Longevity begins with loose cultivation

Chapter 152 Tempering Vein
Finally, Lu Zhong didn't forget to visit Dashi.

The Tempering Vein Recipe is for medicinal baths, and medicinal baths are very troublesome. Although it is not as good as alchemy, which involves the fusion and transformation of dozens of hundreds of medicinal spirits, it is not something that can be completed by just a random person.

At least one must understand some medical principles, as well as the simple method of harmonizing medicine, spirit and qi.

There are specializations in the art industry, and professional things should be left to professionals.

Lu Zhong was busy with the talisman and the formation, and had no time to distract him.

Therefore, he needs to hire a drug boy.

Medicine boy is a kind of profession, somewhat similar to alchemy boy. He often learns some alchemy knowledge through self-study or following a master, and has the most basic ability to recognize alchemy formulas.

After asking, there are many kinds of medicine children.

There are those who can be used as concubines, and there are also professional drug boys trained by the medicine hall. Depending on whether they are cultivated or not, the price is also very different. It can be seen that the division is very detailed.

Lu Zhong's request is also simple, it is convenient to be able to understand the prescriptions and superficial pills.

After picking and choosing, he chose a mortal drug boy with a moderate price and no cultivation. This would save nearly [-]% of the spirit stones compared to choosing a monk. , I am not too old, I don’t think so much, so I don’t have to worry too much about using it.

Ask this drug boy named Xia Lan some questions, but he can answer them clearly.

"Qimaihua, this flower has different medicinal properties according to each part. The flowers and leaves must be processed with realgar wine that has been cellared for ten years to remove the cold and cold medicinal properties in the flowers and leaves. At the same time, the rhizomes must be sliced. If possible, they can be placed in spiritual The rich place is dry in the shade, the effect is better..."

After asking seven questions in a row, Xia Lan answered without any mistakes.

Only then did Lu Zhong nod in satisfaction, and called the shopkeeper.

"Just her, bring the deed."

Buying the drug boy directly will be much more expensive than leasing it, but considering that I have a shop, even if I don't need it for the time being, I can send it to work in the talisman shop.

After paying the fifty spirit stones, Xia Lan is considered his.

Pick up the deed of sale and confirm that the aura left on it is indeed this woman.

This step is very important. In order to maintain order, Lingyue Sect stipulates that human trafficking is a felony.

If this happens, even though Lu Zhong is already a true foundation builder, he still has to be invited to the Hall of Law Enforcement, and then pay at least four figures of spirit stones before he can escape safely.

Therefore, it is necessary to keep more snacks.

Lu Zhong took her back to Xianyifang, and bought a batch of tools and utensils on the way, all of which were necessary for medicine, such as punching tubes, mortars, and crocks, as well as a dozen red clay stoves for decocting medicine.

As for the firewood, he didn't want to make the yard smoky, so he planned to set up a simple fire ban by himself, and directly catalyze the spirit stone into a flame decoction. Moreover, it is easy to control the firepower in this way, which can save a lot of manpower. Tong just bought this one.

Taking people back, Lu Zhong explained and returned to the backyard.

According to the Yumai Kungfu, this kung fu needs to be operated during the medicinal bath, so it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the kung fu route in advance. Fortunately, after so many years of practicing immortal kung fu, Xiao Zhoutian's eight meridians have long been memorized. , as long as you are familiar with the exercise method.

This comprehension directly reached the middle of the month.

"Master, the liquid medicine is ready!" Li Hejun shouted softly from outside.

Hearing this, Lu Zhong got up and came to a side room in the atrium. This place has been tidied up and will become a place for him to take a medicinal bath in the future. A tall wooden barrel for one person has been placed in the middle.

The room is filled with pungent medicinal fragrance.

Bai Ling was fine with his cultivation, but the others were choked to the point of tears even though their mouths and noses were covered with silk scarves, and one or two of them were blushing, showing the strong medicinal power of the medicinal liquid.

"Gudong Gudong..."

The viscous green liquid medicine is constantly bubbling.

Lu Zhong probed the liquid medicine with his hand, and found that it was hot and sticky, and he could pull silk out with a single finger.

"Old, master, can this really be soaked in?" Li Hejun watched from the side, thinking that if it really soaked in, he might be able to cook people directly, so he couldn't help feeling worried.

"It's okay, it's just right for monks." Lu Zhongying said.

