After the test, Lu Changan put away the quasi-fourth-level supernatural peacock puppet.
This puppet consumes far more resources than the same level, almost exhausting the best puppet refining materials in recent years. As a result, the third level top assassin puppet that was crippled in the Ancient Nether Palace has not yet been repaired.
This investment is worth it. In addition to the fourth-level blue-armored puppet, Lu Changan has another powerful helper.
As for the other third-level and upper-level puppets, Lu Changan plans to incorporate them into the puppet military formation system.
The puppet army formation theoretically has the ability to cross levels, but it has considerable limitations and has almost no mobility.
The advantage is that he is good at positional warfare, and the effect is better when combined with formations.
If you want to deal with Nascent Soul, the cornerstone of the puppet army must be at least four late-stage third-order puppets.
Lu Changan is still two short of that. Even at his current level, he still needs to accumulate some years.
Of course, the supernatural peacock or the blue-armored puppet can fight alone, or they can be used as the core and integrated into the puppet army to enhance the latter's power.
"The strength of the Peacock Puppet is only slightly inferior to that of me, and it can basically replace my duty to protect fellow Taoist Lu."
An afterimage appeared in front of him, ghost fire danced in the eyes of the blue-armored puppet, and Master Wei's tone revealed relief.
"In the next ten years, I kindly ask you to travel abroad, which may help the puppet spirit to sublimate and transform."
Lu Changan pondered for a moment: "Lu will not stop Wei Puppet Master's wish. However, when going out to practice, it is best to stay close to the Yunxia Sect's influence and not go too far away."
In the past few decades, the puppet spirit of the Blue Armor Puppet has been nurtured by the second life possession and has grown faster than expected.
Now it is estimated that there will be no progress in another ten years.
Master Wei went out to practice in order to prepare the ground in advance, increase his understanding, and promote the sublimation of the puppet spirit.
The puppet spirit transforms into the fourth level. This step is very critical.
With good luck, success may come naturally.
If it doesn't go well, it may stagnate for a hundred years, or even fail to succeed for life.
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Lu, the Yunxia Sect's influence is tens of thousands of miles away, which is enough for me to gain experience and understanding. Besides, every one or two years, I need Fellow Daoist Lu to re-inject my spirit."
Master Wei said happily.
Afterwards, many details were discussed one by one.
During the trip, Puppet Master Wei collected useful information for fellow Taoist Lu and left his contact information.
In the evening of that day, Puppet Master Wei quietly left Yunxia Sect and went out to practice.
Lu Changan is not worried about losing this puppet.
As a fourth-level puppet, the second life possessed by Lu Changan has a far sensing distance.
However, the entire Dayu Kingdom has a vast territory, accounting for 60% of the size of the Wei Dao Alliance.
Therefore, Lu Changan only limited the area around the Yunxia Sect's influence.
The Yunxia Sect's sphere of influence, including affiliated forces, covers more than half of the Liang Kingdom.
…
Two years later.
The outside world has finally concluded about the life and death of True Lord Yun Lan.
Those major forces and intelligence organizations confirmed the death of True Lord Yun Lan.
True Lord Zixia did not deny this matter, and the soul lamp in the ancestral hall was also extinguished at the right time during this period.
Now that the situation in Yunxia Sect is stable, she doesn't have to hide it deliberately.
Even though Lu Changan didn't know the inside story, he still guessed some of the truth.
Fairy Zixia had probably already confirmed the Taoist monk's death, but she just kept it a secret and had arranged for the soul lantern in the ancestral hall to be used.
"If the controller of an ordinary cultivating force has only one widow left, it will inevitably attract the greedy covetousness of jackals and tigers."
"However, this is a Nascent Soul Nvzhenjun, and there is a fourth-level holy beast guarding the sect."
Lu Changan understands that as long as he and Lord Diyan support True Lord Zixia and are not deceived by external things, Yunxia Sect will be very stable.
Not long after, Zixia Zhenjun arranged a low-key funeral for the deceased Taoist companion.
Within the sect, only some direct monks were involved in this matter.
The purpose of Zixia Zhenjun's low-key handling was to minimize the negative impact of the Taoist companion's death on the sect.
Lu Changan is a special case. As a guest elder, he came to the scene in person to witness the funeral of the true king.
In front of the magnificent mausoleum.
"The tomb of the fifteenth generation Supreme Elder of the Yunxia Sect, 'Zhenjun Yunlan'."
