Two years later.
In the quiet room of the cave.
Lu Zhong sat cross-legged and was slowly finishing his exercises.
Since understanding the secret technique was not feasible, he had no choice but to spend his time on cultivation.
Thanks to this, the cultivation level has returned from the early stage of foundation building to the current peak of the middle stage of foundation building. As long as there is a period of time, it is not difficult to break through to the late stage of foundation building.
However, he has to leave today.
The whereabouts of "Lv Zhong" have recently become clear.
According to the information, "Lv Zhong" had lived in Yanlingshanfang City for a long time. This was consistent with Lu Zhong's experience. However, one day, "Lv Zhong" suddenly disappeared.
Also disappearing at the same time were two other monks.
They are "Bai Xiaohan" and "Huang Shuyuan" respectively.
"I can understand Bai Xiaohan's disappearance, but why Huang Shuyuan also..."
Thinking of this, Lu Zhong couldn't help but look strange.
Shouldn't...
"That's all, it's useless to think about it here. The specific investigation information has already been entrusted to Jin Ling Tower to find out, and it will be sent over later. You will know it at a glance."
After Lu Zhong finished adjusting his breath, he stood up and walked out of the quiet room.
Sit for a while in the middle hall.
Before he finished his cup of spiritual tea, a maid brought an old man in.
The visitor was dressed in plain clothes, with many spots on his face. Although he looked old, his strength should not be underestimated, his aura was stable, and he still maintained the level of the early stage of foundation building.
This person is the manager of Jinling Tower - Fang Xiaoyun.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, I have received a reply regarding your entrustment of Jin Ling Tower to investigate." Fang Xiaoyun said as he spoke, taking out a jade slip from his sleeve and placing it gently on the table.
However, it was not pushed to Lu Zhong.
The meaning couldn't be more obvious.
Lu Zhong smiled faintly when he saw it, swept his sleeves, and released the reward he had prepared.
A total of one thousand spirit stones.
Unexpectedly, the other party just smiled and did not take away the spirit stone. Then he cupped his hands and said slowly: "If I read correctly, fellow Taoist should be a casual cultivator, right?"
As soon as Fang Xiaoyun opened his mouth, Lu Zhong knew that his intention was nothing more than to recruit guests. After all, Jin Ling Tower looks independent, but in fact anyone with a discerning eye can see that the one standing behind it must be the Jin Hong Sect.
However, outsiders are afraid of this golden elixir master, but Lu Zhongke has no fear.
So, he said directly:
"Fellow Taoist guessed it right. Chen has no one to belong to at the moment. He is just a wandering cloud and wild crane. However, I am used to being free on weekdays and don't like to be restricted."
After hearing this, all the words Fang Xiaoyun had prepared came to nothing.
"Everyone has his own ambitions. Since Taoist friends yearn for freedom, I am too busy doing this."
After saying that, he took away the spiritual stones on the table.
Then he said goodbye and left.
Lu Zhong watched Fang Xiaoyun leave, then cast his gaze on the jade slip, and a sneer suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth. Although I don’t know how I offended the Jinhong Sect, the secret method applied to the jade slips is real.
Nothing could be hidden from his eyes.
"The crude tracking spell, which is full of loopholes, can be solved with a raise of your hands. It's just... what is Jin Linglou's intention of trying to track me?" Lu Zhong thought about it and found that there was only one possibility.
Perhaps it has something to do with the target he is looking for, which is "Lu Zhong".
The more I think about it, the more possible it becomes.
But before drawing a conclusion, Lu Zhong decided to take a look at what was written in the jade slips.
After a few breaths, he suppressed a smile and put down the jade slip.
"I really guessed it right!"
"This guy... actually cheated the Jinhong Sect, and then ran away hugging him."
As for the reason, it's because of the "Golden Spirit Grass".
This item is a third-level elixir that can increase the chance of forming a pill. If monks who practice gold take it when forming elixirs, the success rate can be increased by at least half.
According to the information provided by Jin Ling Tower, during the Liting incident in Youyun Valley that year, "Lv Zhong", together with Bai Xiaohan and Huang Shuyuan, attacked the Jinhong Sect monks by chance when the "Jin Ling Cao" was born in the valley, killing and injuring several people. Later, he took the opportunity to snatch away a Golden Spirit Grass, and there was no news from that time.
According to Lu Zhong’s understanding of the sect’s urine properties.
This information needs to be viewed in reverse, that is, the Jinhong Sect failed to win the opportunity and was killed by "Lv Zhong".
Read on.
It is Jin Linglou's investigation of the traces of "Lv Zhong".
For more than a hundred years, there has been no news.
Until half a year ago.
