Xiuxian: The longer you live, the better your talent!

Chapter 147 Dingyuan Plan
That year, Lu Changsheng was twenty-five, and Zhou Dingyuan was thirty-five, and now, Lu Changsheng is fifty-five, and Zhou Dingyuan is sixty-seven.

Moreover, due to years of fighting, when he gets old, the accumulated hidden wounds explode, making him look even older.

"Lu Jieyuan, please sit down."

Zhou Dingyuan stood up and said.

As he grew older, the sharpness between his eyebrows also disappeared a lot, or maybe it was hidden deep in his heart.

His attitude at this moment is more like that of an official crawling around in officialdom.

Seemingly sensing Lu Changsheng's mood, Zhou Dingyuan smiled bitterly and said, "I retired from the army ten years ago."

Lu Changsheng understood immediately.

A famous general like Zhou Dingyuan would most likely join the court after he retired, serving as a link between the generals and the emperor, and at the same time, participating in the discussion of state affairs.

As the saying goes, do as the Romans do. The way of doing business in the officialdom is different from that on the battlefield.

If Zhou Dingyuan wants to make achievements in officialdom, he must understand the rules of officialdom.

"It's a dog."

At this time, Zhou Dingyuan pulled the person next to him to the front.

"Hurry up and call someone."

"I've met Lu Jieyuan." There was no expression on Zhou Ding's face.

A gloomy look appeared on Zhou Dingyuan's face, but it was hard to say anything at this time.

"Nowadays, the world has changed tremendously. I wonder what Lu Jieyuan's plans are?" Zhou Dingyuan asked after saying a few polite words.

"It's not clear yet. Let's wait until we go to the spirit world." Lu Changsheng said vaguely.

Talk lightly and deeply.

There was no friendship between him and Zhou Dingyuan. On the contrary, they barely had some minor disputes. However, neither of them were stingy people, so naturally they would not hold grudges over such trivial matters.

Hearing the slight sense of alienation in Lu Changsheng's words, Zhou Dingyuan was not surprised. He let the others go out, leaving only his son here.

Then he took out two boxes.

One is full of foreign objects, and the other is full of elixirs.

"Over the years, I have had people collect a lot of foreign objects and elixirs. I estimate that the value should be quite high. Today, I will give them to Lu Jieyuan, which can be considered as those small connections from back then."

Lu Changsheng was silent for a while, and at the same time, he felt extremely emotional in his heart.

I thought I could monopolize most of the foreign objects in the Great Yuan Realm, but I didn't expect that other people were not fools. Although they didn't know the specific functions of foreign objects, they also knew that rare things are more valuable.

After thinking about it, I can actually understand it.

Dayuan has controlled this world for a long time, and is also related to the spiritual world. It is probably impossible to say that he does not know the secrets of foreign objects.

As a general who could sit on the floor with Zhu Qing, Zhou Dingyuan knew that these secrets were quite normal.

But Lu Changsheng shook his head.

These things are very precious, worth at least dozens of spirit stones, almost as much as all of my own wealth.

But no merit will be rewarded. Once you accept these things, you will be accepting Zhou Dingyuan's favor. If the other party makes any request next, it will be difficult to shirk it.

Thinking of this, he immediately shook his head and said: "General Zhou's words are serious. What happened back then was just a trivial matter. If you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten it. So, please take this thing back."

Zhou Dingyuan's expression stiffened for a moment, then he laughed and said, "Lu Jieyuan is really generous. In that case, I won't force him."

The two of them chatted for a few words as if nothing happened, and then Lu Changsheng stood up and left.

When the others walked away, a look of displeasure suddenly appeared on Zhou Ding's face.

"Why is my father so insistent on letting me become my disciple? Although this person has some abilities, he is far behind compared to the Immortal Zhu Er."

"You don't know what your father is, but Immortal Zhu'er is a man who has seen the world. Your spiritual talent is too poor. Even if your father is here, it will be difficult for him to accept you."

"But you have to try it before you know."

Zhou Ding said.

This is also the reason why he has objections to his father's arrangements.

If his father had mentioned this matter to Zhu Er, but was rejected, and approached Lu Changsheng again, he would not be so resistant.

Zhou Dingyuan's face was gloomy.

He naturally knew that Zhu Er was stronger, and originally planned to perform well in this operation to suppress the evil cultivators, and then use this opportunity to ask Zhu Er to accept Zhou Ding as his disciple. However, when he saw Lu Changsheng's performance, he Changed my mind.

"You don't know, this Lu Jieyuan is not as simple as he appears on the surface. Immortal Zhu'er seems to be stronger at the moment, but I have an intuition that Lu Jieyuan will definitely go further in the spiritual world."

"One more thing. I heard that Lu Jieyuan also has connections with the Immortal Sect in the spiritual world."

He had just learned about this from Huang Feng, so he finally decided to choose Lu Changsheng.

