After successfully forming the elixir, Lu Zhong never left home.
The purpose of studying the purchased weapon refining inheritance every day is not only to avoid the dangers outside, but also to refine one's own magic weapon as soon as possible, so as to get rid of the embarrassing situation of being weak in combat power.
During this period, he ordered the Chengde Chamber of Commerce to search for materials to refine the natal magic weapon.
As a result, the Chamber of Commerce searched for a long time in the Changchun Territory and only managed to collect most of the materials on the list. There were still three rare materials that could not be purchased even by spending a large sum of spiritual stones.
It's not that Changchun Territory doesn't have these things.
But the families or sects that hold them clearly know the value of these materials, and all of them regard them as heritage. They all want to keep them for their own Jindan masters, before encountering a major crisis or decline.
, is determined not to be sold.
It will take some time to get them to relent.
Time passed, and three months passed quickly.
The materials have not been collected for a long time, so there is no way to refine the natal magic weapon. In order to improve his self-protection ability, Lu Zhong had to turn his attention to the "He Ling Fei Xing Jing". There is a secret secret technique that can be learned in the early stage of pill formation.
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It's not a magic technique to kill enemies, it's an escape technique that can save your life at critical moments.
"Meteor Escape"
By burning one's own essence and blood, one can gain escape speed that is higher than one's own level.
The cost of performing it is not small, and it can save your life at critical moments.
When you don't need to escape, you can also use it by consuming real energy. The escape speed is much faster than the third-level escape technique. It is a very practical escape technique.
Thinking that he had not yet learned the escape technique, Lu Zhong immediately started practicing.
As a third-level secret skill, Meteor Escape is self-evidently difficult to perform. It is more than one and a half stars more difficult than the second-level Star Pulling Technique and Combined Star Explosion. It takes at least three to five months to invest in it.
Fortunately, he had enough time.
After taking the elixir, Mr. Lu Zhong said he could live another five hundred years.
After familiarizing himself with the spells and handprints, he stood up and walked out of the quiet room.
The sky is filled with red clouds outside, and the eaves of Lintao's attic are filled with lanterns.
"The Lantern Festival is here again..." Lu Zhong said silently in his heart.
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For the Chengde Chamber of Commerce, this year's Lantern Festival is particularly different.
With the addition of a Jindan master like Lu Zhong, the status of the Chengde Chamber of Commerce has also increased. It can obtain a better position on Changchun Street and put up better lanterns to show its strength.
Yu Feng'er has been busy on Changchun Street for more than half a month in preparation for this matter.
"President, the golden dragon and ice phoenix lanterns are set up."
The steward in charge of the scene trotted over, not even bothering to wipe off his sweat, and asked for credit and reported it.
The Chengde Chamber of Commerce is developing rapidly. If he can be appreciated by the president at this time, he may be able to collect the spiritual stones of the Foundation Establishment Pill in the future, become a foundation-building cultivator that everyone respects, and leave his name on the home page of the family genealogy.
Yu Feng'er nodded slightly and looked towards where the lanterns were.
I saw a giant lantern erected in the open space.
The lanterns were made by famous people who paid a lot of money and used a lot of expensive spiritual materials. Whether they were golden dragons or ice phoenixes, they were all lifelike, not inferior to the lanterns of the big chambers of commerce next to them.
When the lights come on, it feels like it comes alive.
After looking at it for a while, Yu Feng'er frowned, her expression immediately turned cold, and she said angrily: "Where is the thing inside the lamp? I have explained it so many times before, why did I still leave it out!"
"Ah this..." The steward saw the lamp wick clearly, and his legs and feet instantly softened.
"How, how could it be possible? I knew it! It's over..."
He clearly knew how much his president attached great importance to the contents of the lantern heart. He had long given instructions and explained it many times, just so that he could show it to the man from Lintao Pavilion during the Lantern Festival.
It's great now, everything was screwed up by myself.
At this time, Lu Zhong came over.
Seeing Yu Feng'er's face full of anger, she couldn't help but curiously asked: "What happened here?"
"Husband..." Yu Feng'er was so aggrieved that she wanted to cry.
She originally wanted to give Lu Zhong a surprise, but unexpectedly it was ruined by the people below.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Lu Zhong touched Yu Feng'er's back and comforted her while looking at the steward next to him. Although he didn't reveal even a trace of the golden elixir, one look was enough to break through her defenses.
"I, I really..." the steward said, suddenly remembering something, he knelt down on the ground with a plop, and apologized: "It was because of the poor supervision of the humble office that someone took away the small lamp in the lamp's heart!"
He remembered that in the afternoon, an elder of the Yu family came over. The president was not around at that time, and he was called by Changchun Valley to explain some matters to be paid attention to during the Lantern Festival.
Apparently, the small lamp carefully prepared by the president was taken away at that time.
He quickly told the whole story.
I didn’t hide anything, and I didn’t dare add any fuel to the fire.
