Chen Lin opened his eyes and ended his training.
This time he meditated for another ten days, but there was still no progress in his cultivation. He couldn't help but sigh.
"It looks like I have to switch to another elixir. The resistance to this elixir is really troublesome."
He muttered something and started to cook the spiritual rice porridge.
In three years, he has changed several kinds of elixirs, and all the recipes he got have been used up. If he wants to change for new elixirs, he has to continue to look for recipes.
As for buying ready-made pills, the prices are too expensive. It is better to find a girl to practice dual cultivation with!
When he first came to Danding City three years ago, he was tricked by Lao Hu and Yu Zimo into going to Wuzhen Tower. After tasting the beauty of dual cultivation, he couldn't stop himself and often went there to experience the beauty of dual cultivation.
And Lao Hu had indeed not lied to him, dual cultivation could indeed improve one's cultivation.
Especially the girls in Wuzhen Tower, they were truly amazing. He was able to successfully break through the eighth level of Qi training, all thanks to the girls' assistance.
Lao Hu's secret technique of dual cultivation is also quite mysterious. With the harmony of yin and yang, he is getting younger and younger, and looks to be around 30 years old.
"It's a pity that things are unpredictable. I finally made two good friends, but they are both unlucky people."
Thinking of Lao Hu and Yu Zimo, Chen Lin sighed, feeling a little sad.
In just three years, both of them died one after another.
Old Hu looked energetic, but who would have thought that he was actually a man with a short life span. He came to Danding City just to enjoy the last moments of his life. He stayed in the city for less than a year and passed away in a box in Wuzhen Building.
However, the other party got what he wanted and died under the peony flowers.
Caviar ink is even worse.
In order to stay in Danding City for a long time, he often went to Wuding Sea to hunt monsters to gain points, and finally died in the mouth of a monster.
Not even a body was left behind; the news of his death was brought back by the monks who went with him.
There was nothing Chen Lin could do but hire someone from the trading company to report the news of the two men's deaths back to their respective homes.
The deaths of the two made him feel sad and urgent at the same time.
Not only is there an urgency to improve strength, but there is also an urgency to extend lifespan.
His real age now is almost fifty. According to the generally accepted view in the world of immortal cultivation, the best age to build a foundation is under sixty years old. After this stage, the Qi and blood will decline, and it will be difficult to build a foundation.
At most, he still has twelve or thirteen years to go, and his cultivation has only reached the peak of the eighth level of Qi training.
He was stuck at the bottleneck for a whole year and was unable to break through to the ninth level of Qi training.
Above the ninth level is the realm of perfect Qi training, and only then can one try to build the foundation.
There is not enough time at all.
If you fail to establish the foundation in one go, you will have to recuperate for three to five years before you can try a second time.
Moreover, building the foundation requires a strong initial effort, followed by gradual decline and exhaustion. The more times you try, the lower the possibility of success.
If he cannot build a foundation, even if he lives peacefully, he can only live for another sixty or seventy years at most, and then he will have to die like Lao Hu.
After drinking two bowls of spiritual rice porridge and filling his stomach, Chen Lin walked out of the cave.
It is called a cave, but in fact it is just a suite, located on the edge of the city, where the spiritual energy is thin.
Even so, the monthly rent is ten medium-grade spirit stones, which is more than twice the price of the Qingyang Sect's cave residence.
But compared with the prices in Danding City, it is still cheap. He rented it for half a year at a time, and now it has expired. He is considering whether to renew the lease.
"Forget it, let's not think about it for now. I heard that the Golden Phoenix Tower has a new top performer with superb skills. Let's go and experience it first. Maybe I can make a breakthrough!"
Chen Lin put aside his worries and headed straight for the Golden Phoenix Tower.
Although Wuzhen Tower is well-known, it is a mobile brothel that goes wherever there is a large-scale event. Usually, the best brothel in Danding City is the Jinfeng Tower.
Although the girls here are not as high-class as those in Wuzhen Building, they are more open-minded. They can eat sweet or savory, meat or vegetarian food, and are proficient in all kinds of musical instruments and singing.
After discussing the true meaning of life with girls of different styles, his state of mind improved a lot.
This made Chen Lin understand a truth.
A cultivator should not be bound by worldly shackles.
When you practice Taoism, what you practice is the truth, what you practice is your nature. Only by releasing your nature can you find your true self.
A few hours later, Chen Lin walked out of the Golden Phoenix Tower, holding on to the wall.
There are too many natures released at once, which is a bit excessive.
After returning to his residence, Chen Lin meditated and practiced, consolidating his gains from the trip and improving his cultivation slightly.
"This new top performer in the Golden Phoenix Tower really has some skills. She has even made a slight improvement in her cultivation, which has been stagnant for a long time. Unfortunately, she is still a little behind the fairies in the Wuzhen Tower."
Chen Lin shook his head, feeling infinite nostalgia for Wuzhen Tower.
After savoring it for a while, he released the Xuanhuo Furnace and began to refine the elixir.
He was able to live in Danding City for three years because of his alchemy skills. Otherwise, the points issue would have forced him to leave.
When he first arrived, he, like Lao Hu and the others, earned points by selling rare treasures to the Danding Sect.
These materials were obtained by him when he traveled through the dangerous places from Yan Country to here. They were not too valuable, and he was reluctant to sell them since he could use them himself, so he sold them all in less than a year.
