Taiyu Pavilion.
In the brightly lit guest room.
Lu Zhong sat at the table and put down the tea cup in his hand. Then he turned his eyes and fell on the girl Yaoyun in front of him, passing over her nervous little face.
As early as in the ghost bride's illusion, he had already seen that Yaoyun's spiritual root talent was far beyond that of ordinary people, and it was a rare spiritual root that could only be seen in ten thousand years. A person with such talent, coupled with the resources of the Bihai Sect, will definitely grow into a Nascent Soul Stage monk as long as he does not die young during the growth process.
It was precisely because of this that Lu Zhong became interested in recruiting disciples.
The apprentice is the face of the master.
After accepting such a talented disciple, even if he travels for a long time, he may even... become a god and ascend by luck. If Yu Feng'er and Shui Ni encounter trouble, they will have a strong enough helper to help them solve the problem.
Lu Zhong glanced at Yaoyun and said calmly:
"Do you understand what you just said? If you are willing to worship me as your master, then kowtow here and perform the apprenticeship ceremony. From now on, you and I will be regarded as masters and disciples."
After hearing this, Yaoyun was stunned for a moment.
Kneel down obediently.
Kowtow and perform the apprenticeship ceremony.
He even shouted timidly.
"Master."
Lu Zhong was very satisfied with Yao Yun's "Master", and she acted without any sloppiness, which was quite similar to his style of doing things. Feeling comfortable, he immediately took out the magical dragon-patterned clothes and a Kongming Stone storage ring and gave them to the new disciple as a meeting gift.
Yaoyun was young and ignorant, and did not know the value of the gift, but she still thanked her obediently.
Later, Lu Zhong taught the entire "Changchun Immortal Skill" to Yaoyun without reservation. The reason why the Zhenling Sect skills are not taught is because this new apprentice has wood spirit roots. Practicing wood-type specialized skills can get twice the result with half the effort and maximize his talent.
As for the new apprentice’s guidance and practice.
However, Lu Zhong was not prepared to do this himself. After all, this little guy was still a mortal and had not even completed the most basic process of introducing Qi into his body. He did not need personal guidance from the Yuanying monk.
So he took out the memory of his cultivation experience and then imprinted it on his incarnation's mind.
In this way, there is an "automatic question and answer machine".
If Xiao Yaoyun has any doubts, she can get the answer by asking the incarnation.
As the master, Lu Zhong only needs to check her cultivation progress regularly. If there are any mistakes, it is not too late to correct them.
"correct."
Lu Zhong remembered something.
He pinched his fingers to form a seal, but it was "Shifting Stars to Change Dou Seal". This seal could help Xiao Yaoyun conceal the secrets of heaven. With such a seal protecting you, you can avoid a lot of trouble.
Wait for Yaoyun to leave.
Lu Zhong gathered his mind and touched the storage ring. Two white lights flew out immediately, but they were two broken jade plates. The shape is simple and simple, and you can tell at a glance that it has a long history. They trembled slightly in the air, and were spliced together by the powerful hands of magic. They were perfectly integrated, but one third was missing.
Regarding this, he had already seen it when he got the second jade plate.
"Ancient secrets..."
Lu Zhong looked at the incomplete jade plate carefully, but he didn't see anything except that he felt uncomfortable. Immediately afterwards, he tried pouring mana and spiritual consciousness into it, and even dripping blood did not respond. The only thing that was certain was that the jade plate was extremely hard, and even the Qingding Sword could not leave a mark on it.
"From this point of view, the level of secrets hidden behind it is not low, and it is worthy of my attention."
Of course, it's just a matter of paying attention.
Without knowing what the secret was, he was not willing to put in the energy for it.
…
Three months later.
In the quiet room, Lu Zhong sat cross-legged on the jade bed, his eyes slightly closed, and his body was covered with a layer of starlight, but he was taking pills and practicing regularly so that he could continue to improve his cultivation.
After a long while, he slowly stopped and opened his eyes.
In the past period of time, although the main body has been practicing in seclusion, the incarnations have not been idle, and they have been dispatched one by one. Thanks to the efforts of the incarnation, a lot of information about China and Earth has been collected. Among them, the part about Gui Miao Zong, after some screening to eliminate falsehoods and preserve the truth, is generally consistent with what He Yun said, but there are some differences in details. .
"Haha, it is indeed half true and half false!" Lu Zhong read the report and sneered.
He Yun's information in Nanman about the Gui Miao Sect was not false. Facing the invasion of death, the Gui Miao Sect without the protection of gods was indeed in a huge crisis. If one did not handle it well, even There is a risk of annihilation of the sect.
Regarding the whereabouts of the transformed god, He Yun was lying.
I don’t know where the news leaked out. Some people actually said that the gods of Middle-earth have all gone to the void, just to compete for the treasure of heaven and earth, "Jade Tree". This news has already spread all over the Middle-earth. At the same time, it will also be revealed to the world that Yushu can trigger the disaster of ascension. This heaven-defying effect is revealed to the world.