Hearing his son's words, Zhou Dingyuan felt emotional in his heart.

"Shangxian Zhu'er and Lu Jieyuan are both very good people. If they knew that you had found another person to be your disciple and failed, no one would accept you again."

"If you go to Zhu'er Immortal first, Lu Jieyuan will definitely have some scruples, because whatever achievements you can make in the future will most likely displease Zhu'er Immortal, which is not a problem for you or Lu Jieyuan. Good thing. Besides, based on my understanding of Lu Jieyuan, he doesn't like to cause trouble very much. When the time comes, Lu Jieyuan will definitely be cut off from this path."

"If you go to Lu Jieyuan first, Immortal Zhu'er won't be able to accept you again. After all, even Lu Jieyuan has been confiscated. If he accepts you again, he will be suspected of cheating."

Zhou Dingyuan patiently taught Zhou Ding.

I thought he could understand and reflect on himself, but he didn't want to, but he said unhappily: "Then you are missing a good thing by looking for Lu Jieyuan?"

"Shut up! Even Lu Jieyuan won't accept you. Do you think that with Zhu'er Immortal's knowledge, he will accept you?"

Zhou Dingyuan also wanted to take advantage of Lu Changsheng before he became rich and knowledgeable.

But he didn't want his son to hold a grudge against Lu Jieyuan and cause trouble.

"Okay, I get it, Father!"

Zhou Ding said, but his expression was not serious.

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When he returned to the courtyard, Lu Changsheng received bad news.

Teacher Hong Yuan died!

When Lu Changsheng arrived, he saw Taoist Ruyi sitting on a chair with a sad face. Next to her was the body of teacher Hong Yuan, covered with a white cloth.

His teacher was so grateful that he didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only say to Aunt Ruyi, "My condolences, Master."

Unexpectedly, Taoist Aunt Ruyi took a broad view and said softly: "Don't worry, I'm fine. Before Lao Hong left, he told me that he was actually very lucky to be where he is now."

Lu Changsheng was silent.

This is true.

Teacher Hong Yuan participated in the siege and killing of evil cultivators twice, and was not injured in either case.

until this time.

"It's just three things!"

Lu Changsheng sighed inwardly.

Previously, he also wanted Hong Yuan not to participate in this siege, but the latter couldn't bear his temper.

"After all, Lao Hong still cares about the Yuan Dynasty and the common people in his heart. Do you think he is a bit stupid?"

Taoist nun Ruyi complained.

"Everyone has his or her own ambitions. Maybe the teacher will feel more at ease if he does this."

Lu Changsheng replied.

"He felt comfortable, but he didn't want to think about it, what should I do?"

"My teacher is like my father, and my wife is my relative. As long as the Lu family is still around, I will be my biggest supporter." Taoist Aunt Ruyi was stunned for a moment, then her expression softened, she looked at Hong Yuan's body and said sadly: "He The most right thing I have done in this life is to accept you as my disciple. However, I don’t have a good life for a few days, but I can’t worry about Qingzhu. If you are willing, please help her when you can."

Lu Changsheng naturally agreed.

Even if Taoist Ruyi didn't say anything, he would still help as much as he could, but if it was beyond his ability, forget it.

Hong Yuan still had relatives there, and when the evil cultivators retreated, those relatives also came out of the secret room and immediately looked for their master.

After learning that Hong Yuan had died, the Hong family suddenly felt like the sky was falling. I heard that some people were resentful of Lu Changsheng because of this. They felt that if Lu Changsheng's current status was to protect Hong Yuan, how could Hong Yuan be killed by evil cultivators? ?
But after learning about this, Taoist Ruyi rushed to the Hong family's house in Fucheng overnight, scolded those who were gossiping, and expelled the Hong family.

The next day, he even brought someone over to apologize to Lu Changsheng.

Others don't know what happened, but Taoist Ruyi knows. In addition, we will have to rely on Lu Changsheng in the future, so naturally we can't let this incident hurt the relationship between the two families.

Seeing this, Lu Changsheng nodded secretly. Taoist Aunt Ruyi was originally alone, but now she is running for the descendants of the Hong Mansion, but she is worthy of her teacher.

"Don't worry, I still don't care about this little thing."

He comforted Taoist nun Ruyi and smiled.

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In the evening, Lu Changsheng was invited to the main courtyard.

Soon, I saw Zhu Er.

Compared with last time, Zhu Er's expression at this time became more friendly.

"Fortunately, Daoist friend Lu was here yesterday, otherwise, my body and bones would have been left here."

If Zhu Er's smile had a hint of falseness before, at this moment, it was a bit more sincere.

His injuries have not fully healed, and dealing with five evil cultivators is his limit. If there is one more, he will probably be dragged down.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng's action of killing an evil cultivator could be said to have instantly broken the originally disadvantageous situation and helped him a lot.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu Er is so complimentary."

After being polite, Lu Changsheng asked: "I don't know, friend, when can I leave for the spirit world?"

