t, we're all on the same ship. Lu Dao-you, if you have any ideas, please feel free to speak your mind." 。Before Xiahou Dun's words could even finish, there were whooshing sounds as three blue-armored..."War Elephants trample!" The giant puppet elephants, each over six meters tall, raised their two heavy front legs and slammed them down. The enormous tremors shook the ground, nearly causing seven or eight second-order Flame Wolves to lose their footing. 。While the White Tiger puppet darted out swiftly, it bit down on two or three Fire Wolves in quick succession. Its iron tail lashed out, sending a third-tier Fire Wolf howling through the air, flung tens of meters away. 。At this time, with Lu Xiaotian's divine sense strength, controlling a fourth-order puppet was also very proficient. 。This kind of three-tiered puppet is no match at all. 。Seeing Lu Xia Tian take out the two Tier 3 puppets, everyone was overjoyed. Although they were just puppets, their physical defense was a notch higher than the fire wolves. Not to mention their strength, under Lu Xia Tian's control, they were incredibly agile, moving freely and effortlessly, and quickly killed several fire wolves. 。Most importantly, the momentum of several three-tiered Flame Wolves has been completely suppressed by the puppets. 。Zhao Yuanjun and Zhao Li were also stunned for a moment, they drew their weapons to deal with those second-tier Flame Wolves. Although the number of Flame Wolves was large at this time, their high-end combat power was obviously inferior to the two third-tier peak giant puppets. 。After being killed six or seven times in a row, the fire wolf saw that victory was hopeless. It howled mournfully and fled in disgrace to the distance. 。"Lu Dao-you, it turns out you are the true hidden master. Two Tier 3 peak puppets are simply capable of sweeping across beasts below Tier 4. With Lu Dao-you and Zhao Dao-you here, our journey to Earth Flame Mountain this time can be worry-free." 。Looking at the corpses of the fire wolves all over the ground, the fat monk rubbed his hands excitedly and said 。Before, I thought my life was in danger, but I didn't expect that the situation would take such a turn in the blink of an eye. Not only did I get my life back, but I also got materials from the seven Fire Wolves to distribute. It's really a windfall! 。"You guys take care of processing the bodies of these Flame Wolves. Zhao Daoist, would you be interested in having a private chat" 。Lu Xia Tian seemed not to hear the fat monk's flattery, instead his eyes focused intently on Zhao Yuanjun. 。"I wonder what Daoist Lu means Can't we discuss this here" Zhao Yuanjun frowned. 。"Of course not, Daoist Zhao. Don't you think I would have ill intentions towards you If I truly had such thoughts, it wouldn't make much difference where we were." 。Lu XiaTian said with a smile that wasn't quite a smile. 。The stout monk and Ding Shou and the others hurriedly went to deal with the body of the flaming wolf. They didn't hear clearly what the two people were talking about, they couldn't afford to provoke either side, it would be troublesome to get involved. 。 。“Alright, then I’ll have a private word with Daoist Lu.” 。Zhao Yuanjun's face flickered with uncertainty. He was confident he could handle a third-rank puppet, but Zhao Li was a different story. Lu Xiaottian was right; if the other party had any malicious intentions, the two of them would be in trouble. 。"Grandpa, I'm going with you. " 。Zhao Li stared at Lu Xiaotian with a face full of vigilance, for fear that Lu Xiaotian would suddenly attack him at any time. 。They had seen this kind of thing too many times in the immortal cultivation world. 。Lu XiaTian brought Zhao Yuanjun and his grandson along, didn't leave the diversified path, cast a spiritual shield to surround several people, ensuring that the sound of speaking would not spread out. After that, Lu XiaTian straightforwardly said, "I am very interested in your method of concealing your cultivation, Zhao Dao You, I want to make a deal with you." 。"If you want our martial arts, you're dreaming." 。Zhao Li glared angrily at Lu Xiaoteng, dissatisfiedly saying, "Grandpa, don't listen to him. I'd rather fight him head-on! I don't believe those two puppet guardians are really that powerful, capable of defeating us!" 。“Lí'er, don't make trouble” 。"Zhao Yuangu, holding his granddaughter's hand tightly, stared intently at Lu Xiaodao with a grave expression. "I wonder what Daoist Lu intends to offer in exchange. This old man has already reached the peak of the Qi Refining stage; he wouldn't look down upon trivial things," 。"Spirit stones, elixirs, even my puppets and puppetry techniques, name your price." 。Lu Xia Tian said in an impeccable manner. 。"Including your three-tiered puppets just now" Zhao Li's eyes lit up. 。You can choose any 。The art of control, I will never keep to myself. 。