Chapter 377: The Path to the Nascent Soul (Part 2)

"Elder Xiang."

On the way to Zixia Peak, the monks on the road were respectful and polite. There are some strange looks among them, although they are hidden deeply.

In the past three years, Lu Changan went to the Taishang Elder's cave every seven days. During the period of recuperation, Zhenjun Zixia trusted him unconditionally.

Such frequent visits, interactions, and unusual relationships have caused some rumors to appear in the Yunxia Sect's power camp and even in the immortal world of Dayu Kingdom.

Various versions speculate on the "concubine" relationship between Xiang Dalong and Fairy Zixia.

In the eyes of the top leaders of the forces in Dayu Kingdom, Xiang Dalong and True Lord Zixia have joined forces to make the Yunxia Sect's situation more stable and eliminate one weak point.

"Elder Xiang, please come in."

Hu Ang greeted Xiang Dalong with low eyebrows and obedient eyes. He had already become numb and accustomed to Xiang Dalong's visit, or private meeting.

"Um."

Lu Changan didn't say much. Every time he came here, Juan would guard the door.

Because Fairy Zixia trusted this direct disciple, she entrusted him to guard the door to block other visitors and avoid being disturbed.

The night was dark and windy, and Xiang Dalong didn't come out for a long time.

Hu Ang, who was outside the cave, had a strange look in his eyes, realizing that Xiang Dalong's "visit" this time was different from the past.

One day, two days, three days...

Juan's already stagnant heart felt inexplicably anxious and had a strong premonition of something ominous.

His expression changed from gloomy to sunny, the secretly clenched fists and the secret technique of explosive seeds were finally put down with a silent sigh.

It has only been more than ten years since I was promoted to Dan Dan, and I have not even reached the middle stage of True Dan. With the absolute strength gap, he had no room for gaming.

Three years of suffering left Hu Ang disheartened. He was convinced that the loyalty of his former Taoist companions had been betrayed, both physically and mentally.

Once her identity is exposed, Jiang Ziyan may be more active than Xiang Dalong in silencing him, an alien.

…

Three days and nights.

The Supreme Elder's bedroom was in a mess everywhere.

Collapsed gum curtains; cracked walls, deformed exquisite and expensive furniture; scattered elegant purple palace skirts, fragrant hairpins and silk ribbons, wrinkled stockings and embroidered shoes...

Wow!

In the pool adjacent to the sleeping hall, mist is billowing, and the fairy fragrance is curling up.

At this time, a bald man with strong lines stood up from the pool with his bare feet. He evaporated the water from his body and put on a blue robe.

"Zi Yan, while I am out training, if it is not necessary, you'd better not leave the sect and focus on cultivation."

Lu Changan ordered as he felt refreshed and had some free time.

"Um……"

The Jurchen Lord in the pool hummed feebly in response.

Wow!

In the mist-shrouded pool, a white arm with soft lines emerged, like a flawless jade lotus root, hanging by the edge of the pool.

Under the water, Zixia Fairy's hazy ice jade body was as beautiful as a dream, but she lay limply in the water, unable to even speak.

After Lu Changan turned around, he couldn't help but be startled. Under the calm mind of a holy Buddha, he couldn't help but feel a faint sense of guilt.

Since the completion of body training, Lu Changan has never been so unrestrained, enjoying himself, and not being compassionate enough.

After Xia Wenyue's incident, for several decades, he fled to foreign lands, practiced hard in dormancy, and stayed away from women.

That time with Xia Wenyue, the other party was just having sex for the first time. Lu Changan was too physically strong, so he felt pity and didn't dare to completely let go of his hands and feet.

And this time, it is the first time in three generations that the achievement of "bathing with the Nascent Soul Fairy" has been unlocked.

This is a new experience that none of the three Nascent Soul memories have.

Faced with the Jurchen Lord, whose body was extremely resilient, Lu Changan had indulged himself without any scruples for hundreds of years, truly enjoying himself and feeling refreshed to the bone and soul.

