Chapter 141 Ji Chang promised to go out and get robbed

Time flies, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

This year, Ji Chang turned sixty years old.

If it was a Qi-refining cultivator, this would undoubtedly be a day worth celebrating, and they would most likely hang up lights and decorations and hold a grand sixtieth birthday celebration to celebrate.

However, for cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage, sixty years is only a small part of their long life.

Apart from birthdays of special significance such as their 100th or 200th birthdays, they seldom celebrate the passing of time.

What's more, Ji Chang is a solitary cultivator who does not have the complicated etiquette and customs of the cultivators from a family.

The outside world knows very little about his cultivation and age, let alone that anyone would wish him a happy birthday.

In the past two years, Ji Chang has reduced the number of times he has made pills, and has devoted most of his time to practicing in seclusion.

He had already made up his mind to break through the bottleneck of the middle stage of foundation building as soon as possible and take his cultivation to a higher level.

Fortunately, he had accumulated a lot of spirit stones in the past few years, enough for his practice in the next few years.

On this day, Ji Chang rarely came out of seclusion. He moved his spiritual consciousness and sent a message to Liu Xuexuan, asking her to come to the quiet room.

The reason why Ji Chang summoned Liu Xuexuan was not because he wanted to have some fun after practicing.

It was because he realized that Liu Xuexuan's cultivation had successfully broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

In fact, Liu Xuexuan had already stepped into the ninth level of Qi Refining two months ago.

Ji Chang knew Liu Xuexuan's age, even though one of them was a Foundation Establishment cultivator and the other was a Qi Refining cultivator.

But Liu Xuexuan is not much younger than Ji Chang, only four or five years younger.

You know, thirteen years ago, when Ji Chang first came to Baishuixian City, Liu Xuexuan's cultivation had already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.

She was only in her early forties at the time.

Liu Xuexuan's spiritual roots were not outstanding, they were just middle-grade spiritual roots.

He was a casual cultivator, and even in Baishuixian City, it was not easy for him to cultivate to the late stage of Qi Refining at the age of forty.

Since Liu Xuexuan became Ji Chang's housekeeper, and later became his concubine.

With him, a foundation-building cultivator and second-level alchemist, as his backer.

Liu Xuexuan received a lot of rewards and salary from Ji Chang every year.

And those monks who came to curry favor with Ji Chang would also do something for Liu Xuexuan to show their goodwill.

Therefore, the wealth accumulated by Liu Xuexuan over the years has far exceeded that of ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

It can even be compared with some casual cultivators in the early stage of foundation building who have no cultivation skills.

With sufficient resources and Ji Chang's careful guidance, Liu Xuexuan's cultivation speed can be said to be advancing by leaps and bounds.

It only took her thirteen years to cultivate from the seventh level of Qi Refining to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

This speed is truly amazing.

You know, Ji Chang possesses a superior spiritual root, and it took him nine full years to cultivate from the seventh level of Qi Refining to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

And now, Liu Xuexuan only needs to practice for another three or four years before she can try to break through the foundation-building stage.

All in all, this woman has been serving Ji Chang, working hard and without complaint, for more than ten years.

Ji Chang planned to help her by giving her some foundation-building tips. After she cultivated to the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining, he would give her a foundation-building pill to help her break through.

Although Foundation Building Pills are rare, even some Foundation Building families that have been established for hundreds of years can hardly come up with many of the main ingredients for refining Foundation Building Pills.

However, Ji Chang has often been refining foundation-building pills for others over the past decade.

As Ji Chang's experience in refining Foundation Establishment Pills increased, he could sometimes produce several Foundation Establishment Pills in one furnace.

After completing the transaction, he still had one or two Foundation Establishment Pills left in his hands.

Even though he had sent Liu Xuexuan to sell several Foundation Establishment Pills at this age, he still had some in stock.

"Master, what do you want me to do for you?" Liu Xuexuan's eyes flickered, her brows full of anticipation.

She was wearing a blue palace dress, which made her look more charming and attractive.

Ji Chang glanced at her and asked, "Xue Xuan, have you prepared for the foundation building?"

Liu Xuexuan was slightly startled when she heard this, then shook her head and said, "Master, Xuexuan has not yet prepared for the foundation building."

"Thanks to the care of the old master over the years, Xuexuan was able to enter the ninth level of Qi Refining at such a young age and see the hope of building a foundation."

"Originally, I planned to find a few foundation-building pills in a few days and try to break through the foundation-building realm."

Ji Chang looked at her and suddenly asked, "So, do you want to build your foundation?"

"think."

Liu Xuexuan responded quickly, with a hint of determination in her eyes.

Breaking through the foundation-building stage is what every Qi-refining cultivator dreams of.

How could she not have thought about it?

However, Liu Xuexuan knew very well how difficult it was to get a foundation-building pill.

