Selling Pills! Attracting the attention of a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

Exiting the north gate of the Sixteen Halls and crossing two streets, you will find the Dan Pavilion under the Danxia Immortal Mansion.

After leaving the market, Lu Yun looked back several times, still feeling like he was being watched.

"Were we not being followed today, or did they switch to a tracking system with better technology?"

The storefront of this branch is not large, but the two characters "Danxia" in the upper right corner of the plaque exude a faint Taoist charm, indicating the origin of this shop.

As Lu Yun stepped across the threshold, an elderly man with white hair and beard sat behind the counter, dozing off with his eyes half-closed.

"Shopkeeper, ship the goods."

The old man opened one eye, took the jade bottle, uncorked it, sniffed it, and then poured out the pill, turning it halfway through his palm.

The pill is crimson with three pale gold lines on its surface, which are the unique fire pattern markings of the Danxia Immortal Abode.

"Gathering Essence Pill, genuine Danxia grade, nineteen spirit stones, accept."

Lu Yun did not agree immediately.

Before entering, he went to the counter next door and pretended to look at the goods, figuring out the price of the Gathering Yuan Pill.

The price listed at Dan Pavilion is 20 spirit stones, with a limit of one per person.

Purchase restrictions mean that inventory is limited.

Lu Yun negotiated the price with the old man again, and in the end the old man bought it back for nineteen spirit stones plus five spirit crystals.

There was no way to ask for more, so Lu Yun stopped pressing the matter.

The sunlight was dazzling, and the streets were bustling with monks.

Lu Yun stood on the steps at the entrance of the Pill Pavilion, still five and a half spirit stones short of sixty.

He quickly calculated in his mind that he had now reached the first level of the Hundred Refinement Technique, which was at the 400th stage. He could refine 40 jin of ten-refined purple gold in an hour.

If one fires at full power for a day, it will weigh four hundred jin.

After deducting the cost of the Earth Fire and the cost of the Qi-restoring pills, the net profit is seven spirit crystals.

The shortfall of five and a half spirit stones can be covered in eight days.

Eight days.

I thought the battle strategy was a long way off, but now it's within reach.

He even conceived an even bolder idea: the "Five Thunder Battle Techniques of the Great Void".

If we can gather two hundred spirit stones, we can directly inherit the Great Dao of the Void in one step.

Once the thought arises, it grows wildly like weeds.

Who should I borrow from?

The Immortal Hall offers a low-interest loan to newly initiated disciples, capped at five spirit stones, specifically for those rogue disciples who are so poor they can't even afford to rent a stone room or eat spirit rice.

In addition, there are all sorts of moneylenders in the market.

But the interest rates were outrageously high, starting at 3%, and compounded, so getting involved would be like being skinned alive.

You cannot lend it.

Lu Yun suppressed the nascent anger in his heart and started walking back.

When we returned to the Sixteenth Hall, it was already close to dusk.

The setting sun dyed the gray walls a reddish-brown hue, and the doors of the row of stone chambers in the underground fire chamber were half-lit and half-shadowed.

Lu Yun approached number sixty-five, then suddenly stopped.

The entrance was empty.

The gray-robed disciples who had been squatting by the stone table for three or four days had disappeared.

Lu Yun frowned. What was going on? They'd been watching for so many days, and then suddenly they left?

He recalled that Yingyue had come looking for him that morning.

Could it be that Deng Chen's men recognized Yingyue's identity and were scared away?

He stood at the door and looked around to make sure no one was watching him before pushing the door open and entering the underground fire chamber.

Whatever the reason, it's always a good thing that no one is watching.

The fire reignited.

Golden flames surged up from the cave entrance, illuminating the entire room.

Lu Yun threw a ten-pound purple gold ingot into the fire, wrapped it in the forty-fold refined Tai Xu Flame, and began to temper it.

Impurities and turbidity are removed bit by bit, the mineral liquid gradually condenses, and natural patterns like runes appear on the surface.

Two quarters of an hour later, the ten-times refined purple gold ingot was taken out of the fire.

At this rate, the quota of 3,000 catties will be completed in no more than eight or nine days, and the quota will be paid in spirit stones as usual.

After earning sixty spirit stones in seven days, I will go and learn the "Innate Five Qi Transformation Sword Technique".

Or rather, earn enough to reach two hundred...

He promptly dismissed that dangerous idea, deciding to learn a combat technique first before considering anything else.

At this very moment, deep within the Immortal Realm, a majestic manor stands, its eaves reaching the clouds, shrouded in spiritual energy, and exuding an aura of solemnity.

The plaque in front of the gate reads "Deng Family," indicating that it is a gathering place for the Deng family in Bailianxianfang.

Deng Chen was hanging from a roof beam.

The whip lashed through the air, striking flesh with a dull thud mixed with screams of agony.

"You've got some nerve, kid."

Father Deng held a spirit whip, striking with it for every word he spoke. "You dare to investigate even a Foundation Establishment True Person? If I don't intervene, you might end up investigating a Golden Core True Monarch one day."

"Father, spare me! I truly didn't know that was a Foundation Establishment cultivator. I thought she was just some pretty female cultivator. I never imagined a Foundation Establishment cultivator would come to the Immortal Hall..."

"Didn't I tell you to memorize the portraits of all Foundation Establishment cultivators?"

"Back then, Fairy Yingyue hadn't even established her foundation yet..." Deng Chen's voice trailed off.

Deng's father rubbed his forehead and lashed out with the whip again.

If it were just a private inquiry, that would be fine, but this fool made a big fuss, taking the portrait and asking around at several different establishments.

