World version update

Chapter 34: Civil War Phantom God Red Lotus Demon Sect
Normally, as the level of cultivation increases, the lifespan of practitioners will increase.

Every immortal cultivator above the Golden Elixir stage is a living fossil who can easily watch dynasties come and go and the world change. He himself is a genuine antique.

In such an environment, Lu Yan never imagined that there would be cultivators who would forge and sell fake ancient books.

After a little thought, Lu Yan immediately understood that He Dongsheng was just trying to trick him by selling ancient books because he saw that his cultivation was too low.

Even the stall owner nearby might have already done business with He Dongsheng.

An old book that has nothing to do with spiritual practice, let alone ten spirit stones, even if it is only one spirit stone, He Dongsheng can make a fortune.

The successive encounters with artificial female cultivators and fake cultivators made Lu Yan begin to realize that the place he was in was not a proper world of cultivating immortals at all.

It’s just that I was just an ordinary person before, and the level of exposure was too low to understand these things at all.

However, Lu Yan was not in a hurry to expose him. After all, He Dongsheng was a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi training. It would not be a good thing for Lu Yan to rashly provoke such a well-informed cultivator just after arriving at Qinggu Market.

Throwing out a soundproof note to prevent outsiders from eavesdropping, Lu Yan half-knelt down, took the book from He Dongsheng's hand, flipped the pages casually, and said with a chuckle:

"I want to make a deal with Fellow Daoist He."

"What deal?" He Dongsheng looked at the soundproofing instrument inconspicuously, quite curious.

Lu Yan shook the "Theory of Heaven" in his hand and said:
"Fellow Daoist He gave me this book, and I told him how to cover up the tea smell on the paper."

He Dongsheng narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and the smile on his face disappeared.

When Lu Yan mentioned the smell of tea, it was obvious that he already knew that the book was old, but he did not expose it on the spot.

After carefully looking at Lu Yan for a while, He Dongsheng suddenly smiled:
"it is good!"

Before it was exposed, this book might have been worth one or two spirit stones due to his praise, but once it was exposed, the book was worthless.

Compared to the books that are no longer useful, He Dongsheng is more curious about the methods that Lu Yan mentioned.

Waving the "Theory of Heaven" in his hand, Lu Yan said lightly:
"Find a closed room, light a candle and fumigate with smoke for several days. The paper formed in this way will not have a distinct special smell. Even if there is a smoky smell left, it is far more reasonable than the tea smell that has seeped into the paper."

He Dongsheng immediately showed a look of surprise.

Lu Yan did not stop talking and continued:

“But simply making old paper is still too low-level.

If Fellow Daoist He really wants to earn spirit stones, he can just find some bronze objects, carve a few words on them, and then make them look old.

Mix vinegar into salt water, soak the copperware in the salt water for three days. Take it out and put rust blocks in the salt water. After the salt water turns into rust, soak it in water again. Expose it to the sun for three days, then take out the copperware and dry it.

The bronze artifacts made in this way are indistinguishable from the real thing. As long as Fellow Daoist He is more skilled, the profit will be ten times greater than that of these tattered books!"

If the smoke-aging method only surprised He Dongsheng, then the bronze aging method mentioned by Lu Yan made He Dongsheng completely shocked, as if the door to a new world had been opened.

After a long while, He Dongsheng saluted to Lu Yan with a face full of shame:
"Fellow Taoist is a great talent!"

"I'm really showing off my little tricks in front of you, fellow Taoist. I'm really showing off my skills in front of an expert."

Lu Yan smiled calmly.

You can find things like paper aging and bronze aging in the urban version with just a simple search. It’s not a secret at all. Even Lu Yan himself wrote it down while watching short videos.

However, in the Xianxia version, the master-disciple inheritance has resulted in extremely blocked relevant information, and even cultivators like He Dongsheng who specialize in selling fakes may not be able to grasp it.

He shook the Heavenly Dao Theory in his hand and asked, "Could the Heavenly Dao blessing that Daoist He just mentioned come from this book?"

