Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 395: Master Jia’s Dan Formation
It has been almost a month since the funeral of the eldest son of the Kang family. Recently, the situation in Yunjiao Prefecture has been relatively calm.

Just like Dingzhou was newly recovered, but because the Yue family and the Fei family successively sent large groups of elite troops to station there, under the strong pressure, the Hongyi Sect didn't know where to hide, so there was little unrest;

Puzhou was originally poor and weak, and its foundation was even weaker than Yunjiaozhou. The Shishan Sect, which was loyal to the Immortal Dynasty, was already powerful, and after Bian Hu achieved the fake elixir, it was even more stable.

The senior cultivator of the Yang family's branch branch in Yezhou sought help everywhere but to no avail. It seemed that he had learned his lesson and only announced to the outside world that he would close the mountain for ten years in order to avoid the enemy before joining the direct branch of the Immortal Dynasty.

The senior cultivators of Liangyi Sect were surprisingly as calm as those in Zhaixing Tower regarding this situation. They just sat back and watched the influence of Yunjiaozhou Court further expand with Yunjiaozhou as the center.

Some wise people thought they saw it clearly, and they only thought that this was because Yun and Pu states were originally remote and poor, with few mortals and no spiritual power in the whole place, and they were also invaded by barbarians, and their spiritual veins were disordered and difficult to sort out.

This is why the Liangyi Sect did not take it seriously and just sat back and watched Puzhou return to the Immortal Dynasty. Although it was a bit straitlaced, it was not unexpected;

The Yezhou Yang family has been established for nearly two thousand years. During this period, not only have golden elixirs appeared frequently, but they have also had old friendships with first-class sects such as Wumu Mountain. Although their strength is far inferior to that of the Liangyi Sect, they can definitely be called a small tyrant.

Therefore, over the past thousand years, the Yezhou Yang Family has only been nominally under the jurisdiction of the Liangyi Sect by the Zhaixing Tower.

Anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was just following orders and not hearing announcements. Even the annual tribute that should have been paid, Liangyi Sect had actually been unable to collect much over the years. Most of the money that had been exploited from the immortals and mortals of Yezhou was escorted to Tengwen Mansion by the Yang family without any delay.

Regarding this point, even though the fighting between the legitimate and illegitimate children of the Yang family had caused great suffering and misery among the people, there had never been any delay.

In fact, the war between the legitimate and illegitimate branches of the Yang family was caused by the unfair distribution of internal resources. However, after fighting for decades until today, the resources for cultivation that each side can get have shrunk many times compared to before the war.

In fact, no matter which side won the battle for this piece of scorched earth, it would be a losing business. At the most difficult time, they even had difficulty raising the annual payment to Zhaixing Tower.

Because of this, the cultivators on both sides were able to temporarily put aside their grudges and each turned around to collect the offerings that were supposed to be received from the storage bags of many tribesmen on the front lines.

Although this incident seemed ridiculous, it actually happened. Moreover, the annual tributes that needed to be offered to the Zhaixing Tower were not stingy at all, even though the direct descendants of the Yang family had already served the Yunjiaozhou court in recent years.

Therefore, the Yang family has always been in control of Yezhou. Even if it is lost, the senior cultivators of Liangyi Sect will not feel bad at all.
Among the nearby states, only Jingnan State still had war and smoke. But since Yue Jing and Tie Liuyun arrived at Laoniu Mountain together, Yuan Buwen rarely showed up.

The fighting between the two sides in the past two or three years was not very fierce, during which time not even a single person at the level of the fake elixir master was killed or injured.

It seems that the Yuan family has not been pressured too much by the Liangyi Sect. Just like the Yue family and the Tie family who have just suffered a heavy blow, they are just going through the motions in the hope of change.

It was during this peaceful time that the Taoist Black Shoes, who had been in seclusion for more than two years, finally reappeared in the courtyard of Master Kang.

"Master uncle has come out of retreat," Kang Dabao's eyes lit up after he glanced at the black-shoe Taoist priest. He said, "Master uncle seems to have made further progress in his cultivation?"

"It's not a big deal. The last time I went to Wanbao Commercial Bank, I spent a lot of money to buy a Nichen Pill, which enabled me to break through to the late stage of foundation building."

Although Taoist Hei Lu said this, he could not hide the joy between his brows.

Sect Leader Kang was slightly surprised and said, "This realm-breaking pill is not for casual consumption. Those cultivators with limited aptitude and difficulty in making progress can only take it casually. It's a matter of fighting hard.

But Master Hei Lu is not such a person. He must have already perfected his cultivation and took the pills to save some time. This has no big impact on his path, and it can only save him two or three years at most.

My uncle has only been building his foundation for thirty or forty years, but he has already reached the late stage of building his foundation. This speed of cultivation is indeed a bit exaggerated. I am afraid that in another thirty or forty years, he will be able to try to form a pill.

My goodness, there are probably only a few Jindan senior cultivators who have just turned 100 years old, even among the top forces in the world such as Liaoyuan Guijia and Longhu Sect. "

Kang Dabao's surprise was not without reason. You know, although the Black Shoe Taoist came from a small sect, he was actually no different from a casual cultivator.

