Lu Changan did not exchange pleasantries and went straight to the point.
"Uncle Renlong, he has been buried for a month."
Li Erqing's tone was low.
Lu Changan roughly estimated that Mu Renlong died around the time Mu Yunfei arrived at Wuqi Mountain.
This was consistent with his judgment. Mu Renlong's injury was too late to go back and save.
If Lu Changan was a stupid young man and rushed back with Mu Yunfei, not only would it be useless, but he would also be ambushed.
Entering Feiyue Lake, Lu Changan felt the panic among the people within the Mu family.
Those people with the surname Mu have dull eyes, expressionless faces, or are helpless.
It was as if he had lost his energy.
It is true that there is currently a foundation-building monk in Feiyue Lake, but his surname is not Mu, which makes the monks in the clan feel uneasy.
Lu Changan first went to Yuexin Island to pay homage to the deceased Mu Renlong.
I silently said sorry in my heart.
Objectively speaking, although he was too late to save Mu Renlong, he did not try his best.
It was an accident to save Mu Xiuyun back then, and she discovered the secret of how the Evergreen Kung Fu consumes life span.
Leave the mausoleum area.
While flying in the sky, Lu Changan saw two young men and women in the middle stage of Qi refining on the ground, with relaxed expressions, and one of them had a smile on his face.
"Who are those two young men?"
Lu Changan asked casually.
"It's my grandson or granddaughter."
Li Erqing's face turned red and he glanced away fiercely. The pressure from the Foundation Establishment Stage frightened the two young men to their knees.
In today's Mu family, only Li Erqing's heir is in a happy mood.
"Yue Xin Island, isn't it true that only in the later stages of the Qi refining period can one apply to settle in?"
Lu Changan said again.
Li Erqing looked unnatural and explained:
"According to the family's regulations: monks in the foundation-building period are entitled to ten family members, and they can follow them to practice on Yuexin Island."
"In addition, temporary visits to relatives are allowed, as long as they are not practicing on the island."
When Lu Changan was practicing in the Mu family, he had almost never been to Yuexin Island and didn't know much about the specific rules.
At this moment, he sensed a possible loss of control of power.
This is not determined by Li Erqing's personal will.
The numerous wives, concubines, and descendants behind him, driven by the instinct of profit, will push Li Erqing to move forward involuntarily.
…
Lu Changan came to Li Erqing's cave.
The two discuss the future strategies of the Mu family.
To be precise, Li Erqing suddenly became the highest-status monk in the Mu family. He couldn't adapt for a while and asked Lu Changan for advice.
"Brother, the elders of the clan have also thought of Huang Tankong's evil intentions."
"I, Li Erqing, will bear in mind the kindness of the Mu family. I will never have any dissent, betrayal, or engulf the Mu family."
Li Erqing had a solemn expression and vowed to do so.
Lu Changan believes that what Li Erqing is telling the truth now.
But Huang Tankong's plan is a conspiracy.
This involves the distribution of interests between the Mu family and the Li Erqing lineage. As long as people are profit-seeking, sooner or later conflicts and disagreements will arise.
"Er Qing, if you really want the Mu family to be stable from now on, let me make three suggestions."
Lu Changan said thoughtfully.
"Brother, please speak." Li Erqing listened carefully.
"First, as the only remaining foundation-building monk of the Mu family, you will not interfere in the management of the family, leaving full power to Mu Chengji, Mu Xiuyun and other elders."
"Second, cultivate new foundation-building monks among the Mu family as soon as possible to calm people's hearts."
After hearing the first two sentences, Li Erqing nodded, indicating that there was no problem.
"Third, if one day, the situation in Feiyue Lake is stable and cannot meet the training needs of your lineage. You can take your direct lineage and go outside to establish your own family."
Hearing this, Li Erqing's expression changed and he shook his head:
"Brother! I joined the Mu family when I was a teenager. My wife, concubines, and children are all of the Mu family's blood. I would not make such a choice."
Of the three suggestions, the second is the most critical.
As long as a Foundation Establishment Period member is born in the Mu family, the situation in Feiyue Lake will naturally be stable.
