I Shall Be Everlasting In the World of Immortals 239

## Chapter 236: Life Span Surpasses Five Hundred

Having been exposed by Fang Zhong, Lu Chang’an didn’t show any anger.

He had anticipated this day.

After all, the ship ticket that allowed Lu Chang’an to travel to Jing State was obtained through the New Moon Trading Company, using his connection with Li Erqing’s grandson, “Li Congren.”

In the past, Lu Chang’an had a low profile and mediocre performance in the Five Blessings Trading Company, so the New Moon Trading Company had no reason to investigate him closely.

However, two years ago, Lu Chang’an repelled Fang Zhong and rescued Xia Shenglan, and more recently, he “advanced” to the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Such a figure, even if placed in a major trading company, could hold a high position, naturally attracting the attention of the New Moon Trading Company’s high-ranking members.

Furthermore, Fang Zhong, who had been defeated by Lu Chang’an, would inevitably exaggerate the latter’s strength.

If Lu Chang’an had exposed his strength and killed Fang Zhong back then, his identity would have been revealed even earlier, before the Earth Rock Rat formed its Core.

“Did Daoist Fang come here just to expose Lu’s true identity?”

Lu Chang’an stopped pretending and spoke in a cold tone.

“Lu is not a wanted criminal. In Liang State, I am a well-known and reputable loose cultivator with a clear background. Even if this matter is revealed, it won’t have any significant impact on Lu.”

His implication was that this matter couldn’t hold him down at all.

Fang Zhong was taken aback for a moment before giving an awkward smile. “Brother Lu, you’ve misunderstood. Fang has no intention of threatening you. After all, we are both from the same land, albeit in different countries.”

Fang Zhong was different from Lu Chang’an.

The former was a war deserter who was wanted by his sect in the Liang State cultivation world. He was now fleeing and avoiding pursuit in Jing State.

In comparison, Lu Chang’an’s identity as a good-natured person was well-established and his reputation could withstand any investigation without worry.

“Brother Lu, this time, Fang is representing the New Moon Trading Company and is here to persuade you to join us. As long as you agree, the New Moon Trading Company will offer you a compensation three times greater than the Xia clan!”

“You don’t need to worry about the second-order spirit contract. We have a Real Person who will help you break it.”

“Brother Lu has always been prudent. You should understand the difference between the two major trading companies. When the nest falls, the eggs won’t be spared…”

Fang Zhong’s persuasion was both logical and convincing.

“I’m afraid I must disappoint you, Brother Fang. Lu has already settled into life in Qing Sha Bay and doesn’t want to stir things up again.”

After some consideration, Lu Chang’an shook his head.

In Qing Sha Bay and Autumn Wind Island, he had already established a stable life. He had even found suitable habitats for both of his spirit pets.

The Xue Mu Hu Luo was connected to the earth energy at the bottom of the lake, providing a secret cultivation ground.

Moreover, the Xia clan in Qing Sha Bay treated him well, and the key decision-makers of the clan were all of good character.

He had already achieved a perfect combination of favorable geographic conditions, harmonious relationships, and personal preferences. There was no need for him to change environments and gamble on something uncertain.

“Then I wish you good fortune on your path, Daoist Lu.”

Fang Zhong shrugged, not pushing the matter further. He stepped onto his escape talisman and quickly left.

Fang Zhong came alone for the negotiation, with no ambush nearby.

Therefore, Lu Chang’an was happy to have a conversation with him without resorting to killing.

After learning Lu Chang’an’s identity, both Fang Zhong and the New Moon Trading Company should have understood: sending one or two late Foundation Establishment cultivators would be no match for Lu Chang’an.

Lu Chang’an himself was at the late Foundation Establishment stage, with a spirit pet of the same cultivation level.

More importantly, he was also a highly skilled and experienced talisman master, possibly a quasi-third-order talisman master.

Even if the New Moon Trading Company broke their rules and sent a False Core Real Person, they wouldn’t be able to guarantee a quick victory over Lu Chang’an, and there was a possibility that he could escape.