When he first learned about Yushu's introduction, Lu Zhong was also amazed.
It was precisely because of this that he had some faith in the news.
"Would you like to attract Yushu? Unfortunately, this heaven-defying opportunity has nothing to do with me... I don't know who will win in the final battle. If this person can also survive the catastrophe of ascending to heaven, he will attract a new world to this world. The spiritual tide will be good, so I can also take advantage of it."
After reading the file carefully, Lu Zhong closed it.
Then he ordered some food, not only to satisfy his appetite, but also to relieve the boredom in his heart. After a simple meal, he stood up and pushed the door open and walked out of the inn.
He has one more thing to do today, which is to attend a trade fair.
The level of the trade fair is not high, and it was proposed by the Danjie monk who guards Qingbufang. However, according to the news released before, there were a lot of good things for sale at the meeting, and even many Nascent Soul monks were interested in them. With the idea of coming here, I naturally want to participate once.
Passing Yaoyun's room, Lu Zhong did not forget to fulfill his duties as a master.
The little guy is very well-behaved. He completes his homework on time and to the right amount, so he doesn't have to worry about it at all. Speaking of Tianlinggen's qualifications, she is very good. For ordinary monks, it can take as short as three to five days or as long as half a year to introduce Qi into the body. She can complete it in the blink of an eye.
After three months of practice, Yaoyun has reached the third level of Qi refining.
This was the result of Lu Zhong's deliberate instruction to prevent her from breaking through to the next level before her foundation was completely solidified. Otherwise, according to the speed of cultivation of Tianlinggen, the cultivation level has already skyrocketed. After three months of cultivation, it would be only the early stage of Qi refining. Even if it breaks through to the late stage of Qi refining, it would not be surprising.
After taking a small exam, Lu Zhong saw that Yaoyun responded fluently, so he let her play.
Not forgetting to leave three more incarnations, he walked out of the inn.
Outside the door, there was already a beast carriage waiting.
In the midst of troubled times, the beast carriage was still extremely gorgeously decorated. When Lu Zhong got on the carriage, he realized that the space inside was very spacious. Not only were there brocade couches and silk quilts for resting, but there were also carefully brewed spiritual teas and priceless tea. Fei’s spiritual fruit and spiritual cakes, of course, will also include maids.
"Let's go." Lu Zhong said to the coachman.
The fair was held not far from the inn where Lu Zhong was staying.
After twisting and turning on the street, the beast cart stopped in front of a magnificent attic.
The door to the attic was open, and there were two Foundation Establishment monks guarding it to prevent unsighted people from intruding. The person responsible for welcoming and sending them away was a gorgeous lady. She was also in the Foundation Establishment stage, but she was just a bit older. The two gatekeepers are much taller and are already in the fake elixir realm.
Lu Zhong looked at the low attic, feeling disgusted in his heart for some reason.
Realizing this, he couldn't help but think deeply.
It's a pity that it's not convenient to reveal his identity at the moment, otherwise as soon as he releases his Nascent Soul consciousness, he can see everything within a thousand feet, and he will naturally be able to find the source of the problem.
With an extra thought in mind, Lu Zhong walked towards the attic.
Seeing Lu Zhong approaching, the woman smiled, bowed and saluted, "Welcome to you, senior. The trade fair will start soon. Senior, please come with me."
After saying this, the woman walked in front to lead the way.
Lu Zhong kept a distance and followed her into the attic. There is no Xumi mustard space inside. After all, Qingbufang was just a remote place in the countryside.
Passing through a corridor, the two soon came to a hall.
Like the corridor outside, the furnishings in the hall are still extremely simple, and everything is simple and simple. It is obvious that the owner here does not like luxurious and complicated things.
Standing at the door and looking in, you can see a square hall.
According to the Nine Palaces Bagua, there are more than a dozen tea seats set up, either sitting in pairs or alone, but all have a square table attached, which is filled with spiritual tea cakes. At this moment, it is mostly full, with only a corner space left, so lonely that it seems to be specially prepared for lonely people.
Seeing someone else coming in, everyone present looked at him one after another.
Seeing a strange young face, these people behaved somewhat casually. Their eyes swept over Lu Zhong lightly. At this time, they were surprised to find that they could not see the other person's cultivation clearly. Their expressions suddenly changed slightly, and they no longer dared to look down upon this person. Young man in black robe.
Lu Zhong ignored the awe in everyone's eyes and found an empty seat to sit down.
Enjoy a cup of tea and relax.
Just as the woman said, the trade fair will begin soon.
Accompanied by the sound of a clear bell, the host, the guardian of Qingbufang - Qingbu Master, and two monks in the middle stage of alchemy wearing the same clothes walked in from the door together.
I saw Master Qingbu walking to the center of the hall. He slowly scanned the crowd with his deep eyes. When he realized that the aura was that of Lu Zhong, who was in the late stage of pill formation, his eyes showed a hint of joy for some unknown reason.
