Chapter 111 Temporary Bamboo

"Finally reached the tenth level of Qi Refining."

As the sun rose, Chen Luo slowly opened his eyes in the yard.

After hundreds of attempts, he successfully reversed the Qi Gathering Pill. With the help of the Qi Gathering Pill, he passed the ninth level of Qi Refining in one fell swoop and entered the tenth level of Qi Refining. From this step on, his Qi Refining realm gradually entered perfection, until he reached the thirteenth level of Qi Refining, and his accumulation was completely completed.

The number of spiritual snakes gathered in his body has reached seventy. The magical power he displayed now is even more powerful. In particular, the wind control technique released by the foundation-building brain has increased the number of wind gangs to thirty, with amazing power.

Compared with cultivators below the ninth level of Qi Refining, the spiritual energy in his body has begun to form a circular ring.

The so-called state of perfection refers to this state.

In the ancient times, the tenth level of Qi Refining was the perfect state, and one could try to build a foundation. However, the environment of the heaven and earth in that era was different from that of today, and the elixirs and exercises had also changed a lot. The risk of building a foundation was extremely high. Once the foundation failed, the life span of the cultivator would be greatly reduced, and in serious cases, he would even die directly. It can be said that if he failed, he would die. Chen Luo practiced the modern method, so naturally he would not take this path.

Boom boom boom.

There was a knock on the door.

Chen Luo restrained his breath and stood up. He had already sensed Hu Qiudao's breath.

The house he lives in now was bought for two hundred taels of silver two days ago. He had almost spent all of the little savings of the casual cultivator Wan Ming.

"Junior Brother Chen, most of the materials have been purchased."

The person outside the door was Chen Luo’s senior brother Hu Qiudao.

At the request of the Hu family ancestor, Hu Qiudao has been visiting Chen Luo recently. As for the courtyard where Chen Luo lives now, it was Hu Qiudao who helped him to handle the formalities. The real value of the courtyard is more than one thousand taels, Chen Luo paid two hundred taels, and he helped to pay the rest. However, such mundane gold and silver matters can be basically ignored for cultivators, and neither of them took it to heart.

“So soon?”

Chen Luo led Hu Qiudao in.

"There's some trouble with the purple vine." Hu Qiudao said after sitting down.

Purple gold vine is the main ingredient used by Chen Luo to refine the Qi Gathering Pill.

The goods he bought when he went down the mountain before were not much in quantity now, so Chen Luo found Hu Qiudao and asked him to use the relationship with the Hu family to help him buy spiritual materials.

"Not enough spirit stones? I still have some in stock. If it's not enough, I can exchange it with something else."

Chen Luo is now both a first-level talisman master and a first-level alchemist, so he naturally has the confidence to do so.

"It's not a problem with the spirit stone, but a little accident happened."

Hu Qiudao looked a little hesitant, then glanced at Chen Luo and asked.

"Junior brother, when you left the sect, did something happen there?"

Chen Luo understood immediately.

The news from the sect could no longer be concealed and had spread to the She Kingdom.

She Country is not close to Shenhu Xianmen. Even the Hu family, an ordinary Qi-refining family, can hear the news. It is conceivable how bad the situation over there has become.

"The sect has indeed encountered some troubles. Two foundation-building elders have betrayed the sect, and the Corpse-raising Sect and the Nine Poison Valley have joined forces to attack. So far, the ancestor has not come out of seclusion. Some people suspect that the ancestor has already passed away."

Chen Luo explained the situation at the sect in brief words.

Hu Qiudao was shocked when he heard this.

He simply could not imagine that such a big thing had happened just one year after he left the sect.

“No wonder.”

"What happened to the purple-gold vine?"

"The purple-gold vine that you asked me to acquire was bought by a force called the Loose Cultivator Alliance." When talking about the Loose Cultivator Alliance, a trace of disdain flashed in Hu Qiudao's eyes.

In the eyes of these sect monks, independent cultivators are just stray dogs.

In the past, these guys would never dare to provoke the Hu family. After all, three generations of their family were outer disciples of the Shenhu Xianmen, and they still had a lot of friendship within the sect. Even the royal family of Sheguo would give them face.

"The Loose Cultivator Alliance?"

Chen Luo suddenly remembered the token on his body.

Before he left the sect, he made a deal with a middle-aged man who called himself the Loose Cultivator Alliance, and sold him all the mid-grade and low-grade Qi-nourishing Pills he had. At that time, the man gave him a token of the Loose Cultivator Alliance, and even tried to win him over in his words.

"They have sufficient financial resources and have bought out all the purple-gold vines on the market. Now there is no purple-gold vine for sale in the entire Wood King Territory. If you want to buy some, you must go to the more distant Divine Wind Territory, but the round trip will take a long time."

Hu Qiudao felt a little embarrassed.

He had made very confident promises before, but after just one night, everything went wrong.

"It's okay, I still have some in my hand, which can last for a while."

Chen Luo shook his head.

This kind of thing is not due to personal reasons. The Hu family also contributed to this matter, so he naturally would not blame the other party.

He was thinking about the intentions of the Loose Cultivators Alliance.

This force that suddenly appeared would definitely not do something without a reason. There might be some plan behind it, and the Mushan City where they currently live might be involved.

The game between the three sects began to spread to the lower levels. What he could see now was only the vicinity of Mushan City. There must be similar things happening in other places.

