating ants back into the spirit beast bag.
He released the iron-tailed scorpion, blue-eyed fox, hundred-eyed golden cicada, and snow-wind sparrow, and each fed a beast spirit pill and a green cloud mushroom.
He took out the red crow cauldron and the alchemy materials and began to refine the elixir.
Not long after, a faint medicinal fragrance filled the entire secret room.
Half a month passed quickly, the door to the secret room opened, and Shen Long walked out.
He refined a batch of elixirs and they were ready for sale.
Walking out of Qingtang Courtyard, Shen Long strolled down the street.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, Shen Long appeared in a vast bluestone square. There were many stalls here. Most of the stall owners were Qi Refining monks, and there were also many Foundation-building monks.
Shen Long asked Tang Kexin that he could set up stalls at will and there would be no fees.
He walked around and looked at the various stalls.
There are many kinds of things on the stall, but there are not many good things, and they are miscellaneous and not refined. Shen Long didn't find any good things, and he couldn't pick them up. However, there were a few Qi Refining monks selling insect eggs from the World's Strange Insect List. Shen Long looked carefully , found that the eggs were all fake and the goods were not correct.
It is difficult for laymen to distinguish the insect eggs just by looking at their shape, color and texture. In addition to fake insect eggs, there are also many monks selling fake materials.
Shen Long saw the fraud but did not expose these liars. Destroying people's wealth is like killing their parents. It would be fine if he did not fall for the deception.
He walked around the Bluestone Square and bought some second-level weapon refining materials to feed the gold-eating ants.
He found an open space, took out a piece of coarse cloth and spread it on the ground. He took out some monster materials and a dozen porcelain bottles and placed them on the stall.
Shen Long took out a thick blue book with the four characters "Donghua Travel Notes" written on the cover. This is the journey of many Yuling Sect monks in the Donghua Immortal World. Yuling Sect sent people to compile it into a book .
From time to time, foundation-building monks passed by, asking about the price of the elixirs and checking their quality. Shen Long sold several bottles of elixirs.
"Hey, Fellow Daoist Shen, why are you selling elixirs here?"
A pleasant female voice sounded.
Shen Long looked up and saw Xu Yubing standing in front of the stall.
"Xianzi Xu, what a coincidence!"
Shen Long said hello.
Xu Yubing smiled and nodded, and said, "I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon. Did you refine these pills?"
"Exactly, they are all second-level elixirs. If Fairy Xu likes them, they can be considered cheaper."
Shen Long said.
Xu Yubing asked about the types and effects of the elixir, bought two bottles of animal spirit elixir, chatted for a few words, and left.
Shen Long continued to read "Travel Notes of Donghua". This book recorded the customs and the situation of the major forces in the thirty-six countries of Donghua. He read it with great interest.
Time passed little by little, and the sky became dark. Many stall owners took out lighting tools. The soft white light illuminated the entire Bluestone Square, and the flow of people increased.
Xu Tianlei walked over and said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Shen, I heard Yu Bing said that you are selling elixirs in Fang City. Can you take a step to talk?"
Shen Long nodded, put away the things in the stall, and followed Xu Tianlei to leave, arriving at a secluded small red-tiled courtyard with a three-story red attic and a red stone pavilion.
Two men and two women were sitting in the stone pavilion, Xu Yubing was also there, and fine wine and delicacies were placed on the stone table.
"Let me introduce to you, this is the Fellow Daoist Shen I mentioned. Without Fellow Daoist Shen's help, Yu Bing and I would not be able to come back."
Xu Tianlei introduced.
"I met all of you fellow Taoists in Sinking Stone."
Shen Long cupped his fists and said.
"Your Excellency is Fellow Daoist Shen. I heard from cousin Yu Bing that Fellow Daoist Shen has raised a lot of gold-eating ants and is proficient in insect repellent. God can pass through people. I am Tang Keqing."
A woman in her early forties in a blue skirt spoke.
"I, Tang Kezhen, have met Fellow Daoist Shen."
A tall, thin man in a golden shirt introduced himself.
"Xu Yuchen has met Fellow Daoist Shen."
A fat old man in red robe spoke.
Xu Tianlei walked over with Shen Long and sat down in the stone pavilion.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, Yu Bing and I toast you. Thank you for your life-saving grace."
