Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

Chapter 215 Entering the Poison Swamp Immortal City
The main materials for refining the Lesser Shape-Changing Pill are the cultivator's essence blood and soul, in addition to some auxiliary materials.

These auxiliary materials, Shi Ningyu, have long been collected, and the essence and soul of cultivators are not lacking on Zhangzhu Island.

The bandit cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages on Zhangzhu Island were killed by Shi Ningyu using Jade Soul Immortal Light. At that time, Shi Ningyu had the idea of ​​using them to refine the Lesser Shape-Changing Pill, so she directly sealed their souls within their physical bodies.

These cultivators were numerous, and the Small Shapeshifting Pills refined from their essence, blood, and souls were enough for her and Lu Cheng'an to cultivate the Small Shapeshifting Technique to its highest level.

Therefore, after Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu had mastered the basics of the Minor Transformation Technique, they still did not leave Zhangzhu Island, intending to wait until Shi Ningyu had refined the Minor Transformation Pill before making any further moves.

During Lu Cheng'an's time on Zhuzhu Island, the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp and Poison Swamp Immortal City caused a great sensation because of their killing of Ding Heng and six other Golden Core cultivators.

Ding Heng and his six bandits from Zhu Island were extremely famous in the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp and the Poison Swamp Immortal City. Among the bandit cultivators in the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp, their strength was among the top.

The news that they had all been killed overnight immediately aroused great curiosity among the cultivators of the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp and the Poison Swamp Immortal City.

During this period, many cultivators went to Zhangzhu Island to investigate the situation. However, those cultivators who went to investigate saw that the Thousand Miasma Illusionary Spirit Array and the Black Water Corruption Immortal Array on Zhangzhu Island were both in a state of activation.

Those who came to investigate Zhangzhu Island were all Golden Core cultivators. They could sense that the one who activated the Thousand Miasma Illusionary Spirit Array and the Black Water Corrupting Immortal Array was not one of the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators on Zhangzhu Island, but rather the Golden Core cultivator who killed Ding Heng and the other six.

The power of the Thousand Miasma Illusionary Spirit Array and the Black Water Corrupting Immortal Array, both third-tier spirit arrays, was already extremely formidable, not to mention the cultivators who killed Ding Heng and his six companions.

Relying on the power of the third-tier spirit array on Zhangzhu Island, unless a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage takes action, even a cultivator at the Golden Core Perfection stage would not be confident of defeating them.

After learning about the current situation on Zhuba Island, the Golden Core cultivators who came to investigate all retreated.

While Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu were focused on their cultivation, they had Que Yun and the two old turtle demons keep an eye on the movements around Zhangzhu Island.

The two demons were extremely happy after receiving the rewards from Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu, and they had no resistance to Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu's orders.

Time passed slowly, and more than a month went by in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Shi Ningyu refined all the essence and soul of the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators on Zhangzhu Island into Small Shape-Changing Pills. However, she did not stop refining them. Instead, she began to refine Small Shape-Changing Pills using the essence and soul of Golden Core cultivators such as Ding Heng.

The Lesser Shape-Changing Pill, refined using the essence and soul of a Golden Core cultivator, is more effective. After refining this pill, cultivators can master the Lesser Shape-Changing Technique to a higher level in a shorter time.

The two people who were suppressed by Shi Ningyu have now also been eliminated by Shi Ningyu, and their bodies have been sealed away.

This grade of Lesser Shape-Changing Pill is more difficult to refine. The Lesser Shape-Changing Pill that Shi Ningyu refined using the essence blood and souls of Ding Heng and the other three took nearly a month to complete.

Afterwards, Shi Ningyu divided the refined Small Shape-Changing Pill in two, giving one half to Lu Cheng'an to take.

Since Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu had already spent so much time on Zhangzhu Island, they decided not to rush to the Poison Swamp Immortal City and instead decided to practice the Easy Travel Technique again.

They cultivated together in Ding Heng's cave, and if they encountered any problems, they would discuss and solve them together.

Both Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu possessed high comprehension abilities, and their joint practice of the Minor Transformation Technique allowed them to comprehend this minor supernatural power at an extremely rapid pace.

The immersive training made the two almost forget the passage of time, and more than two months passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu had also made great progress in their cultivation of the Minor Transformation Technique. They had both mastered the technique to the point of great success and were very close to the point of perfection.

The two months of spending time together deepened the bond between Lu Chengan and Shi Ningyu.

Lu Cheng'an also took the initiative to propose becoming Daoist partners with Shi Ningyu and jointly comprehending the Yin-Yang Yuanling Technique.

After considering it for a moment, Shi Ningyu agreed.

