Yu Feng'er nestled in Lu Zhong's arms, stroking her belly with a happy face.
When the Nascent Soul cultivator looked inside, he could naturally find that there was a new life gestating in his body. Although the little one was still in a budding state at the moment, it was indeed the result of the two of them.
And all of this was brought about by my husband.
She looked at Lu Zhong, who was stunned, and suddenly laughed out loud, and said softly: "What's wrong, what are you thinking about, husband?"
"Oh, I was thinking, madam, if your pubic area is squeezed by the fetus after you are pregnant..." Lu Zhong said directly what he was thinking.
Combining the contents of the classics he had read before, he finally understood why Kun Xiu's strength dropped significantly during pregnancy.
When Yu Feng'er heard this, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Then, she buried her head deeply in Lu Zhong's arms and said softly: "Husband, do you know that I never thought that I would be able to achieve what I am today? Everything... everything really seems like a dream."
"Dream? Silly woman, how could this be a dream?" Lu Zhong stroked her black hair and said with a smile: "Since we met in Changchun Fairy City, you and I have been supporting us all the way. I can't remember every bit of it.
I remember everything clearly, so how could it be an illusion.
Going forward, I might even be able to break through to become a god and become a being that stands at the top of this world. Madam, you must be mentally prepared in advance!"
"Well, I have always believed in my husband!" Yu Feng'er said.
The two talked to each other sincerely, and their already deep relationship deepened. It was not until dawn that the exhausted Yu Feng'er fell into a deep sleep.
Lu Zhong got out of bed, turned around and came to the quiet room.
First, I adjusted my breathing and Qi for a while, then I got myself dressed and went out.
He was planning to go to Bihai Fairy City.
When Lu Zhong accepted Yaoyun as his disciple, he gave her the status of a true disciple. This status was higher than that of Su Caocao and He Luo's direct disciples, and even a single wood spirit root could hold such an honor.
However, in order to ensure the safety of the young apprentice, he could only present himself as his direct disciple at the beginning, so as not to attract jealousy due to his big tree.
But at the same time, a grand apprenticeship ceremony was held to announce Yaoyun's identity to the outside world.
There is still a need to hold it.
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Bihai Fairy City, Wanghai Pavilion,
The atmosphere in the hall was quite tense at the moment. A group of alchemy monks gathered together. The first one was a masculine young man, He Luo, the deputy head of the Bihai Sect. He looked around and talked to each other, discussing how to deal with it.
The monk from the family sect frowned together inadvertently.
"Fellow Daoist Ding is very resourceful. May I ask how you should deal with this matter?"
"Ancestor is now at the peak of his power in the Spring and Autumn Period. His cultivation is far from reaching the end, and his will is still irreversible. I believe that our clan should fully support the establishment of Yaoyun." Ding Quan stroked his long beard, chuckled, and then continued.
He said: "Of course, for the sake of the longevity of our family, we have to 'restrict' this direct disciple to prevent her from rapidly improving her cultivation and causing the sect's infant resources to be dispersed."
"There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, and the resources of one faction cannot support two infant seeds. It is unlikely that the Master and Disciple sect will accept her, so we must be careful of the Loose Cultivators sect. Recently, they have greatly increased their power with the help of the Qiannan Alliance, and they have already
There is a tendency to fight against others like me."
Su Caocao's status is currently untouchable by anyone in the Bihai Sect.
By virtue of her status as the first disciple and the respected status of the master of the Bihai Sect, and with the full support of the master and disciple faction, she has been regarded by the outside world as the "Third Nascent Soul" of the Bihai Sect.
And the leader of their family, Patriarch Xingyang, personally passed on He Luo.
It is the "Fourth Nascent Soul" that has high hopes.
If the casual cultivator sect is really allowed to grow, the consequences will be unpredictable. The family sect, which was originally the dominant one in the Bihai Sect, will be weakened again and reduced to a third-rate force.
At that time, not only the family monks like them will be greatly affected by this, but also the family forces and vassals behind them will suffer heavy losses.
"I've been taught a lesson!" everyone said with cupped hands.
"Well, if our family can produce an extraordinary genius, it will definitely change the current decline. How can we be in danger today?" Someone suddenly sighed and said.
"What Brother Dao said is absolutely true. Unfortunately, geniuses are extremely rare. Even if they do exist, they are scattered in the mortal world. Very few are descendants of our family. For example, in our southern barbarian realm, the last Tianlinggen monk was Wan Muzhen.
