Half a year passed quickly.
Han Changming sat cross-legged on a cushion, his eyes fixed on the Vermillion Bird Furnace in front of him. The billowing flames engulfed the Vermillion Bird Furnace, and a faint medicinal fragrance filled the room.
There is a fire-proof formation in the room, so there is no problem in refining medicine here. The only difference is that the rent is a little expensive, but Han Changming doesn't care about the rent.
He has been refining elixirs in his residence, and when he is tired, he sits in meditation to regulate his breathing.
After a while, the medicinal fragrance in the room became stronger. Han Changming felt that the temperature was almost right. He retracted his magic formula, and the flames flashed and went out. He opened the lid of the Suzaku furnace, and inside lay five yellow pills the size of fingernails. Each pill had a pill pattern on its surface, which was very conspicuous.
Han Changming's face suddenly showed joy. Even without adding spiritual water to this batch of pills, he still managed to refine mid-quality pills. This showed that his alchemy skills had improved a lot. Even without the assistance of spiritual water, he still managed to refine mid-quality pills.
Of course, practice makes perfect. If he changed to another kind of elixir, Han Changming would still need the assistance of spiritual water and then slowly improve the success rate of the elixir.
He put away the five pills and the Vermillion Bird Furnace and walked towards the wooden bed.
He lifted the quilt, revealing a palm-sized blue gourd and a spirit-gathering stone.
The pattern on the surface of Taiyi Hualing Gourd became much clearer, and the spirit gathering stone turned grayish white.
The speed at which the Spirit Gathering Stone absorbs spiritual energy is relatively slow, far less than the speed at which the Taiyi Spirit Gourd absorbs spiritual energy.
Han Changming picked up the Taiyi Hualing Gourd, uncorked it, and a pure and exotic fragrance wafted out.
He took out a palm-sized green jade bottle and carefully poured some golden liquid into it. The golden liquid was the Golden Elixir Jade Liquid. After half a year of purification, its quality had improved a lot.
Under normal circumstances, it takes less than half a month for the Taiyi Hualing Gourd to purify a low-grade elixir into a medium-grade elixir. The golden elixir and jade liquid have been kept in the Taiyi Hualing Gourd for half a year, so the effect must be good.
He took out a palm-sized green communication disk, typed in a spell, and said, "Uncle Daolu, I'm going out now. Please contact Uncle Daoxiu and pay attention to whether there is a tail behind me. If there is a tail, give me a signal."
"Okay, we'll arrange it right away."
Having been away from home for more than ten years, his two sons are now in their teens, and Han Changming misses his wife and children very much.
He used the communication disk to contact Ye Xin and asked, "Madam, have Fifth Uncle and Fifth Sister come out of confinement?"
Guangyuanju had been closed long ago, and the tribesmen dispersed to cover Han Changming's retreat.
"They haven't come out yet, husband? Are we leaving Golden Dragon City?"
Ye Xin's voice was a little excited. She missed her two sons at home more than Han Changming.
"It's ready. Let's send a sound transmission note to the fifth sister and the fifth uncle first! We can only ask them to go back later."
"Okay, I know what to do. Husband, please be careful."
Putting away the communication disk, Han Changming stretched, stood up and walked out.
It was noon at this time and there were not many guests in the inn. Five guests were sitting in the lobby drinking tea and chatting. An old man in a yellow robe with ordinary features was sitting in the corner. He was Han Daogui in disguise, responsible for keeping an eye on Han Changming and making sure there was no one following him.
While drinking tea, Han Daogui glanced casually at the other four guests, and there was nothing unusual about any of them.
Han Changming walked to the counter, took out thirty spirit stones, put them on the counter, and said, "Boss, this is half a year's rent."
He rented a guest room with more complete facilities for five spirit stones a month.
"Okay, sir."
The shopkeeper put away the spirit stones and agreed readily.
Han Changming walked out of the inn and strolled on the street.
There was nothing unusual among the five guests, and they all sat in their seats.
Han Daogui remained calm and sat obediently in the corner drinking tea.
After a while, a young man with a fair face and a green shirt took out a communication disk and gestured on it.
Han Daogui secretly memorized the face of the young man in green. It seemed that the other party had accomplices, who were probably watching Han Changming in other places. It seemed that it would not be easy to send the golden elixir back to the family safely. He put down the teacup and walked out.
Han Changming was strolling on the street. Soon, he came to the square where the casual cultivators set up stalls. The square was as lively as before. He strolled around the square twice but didn't find anything.
On the surface, he was just strolling around, but ten members of the Han family were scattered in several corners, staring at the suspicious people around Han Changming.
