There is a faint fragrance of elixir in the room, and purple flames burn brightly in the hearth of Guishui Phoenix Wing Stove.
Lu Zhong sat cross-legged on the futon, with five-colored spiritual radiance coming out from the Tianluotong between his eyebrows, and he continued to pinch out magic formulas one after another with his hands, and hit them on the alchemy furnace.
"Buzz buzz!"
There was a low-frequency noise, but it was the pipeline carrying spiritual energy that had too much flow, causing a resonance noise. With the influx of a large amount of spiritual energy, a stronger medicinal aroma came out of the furnace.
After a long time, the alchemy furnace suddenly shook, and then quickly calmed down.
"receive!"
Lu Zhong cast a spell and drew a ball of emerald green spiritual liquid from the alchemy furnace. It exuded extremely rich spiritual energy, no less than ordinary third-level elixirs.
"With the help of Tianluotong, my rate of achieving elixirs has become even higher."
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he carefully put the newly made third-level creation fluid into the jade bottle, not forgetting to seal the surface with several layers of restrictions to prevent the spiritual energy from escaping and damaging the potency of the creation fluid.
Then he took a Qi Restoring Pill and adjusted his condition.
After recovery, start refining the next furnace.
This cycle continues until all the elixirs are used up.
In the end, Lu ** got three bottles of Shuiqing Pill, seven Yuming Huaming Pills, five sets of Fire Rock Powder, and eleven doses of third-level Creation Liquid. They are all pills suitable for monks in the early stages of pill formation and can improve their cultivation.
.
Such a variety of elixirs can only be taken by him who has mastered the method of forging spiritual fire.
If it were another monk, it would be true that taking it would improve his cultivation, but the accumulated erysipelas would be too much to bear and would take a long time to get rid of, which is not worth the gain.
"I've been taking too many pills recently, and I can't keep up with the spirit fire."
Lu Zhong touched his chin and decided to pick up the Nongyan Jue again. It is better to prepare for a rainy day than to improvise. The third level of this technique requires the assistance of "Forging Spirit Fire Pill". Although he will not be able to gather the materials for a while, at least he can
Find out the clues to your cultivation first.
As for the Spiritual Fire Pill, he decided to use Creation Liquid instead.
Although it is also an arduous task to collect the materials for the Creation Liquid, it is easier to collect the elixir of the Creation Liquid that is 500 years old than to find the thousand-year-old elixir in the elixir. At least the former still has a chance, and the latter Lu Zhong wants to
I dare not even think about it.
Every time the thousand-year elixir appears, it will attract the attention of True Monarch Nascent Soul.
Xiao Xiaojiedan was involved in this kind of thing, and he didn't know how he died.
…
At dusk.
A thunderstorm drove away the high temperature for days.
Lu Zhong changed his clothes and walked on the streets of Gangcheng District, holding a freshly baked meat pie in his hand. The fillings were full of camel bone beef. When he took a bite, the meat overflowed with juice. It was quite enjoyable to eat.
Sometimes he would go to the market to experience life like this.
Or buy some novel snacks, or go to a street teahouse to taste tea... This can make Lu Zhong feel more like a human being, rather than an energy creature with powerful aura.
Walked to a street corner.
You can see casual cultivators in twos and threes gathering on the roadside chatting.
Someone looked around and saw that there was no Changchun Valley monk, and then lowered his voice and said, "Have you heard? Another family is missing."
"Which company is it this time? It has been seven times in a month. The number of missing monks is estimated to be tens of thousands. Is it possible that there is no investigation result in Changchun Valley?" A casual cultivator carrying a sword box was using essential oil to maintain his health.
With the sword in his hand, he said to the man.
"No, it's still what the demon cultivators did."
"Huh, demon cultivator? You're a liar!" The big man pulling the cart couldn't help but stop and retort when he heard it.
"Fellow Taoist, do you know the inside story?" Lu Zhong was very interested in this matter. The disappearance of so many monks was not a small matter, so he raised his hands to the big man who was refining his body and asked.
"I don't know!" The big man shook his head.
He doesn't understand the principle that disaster comes from the mouth.
Besides, a law enforcement team has already come to the street. If they hear you chewing your ears here, you will be fined ten spiritual stones at least.
There is no need to lose one month's salary just for the sake of a quick talk.
"You guys over there, what are you doing together?"
From far away, the law enforcement team shouted to the crowd here. After hearing this, the casual cultivators at the corner of the street dispersed in a hurry. The big man pulling the cart also quickly helped up the cart, turned around and walked into an alley and disappeared.
Although Lu Zhong was not afraid of the law enforcement team, he decided that it would be better to have one less thing.
Return to Lintao Pavilion soon.
In the courtyard, Yu Feng'er was drinking an ice drink.
Although monks are not afraid of cold and heat, they only have higher tolerance than ordinary people and are not truly afraid of cold or heat. Moreover, drinking some summer-relieving drinks when the weather is hot is also a way to relieve the boring life.