…
"Which of the Mu family's seedlings do you plan to cultivate?"
Next, Lu Changan and Li Erqing discussed young monks who could be cultivated.
Currently, there are three monks in the Mu family who are under forty years old and have middle-grade spiritual roots.
They are: Mu Congren, Mu Bingyun, and Mu Juncai.
These three people all have middle-grade spiritual roots and are not close to the threshold.
Among them, Mu Congren is the grandson of Li Ergou, the youngest, under twenty.
Mu Bingyun, in addition to having good qualifications, is also a Talisman Master.
"Mu Bingyun is worth cultivating. We can help you a little by then."
Lu Changan said bluntly.
He deliberately cultivated Mu Bingyun, mainly thinking about his old relationship.
Back then, when Mu Xiuyun was at the age suitable for foundation building, he had only reached the seventh or eighth level of Qi refining, and his abilities were limited.
By the time Zhuji came back, Mu Xiuyun was past her seventies, and she had some regrets.
"Mu Bingyun has both spiritual roots and skills, so she really meets the conditions. But, now she..."
Li Erqing looked troubled.
"What's wrong with Mu Bingyun?"
Lu Changan frowned, realizing what information he had missed.
"Two months ago, Mu Bingyun was attacked by two unidentified ninth-level Qi Refining monks near Feiyue Lake. If she hadn't been protected by high-quality talismans, she might have died."
"After she escaped back to her family, her Dantian was damaged. Even with the use of high-quality wound medicine, part of the damage was irreversible and affected her foundation. I'm afraid..."
Li Erqing explained the reason and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
The reason why this matter did not appear prominently in the Mu family was because Mu Renlong also returned seriously injured during that period, and his life was hanging by a thread.
The ancestors are going to die.
An injured Qi Refining monk is naturally not taken seriously.
"Mu Xiuyun did not mention this matter in her letter."
Lu Changan's face turned ugly and he thought deeply.
Now that I think about it, Mu Xiuyun wrote a letter for the first time because she wanted Lu Changan to come to Feiyue Lake "by the way" to check on his apprentice Mu Bingyun's injury.
If this is mentioned.
Lu Changan would give priority to going to Feiyue Lake instead of killing Huang Changling because of his past friendship.
Perhaps Mu Xiuyun didn't want to sway Lu Changan's decision because of personal feelings.
"That old guy Huang Tankong, in order to get me to come to Feiyue Lake, used this method?"
Lu Changan's first suspect is the Huang family.
In the Feiyue Lake Mu family, there were only a few monks who had some connections with Lu Changan.
But it is not certain that the surrounding immortal cultivating families would like the Mu family and the Huang family to fight and lose both sides.
…
After a while.
Accompanied by Li Erqing, Lu Changan came to an elegant cave on Yuexin Island.
"Uncle Lu."
A girl in a green skirt with starry eyes and white teeth came out to greet her, her face as pale as snow.
Mu Bingyun's clear eyes contained a hint of surprise, and she looked at the man in white whose appearance had not changed after more than ten years of separation.
Mu Bingyun has not changed much since then. She must have taken beauty elixirs and her cultivation has reached the seventh level of Qi refining.
However, there was almost no blood on her face, and there was a bit of sickly paleness in her pure face.
"Uncle Lu, look at your injuries." Lu Changan said.
Mentioned hurt.
There is a hint of melancholy hanging between Mu Bingyun's solitary eyebrows, like dark clouds covering the moon.
She stretched out her cold white wrist and asked Lu Changan to feel her pulse.
"Uncle Lu, do you know medical skills?"
Mu Bingyun thought of something, and her eyes were full of inquiry.
She was injured and her foundation was confirmed to be damaged.
The master once said that after the situation stabilized, he would let her go to Wuqi Mountain to visit Uncle Lu.
Uncle Lu knows a lot of people outside and may have connections.
"A little dabbling, but not proficient."
Lu Changan remained calm and let go of Mu Bingyun's wrist.
He could clearly see the extent of Mu Bingyun's injuries. There was some irreversible damage to her dantian.
Take the difficulty of rescuing Mu Xiuyun back then as a reference.
Lu Changan is sure to cure her hidden wounds and repair her foundation.
