A few days later.

One hand paid the ransom, the other hand returned the hostage.

Li Qinglin was wearing a black robe. He shook it casually, and an unconscious figure rolled out from his sleeves.

Xu Luoxiong had his eyes closed, his breath was weak, and his magic power was almost non-existent. He felt like he had been played to pieces.

In fact, in order to avoid letting the tiger go back to the mountains, Xu Luoxiong's cultivation was indeed destroyed, and he no longer had the possibility of cultivating immortals. He was also searched by Li Qinglin, and his mental state was severely damaged, even worse than that of a three-year-old child.

Looking at Xu Luoxiong like this, a trace of anger flashed across Xu Tianshu's eyes, but he could only suppress his emotions and force a smile. Without saying a single harsh word, he silently took Xu Luoxiong away.

Looking at Xu Tianshu's departing back, Li Qinglin fell into deep thought.

“This man is so patient, he is quite a character.

Unfortunately, once you are shackled by the family, you will be able to enjoy their offerings, but you will also be constrained by them, and even your thoughts will not be able to flow..."

Li Qinglin naturally knew that after this incident, although he was right and in the right position, the Xu family naturally hated him.

"Good fellow, first the Cha family, then the Xu family, now we are just short of Tingyujian Manor to complete the three-line chain..."

Thinking of this, Li Qinglin felt helpless.

He just wanted to live a peaceful life as an immortal, be honest and not get into trouble, but trouble always took the initiative to provoke him.

What kind of thing is this? However, Li Qinglin found something interesting from Xu Luoxiong's memory.

"Xu Luoxiong is actually a traitor, and he actually has secret connections with the remnants of the Cha family."

Li Qinglin smiled lightly, "The remnants of the Cha family fled in a hurry, and they didn't have time to take away a special 'Yin Yu Treasure House', which was left somewhere in the Immortal Square. It contains a unique secret technique of the Cha family, the 'Five Elements Endless Life Method', which is a method for the Jindan period and was passed down to Taoist Jialing.

It is actually possible to achieve the goal of breaking through the original limit of the spiritual plants by sacrificing five kinds of spiritual plants... It is truly extraordinary. So Cha Qingqian and others contacted Xu Luoxiong and agreed on a deal. "

Li Qinglin couldn't help but feel that destiny was on his side. He was worried that he couldn't find the whereabouts of the remnants of the Cha family. Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, Xu Luoxiong actually turned out to be a money-delivering boy and brought clues about the Cha family to his doorstep.

"There are indeed many extraordinary skills and secret techniques in the world of immortal cultivation. There is actually such a secret technique that can change one's fate and improve the footing of spiritual plants...

If I had this secret technique, at least before the third-level spiritual plants, I wouldn’t have to worry about not being able to find enough spiritual plants to plant, and I could also cultivate various rare spiritual plants and break through the realm…”

Li Qinglin didn't expect to have an unexpected gain.

Not to mention, Xu Luoxiong's storage bag is quite rich, with various spirit stones and treasures, which are comparable to the wealth of a person in the middle stage of foundation building, including dividends from the Gongsun family to the Xu family.

"But Cha Qingqian was also cautious enough. He didn't even agree on a time or place for the transaction, and didn't even provide a token of trust...

But it doesn’t matter. Xu Luoxiong guessed that the Yinyu Treasure House is in the area of ​​Wuyou Forest in the southeast corner of the Xianfang. I will just wait and see over there…”

"When the time comes... I want the Kicking Stars and Seeking the Ghostly Purple Myrtle Lantern, and I also want the Secret Art of the Five Elements of Endless Life!"

…

In Shiguangling, somewhere in a cave.

Tong Ruo held her breath and concentrated, holding a golden-bristle talisman pen in her hand, and moving the brush like a dragon or snake on the animal skin talisman paper, with endless inspiration.

"Barrier-breaking Talisman, Barrier-breaking Talisman! I can definitely refine this Barrier-breaking Talisman!"