Screening everyone away, only Bai Ling was left serving in the room, taking off her clothes while she served, Lu Zhong entered the medicine barrel without hesitation, and couldn't help moaning immediately.

Without him, it is too exciting.

That smell of Shenyin lotus has a neutralizing effect and can resolve the negative effects of the liquid medicine.

Lu Zhongben thought about whether he could save the money for the next medicinal material. After all, a Shenyin lotus is very valuable, and because of the scarcity of production, a hundred-year-old medicine can be sold at a high price of three hundred spirit stones, accounting for one part of the prescription. Become Lingshi.

But now it seems that this spirit stone is unavoidable.

"Another important reason is that I still have the spiritual fire in my body!" Lu Zhong secretly memorized this lesson, and at the same time operated the Jade Meridian Kung Fu method to transfer the medicinal power that penetrated into the body to the small Zhoutian meridians.

Immediately, a hot feeling came.

At this moment, the whole person is really like a boiled shrimp, red all over.

One small week after another, the meridians gradually began to change under the tempering and protection of the Quenmai prescription, but the change was not obvious, at least a hundred times of medicinal baths would be needed to see the obvious effect.

"I really hope that what I bought is fake medicine!"

Lu Zhong gritted his teeth, still persisting.

The first medicated bath has the best effect. If you can stick to it, you can even have the effect of washing the marrow of the Yijing. This is specially noted in the exercises, and it can play a subtle role in improving aptitude in disguise.

For the sake of long-term planning in the future, it is better to bear with it.

It took a full half an hour before he felt that the initial wave of physical improvement had passed.

"Huh!" He breathed a sigh of relief, Lu Zhong looked at the silly Bai Ling, and directly stretched out his hand to swallow it into the bucket. Since the first wave of medicine effect had passed, there was no need to continue to endure it.

After quenching the pulse for half an hour each time, after adding water seven times, the medicinal liquid finally became as clear as water, which meant that the medicinal power of the pulse quenching formula was exhausted.

Lu Zhong sat cross-legged in the barrel, closed his eyes and carefully experienced the benefits of the first medicinal bath.

After this tempering of the meridian, crystal texture has appeared in some places. Although it is only a little bit, it still cannot escape his spiritual observation.

After taking a elixir, a big week will be completed.

Lu Zhong suddenly stopped his luck, opened his eyes with an expression of ecstasy.

"It works, it really works!"

Comparing before and after the medicated bath, the speed of cultivation has really changed. If this is quantified, it is roughly an increase of one-thousandth.

"It is expected that if you soak it a few times, the effect will be more obvious."

Thinking of this, Lu Zhong glanced at the sleepy Bai Ling next to him, couldn't help but wryly smiled, and whispered: "Next time we must join Shen Yinlian, otherwise we will really kill people."

Seeing the hope of practicing, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep for a while.

Just meditating and refining Qi all night, it will soon be dawn.

At this time, Lu Zhong was still in good spirits, not even half tired.

Walked to the atrium and had breakfast with Li Hejun.

While eating, we chatted about the operation of the talisman shop.

"Recently, the business in the shop has been booming day by day. Perhaps seeing the popularity of our side is booming, three immortal masters have come to visit one after another, wanting to consign the talismans they made in the shop. What do you think, sir? "

Li Hejun gave Lu Zhongsheng a bowl of wonton, handed it out and said.

"Have you ever evaluated the quality of the talismans? The shop... Chiliu, from now on it will only take the high-quality route. Even if it is to improve the category, you can't have all the talismans of cats and dogs!" Wonton stuffed with fresh meat the size of a chicken egg, said vaguely in his mouth.

"Yes, the concubine has been appraised by an appraiser, and one of them has a golden light talisman, which can be called a good product." Li Hejun took a golden light talisman out of his sleeve and placed it on the table.

After Lu Zhong finished a bowl of wonton, he was still a little bit unsatisfied.

Taking the time to take a look, I found that the quality is not unsightly, and there are still some merits.

Although it is not as good as the golden light talisman he painted, it will not be shabby on the shelf.

"Okay, take the time to sign a spiritual contract with that person." Lu Zhong took the wonton handed over by the maid, and started to eat it one by one.

After a period of time after body training, his appetite would increase greatly. Fortunately, he had the foresight to order it in advance, otherwise he would just eat Lingmi now to relieve the black hole-like hunger in his stomach.

