Immortal Palace Longevity

It was not until more than ten breaths later that the howling sound returned to calm.

Master Alchemist!

Thinking of these four words, Liu Yu couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment.

Through alchemy, he turned the heaven-defying effects of the Immortal Palace into advantages, which has always benefited him endlessly.

And the way of alchemy is also recognized as the most difficult and most spiritual stone-consuming skill among the hundred arts of cultivating immortals.

After all, there is no shortcut to save every spiritual herb during practice.

The high cost of practice has discouraged most cultivators from the beginning.

Master Alchemists are rarer than Golden Core cultivators, and it is more difficult to achieve this achievement, and their status is higher than that of ordinary Golden Core cultivators.

No matter where you are, as long as you show your identity as a master alchemist, you should be able to enjoy good treatment under normal circumstances.

"It's just the right way."

"I have been studying alchemy for more than a hundred years, consuming countless spiritual herbs and medicines, and have only come to this point now. It is indeed not a genius."

Taking a deep breath, Liu Yu muttered to himself, and the agitated heart lake gradually calmed down.

"Just in case, we must prepare a sum of spirit stones for the trip to the Central Region."

"This time, I will take the risk of refining a third-level elixir and sell it myself."

Liu Yu had this thought in mind, took a short break, and then immediately began to refine the elixir.

He finally chose Peiyuan Pill for the elixir he sold this time, because this elixir is the most common among the third-level elixirs, and the risk is relatively small.

And the price is more than ten times that of the second-level elixir.

"Zizizi"

In the fire gate, the Qingyang Magic Fire lit up again, radiating a green light.

Ignition, preheating, refining, condensing the elixir, opening the furnace...

...

In the busy life of refining and selling elixir, two months passed quickly.

"Five hundred thousand spirit stones."

"The value of the third-level elixir is far more than ten times that of ordinary elixirs. In a short time, such a large amount of spirit stones has been raised."

"In this way, I can save myself a lot of time."

The divine sense scanned the storage ring, and after counting all the spirit stones, Liu Yu smiled.

Then, he swallowed a snow ginseng pill and began his daily practice.

First, Qingyang Gong, then the magic method of concentrating the spirit, and finally the true body of the stars.

After practicing the three aspects of Qi, spirit, and body, seven hours had passed.

"Boom boom"

The stone door slowly opened, and Liu Yu walked out of the practice room.

After bathing and changing clothes, he lay on the armchair in the hall, took out a book of exercises and began to read.

In the immortal world, when entering the "supreme" state, the deduction of exercises is also based on the known knowledge. Deduction and imagination, so the key is still knowledge.

Without sufficient knowledge, even if you enter that state, there will be no great progress.

Just like a good cook cannot cook without rice.

Therefore, after learning that it is possible to deduce exercises through the immortal house, Liu Yu attaches more importance to the collection of various immortal knowledge.

After completing daily practice and warming up the magic weapon, most of the remaining time is to absorb knowledge through reading.

"Books are the ladder of human progress?"

"No, knowledge is."

Seeing this sentence in a certain martial arts book, Liu Yu shook his head after thinking about it and continued to read.

Although it may not be absolutely correct, this is his current view.

"But is there really an absolute correctness in this world?"

"With the development of the immortal civilization, will those known iron laws be overturned one day?"

After an unknown period of time, Liu Yu closed the book and this thought flashed through his mind.

Caught in the thinking of the unknown, he did not come back to his senses for a long time.

"Perhaps, the charm of longevity or even eternity lies not only in longevity itself."

"But in the process."

"To be more precise, it is the knowledge gained in the process and the truth explored!

"Compared to the boundless starry sky, the love, hatred, and faith of the immortal cultivators are so insignificant."

"But every bit of knowledge, piled up into a tower of truth, is greater than the stars!"

"And this may be one of the sources of the great power of the ancients. "

After coming back to his senses, Liu Yu put the manual of cultivation into the storage ring, and he was filled with emotion.

