A small casual cultivator!

Chapter 435: The Land of the Three Human Territories

With Lu Luan here, it was no longer afraid of the bug. It jumped in front of the old man, looked him around, and said to him:

"Brother, this old man must have been a licorice medicine tree when he was alive."

It is also a medicinal herb. In addition, in the past, Lu Luan had taken a lot of spiritual medicines to help him cultivate his physical body, including licorice, so he quickly figured out its true form.

"Licorice... this root is really overbearing."

Lu Luan looked at the dying insect with a hint of surprise, because the roots were so dense and pervasive that they entangled all the organs in the insect's body, absorbing the essence inside and providing nutrition for the seeds.

"Brother, what are you going to do with that?"

"This old man's body is not very good, you won't eat the seeds, right?"

Xiao Can looked at him strangely.

Lu Luan smiled, then carefully observed the nut-like fruit and found that it had already shown signs of taking root and sprouting. He shook his head and said, "It is not easy to cultivate it either. You can cultivate it and if it can easily develop intelligence in the future, you can make it your playmate."

"Great, thank you bro."

Xiao Can immediately laughed. With his simple and kind character, he couldn't bear to see the old man's chance of rebirth, which he had spent so much effort to gain, disappear like smoke, and his entire cultivation path destroyed in an instant.

Lu Luan had no intention of taking it at first. Although it had transformed, its true form seemed much weaker than that of a small ginseng. There was no use in taking it. It would not be worth much if it was sold. It was only worth a few dozen intermediate spirit stones. Of course, this only referred to the seed. What were of real value were the licorice roots in the insect soldiers' bodies.

Next, Xiao Shen came to the old man, and with a slight movement of his hand, the seed fell freely and flew into his hand.

The old man's body turned into powder in an instant. The medicinal power in his body had been completely exhausted due to cultivating the seeds.

"Hey, you just follow me from now on. There is no spiritual energy in there anymore. If you grow here, you won't even be able to break through the soil," Xiao Shen sighed softly, and then a medicinal scent emanated from his hands, gently nourishing.

There was already a faint consciousness in the seed, like a fetus in the womb. After feeling the medicinal vapor, it actually moved in its hand and expressed a happy emotion.

This is just an ordinary insect soldier. The nutrients it provides are not as good as those of the ginseng that has absorbed the immortal substance of the golden elixir.

"Storage ring."

He found an ancient ring in the powder, so he led it over. His soul looked inside and saw more than forty spirit stones, a few spirit pills, and some spirit talismans, and other sundries.

Lu Luan's eyes were somewhat disappointed, but after looking at the look and the robe, he thought to himself:

"It was an elder of the Armored Sect when it was alive. I wonder if it knows the second half of the magical power of the Flesh Body Dharma Image?"

The physical body he is cultivating now is only the first half, and the most crucial part is missing. This magical power is not simple, and even if it is patched up, it has benefited him a lot. If it were not for this magical power that provided him with a strong life foundation, he would not be able to pass through the rocky land in the Falling Star Valley and obtain the inheritance stele.

It can be said that his current level of cultivation strength is largely due to the incomplete magical power of the physical body. If he had not obtained it by chance in the Pengling Sect, he would probably still be stuck in the middle stage of foundation building.

Now looking at the identity of the old man before, he should be the same as Elder Lu in Zhengyang Sect or Mo Ran in Wuyuan Sect. So, he has a very high status and it is very likely that he knows the complete version of the physical body.

"Brother, how do we deal with this bug?"

After Xiao Shen put the seeds away, he looked at the insect soldier.

He took a look, then stretched out his long hands and sucked all the licorice roots in the insect's body, and the insect died instantly.

"Leave these to Xu Feng." He said to the licorice roots, and then looked at Xiao Shen, "Look around and see if you can find anything else."

"okay."

Xiao Can buried his head in the soil and started searching again.

The bug had been sucked dry, and after simply cleaning it up, he flew outside.

At this time, Xu Feng was still suffering from the wind disaster, but he seemed unable to hold on, and his body began to tremble unconsciously.

But I haven't reached my limit yet, I'm still gritting my teeth and holding on.

That's it.

Half an hour later.

On the land in front of him where he was sitting cross-legged, Xiao Shen jumped out of the soil, spit out the dirt in his mouth, patted the dirt off his body, and said to him: "Brother, I have searched everywhere here, except for stones, there is only mud."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Lu Luan smiled and rubbed its little head.

Xiao Shen scratched his nose, took out the seed, and said to him, "Brother, when we get out, let's go buy a piece of spiritual soil and plant it."

