Valley swamp.

Within the cover of the third-order formation, a stone door opened, revealing the figure of a man in black robes.

"The covering formation is intact."

Lu Changan looked around outside the formation, seeing poisonous swamps, vast mountains, and silence.

From the depths of the lightly misty mountains, a frightening roar of an animal could occasionally be heard.

During the process of returning to the ground, his spiritual consciousness had already checked, and there was no abnormality in the surrounding area for several miles.

Before leaving, Lu Changan checked his storage bag to confirm that the restraints were not loose.

He reinforced the isolation and restriction again to prevent breath leakage.

One of the storage bags contains the biggest harvest of this trip, Xuanmu Gourd Vine.

After several days of deliberation, he speculated that the refuge of "Tinghai Pavilion" that year might be related to this object.

That's why Lu Changan was so cautious.

Half a day ago, he placed several layers of isolation restrictions on the porcelain vat where Xuanmu Gourd Vine and Five Elements Earth were located.

During this process, Lu Changan's palm touched the dead little gourd fruit.

As a result, the Nine Seal Monument in his mind trembled slightly and lit up with a grayish white light, which was a precursor to swallowing the Baisu Soul Gu that day.

Lu Changan instinctively restrained himself and let go of his hand in time, and the Nine Seal Monument also stopped showing signs.

It is not difficult for Lu Changan to imagine that there is a special quality in the Xuanmu Gourd Vine that can be absorbed by the Nine Seal Monument.

Maybe it will speed up the lighting of the fourth life like the Baisu Soul Gu.

This situation surprised Lu Changan.

In this case, it is even more necessary for him to cultivate the withered blackwood gourd vine.

Even if the Xuanmu Gourd Vine is successfully cultivated and fails to meet Lu Changan's expectations, it can at least provide the Jiuyin Monument with some needed "nourishment".

At present, the signs of life in the gourd vine are too weak. Lu Changan estimates that lighting up the fourth life of the Nine Seal Monument will not speed up the progress much.

"When we return to Little Turtle Peak, we can use the 'Shadow Stone' to create a layer of isolation material."

Lu Changxin has a plan.

The Xuanmu Gourd Vine is stored in the ancient ruins. It has not been visited by the powerful enemy of Tinghai Pavilion for so long, or it may be deduced that he need not worry in this regard.

The main reason is to be on guard against accidental discovery by the high-level monks encountered.

Finally, Lu Changan performed the Evergreen Kung Fu, and an invisible wave lingered throughout his body, and his sense of existence was greatly reduced.

Whoosh!

His figure turned into a black shadow, jumped out of the third-level covering formation, and flew over the Black Mist Mountains at low altitude.

With Lu Changan's current strength, he still doesn't dare to fly at high altitudes in the Black Mist Mountains.

…

One month later.

Lu Changan returned to Wuqi Mountain.

Before entering Little Turtle Peak, his consciousness swept away, revealing a hint of astonishment.

After not seeing each other for just a few months, the mountain guard Qi Feng and the maid Lan Rou showed an unusually close relationship.

Lu Changan didn't care much about this.

He had no plans to leave with his adoptive father's descendants as he planned to escape to another country.

Lu Changan called the two of them over and asked them a simple question.

A few months after leaving, Lu Changan prepared half a year's worth of talisman drawing tasks issued by the sect.

During this period, Qifeng and the two responded normally and there was no abnormality.

"The tasks assigned by the sect have increased again."

Lu Changan speculated from this that the pressure on the frontline battlefield was further increasing.

The area around Wuqi Mountain, which is relatively far from the front line, is now somewhat chaotic.

Later, Lu Changan read several letters and verified his guess.

On the frontline battlefield, the Liang Guo sect was at a disadvantage and under great pressure.

The only good news is that fighting locally has geographical advantages and does not lead to a crushing defeat.

However, the hinterland of the Liang Kingdom sect was infiltrated by monks from neighboring countries.

Fengguo's meticulous work penetrated into the rear, collected intelligence, secretly carried out sabotage, and instigated a rebellion against the immortal cultivating forces in Liangguo.

