A small casual cultivator!

Chapter 648: Initial Peak

three days later.

"It's finally finished."

Lu Luan walked out of a commercial building, glanced at the storage ring, and said silently in his heart.

He sold three-fifths of the mineral veins he obtained from the cave of the Rock Spider Clan and obtained more than a thousand high-level spirit stones. After three days of searching, he exchanged all of these spirit stones for the treasures he needed one by one.

The next step is to prepare for the retreat.

He estimated that it would take him about a year to absorb all of this information.

Lu Luan did not linger around, but quickly left and found a place to retreat.

After improving my strength, I have to go back to Beiling City to work.

An hour later.

Lu Luan appeared in the secret room where he was in seclusion in the city.

He placed some of the treasures he had purchased around him and sat cross-legged in mid-air.

"These should be enough."

This was something that could be exchanged for more than a thousand high-level spirit stones. He weighed it and thought it should be enough.

Close your eyes and start to circulate your spiritual energy to absorb the essence.

……

Demon domain.

At the foot of a mountain, in a cave full of prohibitions.

A woman was sitting quietly, with several huge red auras surrounding her. As these auras flowed into her body, her aura began to gradually become stronger.

It was Shangguan Linglong. Her body had now recovered to its peak and was even stronger. She was beginning to strive for the Golden Core realm.

“We must break through.”

The woman standing nearby looked at Shangguan Linglong with deep worry in her eyes.

Time passed little by little.

Inside Shangguan Linglong's Huangting, all the essence began to gather towards the fake pill and began to condense into a golden pill.

The difference from Lu Luan was that, because she had a Xuan-level spiritual root, she did not use the power of the cave sky in her Huangting.

However, she did not choose to advance directly to the Golden Core realm from the late stage of foundation building, but instead broke through to the Half-Step Golden Core realm first.

As more and more essence gathered, the fake pill became more and more solid. The spiritual root in the qi sea sensed something and began to move strangely. A wave of power similar to that of the cave heaven gushed out from the spiritual root, like a spiritual spring, entering the Huangting and helping to open the cave heaven.

This force is very gentle, completely different from the sharp power of the cave sky.

Gradually, the fake pill in the Huangting began to emit a ray of immortal luster.

However, the closer it got to this point, the more nervous the woman next to her became.

Sudden.

Just as the golden elixir was about to take shape, Shangguan Linglong's face suddenly turned pale, and a trace of gray air emanated from between her eyebrows, and this gray air was filled with strong resentment.

It made her feel shaken for a moment.

The golden elixir that was about to take shape suddenly disintegrated and impacted her body.

"puff!"

Shangguan Linglong spat out a mouthful of blood, and then her whole breath quickly became disordered.

"exquisite."

The woman immediately stepped forward, pointed her finger at her forehead, and a surge of spiritual power poured in.

After a while, Shangguan Linglong opened her eyes tiredly.

Looking at the woman, she said unwillingly, "Why, I just need to take the last step, but I can't make it. Aunt Mei, I have tried so many times and sacrificed so many people, why can't I break through?"

"The mark in your soul is causing trouble. They are using the karma of your entire clan to suppress you and prevent you from breaking through."

"Is this mark really unsolvable?"

Shangguan Linglong's fingers left scratches on the hard rock.

The woman lowered her eyes and remained silent.

……

Time passes day by day.

one year later.

in the secret room.

The light around Lu Luan's body disappeared. He woke up from his training, opened his eyes, and murmured, "I have reached my limit. I should be at the peak of the early stage of the Golden Core now."

He felt that his spiritual fetus was already saturated and it was difficult to absorb any more essence into it. There were even some treasures around that had not been absorbed yet.

Now his physical strength has reached its limit, and his cultivation has also reached the peak of the early Golden Core stage.

Fortunately, the power of the cave that Shangguan Linglong found for him was very good. Because the quality of the cave was very good, he was able to make such rapid progress.

If it is a cave of ordinary quality, it would probably be as difficult to improve as the old man in the bronze coffin in the wilderness. That man was unable to improve his strength even at the cost of killing his entire clan.

After feeling the power, Lu Luan stood up and said with a smile: "It is almost 500,000 fierce horse power, which is comparable to some people in the middle stage of Jindan. When I break through to the middle stage of Jindan, I should be able to have the power of a dragon."

A million fierce horses form a dragon.

By then, the physical body will have no problem moving mountains and filling up the sea.

He is very satisfied with his current strength.

