In the late stage of Jindan promotion, Lu Changan was in the land of third-level mid-level spiritual veins, and his cultivation was slow and inefficient.
There are not many days left for me to practice peacefully in Xuanyin Pavilion.
Before returning to the Wei Dao Alliance, Lu Changan still had some things to deal with in Feng Yuan Kingdom.
This morning.
On the cave pool, a man and a woman were sitting on the backs of big turtles.
"From today on, I have a complete set of talisman inheritance to teach you."
Uncharacteristically, Lu Changan changed into white clothes as Mr. Xu, looking gentle, handsome, indifferent and peaceful.
Yun Ling is wearing a green skirt, with starry eyes and white teeth, graceful and undulating curves, and a little more mature charm in her softness.
"Thank you Mr. Xu for your gift."
She listened obediently, and felt that in addition to the familiar intimacy, the man in white in front of her felt an unprecedented attachment and admiration.
Lu Changan captured Yun Ling's hidden emotions.
So many years of guidance and guidance, apart from stimulating Yun Ling's qualifications and potential, did not allow her to solve the mystery of her pregnancy.
It seems that the difficulty of awakening the past life is difficult for ordinary monks to achieve.
Many conditions may be required, which are related to the state of cultivation before reincarnation.
Yun Ling's previous life was not even in the foundation building stage.
It was just an attempt to explore reincarnation, and Lu Changan didn't care much about success or failure.
"That's it for today. Please accept this jade slip."
Lu Changan compiled the simplified third-level talisman inheritance in nearly two generations and taught it to Yun Ling.
Although it is a simplified version, it is tailor-made for Yun Ling, taking advantage of her ingenuity.
Moreover, Lu Changan's personal talisman style will not be exposed.
Yun Ling accepted the jade slip, stood up from the tortoise's back, and thanked her solemnly.
"I heard that your brother is preparing to form an elixir?"
"Well, Brother Hao has reached the ninth level of foundation building."
Yun Ling nodded.
Even she herself completed the construction to the eighth floor two years ago.
Due to the improvement of the root bone physique and the guidance of Lu Changan's famous teacher, Yun Ling's cultivation progress is not much slower than that of ordinary high-grade spiritual roots.
As a second-level high-grade Talisman Master, she has already been self-reliant and earned a stable income from spiritual stones.
"In the near future, Xu will leave Feng Yuan Kingdom for a period of time to deal with some private matters and will not be able to take you with him. Before that, if you have any wishes or requests, just ask them and Xu will try to satisfy them."
Lu Changan gave a formal commitment.
"Please, let Ling'er think about it for a while."
Yun Ling pursed her pink lips, her starry eyes flashed, and she heard the hints in the words.
She opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't ask or beg.
In the superior environment of Xuanyin Pavilion and practicing for decades, Yun Ling was taken care of.
As a maid, after serving her for so many years, Mr. Xu not only owed nothing to her, but also showed her kindness.
For most monks, this is a rare opportunity in life.
She didn't dare to ask for more, and she knew that Mr. Xu's decision could not be changed.
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The following year.
Lu Changan often gave Yun Ling advice, occasionally drank tea and listened to music, and enjoyed the beautiful dance of the Niyue Fairy at night.
Lu Changan seemed to be more relaxed and did not leave Xuanyin Pavilion much.
Even Jin Dan's later promotion process was concealed from the outside world.
Secretly, Lu Changan quietly improved his divination skills.
At the same time, control the puppet to go out, purchase supplies, and gather information.
Through the puppet clone, Lu Changan once again negotiated with the ancient city master of Gutian Fairy City.
The ancient city lord's lion opened his mouth last time, which meant there was room for negotiation.
Top puppet inheritance, although rare, is not a non-renewable resource.
"The fourth-level soul-nurturing wood? The ancient city lord insists on having this thing. What is the need for it?"
After two negotiations, the indifferent and dull city lord did not mention the unrealistic Infant Transformation Pill, and the price became a little more reliable.
However, soul nourishing wood or soul path treasures of the same type are necessary.
In addition, there is also the "soul-seeking puppet technique", which the ancient city lord insists on and refuses to give in.
"Soul puppet technique? I don't even know how to do it."
Lu Changan sighed.
The other party mistook the clone possessed by a puppet from his previous life, which had the power of a complete soul, for the Soul Puppet Technique.
The soul puppet technique is a mysterious puppet secret technique that can give the puppet spiritual consciousness, cultivate the puppet soul, and cast many common spells of human monks, even including soul-like methods.
This kind of puppetry can not only improve the overall strength of the puppet, but also help to refine a true fourth-level puppet.
