Time flies, and it's already been a month.
On Mount Putuo, outside the purple bamboo forest, there was a thick cloud of smoke. A black bear demon was holding a gourd of elixirs, hiding under a shady tree, sitting with his legs crossed and swaying, looking very comfortable.
He picked up a golden Jinkui Pill and looked at it carefully in the sunlight shining through the shade of the trees. The more he looked, the happier he became.
"Brother Hei, you seem to be in such a good mood!" At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the side.
The Black Bear Demon sounded familiar with what he heard, so he clenched the golden elixir tightly and turned his head to look to the side.
In the backlight, the man's face was a little blurry, but the black bear demon still recognized him at a glance.
"Haha, Brother Shen, why are you here!" He somersaulted up from the ground and shouted excitedly.
The person who came was none other than Shen Luo.
"I came back from Chang'an... with Caizhu." Shen Luo said.
"Brother Shen, I heard that you and the girl Caizhu have become a Taoist couple?" The black bear demon laughed.
"That's right." Shen Luo nodded and admitted it generously.
"When will the meeting to form Taoist couples be held?" asked the black bear demon.
"As soon as Caizhu came back, she was taken away by her master to practice in seclusion, so we haven't discussed this matter yet. But I may not stay here for long. If the timing is not right, I can only choose another date later." Shen Luo said.
"That's okay." The black bear touched his belly and nodded.
"I came to see you because, firstly, we haven't seen each other for a long time and I wanted to catch up. Secondly, I have something I want to ask Brother Hei for a favor." Shen Luo said.
"Brother Shen, what's the matter? Feel free to tell me." Upon hearing this, the black bear demon straightened his expression and asked.
"Brother Hei, do you still remember that alchemy master who I asked to help me refine the Fire Lotus Pill?" Shen Luo asked.
"What's wrong? What's the problem with the pill?" The black bear demon suddenly became nervous.
"No, no. I hope Brother Hei can introduce me and see if I can ask him to help me refine the pill again." Shen Luo waved his hand quickly.
"What's wrong? Is the Fire Lotus Pill we refined last time not enough?" the black bear monster asked curiously.
"This time, I want that master to help me refine the Taiqing Pill." Shen Luo said with a smile.
“Oh, it turns out to be the Taiqing Pill…” the black bear demon nodded and said to himself.
As soon as he finished speaking, his expression suddenly changed. He quickly looked Shen Luo up and down and said, "This Taiqing Pill is a pill that helps to advance to the Taiyi Realm. Brother Shen, could it be that you..."
Earlier, Shen Luo had restrained the fluctuations of his aura and came quietly to his side, so that the Black Bear Demon could not see the changes in his cultivation at all.
"Yes, I am going to prepare for seclusion and advance to the Taiyi realm." Shen Luo nodded and said.
"Good fellow, Brother Shen, how did you achieve such high levels of cultivation? How come you are so fast?" the black bear demon asked in astonishment.
"It's just some coincidence, I really don't know how to explain it." Shen Luo said helplessly.
"Earlier, I pestered Elder Yu Lin to help me refine a furnace of Golden Chamber Pills, which cost a lot of money. Last time, she was willing to help because of the two nine-petal Earth Core Fire Lotuses. So, I'm not sure if I can ask her this time." The Black Bear Demon didn't really want to get to the bottom of the matter. He thought for a moment and said.