Plotting the Golden Core

Small Turtle Peak Secret Chamber.

With a "peng" sound, the palm with flowing crystal texture was slapped on the wall. Restriction, which was enough to withstand several rounds of Foundation Establishment Late Stage's attacks, rays of light flashed around and suddenly cracked open.

On the wall made of second-grade ore, there are palm prints that are several inches deep.

Lan Chang'an's eyes are like torches, and his aura feels oppressive, surpassing Pseudo-Core True Person.

When Restriction's light returned, he punched again in the air, creating a cloud-like explosion several feet away.

Squeak!

Earth Rock Rat was hiding in the corner, shivering, not daring to look directly into his master's eyes.

Lan Chang'an restrained the tyrannical body of the huge Qi and Blood, giving up the idea of testing Earth Rock Rat.

"<Cloud Sand Body Refining Art> On the seventh floor, this Body Refinement Art has finally reached its highest level!"

Lan Chang'an couldn't hide the joy in his heart.

Quasi-Third-Order's body training attainments are definitely rare if you look at the entire Liang Kingdom.

Back then, He Yuanwu had not cultivated to this level.

Lan Chang'an's hard power has produced a qualitative leap!

The Body Refinement Art with combined training is not the pure High Antiquity Body Cultivator. Although it cannot beat the complete Pseudo-Core True Person, it is not far behind.

Especially in terms of self-protection, it has been greatly improved.

Excluding trump cards such as Treasure Talisman, Pseudo-Core True Person poses very little threat to him.

"If Law Power is cultivated to Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and Body Refinement Art complements each other, it can intimidate one party within the territory of the Liang Kingdom, and there will be a lot of potential in the world."

After a brief moment of excitement, Lan Chang'an became calmer.

Knowing that the world is vast, the more you understand your own insignificance.

Especially, after learning about Hundred-Host Soul Gu's memory fragments about Central Province's cultivation world.

"In the next few years, I only need to study step by step until Foundation Establishment Late Stage."

Lan Chang'an made up his mind.

In addition, his Puppet skills reached the level of Second-Order Top-Grade two years ago.

In the next few years, you can try to understand higher levels.

The third level Puppet Master is unrealistic.

Refining Puppet from Quasi-Third-Order is not a luxury at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage stage.

Initially, when he treated Fu Xuemei, the reward he received from True Person Yellow Dragon included a Third-Order Puppet Inheritance.

This saves Lan Chang'an the trouble.

"Master, Fairy Shi is back."

A few days later, Lan Chang'an came out of customs, and the maid Lan Rou came over to report immediately.

A few days ago, Shi Manrong went to the Blazing Fire Palace to attend the wedding of Song Wenshu and Shen Bixin.

Blazing Fire Palace has the existence of Nascent Soul True Lord, Late Core Formation great monks, including Immortal Golden Core.

Lan Chang'an didn't want to attend the event in person, so he found an excuse to refuse and asked Shi Manrong to give him a generous gift.

"You go to Small Plate Peak and ask Fairy Shi to come and talk to me."

Lan Chang'an ordered.

After a while, Lan Rou came back from Small Plate Peak and said hesitantly:

"Back to my lord, Fairy Shi said that the journey is long and I am physically and mentally exhausted. I have no interest in these days."

"Well, let's change it another day."

Lan Chang'an was thoughtful and noticed Shi Manrong's sense of alienation.

A few years ago, Shi Manrong would almost never refuse the invitation from Lan Chang'an.

Since pretending to be in love with Zhou Qingxuan, their relationship has become abnormal, and Fairy Shi has become slightly alienated from him.

Of course, the overall friendship is still there, but it's just not as frank and close as in the past.

Lan Chang'an doesn't really care about this.

A romantic relationship where each takes what he wants is destined to not last long.

Even among the majority of Daoist cultivators in this world, how many of them can be unswerving and unchanging?

A few days later.

Lan Chang'an personally visited Small Plate Peak.