"But there are other things?"

"Yes, yes..." Li Hejun hesitated for a while, but still said: "Master, there is an immortal master who has taken a fancy to Man Qi, and wants to redeem her as a husband and wife. Man Qi's side... the concubine sees that she is willing."

"What?" Lu Zhong suddenly stopped his movements, thinking what kind of hero is this?
If you don't raise them, you don't know how talented the barbarians are.

Man Qi, who has been eating and drinking for several months, has been growing rapidly, and is now a full ten feet tall.

drive a big car?

It's not enough to describe.

Seeing the panic on Li Hejun's face, he knew that the other party had misunderstood what he meant, so he patiently explained: "Don't worry too much, I'm just a little shocked, let's talk about that person's background carefully, if the two of them are really in love, It doesn't hurt to let Man Qi redeem himself."

"Hmm..." Li Hejun nodded and explained in detail.

It turned out that it was a young love affair by chance and coincidence.

On one side is a young apprentice from the refining workshop, and on the other is a barbarian maid from the Zhuji Zhenxiu family.

After listening to Lu Zhong, he thought he was so bloody, this thing can happen to him!

Well, since even Li Hejun thinks that person is fine, then he is not a good person.

Only in this case, no one at home can lift heavy objects.

"Forget it, I will go to Dashi again when I have time." Lu Zhong thought so in his heart, swallowed another bowl of wonton, took another big bowl, and continued to eat.

Halfway through, he didn't forget to ask about Bai Ling's condition.

There is nothing wrong with the person, but he is a little bit out of strength, and he needs to cultivate for a month to recover.

So Lu Zhong thought about it, and told Li Hejun to withdraw some spiritual stones from the account, go outside and buy some spiritual objects to strengthen the foundation and cultivate the yuan, so that Bai Ling can take good care of himself.

……

After going out after eating, Lu Zhong called a beast cart, and quickly drove towards the inner ring.

After getting the piece of silver, he began to inquire about relevant information, and soon found out that there was an old cultivator in the city who specialized in teaching silverware to the outside world, and he could learn it only by paying five hundred spirit stones.

I have already paid the tuition fees earlier, so today is the official study.

Lv Zhong chose to study Yinjiwen not simply to prevent the secrets of silver pieces from leaking out, but also to prepare for the subsequent trip to Shenyuan Palace. After the confirmation of the explorers of all ages, there is indeed a large amount of silver in this ancient secret realm. Therefore, it is very necessary to master this kind of writing.

There are still six years to go before the opening of the secret realm of Shen Yuan Palace, enough time for him to learn the silver pole language.

Soon after arriving at a cave, Lu Zhong handed out the invitation to the doorman.

Outside the door, there were other monks waiting, who came to learn to read like Lu Zhong.

Many of them were acquaintances that Lu Zhong had met, and they all met in a mixed circle some time ago, so they greeted each other.

"I'm Liu Yuhe from the Liu family in Xiazhishengfang. I don't know what to call you?" A middle-aged man wearing a blue cassock and long beard leaned over and chatted proactively.

It turned out to be a family monk.

"Xianyifang Lu Zhong." Lu Zhong replied politely.

"It turns out that fellow daoist is Lu Zhong!" Liu Yuhe looked at Lu Zhong in surprise when he heard the words, and cupped his hands again and again: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I heard Mr. Xu mention the double talisman of fellow daoists. I didn't expect to see him today!"

When Lu Zhong heard this, he thought secretly.

Unexpectedly, Xu Tianqing, after accepting the benefits he sent, would be so diligent in publicizing it!
I am embarrassed to hear that the talisman array is double unique.

Looking at Liu Yuhe's appearance, I'm afraid he really thinks so from the bottom of his heart.

It's no wonder that the sales of the flying talisman in the store are getting better and better. It is estimated that Xu Tianqing has contributed a lot behind the scenes.

"That's right. I'll take the time to visit a few more times in the future. With him helping to spread the word outside, the reputation of the talisman shop will be opened up quickly. It doesn't hurt to give him more benefits!"

Thinking so in his heart, he had a humble expression on his face, waved his hands and said: "Where, Fellow Daoist Liu is too modest."

After a while, everyone was taken in.

