Chapter 64: Entrusted

Chapter 64: Entrusted

Chapter 64: Entrusted (Total Chapter 6000)

"The Qingmu Sect won a great victory. But the Eighth True Disciple Luo Mingyan is missing? And the Sixth True Disciple's genius is shining?"

Wei Zhong was also shocked when he learned the news.

"Master, Senior Li wants to see you."

Xie Linghua came in and reported.

"please."

Beside the stone table,
Wei Zhong looked at Li Haowen with some emotion. At this moment, he no longer had the hesitation and anxiety he had when he was just building his foundation. The sharpness revealed between his eyebrows showed his calmness as the head of a foundation-building family.

Since Li Haowen's return, the former clan leader Li Ren also stepped down, and Li Haowen, who had established his foundation, succeeded him as clan leader and led the Li family forward.

"It seems that Brother Li has changed a lot in the past five years."

The latter chuckled and said, "But I was forced to do so. The group in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range has been worried day and night, and they are not as carefree as you are now."

"I heard that there were many unexpected events in this battle between humans and monsters. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Li can reveal a few things?"

"But it's okay to share some of my experiences with Fellow Daoist Chu."

“When I first arrived at the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, my human cultivators were actually still in an advantageous position. However, within a year, two third-level giant monsters suddenly appeared on the monster side, which put the Qingmu Sect under great pressure and forced them to send more people.

Sect Master Nie personally led many foundation-building cultivators to the front line, and with their help, the situation was finally stabilized.

But the good times didn't last long. A few years later, a fourth-level monster was disturbed. It was a wind wolf, which triggered a huge beast tide. The major human settlements were attacked and suffered heavy losses.

It was also at that time that Luo Zhenchuan was ambushed by a monster and was caught in the beast tide, his life or death unknown.

If it weren't for the rumor that the soul lamp in his sect had not been extinguished, I'm afraid Qingmu Sect would have expelled this person from the list of true disciples long ago."

Wei Zhong felt regretful when he heard this. He didn't expect that after they parted, he would hear news about him like this.

Li Haowen knew that Wei Zhong was on good terms with him: "Fellow Daoist Chu, there is no need to be sad. His soul lamp is still on. He must have fallen into some kind of danger and cannot return."

Wei Zhong nodded and continued to ask: "This time it was dangerous, so how did the Qingmu Sect win?"

"This is about a Yuanying senior. His name is Ruowu Daoren, and he was born in the Yingyue Sect, a Yuanying sect. He killed the fourth-level wind wolf with his exquisite swordsmanship, and also seriously injured several third-level monsters.

With the death of their leader and the threat of their Nascent Soul, the other low-level monsters were instantly defeated.

Qingmu Taishang took this opportunity to lead all the monks in pursuit, not only killing three third-level monsters, but also pushing the area controlled by Qingmu Sect hundreds of miles. It can be called a great victory!"

Wei Zhong didn't expect that in just the past few years, the human race's attack on the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range has reached the Nascent Soul level. Does that mean that the struggle between the two races will accelerate? This is not a good sign.

"I heard that in this war, the Sixth True Disciple of the Qingmu Sect shined brightly. I wonder if Brother Li knows the details."

The latter put down his glass upon hearing this:
"Brother Chu, you are asking the right person. I have personally met that true disciple once, and it was on the battlefield.

He is a practitioner of both Dharma and body cultivation, building his physical body as a foundation while cultivating his spiritual energy. His Dharma skills inherited the Golden Thunder Skills from Zhao Bai, the master of the Qingmu Sect. He is extremely powerful and has the blessing of thunder and lightning. His skills are invincible at the middle and low levels of foundation building. Even if he encounters a great demon in the late second stage, he can escape easily. "

"This, could it be that this person has already entered the middle stage of physical body foundation building?"

Li Haowen shook his head:
"No, we have heard this man say that he only built his foundation for seven or eight years."

"Shh," Wei Zhong took a breath of cold air, "This person is truly a natural talent."

“Not only that, there have been rumors that he has a rare and unique thunder spirit root, and his spiritual aptitude is no less than his physical ability.”

"How did such valuable information leak out? Even some Yuanying sects would be vying for this person with such qualifications, right?"

Li Haowen shook his head: "I don't know. This is just a rumor after all. It's hard to tell whether it's true or not. But it's a fact that this person has unlimited potential. He may threaten the position of the current young master Yao Zhengsheng."