Thinking of the great achievements of some ancient cultivators, even though he was already a Jindan cultivator, he often felt ashamed of his shallowness and ignorance.

There was a time when "cultivating immortals" was also called "cultivating the truth".

What is "cultivating the truth"?

It is not just "eliminating the false and retaining the true", which is too one-sided and narrow, but also "truth and true knowledge".

The way of cultivating immortals is neither idealistic nor idealistic, and it is inseparable from the foundation of material resources.

There is no such thing as suddenly realizing a truth, and then breaking through the realm one after another.

The truth that needs to be understood is not good and evil or light and darkness, nor is it the way of the world.

And It is the truth of the great way that has always existed between heaven and earth.

It is not enough to understand knowledge and comprehend the truth, but also to have a certain realm foundation.

For example, one must be above the Refining Void Stage to comprehend the "Silver Seal Script", and only the near-immortal existence of the Mahayana Stage is qualified to comprehend the "Golden Seal Script".

If the realm is not high enough and the essence of life is not high enough, the consequence of forcing to comprehend is only a dead end!

Therefore, it is almost impossible for low-level creatures to suddenly comprehend certain rules and then soar into the sky.

The mortal body cannot bear the vastness of the rules, just like the saying - you can't look directly at the gods!

However, since the ancient war, the cutting-edge knowledge of immortal cultivation in this world has hardly made any major progress.

The later ones just made more refined use of the original foundation.

To be precise, they followed the path explored by their predecessors.

As the spiritual energy of the entire cultivation world declined, various rare resources became increasingly scarce. Every cultivator had to do everything possible to obtain various resources, which increasingly highlighted the importance of resources.

Over time, the concept of "cultivation" gradually faded, and was replaced by "cultivation".

However, the names of true cultivation, true man, and true lord have continued from ancient times to the present.

Perhaps, this is also one of the signs that the inheritance has never been interrupted between now and ancient times.

"Ancient times."

Liu Yu sighed, touched his finger on the storage ring, and took out a thick black leather book.

This book is quite old, and there is no writing on the cover.

It is the "Magic Cultivation Essentials" that made him gain a lot!

This book can be said to have truly made him realize the reality of the cultivation world and opened a new door.

Some of the routines in it have made Liu Yu gain a lot, and he still takes it out to read from time to time.

However, from today's perspective, there are still some limitations.

After all, times have changed, and the new routines have become old routines now, and many cultivators are already familiar with them.

If you copy them completely, you may suffer a great loss.

After all, the old Jindan demon who wrote this book is only in the Jindan realm, and so many years have passed.

"Hua La"

In the hall, the sound of pages turning was heard.

Liu Yu flipped through the "Magic Cultivation Essentials" again, reading from the beginning to the end, nodding secretly to some of the arguments in it from time to time, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

For some outdated routines, he also shook his head slightly from time to time.

This time, it only took him an hour to read the whole book.

"After all, times have changed, and it's time to update some of the routines in this book."

Liu Yu sighed softly and gently smoothed out some wrinkles on the "Magic Cultivation Essentials".

Then he took out the pen and ink and thought for a while, then added some modifications and notes on it, and updated it on the original basis.

The "Essentials of Demonic Cultivation" has detailed discussions on how to select targets, how to kill people and rob treasures, and how to deal with stolen goods, and even writes down many examples.

Although Liu Yu has not tried them one by one, as the Golden Core Elder of Yuanyang Sect, he knows without trying that some of the routines are outdated.

Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will become clear.

In addition to his rich experience, he also has his own opinions on how to update this book.

No matter what routine, in summary, it is all about taking advantage of human weaknesses.

For example, "making an appointment to hunt for treasure" is to take advantage of people's "curiosity".

This trick is most effective for cultivators who are new to the world of cultivation and have little experience.

Taking advantage of the newcomers' lack of deep understanding of the world of cultivation and their "curiosity" about many things, they are led into traps step by step to achieve their goals.

When new cultivators hear about the caves of their predecessors, they first think of precious treasures and powerful skills, giving full play to their rich imagination.

