Lan's Chinois
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"Three thousand points..."
She had already topped up the unused basic elixirs, primary magic arrays, and ordinary spiritual plants in her storage bag into the Immortal Cultivation Simulator! Surprisingly, she only received 3,000 points!
She looked at the glittering jade pen in front of her, bit her lip, and regretted not taking Master Lan's storage bag for herself!
Lan Baicao was beside her at that time, and she was too embarrassed to take it...
"The quality of this pen is pretty good, I'll keep it for now..."
As a result, the only things left in the storage bracelet were the Flowing Jade Pendant, the Emerald Shadow Dew Pendant that could heal wounds and defend, the Spirit Feather Ring that could conceal the body and change appearance at will, the Black Gold Dragon Roar Sword that could attack and defend at the same time, and the most precious magical little black tripod!
4 gold-condensing pills and 9 longevity pills, the blue orchid that takes hundreds of years to bloom, and some seeds plucked from the butterfly grandmother.
The tattered storage bag contained the blood of the Jade Blood Silver Anaconda and the Bewilderment Valley Powder. She had specifically saved the Jade Blood Silver Anaconda's blood for future use in refining the fifth-grade elixir, the Dust-Repelling Pill. As for the Bewilderment Valley Powder, it was too effective for low-level cultivators, so she had to keep it for plotting against villains.
“It’s time to go!”
Qian Luo stretched lazily. She had been practicing in seclusion for more than two years. After slacking off for a month, she began to refine various elixirs, modify the elixir formulas, use strange fire, and plant spiritual plants.
In the past two years, she has acquired a new identity: Lan Qianluo, a cultivator from the Lan family's collateral branch. Because the Alchemy Conference was approaching, she, who had been raised in the countryside since childhood and had some talent for alchemy, was recommended to participate.
Therefore, everyone in the Lan family knew her. They all knew that the Lan family had a very talented alchemist who could make pills at a young age.
Many cultivators of the Lan family were unwilling to buy elixirs from the Jubao Pavilion, and they placed orders for a batch of low-level elixirs here every day. Qianluo elixirs were selling like hot cakes and the supply could not meet the demand. If they were short of spiritual plants, they would go to the spiritual plant garden to pick a few. Lan Baicao dared not say anything and could only pretend not to see anything even if he saw it.
"Qianluo, I've used up all the Soul-Replenishing Pills. Do you have any more?"
"I used the Soul-Boosting Pill from the Treasure Pavilion, but it's not as good as yours!"
"The youth pill you gave me last time isn't sold anywhere else. It feels pretty good. My skin has improved. It's even more effective than the beauty pill!"
"I also want Youth Pills and White Hand Pills. My hands are rough from digging in the soil every day!" The female cultivator looked pitiful, tears welling up in her eyes as she raised her delicate jade fingers. "Qianluo, you can't just ignore me. Who helps you pick the nourishing spiritual herbs and rejuvenation herbs every day..."
The female cultivators in the Spirit Plant Garden came forward one after another: "You can't just ignore us! Look at me, I'm all tanned from the sun! Lian Qiao said your Snow Skin Pill is more effective than the flower essence sold in Jubao Pavilion. Hurry and give me one!"
"I've been feeling restless during my cultivation lately. I need the Enlightenment Pill. When will I be able to successfully build my foundation?"
"Hey, come one by one!"
Qian Luo had been squeezed into a corner, frantically picking up medicine bottles from her tattered storage bag. "One hundred low-grade spirit stones a bottle, great value for the price! Line up, line up!"
An hour later, Qian Luo harvested two thousand low-grade spirit stones and stuffed them into her storage bag. She sighed, "2,000 a day, it's still easy to make money from women!"
Lan Baicao snorted softly upon hearing this. Even though Qianluo had saved her, that wasn't a reason for her to secretly pluck the spiritual plants! The female cultivators of the Lan family were no different. They were paralyzed by the sight of these elixirs, and when she wasn't paying attention, they'd secretly stuff them into Qianluo's pockets, encouraging unhealthy practices!
Qianluo smoothed her hair and smiled: "Elder~ Don't be angry~"
"Okay, okay, the Great Elder is looking for you!" Lan Baicao didn't want to waste any more words. Anyway, everyone in the Lan family spoiled her to the sky, and she couldn't say anything.
