Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Facing Lu Yang’s skilled accusations, Meng Jingzhou disdainfully retorted, “What do you mean I scared him away? Didn’t you hear what he said, about you having karmic entanglements with immortals in the future?”

“It’s probably you who did something that outraged both humans and gods, angering the immortals to unite and suppress you!”

Lu Yang waved his hand dismissively, “Impossible. I am always aware of my actions and would never do something so outrageous. It must be an excuse Luo Bo made up.”

The two of them kept passing the blame, firmly refusing to admit it was their fault.

Barbarian Bone opened his mouth, wanting to suggest that perhaps it was both of their faults, but ultimately, he didn’t say it.

After spending a few days together, Lan Ting had gradually become familiar with Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou’s way of speaking. She treated their argument like it was just wind blowing past her ears.

“Look, that’s the Land of Gold Commerce ahead. Let me take you around!”

At the entrance of the Land of Gold Commerce, a statue of a chubby pig holding a coin in its hand stood, representing the classic mascot of the commerce.

Lu Yang had long heard of the great reputation of the Land of Gold Commerce and wanted to take a look.

The interior of the commerce was decorated in a low-key manner, exuding taste throughout. This was starkly different from the decoration style of some commerces that suddenly became rich and tried hard to flaunt their wealth.

The Land of Gold Commerce did not need to flaunt; its reputation alone spoke volumes.

In the Central Continent, the name of the number one commerce was known to all.

Inside the commerce, the array of goods dazzled Barbarian Bone. There were pills meticulously refined by masters, spiritual treasures forged by craftsmen with all their might, rare materials unearthed from dangerous places, and talismans and formations evolving from simplicity to complexity…

Seeing the prices marked, Barbarian Bone felt like a pauper who couldn’t afford anything.

Barbarian Bone noticed that Meng Jingzhou and Lan Ting were browsing the commerce casually, strolling leisurely without worrying about the prices, which he could understand.

But he was surprised to find that Lu Yang, who was supposedly of similar financial status, also seemed indifferent to the prices.

Barbarian Bone quietly asked, “Brother Lu, the items here are so expensive. I can’t afford any.”

Of course, Barbarian Bone couldn’t mean he couldn’t afford anything at all; he meant that he couldn’t afford those seemingly powerful items suitable for the Foundation Establishment stage.

Lu Yang looked at Barbarian Bone in surprise, “Buy? Why would you want to buy things here? Look at these pills and treasures. They may look luxurious and expensive, but they are essentially just for show. How can they compare to the items produced by our sect in terms of practicality?”

Barbarian Bone nodded, recognizing the truth in Lu Yang’s words. The fried dough sticks from their sect were cheap, sturdy, and chewy. More than a month had passed, and the half of the fried dough stick that Lu Yang gave to Meng Jingzhou was still not finished.

“Besides, if you don’t have money, can’t you just make some? With our status, we can easily make money by selling something. Watch this, I’ll show you how.”

With that, Lu Yang approached a waiter standing by, “Excuse me, do you buy techniques here?”

The waiter politely responded, “Hello, yes, we do. However, we only purchase spells that are not common in our commerce. We already have common techniques here. Are you looking to sell a technique?”

Lu Yang nodded, “I have a transformation technique that allows attacking while transforming. It’s a secret art of my family.”

The waiter was surprised. He had been working there for ten years and had never heard of such a transformation technique.

“Please, follow me. There’s an auction happening today, and Master Yang Xuanlun is here. Let’s have him appraise the value of your transformation technique.”

The four were led to a room where an elderly man with glasses was reading a book. His aged appearance suggested he was well-experienced and knowledgeable, presumably Yang Xuanlun.

The waiter whispered a few words to Yang Xuanlun.

“Oh? There’s such a technique? I understand. You may leave now.”

“Yes.” The waiter respectfully exited the room.

“The four of you have a transformation technique that allows attacking while transforming?”

“Exactly.” Lu Yang presented his “Lu Family’s Shape-Imitating Fist.”

Yang Xuanlun fell silent for a moment, “…If my eyes haven’t deceived me, and I haven’t misread the words, does the book say Shape-Imitating Fist?”

