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"Well..." The female disciple bit her lip, her face flushed to the base of her neck, and she whispered: "Senior brother, you have worked hard during the day, why not let Qing Niang serve you! Qing Niang is still a virgin...
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There is a huge gap between the inner sect and the outer sect of Heling Sect. Inner sect disciples only need to concentrate on cultivation and receive a fixed amount of good deeds every year, but the outer sect disciples are different. They need to be responsible for many chores in order to earn practice resources and waste time.
What you get in exchange for practicing cultivation is only thirty or fifty spiritual stones.
There are actually not many female cultivators like her who want to devote themselves to inner disciples.
Many times, it is a deal that you are willing to endure and I am willing to make.
Hearing this, Lu Zhong opened his eyes and thought to himself that it was really interesting.
"I never thought that something like this would happen to me!"
Looking at the female disciple of the outer sect in front of me, to be honest, her body can only be regarded as a washboard, and there is no convexity at all. Fortunately, she has spiritual energy nourishing her body all year round, so her skin quality can be said to be beautiful.
She is broken, and her face is much more delicate than that of ordinary women.
It's a pity that simple love between a man and a woman doesn't actually mean much to him.
The female disciple, aware of Lu Zhong's gaze, took the initiative to pull off her belt. Lu Zhong glanced at it twice, looked away, shook his head and said: "Junior sister, why do you have to do this to yourself? This Jade Ning Dan is considered as a reward for delivering food.
Yes, please accept it and leave, Junior Sister."
With that said, he turned over his hand and took out a leftover Jade Ning Dan and handed it to the other party's hand.
After kneading and chanting the incantation, she also used the object control technique, controlling a big magic hand to put back all the clothes she had taken off.
"Thank you, thank you, senior brother..." The female disciple's face turned red, and crystal tears rolled down her eyes.
She took the elixir, covered her face and ran out as if running away.
"Alas..." Lu Zhong sighed, thinking that his state of mind was really good enough that he could not be tempted by women.
Looking at the food box, he pinched it to detect malicious intent.
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The next day, the team continued to advance.
After dealing with three waves of Yin Si Rats along the waterway, and passing through a half-collapsed hall due to disrepair, Lu Zhong led the people to a cave covered with stalactites.
Coming here means entering the lower waterway range.
There is still a lot of preparation work to be done before entering the lower waterway.
In the afternoon, a transport team arrived.
They brought a lot of cold-warming supplies, including consumable Warming Sun Talisman, cloaks and robes engraved with Warming Sun Arrays, various cold-repelling elixirs, and a large number of preliminarily processed ingredients.
So many supplies were prepared for the subsequent attack on the lower waterways.
After all, the Moon-Watching Toad is not easy to deal with. If a monk in the Qi Refining Stage is accidentally vomited by their natal magical power "Moon-Watching Ice Breath" and does not have something to repel cold and protect himself, he will most likely be frozen into an ice sculpture on the spot.
The function of the Warming Sun Talisman and the Warming Sun Cloak is to prevent this kind of instant kill.
Looking at the Nuanyang Talisman in his hand, which was obviously drawn not long ago, Lu Zhong couldn't help but secretly sigh that the master's sect is really full of talents, even those who can draw the Nuanyang Talisman are reserved.
You know, the Southern Barbarians can't use the Warming Sun Talisman, only the Northern Territory can use it.
In addition, the additional personnel reported by Lu Zhong before also arrived with the transport team.
Among the new team members, most of them are casual cultivators recruited as cannon fodder. There are thirty people in total. Their salary is one spiritual stone per day, plus a meal of spiritual food made of Yin sickle rat meat. Only the last blow can kill them.
Only by killing monsters can you be eligible to distribute the spoils;
A small number of them are outer disciples who voluntarily signed up, and their treatment is better than that of casual cultivators. Their daily allowance is five low-grade spiritual stones, and as long as they take action in battle, they can share part of the benefits afterwards.
Benefits vary depending on the contribution and usually exceed the daily allowance.
As for the inner disciples, there are none.
They can be regarded as elite monks, and their cultivation is generally in the middle and late stages of Qi refining, and they have more experience in fighting skills than the outer disciples who are busy with chores. As long as they are not in a certain death situation, the possibility of death is extremely low.
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More than half a month has passed and the lower water channel has been conquered halfway.
In the waterways of the ancient city, traces left by ancient monks can be seen everywhere. It was an era where statues were preferred, so even in the dark underground waterways where no sunlight is visible, you can see statues covered with ice and moss.
They either collapsed and shattered, or were severely corroded by water vapor, and disappeared into the dust of history along with the ancient monks.
As the team continued to advance, they began to encounter moon-watching toads one after another.
As a first-level high-grade monster, the Moon-Watching Toad is very powerful. Every time a Moon-Watching Toad falls, it takes away the lives of one or two casual cultivators. Sometimes even outer disciples are killed.
