Around Wushan Mountain, there are five ancient immortal cultivating families, namely the Zhao family of Houtu Peak, the Qian family of Yaojin Peak, the Sun family of Cuimu Peak, the Li family of Liehuo Peak and the Zhou family of Hanshui Peak.
Currently, among the five families, the Zhao family, headed by Zhao Qingling, is the most powerful. Not only is the patriarch's cultivation level higher than that of the other four families, but he also runs a spiritual fruit orchard with a good income. It's just that they have to support more than ten members of the clan who are in the late stages of Qi refining, which makes it difficult for them to do so.
The worst thing is the Zhou family. Not only did the patriarch of the foundation-building period die many years ago, but the family is also sparsely populated.
I heard that the only clan member with good spiritual talent has been accepted as a disciple by the Qingxu Sect, and the Zhou family as an immortal cultivating family has ceased to exist in name only.
Luo Hong learned this information from Yu Ruoxi along the way. It stands to reason that there will be no more qualified descendants in the Zhou family.
"She is only at the first level of Qi refining, and her cultivation level is one level lower than the girl next to her. At this age, she is not a casual cultivator, so she is not qualified."
After checking the boy's cultivation level, Luo Hong became even more confused.
Zhou Xiaoan’s reaction was very intense:
"Of course my Zhou family's secret method works!"
Zhao Sisi immediately spoke in unison with Zhou Xiaoan, glaring at Luo Hong fiercely.
"During the Qi-refining period, cultivating immortals should focus on refining Qi. Haven't your parents taught you this? Haha, little brother looks very unconvinced. Come on, use your two hands to break one of my fingers. Look. Can you bend it?"
The young man was impatient. Luo Hong just teased her a little, and Zhou Xiaoan rushed over. He grabbed Luo Hong's extended index finger with his right hand and twisted it to the side.
However, Luo Hong had already used magic power to bless him. Even if Zhou Xiaoan had the strength of a thousand catties, he could not even move an inch.
As a result, Zhou Xiaoan's palm slipped away as soon as he exerted force.
Now the three of them were embarrassed and stared at each other for a while.
"Brother, you are so slippery!"
Zhao Sisi's innocent big eyes were full of envy.
"Ahem, I made a mistake, I'll control it, little brother, come back again."
Luo Hong forgot that while his magic power increased his strength, it would also activate the Ice Muscle and Jade Bone Technique, making his fingers extremely smooth and tender.
"You have also practiced the secret method of my Zhou family, why do you still look down on the Zhou family?"
Zhou Xiaoan seemed to attach great importance to the family's reputation. He asked loudly, but did not grab Luo Hong's finger again.
"Is the Ice Muscle and Jade Bone Technique the secret technique of your Zhou family? This is the first time I have heard of it. But how can everyone know it if it is your family's secret technique?"
Luo Hong was slightly surprised, but he quickly believed this. After all, this was the place where the Pure Lotus Pill was made last time, so it was not surprising that it was involved.
"This is Grandpa Zu's arrangement a long time ago. As a junior, I dare not say anything nonsense. Anyway, you have practiced my Zhou family's secret method, so you should not slander the Zhou family."
Zhou Xiaoan was young after all. He didn't say anything, but his face was full of dissatisfaction, like a child who had been tricked by his elders into taking away his lucky money.
"Grandpa Zhou is very strange. Sisi heard many adults say behind his back that he is an old fool." Zhao Sisi is outspoken and says whatever comes to mind.
"Sisi, you can't arrange elders, especially elders who have passed away."
Suddenly, a kind voice came from the side. Luo Hong's consciousness had already discovered this person, so he was not scared.
However, Zhao Sisi seemed to have seen the most terrifying person, leaving her little An Ge and running away.
The person who came was a white-haired old woman with wrinkles on her face and a cane.
Luo Hong turned around and saw that he had the cultivation level of the early stage of foundation building. The crutch in his hand was exuding rich spiritual energy and seemed to be a top-notch magic weapon.
"What did Xiao An have to offend this little friend from Yellow Maple Valley? The kid has a bad temper, and I am willing to apologize for him."
