Chapter 157 Junior Sister Found an Alchemist

Evolution Peak.

The size of the mountain is also related to the strength of the evolver.

In fact, Chu Ning was in the foundation-building stage, let alone evolving a mountain. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for him to successfully practice the Art of Standing Still like a Mountain.

Chu Ning conservatively estimated that those seniors of the Mountain Sect were at the Nascent Soul stage or above, and they had made a great vow to practice the Unmovable As A Mountain Technique.

The reason why I was able to successfully practice the Immovable As A Mountain Technique at the Foundation Establishment Stage was because of the energy provided by the Longevity Fruit.

Evolve the mountain and begin to nourish it according to the size of the mountain. The Mountain Nurturing Technique records the method of nourishing the mountain.

It is very simple to nourish a mountain. Just allow the mountain to continuously absorb the spiritual energy of the earth and grow.

Unlike them, the cultivators who need to absorb and refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the mountain does not need that. Chu Ning only needs to separate a strand of his soul and place it on the mountain, and the mountain will actively absorb the spiritual energy of the earth.

The reason why Lao Hei was bounced away just now was because of the power of this small mound.

Although the mound is small, it is still a mountain after all and cannot be violated.

Of course, this is also because Lao Hei did not use his full strength, otherwise he would not be able to withstand Shan Wei.

The power of a mountain is directly proportional to its strength.

The most intuitive reflection of a mountain’s strength is its size.

To separate a strand of soul and let it fall on the mountain peak was not a problem for the predecessors of the Mountain Sect in the past, but it was difficult for Chu Ning.

He is not even a golden elixir, so his soul and spirit cannot be separated from him at all.

Unless, with the help of elixirs.

Chu Ning took out a jade slip from his storage bag. It was one of his trophies. It contained a recipe for an elixir, an elixir related to the soul.

Soul-splitting pill.

Among the hundred arts of cultivating immortals, there is one called puppetry.

He used a secret method to separate a strand of his soul onto the puppet, making the puppet equivalent to an incarnation.

Puppetry requires the separation of the soul, so generally only Jindan cultivators can have puppets, but foundation-building cultivators can also do so. The Soul-Splitting Pill is a method used by foundation-building cultivators to refine puppets.

Chu Ning had most of the ingredients for the Soul-Splitting Pill, except for the main ingredient, the Soul Cleansing Liquid.

The reason for the shortage is the same as before. Only the Jindan strongmen would consider the soul. Chu Ning only harvested the foundation-building cultivators. Even if these foundation-building cultivators obtained treasures such as the Soul Cleansing Liquid, they would exchange them for other treasures with the Jindan elders of the sect.

"A sect as big as Xiyue Sect should have soul cleansing liquid."

Chu Ning decided to go to the market on Hongri Peak, but now there was a difficult problem in front of him.

What should I do with my little mountain? I can't move the mountain now. What if a pair of wild mandarin ducks accidentally step on my little mountain? Although this possibility is very small, I still have to prevent these accidents from happening.

"Old Black, why don't you keep watch?"

"OK."

Lao Hei agreed very readily. He and Chu Ning now shared the same fate. Cultivating this mountain would also be of great benefit to him.

Leaving Lao Hei where he was, Chu Ning got up and headed for the market town.

This was the first time he officially stepped out of the cave after living in Hongri Peak.

After entering the market, Chu Ning was not in a hurry to look for the Soul Cleansing Liquid. This kind of treasure was extremely precious even for a Jindan expert, and it was impossible to find it by just strolling around.

Hidden Array Pavilion.

Chu Ning walked into an attic.

A male cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Condensation came towards him.

Although the other person had a warm smile on his face, Chu Ning still felt a little uncomfortable.

It’s better to ask about the market in this city.

As soon as we entered, there were lovely female practitioners serving as shopping guides. We felt much happier and were more willing to pay.

"Greetings, Senior. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Ruan Fangda saw Chu Ning walking towards him quickly. Since Chu Ning was a powerful foundation-building cultivator, he did not dare to neglect him.