"Okay!" Qian Luo snapped her fingers, and the fat cat in the group of female cultivators behind her was dragged away unwillingly, scratching the air angrily with its claws.
"Stinky Master, I'm having a great time with my pretty sister! You've been secluded for over two years and haven't let me out. I'm so bored being a spirit beast. Now that I'm finally out, you won't even let me chat with anyone else!"
"My life now is worse than when I was in the Dao Mountain. I had Qingshu to talk to me, but now there's not a single beast!"
Qianluo's spirit tugged and she touched his fat belly: "Alright, alright, at this alchemy conference, you can say whatever you want to say. I will definitely not stop you!"
Chi Zhao's eyes lit up: "Is this true?" Then he asked in confusion, "Why don't you hide it anymore?"
Qian Luo spread her hands and said, "Who needs to care about true identity at this alchemy conference? If a talking big cat suddenly appeared beside me, people would definitely be suspicious. I will bring you to the Lan family for the next few days. You can get along with them in your true self. When the higher-ups come to investigate, there will be no doubt about my identity."
Chi Zhao: "But considering your current status as a rural Lan family side branch cultivator, isn't it more suspicious that you have a spiritual pet with foundation building cultivation?"
Qian Luo smiled and said, "I've already explained it. My grandma and I lived together in the countryside. She was a master of alchemy and taught me how to make pills. She also had a foundation-building spirit pet. After she passed away, I brought the big cat with me to the Lan family's old house."
"My name is Lan Qianluo. I'm a cultivator in the early stages of foundation building. I grew up eating elixirs and have a natural talent for alchemy. Everyone in the Lan family likes me very much, and they all like the elixirs I make."
"Wait!" Chi Zhao interrupted her. "Isn't authenticity what's important? Why isn't your cultivation level at the early stage of Jindan? Yeah, that's right. If you were at the early stage of Jindan, how could you still be in the countryside?"
Qian Luo shrugged: "That's a solution. He can't really be a Jindan stage cultivator. He should hide for a while. After all, he only looks at his ID card, not his cultivation level."
Chi Zhao rolled around in her arms for a few rounds, his tail slapping her hand slowly: "Beautiful lady, I've been hungry for many days, I want to eat double-stranded dishes~"
Qianluo slapped him on the butt: "I'll give it to you when I get back!"
…
Inside the ancestral hall, Lan Qianhua was cleaning each tablet patiently and meticulously. Now that she was a Jindan cultivator, she could have used magic to clean, but she dusted off the tablets herself.
"Grandma, if you knew about this in the afterlife, you would be happy for the Lan family too!"
Now the Lan family is among the top five families, ranking third, the Jiang family is first, the Jin family is second, the Lan family is third, the Shui family is fourth, and the Tao family is fifth, thus escaping the last place.
The Wei family also became a subsidiary family of the Lan family, and all the cultivators of the Wei family would become slaves of the Lan family for generations. However, Lan Qianhua was not a cruel person. For some innocent Wei family members, she simply let them work for wages, which was equivalent to working for the Lan family.
"If we had discovered Master Lan's intentions earlier, you wouldn't have been attacked by him during your cultivation..."
Lan Qianhua wiped the tablet with a clean cloth, solemnly placed it back in its place, and knelt down to kowtow in front of the tablets in the hall: "Grandma, please bless the Lan family with peace and safety."
She stood up and lit the incense. Turning back, she saw Qianluo holding a large cat. She smiled at her in a friendly manner, and the fat cat in her arms wagged its tail lazily. "Good morning, Great Elder!"
"Good morning, Qianluo, Chizhao."
Lan Qianhua had long known Qianluo's extraordinary origins, but she hadn't imagined she even possessed a spirit beast capable of Foundation Establishment cultivation. When this spirit beast appeared before the Lan family cultivators, many were surprised. While they possessed spirit beasts, they lacked Foundation Establishment cultivation. Fortunately, Qianluo had fabricated her own identity, claiming to be a mysterious alchemist, and the big cat was one of her legacies.
She walked over with a smile in her eyes: "How are you doing recently?"
"I'm quite busy refining pills and preparing for the alchemy conference at the same time." Qianluo chatted with you Lan Qianhua about family matters as they walked.
