Chapter 370 The Last Ten Years (Requesting Leave on the 9th)
"...As long as Senior Sister can do whatever she can, I will allow you to do so!"
Lu Changan felt that there seemed to be some hidden hint in his words.
He glanced at True Monarch Zixia, whose demeanor was reserved and dignified. He was still the unattainable and graceful Supreme Elder.
Lu Changan didn't want to think too much and followed his heart:
"Junior brother is not short of money now, nor is he short of means to protect the Tao, but we have not yet gathered the materials for a baby. If the sect has relevant reserves, I hope that Senior Sister Jiang will make it happen."
Hearing this, Zhenjun Zixia looked directly into Lu Changan's eyes and felt his firm Taoist heart.
As she admired it, she sighed secretly in her heart, feeling an indescribable sense of disappointment and frustration.
Just now, careful people should be able to detect her subtle attraction and expression.
If Elder Xiang has any admiration for her or has "unreasonable thoughts", he should at least hesitate.
However, Elder Xiang did not hesitate at all and immediately cashed in the resources for the baby.
"How are Junior Brother Xiang's preparations for having a baby? What supplies are needed now?"
True Monarch Zixia looked calm, but she kept her word.
"The main thing is the lack of advanced items, the main medicine of the Infant Transformation Pill. The Infant Formation Spiritual Item, and the Heart Tribulation Protector Junior Brother have spares, but they are not of the highest quality. They are barely adequate."
Lu Changan's description contained some concealment.
The infant-forming spiritual object [Ziwu Qingfeng] he owns is of the highest quality and was obtained from the ancestor of Tianluo.
The Heart Tribulation Protective Item, the [Shangqing Pill] that was exchanged for the Earth Rock Rat in the name, was saved as a backup.
Over the years, most of the auxiliary medicines for the Huaying Pill have been collected openly or covertly and exchanged by sects.
The three main medicines of the Huaying Pill are monopolized by Yuanying's powerful forces, and Lu Changan does not have them for the time being.
Strictly speaking, Lu Changan had an unfulfilled [Tian Ying Fruit], which was the first of the three main medicines.
When he left Daqing and before the Seven Kingdoms Alliance, Lu Changan told Wang Feng, the helmsman of Xinli Fire Palace, about the secret treasure house of Tianluo Sect, including the whereabouts of the [Tianying Fruit].
At that time, Lu Changan was being tracked by "Shenjun Qingmu". The [Sky Infant Fruit] would take at least a hundred years to mature, so there was no time to make a plan.
Therefore, he sold Wang Feng a favor, gave him the object to track the blood beads, and asked him to "keep" the [Sky Infant Fruit] for himself.
After arriving in Dayuan, Lu Changan made a divination. Since the ancestor of Tianluo died, it would be less difficult. There is a high probability that Wang Feng from Lihuo Palace would get the [Sky Infant Fruit].
Zhenjun Zixia muttered: "In the inner treasury of our sect, there is a mature main medicine for childbirth [Yueluohua], and I allow you to exchange it with the sect's contribution."
Lu Changan was overjoyed. This award was sincere and not perfunctory.
The so-called "private inner treasury" is different from the sect's treasure house. It should be the sect's treasure reserve that Fairy Zixia controls privately and is not open to the public.
"I dare to ask Senior Sister, how much contribution is needed to redeem this [Moonfall Flower]."
Lu Changan asked.
"According to the sect's ancestral teachings, only direct descendants of our sect are eligible to redeem the core resources for promotion to Nascent Soul. Therefore, you must pay [Yueluohua]'s 80,000 contribution in full without any discount, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public."
Fairy Zixia's exception at this moment can be regarded as a decision that goes against the teachings of her ancestors.
If True Lord Yun Lan were here, he would definitely oppose it firmly.
"Contribution of 80,000 yuan? Junior brother will try his best to collect it."
Lu Changan will accept it as soon as he sees fit.
The threshold for a contribution of 80,000 yuan is indeed high, but he is not short of money and it is not difficult to obtain the contribution.
This time, guarding the mine, killing enemies and performing meritorious deeds will all be rewarded for the sect's contribution.
The remaining contribution can be deducted with puppets.
