Chapter 151 Return to the Mountain

Wu Yan stayed in Wujiabao for a few days. In addition to meeting with his parents, he also talked with his younger brothers Wu Shan, Zhang Tao and Lu Xuanyu, and discussed some insights on martial arts with them. Wu Yan actually had a little enlightenment from it. Although it had nothing to do with cultivation, it was still helpful for the sharpening of his magic skills.

During this period, the Yun family of Jingzhou, the Lu family of Bingzhou, the Jiang family of Tianlang County, and the Linghu family of Cangwuzhou all sent representatives to Wujiabao to pay homage to Wu Yan. Speaking of it, the casual cultivators in the Tianlang Kingdom are indeed not as good as those in the Shen Kingdom. Although the casual cultivator families in the Shen Kingdom vary in size, the largest one even has a great master in the late Jindan period. The casual cultivator families in the Tianlang Kingdom are much more shabby. The large immortal cultivator families do not have one, and the ordinary immortal cultivator families do not even have a cultivator in the foundation building period.

This may have a lot to do with the entry rules set by the immortal cultivator sects of the two countries. In Shen State, if you want to enter the cultivation sect, you must participate in the five-year cultivation ceremony. If you want to become a true disciple of a sect, you must obtain the inheritance of moral merit. However, in Tianlang State, if you want to enter the Futu Palace, although you must also participate in the Futu Conference, this conference mainly examines the level of cultivation of Buddhist techniques, followed by spiritual root qualifications, and it is not necessarily necessary to obtain the inheritance of moral merit.

The Buddhist sect's techniques are also very different from those of Taoism. It can be said that in the entire Tianlang State, whether it is a sect or a casual cultivator, the vast majority of them practice the Buddhist sect's techniques. The reason is that this Buddhist sect's techniques are said to not require the inheritance of moral merit. In the world of cultivating immortals, you can use special Buddhist sect techniques to absorb and refine the demon's aura to achieve an effect similar to the accumulation of moral merit. In the future, after the cultivation is completed, when you ascend, this refined demon's aura can also have the effect of resisting the heavenly calamity.

Throughout the entire Da Zhou Xiuxian world, the most orthodox Buddhist sect inheritance is in the Futu Palace. If you want to practice the Buddhist sect's skills, the Futu Palace is naturally the best and wisest choice. Moreover, the skills above the foundation-building stage are absolutely impossible to find in the outside world, and only in large sects like the Futu Palace. This also led to the fact that there were very few cultivators in the foundation-building stage among the scattered cultivator families in Tianlang Country. Even if there were one or two, they would be absorbed into the sect by the Futu Palace in every possible way. In addition, the special sect rules of the Futu Palace made it difficult for the cultivator families to develop in Tianlang Country.

If not, the six major cultivator families in Tianlang Country would not join the scattered cultivator alliance to seek shelter.

There was a great grudge between them and Wu Yan. After learning that Wu Yan was already a cultivator in the foundation-building stage, the Jiang family and the Linghu family were greatly terrified. Although they were reprimanded and assured by the Taoist Master Duomu, the two families were still worried that Wu Yan would destroy the two families, but hiding was not an option. The two families promised a large sum of money and invited the Lu family and the Yun family to act as mediators. They sent representatives to Wujiabao to pay homage to Wu Yan and apologize.

After offering the gift of apology, the representatives of the two families expressed their willingness to never dare to go against the Wu family again. As long as Wu Yan was happy, the two families were willing to give up some territory for the Wu family to operate.

Wu Yan had already reached an agreement with Duomu Daochang on this matter. Although he had no good feelings towards the Jiang family and the Linghu family, it was inconvenient to argue with the two families.

After Wu Yan expressed his position to the two families with both soft and hard methods, he sent them away. Although the two families were scolded, they were happy when they left. Yun Hezi, the representative of the Yun family, also presented a valuable gift to Wu Yan on behalf of the family this time. Wu Yan naturally understood the intention of this guy, but since this person had already shown his obedience, he naturally couldn't argue with him anymore. After giving him the antidote for Zhu Yanjie, Wu Yan also sent him away.

The Lu brothers were kept by Wu Yan. After Wu Yan led them into the inner house, the two were still full of shock and disbelief.

After all, four years ago, the old Lu Cangli of the Lu family was already a cultivator who had reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, while Wu Yan at that time was only a cultivator of the eleventh level of Qi Refining. After four years, Lu Cangli was still hovering in the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, while Wu Yan had already reached the middle stage of foundation building. How could the two brothers not be shocked and envious?

Wu Yan asked the two brothers about what had happened in the past four years. The two brothers naturally did not dare to hide anything. They told Wu Yan everything about how the Jiang family and the Linghu family frantically searched for the murderer after Wu Yan left, but they could not find him. In the end, even the Loose Cultivator Alliance got involved, but they still could not find him.

The reason why the matter was finally found out was still related to the Buddha Pearl. Somehow, the matter of Wu Yan stealing the Buddha Pearl was finally found out. The two families followed the clues and found Wujiabao. This time, the Jiang family and the Linghu family joined forces to destroy Wujiabao.

When Wu Yan asked about the current situation of An Yingying, the girl who confessed to him that year, the two brothers smiled bitterly. It turned out that not long after Wu Yan left, An Yingying also left a letter for the two of them and quietly left Tianlang Country.