The Five Thunder Spirit Embryo Art is the unique skill of the Haoling Sect, and its level is very good, allowing him to possess such power in the early stage of the Golden Core. If it were an ordinary force's refining technique, the power of the early Golden Core could be increased to more than 100,000 fierce horses, which was already the limit. Moreover, if one practices that kind of refining technique, the possibility of breaking through to the middle stage will be very slim.

"It's time to go to Beiling City."

After Lu Luan put away the small amount of treasures that had not been consumed, he walked out.

It’s time to go to Beiling City to look for opportunities.

After leaving the retreat place, he went to the place where he could take the teleportation array.

the next day.

In Beiling City, a strange man was walking slowly on the street. It was naturally Lu Luan. When he came here again, his face had changed.

When he reached the center of the city, he stopped in front of a huge building.

"Qian Ling Auction House."

This is the largest auction house in the city, owned by the Qian family.

With a strange smile on his face, he walked in.

"I've met senior."

He did not hide his cultivation level and released the aura of the early stage of the Golden Core. As soon as he entered, those who were working inside immediately bowed to him.

Beiling City is not a big city. There are only dozens of people with Jindan cultivation. The realm displayed by Lu Luan is enough to make them in awe.

"No need to be polite."

Lu Luan said with a smile, he was very graceful, approachable and humble.

"Senior, are you going to auction something?"

A blue-eyed woman stepped forward and asked.

"Yes, when does your auction house open?" Lu Luan asked.

"Small auctions are held every two months, and large auctions are held once a year," the woman introduced.

"What's the difference?"

"We charge a 5% commission for small auctions and a 3% commission for large auctions. However, you are a human, and our family has a rule that if you are a human and want to bid on treasures, we will not charge you a commission. If you are not in a hurry, I suggest you auction it at a large auction. This way you can get a better price. The large auction will be held in two months."

Lu Luan pretended to think for a while and said, "Let's just go with the large one."

"I wonder what you want to send to me, senior..."

Seeing that there was enough space inside, Lu Luan took out three spirit veins and said, "I got these from a cave among the Rock Spiders when I was training there. They are useless to a wandering person like me, so let's auction them off."

"Ah, is this a spiritual vein?"

Looking at the three sluggish spiritual veins in the air, everyone around was shocked.

The three spirit veins are worth more than one hundred and twenty high-level spirit stones in total, which is a huge amount of money.

Lu Luan did not plan to sell all of these spiritual veins. He only wanted to keep two. Spiritual veins are hard to come by, so if he has the chance to return to Jianyang Sect, he will leave them to Senior Brother Zhou.

"I still have a green spider body here. It must have consumed some rare treasures when it was alive. If we can extract some of them, they will be very valuable. We can auction them off."

Lu Luan took out another green spider. It was the one he had knocked over from outside with a stone tablet during the fight for the cave. The green spider was dead, but the medicinal effect of the spiritual insect it had taken in its body had not yet been fully exerted. He had preserved it in time. If he gave it to the alchemist, he should be able to extract it.

"Such a big green spider, my god, its strength is almost comparable to that of the master of the family."

They had not yet recovered from their spiritual veins, and when they saw this green spider that was a hundred or forty feet in size, they were so shocked that they were speechless.

Fortunately, the auction house has its own space on the floor and the surrounding area is large enough, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate everything.

The woman in front of him was so shocked that she covered her mouth with her hands. She had been at the auction house for more than ten years, but this was the first time she had seen such a huge green spider corpse. After she realized what was happening, she immediately said, "Senior, it's okay, it's okay, but we can't make the decision anymore. We have to let the elders of the clan decide."

"No problem."

Lu Luan smiled and put all the things away.

"Senior, please follow me."

The woman took him upstairs to the courtyard to wait.

"This human elder is really powerful, able to kill a green spider of this level."

"Indeed, and he is so kind and approachable. He doesn't put on airs, unlike the elders in the family."

After seeing Lu Luan leave, people around started talking.

"Senior, I have already informed the elder, he will be here soon."

In a small courtyard upstairs, the woman led Lu Luan to sit down and then poured tea on the side, fearing that she would not entertain him well enough.

"Don't worry, you can sit down too."

Lu Luan motioned for her to sit down as well.

"I dare not. How can I, with my status, sit opposite a senior?"

The woman was flattered and said tremblingly.

Although the Blue-Eyed Fox Clan practiced cultivation, they still had a strong concept of bloodline hierarchy. Just like the Rock Spider Clan, those with lower bloodlines would instinctively consider themselves inferior to those with higher bloodlines.

