Chapter 419: Tian Mountain Fairy Canglong, Tian Fire Treasure Dragon (Seeking double monthly tickets!)

Cold wind whistled, ice and snow covered everything.

Few cultivators knew that in this golden autumn of September in the Yuding region, there was still such a place covered in ice and snow.

But this kind of place was not uninhabited.

On the contrary!

In the sky full of ice and snow, escape lights appeared from time to time, revealing a trace of vitality.

Following the escape lights back, an area with an architectural style completely different from the Yuding region gradually came into view.

Round at the bottom and pointed at the top, ice fortresses stood tall.

From outside to inside, tall castles cast from cold ice stood higher and higher.

Several female cultivators descended from the sky and entered an ice fortress to deliver their mission.

"Junior Uncle, this is the Grade-2 snow fox we hunted together; it took a lot of effort."

"Yes, yes, you must give us more merit points this time, Junior Uncle!"

"What is this? Isn't this fur quite complete? Why are you deducting thirty percent of our merit points? Junior Uncle, you are really stingy."

Amidst the rambling, three female cultivators at the early stage of Foundation Establishment walked out of the Miscellaneous Hall.

Each of their faces showed a bit of frustration.

After hunting a Grade-2 snow fox with great difficulty, they only got so few merit points.

When would they be able to accumulate enough to exchange for a Jade Yu Yu Ludan!

"Legend has it that the Jade Yu Yu Ludan is extremely effective for us female cultivators; I really want to exchange for a bottle to try!"

"This is no legend. Do you know Junior Sister Shi Lan? She has only been in Foundation Establishment for a few years! Ten years, right! Now she has already crossed the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, all thanks to the help of a large number of Jade Dew Pills!"

"Hiss, such heaven-defying medicinal effect?"

"Of course, it's not all due to the Jade Yu Yu Ludan. Junior Sister Shi Lan is favored by Zhou Shijie Tantai and has the care of the Shi family elders. I heard she is also good at making money, which is why she was promoted to the fourth layer of Foundation Establishment in such a short time."

"There are many others with such conditions, but I think the main credit goes to the Jade Yu Yu Ludan."

"Unfortunately, the Jade Yu Yu Ludan is now exclusively supplied to direct disciples, and they must be the most favored direct disciples under the various elders."

"The question is, Shi Lan wasn't that outstanding at first; how did she get the treatment of being supplied with Jade Dew Pills in advance?"

"I know this! She seems to have a very good relationship with that guest elder who refines Jade Dew Pills. Even after she reached Foundation Establishment, the other party personally sent her a congratulatory gift."

Mentioning that guest elder who refines Jade Dew Pills.

A name arose in the minds of the three.

Alchemist Danchenzi!

That was a master-level alchemy figure who suppressed the new generation of the Green Pill Seven and was famous throughout the Yuding region!

It was even rumored that he had a terrifying combat ability, capable of killing Golden Core masters in the Foundation Establishment stage!

Such an existence, just hearing the name and chatting about his deeds, made people feel respect.

If the other party came from some great sect, that would be one thing.

But the other party was a rogue cultivator.

This made people admire him even more.

"I've always heard he was coming to our Ice Fortress, but I haven't seen him yet; I really want to witness his demeanor!"

"Do you want to witness his demeanor? I'm afraid you want to get close to him and get a few bottles of Jade Dew Pills!"

"Dead girl, don't you want to? I'm afraid when the time comes, you'll be sticking to him faster than me!"

"Hee hee..."

A burst of laughter washed away much of the previous gloom.

After finishing the mission, the three had a long break, so they simply strolled around the sect.

When they walked to the foot of Tian Mountain, the three looked up.

Their eyes were full of envy.

This Tian Mountain was the only Grade-3 spiritual land in the Ice Fortress.

The various small hilltops under the continuous mountain range were scattered Grade-2 spiritual lands, on which Grade-2 cave dwellings had been opened up.

But even these Grade-2 cave dwellings were not something ordinary Foundation Establishment disciples could enjoy.

Unless promoted to a direct disciple, one would automatically own a cave dwelling.

Or rely on the rotation time every year to enjoy the blessing of the spiritual land for a while.

