Chapter 177 Undercurrent
After leaving the practice room, Lin Tianming came to the small courtyard.
At this time, Lin Shilu was sitting in the small courtyard drinking tea. Unexpectedly, he ran into Lin Shilu as soon as he came out of the customs. Lin Tianming smiled and immediately walked up to say hello.
Feeling the aura emanating from Lin Tianming, Lin Shilu shouted happily: "Tianming, have you made a breakthrough?"
At this time, Lin Tianming looked good, and the joy after the breakthrough still did not subside. When he came down and heard Lin Shilu's inquiry, he nodded and smiled:
"Grandpa Fifteen, if I hadn't suppressed my cultivation repeatedly in order to accumulate my cultivation, I might have broken through half a year ago!"
"Well...not bad, even so, breaking through a realm in three years is so fast. It’s still very fast!” Lin Shilu said.
Lin Tianming nodded. The foundation building stage is not as easy to break through as the Qi refining stage. It takes three years to achieve a state. He is quite satisfied with this speed of cultivation.
After the two sat down to drink tea and chat for a while, Lin Tianming asked about Xuan Yue Ling.
Seeing Lin Tianming ask about this matter, Lin Shilu looked solemn, and then said: "In the past year, Fangshi has heard rumors about Xuan Yue Ling from time to time!"
After hearing this, Lin Tianming suddenly became interested!
Lin Shilu picked up the tea cup, took a sip and said: "According to rumors, a Xuanyue Token appeared inexplicably in the Qianchuan Mountains a few months ago, which caused a crazy fight, and several foundation-building monks died as a result. And Xuan Yue Ling eventually fell into the hands of a loose man named Liu Zhong. Xiu Zhi’s hand, this person disappeared after getting the token. He seemed to be hiding somewhere, waiting for the secret realm to open!”
“Liu Zhong?”
Hearing this name, Lin Tianming thought about it carefully, but there was no information about this person.
"Fifteenth Grandpa, who is Liu Zhong, and why have I never heard of him?" Lin Tianming asked.
Speaking of Liu Zhong, Lin Shilu looked solemn and seemed quite afraid.
"What a coincidence for this man. He and the ancient Jindan monk you have met also come from the immortal world of Huangyang Kingdom in Jingzhou. However, Liu Zhong often hangs out in the immortal world of Wei Kingdom. Although he is a casual cultivator, he has great talent. His cultivation level is not low, he has reached the seventh level of foundation building before he is a hundred years old."
"And this person is very dangerous. He is dangerous, very powerful, and ruthless. He has done a lot of killing and smuggling for opportunities. If you encounter this person, you should be careful!”
Hearing Lin Shilu’s explanation, Lin Tianming nodded and secretly remembered this person's name, so as not to know anything when he encountered this evil star.
After giving instructions to Lin Tianming, Lin Shilu changed the topic.
"This Xuanyue Order has been spread in the world of Wei Kingdom. Monks from other areas have poured into the Qianchuan Mountains, as if they want to try their luck. Nowadays, there is an undercurrent in the Wei Kingdom, and a large number of monks have gathered here. After all, as long as If you get a token, you can go up even if you can't enter. Give it to the three major sects or other forces in exchange for a large amount of resources."
Unexpectedly, the news of Xuanyue Order became known to everyone. Lin Tianming was a little surprised. Since it spread, it attracted so many monks! Going to the Qianchuan Mountains, what would be the attitude of the Zhenyang Sect as a local snake?
Thinking of this, Lin Tianming asked:
"Fifteenth Grandpa, what are the attitudes of these three major sects and the two major Jindan families towards this matter?"
Lin Shilu frowned, then said:
"Currently, the Zhenyang Sect has not said anything. After all, there are too many people coming. Even the Zhenyang Sect does not dare to cause public outrage. It only means that those who have obtained the Xuanyue Order can obtain spiritual stones worth tens of thousands if they hand it over. Or treasures, you can even choose foundation building pills!”