In addition, in the world of immortal cultivation, there are always rumors of cultivators who have had a wonderful encounter and soared to the sky, so it is easy to ignore the risks and step into the trap.

However, after so many years of development in the world of immortal cultivation, any cultivator with one or two elders will be told about this routine and have been sufficiently vigilant.

Except for newcomers who have entered the world of immortal cultivation by chance, the chance of success is already very low.

"People tend to believe what they see."

"Since you actively tell it, it is likely to arouse the target's vigilance."

"Why not "discover it together" and then make an appointment to explore the ancient cave."

"In this way, the news of the secret realm is obtained together, and it is less likely to raise vigilance if you see it with your own eyes and by chance."

"As long as the operation is done properly, even experienced cultivators are likely to be fooled."

Thoughts flashed quickly in his mind, and Liu Yu was inspired and wrote down a new routine with a pen in hand.

There is also the "Beauty Trap", which takes advantage of the flaw of human nature - lust.

Arrange a cooperative female cultivator, pretend to be in love, and then wait for an opportunity to lead her into the trap.

All cultivators have lust, but some cultivators can deal with it rationally, while others find it difficult to suppress their desires.

This trick works well for both male and female cultivators as long as they find a suitable partner.

However, the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it takes a long time to take effect, and often requires some "sweetness" to make the target let down their guard.

But now, this routine is well known in the world of immortal cultivation.

Even cultivators with low vigilance are unlikely to follow someone they just met to a remote place for a tryst.

Unless the partner's means are too superb and can easily fascinate the target.

But generally speaking, this is still full of uncertainty, too much time cost, and too many variables.

"This..."

"You can build a circle of mutual help on the surface, let the "partner" play the role of a newcomer who knows nothing, and use asking questions as an excuse to gain the trust of the target step by step."

"In the process, show admiration and worship from time to time to improve your status in the target's mind."

"And after building a circle, you can attack multiple targets at the same time, no longer limited to one person."

"Once you gain trust, everything will be easy..."

Inspiration burst out, Liu Yu's hands kept moving, leaving new handwriting on the old pages.

In addition, you can also take advantage of human "greed" and the most urgent desires, etc.

For example, making an appointment to hunt for treasures, which takes advantage of human greed.

It is not only killing people to rob treasures that can obtain resources.

You can also take advantage of the psychology of some cultivators who love to get a small bargain, forge some low-cost sophisticated magic tools, etc., and then sell them at a lower price.

For example, the "Yellow Dragon Pill" and "Purple Heart Breaking Barrier Pill" that break through the small realm, and the "Foundation Pill" and "Golden Pill" that break through the big realm.

With some means, it is difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake, and often it is possible to obtain resources beyond imagination.

After all, not every cultivator knows how to make pills. Forging some pills, in fact, most cultivators can't detect it, as long as they hide from a few common detection methods.

What's more, when the cultivators who are in urgent need of these resources really see the urgently needed resources, they may not be able to think rationally as usual.

At this time, using some means, such as arranging one or more "competitors", it is easy to achieve the expected effect.

As for the means of forging pills, "Magic Cultivation Essentials" records several kinds.

However, the advanced methods at that time have basically become ineffective with the development of the world of immortal cultivation over the years.

If they are used again, the risk of being discovered is very high.

"But Mr. Liu happens to be a master of alchemy!"

"The means of counterfeiting elixirs are too simple for me."

Liu Yu smiled slightly and thought of several methods in an instant.

It can be concealed from all aspects by the common detection methods in the world of immortal cultivation, at least it is not a problem to conceal it from ordinary cultivators.

Then he wrote several methods on the pages of the old book with a big stroke of his pen.

In view of the various weaknesses of human nature, Liu Yu wrote a routine in "Magic Cultivation Essentials" based on his own insights.

Each routine is highly feasible in the world of immortal cultivation today.

As long as you fully understand "Magic Cultivation Essentials" and can make up your mind to walk firmly on this dark road.

