In the late stage of his promotion to Jindan, Lu Changan was in the land of the third-order middle grade spiritual vein, and his cultivation was slow and inefficient.

In the days of Yiran cultivation in Xuanyin Pavilion, there is not much left.

Before returning to the Weidao Alliance, Lu Changan still had some things to deal with in Fengyuan Kingdom.

Early in the morning.

On the pond of the cave, a man and a woman sat on the back of a big turtle.

"From today onwards, I have a complete set of talisman inheritances to pass on to you."

Lu Changan was unusual, as Mr. Xu, he changed into a white dress, gentle and handsome, calm and quiet.

Yun Ling is dressed in a green dress, with starry eyes and bright teeth, delicate curves and undulating curves, and a little more mature and charming in the softness.

"Thank you, Mr. Xu."

She listened obediently, only to feel that the man in white in front of her, in addition to the familiar intimacy, also gave birth to unprecedented attachment and admiration.

Lu Changan caught Yun Ling's vague emotions.

After so many years of getting along and guiding, in addition to stimulating Yun Ling's qualifications and potential, it did not allow her to solve the mystery of the womb.

It seems that the difficulty of awakening the previous life is difficult for ordinary monks to do.

There may be a lot of conditions, related to the state of cultivation before reincarnation.

Yun Ling's previous life was not even the foundation building period.

is just an attempt to explore reincarnation, and Lu Changan doesn't care much about success or failure.

"That's all for today, you can accept this jade slip."

Lu Chang'an inherited the simplified third-order talisman that had been sorted out in the past two generations and passed it on to Yun Ling.

Although it is a simplified version, it is tailor-made for Yun Ling, giving full play to its ingenious advantages.

Moreover, Lu Changan's personal talisman style will not be exposed.

Yun Ling accepted the jade slip, got up from the turtle's back, and solemnly thanked her.

"I heard that your brother is preparing for Yudan?"

"Well, Brother Hao has already cultivated to the ninth floor of the foundation."

Yun Ling said.

Even she herself was built to the eighth floor of the foundation two years ago.

Due to the improvement of the root bone physique, as well as the guidance of Lu Changan's famous teacher, Yun Ling's cultivation advancement was not much slower than that of the ordinary high-grade spiritual root.

As a second-order high-grade talisman master, she had already been self-reliant and earned a stable income from spirit stones.

"In the near future, Xu will leave Fengyuan Country for a period of time to deal with some private matters, and he can't take him with him. Before that, if you have any wishes, just put it forward, Xu will try to meet it. ”

Lu Changan gave a formal commitment.

"Please, let Ling'er think about it for a while."

Yun Ling pursed the powder lip flap, her starry eyes flashed, and she heard the hint in the words.

She opened her mouth, but finally did not ask, but begged.

In the superior environment of Xuanyin Pavilion, after practicing for decades, Yun Ling was taken care of.

As a maid, Mr. Xu has served her for so many years, not only does Mr. Xu owe her, but also has the grace of support.

For most monks, this is a rare opportunity in their lives.

She didn't dare to ask for more, and she knew that Mr. Xu's decision could not be changed.

……

The following year.

Lu Changan often instructed Yun Ling, occasionally drank tea and listened to music, and enjoyed the beautiful dance of the Niyue Fairy at night.

Lu Changan seemed to be relatively leisurely, and he didn't leave Xuanyin Pavilion much.

Even Jindan's promotion process in the later period was hidden from the outside world.

Secretly, Lu Changan silently improved his divination technique.

At the same time, manipulate the puppet clone to go out, purchase supplies, and find out intelligence.

Through the puppet clone, Lu Changan once again negotiated with the puppet ancient city lord of Gutian Immortal City.

The last time the ancient city lord opened his mouth, it meant that there was room for negotiation.

The top-notch puppet inheritance, although rare, is not a non-renewable resource.

