In the following days, Lu Zhong devoted his energy to Jade Vein Kung Fu.
Tempering the meridians has gradually increased from once a month to once every ten days. With the investment of massive spiritual stones, the progress of the technique has naturally increased greatly, and the meridians are turning into jade at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Thanks to this, the speed of cultivation has increased significantly.
Although he has not returned to the time when he first formed the elixir, he is already very satisfied.
What surprised Lu Zhong was that the strengthening of the meridians throughout his body was actually helpful in practicing the Barbarian Ancestor's Heaven-Swallowing Technique, and could reduce the danger when punching acupoints.
Intuitively reflected by numerical values, it increases the success rate by about 10%.
When the hazy sky clears up again, it will be a new year as winter turns to spring.
Bihai Sect has added another foundation builder.
The new foundation builder is an inner disciple named "Lu Baokui".
Having learned from past mistakes, Lu Zhong went to investigate specifically.
This person has a good foundation and is not like Chu Dayun who has the "grandfather" in him. He relied entirely on his own efforts to stand out from the crowd of disciples and succeeded in building a foundation at the age of fifty-nine.
At the foundation building ceremony, Lu Zhong met with Lu Baokui.
Lu Baokui looks ordinary and has nothing special about his figure. Even if he wears a new cassock, he still looks like an old farmer. Only his calm temperament makes him inferior to those around him.
"Disciple Lu Baokui has met our ancestor!" Lu Baokui bowed and saluted.
At this moment, he was quite nervous. He must know that the person sitting here was the ancestor of Jindan. Even if he had just advanced to the foundation building level, he could not catch up with him. The difference in strength was unimaginable.
Looking at the uneasy Lu Baokui, Lu Zhong looked calm on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking, is he so scary? If you think about it carefully, it is really like this.
He usually lives in seclusion and rarely appears in front of his disciples. It can be said that he is like a dragon who sees the beginning but never the end.
Under such circumstances, the only way for the disciples to understand their ancestors is to read the classics in the sect.
There is no need to read it, Lu Zhong also knows what is recorded in it.
It is nothing more than mass killings, from the killing of Bi Dao Sanren at the beginning, to the undefeated fight against the water dragon alone later on, thus establishing the image of an ancestor who is ruthless and powerful.
This kind of image has the advantage of accumulating prestige as quickly as possible.
The shortcoming is that it is like this now, which makes the people below feel scared.
There are gains and losses, and Lu Zhong doesn't care about this disadvantage.
After handing Lu Baokui a storage bag, he smiled and said, "There is a volume of "Shuiyun Metal Phase Skill" in it, plus a top-grade magic weapon, the Water Luo Pestle, which is my gift to you."
The magic weapon is nothing, the book of inner magic is the key point.
The Shuiyun Metal Phase Technique is an advanced technique that can be practiced to the early stage of elixir formation. It is much higher than the "Water Gurgling Technique" that Lu Baokui originally practiced, and it is also more suitable for his three spiritual roots of water, metal and earth.
Sure enough, when Lu Baokui heard this, he immediately fell to the ground.
"Ancestor's great kindness will be unforgettable by my disciples!"
When Lu Zhong heard this, he didn't take it seriously. He raised his hand gently and cast a spell to help him up. He said in a gentle tone: "Since you are already the foundation builder, you will be in charge of the post of head of general affairs in the sect.
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With Chu Dayun's incident in front of him, he decided to abolish the powerful position of the sect leader, disperse the sect leader's power, and instead set up more elder positions, such as the elder of Chuan Gong, the elder of Xingdian, etc., and there will also be deacons, etc.
Position.
In this way, due to the dispersion of power, there will be internal fighting.
But it's better than joining forces to deal with him, the ancestor.
"Yes, Lu dares not to obey orders!"
Lu Baokui looked like he wished he could die.
"Work hard and practice more in the future. Don't let me down. Go out first." Lu Zhong waved his hands and said. The ceremony stage outside belonged to Lu Baokui. This was the highlight of his life.
As an ancestor, it is not easy for him to go out and cause trouble.
Not long after Lu Baokui retired.
"Hoola! Hoola!"
Cheers poured into the Bihai Palace like a tide.
Today's Bihai Sect is no longer what it was when it was first established.
There are currently more than 10,000 inner and outer sect disciples in the sect. The Qi Refining Family derived from the sect's disciples is thirty-one in size. The total mortal population under their control reaches tens of millions, and this number is still increasing rapidly, until the Bihai Island Group is included.
Only when it is completely filled and the population spreads over every inch of land containing spiritual energy will the momentum slow down.
Next, as long as the number of foundation-building true cultivators increases, the Bihai Sect can become a true Jindan Sect.
The reward that Lu Zhong can get is the huge amount of spiritual stone income every year, plus the various rare elixirs handed over to the sect's treasury by his disciples. These are the benefits of running the sect.