“Not only that, the two major sects of Ten Thousand Medicine Valley and Golden Sword Sect are also available! The Chen family in Yingchuan and the Li family in Xihe have both said that anyone who receives the Xuan Yue order can also obtain a large number of spiritual stones or treasures!"
After hearing what Lin Shilu said, Lin Tianming was stunned! I immediately understood that this Xuanyue Order made every Jindan force attach great importance to it, and they were even willing to give up the Foundation Establishment Pill in exchange for the Xuanyue Order.
The preciousness of the Foundation Establishment Pill is self-evident. Even the Golden Pill forces can only refine a very limited amount every year. The Foundation Establishment Pills that can be circulated will cause fierce competition. For the Xuanyue Order, It’s a big investment!
But if you think about it carefully, although the Foundation Establishment Pill is precious, if you can get more Xuanyue Orders, you can send more monks into the secret realm to hunt for treasures. The more people who enter the secret realm, the safer it will be. The more likely you are to find treasures.
If they could find a pill-forming spiritual object, then it wouldn't be worth mentioning that they had to pay for a foundation-building pill.
From this point of view, it is understandable that the Jindan forces attach so much importance.
Thinking of this, Lin Tianming was a little excited.
They obtained two Xuanyue Tokens. If they can enter them and find the elixir-forming spiritual objects, they may be able to help Lin Shikang break through the golden elixir stage. By then, the Lin family will be able to return to glory and become the third golden elixir in Wei. family!
However, the secret realm has not yet appeared, and the conditions for entry are not clear, so there is no use thinking about it.
Thinking of this, Lin Tianming asked helplessly:
"Fifteenth Grandpa, does the frequent appearance of the Xuanyue Order mean that the secret realm is about to open?"
Lin Shilu nodded, and then said:
"It is indeed very possible that this adversity is definitely a secret realm without an owner. With the Xuanyue Orders appear in large numbers, and they will definitely appear in the world within a few months or as long as three years."
"We have two Xuanyue Orders, and we can't give up this golden opportunity no matter what. If we can! Entering it to get the pill-forming spiritual object will greatly increase the chance of the third brother forming a pill!”
Speaking of this, Lin Shilu's eyes were firm, with a hint of yearning in his eyes.
The Lin family has been lonely for a long time, and such an opportunity is rare. This may be the Lin family's opportunity.
"Grandpa Fifteen, please pay more attention to this matter. Once the secret realm is opened and the conditions for entry are known, we must act as soon as possible. Don't miss this opportunity!" Lin Tianming said excitedly.
Hearing Lin Tianming's old-fashioned advice, Lin Shilu smiled slightly, and then said:
"Don't worry, kid. I told Tianfeng and the others to pay close attention to Xuan Yue Ling. Feng Sheng, as soon as I get the news, I will discuss the next plan with you!”
"Then I will go into seclusion to refine elixirs, and then practice some, improve my cultivation as much as possible, and prepare in advance!" Lin Tianming said.
“Go!” Lin Shilu waved his hand.
"Tianming, please retire!" Lin Tianming bowed his hands, then left the Dongfu courtyard and appeared on the streets of Fangshi.
Lin Shilu is worried about Xuanyue Ling, so Lin Tianming does not need to be distracted by it.
Now that the cultivation level has been broken through, although there are still more than ten Star Fruits, we still need to try to refine the Dragon Bone Pill as soon as possible to prepare for the follow-up.
Otherwise, when the Sky Star Fruit is used up and he has no elixir to assist him, his cultivation will stagnate and a lot of time will be wasted.
Fortunately, the inner elixir of the Qingxu Snake has been obtained, and the other elixir materials have been almost collected. Only two auxiliary materials, Qiuye grass and Xingluan fruit, are left to start refining.
However, these two materials are not very rare, but they are not very common either. He plans to go to Tianlong Pavilion to have a look. If there are these two materials, he will buy them immediately and make alchemy.