Wei Zhong already knew what he meant. If he really had thunder spiritual roots, his potential had definitely surpassed that of Yao Zhengsheng, who had top-grade spiritual roots.

If there is a suitable spell, forming a pill will not be a problem for it at all. It is not an exaggeration to call it the seed of Nascent Soul. It may even be the hope for Qingmu Sect to make further progress.

Wei Zhong could already imagine the bloody power struggle within the sect in the future.

"Isn't that Nascent Soul cultivator interested in it?"

"This is beyond the understanding of us, who are just building our foundation."

Wei Zhong understood that Li Haowen was only a member of the foundation-building family under the Qingmu Sect, and such a secret would definitely be kept strictly secret by the Qingmu Sect. It was very difficult for cultivators to reveal the rumor of the thunder spirit root.

"In addition, Qingmu Sect intends to hold a true teaching ceremony for him in the near future. Fellow Daoist Chu, are you ready?"

Wei Zhong was stunned for a moment, then he realized the danger. It was possible that the Qingmu Sect would take this opportunity to suppress independent cultivators like Wei Zhong.

"Thank you for letting me know, fellow Taoist."

Li Haowen smiled slightly, took out a square box, and when he opened it, there was a green bead inside.

"Demon Pill? Or a rare wind attribute one?"

Wei Zhong was a little surprised.

"What does this mean, fellow Taoist?"

"I heard that Fellow Daoist Chu has a first-level spiritual bird under his command. This demon pill is just right for its advancement."

Wei Zhong groaned: "I wonder what you need?"

After this battle between humans and demons, there must be a lot of demon pills on the market. If he needs spirit stones, he can sell them to major shops in the market. Why bother bargaining with Wei Zhong here?

The latter raised a finger and said, "Spiritual wine, a jar of spiritual wine that a fellow Taoist gave me before."

When Li Haowen was building his foundation, he was well aware of the preciousness of the spiritual wine given by Wei Zhong. It not only repaired the injuries to his own body, but also strengthened his physique and helped him break through the barrier of building his foundation.

After building his foundation, he possessed a physique that surpassed that of ordinary spiritual practitioners. He was able to escape danger in wars several times and survive to this day.

Wei Zhong narrowed his eyes slightly: "Fellow Daoist, have you forgotten the contract you and I signed?"

"No, I want this for my own use. And fellow Daoist, you might as well take a closer look at this demon pill. This is not from a wind wolf, a first-class land demon beast. Instead, I took it from a seriously injured wind-type flying falcon, which has reached the middle stage of the second stage."

Wei Zhong then picked up the demon pill and examined it carefully. It was indeed superior to the ordinary second-level demon pills, but Wei Zhong had no idea what kind of demon beast it was taken from.

Xie Linghua was called over, and she was holding a mixed-feather parrot in her hand. Ever since Wei Zhong had someone to serve him, the servants had been even more respectful to the bird, which made it even lazier.

However, when he saw the demon pill on the table, it flew out from Xie Linghua's hand for the first time, circled around the demon pill for a few times, and then landed on top of it and lay down, revealing a somewhat comfortable expression.

Li Haowen was amazed at this scene: "It seems that Daoyou's pet is very satisfied with this demon pill."

Wei Zhong had no choice but to take out a jar of second-level Qingluozui and said, "Daoyou Li needs to sign a few more spiritual contracts with me."

After a while, Li Haowen left with satisfaction. Wei Zhong grabbed Jiucai, who was lying on the demon pill, and said:

"If you still can't advance this time, I will pluck your hair and feed it to the Great Jin."

As if it understood what Wei Zhong said, Jiucai retracted its wings and showed a hint of timidity.

After waving his hand and taking it into the cave, Wei Zhong ordered his servants to clean up the mess and he began to practice again.

There is still half a year left until the Qingmu Sect's true transmission ceremony. It is not enough time for me to advance to the next level, so I should hone my skills.

The defensive technique [Black Water Spirit Robe], and the [Invisibility Technique] which has not yet been promoted to the Grandmaster level, etc.

Half a year of practice passed in a flash, and Wei Zhong came out of seclusion using the master-level invisibility technique. Bai Yining, who was guarding outside, did not notice Wei Zhong at all.

"It's normal for a Qi-refining cultivator to not be able to detect me. However, the effect of this master-level invisibility technique is somewhat similar to the breath-retaining technique, both of which are to avoid spiritual awareness. Forget it, just think of it as strengthening my own hiding ability."

After removing the magic spell and giving Wei Zhong's instructions, they took a boat out of the island. Li Haowen had been waiting outside for a long time.