There is no need to use high-quality puppets, eliminated third-level puppets, or use scraps to refine new puppets, it is just a matter of time.
…
True Lord Zixia stayed in the mine for less than half an hour before setting off back to Yunxia Sect.
Lu Changan continues to guard the Tengling Mine and plans to stay here for a few more years.
By guarding the mine, you will be rewarded with annual contributions and ores, and it is easy to obtain puppet materials.
After the puppet army formation is successfully constructed and 80,000 contributions are collected, Lu Changan will return to Yunxia Sect.
More than half a year later, Lu Changan turned 362 years old.
In the past year, his reputation for fighting in the mine has spread throughout the country.
Some monks privately discussed that Elder Xiang may be the number one alchemy monk in Dayu Kingdom.
Dayu has done a lot of great work in forming elixirs. In this era, it is still unclear who is the first person to form elixirs.
The main reason is that there is no unique file.
The last recognized first alchemy monk was the "Tian Yuan Sword Lord" before being promoted to Yuanying, that is, Yu Yuan Jin of the royal family.
Lu Changan was not interested in such false reputations and was vaguely aware that someone was behind such remarks.
Fortunately, no major alchemy cultivator has come to challenge him for such a false reputation.
Those who are undergoing major repairs in the later stages of forming the core must be at least two or three hundred years old. In order to be promoted to Nascent Soul, they compete and plan and work hard, how can they have so much free time?
Unless motivated by profit, high-level monks would not do such superficial and childish things.
When Lu Changan became famous, bad news came from Yunxia Sect.
The Yunxia Sect's old enemy "Big Snake Mountain", however, the whole sect celebrated with great news.
A new Nascent Soul Lord is born in Dashan Mountain!
"Zhenjun Chi Lian is good at refining poisons and has been dealing with poisons all year round. Before he was promoted to Nascent Soul, he was the number one poison master in the Great Snake Mountain."
Lu Changan soon learned the information about the new Nascent Soul in Dashan Mountain.
For hundreds of years, no new Nascent Soul monks have been born in the Great Snake Mountain. Judging from the time span, this is considered a normal succession change.
What is more surprising to the outside world is that the person who will be promoted will be "Zhenjun Chi Lian", who was previously known as Zhenren Chi Lian.
Because this person's qualifications are not the best among several competitors, and he is also older.
The age at which Lord Chi Lian was promoted to Nascent Soul is said to be 377 years old.
The average age of those promoted to the Nascent Soul Sect is around three hundred years old.
With some heavenly spiritual roots and the sect's resources, he was successfully promoted to Nascent Soul even at the age of two hundred or so.
The age of three hundred years is regarded as the heyday of Master Jie Dan, just like the prime of life of mortals.
After all, immortal cultivators are not true immortals who live the same life as heaven and earth, and their mortal bodies cannot completely escape the natural laws of life, old age, illness and death.
After the age of 350, the chance of having a baby drops significantly.
After the age of four hundred, there is little hope.
It is speculated by the outside world that the promotion of Master Chi Lian to Nascent Soul may be related to the chance harvest of Master Red Snake in the Ancient Nether Palace.
The last time the Ancient Nether Palace was opened, it was extraordinary, with more opportunities, and even spiritual treasures appeared.
The Nascent Soul monks who survive in the battle game have more or less opportunities.
There are so many strange things in the world and the spiritual beings. Perhaps the harvest of the Red Snake Lord is more suitable for the poison refining technique, so I chose the then Red Snake Lord.
There is another theory: Lord Chi Lian is talented in refining poisons and has made great achievements in the past. He prepared fourth-level poisons and thus received preferential treatment in resources.
"It's interesting. The age at which Lord Red Snake attacked Nascent Soul is almost close to the age I expected."
Lu Changan was also surprised.
After all, this person is not practicing a health-preserving skill, but a poisonous skill that can easily shorten one's life.
Other than that, Lu Changan had no feelings about the new Nascent Soul in Dashan Mountain.
Zhenjun Zixia will definitely have a headache and feel stressed.
Lord Red Snake of Dashan Mountain, as a veteran Nascent Soul, is stronger than her.
The Red Snake King of this sect has survived longer and is said to be stronger than True Lord Red Snake.