Making up his mind, he walked quickly on the street and rushed towards the commercial district of Fang City.
The monks were bustling along the way, and the number of people was obviously 20 to 30% more than usual. It seemed that because of the Xuanyue Order, many monks came here to try their luck.
He ignored it and soon arrived at Tianlong Pavilion. After being led by the receptionist monk, he sat in a private room on the second floor of Tianlong Pavilion.
After a while, Tang Xiuyuan’s hearty laughter came.
"It turns out to be Fellow Daoist Chen. I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm so polite!" Tang Xiuyuan cupped his hands and said with a smile.
Lin Tianming stood up and clasped his fists in return, and then the two of them sat opposite each other. He took a sip of the spirit tea and said:
"Haha... I haven't seen each other for more than a year, today. I came here to find two elixir ingredients! ”
After hearing this, Tang Xiuyuan suddenly became interested when he thought of Lin Tianming's generosity.
"Oh? I wonder what it is?"
"Autumn Night Grass and Star Luan Fruit! I wonder if your store has this?" Lin Tianming showed an expectant look and said it directly. .
"Autumn night grass? Xingluan fruit?" Tang Xiuyuan was a little surprised, but did not show any strange expression and said:
"Although this object is not of high grade, it is only second grade. It’s a low-grade elixir, but it’s really not that common, but Daoyou Chen is lucky. The shop happens to have three autumn night grasses and five star berries!”
Lin Tianming was a little excited when he heard that these two elixir ingredients really existed.
“I don’t know what price to sell it at?” Lin Tianming asked.
"Each Qiuye grass costs 210 spiritual stones, and each Xingluan fruit costs 180 spiritual stones!" Tang Xiuyuan replied directly.
For this price, Lin Tianming was not surprised. The average second-grade elixir material only cost a little over a hundred spirit stones, and the two materials he wanted were not common, so the price was on the high side.
But even so, he still decided to buy these elixirs.
Although there are only three furnaces of materials, considering that he is just trying to refine the Dragon Bone Pill, he is not sure whether it is feasible. He will buy three furnaces of materials and try it. If it can really assist him in his cultivation, he will buy the materials to make the elixir. .
"Fellow Taoist Tang, we need three portions of each of these two elixir ingredients!"
After speaking, Lin Tianming did not ask for a counter-offer, but directly took out one thousand one hundred and seventy spiritual stones and handed them to him. Tang Xiuyuan.
Tang Xiuyuan found the spirit stone, then waved his sleeves and six jade boxes appeared in his hand.
Lin Tianming took the six jade boxes, opened them and looked at them. After confirming that they were indeed Autumn Night Grass and Xingluan Fruit, and that the medicinal properties were correct, he put them into his storage bag.
After the transaction was completed, Lin Tianming and Tang Xiuyuan exchanged a few polite words, then left Tianlong Pavilion and returned to the small courtyard of Dongfu.
In the alchemy room, Lin Tianming sat on the floor. After running the technique for a long time, his whole body's condition reached its peak.
He opened his eyes, and two jade slips suddenly appeared in his hand. One was the dragon bone elixir prescription he bought from the stall area, and the other was the alchemy experience given by Ye Pinghai.
Although he had read the two jade slips several times and memorized the contents in his mind, he reached out his consciousness and reviewed the contents recorded in them.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Lin Tianming put away two or two jade slips, and then took out the Four Elephant Stove.
He pinched it with one hand, skillfully opened the ground fire, and then threw the Four Elephant Furnace, hanging steadily above the hole of the ground fire.
With ease and familiarity, he made the preparations before refining the elixir, and then took out a second-level Qingxu Snake Demon Pill and held it in his hand for inspection.
Looking at the gray-white inner elixir, Lin Tianming couldn't help but sigh that this inner elixir was hard-won.
After regaining his consciousness, he prepared all the materials needed for the Dragon Bone Pill and placed them one by one on the stone platform aside.