"Senior, if you need anything regarding formations, you can go to the second floor. If you have special needs for formations, we have formation masters in our pavilion. I can introduce them to you."

These formations on the first floor are all prepared for Qi Condensation cultivators. Ruan Fangda knows that the other party will definitely look down on them. When such Foundation Establishment cultivators come to the store, they are usually received personally by the store's formation master.

"I'll go to the second floor first."

Chu Ning came here to see if there was a suitable formation that could help him defend the small hill.

"I'll take you up there, Senior."

Ruan Fangda led the way in front. After going up to the second floor, there were only about ten jade slips placed on the shelves on the entire second floor.

"Senior, here is a general introduction to our store's formations."

"good."

Chu Ning took the jade slip handed over by Ruan Fangda and sank his consciousness into it. This jade slip introduced dozens of formations that could be used by foundation-building cultivators.

There are offensive ones, defensive ones, and ones that gather spiritual energy...

After a cup of tea, Chu Ning withdrew his gaze with a look of regret in his eyes. There were many kinds of formations in the Cangzhen Pavilion, but unfortunately there was nothing suitable for him.

Those defensive formations can indeed guard the small hill, but the problem is the same, that is, they make quite a lot of noise when set up. If they are used to guard the cave, it is fine, but if they are set up on the hillside, it would be like trying to cover up one's own fault.

The ideal formation in Chu Ning's mind would not attract attention, nor would it block others from passing through the area. As long as the small hill was not touched, the formation would not be triggered.

Ruan Fangda was always paying attention to Chu Ning's expression. When he saw the disappointment in Chu Ning's eyes, he knew that this senior might not be interested in the formations introduced in the jade slip.

"Senior, if you have special requirements for the formation, you can find the formation master in our store. The formation master in our store will make the formation according to your requirements."

"Is it possible?"

Chu Ning was a little surprised. Isn’t this custom-made?

"Well, many seniors have come to our pavilion's formation master to discuss the formations they need, but the price..."

"As long as I am satisfied, price is not an issue."

Spirit stone!

When it comes to wealth, Chu Ning is very confident. His wealth is definitely among the best among the foundation-building cultivators.

"Then I will go and inform those masters. Senior, please wait for a moment."

Ruan Fangda's eyes lit up. From the tone of this senior's voice, he knew that he was a wealthy man. If they could really reach a deal, the commission he could get would be equivalent to a year's salary.

Chu Ning was sitting in the lounge behind the Cangzhen Pavilion. A quarter of an hour later, his spiritual sense sensed the approach of several foundation-building monks.

I think he is the master of this hidden formation.

Just feeling the strength of these formation masters, he felt a little disappointed. They were all in the initial stage of foundation building and were afraid that they could not meet his requirements.

"Senior, several masters from our store have arrived."

Ruan Fangda led three cultivators in the early stage of foundation building. Before they came in, they looked a little nonchalant, but when their eyes fell on Chu Ning, their expressions became serious and more respectful than before.

A cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building!

The waiter didn't lie, this could really be a big deal.

Earlier, when they heard Ruan Fangda tell them that a wealthy foundation-building cultivator had come to the store, the three of them did not take it seriously.

The reason is very simple. There are only those few foundation-building cultivators in Hongri Peak, and they all know each other. Generally, if there is a need for formations, they will find them privately.

The foundation-building cultivators who come to the store are either those who have just built their foundation not long ago or do not have many connections in the foundation-building circle.

If one's connections are not very good, then his financial resources will naturally not be much. As for why the waiter thinks that this person is financially strong, it is because of his level of attainment.

In the eyes of Qi Condensation cultivators, Foundation Establishment cultivators are far superior.

"My name is Liao Ming, this is Fellow Daoist Gu, this is Fellow Daoist Fan, may I ask what your address to you is?"

"Chun Ning."

"Fellow Daoist Chu is not from Red Sun Peak, right?"

"We just moved into Red Sun Peak not long ago."

After listening to Chu Ning's answer, Liao Ming and the other two understood what was going on. No wonder he looked unfamiliar, it turned out he was a newcomer.

