Chapter 61 Enlightenment

Chapter 61 Enlightenment

Chapter 61 Enlightenment (6000 words in total, welcome to subscribe)

"Junior Sister Yu, I've finally seen you here."

Zhao Bai said to Yu Xianglan and her group who were rushing to the front line.

"Where's Uncle Lian?"

"A third-level monster attacked the camp yesterday. Uncle Master injured it and chased after it. The monster was a white-spotted black falcon. It was very fast and good at sneak attacks. Uncle Master was worried that it would harm the younger generation of Qi Refining and Foundation Building, so he decided to kill it.

Now I am in charge of this station."

"How could such a monster appear?"

In the past, the monsters that Qingmu Sect had to deal with were mostly land-based monsters such as wolf monsters and snake monsters. Even if there were occasional flying birds, they were only first or second level, and third level flying monsters were rare.

"I don't know. Anyway, things have been getting more and more evil in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range recently. I have to remind the new guys to be more careful."

"Uncle Zhao!" Yao Zhengsheng stepped forward to greet him.

"So it's Zheng Sheng. This time he succeeded in forming a pill and is finally on the same level as us. Now that he has been named the young sect master, he has to think more about the sect."

"Zheng Sheng understands!"

"Okay, once you two arrive, I'll be able to relax. I also need to go check on Xiao Liuzi. I wonder where he's chasing the monster to."

As soon as he finished speaking, a man emerged from the woods dragging a giant wolf.

His attire does not resemble that of a spiritual immortal, but rather that of a wild boy from a mortal farm.

He was wearing shorts, revealing his bronze skin, and his black hair was tied up with a straw rope. His thin but powerful body dragged the corpse of a wolf demon that was two heads taller than a human, which was very shocking in the eyes of everyone.

When he saw Zhao Bai, he shouted loudly: "Master, I have killed the wolf demon again." Then he raised the wolf corpse to show everyone.

"Sixth disciple, come quickly and meet your uncle Yu and fellow disciples," Zhao Bai looked at Yi Liu with some fondness, then turned around and said to the person in front of him, "My little disciple is naughty, so please bear with me, Junior Sister Yu."

Yi Liu threw the wolf corpse away and stomped his foot, causing a ripple of spiritual energy. He then controlled the spiritual energy and flew behind Zhao Bai.

Seeing this, Yao Zhengsheng was somewhat surprised and said, "Sixth Junior Brother is actually practicing both Dharma and body?"

"That's right," he said to Yi Liu who was behind him, "This is Senior Brother Yao. He has reached the Jindan stage and is at the same level as your master. If you have any questions about cultivation in the future, you can ask him for advice."

The latter looked at Yao Zhengsheng in front of him with some curiosity and said, "Senior brother is so handsome, even more handsome than the idiots in our village."

As soon as these words were spoken, Yao Zhengsheng's face suddenly turned pale, and Yu Xianglan on the side even laughed out loud.

The true disciples at the back seemed to have some fluctuations in their eyes, but they tried hard to suppress their smiles.

"Sixth son, don't be rude," Zhao Bai said in a serious voice, pulling his arm.

The latter seemed to realize that he had spoken out of turn and lowered his head.

Yao Zhengsheng, the young master of the sect, reacted quickly: "Nothing, it's a good thing that my junior brother has a lively personality."

Then he took out a black talisman and said, "This is the talisman that Master gave me. I have already achieved the Dan stage, but it is useless now. It is just right to give it to Junior Brother."

Yu Xianglan also took out a green talisman. Zhao Bai was shocked when he saw this: "Thousand Flowers to Capture Birds? Junior Sister, you can even take out this talisman."

"It's just a talisman. At worst, I can just make another one."

This talisman is not a traditional talisman, but is engraved with Yu Xianglan's specialty, "Thousand Flowers to Bind Birds", which is both a trapping method and a killing method. This kind of talisman is extremely difficult to carve, and the material alone is worth 5,000 spirit stones.

Yao Zhengsheng was a little surprised. Even though he was the first true disciple, he was not treated so well.

"Thank you, Uncle Yu, thank you, Brother Yao," Yi Liu, who was holding the treasure, was very well-behaved at the moment. After expressing his gratitude, he kept flipping through the talisman in his hand.

The three true disciples at the back had different expressions, but after seeing the reactions of their senior brothers and uncles, they also took out their own gifts. Although they were all second-tier treasures, they were all rare treasures.