"Fourth-Order Soul Nourishing Wood? The ancient city lord insists on this thing, what is his need? ”

After two negotiations, the indifferent city lord of Mu Ne did not mention the unrealistic Infant Transformation Pill, and the price was slightly more reliable.

However, soul nourishing wood or soul path treasures of the same category are necessities.

In addition, there is also the "Soul Puppet Technique", the ancient city lord insists on asking and refuses to back down.

"Soul Golem? Neither will a real person. ”

Lu Changan sighed.

The other party mistook his possession of a puppet in his previous life, a clone with the power of a complete divine soul, for a kind of soul puppetry.

Soul puppet is a mysterious puppet secret technique, which can give puppets spiritual consciousness, cultivate puppet spirits, and cast many general spells of human monks, even including god-like means.

This kind of puppet technique can not only improve the overall strength of the puppet, but also help refine the real fourth-order puppet.

Even in the Thousand Machine Sect, most of the fourth-order puppets possessed were not as powerful as the Rank Yuan Infant True Monarch.

The main reason lies in the gap at the level of the divine soul.

The "puppet spirit" of the fourth-order puppet, compared to the primordial infant spirit body of the human true monarch, is naturally inferior, and it is difficult to cultivate to the same level.

The Soul Golem Technique helps the puppet spirit to take shape quickly, greatly reducing the cultivation time.

It is rumored that the puppet technique mastered by the Thousand Machines Sect is incomplete and immature. And only the core elders are qualified to practice and touch that realm.

Lu Changan was not in a hurry, and slowly negotiated with the ancient city lord and bargained.

He denied that the Blue Dragon Society possessed a kind of soul puppetry, which was another means of cultivating puppet spirits.

Lu Changan's puppet clone, possessed by the spirit of his previous life, is like an alternative puppet spirit.

It's just that this puppet spirit is a blank piece of paper, empty of the power of the divine soul, as well as the combat instinct of the previous life, but it has no consciousness.

Or Lu Chang'an, who is conscious, but belongs to the third life, and exists in this world.

"Could it be that Gutian Immortal City has the ambition to plan a fourth-order puppet?"

Lu Changan had a thought.

After divination and calculation, this point was affirmed, and it was not bad.

"Soul Nourishing Wood...... Soul Golem ...... Seeking the Fourth Order? ”

Knowing the general needs of the other party, Lu Changan took the initiative in this transaction.

……

Unknowingly, a year and a half has passed since Lu Changan was promoted to the late stage of Jindan.

this day.

Granny Yun arrived at Xuanyin Pavilion and visited Lu Chang'an.

Initially, because of the potential danger, she didn't want to implicate Yun Ling and Mr. Xu, and she had never been to Xuanyin Pavilion.

This time, Granny Yun learned of Yun Ling's arraignment.

For Mr. Xu's promise, Yun Ling can't be the master, thinking of the grandmother who raised her.

In the end, she gave the promised choice to Grandma.

In the cave mansion, Lu Changan met with Granny Yun alone.

"I am grateful to Mr. Xu for taking care of our family in the past and for his kindness to Ling'er."

Granny Yun was silver-haired, older than ever, and after bowing, she sat down on crutches.

Lu Changan found that Granny Yun's lifespan was less than 100 years.

Due to being seriously injured by the traitor that year, the foundation was damaged, and there was a dark disease, and the physical function declined in advance.

"Mr. Xu's promise, the old body should not have been transgressed. However, Yun Hao and Yun Ling, brother and sister, will face important levels of Yudan one after another. The old body could only be cheeky and asked Mr. Xu to refine the Ning Jing Pill. ”

Granny Yun didn't say too much to greet, and quickly got to the point.

Lu Changan learned that the Condensing Crystal Pill prepared by Granny Yun was still partially short of materials, and she couldn't find a reliable third-order Dan master.

Fortunately, the people from the fire left a legacy for them.

The main medicine of Ning Jing Dan "Seven Core Xuanyue Flower", a plant owned by Granny Yun, has finally matured in recent years.