"Yong Lingfang City... I really didn't expect that the three of them have been in Lingyue Domain all this time. It's just that the Jin Ling Tower seems to be too useless to find them."
Lu Zhong was filled with emotion when he saw the end.
"If my faith had wavered a little back then, I might have taken this route, right?"
But soon, he cleared away his distracting thoughts.
If you know where to look next, everything will be easier.
In addition, Lu Zhong also had speculations about Jinhong Sect's intention of following him.
But whether the Jinhong Sect wanted to use his hand to make a profit, or it was trying to stay behind, all the conspiracies and calculations were nothing more than a joke in the face of absolute strength.
He kept the jade slip and ignored the tracking secrets on it.
When Lu Zhong and others went out of the city, they turned into a ray of light and flew straight towards Yonglingfang City.
Halfway through, Lu Zhong sensed a "tail" behind him.
Without any intention of communicating, he directly turned around. Under the surprised gaze of the spiritual bird on the shoulder of the following monk, he directly blasted out a thunderbolt from his palm, immediately blasting the opponent, including the man and the bird, into smithereens.
Then, he continued on his way.
...
"boom!"
Li Yuanfeng slapped his palm heavily on the jade table in front of him, making a handprint.
It has been countless years since the success of forming the elixir, and no one has dared to offend him. But today, someone actually killed someone in front of him, Li Yuanfeng, without saying a word.
"That's unreasonable!"
The more Li Yuanfeng thought about it, the angrier he became and wanted to go out immediately.
At this time, a figure walked in from the door.
It's Master Xuanjian. He looks old now, like an old man. Jin Dan Zhenren should not be like this. Now that this situation occurs, there is only one explanation, and that is that it is the end of life.
It can be as short as one year and as long as three or four years.
When the time comes, whether you like it or not, you must sit down and pass away.
"Yuan Feng, how many times have I told you, don't act out of emotion. The foundation of Jinhong Sect is not stable, and where this big ship will sail in the future depends on you at the helm."
"What senior brother said is that Yuan Feng was impulsive."
Li Yuanfeng took a deep breath to calm down.
But he also knew very clearly that the reason why he was so impulsive and irritable was inseparable from the ancient skills he practiced. Unless the Golden Spirit Grass is retrieved and refined, this characteristic will last a lifetime.
"Leave this matter to me." Master Xuanjian said again.
"But senior brother, you..."
Li Yuanfeng was startled and hurriedly tried to stop him, but was interrupted by the latter.
"At this young age, it's time to show off my final warm-up. Don't say more, I've made up my mind. In fact, I would rather sit on the road or even die in a fight than lie on the bed and swallow my last breath. One breath.”
After saying that, Master Xuanjian handed a storage ring to Li Yuanfeng.
Then he turned around and walked out the door.
.....
the other side.
Lu Zhong has arrived in Yonglingfang City.
It can be vaguely seen that this place was once a fairy city.
The traces of the old battles inside and outside the city are still vivid in our minds. Through the craters of different sizes and the astonishing area of glazed ground, it is not difficult to guess the intensity of the battle back then.
When they reached a certain place, Lu Zhong also saw traces of the golden elixir's self-destruction.
But as of today, everything is ashes of the past.
Soon, he arrived at the entrance of Fangshi.
Unlike the well-ordered Yanlingxian City, Yonglingfang City looks quite chaotic. From what Lu Zhong saw along the way, there are even demonic cultivators mixed in. There must be a lot of evil cultivators in it.
Ignoring the glances from the dark, Lu Zhong entered Fangshi directly.
Regarding how to find "Lv Zhong", he actually has no good idea now.
But there are still ideas.
Since "Lv Zhong" and the other three have stayed here for a long time, they must have lived in seclusion in Yonglingfang City or in the surrounding areas without knowing that their whereabouts were exposed.
What Lu Zhong has to do now is to find the reason why "Lv Zhong" appeared half a year ago.
Then use it to fish.
"What on earth is he doing?"
In order to find what "Lv Zhong" cares about, Lv Zhong is going to make two preparations this time.
On the bright side, continue to collect information.
Secretly, he is preparing to refine an incarnation.
Several years have passed, and enough materials have been saved to refine the incarnation. Therefore, Lu Zhong prepared to refine an avatar and let him conduct investigations in the dark to avoid surveillance by the Jinhong Sect.
As for the body, it is sitting on the Diaoyutai.
No matter which side has a breakthrough first, they can wait for the opportunity.
At the same time, continue to take pills and practice so that your strength can be restored even more.
Lu Zhong had a premonition that he would most likely face off against the Danjie monk this time. If his strength was high enough, he might not need to activate the Star Mirror and continue to keep this trump card.