A handsome and handsome man in white clothes, with a hint of weirdness in the complex emotions in his eyes.
This person is none other than Hu Ang, the named disciple whom Zhenjun Zixia accepted two years ago.
Perhaps due to the guidance of True Monarch Nascent Soul, Hu Ang's cultivation speed is very fast, surpassing most high-grade spiritual roots, and has reached the peak of the foundation building stage.
…
Two months later.
In the sky above a third-level spiritual cave in Yunxia Sect, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth roared, gathering like a tide.
Seven days later, a cloud of spiritual energy with a radius of several miles took shape stably, and under the pressure of heaven and earth, it faintly surrounded the rhythm of the avenue.
"What is the formation of the Half-step Golden Pill?"
This scene made many Jiedan masters in the door look at him with surprise.
"It's rare for the above-mentioned spiritual roots to achieve half-step golden elixir."
"Hu Ang is indeed a leader of the new generation in the lineage of the former Sect Master Hu.
"No wonder the Supreme Elder made an exception and accepted him as his disciple."
Thinking of Hu Ang's background and footwork, the monks in the sect accepted it naturally.
At the main peak of Qingluan Peak, Lu Changan also paid attention to the alchemy weather above the mountain gate.
He was just a little surprised.
The top-grade spiritual roots come from the lineage of Sect Leader Hu, and he is also a disciple of True Lord Yuanying. It is not surprising that he has achieved this level of achievement.
What's more, Yunxia Sect's luck has been steadily increasing for many years now.
"This son may have gained the benefit of the sect's luck."
Lu Changan nodded secretly.
As the lucky star of the sect, it has been rooted for decades, and it really brings good luck.
A few years before Hu Ang, Yunxia Sect gave birth to "Huadu Zhenren" who practiced alchemy major.
Fairy Yunxia's adopted son and direct disciple Jiang Haoran also successfully formed the Immortal Golden Pill.
Half a day later.
The cloudy atmosphere in the sky dispersed smoothly.
On that day, the news that Hu Ang had formed a half-step golden elixir spread throughout the sect.
Zhenjun Zixia was pleasantly surprised and left the customs in advance.
Outsiders didn't know that she gave Hu Ang very little guidance on his practice, mainly due to the son's personal good fortune.
…
Half a month later, the Yunxia Sect sent out invitations and held a high-profile elixir knotting ceremony for Hu Ang.
The Hu family actually didn't want to mobilize troops and mobilize people like this.
This matter was done deliberately by Fairy Zixia.
Hu Ang's elixir formation celebration was held in the same year as Zhenjun Yunlan's funeral, which can be regarded as a different kind of "congratulations".
Lu Changan was invited to attend Hu Ang's elixir knotting ceremony and sent a congratulatory gift.
In the Yunxia Sect, Lu Changan and the Hu family are considered to have a "kinship" relationship.
A year ago, Xiao Qingshan, the steward of the main peak, married the Hu family's foundation-building female cultivator and became an equal wife, enjoying the blessings of everyone.
Xiao Qingshan and his wife Si Lu were very loving and harmonious. They originally did not want to take any more concubines, but they did not dare to disobey Elder Xiang's wishes.
Fortunately, Taoist companion Sulu was more considerate and finally cooperated with him in marrying Hu's daughter, Hu Lirong.
"When Elder Xiang comes to visit, the humble house becomes full of glory."
Hu Ang greeted Lu Changan with a smile and personally welcomed him into the newly relocated third-level Lingfeng Cave.
Lu Changan exchanged greetings with Hu Ang and was assigned to the chief position in the inner hall.
During the elixir-forming celebration, visitors from various forces did not attend the Nascent Soul True Monarch. They usually sent true elixir-forming monks or fake elixir masters.
Among them, the representative of the Daewoo royal family, "Princess Zhiwei", is considered a half-acquaintance of Lu Changan.
At the Earth Rock Rat's transformation ceremony, Yu Yuanjin had intended to bring Lu Changan and his niece together.
Princess Zhiwei has an elegant temperament, wearing a long palace dress, long black hair, and a white gauze on her face, vaguely revealing her beautiful and beautiful face.
Among the foreign gift-givers, this woman has the most noble status, is highly respected and sought after.
However, Princess Zhiwei did not speak politely to the young people around her. She only looked at Lu Changan and took the initiative to talk.