"Dalong, don't break your promise. I'm waiting for you to come back..."

After a long time, Jiang Ziyan regained her breath, and her beautiful porcelain-like face emerged from the water, shy and angry, and her skin, which could be broken by blows, showed a light red ripple.

Lu Changan noticed the resentment in Jurchen Jun's tone.

Three days ago, he asked True Lord Zixia for instructions on this long trip.

As a result, the Nascent Soul Fairy, who was in charge of a sect, did not allow him to leave easily.

The reason is that he is worried that Lu Changan will never come back and never come back.

Lu Changan could only promise that after training and completing the elixir, he would definitely return to Yunxia Sect to attack Yuanying, and would stay in Dayuan for some years.

As if they had experienced each other's vows, the two fell in love again, breaking the last taboo.

Originally, Lu Changan still had some concerns.

Fairy Zixia was angry and said that the skin of the Heavenly Spirit Root was saved by the other party, so she should repay her kindness. This relationship does not require any psychological burden on each other, nor does Lu Changan need to promise that his status will be permanently bound to the Yunxia Sect.

Lu Changan no longer had any scruples, and fell in love with the Nascent Soul female cultivator for the first time in the foreign land of Great Abyss.

Even in the long life of a longevity person, it is a remarkable chapter.

"The top-quality magic weapon that Zi Yan needs, I remember that after 'Jing Tianzhenjun' left the Ancient You Palace, there seems to be one that matches the wind and cloud attributes. When there is an opportunity in the future, I will help introduce it and facilitate the transaction."

Before Lu Changan left, he left another message to reassure True Monarch Zixia so as not to cause unnecessary trouble in order to go out to collect materials.

Although he did not want to be restrained by any female cultivator, he still did not hesitate to take proper care of him within his ability.

"The best magic weapon with wind and cloud attributes!"

When Jiang Ziyan heard this, her lavender star-like eyes filled with surprise.

After possessing Zhenzong's top-quality magic weapon and cultivating to the peak of the early stage of Yuanying, her fighting skills and self-preservation ability at the same level have greatly increased, and she has joined the ranks of the veteran Yuanying.

At that time, you will not be at a disadvantage in a single fight with True Monarch Red Snake.

Based on Jiang Ziyan's steady understanding of Xiang Dalong, since she opened this mouth, she must be very confident.

Her eyebrows stretched, and she thought to herself: "It's not in vain that Ben Zhenjun opens his heart to give and retain him. With Xiang Dalong's character, he can finally get his sincerity. With Ben Zhenjun's unparalleled charm, let him stay in Yunxia for a long time Zong, it’s not impossible…”

Fairy Zixia naturally didn't know that even without this frank confrontation, it was Lu Changan's long-awaited plan to trade the top magic weapon [Wind and Cloud Fan] to her.

…

Lu Chang'an, who was having a good time in spring, left the Zixia Peak cave and did not pay attention to Hu Ang, who forced his face to smile and lost his soul.

Lu Changan pretended to return to the main peak cave and left the Yunxia Sect that night without anyone noticing.

Only Fairy Zixia's Nascent Soul consciousness could barely capture the traces of his departure.

Lu Changan goes out in private, so his tracks and routes will not be revealed, and with the help of divination, he is not too worried about being ambushed.

Three years ago, they were ambushed by Orochi Mountain because the two of them appeared in public in Yuntian City on their way back to the sect in Dayu Kingdom.

The enemy Nascent Soul knows the approximate direction and time of the route, and coupled with the many methods of the Beast Control Sect, there is a possibility of squatting.

In addition, Lu Changan speculated that there were high-level divination objects that obscured the secrets of the Great Snake Mountain operation. Because when he left Yuntian City, he did a fortune-telling and found no abnormality.

