Yellow Court Daoist

Panlong Mountain is a sacred place for loose cultivators. From the mountainside to the mountaintop, various cave mansions have been excavated for loose cultivators to reside and cultivate in.

The cave mansions are divided into different grades.

The cave mansion where Han Lin's former master Daoist Sun Jiu lived is just the lowest Ding-grade. The cave is small, with average spiritual energy, and it requires one spirit stone every year.

The slightly better Bing-grade cave mansions cost five spirit stones per year. The Yi-grade cave mansions cost fifteen spirit stones per year, and the top-tier Jia-grade cave mansions consist of only three dwellings. They are the retreats of Fire Cloud, Jian Lin, and Feng Luan, three True Men, with the most abundant spiritual energy.

Lu Qingfeng, having considerable wealth, did not hesitate to spend spirit stones and took one of the Bing-grade cave mansions.

This Bing-grade cave mansion's spiritual energy is only somewhat richer than that of the Ding-grade. However, the Yi-grade cave mansions have a spirit eye that emits a strong flow of spiritual energy, greatly benefiting cultivation.

Regrettably, the Yi-grade cave mansions are few in number and are all occupied by renowned Spirit Void True Cultivators in Panlong Mountain, leaving no vacancies. Otherwise, Lu Qingfeng would have liked to secure one for himself.

Cave Mansion Bing Thirteen.

Lu Qingfeng looked around and saw that the cave was clean and tidy. Apart from essential items like meditation cushions, beds, tables, and chairs, there was nothing else, making it quite simple. The space inside the cave mansion is not small, with interior and exterior parts. Closer to the outside is something similar to a front hall for receiving and meeting guests. Inside, there are three non-trivial spaces.

They can be used for cultivation, alchemy and artifact refining, or storage, etc.

Outside the cave mansion lies a simple warning array, with no defensive capabilities. In Panlong Mountain, with three True Men in residence, unless someone is also a Core Formation True Man, no one would dare to cause trouble on Panlong Mountain, so there is no need for defensive arrays outside the cave mansions.

Even the warning arrays are only meant to let the owners of the cave mansions know if someone is looking for them outside and to help visiting cultivators identify whether the owner is available or if they are in closed-door cultivation, so as not to disturb them.

"To set up defensive arrays for hundreds of cave mansions on Panlong Mountain is quite an investment; these three True Men sure know how to plan ahead."

Lu Qingfeng shook his head and smiled, then went outside the cave mansion, stretched out his hand and wiped the inscription on the stone tablet. "Bing Thirteen" instantly changed to "Guangyuan".

Guangyuan Cave Mansion.

Guang Yuanzi!

This is the name Lu Qingfeng uses in Panlong Mountain and Yuanwu Country. Naming it after the actual Guangyuan County, is just to differentiate this life from the previous one. The name Lu Qingfeng, the Fufeng Mountain God, though inconspicuous, might be recognized by acquaintances.

Along the way, Lu Qingfeng has changed his name countless times.

But this time its set.

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Name: Lu Qingfeng (Guang Yuanzi)

Race: Human

Faction: None

Title: None

Cultivation: Mid Body Tempering Realm

Level: 464 (12175/12200)

True Yuan: 2160/2160 (Quality: True Sect Level)

Lifespan: 125/300

Root Bone: 1

Merit: Unknown

Karma: Unknown

Cultivation Technique: Yellow Court Scripture Second Layer [Traits: Derivation Technique (Second Layer); Domination of All Laws (Second Layer); Karma Removal (Second Layer)]; Luofu Sword Scripture Fifty-fourth Layer; Iron Refining Body Fifty-fourth Layer

Spells:

Low-level: Fire Bomb Technique (Ninth Layer), Burning Heart Palm (Ninth Layer), Luo Smoke Step (Ninth Layer), White Jade True Technique (Ninth Layer), Cloak Saber Technique (Ninth Layer), True Yang Finger Skill (Ninth Layer), Wind Control Technique (Ninth Layer), Object Control Skill (Ninth Layer), Transmission Skill (Ninth Layer), Water Control Technique (Ninth Layer), Ice Freeze Skill (Ninth Layer), Thunder Summoning Technique (Ninth Layer)...

