Longevity begins with loose cultivation

Chapter 122 The Difficulty of Building a Foundation

After chatting with each other, Lu Zhong drank three cups of spiritual tea.

There was nothing wrong with the spirit tea when I first drank it, but I found it very palatable.

He didn't realize that he had made a lot of money this time until the aura escaped from the tea water. The effect was no less than the first time he took Peiyuan Pill.

"Okay, if you have something to do, my good disciple, just talk about it, but don't tell me, you came to visit me today just to drink some spiritual tea." Shui Ni gracefully put down the teacup in her hand and said with a smile on her face.

"To be honest, this disciple is really asking for something during this trip." Lu Zhong originally just stopped by for a stroll, but when he heard the words of Shizun Cheap, a bold idea suddenly emerged in his heart.

After organizing the language in my mind, I handed out a stack of original scripts.

"This is the script written by the disciple in his spare time. It is very popular in Yongling City. Please accept it, Master!"

"Oh?" Shui Ni regained her energy, her expression was not as lazy as before.

Taking the manuscript into her hand, the smile on her face gradually disappeared after reading it, and she looked a little surprised. She couldn't help but carefully looked at her apprentice, and said after a long while:
"So you wrote this script?"

Before the words finished, Shui Ni waved her hand, and piles of books suddenly appeared on the ground.

It's all the original version.

Looking up, Shui Ni looked at Lu Zhong again, and there was a trace of resentment in her eyes, but it disappeared quickly, and she returned to her usual smiling face, and put the manuscript into the storage bag before saying:
"My good disciple's intentions, as a teacher, I don't hesitate to accept it."

"In the future, if the good disciple encounters trouble, you can just use the title of teacher."

Having said that, she paused for a moment, her eyes flickering fiercely, but she said softly: "In the Heling Sect's territory, there will be no one who dares to provoke me."

The corners of Lu Zhong's eyes twitched, and he thought to himself that this cheap master is really realistic.

At the same time, my heart is already ecstatic!
As long as the master is still cheap for a day, then he doesn't have to worry about being targeted by others. If there is a family like Dong Hui leading the Niu family coveting, then they must first weigh whether they can afford to offend He Ling The consequences of Zong Zhuji's elder sister Shui Ni.

Pretending to be grateful, Lu Zhong bowed deeply, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Master!"

"You don't have to thank me. If my good disciple doesn't come today, I will go to find you as a teacher." Shui Ni read the story book, waved her hand and said, "It's rare to accept a disciple, how can you be bullied at will?"

This sounds like perfunctory.

But Lu Zhong didn't know why, but felt that what the cheap master said seemed to be the truth.

"Is there really such a good master in the world?"

Lu Zhong couldn't believe it.

Along the way, he has personally witnessed the tragedy of brothers and sisters turning against each other.

In fact, Lu Zhong has always been secretly wary of the cheap master, and the act of handing over the original script is essentially just for the exchange of benefits, in exchange for Shui Ni's protection.

For this reason, he is even ready to hand over most of the script proceeds.

But now...

It is difficult to come to a conclusion on this matter for a while, so Lu Zhong no longer thinks about it.

"It's time to see people's hearts."

……

Come out of Shuini Cave Mansion.

Lu Zhong walked to the covered bridge, jumped out of the fence and jumped down after pinching his body lightly.

Jumping down was not for fun, it was because Li Hejun and his daughters were not qualified to enter the mountain gate, and they were currently arranged in Wangxian Town at the foot of the mountain. He was going to restore the printing of the script, so he needed to go down.

Gliding through the air for a while, he understood what it was like to use the flying spell.

It's an unfettered sense of freedom.

No wonder so many monks in the late stage of Qi refining are so obsessed with flying spells.

As the altitude continued to drop, the clouds covering the whole body began to dissipate, and the poetic scenery of green mountains and green waters came into view. There was a bustling town beside a small river with gurgling water.

The town is built on a hillside and connected by a wide stone road.

One end of the stone road leads to Yongling City.

On the other side, it extends to the peaks of Heling Mountain, which are connected by covered bridges. There are many waterfalls on the road, which can be used to walk directly above the sea of ​​clouds and reach the gate of Helingzong on the top of the mountain.

This section of the road is called "Wangxian Road", and it is prepared for those who seek immortality and ask questions. If they can successfully climb to the top, theoretically they have a chance to be accepted by the Heling Sect.

Of course, this is only in theory.

Landing on the stone road, Lu Zhong walked towards the address left by the two women.

The interior of Wangxian Town can be called bustling, no less than the Qingliu Market during the market, selling all kinds of handmade gadgets, as well as various raw materials of plants and trees, as well as many small spiritual objects that monks can use.

