Chapter Seventy-One: I, Ao Yi... Won't Be Long

Chapter Seventy-One: I, Ao Yi... Won't Be Long

Sure enough, the spirit beast cub given to junior sister, she played with it for a few days and then...

Threw it into the spirit beast enclosure behind the mountain.

Fortunately, Li Changshou had prepared early, and for this 'Pink Bamboo Rat' capable of devouring most low-quality treasures, he constructed a small water cage, added two layers of simple formations, restricting its movement area.

Spirit E must go to the spirit beast enclosure three times a month, and these spirit beasts mostly absorb the qi of heaven and earth, so they won't truly starve to death.

The earth spirit bead given by Qin Xuanya was placed conspicuously in the alchemy room by Li Changshou, not carried with him.

This treasure was valuable;

In the future, with four other similar quality beads acquired, he could make a 'Five Elements Slaying Formation' array plate.

But for now, it was of little use.

Li Changshou still couldn't figure out why Qin Xuanya...

Forget it;

It could only be said that she lived up to her poisonous reputation.

When Poisonous comes to Little Qiongfeng again, he'll just rest in the alchemy room, letting Spirit E accompany him to play, chat, and drink tea.

After this little incident, Li Changshou rooted himself in the alchemy room, immersed himself in alchemy.

Making money was the top priority.

Last time, he went to 'Linhai Town' and took a half-circle stroll, also doing some simple research.

The elixirs he was currently making were several mainstream elixirs in high demand among wandering cultivators—elixirs of healing, recovery, enhancement, breakthrough assistance with quality on the level of immortal elixirs.

These low-level immortal elixirs could be used by return-to-virtual realm cultivators downwards, and could also satisfy the daily needs of 'high-end wandering immortals' upwards.

Doing this was to ensure thick profits and multiple sales, ensuring profitability.

With Li Changshou's years of alchemy experience and methods, the rate of elixir formation was indeed not low.

Most alchemists refine elixirs based on feelings and experiences, and those words like 'a small amount' and 'appropriate amount' in the elixir prescriptions are as irritating as those little fairies who often wander around the mundane world of South Continent...

Li Changshou had long been prepared for this.

He would make summary notes as soon as he started alchemy, constantly exploring the accurate proportions in the elixir prescriptions;

And using the time of alchemy as a reference, he would make records of the changes in the heat during alchemy, the order of adding medicinal ingredients, the age and size of the medicinal ingredients, etc., finding the most perfect solution...

That was the guarantee of the formation rate!

While mass producing these mainstream elixirs, Li Changshou also planned to refine some high-level elixirs that were currently at his skill level—

First and second transformation elixirs.

Ordinary immortal elixirs are only divided into upper, middle, and lower grades;

Elixirs that surpass immortal elixirs are called 'spirit elixirs', with grades ranging from first transformation to ninth transformation; But anything that could be called a spirit elixir was a treasure.

By the way, the ninth transformation Golden Pill was the signature of the Human Teaching's founder, who became the Great Old Lord Laozi!

Therefore, several Human Teaching sects were skilled in alchemy, but Li Changshou dared not use the exclusive elixir prescriptions of Human Teaching right now, which indirectly added some difficulty...

For the sake of safety, there was no other way.

Li Changshou's 'alchemy thick profits' plan was also simple—

Reject the cost-effective route, prioritize improving the quality of immortal elixirs;

At the beginning, slightly reduce the price to impact the elixir market of 'Linhai Town';

After long-term stability, ensure that as soon as he appeared in the future, the elixirs would be snapped up by various elixir shops!

Although he could refine 'spirit elixir level' elixirs, if he couldn't guarantee the formation rate of spirit elixirs, he wouldn't dare to purchase too many millennium spirit herbs; Only after ensuring a fixed profit with mid-level elixirs would he take a gamble with the remaining spirit herbs.

The matter of thick profits also had to be approached steadily.

...

After turning these acquired treasures into array bases and 'fattening up' a small part of the Little Qiongfeng Mountain's composite array;

Every day, Li Changshou's schedule was packed.

Three hours of enlightenment, two hours of perfecting paper-cutting divine abilities, one hour of reading ancient texts to increase knowledge, and the remaining six hours devoted to alchemy.

These batches of elixirs were all for external sales, so there was no need to worry about attracting attention within the sect...

This feeling was very much like when he first started practicing alchemy, creating a bunch of 'formulas', forgetting food and sleep, holding a small medicine furnace while meditating.

Unbeknownst to him by the furnace, days passed by.

Li Changshou didn't notice the passage of time when he focused on alchemy and cultivation; This was what cultivation was like.