"Yeah." Lu Luan nodded slightly, looked at the seed, and said silently in his heart: "I hope it can recover its previous memory."

In his heart, he actually still attached great importance to his physical body. Now he had no choice but to give up cultivation because of his disability.

Then he looked at Xu Feng and murmured, "It's time to leave."

Next, he put the licorice root aside, carved a message of a dozen words in the air in front of him with his hands, and flew to the stone platform with Xiao Shen.

Outside, in the ruins.

Lu Luan looked back at the mountain wall and said softly, "It's safe in here. I can improve my strength."

Then he flew away.

……

In the cave sky.

Xu Feng finally reached his limit and flew out of the formation.

As soon as he touched the ground, his body went limp to the ground. His face was extremely pale and he was extremely weak.

"Ok?"

"Where's Brother Lu?"

When he propped himself up and stood up, he looked around and found that Lu Luan was nowhere to be found.

"That is?"

Just when he was wondering whether the other party had gone to explore somewhere else in the cave, he noticed a few words floating in the air in the distance.

So he frowned and flew over.

“This is a magic medicine.”

When he got closer, he found the licorice roots nearby. Xu Feng was immediately shocked. After reading a few lines of text, his expression calmed down. He turned around and looked at the exit. He said in a very complicated tone: "Brother Lu, thank you very much."

He understood that Lu Luan had left.

He looked at the licorice roots on the ground and didn't speak for a long time.

Although this is not worth many spirit stones to Lu Luan, it is several years' reward for him.

In the mountains.

Inside that market.

Lu Luan was walking around, taking slow steps.

Apart from the restraint of his physical qi and blood, he did not try too hard to hide his aura. Most of the people walking around in this market were at the ninth or tenth level of Qi Refining, as well as some at the early and middle stages of Foundation Building. It was rare to see someone like him at the peak of the late stage of Foundation Building.

Therefore, when people passing by felt the subtle oppression coming from him, they couldn't help but show awe.

In fact, most of those who come here to train and seek opportunities are from small forces. Those who are in the late stage of foundation building are already considered strong.

In the Huangting, Xiao Can sat on the inheritance stone tablet and piled the spiritual soil purchased by Lu Luan on the upper surface of the stone tablet. Then he took out the seed from his clothes pocket and buried it carefully.

"Little thing, take root and sprout quickly, then grow up and transform." Xiao Can said as he patted the small mound of earth gently.

After it was done, it asked, "Brother, what are we going to do next?"

Lu Luan thought for a moment and replied, "Let's go buy some information first and see if there are any traces of demons, monsters, or other hostile races nearby. Also, let's see if there are any secret cave realms open."

The physical body has no shackles, and as long as there are resources, the physical strength can continue to improve. His plan is to hunt prey to earn spirit stones to buy treasures. Of course, it would be even better if he could enter some secret realms like the Falling Star Valley that are rich in spiritual medicines.

This market town has a special function. It is almost entirely populated by people who come here to gain experience, so there is no shortage of places to get information.

After walking around, I was familiar with the market and came to a wooden building near the center.

"I've met senior."

As soon as I entered, a female receptionist came over and bowed respectfully.

"You're welcome." Lu Luan said casually.

"Senior, are you here to get information?"

The woman asked.

"I just came here and don't know much. Let's take a look first."

He glanced around and found that the information here was actually all public, including where there were demonic activities, where there were monsters causing trouble, etc.

"Doesn't the information here require spirit stones?" he asked.

The woman nodded and said, "Yes, senior, it's not necessary. Everyone who comes here is here to protect the stability of Bailuzhou. This building was built at the suggestion of Pengling Immortal Sect to provide you with convenience, so that you can exchange information with each other and minimize the danger."

“It’s very humane.”

"Senior, let's go to the top floor. The information there will be helpful to you." said the woman.

Lu Luan nodded in agreement and flew into the sky with her.

It is obvious that only people in the late stage of foundation building can go up to the top floor. Since there are not many people with this level of cultivation in the entire market, the top floor is empty now.

The surroundings are empty, antique, decorated with sandalwood, and just a few stone tablets floating in the air.

The woman stood respectfully behind him. Lu Luan's soul probed into the stone tablet, and streams of information flooded into his mind. These were all things that had happened recently.

"Ok?"

"Outside the three regions, the Dark Insect Tribe and the Rock Spider Tribe..."

On one of the stone tablets, he also sensed some information about the activities of foreign ethnic groups, as well as an introduction to the area where they lived.

"You've just arrived, fellow Taoist, what's your name?"

At this time, an old man who looked about 60 years old came out from the secret room next to him and smiled at him.

"The last name is Lu."

