Lu Changan placed his palm on the surface of the eggshell and could faintly feel the heartbeat and subtle movements inside.
He confirmed that the black water turtle has entered the hatching stage.
For a period of time thereafter, he injected some evergreen mana into the turtle eggs every day to provide energy nourishment.
Whenever he inputs Evergreen mana, the life inside the eggshell will transmit a kind and dependent spiritual wave.
Lu Changan believed that the hatchlings he would give birth to in the future would recognize him as their master even if they did not sign a spiritual pet contract.
Two months later.
There was a "click" sound, and the eggshell cracked.
A mini turtle, smaller than a baby's hand, was trying hard to break out of its shell. It gathered enough energy to feed, first its head, then its body and limbs, and finally got out of the eggshell.
After emerging from the shell, the Xuanshui hatchling looked around nervously with its cute little eyes, and quickly locked onto Lu Changan.
Feeling the familiar scent, the hatchling crawled over affectionately and rubbed Lu Changan's wrist.
Lu Changan opened his palm, and the young Xuanshui turtle climbed up, occupying only one-third of his palm. It kept rubbing the breath on his palm and almost fell over. It was really cute.
Xuanshui turtle hatchlings after hatching.
The rock rat in Lu Changan's spiritual pet bag was restless.
Squeak!
The huge rock rat was released and stared at the young Xuanshui turtle in Lu Changan's palm. A cold light flashed in the rat's eyes and it grinned.
The young Xuanshui turtle was frightened and ran into Lu Changan's clothes.
Bang!
Lu Changan gave the rock rat a kick. The latter squeaked in pain, and his murderous intent disappeared, showing an aggrieved look.
"It will also be your master from now on. If you dare to have a wrong idea, I will send you to the Colosseum..."
Lu Changan warned and put the rock rat into a storage bag.
Not to mention the difference between mid-grade bloodline and earth-grade bloodline.
The Xuan Shui Turtle was hatched and hatched by him himself, and he poured his heart and soul into it.
The rock rat is just a trophy captured along the way.
There is naturally no comparison between the two.
Lu Changan fed the young turtle some spiritual liquid and checked its physical condition.
In the jade tube given by Zhou Qingxuan, there was an illustration of Xuan Shui Turtle, including juvenile turtles.
Lu Changan compared it and found that the appearance was basically the same.
Only the texture of the turtle shell is slightly different.
Lu Changan's baby turtle has a shell texture with slight veins of leaves, which is difficult to detect if you are not careful.
The hatchlings are very small, so Lu Changan puts them in his spiritual pet bag every day to create a small, humid environment inside.
This turtle is quite clingy, so Lu Changan would take it out and interact with it every day to transfer a little Evergreen mana.
The Black Water Turtle mainly has water attributes, and also has some wood attributes.
The one Lu Changan raised was able to vomit light green water bubbles along with weak mana fluctuations just a few days after it was born.
…
Zhuye Shanfang City.
Lu Changan's life remains the same, not much has changed.
Although there is an extra pet, the Black Water Turtle is actually quite easy to keep.
No fuss or fuss.
It doesn't consume many resources, far less than some earth-level spirit beasts. The only drawback is its slow growth.
In the blink of an eye, one or two years passed.
Five years have passed since the auction.
Lu Changan is forty-three years old.
His cultivation level is close to the peak of the sixth level of Qi refining, and he still has one or two years left to reach the seventh level of Qi refining.
His appearance looks like he is about twenty years old and in his prime.
At this time, the Xuanshui hatchlings have grown to the size of an adult's hand, and the mana fluctuations they emit have reached the early stage of Qi refining.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Lu Changan felt that his black water turtle was growing slightly faster than what was introduced in the jade tube.
…
After feeding the black turtle, Lu Changan came to the first floor of the shop.
"Miss, are you back?"
Mu Xiuyun, wearing a long blue gauze skirt, was checking talismans at the store counter.
In the past two years, Mu Xiuyun was promoted to the ninth level of Qi Refining, and after that she was often absent from the store.
I don't know if there is something wrong with the family or if they are planning to build a foundation.
Fortunately, the store's business is currently stable, good or bad, and the two apprentices have also grown up.
Mu Shan and Mu Ershun became first-level low-grade talisman masters, and the low-grade talismans they drew were already profitable.
Among them, Mu Shan is good at dealing with people and is the second shopkeeper in the store.
"Chang'an, this is the flying letter sent by the flying pigeon from Fangshi Station."
Mu Xiuyun flipped up her bun, elegantly and gracefully, and handed a letter to Lu Changan.
The envelope has the logo of Jinyun Valley and was sent by Zhao Siyao.
In the world of cultivating immortals, there are fixed gathering places for cultivating immortals, such as major cities, sects, and families, and there will be stations where letters can be exchanged between each other.
Spirit pigeon flying letter is considered to be a faster one.
Lu Changan used a specific method to crack the restrictions on the envelope and open the letter.
A few years ago, Zhao Siyao went to Huanglong Fairy City near the Black Mist Mountains and had occasional contact with Lu Changan.
Recently, Zhao Siyao has almost gathered the resources for Foundation Establishment Pills and has returned to Jinyun Valley.
"Chang'an, what's wrong?"
Mu Xiuyun looked over with concern.
Lu Chang Anxin only saw half of it, his face suddenly changed and his brows furrowed.
His expression was solemn and he was silent for a long time.
"Lin Yi... died of serious injuries?"