Although she has a close relationship with Ji Chang, it is not difficult to ask Ji Chang to help refine a foundation-building pill.

Moreover, over the years, she has also intended to collect the spiritual herbs needed to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill, but has never been able to obtain any of the main herbs.

Liu Xuexuan knew in her heart that Ji Chang must have the Foundation Establishment Pill in his hand.

But unless Ji Chang mentioned it himself, she would never ask for it easily.

Ji Chang treated her well every day, so how could she be greedy and take the initiative to ask for the Foundation Establishment Pill?

However, when she heard Ji Chang asking her if she wanted to build a foundation, Liu Xuexuan immediately understood the implication of Ji Chang's words.

Ji Chang held a jade tube in his hand and handed it to Liu Xuexuan with a serious look, and said:
"This jade tube contains the foundation-building method and many insights. In the next few years, you must concentrate on practicing and integrate this knowledge."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xuexuan was deeply terrified. She took the jade tube with both hands, secretly shedding tears of gratitude in her heart.

Ji Chang then instructed: "When your cultivation reaches the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining, I will give you a foundation-building pill to help you break through the shackles and step into the realm of foundation-building."

"Foundation Pill?"

When Liu Xuexuan heard this, she felt her heart fluttering and her breathing quickened.

Her beautiful eyes were sparkling with a mixture of anticipation and excitement, as if she had foreseen the glorious moment when she would succeed in building her foundation.

"Yes, sir."

Liu Xuexuan responded respectfully, with a slight tremor in her voice.

At this moment, Liu Xuexuan seemed to be in a dream.

She was well aware of how precious and rare the Foundation Establishment Pill was, and she understood even more the profound meaning of Ji Chang's actions.

She secretly made up her mind to work harder in her cultivation and live up to Ji Chang's expectations and love.

……

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another two years have passed.

In the quiet room deep in the cave, Ji Chang sat cross-legged.

Including the retreats in previous years, this retreat lasted a total of four years.

Over the years, Ji Chang has not only made great progress in his cultivation, but also improved his magical skills.

The second-level escape technique of Poison Mist Hiding had already been cultivated to the great success stage. The second-level breath-concealing technique had also been cultivated to the minor success stage.

In addition, there are two second-level low-grade poisonous insects, the Phantom Scale Gu and the Golden Scale Gu, two second-level medium-grade magical weapons, the Five Fire Fan and the Purple Li Blade, and three second-level refined corpses.

Even if he encounters a cultivator in the late foundation building stage, he is still able to fight.

Moreover, ordinary cultivators in the late stage of foundation building, even if they have magical flying instruments, would find it difficult to catch up with Ji Chang, who has mastered the art of hiding in the poisonous fog.

It can be said that the current Ji Chang, in the world of immortal cultivation in Zheng State, is the only one who can face a fake Dan cultivator directly.

Otherwise, basically no foundation-building cultivator could harm his life.

Unless the foundation-building cultivator is from a Jindan family like the Zhou family, he has many tricks and high-level treasures to protect him.

Ji Chang slowly finished his training, thinking to himself: "In two years at most, I will be able to cultivate to the peak of the initial stage of foundation building."

Thinking of this, he felt something in his heart, as if he had realized something.

"It's time. This year's Danshan gathering is about to begin. I should go find an alchemist to refine the realm-breaking elixir that can help me break through the middle stage of foundation building."

So, Ji Chang ended his long retreat, turned into a beam of light, and went straight to Huo Youyi's cave.

When Huo Youyi saw Ji Chang coming, a look of surprise appeared on her pretty face.

"Friend Han wants to participate in this year's Danshan gathering?"

Ji Chang nodded slightly, then asked, "What's wrong with this?"

Although there is Master Badan, a famous second-grade top-grade alchemist in Baishuixian City, the realm-breaking elixir that Ji Chang wants is only a second-grade mid-grade one.

It would be a waste of resources to trouble Master Badan for such a small matter.

It would be better to take advantage of the Danshan gathering to find a good second-level mid-grade alchemist to help him make the elixir.

What's more, Ji Chang vaguely felt that he was approaching a bottleneck in the path of alchemy, and there seemed to be an opportunity to break through to the second-level intermediate level.

This time, I participated in the Danshan gathering and took the opportunity to listen to the teachings of the Danshan alchemists in order to reach a higher level.

However, seeing Huo Youyi's hesitant expression, Ji Chang couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Huo Youyi frowned slightly and pondered for a long while before she explained the reason.

"Fellow Daoist Han, have you ever heard that Huangquan Shangzong intends to expand its territory and conquer the vast and boundless Hundred Thousand Mountains?"

Ji Chang nodded slightly when he heard this. He had known about this several years ago.

Over the years, while he devoted himself to cultivation, he also kept an eye on the developments in the outside world.

