Dao Companions Help Me Live Forever

Chapter 160: Luo Han

On the day of the meeting at the Lord's Mansion, the twelve Foundation Building cultivators in attendance each brought gifts worth an average of five to six thousand spirit stones. These gifts mainly consisted of various rare flowers, exotic herbs, and spiritual medicines, totaling over seventy thousand spirit stones.

This was the income Yu Xian had earned in the three days since arriving in Shangyang City.

As Yu Xian marveled at the wealth of these local tycoons, he couldn't help but wonder just how poor the Zhao family was. When they had sold off all their properties in Shangyang City, they had only received a few tens of thousands of spirit stones.

With just one gift, he had received nearly half of the Zhao family's wealth.

However, considering that the Zhao family hadn't been established for long and didn't have a strong foundation, most of their income was usually invested in cultivating the younger generations of the family.

Yu Xian decided not to belittle the deceased Zhao ancestor who had passed away a long time ago.

When you receive money, you must deliver results.

This had always been Yu Xian's principle.

So, he made a bold move and internally redistributed the twenty-four positions in the Taxation Department, allocating them equally among the twelve families.

In addition, he also temporarily added forty-eight temporary worker positions.

Most of these temporary workers were recruited from the cultivators outside the city. More than half of them had reached the peak of Qi Refining, while the rest were outstanding cultivators in the later stages of Qi Refining, each with their own unique skills.

As for why even a temporary worker position was so popular, it was naturally because Yu Xian offered such good conditions.

After working as a temporary worker for five years, they could apply for a permanent position. Each year, one person would be promoted, and after becoming a permanent employee, they would not only have an official position but also receive a Foundation Building Pill as a job benefit.

Under Yu Xian's generous offer, people flocked to sign up, and several lives were lost in the competition for a temporary worker position.

Even the Qi Refining cultivators who usually dominated the area had become the most loyal lackeys of Manager Yu.

There was no choice. He offered such a high price.

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Shangyang Mountain, Cave Mansion Number Two.

In the main room of the cave mansion, Luo Han poured a cup of spirit tea for the person in front of her and introduced, "Manager Yu, this is the spirit tea cultivated by the Wu family on the mountain. It's called Qingming. It tastes sweet and can enhance vision. It also assists in practicing the Spirit Eye Technique."

Yu Xian looked around Luo Han's cave mansion.

Although the cave mansions were all excavated in the mountains to absorb the spiritual veins as much as possible, they appeared rough and primitive. However, perhaps because it was a girl's residence, there was a touch of tenderness.

Simple decorations on the stone walls in several places made the overall atmosphere quite comfortable.

A corner of the cave mansion was dedicated to a medicinal garden of about one acre, with various flowers and plants, none of which were very old.

There was also a faint medicinal fragrance lingering in the air, similar to the fragrance on Luo Han's body.

The scent he had smelled on Luo Han earlier was probably infused with this medicinal fragrance.

"It's not easy to be able to drink a cup of spirit tea in Master Luo's cave mansion," Yu Xian sighed.

On that day, when he came to Luo Han's cave mansion, not to mention having tea, he didn't even have the qualification to enter the door. He could only wait outside the cave mansion for the pill to be refined.

Luo Han's face turned red and she stammered, "Last time, I was rude."

"I prefer peace and quiet. I have never received outsiders in my cave mansion. If we count, Manager Yu is the second male cultivator to enter my cave mansion."

Last time, Yu Xian was still an unknown ordinary Foundation Building cultivator. He was able to see her by relying on Zhao Laozu's favor.

Over the years, there have been countless Foundation Building cultivators who have visited her, including some from prestigious families. How could she have regarded Yu Xian highly?

But it had only been a few years, and Yu Xian had unexpectedly become the chief manager under the True Immortal. Even someone like her, with special talents, had to be under his jurisdiction.

If it were just that, with her alchemy abilities, she wouldn't need to pay attention to the orders of this chief manager.

Unfortunately, the new True Immortal was different from the previous Dan Yang True Immortal. After he arrived, he didn't care about her at all, which made her feel uneasy.

If the new True Immortal valued her alchemy abilities and wanted to turn her into an alchemy machine, how should she respond?

Should she passively accept it or resist to the death?

The previous Dan Yang True Immortal was also an alchemist and had given her guidance several times. She owed him a great debt of gratitude, and his alchemy level was something she couldn't compare to.

So she wasn't worried that the Dan Yang True Immortal would exploit her too much.

But the new True Immortal had been here for several years and hadn't even seen her face. It seemed that he had no interest in her at all.

If the new True Immortal didn't care about her value as an alchemist, then she was just an ordinary Foundation Building cultivator.

In this state of anxiety, Yu Xian arrived with the authority of the chief manager.

Unconsciously, she put herself in a humble position, as if doing so would bring her good news from Yu Xian.

"In that case, I won't be considered an outsider in Master Luo's eyes."

Yu Xian laughed heartily, knowing that the first male cultivator to enter was probably Zhao Laozu.

"Then from now on, let's address each other as fellow cultivators, Master Luo. I am also a friend of Zhao Daozu, so we can consider ourselves friends as well."

Luo Han nodded gently and called out softly, "Fellow cultivator Yu."

Seeing this mature and experienced beauty acting like a young girl, the contrast was so shocking that Yu Xian almost couldn't resist making some ambiguous remarks.

But he remembered that this person was his benefactor.

For the sake of spirit stones, Yu Xian restrained his impulse with great determination and responded in a gentle manner.

"Fellow cultivator Luo."

As far as he knew, this Luo Han was the disciple of an unknown wandering alchemist. She had settled in Shangyang City with her master over thirty years ago.

Within two years of coming to Shangyang City, her master passed away.