"I see."
Lu Zhong glanced at Yu Feng'er and thought that this time was not an internal matter of the Yu family. He couldn't stand by and watch. He thought that there were many family members in the Chengde Chamber of Commerce. Since the elders of the Yu family dared to destroy the lanterns prepared by Yu Feng'er this time, in the future,
Don't know what else to do.
Now Chengde Chamber of Commerce is becoming more and more important to him.
Most of my future journey depends on it.
If not, is it really necessary for him to go through life and death outside every day, just like the protagonist in his previous life, rushing to participate in secret places and dangers?
"A bunch of idiots who can't see the current situation!"
Since you dare to provoke him, Lu Zhong, you must pay the price you deserve.
Lu Zhong already had an idea in his mind about how to deal with these people, but today was the annual Lantern Festival, so it was not advisable to get into a big fight and ruin this great festival.
"Let's go, take you to a preaching meeting."
"Preaching meeting? Ah! Could it be..." Yu Feng'er had just suppressed the grievances in her heart. When she heard Lu Zhong say this, she couldn't help but think of the grand meeting held at this time, which only Master Jiedan was qualified to attend.
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"Can I really participate?"
Touching her head, Lu Zhong laughed, "Of course you can. If others can bring their valued juniors, I can naturally bring my own Taoist companions."
"Tao, Taoist companion..." Yu Feng'er's face turned red instantly.
The brain is like a lake of slurry.
He didn't even know that he was being led away by Lu Zhong, and the word "Taoist couple" repeatedly echoed in his ears.
When she came to her senses, she was in a brightly lit hall.
The large hall is divided into multiple areas.
There are many people in each area, all of them are alchemy monks bringing their valued juniors, unlike Lu Zhong who also brings Taoist companions to attend the sermon meeting.
All the alchemy monks in the Changchun Region are basically gathered here.
Even so, he was still in his early thirties.
Different from the sermon meeting that Yu Feng'er imagined, this place is more like a banquet. There are tables and chairs in every area. The delicacies and wines on the table are full of aura, many of which are rare treasures outside. But here
There is a copy on every table.
Led by the maid, the two of them walked towards their seats.
On the way, Lu Zhong saw a white-haired old man with spots on his face who was obviously older than everyone present. He was the master of Dongbu House, Dongbu Zhenren.
So he stepped forward, raised his hands and said hello: "I have met fellow Taoist Dongbu."
"Haha, it turns out to be Fellow Daoist Lu!" Master Dongbu saw that it was Lu Zhong who was greeting him. He returned the greeting with a smile, and then greeted a dark-faced young man standing next to him and introduced: "This is Dongbu Nan, the dog, and...
What are you doing standing around there, come here and salute!"
The dark-faced young man looked a little dull and began to salute after hearing the words.
But instead of bowing, I wanted to kneel down and worship.
"Wrong, you idiot!" Dongbu Zhenren covered his face with his hands, feeling ashamed. He waved his sleeves and pulled up Dongbu Nan and asked him to salute. Then he apologized to Lu Zhong and said with a smile: "You made fellow Taoist Lu laugh.
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"Young Master..." Lu Zhong was so embarrassed that he didn't know how to respond.
He didn't expect this.
What made him even more unexpected was that such a famous alchemist as Master Dongbu, who could achieve such achievements in alchemy and must be far more intelligent than ordinary people, would actually have such a son.
What a surprise!
The most important point is that Dongbu Nan only has the fifth level of Qi refining.
With Master Dongbu's financial resources, his own son shouldn't have such a level of cultivation. He drank a lot of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and took all kinds of elixirs like sugar pills. At least he should be a foundation-building monk.
From this point of view, Dongbu Nan should have five spiritual roots, which is the worst qualification for cultivating immortals.
The two chatted for a while, until the bell rang.
Take your seat.
Soon, a sense of oppression came.
A middle-aged monk wearing a green robe and a lotus jade crown, with a somewhat ordinary appearance, slowly walked into the main hall accompanied by a group of Changchun Valley monks, and finally sat on the suspended main seat.
"Is this Lord Wanmu?"
A true cultivator of foundation building, a true master of elixir formation, and a true king after reaching Nascent Soul.
The Nanman Wushen monks and Yuanying Zhenjun can be said to be the top existences. They can decide the rise and fall of a sect with just one word, and can destroy a Jindan family with a raise of their hands.
Master Jin Dan is majestic outside, but he is nothing to Master Nascent Soul.
"It's really a level above the level that can crush people to death!"
Lu Zhong thought silently, after finally cultivating to the elixir-forming stage, there is still this kind of existence pressing on their heads. It is more difficult for them to kill a golden elixir than to crush an ant. There is no need to think about being free and easy. They must abide by some things.
rule.
"But it's better than building a foundation. Real people at least have theoretical freedom."
He shook his head and thought no more.