After dispersing the disciples, only Yu Xianglan and Zhao Bai were left standing there.

"Brother, you really accepted a good disciple. If I am not mistaken, Yi Liu has not only established his physical foundation, but his spiritual cultivation has also reached the fourth level of Qi Refining. Brother, you have accepted this boy for only forty years, right?"

"Junior sister has a keen eye. To be precise, she started practicing at the age of sixteen, and has only been practicing for thirty-six years.

When I first met him, he was herding cattle for his family. It was amazing that a boy of only ten years old could pull the cattle. It was simply a sign of his natural supernatural power.

I suspected that he had some kind of spirit body, but after investigating, I found nothing. However, I discovered that he had a rare thunder spirit root, which was just right for practicing my "Golden Thunder Art". At that time, I decided to accept him as my disciple."

"Spirit body? It's actually a thunder spirit root. Senior brother, you only told Junior sister now. Are you afraid that Junior sister will steal your disciple?"

Zhao Bai chuckled and said, "I have informed Senior Brother Nie about this matter. Junior Sister doesn't know about it. That must be what Senior Brother, the Sect Leader, meant."

"It's rare that this boy has maintained such a pure heart after practicing Taoism for so many years," Yu Xianglan said with some emotion when she saw Yi Liu surrounded by people.

"Junior sister, what you said makes sense. It is precisely because of this innocent mentality that he was able to break through the realm as easily as drinking water without any bottleneck. It's a pity that Uncle Master doesn't know his physique, otherwise he could have practiced a suitable technique and he could have been even faster."

"Brother Zhao, just be content. This kind of talent is only at the seed level in the Nascent Soul Sect. Now it's good luck that you were found by me."

“Hey, aren’t my disciples disciples of the sect?”

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"Yi Liu, why did your parents give you this name?" Lin Muxue asked curiously.

"I, no, I am the sixth child in my family, so I took the character 'Six'."

Looking at his shy face, several senior brothers and sisters were amazed.

Luo Zhigang patted him on the shoulder and said in a voice transmission: "Don't tease Brother Yao like this again in the future. As a junior brother, you must be respectful, just like you respect your elder brother at home."

Upon hearing this, Yi Liu glanced at Luo Zhigang and did not reply, but nodded as if he understood.

"The Grandmaster is back!"

During the conversation, Yao Zhengsheng suddenly said, everyone looked up into the sky, saw a beam of light flying towards them, and they all jumped up.

Zhao Bai asked first: "Uncle Master, have you caught the white-spotted black falcon?"

The latter shook his head: "That animal was very cunning and broke into the territory of a fourth-level demon. I didn't dare to go any deeper, so I returned the same way. I told all the disciples to be careful and report immediately if they found any trace of it."

"And Zheng Sheng, don't be careless. With his cunningness, even if you are a Jindan, you may be killed instantly without noticing."

Yao Zhengsheng would naturally not turn a deaf ear to the advice of a cultivator in the late Jindan stage.

He clenched his fist and said solemnly: "Yes, Grandmaster. Disciple understands."

Black Lake Island,
Wei Zhong watched the spiritual energy cyclone above the Spirit Island slowly dissipate, and he realized that Li Haowen had successfully established his foundation. After more than ten years, the Li family finally had a foundation-building cultivator, and Wei Zhong no longer needed to support them.

"Master, do you feel it's a pity to lose the title of guest official?" Xie Linghua asked with concern.

Wei Zhong shook his head: "What a pity, the burden should be relieved. Helping him to achieve a foundation building is considered to have officially settled the cause and effect between me and the Li family.

Don’t underestimate Li Haowen’s success in building a foundation. He also has a lot of responsibilities. The fate of so many members of the Li family is in his hands. It is not easy to ensure the survival of the family among the two major forces of Jindan. "

After saying this, Wei Zhong turned away, leaving Xie Linghua alone, feeling sad.

After being in contact with Wei Zhong for so many years, Xie Linghua has begun to understand his character a little.

Although he is kind to others, he is actually a cold-hearted person.

"Master Chu Zhong only cares about the people close to him, such as my three sisters. The other maids and servants are just the relationship between the master and the servants maintained by the spirit stones. Even the three of us sisters probably don't have much weight in the master's heart."

Xie Linghua stroked her belly which had not yet bulged, and felt a little regretful.

"Congratulations to you on building your foundation!"