Middle-level: Concealing Technique (Ninth Layer), Invisible Needle (Ninth Layer), Entanglement Skill (Ninth Layer)

High-level: Heavenly Eye Skill (Ninth Layer), Golden Light Skill (Ninth Layer), Thousand Blade Technique (Ninth Layer)

Super-level: Flower Walking (Ninth Layer)

Divine Skills: None

Equipment: Simplified

Profession: Alchemist (Third-rank), Artifact Refiner (Third-rank)

Talisman Drawing: "Detailed Explanation of Six Common Dan Sands", "Basics of Talisman Paper", "Low-level Talismans Collection"... Talismans that can be drawn: Peace Charm, Invisibility Talisman, Earth Tunneling Talisman, Fire Bomb Talisman, Rejuvenation Talisman, Golden Light Talisman, Concealing Talisman, Rejuvenation Talisman, Sword and Spear Talisman, Thunder Summoning Talisman

Beast Taming: Skylark Bird

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[Profession: Alchemist]

[Grade: Third-rank]

[Books Owned: "Alchemy Introduction", "Alchemy Analysis", "Basic Herb Manual", "Low-level Pill Formula Collection", "Intermediate Elixir Recipe Collection", "Advanced Elixir Recipes", "Top-level Elixir Recipe Collection", "Cultivation of Alchemist", "Alchemy Dao Evaluation"...]

[Mastered Elixir Recipes:

Entry-level: Fasting Pills, Yellow Dragon Pills, Spirit Clearing Powder, Recovery Breath Pills, Nourishing Essence Pills, Charming Fragrance Pills, Yellow Chestnut Pills, Heart Corrosion Pills, Breathing Cultivation Pills, Essence Qi Pills, Golden Marrow Pills, Qi Movement Powder, Qi Union Pills, Mind-Clarifying Pills, Qi Returning Pills, Holy Yang Pills, Qi Condensing Pills, Qi Gathering Pills, Firewood Pills, Feeding Spirit Pills...

First Rank: Foundation Establishment Pills, Qi Refining Powder, True Essence Pills...

Second Rank: Gathering Spirit Pills, Nourishing Yuan Pills, Body Tempering Pills...

Third-rank: Five Elements Pills, Heavenly Heart Pills]

...

[Profession: Artifact Refiner]

[Rank: Third-rank]

[Mastered Texts: "Artifact Refining Basics," "Detailed Explanation of Tongling Talisman Pen Refining," "Red Flame Pill Furnace," "Basic Analysis of Puppet Mechanism Techniques," "Puppet True Scripture," "True Interpretation of Talisman and Artifact," "Intro to Artifact Refining," "Cultivation of Alchemist," "Master's Exposition on Earth Evil Restriction"...]

[Mastered Magic Artifacts:

Entry-level: Wolf-hair Talisman Pen, Red Flame Pill Furnace, Destroying Truth Type 1, Destroying Truth Type 2, Xuan Tie Flying Sky Shield, Stepping Cloud Boots, Invisible Needle, Golden Centipede Mother-Child Blade, Sun-shattering Bow...

First Rank: Huang Luo Umbrella, Red Line Escape Light Needle, Hundred Spirit Immortal Slaying Sword, Five Elements Furnace, Hundred Refinement One Qi Ding, Storage Bag, Spider Puppet, Giant Turtle Puppet, Five Elements Puppet, Giant Ape Puppet...

Second Rank: Five Elements Cover, Green Frost Sword, Divine Shooter Puppet, Ten Thousand Laws Puppet...

Third-rank: Tiger Demon Puppet]

Lu Qingfeng, in this life as in the past, mastered dozens of elixir formulas, dozens of talisman and magic artifact crafting techniques, and dozens of skills. He is confident that among the Foundation Establishment cultivators, no second person can match his attained foundation over the years.

Next, he plans to make a name for Guang Yuanzi, known as the 'Dan and Artifact Double Extreme,' in Panlong Mountain and Taihe County. He will build enough reputation and connections to, after advancing to the Spirit Void Stage, find a spiritual mountain treasure land and establish his own sect.