Jun, he was born into a mortal family."
"Yeah..." Ding Quan sighed softly.
After He Luo heard this, his eyes turned towards the direction of Bihai Palace.
…
The Bihai Palace also had a solemn atmosphere.
Su Caocao looked calm, sitting on the seat of the sect leader, looking down at the elders and deacons of the master-disciple sect, his eyes looked calm, but he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.
Just like the family faction, the master-disciple faction is also discussing things.
The appearance of Yaoyun made them feel the crisis.
The Bihai Sect's resources are not unlimited. Even if it dominates the two regions and earns tens of millions of spiritual stones every year, under the premise of supporting two Nascent Souls, although there are many spiritual resources left, it is not enough.
It is allocated by the monks within the sect, otherwise there is no need for the monks to gather into three major factions.
Isn't the purpose of staying together to stay warm just to compete for resources?
But now, there is one more person sharing things.
As Yao Yun's personal disciple, he will definitely have his share of all kinds of rare spiritual objects in the sect in the future.
And if she cultivates her own support, the contents of everyone's bowl will be shared out, and the amount will be quite large.
After all, the master-disciple sect is currently the dominant family and naturally occupies the most resources.
If the ancestor wants to redistribute, he will definitely take action on the property in the hands of the master and apprentice faction. By then, their group will suffer heavy losses, so one or two of them are unwilling to do so at this moment.
After the meat is in the mouth, who is willing to spit it out again?
"Sir, please make it clear!"
"Yes, Sect Master, how do you think we should respond?"
The elders and deacons below have always been accustomed to following Su Caocao's instructions, and past facts have proven that this sect leader has always had a long-term vision. Otherwise, their master-disciple sect would not have been able to grow step by step and achieve what they have today.
status.
"Haha, how to deal with it?"
Su Caocao looked at the people below and suddenly laughed.
"Does this need to be said? I am following Master's wishes and executing them with all my strength. You must understand that I, Su Caocao, am not able to achieve what I am today because of the support of your faction. I have never...always...
Since then, everything I have has been given by Master."
What she meant was clear, as if a basin of ice water was poured into everyone's hearts.
For a time, the elders and deacons could not accept this.
"Is it possible... Well, let's just follow the words of the sect leader!" An elder from the master-disciple sect wanted to refute, but in the end he sighed and chose to give up.
Just like what Su Caocao said, which side of the Bihai Sect becomes more powerful has never been the result of a power struggle, but depends entirely on the will of the ancestor.
Now that True Lord Xingyang dominates the Southern Barbarians, even the Taoist sect has to look up to him, let alone those of them who form the core foundation?
"As for the Sanxiu sect... Humph, they are a bunch of rip-offs! It's just enough to get entangled with the Qiannan League. They even dare to contact the Taoist sect. As expected, they are still helping to support unfamiliar white-eyed wolves. Elder Gu, you are in charge. Xingdian, who shoulders the heavy responsibility of maintaining the safety of Bihai Sect, has any evidence of their collusion with internal and external parties?" Su Caocao snorted coldly and turned his gaze to the old man with a sinister look.
Hearing this, the latter presented a jade slip and sneered:
"For the sect master, all the evidence of the crime is here. Please take a look."
"Okay." Su nodded with satisfaction.
At this moment, the door of the palace suddenly opened, and a foundation-building monk hurriedly walked in and reported: "Report to the sect leader, the ancestor has summoned me at the Enlightenment Hall."
"Besides me, is there anyone else?" Su asked carelessly.
"Back to the sect master, in addition to you, there are also deputy sect master He, Qin Liuzhu and other elders, as well as the three chief managers of the Chengde Chamber of Commerce. They are all summoned this time." The foundation-building monk reported a long list of names, all of which were Bihaizong and Chengde Chamber of Commerce are currently the most powerful figures.
"I understand." Su waved her hand hastily, asking him to step back.
Then she raised her head and looked at the top of the hall, where there were colorful paintings describing the development history of the Bihai Sect, which were memorized by everyone in the Bihai Sect. Her eyes gradually became hollow, but she was lost in thought.
Master, what do you mean by this?
…
Enlightenment Hall.
This is Lu Zhong's exclusive place, located in the back mountain of Bihai Zong.
The spiritual vein node of Bihaixian City is located in the Enlightenment Hall, so the spiritual energy is extremely rich. Especially after entering the tree of spiritual eyes, it even touched the fourth level apex.
Unfortunately, the tree of spiritual eyes is lacking.
