Chapter 166 War Speculation

Since Zhao Siyao was in seclusion, Lu Changan did not visit her this time.

After leaving Jinyun Valley.

Lu Changan did not return to Wuqi Mountain immediately.

He planned to go to the surrounding markets and immortal cities to investigate and see if he could purchase some relatively low-priced materials and supplies.

The news of the sect's expedition was basically unknown to the lower and middle levels of the immortal cultivation world.

Before that, even some high-level people did not dare to be sure.

At present, the increase in materials is not so exaggerated, and there is still a certain profit space.

The first stop Lu Changan went to was the "Wufeng Market" in the south of Jinyun Valley.

Back then, Lu Changan took Li Erqing to listen to music in the "Baixiang Xianlou" in Wufeng Market, including helping Zhao Siyao repair the top-grade magic weapon.

The scale of this market is relatively large under the immortal city.

Lu Changan used the identity of an ordinary young man with the "Baihuan Mask". On this basis, he made a slight disguise and added an extra layer of identity disguise.

Maintaining the cultivation of the middle stage of foundation building, he was treated as a VIP in the large shops of Wufeng Market.

After half a day.

Lu Changan bought a batch of goods, mainly materials for talismans, elixirs, and puppets.

The price of materials has also increased significantly, but not as much as that of finished products.

The supply of various war materials is in short supply, and is also limited by craftsmen, especially high-quality ones.

There is a slight delay in the transmission of prices to materials.

When the news of the war is confirmed and materials are scarce, prices will definitely rise sharply.

During the shopping, Lu Changan also went to the "Spiritual Medicine Pavilion" in Wufeng Market.

That year, when he first came to Wufeng Market, Lu Changan was secretly followed by the shopkeeper of the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, and was later scared away by the telepathic transmission of his spiritual consciousness.

After so many years, the shopkeeper failed to advance to the foundation-building stage and died long ago.

After inquiring, among his descendants, there is a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining, who works as a pharmacist in the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion.

Lu Changan is not so petty.

There is no need to retaliate against his descendants or the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion for a trivial matter.

That would be too much of a fuss.

After all, the shopkeeper at that time only targeted him but did not take any action.

Half a day after Lu Changan left.

An interesting story came from Wufeng Market.

It is said that several precious medicinal materials stored in the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion were lost inexplicably, and the loss was quite large, causing the owner to be furious.

There were extremely fine residues left at the scene, suspected to be eaten by a mysterious spirit beast.

…

Wufeng Market, two thousand miles away.

Lu Changan glanced at the spirit pet bag while flying.

A bulging orange-purple rat demon was burping, stretching its limbs lazily, and lying in the spirit pet bag.

Lu Changan smiled, the precious medicinal materials that the rock rat had eaten in several years were not as much as what he had eaten today.

Ten days later.

Lu Changan arrived at the Zijing Fairy City on the west side of Jinyun Valley.

This fairy city is close to the border of Liang State and has trade relations with the "Jing State" in the Western Regions.

Jing State is just a small immortal cultivation country with poor spiritual vein resources. The strongest immortal cultivation force is only the Jindan Sect.

The country is located in the north of the Black Mist Mountain Branch and is sandwiched between Chen State and Liang State.

Although Zijing Immortal City is geographically remote, the value of materials is slightly higher than that of Wufeng Market.

Lu Changan speculated that there are many big forces in the immortal city and they are more sensitive to news.

The top leaders of some chambers of commerce may get some wind, but they may not dare to gamble big.

Once the war situation in Feng State changes, or the top bosses of Liang State give up the idea, they may lose all their money if they invest too much.

After purchasing in Zijing Immortal City.

Lu Changan flew to Liaoyuan Immortal City again and stopped at the Mu family in Feiyue Lake.

...

At the Mu family, Lu Changan met with Li Erqing and Mu Bingyun.

