Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans...

Chapter 82 Zhou Jia Erniu is in trouble

Inside the private room, Lin Chang'an's shock had long since turned into calm. Watching the departing figure, he sneered, "Idiot."

There was shock, but it was mostly an act for the other party to see; otherwise, they wouldn't know what to do.

"However, what Huang Shaohai said is probably not a lie."

Lin Chang'an frowned inwardly. After all, he was just a rogue cultivator, and his greatest source of confidence was the protection of Tianxuan City.

"If Master Lu is really injured, then Su Miaoyin's path to forming her core will probably not be smooth sailing."

The title of the number one rogue cultivator was earned through hard work. It's impossible for him to have no enemies, not to mention that there were rumors in the cultivation world that True Person Lu of the Mysterious Turtle had obtained an ancient opportunity and possessed a secret method that could cleanse spiritual roots and improve aptitude.

Moreover, even the three major sects would probably be eyeing such secret techniques with great covetousness.

If Master Lu were still at his peak, along with a late-stage third-tier Xuan Shui Turtle, ordinary Golden Core cultivators would naturally not dare to provoke him.

But right now, if he is seriously injured and needs to plan for his descendants to form their core, who with the strength wouldn't want to come up and take a bite?
"The secret method to cleanse one's spiritual roots, along with the ancient opportunity, is truly tempting."

Lin Chang'an frowned. Wouldn't this make Tianxuan City's backing unstable?

"But Huang Shaohai's personality is really awful. I hope I don't catch him in the future."

Lin Chang'an kept this matter in mind, and if he had the chance in the future, he wouldn't mind being a Ghost Three-Knife.

"It seems that the relationship between Li Huo Palace and this Master Lu is not as good as it appears. Otherwise, how would Huang Shaohai have known about this?"

Lin Chang'an even secretly guessed that the benefits of Tianxuan City were too tempting. They had the patience to wait for a Core Formation cultivator with a lifespan of less than a hundred years, but they couldn't afford to wait for a new Core Formation cultivator.

"After all, this Master Lu's lifespan is insufficient, but the Xuan Shui Turtle can be inherited."

Thinking of this, Lin Chang'an felt a little envious. Compared to Su Miaoyin, Huang Shaohai was completely incomparable.

That's a true second-generation immortal.

Someone is planning for him to reach the Core Formation stage, and there's even a late-stage Tier 3 spirit beast waiting to inherit his legacy—he's definitely winning at the starting line.

Unlike him, a rogue cultivator, he has to earn even a single grain of spiritual rice with his own hands.

"However, this news is actually quite valuable to me."

Lin Chang'an's expression remained calm, but his eyes revealed a sense of seriousness. It seemed he needed to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

Cultivation level cannot be improved in a short time, but in addition to cultivation level, a cultivator's strength also includes magical artifacts and spirit pets, which can also be considered part of their strength.

……

As time passed, Lin Chang'an secretly intensified his cultivation after his last visit to the Gathering Immortals Pavilion.

After all, Xuan City might descend into chaos one day, so he had to prepare in advance.

After that day with Huang Shaohai, Lin Chang'an kept a close eye on what was happening outside.

Sure enough, five months later, news of Xuan Gui Lu Zhenren's injury after hunting two third-tier demonic beasts in the Demonic Beast Sea Abyss began to spread like wildfire in Tianxuan City.

Inside the cave, Lin Chang'an, his face illuminated by the firelight, gazed solemnly at the alchemy furnace.

"This Hundred Spirit Fruit plant is less than 120 years old. It shouldn't be placed in too early, otherwise it will easily affect the efficacy of the pill..."

As Lin Chang'an secretly analyzed the situation, under his subtle control, the medicinal power of the spiritual herbs and fruits in the alchemy furnace was indeed extracted.

Then they began to merge in an orderly and regular manner, and Lin Chang'an even had a standard for the merging time based on countless failed experiences.

"boom!"

As a ball of fire flickered, Lin Chang'an calmed down and watched the pills gradually taking shape inside the furnace.

"It's done!"

[Tier 1 Alchemist +15 (Proficiency 78/1000)]

As the alchemy furnace was opened, eighteen pills, still warm from the heat, slowly emerged.

His alchemy skills have progressed rapidly in the past six months, all thanks to his current strength.