The monks of the sect conducted strict interrogations, and sometimes went to major cities, cultivating families, and personal monasteries to search, causing people to panic.

Order in wartime cannot be measured by peacetime.

Even if no evidence is found for those small and medium-sized immortal cultivating forces, they will inevitably have to show their filial piety and spend money to eliminate disasters.

None of the few cultivating forces who were found to be "collaborating with the enemy" did not cry out for injustice.

How many of them were true collaborators, Lu Changan couldn't say.

Fortunately, Wu Qishan is powerful and Lu Changan has a close friendship with the elders of Jinyun Valley, which saves them a lot of trouble.

…

Little Turtle Peak, the secret room of the cave.

Lu Changan counted the loot from this ancient ruins.

When he was at the ruins, he only checked for suspicious objects without making any specific statistics.

"The grade of Xuanmu Gourd Vine may be beyond the level of True Lord Yuanying, and its use is unknown. If you have the opportunity in the future, look for more ancient books."

"One jar of Five Elements Spiritual Soil, plus two jars."

"A jade tube that is close to the fourth-level formation inheritance. It is a rare heritage for a family that has been cultivating immortals for thousands of years."

"Two low-grade magic weapons. The ruler magic weapon used by Master Tan is of the same grade and is sufficient for the early stages of true elixirs."

"A third-level high-grade demon elixir, which has suffered a serious loss of demonic power. It is still a rare and hard-to-find material."

"A large piece of third-grade high-grade shadow stone can cover spiritual energy and shield spiritual consciousness. It is an excellent material for making concealment and shadow magic weapons."

"The deteriorated third-level poison has obvious effects on the fake elixir."

"Two large tanks of spiritual spring water."

"Hu Zhenren's formation inheritance and relevant records."

"There are six or seven other third-order materials and quasi-third-order materials."

"Twenty to thirty thousand spiritual stones, but it's a pity that Master Tan's storage bag was destroyed..."

Lu Changan only counts the trophies of the second level and above.

Ordinary first- and second-level elixir materials, including top-quality magic weapons, various props and miscellaneous items, were not attractive to him.

"Hey! This is... a special demon core that can be used as the main material of the Foundation Building Pill?"

After careful inventory, Lu Changan made some new discoveries.

Among the trophies, there are two special second-level and upper-level demon cores, one of which comes from an earth-level demon beast.

I remember back then, Lu Changan teamed up with Zhao Siyao and ventured into the Black Mist Mountains in order to obtain the main medicine of the Foundation Establishment Pill. After going through many twists and turns, he obtained the special demon core.

Now, after killing two real fake elixirs, I got two easily.

Among the many trophies, this was not very outstanding. To Lu Changan, it no longer had the appeal it once had.

Similar trophies are not limited to this, such as second-level high-grade animal skin materials, etc.

…

Finished counting the loot.

Lu Changan took out a large porcelain jar filled with Five Elements soil from the secret room.

When a withered gourd vine is planted on the Five Elements soil, its life force will not change, at least there is no tendency to wither.

On the way back, Lu Changan either watered the spiritual spring or nourished it with evergreen magic power every day.

It is preliminarily determined that the nourishment of Evergreen Mana can replace the water of the spiritual spring in the small space of the ruins, or even be more effective.

This is also an important factor in Lu Changan's successful transplant.

However, it is impossible for Lu Changan to cultivate treasure talismans and gourd vines all year round.

If you want a better growing environment, the gourd vine cannot always be placed in a storage bag. It is best to let it take root on the ground.

For this reason, Lu Changan asked Xuan Shuigui to try it instead of him.

Xuan Shui Turtle has both water and wood attributes. He uses his own bloodline talent to fully perform the Cloud and Rain Technique, and the effect far exceeds that of his fellow cultivator Ling Zhifu.

On weekdays, Xuan Shui Turtle watered the mountain with some reservations.

After several days of trying.

Lu Changan discovered that the cloud and rain technique activated by the Xuan Shui Turtle's bloodline talent can achieve the effect of spiritual spring water as long as the dose is sufficient and lasts for an hour every day.
To be continued...