An hour later, Han Changming appeared in a noodle shop.
The pasta is made from spiritual grains. It not only fills the stomachs of Qi-refining monks, but is also beneficial to their cultivation.
Han Changming ordered a bowl of green fish noodles. An old man in a green robe with ordinary features was sitting in the corner. He was Han Daoxiu in disguise.
Han Daoluo finished drinking the noodle soup and said loudly: "Boss, two more bowls, this noodle is really delicious, I have to eat three bowls today."
Han Changming looked calm, but he was shocked in his heart. This was a secret code, indicating that there were at least three followers behind him.
Come to think of it, the golden elixir and jade liquid worth 450,000 spirit stones is definitely an astronomical figure for a casual cultivator, and time is nothing to them.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Han Changming paid the spirit stones, walked out of the noodle shop, and strolled on the street. He did not contact anyone.
As it got dark, merchants took out their lighting tools, illuminating the market as bright as day.
Han Changming returned to his residence and took out the communication disk to contact Han Daogui.
"Uncle, how are you? Is there anything unusual?"
"Chang Ming, there are at least five followers behind you. We have discovered them. There may be more sophisticated followers guarding the exit of the teleportation hall and the market, waiting for you to show up."
Han Daogui's tone was stern. The Golden Dragon Sea was notoriously chaotic, with murders and treasure-stealing happening all the time. Han Changming spent 450,000 spirit stones to bid for the Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid, and was targeted by many independent cultivators. After he bought the Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid, he used the teleportation array to teleport away randomly. However, some independent cultivators with ulterior motives also sent many spies to various places in the market town to inform their companions of the characteristics and circumstances of the cultivators who had bid for the rare items.
Han Changming frowned. It was the first time he encountered such a situation. He thought his arrangements were safe enough, but he forgot a saying: The higher the virtue, the higher the evil. How could those vicious and evil cultivators not have thought of this
Five followers, this is really a big trouble.
He could either continue to stay in Jinlong City and waste time, or hand over the Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid to other members of the clan and ask them to escort the Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid back to the family.
It was not easy for the family to accumulate 450,000 spirit stones, so Han Changming was not very reassured about entrusting it to other clan members for escort. The most important thing was that the Han family could take out another 450,000 spirit stones, but they might not be able to bid for the second batch of Golden Elixir Jade Liquid. The reason he was able to bid for the Golden Elixir Jade Liquid was related to the first auction held by the Golden Crow Merchant Alliance.
The remaining two Golden Elixir Jade Liquids were sold at high prices of 470,000 and 480,000 respectively. If other cultivators had not suspected that Han Changming was a proxy, he might not have been able to bid for one Golden Elixir Jade Liquid.
"Uncle Daoluo, besides giving the Golden Elixir to other members of the tribe, do you have any better solution?"
Han Changming asked with a frown. He came out with a heavy responsibility, and if anything went wrong, he would not be able to explain to the clan leader.
Before he left home, Han Zhangxiang had already eliminated the remaining poison. More than ten years have passed, and Han Zhangxiang may have cultivated to the great perfection of foundation building. This golden elixir and jade liquid may allow the Han family to have one more Jindan cultivator. Once Han Zhangxiang reaches the Jindan stage, the future development prospects of the Han family will be very good.
Simply put, this elixir may very well determine the development of the Han family for the next few hundred years, so he must escort the elixir back to the family safely.
"Unless you can find a Jindan cultivator to accompany you and escort the Golden Elixir back to the clan, but this possibility is very low. You should follow your original plan and hand the things over to other clan members to transport them back! You stay in the market for the time being to confuse the enemy."
Han Changming thought about it and couldn't think of a better way, so he nodded and said, "This is the only way. Let my eighteenth brother pick me up!"
"Okay, let's proceed as planned tomorrow."
At noon the next day, when the sun was shining brightly, Han Changming left the inn and strolled on the street.
The streets were crowded with people. Han Changming walked around and interacted with many small shop owners in order to confuse the enemy.
After a cup of tea, Han Changming appeared in a three-story red attic with three big characters "Biyun Pavilion" written on the plaque.
This is a teahouse. Half a year ago, Han Changlu disguised himself and found an opportunity to sneak into the teahouse, where he worked as a waiter.
"Sir, welcome. What kind of tea would you like to drink? Our Biyunchun is famous. Every customer who comes to our store will order a pot of it, and pair it with a plate of red bean crisps and a plate of snow cake. It is a perfect match."
A young servant in his early twenties dressed in green walked over quickly and said enthusiastically that he was Han Changlu who had disguised himself.
