Xiao Ling did not meet Mu Ruyu in the Eternal Life Alliance.

There was only one Foundation-Building monk who was also wearing the deacon's clothes of the Eternal Life Alliance waiting there, but the marks on this man's deacon's clothes were different from his.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Ling felt that this person should be a real monk who joined the Immortal Alliance, not a casual cultivator like him.

"Is this Fellow Daoist Lu Li in person?"

Seeing Xiao Ling coming, the other party bowed to Xiao Ling very politely.

Xiao Ling quickly returned the gift, then introduced himself and explained his purpose of coming.

Soon both parties confirmed their identities, and then the other party took out a storage bag and put it in Xiao Ling's hand.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, this is what Elder Mu asked me to send. Please keep it."

Taking the storage bag in his hand, Xiao Ling thanked the other party, and the two parties exchanged a few words and left.

After leaving the Eternal Life Alliance, he went to the spirit beast shop in the city.

I spent two hundred low-level spirit stones to buy a "big-eared fox" that could barely be considered a low-level monster.

The big-eared fox is not large, about the same size as the small hidden fox. Like the small hidden fox, it is more vigilant and difficult to catch.

However, the big-eared fox is petite, looks cute and does not pose any threat to people. Generally, only female cultivators like this kind of little thing, otherwise there would be no spiritual animal shops selling it.

The most important thing is that the big-eared fox is easy to identify. The two pairs of ears on its small head are different from ordinary foxes, making it easy for people to recognize it as a big-eared fox at a glance.

What Xiao Ling wanted was this effect, so that no one would be suspicious at first glance, and at most they would think his hobby was unusual.

After finishing the matter, he was supposed to go directly back to Wuyu Mountain, complete the ritual of the ice sword, and then refine the spirit armor and shield. However, when passing by the restaurant in the Eternal Life Alliance City, a casual conversation between two casual cultivators stopped him in his tracks.

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His spiritual consciousness spread out, and more scattered news came into his ears. After listening to it, Xiao Ling frowned slightly.

After pausing on the spot for a moment, Xiao Ling continued towards Wuyu Mountain without stopping.

In just this moment, he had already heard several pieces of news.

These things are basically related to him to some extent. Xiao Ling could not have imagined that so many things had happened on Changsheng Island during the two years when he was in seclusion to make swords.

The first thing is that he is a casual cultivator in the early stage of foundation building. He has a fourth-level spiritual plant comparable to that in the late stage of foundation building, which makes many casual cultivators on Changsheng Island salivate.

They were all secretly inquiring about his identity, and they already had a rough idea. They knew that after getting good things from the secret realm, he practiced in seclusion in Wuyu Mountain.

This made Xiao Ling feel slightly vigilant. They all said that money and silk moved people's hearts. It seemed that he would have to be more careful when going out in the future.

The second thing is that the demon elixir Gui Ao on Ao Island escaped from the pursuit of the alliance leader Dao Tianxiao and hid, and attacked the ferry and the loose cultivators in the alliance from time to time.

However, Xiao Ling is not very concerned about him. He must not be on Demon Dan Gui Ao's grudge list even in the early stages of foundation building.

The third thing is that in the past two years, the casualties among the casual cultivators working in Trapped Immortal Continent have suddenly increased, and it seems that something happened behind the scenes.

Xiao Ling did not take this news to heart. Every day, casual cultivators died in various accidents in Quexian Continent. A larger number of casualties would mean nothing.

Besides, after Demonic Pill Gui Ao escaped and took revenge on the Eternal Life Alliance, it is normal for the casualties to be higher.

The fourth thing concerned him the most, because the Beast Control Sect actually came to him.

Among the few words he heard, there were disciples of the sect asking about the news that Xirang had released a few years ago about the Beast Control Sect being the Xuanling Sect.

Although these people did not wear sect clothes, the temperaments of casual cultivators and sect disciples were completely different. Sect disciples would usually show their arrogant side in front of casual cultivators, even if they were inquiring about information.

Those casual cultivators may not know which sect the other party is a disciple of, and they would treat it as casual chat at most, but Xiao Ling can understand it in an instant.

No one in the Eternal Life Alliance who is far away from the Beast Control Sect will suddenly care about a piece of news from a few years ago, unless that person is the person involved in the news.

It should be that Liu Zheng finally found out that the initial news was spread from Changsheng Island, so he sent someone to investigate.

He even asked his disciples to change their appearance in order to scare off the enemy, but a high-ranking Jindan cultivator like Liu Zheng would definitely not know the difference between sect disciples and casual cultivators.

So when those disciples from the Beast Control Sect came over, they were recognized by these casual cultivators as being disciples of the sect within a short time, but they just didn't know their identities.

He felt slightly vigilant in his heart. It seemed that after a few years, Liu Zheng finally got through the matter safely, and only then did he have time to investigate him as the culprit.

I just don’t know how much it cost Liu Zheng to find out that the news was distributed by the Xirang branch on Changsheng Island?

However, he was not in a hurry. When he spent a lot of spiritual stones to find Xirang to spread the news, he had already expected that this kind of problem would arise.

