Cultivating immortality begins with formations.

"After twenty whole days, I have finally mastered the Five Elements Mist Array."

Lu Yuan stood in the courtyard, his eyes bloodshot.

After the first engraving of a flawed array plate, the second engraving of the Five Elements Mist Array was completed in one go.

As expected.

Not only that.

Next, Lu Yuan used the courtyard as a base to set up the Five Elements Mist Array, successfully adding an extra layer of insurance to his residence.

Before this.

If a cultivator were to force their way through the courtyard gate, he would be almost powerless to stop them. But now it's different. Whenever a cultivator enters, the Five Elements Mist Array will be triggered.

Similarly, this formation can also be activated by holding the formation flag.

He estimated.

If the opponent is at the late stage of Qi Refining, they should wisely withdraw after entering this formation, at most suffering some injuries.

But if you force your way in, it will be a fight to the death.

Similarly, the other party had no way to deal with him.

It's almost like being in the courtyard and facing someone at the late stage of Qi Refining is an invincible position.

And below the late stage of Qi Refining.

To catch a turtle in a jar.

Therefore, although he was physically exhausted, Lu Yuan was full of energy and did not feel sleepy at all.

The storage bag contains two array plates.

One side of the formation plate is sold, while the other side is kept for self-defense.

With that thought in mind, Lu Yuan walked out the door.

……

Arrived at Willow Leaf Lane.

Lu Yuan stepped into the pharmacist's house and found Ji Ming practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard, holding a long sword.

He stood quietly to the side, without disturbing them.

Ji Ming had clearly recovered completely; his swordplay was fierce, swift as the wind and lightning.

His sword intent matches his personality: unwavering and relentless, each strike delivered with all his might, leaving no room for retreat.

With his golden spiritual root and such sharp swordsmanship, each strike carried a chilling golden light, lacking grandeur but only flashing with dazzling golden brilliance.

It is often this kind of opponent that is extremely difficult to deal with.

The opponent has an attitude of wanting to fight you to the death. With each sword strike, they never consider whether they can survive or not, only thinking about killing you on the spot.

"Brother Lu, what brings you here?"

After sheathing his sword, Ji Ming cupped his hands and smiled.

"What superb swordsmanship! I am deeply moved and yearn to emulate it."

Lu Yuan's words came from the bottom of his heart.

Every boy's childhood dream is to ride the wind on a sword and vanquish demons across the land.

He is also included.

Later, reality smoothed out his rough edges. Now that he has temporarily mastered the art of formations, he has naturally set his sights on swordsmanship.

This can be considered as laying a good foundation for learning sword formations in the future.

If it was still a guess before, after successfully completing the Five Elements Mist Array twice, Lu Yuan was now certain that after mastering the spells, he could set up the corresponding array with even greater ease.

"If it weren't for Brother Lu's antidote, I would be a cripple by now. Since you want to learn swordsmanship, I will definitely teach you with all my might."

"Okay, it's a deal."

The pharmacist came out at the sound of the voice. Seeing that it was Lu Yuan who had come to the door, he was relieved and said with a smile, "We received your carrier pigeon. Ji Ming even went to Qingzhu Lane to look for you. They said you had moved away and they are still considering where to look for you."

"I feel bad for making the pharmacist worry."

Lu Yuan explained, "It happened so suddenly, there wasn't time to notify anyone. Things haven't been peaceful in the market lately, are you all alright?"

"After receiving your carrier pigeon, we tried to minimize going out, and thankfully everything is normal, but..."

Ji Ming paused at this point, then said, "Last night, two cultivators broke into the door, but were killed on the spot by me and the pharmacist. The pharmacist was slightly injured, but it's nothing serious."

"The cultivators who have undergone the tribulation have become so rampant."

Immediately, Lu Yuan heard the two men mention the recent changes in the market.

Due to the unrest in the Nine Ridges Mountains, many demon-hunting teams are unable to go out.

Having lost their source of income, some resourceful individuals soon took advantage of the monster attacks on the market, disguised themselves as bandits, broke into the market, killed, and robbed treasures.

Now everyone in the market is living in fear.

Fortunately, Ji Ming recovered from his injuries; otherwise, given the scene from last night, the old man and the young man would probably have lost their lives on the spot.

Lu Yuan left some talismans he had obtained from Hua San Niang's storage bag and gave them to the two of them for self-defense.

Before leaving.

I've also heard that several major sects and families are recruiting rogue cultivators to enter the Nine Ridges Mountains and eliminate the Yinluo Palace cultivators hiding there.

Ji Ming has also signed up.

Lu Yuan wanted to persuade him, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.

Although this was clearly a recruitment of cannon fodder, Ji Ming had no other skills besides the sword in his hand.

If one does not make a living from this, there will be no resources left for future cultivation, and one can only stagnate.

Lu Yuan did not try to persuade him, after all, everyone has their own ambitions.

Before leaving, Ji Ming handed a jade slip to Lu Yuan.

The jade slip contained the sword technique that Ji Ming was currently practicing, called the Golden Edge Sword Technique.

The sword technique consists of five forms.

Breaking through the clouds, stopping the flow, splitting the sky, shattering the mountains, returning to dust.

In some places, there are also annotations by Ji Ming to facilitate understanding.

It was obvious that they had put thought into it. Last time, I had only mentioned it briefly, and Lu Yuan hadn't been polite and had nodded to accept it.

"I will instruct you in swordsmanship again after I return from Jiuling Market."

Lu Yuan thought it best not to say that, so he took out a Wind and Thunder Talisman and a Golden Light Talisman and gave them to him for protection.

As for the low-grade magic weapon longsword obtained from Hua San Niang, Lu Yuan did not take it out. He did not know where he got the sword, and if it were discovered, it would only harm Ji Ming.

After leaving.

Lu Yuan originally planned to go to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, but after thinking about it again, he took a detour and went elsewhere.

Now, whether he's buying materials or selling formations, he does it all through the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

This is not a safe approach.

This is tantamount to revealing one's cultivation path to others without reservation.

Although he didn't think Manager Luo would make things difficult for him, now that he no longer needed to show his prowess, he still needed to be cautious.

He suddenly wanted to go to the Refining Hall to experience being manifested in front of people.

He still remembered the debt for that low-grade spirit stone. But as soon as this thought crossed his mind, Lu Yuan laughed.

Exposing one's strength because of a low-grade spirit stone? That's just plain stupid!

Cui Xuan Bao Zhai.

As Lu Yuan stepped inside, a fragrant aroma of herbs wafted towards him.

Directly opposite the main entrance are rows of medicine cabinets, filled with a dazzling array of various elixirs.

The beautiful female cultivator at the front desk, dressed in a light blue tight-fitting dress, greeted him with a smile as he arrived.

"My name is Liu Ling'er, and I am a receptionist at Cui Xuan Bao Zhai. Our shop accepts both buying and selling. I wonder what your intentions are?"

"I'd like to purchase some pills first. Also, I recently acquired an array plate in the Nine Ridges Mountains, and I'd like to ask your esteemed establishment for a price. If you also have any magical artifacts for sale, I'd like to take a look as well."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ling'er's beautiful eyes lit up, and her appearance became even more stunning.

"Fellow Daoist, please take a seat in the private room."

Upon entering the private room, Liu Ling'er proactively poured tea and said with a smile, "Our prices have always been fair, and we will ensure that you leave satisfied, fellow Daoist."

That would be best.

As he spoke, Lu Yuan took out the Five Elements Mist Array Disc from his storage bag and placed it on the table: "Please take a look, Fellow Daoist Liu."