"Husband, come and taste this poplar dew!" When Yu Feng'er saw Lu Zhong coming back, she quickly stood up and brought a large glass of milky white ice drink, exuding the fragrance of wicker branches.
"Gudong Gudong"
I drank a cup of Lu Zhongniu and found that it tasted really good.
"How about it, not bad!" Yu Feng'er said with a smile.
As he said that, he gave his husband another glass.
Lu Zhong took it and tasted it carefully this time. He found that it was very different from the ice drinks he had drunk before. It contained a lot of salty ingredients, so it needed to be covered with wicker branches.
I couldn't help but feel curious, so I asked:
“Where is this ice drink?”
"Xijing, I heard it is the most popular drink over there." Yu Feng'er poured herself a drink.
A trace of ice spirit aura was elicited, and soon the drink in the cup had a trace of white air overflowing. The willow spirit dew was chilled to a suitable temperature, and then she held it with her two jade hands and tasted it beautifully.
"Western Territory..."
When Lu Zhong heard this word, he immediately lost interest in the drink in his hand.
For some unknown reason, the news about the Western Territory that the Southern Barbarians know is completely opposite to the real situation. It is obviously a purgatory on earth, but it is made to look like a fairyland on earth.
So much so that he once doubted whether the place he arrived through the teleportation array was the real Western Region.
But through a series of classics and data, Lu Zhong can be very sure that the end of the Poisonous Insect Valley Teleportation Formation is indeed west of the Middle Earth, and is the real and unquestionable Western Realm of Cultivation.
"That's all, let's not delve too much into it," Lu Zhongmo thought.
Even the casual cultivator I met just now knows that talking too much will lead to mistakes. He is a dignified alchemist, but he cannot put himself into a dangerous situation because of his strong curiosity.
Just as he was thinking about it, Yu Feng'er said to the side: "Husband, many people in the Chamber of Commerce have disappeared inexplicably recently. I have sent people to investigate to no avail. Have you heard any news over there?"
Missing again?
It’s not over yet.
Lu Zhong shook his head, saying that he didn't know.
Seeing this, Yu Feng'er had no choice but to suppress the matter. After all, it was just a small manpower, which was not as much as the normal loss of death of the Chamber of Commerce, so he did not take it to heart.
When he turned around again, Lu Zhong had disappeared.
…
In a quiet room.
Lu Zhong sat cross-legged on the futon.
Half a moment.
Open your eyes slowly.
"It still doesn't work, I'm still uneasy!" Lu Zhong secretly thought strangely. He obviously had Minghua Baoyu to help him, so logically speaking, this situation shouldn't happen.
Is it spiritual awareness?
This is the only explanation.
"It must be caused by a whim!" Lu Zhong confirmed.
If this is the case, then he cannot ignore this premonition.
Stop it!
Just check it out.
When encountering something, you cannot just avoid it, otherwise it will lead to greater disaster.
Go outside.
Yu Feng'er was still eating, mostly pastries.
"Husband!"
"Um."
Lu Zhong was not polite and took two pieces of rice cakes and ate them with the spirit tea. While eating, he said, "I heard that recently, monk families have disappeared frequently outside. Do you know anything about it?"
Yu Feng'er shook her head.
Seeing her look like this, Lu Zhong knew that his question was in vain.
Also, the Chamber of Commerce is very busy.
It's good that Yu Feng'er can take some time off from her busy schedule, so how can she pay attention to these things.
"Husband, what's wrong?"
"It's okay." Lu Zhong shook his head and did not forget to warn: "Don't leave the city during this period."
"Yes!" Yu Feng'er nodded heavily.
Her serious look made Lu Zhong laugh.
…
He changed his shape on the road and came to the same street corner as before.
After spending some spirit stones, I found out that a cultivating family that had disappeared recently was the Hanshuitian family located at the junction of Yanzhen Domain and Changchun Domain.
Go straight to Hanshui.
I didn't forget to change my identity on the way to avoid attracting possible attention.
Hidden in the woods, it was not until a group of Changchun Valley monks flew by in the sky that Lu Zhong appeared, with a strange look on his face.
Along the way, he met several monks from Wave Spring Valley.
The behavior is somewhat abnormal.
It's not so much that they are searching for a suspect, but rather that they are patrolling to defend something.
"Could it be said that this matter has something to do with Changchun Valley?"
Lu Zhong couldn't help but think of this.
It is not impossible. After all, it is not something that ordinary forces can do to make more than ten thousand monks disappear silently. Changchun Valley has this strength.
As for motivation.
As he continued to move forward, the monks from Changchun Valley he encountered became increasingly dense, and their realms became higher and higher.
"The situation is not good! No, if we meet the Danjie monk later, we will turn around immediately!" Lu Zhong decided in his heart that it would be the same if he came back some time later. There is no need to take too many risks.