"It's not that hard."

Lu Changan's face was calm and he agreed.

According to his original plan, he wanted to leave a chance for Yun Ling to marry Dan.

Granny Yun has the knot resources at hand, and she can only be one of the brothers and sisters.

Yun Hao, as a top-grade spiritual root, has better qualifications.

In order to make the brother and sister complete and good things come together, Granny Yun begged to come to the door.

Two months later, the Ningjingdan materials were collected.

Among Lu Chang'an's own trophies, there were some of them, and Xuanyin Pavilion helped collect a few.

Lu Changan also summoned Granny Yun to secretly alchemy in the cave.

For seven days, Granny Yun stayed overnight in the cave mansion and accompanied Yun Ling, but this time she did not propose to observe alchemy.

She promised that if she exceeded the two Ning Jing Pills, the extra part would be used as a reward.

In the end, Lu Changan just played normally, refined two genuine Ning Jing Pills, and refused the remuneration.

Except for the Neon Moon Fairy in the outside world, no one else knew about alchemy.

Granny Yun left Yun Ling a Ning Jing Pill, then got up to say goodbye and prepare for Yun Hao's marriage.

"Ling'er, you don't lack the Ning Jing Pill now, but the quality and future potential of the Qi Dan are equally important. In this regard, you need to prepare personally. ”

Lu Changan was ready to let Yun Ling experience more than ten years of training in the later stage of foundation building, and plot to form a Dan spirit object on his own.

With the life-saving hole cards he gave, as well as the care of Xuanyin Pavilion, the risk is relatively controllable.

Yun Ling herself is a second-order high-grade talisman master, and her past cultivation was not done behind closed doors, and she traded and walked around with nearby oases and group settlements, and she also encountered sand bandits who did not enter the stream.

"Ling'er knows, and she will live up to Mr. Xu's expectations."

Yun Ling smiled and looked forward to the future.

In fact, Lu Changan and Granny Yun both prepared a knot pill spirit object for her.

This kind of unified rhetoric is just to sharpen the brother and sister.

……

A few months later, Lu Chang'an's age was approaching 310.

His divination skills have finally reached the top of the third order.

For this reason, in the past year or two, he has consumed a few more years of life, and his total life span has dropped to 1090 years.

The third-order top-level divination still belongs to the third-order upper grade, and there is no qualitative leap, but it has been cultivated to the limit of the third-order, and the background is even deeper.

Lu Changan contacted the ancient city lord again to trade the puppet inheritance.

Previously, he deliberately hung over there for more than half a year.

In this negotiation, the ancient city lord finally made a major concession and expressed his sincerity.

Lu Changan understood the needs of the other party and turned the traded items into a castrated version.

For example, the fourth-order soul nourishing wood was replaced with a soul path strange thing made from a small section of soul nourishing wood.

Soul puppet technique, Lu Changan provided a second-order puppet, containing related skills, for the study of Xuanji Building.

In addition, Lu Changan added another 30,000 spirit stones.

On the side of the Xuanji Building, they are willing to trade the core puppet inheritance, including the puppet army array.

But at most, it is given to the quasi-fourth order.

Lu Changan can accept that he needs the puppet inheritance of the Thousand Machines Sect to strengthen his puppet skills.

As for the higher fourth-order puppets, it was difficult to gather the complete materials before they were promoted to Yuan Ying.

It's not a question of financial resources.

Most of the precious resources of the Yuan Infant level are circulated in small circles between the same ranks. Or, once in a while, at a top-tier auction, one or two.

Even if he has the vision of the fourth generation, if it is not necessary, Lu Changan will avoid negotiating too much with the true monarch.

The two sides agreed that a month later, they would trade in the desert thousands of miles away in Gutian Immortal City.

……

The day before the appointed day.

Lu Changan was surrounded by a number of divination and strange objects, and made every effort to deduce the danger, as well as the old monster behind the Xuanji Building.