"I want a private room, just as you ordered, a pot of Biyunchun and two plates of dim sum. Oh, and a friend of mine is coming. His last name is Lin. If he comes, please take him to the private room."
"Okay, sir, please go upstairs."
Coming to a private room on the third floor, Han Changming opened the window and could clearly see the pedestrians on the street.
He sat down and waited quietly.
Not long after, Han Changlu came in with a tray and put down tea and snacks. Han Changming took out a green storage bag and stuffed it into Han Changlu's hand. Han Changlu had his back to the door, so no one could see what Han Changming was doing.
Han Changlu put away the storage bag and said with a smile: "Sir, enjoy your meal. If you need anything, just let me know."
"Got it. You go down first! Remember to bring my friend here."
Han Changlu closed the door and walked out.
When they returned to the lobby, a guest walked in. Han Changlu smiled and walked over quickly, saying, "Sir, welcome to our store. What kind of tea would you like to drink? Our signature tea, Biyunchun, is quite good. Every guest who comes to our store will order a pot of it, and pair it with a plate of red bean crisps and a plate of snow cake. It is a perfect match."
In this way, Han Changlu was busy receiving guests, carrying spiritual tea and snacks in and out from time to time, and no one noticed his presence.
After a cup of tea, a man in his early thirties in red walked in and, under the guidance of Han Changlu, came to the private room where Han Changming was.
Several guests on the third floor stared at the private room where Han Changming was, drinking spiritual tea casually.
More than an hour later, Han Changming and the man in red left one after another. The followers were divided into two groups, one group followed Han Changming and the other group followed the man in red.
In the following period of time, Han Changming frequently went in and out of crowded places and frequently came into contact with other people.
At the hour of You, the sky darkened and Han Changming returned to his residence. He closed the door and impatiently took out the communication disk to contact Ye Xin.
"How is it? Madam, did you get the Golden Elixir?"
"I got it. Uncle Daoluo and my eighteenth brother are also here. There is no problem with the golden elixir and jade liquid."
Han Changlu handed the elixir to Ye Xin, and they locked the elixir into a jade box with three small locks. Han Daogui, Ye Xin and Han Changlu each had a key.
The importance of the Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid is self-evident. If the custodian becomes greedy and embezzles some of the Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid, the effect will be compromised.
The problem is, no one can tell whether the Golden Elixir has been misappropriated. The best way is to
This is to ensure that the Golden Elixir is not embezzled by others. Otherwise, if the Golden Elixir is a little less, Ye Xin will not be able to explain herself even if she is right.
After hearing this, Han Changming finally let go of his worries and nodded, saying, "That's good. You can leave here in a few days. According to the plan, I will be responsible for covering you."
In an inn, five men and one woman were discussing something. Leading the group was an old man in a green robe with white hair and a youthful face. He had reached the great perfection of foundation building.
The old man in green robe was named Li Ping. Li Ping was born as a casual cultivator and made a living by hunting monsters. He nearly died at the hands of monsters many times. He encountered many setbacks and suffered countless hardships along the way. Only then did he cultivate to the great perfection of foundation building and gathered a group of fellow practitioners around him.
He is now 155 years old. He has worked hard for most of his life and has accumulated 400,000 spirit stones. He originally planned to bid for a golden elixir and jade liquid, but those cultivators from immortal cultivation families and sects were too wealthy and he could not compete with them.
There were three packages of Golden Elixir Jade Liquid. One of the bidders in the Foundation Establishment Stage bought the Golden Elixir Jade Liquid and left in a hurry. Li Ping targeted this person and planned to kill him to seize the treasure.
He sent people to keep an eye on the other party for half a year before the other party showed up.
"This guy has been in contact with other monks in the past two days. I don't know who his accomplices are. We simply don't have that many people."
A young woman in a green dress with gorgeous features said with a frown.
They have limited manpower and it is impossible for them to track all the monks who have come into contact with Han Changming.
"Then follow another plan. Keep an eye on the exit of the market town and the teleportation hall. Even if he doesn't have the golden elixir and jade liquid, he must have a lot of valuables on him. We can kill him."
Li Ping ordered coldly, his face full of murderous intent.
The other party was very alert, probably because he discovered that they were following him, so he deliberately contacted other monks to confuse their sight.
He just didn't believe it. The other party could afford 450,000 spirit stones to bid for a bottle of golden elixir and jade liquid. He must have a lot of wealth on him.
He has decided to slaughter this fat sheep, and no one can stop him. Of course, that's what he said. If a high-level monk came forward, it would be a different story.