Fellow Daoist Entrusts His Child: Immortality Begins with Nurturing a Demoness

Chapter 74 Mo Xue's Progress, Trip to the Black Market (Supplement to yesterday's 3rd and 4th chapters)
"This pastry is apricot and pear cake, a specialty of Jubao Pavilion. Take it back for the adults and Qiuyun to try."

The following day, as the sun set, Li Miaoyun summoned Yunmo to present two beautifully packaged brocade boxes inside the three-story building. One of the boxes contained a special candy made from first-grade high-quality snow crystal pears, which was highly beneficial to Qi Refining cultivators.

The second gift was from Luo Fanchen, presented as a formal apprenticeship gift. It remained unopened, indicating that it had not been opened or examined.

"This is a gift from Master Luo for the apprenticeship ceremony. Master Luo said that Master must accept it."

After Mo Xue finished speaking seriously with a straight face, she took Ling Su, her nose twitched slightly, and she couldn't help but swallow. Then, a sweet smile appeared on her lips.

Tortoiseshell cat
The girl remained serious for only a few breaths before Li Miaoyun couldn't help but chuckle.

She gently pinched Mo Xue's cheek, accepted the apprenticeship gift, and watched Mo Xue leave.

Since the adults are not yet powerful and are quite strapped for cash, they won't send anything expensive; they'll just consider it a token of their friendship.

Li Miaoyun pursed her lips slightly, casually sending out a wisp of her divine sense to investigate. Her brows immediately furrowed, and the murderous aura within her solidified into a tangible form, sinister and ruthless yet containing the power of heaven and earth.

She was slightly stunned, then quickly opened the brocade box. What she saw was an irregularly shaped, dark black pill, and she immediately gasped.

"The Demon-Slaying Pill? Was it refined by the traitor from the Jubao Pavilion's trade route last time?"

Li Miaoyun was not happy but worried, her pretty face blank and slightly pale.

Spiritual items that can assist in Foundation Establishment are all far more expensive than the market price. For example, a Foundation Establishment spiritual item that costs 300 spirit stones would be hard to sell for even 900 spirit stones at auction. Although this Demon Pill is only a nascent pill, it is enough to pay for all the resources she has used so far.

There is still a considerable amount left.

My lord, is he planning to get rid of me after we've settled our differences?

"You mean, such a big brocade box only contained two spirit crisps?"

In Feiyunfang, a mansion in a shantytown, Luo Fanchen held a brocade box in his hands, his gaze shifting between the two remaining spirit pastries in the box and Mo Xue's rapidly nodding head, amused by the greedy girl.

He reached out and lightly touched Mo Xue's lips with his fingertips. When he withdrew his hand, a little bit of residue remained on his fingertip.

"You ate it, so what? I won't blame you."

Luo Fanchen shook his head, adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, and casually put the spiritual pastry from his fingertip into his mouth.

It's sweet, with a blend of apricot and pear flavors and the delicate sweetness of gardenias; it's truly a wonderful product.

Mo Xue's almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly. As she swallowed silently with her long neck, she lowered her head shyly, feeling a sweet warmth in her heart.

She hasn't been affectionate with Master Luo for almost five days.

“I don’t want to live in Master’s mansion, I want to be with Master Luo.”

Mo Xue tugged at Luo Fanchen's sleeve with her small hand, and as she swayed gently, her slender arms wrapped around his arm, her petite body clinging affectionately to Master Luo.

Her body was soft and supple, and the faint scent of gardenias lingered around her nose, giving her a charming and innocent air.

She's still just a little girl, both mentally and physically.

Luo Fanchen gently moved his wrist, which was a little sore from the pressure, and thought to himself.

"Master Luo, guess how well I'm progressing?"

"Qi Refining Level 3"

"Hmph! It's not just about cultivation level, Master Luo, aren't you going to investigate me?"

"Very well, one should look at a person with new eyes after three days of separation. Today, I will thoroughly examine you."

Luo Fanchen gently stroked Mo Xue's nose, and perhaps because the girl was wearing the Qinghe kasaya, she faintly exuded the unique fragrance of snow lotus that was characteristic of the Snow Fairy.

Some people have fallen behind, but he still keeps thinking about those geniuses who cultivate the path of forgetting emotions.

"Master Luo, I've learned a new sword technique!"

"bring it on."

Luo Fanchen stood with his hands behind his back, holding a low-grade magic sword, while Mo Xue held a high-grade magic weapon, the Li Huo Sword, ready to strike.

The girl's toes touched the ground, swift as the wind. Her sword moves were as fine as silk, alternating between feints and real attacks, making them impossible to defend against. Luo Fanchen felt that every flaw was enveloped by the sword's light. In the past, he would have already admitted defeat.