If someone hadn't recognized him and immediately informed him, the news would probably have spread throughout the entire Immortal Hall by now.

The Deng family members are investigating Yingyue Zhenren's background.

Everyone knows that this would offend the True Man. If the True Man does not react, where is his authority?

If it were to happen, it would be something that the father and son could not bear.

"You stay here and reflect on your actions." Father Deng threw down the whip, turned around, and left the room.

Next door was a quiet room. He sat down and let out a long sigh.

It's no wonder he was so ruthless; that's just how aristocratic families survive.

If you offend someone you shouldn't mess with, someone who is a formidable enemy to your family, bear the consequences yourself and don't implicate the rest of the family.

He took out a communication talisman, pondered for a moment, and briefly recorded the events.

The Deng family has a rule that all information involving Foundation Establishment cultivators must be reported to the patriarch for judgment.

Especially the lineage of the Moon Reflection Fairy.

In the Hundred Refinements Immortal Academy, Yingyue is at the Foundation Establishment stage, and her master, Elder Su Chen, is also at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Two disciples from the same family have reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and although they are both quite young, their influence is considerable.

The communication talisman transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the night.

Hundred-Refined Immortal Peak, halfway up the mountain.

The cave's stone door was tightly closed, and spiritual energy seeped out from the earth's veins, condensing into a pale white mist visible to the naked eye inside.

Deng Wenshan, the patriarch of the Deng family, sat cross-legged on the jade platform, concluding his daily routine of exercises.

He waved his hand, summoning several communication talismans that were floating outside the door. The talismans transformed into streams of light and unfolded one after another in front of him.

As the only Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Deng family, he would always check the news reported by his clansmen in his spare time from his daily cultivation.

The four essentials of spiritual practice are Dharma, wealth, companions, and place. Born into the Deng family, he possessed all four from birth.

Even now that he has reached the Foundation Establishment stage, his family remains an indispensable support to him, helping him search for spiritual materials, manage his businesses, nurture his juniors, and pass on intelligence.

Among those of equal cultivation level who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage, their wealth and resources are far inferior to his composure.

His gaze lingered on a pale gold communication talisman for a moment.

That came from the direction of Dongxian Hall, and the signature was Deng Yuanqing, a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator from a side branch.

The talisman was unfolded, revealing only a few lines of text.

The Immortal Yingyue personally visited Dongxian Hall and secretly met with a spirit servant named Lu Yun.

This young man has only been in the hall for a few days, yet he has already been rated as a first-class cultivator. He is a rogue cultivator who has a grudge against the Wang family. He was once protected by the Immortal Yingyue on the Dharma Boat.

Deng Chen fought with him for control of the Earth Fire Chamber, mistakenly examining the portrait of Yingyue Zhenren, and has been punished.

Deng Wenshan slightly raised his eyelids.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator personally went to the Immortal Hall to find a newly initiated Spirit Servant?

They stood up for him on the Dharma Boat, and then went to look for him in the Immortal Hall.

The two had never met before and had no connection. He had paid much attention to Yingyue, who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of twenty. She was exceptionally talented, but had a cold and aloof personality and was not a warm-hearted person.

He suddenly remembered an old story.

Several years ago, a True Lord from the Taixu Immortal Sect descended upon the Hundred Refinements Immortal Academy and happened to meet True Person Su Chen once.

The True Lord greatly admired Su Chen's understanding of the true meaning, saying that her condensed Dao foundation had the potential to become a Golden Core, and invited her to join the Immortal Dao Sect for cultivation on the spot.

Su Chen declined, saying only that she was too old and wished to train her disciple Yingyue to join the Immortal Dao Sect in the future.

The True Lord agreed, stating that once Yingyue had established her foundation, she could go to the Immortal Dao Sect to receive the true teachings.

From then on, the five great families paid extra attention to Su Chen and his disciples.

It's not scary that one of them is about to join the Immortal Dao Sect.

Once Yingyue joined the Immortal Dao Sect, Su Chen's status in the Qinglan Domain changed drastically.

At that time, the power structure that the five great families have held over the Qinglan Domain for hundreds of years may have to be loosened.

But then something strange happened.

After Yingyue established her foundation, Su Chen did not send her to the Immortal Dao Sect as promised. Instead, he sent a message to the Immortal Academy, saying that Yingyue's true intention still needed tempering and that she needed to experience the mortal world. Only when her love seed was tempered and perfected would it be the best time for her to join the Immortal Dao Sect.

A romantic, tempered by experience.

Deng Wenshan pondered these two words in his mind.

He had heard Su Chen preach once, and although it was not the same approach, he had glimpsed some of its secrets.

Su Chen cultivates the path of forgetting emotions.

The path of forgetting emotions places the most importance on the word "emotion." Without having any emotions, how can one talk about forgetting?

One must first have a deep affection before one can forget something.

When deep feelings take root, then forgetting them allows the heart to reach perfection and cultivate true meaning.

But Yingyue had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage when she found a rogue cultivator in the Qi Refining stage... The timing was far too coincidental.

The main reason is that Yingyue and her apprentice rarely interact with outsiders, making Lu Yun stand out even more.

"Could this young man named Lu Yun be the chosen one by Su Chen and her master, the one destined for love?"

After pondering for a moment, Deng Wenshan took out a blank jade talisman, engraved a few lines of text into it with his divine sense, and then made four copies.

The five transmission talismans transformed into streams of light, each projecting in one of the other four directions.

In matters involving Foundation Establishment cultivators, the five great families have always acted in unison.

Even if you need to do something underhanded, you don't need to get involved yourself; there are plenty of people below you.