It took forty-five years to successfully condense the golden elixir, which was not bad...
At that time, I was about 140 years old, which was not too old...
"Uncle, you've finally come out. What are we going to do without you, the birthday boy, to celebrate our 100th birthday?" Luo Qing said seriously.
"Haha, girl, you are fine, why do you want to celebrate your 100th birthday..." Chen Changsheng laughed.
"This isn't my attention, it's that guy Gu Yunqi's attention!"
"Ever since we occupied Lingxi Island, we've been practicing in seclusion for the past five years, with almost no activity. This has caused some people to develop inappropriate thoughts..."
"Alliance Leader Gu meant that we should take advantage of your 100th birthday to invite many like-minded people so that we can show off our muscles!" Luo Qing said with a smile.
"That guy Gu Yunqi is really cunning... Oh, by the way, he doesn't seem to be on Lingxi Island now..." Chen Changsheng said in surprise.
On the 100th birthday, shouldn’t Gu Yunqi be in charge here?
"Uncle, Fellow Daoist Gushan has passed away... Alliance Leader Gu has gone back to deal with the funeral, but he will be back before the birthday banquet!" Luo Qing said.
"What? Fellow Daoist Gushan passed away?" Chen Changsheng was shocked when he heard this. At the same time, the image of the old man flashed through his mind...
To be fair, this person has helped him a lot, and Chen Changsheng often regards Gu Shan as a good friend!
"Well, the life span is exhausted, and it becomes natural. It's a happy funeral!" Luo Qing nodded.
In the world of cultivating immortals, most cultivators are destined to die halfway in their pursuit of the Tao, and only one in a hundred can die of natural causes!
Therefore, in the world of immortal cultivation, when one’s life span is exhausted and one becomes a natural being, it is considered a happy event!
"Alas... Time is merciless, who can escape the claim of time..." Chen Changsheng sighed.
Back then, when he met Gu Shan, he was already quite old. Now that so many years have passed, it seems that his time has come...
"Uncle, as long as you work hard and make progress bravely, and can break through your original realm before the deadline every time, then time will never catch up with you!" Luo Qing said with a smile.
In the world of cultivating immortals, every time there is a breakthrough to a higher realm, the lifespan doubles!
"You are good at talking, but who can keep breaking through the realm..."
"It has been more than ten years since you advanced to the foundation-building stage, and you have never been short of Rhubarb Pills. How is your cultivation going now?" Chen Changsheng asked.
"I'm at the peak of the early stage of foundation building, right? I feel like I can break through to the middle stage of foundation building at any time... But, I seem to have hit a bottleneck recently. No matter how hard I practice, my cultivation can't make the slightest progress..." Luo Qing said distressedly.
"Then you have indeed encountered a bottleneck, but there is no need to rush. After all, you are still very young... After your birthday, go out and travel, and see more of the outside world. This bottleneck may disappear!" Chen Changsheng said.
Although Chen Changsheng himself had never encountered a bottleneck, he had heard from others that everyone had different ways and methods of breaking through the bottleneck. But generally speaking, traveling and gaining experience was a good starting point!
"Yes, uncle, I understand!"
"Oh, by the way, there's one more thing. There's news from Yuezhou City that the flying boat of the Chamber of Commerce of Mozhou has arrived!" Luo Qing said.
"We're finally here? That's great... How is it? Has Lu Zhan boarded the flying boat?" Chen Changsheng asked excitedly.
The Mozhou trade route was crucial to his future Golden Elixir condensation. Chen Changsheng had come out of seclusion almost every few months to inquire about the situation at the trade fair, but the flying boat had never arrived...
The caravan flying boat is said to run once every ten years, but the time is not fixed. Sometimes it is earlier, sometimes it is a few years later...
"The disciple who came back to report the news said that the boat tickets have been bought and the caravan will stay in Yuezhou for two to three months. I guess it shouldn't be far from taking off now..." Luo Qing said.
"Well, I've bought a ticket, so I should be able to get on board... Now, I just have to wait ten years to see what news the road show can bring back..." Chen Changsheng stretched and said.
"Uncle, it seems to me that you are not very worried about Lu Zhan?" Luo Qing asked curiously.
"Haha, what's the point of worrying? If the trade route is not safe, it's useless to worry!" Chen Changsheng shook his head.
He has his own ideas about condensing the golden elixir.
Going to Mozhou is undoubtedly the easiest way, but if you can't go to Mozhou, it doesn't mean that there is really no way to form a pill. It's nothing more than wasting time. With his lifespan easily exceeding that of the Yuanying ancestor, the thing he has the most is probably time!
"What uncle said makes sense. Speaking of Lu Zhan, even Lu Zhan's son sent back a strange piece of news!" Luo Qing said.
"Lu Zhan's son? Hasn't he been sent to Wanfamen?" Chen Changsheng asked in surprise.
"Yes, this kid is a talent. With our support and resources, he is doing very well in Wanfamen. His cultivation has reached the eighth level of Qi training. It won't be long before he can try to build a foundation!" Luo Qing said.
"Well, he is a talented person... When he advances to the ninth level of foundation building, send someone to give him some essence blood pills and mana pills... to give him a helping hand!" Chen Changsheng said.
Chen Changsheng has plenty of Essence Blood Pills and Mana Pills, but he will not give away Spiritual Consciousness Pills casually.
This thing is so rare that even Chen Changsheng himself feels it's not enough...
Based on the experience of breaking through the foundation-building stage, the advancement from the foundation-building stage to the golden elixir stage should not be too different. The stronger the spiritual consciousness is, the more beneficial it should be for condensing the golden elixir!
"Okay, uncle, oh, by the way, the news he brought is related to you!" Luo Qing said.
"It's related to me? What exactly is the news?" Chen Changsheng asked.
"It is said that someone from the Wanfa Sect has been keeping an eye on your movements. It is said that decades ago, before that kid joined the Wanfa Sect, someone had been asking about you. However, there was a break of more than ten years in between. I analyzed that it was during the time when you were hiding your identity... After you killed the Lord of Lingxi Island ten years ago, people started asking about you again!" Luo Qing said.
"Someone is asking... Do you know who it is?" Chen Changsheng frowned.
Speaking of this, he was also a little confused.
Back in Sanyang City, there was a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Wanfa Sect who had helped him withstand a thunderbolt and struck Linghu Xin from the Jujian Sect...
But Chen Changsheng thought carefully, since he entered the world of immortal cultivation, he had never dealt with anyone from the Wanfa Sect...
"I don't know... I know that the news came from the upper echelons of Wanfamen..." Luo Qing shook her head.
"Let that kid continue to inquire about the matter of the martial arts technique... Is there any feedback?" Chen Changsheng asked.
The disciples sent to the five major sects had only one purpose, and that was to find out the whereabouts of the Five Elements Secret!
Everything else is secondary...