But as long as he doesn't commit suicide, the Beast Control Sect won't be able to find out his identity.

Back then, he was just an unknown monk in the early stages of foundation building. Xirang would not have paid much attention to him, let alone his current identity.

Xiao Ling felt that he must kill Liu Zheng in a battle if he had the opportunity in the future, lest Liu Zheng jump over the wall and reveal the news about the little hidden fox.

Now that Liu Zheng is in a high position, he will definitely keep this secret tightly, hoping to have a chance to catch the little hidden fox again.

Only when Liu Zheng finds that something cannot be done or finds that he is too powerful will he choose other methods.

So there is no need to worry about the news leaking out for the time being.

There are other bits and pieces of news, all of which are major and minor events that happened on Changsheng Island or Quailxian Continent.

It's just that they have little to do with him, so I don't pay much attention to him.

After returning to Wuyu Mountain, Xiao Ling devoted himself to refining the ice sword again.

No matter what was happening outside, he was not in the mood to pay attention to it for the time being.

A month passed in a flash, and the last sword, the Ice Sword, was finally successfully refined by him. The eight swords formed a sword array and complemented each other to greatly increase their power.

With the three doors of the sword formation open at the same time, I believe that even a late-stage foundation-building monk can kill him in a few breaths without special means.

Now that all the swords have been successfully refined, it is time to refine the spirit armor.

The spirit armor is made by the masters of the Eternal Life Alliance, and is a top-grade spiritual weapon forged from the tortoise shell of the Green-faced Ghost Ao in the late stage of spiritual enlightenment.

Take out the spirit armor from the storage bag. The spirit armor is only the size of a palm. It emits a faint aura and is full of spiritual energy.

The small spirit armor is engraved with countless spiritual patterns, and every stroke is printed on the spirit armor as if it were made from nature.

It can be seen that the master who made the spiritual armor is very accomplished, and he should be the same person who made the eight-handled sword.

The spirit armor requires him to sacrifice his essence and blood, and then put it into his body to merge into one body. When in danger, the spirit armor will appear to resist attacks.

There is no need for him to use magic spells or recite incantations, which is very convenient.

In the past two years, he spent half of his time refining swords and the other half in training. Not only did he successfully refine the sword array, but his cultivation in the later stages of foundation building was also more stable.

Sitting cross-legged on the platform made of entangled black ghost vines, Xiao Ling took a deep breath and prepared to continue the sacrifice.

Just as the spirit armor was suspended in mid-air, Xiao Ling frowned and the spirit armor disappeared in the air instantly.

Not only that, all the black ghost vines in the cave began to shrink rapidly and then turned into seeds and returned to his hands.

With a big move, the old cow and the little hidden fox were also put into the spirit beast bag. After everything was done, he slowly got up and walked to the cave door.

Opening the ban on the cave, Ma Xu stood there impressively at the entrance of the cave.

It was precisely because he saw Ma Xu touching the cave's prohibition that he packed up everything in the cave.

Sure enough, Xiao Ling sensed a stream of spiritual consciousness that probed into the cave and then retracted it instantly. Although it was relatively hidden, how could it be hidden from him?

It is probably because he believed that he only had the cultivation level of the early stage of foundation building, so Ma Xu was so unscrupulous.

Xiao Ling frowned slightly and said calmly, "I wonder what Daoist friend Ma is here for?"

Ma Xu had a hearty smile on his face, as if he was looking for something good.

"Friend Lu Dao, I found a silver-scaled golden carp in the outer continent of Kunxian Continent."

"I came here just to invite fellow Taoist Lu to come with me to catch this silver-scaled golden carp."

"When the time comes, the silver-scaled golden carp will be divided equally between you and me."

Ma Xu had a bold look on his face. He believed that few people who heard the news could not be moved.

But he obviously underestimated Xiao Ling, so Xiao Ling's answer left him stunned.

Xiao Ling's face was calm, and he was not excited by the "silver-scaled golden carp" in his mouth. Instead, he frowned slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Ma, this is the critical moment for me to break through the middle stage of foundation building, so I don't have the time to do other things."

"So fellow Taoist Ma, it's better to find someone else. Let's work together again next time we have the opportunity."

Ma Xu's expression changed when he heard this, with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face.

"This, this is it..."

Ma Xu obviously didn't expect to get such a reply from Xiao Ling, so he didn't know what to say even while standing there.

Even though he thought of many reasons on the way here, he never thought that Xiao Ling was not even interested in the silver-scaled golden carp.

Since Ma Xu did not expect this result when he came, the court became quiet for a while.

"Fellow Taoist Ma, Friend Taoist Ma?"

Ma Xu was awakened by Xiao Ling's voice, and barely showed a smile on his face.

"That's it. Since Fellow Daoist Lu can't go for the time being, forget it. We can only cooperate next time."

After Ma Xu finished speaking, he turned around slightly and asked unwillingly:

"Fellow Daoist Lu, that's a silver-scaled golden carp. Are you serious that you don't want to go?"
To be continued...