The old cultivator who taught the class was a Jindan Daoist, and outsiders no longer knew his real name, and they all called him "Senior Yun". Even the contemporary Lingyue Sect Zhenjun once worshiped him as his teacher to learn Yindao Wen.

Therefore, one and two are as good as little white rabbits, like the Mongolian children in the school.

For a full three hours of teaching, I was teaching nine basic characters.

According to what Lao Xiu said, although Yinjiwen has multiple meanings, it must start with these nine basic characters. Mastering their meanings will be extremely helpful for learning Yinjiwen.

Unlike other people's confused face, Lu Zhong's face is relaxed.

Anyway, there are scenes backtracking, and I am not afraid that I will not be able to review them after class.

"After half a month, the old man will take a test to master the basic characters. If you fail to master it, you don't have to come again!" The old repairer said to the monks in the hall with a serious face.

No one dared to refute, even if the test failed, it meant that the five hundred spirit stones were in vain.

After all, in name, Lao Xiu is the teacher of Yuanying Zhenjun, and no one can guarantee that if he offends, it will arouse the wrath of the big monk, and even a little bit of that is not something they can afford.

Coming out of the cave, Liu Yuhe couldn't help sighing.

"Brother Lu, I'm afraid my five hundred spirit stones are going to be lost!"

In the class just now, he has been listening carefully to the lectures, but Yinjiwen is so difficult to learn that he has not even mastered the first basic character, and he will definitely fail the exam in half a month.

Lu Zhong listened to him, wondering why this person is so naive, talking like a stupefied young man.

Not far away, two figures approached.

It was Su Xuer and a pure girl who had never seen before.

After taking a closer look, he realized that this plain and clean girl was clearly Liu Piaoniang. At this time, she had restrained her cultivation for some reason, and she was holding hands with Su Xuer, giving the impression that she was a pair of sisters shopping.

Su Xuer is the older sister, and Liu Piaoniang is the younger sister kind.

After thinking about it, Lu Zhong still cupped his hands, ready to salute.

But as soon as he moved, a woman's voice came from his ears.

"You junior, you don't need to be so polite! Call me concubine Daoist Liu."

Looking up, she saw Liu Piaoniang winking at him.

Oh, Master Jiedan is pretending to be tender and shopping.

This is not surprising, after all, according to the records in the ancient books, there are many deeds of Nascent Soul monks pulling carts and punting boats in order to refine their minds in the world of mortals.

Since Liu Piaoniang asked so, of course Lu Zhong did it directly, he just cupped his hands and said: "I have met fellow Daoist Liu and fellow Daoist Su."

Liu Piaoniang nodded with a smile, her expression was a little shy, like an innocent girl.

Next to him, Su Xuer hugged a small animal and responded with a smile.

At this time, Liu Yuhe looked at Liu Piaoniang, seeing that pure and refined appearance, with a bewildered expression.

Thinking that the friendship between the two of them should be for the sake of Lingshi, Lu Zhong tugged at the corner of Liu Yuhe's clothes as a reminder, lest the potential client die.

"Ahem, I haven't seen you for a long time, Fellow Daoist Liu is really getting more and more beautiful!"

By the way, I also complimented a few words.

Although I don't know Liu Piaoniang's purpose for doing this, but a few compliments are absolutely right.

Sure enough, this woman was really happy.

"That's right, please accept this jade slip." Liu Piaoniang smiled all over her face, as if thinking of something, she took out a jade slip from her fragrant sleeve and handed it to Lu Zhong.

Without asking nonsense, Lu Zhong accepted it directly.

During the process, I scanned it with my spiritual sense and found that it was information about Shen Yuan Palace.

In comparison, it is several times more detailed than the one Hua Lingshi received before him, and it is simply beyond the reach of those copied materials on the market.

"Fortunately, I thought of it on the spur of the moment and complimented her a few words..."

Lu Zhongxi accepted it happily, and it was of great help to Shen Yuangong's trip.

Watching the two women drift away, he suddenly saw Liu Yuhe sighing, and asked curiously, "Friend Liu Daoist, why are you sighing?"

"The beauty is hopeless, so naturally sigh!" Liu Yuhe looked sad.

Seeing that Lu Zhong was puzzled, he explained: "The place they are going to, if there is no accident, should be the Dandingfang. Today there is a 'Dan Discussion Conference', and there will be many talents who have mastered the way of alchemy. Didn't Fellow Daoist Lu notice that there are quite a few young female cultivators on the road, walking over there?"