When Li Haowen came out of seclusion, Wei Zhong was already standing beside him, standing on a magic sword.

Seeing Wei Zhong's figure, Li Haowen was also moved: "Senior..."

Wei Zhong waved his hand and said, "Since you have already established your foundation, we should still address each other as fellow Taoists. We can talk about reminiscing about the past later. For now, let's take care of your Li family's affairs first."

Wei Zhong pointed in the direction of Luo Mingyan and the elders of the Li family. Li Haowen naturally understood what had happened. He bowed to Wei Zhong and moved closer to the crowd.

Wei Zhong retreated to the lakeside, threw out a green boat, put some wine on it and began to drink by himself.

Seeing that the Li family and Luo Mingyan seemed to have reached an agreement after discussing the matter, Luo Mingyan did not stay any longer and wanted to take Pang Sanchun away.

As soon as I left the island, I heard Wei Zhong's voice transmission and a green boat blocked the way ahead.

"Brother Luo, wait a minute!"

A storage bag flew out of the green boat, and Wei Zhong's voice rang in Luo Mingyan's ears: "I would also like to thank Brother Luo for bringing me to Mingyue Market many years ago. This is a thank you gift. From now on, there is nothing owed between us."

Luo Mingyan glanced at the things in the storage bag, thought for a few breaths, then took them, bowed to Qingzhou, and then turned into a beam of light and flew away.

'Only after resolving the cause and effect can one follow the great path.'

Somewhere in the dark, Wei Zhong seemed to have some realization, and the surrounding spiritual energy gathered towards Qing Zhou, forming a small cyclone that lasted for a hundred breaths before slowly dissipating.

[Cultivation: Second level of foundation building (30%)]

'This realization has actually helped me improve my foundation building level by a small amount. This is really a pleasant surprise. But 'cause and effect', is it possible that the great principles of this world are so superficial that I can benefit from them even though I am only at the foundation building level?'

Li Haowen and the Li family members on the nearby Spirit Island saw the spiritual energy cyclone raised by Qingzhou, and they immediately became even more awed by Chu Zhong, who was building his foundation.

It was a long time after the spiritual energy cyclone dissipated that Li Haowen flew closer and said, "Congratulations, senior, on your great progress in cultivation!"

A burst of spiritual energy lifted the curtain in the boat, and Wei Zhong's voice came out: "It's just a small realization. I would like to congratulate you on your successful foundation building."

Li Haowen stepped inside, and there was a bottle of wine in the boat. He picked up the cup with both hands and said in a serious voice:
"I would also like to thank you for your kindness, Senior."

After saying this, he drank it all in one gulp.

Wei Zhong smiled and waved his hand: "It's just a small helping hand. You still have to rely on your own efforts. It is much more difficult to overcome the inner demons of a failed foundation building than an ordinary foundation building."

Hearing this, Li Haowen was still frightened. In the past, all the burdens of the family had made him almost breathless. The expectations of the elders, the sustenance of his parents, and all kinds of pressure had become obstacles in his foundation building. Most of the failures in foundation building came from this.

After his failure, he was gossiped about and looked down upon by others, which made him feel relieved. After a period of hard work, his mind became stronger. With his injuries healed, he took a pill to build his foundation, which enabled him to succeed. "You will have a heavy burden in the future, so don't let this responsibility crush you."

Li Haowen nodded thoughtfully.

"From now on, you have completed the foundation building stage. The Li family no longer needs my title of foundation building stage." Wei Zhong put away the spiritual wine and slowly stood up, intending to see the guest off.

Li Haowen bowed and left Ye Qingzhou.

With a flash of green light, Wei Zhong returned to Black Lake Island.

Li Haowen greeted the elders of the Li family, and Li Ren asked carefully: "Senior Chu, will you fulfill your wish..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Haowen: "From now on, Senior Chu is no longer a guest of our Li family, and has no connection with our Li family. All matters of our Li family are decided by our Li family, and there is no need to consider others."

The elders off the field were all talking about it. They never thought it would end up in such a situation.

Only the clan leader Li Ren sighed slightly.

"Immediately, follow the sect's order and gather five high-level Qi-refining cultivators from my Li family to follow me to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range."

Li Haowen stared at the elder of the clan below, who mostly lowered his head and shrunk his neck.

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"Master, is it over?"

Seeing Wei Zhong returning, Xie Linghua stepped forward and asked softly.

