Midway, Lu Xin only spared a glance at the Barbarian Vine Root. Seeing that it was indeed the item, he felt relieved and hurried on with all his might.
Along the way, he continuously used various escape techniques, and before long, he returned to the edge of the Boundless Sea, then walked along its periphery.
“This Nether Valley Wind is still so tyrannical. When I upgrade the Wind Gathering Banner in the future, I’ll come back to collect the original version. At that time, I’ll have another great weapon.”
Listening to the whistling wind around him, Lu Xin thought of the Wind Gathering Banner he had snatched from Wind Xuan Immortal, which contained a weakened version of the Nether Valley Wind.
Compared to the original, it was directly weakened by a level, making it somewhat ineffective against even slightly stronger Earth Immortals.
However, if he could obtain the original, it would definitely add a great boost.
One must know that even Heavenly Immortals, if they are not careful, will have their souls and spirits seized by this wind.
But now is not the time. With the current level of the Wind Gathering Banner, forcibly fusing it might cause it to collapse directly, so he will wait until he adds stronger materials and upgrades it.
Without thinking further, he hurried on with all his might.
Another month or so passed, and he arrived at a planet that was a dozen or so sizes smaller than Iron Xuan Star.
According to the star map, this star was called White Light Star. Because it was located on the edge of the Immortal Realm, the Immortal Spiritual Qi was greatly reduced.
At the same time, due to its proximity to the Boundary Sea, there was a chance that a few strands of Astral Wind would leak out and blow here. Although it would be infinitely weakened, it also led to an unstable environment.
Therefore, there were very few experts.
The highest were only Earth Immortals.
Of course, that was not absolute. Who knew if some old monsters had a penchant for seclusion.
So Lu Xin still prioritized keeping a low profile.
Reducing his altitude, he descended to the cloud layer that White Light Star could attract, and then observed the star while circling it. Soon, he found a suitable place to settle down and descended.
This was a mountain range with a relatively beautiful scenery, surrounded by overlapping peaks and curling green smoke.
He had already observed that there were no traces of humans for a long distance around. Where there were traces of humans, there were no large forces within a large area, only two or three sects without even a single Immortal.
And a few small cities.
So this place was very good.
He decided to settle down here, so he found a relatively flat mountain peak and began to cut stones into bricks and chop wood for beams.
In just half a day, a Taoist temple covering several hundred acres took shape.
“Not bad.”
Standing at the entrance of the Taoist temple, Lu Xin was very satisfied with his masterpiece. Then, he grabbed a wooden board made of high-grade spirit wood and used sword Qi from his fingertips as a pen, writing the three large characters “Dongzhen Temple” on it with forceful strokes.
As the characters formed, golden light remained, faintly revealing a sword intent capable of destroying the heavens and extinguishing the earth, soaring straight into the sky.
It was Lu Xin who had used True Yang Qi combined with Geng Metal Divine Lightning Intent to write it. Its ability to suppress demons and exorcise evil was not at all weaker than a spirit treasure.
He used it as a door plaque. If people below the Immortal rank saw it, if they harbored ulterior motives, they would feel a sword intent that penetrated directly into their souls.
Those with slightly weaker strength would be directly annihilated. It was more than suitable to hang it in front of the door to deter villains.
After checking it and seeing that there were no omissions, he waved his hand and hung it above the door. Afterwards, the golden light gradually faded, returning to normal.
Then, Lu Xin raised his hand and wrote a couplet. After completing all of this, he cast the 《Blowing Clouds and Pouring Mist》 technique again.
With a shout of “Clouds come!”, boundless smoke and cloud Qi gathered, instantly enveloping a radius of tens of thousands of miles.
Then, he set up formations, a total of ninety-nine and eighty-one, enveloping the entire Dongzhen Temple.
“It’s a pity that the highest-level formations here are only Immortal Grade Rank 1.”