Or exchange a large amount of merit points for a certain amount of cultivation time in the spiritual land.

The foundation of the Ice Fortress was indeed not as good as other great sects in the Yuding region!

Promoting nine Golden Core masters was already exhausting the foundation, and there was no possibility of further progress.

Suddenly!

A female disciple looked in surprise at a young man standing with his hands behind his back on a mountain peak.

"Which Senior Brother is that? I've never seen him before?"

"Strange, I haven't seen him either. He is so young, and his realm is not high, but why can he cultivate at that Grade-2 mid-grade cave dwelling?"

"Eh, I seem to recognize him. Surname Xu, seems to be a subordinate of that Elder Alchemist Danchenzi?"

As soon as this was said, a different color flashed in the eyes of the three.

"Should we go up and say hello?"

"That wouldn't be very good!"

"What's not good about it? He is standing outside the cave, clearly not in the mood to cultivate; it's just right to go up and chat, and exchange cultivation insights!"

"Let's go, let's go, I also want to know what the cultivation world outside the Ice Fortress is like now."

"Hee hee..."

Amidst the giggles, Xu Xiaoliu, who had been waiting for a response from the Ice Fortress, was greeted by the enthusiastic exchange of three beautiful female cultivators.

Above Tian Mountain.

Two figures glanced at the scene below the mountain, not caring much.

Their eyes lifted, looking at the boundless wind and snow in the distance.

In that boundless wind and snow, a black line appeared faintly, and continuous snow-capped mountains could be seen.

That was the Great Snow Mountain!

Within it, mountains were continuous, and there were countless snow mountains.

In the extreme cold environment, it was said that there was a Grade-4 spiritual land.

"The Falling Cloud Sect's promise cannot be trusted."

In the desolate wind and snow, an elegant voice rang out, sounding like the light singing of a sea monster, making people feel like they were listening to magic music.

This person not only had a beautiful voice but was also stunningly beautiful.

Even Fairy Venerable Yinyue, who was always famous for her beauty and tenderness in the Ice Fortress, would have her beauty dimmed by three points in front of her.

However, what attracted the world's attention was never her beauty, but her strength.

Fairy Fairy Canglong!

Supreme Elder of the Ice Fortress, a powerful existence at the ninth layer of Golden Core!

It was rumored that she was infinitely close to Golden Core perfection, and only a line away from Nascent Soul.

Fairy Master Jueqing, who was beside her, frowned upon hearing this.

"Is the Falling Cloud Sect's promise to help us take the Great Snow Mountain just empty talk?"

Fairy Canglong smiled faintly. "They didn't set a time; ten years counts as fulfilling the promise, and a hundred or a thousand years also counts. But after a thousand years, when you and I have passed away, can the Ice Fortress still reproduce today's extreme prosperity?"

Nine Golden Core masters was already the limit of the Ice Fortress's exhaustive resources.

Going further was impossible!

Even if there were one or two more Golden Cores, so what? They couldn't afford to raise them!

With the Ice Fortress's current foundation, it couldn't afford to raise so many Golden Core masters.

By then, to compete for internal resources, the Ice Fortress would likely fight itself to the death.

Just look at the nine Golden Core cultivators; in the past hundred years, the Ice Fortress had already shown signs of civil strife.

Nine people, split into five factions!

In other great sects, this would be like a joke.

"Then what should we do?" Fairy Master Jueqing asked worriedly.

If the Ice Fortress couldn't expand, when the next generation of disciples, Bing Po and Tantai, reached Core Formation, the Ice Fortress would likely face a huge disaster.

Fairy Canglong pursed her lips, holding a piece of rice paper between her slender fingers.

Under the cold sun, the handwriting on the paper seemed to still have the temperature left by the writer.

"Gu Xiaorou, isn't this Alchemist Danchenzi sending charcoal in the snow?"

Hearing this address "Gu Xiaorou," Fairy Master Jueqing's face stiffened.

She said stiffly: "Are you going to help Luo Chen?"

"He is a guest elder of my Ice Fortress; he has been bullied by someone with greater power, shouldn't we help?" Fairy Canglong asked back.

A pair of graceful eyes scanned Fairy Master Jueqing, and she couldn't help but shake her head.