After not seeing each other for many years, Mu Bingyun has matured a lot. She looks like she is twenty-four or twenty-five years old. She has the confident demeanor of a family ancestor and a female cultivator who has established a foundation.

In recent years, the Mu family has developed well, and the industry has expanded steadily. Several stores have been opened in Zhuye Mountain, Wufeng Mountain, and Huanglong Immortal City.

Lu Changan hinted to the two of them about the reason for the rise in material prices, but did not point it out.

Before leaving.

Mu Bingyun sent a message, wanting to talk to Lu Changan alone to ask about cultivation and drawing talismans.

Lu Changan glanced at the jade-like, slender and graceful female cultivator in a green skirt, and her starry eyes were filled with expectation, respect, and a hint of obscure emotions.

Lu Changan refused Mu Bingyun's request for a private chat on the grounds that he was busy.

By the Feiyue Lake.

Mu Bingyun stood there, looking a little lost, watching the figure of the man in white go away.

Thinking of something that the master said before his death.

She clenched her hands into fists, took a deep breath, tried to muster up courage, and then her face was distressed and confused.

Li Erqing saw the lonely figure, as if it overlapped with a figure in his memory.

He sighed in his heart: The two most outstanding and beautiful female cultivators of the Mu family could not keep the man's heart.

...

After leaving Feiyue Lake, Lu Changan went to Zhuye Mountain to take a look.

The Zhuye Mountain Market is of a lower level and no longer as prosperous as the first auction.

The owner of the market, the Fengye Huang family, now has two foundation-building cultivators.

The original foundation-building female cultivator "Huang Yingchun" relied on the late-stage foundation-building Taoist partner, who was said to be old and approaching the end of his life.

The cooperative relationship between the two parties gradually faded.

The materials purchased by Lu Changan had requirements for the grade, and he did not gain much in the Zhuye Mountain Market.

A month later.

Lu Changan went to Liaoyuan Immortal City and Huanglong Immortal City one after another.

The price of materials in Liaoyuan Immortal City was the highest, and Lu Changan reluctantly bought some talismans and high-grade materials for puppets.

In Huanglong Xiancheng, in addition to the ordinary parts and furs of monsters, other materials are not cheap.

Finally.

After completing the large-scale purchase, Lu Changan returned to Wuqi Mountain.

During the purchase, Lu Changan did not use his identity.

In fact, there are large-scale markets and even immortal cities in the east and south of Liang State, and even in the area north of the Black Mist Mountains.

As the prices of materials continued to rise, Lu Changan followed the trend and only went to relatively nearby areas.

…

One year later.

Lu Changan, who was in Wuqi Mountain, got gossip from the outside world.

It was said that Liang State's cultivation world was about to fall into war.

There were different opinions on the specific reasons.

The most outrageous news was: Yan State's Wuya Palace had already forced Feng State to surrender, and Liang State would be in two years.

When the news of the war was known to even the maid Lan Rou, it was obviously already widely circulated everywhere.

Some low-level casual cultivators who were unaware of it were panicked and followed the trend to buy war supplies.

Some unscrupulous merchants and shops claimed that if they did not buy now, the price would double when the war broke out.

As a result, the war reserve materials, which were already at a high price, rose again.

The materials that were originally slightly delayed were reluctant to sell, and they rose sharply in response, matching the war reserve materials.

In this regard, the three peak masters of Wuqi Mountain gathered together to discuss.

Lu Changan and Ye Fei really made a lot of money.

Talismans and elixirs are both consumables in war.

"The increase in the formation is average, and I don't make as much as you two."

Shi Manrong said in a gentle voice with a smile.

The formation is not a consumable, and the battlefield is not in Liang State. It just rose with some materials.

"Haha, if the formation price rises sharply, it is definitely not a good thing! Master Fairy, you better not expect it."

Ye Fei drank a cup and joked.

"When Lu earns spirit stones, I will find Master Fairy to upgrade the formation of Xiaogui Peak. At that time, I hope to give you a preferential price."

