Chapter 238 Undercurrent
The day after the party.
Chu Chen used the Phantom Spirit Technique and transformed into a casual cultivator at the ninth level of qi training, wandering around the city to see if he could pick up a shocking treasure or a peerless skill.
Nothing was found.
He didn't care, he just did it casually.
"Compared with a hundred years ago, the price of magic weapons, talismans and other treasures related to fighting has increased by about 30%. In particular, the price of life-saving treasures has increased by more than 50%."
This is easy to understand. The situation in Qingzhou is now unstable and a war may break out at any time.
The price of talisman instruments has naturally been rising.
If the war between Tianfeng Valley and Yunshuizong and other forces starts again, and the price doubles, it won't be a problem.
"The prices of elixir seeds and wood-type spiritual objects used to cultivate elixirs have dropped a lot."
After wandering around for a while, Chu Chen also gained something.
I went to Wanbao Pavilion to buy a large number of elixir seeds and wood attribute spiritual objects, and only used half of the original price of spiritual stones.
In the same way, with the war approaching, ordinary monks would not be in the mood to cultivate elixirs. They might as well just buy ready-made elixirs and elixirs to enhance their own strength.
Satisfied, he returned to the cave, but met Master Qingxi in front of the cave.
Master Qingxi is the person with the highest cultivation level in Canglanfang City, except for Master Qingyi. He is at the peak of the middle stage of foundation building and may break through to the late stage of foundation building at any time.
Like Master Qingyi, they are both masters trained by Yunshui Sect since childhood.
His cave is right next door to Chu Chen, it is a first-class cave.
As for Master Qingyi, he is practicing in the Zhenkong Hall. Once someone invades Canglanfang City, Master Qingyi can quickly activate the Zhenkong Hall.
Furthermore, the Zhenkong Hall has the ability to gather spiritual energy, and the concentration of spiritual energy in the Zhenkong Hall is even higher than that of the first-class Cave Mansion.
"Senior Brother Qingxi, what are you doing?"
Chu Chen bowed his hands.
"Junior Brother Guangyuan, you and I will be considered neighbors in the future, so we should move around more. This is my little thought."
Master Qingxi smiled and presented a jade box.
"Thank you, senior brother."
Chu Chen took the jade box, which contained a second-grade mid-level elixir.
The two chatted for a while, and then Master Qingxi left.
Returning to the cave, Chu Chen's expression suddenly became solemn, and he immediately created a dream world that was the same as the outside world.
Buzz~
With a slight toss, the jade box flew up out of thin air, and the lid opened, revealing a flower that looked like it was carved from red crystal stone, exuding a faint medicinal fragrance.
Red crystal agarwood flower.
An elixir that can be refined into a marrow-opening pill or taken directly to enhance physical strength.
At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with this red crystal agarwood flower, but in the eyes of an alchemist like Chu Chen who is familiar with all kinds of elixirs, this red crystal agarwood flower is full of weirdness.
"Refining!"
Chu Chen played several magic tricks and fell into the red crystal agarwood flower.
next moment.
The red crystal agarwood flower trembled, and the layers of outer skin peeled off, revealing black seeds the size of gravel inside.
"This is?"
Chu Chen's eyes narrowed. This black seed contained pure demonic power.
It's like the seeds of some kind of plant.
But there is no doubt that this black seed is definitely not a good thing.
Chu Chen tried to refine it, and the black seed was integrated into his body. Along the meridians, it silently fell into the dantian and lurked.
The black seed is hidden so deeply that if Chu Chen's spiritual power had not reached the limit of the Foundation Establishment Stage, it would have been impossible for an ordinary mid-stage Foundation Establishment monk or late-stage Foundation Establishment monk to discover this black seed.
Click!
With a thought in Chu Chen's mind, the dream world was shattered. He opened his eyes and looked at the jade box wrapped in magic power in his hand again, his eyes deep.
"Master Qingxi betrayed Yunshui Sect and took refuge in Tianfeng Valley?"