The flow of time around him seemed to slow down, no need to rush and be busy for three meals and accommodations like ordinary people, nor worry about only having a fleeting hundred years of life.

Occasionally, when he was tired of focusing on alchemy, he would walk around in the mountains, chat with his junior sister, take care of the spirit fish in the lake, the spirit beasts in the mountains, and the herbs in the fields...

He was actually very satisfied with this kind of life.

Months passed, turning into days.

Tranquility was blended into the depths of his heart.

Steadiness was carved into his bones...

Only the Southern Shanshan Continent in the Primordial Era had obvious four seasons, except for the Northern Lu Continent, most places were like perpetual spring.

Li Changshou spent more than three years processing these batches of elixirs.

The Paper Dao was more perfect, having improved on the previous three or four obvious flaws, such as the appearance of the Paper Dao, which could finally change at will;

And, by thickening the paper person and adding prohibitions, Li Changshou managed to elevate the strength that the paper person could exert to the initial stage of a true immortal.

This also provided more security for his property.

Li Changshou planned to wait for his master to come out of seclusion and discuss with him, then let his master walk out of the mountain protection array to take a half-circle stroll, and he would go to Linhai Town for the second time with the paper person.

This time, the paper person would reveal its cultivation realm after the Yuan Immortal stage, making it not easily robbed; Of course, there were many other precautions to take...

Sitting on a rocking chair, after organizing his thoughts for a while, Li Changshou took out a jade card and wrote down the various treasures he needed to exchange for this time.

As long as these batches of elixirs could be smoothly sold, not only could the core array base of the composite array be upgraded, but also the peripheral labyrinthine array around the alchemy room could be strengthened...

"Junior uncle doesn't know when he'll come out of seclusion, I miss her quite a bit." Li Changshou glanced at the treasure bag he prepared for his junior uncle Zuojiu, which already contained some delicious elixirs and wine favored by his junior uncle.

The underground array base could be buried by himself, but the surface array still needed his junior uncle's hand for a more secure burial.

After making the list, Li Changshou stretched lazily.

"Later, let's go visit Elder Wanlinjun and prepare for the trip." Ah... This fulfilling, tiring yet leisurely life of cultivation...

If it could continue like this forever, it wouldn't be bad.

...

"Humph, those human cultivators who have been blessed by heaven and earth, leisurely cultivating and discussing the Tao every day." Golden Arowana Island, in the treasure pool.

A green dragon swam slowly in the pool, its long eyes carrying a hint of helplessness.

He was no longer the young dragon of a dozen or so years ago;

But some shadows always lingered in his heart, never dissipating.

Gradually, Ao Yi developed a kind of unease whenever he saw human-shaped old Daoists, as if his mind would become unstable.

He knew he had developed some demonic obstacles, but he couldn't overcome them.

As a result, some problems arose in his body, but he was always unwilling to face them.

Not far away were several Golden Immortals of the Jiejiao Sect, explaining the path of longevity to many immortals who had not yet grown up here.

Ao Yi really wanted to go over and listen, but there...

There were just too many old Daoists.

Especially those who liked to keep a straight face, always inevitably evoking a little painful memory in him.

Over the years, Ao Yi had observed many problems with the human cultivators on the island and had many doubts.

Sometimes he also wondered... Could it be that he misunderstood the human race?

Were the group of old Daoists he encountered initially the outliers among the humans?

No, it couldn't be!

Despite the fact that these human cultivators seemed amicable and jovial every day, mingling and being inseparable from demons, spirits, and fairies, calling the Jiejiao a family, and transcending categories;

In reality, they must all...

Have very cunning hearts!

On the surface, most of the human cultivators called themselves 'junior brothers' or 'fellow Daoists';

But in secret, they all treated him, the second prince of the East Sea Dragon Palace, as an exhibition dragon!

Were the present protagonists of the world really so remarkable...

Over the years, there had been several flood dragons on Golden Arowana Island who occasionally chatted with Ao Yi, which was a comfort to him.

In terms of cultivation, the Great Black Cloud Immortal passed down some immortal methods in his dreams, and after throwing a couple of spiritual treasures at him, he didn't bother much about him anymore.

This master wasn't really caring about him, but Ao Yi didn't harbor any resentment; Because he had to bear the consequences for escaping once last time.

By constantly urging the Dragon King's bloodline, Ao Yi's cultivation realm had steadily reached the Yuan Immortal stage, gaining more dragon clan divine abilities.

It wasn't difficult for a dragon to transcend the tribulation and become immortal; just directly turn into one's true form and rush into the tribulation clouds, just so happening to use the thunder tribulation to complete a shedding and transformation.