Wei Zhong held him in his arms with his right hand: "Of course it is over. From now on, my Black Lake Island will have nothing to do with the Li family. I will have to trouble you with the affairs of the island in the future."

Xie Linghua shook her head gently: "It is my duty to share the Master's worries, so why should I say hard work?"

"How is the dismissal of the servants on the island going?"

"Master, don't worry. I have repatriated all the members of the Li family. Now those on the island are all independent cultivators. They don't want to leave because they think that you are kind and give them high salaries."

Wei Zhong nodded. As a second-level middle-grade spiritual land, Black Lake Island did not provide for thousands of cultivators like other cultivation families. There were only about a hundred people on the island. Even if Wei Zhong took the lion's share, the rest was enough for the cultivators below to eat their fill.

The treatment is much better than that of the spiritual farmers working under Qingmu Sect.

"Today is a happy day, so let's open a cellar of green radish to give them a chance to enjoy."

Xie Linghua was shocked. A cellar of Qingluozui, even the lowest quality one, would be worth at least a thousand low-grade spirit stones in the market.

Seeing his puzzled expression, Wei Zhong said, "I just felt something, and my realm has only improved a little bit."

Xie Linghua felt a little disappointed when she heard this, but she still said happily, "Congratulations, Master."

Wei Zhong saw it all and could somewhat understand what was in his mind.

Patting his shoulder, he said: "I know what you are thinking, but it is not the right time yet."

Seeing the visible disappointment on his face, he held both of his hands, squeezed them slightly, and whispered in his ear, "Practice well, and when you reach the later stage of Qi Refining, I will prepare a foundation-building pill for you."

Hearing this, the disappointment on her face suddenly turned into surprise. She stepped forward and kissed Wei Zhong on the face, blushing and saying, "Thank you, Master!"

Wei Zhong couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion when he saw the woman's behavior. He forced himself to hold it back and rubbed her forehead.

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In the cave, Wei Zhong was holding the second-level Qingluo Zui with a hesitant look on his face.

"Sooner or later, the oppression of the Qingmu Sect will be transferred from the foundation-building families to idle foundation-building people like me. We have to make plans early."

After receiving the spiritual wine, Wei Zhong left the cave and turned into a beam of light and flew in one direction.

The purpose of this trip is to visit the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. To be more precise, it is the station of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce here.

In order to combat the Qingmu Sect over the years, the Yunji Chamber of Commerce not only opened a store in the Mingyue Market, but also found a first-class spiritual land nearby and established a local base.

Moreover, no one knew what means were used to gather the free spiritual energy in the surrounding area, making the spiritual energy inside the station as dense as that of a second-level spiritual land, which opened the eyes of the cultivators.

All kinds of goods in the Chamber of Commerce's shop are clearly marked with prices and are very complete. Even the Foundation Establishment Pills that could only be seen at auctions in the past are listed in real life and placed in the center of the shop.

Driven by this, a new market town has been formed near the Chamber of Commerce, which is showing a momentum of suppressing Mingyue Market.

Wei Zhong went straight to the Chamber of Commerce shop and called the servant in the palace: "Fairy Rong Jurong is here."

"Senior, wait a moment!"

After a while, a woman in green came down from the upper floor and said with a smile, "It turns out that it is Fellow Daoist Chu who has come. Please come upstairs and have a chat."

When the customers in the store saw Wei Zhong going upstairs with a female cultivator, they were all puzzled. Even the servant Wei Zhong had just called was puzzled and murmured, "It's very rare for Lord Rong to personally entertain guests."

A monk next to him came forward to ask for the price, interrupting his thoughts.

"I wonder why Fellow Daoist Chu came here today?"

Rong Ju took a dish of spiritual tea from the maid beside her and placed it in front of Wei Zhong.

Wei Zhong hesitated, as if he couldn't speak. He held it in for a long time before answering, "I wonder if Senior Shan and Senior Miao are here?"

Rong Ju shook her head: "Unfortunately, the young lady and Mr. Miao just left a few days ago."

"Fairy, do you know where the two seniors have gone, or when they will return?" Wei Zhong continued to ask.

"The movements of the young lady and the senior are not something we, as servants, dare to ask about," Rong Ju said, with an unchanged expression, picking up the spiritual tea in front of him, "If you have any urgent matters, just tell me."

Wei Zhong struggled a little, and finally told the secret about Qingmu Zong's coercion.