Lu Yang stepped forward, crossed out the words “Shape-Imitating Fist” on the cover, and wrote “Transformation Technique.”

“Now it’s a transformation technique.”

Yang Xuanlun encountered for the first time someone who was so casual with naming. After being in this line of work for so long, indeed, you meet all kinds of people.

Yang Xuanlun slowly flipped through the pages, analyzing word by word, and angrily exclaimed, “Isn’t this just Shape-Imitating Fist!”

“How could that be?” Lu Yang was genuinely surprised, “This is definitely a transformation technique. Look, I’ll demonstrate it for you!”

Lu Yang performed a set of Shape-Imitating Fist on the spot, transforming from Barbarian Bone to Meng Jingzhou, then into a tiger demon. The performance was powerful and seemed very formidable.

Yang Xuanlun watched with wide eyes for a long time but couldn’t understand how Lu Yang managed to transform.

It was indeed Shape-Imitating Fist, the process completely consistent with what was written in the book, and there was no use of any spells in secret.

How much should it be priced?

Yang Xuanlun stroked his beard, pretending to fully understand, “Your transformation technique is indeed interesting. It would be a waste to simply sell it as a regular item outside. How about we take this transformation technique to auction? There’s an auction happening soon.”

“Okay.”

At the auction site, Lu Yang encountered an old acquaintance.

It was Chi Xulun, who had mastered the skill of spitting stones.

Chi Xulun didn’t disguise himself, true to his introduction of being flamboyant and disliking disguises.

With his cultivation, he indeed didn’t need to disguise himself in the entire Yanjiang County.

Sitting next to Chi Xulun was a man in a black robe, whom Lu Yang guessed was the assassin Shen Jinyi.

Lu Yang took the initiative to sit next to Chi Xulun. Upon seeing the childish tofu mask on Lu Yang, Chi Xulun snorted disdainfully.

For some reason, he felt very angry when he saw the person in the tofu mask.

The well-dressed auctioneer took the stage, appearing professionally trained. Without using his cultivation, his voice was loud and clear, audible throughout the venue.

“Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for coming. Without further ado, let’s begin.”

“Today’s first auction item is three Foundation Establishment Pills.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue buzzed with excitement, not expecting the auction to start with such a heavyweight item.

Most attendees were in the middle or later stages of Qi cultivation, knowing their financial limits, early-stage cultivators wouldn’t attend the auction.

Even Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were tempted, who doesn’t have a Qi stage junior in their family?

Lu Yang didn’t.

He thought about it and realized that among the people he knew, he was the one with the lowest cultivation level.

When the ancient ancestors first established the path of cultivation, they naturally didn’t rely on external objects and built their foundation on their own, but that method was extremely risky, and countless people died in the process of foundation establishment.

Later, someone developed Foundation Establishment Pills that could improve the efficiency of foundation building. These pills not only increase the success rate but also ensure that there are no complications after failure, nor does one’s cultivation regress.

Even Lan Ting, a disciple of the Immortal Palace, took a Foundation Establishment Pill during her foundation establishment.

She asked via telepathy, “Did you use Foundation Establishment Pills when you were establishing your foundation?”

Lu Yang shook his head, “Our philosophy on taking pills is quite advanced. During foundation establishment, we directly consume the raw materials of the Foundation Establishment Pill, using our bodies as the pill furnace to refine the materials, allowing the medicinal effects to completely dissolve into the meridians.”

“Through research, we found that this method has the highest efficiency in absorbing the medicinal effects.”

“The seventh elder of the Pill Cauldron Peak repeatedly established his foundation a hundred times when he was young to conclude this, so the data is absolutely reliable.”

“At that time, the seventh elder also earned the title ‘Strongest Foundation Establishment Stage.’ Later, because his foundation was too solid, the process of forming his Golden Core was exceptionally painful, like having gallstones.”

Lan Ting: “……”

While they were talking, the three Foundation Establishment Pills had already been auctioned off.

“Next up for auction is a transformation technique.” The auctioneer brought out the book Lu Yang had just consigned.

Lu Yang let out a soft exclamation, speaking just loud enough for Chi Xulun to hear clearly, “Could this book be the legendary one that hides…”

Chi Xulun, previously uninterested in the book, suddenly became alert.

(End of the chapter)