In fact, Lu Yan was very interested in the blessing from heaven that He Dongsheng mentioned before.

Although it was not completely correct, it was to some extent consistent with the changes in the version update, which surprised Lu Yan.

Otherwise, Lu Yan would have left when he found out that He Dongsheng was trying to trick him into buying a fake book. He would not have had the time to stay and talk. He Dongsheng coughed dryly. He was naturally embarrassed to hide the fake method he had learned from Lu Yan. He just looked a little embarrassed while talking:
"Since you already know the truth, I won't hide it from you."

“Every time a new customer comes to me, I will deliberately lead the conversation to the Heavenly Dao, and tell them some seemingly profound information about the Heavenly Dao, so as to attract the customer’s attention, and then sell them The Heavenly Dao Theory.

With the help of my friends who deliberately lowered the price of the book to about two spirit stones, nine out of ten times it was sold, which led to Theory of Heaven becoming a best-selling book here."

“As for The Theory of Heaven, it is indeed an ancient book to some extent, but it was written by a madman in the Mortal Dynasty hundreds of years ago.

It looks like it explains the truth of heaven, but it is mixed with a lot of heresy and there is no way to verify it. Even a great foundation-building master dismissed the book as nonsense after reading it. "

When Lu Yan heard this, his brows slightly frowned, and his interest in "The Theory of Heaven's Way" mostly disappeared.

But after all, it was a book he picked up for free, so Lu Yan casually stuffed it back into his storage bag.

After a brief conversation, He Dongsheng bowed to Lu Yan:

"I haven't asked for your name yet."

Lu Yan bowed in return and said, "Lu Yan."

“I will definitely keep in mind what Fellow Daoist Lu taught me today.

Although my cultivation is not high, I still know a thing or two about rumors and sect news. Daoist Fellow Lu, please feel free to speak up and I will tell you everything I know!"

He Dongsheng patted his chest and made a promise.

Lu Yan had a smile on his face, but deep down he knew that what He Dongsheng said was just polite talk.

How could a monk who specializes in making antiques and counterfeit things show his sincerity in just a few words? He would definitely cheat as usual, but it wouldn't be as obvious as this time.

However, He Dongsheng did provide Lu Yan with a channel to obtain information. There was only three months left for the version update, and Lu Yan had too much to do and could not afford to waste any time.

"It just so happens that I have something I want to inquire about, and I would like to ask Fellow Daoist He."

He Dongsheng immediately waved his hand: "Just say it!"

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist He knows of a demonic sect that specializes in the law of karma?"

He Dongsheng was stunned for a moment, and looked at Lu Yan with an indescribable weirdness in his eyes:

"Brother Daoist Lu, are you asking about the Red Lotus Devil Sect?"

"Please explain in detail, Fellow Daoist He."

He Dongsheng sat back on the stall and began to look through the books while explaining:

“The Red Lotus Devil Sect is considered a new sect in the Devil Way. It has only been established for a few thousand years and is considered one of the many great sects in the Devil Way.

But the Red Lotus Devil Sect is not well-known in our southern border area. In addition to the distance, it is also related to the reputation of the Red Lotus Devil Sect. "

“During the civil war among the various sects of the Demonic Path, the karma method of the Red Lotus Demonic Sect was the most famous in the Demonic Path.

Most of the evil cultivators are deeply sinful, and the karma method of the Red Lotus Demon Sect is the most effective in restraining evil cultivators, and there is even a chance to kill enemies across levels.

However, in the struggle with the righteous sects, the karma law of the Red Lotus Demon Sect is difficult to restrain the righteous monks. Instead, it is restrained by some Xuanguan righteous laws and Buddhist magical powers. It is often chased away by the monks of various sects and can only suppress others with its cultivation.

Over time, the Red Lotus Devil Sect became a laughing stock among both the righteous and evil sects."

Lu Yan blinked and almost blurted out a sentence.

"Is there also a civil war in the world of immortal cultivation?"

(End of this chapter)