…

Two days later.

An old man in a straw raincoat, over sixty years old and with a thin frame, flew into the misty water fairy city.

Lu Chang’an was familiar with the journey to the Yun Yan Fairy City.

This time, he checked into the Seeking Immortality Mansion Inn, but he didn’t need a guide anymore.

Lu Chang’an scanned the inn with his divine sense, but didn’t find Wang Feng.

Wang Feng was the young master who came from Liang State, suffering severe injuries that damaged his dantian and meridians, causing his cultivation to decline.

When they parted for the first time, Lu Chang’an gave him a medicinal formula for recovery.

Now, he couldn’t be found, his fate uncertain.

Lu Chang’an didn’t dwell on it, as it was merely a casual act back then.

The next day.

Lu Chang’an went to the Snow Fox Trading Company in the city to visit Real Person Han Yu.

This time, the cold and beautiful Han Yu was more reserved in her words and actions, with a hint of joy and warmth beneath the surface.

“The third-order beast pills that Real Person Xiang needs, as well as the auxiliary ingredients and medicinal guides for Foundation Establishment Pills, may take half a month to gather. Why don’t you stay at my mansion, Real Person Xiang, and allow me to entertain you?”

Real Person Han Yu suggested.

“That wouldn’t be very convenient, would it?” Lu Chang’an hesitated.

“Real Person Xiang, are you afraid of a mere False Core Real Person like me? This much distance between us, do you perhaps not want to repay your promise to me?”

Real Person Han Yu’s red lips slightly parted, her expression a blend of three parts jest, three parts grievance, and three parts reproach. Combined with her snow-like elegance, she emanated an indescribable charm.

“If staying at your mansion for half a month can offset one favor you owe me, Real Person Han Yu, then it wouldn’t be a bad idea.”

Lu Chang’an smiled.

“How beautiful your thoughts are, Real Person Xiang. Where is there such a thing as a free meal and lodging that can also repay your debts?”

Real Person Han Yu chuckled like a silver bell.

She thought to herself: This Real Person Xiang is quite bold, just as rumors described.

Over the past year or two, the cultivators of the Snow Fox Trading Company had also secretly investigated Real Person Xiang’s information.

Even further back, several years ago, Real Person Xiang had operated along the border, intercepting ships and causing a stir.

Later, for unknown reasons, Real Person Xiang stopped being active along the border, seemingly undertaking other secret missions for the Demon Sect, making his whereabouts unpredictable.

That night, Real Person Han Yu personally hosted a banquet for Lu Chang’an.

They drank several jars of spirit wine, and even a False Core Real Person would experience a slight buzz.

With their comparable cultivation levels, drinking and conversing together brought them closer. Their conversation ranged from the situation of the cultivation world and the internal feuds of the trading alliances to their personal experiences.

Real Person Han Yu seemed to have a low tolerance for alcohol. A faint blush, like a morning glow, spread across her delicate, snowy face.

“Real Person Xiang is considered a dragon among men among his peers. Have you not yet formed a dao companion?”

Her icy, jade-like eyes, radiating a shimmering light, looked at Lu Chang’an, filled with wonder.

“No! Xiang is a crude individual, and female cultivators of the same realm wouldn’t even look at me.”

Lu Chang’an picked up on her subtle hint and drank a mouthful of wine, playing along.

“Real Person Xiang is being modest. With your current status and power, comparable to a True Core, wouldn’t any False Core female cultivator be smitten with you?”

Han Yu, clad in silver hair and snow-white robes, moved closer, personally refilling Lu Chang’an’s spirit wine cup.

Lu Chang’an caught a whiff of the scent of snow lotus and his leg moved, brushing against the smooth, exquisite fabric of the female Real Person’s skirt.

“To receive praise from Real Person Han Yu fills Xiang with joy.”

They drank two more jars of spirit wine, their distance getting closer, their breaths mingling.

Unknowingly, the icy and elegant female Real Person had leaned against Lu Chang’an, half-embracing him, her silver hair and snow-white skirt disheveled, revealing her long, jade-like legs.