Even in the Thousand Machines Sect, most of the fourth-level puppets they have are not as powerful as the Nascent Soul Lord of the same level.
The main reason lies in the gap at the soul level.
The "puppet spirit" of the fourth-level puppet is naturally inferior to the Nascent Soul spirit body of the human true king, and it is difficult to cultivate it to the same level.
The soul puppet technique helps the puppet spirit to take shape quickly, greatly reducing the cultivation time.
Rumor has it that the puppetry skills mastered by the Qianji Sect are incomplete and immature. And only the core elders are qualified to practice and touch that field.
Lu Changan was not in a hurry, and slowly negotiated with the ancient city lord, haggling over the price.
He denied that Qinglong Society possesses the soul-puppet-growing technique, but it is another method of cultivating puppet spirits.
Lu Changan's puppet clone is possessed by a spirit from his previous life, and is like a different kind of puppet spirit.
It's just that this puppet spirit is a blank piece of paper. It has the power of the soul and the combat instinct of the previous life, but it has no consciousness.
In other words, he is conscious, but belongs to the third life, Lu Changan, who exists in this world.
"Is it possible that Gutian Xiancheng has the ambition to create a fourth-level puppet?"
Lu Changan had an idea.
After divination and calculation, this was confirmed, and it was quite accurate.
"Soul-nurturing wood... soul-growing puppet technique... seeking the fourth level?"
After understanding the other party's general needs, Lu Changan took the initiative in this transaction.
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Unconsciously, a year and a half has passed since Lu Changan was promoted to the late stage of Jindan.
This day.
Granny Yun arrived at Xuanyin Pavilion and visited Lu Changan.
Initially, because of the potential danger, she did not want to involve Yun Ling and Mr. Xu. She had never been to Xuanyin Pavilion.
This time when I came here, Granny Yun learned about Yun Ling's summons.
Regarding Mr. Xu's promise, Yun Ling could not make the decision and thought of her grandmother who raised her.
In the end, she gave her grandma the choice of the promise.
In the cave, Lu Changan met Granny Yun alone.
"I am grateful to Mr. Xu for taking care of our family in the past and for supporting Ling'er."
Granny Yun, who had silver hair and looked older than before, bowed and took her seat on crutches.
Lu Changan discovered that Granny Yun's lifespan was less than a hundred years.
Because he was seriously injured by a traitor back then, his foundation was damaged, he had hidden diseases, and his body functions declined prematurely.
"I should not overstep Mr. Xu's promise. However, Yun Hao and Yun Ling brother and sister will face the important hurdle of forming the elixir one after another. I can only shamelessly ask Mr. Xu to refine the crystal elixir."
Grandma Yun did not exchange too many pleasantries and quickly got to the point.
Lu Changan learned that Granny Yun's preparation for the Crystal Condensation Pill still lacked some ingredients, and a reliable third-level alchemist could not be found.
Fortunately, Master Lihuo left a legacy to them.
The main ingredient of the crystal condensation elixir, "Seven-core Xuanyuehua", is a plant owned by Granny Yun, and it has finally matured in recent years.
"It's not difficult."
Lu Changan looked calm and agreed.
According to his original plan, he wanted to leave a chance for Yun Ling to form an elixir.
Granny Yun's pill-forming resources at hand can only be used by one of the siblings.
As a top-grade spiritual root, Yunhao has better qualifications.
In order to make the brother and sister happy and make good things happen in pairs, Grandma Yun came to visit them.
Two months later, the materials for the Crystal Condensation Pill were gathered.
Xuanyin Pavilion helped collect some of Lu Changan's trophies.
Lu Changan also summoned Grandma Yun to secretly refine elixirs in the cave.
For seven days, Granny Yun stayed overnight in the cave, accompanying Yun Ling, but this time she did not propose to watch the elixir making.
She promised that if there were more than two Crystal Condensation Pills, the extra part would be used as reward.
In the end, Lu Changan just performed normally and refined two genuine crystal condensing pills, refusing the reward.
Except for Fairy Niyue, no one else knows about alchemy.
Grandma Yun left a Crystal Condensing Pill for Yun Ling, then stood up to leave and prepare for Yun Hao to form the pill.
"Ling'er, you are not short of crystal condensation pills now, but the quality of the elixir, the quality of the elixir, and its future potential are equally important. In this regard, you need to make personal preparations."
Lu Changan planned to let Yun Ling practice for more than ten years in the later stage of foundation building, and plan to form magic pills on her own.
With the life-saving cards he gave me and the care of Xuanyin Pavilion, the risks were relatively controllable.