"When will I finally get to hear the Saint lecturing on the Dao." Ao Yi sighed softly in his heart.

The Jiejiao Sect was divided into two sects, inner and outer, with not many disciples in the inner sect, specializing in the Dao passed down by the Teaching of Heaven's Master;

The inner sect disciples, led by the four senior disciples of Duobao Daoist, Jinling Holy Mother, Wudang Holy Mother, and Guilin Holy Mother, and a few of their disciples and granddisciples.

As for the outer sect disciples of the Saint, there were too many to count.

The four major disciples of the outer sect are Zhao Gongming, Yunxiao, Bixiao, and Qiongxiao. When they were disciples of the Heavenly Master, they already had their own ways, so they were classified as outer sect disciples. All those who spread their branches and leaves in the three thousand worlds are disciples of the Heavenly Master's outer sect.

The Heavenly Master and the four major disciples of the inner sect usually reside in the Biyou Palace. The Biyou Palace is where the saints pass on their teachings, ethereal and elusive, said to be accessible only to Da Luo Golden Immortals. There is a path to the Biyou Palace on Golden Arowana Island, but no one knows where that path is. Anyway, Ao Yi secretly searched Golden Arowana Island, but didn't find that path of the saints.

That's just not meant to be.

Nowadays, among the three sects of Daoism, due to the saying of "no distinction in teaching", the Daoist inheritances are increasing, and the arrival of ten thousand immortals is no longer a boast.

As for the Human Sect, Ao Yi now fully understands. This great sect itself has a saint and a saint's direct disciple, but it is not to be trifled with by the two sects of Chan and Jie. The Human Sect inheritances in the God Continent are also usually free of trouble, and no one dares to act recklessly.

Laozi, the head of the Six Saints, is hailed as the strongest saint under the Dao Ancestor.

"If I had persisted a little back then, and desperately went to worship the Human Sect inheritance, I might have been able to regain some fortune for the Dragon Clan and find a way out."

As for the Transcendence Sect... Ao Yi is indeed somewhat disdainful now. The Transcendence Sect belongs to the Human Sect inheritance, and there is indeed a saint's inheritance, but its strength is not strong, and there are no top experts famous in the Primal Chaos inside the sect. After listening to the scriptures preached by several Golden Immortals for a while, Ao Yi sighed in his heart and slowly sank to the bottom of the pool; his dragon body coiled in the corner, quietly cultivating.

He couldn't fall asleep, because if he did, he would have nightmares about being used as an ingredient. The more he knew, the more he understood how deep and terrifying the waters of the Primal Chaos were.

The Dragon-Phoenix Great Tribulation not only consumed the Dragon Clan's fortune, but also the true experts of the Dragon Clan; now, saints dominate the world, and the Dragon Clan can only retreat to the four seas, while the Human Race and the Daoist Sects are the protagonists of the world.

Some of his previous ideas were indeed a bit naive.

It's useless to retaliate in reverse; no matter how many slaps, they won't wake up the feigned drunken dragon.

But if he wants the Dragon Clan to prosper again, he can only let the descendants of the Dragon Clan worship at the door of the saints, this is the only path.

What should I, Ao Yi, do again?

In fact, he had a good idea a few years ago.

Become famous. As long as he, as the prince of the Dragon Palace, plus the identity of a disciple of the Jiejiao Sect, becomes famous in the Five Continents and the Four Seas, he can influence the thoughts of his clan members in turn, slowly making them lower their posture...

This is the opportunity to turn the fate of the clan around, and it's something he can do.

While cultivating, Ao Yi suddenly heard two passing Taoists conversing by the poolside.

"This time when we go to the Eastern Continent for the sects' discussions, according to the customs of these sects, they might make the young disciples compete again. But I don't have any young disciples..."

Ao Yi at the bottom of the pool was shaken, his dragon tail swayed, and while his dragon body rapidly shrank, he rushed out of the pool.

A green dragon emerged from the water, its scales gleaming; The two Heavenly Immortal Qi cultivators looked back, only to see the green dragon transform into a handsome youth, descending slowly from the air and bowing to them.

"Two... fellow Daoists," Ao Yi said, "I would like to see it for myself. I've been cultivating for a short time, but I can still be considered a young disciple of our Jiejiao Sect."

There was no other way. He was a disciple of the Great Black Cloud Immortal, and there were too many Qi cultivators on Golden Arowana Island for him to understand his seniority often. And this youth, who looked like he was thirteen or fourteen years old... He didn't know what happened, but ever since he was tricked by those old Daoists that one time, his body... stopped growing.

The two Jiejiao Heavenly Immortals looked at each other and quickly agreed.