Chapter 256: Preparation for War
Years passed in a flash, and Jiang Lan was 19 years old.
After refining another batch of pills, he stretched and walked out of the alchemy room.
In the courtyard outside, Mei Yin was drawing talismans with a pen.
Jiang Lan did not disturb him, walked to the table and chairs beside, and poured himself a cup of tea.
Looking at the blue sky, enjoying this moment of peace.
However, the sense of urgency in his heart was a little stronger.
Due to his improvement in divination, his sense of touch was amplified a lot.
I always feel that something bad is going to happen, and everything in front of me is just the calm before the storm.
"This should be the 'avoiding danger and seeking good fortune' of divination..."
In the past year, Jiang Lan has been improving himself all the time.
At the same time, he has been constantly converting spirit stones into materials and storing them.
For example, he bought a lot of commonly used ores and spiritual medicines, plus various materials sent from the sect.
All transformed into various elixirs, magic weapons and armor, talisman formations.
Because, this should be the most appropriate time...
Nearly 10 months ago, when the beast tide occurred, many people were still worried that the market would fall into disrepair, and even whether it could withstand the impact of the beast tide was a problem.
Many people also sold their stores at a low price at this time and ran away.
Who knows, the beast tide is just a cover. After several waves of harmless monsters, the soldiers guarding the city counted the spirit stones until their hands were tired...
At the beginning, some people ventured into the mountains and never came back, causing many people to stay away from the mountains, and even the monks who relied on it for a living almost couldn't stay.
But a month later, things ushered in a big reversal!
People found that the monsters in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountains were polarized.
The powerful ones all shrank inwards, and the weak ones ran out.
As a result, there were fewer and fewer monsters in the entire periphery.
Even mortals with two hands can go up the mountain to pick some spiritual medicines.
This caused the market to explode again, the number of various spiritual materials increased dramatically, the price dropped sharply, and the cost was greatly reduced.
Seeing this opportunity, not only Jiang Lan himself, but also the people around him...
Or asked Su Zhi to help forge, or let the disciples use their own strengths to continuously refine items.
For example, Fan Zhuqing and Yu Ding who are still in the alchemy room, Mei Yin who is drawing talismans, etc.
Gu Xiu is also constantly refining array plates and array flags...
If you are tired, go to Miaoyin Pavilion to listen to music and drink tea to soothe your fatigue.
Everyone has no complaints. Jiang Lan has already made the "Ten Thousand Spirits Painting Scroll" public, and they also know that in the near future, there will be a catastrophe.
Just when they were hesitant about this, Jiang Lan told them not to worry, he would find a way.
They have great confidence in Jiang Lan, even better than themselves.
At the same time, in such a major event that concerns the life and death of everyone, it is impossible to drag Jiang Lan down, and everyone is working very hard!
Needless to say, the things refined, consumables, no matter how many, it is not too much.
There was no need for so many magic weapons and formations. The best ones were selected, and the rest were sold...
As a result, in such a year of intense "military competition", not only did not much money cost, but a little money was even earned.
In the eyes of outsiders, Xiaoyao Pavilion has a very friendly name - "the home of casual cultivators"!
It means that here, many satisfactory things can be obtained.
For example, high-quality magic weapons, easy-to-use and cheap formations, and unique cultivation elixirs.
The brand was directly promoted and became the most popular merchant.
As a result, Su Zhi kept complaining that his family's business was robbed.
In the end, Jiang Lan simply launched a joint package, combining the strength of the three families to provide a one-stop service.
Xiaoyao Sect sells formations, elixirs, and talisman gift packs.
The Flame Gate provides magic weapon forging and replacement.
Miaoyin Pavilion provides beauty dance music for cultivators to enjoy their bodies and minds.
The three sects united, and the disciples also had a place to communicate. As they got to know each other, several inter-sect lovers were born...
This year passed quietly while Jiang Lan and the others were concentrating on preparation.
A few days later, the annual 'Treasure Lake' was opened again.
The market became lively again, and there were more people this time than ever before.
There were even foundation-building cultivators from the Flame Gate and the Wonderful Sound Pavilion.
Not only them, but also the foundation-building cultivators and leaders of the forces in the Jiuyang region came here from afar.
Perhaps it was the second-level 'Longevity Fruit' that stimulated them...
However, this time, it did not go as everyone wished.
Not only did the 'Treasure Lake' not open this time, but a larger secret realm descended around the 'Treasure Lake'.
From the outside, it was a floating island, with spiritual mountains and rivers appearing inside, and the water flowed from the island straight down three thousand feet, which was spectacular.
The most eye-catching thing is an ancient green tree, which is ten thousand feet high, with luxuriant branches and leaves, and a gleaming spiritual light on it, which seems to be a fruit...
And the "Treasure Lake" is located at the foot of the floating island, with sparkling waves on it and sparkling treasures inside.
In the market, everyone was surprised.
But perhaps because the "Treasure Lake" is harmless, they are more interested in this secret realm than afraid of it.
Some cultivators have already begun to study how to enter, preparing to grab the opportunity in it first.
At this moment, the information was also passed to Jiang Lan. After a while, two sound transmission notes flew over, which were from Su Zhi and Xin Yirou.
"Lan boy, come here quickly, there is a change in the 'Treasure Lake'!"
"Fellow Daoist Jiang, a secret realm has appeared, come quickly!"
Jiang Lan was about to leave, but suddenly stopped moving. He didn't come. An ominous omen surged into his heart and his heart was panicking.
"Is this a warning from the spiritual sense?!"
Cultivators feel the changes in the world, and sometimes encounter major crises, which will trigger this mysterious feeling.
And Jiang Lan, who is proficient in divination, is more sensitive to this feeling.
He took out the divination treasure without hesitation...
This year, his divination has also improved significantly, and so has the divination treasure.
This treasure was acquired by Jiang Lan. The person who took action was a casual cultivator. It is said that his ancestors were also extraordinary talents.
[Divination Bamboo Stick]
Durability: 45/88
Grade: Second-class mid-grade
Features: Calculate good and bad luck (blue) Divination (blue)
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Calculate good and bad luck (blue): Good at divination, 100% success rate below Jindan, the higher the success rate, and it cannot exceed Yuanying.
Divination (blue): success rate +20%, consumption -20%
Jiang Lan closed his eyes and felt the world, shaking the bamboo tube in his hand according to the rhythm...