Even ordinary cultivators with ordinary qualifications and nothing else can succeed in building a foundation and soar to the sky!

It has to be admitted that in the current situation where sects and families control most of the resources, ordinary cultivators will find it difficult to make a breakthrough if they do not have opportunities.

At least, that's the case for most cultivators.

If you follow the rules and regulations, you can almost foresee how far you can go in the future.

Only by breaking the invisible shackles and having flexible moral standards can you go further on the road to immortality!

Of course, whether you can succeed in the end depends on the specific performance of the cultivator.

The core of the various routines in "Magic Cultivation Essentials" is to take advantage of human weaknesses.

As long as you can understand this and implement it firmly, if your luck is not too bad, you can achieve far more than the original achievements!

Curiosity, lust, greed, anger...

"Shua shua"

Taking advantage of human weaknesses, Liu Yu wrote the latest routines in the book according to his own insights.

During the period, he stopped to think seriously from time to time, and it was not until half an hour later that he finished writing.

"Hu~"

Liu Yu blew a breath to dry the ink on the book.

"These days, if you want to go further on the immortal path, you must have something extraordinary."

"It may be one or two skills of cultivating immortals, or a clear understanding of the world of cultivating immortals..."

He murmured to himself, looking at his masterpiece with satisfaction.

After the ink dried, Liu Yu thought for a while, took out a blank book with a black cover, picked up the pen and began to copy.

After another half an hour, the thick book "Magic Cultivation Essentials" was copied, and he put both books into the storage ring.

Afterwards, he called the maid Wen Caiyi in and poured spiritual tea for him.

"Sir, when you were in seclusion a few days ago, the eldest lady had already returned from Yuan State."

"Do you want to see the eldest lady now?!"

Wen Caiyi whispered softly as she poured the spiritual tea with her sleeves gathered.

The woman's face was a little stiff, and she was obviously absent-minded when she spoke, and her knuckles were slightly white.

It was obvious that she was worried at this time.

It was because two years ago, Jiang Qiushui suddenly received the news that she had successfully formed a golden elixir, and she became the elder of the sect.

For a little maid like her who wanted to rise to the top, the pressure was imaginable.

Liu Yu's eyes were sharp, and he saw through the little thoughts of this woman, and smiled slightly:

"You are my maid, and no one will do anything to you without my permission."

"Go with peace of mind."

He still had a lot of experience in how to handle the relationship between women, and there would not be the "palace fight" that everyone liked to see.

For Liu Yu, even if Jiang Qiushui succeeded in forming a golden elixir, the relationship between the two sides would not change.

What it was like before, it will remain the same in the future.

After all...

"Yes, young master!"

Hearing the guarantee, Wen Caiyi's face was happy, and she was finally no longer uneasy. After saluting, she quickly left the cave.

Looking at the back of the woman leaving, Liu Yu shook his head.

Then he took out his alchemy notes and recorded the new characteristics of Qingyang Magic Fire and some experience in refining elixirs.

…

After being promoted to the Golden Elixir Realm, Jiang Qiushui did not move to Tongtian Peak, or choose a sacred mountain, but remained in Qingyang Peak.

So after Wen Caiyi went to notify him, only half an hour later, brisk footsteps were heard outside the cave.

Just by hearing the footsteps, one can imagine the joy of its owner.

"Husband!"

The silver hairpin in her hair collided with the jewelry, making a crisp and sweet sound, and Jiang Qiushui in a lavender dress appeared in front of her.

With obvious joy on her delicate face, she rushed over quickly.

Liu Yu only had time to open her arms when she felt her legs sink, a familiar fragrance penetrated her nose, and everything she touched was soft at her fingertips.

"If you think about it carefully, I haven't seen you for more than 20 years, right?"

Looking at the silver hairpin in Jiang Qiushui's hair, which he had given her when she was building the foundation, this thought flashed through his mind.