Because Shi Ningyu still had to compete with Sha Zehan for the Nascent Soul inheritance of the Divine Jade Sect, and also because of the Desolate Ancient Sect, the two of them vaguely shared the same idea.

Although they have become Daoist partners, they will not hold a dual cultivation celebration for the time being, but will wait until their cultivation breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu have only made an agreement on this matter, and have no plans to cultivate together right now. They plan to wait until after their trip to the Poison Swamp Immortal City.

"Should we bring Que Yun and Turtle Elder with us when we enter the Poison Swamp Immortal City?" Lu Cheng'an asked.

There are also female cultivators such as Pei Chuying and Xie Miaoyun, who are still staying on Zhangzhu Island and have not left.

“Let Queyun and Gui Lao stay on Zhangzhu Island for now. With the combined strength of Pei Chuying and Xie Miaoyun, even if the two of us leave Zhangzhu Island, they can still protect it!” Shi Ningyu said.

Located on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp, if they occupy the island, they can use it as a buffer zone even if they encounter any danger in the Poison Swamp Immortal City.

"Then let's give instructions to Queyun and Elder Gui now, and then set off for Poison Swamp Immortal City!"

They had already spent quite some time on Bamboo Island. Once they entered the Poison Swamp Immortal City and purchased all the treasures they needed, they would need to leave the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp as soon as possible.

They cannot leave the Lu family and Dan Ding Sect for too long, otherwise if the Azure Flame Lion and other demonic beasts find out about their departure, they are very likely to launch an attack on the Lu family and Dan Ding Sect.

Shi Ningyu nodded slightly. After they finished speaking, they left Ding Heng's cave. After saying goodbye to Que Yun and Gui Lao, they left Zhangzhu Island and sped towards the direction of the Poison Swamp Immortal City.

Lu Cheng'an and his companion had already mastered the Minor Transformation Technique, and they used it after leaving the Bamboo Island.

Both of them were exceptionally good-looking; even among cultivators who were not ugly, their appearances were striking.

To avoid any complications, the two used a minor shapeshifting technique to alter their appearances, transforming them into very ordinary-looking individuals.

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu had already agreed that once they entered the Poison Swamp Immortal City, they would address each other as Daoist partners.

The Miasma Bamboo Island is about three thousand miles away from the Poison Swamp Immortal City. Lu Cheng'an and his companion were extremely fast and arrived at the Poison Swamp Immortal City in no time.

The Poison Swamp Immortal City is an extremely magnificent city, shrouded in a thick white mist. The enormous Poison Swamp Immortal City is hidden within the white mist, truly like a fairyland.

These white mists were not naturally generated, but evolved from a top-grade third-order spirit array set up by Master Qiandu.

These white mists not only have hallucinogenic effects, but also contain potent toxins.

If a cultivator at the Golden Core Perfection stage were trapped there for an extended period, they might also be poisoned to death. Lu Cheng'an and his companion already knew a great deal about the Poison Swamp Immortal City from Pei Chuying and the other person, so they didn't linger outside and went directly to the city gates.

"Is this your first time visiting our Poison Swamp Immortal City? You will need to pay 1,000 spirit stones to obtain a temporary identity token; if you intend to stay in the city for an extended period, you can pay 5,000 spirit stones to obtain a residence permit. Which option do you prefer?"

Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu had just arrived at the city gate of Poison Swamp Immortal City when they were stopped by the city guards.

"Issue two temporary identity tokens!" Lu Cheng'an said.

They were aware of the rules of the Poison Swamp Immortal City, but they did not intend to stay in the Poison Swamp Immortal City for too long, so they naturally did not need to spend five thousand spirit stones to apply for a residence permit.

Moreover, this residence permit only grants the right to stay in the Poison Swamp Immortal City for an extended period. Once inside the city, one will need to spend spirit stones to rent accommodation.

After Lu Cheng'an took out two thousand spirit stones from his storage bag and handed them to the cultivators guarding the city, he quickly received two identity tokens from them.

This token is a very low-grade Tier 1 magic artifact. One side of the token is blank, while the other side has the four large characters "Poison Swamp Immortal City" written on it.

After obtaining their temporary identity tokens, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu did not waste any more time and went directly into the Poison Swamp Immortal City.

Although the Poison Swamp Immortal City was built by the Thousand Poison Immortal, it has become an extremely prosperous immortal city after years of development.

After entering the Poison Swamp Immortal City, Lu Cheng'an and his companion felt that the Poison Swamp Immortal City was no worse than the Desolate Ancient Immortal City, and there were even more cultivators in the city than in the Desolate Ancient Immortal City.

