Han Changming walked around for two hours and didn't buy anything.
An hour later, he appeared at the gate of a small courtyard built halfway up the mountain. The gate was closed.
This is Sun Ming's residence. Han Changming plans to come here to find out more about Sun Ming's background.
He has no one available around him now, so it is inconvenient for him to do anything. Whether it is to gather information or collect resources for cultivation, his efficiency is very low.
Sun Ming is a native of Qingha City and his cultivation level is low, so there is no need to worry about him rebelling.
Han Changming sent a sound transmission note, and not long after, the courtyard gate suddenly opened, and a little girl in a green silk dress walked out. The girl was no more than seven or eight years old, with two big black eyes, a cherry mouth and a beautiful nose, and delicate features. If she grew up, she would definitely be a beauty.
"Who are you looking for, Senior?"
The girl in the green skirt asked nervously.
"You must be Sun Sisi, right? I'm your brother's shopkeeper, and I came by to see him."
Han Changming said with a smile.
"My brother is not at home, how about you contact him, senior?"
Sun Sisi's face was full of vigilance.
"In that case, forget it. I'll come back another day."
Han Changming didn't force it and turned and left.
Sun Ming did not lie, he did have a sister who was at the first level of Qi Refining.
After returning to his residence, Han Changming took out a thick book and began to read it.
He needs to strengthen his understanding of Zhongtian Continent so that he can gain a better foothold.
In a secret room, an old man in a red robe with a round face and big eyes sat on a cushion with an expressionless face.
A young man in a green shirt with red lips and white teeth sat aside. In front of him was a green alchemy furnace more than one meter tall. The air was filled with a faint medicinal fragrance.
The old man in red robe is named Lu Feng. He is a well-known fourth-level alchemist in Qinghe City and one of the few fourth-level alchemists in Qinghe City who can refine top-grade elixirs.
The young man in green is his only descendant, Lu Qingyang. He is in the late stage of Jindan. Lu Qingyang is a third-rank alchemist. He has learned alchemy from Lu Feng since he was a child. He can currently refine top-grade pills, but his success rate is not high.
A thin layer of sweat broke out on Lu Qingyang's forehead, and his eyes were fixed on the green alchemy furnace in front of him.
A green flame engulfed the green alchemy furnace. The temperature was frighteningly high, giving people the feeling of being in a volcano.
After a while, Lu Qingyang changed his magic formula, and the green flame suddenly dissipated and disappeared. He opened the lid of the alchemy furnace, and saw four light green pills lying inside. There were several clearly visible elixir patterns on the surface of each pill.
"Top-grade Qingyang Pill, Grandfather, I succeeded."
Lu Qingyang said excitedly.
"Why are you so happy? If it weren't for the bonus of this Xuanqing Ding to alchemy, you wouldn't be able to refine four top-grade pills. I told you that you should be humble."
Lu Feng scolded without any politeness.
Lu Qingyang repeatedly said yes, and said: "My grandson will remember it in his heart and will never forget it."
"The Xuanqing Ding has some bonuses for alchemy, but you can't rely on it all. A good ironsmith must be strong himself, understand? If your alchemy skills are not good enough, no matter how powerful the Xuanqing Ding is, you can't make a top-grade pill."
Lu Feng taught earnestly that Lu Qingyang was his only descendant, and who wouldn't want his descendants to surpass themselves
Lu Qingyang naturally didn't dare to say no and agreed.
"Okay, you should practice more! I need to practice in seclusion for a while to reach the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. If there is nothing important, please don't disturb me while I am practicing."
Lu Feng instructed that in order to study alchemy over the years, he had temporarily put aside his cultivation, but fortunately he did not waste too much time.
"Grandfather, the Green Clam Conference will be held in a year. Are you in seclusion now?"
Lu Qingyang asked with some confusion.
"The Green Clam Conference is held for young people like you. There's nothing to see. You can refine high-quality elixirs now. If you can't get first place, you can at least be in the top three!"
Lu Feng said disapprovingly, and then he changed his tone and said, "You can do it yourself! God rewards hard work. If you want to win the heart of Miss Mu, you should practice more in the Dao of Alchemy and don't do those empty tricks."
"Yes, Grandfather."
Lu Qingyang agreed readily.
Lu Feng gave a few instructions, then got up and left.
Lu Qingyang was about to continue refining the elixir. He seemed to sense something and took out a pale green magic disk from his arms. He entered a spell and a female voice like a silver bell suddenly rang out: "Daoyou Lu, my sister is planning to hold a gathering for alchemists. Do you want to attend? The time is the day after tomorrow at the hour of Xu, and the location is Yuxuan Tower."
"No problem, I will be there on time."
Lu Qingyang agreed without hesitation.
"It's settled then. See you then."
