Sitting and forgetting longevity

Chapter 1966 Fleeting Changes
As mentioned last time, when Liu Qinghuan was refining the Qionghua Pill, a strange scene occurred when the pill was completed. Beautiful clouds enveloped the top of Jiuzang Mountain, attracting countless cultivators to stop and watch.

Most people might feel envy or jealousy, but Dao Kui's reputation prevented them from having any other thoughts.

Among them were a few who were also at the Mahayana cultivation level. Since they happened to be in the Bamboo Sea at that time, they thought about it and shamelessly went to visit.

Ning Tong stood outside the alchemy room and took a deep breath of the medicinal fragrance—the fragrance here was refreshing and much stronger than outside.

"Master, Senior Uncle Guangling (Ji Yue) just sent me to ask if you wish to see several Mahayana cultivators who wish to pay their respects."

A moment later, Liu Qinghuan's voice came from inside the room: "Who wants to see me?"

Ning Tong quickly named several people, but apart from one she had vaguely heard of, Liu Qinghuan had never met the others.

"I won't see them." He paused, then added, "They must have come for the Qionghua Pill. Tell Second Senior Brother that the pill is not for sale."

"Yes!" Ning Tong replied quickly.

Inside the room, Liu Qinghuan sealed the pill bottle with satisfaction. This time, she had refined a total of three Qionghua Pills, two of which were of the Earth Rank and one of which even reached the astonishing Heaven Rank, which was why it triggered the unusual phenomenon.

He was also quite helpless, because unless it was in a completely enclosed environment or a private cave, it was difficult to completely conceal the commotion when the water-based alchemy pill was completed.

The reason for choosing to refine pills in the Azure Heaven is that in the final stage of absorbing spiritual energy, the more spiritual energy the pills absorb, the higher their quality and efficacy will be.

Although the concentration of spiritual energy in Songxi Cave is comparable to that in Qingming, many spiritual herbs and immortal plants are planted on Daqing Mountain. Too much of the surrounding spiritual energy is absorbed, which will affect their growth.

After entrusting the remaining tasks of cleaning the alchemy cauldron to Xia Qingzhi, the door to the alchemy room, which had been closed for a long time, finally opened. Liu Qinghuan walked out and continued to Ning Tong, who was waiting outside:

“Those people should be difficult to deal with. In order not to make things difficult for your senior uncle, tell them that the pills I refined may be auctioned at the Myriad Realms Auction. If they are interested, they can go to the Cloud Rift Treasure Pavilion to inquire about the details.”

He suddenly remembered that he was still a guest elder of the Cloud Crack Pavilion, receiving a decent salary. Out of respect for that old fellow Mi Yun, he could barely spare one Qionghua Pill for the auction.

Having something to look forward to prevent those people from constantly bothering you, and it also reduces some of the hostility and envy from the outside world.

Of course, another reason is that alchemy is equivalent to burning spirit stones. A single pill often requires dozens or even hundreds of auxiliary ingredients and various spiritual materials, many of which need to be purchased from outside sources.

Although Liu Qinghuan was wealthy, he couldn't just spend without earning, since he still needed to refine many batches of Qionghua Pills later.

As for the remaining two in this batch...

"After you've seen them off, please ask your Uncle Guangling to come to the Qingmu Hall."

It wouldn't be right to let my second senior brother work for nothing.

Zhu Minghai is his fiefdom. Although his disciple Jiang Nian'en manages his affairs, if a "Mahayana cultivator comes to visit" like today, the person receiving him must be someone of roughly the same status and cultivation level.

Ning Tong accepted the order and left.

Liu Qinghuan looked at the pill bottle in her hand and smiled helplessly.

The pills had just been made, yet they had already all found their place.

He was reluctant to give away the Heavenly Jade Flower Pill. He had two left, one to be auctioned off and the other to be given to Ji Yue.

But if Ji Yue is sent, others such as Lu Enming, Dayan, and Mu Yinyin also have to be sent.

Oh, and Yun Zheng and Jin Jin too.

"This pill still needs to be refined!" With a sigh, Liu Qinghuan said to Xia Qingzhi, who had finished cleaning up the mess, "I'll give you half a month to rest. We'll start the second batch after that."