If there is a powerful and ancient fourth-level heavenly secret artifact, even if the "Celestial Master" of Feng Yuan Kingdom takes action personally, it will be greatly interfered with and restricted.

During this trip, Lu Changan was not limited to going to the Alchemy Alliance to refine the Infant Transformation Pill, but would also travel for several years on the way.

Traveling can not only sharpen your mind, but you can also look for other opportunities to have a baby and try your luck.

Since he is traveling, Lu Changan will not rush at full speed and will slow down the pace appropriately.

He plans to "travel" through most of the Central Territory, hiding his identity, passing through various major strategic fairy cities, and finally settling on the Alchemy Alliance.

Of course, those war zones where evil forces are rampant and extremely chaotic should be avoided if possible.

Two months later.

Lu Changan left Dayu Country unhurriedly, during which he heard some gossip about himself.

During this period, Lu Changan quietly approached Yunxia Sect to observe the changes in the sect's luck.

Two months after taking away the "Xuantian Gourd Vine", the Yunxia Sect's luck has not changed significantly.

This is consistent with his speculation.

Xuantian Gourd Vine brings an "increase" in luck, which accumulates slowly and is not a fixed value.

Even if Xuantian Huteng leaves and the fortune of the cultivating forces declines, it will be a slow decline process.

And, it doesn’t have to be a decline.

If the sect is run properly and capable people emerge in large numbers, the subsequent luck may continue to rise after Xuanteng leaves.

This result made Lu Changan more and more sure of his sect's lucky star identity.

"I wonder what the development momentum of Jinyun Valley, which was under the leadership of Lao Zhang after he left Daqing, is now?"

Lu Changan remembered that Xuantian Gourd Vine had been planted in Jinyun Valley for a while after it sprouted.

…

On this day, outside the border of Daewoo Kingdom.

A middle-aged traveling businessman with a yellow complexion and a dusty face fell into a desolate mountain.

"Friend Lu Dao."

On the hillside, there was a man in green armor who had been waiting for a long time. He was wearing a green bamboo hat. He couldn't see clearly the fanged face inside, and he was directly communicating with Lu Changan.

The man in green armor who looks like an attendant is a fourth-level puppet in disguise, led by Master Wei, who has been traveling outside for more than ten years.

"Master Wei, have you gained anything from these years of experience?"

The middle-aged traveling businessman played by Lu Changan has shrewd eyes and a philistine smooth temperament. He smiles and looks at the fourth-order puppet he has not seen for many years.

More than ten years ago, in order to break through the true fourth-level puppet, Master Wei traveled out to obtain auras that would help future puppets advance to the Nascent Soul level.

"Now, my puppet spirit can't make any progress. The gains from previous travels, and occasional insights and touches, still cannot make the puppet spirit transform and improve."

Puppet Master Wei's tone was calm, much less aggressive than he was at first, and he was not discouraged by his failure in promotion.

Even in the puppet refining and inheritance of the ancient Thousand Machines Sect, most of the fourth-level puppets are like him. Although it can compete with Nascent Soul's cultivation level at the level of mana, there is a gap at the level of soul.

True fourth-level puppets are also very rare in the Thousand Machines Sect, and they belong to a level that Master Wei Puppet has never set foot in during his lifetime.

Lu Changan learned about the situation and pondered: "The areas that Mr. Wei traveled to before were limited to the areas around the Yunxia Sect's influence, and they were not completely integrated into a certain life and profession, so they were somewhat limited."

Master Wei's previous travels were not only geographically limited, but also only observed and comprehended in a certain place, which was not grounded enough or selfless enough.

"Friend Lu Dao, what you said makes sense. This time I will travel with you to various places in the Central Territory to see the elegance of the immortal cultivation civilization in various places in the Great Abyss."

Master Wei accepted it humbly. Over the years of getting along with each other and getting to know Lu Changan, he let go of his former arrogance and became more humble.

If he fails to advance to the true fourth-level puppet, he will not be indispensable under Lu Changan.