Lu Luan has reached the Golden Core stage and has such strength. In her mind, he is actually on the same level as her family head, so she is naturally terrified.

"No problem. I don't like people bending over to talk to me."

Lu Luan flicked his finger, and another teacup flew out from the table and landed on the opposite side.

Seeing Lu Luan's request, the woman hesitated for a while, then knelt down, lowered her head, clasped her hands on her knees, and seemed a little restless.

"Fellow Daoist, what is the most valuable item sold at your auction house in recent years?"

Lu Luan asked softly.

The woman thought for a moment and said, "It was a pill that was auctioned five years ago. It was sold for two hundred high-level spirit stones at that time."

In this city, with just a few dozen Jindan in the early stage, being able to sell them for two hundred high-level spirit stones is already a very high price.

"I came from the Immortal Realm and saw that your clan was peaceful and tranquil. I guess there aren't any demonic cultivators causing trouble."

"Senior, are you from the Fairyland?" The woman looked up at him in surprise.

"Yes, it's my first time coming to this place, in the fairyland. There are many demon cultivators causing chaos there. From what I've seen along the way, your place is still very orderly." Lu Luan said while blowing the tea.

The woman shook her head after hearing this and said, "Senior, our place is not peaceful either. In the past few years, more and more mountain towns outside Beiling City have been ravaged by demonic cultivators. Many people are terrified and have come to hide in the city."

"Really? Since there are rampant demons here, the Qian family, as the largest force in the city, has they gone out to fight the demons and defend the way?" Lu Luan asked.

But just as he finished speaking, a strong voice came from behind him: "Of course, as the lord of a city, my Qian family has always shouldered the responsibility of guarding the safety of the clansmen around the entire Beiling City."

Lu Luan looked back and saw a middle-aged man in white clothes, with a straight body, rich blood and energy, and the cultivation level of Golden Core.

"Meet the elder."

When the woman saw the man coming, she immediately stood up and saluted.

"You go out first. I will receive this fellow Taoist from the human race."

"Yes."

After the woman left, the man bowed and said, "I am Qian Ming, the seventh elder of the Qian family. What's your name?"

"Lu Feng."

"Fellow Daoist Lu, nice to meet you. My family just asked me to go back and arrange something, so I'm not in the building. I hope you won't blame me for the poor hospitality."

Qian Ming sat down opposite and said apologetically.

"The hospitality is very thorough."

Lu Luan smiled, then turned serious, frowned, and asked, "Fellow Daoist Qian, are there demonic disasters here too?"

Qian Ming nodded, his expression solemn: "As more and more people have spiritual roots, some people can't help but use magic cultivation methods to improve their strength."

"You guys are so far away from the Demon Realm, how did these demonic methods get to you?" There was some confusion in Lu Luan's eyes.

"Hey."

Qian Ming sighed deeply and said, "It can only be the surrounding demon tribes. Seeing that they were no match for us at the beginning, they brought these demon cultivators from the Demon Realm to try to disintegrate us from within. Moreover, they are now beginning to provide resources to the demon cultivators in our territory to help them grow stronger."

"In order to prevent the demon cultivators in the territory from growing stronger and forming a demon domain, my Blue Eyed Fox Clan is now actively killing demon cultivators. In the past two years, my Qian family alone has killed a thousand demon cultivators around Beiling City, including many who have reached the foundation-building stage."

"Are there any demon cultivators with the Golden Core level of cultivation?" Lu Luan placed the teacup in his hand on the table.

"That's not the case, but according to some traces we found, there is indeed a demon cultivator with the Golden Core cultivation level outside the city. He has blood-refined more than 300,000 clansmen at once. My Qian family is now exhausting all means to capture that demon cultivator."

"I hate demon cultivators the most in my life. He has refined 300,000 of his clansmen through blood. He is so cruel. If I meet him, I will use him to practice my sword skills. In the fairyland, I have chopped off many heads of demon cultivators with my sword." Lu Luan said gritting his teeth.

"As for the demon cultivators, we can only kill them all, leaving no one alive."

When talking about the demon cultivators, both of them were filled with indignation.

"Haha, I've gone off topic. I heard from my subordinates that Brother Lu has a spiritual vein to auction?" Qian Ming asked.

"Well, I flew here from the Immortal Realm and trained among the Rock Spider Clan. I killed a green spider and accidentally obtained three spiritual veins in its territory."

As he spoke, Lu Luan released the spirit veins. Due to the loss of too much spiritual energy, the three spirit veins were now extremely weak.