"By the way, Junior Brother Lu, didn't you notice anything about the technique that evil cultivator practiced and the magic weapon he used?"
Liu Sheng frowned and asked, Lu Yang only injured the evil cultivator but failed to kill him.
Offending a Jindan cultivator was not a good thing for Tinghai Pavilion. If the other party intended to retaliate against Tinghai Pavilion and attack low-level cultivators, they would be very passive and difficult to defend.
"I can't tell. Judging from their reaction and the number of people, they are from a tight organization. Even though they were besieged by us, they still dared to plot and kill other monks. They are very brave."
Lu Yang said with a gloomy face, in the battle that day, the evil cultivator in the Jindan stage pretended to spar with each other in the sky, while his subordinates fled everywhere, pretending to be retreating, and heard the disciples of Haige chasing them, but they were ambushed and many people were killed or injured.
Liu Sheng shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's strengthen our guard first and report this to Zhenhai Palace to see if they know the true identity of the evil cultivator!"
There are ten major sects in the East China Sea, and they are the masters of the East China Sea's immortal cultivation world. Tinghai Pavilion can still have a say in the Red Algae Sea, but outside the Red Algae Sea, Tinghai Pavilion's influence is not that great. Zhenhai Palace is one of the ten major sects in the East China Sea, and is also the boss of Tinghai Pavilion.
The Zhenhai Palace has been passed down for ten thousand years. It is full of masters, including more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators. It governs tens of thousands of islands. Tinghai Pavilion is just a subsidiary force of the Zhenhai Palace, representing the Zhenhai Palace and governing the Red Algae Sea.
"Then again, Huoyun Sect has been established for hundreds of years. It is said that Huoyun Sect has the support of a certain big sect, which is why it has survived until now. Why do you suddenly want to deal with Huoyun Sect? Brother Liu, we won't bring disaster upon ourselves, will we?"
Lu Yang asked with some confusion. He was worried that Tinghai Pavilion was being used as a pawn. If the forces behind Huoyun Sect pursued the matter later, Tinghai Pavilion would be in trouble.
There are some things that are inconvenient for the big forces to do, so they often instruct their subordinate forces to do them, and the same is true for Tinghai Pavilion.
"I've inquired about it. Behind Huoyun Sect is Jiuyan Sect, which is one of the ten major sects in the East China Sea. It has a good relationship with Zhenhai Sect. A few years ago, for some unknown reason, Jiuyan Sect and Zhenhai Palace frequently clashed in private. Since then, the relationship between the two sects has deteriorated. It's not surprising that Zhenhai Palace instructed us to destroy Huoyun Sect. However, for the sake of caution, we can't come forward directly and let our subordinates do it. If Jiuyan Sect pursues it, we will push a few chess pieces out to take the blame."
After hearing this, Lu Yang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile: "Zhenhai Palace treats us as pawns, and we treat the affiliated Xiuxian family as pawns. I don't know who the Xiuxian family treats as a pawn."
Liu Sheng sighed and said, "If you don't want to be a pawn, you have to climb to the top. How many Jindan cultivators dream of reaching the Nascent Soul stage? How many people can advance to the Nascent Soul stage?"
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On a deserted island, in a hidden cave.
A middle-aged man looked at the dozen or so foundation-building monks in front of him with a cold gaze.
If you look closely, you can see that the middle-aged man's breath seems a little weak.
He was injured by Lu Yang, so it would be inappropriate for him to fight again in the short term.
"Break up into small groups and find places to hide. No one should reveal their identities, and no one is allowed to act without authorization. Violators will be severely punished."
"Yes, Elder Liu."
More than a dozen foundation-building monks agreed in unison and turned to leave.
The middle-aged man's eyes turned cold, and he said to himself: "Ting Haige, remember this account first, and I will settle it with you after I recover from my injuries."
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Three months passed quickly.
In the alchemy room, Han Changming sat cross-legged on a cushion with his eyes closed. A large number of red and yellow light spots floated around him and slowly flowed into his body.
Half a minute later, the surrounding red and yellow light spots all flowed into Han Changming's body and disappeared, and he opened his eyes.
He could clearly feel that his aura had become much stronger.
Han Changming showed a look of joy on his face. He suddenly remembered something and looked towards the corner.
He frowned slightly. The spirit beast egg had not hatched? The eggs of the Purple Crystal Flying Scorpion had been stored for too long and needed to absorb a large amount of spiritual energy to hatch. However, this spirit beast egg had not been stored for long, so there was no reason why it had not hatched.
He walked quickly to the spirit beast egg and examined it carefully, but could not figure out what it was.
Every profession has its own specialties. The Han family has a Spirit Beast Hall, which is specifically responsible for cultivating spirit beasts and birds. The head of the hall is Han Deguang. Han Changming put away the spirit beast eggs and spirit gathering stones, and planned to ask Han Deguang to help check them out after returning to the family.
The spirit beast bag on his waist vibrated, and he slapped the spirit beast bag, and a purple crystal flying scorpion flew out of it.