This time, Shi Manrong did not refuse.

"Daoist Lu has been busy with everything in the past two years, but you actually have time to visit the humble house in person?"

Fairy Shi was wearing an elegant moon skirt, her hair was pulled high into a bun, she was dignified and quiet, and she said with a soft smile.

"Fairy Shi is serious."

Lan Chang'an remained calm and followed Small Plate Peak into the cave.

Fairy Shi did not lose his courtesy and behaved elegantly, personally brewing a pot of spiritual tea for Lan Chang'an.

Lan Chang'an comes to visit, and naturally we have something to talk about.

After chatting for a while, the topic turned to the wedding of Song Wenshu and Shen Bixin.

"Fellow Daoist Song and Miss Shen got married in the Blazing Fire Palace. It was a lively and festive ceremony with many guests, including more than a dozen distinguished guests from True Person."

"Song Daoyou and his wife received a congratulatory gift from Daoist Lu and asked me to switch to metabolism."

"By the way, Jiang Yechen also went to the wedding and got very drunk."

"Jiang Yechen?"

Lan Chang'an showed an unexpected look.

Jiang Yechen dares to come to the wedding. He is very brave.

But as long as he doesn't cause trouble, Blazing Fire Palace won't do anything to him.

In any case, Jiang Yechen and Shen Bixin fell in love first, and Song Wenshu was the third one later.

If Jiang Yechen had an accident afterwards, Song Wenshu would be highly suspicious.

"Well, I have talked with Daoyou Jiang. With his past temperament, it is not easy for him to maintain restraint at the wedding."

Shi Manrong couldn't help but recall Jiang Yechen's feminine face with bloodshot eyes.

"Fairy Shi came back from the Blazing Fire Palace this time. Have you heard any news about the Feng Kingdom battlefield?"

Lan Chang'an mentioned concerns.

As early as a year ago, the monks from the Liang Kingdom sect who went on an expedition withdrew back to their homeland one after another.

A monk who has not returned will basically never come back.

"Feng Kingdom battlefield, there is a temporary truce."

Fairy Shi states the information he has learned.

"According to inaccurate news, Feng Kingdom, Yan Kingdom, and Chen Kingdom sent representatives to start negotiations..."

"Armistice negotiations?"

Lan Chang'an looked surprised.

Feng Kingdom Cultivation World The war lasted for more than twenty years, and in the end there was no winner.

Feng Kingdom, as the strongest immortal cultivating country in the surrounding area, has a long heritage and is full of resilience.

There are three Nascent Soul-level sects alone.

If Yan Kingdom hadn't produced a genius like Chu Tianfeng and teamed up with the Chen Kingdom to catch them off guard in the early stages, the resistance they would have faced would have been even greater.

Lan Chang'an's surprise is more of his admiration for the Heavenly Knowledge Pavilion.

As early as three years ago, Heavenly Knowledge Pavilion made relevant predictions about the situation on the Feng Kingdom battlefield. It was said that there might be a turn for the better in the future, and the possibility of negotiation was not ruled out.

Heavenly Knowledge Pavilion also speculated that in the further future, Liang Kingdom may fall into war.

This is related to the east expansion of Six Demonic Sects.

The news brought back by Shi Manrong gave Lan Chang'an a clearer plan for the future.

Confirming the news about the battlefield in neighboring countries is only one of the purposes for Lan Chang'an to talk to Fairy Shi.

"In that matter, has Fairy Shi made a decision?"

Lan Chang'an suddenly switched to voice transmission.

Shi Manrong understood and set up a barrier around the two Restriction.

"I will reach the Foundation Establishment peak of my body cultivation in the next two years or so. For the Golden Core Realm fortuitous opportunity, that Ancient Ruins must be explored in the next few years."

Shi Manrong states his decision.

"However, I have not recovered the key memory of Ancient Ruins. I have only delineated a larger range in the Black Mist Mountain Range."

"Does Jiang Yechen agree to help Fairy Shi restore his memory?"