Lu Xiaitian nodded. It was undoubtedly a worthwhile deal to exchange a third-rank puppet for such a magical skill. 。“Li’er, the art of puppetry is just a minor skill. Few people in the major immortal sects practice this art.” 。To achieve foundation establishment through puppetry techniques is simply impossible for us. 。Zhao Li was moved, but Zhao Yuanjun had been a seasoned veteran for many years. He wouldn't confine his gaze to a mere Tier 3 puppet. 。"Want to lay the foundation Then you have to enter a cultivation sect. Through the small competitions within the cultivation sect, if you achieve a good ranking, you can obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill." 。However, given this young lady's cultivation and ability, she's probably still lacking in power. 。The 。Lu Xia Tian threw a bottle of twenty Huashidan to Zhao Yuanjun. 。Zhao Yuanjun stared intently at the pill bottle, confirming that Lu Xiao hadn't made any moves before he received it. He opened it and was instantly astonished, "Top-grade Wu Hua Dan!" Top-grade was already impressive, but the fact that all twenty pills inside were top-grade... 。Such a bottle of elixir, with his status, even if he went to Moon Viewing City, it would be difficult to buy even with a large amount of spirit stones. 。Such a bottle of elixir would be worth at least several thousand lower-grade spirit stones, yet this young man just took it out casually. It was truly beyond his comprehension. 。Zhao Li, hearing her grandfather's exclamation, practically snatched the pill bottle over, the joy on her face even surpassing that of her grandfather. 。With this bottle of Wuhuadan helping her, she could reach the state of Great Perfection in Qi Refining at a speed several times faster than usual. 。She and her grandfather often go on adventures together, and most of the expenses they earn from spirit stones are spent on medicinal pills. 。This vial of elixir is priceless, not even a spirit stone could buy it. 。Therefore, Zhao Li's gaze towards Lu Xiaitian softened slightly, it seemed that the other party still had some sincerity. 。But now Lu Xiaoteng has something to ask of them. Zhao Li’s eyes twinkled, and she said slyly, “This hidden cultivation method is a treasured tradition passed down through my Zhao family generations. It has never been revealed before. Although your bottle of elixir is also quite valuable, it's still a little short of what we need for the method. I think this way would be better: in addition to the elixir, you add a third-order puppet and control techniques, that would almost be enough. That white tiger looks pretty good to me. If Lu Daoist can offer it up, we will give you the method right now.” 。In fact, when Lu Xiaoteng took out the Uhuandan, Zhao Yuanjun was inclined to agree. Unexpectedly, Zhao Li sang this tune again. Zhao Yuanjun's heart skipped a beat, fearing that his granddaughter's practice of raising the price on the spot would anger Lu Xiaoteng. After all, even though Lu Xiaoteng's strength was clearly superior to theirs at present, he was still willing to pay a high price to buy... 。If things go sour, there won't be just a tough fight; they'll lose most of the ground. Then it'll truly be a case of having to drink penalties instead of toasts. 。"Deal!" Zhao Yuangu was about to speak, but he was surprised to hear Lu Xiaoteng agree. 。It's truly a blessing that my granddaughter has chosen this path. Originally, I was against Zhao Li studying the puppetry arts, fearing she would waste too much time and delay her own cultivation. 。Now that she has this bottle of Wuhuadan, she can completely save years of time to reach the state of Great Accomplishment in Qi cultivation. 。The time gained is well worth the effort spent learning to control this tier three puppet, as their combat power has skyrocketed. 。Lu Xiaoteng didn't say a word and directly threw a storage bag to Zhao Li. Inside was the third-order peak white tiger puppet, as well as the method for controlling the puppet. 。He had several more of these three-tiered puppets, but to him, they were all the same. They held no special significance. 。“Thank you, Lu Dao You, for your generosity!” Zhao Li was in a great mood after receiving the storage bag, and he happily gave Lu Xia Tian an ancient book. 。“Although this third-tier puppet is a considerable help to you, it's best not to use it unless it's crucial. I snatched it from someone else, and if my enemies saw it, they might come after me.” 。How could Lu Xia Tian not know what the other person was thinking After receiving the score, he gave a knowing smile and reminded them. 。“Thank you, Lu Dao You, for the reminder. I will keep it in mind.” 。“Zhao Yuanjun this time was respectfully bowing to Lu Xiaoteng. The transaction was complete, logically speaking, Lu Xiaoteng didn't need to add such a sentence at all, it could be seen that Lu Xiaoteng at least had no malice towards them.” 。