...
One day, two days...
January, February...
In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.
During this period, apart from refining the incarnation and making up for the losses, Lu Zhong had been practicing in seclusion. Under the high roof, the recovery speed of cultivation is very fast, and it has already broken through from the middle stage of foundation building to the late stage of foundation building.
On this day, a spiritual talisman suddenly flew in from outside the quiet room.
It was sent by the incarnation.
"The traces reappeared in an underground auction house."
"...Target, life-extending elixir?"
Seeing this, Lu Zhong understood the reason for the appearance of "Lv Zhong" and sighed: "That's right, more than a hundred years have passed, and if there is no further breakthrough in cultivation, it is time for life to run out."
"Next, it's time to fish!"
He thought for a while and quickly decided on the fishing plan.
That is to refine a life-extending thing and then send it to the auction house to wait for the fish to take the bait.
To be on the safe side, it’s best if the “bait” is genuine. Although Lu Zhong does not have the corresponding spiritual object in his hand, it is not difficult to do it. That is to take a drop of his own blood essence and process it slightly.
The essence and blood of the monks who refine the void essentially have no life-extending effect, but because it contains a huge amount of essence, it can repair damage so that the monks can die long.
In this way, the purpose of extending life is achieved in disguised form.
After a while, a "Blood Flower Pill" was refined.
Looking at this elixir, it looks like a ball of blood flames, but it exudes an alluring fragrance.
Ordinary monks would not feel any obvious sensation when they smell it. At most, they would feel slightly relaxed. If you were someone who is about to expire, you will immediately find that your body is getting better.
According to Lu Zhong's understanding of himself and the purpose of "Lv Zhong"'s need for this thing, he felt that the target would most likely take the bait.
It will be time to unify the world line.
...
Inadvertently, the storm suddenly arises.
A piece of shocking news quickly spread among private individuals.
However, someone consigned a life-extending elixir to the auction house. The Yingling Auction House has appraised the elixir and made its efficacy known to the public.
"It can repair damage so that people can die long!"
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
After hearing the news, many monks who were about to expire rushed to Yonglingfang City.
Somewhere in the city.
Master Xuanjian sighed.
"If this elixir could come earlier, I might be able to live another hundred years."
"such a pity......"
Master Xuanjian did not believe that the so-called treasure pill taken out by the foundation-building monk could completely repair the lifespan he had lost due to his injuries due to fighting.
But even if it only takes a decade or two to recover, it is still an unexpected blessing.
"But we have to wait until the fish takes the bait first."
...
Under the spotlight.
The auction was finally held.
Perhaps it was intended to expand the momentum so that he could become famous.
In this Yongling Auction, in addition to the focus auction item that must be auctioned, the organizer also brought out many precious items, including not only thousand-year-old elixirs, but also foundation-building pills.
Because of this, the conference hall was packed with people.
Even the aisles are rarely full of people.
And Lu Zhong, relying on his cultivation in the later stages of foundation building, had already booked a private room.
At this moment, every monk entering the scene is being observed secretly.
Suddenly, he was slightly stunned and said with a smile:
“The fish really took the bait!”
When the avatar is about to be sent out, he is given something to invite the target.
After a while, two footsteps sounded outside the box.
"Please come in."
Immediately after the incarnation, a Chinese-haired old man walked in from the door.
Lu Zhong was sizing up the old man, and the old man was sizing up Lu Zhong at the same time. The two looked at each other for a while, and it was the old man who spoke first: "Fellow Taoist, I don't need to say more about beating around the bush. This time you fished me out, and you also I used the Blood Flower Pill, I guess it was for a grand purpose, but I don’t know what use Chen’s life is to you?”
The old man said and handed out another jade box without hesitation.
"If it's for the Golden Spirit Grass, there's no need to go to such trouble. As long as fellow Taoist gives me a treasure pill, it will be yours."
But Lu Zhong didn't take the jade box, he just looked at the old man with white hair and sighed.
"Alas, heroes come late."
"You think so, Lu Zhong?"
As soon as he said this, the Chinese-haired old man seemed to have expected this, his expression did not change at all, and he saw that the middle-aged man in front of him had no intention of doing anything to him. Lu Zhong, who was already an old man, said in a very calm tone: "Your Excellency, you are not willing to do this deal? If so, please let me leave."
"No!"
Lu Zhong smiled slightly and looked at himself in another world line, with no intention of revealing his identity. Considering the purpose of this trip, under the shocked gaze of "Lv Zhong", he took out a whole bottle of "Blood Flower Pill" and said:
"What I want to make with you is another deal."
(End of chapter)
