Cultivating immortality begins with formations.

Go home.

Lu Yuan was still pondering where the inexplicable palpitations that had occurred intermittently at Cui Xuan Bao Zhai had come from.

He is now accustomed to maintaining the Qi Concealment Technique, allowing himself to fully absorb his energy while simultaneously enhancing his spiritual perception.

And in this state.

He could even sense the spying of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

of course.

Those who have reached the Great Perfection stage of Foundation Establishment are not included in this category.

When cultivators reach this level, the difference in their level of divine sense and magical techniques becomes ineffective.

Only those with sufficient cultivation can withstand it.

"Could it be that there was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator at the Cui Xuan Treasure Pavilion just now...?"

Lu Yuan's breath hitched.

If such a cultivator intended to attack him, they wouldn't even need to show themselves; they could simply use their divine sense as a thorn to directly annihilate the soul of this fifth-level Qi Refining cultivator.

There is simply no way to defend against it.

Feeling a bit scared, Lu Yuan pondered for a moment, packed some of his belongings, and went out, intending to stay at Jiang Zhi's house temporarily.

Jiang Zhi, who was trying to refine a low-grade spiritual weapon at home, was so excited when she heard that Lu Yuan planned to stay here for a while that she could barely hold onto the hammer.

As the saying goes, food and sex are human nature.

Women who have figured things out are often better than men in this regard.

Especially for someone as young as Jiang Zhi to have such an awakening.

After two and a half days of pleasure, Lu Yuan and Jiang Zhi calmed down.

The former devised a series of self-cultivation plans for himself.

The focus has also shifted to the Nine Revolutions Body Refining Technique.

According to the records on the jade slip.

After cultivating the Nine Revolutions Body Refining Technique to the sixth revolution, the physical strength reaches the seventh level of Qi Refining, which is considered a watershed moment.

Further improvements in physical strength become extremely slow.

Therefore, Lu Yuan plans to rely on his own efforts to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Body Refining Technique to the sixth revolution, and then take the last longevity pill to rely on the power of lifespan to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Body Refining Technique to the perfect state in one fell swoop.

After cultivating to the ninth stage of perfection.

His physical strength was comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, giving him not only the power to fight Jiang Zhi, but also greatly enhancing his ability to protect himself in this turbulent market.

Most importantly, it can be considered as laying a solid foundation for a breakthrough in foundation building.

Jiang Zhi, on the other hand, follows the path of physical cultivation and has extensive experience in this area.

Under her daily guidance, Lu Yuan's cultivation speed of the Nine Revolutions Body Refining Technique increased rapidly, and he even broke through to the fourth revolution.

Afterwards, Lu Yuan pulled Jiang Zhi aside and tested it out.

Sure enough, judging from Jiang Zhi's profuse sweating, it was clear that his physical abilities had improved and he had escaped the ranks of the fragile.

This day.

Lu Yuan was studying and imitating the fire-gathering array in the weapon-refining room beside the Crimson Eye Furnace.

It is almost impossible to understand a formation simply by looking at its patterns.

But all Lu Yuan wanted at this moment was to get started.

Once you've mastered the basics, you can rely on the power of your lifespan to forcibly cultivate and advance your cultivation level.

Gu Qingyao's cold poison flares up every three years.

If there were such a formation that could gather fire energy without causing the burning effect of flames, it might be able to help her, who was in the Foundation Establishment stage, get through the onset of the cold poison.

"Squeak."

Jiang Zhi pushed open the door and came in, holding an invitation in her hand.

"Young Master Lu, Zhu Meng has successfully established his foundation and invites us to his residence to celebrate."

Lu Yuan looked up upon hearing this: "Okay, let's go together."

Then he suddenly asked, "Did he say who else he invited?"

Jiang Zhiyan, with a face as beautiful as jade, said softly, "He didn't say that, but the invitation mentioned that he would be leaving the market in three days."

"So fast."

Lu Yuan suddenly felt that time was passing very quickly.

Zhu Meng's departure from Jiulingfang Market means that Ji Ming will be leaving soon as well.

This was the first time the four of them, from the same hometown, had faced separation since embarking on their spiritual journey.

Remembering what Zhu Meng had said before, that before leaving the market, he should try to suppress Shi Guanhai and his apprentice, so that after he left, the two of them would make things difficult for his master who was idle in the Liuli Sect.

After all, his master was also at the Foundation Establishment stage.

But his time was drawing near.

During this period, Lu Yuan also took time to wander around tea stalls, taverns, and even gathering places for independent cultivators.

I inquired about the situation of the Glazed Tile School.

Although these are all hearsay, they may not be entirely unfounded.

The current leader of the Glazed Tile Sect is at the late Foundation Establishment stage, but he established his foundation a hundred years ago. If he cannot break through to the Golden Core stage, he probably won't live much longer.

Within the sect, there were originally only two other elders who were at the Foundation Establishment stage.

One was Shi Guanhai, and the other was Zhu Meng's master.

Zhu Meng's master established his foundation seventy years ago and is now quite old.

On the contrary, Shi Guanhai broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage ten years ago. Although he is now in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, he is in his prime.

However, I heard from the market that although Shi Guanhai is one of the three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Glazed Tile Sect, he is the least experienced and the least popular.

Although the Glazed Tile Sect now has two new Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

One is Zhu Meng.

The other one is Yunshang, a young Daoist partner whom the sect leader of the Glazed Tile School recently took in.

However, Zhu Meng, who intends to climb to even higher peaks, is already a prospective inner disciple of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect and certainly has no interest in the Glazed Tile Sect.

The sect leader's partner, Yunshang, once publicly stated that she had no intention of holding a position or handling trivial matters within the sect.

Therefore, rumors that Shi Guanhai might be the future leader of the Glazed Tile School gradually spread throughout the market.

……

Lu Yuan and Jiang Zhi paid a visit and presented congratulatory gifts.

The Zhu residence was unusually bustling today.

Many monks came to visit.

Among them were members of Zhu Meng's law enforcement team, as well as some unfamiliar faces that Lu Yuan did not recognize.

He observed carefully but did not find Shi Guanhai.

"Haha... I wonder if I, Old Zhu, will ever have the chance to drink your wedding wine."

Zhu Meng attended the event in full regalia, wearing a dark blue brocade robe that made him look quite noble.

Jiang Zhi became shy at this moment and did not say anything, but glanced at Lu Yuan beside her.

Lu Yuan chuckled and simply wished Brother Zhu a safe journey, urging him to be cautious in everything he did and to think of his wife and daughters back home.

Jiang Zhi couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

She pinched Lu Yuan hard twice, and seeing that he was still exchanging pleasantries with Zhu Meng, she knew this was not the time to throw a tantrum, so she remained silent.

We chatted for a while.

Zhu Meng went to greet the other guests, and Jiang Zhi couldn't help but say, "Can't you even say something nice to appease me?"

Lu Yuan looked at her and said seriously, "I feel that... even if there is a promise, it shouldn't be made here at this moment, and certainly not in front of others. What you want to hear and what you want to do, I will try my best to do in the near future."

As he spoke, he sighed softly, "Sister Jiang, I thought you understood."

"I……"

Seeing Lu Yuan's expression, Jiang Zhi panicked and hurriedly explained, "I misunderstood you. I shouldn't have done that."

"Um."

Lu Yuan nodded: "I don't blame you. After all, you did this because you care about me."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi was thrilled. She leaned close to Lu Yuan's ear and agreed to his long-awaited request to play the flute under the moon.