I Shall Be Everlasting In the World of Immortals 296

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Chapter 293: Body Tempering

Fu Ta’s gaze swept past Lu Chang An, calm and collected, and gave a simple greeting.

Jiang Ruo Tong’s temperament was elegant and refined, and she smiled faintly, asking Fu Ta for help.

“The Entry Permit? Leave it to me, Fu Ta.”

Fu Ta looked at Jiang Xianzi, like a lotus flower blooming out of the water, her gaze fixed intensely, her lips pursed, and her chest puffed out in guarantee.

In the desert tribe, men were not fond of refined and elegant men. However, they had a deep desire for beauty, especially for outside women who were refined and elegant.

The local women in the tribe were scarce, and beauties were even rarer.

The local female cultivators had some who practiced Body Tempering, and even some who were purely focused on Body Tempering, but there were also some with robust physiques.

Hence, the female cultivators in the Xuan Yin Pavilion were known for their exceptional beauty and skills, and were the epitome of feminine charm.

Fu Ta didn’t dare to hope for Jiang Xianzi’s favor, but if he could get a female disciple from the Xuan Yin Pavilion as his wife, he would be over the moon.

However, the female cultivators in the Xuan Yin Pavilion were particular about aesthetics and were influenced by customs, usually looking down on the rough and uncouth men from the desert tribe.

“Xu Zhenren! I’ll help you process the Entry Permit.”

Fu Ta strode to Lu Chang An’s side, with an imposing and majestic demeanor, and lightly patted his shoulder.

The pat seemed light, but it contained a hint of Fu Ta’s Three-Stage Body Tempering power.

If it were a regular Body Tempering cultivator, they might have been seriously injured. However, Lu Chang An didn’t budge.

The power was like a stone sinking into the ocean.

After testing him, Fu Ta couldn’t help but feel a sense of admiration.

If Lu Chang An had a Body Tempering cultivation similar to his, or if his magical powers were extremely strong, allowing him to neutralize the force without making a fuss, then he would need to be cautious.

Lu Chang An didn’t intend to hide his abilities, and if he were labeled as a soft target by the desert tribe, it would make it harder for him to move around in the city.

Fu Ta took Lu Chang An to a tower by the city wall, where they met a genuine Three-Stage Body Tempering cultivator, with tanned skin and sharp eyes like an eagle.

This person had exceptional detective skills and was skilled in reconnaissance.

Lu Chang An could tell from their conversation that this Three-Stage Body Tempering cultivator was more powerful than Fu Ta.

Fu Ta’s Body Tempering was a true path, with a strong physical body and magical powers as supporting abilities.

A true Body Tempering cultivator needed to break through the Second and Third Stages, requiring a strategic resource like the Condensed Crystal Dan, and the power of the Four-Stage Heavenly Tribulation.

In terms of lifespan, they were slightly shorter than those who practiced magic.

On the other hand, Lu Chang An’s Body Tempering was secondary to his magical powers, increasing his error tolerance.

After less than an hour of simple auditing, questioning, and reconnaissance…

Lu Chang An obtained an Entry Permit with a carved black scorpion.

However, it wasn’t free.

The Entry Permit itself only required a payment of one hundred spirit stones, allowing him to temporarily reside in the city with a legal identity.

In addition, Fu Ta demanded six hundred spirit stones, a second-stage dan pill, and two spiritual plants from Lu Chang An.

He called it a “processing fee”.

Fu Ta gave half of the spirit stones to the Three-Stage Body Tempering cultivator who processed the permit.

Lu Chang An thought that Fu Ta was greedy and blackhearted.

Not only did he sell out Lu Chang An to get on good terms with Jiang Ruo Tong, but he also ripped him off.

Fortunately, the efficiency was relatively high, and it wasn’t too excessive.

Lu Chang An didn’t hold a grudge.