True Lord Wanmu was as gentle as the rumors. He first said some polite words, then praised the families and vassal sects loyal to Changchun Valley. As usual, he drew a delicious pie for them, and then began to greet everyone:
"Eat, eat, eat, or the food will get cold."
Then I won’t be polite!
Lu Zhong started eating immediately.
Apart from housework and drinking tea, this is the only hobby he has left.
It has to be said that this table of spiritual food prepared by Changchun Valley has a light and bland taste that suits his appetite. It is also made by a master chef, and the knife skills and cooking conditions are all top-notch. It is really enjoyable to eat.
Yu Feng'er was also immersed in eating, but it was more like she was trying to hide her nervousness.
In the middle, Wanmu Zhenjun began to preach.
As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone stopped.
I held my breath and concentrated for fear of missing a word.
Lu Zhong originally wanted to continue eating. After all, with the gray mist space, he could go back countless times and relive this sermon meeting over and over again until he had squeezed out all the benefits.
But then I thought about it, this move was too unique.
"That's all, I'm not here to show off."
So he began to listen carefully.
Like all sermons, the insights expressed by Wanmu Zhenjun are always hidden in key places, and occasionally some real things are revealed.
Even so, everyone present benefited a lot.
Yu Feng'er on the side listened with fascination.
Obviously, I also absorbed a lot of things from it.
When she came to her senses again, Wanmu Zhenjun had disappeared.
Looking around, many real people have already left the scene, and some monks seemed to have understood something and actually closed their five senses on the spot and meditated on the spot to digest.
"Husband, I..."
Before she could finish speaking, Lu Zhong waved his hand to turn on the silent blocking restriction, put a piece of fish into his mouth, and said, "Let's begin!"
"Yeah!" Yu Feng'er nodded fiercely and sat cross-legged to digest the harvest.
This sitting will be the dawn of the next day.
Lu Zhong is still eating. There are quite a lot of dishes prepared by Changchun Valley, which are enough for him to enjoy till now.
When she noticed a gaze falling on her, it was Yu Feng'er who had finished digesting it. Seeing the excitement on her face, she knew that this harvest must be quite big.
The mute barrier was removed, and there were still many people in the palace.
Those who can participate in this meeting are basically geniuses from various families and sects. Their understanding is not comparable to that of ordinary monks. In addition, Wanmu Zhenjun takes great care when preaching, so it is not surprising that there are one or two epiphanies.
Seeing this, Yu Feng'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She was really afraid that she would be left alone and embarrass Lu Zhong in front of outsiders.
When I walked out of the door, I was greeted by a real person from Changchun Valley.
He came to recruit Lu Zhong and wanted to invite him to become the guest minister of Changchun Valley.
There are many benefits to becoming a guest. The most intuitive one is tax exemption. In addition, you can also do tasks to accumulate good deeds, which can be exchanged for treasures in the Changchun Valley treasure house.
Lu Zhong chose to refuse, with a tactful tone.
The reason is quite simple.
Compared with the benefits of being a guest, he felt that the risks were greater.
Changchun Valley Guests are usually free and can enjoy many enviable privileges, but every ten years they have to participate in a mandatory mission, which requires them to fight with their lives.
He, Lu Zhong, is not an ordinary casual cultivator, so there is really no need to be a guest official.
Seeing that the recruitment was unsuccessful, the other party had no choice but to give up.
There's no threat.
Judging from this person's expression, it looks more like he didn't earn the referral commission, so he looks disappointed.
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Return to Lintao Pavilion.
Lu Zhong's life returned to peace.
The collection of materials for the Star Mirror continues, and at the same time the practice of Meteor Escape has not been stopped. Four new concubines with their own characteristics have also been recruited, commensurate with his status as a real person in the Golden Core.
During this period, the Chengde Chamber of Commerce and the Yu family were also dealt with.
Relying on the absolute advantage in strength, anyone who rebels against us will be killed directly.
After such a rectification, there was no longer any objection.
Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.
In the quiet room.
Lu Zhong kneaded the secrets and recited the mantra, and his body was filled with spiritual light.
next moment.
The body surface was covered with a layer of aura.
If he wanted to at this moment, he could easily fly into the sky and escape into a rainbow.
"It's finally done!"
Lu Zhong was pleasantly surprised.
It is not easy to practice the third-level secret technique. The reason why he has made such progress is because he constantly reviewed the previous sermon and gained a lot from it.
Incidentally, he also discovered new changes in the gray fog space.
Enter the gray fog space and start the scene review.
Interfere with reality!
At this time, Lu Zhong was able to imitate Hu and sense the flow of mana from the target person.
what does that mean?
This means that he can learn the secret techniques or spells performed by others through scene recall, and only needs the other party to perform them completely once.
"I like this ability!"
Lu Zhong was already thinking about how to learn secretly.
The problem is that most people hide the secret techniques that interest him, and never use them until critical moments, for fear that others will know their trump cards, which will have a huge impact on them.