Now, however, he can see through Mo Xue's sword movements and the flaws in her sword techniques.

Even though he was far inferior to her, he could still stand on the same level as Mo Xue in swordsmanship based on his cultivation.

Luo Fanchen turned his toes and effortlessly dodged nearly a hundred illusory sword energies. Then, he used his sword to deflect Mo Xue's long-prepared real attack, interrupting the sword move before she could exert any force.

Mo Xue's pupils trembled violently as she stared at Luo Fanchen in disbelief.

In just a few days, Master Luo's swordsmanship improved by leaps and bounds, leaping several levels to the next level, and he was already able to catch up with her.

She hastily returned to defense, and could have perfectly defended against Luo Fanchen's offensive. Instead, she switched from defense to offense and launched a swift and deadly attack, directly subduing Master Luo.

Unfortunately, relying on his physical strength, Luo Fanchen turned around and thrust backward. Under the immense force, the tip of his sword forced Mo Xue back several steps, pinning her against the wall. The defensive edge of the Li Huo sword was only a step away from her neck.

"I lost?"

Mo Xue's lips moved, her fragrant shoulders slumped limply, and her almond-shaped eyes were unconsciously filled with a thin mist.

In a sword fight without using true energy, she lost to Master Luo for the first time, and it was a crushing defeat. Her pride was so hurt that she began to doubt her life.

"Master Luo, you used to always give way to me?"

Mo Xue pouted, her pretty face scrunched up in grievance. Disheartened, she dropped the Li Huo Sword and was about to run away, feeling utterly ashamed.

Luo Fanchen stared at the sword in his hand in a slight daze. He had not expected that his swordsmanship would improve so much. With only the acquired sword bone and less than 30% of the effect of Mo Xue's physique, he had already reached the level of almost condensing sword energy.

His confidence soared, but he also felt somewhat guilty towards Mo Xue; it seemed the little girl would be traumatized this time.

Mo Xue hesitated as she fled, seemingly waiting for him to stop her. Sure enough, he easily grabbed the girl's arm and pulled her slightly, and Mo Xue took the initiative to snuggle into his arms.

"Mo Xue has made progress, so I should naturally make some progress as well, otherwise I won't be able to keep up with her."

Mo Xue's cheek was pressed against Luo Ye's chest, her cheeks warm and cozy, and she kept sniffing gently. Luo Fanchen realized that Mo Xue was doing this on purpose, and couldn't help but smile, letting the girl act coquettishly.

"I am still far behind Mo Xue in swordsmanship."

"Hmph, I was careless. I didn't expect Master Luo to be able to understand my sword moves. He definitely won't lose if we do it again."

Mo Xue spoke stiffly, sniffing incessantly against Luo Ye's neck, seemingly saying one thing but meaning another.

She was indeed careless, and her sense of defeat was genuine, but her opponent was a monstrous talent who had single-handedly defeated forty Tribulation Cultivators despite being of a higher level. She was not as good as Master Luo to begin with, so she could quickly recover from her slight sense of defeat.

Losing to Master Luo is not shameful.

"Mo Xue is the best."

Luo Fanchen coaxed Mo Xue like a child, and sat her down, comforting her for a long time before the girl seemed to feel better.

She tilted her head back, her lips slightly pouting, but her almond-shaped eyes were full of smiles as she clung to Master Luo, refusing to come down.

"Master Luo, I plan to challenge the Sword Tower in a few days."

After a while of coquettishness, Mo Xue's feelings of longing eased slightly. She pressed her face against Luo Fanchen's neck, her eyes filled with contentment.

The Sword Tower mentioned by the girl is one of the channels used by the Taoist sect to recruit special talents, which is below the Azure Cloud Ranking. In addition to the Sword Tower, there are also six other towers: Pill Refining, Talisman Refining, Magic Refining, Body Refining, Plant Refining, and Forging.

The building has twelve floors, and its layout is unrelated to cultivation level; it only tests one's talent and skill.

Anyone under the age of twenty who ascends the tower can obtain a Celestial Fate, which increases with each floor, doubling every three floors. For example, you can obtain one Celestial Fate for each floor, three for each floor, six for each floor, sixteen for each floor, and so on.

Upon reaching the twelfth floor, in addition to a one-time Immortal Fortune reward, those who meet the required age can directly advance to the top 100 of the Azure Cloud Ranking and enjoy a three-month challenge exemption.

"Okay, I believe Mo Xue."

Luo Fanchen nodded slightly, resting his chin on Mo Xue's little head, his eyes filled with tenderness.

"Master Luo, I'm going to challenge the Sword Tower. What about you? No one has ever reached the twelfth floor of the Magic Tower yet. I heard the reward for reaching the top is twice that of the other towers." "The Magic Tower."