"Fellow Daoist Chu."

"Brother Li, why don't you come to my Qingzhou for a drink?"

Li Haowen immediately put away his magic sword and stepped into the boat.

"I wonder what kind of worship ceremony Fellow Daoist Chu has prepared for this trip?"

Wei Zhong sipped his wine and said, "It's just some of the products from Black Lake Island. Did Brother Li put a lot of effort into this worship?"

The latter smiled awkwardly: "The Li family has a shallow foundation, how can we afford to make a fuss here. A small gift is enough to keep up appearances."

"Brother Li, you think the same as me."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

When they arrived at Mingyue Market, Wei Zhong and Li Haowen got out of the boat and only then saw the slightly deserted scene of the market.

"This once prosperous Mingyue Market has ultimately declined," Li Haowen said with some emotion.

Wei Zhong also nodded in agreement. With the continuous increase in the investment of Yunji Chamber of Commerce, the blow to Mingyue Market became more and more serious. Now Qingmu Sect was even a little bit resigned and allowed it to develop.

"If it weren't for this True Transmission Ceremony, this market would probably be even more desolate."

Li Haowen nodded, then bowed to Wei Zhong and said, "I still have some matters to deal with, so I'll say goodbye to Brother Chu now."

"Then we'll see you on the day of the ceremony."

The two parties separated, and Wei Zhong went to look for Ning Cankun, only to discover that the person now in charge of the leasing of the spiritual fields had become a middle-aged man, and the predecessor Ning Cankun had resigned.

When asked about his whereabouts, he said he didn't know.

Wei Zhong was helpless. Ning Cankun was not here and he didn't even have anyone to talk to in Mingyue Market.

Shan Qin and Miaoli Shan went to Yunji Chamber of Commerce to visit Rong Ju. They did not return, but Shopkeeper Ruan did not drive them away. I wonder if it was because of his performance last time that he had some favorable impression of them.

The next day, the true transmission ceremony began.

This was the first time that the Sixth True Disciple made a public appearance in the Qingmu Sect. The rumors about him attracted a large number of monks who came to watch the fun.

When he appeared in front of everyone, Wei Zhong couldn't help but sigh. His face was like a teenager, much shorter than the average cultivator, but the aura he exuded was no less than that of an average foundation-building cultivator.

Looking at Yi Liu wearing golden armor, Zhao Bai pulled up his non-existent beard on his chin with satisfaction, and couldn't stop smiling.

Yu Xianglan held her forehead with her hand: "Brother, you are just grinning foolishly here. Why don't you go and keep watch on the surroundings? Rumors about Xiao Liuzi have been rife recently. Aren't you afraid that others might have ulterior motives?"

Duan Delong echoed, "Junior sister, what you said makes sense. This time we have opened up the sect's formation, and Yi Liu is indeed in some danger in the outside world."

Zhao Bai restrained his smile and looked at the many cultivators outside, with a hint of ferocity in his eyes. "It's okay, as long as it's not a Jindan attack, Xiao Liuzi can handle it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of black light shot out from the crowd below and headed straight for Yi Liu in the air.

"Soul-breaking cone!"

Zhao Bai stomped his right foot hard, causing a loud bang, and ran straight towards the cultivator who had attacked him, without even looking at Yi Liu behind him.

Yi Liu saw the black light coming, and a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes. He raised his hand and took out a golden long stick, and slapped it towards the black light.

The black light shattered with one strike, revealing the red needle inside, which passed through the long stick and shot straight into his body. However, Yi Liu's armor flashed with golden light, resisting it. His free left hand pinched the red needle and crushed it with a light pinch.

"This set of armor made by senior brother actually has the effect of protecting the soul?" Yu Xianglan was shocked.

Yi Liu's physique was strong, but his spirit was a little weak. However, this precious armor made up for his only shortcoming. Ordinary second-level methods could no longer compete with him.

"It seems that Senior Brother Zhao has invested a lot of money! You and I can't just stand here and watch the show. This time, there may be a Jindan cultivator taking action. You go to protect Yi Liu, and I will investigate the surrounding area to see if there are any Wuxie cultivators hiding."

After Duan Delong said this to Yu Xianglan, he flew out of the formation and began to search around the outside world.

The latter flew to Yi Liu's vicinity and stared at the surroundings vigilantly.

Seeing this sudden change, Wei Zhong took a few steps back. Fortunately, he was cautious by nature and chose a position close to the outside, so that if something happened later, he could run faster.