Lu Changan's heart moved and greeted in advance.

The peak master of Wuqi Mountain has made a lot of money, and it can't be hidden from those who are interested.

The more money you make, the less you should skimp on protective measures.

Fairy Shi's current attainment in formations can already set up a quasi-third-level formation.

"Daoyou Lu is sincere in taking care of the business, and I am more than happy to do so."

Shi Manrong lightly lifted her hair and took the initiative to offer a glass of spiritual wine. Her face, like a silver plate, showed a touching light red.

Ye Fei glanced at Lu Changan and Shi Manrong.

He found that these two more experienced peak masters occasionally met each other's eyes and talked happily.

More than 30 years have passed since Shi Manrong lost her memory.

Even if it is "re-acquaintance", Lu Changan's friendship with this girl has deepened. They have similar values ​​and inevitably have a good impression of each other.

In recent years, Shi Manrong has occasionally made private appointments with him. Compared with the previous dignified and reserved, she is more intimate and gentle.

Lu Changan remembered: After the woman came back from hunting monsters in Huanglong Mountain, she said that she had recovered the incomplete memory fragments of the ancient ruins. She has not mentioned this matter again in recent years.

...

In the next two years, the intelligence about the war became more and more accurate.

Because the top leaders of several major sects have reached a consensus and started to unite the forces of the seven major families, major immortal cities and chambers of commerce.

In the one or two years when the war was about to end, Lu Changan went to various immortal cities and sold the stockpiled materials in different identities.

Priority was given to materials below the second level, followed by materials not related to skills.

Finally, some old, slightly inferior second-level low-quality talismans and puppets.

Through war speculation, buying low and selling high, refining and selling war supplies, Lu Changan made huge profits.

Unknowingly.

He accumulated more than 30,000 spirit stones.

This is not counting the high-grade talismans and puppets he had hoarded.

In the past few years, Lu Changan earned a lot of spirit stones and purchased materials for refining puppets.

Without counting some trump cards, Lu Changan's net worth exceeds that of many fake pill masters.

Take Xiang Jinglong as an example. After achieving fake pill, he spent all his life's accumulation on buying magic weapons and was short of money.

Secretly, Xiang Jinglong occasionally played the role of robbery cultivator. Even so, his efficiency in earning spirit stones was far less than Lu Changan.

According to statistics, Lu Changan earned more spirit stones from talismans than from puppets.

The main reason is that the puppet refining cycle is long and the price is high, so few cultivators can afford it.

Moreover, if you are not a puppet master or your spiritual consciousness is not outstanding, it is difficult to exert the true power of the puppet.

...

This day.

In the secret room of Xiaogui Peak.

"One hundred and twenty-six years old, sixth level of foundation building."

Lu Changan opened his dark eyes, slowly finished his work, and his white clothes fluttered.

The total amount of the evergreen mana in his body increased by 20% to 30% compared with the fifth level of foundation building.

Because it is not a breakthrough in a small realm, the quality of the mana is almost the same.

The power of magic tools or spells will not be significantly improved, which mainly affects the long-term combat.

If you go one step further, break through the seventh level of foundation building, step into the late stage of foundation building, and become a great cultivator of the same level in the foundation building period, your strength will have a qualitative leap.

Huh!

The blue turtle with a body width of nearly 15 feet rubbed Lu Changan's breath and flattered him intimately.

Lu Changan understood what it meant.

After leaving the retreat, he sat on the back of the black water turtle.

The black water turtle carried its master and jumped out of the cave happily, high-spirited, showing off to the rock rat not far away.

The rock rat glanced at the big turtle with disdain, and couldn't help but grin, a little jealous.

Squeak!

It stood in front of the big turtle, much taller than the black water turtle, and presented a letter in an anthropomorphic manner.

This is a letter sent by Zhang Tieshan.

The content of the letter moved Lu Changan slightly.

"The Liang State Sect has announced its expedition, and Jinyun Valley will send the first batch of cultivators..."