Lu Zhong sat cross-legged in the quiet room and continued to meditate on the method of gathering elements.
Now that foundation building is around the corner, it is still necessary to practice this secret technique that can increase the probability of half-percent foundation building. Maybe it can save a lot of spiritual stones.
"Practice by yourself for a period of time first, and then go to the master for advice."
"It is also time to put the purchase of Foundation Establishment Pills on the agenda. The Foundation Establishment Pills at auctions are not easy to come by, so we need to make more preparations... As for the sect's good deeds, I can barely afford to exchange for one.
You also need to go over and fight for the foundation pills. I heard that the supply of foundation pills in the treasure house exceeds demand, and you have to queue up if you want to exchange them..."
He thought silently, raised his head and looked at the corner of the quiet room.
There is a gray orb floating there, which is absorbing the soul power of the surrounding spirits, forming whirlpools of soul power, and all of them converge on the spiritual weapon Wutu Ruimu Spirit Ring, gradually enhancing the spirituality of this ring.
I don’t know whether it’s due to the spirit sacrifice method or because semi-spiritual weapons are inherently difficult to transform. The spiritual ring does not improve very quickly. Lu Zhong estimates that it may not be able to become a spiritual weapon if it breaks through to the foundation building stage.
"I'm not in a hurry. I heard that not all foundation-building cultivators can have spiritual weapons to protect themselves. Most of the early-stage foundation-building cultivators usually can only use high-grade magic weapons because they don't have enough accumulation."
While thinking about it, I understood the Juyuan Method.
Recently, Lu Zhong suddenly had a whim. If he could do two things at once and observe the scene in the retrospective world and the real world at the same time, it might have some magical effects.
But what the magical effect was, his idea was still very vague.
As expected, you have to wait until you can actually do two things at once before you can understand.
"Oh, there is no end to learning!"
…
A few days later.
Lu Zhong collected his good deeds and came to the Treasure Hall.
"Senior Brother Lu, good morning!"
In front of the palace gate, a horse-faced disciple on duty greeted him warmly. Lu Zhongxun looked around and found out that it was an inner disciple who was under his command when he led the team to clear out the water channels of Yongling City, so he nodded with a smile.
After handing over the identity to the other party for verification, the restriction at the entrance to the Treasure Hall was soon lifted, and a hole appeared that could allow one person to enter.
Lu Zhong stepped in and quickly disappeared inside.
After waiting for the restriction to be restored to its original state, another short and fat disciple on duty asked curiously: "Hey, I've been here for three years, how come I haven't seen this Senior Brother Lu?"
The horse-faced disciple laughed and explained: "This is not surprising. In fact, it is the first time for me to see this senior brother Lu in the sect. But if I change my name, I believe you will be familiar with it, junior brother!"
"Oh?" The short and fat disciple was even more curious.
"Uncle Shui Ni's apprentice." The horse-faced disciple looked around and whispered.
Hearing this, the short and fat disciple suddenly felt sour in his heart, and said quietly: "It turns out that the one who is about to become a real disciple is this Senior Brother Lu..."
According to his gossip, Master Shui Ni has already begun to retreat, and maybe after he comes out of seclusion, he will become their master, the Master Jindan who has lived for 500 years.
"That's not true!" the horse-faced disciple said bitterly.
…
"What do I need to replace?"
Sha Baoren is taking the turn of deacon of Zhenbao Hall this year. He is sitting behind the table and asking the disciples who came to exchange money. Judging from his impatient look, it is obvious that he is not willing to be the deacon.
According to the sect's rules, I have to accept this responsibility.
"Disciple wants to exchange... for a hundred-year-old golden thorn"
Under the stage, a thin disciple said weakly.
Uncle Sha has a bad reputation, and it can be said that he is a bad person among his disciples.
"A hundred-year-old golden thorn? There has never been anything like this in the treasure house. If you want it, you should go to the market to buy it." Sha Baoren glared at him fiercely. He didn't let go until the thin disciple had tears in his eyes, and then looked at the people lining up behind him.
The disciple suppressed his anger and said: "Anyone who wants to redeem it, please read the catalog first. If there is such a fool, don't blame me for teaching him a lesson!"
After scolding, Sha Baoren sat back on the bench and said coldly:
"Next!"
All the disciples were as silent as cicadas at this moment.
Someone asked in a low voice: "Uncle Sha, what's going on?"
"It's not that matter. I heard..." the person next to him said this, his voice lowered, "I heard that the results have been discussed above and we will split the sect soon."
"Split the sect?" After hearing this, many people seemed to have known it for a long time, but they still couldn't help but sigh.
Lu Zhong was on the side, so he naturally knew what branching was.
Not long ago, his master Shui Ni had already revealed that the Heling Sect, faced with the oppression of the Lingyue Sect, would most likely adopt the method of dividing the sect to avoid disaster, which meant that the Three Spirits Unity Seal would fall apart.
Xuanyue, Feixing, and Tuoyang each formed independent sects.