Xu Tianlei said sincerely, holding up the wine glass.
Xu Yubing also picked up his wine glass and offered a toast to Shen Long.
Shen Long picked up the wine glass and drank a glass in return.
"Fellow Daoist Shen has raised so many gold-eating ants at a young age. I don't know where he comes from."
Tang Keqing asked curiously.
Feeding more than 50,000 gold-eating ants is a huge expense, and ordinary foundation-building monks simply cannot afford it.
"When I go on a trip, my master told me not to act under his old man's banner."
Shen Long said politely.
Master Bingcan repeatedly warned that there was no need to travel abroad and not to act as a disciple of the Yuling Sect. After all, the Yuling Sect had a long history and had many enemies.
"Master!"
Tang Keqing and others suddenly realized that the other party really had a teacher.
"I heard that Fellow Daoist Shen is also a second-level alchemist. It just so happens that I am also a second-level alchemist and would like to communicate with Fellow Daoist Shen."
Tang Keqing said enthusiastically.
Shen Long nodded and chatted with Tang Keqing about the art of alchemy, but Xu Tianlei and the other four couldn't get a word in.
"Fellow Daoist Shen's level of alchemy is not low! He even knows the method of water refining."
Tang Keqing said.
"That's all I know. It's not a method of refining elixirs with water."
Shen Long said.
Some alchemists use water refining method to make elixirs, and Shen Long knows this method.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, speaking of which, I have also raised some gold-eating ants, and I would like to ask you about how to cultivate them."
Tang Kezhen said politely.
“Don’t take it seriously when asking for advice, communicate with each other.”
Shen Long said.
Tang Kezhen talked about the cultivation of gold-eating ants. He had more than 30,000 gold-eating ants, and they were fed with many materials for refining. However, there were only more than thirty second-level gold-eating ants, and the queen was only in the early stage of the second-level.
Shen Long shared his experience in cultivating gold-eating ants, mainly feeding them a beast spirit pill on a regular basis. This was not an important secret.
When talking about the cultivation of spiritual insects, Xu Yubing and others were able to interject into the topic. Shen Long spoke eloquently. During the chat, Xu Yubing and others made insinuations and inquired about Shen Long's origins.
Naturally, Shen Long would not let anything slip, and he still had a sense of confidentiality.
More than an hour later, Shen Long changed his tone and said, "By the way, before I arrived in Shu, I heard that killing people and seizing treasures was prevalent in Shu, and evil cultivators even dared to attack and kill the children of the Tang family. Madam Tang, is this possible? "
"It's true. Fellow Daoist Shen is talking about the Rogue Cultivator Association. This evil cultivator organization has been destroyed by our Tang family."
Tang Keqing said.
"Speaking of which, why did they attack you Tang family children? There is news that your Tang family acted in a domineering manner and felt that the rogue cultivators were threatening themselves, so they destroyed the rogue cultivators."
Shen Long continued.
"Hmph, it's nonsense. There are no pill-forming monks in the Rogue Cultivator's Association. How can it threaten our Tang family? The Rogue Cultivator's Association is an evil cultivator in the first place, killing innocent people. Their vice-president, Master Jin Yu, wanted to form an elixir-forming spiritual object. He attacked and killed our clansmen, but unfortunately he escaped and we only killed the leader.”
Tang Keqing said in a regretful tone.
This incident was widely known, and there was a lot of commotion at that time. There were different opinions. Some said that the Tang family acted in a domineering manner, while others said that rogue cultivators would kill innocent people.
"Master Golden Earthworm! I see, but with the strength of your Tang family, there should be no problem in arresting this person. By then, the rumors will be dispelled."
Shen Long said.
"No, this person should no longer be in Shu. Otherwise, we would have caught him long ago. He might have advanced to the Dan Dan stage. As long as this person dares to show up, we will send people to capture him."
Tang Keqing said the last words with a look of solemnity on her face.
Shen Long nodded. This was consistent with his judgment. Master Jin Ji was no longer in Shu. He had probably gone to other countries. It was not easy to find the remnants of the Order.
After chatting for most of an hour, Shen Long said goodbye and left.
"Mrs. Tang, how are you? Is this person okay?"
