After hearing this, Ye Xin felt that what Han Changying said made sense. Even if outsiders would not misunderstand, the matter would still spread in the long run. It was okay for her, but Zheng Guangyao probably would not be able to explain to the family. If she put herself in his shoes, if Han Changming taught a cultivator from another family to refine the alchemy, even if it was just guidance once or twice, it would be fine, but it would take three months for him to explain to the family.
"Fifth sister is right. I was negligent. I will explain it to Zheng Daoyou later! How about this! I will ask Zheng Daoyou to bring his wife or daughter along, so there will be no gossip."
Han Changying smiled slightly and nodded, "That's the best. By the way, my ninth brother asked me to refine the Purple Fire Crystal into the Dry Earth True Yang Sand. I have already refined it."
She took out a palm-sized yellow gourd and handed it to Ye Xin.
Ye Xin uncorked the bottle and poured out a large piece of red gravel. She could feel the blazing heat when she touched it. She smiled happily and said gratefully, "Thank you very much, Fifth Sister. By the way, my husband asked me to give you this bottle of Heyuan Pill as a reward."
She took out a green porcelain bottle and handed it to Han Changying.
"It's just a small favor, forget about the reward."
"You can't say that. You have to pay outsiders for help. If you don't accept it, I won't be able to explain to my husband. If you don't accept it, we won't dare to ask you for help next time."
Ye Xin stuffed the green porcelain bottle into Han Changying's hand without saying anything.
After hearing this, Han Changying did not refuse and accepted it.
She suddenly took out a palm-sized green magic disk, entered a spell, and a hint of joy flashed across her beautiful eyes.
"Sister-in-law, a few Taoist friends want to talk to me about something, so I'm leaving first."
After saying this, Han Changying drank the tea in the cup, stood up and left.
Half a minute later, Han Changying appeared at the door of Yuchun Tower and walked in.
Arriving at the third floor, she walked into a private room with its door open. Inside were five foundation-building cultivators, three men and two women. The one with the highest level of cultivation was a gentle and refined young man in a red shirt.
The young man in red has handsome features, wears a scholar's turban, and has a face as white as jade, giving people the feeling of a graceful young man.
"Fellow Daoist Cao? Sorry, I'm late. I kept you waiting for a long time."
Han Changying's tone was full of apology. The five foundation-building cultivators present were all second-rank weapon refiners. Han Changying had been in the Golden Dragon Sea for so many years, so her weapon-refining skills were not low. She had made many acquaintances with fellow practitioners and would attend exchanges with them whenever she had the chance, exchanging experiences in weapon-refining with each other.
The red-shirted young man's surname is Cao and his name is Dongyang. He comes from a family of immortal cultivators named Cao. His strength is slightly stronger than that of the Han family? However, in the Golden Dragon Sea, the Cao family is just an insignificant little force, even worse than the Zheng family of White Crane Island.
"You're too polite, Fairy Hu. We just arrived. Please take a seat!"
Cao Dongyang spoke in a warm tone and asked Han Changying to sit down.
Han Changying nodded and sat down. They ordered two pots of spiritual tea and some snacks and started chatting.
"Fairy Hu, I heard that your cousin is an alchemist?"
Cao Dongyang asked seemingly nonchalantly.
"Well, my ninth brother is a second-level alchemist, but his alchemy level is not very high."
This was the Han family's unanimous statement to the outside world. Except for Han Changming and Ye Xin, no one else knew Han Changming's specific level of alchemy.
"Fairy Hu, this is your fault. Why don't you bring your cousin along and introduce him to us?"
Han Changming is not very noticeable, but he has been in frequent contact with other alchemists last month, especially with the Golden Lotus Fairy Shen Yueshuang, which makes cultivators from small families such as Cao Dongyang very envious.
For them, even just talking to Shen Yueshuang for a few words would be enough for them to show off for a while.
"You should have told me earlier! My ninth brother is in seclusion now, so it's not convenient for us to meet for the time being. Next time I have a chance, I will definitely bring him here and introduce him to you. Let's talk about the refining of the second-level puppet beast!"
Han Changying shifted the topic to puppet making. Communicating with fellow practitioners would help her improve her own refining skills. Sometimes a few casual words from fellow practitioners could give her a lot of inspiration.
Cao Dongyang smiled and nodded. They all witnessed Han Changying's obsession with refining equipment.
After exchanging their experiences in refining weapons for more than half an hour, Cao Dongyang changed the subject and said, "Fairy Hu, have you heard that someone found a Vermillion Bird Token in the body of a monster?"
"I heard about it too. I heard that it was a casual cultivator who sold the Vermillion Bird Token to the Golden Dragon Tower and made a fortune."
