The Truth Behind the Price Hike

There are two things in the gift box.

One Jade Cylinder.

A simple blue-grey Talisman Brush.

Lan Chang'an picked up the simple Talisman Brush, Law Power circulated smoothly in it, and nodded secretly.

This is a Talisman Brush from Quasi-Third-Order.

Compared with the cultivation level of Lan Chang'an Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, who only became the second-level High-Grade Talisman Master in recent years, this gift is quite sincere.

In Jade Cylinder, a complete set of Talisman Master inheritance is recorded, part of which involves Third-Order Talisman Master.

Quite a set of incomplete Third-Order Talisman Master inheritance.

Both gifts are related to Talisman Master, so they are considered to be just what he likes.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Lan Chang'an has a good talent in fu arts, but his talent potential is limited.

It is not easy to be promoted to Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and almost impossible to the Golden Core Realm.

It is impossible to expect him to give away something like Golden Core Realm.

That is a scarce strategic resource for the Liang Kingdom's major forces, including Yellow Dragon Mountain.

Lan Chang'an cares more about the meaning of this meeting than the gift itself.

"That Pseudo-Core True Person, in addition to protecting Fu Dong, or representing Yellow Dragon Mountain's senior management, also conducted the last secret inspection on me."

Lan Chang'an thought.

After this, Yellow Dragon Mountain really felt relieved about Lan Chang'an and would not regard it as a potential danger.

There may even be a chance to turn them into allies in the future.

At the same time, Pseudo-Core True Person's secret investigation also ruled out the relationship between Lan Chang'an and Junior Brother Cheng.

Lan Chang'an is indeed Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

At his age, he can only be considered mediocre in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

For Lan Chang'an, there is one less potential enemy and force, and you can continue to practice in Wuqi Mountain safely in the future without worrying about anything happening.

In the next few decades, he will need a stable cultivation environment.

"With my talent and age, training from Wuqi Mountain to Foundation Establishment Late Stage may exceed some people's expectations, but it is not a big problem. Compared with Fu Dong Inferior Spiritual Root Foundation Establishment, it is not worth mentioning."

Lan Chang'an Looking to the future.

No matter in the mortal world, it is still vast Cultivation World.

There are always a small group of monks who have accumulated little experience and are late bloomers.

For example, Lan Chang'an seventy-year-old Foundation Establishment only broke the thousand-year record of the Liang Kingdom Cultivation World.

In other words, Liang Kingdom thousands of years ago, and in the surrounding immortal kingdoms, there were similar or even more powerful characters.

Lan Chang'an The speed of cultivation has been steady, one step at a time, and there is no abnormal progress at each stage.

Even if at a certain period, the cultivation level is abnormally advanced, Cultivation World is still a normal little fortuitous opportunity.

Secrets and risks are always relative and related to strength, level, and background.

If one day, Lan Chang'an Golden Core Realm, to ordinary monks, it is considered a secret and great fortuitous opportunity.

But after the Golden Core Realm, looking at the surrounding Immortal Cultivation Kingdom, they are already considered to have high-end combat power. Ordinary monks can only look up and be in awe.

Compared with the Golden Core Realm overhaul, or Nascent Soul True Lord's vision, this can only be regarded as normal fortuitous opportunity.

At their level, almost everyone has fortuitous opportunity that far exceeds that of ordinary people.

In a blink of an eye, Lan Chang'an has been practicing peacefully in Small Turtle Peak for three years.

His age reaches one hundred and twenty-three years old, and his cultivation level is close to the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.

In the past three years, the surrounding situation has been stable, and no major incidents have occurred within the Liang Kingdom.

The public security environment around Yellow Dragon Immortal City has been significantly improved, and most of its former prosperity and popularity have been restored.

The difference is that today's Yellow Dragon Mountain is far less powerful than in its heyday and is constrained by major forces and chambers of commerce.

Jade Moon Lake Mu Family reduces internal friction and develops prosperously.

The grandson of Li Erqing, Mu Congren, who has pioneered abroad, has successfully taken root in the local area and is on the right track.

The whole Liang Kingdom seems to have a stable atmosphere.

But recently, Lan Chang'an smelled bad signs.

Especially on this day, we saw off the monks from the "Tengxing Chamber of Commerce" who came to purchase resources.

"The price of strategic materials is rising again, and the rate is beyond normal, even higher than during the Yellow Dragon Immortal City chaos."

Lan Chang'an said thoughtfully.