This scene was keenly captured by Lu Zhong.
With years of experience, he immediately guessed at the many possibilities. Immediately, I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart. It was rare to attend a trade fair, but I didn't expect that something happened.
With a thought in his mind, Lu Zhong used the gray fog space to quietly explore his surroundings.
If you don't know it, there are actually many people hiding in the secret room under the attic.
To be precise, they are five ghost cultivators in the Dan formation stage.
The five people were standing in a circle at the moment, reciting difficult-to-read secret texts. There was an evil magic circle under their feet, with bloody red light flickering and wailing ghosts floating around.
This scene, this scene, you can tell there is a conspiracy at a glance.
"No wonder I felt an inexplicable feeling of disgust in my heart when I just arrived here. I obviously sensed the existence of a conspiracy. It seems that the guardian of Qingbufang has colluded with the ghost cultivator."
Lu Zhong looked at Master Qingbu who was standing on the stage and began to explain the rules of the trade fair, as well as the two alchemy monks next to him who were most likely accomplices, and he had already sentenced the three of them to death in his heart.
But he was in no hurry to take action.
It was a rare time to participate in a trade fair, and he didn't want to end it hastily.
At the same time, Lu Zhong also wanted to give the ghost cultivators a big surprise.
He had seen the evil magic circle in the secret room in "Blood Wedding Clothes". It was called the "Underworld Reincarnation Array". It was a rather vicious magic circle, and its function was just like the word "reincarnation". Generally, it can forcefully infect the target so that after a period of time, all the fairy aura will turn into Yin energy.
Not only will your cultivation be ruined, but you will also be devoured by Yin Qi.
At that time, the monks who were hit by this formation will either wait for death, or if they still want to survive, they can only turn to the ghost path.
However, this Netherworld Reincarnation Formation is not without its weaknesses.
Not only do weaknesses exist, they are also fatal.
If the total amount of Yin spiritual energy in the array cannot overwhelm the target spiritual energy that you want to transform, then the effect will no longer be a dark fall, but will be reversed.
That is to say, the Yin spiritual energy is transformed into the fairy spiritual energy.
"Compared to the total amount of spiritual energy? Haha, you will definitely lose!" Lu Zhong was quite confident about this.
As a Nascent Soul cultivator, the true essence can crush the pill formation in both quality and quantity. The two sides are not at the same order of magnitude. Furthermore, even if these ghost cultivators were well prepared and could reach the same level as the Nascent Soul cultivators, they would still not be his opponent.
After all, when it comes to Lu Zhongruo's magic power, at least it is several times the same level.
On the other side, Master Qingbu has already taken out the first transaction item.
"Yunshang Immortal Shuttle, this shuttle was made by the famous master of Jiqiao Hall. Although its speed is not as fast as that of a mountain boat, it can still be several hundred times faster than our escape speed. Therefore, it is also a life-saving treasure. It is worth one hundred thousand spiritual stones. It must be Pay with high-quality spiritual stones.”
The first trading item to appear on the stage was such a flying magic weapon.
Lu Zhong was also a little tempted.
Although he has no use for this shuttle, he can just buy it for his apprentice Yaoyun. She has great potential as a Tianlinggen cultivator, but before she grows up, she is still very weak at a low level and needs to prepare a few more life-saving items.
Without thinking, Lu Zhong took out ten high-grade spiritual stones.
Seeing how decisive he was, the other monks who were still hesitating whether it was worth buying the high-grade spiritual stone immediately felt regretful in their hearts. Everyone couldn't help but be dissatisfied with the strange rules of this trade fair. This was the first time they had seen this kind of trade fair that adopted the "fixed price" trading method.
But now that the deal was done, they didn't say anything more.
When Lu Zhong got the shuttle and returned to his seat, Master Qingbu cleared his throat and said:
"The second item to be traded is a furnace of special water-refined elixirs. It was found in a Yingui Lingtan at the bottom of the Qingbu River. It was identified as the long-lost Yingui Pill. This furnace of elixirs has been used for thousands of years. After refining and refining, the potency of the medicine has been polished to a round and transparent state, and there must not be much erysipelas after taking it, which can be said to be of great help in improving one's cultivation."
Master Qingbu said as he took out a cauldron of crimson alchemy furnace from the storage bag. There were still traces of erosion from the spiritual water on it, and it was covered with clusters of Yingui spiritual crystals. Then he used the magic formula to open the alchemy furnace, took out the purple and black elixirs inside one by one, showed them to everyone for a closer look and proved that they were Yingui elixirs, and then sealed them into the black jade bottle.
Seeing the emergence of a furnace of treasure pills, the monks in the hall couldn't sit still. Even though they had known about the transaction, they couldn't help but get excited at this moment. They all stared at the pile of black jade bottles with burning eyes, wishing they could exchange them. Appropriating it as one's own.
When Lu Zhong saw this scene, he also acted out.
"The drama hasn't even begun yet, so we can't let anything slip."
