Qingshawan, in the cave of the young master of the Xia family.

"May I ask Master Wu, what is the purpose of this trip?"

Xia Mingqu is dressed in black brocade, with a face like a crown of jade and a handsome figure.

He was a little surprised to learn Lu Changan's purpose, but it was also reasonable.

During the two or three years that Lu Changan settled in Qiufeng Island, he rarely went out and never traveled far.

The spiritual contract signed between Lu Changan and the Wufu Chamber of Commerce mainly covers the alchemy responsibilities and a twenty-year term. Apart from this, there are no restrictions on personal freedom.

Of course, the second-level spiritual contract has a strong binding force on the foundation building period. If it is violated, the backlash will be severe.

Moreover, the spiritual contract is protected by the business alliance, retains the mana imprint of the signer, and has a tracking effect within a certain range.

"Wu is over 100 years old and has been promoted to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment for many years. He cannot delay it any longer. This time he went out to find the stage-breaking elixir 'Xuan Wu Dan' in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, or the main medicine for refining."

Lu Changan spoke solemnly and explained the reason.

Hearing this, Xia Mingqu remained silent for a moment or two, having no particularly good excuse to refuse.

If it is a general resource, Xia Mingqu can do it for Lu Changan through the channel of the Chamber of Commerce.

However, the level-breaking elixirs in the later stages of foundation building are strategic resources.

Even if there is a Wufu Chamber of Commerce, it will give priority to the internal family, or to seek favors and important benefits for the merchant alliance, and will not give Lu Changan an outsider.

"Half a month later, there will be an auction in 'Yunyan Fairy City'. There will be a rare second-level quality life-extending pill for sale, and Xuanwu Pill should also be available."

Xia Mingqu muttered:

"If Master Wu is not in a hurry, he will go with my father and me. This way the journey will be safer."

"There are too many monks and not enough meat at the auction. Wu has other plans, so I cannot accompany him."

Lu Changan shook his head and rejected Young Master Xia's proposal.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, please be careful on the road. This jade tube contains a complete map of the Jing Kingdom's world of immortality."

Xia Mingqu no longer forced himself and handed a jade tube to Lu Changan.

"Thank you, young master."

Lu Changan heard the subtext of Xia's famous song.

The Kingdom of Jing is currently in a peaceful era, and monks in the middle stage of foundation building can go out normally. As long as there are no big enemies, they will not worry about their own safety.

Lu Changan couldn't help but think of the current situation of the Wufu Chamber of Commerce, which was said to be suppressed by the Crescent Chamber of Commerce.

A few months ago, he heard from Xia Jincheng, a medicine boy, that a lone foundation-building elder from the Wu family, one of the Wufu Chamber of Commerce, was attacked. He managed to escape by saving his life and returned home seriously injured.

The Wufu Chamber of Commerce suspected that this was the work of the Crescent Chamber of Commerce, but there was no evidence.

Xia Mingqu's suggestion just now was not only worried about Lu Changan's escape, but also had some good intentions.

Young Master Xia personally sent Lu Changan out of the cave and watched the latter's retreating figure.

"Wu Fan is a new face in the Wufu Chamber of Commerce and is not a key figure. He should not be a target of hostile forces."

…

"Excellent longevity pill?"

A moment later, Lu Changan flew out of Qingshui Bay, with a strange color in his eyes.

He had stayed in the immortal world of Liang Kingdom for so many years, but he had never encountered the second-level quality life-extending pill. He had only been in Jing Kingdom for three years, and he unexpectedly met him.

This does not mean that there are no high-quality longevity elixirs in the Liang Kingdom.

In the Liang Kingdom's world of immortality, the sect's power was the absolute dominator, monopolizing too many scarce resources.

Most of the high-quality longevity elixirs that are released are digested internally or offered to the upper class.

The high-quality longevity elixir rarely leaks out, and the opportunity is fleeting. Lu Changan stays in Wuqi Mountain all year round, and it is difficult to control the dynamics of every fairy city and city.

The world of immortality cultivation in Jing Kingdom is different.

The business alliance here is strong, trade is developed, resource circulation is convenient, and there are many craftsmen.

The monopoly of certain scarce resources is slightly better than that of Liang.

"In addition to the fact that the Jing Kingdom does not have Nascent Soul-level forces, its top-level combat strength is somewhat inferior. The middle-level monks and forces are not weaker than those in the Liang Kingdom's immortal world."