Lu Zhong didn't know whether this was a policy of appeasement or a clever move thought up by the three ancestors. He only knew that he was powerless to stop this kind of thing.
Many Heling Sect disciples must also understand this.
Nowadays, there are long queues at the Zhenbao Hall. Maybe it has something to do with this. After all, no one knows that after the sect was divided, the good deeds of the original sect will not be recognized. In order to avoid the good deeds accumulated with great difficulty being invalidated,
Many people are ready to use up all their good deeds.
Soon, it was his turn to redeem.
"Uncle Sha, this disciple would like to apply to redeem the Foundation Establishment Pill."
Foundation Building Pill?
Sha Baoren raised his head curiously, wanting to see who was redeeming the Foundation Establishment Pill.
A foundation-building pill is worth one good deed. Normally, people who want to exchange it have to compete for the top spot. Therefore, there is also a ranking. Specifically, the foundation-building pill is determined according to the order of application and the size of the sect's contribution.
sequence.
In other words, it has been proposed that exchange is a kind of ranking, and the size of the sect's contribution is also a kind of ranking.
As long as one of the rankings is met, you can successfully exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill.
"It turns out to be Master Nephew Lu." Sha Baoren glanced at Lu Zhong, swallowed what he originally wanted to say, picked up his pen and brushed a few strokes on the account book in front of him, "Ranked twenty-seventh and nineteenth in contribution.
, the Treasure Hall will issue a notice half a month later. If it is your turn, just come over and redeem it, otherwise you will have to enter the next round. The specific ranking notice will also explain it."
"Thank you, Master Sha, for informing me!" Lu Zhong thanked him with his hands in hand.
…
After returning from the Treasure Hall, Lu Zhong stayed quietly in the bamboo building, meditating on the Juyuan Method, meditating, practicing Qigong every day, and occasionally studying the Tao of Yin and Yang with Li Hejun.
The rest of the time, I was not idle.
He never finished drawing the golden light talisman.
When the revenue from the sales of storybooks is declining, this is currently his largest source of income. With his skilled talisman-making skills, he can earn 8,000 spiritual stones every month.
The days passed peacefully and fulfillingly, and soon it was time for announcements to be made in the Treasure Hall.
When we come to Zhenbaodian Square, every time there is an announcement day, many disciples will always gather around here. Only a few are eligible to apply, most of them come here to watch the excitement, or want to find a supporter for themselves, etc.
There were many Kun Xiu dressed up in fancy clothes, as if they were here to choose a concubine.
After declining the kindness of the two female cultivators, Lu Zhong looked at the list on the bulletin board and quickly found his name in the list of redemption qualifications.
"Hey, I'm actually qualified!"
The joy in his heart could not be restrained, and a smile appeared on his face.
It is well known that Foundation Building Pills are rare.
Even in Middle-earth, where the Immortal Path is prosperous, the competition for this foundation-building treasure is extremely fierce. Although most Middle-earth sects have ways to cultivate the main elixir of the Foundation-Building Pill, there are also an unusually large number of monks in Middle-earth.
, so the difficulty of obtaining the Foundation Building Pill is even higher than that of the Southern Barbarians.
In the Heling Sect, it is not easy to obtain the Foundation Building Pill.
Just those 10,000 points of good deeds cannot be collected by ordinary disciples.
Generally speaking, they rely on rewards from the elders, or the hard work of the family for several generations, and then exchange them for potential younger generations, so that they can shoulder the important task of revitalizing the family.
It seems that people like Lu Zhong rely on themselves to make enough contributions.
It's not that it doesn't happen, it's just very rare.
Along the way, congratulations were heard one after another. Lu Zhong returned the greeting with a smile, and walked through the crowd to the Treasure Hall, where all the Heling Sect disciples who had obtained the redemption qualifications gathered here.
Everyone's eyes were focused on a jade table, where twenty jade boxes were placed.
The surface of the jade box is not only covered with yellow paper to prevent the loss of spiritual energy, but also has a seal and ban on it, and the level of the ban is not low. It is obviously the work of Jindan Zhenren.
"Congratulations to all the nephews who have obtained the qualifications for redemption. Let's redeem the Foundation Establishment Pills one by one according to the order on the notice. If there are some missing merits, as long as they are collected within today, they can be redeemed." Jade
Behind the table, Lin Zhenghe said with a smile.
Looking at the twenty disciples below with kind eyes, he couldn't help but guess how many more foundation-building cultivators would be added to the sect after these batches of foundation-building pills were distributed. Is it the normal probability of three to four, or was it the blessing of the ancestor?
Six to seven.
"Haha, if only I could have half of it..." Lin Zhenghe thought in his heart.
Everyone came forward to exchange money one by one, and soon it was Lu Zhong's turn.
After handing over his identity card and deducting 10,000 points of good deeds, he got a jade box as he wished.
With a slight pull, the prohibition on the jade box automatically came into contact, and then he tore off the two yellow papers stuck on the surface. A dark green pill the size of a longan, exuding astonishing aura, appeared in Lu Zhong's eyes.