"In the next few years, Mr. Wei will call me my boss."

Lu Changan explained.

Master Wei nodded and looked at Lu Changan, who looked like a middle-aged businessman carrying a large box and cage on his back, and understood his position for this trip.

From now on, he will be Lu Changan's bodyguard.

Woof!

A yellow-haired native dog appeared on the other side of Lu Changan, rubbing his trouser legs affectionately.

"Living up to his master's instructions, the mouse has mastered the canine form of transfiguration."

The yellow-haired dog wagged its tail and spoke in human voice.

"Not bad."

Lu Changan nodded in approval. The rock rat left the sect and regained some of its former diligence and progress.

In the future, the rock rat will not only have to find its own food in the wild, but also solve the master's meals from time to time, including exploring the way, guarding, keeping watch, etc.

A desolate and poor spiritual land.

One person, one puppet, and one pet, the elongated shadow at dusk, disappeared in the wind and dust.

...

Two years later.

Lu Changan traveled through several power blocks in the Central Region, passing through large and small immortal cultivation forces.

As a traveling merchant, Lu Changan traded with all kinds of cultivators, not even limited to humans.

Lu Changan had a lot of useless resources on hand, and had a variety of immortal cultivation skills, and he could make a lot of profit from every transaction.

Due to his extraordinary vision, Lu Changan could occasionally "pick up leaks" in transactions with low- and middle-level cultivators.

Some of the spiritual objects and treasures picked up from leaks even had certain functions and values ​​for high-level cultivators.

Of course, as merchants from other places, occasional leakage of money is inevitable to be stolen by evil cultivators or slaughtered by local natives as fat sheep.

However, all the cultivators who had their eyes on this pair of traveling merchants disappeared completely without exception.

Whenever encountering such a thing, the rock rats were quite excited, as they could have a bite to change their taste.

Weak when encountering the weak, strong when encountering the strong.

This is the style of the traveling merchant group that Lu Changan belongs to, traveling around the world, and trading with cultivators of all classes.

Ordinary cultivators can't see their true cultivation and details at all.

Even if it is a Yuanying Zhenjun, you have to carefully investigate or get in close contact to see the clues.

Of course, Lu Changan never takes the initiative to cause trouble or harm the interests of others. The few cases where he took action were also forced to defend himself.

In addition, this traveling merchant group only stayed briefly in each territory, and the whereabouts and routes were uncertain, so it did not attract the focus of local forces.

...

That evening, Lu Changan left a small market town of a cultivation family.

In fact, Lu Changan originally had no intention of staying in the market town. This place was just a small trading base for the foundation-building and immortal-cultivating families, and it was not even a market.

"Master, the young man from yesterday has not shown up yet. Will he break his promise?"

Leaving the market town, the yellow-haired dog transformed by the rock rat said,

"It's okay. It's just a way to find someone. There won't be any loss in this transaction?"

Lu Changan packed his bag and left the market town accompanied by the guards and the dog.

"Senior."

Just as he arrived at the intersection of the market town, a panting young man in yellow clothes ran over with sweat all over his head.

"Senior Lu, according to the direction you pointed out, I found Xiaohong."

The young man in yellow clothes was grateful and bowed.

During this trip, Lu Changan used his real surname. Anyway, no one in Dayuan knew Lu Changan, and he did not use his real appearance.

The young man in yellow clothes was named Huang Fan, a casual cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining.

The "Xiao Hong" he mentioned was named Huan Hong Niang, a confidante he met when he first entered the immortal world. They shared hardships and hardships at the bottom of the immortal world, and secretly decided to spend their lives together.

However, in the past seven days, Huan Hong Niang suddenly left without saying goodbye and disappeared, and could not be found.

Huang Fan was anxious and desperate, seeking help from passing merchants.

Because several casual cultivators in the middle and late stages of Qi Refining in the town had traded with Lu Youshang, and they were all very happy and behaved very politely.