Luo Fanchen pursed his lips and weighed his options. The competition in the Dharma Tower was not about magical combat, but about the depth of one's true essence.

This was precisely his forte. He had heard that Fairy Ruoxue would personally host a banquet at the top of the Dharma Tower in ten days and announce the first batch of people to go to the Yimu Secret Realm.

Anyone who reaches the eighth floor will receive a token to enter the Yimu Secret Realm, as well as a Luohe Pill as a reward.

"The first person to reach the top will receive an extra reward! Fairy Ruoxue is so generous!"

Mo Xue jumped out of Luo Fanchen's arms with a smile, and twirled around twice with Yunxiu like a butterfly, seemingly very satisfied with the precious clothes.

Since being bestowed with the treasure and recognized, she has a very good impression of Fairy Ruoxue. She likes the feeling of being recognized and protected.

"Okay, for Mo Xue's sake, I'll go and show my face too."

Luo Fanchen originally intended to keep a low profile, but after receiving the personal gifts from Luo Hedan and Fairy Ruoxue, he couldn't help but be tempted.

The stunning, moonlit figure in my mind is hard to shake off; it's a pity she's a fairy who cultivates the path of forgetting emotions.

For the rest of the time, Luo Fanchen checked on Mo Xue for a while.

The two discussed the girl's progress in cultivating her martial arts and opening her acupoints. Mo Xue's progress was rapid. They also discussed sword techniques for a while. Mo Xue taught Luo Fanchen by example, showing him the Three-Part Yuan Qi Sword technique several times.

The two exchanged palm strikes and circulated their qi. After about half an hour, Luo Fanchen had grasped the basics.

"Okay, I'll figure out the rest myself. Moxue, go see Qiuyun, she misses you a lot."

Luo Fanchen gently patted Mo Xue's head. The rest was just a matter of time and effort, so there was no need to trouble the girl. She could probably figure it out in about half a month and barely get the basics down. Then she could use admiration points to improve.

Mo Xue also missed her younger sister. After casually waving goodbye to Master Luo, she went to the Soul Banner to wake up the sleepy Qiu Yun.

The two women quickly started chatting, mostly about Xian Yuan and Li Miaoyun, and a little about Luo Fanchen's condition.

"Qiuyun, the enemy is getting stronger and stronger. I think we need to cooperate, sisters united, to fight against them."

The two sisters whispered to each other, and Luo Fanchen vaguely heard some strange things. However, the voices were faint and he didn't have the bad habit of eavesdropping, so he let the two women do as they pleased.

Luo Fanchen began packing his bags, preparing all the spirit stones he could muster.

Twenty pieces.
Luo Fanchen held the glittering spirit stones in front of him. If it were a few months ago, this would have been a huge sum of money that would have put his mind at ease. But now that his standards have risen, he feels that buying some things casually would just drain his savings.

As for Lingchen, he hadn't carried Lingchen around in a long time.

"Hehe. Being extravagant can be considered a kind of growth, right? You don't necessarily need spirit stones to buy things on the black market."

Luo Fanchen muttered to himself, seemingly lost in thought.

The following day, after bidding farewell to Mo Xue, Luo Fanchen continued to cultivate, preparing Concealing Breath Pills, Rejuvenation Pills, and a full quantity of Meridian Opening Pills, all of which he would obtain from the Treasure Pavilion on credit.

As dawn broke the next day, Yun Biaotou and Yun Mo were already waiting outside the door.

Luo Fanchen made a hand seal to close the spirit-gathering array, and used the Yinghuo Technique to transform the soul banner into the shape of an umbrella and carry it on his back. As for Qiuyun, after seeing Moxue off, she was still not in good spirits and spent the day sleeping in the soul banner.

"My lord, this is the Soul Cleansing Crystal, a high-grade talisman, and refining materials. The Pavilion Master entrusted me to deliver it to you."

"Yes, please thank your master for me."

Luo Fanchen nodded slightly and accepted the brocade boxes without hesitation. At the same time, Yun Mo lowered his voice and quietly stuffed a cloth bag covered with array patterns into Luo Fanchen's hand, saying timidly, "The materials you wanted, sir, are all here."

"The Pavilion Master has already cleaned it for you, so you can use it directly without worry."

Luo Fanchen weighed the cloth bag in his hand and observed its array patterns. It should be a type of beast-taming bag. Although it was only a low-grade first-level bag, it was quite rare.

This item can be used to place living creatures without sentience, and it preserves their vital energy and vitality to the greatest extent possible.

Inside were dozens of cleaned corpses of the robber cultivators.

Before leaving, Yunmo hesitated for a moment and stammered, "The Pavilion Master asked me to apologize on behalf of you for my offense some time ago."