For Lu Chang'an now, only the power of the Yuan Infant level may bring a real threat.

Therefore, his divination precautions are mainly whether the old monster interferes in this transaction.

In the case of some precautions, Lu Chang'an sacrificed his life span to improve his divination ability, and he could detect at least one sign.

The third-order top-level divination was relatively smooth, and there was no strong resistance.

"It turns out that the Xuanji Building and the old monster behind it are not completely of the same mind."

Lu Changan basically confirmed that the old monster behind the Xuanji Building did not know about this transaction.

Because, the interests of both sides are not completely identical.

The primordial old monster from the realm of the two religions is behind the scenes, supporting the Outer Sect Alliance, and its real plot is in the Snow Mountain Holy Land.

The branch forces of the two sects are just tools they use to balance the eight tribes of the Fengyuan Kingdom.

Xuanji Lou and other forces have to cooperate with it, otherwise without the support of the Yuanying True Monarch and the old monster, they will either be attached to the Fengyuan Kingdom or annexed.

After the divination was confirmed, Lu Changan controlled the two puppet clones and went to the agreed location.

Ground rats shine under the sandy layers.

Lu Changan's deity is hidden in the shadows, separated by a distance.

Half a day later.

Somewhere in the desert, the sand piles up to form a sand dune about 10 zhang high and covering an area of 100 zhang.

The dunes resemble pyramids, but at the top are flat platforms that can accommodate a dozen people.

The surrounding area was several miles away, isolated by a layer of third-order phantom arrays, making it difficult for ordinary monks to step into.

On the sand dunes, there are two figures.

In addition to the puppet arm ancient city lord, there is also a green-armored man who looks like a zombie and has his eyes closed.

On both sides of the dunes, stood four third-order puppet giants, holding halberds, like guards.

Half an hour later.

A traveling merchant wearing a hat stepped on the wind and sand, entered the range of the third-order phantom array alone, and went straight to the platform at the top of the sand dune.

"Alone?"

The puppet arm ancient city lord had a hint of discoloration in his eyes.

In order to protect this transaction, he invited the quasi-fourth-order puppet of the Xuanji Building.

Even if there is a strategy around, it is quite risky for the wandering merchant to enter the phantom array alone and trade with them.

"You can check your surroundings."

The ancient city lord was expressionless and raised his hand to signal.

"Not necessarily! Poor Dao came over this time, it was a sincere transaction, and I believe that the same is true of Xuanji Building. ”

The traveling merchant was generous, flew to the top of the sand dune, and sat opposite the two.

Before he sat down, he tapped the storage bag with his palm.

Sou! Sou! Sou......

Eight rays of light and shadow landed, emitting third-order spiritual pressure, and eight archer puppets were arranged around the sand dunes.

The ancient city lord's eyelids jumped, and the eight third-order archer puppets were made of excellent materials, all of which were high-quality products in the third-order lower grades, which were equivalent to the peak of the early stage of the Yudan.

A round of salvo shots, even if you overhaul the Dan, your scalp will be numb and you will retreat.

"It's weird! This person has the characteristics of a puppet, but has a complete divine soul, and can even use his divine sense to manipulate the puppet. ”

The green-armored man sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his face stiff and emotionless, his consciousness fluctuated, and he was shocked.

He was a fourth-order puppet master before his death, and for a while, he couldn't tell whether the other party was a puppet or a human monk.

They are puppet experts to see the clue in this.

"We also trade in good faith. It's better to get straight to the point and show the traded goods directly. ”

The ancient city lord didn't like to be polite, so he directly used Dan Li to roll up two jade slips and float in the air.

"Just be sincere."

You Shangdao smiled and took out three trading items from the cage.

They were a wooden bracelet, a second-order puppet, and a bag of heavy spirit stones.

The three trading items, floating in the air, were explored by the ancient city lord and the man in green armor.

The divine sense of the two ancient city lords was the first to explore the wooden bracelet.