"Senior, you are serious. This junior is just curious about the origin of the Ice Muscle and Jade Bone Technique. If there are some unspeakable secrets in it, I will not force it." Luo Hong said with cupped hands.
"There's no inside story, it's just a stupid idea that Old Man Zhou had no choice about.
The secret method practiced by the Zhou family requires the assistance of elixirs, but as the Zhou family becomes weaker, it becomes increasingly difficult to find elixir-making materials. Seeing that after more than ten years, the clan members have been unable to use elixirs for cultivation, Old Man Zhou actually came up with the idea of announcing his own secret method to lure disciples of the big sects to practice, so that they could buy elixirs directly from the market.
It's a pity that Old Man Zhou missed something. Most of the disciples of the big sect looked down upon his family's secret method, and even though they practiced it, they only tried it briefly, just for fun.
In the end, his secret method was spread to everyone, but the elixir was still difficult to obtain. "
Grandma Sun looked up at the sky with a look of nostalgia on her face.
This is a smart man.
It's a pity that I only thought of taking advantage of the relationship between supply and demand, but not of hype.
At least we need to do some marketing and sort out the real and fake secret functions. How can we just spread the secret formula?
Luo Hong secretly said that it was strange that he could have such a breakthrough thinking in the world of immortality where everyone cherishes their own faults. The old man this week is definitely not an ordinary person!
It's no wonder that Ice Muscle has such potential in the later stages of his training. It turns out that he comes from a long-standing immortal cultivating family.
The techniques passed down by such cultivating families are generally old, and most of them are no longer suitable for cultivation in this world, but their power is generally good.
In this way, the Xuanbing Ba Da practiced by Zhou Xiaoan should be the supporting technique for practicing the Jade Bone Chapter.
The magic formula Luo Hong obtained said very little about the Jade Bone Chapter. It was said that only when all six levels of the Ice Muscle Chapter were refined, could he try to practice it, so Luo Hong never wanted to find all the missing Jade Bone Chapters.
But now it seems that this is a trick left by Old Man Zhou.
"Little brother, I have two bottles of White Lotus Pill here. Do you want to make a deal?"
Luo Hong didn't think much about it. White Lotus Pill was no longer useful to him. If it could satisfy his curiosity to get a glimpse of the Jade Bone Chapter, it wouldn't be a loss at all.
But Luo Hong didn't notice that after hearing his words, there was a glimmer of coldness in Granny Sun's eyes.
"You have White Lotus Pill! What do you want?!" Zhou Xiaoan took two steps forward excitedly.
"The complete text of Ice Muscle and Jade Bone Technique."
"Can!"
"Xiao An, don't be ridiculous!" Grandma Sun slammed her crutches, with an unusually serious face, and stopped Zhou Xiaoan who was about to take out the jade slip.
Zhou Xiaoan looked at Granny Sun with some fear, but then gritted his teeth and took out the jade slip from his arms.
"You kid, how can you sell the Zhou family's lifeblood for such a low price!"
Grandma Sun hates the fact that iron cannot become steel.
"Brother has joined the Qingxu Sect. I am the only immortal cultivator of the Zhou family, and I am the lifeblood of the Zhou family!
Only if I succeed in building the foundation can the Zhou family survive, otherwise there will be no Zhou family in the world from now on!
What's the use of keeping the secret method? Why not change it to some elixirs! "
Zhou Xiaoan seemed to be deeply resentful of his brother's abandonment of the family. After taking the medicine bottle from Luo Hong, he lost control of his emotions and yelled at Granny Sun before turning around and running away.
"Hey, today's young people don't take the ancestral teachings seriously. Well, I, an old woman, have no right to criticize them. The world has changed."
Granny Sun muttered some words that were incomprehensible, and ignored Luo Hong and walked to the guest hall alone.
Luo Hong held the jade slip in his hand, but he couldn't feel happy in his heart. He had a hunch that the entanglement between these five families would bring him great trouble.
"The five elements can both support and inhibit each other. It is not advisable to stay here for a long time. You need to return to Yellow Maple Valley as soon as possible after the event is completed."