“No! Real Person Xiang!”

Han Yu seemed to be drowning, her full, cold and beautiful red lips forcefully separating from Lu Chang’an. At the same time, her jade-like hand grasped a dry, old hand and pushed it away from the edge of her almost untied skirt.

“Heh! Real Person Han Yu, what’s the matter? Wasn’t this your initiative to seduce this old man…”

Lu Chang’an was currently in the persona of Real Person Xiang, and the virtues of a gentleman were not required. His rough behavior was in line with his character.

…

Ten days later.

In the Snow Fox Trading Company’s residence, inside a refined and elegant bedroom filled with the fragrant scent of sandalwood.

Creak!

A second-order, high-quality spirit wood bed creaked and threatened to fall apart.

Real Person Han Yu propped her two arms on the bed, her icy, delicate, and flawless back turned towards an old man in a straw raincoat who was holding her waist and hips.

At their feet lay scattered, beautiful and pure white clothes, which now looked messy and disordered under their feet.

Whizz!

A transmission talisman flew into the bedroom. The two glanced at it and resumed their intimacy.

Half an hour later.

Real Person Han Yu changed into a set of pristine snow-white palace attire, a long skirt. She raised her hand and retrieved the transmission talisman.

With a composed expression, she said, “Brother Xiang, the third-order beast pills and Foundation Establishment Pill ingredients you requested have all been gathered…”

“Han Yu, your trading company’s efficiency is impressive.”

Lu Chang’an praised.

“Brother Xiang, when you rise to prominence in the future, don’t forget the kindness of me and the Snow Fox Trading Company.”

Real Person Han Yu smiled.

“Xiang remembers! And the heart demon oath from the other day.”

Lu Chang’an said confidently.

As the leader of the Snow Fox Trading Company, Han Yu had a face like snow and an elegant temperament, and she wasn’t easily conquered.

Initially, she maintained a distance and guarded her final line of defense.

Finally, when they were honest with each other, Han Yu requested that Lu Chang’an make a heart demon oath, using the words, “I, Xiang Jinglong,” to promise not to break his promise to her and the trading company.

Lu Chang’an couldn’t help but laugh. He simply agreed and made a heart demon oath, using the words “I, Xiang Jinglong.”

After their intimacy, Real Person Han Yu was convinced of Lu Chang’an’s identity as Xiang Jinglong.

Because his body was too strong, he had damaged several beds, making her delicate body unable to bear his assault.

Fortunately, as a False Core Real Person, Han Yu’s body strength and flexibility far surpassed those of a Foundation Establishment female cultivator. She could barely endure Lu Chang’an’s attacks.

In this absurd manner, Lu Chang’an spent ten days enjoying free food, lodging, and “borrowing.”

…

In a side chamber.

Lu Chang’an and Real Person Han Yu sat at the head.

Gao Songcheng, an elder of the Snow Fox Trading Company, handed over a storage pouch.

Lu Chang’an took the materials, quickly reviewed them, and nodded in satisfaction.

Inside the storage pouch were two bottles of third-order beast pills. The Earth Rock Rat could eat one per month, enough for several years.

The Earth Rock Rat cultivated underground on Autumn Wind Island, where the spirit energy environment was slightly inferior. It couldn’t afford to lack丹药 (pills).

Furthermore, the storage pouch contained two sets of auxiliary materials for Foundation Establishment Pills.

Lu Chang’an had the most crucial main ingredient, and gathering the other materials was not difficult for a major trading company like the Snow Fox Trading Company.

“This is the spirit stones.”

Lu Chang’an handed over a pouch filled with heavy spirit stones to Real Person Han Yu.

“Thank you, Real Person Xiang, for taking care of our trading company’s business.”

After counting the spirit stones, Real Person Han Yu nodded.

“Xiang has important matters to attend to. I’ll come and chat with you again next time.”

Lu Chang’an didn’t linger and stood up to leave.

“Take care, Real Person Xiang.”

Real Person Han Yu saw him off at the gate of the trading company’s residence.

