The Liu family was relatively poor, and even though Liu Weiwei was favored by Liu Guangyang, she did not have many resources for cultivating immortals. After marrying into the Han family, Han Changming gave her elixirs from time to time. Her conditions improved, but Liu Weiwei did not slack off, but instead worked harder to cultivate.
"Thanks to the pills my father gave me, otherwise my daughter-in-law wouldn't have made such great progress."
Liu Weiwei said modestly that with a third-rank alchemist as her backer, it would be difficult for her to slow down her cultivation.
She couldn't quite understand Han Benzhi. He had such good conditions but didn't work hard to cultivate. Many cultivators couldn't even hope for that.
"The Red Algae Dharma Assembly is about to begin. Come with me! Let's see the world."
Han Changming ordered that he should bring his son and daughter-in-law along to let them broaden their horizons. Han Benzhi could not be relied upon, so he planned to train Han Benyong and Liu Weiwei.
"Dad, Duan Yu can't be left alone to take care of her, so I won't go, you guys go!"
Han Benzhi politely declined. He felt uncomfortable if he didn't see his son Han Duanyu for a day.
Han Changming sighed in his heart. This son was definitely not going to be very successful. He nodded and said, "Then you should stay in Huludao! By the way, take good care of Duanxian."
On the second day, Han Changming left Huludao with a dozen tribesmen and rushed to Qingbiefang Market.
The Jindan cultivators escaped very quickly, and in less than five days, they arrived at Qingbiefang Market.
The Han family also has a shop in Qingbiefang City, which mainly collects monster materials. The business is average, so the staff has been withdrawn to the open sea. They only leave the shop to gather information. The shopkeeper is Han Defei.
With the convening of the Red Algae Dharma Assembly, the Qingbiefang Market became more and more lively, with crowds of people and traffic, and it was very busy.
Liu Weiwei looked around curiously at the shops around her. She used to mainly go to Kuixingfang Market. Kuixingfang Market and Qingbiefang Market were hundreds of thousands of miles apart, and she had never been to Qingbiefang Market.
Not long after, Han Changming and others appeared in a secluded green-tiled courtyard.
"Don't make enemies with others easily. Be more careful in everything you do. Do you understand?"
Han Changming ordered in a deep voice.
Han Benyong and others agreed in unison, and Han Changming allowed them to move freely as long as they did not leave Qingbiefang City.
At this moment, Han Defei walked over quickly and said, "Changming, Master Huojing sent someone to ask you to come over for a while, what do you think?"
"Fire Whale Monk!"
There was a flash of surprise in Han Changming's eyes. Qingbie Market was founded by several independent cultivators in the Jindan stage. Huojing Jushi was one of them. He was Song Qingyuan's master. Han Changming had dealt with Song Qingyuan in his early years.
"I'll be right there."
Han Changming participated in the Red Algae Dharma Assembly this time with the intention of making more friends with some Jindan cultivators. Since Master Huojing came to him personally, he naturally would not turn him away.
Walking out of the yard, Han Changming saw several cultivators guarding the door, led by Song Qingyuan.
After not seeing each other for decades, Song Qingyuan has already cultivated to the late stage of foundation building and is in high spirits.
Song Qingyuan bowed and said respectfully, "Junior Song Qingyuan pays homage to Senior Han. On the orders of my master, I invite Senior Han to come to my house to see me."
He felt mixed emotions, thinking back then, Han Changming and he were both in the middle stage of foundation building. Decades later, he was only in the late stage of foundation building, while Han Changming was already in the early stage of Jindan.
In recent years, Song Qingyuan has mainly been active in the Red Algae Sea, and occasionally goes to the Green Carp Sea. Han Changming has been to the Golden Dragon Sea and the open sea, and his experience and knowledge are far beyond what Song Qingyuan can compare to.
"Lead the way, Mr. Song."
Han Changming gave the order, and Song Qingyuan did not dare to delay and hurriedly led the way.
Half a quarter of an hour later, they appeared at the foot of a steep mountain. There were many exotic flowers and plants on the mountain, and the spiritual energy was abundant.
The area above the halfway point of the mountain was covered by a red fog, and it was impossible to see what was going on inside.
"Friend Han, you have come to visit us. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. Qing Yuan, there is nothing for you to do here. Please leave!"
A bold male voice suddenly sounded, the red mist on the mountain rolled and surged, and a red cloud ladder over a hundred feet long stretched out from the mist and suddenly landed in front of Han Changming.
Han Changming narrowed his eyes and walked up to the red ladder with confidence.
The red cloud ladder suddenly retracted into the red mist. Han Changming only felt a flash before his eyes, and suddenly appeared in a secluded courtyard.
There are some exotic flowers and plants planted in the courtyard. There is a green stone pavilion not far away. A tall old man with a childlike face and white hair is sitting in the pavilion. The old man is wearing a red Taoist robe and his eyes are bright, giving people a feeling of majesty without anger.
Mr. Huojing is in the middle stage of Jindan.
"Han has heard of Fellow Daoist Wang's great name for a long time, and today I finally get to see him in person."
Han Changming clasped his hands and spoke politely.
Mr. Huojing was a casual cultivator. He and several casual cultivators in the Jindan stage joined together to open the Qingbie Market, where they recruited disciples and kept each other warm.
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Han, you are too polite. I am not a well-known person. Please take a seat, Fellow Daoist Han."
Master Huojing made a gesture of invitation, and Han Changming suddenly appeared in front of Master Huojing and sat down with confidence.
After a few simple pleasantries, Fire Whale Lay Buddhist got down to business: "Fellow Daoist Han, I heard that your alchemy skills are very high and you can refine a top-grade foundation-building pill?"
"Han can indeed refine a top-grade foundation-building pill, but it took a lot of effort to refine a few. If you ask Han to refine a foundation-building pill again, I can't guarantee that I can refine it."
Han Changming said modestly that rare things are valuable, and he did have a top-grade foundation-building pill in his hand.
The efficacy of a top-grade foundation-building pill is five times that of an ordinary foundation-building pill. Even if a Qi-refining cultivator with five spiritual roots takes a top-grade foundation-building pill, the chance of advancing to the foundation-building stage is very high.
"Let me be frank! I want to buy a top-grade foundation-building pill from Daoist Fellow Han. I wonder if Daoist Fellow Han can part with it?"
Mr. Huojing said politely that he had practiced Taoism for three hundred years and had endured countless hardships before he entered the Jindan stage.
After forming the elixir, Master Huojing established a sect and accepted disciples, and also took in many wives and concubines.
Generally speaking, the higher the cultivation level of a cultivator, the harder it is to give birth to a child. After the hard work of Master Huojing, his concubine finally gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the spiritual roots of both children were very poor, the daughter had four spiritual roots, and the son had five spiritual roots.
Mr. Huojing had his children take foundation-building pills, but unfortunately, none of them were able to advance to the foundation-building stage. He didn't want to see his children die young, so he could only look for top-grade foundation-building pills. Ordinary foundation-building pills were rare in the Red Algae Sea, let alone top-grade foundation-building pills.
He sent people to search for decades, but only got a few mid-grade foundation-building pills, and failed to get a high-grade foundation-building pill.
By chance, he learned that Han Changming had a top-grade foundation-building pill, so he urged the four major forces to hold the Red Algae Ceremony in advance.
As soon as Han Changming arrived at Qingbiefang Market, Huojing Jushi quickly got the news.