The fat monk, Ding Shou, and Xu Daoist, after dealing with the fiery wolf's corpse, saw Lu Xiaoteng, Zhao Yuanjun and his grandson returning together in harmony. They couldn't help but relax. Without these two masters sitting here, they wouldn't dare to stay near this dangerous Diyan Mountain.

Two months later, Lu Xiaoteng had already cultivated "The Art of Quiet Breathing" to the third level. 。The entire Qi-Condensation Technique only has three layers. The ancestor of the Zhao family who created the Qi-Condensation Technique was truly extraordinary. 。Cultivation is not difficult, and when cultivated to the third level, it can completely prevent cultivators at the Qi Condensation stage from discerning his cultivation. 。As for whether cultivators in the Golden Core stage could tell, Zhao's ancestor wasn't sure. If this technique was complete, there shouldn't be much of a problem, though. Although Zhao's ancestor also pointed out some important ideas to those who wanted to continue creating the subsequent parts of this technique. 。

However, Zhao's ancestor was originally a promising Qi-Building cultivator with a bright future, but his lifespan was consumed by this cultivation technique.

Lu Xia Tian naturally wouldn't repeat the same mistakes. Concealing one's cultivation was merely a trivial technique, advancing to the Golden Core stage was the true path. How could he possibly abandon the fundamental for the superficial 。

For more than two months, their small team had been wandering around the outskirts of Diyan Mountain. Mostly, it was the fat monk who occasionally hunted down a fire bat or an flame wolf, already quite satisfied.

Zhao Li was busy cultivating and practicing the puppet control technique, while Lu Xiaoteng cultivated the "Breath Concealment Technique" and recuperated from his injuries, with no intention of venturing further into Flame Mountain. 。The last trace of lightning power remaining in his meridians was also eliminated. Lu Xia Tian seemed to feel a buzz within his Dantian, pure and powerful Qi surging like a spring, effortlessly breaking through a barrier. 。"This is already the second level of foundation building" Lu Xia Tian looked at himself and felt a little unbelievable. The foundation building stage was not comparable to the qi refining stage, it was much more difficult to improve one's cultivation level." 。Originally, Lu Xia tian thought that it was already very good to improve one level in three to five years. 。Even breaking through a layer in ten years, compared to the nearly three hundred year lifespan of a foundation building cultivator, this speed doesn't seem slow in Lu Xia Tian's eyes. 。Even if he had never stopped taking the Rejuvenation Pill, this rate of advancement was still beyond his expectations. 。Could it be because of the lightning power within his body After much thought, Lu Xiaoteng could only think of this possibility. As he continuously eliminated the lightning power in his body, his magical power also went through a thousand temperings and refinements. 。Besides, after practicing "Horizontal Refining Golden Body," his physical body continued to strengthen. Now, his injuries have fully recovered. 。With no longer any constraints holding back the power within, the Qi suppressed for too long in the dantian suddenly surged forth like a spring, instantly breaking through his previous cultivation level. This was the only way to explain it. 。It could be said that I was fortunate in misfortune. After over a year of time, my injuries have fully recovered, and my cultivation has made great progress. Lu Xia Tian exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, feeling very good. 。Just as Lu Xia Tian rose from his seated position, a powerful aura swept in from afar. 。Upon hearing the commotion, everyone looked up. They saw a slightly overweight middle-aged woman in black, approaching with her sword drawn. On top of that massive flying sword were five other cultivators, who seemed to be in the Qi Refining stage. 。The Foundation Builder expert! Everyone present changed color, hoping that the other party was just passing by. But in fact, the woman in black landed directly in front of them. 。“Who are you, and how did you come to be near the Fire Mountain” The woman in black asked directly, her face expressionless. 。All of them looked at each other, then after a long silence, Zhao Yuanjun cautiously stepped forward, bowing and saying, "Senior Lin, we are all just ordinary cultivators. We were invited by the Xiao family of Chixia County to assess the disaster situation and see if we could help the millions of people in Chixia County. We wanted to lend them a hand and save them from this crisis." 。“Relieve the people from their predicament” The woman in black sneered coldly. As cultivators, she wouldn't believe Zhao Yuanjun's nonsense. 。“Now the area around Yanshan Mountain is under the control of the Zhou family. You cultivators, follow me to the Zhou family's main camp and obey the unified command of the Zhou family.” 。

If you resist, I will kill you without mercy!

Zhao Yuanjun and the others looked at each other in dismay. However, this woman in black was a Qi Refining cultivator, and they couldn't possibly defy her. The situation was beyond their control. The fat monk and Xu Daoist were especially obedient. They didn't say a word and scurried onto the woman in black's flying sword.

Lu Xia Tian thought for a moment, then stepped onto the flying sword. Having a cultivator like this black-clad woman, who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, it seemed that the Zhou family was also a considerable sized cultivation family. Even with such strong influence, they would have them, cultivators at the Qi Refining stage, act as cannon fodder. Let's see what tricks are up their sleeve. 。This qi-containment technique was quite effective. The woman in black couldn't tell his depth, and others treated him as a cultivator at the Qi Refining stage. He could take advantage of this to blend in and fish in troubled waters. 。The fat monk and the others were probably experiencing this feeling of flying in the air for the first time. On their faces, there was a mixture of fear towards the woman in black and a sense of novelty. 。Let the original cultivators around the woman in black sneer in disdain. 。e had been constantly speculating about the identity of the renowned Rank 3 Alchemy Master behind Lu Xiaitian. He never expected that this enigmatic figure would be so close at hand, yet so far away....