Originally, with his alchemy level, he could join the Danding Sect and become a disciple of the sect, so naturally he would not have to consider the issue of residency rights.
However, although the treatment in Danding Sect was extremely generous, the restrictions on disciples were also very strict, and once they entered the sect, they were required to examine their conscience, so he had no choice but to give up this idea.
With two secrets, his identity as a time traveler and his innate abilities, he absolutely cannot accept the idea of questioning his conscience.
So after Old Hu passed away, Chen Lin wanted to leave and go somewhere else. The world is so big that he can practice everywhere, it’s just that the conditions may vary.
But just when he was about to leave, he unexpectedly joined a small circle.
This small circle is made up of wild alchemists who are unwilling to join the Danding Sect. They hold gatherings at fixed times to exchange alchemy experiences and materials.
After joining, he got a channel to exchange elixirs for rare treasures, and then sell the rare treasures to Danding Sect to earn points.
Of course, in this case, the price of the pills sold would be lower, and it would not be fair enough, after all, the customers intercepted were originally from the Danding Sect.
But as long as you don’t go too far, Danding Sect won’t care.
If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. While collecting materials, the sect must also ensure the prosperity of the city and cannot be too harsh. Anyway, these elixirs will eventually flow into the sect.
"Is Fellow Daoist Chen here? Huang Su is here to visit!"
Chen Lin had just refined a batch of Chu Yuan Dan when he heard an old voice coming from outside.
He immediately put away the alchemy furnace, opened the formation restriction in the room, and walked out.
"So it's Brother Huang, how come you have time to visit my humble abode today? Please come in!"
The houses here are all next to each other, and there is no privacy at all, so he usually keeps his belongings in storage bags. There is nothing in the room, so he is not afraid of being seen.
Moreover, Huang Su is also an old member in their circle, and they have a pretty good relationship with him.
"Sorry to bother you then!"
Huang Su didn't hesitate and walked straight into the house.
When Chen Lin saw this, he knew that the other party probably had something important to tell him and was not just chatting casually.
After returning to the house, Chen Lin brewed a pot of spiritual tea. After the two of them sat down as host and guest, he asked, "Fellow Daoist Huang, is there anything I can do for you?"
Huang Su took a sip of the short-term spiritual tea and said with a smile on his face: "I have a good thing to share with Fellow Daoist Chen."
"Oh? What good news? Could it be that your family has a daughter who is ready to get married and you want to introduce her to me?"
Chen Lin chuckled and made a joke.
He also had a rough idea of the other party's identity. He was the elder of a nearby immortal cultivation family, and it was said that the family was not small.
Huang Su glanced at Chen Lin and said indifferently: "If Fellow Daoist Chen is willing to join my Huang family, let alone one, I would be willing to give away ten daughters of my clan, and I guarantee that each of them will be as beautiful as a flower."
Any family would be willing to spend a huge amount of money to win over a formal alchemist.
Chen Lin waved his hands hastily, "No, I'm not that kind of lecherous person. Let's talk about your real purpose, fellow Taoist."
Huang Su laughed and said teasingly, "If you say that others are not lustful, I believe it, but Fellow Daoist Chen, don't be modest. Everyone in our circle knows that all the spirit stones you earned from alchemy in the past few years have been given to the Golden Phoenix Tower. Madam Xu of the Golden Phoenix Tower has praised you very much."
Chen Lin's face turned dark.
I didn't expect that I would become famous.
But it’s better this way, everyone knows he is poor, so he won’t be targeted.
After the teasing, Huang Yu straightened his face and told the purpose of his visit.
It turned out that the other party had accidentally obtained a torn map, which recorded the location of the cave where a master alchemist had passed away.
A few days ago, the other party finally determined the location of the treasure, but after going there, he found that it was somewhat dangerous and guarded by a formation. He could not break it alone, so he wanted to invite Chen Lin to go treasure hunting together, and he could give him 20% of the gains after the success.
Chen Lin refused without even thinking about it.
"Chen knows that his cultivation is shallow and he never participates in any expeditions. Fellow Daoist Huang, please seek help from someone else."
Not to mention the cave of the alchemy master, he had no interest in the cave of the grandmaster of alchemy.
You can earn spirit stones by relying on your natural abilities, there is no need to take risks.
Huang Yu didn't expect Chen Lin to refuse so straightforwardly. He couldn't help but frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen may not know that this alchemy master is very famous. There must be a lot of alchemy recipes in his cave, and there must be alchemy furnaces and even valuable treasures such as strange fire. If you think two floors are too few, we can still discuss it."
Chen Lin still shook his head.
However, he asked with some doubt: "From what I know, there should be no shortage of powerful cultivators in Fellow Daoist Huang's family. Why don't you ask your family members to go, but instead look for an outsider like me?"
Huang Su looked embarrassed when he heard this.
He shook his head and said, "This is a family scandal. Otherwise, Daoist Fellow would think that my family is so close, why would I waste spiritual stones living in Danding City all year round? Moreover, Daoist Fellow Chen has made great achievements in body training, which is very helpful in breaking the formation in the cave, so I thought of you first."
Chen Lin looked suddenly enlightened but did not ask any further questions.
If you want to live long in the world of immortal cultivation, the most important thing is not to be too curious.
But no matter how the other party lobbied, he just shook his head and refused.
In the end, Huang Yu had no choice but to leave.