"Hehe, if you calculate the time, the restrictions of the Suzaku Order will be loosened in the next few years. It's really stupid to sell the Suzaku Order to others."
Han Changying smiled and said, "I haven't heard of this, but I think this is a wise move! After all, the entrance to the Suzaku Secret Realm is guarded by cultivators. Even if you have the Suzaku Order, you may not be able to get in. Besides, even if you do get in, you may not be a match for those elites."
She had heard of the origin of the Suzaku Order and knew that it was the key to entering the Suzaku Secret Realm. However, as everyone knew, the entrance to the Suzaku Secret Realm was heavily guarded. Even if one could sneak in by chance, they would be no match for the elite disciples who entered the secret realm.
For independent cultivators, selling the Suzaku Order to a large force is a wise choice.
"Yes! But just thinking about it makes me excited. If we can enter the Suzaku Secret Realm and get a few treasures, even a few thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, it will be enough for us to benefit endlessly."
When Cao Dongyang finished speaking, a look of longing appeared on his face.
To be frank, any cultivator who has stayed in the Golden Dragon Sea for a few years has heard of the Suzaku Secret Realm. Many Jindan cultivators entered the Suzaku Secret Realm, obtained precious treasures, and made rapid progress in their cultivation. They formed golden elixirs in one fell swoop and became famous.
It is said that Master Jinlong also entered the Suzaku Secret Realm and obtained a large number of treasures, transforming from an unknown casual cultivator to the powerful Master Jinlong. It is also said that the red dragon of his eldest disciple, True Man Chijiao, was also obtained from the Suzaku Secret Realm. As to whether this is true or not, outsiders do not know, and there are many different opinions.
This did not prevent other cultivators from being curious about the Suzaku Secret Realm. Cao Dongyang grew up in the Golden Dragon Sea, so he was naturally curious about the Suzaku Secret Realm, but he was not qualified to enter the Suzaku Secret Realm.
"Do you think the beast tide has anything to do with the Suzaku Secret Realm? Could it be that the demon race also wants to enter the Suzaku Secret Realm?"
Han Changying disagreed with this statement and said, "That's impossible! Generally speaking, a demon beast has to cultivate to the fourth level before it has a chance to transform into a human form, and the Suzaku Secret Realm can only accommodate foundation-building cultivators. Besides, each entrance is heavily guarded. Even if the demon race bribes spies, the spies cannot enter the Suzaku Secret Realm."
"That's true. Fairy Hu is right."
Cao Dongyang nodded, and changed the subject, saying, "There are many powerful characters in this beast tide. The most courageous one is Fellow Daoist Long. He practices the skills of the demon race and can transform into a dragon. He rushed into the group of demon beasts and killed a large number of them. In addition, there are Fairy Jinlian, Ye Tonghua, and True Man Baidu."
"And Liu Hao, he is a physical cultivator with immense strength. I saw him smash the head of a second-level low-grade demon crab with one hammer. You weren't there, so you can't experience that feeling."
Cao Dongyang looked a little excited. The physical bodies of cultivators are generally not as good as those of monsters. It is not easy for cultivators to kill monsters with one move.
Han Changying smiled indifferently. Han Debiao was also a physical cultivator. Unfortunately, he had gone into seclusion before the beast tide broke out and has not come out yet.
An hour later, Cao Dongyang glanced at the darkening sky and said, "It's getting late. Let's stop talking here today! See you next time."
"Okay, goodbye, Fellow Daoist Cao."
Everyone got up and left one after another, each returning home.
"Wait, Fairy Hu, I have something to tell you."
Cao Dongyang called Han Changying and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
After the others left, Han Changying asked, "There's no one here now, Fellow Daoist Cao, just say whatever you want to say!"
"Fairy Hu, next month is my father's 100th birthday. I would like to invite you to our Cao family as a guest. Is it convenient for you?"
Cao Dongyang asked nervously. He wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to Han Changying.
Han Changying thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Cao, I've recently gained some insights in my cultivation, and I plan to retreat for a while to reach the middle stage of foundation building. I'm really sorry."
The situation in the Golden Dragon Sea is complicated, so she naturally wouldn't just visit other immortal cultivation families casually. She had to be on guard against others. After all, she was in a foreign land, so she had to be cautious.
"Okay! It's okay. I understand."
Cao Dongyang looked a little disappointed and didn't dare to ask any further.
After chatting for a few minutes, Han Changying said goodbye and left.
After returning to his residence, Han Changying sat down cross-legged and took out a green porcelain bottle.