This woman's every frown and smile are bright, radiant, elegant, and pleasing to the eye.
Lu Changan noticed that during this meeting, Princess Zhiwei got a lot closer, and there were many hints in her charming smile.
For example, if Lu Changan marries a noble daughter of the royal family, he will get real help in key resources for having children in the future.
In addition, the royal treasury contains top-quality puppet refining materials and even a full set of resources for refining fourth-level puppets.
When Lu Changan heard this, he was inevitably a little moved.
It is undeniable that the conditions offered by the royal family are better than those of Yunxia Sect.
Once he agrees, he can have a beautiful and fragrant royal daughter and a higher future.
"Actually, there are many examples of monks from my royal family marrying disciples of aristocratic families and sects. If Elder Xiang becomes the son-in-law of the royal family, it will not conflict with the current identity of the elder Yunxia Sect's Keqing."
Princess Zhiwei's dark eyes were bright and seemed to contain tenderness and expectation.
She looked at the bald young man in blue robe. She used to think that this man was a bit rustic, but now she looked more and more pleasing to her eyes.
According to the royal family's secret information, Elder Xiang's skills as a puppet master may be hidden and are stronger than outsiders imagine.
This person may be expected to become a quasi-fourth level, or even a fourth-level puppet master.
Even without the fourth-level holy beast Lord Diyan, Elder Xiang is worthy of being recruited by the royal family.
At this time, Lu Changan noticed a vague sense of prying eyes, coming from the cautious consciousness of a certain Jurchen Lord.
Princess Zhiwei has a secret treasure in her hand, so she is not afraid of the early stage of Nascent Soul's spiritual consciousness.
True Lord Zixia cannot hear her voice transmission, and her normal speech is not protected.
Lu Changan coughed lightly and said in a low voice without any sound transmission:
"Zhenjun Zixia has been kind to a certain family and has taken good care of them over the years. Xiang has no other thoughts."
Even if the royal family offers better conditions, Lu Changan has no idea of getting married.
As a giant force in the Central Region, the Daewoo royal family has unfathomable strength, and there are more than one in the middle Nascent Soul stage.
Lu Changan does not want to join such forces and easily expose his secrets.
The benefits promised by the royal family must come at a corresponding price.
On the contrary, if you stay in Yunxia Sect, your life and freedom are more secure.
Besides, True Lord Zixia treated him really well, and she was kind to him and Lord Diyan.
Lu Changan only needs to cultivate step by step in the Yunxia Sect to the peak of the golden elixir, and then he can attack the Nascent Soul. There is no need to create extraneous problems and disrupt the plan.
True Monarch Zixia, who was secretly spying, heard Lu Changan's rejection and pursed her lips slightly, feeling satisfied.
"Xiang Daoyou has a reliable character and a firm Taoist heart. Ben Zhenjun really knows how to understand people."
True Monarch Zixia secretly thought that she would add more responsibilities to Elder Xiang in the future and give him more generous treatment and rewards.
Lu Changan's refusal again made Princess Zhiwei worried, and the white gauze on her face concealed her anger and displeasure.
Before the celebration was over, the royal princess left Yunxia Sect early.
Among the clouds outside the mountain gate.
Princess Zhiwei sat on the gorgeous cloud crown, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, her face looking puzzled.
Her stunning beauty, status as a noblewoman of the royal family, and the temptation of huge profits could not sway Xiang Dalong in the slightest.
"What does this elder want? What is it about Yunxia Sect that can compare with the favorable conditions of the royal family?"
She couldn't help but murmur.
"Could it be that Xiang Dalong is obsessed with the most beautiful Fairy Zixia..."
Princess Zhiwei's eyes suddenly shone, as if she had found the truth in the fog.
He also found the reason for his failure.
In terms of talent, cultivation, and beauty, no matter how arrogant she is, she still feels inferior to Fairy Zixia.
He does not mean that.
…
A few days after the elixir knotting ceremony.
True Lord Zixia announced the news and accepted Hu Ang as his official disciple, which was regarded as fulfilling his previous promise.
Hu Ang's talent and potential fully qualified him to become his direct disciple.
The half-step immortal golden elixir has great hope of achieving the elixir-building overhaul, and I can be independent in the future.
If you have enough opportunities and a strong will, attacking the Nascent Soul will not be much worse than the Immortal Golden Pill.