Although she had lived a comfortable and leisurely life in the Lan family over the years, Qianluo always regarded it as a temporary resting place and did not maintain an overly close relationship.
After all, the Lan family and Wendao Mountain are different. Wendao Mountain was founded by her. The monks are all from the lower three districts. She saved the lower three districts from danger. Her reputation is so great that everyone regards her as the founder of the mountain. They admire her in their hearts and no one dares to disobey her orders.
The Lan family and she had never been on the same page, but now they shared the same interests. At the time, the Lan family needed a Core Formation Stage expert to lead the charge, and she temporarily filled the gap. However, since Lan Qianhua had successfully achieved Core Formation, her role was dispensable.
Because she killed Master Lan, Lan Baicao, Lan Qianhua and others were grateful and wanted to win her over, but they were still far from being close to each other.
Lan Qianhua took out a storage bag and handed it to her: "This storage bag contains the spiritual plants needed for elixirs below the third grade. I hope it will be helpful for you to participate in the alchemy conference."
She added, "After the last fire, a lot of spiritual plants were burned in the spiritual plant garden. We can't get spiritual plants of a higher age for the time being."
Qianluo was a little surprised. She had never thought that Lan Qianhua would actually give her a gift. "It doesn't matter. With these, I can refine pills and sell them. I can earn spirit stones to buy spirit plants of higher age. Thank you, Great Elder."
Now she had saved up 10,000 spirit stones, which allowed her to purchase spirit plants of a higher age. She wanted to become a fifth-grade alchemist, but she didn't have the right plants. Fifth-grade recipes mostly required spirit plants over a hundred years old, and the Treasure Pavilion in District 6 didn't have that many plants yet, so she decided to go to District 5 to check.
Lan Qianhua smiled. "Baicao told me about the recent situation at the Spirit Plant Garden and had some complaints. But you're the Lan family's benefactor, and you'll be representing the Lan family at the Alchemy Conference soon. How can we not express our gratitude?"
Qian Luo smiled awkwardly: "Elder Baicao..." Her impression of Lan Baicao changed from a lifesaver to a thief who stole spiritual plants!
"Don't worry, Baicao won't take it to heart." Lan Qianhua smiled and looked at Qianluo as if she was looking at a junior, with a loving look.
Lan Qianhua told her about the recent situation in District Five: "I just got the news not long ago that District Five's Chief, Jiang Baiwei, is now a sixth-rank alchemist. The Alchemy Conference isn't just an internal event for District Five; it's also an event that the entire District Nine is paying attention to."
"Among them, there are sixth-rank alchemists from the upper three districts serving as the main mentors to review the contestants' performances. There are also alchemists from the upper three districts competing with you..."
Qianluo listened patiently to Lan Qianhua's introduction.
"The Jiang and Shui families will also send two people this time. You know them, Jiang Feiyao and Shui Qingyan."
When she heard Jiang Feiyao's name, Qian Luo's eyebrows moved: "I heard that she is breaking through to become a fifth-grade alchemist?"
Lan Qianhua nodded. "Last time, the Jiang sisters came over to show off, saying they had already refined a fifth-grade elixir, but..." She pouted childishly, "I think if that were true, they'd be so proud of themselves!"
"I guess it's because I succeeded in making a fifth-grade elixir once, so I said I had broken through to become a fifth-grade alchemist..." Alchemy is a mysterious science. Sometimes, by chance, you can make a higher-level elixir, but when you review it again and follow the same steps, you find that you can't get the same elixir.
Qianluo's mind flashed to that beautiful face, and she shook her head. "Jiang Feiyao has a better talent for alchemy than me, and she also has the Glazed Pure Fire. It's no surprise that she became a fifth-grade alchemist."
She had been refining elixirs by sheer dodge, starting with a manual and never learning anything systematically. Later, she met Granny Butterfly, who occasionally gave her pointers, which opened her eyes.
Nor can he compare to Jiang Feiyao, who has been learning alchemy and using the Glazed Pure Fire since childhood.
But... I always feel that Jiang Feiyao seems to care about her very much and would not regard her as an opponent!
"Just do your best in this alchemy conference." Finally, Lan Qianhua patted her shoulder to comfort her.
Qianluo touched the storage bag, smiled and nodded.
Alchemy Conference, she is coming!
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