"Gu Xiaorou, I don't know how you encountered genius alchemists like Shanghu and Luo Chen one after another."

"Don't mention that person!"

"Heh, fine, fine, I won't mention him." Fairy Canglong smiled faintly and unfolded the letter in her hand gently. The handwriting was clearly visible. "See? One hundred bottles of Jade Dew Pills a year is far from his limit. To take revenge on the Yan Alliance, this time he offered the condition of refining one thousand bottles of Jade Dew Pills for us every year!"

"One thousand bottles! And they are top-grade!"

"You know better than I do what this means!"

Fairy Master Jueqing's long, narrow eyebrows twitched. "Distributed evenly, it can help over a hundred Foundation Establishment disciples accelerate their cultivation. If concentrated, it can supply ten Foundation Establishment direct disciples to quickly cultivate to the Foundation Establishment perfection. Even more extremely, with the help of us Golden Core masters, it can allow talented Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators to be forced to Foundation Establishment perfection within ten years and impact the Core Formation stage!"

"Tsk tsk, it seems your understanding of alchemy hasn't fallen behind at all, that Shang..." Fairy Canglong shook her head, sighing: "An excellent Alchemy Master can indeed revitalize a sect. This time, you did very well."

Getting praise from her teacher-like mother-like Zhou Shijie, Fairy Master Jueqing rarely showed a smile on her face.

However, before she could show her joy.

Fairy Canglong sighed again. "But you didn't do well enough! For talent like Alchemist Danchenzi, relying on ordinary gentle means is completely insufficient."

Fairy Master Jueqing said dully: "The benefits I gave him are not few."

"But he has suffered grievances, many grievances! And many times, he doesn't come to you when he suffers grievances." Fairy Canglong blinked. "Looking at it this way, do you think you did very well?"

Fairy Master Jueqing remained silent.

Some things couldn't be said so clearly.

For Luo Chen, her attitude was very complex.

First, she hated men, but Luo Chen was indeed outstanding, turning the tide again and again, beyond her expectations.

Second, her lineage in the Ice Fortress had been declining, and slightly over-caring for Luo Chen would only attract attention to him from within.

Even though she was careful again and again, Luo Chen had ultimately been discovered and became a guest elder of the Ice Fortress, no longer a vassal subordinate belonging solely to her Master Jueqing lineage.

As for the third!

That wasn't her problem.

It was Luo Chen's problem.

The other party was not a master willing to be under others!

When encountering problems, he might seek her help, but if she used a little means to try to control him,

the other party would retreat and then rely on his own strength to solve the problem himself.

Simply put, he didn't want to rely on her too deeply.

Fairy Master Jueqing even felt that even in that Battle of Mount Danxia Luo Tian, if she hadn't been there, Luo Chen still had means to fight to the death with Qin Qin Tairan.

In the silence, she said in a low voice: "Then this time, what should we do?"

"Send someone!"

Fairy Canglong said faintly: "Either you go, or Bushuang goes. She is very interested in Luo Chen and sent Qiu Fairy Liangyue to participate in the Battle of Mount Danxia Luo Tian before. If you don't go, she would be very willing to go and help Luo Chen."

Thinking of that woman Bushuang, Fairy Master Jueqing felt uncomfortable.

Since that man, Bushuang had liked to compete with her for things.

Even if she didn't care about men now, how could she tolerate others coveting her things?

"I'll go!"

After giving the response, she asked with some doubts: "Do we not need to consider the Sword Sect's reaction?"

The Yan Alliance was an ally of the Sword Sect and had been for hundreds of years.

It was rumored that the Sword Sect's sword pellets were refined with the participation of the Yan Alliance.

Fairy Canglong smiled disdainfully. "No need to consider. The struggle between the great sects of the new region, for five hundred years, the superior sects have not personally participated; it was only the Falling Cloud Sect that broke the rules. What's more! They are very happy to watch us fight to the death!"

The only worry was removed by her Zhou Shijie in a few words.

Fairy Master Jueqing felt relieved.

After chatting for a few more sentences, she turned and went down the mountain.

However, halfway through, she felt something was wrong.

"Yes!"