"It is indeed a strange thing made of fourth-order soul nourishing wood."

The ghost puppet spirit stored by the man in green armor conveys surprises, excited emotions, and communicates with the ancient city lord.

The wooden bracelet is one of Lu Changan's original two soul rings, which have been re-tempered over the years.

This one, which is a trading item, has been readjusted in appearance, and other materials have been added, giving it a complete makeover.

Even if it was Zhang Tieshan, the original creator, he couldn't easily see through it if he didn't look carefully.

"That second-order puppet also has a complete divine soul, an extraordinary puppet spirit. It's just that the power of the divine soul is weak, and only the Qi refining is complete......"

The Ancient City Lord and the blue-armored man then probed the second-order puppet and confirmed that it was correct.

As for the bag of spirit stones, as an add-on, the two of them didn't care much about it.

"Are you two satisfied?"

You Shangdao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he had just used his divine sense to roughly check the puppet inheritance in the two jade slips.

These include the puppet array, the art of cultivating puppet spirits.

The prohibition set by the jade slip cannot be copied, but can only be consulted.

Lu Changan, who was hiding behind the scenes, judged by his vision, that the inheritance itself was no problem, and cooperated with the calculation to confirm.

Xuanji Lou's inheritance of the puppet and leaving a little bit of pressure at the bottom of the box is understandable.

Lu Changan also played a trick.

The power of the second-order puppet's divine soul came from the first life of the possessed soul, and it would collapse if it couldn't support it for two days.

He can even remotely make it blow itself up.

In such a short period of time, Xuanji Building can't study anything famous at all.

"Good!"

The Ancient City Lord nodded and agreed to the deal.

The goods traded by both sides fall into their respective hands at the same speed.

"If there is no problem, the poor road will leave first......"

The wandering merchant got two jade slips, put away the formation of eight archers, and flew towards the outside of the phantom array.

until its form leaves the phantom array.

The green-armored man who looked like a zombie opened his eyes, and a strange and eerie green ghost flame danced in his eye sockets.

"It is worthy of being a precious spiritual tree in the immortal cultivation world, which can not only nourish the divine soul, but also create soul dao treasures of the killing class and restrain ghosts."

His green iron-like palms, playing with the bracelet made of soul-nourishing wood, felt the breath of a hot spring, and poured into the ghost puppet spirit in his body.

"Congratulations to the landlord, with the help of this thing, your consciousness can last longer. In the future, I will assist you in forging a real fourth-order puppet, and Xuanji Lou doesn't have to look at the face of that old monster. ”

The ancient city lord was overjoyed, and Mu Ne's face showed a fanatical and expectant expression.

The two are not confused by foreign objects and women, and they are keen on puppet skills all their lives.

One person and one puppet didn't notice it, and the second-order puppet traded beside him had a hint of strangeness in his eyes.

……

"The puppet spirit transformed by the ghost Dao soul maintains the spiritual consciousness before death? Kind of interesting......"

Hundreds of miles away, Lu Changan learned the picture and sound of the communication between the two through the puppet possessed by the first life.

"Build a true fourth-order puppet? The tone is not small! ”

"However, the material of that puppet has almost reached the Yuan Infant level! Not entirely exaggerated. ”

Regarding the material of the quasi-fourth-order puppet, Lu Changan was a little hot.

"That's it, make a good deal!"

Lu Changan pondered one or two times and gave up his thoughts.

The ancient city lord and the quasi-fourth-order puppet joined forces, and the lineup was really strong.

In terms of the ancient city lord alone, his strength is close to that of the Peacock Holy Maiden, and the blue puppet he has is comparable to the peak of the late stage of the Jiedan.

There are also puppet formations that are good at positional warfare.

The puppets of the quasi-fourth order are even stronger, and they can only be suppressed by the arrival of the fourth generation.

It is near Gutian Immortal City again, and there is no time and place.

Lu Changan manipulated the puppet clone, and the ground rock rat withdrew.