If there are no other heaven-defying spiritual objects invested, no matter how this spiritual vein is cultivated in the future, it can only continue to increase the amount of spiritual energy emitted, but cannot improve its quality, which means there is no hope of becoming a fifth-level spiritual vein.
Lu Zhong was sitting cross-legged here, but he was not practicing.
Instead, he waited quietly.
As for the attitude of the three major factions of the Bihai Sect towards Yao Yun, Tiansheng's direct disciple, he had already known it through his incarnation, so there was no need for anyone to report it.
In addition, after being sent abroad for many years, the four people who have high positions as elders, namely Hua Yiguan and the incarnation of the Tiandao Sect, as well as the lower status Yanzhen Sect and the incarnation of the Xuanyang Sect, already know the information.
He suddenly discovered to his surprise.
He was just a direct disciple, but he could actually shock the Southern Barbarians.
"Interesting, it seems that I am also a big shot!" Lu Zhong thought of this and couldn't help but smile.
Thinking back to two hundred and sixty-eight years ago, he was just a newbie who had just finished introducing Qi into his body, lived in a dilapidated wooden house, racked his brains to pay the rent, and entered the world of immortality for the first time.
But now, things are no longer what they used to be.
Not long after, the monks on the list were summoned and all arrived one by one.
Looking at the monks of His Highness, Lu Zhong simply counted and found that only a hundred years had passed, and the big tree of Bihai Sect had grown into luxuriant branches. There were as many as eleven direct Dan Jie monks alone.
If we add in the vassals who take orders from the Bihai Sect, the number of Danjie monks will be more than quadrupled.
However, although the branches and leaves are in full bloom, there are also many branches that grow wildly.
Quite a few of them are born outward.
Although Lu Zhong never wanted to get involved in affairs, it did not mean that he could tolerate betrayal, especially those who colluded with external forces and acted in collusion, and he was determined to eradicate them all.
As for the side effects? He never cared.
In the world of immortality where great power belongs to oneself and strength is power, the power struggle has never been complicated, and the name of Nascent Soul is enough to suppress everything.
An execution list was handed out, which immediately caused many people in the hall to become paralyzed.
The monks have a tough mind, and they are not all cowardly people. However, their actions of resistance were all in vain in front of a mid-stage Nascent Soul monk.
"Okay, let's talk about business." Lu Zhong waved his sleeves to wipe away the blood in the palace, looked at everyone with a calm face, as if everything had never happened, and said in a calm voice: "Regarding the establishment of Yaoyun, I know you are here
What are you worried about? It’s just about resource allocation..."
Having said this, he glanced at everyone.
First it was Su Caocao, then He Luo, the elders of the Bihai Sect, and the stewards of the Chamber of Commerce. Everyone had different expressions and reactions, including calmness, shame, and even more anxiety.
Withdrawing his gaze, Lu Zhongcai continued: "You might as well take a longer view. Now that the development of Mingyuan Continent has achieved initial results, the output is no less than that of Bihai. If this trend continues, the Mingyuan Continent will remain unexplored.
With the vast amount of resources, I think it may not be impossible even if we surpass the Blue Sea Territory in the future."
Instead of thinking about how to compete for the cake, it is better to think about how to make the cake bigger.
Not to mention, the spiritual tide has not receded yet.
For a long time to come, the concentration of spiritual energy in heaven and earth will continue to rise.
Although the Qinghe Realm has been unable to usher in a prosperous spiritual practice that lasts for thousands of years due to excessive consumption of spiritual energy, at least in the next one or two thousand years, there is great potential to make the cake bigger.
Moreover, Lu Zhong also has a plan in his heart to attract the spiritual energy of the void to strengthen this world.
Unfortunately, this plan is not easy to implement. It can only be implemented after he has successfully transformed into a god and has the strength to resist the Demon God of the Void.
Otherwise, it would be equivalent to handing over Qinghe Realm to the Demon.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Zhong issued the "Order for the Development of Mingyuan Continent".
In the next five hundred years, the Bihai Sect's center of gravity will move here, and the Chengde Chamber of Commerce will also work closely with it.
All the excess population and monks in the Blue Sea Territory will be sent to Abyss Continent for development until the end of the development order.
Regarding Lu Zhong's decision, everyone in the hall breathed a sigh of relief. While they were glad that their own interests were preserved, they couldn't help but speculate in their hearts. They all wondered about the ancestor's intention. They devoted the entire sect's efforts to develop the Underworld Continent for five hundred years.