After setting them up, Lu Xin sighed with regret. Since entering the Upper Realm, he had not paid much attention to the path of formations. It was not that he didn’t want to, but that he couldn’t.
Formations were also extremely resource-intensive. Previously, his financial resources were barely enough for cultivation. Later, when he had money again, he was busy cultivating. He had originally planned to focus on this path after returning from the Barbarian Ruins.
Who knew that man’s plans were not as good as Heaven’s plans; he could not return.
Without thinking much, Lu Xin closed the door of the Taoist temple and came to an open space in the center.
This was specially reserved for the “Singing Luan Immortal Palace”.
“Go!”
As he threw out a palace the size of a palm, it immediately flashed with brilliance, grew larger with the wind, and transformed into a brick and stone hall.
From the outside, its architectural style and material colors were identical to the surrounding buildings.
This was precisely the ability of the Singing Luan Immortal Palace to change at will.
Lu Xin walked in, immediately feeling a great sense of security. Within this Immortal Palace, even Golden Immortals could not even think about investigating it. At the same time, with the power he could mobilize with his current strength, it would be extremely difficult for those below Golden Immortals to break through its defenses.
Hiding inside, he could also cultivate in seclusion with peace of mind.
However, he was not in a hurry to go. Because this place still lacked a bit of human presence, he took out Zi Wan and Hua Nu.
“Wuu wuu, Master, you finally remembered me.”
As soon as the Lady Painting was taken out, Hua Nu couldn’t wait to emerge. Seeing her pouting little mouth, one knew she was very dissatisfied.
“Where is this?” Then she curiously looked around.
Zi Wan also walked out of the Lady Painting. Lu Xin had always kept the two of them together, so they were very quiet, but they also looked around.
“Wasn’t it a bit unstable some time ago?”
Lu Xin casually explained, then briefly explained the situation here, “Don’t say I’m treating you badly. I’m going to cultivate in seclusion soon. From now on, you two can play by yourselves in the Taoist temple.”
“This place is still very big, enough for you to run around.”
“Are there only three of us here?” Hua Nu asked expectantly. Seeing Lu Xin nod, her face instantly fell.
“I’ve also captured some demon beasts here. They can play with you. Remember not to run out. I’ve set up many killing formations outside. Don’t blame me for not reminding you.”
“I know.”
Hearing that there were demon beasts, Hua Nu was much happier, and then said, “Master, there are fewer and fewer times when I can help you. Can you upgrade the Lady Painting quickly?”
“Hmm…” Lu Xin heard this and pondered. Hua Nu had indeed helped him a lot in the past. Upgrading it should also be very useful, so he said:
“The Lady Painting is quite special. I don’t have a clue how to upgrade it yet. I’ll try to inquire about it in the future.”
“Thank you, Master.” Hua Nu’s eyes instantly smiled into crescents.
“Do you have any requests?” Lu Xin looked at Zi Wan, who had been very quiet.
Zi Wan was a little surprised, thought for a while, and then said, “Can you give me some more books to read?”
“It doesn’t have to be about cultivation,” she added.
Lu Xin was very generous, “I’m not afraid of you, a wisp of soul, cultivating.” Then he threw out a pile of jade scrolls, which also contained some spells and techniques, but the levels were very low.
The highest one could cultivate to was the Golden Core stage.
“Thank you.” Zi Wan accepted it.
“Master, I want it too. I’ve finished reading the first half of Journey to the West. Where’s the rest?” Hua Nu quickly said.
“It’s all inside.”
Lu Xin pointed and then waved his hand, “Alright, I’m going to cultivate in seclusion. During this time, you guys play by yourselves and take care of the Taoist temple. Remember to call me if there’s a situation.”
“I know.”
Then the two happily walked out.
Lu Xin did not close the door of the Singing Luan Immortal Palace, but went directly to his Yue’er’s boudoir. The restrictions here had not been removed, so he could just make use of it.
He planned to cultivate in seclusion here until he broke through to the Heavenly Immortal stage.