"The master's apprenticeship ceremony made the sect leader very apprehensive, and she will devote every last bit of her energy to Mo Xue."

"She will apologize to you in person when you return."

"I'm not angry. On the contrary, I should thank your sect leader. The apprenticeship gift is a token of our appreciation. In the future, Mo Xue and I will need to trouble the sect leader in many ways. This evil pill is useless to me, so I'm giving it to the sect leader as a token of my appreciation."

After Luo Fanchen finished speaking, under the admiring and envious gaze of Chief Escort Yun, he slowly stepped onto the luxurious carriage pulled by a thousand horses.

"After I return, I will visit the Pavilion Master to thank her and discuss the detailed arrangements for the trip to the Yimu Secret Realm."

After Luo Fanchen finished speaking, he closed the gauze curtain. Yun Biaotou respectfully took the horse by his own hand, gave a stern shout, and then transformed into a thousand clouds and flew away.

At the same time, Jubaoge, a three-story building.

"Sir, is that really what you said?"

"It is absolutely true that Lord Luo has no intention of distancing himself from the Pavilion Master."

Yunmo bowed respectfully, and Li Miaoyun, who had been anxious for several days, finally felt relieved.

She genuinely believed that Lord Luo had chosen to distance himself from her because of the troubles she was in. After all, with his intelligence, he should have been able to guess that she was a true disciple of the Daoist sect, far beyond what a rogue cultivator could afford to provoke.

The adults did not reject her or break off relations with her because of this. If it were me, with my self-awareness as a rogue cultivator, I probably wouldn't be able to do that.

With this Demon Pill, and another Earthly Fighting spot secured, this year's Class B qualification is practically guaranteed.

At the same time, Qianyunma galloped through the air.

Luo Fanchen found it quite novel. Although this horse was not as fast as the Soul Banner when it flew, it was more stable. The spirit-gathering array in the room could also be used for his breathing and cultivation.

Ah Niu was now riding the horse, while Yun Biaotou stood at the door, holding his sword and keeping watch, his respect for Luo Fanchen growing ever stronger.

This person's relationship with the Pavilion Master is extraordinary. He gave away twenty Soul Cleansing Crystals without hesitation, and this time he directly approved two hundred spirit stones for the black market trip, which can be withdrawn at will. This is simply unheard of.

Even Foundation Establishment cultivators probably wouldn't receive such treatment; the Pavilion Master may be considering making a Daoist partner.
With a Qi Refining Level 6 and Five Spiritual Roots, he was able to fight forty Tribulation Cultivators alone, killing enemies beyond his level. He must be a genius in other areas, no wonder the Pavilion Master values ​​him so much. In addition, with his newly accepted beloved disciple Mo Xue, it is not impossible for them to become a family in the future.

He needs to do more to please them.

"Chief镖头 (Yun Biaotou), are the three branch pavilion masters still staying at Feiyun Fang?"

Luo Fanchen raised an eyebrow. Through the car's screen window, he looked down at several familiar faces.

Manyun, Qingru, and Yuanchun were the disciples of the three branch masters. Behind them, several disciples dressed as immortals from the Immortal Water Residence followed at a distance. Their movements were well concealed, and their apparent tracking was actually very well done.

If he hadn't been in a superior position, Luo Fanchen wouldn't have noticed that the three of them were being followed.

"Hahaha, those three old geezers still wanted to buy medicinal herbs in Feiyunfang to treat their injuries. The Pavilion Master directly cut off all supplies. The Pavilion Master only needs to obstruct them a little, and it will probably take three months for their support caravan to arrive here."

"At that time, hehehe, without the Pavilion Master even having to lift a finger, the branch pavilions under their jurisdiction will be wiped out by the sect disciples."

Yun Biao Tou gloated, but his true essence was far less profound than Luo Fanchen's, so he naturally couldn't see the situation below.

Luo Fanchen gathered his true essence in his eyes and nodded slightly.

No wonder, it seems these three little ones couldn't find spiritual materials through conventional channels, so they decided to try their luck in the black market.

However, the three little ones were clearly hothouse flowers, lacking vigilance, and were followed by those with ulterior motives. The disciples of Xianshuiju probably had their eyes on these fat sheep at the apprenticeship banquet, just waiting for the right opportunity to strike.

Judging from the fact that Yuan Chun was so frightened by Mo Xue's sword that she lost control of her bladder, she was indeed childlike.

"They are well protected and do not act arrogantly. It seems that the three pavilion masters are not simply stupid villains."

Luo Fanchen murmured, seeing that the disciples of Xianshuiju did not make a move immediately, it was clear that they wanted to enter the black market area first and then make their move silently, so that there would be no evidence against them.

He weighed the pros and cons in his mind, keeping it in mind that if fate allowed, he might be the one to profit from it.

(End of this chapter)