In the years that followed, every so often, crimson clouds would appear atop Mount Jiuzang, a magnificent sight that drew countless people to talk about with great interest.

Several years later, the crimson clouds dissipated, and the Azure Wood Hall fell into complete silence, with no outsiders allowed to enter or leave except for a few of its disciples.

Liu Qinghuan began a long period of seclusion, keeping all the changes and disturbances of the outside world isolated outside the stone door that had been lowered into the quiet room.

The cultivation world is never short of excitement. Those cultivators who seem high and mighty in the eyes of mortals actually share the same loves, hates, and grudges.

Those who pursue fame are illustrious and renowned.

Those who seize power are driven by petty greed and despicable motives. The great calamity of heaven and earth continues unabated, and an interface that carries billions of lives may vanish without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Where there are births, there are deaths.

Some laughed, and some cried.

But what do all this have to do with Liu Qinghuan? He's just a person; he can't bear the joys and sorrows of others.

Gain and loss are determined by fate; the mind remains unchanged.
The wind does not stir, and one remains compliant with the Way.

Five hundred years may pass in the blink of an eye, but it's all just a thought away.

Hundreds of years have passed since the Demon God Shang Yi drove the beast tide into the Bamboo Sea. The scars of war from that time have long since disappeared, and the Bamboo Sea has returned to its former glory.

The Zhuming Sea is now considered a powerful force in the cultivation world, with Dao Kui, Taiwei Zhenren Liu Qinghuan (one of the Four Supreme Venerables of Qingming), and four Mahayana cultivators: Lu Enming, Mu Yinyin, Ji Yue, and Dayan.

In addition, as is well known, Dao Kui also has three ninth-tier spirit beasts by his side.

And, a very strange little monkey.

Huitian is a stone monkey who cultivated his physical body. He rarely appears in front of outsiders, but he has already made a great name for himself on Mount Jiuzang.

It teases its disciples, chases chickens and dogs, and does nothing of importance all day long. Relying on its extremely deceptively cute appearance, it wins the favor of many female cultivators. However, when the spirit beasts on the mountain see it, they wish they had more legs to run away as quickly as possible.

Finally, it got tired of staying on the mountain and secretly followed the disciples who were going to patrol the border down the mountain.

Many days passed, and no one discovered this.

Liu Qinghuan went into seclusion, and Yue Yan and the others followed suit, so no one paid any attention to the little stone monkey.

Zhang Yixuan's disciples got along quite well with it, but they couldn't control it. Although they were wondering why they couldn't see the monkey, they just assumed that it had gone into seclusion to cultivate.

Until one day, a rumor began to circulate throughout Qingming.

It is said that there is a Thousand Buddha Temple in Taiming, which contains thousands of Buddha statues, but recently dozens of them have mysteriously disappeared.

The monks in the temple searched for several days without success, and during this time, Buddha statues continued to disappear from time to time, yet the thief was never caught.

The entire Taiming Realm is now under complete lockdown, with no one allowed to enter or leave. Buddhist cultivators are on high alert, determined to catch the thief who stole the Buddha statue.

When the news reached Jiuzang Mountain, Zhang Yixuan immediately sensed that something was wrong.

He personally helped Huitian build the pagoda and also helped place all of its Buddha statues inside.

Because the monkey was ambitious and had no shortage of spiritual materials, he built a very large pagoda that could not be filled by dozens of Buddha statues, leaving many empty spaces.

Zhang Yixuan was speechless: Could it really be Huitian who did it? But it had indeed been a long time since she had seen that monkey.

So he first went to Huitian's residence and searched around, but couldn't find him.

They searched the whole mountain again, but still couldn't find it.

At this point, Zhang Yixuan sensed something was wrong, but he dared not disturb Liu Qinghuan who was in seclusion, so he could only knock on Yueyan's door.

After learning the reason, Yueyan did not dare to act on her own and went to find Liu Qinghuan.

"Good, good, you're quite capable! You've even stolen all the way to the Taiming Realm!"

Liu Qinghuan found it utterly absurd and laughed in exasperation.

After casting several spells, a faint ray of light appeared and flew out of the door.

"Go! Catch it back! I want to see what it's planning to do with all those Buddha statues!"

(End of this chapter)