Lu Luan withdrew his mind. This man did not hide his aura. He was also in the late stage of foundation building, but his body was strong and he practiced the essence refining technique.

Generally, those who are in the late stage of foundation building and are older and have no hope of making a breakthrough in their cultivation, will give up their cultivation and, when they have time, practice the art of refining their essence, continuing to improve their strength by strengthening their physical bodies.

With the strength in the late stage of foundation building, although it is impossible to obtain a better essence-refining technique, one of ordinary quality is still possible.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, my name is Wang Heshan, and I am an outer sect steward of Pengling Sect. Nice to meet you."

The old man smiled kindly.

"Outer sect deacon."

Lu Luan was somewhat surprised that he could actually meet someone from Pengling Sect, but he also knew that due to the large number of disciples, these large sects would recruit deacons from experienced independent cultivators to guide the cultivation of disciples with weak cultivation.

When I attended the Pengling Immortal Meeting before, I heard that there were independent cultivators in the late foundation building stage who were fortunate enough to pass numerous tests, were selected, and thus joined the immortal sect.

"Friend Wang, nice to meet you."

Lu Luan bowed to him and smiled kindly.

Then the two of them sat down opposite each other at the purple wood low table by the window.

Wang Heshan poured the tea and asked with a smile, "Did Daoist Brother Lu come here to kill the remaining demons in Bailuzhou?"

"Yes," Lu Luan asked, "Fellow Daoist Wang, you should be the manager here, right? What is the situation at the border of Bailuzhou?"

Wang Heshan frowned and shook his head, "I'm not optimistic. Since there are demons and monsters in Yongquanzhou now, there is a tendency for a war to break out. So the border connecting Yongquanzhou is also beginning to be unstable. The storm is coming. Strongholds like our market in Bailuzhou have sent information that the demons and monsters that were dormant before have become more active and may make a big move."

Yongquanzhou is a continent bordering Bailuzhou. It was one of the main battlefields in the war more than 30 years ago. In order to prevent monsters and demons from attacking again, all the major immortal sects have sent disciples and elders to garrison there. Small-scale wars often break out there now and then.

"It's indeed not optimistic, Fellow Daoist Wang, is the information in those stone tablets reliable?" Lu Luan asked.

"Of course it's reliable." Wang Heshan took out a jade pendant and handed it to him. "This is the latest I compiled. If Fellow Daoist Lu knows this kind of information in the future, I hope you can tell it so that others can be prepared."

"Will do."

Lu Luan took it and scanned it with his soul. It recorded the recent battles, the locations of monsters and demons, their approximate strength, as well as other conditions around the market town and so on.

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Wang, do you know if there are any secret realms in Bailuzhou that are open to independent cultivators soon?"

Lu Luan asked again.

Wang Heshan thought about it and shook his head, "That's not the case. Almost all the secret caves and heavens in Bailuzhou are occupied by various aristocratic families and sects."

"There's none."

There was some disappointment in Lu Luan's eyes. That's right, as long as a secret place is discovered, it will definitely be occupied and enjoyed by some capable people.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, in fact, apart from the few large caves in the wilderness, there are almost no good secret realms open to independent cultivators. However, those large caves will only be opened once every dozens or hundreds of years." Wang Heshan said again.

"It seems that the only thing I can do is to kill demons and eliminate monsters." Lu Luan murmured in his heart, looked at Wang Heshan, and said with a wry smile: "It's difficult for independent cultivators to go anywhere."

Wang Heshan expressed his helplessness, "There is nothing we can do. After all, the location of our human race is the most barren place on Cangming Star."

"Barren?"

Lu Luan was puzzled. He felt that the wilderness was quite rich.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, what you mean is that the area outside the human race's territory is very rich?" he asked.

Wang Heshan nodded and said, "Yes, if we don't count the ocean, the land of Cangming Star is divided into fifteen regions. The three regions occupied by our human race have the least resources. Some places are so barren that there is not even a trace of spiritual energy, and all the people living there are mortals."

"Didn't the human race come from the starry sky? How could this be possible when they are so powerful?" Lu Luan was puzzled. He had always believed that humans on this Cangming Star should be the strongest.

Otherwise, as an outsider, how could we possibly gain a foothold and not only occupy the richest places, but also end up like this.

Wang Heshan was from Pengling Sect, and he had a much broader vision, so he explained in detail:

"Fellow Daoist Lu, actually before the human race came to Cangming Star, these three regions were barren lands on Cangming Star. At that time, the strong men of the human race gave many benefits to the local races here and divided these three regions to the human race. After countless years of transformation by humans, this place gradually became rich in spiritual energy and abundant in resources, so some races began to become restless."