Thinking of this, he was in urgent need of the elixir, so he decided to increase the number of good deeds obtained by handing in the elixir, and lower the number of good deeds required to redeem the exercises and spells, in order to stimulate the enthusiasm of his disciples.
"The development of Mingyuan Continent must also be accelerated..." Lu Zhong thought of this matter.
Obtaining the teleportation array is no less important than collecting elixirs.
He never wanted to experience the experience of being blocked again. So he drew up a Taoist edict, called the disciples guarding the door, and asked them to hand it over to Lu Baokui after the celebration.
The content is very simple:
First, increase material support to the Chengde Chamber of Commerce;
The second is to increase the rewards for the Mingyuuan Continent mission in the sect to mobilize the enthusiasm of the disciples.
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Half a month later, an unknown desert island.
Lu Zhong chanted a mantra and raised his hand to hit "Thunder Swamp".
The thunder marsh covered the deserted island hill, affecting a radius of a hundred feet, and that place was being occupied by a swarm of poisonous insects. Countless thunder and lightning emerged from the void and began to bombard the insect swarm indiscriminately.
After a while, there were not many poisonous insects left in the jungle.
"Long live the ancestor!"
"As expected of an ancestor!"
There was a burst of cheers from the disciples behind him.
Then, under the command of the deacons, the disciples formed a formation and marched together, and began to attack the insect nest, as usual, to clean up the unstable factors in the territory.
There is a miniature first-order spiritual vein on the desert island. Once the poisonous insects on the island are cleared, it will be put on the yellow list for rent to monks who want to establish a family.
This renting behavior is an important source of income for the sect.
Affected by the recent turmoil in the Southern Barbarians, the number of monks interested in settling in the Bihai Islands has been increasing day by day.
Because of this, the supply of spiritual lands began to be in short supply.
Even Lu Zhong had to come out to help.
It will be decided in one battle.
By sunset, the swarms of poisonous insects have been wiped out.
All insect corpses will be collected and used as fertilizer for the honey bugs to cultivate bacterial lawn, and then go through a series of transformation processes, and finally become spiritual honey that can improve their cultivation.
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Time passes day by day.
In a blink of an eye, it’s time for the Lantern Festival again.
The Bihai Sect held a grand celebration for this purpose, but Lu Zhong only showed up at the celebration, and then returned to Chaosheng Cave to accompany Yu Feng'er to watch the moon on the top of Bihai Peak.
The moonlight was like water, gently splashing on the two of them.
Compared with the lively scene of the sea of lights below the mountain, although the top of Bihai Peak is also decorated with lanterns, it seems a bit deserted because there are only two people here.
However, Lu Zhong and Yu Feng'er quite liked this kind of environment.
The two hugged each other and stayed quietly without speaking, enjoying this rare holiday time.
Quiet and relaxing.
Until dawn.
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a new day.
Lu Zhong had used the carefully prepared spiritual food, but instead of walking to the retreat room as usual, he said goodbye to Yu Feng'er and turned into a rainbow and flew to the fairy city of Changchun.
Stayed for more than half a month.
Participated in multiple auctions in a row.
Relying on his wealth, he bought seven bottles of elixirs and an ingot of iron essence.
During this period, I participated in various exchange meetings.
In exchange for the spiritual honey, he also acquired several elixirs of different vintages, several elixirs to improve his cultivation, and various bulk materials, which were all what he needed at present.
After achieving his goal, Lu Zhong prepared to return.
Just as he reached the city gate, a voice came to his ears.
"I, Tang Chengchu, have met this fellow Taoist..."
Lu Zhongxun looked around and found that he was a middle-aged monk with a strange appearance. He had three strands of green beard and looked like a great scholar, exuding the aura of early cultivation of alchemy.
Tang Chengchu?
I don't think I've ever heard of this name.
He immediately ignored it and continued walking out of the city.
At first glance, Tang Chengchu seemed to be a master of business.
But we can't get involved with him.
"Fellow Taoist, please stay!"
Lu Zhongben was still hesitating whether to pay attention to this person, but when he heard this, he immediately quickened his pace, walked out of the city gate in three steps, then took off in a rainbow of light.
Unexpectedly, the latter caught up with him.
"Fellow Taoist, please stay, fellow Taoist!"
Good guy!
Lu Zhong's heart trembled.
Dare to pay attention to this person, he immediately accelerated his escape speed, and relying on his superiority in cultivation, he was able to throw Tang Chengchu out of sight in a few strokes.
Looking at the slowly disappearing trail of spiritual energy, Tang Chengchu was dumbfounded.
This is different from what was planned.
Remembering the purpose of this trip, I can’t put it off any longer.
He had no choice but to speed up his escape and fly in the direction of Bihai Sect.
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In the Bihai Palace, the guests and hosts took their seats.
"Gu Dongdong..."
The maids performed their duties, and after they had brewed and poured the spiritual tea and served some fruit snacks, they all bowed and exited the hall.
"Sorry, it was Lu who misunderstood what fellow Taoist meant."