"Clearly, she was saying that the spiritual land of Tian Mountain couldn't support too many Golden Cores, yet Zhou Shijie was enthusiastic about recruiting Luo Chen, entrusting him to cultivate more Golden Cores for the Ice Fortress."

"If the Falling Cloud Sect helped take the Great Snow Mountain, it would be fine, but the Falling Cloud Sect cannot be trusted."

"By this calculation, isn't Zhou Shijie contradicting herself?"

With Fairy Master Jueqing's understanding of her Zhou Shijie Fairy Canglong, how could she make such a mistake?

She turned to look, and that figure was still standing on the top of Tian Mountain.

The boundless wind and snow couldn't hide her breathtakingly slender figure, only the thick ink clouds covering the ten-thousand-foot sky made her figure dim.

Suddenly!

A shocking thought appeared in Fairy Master Jueqing's mind.

Nascent Soul!

Tian Fire Xiancheng, inside a Grade-2 low-grade cave dwelling.

The formation covered it.

Suddenly, the formation opened, and a golden invitation floated in.

The owner of the cave dwelling opened his eyes suddenly, and without any movement, the invitation fell into his hand.

【The Treasure Dragon Auction will be held in three days, where many special resources of the Yuding region will appear. We hope Fellow Daoist will grace us with your presence, and Treasure Dragon will be honored.】

After a simple sentence, there was a list of resources specially marked out.

The owner of the cave dwelling slid his gaze all the way down, not caring much about most of the resources.

They were nothing more than magic treasures and elixirs that Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators flocked to.

Suddenly!

His pupils shrank, staring fixedly at one item.

【Hundred-Year Lei Ying: Can be refined into a natal magic treasure to add power, temper the Yang Spirit, and have unexpected effects when crossing the thunder tribulation!】

"Hiss!!!"

"There is such a treasure in the Yuding region!"

"Lei Ying is controlled by the Yuding Sword Sect; even ten-year Lei Ying is rare, so where did the Treasure Dragon black market, which relies on the Falling Cloud Sect, get Hundred-Year Lei Ying?"

"No, this treasure is destined for me, I must take it!"

Such a scene happened everywhere in Tian Fire Xiancheng.

Even more, not just Tian Fire Xiancheng, but even nearby Daguang Xiancheng and Yutao Xiancheng had Golden Core cultivators who received invitations from the Treasure Dragon black market.

These Golden Core cultivators were none of them from the seven sects of Yuding.

Most were Golden Core cultivators from nearby great regions like the Medicine King Region and Lin Tianfan Region, who had come because of the Soul Transformation ruins.

They were anonymous and disguised, sneaking into the Yuding region, wanting to get a glimpse of the Soul Transformation ruins.

But because the two great superior sects closed their doors, they couldn't enter.

They had been stranded in the Yuding region for a while.

Not long ago, the Falling Cloud Sect suddenly attacked the Yan Alliance, slaughtering their sect cultivators. 【41

Didn't expect there would really be a bargain to pick up!

For a time, several Venerables from outside the domain rushed to Tianhuo Xiancheng, trying to bid for the hundred-year thunder essence that was of great benefit to Core Formation cultivators.

And in this process,

Luo Chen, who truly brought out the hundred-year thunder essence, welcomed an old acquaintance.

"I was wondering which Venerable was so generous to put out the hundred-year thunder essence, which even Nascent Soul True Persons view as a treasure, for auction. I didn't expect it to be you, Fellow Daoist Luo."

Facing the visitor, Luo Chen's expression was somewhat complicated.

But that strange emotion flashed and disappeared.

He revealed a smile, "Fellow Daoist Master Tianxingzi, have you been well?"

Master Tianxingzi shook his head, "I'm fine, but you, Fellow Daoist, clearly have a grudge against the Yan Alliance, yet you dare to enter the immortal city they built yourself. It's no different from entering a tiger's den; you are truly bold!"

"Fellow Daoist, aren't you also knowing there is a tiger in the mountain, yet heading toward the tiger mountain?" Luo Chen asked back.

Master Tianxingzi was startled, then he and Luo Chen looked at each other and smiled.

Everything was understood without words.

Begging for a wave of double monthly tickets!

(End of chapter)