According to common sense, after the Yellow Dragon Immortal City turmoil is over and the regional situation is stable, the price of strategic materials should be reduced.

"Is it related to Cultivation War from neighboring countries?"

Liang Kingdom Cultivation World is generally stable, Lan Chang'an can only be related to the situation in neighboring countries.

In the past two years, there has been no major war between neighboring countries Cultivation World, and Nascent Soul True Lord has never had a direct confrontation.

Feng Kingdom's battlefield is in a relatively stalemate.

The two Nascent Soul True Lord of the Golden Sun Sect and Chu Tianfeng of the Yan Kingdom and Nascent Soul Middle Stage once had a match. Although they were inferior, they would not necessarily be at a disadvantage when fighting in their home country and focusing on defense.

In the short term and a few years, the war in neighboring Feng Kingdom in the south will not involve Liang Kingdom.

Unless.

Lan Chang'an missed key information that only the upper management knew.

"Knowing the subtleties, the price of combat readiness materials continues to rise, and something will go wrong if something goes wrong!"

Lan Chang'an Trust your own intuition and judgment.

After thinking for a while, he wrote another letter to Zhang Tieshan.

In the past two months, Zhao Siyao's reply to him contained no precise information or conclusion.

The Chamber of Commerce is also very well-informed.

Lan Chang'an originally wanted to ask Shen Bixin.

However, in the past two years, due to the low shipment volume, Eldest Miss was quite busy and did not come to Wuqi Mountain in person.

Shen Bixin As early as the Yellow Dragon Immortal City turmoil, he began to purchase materials at high prices.

Lan Chang'an speculated that the top executives of the chamber of commerce may have received information from upper-level channels and judged that Liang Kingdom would also be caught in the flames of war.

Otherwise, there would be no obvious profit margin if purchased at the high price at that time.

This is a kind of risk game.

Once you lose the bet, you lose all your money.

Facts have proved that Tengxing Chamber of Commerce, where Shen Bixin is located, is the right one.

Two Moon Empress and Lan Chang'an received letters from Zhang Tieshan.

Zhang Tieshan seems to know something. The expression in the letter is rather vague and it is hard to say directly.

He personally speculates that within more than ten years, the war will not affect Liang Kingdom, so Lan Chang'an need not worry too much.

Lan Chang'an heard the implication between the words.

Zhang Tieshan does not deny the possibility of the Liang Kingdom happening to Cultivation War.

It was difficult for him to explain in the letter.

To get more precise information, it is best to meet in person.

After two lifetimes, Lan Chang'an attaches great importance to the overall situation information from Cultivation World's superiors.

In this way, he who is practicing steadily is at least prepared and can make plans in advance.

Lan Chang'an doesn't want to run away unless absolutely necessary.

A stable and profitable place Spirit Vein Dao Field is hard-won.

Even if you run away.

Spirit Vein Dao Field is indispensable for daily practice and advancement.

If the entire Liang Kingdom and even the surrounding areas are caught in the flames of war, where can we find Spirit Vein Dao Field to practice?

Spirit Stone and elixirs can only be used for short-term outings for practice and cannot be relied upon for a long time.

Needless to say, there are drug resistance and side effects of elixirs.

If you rely on Spirit Stone for practice every day, it will reduce the monk's sensitivity to Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Because the essence of spiritual practice is the process of understanding the great road, improving the essence of one's life, and integrating with heaven and earth.

By relying solely on financial resources and taking medicine, you can indeed quickly improve your cultivation level at a certain stage, but it is difficult to reach a high level in Cultivation World.

A few days later.

Lan Chang'an left Wuqi Mountain and flew to Golden Cloud Valley.

Over the past few decades, he would go to Golden Cloud Valley for an average of two or three years.

Master and apprentice Zhao Siyao, Zhang Tieshan, and Lin Lu, sometimes go out to perform tasks, or go to Yellow Dragon Immortal City, they may stop by Wuqi Mountain to purchase high-quality Talisman.

When Lan Chang'an arrived at Golden Cloud Valley, Zhang Tieshan happened to be out on business and was not at the mountain gate.

Zhao Siyao is also in retreat recently.

Lin Lu happened to be free and personally received Lan Chang'an in Outer Peak's cave.

Lin Lu is wearing a deacon's robe. He looks middle-aged in his forties or fifties, has a handsome appearance, is slightly thin, and has a short beard under his chin.

Lin Lu is one generation younger than Lan Chang'an, with an age difference of only more than 20 years.