Lu Zhong cupped his hands and said to Tang Chengchu.
Although he said this, his opinion of this person has not changed. Tang Chengchu, who had followed Bihai Sect all the way, was really a businessman, which brought him a dilemma.
"Jade in the bones!" Lu Zhong was extremely confused in his heart.
This thing is a rare treasure of heaven and earth and has extraordinary effects, and it can just solve the qualification problem he is facing now.
As long as you take it during practice, you can temporarily increase the refining speed of spiritual energy, which is equivalent to improving your practice qualifications in disguise, thereby achieving the effect of quickly improving your cultivation.
Such a spiritual creature is truly coveted!
This is also the reason why Lu Zhong hesitated.
"Fellow Taoist, tell the truth. How true or false is this?" Lu Zhong turned his attention to Tang Chengchu. According to the information the other party had previously told, the place where the jade in the bone was was only guarded by a third-level sea beast.
What about the liar?
It's just a third-level sea monster that can't be defeated by a monk's methods. Why can't we try to steal...take it away?
Tang Chengchu's eyes flashed, but his facial expression did not change. He smiled and said: "Everything Tang said just now is true, but the third-order sea beast guarding the treasure is indeed a bit difficult to deal with."
"what exactly is it?"
"Water dragon, if I read it correctly, it is the same one that fellow Taoist met last time."
"..."
Hearing this, Lu Zhong's face suddenly turned cold, and he directly served the tea to see the guests off, "Fellow Taoist, please go slowly. I'm busy with business, so I won't see you off..."
Are you kidding me?
That's a dragon!
Only by fighting with them in person can we understand the terror of water dragons.
It's not that Lu Zhong looked down on Tang Chengchu, but with the latter's cultivation in the early stage of pill formation, once he encountered the water dragon, he would definitely be unable to fight back. He was probably just a door-to-door meal delivery guy.
Outside the Bihai Sect.
Tang Chengchu made a miscalculation.
He didn't expect that Lu Zhong would be so cautious. Even if he threw out the jade from his bones, he couldn't make him move. Instead, he leaked the news about the treasure.
"Yes, he is not only the leader of a sect, but also the controller of the chamber of commerce, and he also has a beautiful woman as his companion."
"If it were me, I would be extremely careful."
Looking at the Bihai Peak in the distance, Tang Chengchu's face looked uncertain for a while, but he was secretly thinking in his heart: "The planned plan failed, it seems that we can only choose the next target..."
His original plan was to use Lu Zhong to achieve his goal of obtaining the treasure.
What he relies on is a bottle of "dragon-inducing incense". This incense is a kind of secret medicine. It is so attractive to the dragon that it is enough to make the water dragon chase after Lu Zhong.
When the water dragon is lured away, he can get the jade from the bone.
But who could have expected that the plan failed in the first step.
Tang Chengchu paced in place for a while, then turned into a rainbow and left.
After a while, Lu Zhong came out of the shadows.
Although it is impossible to know what Tang Chengchu was thinking, judging from the change in the man's expression in the scene review, he is afraid that there is something wrong in his belly.
"Water dragon."
Maybe, he should go take a look.
Today is different from the past.
Now Lu Zhong has mastered the thunder gun.
He believed that if he faced that water dragon again, he would be able to beat him at least 50-50.
"If a mantis stalks a cicada..."
When Lu Zhong thought of this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
The corners of his mouth couldn't help but grin.
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Mingwuhai.
It is 30,000 miles away from Changchun Fairy Harbor and close to the vast "Boundless Sea". This sea area is named after the perennial fog and the "Woo-Woo" sound.
On this day, three rainbow lights flew past.
The leader was clearly Tang Chengchu.
The remaining two people are a man and a woman, both of whom are in the middle stage of pill formation.
The woman was dressed in red, with a painting-like look on her face and eyes. If Lu Zhong was here, he would definitely recognize her. This woman is Fang Hongshang from the Fang family in Buhongshan.
The male cultivator is a burly man, and it is obvious that he is a mysterious cultivator who practices physical training.
At this moment, there was an impatient look on his face, and he urged: "Fellow Taoist Tang, when will we arrive at the place you mentioned? This damn thing has been flying on the sea for half a month. If you continue to fly, it will really happen.
We’re at the boundless sea! There’s no ship to protect that damn place, and we’ll all end up in a fish’s belly in less than a day!”
The giant man cursed and kept saying these words, looking like a chatterbox.
"Friend Zhong Dao, look ahead, that is the destination of our trip!" After hearing what the giant man said, Tang Chengchu did not show any anger on his face. Instead, he pointed to a foggy island in front of him and said.
"Island of Mist!" Fang Hongshang recognized the origin of the island, with a look of surprise on her face.
"Jade in the bones, can it really be in a place like this?"
According to Fang family records, the source of the fog in the Wuming Sea comes from these Wuming Islands. Although the name contains the word "island", she knows that it is not an island.