Lu Zhong thought about it carefully and found that it was true.

No wonder Su Xu'er was so well-behaved just now, she was quite different from her usual appearance, so it was for this purpose.

And Liu Piaoniang, I'm afraid the purpose is not pure.

"Although we are real cultivators, even if we have female cultivators' admiration, it's just to get resources to support us. How can we compare to those alchemists with deep family backgrounds, who can be sincerely admired by many female cultivators." Liu Yuhe sighed With a sigh, he spoke his mind.

"Alas..." After hearing this, Lu Zhong suddenly felt uncomfortable for some reason.

I have worked hard to practice, but I have never received this kind of treatment.

Suddenly, I felt that pursuing longevity was meaningless.

This is not so much the pursuit of longevity with a firm Dao heart, but rather a subconscious goal set for myself. After all, I still have at least two hundred years to live, and it is not the time to worry about dying at the end of my life.

The monks are all begging for the fruit of longevity, but they have been busy all their lives for this. How many people can achieve it through the ages?
I have always been cautious, for fear that I will be calculated by others one day, and I have to be decisive in doing things, so as not to leave future troubles and cause trouble for myself, so that I have to wander around like the protagonist in the story.

Lu Zhong has been thinking about why he couldn't wait to welcome his concubine as soon as he arrived in Lingyue Immortal City.

Thinking about it now, maybe I really think that instead of pursuing the illusory longevity, it is better to live a better life and see a wider world, and keep working hard to improve my cultivation, right?

Apart from the Son of Destiny, there are a few people in the world whose initial purpose of cultivation is to ascend to immortality.

Thinking about it carefully, when I saw Liu Piaoniang that day, the Dao heart I had firmly established was really not asking for longevity for something.

The two stood on the street for a while.

"Brother Lu, why don't we... go to the Fairy in Changle Square to comfort our wounded soul?" Liu Yuhe suddenly looked around and suggested in a low voice.

This person can deal with it!

Lu Zhong thought to himself, it should be like this.

……

in the courtyard.

"Master, why did you bring back another one?" Li Hejun said sadly.

Just now when Lu Zhong came back, he brought back a female cultivator.

Different from Bai Ling with a silly and innocent face, this charming female cultivator with a pair of "big water bags" hanging on her chest is definitely a seductive girl, with a pair of seductive eyes that seduce people without paying for their lives, it is not a fuel-efficient lamp at first glance.

She didn't have any objections to Lu Zhong bringing someone back, but she was afraid that Hu Meizi would delay her master's practice.

"Don't worry, just use it once." Lu Zhong comforted.

This one can't even be called a concubine, at best she's just a tool for practicing martial arts.

The practice of Yumai Kungfu can be divided into many stages. Once each stage starts, it cannot be stopped, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted. Fortunately, each stage lasts for seven days. If you stop unexpectedly on the way, you will lose up to six days of hard work .

The purpose of bringing back the tool man is not purely for desire.

After all, Yumai Gong is a body training method for men and women, and those side effects can be endured, but since there is a way to resolve the side effects, why not use it?

After all, he doesn't lack that spirit stone.

"Lan'er, have you prepared the pulse quenching liquid for today?"

"Master, I'm ready!" The drug boy Xia Lan held a white cloth in her small hands, kept wiping the sweat off her face, and replied obediently.

There is no Man Qi to help today, so she is very tired, and her small mouth is constantly panting.

"According to the agreement, it's your duty to serve tonight." After ordering behind him, Lu Zhong walked into the room without looking back, where the fragrance of the medicine wafted out, but it was less hot than the day before.

"Yes, senior!" The cultivator Humei thought twitching in her mind, and quickly followed.

Entering the room, at first she was still thinking about how to win Lu Zhong's favor so that she could change her status from a concubine to a Taoist companion who can get whatever resources she wants, but she soon lost her mind.

Gradually, I began to regret it again.

Before the pulse quenching medicinal liquid became as clear as water, his eyes were already rolling white, and he kept begging for mercy.

Seeing this, Lu Zhong had no choice but to withdraw the true essence from her body to save her life.

Sitting cross-legged in the wooden barrel, he operated the Jade Vein Kung Fu method, and continued to absorb the remaining medicinal power, so as not to waste the hard-earned Lingshi.

(End of this chapter)