Now there is a new Nascent Soul who is good at refining poison.
From this point on, the strength of the sects in Dashan Mountain has completely caught up with Yunxia Sect.
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In the blink of an eye, Lu Changan has been guarding the mine for another five years.
Since the Ye family's invaders were defeated, the operation of the Tengling mine no longer requires the personal supervision of Danjie Daxiu.
The sect needs to pay more salary, which is a waste.
But Lu Changan refused to leave, and it was difficult for the Yunxia Sect to mobilize him.
Fortunately, at the age of 368, Lu Changan finally completed the planned puppet army formation.
The puppet army formation consists of four third-order high-grade puppets and twelve third-order middle-grade puppets.
A total of sixteen puppets form a military formation, and the puppet power is merged into the formation power. They can resist the Nascent Soul's initial attack through positional warfare.
Of course, the limitations of the puppet military formation are that it is only suitable for positional warfare or defensive counterattacks, and lacks the mobility of the Nascent Soul Lord.
The Nascent Soul monks can come and leave as they please, and the puppet military formations engaged in positional warfare cannot restrict them.
However, if the alien peacock is used as the core and leads the entire puppet formation, this problem can be solved to a certain extent.
The strength of the supernatural peacock exceeds that of ordinary quasi-fourth-level puppets. Once integrated into the puppet formation, its power can be greatly increased.
Since there is no place to test it, it is difficult to say the specific combat effectiveness.
However, Lu Changan is still somewhat confident that the puppet army with the supernatural peacock as its core can defeat True Monarch Zixia.
After completing the puppet army formation, Lu Changan ran out of third-level puppet refining materials over the years, and even recycled some materials from magic weapon trophies for this purpose.
It takes a lot of resources, but the rewards are worth it.
Now, even if Lord Diyan is not around, there is no need for the fourth life to come. Lu Changan can compete with True Lord Yuanying by relying solely on his puppet skills.
"The 80,000 yuan contribution has been collected, and you can return to the sect to exchange for the main medicine of the Infant Transformation Pill."
Lu Changan took a long breath.
Over the years of working at Tengling Mine, we have achieved results beyond expectations.
From now on, his entire focus will be on preparing to have a baby.
…
A few days later, Lu Changan successfully transferred back to the Yunxia Sect, and the Tengling Mine was guarded by another mid-Jie Dan.
After returning to the clan, the first thing Lu Changan did was not to visit Lord Diyan, but to pay a visit to True Lord Zixia.
It's not to show respect, but to redeem [Moonfall Flower] as soon as possible.
Too late and things will change.
Even though [Yueluohua] is the least valuable among the three main medicines of Huaying Dan, it is still a strategic resource monopolized by the Yuanying Sect.
As the main medicine for forming a baby, the difference from the auxiliary medicine is that if a monk takes it directly, it can at least slightly increase the chance of being promoted to the Nascent Soul.
Among them, [Tian Ying Guo] has the best effect, while the other two main herbs [Miluo Cao] and [Yue Luo Hua] are much inferior. Taking them directly has only a weak effect on the formation of babies.
Zixia Peak Cave Mansion.
After waiting for a while, Lu Changan saw True Lord Zixia.
Different from the previous luxurious purple floor-length fairy skirt.
Jiang Ziyan put on a white gauze dress at home today, with her wet hair falling like clouds. Just after taking a bath, Zixia Fairy's creamy white skin was moist and rosy, and the perfect curvature of her chest was in harmony with the white gauze
The plain skirt is tight-fitting and the silhouette is vaguely visible.
Lu Changan bowed in greeting, restraining his gaze to avoid offending.
Weird in his heart, he inexplicably remembered the concubine Guan Qiaozhi in this life, who once wore a similar gauze skirt to seduce him in Huanglong Fairy City.
Is it possible that this Zixia Fairy, who is famous in the Central Realm, has some plans for him?
Lu Changan thought through the telex that he must protect himself in a foreign land.
Fortunately, Zixia Zhenjun only showed her charm and behaved dignifiedly, and did not move beyond etiquette.
Knowing Lu Changan's intention, Zhenjun Zixia sent a message and ordered him to go down.