When Hu Ang paid homage to his master, Fairy Zixia noticed the enthusiasm in the boy's eyes. In addition to respect, there was also a hint of hidden admiration.
The unparalleled and magnificent True Monarch Zixia did not take this to heart.
Many young monks in this sect regard her as the goddess of the Nine Heavens and the fairy in their dreams, and many admire her.
Even the ascetic-like Elder Xiang, who is not sexually attracted to women, occasionally expresses his appreciation, let alone an ordinary male cultivator.
…
More than half a year later.
Lu Changan is over three hundred and sixty years old.
"In another twenty years, we will almost be able to reach the peak of the golden elixir."
In the cave training room, Lu Changan opened his eyes, his face was calm.
Compared with the urgency of reaching this stage of cultivation in the second life, in this life there is no rush or impatience.
The main reason is that I have enough longevity and no pressure on time.
Even if you reach the peak of the golden elixir, you still have plenty of time to polish your realm and prepare for the birth of a baby.
What's more, Lu Changan had already planned many key resources for promotion to Nascent Soul in the late Jindan period.
The baby-forming spiritual creature possesses the superior Ziwu breeze.
The tribulation treasure, the [Thunder Bead] used by the Earth Rock Rat to transform, was saved back then and can still be used after repair.
For the elixir to assist in the Heart Demon Tribulation, Lu Changan had the Shangqing Dan that he had redeemed back then, although it was not as good as the superior Heart Tribulation Thunder Knot Infant Spirit.
"Nowadays, the main lack of advanced Infant Transformation Pills. The spiritual items need to be strengthened, but secondarily."
Unknowingly, Lu Changan had gathered a considerable part of his resources for childbirth.
For Huaying Dan, he just didn't have the main ingredient, but he got two or three auxiliary ingredients.
It is simply unrealistic to get the Infant Transformation Pill in Yunxia Sect.
After Yunqing Master failed to conceive a baby, the Yunxia Sect did not have a second complete resource for conceiving a baby within a hundred years.
The Tianying fruit cultivated in the forbidden area inside the gate is far from mature.
Although True Monarch Zixia has a good relationship with him, it is unlikely that she will fully support him and will at most provide a little convenience, similar to what Earth Rock Rat did at that time.
"Wait until the puppet army formation is formed, or the puppet spirit is promoted to the true fourth level, and then the strength is strengthened to the limit, and then we can go out to plan the Infant Transformation Pill."
Lu Changan has his own research and plans for the future of having a baby.
With his current strength, he can also go out to collect Huaying Dan resources and hire people to refine the elixir.
But there's no need to rush it.
Sufficient longevity is one thing.
Secondly, there are still variables in the stable situation of Yunxia Sect.
Lu Changan and Diyanjun are the key factors.
As a neutral force, the royal family mainly focuses on wooing people.
The hostile forces of the Yunxia Sect cannot be so harmonious.
If you want to go out to collect the materials for Huaying Dan and improve efficiency, you have to travel across countries and multiple power camps. The journey is long and there are inevitably some hidden dangers.
Therefore, Lu Changan has to wait at least another ten years before making a decision based on the situation.
"It's strange that when Jing Wufeng gave birth to a baby, he didn't hear about the plans for the 'Infant Transformation Pill'."
Lu Changan couldn't help but think of Lord Jing Tianzhen.
He had paid attention to Jing Wufeng's information and had not heard any rumors about searching for the Infant Transformation Pill.
When this happens, either Jing Wufeng kills the Nascent Soul monster in the Ancient Nether Palace and directly obtains the Infant Transformation Pill, or the most critical main medicine.
Or, this person didn't use the Infant Transformation Pill at all.
Lu Changan got a rumor from Ting Haige's related memories.
It is said that the Huaying Dan was born in the Middle Ages, and in even more ancient times, there was no such elixir at all.
In some ancient and inherited forces in Tianheng Continent, there are advanced alternatives to the Infant Transformation Pill, which may be more effective and have no effect of erysipelas.
…
one year later.
Lu Changan initially repaired the damaged assassin puppet.
In the next ten years, the preset team for the puppet army formation will be assembled first, so that positional battles can be fought against the True Monarch Nascent Soul.
On this day, the alarm bell sounded in the sect hall, three times in a row.
"When the bell rings three times, the sect will encounter certain crises and troubles. When the bell rings nine times, it means total disaster."