Lu Cheng'an and his companion learned some information about the Poison Swamp Immortal City from Pei Chuying and others, but after entering the city, they first conducted their own investigations.

During this period, they also purchased enough spiritual items needed to cultivate minor supernatural abilities.

The Poison Swamp Immortal City has a large number of cultivators, and there are also a wide variety of spiritual items traded there.

The fire elemental and spiritual flames that Lu Cheng'an needs to cultivate his minor supernatural abilities are plentiful in the Poison Swamp Immortal City, and they come in all grades. As long as you have enough spirit stones, you can buy them all.

Shi Ningyu needs a large amount of spirit jade to cultivate minor supernatural abilities, which the Poison Swamp Immortal City can also provide.

However, if they want to cultivate their minor supernatural abilities to the point of perfection, they need top-grade third-tier fire element, spiritual flame, and spiritual jade.

Spiritual items of this caliber cannot be purchased casually; they can only be obtained at auctions or underground trading fairs among Golden Core cultivators.

Three days after entering the Poison Swamp Immortal City, Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu had a general understanding of the situation inside the city.

"An auction will be held in Poison Swamp Immortal City in half a month, and it will be a large-scale auction held every six months. A large number of spiritual items will appear at that time, and we should be able to purchase all kinds of spiritual materials we need at the auction!" Lu Cheng'an said.

The Poison Swamp Immortal City holds auctions every half month or month, but these are all small to medium-sized auctions.

The items auctioned at these kinds of auctions are generally not very valuable, and the quantity is also not very large.

Only at large auctions held every six months or a year will a large number of treasures appear.

Lu Cheng'an and his companion were quite lucky; in another half month, it would be the day of the large-scale auction held every six months in the Poison Swamp Immortal City.

Information about the treasures appearing at the auction has already begun to circulate, with the most famous being the Core Formation spiritual items.

A Core Formation Spiritual Object can assist a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage in breaking through to the Golden Core stage. Such a treasure is extremely rare, not only among Golden Core forces but also among Nascent Soul forces.

The fact that a Core Formation spiritual item would appear at the auction in the Poison Swamp Immortal City is enough to show just how extraordinary the Poison Swamp Immortal City is.

The Lu family and the Dan Ding Sect do not need Core Formation artifacts for the time being, and if they were to purchase such treasures, they would certainly become the target of everyone's criticism.

Neither Lu Cheng'an nor Shi Ningyu had any intention of purchasing any spiritual items for Core Formation.

"In the next two weeks, we need to find a way to participate in more underground trading fairs among Golden Core cultivators, and try our best to purchase everything we need there!" Shi Ningyu said in a deep voice.

They still need quite a lot of things, and they are quite valuable.

If all of them are purchased at the auction, it may attract the attention of the bandits and cultivators of the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp.

They might even get robbed!

“That’s easy. The owner of Jingu Zhai has already extended an olive branch to us. If we go to him now, we should be able to participate in the underground trade fair soon!” Lu Cheng’an said with a smile.

Jingu Zhai is a shop in the Poison Swamp Immortal City. Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu purchased a low-grade third-tier fire elemental, two mid-grade third-tier spirit flames, and two mid-grade third-tier spirit jades from this shop, spending a considerable amount of spirit stones.

The master of Jingu Zhai is known as Jingu Zhenren. He is a cultivator in the late stage of the Golden Core realm and has lived in the Poison Swamp Immortal City for a long time.

After seeing how generous Lu Cheng'an and his companion were, he took the initiative to invite them to an underground trade fair he and his friend were hosting. However, Lu Cheng'an and his companion did not immediately agree.

After careful consideration, they are now preparing to give Jin Gu Zhenren a positive answer.

After making their agreement, Lu Cheng'an and the other person headed straight for Jingu Zhai.

"Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Wen, have you made up your minds? Do you want to participate in the underground trade fair?" A middle-aged man in a dark gold robe asked with a smile. He was none other than Master Jin Gu.

The Daoist Li and Daoist Wen mentioned by Jin Gu Zhenren are actually Lu Cheng'an and Shi Ningyu. They did not use their real names, but rather made up some pseudonyms.

"My husband and I have already decided to attend the underground trading event that Fellow Daoist Jin mentioned!"

Lu Cheng'an's gaze fell on Jin Gu Zhenren, and he asked, "When will this underground trade fair begin?"

"Tonight, including the two of you, there will be fifteen Golden Core cultivators participating. I hope you two will be able to trade for the items you need!"

When Jin Gu Zhenren heard Lu Cheng'an agree, a happy smile immediately appeared on his face.

(End of this chapter)