In a quiet courtyard, with a water bridge and a garden pavilion, Mu Qianqian and a girl in a purple dress were sitting in a stone pavilion chatting.
The girl in the purple dress has a slender figure, an oval face, a cherry mouth and a beautiful nose, her hair is combed into long buns, and in front of her is a green phoenix-tail harp.
"Qianqian, you always use my name to invite Brother Lu to attend parties. It's not good if he misunderstands."
The girl in the purple dress frowned and said in a pleasant voice.
"Hehe, let him misunderstand. You haven't promised him anything. Besides, Fellow Daoist Lu is a good person and is devoted to you. Master Lu is one of the best alchemists in Qingha City. If you and Fellow Daoist Lu become a dual cultivation partner, it will be a good thing for our Mu and Lu families."
Mu Qianqian giggled and joked.
"Girl, you dare to say anything. You are getting bolder and bolder. If you continue like this, I won't go to the party the day after tomorrow."
The girl in purple skirt said angrily.
"No! Sister, I just met a fellow Daoist named Han. His alchemy skills are quite high. Most importantly, he knows Miss Seven of the Hundred Beasts Merchant Alliance. I saw with my own eyes that the cultivators of the Hundred Beasts Merchant Alliance received him. It can't be fake."
Mu Qianqian briefly recounted her experience today with a serious expression.
"Friend Han? You haven't been fooled again, have you? This isn't the first time."
The girl in the purple dress said with a frown.
"You can fool me with other things, but the top-grade elixir is also fake? I asked him for his experience in refining top-grade elixir, and what he said does make sense. Besides, whether he is a liar or not, won't it be clear when you and Fellow Daoist Lu come forward?"
Mu Qianqian said with a chuckle.
The purple-dressed girl hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay! I'll do as you say this time. Next time, if you invite Daoyou Lu to a party, don't bring me in. I don't want him to misunderstand me."
"I know, I know. Fairy Mu Yaoyao is determined to pursue the Tao. How can she be bound by the personal feelings of her children?"
Mu Qianqian joked.
Mu Yaoyao chuckled and said nothing more.
Two days passed quickly.
At the hour of Xu, the sky darkened and the lights in Qingha City were bright. The streets were crowded with people, cars and traffic, and the noise was endless.
Han Changming appeared at the entrance of Yuxuan Tower, guarded by two foundation-building cultivators.
A foundation-building cultivator saw Han Changming, walked over quickly, and said respectfully: "Senior Han, please come in. The young lady has been waiting for a long time."
"Do you know me?"
Han Changming asked curiously.
"The young lady showed me the senior's portrait and told me not to neglect Senior Han."
The guard made a gesture of invitation.
Han Changming suddenly realized and strode in.
The lobby was empty, not a single person in it; it was obviously reserved for someone.
When he came to the second floor, Han Changming heard a cheerful piano sound and felt happy.
When he arrived at the third floor, he saw Mu Qianqian and five other Jindan cultivators.
A girl in a purple dress was playing a harp with a phoenix-tail harp placed in front of her.
"Fellow Daoist Han, you are here. Please sit down and listen to my sister play a piece of music. The other fellow Daoists have not arrived yet."
Mu Qianqian sent a message to Han Changming.
Han Changming nodded, sat down aside and listened quietly.
He knew nothing about the art of playing the piano, he just thought it sounded nice.
Half a minute later, the sound of the piano stopped and the girl in the purple dress took her hands off the strings.
"My little sister Mu Yaoyao, you must be the Han Daoyou that Qianqian mentioned!"
The girl in the purple dress looked at Han Changming and spoke politely.
"My name is Han Changming, nice to meet you fellow Taoists."
Han Changming clasped his fists and said that in a foreign land, no one knew Han Changming's identity and the name was just a code name.
A light sound of footsteps was heard and Lu Qingyang walked up.
"Friend Lu, you are late. My sister just finished playing a song."
Mu Qianqian said with a chuckle.
"That's a pity. I was delayed by something."
There was a hint of apology in Lu Qingyang's tone.
Han Changming smelled the medicinal fragrance on Lu Qingyang and asked, "Daoyou Lu, you were refining the elixir just now! The medicinal fragrance on your body is so strong."
Lu Qingyang nodded and looked at Han Changming with confusion on his face; he didn't know him.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, let me introduce you to Fellow Daoist Han. Fellow Daoist Han's alchemy skills are not low, and he can also refine top-grade elixirs."
Mu Qianqian pointed at Han Changming and introduced him.
After hearing this, Lu Qingyang's eyes flashed with surprise, and he said, "I am Lu Qingyang, nice to meet you, Fellow Daoist Han."
Han Changming quickly returned the greeting, and everyone drank tea and chatted together, exchanging ideas on alchemy.