After a few polite inquiries, Chu Ning didn't want to waste time, so he said directly: "Fellow Daoist Liao, I'm sure you all know why I'm here, so I'll just tell you straight away."

"Fellow Daoist Chu, please go ahead."

"I need a highly concealed defensive formation."

After hearing this, Liao Ming exchanged glances with the two men, and then asked, "Are there any specific requirements for the area covered by the formation and the limit it can withstand?"

"A three-meter range is enough. The higher the defense limit, the better. The most important thing is concealment."

"I understand what Fellow Daoist Chu means. You want people to not be able to detect the existence of this formation, right?"

"Fan Daoyou is right. This is the most important point."

Chu Ning nodded, but after Liao Ming and the other two knew Chu Ning's specific requirements, they were in a dilemma.

The reason for the difficulty is not that such a formation is difficult to create, but rather that this type of formation is very easy to create. The reason why it is not sold in the pavilion is because there are very few customers with such needs.

What bothered them was how to sell a simple formation at a high price.

If the other party is a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building, then it would be okay to fool him. But if the other party is in the middle stage of foundation building, if you dare to fool him, and if the other party finds out the truth in the future and comes to you, wouldn’t that bring trouble to yourself?

If you want to sell it at a high price, you have to make it as concealed as possible.

"Brother Chu's goal is to prevent others from discovering the existence of the formation. This is actually not difficult. The formation we have set up will not be discovered even if it is in the middle stage of foundation building, unless it is touched. However, I have a suggestion. I wonder if Brother Chu is willing to listen to it?"

"I'm all ears." Chu Ning nodded.

"Set up a chain formation, so that those who try to break into the formation can't find the center of the formation. Multiple formations stacked together can confuse those who try to break into the formation."

Fan Chengxiang's words made Chu Ning's eyes light up. He understood what Fan Chengxiang meant. To put it bluntly, he wanted to use the method of grafting to make people mistakenly believe that his formation was guarding something else.

They are all smart people.

Chu Ning felt a little emotional. Just from the request he made, he guessed the purpose of wanting this formation.

"This is indeed a method. How many of these chain formations can be set up?"

Hearing Chu Ning's words, Liao Ming and the other two smiled at each other, knowing that the business was secure.

"Six is ​​no problem."

Liao Ming replied with a smile, there are six formations, and the three people who made a lot of money from this business can get a lot.

Chu Ning frowned: "Can there be more?"

"More?"

Fan Chengxiang couldn't help but add, "Fellow Daoist Chu, this kind of chain formation will become more and more difficult as you go further. The difficulty and cost of each additional formation will be several times that of the previous ones."

"Is that so? I don't know much about formations." Chu Ning smiled and then asked, "How much is the price for such a chain formation?"

Liao Ming said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Chu is coming to my Tibetan Array Pavilion for the first time. Originally, he needed 5,000 spirit stones, but I will only take 4,000 spirit stones from him."

Four thousand spirit stones is a considerable sum even for a foundation-building cultivator, but for Chu Ning, it is not a drop in the bucket, but it is not something he would feel bad about.

"What if there are seven formations?"

"Seven formations require five thousand spirit stones."

"Eight?"

"For eight formations, at least eight thousand spirit stones will be needed."

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"Nine..."

Liao Ming did not answer. If this person was not in the middle stage of foundation building, he would have started to scold him.

You are just asking for the price for fun.

On the contrary, Fan Cheng, who was standing by, looked thoughtful and answered seriously, "For nine formations, 15,000 spirit stones are needed. For ten formations, a conservative estimate is 30,000. Any higher... it is not something we can do."

"Okay, then order ten. This is the deposit."

Chu Ning waved his hand and took out a bag of spirit stones from his storage bag.

Liao Ming: …

Fan Chengxiang: ...

Gu Youde: ...

A big customer.

Liao Ming only now realized that he was short-sighted and that this Fellow Daoist Chu was a real rich man.

They are not asking for fun, they really have money.

If the three of them could create a chain formation with eleven overlapping formations, perhaps this person would place an order without blinking an eye.