Not daring to be careless, he started checking based on the descriptions in the classics.
When Lu Zhong did this, there were many people present.
Lin Zhenghe saw it all, but did not say anything to stop him. After all, he came here in the same way back then. The Foundation Establishment Pill was too precious. Without confirmation on the spot, no one would be able to accept it with peace of mind.
"Yes, this is the Foundation Establishment Pill!"
After Lu Zhong confirmed that it was correct, he happily closed the jade box and pasted the two yellow papers back to prevent the elixir from losing its spiritual energy and weakening the effect of the Foundation Establishment Pill.
"It's a pity that Master Shui Ni is still in retreat. If I can get her to give some guidance, I think the progress will be much faster, so that I can try to build the foundation sooner." After getting the foundation building pill, Lu Zhong's heart felt like it was being scratched by a monkey.
Yes, I can’t wait to go back to seclusion immediately to achieve a breakthrough.
Fortunately, he still held back.
Saying goodbye to Master Lin, Lu Zhong stepped out of the Treasure Hall.
"The next step is to practice in seclusion with all your strength so that your cultivation can reach the perfection of Qi refining as soon as possible. At the same time, you need to perfect the Yuan Gathering Technique. Once these two conditions are met, you can take the Foundation Building Pill to build the foundation."
After making a plan, he made another trip to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall on the way to tell him that he was going to retreat to build foundation.
After registering, I got five years.
…
Time passes day by day.
Lu Zhong lives in seclusion and has been practicing with great concentration. His cultivation is growing continuously and steadily, and his understanding of the Juyuan Method is also making continuous progress. Everything is developing in a good direction.
At the same time, a big event happened in Heling Sect.
After the Jinhong Sect and Luoyun Sect were destroyed, the Lingyue Sect of the Yuanying Sect sent an ultimatum.
As if they were worried that the Heling Sect would not give in easily, they also deliberately spread the news that the Supreme Elder had left seclusion. It was due to such pressure that the three Jindan ancestors reached an agreement and decided to start dividing the sect.
After flying for more than three thousand years, the flag symbolizing the Heling Sect fell.
The Three Spirits Unity Seal was separated and divided into three independent sects: Xuanyue, Feixing, and Tuoyang. The Heling area will later belong to the Tuoyang sect, and the Yanlingshan area that has been conquered will belong to the Xuanyue sect.
The original hometown of Luoyun became the headquarters of Feixing Sect.
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The quiet room door, which had been covered in dust for a long time, was slowly pushed open from inside.
Lu Zhong walked out with a depressed look on his face. His first attempt to build a foundation failed. Although he had expected it, after all, it was not an easy task for the Four Spiritual Root monks to build a foundation.
Fortunately, this failure also gave him a certain understanding of how to build a foundation.
"It is estimated that the second attempt will also end in failure. Maybe the third foundation building will be successful..." He thought silently in his heart and prepared to auction two foundation building pills at the market.
But at this moment, a group of monks came outside.
The clothes they were wearing looked familiar, and all of them were tall and muscular, with strong backs and waists.
"Have the clans been divided?" Lu Zhong thought in his heart.
Glancing at the Heling Sect disciple uniform he was wearing, he suddenly felt as if he was in another world, and couldn't help but wonder if he had become the last Heling Sect disciple.
No, Master Shui Ni is probably still in retreat.
He Ling Sect now only has two masters and disciples left.
From the corner of his eye, Lu Zhong saw the group of monks approaching. The leader was a black-faced monk who was much taller than the average person, a full foot tall. He first looked at Lu Zhong and confirmed that he was not from Tuoyang's lineage.
After becoming a monk, he smiled and cupped his hands and said:
"Fellow Taoist, the original Heling Sect has been disbanded. Please pack your bags and leave Tuoyang Sect."
When Lu Zhong heard the call of "fellow Taoist", the only luck he had in his heart suddenly disappeared. Looking at the black-faced monk, he pondered and said: "I wonder if I can extend it for a while. After all, my master is still in retreat.
, as her disciple, how can I not accompany her and serve her?"
"Is there such a thing?" the black-faced monk asked in surprise.
He originally thought that Lu Zhong had been in seclusion for so long, which was outrageous enough.
But now, there is actually a master who is in retreat.
At this time, a team member came out from the team behind the black-faced monk, leaned close to his ear and spoke some news.
"That's it!" After hearing this, the black-faced monk understood what happened, and then said to Lu Zhong: "Fellow Daoist Lu, your master has returned to China, but she left something for you in Wangxian Town, do you see it?"
"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for informing me!" Lu Zhong nodded and walked toward the mountain gate.
There is nothing to clean up in the Bamboo House, so he can leave Tuoyang Sect now.
The reason why I didn't choose to jump off the cliff like before was because of the mountain guarding formation. Without the identity card to pass the verification, rashly jumping down would only lead to the formation's counterattack.