Not long after, Hu Ang, who was tall and handsome, took a flower plant that was flowing silver under the moon from the forbidden area of the cave garden.
[Moonfall Flower] is planted all year round in the spiritual fields of the fourth-level spiritual veins to maintain its activity. It is impossible for True Lord Zixia to carry it with her all the time.
If a spiritual medicine of this level does not have a fourth-level spiritual vein, it will be difficult to survive and its growth will be extremely slow.
In the fourth-level spiritual veins, it takes a thousand years to mature; in the lower spiritual vein medicine field, it takes several times, or even ten times more time.
Therefore, even if ordinary forces and monks get the seeds, it will be difficult to cultivate them.
Hu Ang?
Lu Changan couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw this person, even though he was the direct disciple of Zhenjun Zixia.
True Lord Zixia handed [Moonfall Flower] to Lu Changan and explained with a smile:
"The elder, a spiritual plant disciple who used to take care of the medicinal fields of Dongfu, happened to have little knowledge of medicinal spiritual plants, so he took the initiative to take care of it. Unexpectedly, he took care of it well."
"So that's it. Xiao Ang is versatile and is a rare young talent."
Lu Changan put away the [Moonfall Flower] and praised it.
Hu Ang entered the main hall of the cave and saw the hazy and charming Zixia Zhenjun in a white gauze dress. His eyelids jumped slightly.
He knew very well that the Taoist monk was a dignified and reserved female cultivator who almost never wore such sexy and hazy clothes.
When he saw [Moonfall Flower] and gave it to Xiang Dalong, Hu Ang was very dissatisfied.
Xiao Ang?
Hearing Xiang Dalong's name, Hu Ang was shocked and angry, but he did not dare to show it.
And try your best to suppress your emotions to avoid being sensed.
"Elder Xiang is full of praise."
A smile appeared on Hu Ang's face. Given his status, it was not suitable for him to stay any longer, so he bowed and retreated sensibly.
After leaving the main hall of the cave, Hu Ang took a deep breath and suppressed the gloom in his heart.
"With Ziyan's character, she should not betray the true Lord!"
"Nowadays, the Big Snake Mountain is huge and threatening, and the royal family has no good intentions. It is understandable that Zi Yan is alone and unable to support her, so she condescended to condescend to Xiang Dalong to show her closeness."
After rational analysis, Hu Ang understood the Taoist couple's difficulties, and most of the anger in his heart dissipated.
"Fortunately, this big dragon is devoted to hard work, only interested in profit, and not close to women."
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After exchanging [Moonfall Flower], True Lord Zixia spontaneously mentioned something related to Lord Diyan.
"Senior sister once brought a few third-level spirit rats with good bloodline to Mr. Diyan to keep him company and to relieve his loneliness."
"However, Mr. Diyan has never had a child in the past few years. He invited several famous doctors to check and found no physical symptoms."
Third-level spirit rats with good bloodlines are rare. Zhenjun Zixia has connections through the sect, and half of them are on loan.
The Earth Rock Rat was promoted to the fourth level Demon King, and the mutated bloodline it possesses is extremely precious.
True Lord Zixia did this not just for breeding and obtaining excellent spirit rat bloodline.
If you can give birth to a bloodline heir, it can enhance the Earth Rock Rat's sense of belonging to the sect.
What makes Jiang Ziyan depressed is...
Lord Diyan did not refuse the companionship of the spirit rats, and drained the male spirit rats dry, making them unable to escape one by one. However, Lord Diyan never conceived an heir, which was a huge disappointment.
"This is not Junior Brother's order. In the past three hundred years, before coming to Dayuan, Lord Diyan has always been like this."
Lu Changan smiled and said truthfully.
Zhou Qingxuan of the Zhou Family of Animal Control once said that the behavior of the rock rat is probably influenced by the subtle influence of its owner.
"Both of your lords and pets have left no heirs, which is rare in the world of immortality."
Zhenjun Zixia pursed her lips and chuckled, joking, and did not dwell on the matter anymore.
While the two were chatting.
Whoosh!
A ball of violent flying sand, exuding a huge earth evil aura, enveloped the half-demon rat-man Earth Rock Lord, and arrived at Zixia Peak.