"After my injuries heal and I take care of those evil cultivators, I will return to the spirit world."

"Then I will wait for the good news from fellow Taoist Zhu Er."

Lu Changsheng said.

Then, Zhu Er took out some trophies.

"There are some things in the relics of that evil cultivator that cannot be seen, so I took it upon myself to turn them into spiritual stones for my fellow Taoist. What do you think of it?"

Looking at the smiling Zhu Er in front of him, Lu Changsheng felt a little unhappy. The other person's behavior of making the decision for him was a bit bad, but considering the current situation, he still nodded and said with a smile: "It's all up to fellow Taoist to make the decision. .”

Zhu Er was very happy that Lu Changsheng was so knowledgeable and said, "I wonder what Daoist friend Lu has planned when he arrives in the spirit world?"

After giving away the spirit stone, Zhu Er asked casually.

"When I get to the spirit world, I will go directly to my wife."

"Haha, this is natural. However, as far as I know, Fuyun Mountain is in another domain, tens of thousands of miles away from Guangnan Territory. I am not looking down on fellow Taoist. With your strength, if you want to travel so far The distance is very dangerous."

Lu Changsheng understood immediately that the other party wanted to send a favor.

After thinking about it, there was no objection.

The other party can lend a helping hand when you need it, and you don't have to remain aloof.

"I wonder if fellow Taoist Zhu Er has any advice?"

Zhu Er showed a smile and said, "If you want to cross such a long distance, you must have at least a strong cultivation level yourself, or you can only rely on external help. When the time comes, how about I ask fellow Taoist friends?"

"Thank you, Taoist friend Zhu'er. When you arrive at Fuyun Mountain, I will introduce you to my wife."

Lu Changsheng reciprocated the favor.

Many friends lead to many paths, even if they are just friends with benefits.

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Coming out of the main courtyard, Lu Changsheng saw Sun Wu walking in with the empress and several innate warriors.

"Lu Jieyuan!"

A faint smile appeared on Zhu Qing's face.

Lu Changsheng said hello, his eyes stayed on Sun Wu for a moment, and he didn't say much.

Zhu Qing, on the other hand, looked at Lu Changsheng's back and then took a deep look at Sun Wu, with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Because she saw a trace of fear in Sun Wu's eyes.

"This person's mentality is much worse than that of Lu Jieyuanlai."

she thought.

It's a pity that Lu Jieyuan's talent is too poor. If it weren't for the relationship with Fuyun Mountain, he would be completely worthless to have a close relationship with him.

Back in the courtyard, Lu Changsheng opened a jade box and placed dozens of spiritual stones inside.

The quality is similar to the spirit stone he placed in the treasure house of fairy insects.

"I actually gave so much. It seems that the evil cultivator's relics are worth more than I expected."

He didn't believe that Zhu Er would spit out what he got.

"Unfortunately, with my current strength and status, there is nothing I can do about it."

Far water can't decompose near fire.

The other party will definitely not believe everything he said. When he returns to the spirit world, he will definitely investigate.

Of course, Lu Changsheng was not worried, because it was an ironclad fact that Pumpkin was practicing in Fuyun Mountain.

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In the following time, Lu Changsheng went to pay homage to Hong Yuan when he was buried, and then returned to the Alchemy Academy.

At this time, the alchemy courtyard was moved to another place, less than a hundred meters away from the main courtyard.

Lu Changsheng was refining Biyun pills and practicing by taking body-building pills.

Although the speed of practice has been much slower due to the lack of practice methods, it is still improving steadily.

Lu Changsheng estimated that it would take less than ten years to cultivate six banks of mana.

According to this progress, when I reach a hundred years old, I should be able to cultivate almost ten stores of mana and be gloriously promoted to the second level of Qi training.

"It's still here, and my spiritual root talent will improve over time."

He looked at the data panel.

The next stage of spiritual root talent has been revealed, which is D level.

"In other words, it will take another 50 years for me to reach a qualified D-level lower spiritual root, 100 years for D-level to be intermediate, and 150 years for D-level to be upper-level."

"It's really hard!"

Lu Changsheng smiled bitterly in his heart, but when he saw the talents below, he felt much relieved.

Especially his alchemy talent has reached the lower level of level C.

Lu Changsheng knew that Class C was already considered a capable little genius in Guangnan Territory.

"Use your Alchemy talent to open up the situation, and then find ways to extend your life." He thought to himself.

In the blink of an eye, another half a year has passed.

The influence caused by the evil cultivators has subsided, and many people are wondering whether it will continue like this. They have Zhu'er Immortal and Black Snake Jieyuan sitting in charge, and they will not interfere with the evil cultivators.

Unexpectedly, on this day, the situation ushered in a change.

Zhu Er's injuries have recovered to some extent, and he plans to carry out the final encirclement and suppression of the evil cultivators.

(End of this chapter)