At the Foundation Establishment stage, his energy expenditure and control in alchemy far surpassed those of the Qi Refining stage. More importantly, his social circle had changed.

He could easily buy the extremely precious medicinal manuals for the Qi Refining stage from the shop.

Not to mention Zhou Bingyun, who has been influenced by her family since childhood and has profound insights into medicine, making her a veritable walking encyclopedia of medicine. "I can now refine mid-grade first-level pills, which is already quite fast."

Lin Chang'an couldn't hide the calm joy on his face. If he still hadn't made any progress after five months of dedicated research, wouldn't his talent have been wasted?

"As expected, my talent and hard work have paid off."

Lin Chang'an had a big smile on his face. For the past six months, he had been studying pharmacology every day, especially the spiritual herbs in the pill formulas, which he had studied countless times.

As the saying goes, hard work pays off, and he finally got off to a good start.

……

Inside the courtyard of the dojo.

Amidst the splashing water, the cheerful laughter of a young girl echoed. Zhou Bingyun, her trousers rolled up, was seen splashing water with her white, lotus-like feet, playing with the green-horned ox.

The Green Horned Ox let out a soft moo, seemingly lazy but clearly quite fond of the human cultivator who was grooming its fur.

At the very least, this weak human cultivator always brings some delicious spiritual fruits and herbs with him every time he comes.

"You big water buffalo."

The splashes of water shimmered in the sunlight, reflecting Zhou Bingyun's smile.

Just then, the formation on the cave pavilion dissipated, and Lin Chang'an came out and saw this scene.

"Brother Lin."

Looking at Zhou Bingyun's smiling face, Lin Chang'an, also in a good mood due to his progress in alchemy, couldn't help but smile and nod, saying:
“Miss Zhou, you’ve really gone to a lot of trouble to get my Green Horned Ox.”

From the previous "Little Friend Zhou" to the current "Miss Zhou," they have never become too close. Lin Chang'an's meaning is quite clear: he is not considering settling down at the moment.

After all, he possessed an immense opportunity and had a long road ahead of him. Even if he were to find a Daoist partner, he needed to find someone who could walk alongside him.

Instead of stopping halfway, the lonely immortal path would be even more sorrowful.

"Brother Lin, I've come here on a mission for my family."

Under Zhou Bingyun's sincere smile, how could she not hear it? But she wasn't going to be shameless and insist on having it.

She just wanted to take advantage of Lin Chang'an and befriend a Foundation Establishment cultivator so that her family wouldn't easily marry her off.

In this way, she will have more time to cultivate, and one day when her cultivation reaches the ninth level of Qi Refining, even if she wants to get married, her family will not easily let her go.

"Task?"

“That’s right, Brother Lin, aren’t you a second-tier talisman master? The clan sent me to buy a few from you.”

With a slightly coquettish tone, Zhou Bingyun spoke with a smile on her face, and her jade-like hands took out a spirit fruit from her storage bag and stuffed it directly into the Green Horned Ox's hand.

The green-horned ox immediately began to chew happily, a scene that made Zhou Bingyun laugh heartily.

"I don't have many second-tier talismans, after all, I still have to pay Tianxuan City every month."

Lin Chang'an smiled and shook his head. A thirty-year loan, although not much for him, still put some pressure on him every time he thought about it.

He vowed that if given a choice in the future, he would never easily take out a loan.

"Who doesn't know Brother Lin's talent in the art of talismans?"

Zhou Bingyun pouted proudly, looking all sweet and charming, which made Lin Chang'an chuckle.

"I'll sell you a few tickets since you've taken care of Green Horn Ox during this time."

This week, Bingyun lived up to her reputation as the daughter of the current patriarch, directly taking out more than a dozen mid-grade spirit stones from her storage bag. Lin Chang'an's eyes twitched at the sight, and he felt a hint of envy.

Back when I was that age, I had never even touched a low-grade spirit stone, let alone a mid-grade one.

At that time, he had just entered the world of cultivation and was still using spirit crystals, also known as broken crystals.

However, just as Zhou Bingyun, representing the Zhou family, was conducting a talisman transaction with Lin Chang'an, a panicked voice suddenly came from outside the cave.

"Miss, something terrible has happened! Something has happened in the clan, and Senior Lin and Brother Erniu are also in trouble!"

(End of this chapter)