Compared to fighting and competing for various opportunities outside, staying on Panlong Mountain without leaving, and building a reputation, is undoubtedly the most stable path.

Nobody would harass an alchemist or artifact refiner without reason. Even among peers, the primary mode of interaction is exchange, and even if there's jealousy among peers, they must maintain a facade of harmony. It's the cunning and underhanded tactics that separate the competition.

In the world of cultivation, it's not difficult to find cultivators who have a superficial understanding of alchemy or artifact crafting, but very few truly excel in these crafts.

Lu Qingfeng became a Third-rank Alchemist and Artifact Refiner by spending money on accumulations. With his secret strengthening techniques, the elixir pills and magic artifacts he refines are far superior to those of the same rank. Using materials for First Rank artifact crafting, he can create artifacts that rival Second Rank in power, and of course, he makes a fortune from this.

Then, with the wealth he earns, he collects more materials and spares no expense to improve his alchemy and artifact crafting skills.

It can be said that Lu Qingfeng's dual Third-rank 'professions' have all been smashed out with sparkling spirit stones. Even a top immortal sect like Luo Fu Sword Sect wouldn't dare claim they could cultivate alchemists and artifact refiners in this manner, focusing instead on selecting talented disciples for intensive training.

And as alchemy and artifact crafting are both encompassing and incredibly complex, how could those with natural talent in both be plentiful?

Therefore.

The scarcity makes alchemists and artifact refiners highly sought after.

Even more so among loose cultivators. Loose cultivators are strapped for cash, and normal cultivation already drains their resources—where would they find extra to study the ways of pills and artifacts?

According to Han Lin, there are only a handful of alchemists and artifact refiners of Entry-level rank or above throughout the whole of Panlong Mountain.

In terms of alchemy, the strongest is just a Third-rank Alchemist named 'Xi Yunshan,' who is a Spirit Void True Cultivator with a not-so-small reputation.

There are two Third-rank Artifact Refiners in terms of artifact refining.

One of them is one of the three Jiedan True Men of Panlong Mountain—Fire Cloud True Man. Known to be proficient in Fire Technique and very fond of artifact refining, this Fire Cloud True Man has average talent and only managed to pile up to Third-rank through burning massive resources, capable of refining Third-rank Magical Artifacts.

Even so, he is top-notch within Taihe County.

The other Third-rank Artifact Refiner is known as 'Ping Zhang the Hermit,' at the Spirit Void level.

"Nearly all the loose cultivators in Panlong Mountain above the Foundation Establishment level and only one Third-rank Alchemist and two Third-rank Artifact Refiners."

Lu Qingfeng laughed lightly.

It is so.

This Heavenly Star State of Taihe County is located at the junction of Yuanwu, East Prosper, and Yue Three Countries. The surrounding state counties belonging to both this and other countries are not suitable for cultivation. Even the Heavenly Star State is no treasured land. This can be seen from the fact that the strongest among the three top sects within the state—the Qingling Sect, Fire Cloud Pavilion, and Dutian Sect—are only Jiedan True Men.

This area is simply a fringe territory overlooked by the many large immortal sects, thus occupied by the three sects.

The quality of loose cultivators here isn't high either.

"This will do just fine."

With this, it will be even easier for Lu Qingfeng to get started and make a name for himself in Panlong Mountain and Taihe County.

Turning back to the cave mansion, he designated one of the rooms as a cultivation chamber, and placed the Five Elements Furnace and Hundred Refinement One Qi Ding in the other two rooms to serve as the Alchemy Room and Artifact Refining Room, respectively.

Having been traveling for ninety-four years, Lu Qingfeng rarely practiced alchemy or artifact crafting.

Apart from essential cultivation, most of his time was spent touring mountains and rivers and experiencing the cultivation world. His broadened horizons and mental improvements are far beyond what a few bottles of pills or a few artifacts could compare with.

Lu Qingfeng felt it was far more valuable than the cost!

Now settled in Panlong Mountain, he had to resume his old craft.

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