Xu Tianlei asked.
Shen Long rescued Xu Tianlei and Xu Yubing, and then showed up in Tianshufang City. Xu Tianlei and Xu Yubing happened to be there. He felt it was a coincidence and worried that something was wrong with Shen Long.
"It should be no problem. Judging from his words, he is indeed from a sect of cultivating immortals. If he was just making it up, he wouldn't have grasped the details so clearly. This person is proficient in the art of expelling insects and controlling beasts, and he is also an alchemist. Most likely It’s an outing.”
Tang Keqing analyzed.
"But why do I feel that he is very interested in the casual cultivators?"
Xu Tianlei said.
"I don't know who spread the false news, saying that we destroyed the cultivators for the spiritual treasure, and also for the treasure map. It's normal for him to be curious about this, but you must be on guard against others. Be careful when dealing with this person. There is no need to offend this person."
Tang Keqing said.
Xu Tianlei nodded and agreed.
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In Qingtang Courtyard, Shen Long was sitting in a blue stone pavilion, holding a jade slip in his hand, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Tang Keqing and others have been making insinuations and inquiring about his origins, but there is nothing they can do. Not long after Shen Long rescued Xu Tianlei and Xu Yubing, he appeared in Tianshufang City again. It was too coincidental.
Even if his identity is exposed, it will not have much impact on Shen Long. The worst he can do is leave the Shu Kingdom to cultivate immortality.
He talked with Tang Keqing and got a lot of useful information. After the incident that year, the Tang family issued a large reward for the capture of Master Golden Earthworm.
Master Jin Yu led a team to attack the Tang family's children without telling the president of the Rogue Cultivator Association. In this way, after succeeding, he should have left Shu as quickly as possible.
Of course, Master Jin Ji is not in Shu, and Shen Long has no plans to leave Shu immediately. He also wants to communicate more with the foundation-building monks in the immortal cultivation world in Shu, hoping to resolve the bottleneck.
Shen Long walked into a secret room in Qingtang Pavilion and meditated to adjust his breathing.
Early the next morning, Shen Long left his residence and came to Qingshi Square again to set up a stall selling elixirs.
Some foundation-building monks passed by Shen Long's stall and asked a few questions, but there were not many buyers.
Shen Long looked through "Donghua Travels" with great interest.
The sky turned dark, and Shen Long sold two bottles of the elixir he took out. He did not lose heart, and returned to his residence to rest, and went out to set up a stall early the next morning.
More than a month passed. On this morning, Shen Long came to Qingshi Square on time to set up a stall.
"Good morning, Fellow Daoist Shen!"
A tall man in yellow shirt greeted Shen Long.
The big man in yellow shirt has regular features and exudes a faint evil spirit. There are some monster materials on his stall.
"Good morning, Fellow Daoist Huang!"
Shen Long said hello.
It has been almost two months since he came to Tianshufang City, and he met some foundation-building monks while setting up a stall.
The big man in yellow shirt is called Huang Hu. He is a casual cultivator and makes a living by hunting monsters.
Shen Long took out a piece of coarse cloth, a dozen porcelain bottles and some monster materials, and looked through "Donghua Travels".
The morning passed quickly. Shen Long only sold one bottle of the elixir he took out. He didn't care. He set up a stall to sell elixirs just to make friends with other foundation-building monks. Otherwise, he would sell the elixirs to big stores. Soon It's sold out.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, are you still selling elixirs?"
A familiar male voice sounded.
Shen Long looked up and saw Tang Kezhen standing in front of the stall with a sturdy man in a golden shirt.
The big man in the golden shirt has a sinister face, thick hands and feet, and a fierce look.
"Fellow Taoist Tang, do you want to buy elixirs from me?"
Shen Long said with a smile.
"That's not true, Fellow Daoist Shen, this is my eighth uncle Tang Yilong. I heard about your deeds and came over to get to know you."
Tang Kezhen introduced.
"Tang Yilong, I heard that Fellow Daoist Shen is very powerful. Are you interested in competing?"
Tang Yilong's voice was loud and his eyes were fiery.
"Discuss!"
Shen Long was a little tempted, and discussing with his colleagues was one of the ways to resolve bottlenecks.
(End of chapter)