Its size did not change, but its aura became much stronger, reaching the lower level of the second grade.
Han Changming showed joy on his face. He had raised the Amethyst Flying Scorpion for nearly ten years, spending a lot of financial resources and energy, and finally cultivated it to the second level.
The Amethyst Flying Scorpion let out bursts of hissing sounds and circled around Han Changming.
Han Changming took out a black porcelain bottle and released a dozen second-level monster spirits. The Amethyst Flying Scorpion flapped its wings excitedly, pounced on them, and quickly devoured these monster spirits.
The Amethyst Flying Scorpion was still not satisfied and kept making bursts of hissing sounds from its mouth.
Han Changming smiled slightly, took out the last Snow Yin Flower, and the Purple Crystal Flying Scorpion devoured the Snow Yin Flower before flying back to the spirit beast bag contentedly.
After walking out of the alchemy room, Han Changming came to the front desk of Lingdan Hall and found that there were not many customers in the store.
"Second uncle, why are there no guests?" Han Changming frowned.
Han Dekun smiled and explained, "It's not that there are no customers, it's just that they are sold out. Uncle Jiu and Changlu are busy refining pills. During this period, the prices of various strategic materials have risen rapidly, especially pills, which are in short supply now."
Under the influence of the evil cultivators, the atmosphere in the Red Algae Sea became increasingly tense, causing the prices of various strategic materials to continue to rise. The Han family took the opportunity to make a small profit.
Of course, the Han family has stockpiled a lot of strategic materials, but these are kept for their own use and will not be sold easily.
As the prices of strategic materials rise, the prices of raw materials also rise.
Han Changming suddenly realized what was going on after hearing this. He suddenly remembered something and asked in a low voice, "Second uncle, where are Uncle Daojing and the others? Have Seventh Aunt and Fourth Sister come back?"
"Seventh sister and Changwu have returned. Changming, the ice spirit crystal vein there is very small, not even microscopic. There are only a dozen ice spirit crystals. They have been transported back to Huludao."
Ice Spirit Crystals contain cold and yin power. If cultivators who practice water-based martial arts refine some Ice Spirit Crystals and release them when fighting the enemy, they can hurt the enemy invisibly. Ye Xin and Ye Xue practice water-based martial arts. If they advance to the foundation-building stage, they can change to practice "Wanlang Jue". They can use Ice Spirit Crystals to practice martial arts and improve their own strength.
Speaking of which, Han Changming could also refine some fire-attributed ores or spiritual objects to improve his own strength. However, there were relatively few fire-attributed spiritual objects in the East China Sea's immortal cultivation world. It was estimated that only some secret places could find fire-attributed spiritual objects. Generally speaking, there were more water-attributed spiritual objects in the East China Sea's immortal cultivation world.
According to clan rules, these ice spirit crystals will be converted into contribution points. If Han Changming wants to use ice spirit crystals in the future, he can exchange them with contribution points.
"Chang Ming, are you busy recently?"
Han Dekun asked cautiously. After all, Han Changming was a foundation-building cultivator and he didn't have to listen to him.
Han Changming smiled slightly and said, "Second uncle, you want me to refine more pills, right?"
The prices of strategic materials are relatively high, and selling pills at this time can make a lot of money. Han Changming naturally would not refuse. He has two wives to support, and it is not easy to support a family.
"Well, just refine a few batches of pills when you have time. You don't need too many, so as not to delay your practice."
Han Changming nodded and agreed.
Han Dekun gave Han Changming a batch of alchemy materials and asked Han Changming to refine a first-grade pill.
Han Changming walked into the alchemy room, took out the alchemy furnace and the fire gathering array, and entered a spell into the array plate.
With a muffled "puff" sound, a large red flame appeared out of nowhere, enveloping the bottom of the alchemy furnace.
After the preheating was almost done, Han Changming threw the elixirs into the alchemy furnace one after another.
After a while, a faint medicinal fragrance wafted out.
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Huludao, meeting hall.
Han Zhangxiang looked at Han Debiao and Ye Xin with a smile on his face.
Han Debiao took a foundation-building pill to reach the foundation-building stage, and Ye Xin took two bottles of Wu Yue Ling Shui to reach the foundation-building stage. They both successfully advanced to the foundation-building stage.
“God bless our Han family! God bless our Han family!”
Han Zhangxiang said excitedly, looking very excited.
In this way, the Han family will have eight foundation-building cultivators. The situation is a bit chaotic now. The more foundation-building cultivators the Han family has, the easier it will be to get through this level.
"If it weren't for the clan leader, I wouldn't be able to build my foundation!"
Han Debiao expressed his gratitude. He knew very well that with the elixirs he brought back from Thousand Poison Island, the family would not reward him with Foundation Establishment Pills. After all, the operation was not organized by the family, and nine members of the family had died, which was a huge loss.
To be honest, it was good enough that the patriarch did not punish him.
"Yes! Thanks to the clan leader, otherwise my granddaughter-in-law would not be able to advance to the foundation-building stage."