Chu Chen speculated in his mind, but he was 80 to 90% sure that Master Qing Xi was the Tianfeng Valley undercover agent.
The black seeds in the red crystal agarwood flower are obviously the work of Tianfeng Valley.
"It's worse than I expected."
Master Qingxi, a high-ranking official in Canglanfang City, has taken refuge in Tianfeng Valley. Countless monks in the entire Canglanfang City have been secretly attracted and controlled by Tianfeng Valley.
If Chu Chen was really an ordinary mid-stage foundation-building monk, as long as he refined this red crystal agarwood flower, he would definitely become a puppet controlled by Tianfeng Valley.
How can other monks in Canglanfang City defend themselves against such methods?
certainly.
Even Tianfeng Valley cannot use such exquisite methods at will.
"Should we do this?"
Chu Chen pondered and thought about countermeasures.
Hosted by Qingyi Zhenren?
inappropriate.
Not to mention that compared to him, an 'outsider' who had just joined the sect, Master Qingyi would obviously trust his fellow juniors more.
Even if Master Qingyi believes in Chu Chen, Master Qingxi still has various means to evade, such as not knowing the existence of black seeds in red crystal agarwood flowers, etc.
"I don't know anything about it."
Chu Chen thought for a while and decided not to care about this matter.
Put the red crystal agarwood flower aside and do not refine it.
As long as he doesn't refine the red crystal agarwood flower, whatever plans Master Qingxi and Tianfeng Valley have, they won't be able to threaten him.
It's impossible for Master Qingxi to force him to refine the red crystal agarwood flower, right?
"Next, while cultivating in secret, I will look for opportunities to gain experience in forming pills."
Chu Chen walked into the quiet room, sat cross-legged, and performed Qian Yuan Gong to absorb spiritual energy.
The main purpose of his return to Yunshui Sect was to obtain the inheritance of formations and experience in forming pills, and the second was to cultivate his own magic power to the limit of the foundation building period.
In fact, if he had a choice, he would prefer to stay at Yunshui Peak.
Lin Fan, Gan Shui Zhenren and other core masters of Yunshui Sect are all in Yunshui Peak. Only by staying in Yunshui Peak can they more easily find out about the experience of forming a pill.
Moreover.
Yunshui Peak is the headquarters of Yunshui Sect, and the concentration of spiritual energy is higher. Staying in Yunshui Peak to practice can help one cultivate his mana to the limit of the foundation-building period faster.
Unfortunately, many positions on Yunshui Peak, such as the position of the elder who spreads the law and the elder who teaches foreign affairs, are not qualified for Chu Chen, a guest elder who has just joined the sect.
If it weren't for Tianfeng Valley, Chu Chen would not even be qualified to guard Canglan Market.
The biggest possibility is to guard a spiritual mineral vein.
Fortunately, the concentration of spiritual energy in Canglan Market is not bad. With the concentration of spiritual energy in the No. 2 cave house of Grade A, plus the assistance of Zengyuan Pill, Chu Chen can cultivate his mana to the limit of the foundation-building period in seven or eight years.
After breaking through the peak of foundation-building, he could not continue to increase his mana, but he never stopped polishing his own mana.
As long as there is enough spiritual energy, he can quickly increase his mana.
It is just like this.
…
Time passes day by day.
Apart from warming up the cold carp robe, Chu Chen puts almost all his energy on practicing Qianyuan Gong.
Even the inheritance of comprehending the formation is put aside.
Occasionally, he will go to Yunshui Peak to see if there is a chance to find Danjie experience.
Whether it is Ganshui Zhenren, Ganding Zhenren, or Lin Fan, they are all practicing in seclusion to prepare for the upcoming war, and Chu Chen cannot contact them.
In a blink of an eye.
Eight years have passed, and Chu Chen has finally cultivated his mana to the limit of the foundation-building period.
"The mana fills the Dantian, and it is as viscous as paste, almost solid, and you can try to break through the fake pill."
Chu Chen smiled.
Moreover.
The day of breakthrough was the third hundred years since he came to this world.