Ruan Fangda on the side was also confused.

He was stunned by the spiritual stone.

For a large order of 30,000 spirit stones, the commission he can get is thousands of spirit stones, which is more than one year's salary, but enough for several years.

Chu Ning paid the deposit and agreed to pick it up in three months. He walked out of Cangzhen Pavilion accompanied by Liao Ming and the other two.

"That's right."

At the door, Chu Ning stopped.

"Does Fellow Daoist Chu have any other requests?"

"I don't have any requests, I just want to ask the three Taoists, do you know where I can buy the soul cleansing liquid?"

Chu Ning suddenly thought that instead of going from house to house in the market to ask, it would be better to ask Liao Ming and the other two directly.

"Soul cleansing liquid? That's hard to find."

Liao Ming shook his head. Materials or treasures related to golden elixir are generally not circulated in the market.

"It's impossible to have a market, but Fellow Daoist Chu, you can post a purchase request."

Seeing Chu Ning’s somewhat disappointed expression, Fan Chengxiang added a sentence.

If he were an ordinary person, he would not make this suggestion, and the reason is very simple.

As long as you put a purchase request on the site, it is telling everyone that if you want to buy the item, even if someone really has it, the price they pay will be extremely high.

Only wealthy monks can afford to purchase it.

"Yes, Fellow Daoist Chu can go and buy the Soul Cleansing Liquid. Maybe some fellow Daoist may have it." Liao Ming also echoed.

"Okay, thanks for letting me know."

With the advice from Liao Ming and Fan Chengxiang, Chu Ning came to the center of the market town, which was the purchasing office.

What surprised Chu Ning was that there was actually a powerful Jindan master in charge here.

Chu Ning looked respectful and said to the middle-aged Jindan expert, "Senior, I want to post a purchase request."

"Publish a purchase information, the deposit is one thousand spirit stones, and the publishing fee is one hundred spirit stones." The man glanced at Chu Ning and said lightly.

"good."

Before coming in, Chu Ning had already learned the entire purchasing process from Liao Ming.

The deposit will be deducted if someone comes to your door with the item you want to buy after you have posted the purchase information and the buyer does not accept it.

In this way, random purchasing information can be screened out, and the authority of the purchasing center can be guaranteed.

"What do you want to buy?"

"Soul cleansing liquid."

After hearing Chu Ning's words, the Jindan expert looked at Chu Ning again with some surprise.

"Any offer?"

"Senior, what do you think is a suitable offer?" Chu Ning asked tentatively.

"Ask me?"

Qu Zhongshu smiled: "If I am worth 100,000 spirit stones, would you offer this price?"

"If you think it's worth 100,000 spirit stones, then I'll quote that price."

Qu Zhongshu: ...

"You are a very cunning boy. I see that you are a stranger to me. You are not a disciple of Red Sun Peak, right?"

"Junior Chu Ning, I just arrived at Hongri Peak."

"Chun Ning?"

Qu Zhongshu narrowed his eyes slightly, and the next moment he said: "Since you want me to give you advice, then I suggest that you do not quote the price in spirit stones. Soul Cleansing Liquid is such a precious item that it cannot be purchased with spirit stones."

"If we don't use spirit stones, how can we purchase it?" Chu Ning asked humbly.

"For barter, if someone has soul cleansing fluid, we can negotiate with you in person to see if you have what the other party needs."

Chu Ning nodded and agreed with Qu Zhongshu's suggestion. This was a good idea.

"Take this jade slip. If anyone is willing to trade, the jade slip will notify you."

Qu Zhongshu threw a jade slip to Chu Ning. Chu Ning took it with both hands. Seeing that this Jindan expert closed his eyes again, he hesitated. This seemed to be different from the process Liao Ming said.

What Liao Ming and the other two told him was that after he arrived at the purchasing office and paid the deposit and spirit stones, the seniors at the purchasing office would record the purchase information on the purchasing stone, and all the disciples of Xiyue Sect would be able to view it.

It seems that this senior has not yet recorded his purchase information on the purchase stone.