Ye Xin complimented, saying that since she married into the Han family, she was naturally a member of the Han family.
Han Zhangxiang nodded in satisfaction and said in a friendly manner: "De Biao, you have just established your foundation, so stay in the clan to practice and consolidate your cultivation. Ye Xin, your sister is about to give birth, so you should stay with her more. Chang Ming is not at home, so you, as the elder sister, should take care of Ye Xue."
Ye Xin nodded and said, "Granddaughter-in-law understands. Patriarch, don't worry. I will take good care of my sister."
She hesitated for a moment, then said nervously, "Patriarch, I want to change my cultivation method. Is that ok?"
She practiced a water-attributed technique, but it could only be practiced up to the foundation-building stage. There were no techniques after the foundation-building stage. It was not easy for a casual cultivator to obtain a complete set of techniques.
Han Zhangxiang smiled, nodded and said, "Changming has already told me about this. If you need any immortal cultivation resources, you can use Changming's contribution points to exchange with the family. The Ten Thousand Waves Technique is a technique that Changming dedicated to the family. You can practice it without contribution points, but I can only give you the practice formulas for the first six levels. If you have the opportunity to advance to the Jindan stage in the future, I will give you the subsequent practice formulas. In addition, you are not allowed to pass on the practice formulas of the Ten Thousand Waves Technique to others, understand?"
After hearing this, Ye Xin showed joy on her face and said, "Grandson's wife understands, clan leader, don't worry."
Han Zhangxiang gave them a few instructions and asked them to leave.
As soon as they left, a sharp and rapid sound came from Han Zhangxiang. He took out a palm-sized blue shell and cast a spell. Soon, a man's voice suddenly sounded: "Clan leader, Yang Tianlei, the head of the Yang family of Huangfeng Island, is here to visit. He brought two foundation-building cultivators and more than a dozen Qi-refining cultivators. What do you think?"
The Yang family of Huangfeng Island is a close neighbor of the Han family. The strength of the Yang family is stronger than that of the Han family, but the two families have never had any contact.
"Let them in, bring the foundation-building cultivators to the meeting room, and place the Qi-refining cultivators in the reception hall."
Han Zhangxiang pondered for a moment and gave the order.
"Yes, Patriarch."
Half a minute later, Han Zhangxiang met Yang Tianlei.
Yang Tianlei is not tall, a little short and fat, with a round face and a big smile on his face.
Yang Tianlei was also in the late stage of foundation building, and he brought two people in the early stage of foundation building with him.
"Friend Yang, it has been several decades since we last met!"
Han Zhangxiang clasped his fist towards Yang Tianlei and spoke politely.
"Yes! We haven't seen each other for decades. How is Fellow Daoist Han these days?"
Yang Tianlei narrowed his eyes and said with a smile.
Han Zhangxiang nodded and asked, "Not bad. I wonder if Brother Daoist Yang has any advice for you this time?"
Yang Tianlei's eyes darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "The Huoyun Sect allowed its disciples to kill people and steal treasures. Several of our Yang family members were killed. I wonder what Fellow Daoist Han thinks of this matter?"
Hearing this, Han Zhangxiang was slightly stunned and asked in confusion: "The Fire Cloud Sect condones its disciples to kill people and steal treasures? Fellow Daoist Yang, you are not mistaken!"
"It is absolutely true. Not only our Yang family, but other immortal cultivation families have also suffered from the murderous hands of the Huoyun Sect's disciples. The Huoyun Sect has gone crazy."
Han Zhangxiang's eyes showed suspicion. Huoyun Sect had been established for hundreds of years and it was natural for it to survive until now. Han Zhangxiang could understand that there was a bad apple in Huoyun Sect, but he would not believe that Huoyun Sect condoned its disciples to kill people. He thought of Lu Yang's instructions and Han Changming's attack on his doorstep, and he could conclude that Tinghai Pavilion wanted to deal with Huoyun Sect, and all this was Tinghai Pavilion's doing.
Tinghai Pavilion was unable to step forward for some reason and asked the affiliated immortal cultivation family to handle it. Han Zhangxiang thought about this clearly and naturally knew what to do.
He knew very well that if he did not cooperate with Tinghaige, the consequences would be serious, but if he cooperated with Tinghaige, he might even get a sip of hot soup.
Han Zhangxiang sighed lightly, his face showing hesitation. After a moment of silence, he sighed and said, "To be honest with you, Fellow Daoist Yang, not long ago, Changming was attacked at his doorstep. It seems that he was also a disciple of Huoyun Sect. Huoyun Sect is becoming more and more disorganized and condones its disciples to commit crimes."
"That's right. I have discussed with many fellow Daoists about jointly attacking Huoyun Sect. I wonder if fellow Daoist Han is willing to join us?"
Han Zhangxiang looked embarrassed and said, "I really want to help, but our Han family is not strong and cannot send many people."
He didn't dare disobey Tinghai Pavilion, but he didn't want to send out too many clansmen for fear of being used as cannon fodder. This kind of thing had happened before, so he had to be on guard.