Tong Ruo was wearing a plain white Taoist robe, but perhaps because it had not been taken care of for many days, there were already traces of smoke and fire on it.

Sweat wet his bangs, his eyes were bloodshot, and he held the talisman pen tightly in his hand, as if he was possessed by a demon.

Half an hour later, a dazzling brown-red flash suddenly appeared from the surface of the animal skin talisman paper.

Boom!

Tong Ruo looked dejected upon seeing this. She didn't care that her magic power was almost exhausted. Even her tendons and veins were aching.

He stumbled to his feet, held out the powder, and said in confusion, "I failed again, for the sixth time. What did I do wrong?"

Tong Ruo has been in seclusion for two years, ignoring everything outside and focusing only on refining the talisman to break through obstacles.

Unlike the Foundation Establishment Pill which can increase the probability of foundation establishment by 20 to 30 percent, the Barrier Breaking Talisman can only be barely considered a first-grade superior talisman. Theoretically speaking, it also has a certain effect on breaking through the foundation, but it is extremely weak.

Only the best barrier-breaking talismans can have obvious effects.

Unfortunately, Tong Ruo lost all her family wealth, emptied her storage bag, and even borrowed a lot of foreign debts, and only then could she barely save enough raw materials to make talismans seven times.

But after spending two years and going through six attempts at talisman making, she still hadn't mastered the technique of drawing the ultimate barrier-breaking talisman.

Building a foundation is even more out of reach! Tong Ruo, who was once the first person to enter the mountain for the assessment, was surpassed by Shang Xuan, Han Fei and others who were not as strong as her at the time.

It would be fine for Ji Yu, after all, as a second-generation immortal, his starting resources far exceed those of ordinary people.

Fan Shang took a shortcut, which made people both envious and hateful.

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But what was Shang Xuan's reason? In terms of aptitude, he was far inferior to himself, and only had low-grade spiritual roots.

In terms of appearance, I am definitely better than her.

I joined the Shiguangling Talisman Shop smoothly and made smooth progress step by step.

As his talisman-making skills improved, he successfully became a first-class, top-grade talisman master.

However, they were also facing the internal strife among the three mountains of Qingshitan, and the fight between the Xu and Cha families.

Why did Shang Xuan manage to take advantage of the wind and rise to the ninth level of Qi training, and even master the fighting skills? But he was like a lost dog, fleeing in panic, without any support?

Shang Xuan is fine, but what about Han Fei? He is timid and cowardly, hiding in his own little world, not even daring to explore secret places and dangerous places. How can he cultivate immortality?

Burning your lifespan, overdrawing your potential, and forcefully improving your spiritual roots, yet you still dare to hope to build your foundation?

Perhaps it was because Li Qinglin directly rejected Tong Ruo's request for the Foundation Establishment Pill that day that a seed took root and sprouted in her heart.

It was watered with jealousy and resentment, allowed to grow and ferment over time, and even subtly distorted her original mind and temperament.

Or rather, she is just like that.

It's just that in the past, there was no conflict of interest or gap between him and Li Qinglin and others, and they even helped each other. That's why they talked and laughed happily and lived a peaceful life.

Zhiya~ After regulating her breathing and recovering her magic power, Tong Ruo pushed open the door of the cave.

Strong sunlight shone in from outside the house, and Tong Ruo felt a little dazed and dizzy.

Only then did I vaguely hear a slightly familiar voice.

"Fellow Daoist Tong, Fellow Daoist Tong?"

"Fan Shang, Fellow Daoist? Why are you here?"

Seeing the fat figure of the person coming, Tong Ruo was slightly stunned.

"Friend Tong, I came here to tell you a piece of good news!"

As he spoke, Fan Shang handed over a pair of wings with a strong smell of saltpeter. They were like fine iron, emitting a unique metallic luster. The surface was covered with mysterious patterns, and they looked like burning and fluttering flames. They were the wings of some kind of butterfly monster.

(End of this chapter)