Lu Changan never thought that he would meet his guide in cultivating immortality in Huanglong Immortal City.
Before the memory of this life awakens.
Lu Changan met a fallen and injured casual cultivator in the territory of the Nujiang Gang, namely Taoist Master Guan.
After getting advice from the other party, he embarked on the path of immortality, and later went to Jinyun Valley to take the assessment.
Back then, Lu Changan returned to the Nujiang Gang to meet his adoptive father and asked about the whereabouts of the Taoist priest who had passed the customs. He learned that the latter had left without saying goodbye after two months of examinations in the sect.
Since then, the news has been lost.
"Lu Changan, is it really you?"
Taoist priest Guan's tone was excited, his white beard trembling slightly, and he walked closer.
I haven’t seen him in nearly thirty years. Master Guan is much older, almost octogenarian, and his cultivation level is at the sixth level of Qi training.
Behind Daochang Guan is a delicate girl, thirteen or fourteen years old, with a timid look, her almond-shaped eyes blinking, looking at Lu Changan curiously.
"This is the female apprentice that Pindao adopted in Huanglong Fairy City, her name is Guan Qiaozhi."
Looking at the little girl, Director Guan's eyes were much gentler.
Hearing the title of the female disciple, Master Guan stroked his beard and smiled:
"Qiaozhi, even though Lu Changan is young, his actual age is probably older than your biological father."
"ah!"
Guan Qiaozhi covered her mouth with her hands in surprise, her face flushed.
Lu Changan secretly cursed: Master Guan does not trust me. He exposed himself in front of his female disciple just after we met.
Of course, what Director Guan said is true.
Lu Changan was promoted to the seventh level of Qi training at the age of forty-five, and he still has half a year to turn forty-six.
"You can call me Senior Brother Lu."
Facing the somewhat "frightened" little girl, Lu Changan said kindly.
"Senior Brother Lu." Guan Qiaozhi bowed and said curtly.
Seeing this scene, Taoist priest Guan looked at Lu Changan with relief, and his conversation became more intimate.
There is a saying in the world of immortality:
For monks, the guide in cultivating immortality is a kind of kindness and rebirth, almost like a master and a father.
How important is a fairy fate?
From mortal to immortal, reborn and reborn, the grace of reinvention even involves cause and effect.
Therefore, monks tend to respect their own immortals.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some monks are heartless and unrighteous. After they have succeeded in cultivation, they will not take immortals as their guide at all.
There are stories of people killing immortals because of grudges.
At this moment, Lu Changan and Guan Qiaozhi treat each other as brothers and sisters, which is a recognition of Taoist Guan's "immortal attracting kindness".
…
Huanglong Fairy City, Qinxiang Tower.
Lu Changan invited Master Guan and his disciples to a spiritual food banquet, and they ate and chatted in a private room.
"Chang'an, don't spend money, just order two less dishes. Even if you are a top-grade Talisman Master, you can't be extravagant and waste more spiritual stones for the future."
The wrinkles on Elder Guandao's face seemed to have smoothed out a bit, and he was genuinely happy to receive Lu Changan's recognition and hospitality.
After a conversation, Director Guan learned about Lu Changan's experiences over the years and was deeply saddened.
Lu Changan failed to enter Jinyun Valley that year, and Taoist Master Guan was somewhat disappointed.
Fortunately, Lu Changan is doing well now.
A seventh-level Qi Refiner and a first-level high-grade Talisman Master, in the huge Huanglong Immortal City, with a little effort, he can live a good life.
Lu Changan learned about Taoist Guan's experience over the years.
Taoist priest Guan was hunted down, injured and fled to the Nujiang Gang area.
After recovering from his injuries, he learned that Lu Changan had failed the sect's examination. In order to avoid being found by his enemies, he went to the north of Liang Kingdom.
Twenty years ago, I came to Huanglong Immortal City, the holy land of casual cultivators.
At that time, Taoist priest Guan was in his fifties and wanted to have one last try on the path to immortality.
Only when I arrived at Huanglong Fairy City did I realize the cruel competition among the low-level casual cultivators.
His cultivation level is not outstanding and he has no good skills. He has been hanging out in the outer city of Huanglong Fairy City for the past ten years.
Achievements are few and far between. You have only reached the sixth level of Qi Refining. You can see the end in this life.
…
Guan Qiaozhi is an orphan adopted by Taoist Master Guan. Her biological parents died young. Fortunately, she has spiritual roots.
With no hope of achieving immortality and a short life left, Taoist Master Guan thought of finding someone to carry on his legacy.
It is said that he is accepting a disciple, but in fact he treats Guan Qiaozhi as his daughter and raises her as a granddaughter.
Guan Qiaozhi is a low-grade spiritual root with average qualifications, but she is clever and has learned the art of processing animal skins and making talismans, and has a unique talent in this area.
Guan Daochang is good at preparing cinnabar spiritual ink, and cooperates with Guan Qiaozhi's production of talisman paper, and sells the raw materials for drawing talismans.
Start a small business and make money from crafts.
"Taoist Master Guan, I remember that you have some knowledge of talisman arts. Why don't you take the path of a talisman master?"
Lu Changan asked curiously.