Obviously, her master brought her to Shangyang City because he felt that his time was running out and specifically bought a house in Shangyang City to protect his disciple.

Due to the rules set by Dan Yang Zhenren, although the cost of living in the city is extremely high, the safety is also top-notch.

After settling down, Luo Han began to show her extraordinary talent in alchemy, and she received many invitations from various families.

But Luo Han did not agree to any of them. Instead, she used her savings as an alchemist for many years to gather enough materials for a furnace of Foundation Building Pills.

With her Qi Refining perfection cultivation, she refined the Foundation Building Pills, and in the end, she produced three pills, one good and two inferior, and became famous through a battle.

At that time, she had only been in Shangyang City for ten years and was not yet thirty years old.

She directly brought the three Foundation Building Pills to the Lord's Mansion and said that she wanted to present them to Dan Yang Zhenren.

At that time, Zhao Laozu happened to be the Lord of the city, and this was also the first time Luo Han met Zhao Laozu.

Through Zhao Laozu's introduction, Luo Han met Dan Yang Zhenren and presented the three Foundation Building Pills as a gift, hoping to become his disciple.

But Dan Yang Zhenren refused.

However, out of pity for her talent, Dan Yang Zhenren knew that she had no family or background, so he accepted two of the inferior Foundation Building Pills and said that she could live on Shangyang Mountain in the future.

Not long after,

Luo Han started to receive commissions for refining Foundation Building Pills.

With the experience of the first successful furnace of pills, although she was still somewhat inexperienced, there were still people willing to give her a try.

In this way, Luo Han's reputation as having a fifty percent success rate in refining Foundation Building Pills began to rise.

Five years later, Luo Han accumulated a large amount of spirit stones through refining Foundation Building Pills.

At the same time, her cultivation had accumulated enough, and she began to break through to the Foundation Building realm, successfully advancing.

Afterwards, Luo Han stayed on Shangyang Mountain to cultivate and refine pills for others.

Until now, it has been less than twenty years.

When you really think about it, Luo Han is about the same age as him, and most of her time has been spent on alchemy.

Since entering Shangyang City in her teens, she has never left the city, and is a true homebody.

Yu Xian recalled Luo Han's information and knew that he couldn't be too hasty.

Her social circle was extremely small, and she spent ten days or more refining a furnace of pills on a regular basis, with fewer people she met than medicinal materials.

Moreover, she was still young, emotionally rich, and had not reached the level of seeing through the desires of the mortal world.

If he wanted to make a move on her, as long as he came to chat with her, give her gifts, and act normally, he would be able to succeed.

Now that Chen Yi can see but can't touch, and he is about to break through to the Gold Core realm, theoretically, he can have a third Dao companion.

So, after breaking through to the Gold Core realm, he must quickly find a second Dao companion.

And Luo Han's talent in alchemy is good, her aptitude is also excellent, and she has already broken through to the Foundation Building realm, so there is no need for early cultivation.

With this in mind, Yu Xian's gaze towards Luo Han became even more gentle.

"Luo Dao friend, I came here this time to ask you for a favor."

"What is it?" Luo Han asked.

Yu Xian said in a gentle voice, "Luo Dao friend, in your daily life, as an alchemist, I wonder if you still have any remaining Foundation Building Pills?"

Luo Han shook her head and said, "Foundation Building Pills are useless to me. Every time I refine them, I give them all away and only collect some processing fees."

Yu Xian looked disappointed and sighed, "So you don't have any either?"

As a responsible boss, he had painted a rosy picture for the tax authorities. At the very least, he should let them smell the scent of the rosy picture. What could be more effective than placing a Foundation Building Pill right in front of them?

It seems that they can only rely on the various families in the city to suffer a bit more.

With their resources, it shouldn't be difficult to gather the materials for a few furnaces of Foundation Building Pills.

Seeing Yu Xian so disappointed, Luo Han thought about how she still had to rely on him to say some good things in front of the real person, so she volunteered, "If you're in a hurry, I have some materials in my hand. It's enough to refine a furnace."

"Really!"

Yu Xian looked pleasantly surprised and directly held Luo Han's hand.

"You've helped me a lot!"

Luo Han felt the warmth of Yu Xian's palm, as if it was being burned by a branding iron, and quickly pulled it out forcefully.

"Yu Xian, please behave yourself!"

She looked embarrassed, her eyes filled with moisture, feeling angry but not knowing who to blame.

Yu Xian's eyes showed a hint of guilt at the right time, but he still maintained a calm demeanor.

"Luo Han, I'm really sorry. I was too happy for a moment and lost control. I apologize to you here, I'm sorry."

He stood up and solemnly bowed.

Seeing Yu Xian's appearance, Luo Han didn't know if he did it on purpose or not. Not to mention that he only touched her hand, which couldn't be considered a real offense.

And considering his position as the chief manager, even if she was angry, she couldn't show it.

"Yu Xian, it takes at least half a month to refine the Foundation Building Pills. Come back to me in twenty days to collect them."

"I understand."

Yu Xian forced himself to nod, just about to leave, but after a few steps, he thought of something and turned back to take out a storage bag.

"Here are twenty thousand spirit stones. Consider it as me buying a furnace of materials from Luo Han. I've just taken office and don't have much savings."

I owe you a favor regardless of whether it succeeds or not."

Owing favors is the way to maintain a relationship.

After speaking, Yu Xian didn't wait for Luo Han to say anything and quickly left, giving off a somewhat fleeing vibe.

"I'm not a tiger, why are you running so fast? Besides, am I so petty that I would intentionally make your Foundation Building Pills fail?"

Luo Han spat out, feeling quite annoyed.

But she didn't see her own expression at this moment, as beautiful as a flower.

(End of this chapter)