His actual age is approximately one hundred years old, and his descendants have been passed down for three or four generations.

The cultivation base has been stagnant at the third level of Foundation Establishment for many years and has not yet advanced.

After Lin Lu spent his father's inheritance and was promoted to the Foundation Establishment Realm, his luck seemed to have come to an end.

Lan Chang'an chatted with this nephew for a long time and gained some understanding of his situation.

Lin Lu's qualifications are much worse than Zhao Siyao, and close to Mid-Grade Spiritual Root.

As a sect deacon, you have to take care of a lot of secular things, which also have a certain impact on your spiritual practice.

Coupled with the lack of outstanding qualifications, advancement was not smooth.

In contrast, Zhao Siyao's female disciple Zhao Tan'er advanced much more smoothly than Lin Lu.

Zhao Tan'er was a few years behind Foundation Establishment, and was promoted to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage two years ago.

It only took about twenty years from Foundation Establishment Early Stage to the mid-term.

Lan Chang'an, as someone who has experienced it, casually mentioned a few words to Lin Lu about spiritual practice.

When Alchemist Hua was killed, Lan Chang'an got two "Jade Clarity Pill", which helped break through the bottleneck and advance to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

This kind of Breakthrough Pill also needs to be queued up for redemption in the sect.

He sold one Lin Lu at the market price.

Lin Lu has a family, heirs, and disciples, but not much money.

More than ten years ago, he redeemed a "Jade Clarity Pill", but he just missed breaking through the bottleneck and was no longer eligible to redeem it in the future. Moreover, Sect Contribution was scarce, and he had to take care of his descendants, which was beyond his ability.

Lin Lu was purchased with Spirit Stone, and two second-level materials were used as discounts to buy one "Jade Clarity Pill".

One of the materials happened to be the auxiliary medicine of Youth Preservation Pill, which was originally planned to be handed over to the sect in exchange for contributions.

That kind of material is not limited to Youth Preservation Pill and Lan Chang'an, so you don't have to worry about exposure.

So many years have passed.

Lan Chang'an Youth Preservation Pill The materials are almost collected, only the last auxiliary medicine is left.

The sect's principle is not to keep anyone overnight.

Through the authority relationship of the deacon, Lin Lu arranged Lan Chang'an in the guest room at the foot of Golden Cloud Valley.

A few days later.

Zhang Tieshan returned to Golden Cloud Valley, and Lin Lu reported it in time, and received Lan Chang'an as soon as possible.

Zhang Tieshan's cave is in the inner peak.

His position is the Archdeacon of the Law Enforcement Hall, and his status in the Law Enforcement Hall is second only to the law enforcement elders and several Pseudo-Core True Person.

"Daoist Lu, I've kept you waiting for a long time."

Zhang Tieshan has been described as someone who has not been seen for many years since Foundation Establishment. He has an old-fashioned and slightly dark face with a kind expression.

"Serious words, but it will only take a few days."

Lan Chang'an sat down accompanied by Lin Lu.

After chatting for a while, Lan Chang'an and Zhang Tieshan chatted about some past events and anecdotes.

Lin Lu considers himself a junior, occasionally chatting and adding a few things.

"Last time I saw the doubts in Brother Lu's letter, Zhang also came up with a definite answer after talking with Elder Neifeng in the past few months."

Zhang Tieshan gets to the point, but Lin Lu is not avoided.

"Oh, may I ask what the truth is?"

Lan Chang'an showed interest at the right time.

"The truth may have little to do with Daoist Lu."

Zhang Tieshan stroked his beard and smiled, then turned his eyes to Lin Lu.

"But for Nephew Lin, it may be a good opportunity to make a contribution."

Lin Lu was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but think deeply.

Lan Chang'an had a flash of inspiration and suddenly realized it.

"Daoist Zhang means, south of the Liang Kingdom..."

"That's right." Zhang Tieshan nodded.

Lan Chang'an's eyes flickered slightly, and all doubts disappeared in his heart.

The development of the situation was slightly beyond his expectation.

He originally thought that Liang Kingdom might be passively involved in neighboring countries' Cultivation War.

The truth is.

The upper echelons of the Liang Kingdom's sect decided to take the initiative to intervene in the war, attack Feng Kingdom from the north, and take advantage of the chaos for profit!

I fell asleep very late yesterday, and there may only be one update tonight... After the new year, I finally stopped socializing. As a result, the new house needs to be renovated, the old house needs to be sold, and there may be a transfer tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, which are all quite worrying things.

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