"Alas, the threshold for Talisman Masters is low. It is difficult for low-grade Talisman Masters of the first level to survive in Huanglong Fairy City. They basically cannot earn spiritual stones. Middle-grade Talisman Masters are not much better. Only high-grade Talisman Masters of the first level, with smaller numbers, can make a stable profit.
"
Taoist priest Guan sighed.
He has indeed studied the Tao of Talisman, but due to his talent limitations, he is only a low-level Talisman Master and has not yet made money as a craftsman.
"Huanglong Immortal City, as a holy place where casual cultivators gather, is indeed impressive."
Lu Changan secretly sighed, now that he had a deeper understanding of the current situation at the bottom of this fairy city, the competition was more intense than when he was a loose cultivator in his first life.
When two people are talking.
Guan Qiaozhi, with bright almond eyes, stared at the spiritual delicacies on the dining table, a little cautiously, eating in small bites, but never stopped.
unconsciously.
There was a lot of debris accumulated in front of her desk. When she realized it, her face couldn't help but blush, her bright eyes turned, and she quietly glanced at Lu Changan.
"It made Chang'an laugh. Qiaozhi and I have only moved to the inner city in recent years. This is the first time we have visited a high-end spiritual food shop like Qinxianglou."
Taoist priest Guan was calm.
This spiritual feast is worth dozens of spiritual stones, and the ingredients are all the flesh and blood of monsters and spiritual plants.
Eating such a meal will be of some benefit to the body and cultivation.
Lu Changan smiled and said: "It's not easy to live in the inner city. I haven't been to such high-end restaurants a few times."
…
Knowing that Daochang Guan lived in the inner city, Lu Changan asked about the situation of dental shops and renting a house.
"Want to rent a house in the inner city of Chang'an?"
After understanding Lu Changan's needs, Director Guan muttered:
"We have a house with a yard for rent in our Jinxiufang area, which meets your requirements, but the price is a bit high."
"oh?"
Lu Changan was slightly interested and asked about the house.
Jinxiufang is one of the sixteen residential areas in the inner city, and its grade is in the middle range.
The aura environment is between the first-level middle-grade spiritual veins and the high-grade spiritual veins.
This aspect is slightly lacking for Lu Changan. However, his cultivation speed is mainly limited by time and has little impact.
There are two things about this house that Lu Changan is quite satisfied with.
One is a detached house with a separate courtyard, which has good privacy.
The other is relatively stable. This house is not privately held, and the property rights belong to Huanglongxian City.
Once you sign the lease contract, you can move in stably for a long time.
…
Lu Changan was not in a hurry and simply went to Jinxiufang with Master Guan and his apprentice.
Enter a slightly secluded alley.
Lu Changan first went to Taoist Guan's residence and sat there for a while.
The houses rented by Guandao Chang are relatively small, only more than 100 square meters, are privately owned, and are more affordable.
The disadvantage is that there is no yard and it borders other houses.
Essentially, it is a shared rental method in which a large house is divided into several houses.
The house that Director Guan was talking about is right across the street, about twenty or thirty feet away.
It was an idle and quiet villa, covering an area of about half an acre, which was pretty good in the inner city of Huanglong.
"Who lives in the house next door?"
Lu Changan discovered that on the left side of the other courtyard, there was a larger house with tall and grand pavilions and two sets of first-level high-grade formations. Occasionally, immortal cultivators would visit.
When renting a house, you can't go wrong by getting to know your neighbors.
"That's Alchemist Dewey's house!"
"Du Wei is a first-level high-grade alchemist, and he studied under the well-known 'Hua Alchemist' in the fairy city. If it weren't for the fact that Master Du Dan had many wives and concubines and valued the largeness of this house, he might not have lived in Jinxiufang, but in the aura environment
Better area.”
Director Guan looked at the house, his tone was cautious and somewhat awe-inspiring.
"Some of the monks who visit him come to him to make alchemy, or they want to contact the great alchemist through him."
"Oh, what level of alchemist is the 'Hua Alchemist' that Dewey studied under?"
Lu Changan felt moved.
"Second-level mid-level alchemist."
"Famous teachers produce great disciples, no wonder they live in such a big house!"
Lu Changan praised.
He has decided that it doesn't matter if it's a little more expensive to rent the villa diagonally across the street.
If he had the opportunity to contact a second-level mid-level alchemist, Lu Changan would not miss this opportunity.
The main purpose of his coming to Huanglong Fairy City was to plan and build the foundation.
Foundation Building Pills are rarely seen except for sale at large auctions.
This kind of strategic resource is basically not sold by the Immortal Cultivation Sect and the Aristocratic Family to outsiders.
The Foundation Building Pills at the auction are facing competition from all major forces, and it is difficult to win.
I was lucky enough to win.
It is easy to make enemies and enmity, and it is too high-profile for individual monks to do it in public.
In addition to auctions, you can theoretically refine the foundation-building pill by contacting a second-level alchemist or above privately.
The biggest problem is: the main ingredients of the Foundation Building Pill and several of its auxiliary drugs are scarce and hard to find. They are basically monopolized by big forces and are difficult to assemble.
Even so, this is still a way to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Since you hire someone to refine it privately, it is much more low-key than competing for the Foundation Establishment Pill at an auction.
"Unfortunately, my alchemy talent is mediocre. Over the years, I have only reached the threshold of a first-level high-grade alchemist."