Now everything is ready, all we need is the east wind.
He took a deep breath, and then started to warm the furnace. When the temperature reached the required temperature, he then threw an elixir material into the Four Elephants furnace.
The early decomposition and purification is no different from ordinary pills, and it is not difficult for him.
Soon, after an hour of high-intensity decomposition and purification, each elixir material and spiritual fruit was decomposed and completed.
At the bottom of the Four Elephant Furnace, a ball of colorful elixir essence is lying in the furnace.
Lin Tianming wiped the sweat from his head, and then threw the second-level Qingxu Snake Inner Pill into the Four Symbols Furnace.
The gray-white Qingxu Snake inner elixir entered the extremely high temperature furnace, and it suddenly seemed to come alive, beating like crazy.
Lin Tianming did not dare to be careless. After all, the demonic beast inner elixir is not as gentle as the elixir material. It will explode if he is not careful. The energy contained in the second-level demonic elixir is terrifying. Even for foundation-building monks, Even if he was so close, his life might be in danger.
He concentrated on controlling his spiritual consciousness, forcibly suppressing the inner elixir, and then began to decompose it.
Half a day has passed. In the Four Symbols Furnace, the inner elixir of the Green Void Snake has disappeared. Only the essence of the original elixir has grown in size, and the color has also undergone a huge change, turning into green-red. .
Seeing this situation, Lin Tianming was overjoyed. The most dangerous step was over, and the next step was the most important step of condensing the pill.
He took a deep breath, then pinched it with one hand, and hit a magic spell on the ground fire mouth.
With a soft sound, the ground fire suddenly spurted out, and the temperature in the Sixiang Furnace rose to a higher level again.
Lin Tianming looked solemn, feeling the changes in the Four Elephants Furnace all the time.
Seeing that the temperature was almost low, he slapped his palm on the Sixiang furnace, and a burst of spiritual power suddenly shot out from his hand, and disappeared into the furnace.
After the spiritual infusion was completed, he controlled the temperature of the earth fire and muttered words at the same time.
“Condensation!”
A harsh sound came out, followed by several crackling sounds in the alchemy furnace.
Hearing the noise, Lin Tianming's expression changed. When the noise stopped, he immediately opened the stove cover.
I saw a pile of medicinal residue lying inside, mixed with two broken pills.
He picked up a broken elixir, put it in his hands and studied it carefully.
“It seems that it can be refined. It’s just that the temperature and timing of injecting the spirit were not controlled well in this furnace, which led to the failure of the alchemy!”
“It seems that the Qingxu Snake has something inside it. The elixir can indeed replace the Qinglong Jiao inner elixir, and it can indeed be used to refine the dragon bone elixir!" After Lin Tianming muttered to himself, a smile suddenly flashed across his face.
Although the first batch of elixir refining failed, it almost became an elixir, which gave him unlimited hope.
Cleaning out the spent medicine residue, he then began to adjust his breath, and when his condition reached its peak, he continued to refine it.
"Three ingredients must be used to make a pill!" He thought to himself, and then began to adjust his breath.
Half a day later, Lin Tianming's condition recovered, and he once again entered into intensive alchemy.
After the first failure, he was extra careful in refining the second batch of elixir, doing all the steps as best as possible.
With ease and familiarity, his efforts paid off, and the second batch of elixir was successfully condensed.
In the alchemy room, when a special aroma of medicine came from the alchemy furnace, he quickly opened the lid of the furnace, ignoring the fact that he was sweating profusely.
He saw five green and red elixirs hanging in the furnace. He immediately took out one elixir and held it in his hand, looking at it carefully.
"This is indeed the finished elixir, but I don't know if it is effective!"
Lin Tianming thought to himself, with a look of excitement on his face.
But the current condition is not good, so I can only try it the next day.
Thinking of this, he closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing, preparing to refine the remaining ingredients and prepare to take the elixir.
(End of this chapter)