The premise is that you need to consume your life span to use the Evergreen Secret Technique.
For his longevity of more than 400 years, at most it would only be a fraction of a cent.
Longevity is not a problem.
The key is that Lu Changan doesn't want to expose this ability.
We can't let this woman swear an oath of inner demons, right?
The inner demon oath is not omnipotent.
If the person swearing the oath does not care about the Dao, it has no binding force.
"It would be too exaggerated to cure her injuries easily, unless a third-level doctor combined with rare elixirs."
"What if I divide it into dozens of treatments and spend several years, or even more than ten years, to slowly 'nurse' her injury?"
Lu Changan thought of a countermeasure.
By boiling the frog in warm water over a longer period of time to achieve this goal, it will not exceed the standard.
For example, if a low-level monk earns 10,000 spiritual stones in a year, people will be surprised.
It would not be surprising if you earn ten thousand spiritual stones in a few decades.
Moreover, Mu Bingyun's foundation is damaged, which is not a terminal illness in the world of immortality.
Third-level or higher healing elixirs, including certain heavenly materials and earthly treasures, may be able to repair her foundation.
A few years later, with the passage of time, by the time she succeeded in building the foundation, the injuries she suffered back then had long since faded away.
…
"Bingyun, I have a health care technique that, combined with some medicinal materials, may be able to slowly warm up your foundation."
Lu Changan said in words.
"Health care?" Mu Bingyun's eyes brightened slightly.
Li Erqing was also moved in his heart.
People who are familiar with Lu Changan's health-preserving and beauty-preserving skills admire him very much.
Treating injuries through warming and conditioning is relatively common in the world of immortality, and can occasionally create miracles.
"However, I am only 20% sure of this method, and I need you to leave the Mu family and practice with me for some years."
Lu Changan changed the subject.
"20% sure?" Mu Bingyun moved slightly.
"Uncle Lu, how many years will it take?"
"As little as seven or eight years, as many as one or twenty years."
Lu Changan explained the time a little more broadly.
Mu Bingyun pursed her red lips, hesitated slightly, and fell into thinking.
A girl who grew up in a family suddenly has to leave home for more than ten years. It takes courage and determination to bet on a 20% chance.
"Give you some time to think about it."
Lu Changan stopped staying and left with Li Erqing.
Just arrived at the entrance of the cave.
"Uncle Lu."
A girl's voice, like a warbler's cry, came from behind.
"I have decided! Leave the family, practice with you, and receive nourishment and conditioning."
After saying these words, Mu Bingyun's eyes were bright and her pale face showed a determined expression.
"Um."
Lu Changan paused. This woman's decisiveness was beyond his expectation.
Li Erqing cast a look of approval.
Lu Changan probably took Mu Bingyun away with the intention of cultivating her.
Li Erqing didn't know Lu Changan's secret.
But after knowing him for more than a month, he had some intuition: his eldest brother was something special.
Apart from anything else, when the eldest brother resolutely left the family and planned to build a foundation, who believed that he could succeed?
Inside the cave.
Mu Bingyun was left with a lonely figure as clear as snow, murmuring:
"Master, Bingyun made a different choice from you today. Will the ending be different in the future?"
…
Lu Changan did not settle on Yuexin Island and returned to the small courtyard near the lake.
This villa was deliberately protected by the Mu family, treating it like a historical relic and maintaining it regularly.
As a rising foundation-building monk of the Mu family, Lu Changan's ancient foundation-building can be recorded in the history of the Liang Kingdom, and he deserves this treatment.
"Huang Tankong..."
Lu Changan sat cross-legged in the room, his eyes twinkling.
When he came to Feiyue Lake, he didn't find Huang Tankong's location. He thought that Huang Tankong didn't have long life and was hanging on to his last breath, so he didn't pursue him fiercely.
Mu Bingyun's experience made her realize that there was still a venomous snake lurking in her hometown that could bite people, and she had to find out its location.
I originally planned to finish writing two pieces and upload them together tomorrow. Seeing that everyone’s follow-up readings are quite impressive, with more than 12,000 orders each, I will upload one chapter first in the early morning.