Yun Ling herself is a second-level high-grade Talisman Master. In the past, her practice was not done behind closed doors. She had done business with nearby oases and settlements, and she had also encountered unscrupulous bandits.
"Ling'er knows that she will live up to Mr. Xu's expectations."
Yun Ling showed a pear-shaped smile, full of fighting spirit and expectations for the future.
In fact, Lu Changan and Granny Yun both prepared elixir-forming spiritual objects for her.
This unified rhetoric is just to temper the two brothers and sisters.
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A few months later, Lu Changan's age was approaching 310 years old.
His divination skills finally reached the third level.
For this reason, in the past one or two years, he has spent several more years of life, and his total life span has dropped to 1090 years.
The top-level divination of the third level is still high-grade, and there is no qualitative leap, but if you practice to the limit of the third level, your foundation will be deeper.
Lu Changan contacted the ancient city lord again to trade the puppet inheritance.
Previously, he deliberately stayed there for more than half a year.
During this negotiation, the ancient city lord finally made a major concession and showed some sincerity.
Lu Changan understood the other party's needs and turned the traded items into castrated versions.
For example, the fourth-level soul-nurturing wood is replaced by a soul-doing wonder made from a small section of soul-nurturing wood.
For the Soul Puppet Technique, Lu Changan provided a second-level puppet containing related skills for Xuanji Tower to study.
In addition, Lu Changan replenished 30,000 spirit stones.
Xuanji Tower is willing to trade the core puppet inheritance, including the puppet military formation.
But it will only be given to the fourth level at most.
Lu Changan can accept it. He needs the puppet inheritance of Qianji Sect to strengthen his own puppet skills.
As for the higher level four puppets, it is difficult to gather complete materials before being promoted to Nascent Soul.
This is not a question of financial resources.
Most of the precious resources at the Nascent Soul level are circulated in small circles among the same level. Or, occasionally, one or two items appear at top auctions.
Even with the vision of the fourth life Nascent Soul, Lu Changan would avoid having too many negotiations with the True Lord if it was not necessary.
The two parties agreed that one month later, the transaction would take place in the desert thousands of miles away from Gutian Fairy City.
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The day before the agreed date.
Lu Changan was surrounded by many divination objects, trying his best to deduce the dangers and the old monster Nascent Soul behind the Mysterious Tower.
For Lu Changan today, only Nascent Soul-level power can pose a real threat.
Therefore, his divination precautions mainly focused on whether the Yuanying old monster would intervene in this transaction.
With precautions, Lu Changan sacrificed his lifespan to improve his divination ability, so that he could at least detect a sign.
The third-level top-level divination was relatively smooth, and I did not experience strong resistance.
"It turns out that Xuanji Tower and the old monster Yuanying behind it are not completely of the same mind."
Lu Changan basically confirmed that the old monster Yuanying behind the Xuanji Tower did not know about this transaction.
Because the interests of both parties are not completely consistent.
The old monster Nascent Soul from the realm of the two religions is pushing and supporting the outer sect alliance behind the scenes, and its real plot lies in the Holy Land of Snow Mountain.
The branch forces of the two religions are just tools they use to check and balance the eight major tribes of Feng Yuan Kingdom.
Forces such as Xuanji Tower had to cooperate with them, otherwise without the support of the old monster, Nascent Soul True Monarch, they would either become attached to Feng Yuan Kingdom or be annexed.
After the divination was confirmed, Lu Changan controlled the two puppet clones and headed to the agreed upon location.
Ground rock rats take care of themselves underground in the sand.
Lu Changan's true self is hidden in the dark, some distance away.
Half a day later.
Somewhere in the desert, the sand was piled up to form a sand dune about ten feet high and covering an area of one hundred feet.
The sand dune is shaped like a pyramid, but the top is a flat platform that can accommodate a dozen people.
It is several miles away and is isolated by a layer of third-order phantom formation, making it difficult for ordinary monks to enter.
On the sand dune, two figures were sitting.
In addition to the puppet-armed ancient city lord, there is also a man in blue armor who looks like a zombie with his eyes closed.
On both sides of the sand dune, there are four third-level puppet giants standing, holding halberds and looking like guards holding their hands.
After a while.
A traveling Taoist priest wearing a hat on his head, stepping on the windy sand, entered the range of the third-order magic array alone, and went straight to the platform at the top of the sand dune.
"one person?"
The puppet-armed ancient city lord had a strange color in his eyes.
In order to guarantee this transaction, he invited the quasi-fourth-level puppet from the Xuanji Building.
Even if there is support around, it is quite risky for the wandering Taoist Taoist to enter the phantom formation alone and trade with them.