Just looking but not buying, he quickly walked through the busy market and came to a bungalow.

At this moment, Lu Zhong let out a light snort.

He has been using the Qi Watching Technique all the time, and at this moment there is only one person's breath in his field of vision.

The aura was very weak, obviously it was Li Hejun, a mortal.

Thinking of something, he shook his head and pushed the door open.

Inside the house, Li Hejun's face was flushed, obviously he had just finished practicing.

Seeing Lu Zhong coming in, she quickly got off the bed, leaned over and said, "Mr. He has seen the master!"

"Well, get up."

Lu Zhong looked at Li Hejun who was leaking out his spring, and his heart was not in the slightest.

His gaze passed over her, and he could see the situation in the house at a glance.

"Where's Hongfu?"

"She..." Li He-jun hesitated for a while, and replied truthfully: "Hong Fu left without saying goodbye seven days ago, and He-jun doesn't know where she went."

"Oh, then don't care about her." Lu Zhong said indifferently.

Originally, she thought about reusing the waste, but now that she is leaving, she can do as she pleases.

Lu Zhonglai explained his intentions, Li Hejun was overjoyed when he heard this, and trembling with excitement, he said, "That's great, if this happens, master, you can earn a lot of spirit stones again!"

Why are you more excited than me?
Lu Zhong waved his hand to calm Li Hejun down, and continued: "I will deliver the printing press later, you should first find a suitable place to build a workshop, and then the storybook will be printed in the completed workshop."

"En!" Li Hejun nodded heavily.

"Also, choose a few honest and kind helpers." Lu Zhong said again.

With the guarantee of the cheap master, he is not afraid that the popularity of the story book will attract malicious intentions, so it is imperative to expand production, and it is very necessary to increase manpower for this.

After explaining all the details, Lu Zhong handed out a storage bag.

Ordinary people can also use storage bags, but it will be much more troublesome than monks. They must use their own blood essence to soak the spirit stones. With the help of this simple "blood sacrifice mixed spirit method", the weak spirit energy and spirit stones in the blood essence will be absorbed. The aura blends together to meet the minimum requirements for opening the storage bag.

After a brief teaching, Li Hejun quickly learned it.

Seeing what was in the storage bag, she covered her mouth in shock, hurriedly returned the storage bag, and said, "Master, this storage bag is too precious, and a mortal is carrying it here, Mr. He can't take it away." .”

Pushing his hand back, Lu Zhong said:
"Don't worry, Wangxian Town is right under Helingzong's eyes, and there will be no daring people who dare to commit crimes. In the future, all printed scripts must be packed in storage bags for easy transportation."

"Understood." Li Hejun touched his hands, without any further excuses.

……

Time flies for several months.

The construction of the printing workshop was very smooth. After using the hydraulic printing machine provided by Lu Zhong, the printing efficiency of the scripts suddenly soared. With a sufficient supply of scripts, the problem of pirated copies that had always existed was solved.

When the supply of books is sufficient, some of them can even be spared and entrusted to the caravan for consignment.

At the peak, five hundred spirit stones can be recorded in one day.

It's just that the thing that made Lu Zhong worry all the time finally happened.

Out of the desire for profit, the imitation of scripts has never stopped.

At first, it was just a poor imitation of plagiarism, but now there are plots and writing styles, all of which are no less than Lu Zhong's original script, which has robbed him of a part of the market.

Recently, the sales revenue of story books has stabilized, roughly around a hundred Lingshi per day.

"It's time to be satisfied." Lu Zhong comforted himself.

In the late stage of Qi refining, Yu Ning Dan is no longer suitable for taking, not because he has developed resistance to it, but at this time Lu Zhong has a better choice, and Yu Ning Dan is not cost-effective in comparison.

What he is taking now is the secret pattern pill produced by his own sect.

The Secret Pattern Pill is named for the complex pattern on the surface of the pill, which resembles the secret pattern with hidden secrets. The price is comparable to that of Yu Ning Pill, but the effect of taking it is doubled.

It's just that compared to the Yu Ning Pill, which can be purchased at will, the acquisition of this Secret Pattern Pill is limited.

Only thirty-six spirit stones can be purchased each year. If you want to buy more secret pattern pills later, you need to exchange them with good deeds. There is no discount on the price, and it is one for twenty good deeds.

Lu Zhong's current speed of taking pills is to refine a secret pattern pill in three days.

Calculated, at least hundreds of pieces are consumed a year.

"There is not a small gap in good deeds, how can I get it?"

According to Lu Zhong's thinking, it is best to use spirit stones directly to solve the problem. It just so happens that he has saved a lot of spirit stones now.

"Ask around, maybe you can find an exchange channel."

If the ratio is right, he doesn't mind changing points.