Mr. Diyan is wearing a purple robe. Compared with the correct figure he had many years ago, his face is rounder and his figure is also a little fatter.
"The master is back."
Seeing Lu Changan, Diyanjun was in a happy mood and made a human voice like a half-grown child.
"I have gained a lot of weight. Are you lazy in your practice?"
Lu Changan smiled and patted Mr. Diyan on the head.
Mr. Diyan was about the same height as him. When he saw Lu Changan reaching out his hand, he bowed his head in cooperation, looking a little guilty.
Compared with the diligent and hard training before, Lord Diyan, as the sacred beast of the Zongzong, is served by others, has no shortage of resources, and his life is very comfortable.
Although I have not slackened off in my practice, it is still not as strenuous as it used to be.
Lu Changan had no objection to this.
Lord Diyan's promotion to the Demon King in Transformation was already a miracle due to many random opportunities.
Its bloodline qualifications have been drained to the extreme. No matter how hard it tries, it will be difficult to reach a higher realm.
After working hard for so many years, there is nothing wrong with enjoying it now.
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"Senior Sister Jiang, after returning this time, Junior Brother plans to travel far in the future to various places in the Central Territory to plan other resources for childbirth."
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Changan revealed his future plans in advance so that Lord Zixia could make arrangements.
"How many years will it take for you to reach the peak of elixir formation?"
True Lord Zixia couldn't help but look at Lu Changan.
"About ten years."
Lu Changan is very familiar with his cultivation progress, and he estimates that he will reach the peak of the late Jindan period at around 380 years old.
True Lord Zixia calculated the time and suggested:
"Two years later, the auction that takes place once every ten years in Yuntian City will be held. At that time, Nascent Soul monks from all over the Central Region will gather. If Junior Brother Xiang is not in a hurry, he can go with Senior Sister at that time. I believe he will gain something."
"Junior brother has this intention for the auction held once every ten years in Yuntian City."
Lu Changan readily agreed.
Twenty or thirty years ago, he went to Yuntian City for the first time, and at the Nascent Soul Exchange Meeting, he traded treasures that transformed the calamity.
This created the conditions for the transformation of the Earth Rock Rat later.
At the auction at that time, Lu Changan was not strong enough and did not dare to be too high-profile, so his harvest was average.
Now, Lu Changan's strength and status have been greatly improved, and when he goes to Yuntian City again, he has a better chance of obtaining the baby-making resources than other places.
Moreover, Yuntian City is also the place where Lu Changan and Jing Wufeng communicate.
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After returning to Yunxia Sect, Lu Changan practiced quietly for two years.
Except for the occasional talisman drawing, divination, puppetry and body refining, they have been put on hold for the time being.
Puppet, the materials are exhausted and there is not much room for improvement.
Refining the body, staying at the peak of the third level for many years, with no progress.
Affected by the environment of heaven and earth, it is much more difficult to refine the body to advance to the fourth level than to form a baby.
To form a baby, you can also seek out foreign objects such as the Infant Transformation Pill and the Tribulation Transformation Treasure.
The treasures of heaven and earth that can be used to refine the body to advance to the fourth level are almost extinct in today's era.
The only treasure from heaven and earth that Lu Changan had on hand to help advance to the fourth level of body refining was the [Blood Dragon Fruit], but it was far from enough.
This was the compensation Jing Wufeng gave after he came out of the Ancient You Palace and "divided dividends".
Therefore, advancing to the fourth level through body refining can only be left until the Nascent Soul is achieved in the future, and may not be possible.
"Three hundred and eighty years old, with the last ten years left."
On this day, Lu Changan completed his routine practice and felt that the evergreen mana in his body was faintly approaching the limit of the golden elixir stage.
On that day, True Monarch Zixia sent a message from her spiritual consciousness, and the two of them were preparing to set off for Yuntian City, the first immortal city in the Central Region.
"I hope this trip to Yuntian City can make progress."
Lu Changan muttered to himself and flew out of the cave.
He had collected all kinds of resources for Jie Ying.
In the last ten years, he plans to collect the remaining parts to ensure that when he reaches the peak of the Golden Core, he can hit the Nascent Soul stage at any time.