“I, Xu Zhenren, have obtained the Entry Permit. From now on, I can move freely in and around Tianxie City, and engage in trade…”

Fu Ta said, “Report my name, Fu Ta, and the city’s tribe cultivators won’t dare to trouble you!”

Fu Ta seemed carefree, but Lu Chang An knew that this boasting was just a facade.

When a shopkeeper asked Lu Chang An if he felt shocked to see the grandeur of Tianxie City, he replied, “Tianxie City is the greatest ancient city I’ve seen, and the largest immortal city I’ve ever seen. Absolutely stunning!”

The shopkeeper felt proud, and revealed some information about the city and its hidden rules.

…

Half a day later.

Lu Chang An rented a Three-Stage Spirit Vein’s subworld at the highest point in Tianxie City.

Due to the poor soil and scarce spiritual veins, the rental fee for the Three-Stage subworld was higher than in Liang Guo.

The person in charge of renting the subworld, seeing that Lu Chang An was an outsider, raised the price by half, trying to cheat him.

“Fu Ta is my introducer. You dare to cheat me, not knowing the market price? Do you dare to go to the Chieftain’s residence and argue?”

Lu Chang An shouted, with a strong and imposing tone, like he had someone backing him up.

The person in charge was intimidated and quickly admitted defeat, giving Lu Chang An the rental at the normal price.

The subworld in Tianxie City was a crude and rustic stone fortress, with rough decorations inside.

Lu Chang An felt like he was living in a cave.

The array setup inside wasn’t impressive, with only a simple two-stage upper-grade array.

Lu Chang An rearranged the arrays and set up restrictions.

In the first five days, Lu Chang An left the subworld and observed the local situation and hidden rules.

People in Tianxie City were not friendly, with a strong sense of exclusion and discrimination, looking down on outsiders.

Some shopkeepers quoted prices that were one or two percent higher for Lu Chang An than for local cultivators.

Lu Chang An knew that in Tianxie City, the local tribe cultivators had a proud sense of self-importance, claiming to be the ancient nation, with a long history of civilization in the desert.

They thought that outsiders, who couldn’t survive in the harsh desert environment, were inferior.

…

Five days later.

Jiang Xianzi and the other Xuan Yin Pavilion women came to bid Lu Chang An farewell, leaving behind their contact information.

Jiang Ruo Tong reminded Lu Chang An of two things:

“When you trade with the shopkeepers in Tianxie City, remember to pay and receive goods simultaneously.”

Lu Chang An nodded, knowing that already.

“Tianxie City’s tribe cultivators don’t keep their promises, and they like to renege on deals.”

…

Two months later.

Lu Changan’s Three-Stage Dan refinement had reached the peak, and he was preparing to leave Tianxie City.

He sent the earth mouse and the blue water turtle to take care of the spirit beasts.

In the past half-year, Lu Chang An had used his Hundred Fantasy Mask to trade resources in various shops and merchant halls in Tianxie City.

The local cultivators in Wind Valley Country were in dire need of dan pills and spiritual plants.

Lu Chang An had sold some low-grade dan pills and spiritual plants, earning a considerable amount of spirit stones.

He had also obtained some important materials, which he planned to use later in the Outer Dao Alliance.

He had obtained the spirit beast eggs and Corpse Infant from killing the Yellow Wolf True Immortal, but he didn’t plan to use them in Tianxie City.

The Yellow Wolf True Immortal’s spoils also included the main material for the Condensed Crystal Dan and the partial materials for the second- and third-stage longevity dan.

Lu Chang An planned to refine the dan himself when the materials were complete.

…

Two months later.

Lu Chang An returned to the city’s tribe office to renew his Entry Permit for another year, without any intermediate transactions.

This time, he only spent two hundred spirit stones.

…

Ten months later.

In the Three-Stage stone fortress subworld.

Lu Chang An’s body was immersed in a golden and black liquid, his dark copper muscles bulging like hills, his skin glowing with golden light, and his body finally

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