Rong Ju looked suspicious: "Is this true? Although my Yunji Chamber of Commerce is at odds with the Qingmu Sect, it is only limited to business. I am afraid it is difficult to help you."

"Miss Rong is right," suddenly an old woman with white hair walked in from outside the door.

Seeing this, Rong Ju quickly stood up and said, "Meet Granny Ruan."

Turning around, he introduced to Wei Zhong, "Mrs. Ruan is the local manager of our Yunji Chamber of Commerce. Since the young lady is not here, all matters will be decided by her."

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhong quickly stood up and bowed: "Greetings, Senior."

The latter waved his hand, and the two sat down again.

"It is indeed the Dan-Jie."

Wei Zhong was not at all surprised to see his method. As the person stationed in this Chamber of Commerce’s base, Jindan cultivation is only the foundation. What is more important is probably his method.

Recalling Rong Ju's indifferent attitude, Wei Zhong could roughly guess that it was his work.

He leisurely pulled out a chair and sat down, saying calmly:

“After all, our Yunji Chamber of Commerce operates according to the rules, and it would be inappropriate to break the rules for fellow Taoists now.

The lady once said that if you can brew a second-level spirit wine, you can be given a guest position. Have you succeeded now?"

Wei Zhong lowered his head in thought, and finally shook his head: "No."

Wei Zhong thought about it for so long and did not choose to expose the fact that he had brewed the second-level Qingluozui at this time.

Although the Qingmu Sect showed signs of forcing a cultivator like him to take sides, it did not take immediate action, so Wei Zhong was not in a hurry to seek shelter.

This is just a test of the attitude of Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

"That's such a pity," Shopkeeper Ruan said with some regret.

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Walking out of the pavilion behind him, Wei Zhong suddenly felt that everything in front of him became clear.

The Yunji Chamber of Commerce is indeed a profit-oriented business group and will not give preferential treatment to anyone just because someone within the chamber of commerce thinks highly of them.

This is good news for Wei Zhong, as it means that when he joins the Chamber of Commerce in the future, he won't have to worry about his personal information being sold or leaked.

'Yunji Chamber of Commerce is such a big thigh, why not hug it in a hurry? Qingmu Zong is not pressing too hard at the moment.

The trump card he held could be said to be fearless to most of the cultivators of Qingmu Sect. Those below the Jindan stage would basically be defeated. Only those at the Jindan stage could pose a real threat to Wei Zhong.

But even if he reaches the stage of Dan formation, does he have to join the Yunji Chamber of Commerce?

Not necessarily. With his own strength, it wouldn't be difficult for him to take Xie Linghua and a few others to practice in another place.

Moreover, he has a cave in his body. If he abandons all external connections, he will naturally achieve the Dan Formation in a hundred years. By then, why would he care about the Qingmu Sect?'

'But this is not what I want. Cultivation is also about cultivating the mind. After experiencing the Li family's affairs, I have come to understand that the path of cultivation is not just about accumulating spiritual power. To break through the realm, one needs to hone one's mind over the years.

Immortals are mountains of people! Only after experiencing all the flavors of the mortal world can you get a glimpse of the path to immortality.

Isn't this world of cultivation also the human world?'

As soon as he thought of this, Wei Zhong suddenly felt that his thoughts were clear, and his soul seemed to have undergone a cleansing. The Time Record in his sea of ​​consciousness even flashed with golden light, faintly echoing Wei Zhong's thoughts.

"This, is this enlightenment again?"

This time, his enlightenment did not seem to improve his cultivation level like before, but it was reflected in his state of mind and soul. It also triggered the Time Record that Wei Zhong had been unable to deal with for a long time.

Wei Zhong looked at the ancient book in his mind and murmured in his heart: "What is your origin?"

Naturally, there was no answer to his question, so Wei Zhong calmed down and started visiting various stores.

'It is better to rely on yourself than on others.'

After changing several identities, he went to various shops and started spending spiritual stones, second-level disposable talismans, second-level protective instruments, golden talismans, and high-year-old Ganoderma lucidum...
This was the most enjoyable time for Wei Zhonghua to spend spirit stones. He had already spent 40,000 to 50,000 spirit stones in one go.

"Although you have to follow your heart, you can't ignore safety."

For this purpose, Wei Zhong changed back to his original appearance and returned to the Yunji Chamber of Commerce headquarters. He wandered outside for a while, and finally left with regret.

(End of this chapter)