Otherwise, it's better to save it up and save it to buy foundation building pills.

Speaking of Zhu Ji Dan, this is also a headache for Lu Zhong.

Zongmen's treasury has foundation building pills, but the price of [-] points of good deeds is prohibitive.

If you buy it outside, you can only go to the auction house and bid with other people, and the price is not the [-] spirit stones he thought before, but the starting price of [-] spirit stones.

The average price of the Jidan auction is basically around [-] spirit stones.

Lu Zhongben thought that with the income from the story book, he could easily buy several foundation building pills no matter what, but after he really got to know it, he realized that his previous thinking was too naive.

Calculated, it will take a year to afford one if the income of the book is stable.

However, it can be expected that the income of the book will decline steadily, so the idea of ​​buying a foundation building pill with a year's income is actually untenable.

"The higher the level of cultivation, the more expensive it will be. You still have to pick up your old job." Lu Zhong said helplessly.

To get rich, draw symbols first.

Making golden light talismans can almost be said to be pure profit.

There are only two costs of rune ink and rune skin, and at most a little cost for replenishing spiritual power.

The most important thing is that the golden light talisman is fast.

According to Lu Zhong's current speed, the daily output can be around ten sheets under the condition of ensuring that his cultivation base is improved.

In comparison, Qingyang body talisman is not only difficult to make, but the cost also accounts for a large part of the selling price. In general, although the profit of talisman production is higher, the process takes a lot of effort.

Lu Zhong made the final calculation, and immediately felt much more at ease.

……

After delivering the latest script, Lu Zhong came out of Shuini Cave Mansion.

Looking at the scorching sun in the sky, he planned to go to Ziyu Forest in the back mountain.

Thanks to the increasing goodwill from the continuous delivery of scripts, the cheap master has recently been willing to answer his questions, no longer the usual smile before, and the appearance of being deaf to every question.

From Shui Ni's mouth, I learned that the best way to exchange spirit stones for good deeds is not to exchange with other disciples at a low rate in private, but to go to the purple jade forest and find disciples inside to trade.

Such disciples usually have a lot of good deeds and have a great demand for spirit stones, and they can often exchange them for their good deeds at a discounted rate.

Walking through several covered bridges and jumping down to a mountain path below, it took Lu Zhong half an hour to arrive at the Purple Jade Forest in the back mountain, and was stopped by the disciples guarding the gate.

"Brother, do you have the Purple Jade Order?" Among the guarding disciples, a female cultivator with curly hair asked politely.

Hearing this, Lu Zhong raised the token in his hand.

The token is palm-sized and rhombus-shaped, carved from a whole piece of purple jade. Both the front and the back are engraved with lifelike bamboo, and when a little spiritual power is input, it will glow, showing the three characters Ziyulin.

When the doorkeeper disciple saw it, he immediately stepped aside.

"Brother, please come in, you have to come out in half an hour, please don't make it difficult for us."

Lu Zhong nodded and stepped into the Purple Jade Forest.

The purple jade forest is not big, roughly the size of a hundred acres of land. There are purple jade trees in it, a rare tree species that can purify the impurities in spiritual energy. Living in it is considered a special benefit. Zu Yin worshiped the disciples who entered the mountain gate.

After walking inside for a while, I met a sixty-year-old Taoist.

When the other party saw Lu Zhong, he seemed to have guessed his purpose and shook his head.

Lu Zhong nodded to him.

Continue to search, and meet another person.

It was a crowned young man in a brocade robe with pride in his eyebrows. When he saw Lu Zhong, he took the initiative and said, "This Tao...Senior brother, you have three thousand spirit stones on you, and I would like to make a thousand good deeds." exchange."

"Yes." Lu Zhong said concisely.

One to three ratio, absolutely high ratio.

It's not that he didn't find a way to redeem good deeds by himself, but no matter how he asked or asked people, the highest ratio he could find was only one to five, and he couldn't find the current high ratio at all.

Don't be greedy, just close the deal.

The other party took the Lingshi and took out ten jade orders that were shining brightly.

Each jade order is worth one hundred good deeds.

After the transaction was completed, the Yuguan youth left in a hurry.

Lu Zhong knew what he was in a hurry for, he was in a hurry to add spirit stones to the spirit gathering array.

The opportunity to practice in Ziyulin is extremely rare, but if you want to maximize the effect of using it, then a large sum of spirit stones is essential.

Firstly, the aura in the spirit stone is transformed by the spirit-gathering array, and then the aura is further purified by Ziyulin, so as to obtain extremely high-purity aura.

When cultivating in this kind of high-purity spiritual energy, the speed of cultivation will not increase greatly.

The correct usage is actually used to break through the bottleneck.

(End of this chapter)