Han Changming mostly listened and seldom interrupted. Unlike in the outer sea, the alchemists in Zhongtian Continent mainly used spiritual herbs to make pills. Some also used demon pills, but they were relatively rare.
Mu Yaoyao smiled sweetly and said politely, "Fellow Daoist Han, what kind of elixir are you best at refining? Can you tell us about it? Let us learn from you."
The others looked at Han Changming with curiosity on their faces.
Han Changming thought for a moment and then told the story of how he refined the Golden Dew Pill.
"Haha, sorry, I'm late."
A hearty male voice suddenly sounded, and the ground shook slightly.
A fat man in a golden shirt came up. His belly was bulging and his eyes were squeezed into a thin slit by the fat, like a mountain of flesh.
"Friend Jin, you are a little late."
Lu Qingyang saw the man in the golden shirt and greeted him with a smile.
"I chatted with a few friends for a while. This fellow Taoist looks unfamiliar. Who is..."
The man in golden shirt looked at Han Changming. The circle of alchemists in Qinghe City was not large, and Han Changming, an outsider, was very conspicuous.
"I am Han Changming, and I came to Qingha City with Senior Fang from the Hundred Beasts Merchant Alliance."
Han Changming gave his name and mentioned Fang Yufei from the Hundred Beasts Merchant Alliance.
As expected, when they heard the words "Hundred Beasts Merchant Alliance", Lu Qingyang and others' faces changed.
"Friend Han is from the Hundred Beasts Merchant Alliance?"
Lu Qingyang asked politely.
"No, I met Senior Fang on the way and she gave me a ride."
Han Changming explained that what he said was true, but to outsiders, it seemed that he and Fang Yufei knew each other and had a good relationship.
Lu Qingyang and others nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
"I see. My name is Jin Yunxin."
The man in the golden shirt gave his name and sat down.
Jindan cultivators came up one after another. They were all third-level alchemists.
A quarter of an hour later, more than twenty Jindan cultivators, all of whom were third-level alchemists, gathered on the third floor. They drank tea and chatted together, exchanging their experiences in alchemy.
"While everyone is here, let's hold an alchemy competition! Let's learn from each other?"
Lu Qingyang suggested, smiling and looking confident.
"Great! We haven't had a sparring match in a long time."
Mu Qianqian readily agreed. She looked at Han Changming and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Han, you can also join us! It doesn't matter what kind of elixir you refine. The purpose is to learn from each other. Winning or losing is not important."
"Since this is a competition, how can there be no prize? How about this! I will take out this fourth-level golden thunder turtle's demon pill as a reward. Whoever wins first place will get this demon pill."
As Mu Yaoyao spoke, she took out a light green jade box and opened it. Inside was a golden demon pill with countless golden arcs jumping on the surface of the demon pill.
Others took out things, mostly materials for alchemy.
Han Changming frowned. He couldn't figure out the purpose of Mu Yaoyao and the others. Was it to give him a warning? Or did they want to take this opportunity to see his alchemy level clearly? Or did the alchemists in Zhongtian Continent often compete in alchemy
Lu Qingyang pondered for a moment, took out a light green porcelain bottle, and said, "This contains a top-grade Infant Transformation Pill, which can assist Jindan cultivators in reaching the Yuanying stage. This is a pill that my grandfather personally refined, and I took it out as a prize."
He was full of confidence in himself. Even if Han Changming could refine top-grade elixirs, he should not be better than him. You know, he had been learning alchemy from Lu Feng since he was a child.
"What? Top-grade Infant Transformation Pill?"
Mu Yuyao and the others took a deep breath at the same time. It was not difficult for them to obtain spiritual objects for forming infants with their status. A top-grade infant-forming pill was no ordinary thing!
Lu Qingyang was too confident! He actually took out the top-grade infant transformation pill as a bet.
Lu Qingyang was indeed very confident. The things that Mu Yaoyao and others brought out were not bad, such as fourth-level demon pills, fourth-level spiritual honey, etc. As the descendant of Lu Feng, how could he bring out ordinary things!
"Fellow Daoist Han, how about it? Do you want to join?"
Mu Qianqian asked curiously.
"Okay, I also want to see the alchemy level of fellow Taoists."
Han Changming agreed. He took out three green jade boxes and said, "Let's use three thousand-year-old spiritual herbs as the bet!"
If it were in the open sea, thousand-year-old elixirs would be rare commodities and rarely seen on the market. But in Zhongtian Continent, thousand-year-old elixirs could be purchased in large stores as long as one could afford the spirit stones.
"Okay, that's great. It's a deal. This is not the place to make pills. Let's go to the Xuanhuo Palace. There is underground fire there. Let's make pills in front of other Taoist friends and compete with each other."
Lu Qingyang suggested, looking excited. If he won this competition, he would make a windfall.