"I have already bought the other medicinal herbs you wanted. This time it is still the market price, but next time, the price may increase by 20%." Hu Qiudao took out a storage bag and handed it to Chen Luo.

The things inside were all the materials for the Qi Gathering Pills that Chen Luo purchased from the Hu family. With their help, he really saved a lot of time.

"Thank you, Brother."

Chen Luo took the storage bag and thanked him.

"If the matter is not done, then there is no need to say these polite words."

Hu Qiudao stood up.

"I also need to go back and talk to the old man about the sect's affairs. Some things need to be arranged in advance."

Unlike when he was in the sect, Hu Qiudao is now obviously much more mature.

After chatting with Chen Luo for a few words, he left in a hurry.

night.

Chen Luo closed his eyes and practiced in the room. After the tenth level of Qi Refining, the speed of practice became slower. Even if one has a natural spiritual root, it will take about three years to break through this realm. The foundation-building standard before the age of fifty was not drawn out of thin air.

The streets were exceptionally quiet late at night. Apart from the sound of the night watchman, the only sounds were the chirping of insects and the barking of dogs.

"Um?"

Chen Luo, who was practicing, opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the Qi family. The yard he bought was next to the Qi family. The second half of the task assigned to him by Wuwei Zhenren had not been completed yet, so he naturally couldn't stay away.

The alley next to the Qi family’s old house.

Three wanderers in night clothes lurked in the shadows, and one of them came out only after the night watchman had gone far away.

"Brother, this is the Qi family."

One of them said in a low voice.

These three were all well-known bandits in She Country, and were martial arts masters at the Grandmaster level. The eldest brother, Hun Jiang Long, even had a record of escaping from the hands of the immortal master of She Country. The second and third brothers also had their own reputations, and were well-known villains in the martial arts world around the Wood King Domain.

However, half a year ago, the three brothers suddenly disappeared and everyone thought they were dead. Unexpectedly, they suddenly appeared today. Their martial arts skills were several times stronger than before, and they all reached the peak of the master level.

"Is the cloak blade really that powerful?"

The second brother stopped Jiang Long and couldn't help asking.

The three brothers were captured by a mysterious organization half a year ago and have been working for that organization for the past six months.

However, the three brothers were used to having a good life, so how could they be willing to be dogs for others? This time, they finally got a chance to perform a mission, so they naturally wanted to do something big to prepare for getting rid of the organization's control later.

The Qi family in Mushan City has been a target they have been eyeing for a long time.

Involving the inheritance of immortals, the ancestor at the peak of his powers had fought against the immortal master with this sword technique. In the eyes of the eldest brother Hunjianglong, this was a chance for the three brothers.

"No matter whether it's true or not, for the three of us brothers, we can't miss this opportunity." said the eldest brother Hun Jianglong.

"Brother is right."

The third brother Jie Jianglong nodded, indicating that he agreed with his eldest brother's plan.

"Then do it!"

Lanjianglong was just asking casually. Since he had come this far, there was no way he would retreat.

They had finally caught the chance to get out this time. If they waited until dawn and the people in the organization came back, it would not be so easy for them to get out again.

Even though they are all powerful masters at the top level, they are nothing in the organization.

Because the real people in power in the organization are the immortal cultivators!

The three men who had made up their minds quickly walked to the edge of the wall, looked around, and then the eldest brother kicked his feet on the ground and flew over the wall like a feather. The remaining two people, Lan Jianglong and Jie Jianglong, followed closely behind.

After passing the courtyard wall, there is a small farmyard behind.

The place where the three of them landed was right next to the bamboo pavilion where Chen Luo and Qi Boyun had drunk tea a few days ago.

"Kill people first, then find things!"

The boss lowered his voice and said.

The three brothers took out their weapons at the same time, and the third brother looked towards the house with a grim smile on his face.

He had already sensed that someone was sleeping in the room.

When the third brother was holding a big knife and preparing to kick the door and kill someone, a black light suddenly came towards his face from the dark corner next to him.

BANG!!

With a dull thud, the stick went straight into his face, denting half of his face, and his teeth and blood flew everywhere. The third brother, Jie Jianglong, was hit by the bow of a ship, and he flew backwards and hit the wall behind him.

Red and white were scattered all over the ground. The two legs inserted outside twitched twice and then there was no movement.

There is a high probability that he will not survive.

"Third brother!"

Hunjianglong and Lanjianglong finally reacted and looked sideways, and found that there was another person beside them. This person was shaking the blood off the bamboo stick in his hand, and it was obvious that he was the one who pulled out the stick just now.

"This improvised bamboo is not particularly easy to use. It needs to be protected with spiritual power, otherwise it will break into pieces in one blow."

Chen Luo shook off the blood on the bamboo and grinned at the two of them.

The two were shocked and angry. They had never expected that their plan would fail before it even started. The most critical problem was that none of the three top masters could sense the existence of the other party. It was as if the other party appeared out of thin air.

Immortal cultivator!

Only immortal cultivators have this kind of strength.

"Fight him."

Hunjianglong roared, and the scimitar in his hand swung into an arc and slashed towards Chen Luo.

The second brother, Lan Jianglong, also took out hidden weapons and cooperated with the eldest brother to besiege the man.

When facing a master of this level, the only way to survive is to fight to the death. Running away is something only a rookie would do.

(End of this chapter)