In such a short while, Zhao Bai had already taken down the man who attacked him. He was just a foundation-building demon cultivator, but Zhao Bai broke his spine with two punches. It was obvious that he was breathing in more than he was breathing out.

The demonic energy in his body could not be suppressed and overflowed.

"You are a demon boy. I wonder how you dare to attack here. Is there another Jindan demon cultivator hiding among them?"

After saying this, Zhao Bai looked sharply at the monks around him. The latter all lowered their heads and dared not look him in the eye.

On the other side, Duan Delong also discovered several monks behaving strangely. He waved his sleeve and a green cloud appeared. Several people fled in fear, but how could they resist the power of Jindan.

In an instant, they were enveloped by green clouds, and after a moment, only rotten skeletons were left there, one of which was right in front of Wei Zhong.

'The green cloud was just a little bit away from flying over me.'

When Wei Zhong saw the Jindan left, someone nearby spoke up:

"I never thought there would be an evil cultivator hiding among us. Fortunately, Senior Duan took action in time..."

Wei Zhong felt that this ceremony was increasingly unsafe and thought about leaving first, but he was afraid that the Qingmu Sect's Jindan would mistake him for an evil cultivator and kill him as well.

He had no choice but to maintain the [Black Water Spiritual Robe]. The second-level robe was also infused with spiritual power, ready to be activated for protection at any time.

Fortunately, this ceremony did not last long. After finding a few suspected evil cultivators, the cultivators presented gifts and the ceremony was dispersed.

Wei Zhong returned with Li Haowen in the green boat. On the way, they encountered several robbers who wanted to block the road, but when they saw that the two were building their foundation together, they did not attack them.

"Do you think, Brother Li, that there are more and more Tribulation Cultivators recently?"

The latter nodded: "In the future, unless it is necessary, you and I should not easily leave the island."

Then he thought, 'This Fellow Daoist Chu in front of me is much more stable than me, so I gave my instructions to the wrong person.'

After returning to Haiyue Lake, the two separated and Wei Zhong hurriedly entered the cave.

Jiucai has almost digested the demon pill and is sleeping with his eyes closed. He may be able to advance to the second level at any time.

"I will advance in this cave. Don't let outsiders know that I have a second-level spirit bird."

Seeing that he was still sleeping, Wei Zhong was unsure of his promotion time, so he returned to the training room. Passing by the lotus pond, Wei Zhong found two strange spiritual herbs planted in it, one of which had a small fruit.

"Could it be?"

Wei Zhong immediately left the cave and captured Da Jin. The latter was very happy to see the spiritual herb with small fruits, and kept wandering around it.

'When this fruit matures, it will be the time for Da Jin to advance to the second level.'

Wei Zhong turned around and looked at Jiucai who was sleeping behind him. Over the years, the two guys had not made any progress, but now they were together.

A month later, the spiritual energy in the cave was drawn by Jiucai, forming a large spiritual energy cyclone around it. Wei Zhong stared at Jiucai from the side, feeling a little nervous.

The advancement of monsters to the second stage is similar to the possibility of failure for humans in the foundation-building stage. Although Jiucai has a mysterious bloodline in his body, it is too thin. Wei Zhong is worried that he will fail to advance due to lack of stamina.

Fortunately, this worry was unnecessary. After a few days, the spiritual energy subsided, and a colorful bird flew out and landed in Wei Zhong's hands.

"It is a bit bigger than before, and its appearance has also changed a bit. It doesn't look like a parrot, but more like a falcon."

Wei Zhong fiddled with its hair and said, "Make it bigger for me to see."

Jiucai seemed to understand Wei Zhong's thoughts and spread its wings to cover its body. The colorful wings continued to grow larger, and its body also began to expand. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a big bird more than ten feet tall, and its wings spread out to nearly two feet.

Wei Zhong was watching this scene in surprise. Da Jin, who was standing by the pond, also stared blankly with eyes wide open when he saw a small bird become as big as itself in the blink of an eye.

"Good good!"

Wei Zhong stood up and flew to Jiucai's back and sat cross-legged.

The latter flapped its wings, stirring up the surrounding spiritual energy, and soared into the air, emitting a blue and silver spiritual light.

"Is this, thunder-attributed magic power?"

Wei Zhong touched the colorful feathers beneath his body and was extremely surprised.

"I didn't expect that after this bird was promoted to the second stage, it had the ability to control thunder in addition to wind control."