As she watched the old man in the straw raincoat disappear, recalling their recent experiences, Real Person Han Yu’s clear face was expressionless. She suppressed a slight sense of physical discomfort.

…

After leaving the Snow Fox Trading Company’s residence, Lu Chang’an didn’t immediately leave Yun Yan Fairy City.

Recently, there was a small auction in the fairy city, where they were supposedly selling ordinary second-order lifespan extension pills.

He waited for ten days.

Lu Chang’an, in the guise of a white-haired old man in the late Foundation Establishment stage, participated in the small auction.

Successfully bidding on a second-order lifespan extension pill, Lu Chang’an returned to the Xia clan in Qing Sha Bay.

This time, he didn’t encounter any cultivators who tried to intercept or follow him.

Lu Chang’an safely returned to Autumn Wind Island and gave the third-order beast pills to the Earth Rock Rat. The latter happily retreated underground.

In his cultivation room.

Lu Chang’an consumed his sixth ordinary second-order lifespan extension pill.

This time, the lifespan extension effect was far less significant compared to the previous exquisite one.

He only gained five years.

This was within Lu Chang’an’s expectations, as the cumulative effect gradually decreased.

“My lifespan has finally surpassed five hundred!”

Lu Chang’an’s current lifespan was 502 years, essentially within the lifespan range of True Core cultivators.

After consuming the lifespan extension pill, Lu Chang’an couldn’t help but think about the fact that his true identity had been discovered by the New Moon Trading Company.

“The Five Blessings Trading Company will also find out about this eventually.”

Lu Chang’an considered whether he should confess his identity to the Xia clan beforehand.

Ultimately, he decided to let things take their course.

Whether it was Lu Chang’an or Wu Fan, the Dan Master, his needs remained unchanged.

He needed several decades to practice and transition to the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage, in a stable spirit vein cultivation ground.

…

Almost half a year passed.

Lu Chang’an’s age reached one hundred and forty-eight years old.

Eight years had passed since he advanced to the late Foundation Establishment stage on Xiao Gui Feng.

Lu Chang’an felt that his cultivation progress in the seventh layer of the Foundation Establishment stage had reached more than half.

Three days later, he gave his two medicine boys a break, bathed, burned incense, and then began to close himself off for alchemy.

This time, he would refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

Seven days later.

Lu Chang’an consumed a set of materials for the Foundation Establishment Pill and successfully opened the furnace.

“One wasted pill…two inferior pills…”

Lu Chang’an looked at the three pills in his palm. One was black and cracked like charcoal, while the other two were full and smooth, with a lustrous sheen, but only had three and a half Dao patterns.

Inferior Foundation Establishment Pills were still Foundation Establishment Pills and could increase the chances of forming a Foundation.

For ordinary loose cultivators, they were still a dream come true.

Lu Chang’an put away the two inferior Foundation Establishment Pills and prepared to refine the other set of materials when he felt more confident.

In the mansion on Autumn Wind Island, Lu Chang’an reviewed the process of his alchemy, identifying and correcting any errors.

…

A few days later.

Young Master Xia Mingqu paid a visit.

“Young Master, please come in.”

Upon meeting this time, Lu Chang’an noticed a strange expression on the handsome young master’s face.

The maid Xia Wenyue served them tea and water.

The two sipped their tea and chatted casually.

Xia Mingqu sighed, “The cultivation war with the neighboring countries is currently at a standstill. Aside from the chaos along the border, many deserters and rogue cultivators have infiltrated Jing State, causing instability on the trade routes.”

“To improve the survival abilities of our trading company’s cultivators, our company has purchased a large number of high-quality talismans, but we are still facing a severe shortage.”

“High-quality talismans are naturally scarce.”

Lu Chang’an said nonchalantly.

Xia Mingqu, with a smile as warm as spring, looked at Lu Chang’an and said:

“By the way, Dan Master Wu. Do you know any talented talisman master friends? Our Five Blessings Trading Company is willing to offer a generous salary and treat them as a guest of honor.”

(End of Chapter)

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