Lu Changan agreed to Huang Fan's commission.

He traveled all the way to do business, and meeting was fate, and he did not refuse transactions or commissions at all levels.

Therefore, Lu Changan made a little divination and calculated, and pointed out the approximate location based on the clues of the items left by Xiao Hong.

"Xiao Hong."

Huang Fan turned around and called softly.

Under the moonlight, ten feet behind him, there was a girl in red clothes, with fluffy hair and a light body. She was hiding behind the trees shyly, watching quietly, like a deer half dodging, not daring to approach.

"I don't know Hongniang, I hope you can forgive me."

Huang Fan touched his head and apologized unkindly.

"Yeah."

Lu Changan glanced at the girl in red clothes in the distance, nodded slightly, and said nothing.

The yellow-haired dog at his feet instinctively tensed his body when he saw the girl in red clothes, his eyes were deep, and then he lay lazily on the ground.

"According to the previous promise, as long as Xiaohong can be found, the junior is willing to offer the most precious thing on his body."

After Huang Fan said this, he took out the ancestral tooth-shaped pendant and presented it to Lu Changan respectfully.

"Friend Huang, the money and goods are settled."

Lu Changan smiled and pinched the tooth-shaped pendant in his hand. The latter was not damaged at all, so he put it away.

After a few more pleasantries, Lu Changan reached out and patted Huang Fan on the shoulder before leaving.

Huang Fan respectfully sent the middle-aged merchant away, and suddenly felt that the place where he was patted, the blood and magic power were smooth, and the bottleneck of the middle stage of Qi training that had been stagnant for several years was slightly loosened.

"Ah Huang."

After confirming that the merchant team was really far away, Huan Hongniang, who was hiding behind the tree, breathed a sigh of relief and greeted him with a smile.

...

"Interesting."

After walking dozens of miles, Lu Changan made a little calculation and smiled thoughtfully.

Huang Fan's ancestral strange tooth pendant seemed to come from some ancient monster. It was too old and its spirituality was almost lost. Its strength could not be crushed by his body training power.

Huan Hongniang's background was not simple, and the specific source could not be calculated.

"Master, why didn't you eliminate the monster and punish the evil just now?"

Mr. Diyan remembered that Lu Changan had taken over the task of exterminating monsters before, and he successfully eradicated monsters that could eat people and get rewarded.

"This is a missing person transaction, not a demon elimination mission. However, it seems that you are also a demon. You have eaten..."

Lu Changan took his time and looked at it with a half-smile.

Lord Diyan's hair stood on end, and he couldn't help but shrink his head with a guilty conscience, and escaped into the ground.

…

A year later, Lu Changan entered the Sang Kingdom, an ordinary immortal cultivation country in the southeast corner of the Central Territory, which was on the edge of the Central Territory.

Lu Changan walked on the wind, accompanied by green-armored guards and yellow-haired dogs.

On this day, he performed a divination as usual.

During his travels, he often used divination techniques to practice and improve his skills.

The first is to predict the general bad or bad direction.

The second is for certain entrusted transactions, such as finding people and finding objects, telling people's fortunes, etc.

"Hey! After coming to Dayuan for so many years, I finally encountered a superior hexagram, with auspicious stars shining brightly."

After Lu Changan finished his calculation, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

In his previous travels, he only occasionally divined small fortunes, such as Huang Fan and Huan Hongniang before.

In the past hundreds of years, the overall fortune was average to low, and he encountered a disaster and came to the Great Abyss.

However, blessings and misfortunes in life have their ups and downs, and we cannot always be unlucky and have many disasters.

"Sure enough, if you work behind closed doors, you will have fewer opportunities. This time you are traveling, just follow your heart, accumulate good and eliminate evil along the way, and time will come."

Lu Changan secretly thought that since he was lucky enough to enter the country of Sang, he would stay here for a while.