What will it look like by then? I'm afraid it won't be able to build a prosperous place comparable to that of Middle-earth.
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Chaosheng Cave.
In the waterside pavilion, Lu Zhong was drinking tea.
At this time, Yu Feng'er next to her put down the sour fruit and said coldly: "Husband, please tell me the truth. What is the origin of that medicine cloud? Is it possible..."
"Pfft!" Lu Zhong couldn't hold back and spurted out the tea.
Seeing that no one else was watching, he swept his sleeves away, gathered the tea into a ball, and then threw it into the lotus pond outside. After doing this, he looked at Yu Feng'er and said with a wry smile:
"Madam, where did you think you were?"
"But there have been rumors outside that Yao Yun is actually the illegitimate daughter of her husband. That's why she took such good care of her. She was registered as a personal disciple and then issued a development order. It was obvious that she wanted to build Mingyuan Continent into a fiefdom." Yu Feng'er said.
When it’s time, honestly express what’s in your heart.
"Haha, madam, you misunderstood!" Lu Zhongdan smiled and revealed Yaoyun's qualifications.
"Hiss! It's actually this -" Yu Feng'er was quite surprised.
Immediately, she became embarrassed.
"Husband, I made the mistake of blaming you."
"It's nothing. There is something that cannot be said between Taoist couples. Instead of holding it in your heart and causing a misunderstanding, it is better to say it directly." Lu Zhong continued to drink tea, not caring about it.
"Husband!"
"Um?"
"I, I invited Sister Shui over!" Yu Feng'er said with a smile.
Yu Feng'er's status greatly increased after having a baby, and the relationship between Lu Zhong and Shui Ni was no longer a master-student relationship. After the three of them slept together that day, the two girls began to treat each other as sisters.
Uh, what?
Just as Lu Zhong was about to speak, he felt a familiar aura appear, and then a rainbow light fell to the ground, and Shui Ni's figure appeared, giving him no time to prepare.
"Humph, I had a hard time waiting!" As soon as Shui Ni entered the pavilion, she sat down beside Lu Zhong without any courtesy and looked at him with a pair of beautiful eyes full of sorrow.
She waited around at the gate of Zhenling Sect, but she never saw Lu Zhong coming. If it hadn't been for the message from Yu Feng'er, she would have almost become a star.
Looking at Shui Ni, Lu Zhong actually felt that he was a heartless man.
"Okay!" He sighed silently.
I will be very busy next time.
…
Time flies so fast, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Zhong began to become busy. In addition to being busy with dual cultivation every day, using psychic techniques to sacrifice the giant spirit mask, he also continued to take pills to practice, so that he could continue to improve his cultivation and break through to the late Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible.
After doing one thing, there is rarely any time to rest.
During this period, Nanman was relatively peaceful.
After all, the biggest cause of turmoil is that Lu Zhong has been in retreat.
The "Underworld Continent Development Order" he promulgated certainly caused a lot of commotion, but it was basically limited to the Bihai Sect's territory. The rest of the Southern Barbarians were not greatly affected, and they were still immersed in the prosperity of spiritual practice brought by the spiritual tide.
Each clan and family is prosperous.
The Immortal Sect also calmed down.
Led by He Yun, the monks of the Immortal Sect were busy gathering supplies.
Judging from their frenzied purchase of all kinds of materials regardless of the cost, it is obvious that the death wave in China is approaching, and the battle that affects the life and death of the Miaozong is about to begin.
…
On this day, Lu Zhong appeared in the quiet room.
Some time ago, Shui Ni finally couldn't hold on anymore and returned to the Zhenling Sect. In order to raise her baby, Yu Feng'er also entered a state of seclusion and did not leave seclusion for a long time.
He was finally at leisure.
After the battle with Goonan Ghost Emperor was over, Lu Zhong naturally got the ghost cultivator's finances. Taking advantage of this free time, he planned to take stock.
So he turned his hand over, and there was a storage ring in his palm.
The shape of this ring is simple and simple, and the whole body is forged from silver. Due to being immersed in the strong yin energy for a long time, the color has turned gray and black, but fortunately it does not affect its function.
"In terms of the size of the Kongming Stone, it is bigger than the one I have! And the purity is much higher..." Lu Zhong thought of this and was already looking forward to it.
It will be refined soon.
Then I probed in with my spiritual consciousness, and my heart was suddenly overwhelmed by surprise.
One hundred thousand square meters!
It is exactly ten times the size of Lu Zhong’s existing storage ring.