Soon we arrived at Hanshui.
Through the review of the scene in the gray fog space, he learned an incredible and shocking fact, and was shocked and speechless for a moment.
"How can it be!"
"The Tian family was actually taken away by Zhenjun Wanmu!"
Just as he was thinking about it, his expression suddenly changed.
Move the stars!
Just a hair's breadth.
A ray of sword light passed close to the body, cutting through the body's protective aura and emitting a harsh scream.
Immediately afterwards, several sword lights fell in succession.
Lu Zhong suddenly broke into a cold sweat as his consciousness swept around him.
I don't know when, but three pill-forming people surrounded me.
On the other side, Qingding Master made a sword gesture with his hand, activated the Qingding Sword, his natal magic weapon, and slashed towards the figure below again, not holding back any part of his hand, intending to leave behind the person in the future.
At the same time, he was also surprised.
Just now, someone called the police suddenly.
This cover is an imitation of the legendary Lingbao Tianji cover, which consumes a lot of materials to make.
After being activated, it can cover a range of ten miles. As long as a monk enters it, no matter how high his cultivation is or how sophisticated his stealth skills are, the hearing shield warning will be triggered.
Master Qingding originally thought it was a false alarm.
Unexpectedly, someone actually managed to get past all the defense lines and sneak into Hanshui.
Lu Zhong forcefully took a blow from the sword and quickly made a hand gesture and recited a curse.
"Meteor Escape!"
In an instant, he increased his speed to the extreme, turned into a blood-red rainbow light and disappeared into the sky in a few seconds, leaving the three Changchun Gujiedan who came around stunned.
"What kind of escape technique is this?"
"But, maybe it's the Blood Escape from the Western Region..."
"Then do you still want to pursue me?"
The leader, Master Qingding, looked thoughtful as he shook his head and said, "Well, let's wait for Senior Brother Qin to come over. With his secret divination skills, even if this person can escape temporarily, we can still figure it out."
Its origin, it won’t be too late to investigate and pursue it later!”
After a while, a cyan rainbow light flew from the distance.
A middle-aged man with a long beard appeared on the ground, holding a handful of counters in his hand.
"Senior Brother Qin, just now..." Master Qingding rushed over and handed over his hands, and then told what happened just now.
Qin Fang was very straightforward and immediately started making calculations on the ground.
He learned the art of divination, and although it was only a simplified and incomplete version, he still had unpredictable divination abilities and could learn what he wanted to know at a cost.
Depending on the difficulty of the divination, either vitality or lifespan will be consumed.
Suddenly, Qin Fang looked shocked.
"puff!"
The next moment, he opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood.
The plan in front of him exploded and turned into bamboo powder on the ground in an instant.
It took him a long time to recover, and he shouted to Master Qingding: "Junior Brother Qingding, are you sure that the person who just escaped was just a Dan-Jie?"
"That's right." Master Qingding said with a solemn expression.
He believed that he was right. Although the man just now was extremely sophisticated in breath gathering skills, and although he could not confirm his exact cultivation level, he was indeed a pill-forming monk.
Qin Fang vomited blood again.
Suffering from the backlash of the Tianji Technique, his hair turned completely white in an instant, and his vitality was severely damaged.
Ignoring the accumulation of erysipelas, Qin Fang took a bottle of rejuvenating elixir, and finally there was a trace of blood on his face. He smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that this person has a way to conceal the secret of heaven."
Hearing this, Master Qingding felt upset for a while.
The two Changchun Gu Danjie next to them also had shocked expressions on their faces.
…
Thousands of miles away.
In the nameless cave.
Just now, Lu Zhong's body surface flashed with starlight.
As he possesses the power of shifting stars and changing battles, he naturally knows what is happening. Someone is trying to explore the secret of the sky, either to find out his whereabouts, or to know the origin information.
Judging from the feedback from magical powers, the other party should have failed.
"Huh, it's okay."
Lu Zhong breathed a long sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the magical power is effective, otherwise I would have run away this time.
Thinking of the previous recall results, he couldn't help but be shocked, and he still couldn't believe that the person who caused the Tian family to disappear was the True Lord Wanmu of Changchun Valley.
why?
Why did Wanmu Zhenjun kidnap so many monks?
"That's all, let's get out of here first." Lu Zhong didn't think that if the exploration of the secret in Changchun Valley failed, he would give up easily.
Even Master Qingding has sent out baby seeds, which shows how much Changchun Valley attaches great importance to it.
Eliminate traces and sneak all the way.
After struggling for more than half a year, Lu Zhong returned to Changchun Fairy City only after his body's energy was restored to its original state. This was also to eliminate possible suspicion on his part.
It is difficult not to arouse suspicion when he disappears suddenly.
The street in front of me is still calm, as prosperous and prosperous as before.
But in Lu Zhong's eyes, there was already an undercurrent surging.