Lu Changan looked calm and turned towards the direction of the sect's meeting hall.
The new sect leader "Zhenren Xuefeng" summoned several elders to discuss matters without disturbing the Supreme Elder.
As a guest elder, Lu Changan never interfered in sect affairs, and Xuefeng Sect Master did not invite him.
Lu Changan has his own intelligence source:
One is Xiao Qingshan. As an outstanding disciple that the Xiao family has cultivated, he has a wide network of connections within the family.
The second is the Wei puppet master who went out to practice, and other puppet clones.
That night, Xiao Qingshan reported the situation to Lu Changan.
"Elder Xiang, it is said that the sect's third-level spiritual mine, the 'Tengling Mine', had a fight recently. The elder who was guarding the middle-stage pill formation was injured, one fake pill and one person were damaged, and several foundation-building monks were injured..."
"Tengling Mine? Is it the third-level spiritual mine that is in dispute with the Ye family?"
Lu Changan frowned slightly, feeling that this matter was not simple.
Tengling Mine is the highest-grade spiritual mineral industry under the name of Yunxia Sect, and has contributed many raw materials for refining magic weapons.
Among them, the rarest ore mother essence can even be used to refine Nascent Soul-level magic weapons.
Over the years, Zixia Zhenjun has improved his cultivation, sought out the best magic weapons, and strived to become a veteran Yuanying as soon as possible.
The Tengling Mine is a controversial mineral, located on the edge of the Yunxia Sect's influence and close to the Ye family.
The "Tie Family", a cultivating family affiliated with the Yunxia Sect, was the first to discover and dig out this spiritual mine, secretly digging for many years.
Later, the Yunxia Sect discovered this and cooperated with the Tie clan to develop the spirit vein mine and reached a private share of the profits.
Yunxia Sect naturally occupies the lion's share of the distribution, with 90% of the profits.
This incident left behind contradictions and hidden dangers.
At that time, some senior officials in the Tie family were dissatisfied and took refuge with the neighboring Ye family.
This gave the Ye family an opportunity to intervene, hoping to get 30% of the profits.
The Ye family is one of the four great immortal cultivating families in Dayu.
However, the royal family at that time temporarily suppressed the Ye family in order to win over the Yunxia Sect.
At that time, the Ye family was in a weak period, so they tolerated the incident, accepted some compensation from the Yunxia Sect, and did not continue to cause trouble.
In recent years, the Ye family has once again entered a period of strength, with two veteran Nascent Souls, both of whom are in their prime.
Looking back at the Yunxia Sect, the veteran Yun Ying’s True Lord Yun Lan died.
Zixia Fairy is inferior in fighting skills, Diyan Lord is also a new demon king, and they are not as good as the veteran Yuanying.
With the support of the Ye family, a part of the splintered Tie clan established their own clan and gave birth to Jie Dan Zhenren, who became stronger.
The Tie clan, which belongs to the Ye family's sphere of influence, wants to conquer the Tie clan's territory on the Yunxia Sect side, including the spiritual mine assets they lost that year.
"Historical legacy and complicated disputes."
Lu Changan made some calculations and discovered that there were promoters behind this incident and that there was a higher-level divination curtain to cover it up.
Essentially, this is a game between the Ye family and the Yunxia Sect.
Nowadays, the Ye family is strong and the Yunxia Sect is weak. The situation is different from that of the past.
If the Ye family wants to regain the controversial spiritual mine interests, they must at least get a share of the pie.
…
Early next morning.
Lu Changan was summoned by the Dharma News from True Lord Zixia and went to Zixia Peak Cave Mansion.
The main hall of the cave.
Fairy Zixia had a sullen expression on her face, and Nascent Lord Yuanying's mana undulated, exuding a sense of oppression like a huge wave.
In this Jurchen Lord, Lu Changan felt the chilling aura for the first time. Those magnificent star eyes and sharp and cold gaze seemed to be able to freeze people.
True Monarch Zixia calmed down her emotions and looked at the Danjie elder who had a very good relationship with her and was second only to him in strength in this sect.
Her starry eyes were a little softer, her red lips parted slightly and she said:
"Elder Xiang, in this fight in the Tengling mines, the third-level formation was broken, and a batch of high-quality third-level spiritual mines were looted. It is suspected that a mysterious alchemy overhaul was involved behind the scenes. Otherwise, as the defender, it is impossible for the monks of our sect to