Mu Xiuyun took the letter, her beauty turned pale, and her green fingers trembled slightly.
"What! Uncle Lin passed away?"
Mu Ershun, who was busy not far away, heard the conversation and was shocked and lost his voice.
Lin Yi is his father's friend.
In the past twenty years, I have visited the Mu family many times, and also visited Fangshi during the auction.
The last time we met was five years ago.
At that time, Uncle Lin also asked his proud son Lin Lu to interact more with Mu Ershun.
Unexpectedly, bad news broke today.
Mu Xiuyun put down the letter and said softly: "Chang'an, do you want to go there?"
"Um."
Lu Changan nodded, after all, they had been friends for more than twenty years.
As a Talisman Master, he often did business with Lin Yi's Yinxian Pavilion, and received a box of letters.
Zhao Siyao is rushing to Hengshui Mansion.
About Lin Yi’s cause of death.
The letter described that Lin Yi led the monks of Yinxian Pavilion and cooperated with the disciples of Jinyun Valley to encircle and suppress a wanted evil cultivator. They were sure of success, but unexpectedly they encountered an ambush.
In the end, although the evil cultivators were repelled, Lin Yi was seriously injured and unable to recover.
When he was sent back to Hengshui Mansion, he had been seriously injured and died.
…
"Go to Changqing first."
Lu Changan took Mu Xiuyun's flying boat, and the two set off together.
Lu Changan left Fangshi for the first time in ten years.
"Hey! The sun rises from the west, and the turtle talisman master actually went out?"
The monks I knew in Fangshi couldn't help but marvel when they saw Lu Changan leaving.
Nowadays, the area around Zhuye Mountain is generally quite stable, and a small amount of calamity repairs will not affect the climate.
The evil-faced flying eagle of that year has long since disappeared, leaving only rumors.
Even if it appears.
With Lu Changan's attainments in body refining techniques and the peak strength of the first-level Earth Rock Rat, he can surely deal with it even without using the Talisman trump card.
What's more, there is Mu Xiuyun who is at the ninth level of Qi refining beside him.
The speed of the flying boat was very fast, and it arrived at the Mu family's residence at Feiyue Lake in less than a day.
Haven't looked back for ten years.
Seeing the rippling Feiyue Lake, which exuded the luster of jade, Lu Changan actually felt a sense of intimacy.
There have been many changes in Feiyue Villa and the surrounding spiritual fields and medicinal gardens.
The number of monks in the family has increased significantly, and there are many more young faces.
The flying boat landed in Li Ergou's courtyard.
"Lin Yi is dead? Is the young Marquis dead?"
When Li Ergou heard the bad news, the skin on his round face trembled and he was stunned for a long time.
Perhaps the most profound impression of Lin Yi in his mind was still that of the awe-inspiring young marquis who exuded royal power and aura twenty years ago.
Lu Changan and Li Ergou agreed to go to Hengshui Mansion to express their condolences to the deceased.
"Chang'an, I'll go with you."
Mu Xiuyun said softly.
"No need, you are now a senior member of the Mu family and have important matters to attend to."
Lu Changan shook his head and said.
He knew that Mu Xiuyun was very busy, traveling between families and shops, and planning to build foundations.
What's more, Mu Xiuyun and Lin Yi have no friendship.
Mu Xiuyun's gentle eyes couldn't help but darken, and she said softly: "Then I will lend you the flying boat."
…
A few days later.
The flying boat arrived at a valley a hundred miles south of Hengshui City.
This is the stronghold of Yinxian Pavilion, which is covered by the illusion formation.
Before Lin Yi died, he left a message that he would be buried here.
Fall into the valley.
Lu Changan saw five or six monks sitting cross-legged in a corner of the valley.
There is a mausoleum there with a tombstone.
Zhao Siyao was dressed in white, sitting next to a young man with slightly darker skin, and waved to the two of them.
"Uncle Lu, Uncle Li."
Lin Lu knelt in front of the tombstone, with bloodshot eyes showing, and his face was haggard and desolate.
Li Ergou stared blankly at the name on the tombstone.
Suddenly my mentality collapsed and I burst into tears.
This made Lin Lu, who was kneeling next to him, cry.
Lu Changan was a little surprised. Although Li Ergou and Lin Yi had known each other for a long time, their friendship was not particularly good.
At the beginning of their acquaintance, Lin Yi despised Li Ergou.
Li Ergou was very afraid of that little marquis.
Later they became friends, they laughed away their grudges and talked about everything.
Several monks from Zhao Siyao came over to persuade Li Ergou.
"Brother, Lin Yi is smarter and more skillful than me. He single-handedly created a cultivating force and became famous for a while. I am far inferior to him!"
Li Ergou wiped his tears and said.
"It's a long road to becoming an immortal, how many more steps can we take than him? Then, one by one, we..."
Lin Yi's death had a serious impact on Li Ergou's Taoist heart.
Lin Yi is the first, definitely not the last!
The road ahead seems to be dark.
This pessimism even infected several monks such as Zhao Siyao, and the atmosphere was dull for a while.
Lu Changan put on a stick of incense and bowed to the tombstone.
He spoke to break the silence,
"You're right, we can't see the end of the immortal road, and every step may lead to failure. But every time we take another step, we can see the scenery we have never seen before, and we will be worthy of the immortal destiny in this life.
If you don’t succeed in this life, there will be another life!”
"I don't want the road to be eternal, I just want the immortal road to be evergreen."