Even after he established his foundation, he left the Hemu Dao and went to the Chongming Sect of Sect Leader Kang Da to become a supreme elder with real power but no name. It is hard to say how much support and assistance the Chongming Sect provided him.

At most, after the children grow up, they will be spared some tedious tasks such as searching for low-level spiritual objects, and will be less bothered by mundane matters, so they can focus more on their practice.

However, the Chongming Sect has been at the center of controversy many times in recent years. It remains to be seen whether the little convenience enjoyed by the Black-Shoe Taoist can offset the energy he has put into Chongming Sect and Kang Dabao.

Correspondingly, although Kang Dabao also had the qualifications of four spiritual roots and had broken through to the middle stage of foundation building within less than twenty years of foundation building, he was far from being comparable to the Black-Shoe Taoist.

Up to now, the Jade Leaf Taoist Foundation on his body has only been observed to have the miraculous effect of extending his life by sixty years and making him live longer than the master of the elixir. It has not shown any magical effect on spiritual practice.

The subsequent training levels are more difficult than the last. Although Master Kang has the help of three jade beads, it seems not slow for him to break through the middle stage of foundation building in less than 20 years.

But he thought to himself that if there were no major changes in the future and he continued to practice by rote, it would probably take him another 40 years to break through to become a late-stage cultivator.

This was just the late stage of cultivation. It was unknown how many years it would take to reach the peak of foundation building or even perfect the theory of elixir. Under the condition that everything went smoothly, it would be considered early to achieve golden elixir at the age of 180.

The longer Kang Dabao practiced, the more he could understand things.

No wonder there are so few inferior spiritual roots among these high-level cultivators. There are so many sects and masters in David Immortal Dynasty that train disciples and children. The first thing they look at is spiritual roots and qualifications, and then they look at direct lineage and closeness. This makes sense.

The most ideal outcome would be that the successor is both from a legitimate family and has superior qualifications.

In this way, the family business can be ensured to be prosperous and continue without causing any unrest or abnormality.

However, if the legitimate son is really incapable of being trained, the heads of the noble families will still not entrust too much resources to him, which gives the children of illegitimate bloodlines a good opportunity.

Otherwise, how could the golden elixir of the Yang family's concubine's descendant, who was said to be just a maid, grow to the point of competing with the two top cultivators of the Yang family's direct descendant and not lose?
"My two boys would never have such thoughts." This thought had indeed drifted a little far away. Sect Leader Kang quickly came back to his senses and immediately bowed his head again: "Congratulations, Uncle Master, for taking a further step forward!"

The smug look on the black-shoe Taoist's face did not last long. After hearing Kang Dabao's praise, he returned to his usual uninhibited and indifferent look.

He just thought in his mind:
"The treasure cannot be taken out, and the external elixir cannot be used for a long time after the last time, so I have to save it. Fortunately, after breaking through to the late stage of the cultivator, I will not be as embarrassed as before when I encounter a fake elixir like Yuan Buwen. As for Yue Jing, we have advanced and most likely cannot stop him. As for encountering the golden elixir, I am afraid that I will still have a hard time staying alive without using the external elixir."

He did not say these words to Kang Dabao, but only said: "After I came out of seclusion, I went to Xuanwei City to see Shan Gong first, and then came back."

The latter was stunned, and hurriedly explained: "I have been entangled in worldly affairs recently, so I asked Brother Qin to bring some immortal herbs to nourish my vitality not long ago. In a few days, I will go to the Fei family and ask a second-level alchemist to come and see me."

The Taoist Black Shoes waved his hands and said calmly, "I know your character and I don't mean to blame you. Old Master Shan is about to die and can no longer lock the spiritual energy in his body.

In this situation, even inferior life-extending spiritual objects would be hard to save. Not to mention the spiritual herbs you asked Qin to bring back, even if you found third- or fourth-level elixirs and spiritual medicines to send back, it would probably be in vain. "

Sect Leader Kang responded earnestly: "That being said, as the Sect Leader of Chongming, I must always do my duty for my Master."

"This is as it should be. My elder brother and I did receive a lot of selfless care from Mr. Shan in the past." The Taoist in Black Shoes nodded and said this, as if he had seen through it a long time ago, so there was no sadness in his words this time.

But after he finished speaking, he took out another invitation from his clothes and said, "I met Qi Buxiu on the way back, so I just gave you your invitation."

"Invitation?" Sect Master Kang frowned, bowed and took it, unfolded it and asked in surprise: "Madam Qi has already formed a pill?"

After saying this, Kang Dabao realized that he had lost his composure. The seal script on the invitation was written so clearly by Master Qi that it could be seen through the back of the paper. How could it be fake?

Taoist Hei Lu's reaction was much calmer, he only said softly: "It was a bit of luck, this time Chu Yanran's elixir was barely a success, she had dreamed of making a middle-grade golden elixir before, only after giving up the thought and keeping down-to-earth can she achieve success in one go, which is a good thing for her."