However, the other party was a powerful Jindan master, so Chu Ning did not dare to question it. What if this senior recorded the purchase information on the purchase stone at the end of each day?

In the end, Chu Ning did not ask any questions. He just said "thank you" and left the purchasing office.

What Chu Ning didn't know was that after he walked out of the purchasing office, Qu Zhongshu opened his eyes.

"He is not a sect disciple, but he is staying in the mountain gate. His name is Chu Ning. He should be the fiancé of Junior Sister Duan's disciple. However, it is rumored that Chu Ning is only in the middle stage of foundation building. Could it be that he has recently broken through to the late stage of foundation building?"

"It is also possible that it is precisely because Chu Ning is in the late stage of foundation building that Senior Sister Duan let her disciple enter the secret realm. This is because she does not want to be left behind by Chu Ning."

Qu Zhongshu whispered in his heart that the matter between Chu Ning and Tang Ruowei was no secret in the Jindan circle of Xiyue Sect. He was particularly fond of gossip, so he went out of his way to find out about Chu Ning's situation.

The next moment, Qu Zhongshu's figure disappeared from the spot, and when he reappeared, he was standing above a mountain planted with peach blossoms.

"Is Junior Sister Yang here?"

A cold response came from the cave on the mountain peak: "Brother Qu, is there anything I can do for you?"

"I have good news for Junior Sister Yang. Aren't you looking for a top-grade foundation-building pill for your disciple? I have found someone who can refine a top-grade foundation-building pill."

At this moment, Qu Zhongshu was already looking forward to the scene of Junior Sister Yang walking out of the cave.

As early as ten years ago, Junior Sister Yang began to prepare for her disciple's foundation building, and also found several second-grade alchemists, but those alchemists could not guarantee that they could refine top-grade foundation-building pills.

The quality of the foundation-building pill not only affects the probability of successful foundation-building, but also lays a good foundation for future pill formation.

As for the third-grade alchemist, Junior Sister Yang is not someone she can hire.

Qu Zhongshu also knew about Chu Ning's information. It was said that this kid had refined a top-grade foundation-building pill before he reached the foundation-building stage. Now that he is in the late foundation-building stage, it would be even easier for him to refine a top-grade foundation-building pill.

Now Chu Ning needs the Soul Cleansing Liquid, so you can use the Soul Cleansing Liquid to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill from Chu Ning.

Ten drops of Soul Cleansing Liquid are almost as valuable as an ordinary Foundation Establishment Pill. If it is a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, its value will be even higher.

The reason why he did not release the news that Chu Ning was looking to buy the Soul Cleansing Liquid was that he was planning to make a deal with Chu Ning in private.

If this news gets out, I'm afraid the other senior sisters will be tempted when they find out.

Which senior sister doesn’t have a few Qi Condensation disciples?

The most important thing is that he knows that Junior Sister Yang has the soul-cleansing liquid, so he can reach a deal with Chu Ning first.

As long as the deal is reached, the other sisters will not be able to interfere even if they know about it.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Qu. However, Junior Sister has already found an alchemist not long ago. He is on his way to the mountain gate. He will help to refine the foundation-building pill when the time comes."

"Have you found the alchemist?"

The smile on Qu Zhongshu's face froze. So he was a step late? But he just knew that Chu Ning had come to the mountain gate. The most important thing was that Chu Ning was a junior after all, and he was not a disciple of the sect. If he hadn't taken the initiative to come to him and needed the soul cleansing liquid, he would not have been so embarrassed to find Chu Ning to refine the foundation-building pill.

"Since Junior Sister Yang has already been found, Senior Brother will not bother her any more."

Qu Zhongshu looked a little lonely. Before he turned and left, he asked again, "Who is the alchemist that Junior Sister is looking for?"

"Not long ago, the sect master asked everyone to go out and look for talented alchemists. Junior sister happened to meet a second-grade alchemist. This person has an extremely high talent for alchemy. This alchemist is from another area, and I'm afraid you haven't heard of him."

"Then congratulations, Junior Sister Yang."

(End of this chapter)