In Xiyuan Prefecture of Chu State, about a thousand miles away from the seaside, there is a valley with rich aura. The entire valley is shrouded by a huge pale red restriction, which is obviously a forbidden formation.
Generally speaking, the sects that can possess the Forbidden Formation are all large sects with Nascent Soul Stage monks in charge. Even if they are not as good as the ten sects, they are still top-notch in Chu.
This valley is where the Red Lian Sect is located.
In recent months, the market outside the Red Lianzong Valley has been very lively. There are several times more immortal cultivators than in previous years. The shops in the market are also extremely busy with business.
If any immortal cultivator carefully observes Fang City, he will find that most of the immortal cultivators here are at the Qi Refining Stage, and not many at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Around Fang City, there are large or small mountains. Because they are close to the Red Refining Sect Valley, there is plenty of spiritual energy. Nowadays, these mountains are occupied by many monks in the Qi Refining Stage.
They were stationed near the Red Lian Sect, as if waiting for something.
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On this day, on a white pine mountain closest to Chilian Zongfang City, a group of immortal cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage were gathering. Some of these people took out pills and some took out talismans. They were obviously having a small exchange meeting. .
"High-grade magic weapon, in exchange for elixirs that improve cultivation."
"The best magic weapon, only exchange for blood and refining grass."
In the corner of this small trade fair, there were two white-haired old men sitting silently next to a stone pier, looking at the scene in front of them with indifferent expressions.
There was a faint wave of powerful mana spreading from these two old men, which was much stronger than any Qi Refining Stage cultivator in the field. It was a liquid mana aura, and they were Foundation Establishment Stage monks.
One of them, a skinny old man with half-white hair and a black mole on his nose, chuckled and said, "These Qi Refining Stage monks are all worth a lot. Each of them is either a top-quality magic weapon or a pill for improving their cultivation."
"Hey, that guy actually has blood refining grass, tsk tsk, arranging such a transaction would be quite profitable."
Another old man with a fat body and a round face took a sip of the spiritual tea on the stone table and narrowed his eyes comfortably: "Nonsense, these guys are all selected for the entry-level disciples of the Scarlet Refining Sect, and they have no worth at all. How dare you come here to compete.”
"You must know that the number of Qi Refining Stage monks who want to enter the Red Refining Sect this year is more than ten times that of the previous one."
The skinny old man touched the sparse beard on his chin, a trace of curiosity flashed in his eyes and said: "Second brother, is the rumor about the Red Refining Sect true?"
"Have they really restored that ancient magic power?"
The fat old man said lazily: "You also believe this kind of rumor. If the Scarlet Refining Sect really researched it, how could the news be leaked? At least wait until a dozen or so Dan-Jie-stage monks appear in the door, and several Nascent Soul-stage monks will be exposed. .”
"And don't forget, there is an inherited oath stone in the Scarlet Refining Sect. How could something like this that is related to the survival of the sect be leaked?"
The skinny old man asked again: "Then could it be possible that other immortal cultivators discovered that they used the blood sacrifice of the red demonic refining technique to promote the formation of pills?"
"From the rumors I heard, it seems that these disciples of the Red Lian Sect went to the neighboring country of Qi to hunt down immortal cultivators. Even the magical powers of the Red Lian Demon Technique are described in a similar way."
The fat old man smashed his mouth and swallowed the spiritual tea leaves that slipped into his mouth. He slurred and said: "I have heard about that too, but the Red Devil Kung Fu also has this magic hand power. The rumors are just exaggerating its power. .”
"And even if it's true, so what? Can you, an old guy, get this magic power and be promoted to pill formation?"
The skinny old man was stunned for a moment, and then said with a sigh: "Second brother, I am already over one hundred and eighty years old, and I am only in the middle stage of foundation building. Even if I get this technique, I will not be able to enter the foundation building perfection within my life span. How can we talk about using this magic power to advance?"
The fat old man took out a few more spiritual tea leaves and threw them into the teapot on the stone pier. He condensed a lump of liquid with one hand and shook his head and said: "That's why the clan sent us here to take charge. Young immortal cultivators, Who can withstand the temptation of almost no bottlenecks in the formation of pills? You must know that the lifespan of a monk in the formation of pills is more than five hundred years."
"However, the Scarlet Refining Sect only recruits disciples at the Qi Refining stage, so it has attracted so many low-level immortal cultivators."
"Only us old guys can do things honestly. During this period, my Wanbao Tower's income is really not small."
Hearing this, the skinny old man shook his head: "Yes, it doesn't matter whether it is a rumor or not. If it is a rumor, we will take the opportunity to make a fortune."
"If it is true, it has nothing to do with us. Of course, people from the ten sects will take action. Maybe they will join forces to punish the Red Lian Sect like they did tens of thousands of years ago. We should make a fortune now."
After saying this to himself, the skinny old man noticed that the fat old man had drank another cup of spiritual tea, and suddenly said sharply: "Second brother, you drank all this spiritual tea, leave some for me."
"You don't drink it yourself, you can't blame me."
"Then you can't eat all the Lingcha leaves."
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Deep in the Red Lianzong Valley, in the cave with the most abundant spiritual energy, an old man with a withered complexion sat on the upper seat, and below him were three monks, two men and one woman.
The old man is the great elder of the Scarlet Refining Sect, Tu Tiancheng, the only Nascent Soul stage monk, and the other three are pill-forming stage monks in the Red Refining Sect.
Several people present were very silent, with various complicated expressions on their faces.
After a while, one of the tall men said bitterly: "Damn it, who actually discovered the secret of our sect and spread it, trying to put our Red Lian Sect in danger."
Tu Tiancheng, who was sitting in front, had a gloomy face, and his eyes were full of complex expressions of rage, helplessness, and hatred. He said in a hoarse voice: "There is some news that you may not know yet."
"You two, Senior Brother Li, the Soul Card was broken as early as a year ago, and Junior Nephew Feng, who was just promoted in the Demon Cave, also fell and died in the following few months."
When the three people below heard the news, it was like a bolt from the blue, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
"Senior Brother Li has both entered the late stage of pill formation, how could he die so easily?"
"Other than the Nascent Soul Stage monks, who can kill the Li brothers?"
"Shouldn't Junior Brother Feng stay in the Demon's Cave? Why did he also die? Something happened in the Demon's Cave?"
The three of them screamed in alarm, looking very panicked.
Tu Tiancheng snorted coldly: "Why are you panicking? I used a special magic weapon to contact your senior brother Tian, but he was not discovered. Even if this enemy in the dark obtained his temporary ban token, he could not find the devil's cave. There’s nothing we can do about the entrance.”
"Now that your Junior Brother Tian has made rapid progress in cultivation, he is preparing to enter the Nascent Soul Stage in seclusion and enter the Qi Kingdom. Junior Brother Xia has also returned to the Demon Cave to protect the Dharma."
"What we have to do now is how to deal with the rumors. As for the ten sects, it's okay. It's been less than a hundred years since they last investigated."
"You probably don't believe that we can restore the Red Demonic Refining Technique in such a short period of time, and there are even new monks in the pill formation stage appearing."
Tu Tiancheng glanced at the people below and said calmly: "Okay, how can you deal with this rumor?"
The three people below looked at each other and began to take turns talking.