Master Kang was already accustomed to his uncle's arrogant tone, so he did not find it strange to hear the words of Taoist Heilu.

He just continued, "I don't know how big Madam Qi's Jindan Ceremony will be this time. There hasn't been such a grand event in the nearby states for a long time. It will definitely be very lively. I need to prepare a valuable gift."

Kang Dabao thought to himself that his idea must be correct. He was not familiar with Chu Yanran, but he knew Master Qi's character very well.

If the gift is not big enough, the old cultivator will be upset, so he must be more thoughtful.

Taoist Hei Lu saw through the thoughts of Sect Leader Kang and said softly, "No need to prepare a heavy gift. Chu Yanran still owes you a favor."

Seeing Kang Dabao was stunned for a moment, he continued, "Chu Yanran is not holding the Dan-forming Ceremony this time, so she didn't invite many people. I'm afraid that all of them can sit at an eight-person table. You can get a seat there, so why do you need to give her a generous gift?"

"Hey, I seem to have forgotten about this matter. What uncle-master said makes sense." How could Master Kang not be happy to be able to save a large amount of spirit stones.

He thought about it and chuckled again: "This time, not only do I not have to give gifts, but I might even get something back. Madam Qi is a noble person and doesn't like to take advantage of others. How could she be willing to keep owing me, a young cultivator from another family, any advantage?"

After hearing this, the Taoist Hei Lu also laughed: "Boy, you are quite good at reading people's hearts. I saw that Chu Yanran did have this intention when she spoke. You may make some preparations before you go. As long as what you ask for is not too excessive, she will agree to it."

After hearing this, Sect Leader Kang smiled even more and said, "It is indeed a great thing that Madam Qi has formed a golden elixir. In this way, my second son will have a golden elixir master's wife for nothing."

At this point, even the Black Shoe Taoist sighed: "Speaking of which, Qi Buxiu is really lucky. Seriously speaking, with his conditions, he is not even qualified to be Chu Yanran's concubine. Now..."

"That's why we say that Madam Qi is a rare lady that we haven't seen in Yunjiaozhou for five hundred years." Kang Dabao followed suit and made a joke. He carefully observed that the black-shoe Taoist looked fine before he started to joke, "Uncle Master, I think you and Madam Qi are a better match. Otherwise..."

Before he could finish his words, Sect Leader Kang felt a chill down his spine. He didn't dare to wait and ran away.

The black-shoe Taoist's face turned pale, but he did not chase him. After a long time, he raised the corners of his mouth and smiled softly: "This lazy and slippery boy,"

But after saying this, he turned his gaze to the small courtyard of Master Kang.

The latter was a nostalgic person. Even after the Chongming Sect had carried out several large-scale construction projects, this sect leader's courtyard was not much different from the one when Sect Leader He was here, except that the spiritual energy was more concentrated.

After watching for a while, the black-shoe Taoist's eyes gradually softened. He walked to the yellow poplar tree, stroked the trunk, and murmured to himself:
"The yellow poplar tree planted in the middle of the yard was bought by a dishonest merchant when my elder brother and I first entered Xuanwei City. It was not until several years later that we realized that it was different. We wanted to return it, but the merchant refused to accept it.

The spirit stones could not be returned. If it hadn't been for my elder brother's intervention, I would have been beaten up by the late Qi training shopkeeper. Ha, karma has its consequences. The entire family of the spirit plant shop died in the fight between Kuang Liuting and the Niu family's alchemy master. If not, I would have settled accounts with them.

My sister-in-law has always been in poor health. There is a blue brick well under the tree. According to my eldest brother's original intention, he wanted to spend some spirit stones to build a soul-retaining magic circle for my sister-in-law.

But that time, because I killed the disciple of the Grass Witch Cult, my elder brother had to beg Chen Ye for help. After spending a large amount of spirit stones, it was difficult to go on the journey again.

The two waist-high gray stone round tables standing beside the well seemed to have been moved back together after we defeated the evil cultivators in Niujutang in the winter of the 382nd year of the Qianfeng reign.

At first, we didn't know what was going on, and we thought that the evil thieves had hidden some rare spiritual tools. We never thought that the spiritual energy on the round table was contaminated by the spiritual soil underneath, and after more than a month, most of it had dissipated.

But later on, my elder brother didn't get upset. He still carved a topaz chessboard and put it on it, and played chess with me every day. Haha, his chess skills are amazing.
When Taoist Heishi spoke of this, his tone suddenly paused, but the look of reminiscence in his eyes became much more intense.

After a while, the Taoist Heishi withdrew his hand from the tree trunk, turned around to look at every plant and tree in the yard, and finally sat back at the gray stone round table inlaid with a topaz chessboard.

After the silence, his voice, which was already as thin as a mosquito's buzz, became even weaker, and his tone seemed to be tainted with a hint of bitterness: "Brother, I am indeed mean and ungrateful, indeed mean and ungrateful."

(End of this chapter)