With the help of wind and thunder, Jiucai's flying speed at this moment is no less than Wei Zhong's grandmaster-level cloud-flying technique.

The cave was narrow and not suitable for Jiucai to fly, so Wei Zhong ordered it to fall down. After getting off its back, Jiucai's huge body shrank again and turned into its previous eagle appearance.

Wei Zhong stroked his long neck and said, "Yes, it seems that I have wronged you before. It is not because you are lazy, but because you understand the principle that a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind."

Jiucai did not react at all to Wei Zhong's praise, but just lazily curled his head into his wings.

'I still can't change my lazy nature.'

Looking back at the big gold in the pool, Wei Zhong threw a spiritual fruit.

"You also need to build your foundation as soon as possible, so that you can ride both sea and sky level 2 spiritual beasts and be considered majestic."

Wei Zhong placed Jiucai beside the pool and had no plan to take it out of the cave in the short term. A second-level spirit beast would easily attract the attention of others, and his cultivation level at the early stage of foundation building could not handle it.

The spirit beast has successfully established its foundation, and it is time for me to continue practicing.

A month later, a guest arrived who surprised Wei Zhong a little.

"Brother Ning, what brings you here?"

Wei Zhong saw his old friend coming and immediately ordered his servants to prepare a banquet.

But the latter just waved his hand and said, "No need, Brother Chu, I came here to ask for something."

He pulled out the boy behind him and said, "This is Ning Jiaqi, a descendant of my Ning family. He has a middle-grade wood spiritual root and a lower-grade fire spiritual root.

I have not yet practiced, so I entrust it to Brother Chu. Whether you accept it as a disciple or as a servant, it is up to Brother Chu to decide."

Wei Zhong saw the young man, with red lips and white teeth, more than four feet tall, and looked to be about eleven or twelve years old. His hands were nervously grasping Ning Cankun's Taoist robe, and his big round eyes were staring at Wei Zhong with a hint of timidity.

"With such talent, he could definitely be sent to Qingmu Sect to become an inner sect disciple. Why did Brother Ning send him to me?"

"Ugh······"

While they were talking, Xie Linghua had already arranged for the servants to set the table and food.

"Brother, why don't you sit down and talk slowly."

The three of them sat down, Xie Linghua poured wine on the side, and handed Ning Jiaqi some spiritual food from time to time.

"Brother Ning, please say whatever you want to say."

The latter drank a glass of spirit wine, his face no longer had the cheerful look he had in the past when tasting wine, but was instead filled with deep sorrow.

"Brother Chu should know that nephew Luo is missing, right?"

Wei Zhong nodded: "Could it be that Brother's trip is related to this?"

"That's right. After nephew Luo disappeared, the sect had different attitudes towards him. Some wanted to remove him from his position as the true successor, while others wanted to keep him and wait for his return.

But in the end, interests prevailed in this huge Qingmu Sect, and there was a subtle tendency within the sect to expel it.

The Luo family was furious when they heard the news. People who were usually at odds with the Luo family started to attack and add insult to injury. Even the Ning family, their mother clan, was not spared. "

"Hey, doesn't Brother Luo have a few good friends in the sect? For example, the seventh true disciple Shen Yuqi."

“Indeed, it was because of his action that the Luo family was able to survive.

But the Ning family, who was one floor away, was different.

I am originally from their mother's clan, and after decades or even hundreds of years, my nephew's mother has long gone west. I am the only one in the clan who still maintains a close relationship with them.

Now that nephew Luo has disappeared, the Ning family has lost its foundation in the Qingmu Sect. Not only has it been retaliated by its enemies, but it has also lost the support of its friends.

The Ning family has suffered heavy losses. This is why I brought this child to find Brother Chu, hoping that Brother Chu can take him in. "

Having said this, Ning Cankun stood up and bowed to Wei Zhong, who quickly lifted him up:

"Brother, why do you have to do this? Just tell me, will I, Chu Zhong, refuse? Black Lake Island is so big, it's not a big deal to have one more kid like this.

And brother, why don't you stay with us and enjoy your old age on my Black Lake Island?"

The latter shook his head: "The family is in trouble, and this old man has to go back to serve. This little guy has good qualifications, and it's okay if he is not buried in the Ning family."

Then he walked to Ning Jiaqi and touched his forehead: "Jiaqi, kowtow to your Uncle Chu. From now on, I will follow your Uncle Chu."

Upon hearing this, the latter put down the spiritual food in his hand, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed his head.

(End of this chapter)