Under the terrifying icy breath of the moon, it turned into an ice sculpture on the spot.
As the consumption of the Warming Sun Talisman and Warming Sun Cloak bottomed out, even the inner disciples began to be in danger.
When dealing with a pair of Moon-Watching Toads, an inner disciple died for the first time in Lu Zhong's team.
Another battle is over.
The team members were happily dividing the Moon-Watching Toad, and expertly took down all the useful spiritual materials and put them away.
Not far away, two figures stood together.
Mi Qian, as deputy, is now at the seventh level of Qi Refining and is reporting to Lu Zhong.
"Senior Brother Lu, the Nuanyang Talisman has bottomed out. If this continues, our losses will probably be..."
"As for the Nuan Yang Talisman, I can find a way to solve part of it." Lu Zhong has not been idle during this period. He has been analyzing various parts of the Nuan Yang Talisman based on his solid foundation of talisman making, and has made ideal progress.
It won't take long before you can draw the finished product.
"That's great, I would like to thank you on behalf of my junior brothers and sisters!" Upon hearing this, Mi Qian showed a happy expression on her face and quickly raised her hands in a salute. Her expression was sincere and did not seem to be fake.
"When will the next batch of supplies arrive? There are other teams, what's the progress now?" Lu Zhong asked again.
Drawing the talisman by hand is only an emergency measure.
After replenishing manpower three times in a row, the team has now expanded to a hundred people. The number of Warm Yang Talismans consumed every day is at least double digits, which is not something he can draw alone.
"this……"
Mi Qian sighed and said: "I have sent a letter to the ground before, but there has been no reply until today. I'm afraid it will take some time for the transport team to arrive. As for the senior brother and other teams, the progress of the strategy is not allowed.
Be optimistic and have encountered the same difficulties as us."
After hearing this, Lu Zhong didn't feel strange.
After the team members completed dividing the spiritual materials of the Moon-Watching Toad, he ordered the team to repair for a day.
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In the evening, it’s toad meat stewed with toad soup.
When the toad meat is extremely cold, it needs to be served with Ling Toad Soup to eliminate the cold poison contained in the meat.
A big pot of spiritual food, steaming hot, is extremely refreshing and can get rid of the fatigue of the day.
The meat of Moon Toad tastes similar to chicken. Not only does it taste very delicious after being stewed, but it also contains far more spiritual energy than mud-shell pigs. It not only has the effect of restoring spiritual energy, but even has a slight amount of spiritual energy, which can be used for
After refining, the cultivation level will be improved.
Lu Zhong glanced at the Nuanyang Talisman on the dining table.
This one was just painted by him, and the ink on it has not yet dried.
There are more Warm Yang Talisman next to it, neatly folded into dozens and dozens of them, ready to be distributed tomorrow.
Drawing the Warming Sun Talisman is much more difficult than the Golden Light Talisman. That is to say, Lu Zhong has a solid foundation and has the assistance of scene retrieval. Otherwise, if it were an ordinary talisman maker, it would probably take him a year or two to draw it by himself.
Putting down the talisman pen in his hand, Lu Zhong used the magic of detecting malicious intent.
"Well, nothing happened!"
Picking up the stewed toad meat, he took just two bites when his expression changed.
The robes automatically moved without wind, emitting four colors of spiritual light.
"here we go again!"
Lu Zhong looked helpless and had no choice but to put down his bowl and chopsticks.
Go to the bed, sit cross-legged, do your exercises, and turn over your hands to take out the four spirit beads.
After breaking through to the eighth level of Qi refining, the spiritual conflicts of the Four Spiritual Arts became more intense and frequent. At the same time, the suppression effect of the Four Spiritual Pearls gradually weakened, and they no longer had the same magical effect as before.
After a few quarters of an hour, the conflicting spiritual powers were suppressed.
He couldn't see it before, but now Lu Zhong understands it.
Relying on the spiritual power conflict of these four spiritual skills to suppress it with elixirs or magic beads is only a way to cure the root cause, not the root cause. It will only make the next conflict faster and more intense.
The only solution is to choose inheritance in advance.
After practicing the exercises, the problem of spiritual conflict will naturally be solved.
But Lu Zhong is really reluctant to part with it. The profound spiritual power brought by practicing the Four Spiritual Arts is far beyond that of ordinary monks, and the "purifying" properties of the spiritual power. The latter is no different from an elixir to a Four Spiritual Roots monk like him.
The existence of a magical elixir is also the guarantee that he can make breakthroughs smoothly along the way and rarely encounter bottlenecks.
While soothing the spiritual energy in his body, Lu Zhong was also thinking in his heart.
Regarding the choice of inheritance, he has actually already made a decision.
If nothing unexpected happens, I will naturally choose the "Flying Star" lineage.