"You can check the surrounding situation."
The ancient city lord had no expression on his face and raised his hand to signal.
"No need! Pindao came here this time and made a sincere transaction. I believe the same is true for Xuanji Tower."
The traveling businessman generously flew to the top of the sand dune and sat across from the two of them.
Before he sat down, he patted the storage bag with his palm.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...
Eight rays of light and shadow fell to the ground, emitting third-level spiritual pressure, and eight archer puppets were arranged around the sand dunes.
The ancient city lord's eyes twitched. The eight third-level archer puppets were made of excellent materials. They were all top-quality products of the third-level low-grade, equivalent to the peak of the early stage of pill formation.
A round of volleys would make even the most serious practitioner of elixir formation feel numb and retreat.
"It's very strange! This person has the characteristics of a puppet, but has a complete soul. He can even control the puppet with his spiritual consciousness."
The man in green armor sits cross-legged with his eyes closed, his face is stiff and emotionless, his consciousness is fluctuating, and he is confused and confused.
He was a fourth-level puppet master during his lifetime, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether the other party was a puppet or a human monk.
They are experts in puppetry, so they can see the clues.
"We are also sincerely trading. Why not get straight to the point and display the trading products directly."
The ancient city lord didn't like to be polite, so he used the power of elixir to roll up two jade slips and float them in mid-air.
"Just be sincere."
Taoist Youshang chuckled and took out three trading items from the cage.
They are a wooden bracelet, a second-level puppet, and a heavy bag of spiritual stones.
Three trading items were floating in the air, being explored by the ancient city lord and the man in blue armor.
The two ancient city masters were the first to explore the wooden bracelet with their spiritual consciousness.
"It is indeed a strange object made of the fourth-level soul-nurturing wood."
The ghost puppet spirit stored by the man in blue armor conveys surprises and excitement, and communicates with the ancient city lord.
The wooden bracelet is one of Lu Changan's two original soul-nurturing rings. It has been re-tempered over the years.
As a trading item, the appearance has been readjusted, other materials have been added, and it has been completely transformed.
Even the original creator Zhang Tieshan couldn't easily see through it without looking carefully.
"That second-level puppet also has a complete soul and is an extraordinary puppet. It's just that the power of the soul is weaker, and it can only be perfected by refining..."
The ancient city lord and the man in green armor then inspected the second-order puppet and confirmed that it was correct.
As for the bag of spiritual stones, as a supplement, the two of them didn't care much.
"Are you two satisfied?"
Taoist Youshang narrowed his eyes slightly, and just used his spiritual consciousness to roughly check the puppet inheritance in the two jade slips.
These include the puppet formation and the cultivation of puppet spirits.
The restrictions set on the jade slip cannot be copied and can only be viewed.
Lu Changan, who was hiding behind the scenes, judged based on his vision that the inheritance itself was fine, and cooperated with the calculation to confirm it.
It is understandable that Xuanjilou should keep some unique skills in the puppet inheritance.
Lu Changan also played a trick.
The power of the soul of the second-level puppet comes from the first life of possessed spirit. It cannot last for two days before it collapses.
He can even control it to self-destruct.
In such a short time, Xuanji Tower could not come up with anything useful.
"good!"
The ancient city lord nodded and agreed to the deal.
The transaction items of both parties fell into their respective hands at the same speed.
"If there is no problem, Pindao will leave first..."
Taoist Youshang got two jade slips, put away the formation of eight archers, and flew out of the illusion formation.
Until his figure left the illusion formation.
The zombie-like man in green armor opened his eyes, with strange and sinister green ghost flames dancing in his eye sockets.
"It is worthy of being a precious spiritual tree in the world of immortality. It can not only nourish the soul, but also create killing soul treasures to restrain ghosts."
With his iron-like palms, he played with the bracelet made of soul-nurturing wood, feeling the hot spring-like breath and the ghost spirit pouring into his body.
"Congratulations to the host, with the help of this thing, your consciousness can last longer. In the future, I will help you to create a real fourth-level puppet. Mysterious Tower will not have to look at the face of that old monster."
The ancient city lord said with great joy, his dull face showed an expression of enthusiasm and expectation.
The two of them are not bewitched by foreign objects or female attractions, and they are passionate about puppetry skills throughout their lives.
One person and one puppet didn't notice that there was something strange in the eyes of the second-level puppet that was traded beside them.
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"The puppet spirit transformed from the soul of the ghost realm maintains the spiritual consciousness during life? It's kind of interesting..."
Hundreds of miles away, Lu Changan learned the video and audio of the exchange between the two through the puppet possessed by him in his first life.