She has been in the foundation-building stage for more than ten years, but is still in the early stage of foundation-building. This is mainly because she has spent a lot of time studying puppet beasts. She plans to practice in seclusion for a period of time and strive to advance to the middle stage of foundation-building.
She took out a Heyuan Pill from the green porcelain bottle. It was bright in color and had full grains.
The pill melted in her mouth and turned into a ball of pure spiritual energy, which rushed towards her limbs and bones.
She did not dare to be careless and immediately used her internal energy to refine this pure spiritual energy.
Not long after, a faint red light appeared on her body surface, covering her entire body.
Spring goes and autumn comes, time passes, and a year goes by quickly.
In the secret room, Han Changming sat cross-legged on a green cushion. A large area of red and yellow light floated in the secret room, like a sky full of stars.
As Han Changming breathed in and out, strands of red and yellow light flowed into his body through his mouth and nose.
After a while, Han Changming opened his eyes, and all the red and yellow spots disappeared, as if they had never appeared.
Han Changming frowned and said to himself, "Why am I still stuck in the middle stage of foundation building? Is it because I took too many pills? Have I developed drug resistance? Should I change to another pill? Or should I continue to hunt monsters?"
When the beast tide came, he and Ye Xin went out of the city to kill the monsters. His bottleneck was loosened, so he practiced in seclusion for more than a year, but he still remained in the middle stage of foundation building. This made him a little annoyed. You know, he entered the foundation building stage a few years earlier than Ye Xin. In order to take care of his two sons, Ye Xin gave up practicing for several years. Even so, Ye Xin had already practiced to the middle stage of foundation building, while Han Changming was still in the middle stage of foundation building.
There are many such situations in the world of immortal cultivation. If you are unlucky, you may be stuck in one realm for hundreds of years. When Han Changming thought of this, he felt a headache.
He took a deep breath, cheered himself up, and walked out.
Walking out of the bamboo building, he saw Ye Xin casting rain on the spiritual field. In her hand was a palm-sized blue array plate, which was glowing with spiritual light.
A white cloud over a hundred feet in size floated above the spiritual field, and raindrops as big as beans poured down.
"Hey, husband, you're out of seclusion."
When Ye Xin saw Han Changming, she smiled happily. She retracted her magic spell, and the white clouds dispersed and the rain disappeared.
"Madam, are you using formations to plant spiritual fields? How is your study of formations with Fellow Daoist Zheng going?"
Ye Xin smiled and said, "Thanks to my husband, I can now set up some simple first-level formations, but I can only set up the formations. I can't break them."
Zheng Guangyao originally planned to teach her for three months, but he could not resist Ye Xin's repeated requests and taught her for a year. Ye Xin can now set up a first-level formation and is considered a first-level formation master, but her formation skills are not high and need to be improved.
Even so, it made her feel very proud.
You know, in just one year, she went from knowing nothing about battle formations to having some basic knowledge, which is already a huge improvement. To be honest, her great achievement is not only due to her own efforts, but also to Zheng Guangyao's serious teaching.
She was sincerely grateful to Zheng Guangyao. Of course, if Han Changming had not helped Zheng Guangyao twice, Zheng Guangyao would not have taught her for a year.
Zheng Guangyao was willing to teach her for a year, which was already a great favor to Han Changming. As for how far Ye Xin could go in the art of formation, it depended on her personal understanding.
The master leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you.
She briefly talked about what had happened over the past year. Han Changming, Han Debiao, and Han Changying had all gone into seclusion to practice, Ye Xin was learning the art of formations from Zheng Guangyao, Han Delei was managing the business of Guangyuanju, and Han Daogui and Han Daoxiu were also in seclusion to practice.
Han Changshuo was also busy listening to Haige's tasks. Ye Xin hadn't seen Han Changshuo for a long time and didn't know what Han Changshuo was doing.
"Alas, I am still in the middle stage of foundation building. It seems that I have to go out to sea to hunt monsters and resolve the bottleneck in the battle of life and death."
Han Changming sighed lightly and said somewhat frustratedly.
Ye Xin came over, held Han Changming's hands tightly, and comforted him softly: "Husband, you worry too much. Bottlenecks are very normal. Many cultivators will encounter them. As for when they will be resolved, it all depends on personal luck. You can't force it. Don't be too sad. It's not your fault. I believe you will be able to resolve the bottleneck in no time."
Han Changming nodded and said, "I hope so! Madam, please go out for a walk with me! I haven't been out for a long time."
"I haven't been out for a walk with my husband for a long time. The market has been very busy recently."
Ye Xin smiled sweetly, took Han Changming's arm and walked out, and they left their residence.
Before long, they appeared on the busy street.