Xuanyue Sword Cultivation is certainly sharp, but it doesn't match what Lu Zhongyi has learned. If you choose, you have to start from scratch. The same is true for Tuoyang Xuanxiu's lineage. Linghuan Dharma Body can only be used in Xuanxiu Cultivation Technique at best.
Although it is said to be an entry-level course, there are actually quite a few things that need to be studied and understood in the future.
"Forget it, don't think about these things for now."
Lu Zhong stood up and walked to the dining table.
The temperature in the lower water channel is extremely low, not much different from dripping water and freezing ice.
In just the time it took to resolve the spiritual conflict, the pot of stewed toad meat froze into a lump.
Fortunately, he has a solution.
Pick up a warm yang talisman and stick it directly to the bottom of the pot. When the talisman is activated, it will emit heat. After a while, the ice cubes on the toad meat will be heated, and the pot will soon be steaming hot.
After taking a bite, the taste became even sweeter.
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The strategy for the lower waterways is still progressing.
The transport team comes occasionally, bringing many Warming Sun Talismans and Warming Sun Cloaks, as well as indispensable personnel supplements. At the same time, the spiritual materials of the Moon-Watching Toad will be converted into good deeds, and all of them will be purchased and taken away.
At this time, the difference between outer disciples and casual cultivators was once again reflected.
Outer disciples can decide whether their good deeds should be exchanged for spiritual stones, while casual cultivators have no choice but to receive their share of spiritual stones.
As time passes, one book after another is filled with names of the deceased.
Even if Lu Zhong tried his best to make the talisman, he could not stop his team members from leaving.
Gradually, the frequency of encounters with the Moon Toad began to decrease, and then from time to time, we would meet other teams from the same sect. This clearing operation finally entered the final stage, and sometimes it was carried out on the road for three days in a row.
During this period, just as Lu Zhong expected, a second-order Moon-Watching Toad really appeared.
With a breath of ice, half the team was wiped out immediately.
Fortunately, Shui Ni took action in time, so the tragedy of destroying the team did not occur.
Half a month later, all the teams gathered in an underground pool.
This is the source of the ancient city’s waterways.
Contrary to what most people guessed, probably because of the thin spiritual energy here, there are no monsters hiding in the pool, not even a single cold-water fish can be seen, and the water is so clear that one can see through more than ten feet at a glance.
The only gain is that there are several low-year elixir plants growing beside the pond.
The rendezvous means the end of this operation.
Without the constant harassment by the coalition monks and the monsters lurking in the waterways, Yingling City will be more stable and prosperous in the future, and there will be scenes of caravans coming and going like clouds.
However, no one remembers the monks who died here.
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Taking the flying boat in the door, Lu Zhong quickly returned to the cave.
After being out for so long, the yard has already grown overgrown with weeds. They have been nourished by the high concentration of spiritual energy and have grown rapidly. Now they are half a person tall.
After a lot of work, it was finally cleaned up.
Looking at the familiar courtyard, I felt like I was in another world.
"Jingle Bell!"
Suddenly, a crisp ringing sound rang.
Lu Zhong turned his head and saw that it was a red-feathered bird shaking the bell on its chest.
If you look closely, you can see a note hanging on it.
"Who sent me the messenger bird? It's a cheap master. He's so stingy that he can't even bear to bear a transmission note..." Lu Zhong complained while opening the note carefully.
The content of the note was very simple, with only a few hundred words.
He asked Lu Zhong to pay a visit to Shui Ni's cave when he was free in the past few days, saying that he had something to do with him.
"What is it?" Lu Zhong thought for a while and found that he had no clue.
"I don't want to think about it anymore. I will know when the time comes."
He shook his head, reached out and took out a handful of spiritual rice, and fed it to the fluffy letter bird.
The messenger bird is a channel for transmitting information within the sect. Compared with the transmission notes, it has a huge advantage of being cheap. After training, it can accurately reach the target location, so it is welcomed by the disciples in the sect.
The only drawback is that it is a little bit cautious.
If you don't feed them after delivering the letter, don't even think about trying to get the letter delivered on time next time.
After feeding the messenger bird, Lu Zhong thought of the ghost-seeking rat.
Being at the gate of Heling Sect, its ability to search for spirits is of no use.
Therefore, Lu Zhong rented it to a reliable fellow apprentice soon after he started.
The spirit-seeking mouse has now become a self-reliant working mouse.
"Speaking of which, it's time to collect the spirit stones in two days. I wonder what the spirit-seeking rat will look like now after so long?" Lu Zhong decided to take the time to go over and take a look, and collect the spirit stones by the way.
Although there are only five hundred spirit stones in a year, it is not a small amount to add up to a lot.
Then we came to Wangxian Town.
The newly refined spiritual power always has a bit of fire.
There are many ways to get rid of anger, but compared to sitting alone in a quiet room and refining, Lu Zhong still prefers the combination of yin and yang, which is both practical and can exercise the body.