"There is no agreement."

Shi Manrong shook his head and sighed softly.

"Repairing my memory of Sea of Consciousness will destroy the spirituality of an important treasure in Jiang Yechen."

"Back then, I failed to bring Daoyou Jiang and Miss Shen together. Therefore, Daoyou Jiang was unwilling to take action for free, and the cost of doing so was quite high."

"Oh? What conditions did Jiang Yechen propose?"

Lan Chang'an is very interested.

"This man is very open-minded. He wants Golden Core Realm as the main medicine, or two rare auxiliary medicines, or a Golden Core Realm spiritual substance with better quality."

Shi Manrong pursed her plump lips and raised her beautiful eyebrows.

"Golden Core Realm fortuitous opportunity?"

Lan Chang'an laughed dumbly, "Perhaps Fellow Daoist Jiang was unhappy with what happened back then, and thought that Fairy Shi, as a "matchmaker," was not dedicated enough."

"I'm making fun of you again! Daoist Lu has some ideas."

Fairy Shi was not angry and rolled his eyes at him.

"Jiang Yechen opened such a big mouth because he didn't want to lose the spirituality of the treasure he was carrying, and he didn't have the sincerity of the transaction."

Lan Chang'an inferred.

"We have two options."

"First, spend a lot of money to buy the Golden Core Realm things that Daoist Jiang needs, or use other methods to impress him."

Hearing this, Fairy Shi's face has no fluctuations.

Lan Chang'an smiled. At this stage, everyone needs Golden Core Realm's things, so why would they want to give it to others?

"Second, use force directly to kill people and seize treasures."

Lan Chang'an said in a calm tone.

Fairy Shi's beautiful eyes flickered, and she glanced at him in surprise without saying a word.

Lan Chang'an suspects that Fairy Shi may have had this idea.

For the Golden Core Realm fortuitous opportunity, even a monk who has accumulated good deeds for hundreds of years can break the bottom line.

Once you form a true elixir, you can join the ranks of high-level monks and enjoy a life span of five to six hundred years.

For any Foundation Establishment monk, it is an irresistible temptation.

"I have an uneasy feeling about attacking Fellow Daoist Jiang."

After a long time, Fairy Shi sighed quietly.

"In recent years, Fellow Daoist Jiang has quite a record. He once killed Foundation Establishment Late Stage Evil Cultivator, who was wanted by the sect. That Evil Cultivator was not inferior to Night Fisherman in strength."

"Jiang Yechen is growing so fast?"

Lan Chang'an thought secretly.

"Secondly, I am worried that even if I capture the treasure and use it with another person, I may not be sure to successfully restore my memory."

Shi Manrong Speak out your concerns.

"Fairy Shi is very thoughtful."

Lan Chang'an knows that some special treasures may have their owners recognized, or must have a unique Secret Method to cooperate.

At the same time, there is another situation that must be considered:

Jiang Yechen was forced into a desperate situation and was likely to destroy the treasure before his death to prevent the enemy from succeeding.

"It's better than this. Fairy Shi will continue to think of ways to persuade Jiang Daoyou. Whether or not to take action will be decided after Lu tries to attack Foundation Establishment Late Stage in a few years."

Lan Chang'an made a suggestion.

Shi Manrong nodded and agreed.

She has not reached the peak of Foundation Establishment Late Stage yet, so if she is more prepared, she can improve her chances of winning whether she is facing Jiang Yechen or Ancient Ruins.

After talking about business, Lan Chang'an suddenly burst into laughter.

"Daoist Lu Why are you laughing?"

"Ahem! Mr. Lu just found the "conspiracy" just now very interesting."

Lan Chang'an realized his gaffe.

The scene just now seemed like a pair of villain concubines plotting to kill a real protagonist.

According to Lan Chang'an's experience before time travel, eight or nine times out of ten, it will fail, or even lose a lot of money.

Fairy Shi thought about it for a moment and couldn't help but feel angry as he thought of some words.

