Half a month later.

Xiaogui Peak, beside the lotus pond.

A nimble and playful girl in a floral dress sat on the back of a black water turtle, touching the simple texture on the turtle shell with her bare hands, looking reluctant to leave.

"Tan'er, if you don't go back and delay your practice, your master may blame you."

Lu Changan said with a straight face.

The last time I left Feiyue Lake to leave, I didn't expect that this niece, who was in the foundation-building stage, would take the initiative to beg to come over and see the Xuan Water Turtle.

More than ten years ago, Zhao Tan'er planned to build a foundation and came here with his master Zhao Siyao, and fell in love with the cute Xuan Shui Turtle.

"Uncle Lu, my master is going to attend the lantern festival in Bauhinia Fairy City next month. Are you really going to go there and give her a surprise?"

Zhao Tan'er jumped down from the turtle shell, looking at Lu Changan's expression with her bright eyes.

"At this lantern festival, my master was arranged by a master of Jiedan to meet with his junior. If you don't take action, Uncle Lu, you may be wrong for life."

In the past few days since coming to Xiaogui Peak, Zhao Tan'er had more than once brought Lu Changan and Zhao Siyao together, either explicitly or covertly.

Lu Changan was dubious about what this woman said.

Zhao Siyao was a high-quality single female foundation-building monk in Jinyun Valley, and it was not uncommon for her to be matched by her elders.

If Zhao Siyao was willing to cling to or accept the unspoken rules, he would have given in as early as the ninth level of Qi Refining and would not have waited until today.

"You don't understand the things between elders."

Lu Changan shook his head and said.

"Uncle Lu, just go once, okay?"

Zhao Tan'er's teeth were like shells, she slightly pursed her lips and begged.

"Uncle Lu, your aura has recently exploded. He wants to overcome the problem of talismans and hit the second level high-grade. He just doesn't have time. You must go next time."

Lu Changan was too lazy to argue anymore, so he entered the cave, opened the restriction, and isolated Zhao Tan'er.

"Humph, you are as cowardly as a turtle, why can't you take the initiative once?"

Zhao Tan'er was angry and helpless.

"Xiaoqing, see you next time."

Zhao Tan'er stretched out a green finger, trying to hook the Xuan Shui Turtle's head.

See her approaching fingers.

The black water turtle instinctively showed signs of pain and immediately retracted into its shell in fear.

Zhao Tan'er is not a gentle girl. She has a special way of loving her. These days, the Xuan Shui Turtle is scared.

"Humph! You are the same, you are a coward!"

Zhao Tan'er was dissatisfied and flew away from Little Turtle Peak in boredom.

Plop!

After confirming that the woman had left, Xuan Shui Turtle excitedly reveled in the lotus pond.

"Finally gone."

Inside the cave, Lu Changan breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't come out immediately.

Go to the alchemy room in the cave and pick up the alchemy that has been abandoned for a while.

Many years ago, Lu Changan's alchemy skills reached the threshold of a second-level alchemist.

But in order to fully become a second-level alchemist, this step has not yet been achieved.

He paid the price and occasionally managed to refine second-level elixirs, but he absolutely lost all his money and the quality of the finished elixirs was very unstable.

Faced with this big bottleneck, Lu Changan chose to take a break from time to time, revisit alchemy, and seek a breakthrough.

"Um?"

This time when he was refining the elixir, Lu Changan felt that his technique was smooth, his fire control was precise, and his state of mind was comfortable and comfortable.

A few days later, he refined a second-level cultivation elixir.

There are six Yuan Ning Dan and two Cheng Dan. There are no obvious flaws in their quality.

Lu Changxin was overjoyed. This rate of elixir formation reached the standard of a second-level alchemist.

After a few days of rest.

He opened the furnace again to refine the second-level elixir, but the finished elixir dropped to 20%, and the quality dropped significantly.

The previous time, it seemed that he was just performing beyond his normal capabilities.

However, Lu Changan was determined that his alchemy skills had improved, and it was only a matter of time to break through this level.

In the following years, he slightly increased his investment and practice in alchemy.

…

Three years later.

Xiaogui Peak, inside the alchemy room.

A strong medicinal fragrance exudes.

The brass alchemy furnace, which is about ten feet tall, is flashing with light and the lid of the cauldron is trembling slightly.

Lu Changan did not hesitate, he made secrets in his hands and skillfully performed the furnace-opening method.

A ray of spiritual energy burst open the lid of the cauldron, and steaming heat swept across it.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...

Six pills flew into the palm of Lu Changan's hand.

Three of them are as black as carbon and are waste elixirs.

There is an elixir with most of the fourth path pattern on its surface missing, which is somewhere between a useless elixir and an inferior elixir.

The other two pills are full and crystal clear, like green tea.

The total quantity of finished elixirs is related to the total weight of materials.

"Yes, the quality of the elixir and the rate of elixir production have stabilized. In the future, when you refine familiar second-level low-grade elixirs, at least you won't lose money."

Lu Changan smiled and nodded, putting away the pills and the pill furnace.

About half a year ago, his alchemy skills stabilized at the second level of low-grade.

It took decades of cultivation, the blessing of spiritual consciousness, and so many years of investment to reach the second level of alchemy skills.

It is enough to prove that Lu Changan's talent in alchemy is indeed a bit poor.

In comparison, the puppetry skills he trained later were almost second-level high-grade.

If it weren't for the rareness of second-level high-level puppet materials and the limited opportunities to practice, Lu Changan might have become a second-level high-level puppet master in the next few years.

"It will take another year for me to reach the fifth level of foundation building."

"At that time, you can go to the 'Liaoyuan Fairy City' to purchase second-level high-quality puppet materials, and look for third-level spiritual bamboos, second-level life-extending pills, knotted elixir auxiliary medicines, etc."

Lu Changan thought.

He is now 113 years old and is expected to build the fifth floor when he is 114 years old.

One of the reasons why we considered the farther away "Liaoyuan Fairy City" instead of Huanglong Fairy City is that the latter has obviously declined in recent years.

Liaoyuan Fairy City is the first fairy city in Liang Kingdom, located on the east side of Lihuo Palace.

The actual controller behind this fairy city is the Lihuo Palace of Nascent Soul level forces.

Back then, Lu Changan was planning to build a foundation and chose to go to Huanglong Fairy City because it was a holy land for casual cultivators, with a down-to-earth atmosphere and cheap talisman materials, making it suitable for casual cultivators with no background.

The prairie fire fairy city is often visited by the real person Jiedan. The scale and grade are higher. The house prices, rents and prices in the city will naturally increase.

When his cultivation was weak, Lu Changan avoided meeting real people, even just entering their sensory range.

Now in the middle stage of foundation building, the ability of Evergreen Gong to gather Qi and hide it has greatly increased. Ordinary real people can't tell the truth from the truth, so there is no need to be too taboo.

…

Lu Changan walked out of the cave and received the two letters presented by the Earth Rock Rat.

One of the letters was from Guan Qiaozhi.

All in all, it has been five or six years since Guan Qiaozhi left.

In the past few years, she settled in the area around Hengshui Mansion and adopted some orphans.

Some are abandoned babies and don't even have names.

Guan Qiaozhi took it upon herself to give the baby boy the surname Lu and the baby girl the surname Guan.

It seems that he wants to use this alternative method to help Lu Changan continue his heirs and make up for his shortcomings.
To be continued...