"Create a true fourth-level puppet? That's quite a statement!"
"However, the material of that puppet is almost at the Nascent Soul level! It's not an exaggeration."
Lu Changan was a little jealous of the material of the quasi-fourth-level puppet.
"That's all, trade sincerely!"
Lu Changan thought about it for a moment and gave up.
The ancient city lord and the quasi-fourth-level puppet teamed up, and the lineup was really powerful.
In terms of the ancient city lord alone, his strength is close to that of the Peacock Saint, and the blue dragon puppet he possesses is comparable to the peak of the late stage of pill formation.
There are also puppet army formations that are good at positional warfare.
The quasi-fourth-level puppets are more powerful and cannot be suppressed until the fourth life comes.
It was also near Gutian Fairy City, so the time and place were not favorable.
Lu Changan controlled the puppet clone, and the Earth Rock Rat withdrew.
At this time, an unusual picture and sound came from the second-order puppet on the other side.
"Owner! You are trying to...not mean to make a sincere deal, the Qinglong Society doesn't know the details, it's unfathomable!"
The ancient city lord's expression changed and he spoke.
I saw a dark gray-green ghostly aura lingering on the tips of the green-armored man's nails, blending into the void and pointing in a certain direction.
"Why are you panicking!"
The man in blue armor had sinister eyes and a dissatisfied tone.
"This is the secret technique of tracking the ghost path that I used. I just tampered with the two inheritance jade slips. In the Daqing Realm, there is basically no ghost path inheritance, and it is difficult to detect abnormalities under the Nascent Soul."
"If that trader can detect it later and erase it, we are trading sincerely."
"Jiejie, if it can't be discovered, it proves that the Qinglong Society is just a bluff and a trick."
The face of the man in green armor looked a bit ferocious, making people shudder.
"Owner! Your consciousness is affected by the power of the ghost, please fall asleep quickly!"
Although what the man in green armor said made some sense, the ancient city lord instinctively felt that it was inappropriate.
The important thing is that the man in green armor is mentally unstable at the moment.
After turning into a ghost, it is easier to develop negative emotions than before.
This is also why the man with green armor will keep himself sealed and asleep all year round.
"I will make up my mind on this matter!"
The man in green armor shouted harshly, opened his arms, and the ghostly green iron wind swept across several miles.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ancient city lord and four third-level puppets were beaten and flew backwards. Two of the third-level puppets were torn apart and exploded on the spot.
"Owner!"
When the ancient city lord barely managed to stabilize his figure, the blue-armored puppet flashed vaguely and disappeared from sight.
He wanted to cast a spell to check and balance, but was too late, as the latter had already flown out of the effective range of influence.
"That magical soul artifact alone is far from enough for me to become a fourth-level puppet controlled by ghosts. The person doing the deal must have the opportunity I need!"
In the eyes of the man with green armor, willow fire flickered, flying to the Nine Gang Heaven in a few breaths.
It has been transformed from the ghost realm and trusts its own intuition. The Blue Dragon Society is probably just a cover.
If traders had absolute strength, why would they need to be so patient, haggle over prices, and trade with them sincerely?
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In the desert, Lu Changan flew tens of thousands of miles.
Ninety-nine percent of the area where Feng Yuan Kingdom is located is an uninhabited desert with a harsh environment.
Oasis spiritual veins are like panning for gold in the sand, pitifully few.
"Hey! You really dare to pursue me so far?"
Lu Changan stopped taking advantage of the light and looked in the direction behind him.
Those two jade slips were tainted with the vague aura of ghosts.
Even if there is no information transmitted by the second-level puppet, Lu Changan will investigate it carefully after getting it.
Near Gutian Fairy City, the time and place were not favorable, and Lu Changan did not want to get entangled with it.
He is not afraid of a mere fourth-level puppet with an unstable mind.
Therefore, Lu Changan did not erase the ghost aura on the jade slip, and saw if the other party would dare to leave alone and actually pursue him.
Unexpectedly, the blue-armored puppet kept by the ghost spirit was so persistent that it chased him tens of thousands of miles away.
"Lu is doing the transaction sincerely! Since you have evil intentions, don't blame me for not practicing martial ethics."
Lu Changan snorted coldly, quickly disappeared, and made arrangements nearby.
Finally, two more jade slips stained with the spirit of ghosts were given to the Taoist traveler dressed as a puppet in the late third stage and asked to meditate and rest in the sand pit.
After a while.
Boom——
A terrifying spiritual pressure, accompanied by a monstrous cloud of ghostly energy, swept over.
That sense of oppression is close to that of the fourth-level beast king that the Peacock Saint used to protect!