"Daoist Lu Please respect yourself. The relationship between you and me is no longer what it used to be. Don't insult my innocence."

She spat softly, with a calm expression on her face, and invited Lan Chang'an out of the cave.

Three Moon Empress.

Small Turtle Peak, in the pond with the fragrance of lotus.

Lan Chang'an finished his routine practice and lay on the back of the huge Mystic Water Turtle.

Squeak!

Earth Rock Rat walked on the waves and handed the letter that had just been delivered into the hands of Lan Chang'an.

In the past two years, after obtaining Zhou Family's beast pill qualifications, Earth Rock Rat's cultivation speed has significantly accelerated.

Mystic Water Turtle also got some light.

However, Mystic Water Turtle has similar characteristics of slowness to Lan Chang'an in practice.

Investing certain resources in Mystic Water Turtle can steadily improve your cultivation level.

If more resources are given, the effect will not be proportional. Once it exceeds a certain margin, there will be no cost-effectiveness.

In terms of age limit, Mystic Water Turtle is only slightly better than Lan Chang'an.

If one invests ten times or a hundred times regardless of the cost, this turtle will be able to accelerate its growth.

"Daoist Zhao's preparation for the Golden Core Realm's things is not going well..."

Lan Chang'an looked at the contents of the letter and murmured.

Although this letter from Zhao Siyao did not make any request, it implicitly expressed its own difficulties.

Over the years, Zhao Siyao and Zhang Tieshan, who have returned from the battlefield, are preparing for the Golden Core Realm.

Both of them have made meritorious deeds on the battlefield, and once worked together to kill Pseudo-Core True Person.

However, in terms of accumulation of military exploits, Zhao Siyao is far inferior to Zhang Tieshan.

Zhang Tieshan was the first batch to go to the battlefield, with great achievements and rich accumulation, and his gains far exceeded those of Zhao Siyao.

Even before going to the battlefield, Lan Chang'an knew that Zhang Tieshan had a rich family background.

Coupled with his outstanding performance on the battlefield and being appreciated by the upper-level elders, Zhang Tieshan obtained a Crystal Condensation Pill from Golden Cloud Valley, which is basically a sure shot.

Zhao Siyao is far inferior to Zhang Tieshan in terms of prestige, strength, and military exploits.

Zhao Siyao Even if he has cultivated to the peak of Foundation Establishment Late Stage, within the sect, it is impossible to wait in line for Crystal Condensation Pill within ten years, and this does not count Golden Core Realm spiritual objects.

Once you reach the age of 130, with every year you delay, the probability of the Golden Core Realm will decrease slightly.

Over the age of 150, the success rate drops significantly.

"It has taken a hundred years to reach this point, and the qualifications to prepare Golden Core Realm have exceeded 99% of the monks."

Lan Chang'an's eyes are deep, as if he has traveled through time.

Lin Yi, Li Erqing, Mu Xiuyun, Mu Maode... old friends who met a hundred years ago fell behind on the way.

Some have died or passed away, and some have stalled in their cultivation and lost their potential.

In the eyes of the outside world, Lan Chang'an has not yet cultivated to Foundation Establishment Late Stage at this age, and has no chance to meet Golden Core Realm.

Compared to Zhao Siyao or Zhang Tieshan, he is decades behind in cultivation progress.

However, no one knows that Lan Chang'an has basically locked up a spot for a true elixir in this life.

What he currently wants is to make the quality of the elixir as high as possible and increase the probability of Nascent Soul Formation in this life.

After a long time, Lan Chang'an recovered his thoughts.

He waved, and Earth Rock Rat sent the letter and pen and ink to Mystic Water Turtle's back.

"Daoist Zhao, every monk who has reached this point has gone through many difficulties and obstacles, and there is no fuel-saving lamp."

"One third depends on the person, and seven points depends on the destiny. I can't help you much with this level of pill condensation."

Soon, Lan Chang'an wrote a reply.

(End of chapter)