As he expected, it would take some time before this matter could be actually implemented.

The Jindan elder sent by Huangquan Sect to Zheng State to be in charge of the southern expedition has not yet set off.

This period of time is enough for Ji Chang to break through to the middle stage of foundation building.

However, seeing Huo Youyi in such a state at this moment, could it be that this matter is somehow related to the Danshan Society?

Huo Youyi sighed and continued, "It is rumored that when the elder of the upper sect arrives in Zheng State, he will integrate the many alchemists of Danshan Society to jointly refine the elixirs needed for this expansion."

"Therefore, the number of alchemists participating in the Danshan gatherings over the years has been much less than before."

Ji Chang was stunned when he heard this.

If the Danshan Society could take this opportunity to climb up the big tree of the Huangquan Sect, it might not be a bad thing.

However, if the Huangquan Sect's Jindan elder only regards Danshanhui as a tool for alchemy, that would be very bad.

But then again, the relationship between the Danshan Society and the major families of Zheng State is complicated, and even a Jindan cultivator would not dare to deal with it rashly.

It’s not that the dignified Jindan cultivators are afraid of these foundation-building families, but if there is widespread complaint, it will have a significant impact on the Huangquan Sect’s mission of expanding its territory.

After thinking for a moment, Ji Chang stood up, said goodbye and left Huo Youyi's cave.

Ji Chang has made up his mind and decides to continue to go to Xiaodanshan to attend the Danshan gathering.

He thought to himself, "If that Huangquan Sect elder really has ill intentions towards Danshan Society, even if I hide in the cave, he will find me sooner or later."

What's more, now that the elders of the Huangquan Sect have not yet set foot in Zheng State, why don't he take the opportunity to use the power of the Danshan Society to refine the realm-breaking elixir first to help his cultivation reach a higher level.

Having made up his mind, Ji Chang no longer hesitated and immediately got ready to set off for Xiaodan Mountain.

Ji Chang left Baishuixian City, rode the wind, broke through the clouds and fog, and headed straight to Xiaodan Mountain in Jizhou.

The picturesque scenery along the way failed to distract him for a moment.

However, on the second day after leaving Baishuixian City, Ji Chang suddenly felt something in his heart and frowned slightly.

He was keenly aware that there seemed to be a strange aura permeating the surrounding heaven and earth, which made people alert.

Although his spiritual sense did not detect anything abnormal, after practicing the "Five Poisons Sutra" for many years, his soul was far more powerful than that of an ordinary cultivator.

Because of this, he has a keener intuition about potential dangers.

In the past, it was precisely because of this intuition that he was able to detect the ambush of Zixuan Sanren and escape from the killing array set up by Zixuan Sanren.

At this moment, Ji Chang did not dare to be careless at all. He urged his spiritual sense to scan the surrounding environment more carefully.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
There were bursts of rumbling sounds coming from the sky. Ji Chang looked up and saw several huge rocks falling from the sky. Each one was two or three feet long, like objects flying from outer space, smashing heavily towards him.

His figure flashed and turned into a shadow, lightly dodging the fatal attacks of several falling rocks.

His expression was solemn, his eyes flashed with a cold light, and he looked around vigilantly.

And at the moment when the earth spell was launched, he had already locked the enemy's position with his keen intuition.

"Humph, it turns out they are two Tribulation Cultivators, one in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and one in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment."

Sure enough, the next moment, a monk in a black robe and a black mask attacked Ji Chang like a ghost.

Although this person is only in the initial stage of foundation building, his movements are sharp and his body is strong, and it is obvious that he has excellent physical cultivation.

Not far away, another female cultivator in a white robe stood as still as a mountain. She wore a white mask on her face, made hand gestures, and stared at Ji Chang with cold eyes.

The masks worn by these two people are of extraordinary quality and can actually block the spiritual detection of foundation-building monks.

Ji Chang sneered in his heart but did not show it.

Facing the swift attack from the black-robed cultivator, Ji Chang remained calm.

His figure was erratic, and in an instant, he had distanced himself from the black-robed cultivator.

Immediately, Ji Chang's mind moved, and two iron corpses appeared out of thin air, one on the left and one on the right, blocking him.

After years of rituals and training by Ji Chang, these two iron corpses have long been in tune with his mind and can be controlled by him as easily as with his own arms.

When the black-robed cultivator saw this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he did not retreat.

He roared, his body swelled up instantly, and his skin turned as dark as iron.

He swung his iron fist and smashed it at one of the iron corpses with a sharp sound of wind.

However, the iron corpse endured the heavy blow without moving at all.

Ji Chang glanced at this person and said in his heart.

"It's a good material for refining corpses."

At the same time, Ji Chang did not stop.

He flashed around the black-robed cultivator and rushed straight towards the white-robed female cultivator in the distance.

(End of this chapter)