Although Lu Changan did not go out much, he had some understanding of the situation in Jing Kingdom through interactions with Xia monks.

Without the absolute rule of Nascent Soul-level forces, the forces of all parties will maintain a relative balance, and resources will not be excessively monopolized.

"Without the True Lord Yuanying, the Jing Kingdom's immortal world could maintain its prosperity for so many years as a neutral country without being affected by the war."

Before Lu Changan came to Jing Kingdom, he had some doubts.

This mainly stems from three points.

First, the Jing Kingdom does not have a fourth-order spiritual vein, so it is not attractive to True Lord Yuanying.

Second, the reason is the geographical location.

The Kingdom of Jing is backed by the Black Mist Mountains and is between the Kingdom of Chen and the Kingdom of Liang.

Chen State and Liang State had similar powers in cultivating immortals. Jing State used this to achieve a balance and win over both parties to remain neutral.

In addition, it is quite difficult for the two neighboring countries to annex the magical land surrounding Jing State. Even if they occupy the country, it will be difficult to control it.

Third, there is a rumor.

It is said that a son of good fortune was born in Jing Kingdom, who went to the center of the Daqing cultivation world and became the True King of Nascent Soul.

That Nascent Soul True Lord was extremely powerful and joined a Yuanying-level sect that inherited ancient traditions.

The neighboring Immortal Cultivation Kingdom was wary of the Nascent Soul Lord, so there was no need to get involved in the Jing Kingdom.

Lu Changan was half-convinced about this rumor.

Maybe it's true, or maybe it's a campaign created by the Jingguo Commercial Alliance.

…

Half a day later, Lu Changan had flown out of the Xia family's sphere of influence.

On the way, he secretly observed that the Xia family did not send anyone to monitor him.

Lu Changan's perception of the Xia family has improved slightly.

In addition to the constraints of the second-level spiritual contract, Lu Changan's low-key duties in the first three years gained the Xia clan's initial trust.

As for the spying and targeting by rival chambers of commerce, Lu Changan was not so lucky and had never encountered it.

Lu Changan didn't care much about the potential threat from hostile chambers of commerce.

Neither the Wufu Chamber of Commerce nor the Crescent Chamber of Commerce is the top chamber of commerce in the merchant alliance.

There are no true alchemy monks in the two major chambers of commerce.

The strongest person in charge is Fake Dan.

The fake elixir master poses no real threat to Lu Changan, who has cultivated to the third level of physical refining.

Not to mention, the fake elixir masters of the two major chambers of commerce, as the highest combat power deterrent, will never be easily dispatched.

"Excellent longevity elixir? Yunyan Fairy City... the fairy city closest to the Xia family."

Lu Changan muttered to himself, made sure there was no one around, took control of the escape light, and landed in a small forest along the road.

After a while.

An old man in coir raincoat in the foundation building stage came out of the woods on a flying boat and flew towards the direction of Yunyan Fairy City.

In fact, Lu Changan's original planned destination was not Yunyan Fairy City.

It is the No. 1 Immortal City in the Jing Kingdom where the merchant alliance’s chief helm is located.

When it comes to planning pill-forming resources for Earth Rock Rats, the larger the fairy city, the greater the opportunity.

After hearing the news about the "Excellent Life Extension Pill", Lu Changan temporarily changed his plan and planned to visit Yunyan Fairy City first.

The scale of Yunyan Fairy City is also pretty good.

The high-quality longevity elixir is enough to attract some powerful veteran foundation-building monks, and even some fake elixir real people.

In a short period of time, this fairy city became a hot spot and attracted a lot of traffic.

The major chambers of commerce within it will naturally come up with more high-end scarce goods to make their own stores stand out.

"If you take one ordinary life-extending pill of the same grade, the life-extending effects cannot be superimposed."

"High-quality life-extending pills are different! Even if you have taken genuine life-extending pills of the same grade before, you can still enjoy a 20-30% life-extending effect by taking another high-quality pill. If you take it repeatedly, the price-performance ratio is indeed lower..."

Due to the special reasons of Lu Changan's practice, the effects of taking ordinary life-extending pills can be superimposed, but they will continue to weaken.

He was very curious about the effect of taking high-quality life-extending pills by himself.

The Life Extension Pill can not only slightly increase the power of Evergreen Mana; cultivating the mysterious Xuanmu Gourd Vine also requires sacrificing lifespan.

…
To be continued...