At this time, the second-order puppet on the other side heard an abnormal picture sound.

"Landlord! Are you going to ...... It's not that the sincere transaction, the green dragon will not know the details and is unfathomable! ”

The ancient city lord's face changed, and he spoke up.

I saw that the tips of the nails of the blue-armored man were swirling with a wisp of dark gray-green ghostly energy, which melted into the void and pointed in a certain direction.

"Panic what!"

The man in the green armor had gloomy eyes and a dissatisfied tone.

"This is the ghost path tracking secret technique performed by the old man, but he has made a move on those two inheritance jade slips. In the Daqing Land Realm, there is basically no ghost path inheritance, and it is difficult to detect abnormalities under the Yuan Infant. ”

"If it's the trader, he can detect it afterwards and erase it. We trade in good faith. ”

"Dignified, if you can't find out, it proves that the Green Dragon Society is just a bluff and a trick to pretend to be a ghost."

The face of the man in green armor was a little hideous, which made people shudder.

"Landlord! Your consciousness is affected by the power of the ghost path, please fall asleep quickly! ”

Although the Qingjia man's words made some sense, the ancient city lord instinctively felt that it was inappropriate.

The important thing is that the Qingjia man is mentally unstable at the moment.

After turning into a ghost, it is more likely to breed negative emotions than before death.

This is also why, the green armor man will let himself be sealed and sleep all year round.

"The old man has decided this matter again!"

The green armor man scolded sharply, his arms opened, and the ghostly green iron gang wind swept across a radius of several miles.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ancient city lord and the four third-order puppets were beaten upside down and flew out, and two of the third-order puppets were torn apart and burst on the spot.

"Landlord!"

When the ancient city lord barely stabilized his figure, the green armor puppet flickered vaguely and disappeared from sight.

He wanted to impose a system of balance, but it was too late, and the latter had already flown out of the effective sphere of influence.

"That soul dao strange thing alone is far from enough for the old man to become a fourth-order puppet controlled by ghosts. The one who trades must have the opportunity that the old man needs! ”

In the eyes of the green-armored man, the ghost fire flickered, and he flew to Jiugangtian in a few breaths.

It is transformed by the ghost path, and trusts its instincts, and the green dragon will be mostly a disguise.

If a trader has absolute strength, why should he be so patient, bargain and trade with them sincerely?

……

In the desert, Lu Changan flew out tens of thousands of miles.

Ninety-nine percent of the area where Fengyuan Country is located is a desert with no one and a harsh environment.

The spiritual veins of the oasis are like panning for gold in the sand, and they are pitiful.

"Huh! How dare you chase so far? ”

Lu Changan stopped and looked in the direction behind him.

Those two jade slips were contaminated with a faint ghost aura.

Even if there is no information transmitted by the second-order puppet, after Lu Changan gets it, he will carefully investigate.

In the vicinity of Gutian Immortal City, the time and place are not good, and Lu Changan does not want to entangle with it.

A puppet with a quasi-fourth-order is mentally unstable, but he is not afraid.

Therefore, Lu Changan did not erase the ghost aura on the jade slip, and saw if the other party dared to leave alone, and really chased after him.

Unexpectedly, the Qingjia puppet stored by the ghost spirit was actually quite persistent, chasing tens of thousands of miles.

"Lu is a sincere deal! Since you have bad intentions, don't blame the real people for not talking about martial arts. ”

Lu Changan snorted coldly, quickly disappeared the trace, and made arrangements nearby.

Finally, he handed over two jade slips contaminated with the aura of the ghost path to the wandering merchant Taoist dressed as a puppet in the late third-order stage, and let him meditate and rest in the sand pit.

A moment passed.

Boom –

A terrifying spiritual pressure, accompanied by a monstrous cloud and ghost aura, swept in.

That sense of oppression is close to the fourth-order beast king that the Peacock Saintess was protecting back then!

(End of chapter)