Sitting on his lap, Jiang Qiushui wrapped his hands tightly around Liu Yu's waist, buried her face in his chest, and did not speak for a long time.

Quiet and gentle.

It wasn't until more than ten breaths later that she spoke:

"Husband, I successfully formed the elixir."

When saying this, the woman finally separated a little distance.

Those bright eyes full of emotion stared at Liu Yu without blinking, as if waiting for praise and recognition.

"very good."

"Qiu Shui, you really did a good job this time."

Touching the female cultivator's face, Liu Yu said softly, feeling cold and delicate.

When a monk hits the golden elixir bottleneck, unless he fails at the level of mana solidification, if he fails at any subsequent level, he will most likely die directly.

One can imagine how risky this is.

Jiang Qiushui's success in forming pills proves that he has grown up. Regardless of the reason, he deserves recognition.

After all, if she succeeded in forming the elixir, no matter what the considerations were, it would be very beneficial to her, wouldn't it?

This woman is also a disciple of Miaohong from another academy. She can also participate in the elders' meeting. Doesn't it mean that she has one more vote?

When the two of them got along, Jiang Qiushui rarely concealed his emotions and immediately smiled when he heard the compliments.

Suddenly, as if she thought of an important question, she became a little nervous and used a little more force with her hands.

"Husband, shouldn't Qiu Shui..."

Jiang Qiushui gathered up her courage, but halfway through her words, she noticed Liu Yu's slowly fading smile and still did not continue.

"You still don't want to give up and want to challenge the position of Taoist companion?!"

Although she hadn't finished speaking, Liu Yu had already understood what this woman meant.

But he just held her in his arms and comforted her, saying that we would discuss it later and so on.

Although Jiang Qiushui's breakthrough to the golden elixir realm has greatly increased his value, he has long made up his mind not to find a Taoist partner, and this principle will not change.

Just like that, the two of them cuddled together and talked about some of the things that had happened over the years.

"ah"

Then, when Jiang Qiushui exclaimed with shyness and expectation, Liu Yu hugged her and strode towards the bedroom.

The "Star True Body" cultivates in the realm of the burning sun, resulting in too much yang energy in the body, and it needs to "reconcile yin and yang" every once in a while.

After being in close contact for so long, Liu Yu's body had already undergone "strange" changes.

After getting down to business, of course we have to discuss the "Yin Yang Avenue".

(Ten thousand words are omitted here)

…

Afterwards, the two sat next to each other at the table in the hall.

"What?"

"My husband is actually going to carry out such a dangerous mission?!"

"Why?"

"Given the great situation in front of us that we are all golden elixirs, why not take it slow? Why do we have to take such risks?"

"Husband~!"

After hearing about the "Chang'an Plan", Jiang Qiushui's expression immediately changed.

As if she was afraid of losing him, she held the person in front of her tightly with both hands, her face full of worry.

"I have to go."

Liu Yu said seriously.

Jiang Qiushui is now an elder of the sect and will know about this sooner or later.

Moreover, after he left, the power he had built based on his sect also needed this woman to take charge of the overall situation, so he did not hide it.

Two months have passed, and with only ten months left, the "Chang'an Plan" is about to begin.

There are still some things to do to deal with the aftermath, so we can't put it off any longer.

Hearing this, Jiang Qiushui's expression darkened, but he intertwined his fingers and fell into silence.

"rest assured."

"Don't you know me yet?"

"Since you are determined to take risks, you must be very confident!"

Although he really didn't have much confidence, Liu Yu lied in order to stabilize the morale of the army.

"Really?"

After receiving the affirmation, Jiang Qiushui looked better and finally did not continue to persuade him, but there was a worried look on his face.

That was the Hengduan Mountains. How many talented and beautiful people were buried in it? !

"Ruyan is already in seclusion and consecrating elixirs, right?"

After giving some instructions on how to deal with the aftermath, Liu Yu asked about Ji Ruyan's situation.

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ps: It’s a little slow, so I’ll postpone the addition of chapter 13 for now. It’s late but it’s coming!