After An Yingying left, the Lu brothers were still worried at first and went out to inquire about her. Unfortunately, after the girl left, there was no news.

The Lu brothers stayed in Wujiabao for more than ten days. During this time, Wu Yan did not hesitate to sort out his cultivation experience and gave a copy to the two brothers. At the same time, he also refined a foundation-building pill for each of them.

The material used was naturally the remaining part of the five-element foundation-building pill that he had refined.

The two brothers were so moved by Wu Yan's kindness that they burst into tears. Lu Cangli could see Wu Yan's intention, and without saying anything, he immediately told Wu Yan that the Lu family was determined to move the family to Yunzhou for development, hoping to settle in Wujiashan, Qing County. Anyway, the Lu family's development in Bingzhou was not satisfactory. In the past two years, because of their close relationship with Wu Yan, they were constantly excluded and suppressed by the Loose Cultivation Alliance, and Bingzhou's territory was eaten up by several other major immortal cultivator families.

Seeing that the Lu brothers were so sensible, Wu Yan immediately smiled and invited the two brothers to the Wu family's family dinner.

At the Wu family's family dinner, Wu Yan introduced his younger brother Wu Shan and Zhang Tao, the leader of the Iron Blood Alliance, to the Lu brothers. During the dinner, he naturally revealed some of the Lu brothers' intentions to his younger brothers Wu Shan and Zhang Tao. The two were also very happy. Since then, Wu Yan was relieved.

A few days later, the Lu brothers left Wujiabao and returned to Bingzhou to arrange the family's migration. Thinking about what happened before he came, Wu Yan left Wujiabao that day and flew back to Xiuzhenmen on his sword.

A few days later, Wu Yan returned to Xiuzhenmen again, but his mood was very different from before he left.

When he returned to Wuxing Cave in Wuxing Peak, what Wu Yan didn't expect was that all three brothers had returned to the sect one after another. When asked, the three brothers looked disappointed. It seemed that their search for the spiritual land was not going smoothly.

"Junior brother Wu, you look so confident. Have you gained anything on this trip?" Feng Hanxiao really deserves the name of cunning. This meticulous ability to read people's faces is extraordinary.

The four brothers rarely had time to relax. In the hall of Wuxing Cave, they lay on their usual meditation mats and chatted.

Hearing Feng Hanxiao's words, Mo Ao and Tian Qi also turned their eyes to Wu Yan. Wu Yan smiled, but did not answer directly. Instead, he took out the wooden box that sealed the stem of the vine lotus. Among the four brothers, Tian Qi had the highest attainment in refining weapons, so Wu Yan handed the wooden box to Tian Qi.

Seeing that Wu Yan had attached more than a dozen sealing talismans on the wooden box so preciously, the three of them sat up straight and looked at the box with doubtful eyes.

Tian Qi's face showed an excited expression. He took the wooden box with both hands, carefully unsealed the seals one by one, and opened the wooden box. He was stunned immediately, because there was a metal cylinder in the wooden box.

Tian Qi carefully cast several spells on the cylinder, and the cylinder automatically floated up from the wooden box. After a while, Tian Qi pointed his finger, and the vine stem of the vine algae lotus stored in the cylinder gradually floated out of the metal cylinder.

"Hey, it's a mature vine stem of the 'vine algae lotus'!" Feng Hanxiao and Tian Qi exclaimed at the same time. Mo Ao looked at the two dark green balls of different sizes, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that Junior Brother would have such a great harvest this time!" Feng Hanxiao exclaimed at the vine of the algae lotus with envy in his tone.

"It's a pity that the vine of the algae lotus is only three hundred years old. If it was a thousand-year-old vine of the algae lotus, it would definitely be a rare and top-grade magic weapon material!" Tian Qi sighed with a little disappointment after observing it.

"Third Senior Brother, if this vine of algae lotus is really a thousand years old, do you think I can still get it?" Wu Yan rubbed his nose and smiled bitterly.

"Hehe, what you said is true, if it is really a thousand years old, it will become a spiritual object. Once this thing has spirituality, it will be impossible to catch it without the cultivation of the Jindan stage. Besides, if it is really a thousand years old, I can't refine it. Fourth brother, you show this thing to me, do you want me to help you refine a magic weapon?" Tian Qi, who has always been dull, may not have seen such a good refining material for a long time. He can't help but smile more than usual, and his eyes looking at Wu Yan are even a little flattering.

"I have this idea, I wonder if Third Brother has time?" Wu Yan asked with a smile.

"Yes, yes, haha!" Tian Qi laughed happily when he heard Wu Yan's agreement. This dull old scholar is usually obsessed with refining magic weapons. Once he sees the best refining materials but can't refine them, he must be as uncomfortable as losing his parents. This vine of algae lotus has many uses, not just for refining tools. He was just worried that Wu Yan might not be able to use this thing to refine magic tools.

"Hey, what are you guys so happy about? The spiritual land for relocation has not been found yet, but you are still happy. I really admire you three conscienceless guys!" Mo Ao snorted and complained.

"Old Two, you are an ignorant guy. I usually tell you to read more books, but you still refuse. Do you know that when Old Four took out this vine of algae lotus, it means that he has found a good spiritual land?" Feng Hanxiao rarely showed off in front of Mo Ao, who was arrogant all day long. At this time, he caught Mo Ao's embarrassing side and immediately laughed and mocked him.