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Chapter 501 Don’t be afraid, Master is here!

“This house is quite spacious…”

After being taken into the rental house by Luo Jun, Yuan Lao looked around and nodded: "It seems that you are not short of money, I was worrying too much."

"Five thousand is not a problem, but fifty million is still a problem..." Luo Jun smiled and poured a cup of tea: "Master, you said on the phone before that you wanted to ask me a question?"

"By the way." Old Yuan sat on the sofa, drank a sip of tea, took out a soundproof barrier and set it on the ground, covering the entire room, and then lowered his voice and said:
"The elder of the Hell Creek family and two of his entourage were caused by you to disappear, right?"

Luo Jun scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Master, you know everything?"

"Nonsense, how could I not know about such a big thing?" Yuan Lao rolled his eyes at him and said, "Now the Hell Creek Family has launched an attack on the Yuan Xiu Society, claiming that their delegation is missing in Ningdong."

"Is the Yuan Xiu Society afraid of a foreign family?" Luo Jun curled his lips.

"It's not a question of whether you're afraid or not. We have to be reasonable in everything." Old Yuan said, "People are lost here, so you have to give an explanation. Currently, the Yuan Xiu Association has provided evidence that the three people left the Yuan Xiu Association, proving that they disappeared after secretly leaving the Yuan Xiu Association. It was a personal act. The Yuan Xiu Association is currently investigating the missing case..."

"But in fact, Yuan Xiu will find out more than this, right?" Luo Jun asked tentatively.

"Of course, do you think the organization is just for show?" Old Yuan snorted, "We already know that these three guys went to Yuanqiang Group. Yuan Xiuhui has already contacted Zheng Yuanqiang and knows that the three people died in front of the gate of Yuanqiang Group... but only one body was left behind."

"Sure enough!" Luo Jun slapped his thigh, "Those two guys are really resurrected."

"It seems like you really killed him?" Old Yuan glared at him. Luo Jun shrank his neck when he heard that. "Master, did I get into trouble?"

"What do you think?" Elder Yuan snorted coldly, "That's the Hell Creek Family, the largest family of cultivators in the Federation. Looking at the entire main world, only the Ling Family can rival it. And you killed an elder so easily? Do you know what this means? Do you know how much trouble this has brought to the Yuan Xiu Association? You are simply..."

Luo Jun felt guilty after being scolded by his master. He lowered his head lower and lower. Just when he was about to admit his mistake, Yuan Lao slapped him on the shoulder: "You did a great job!"

"Eh?" Luo Jun was stunned, and when he looked up he saw the smug expression on his master's face.

"Old Rex's bunch of reptile descendants have always been arrogant and domineering. They think they are superior wherever they go. We are a country of etiquette in Zhendan. We treat them with courtesy. They really think they are so great! I have disliked them for a long time. It's better to kill them and vent my anger!"

"But... won't this cause some bad consequences?" Luo Jun asked.

"The impact has already occurred, but it's not as serious as it appears." Elder Yuan waved his hand. "The Hell Creek Family has a blood pool, which is a very powerful treasure. It can revive twelve people every year. The family changes the number of resurrections every year based on the performance of the previous year. Basically, people who are important to the family will be resurrected after death. So of the three people you killed this time, only one actually died, a relatively marginal family member."

"Of course, no matter what, death is always a difficult thing to explain. Before coming up with a perfect solution, the Hell Creek Family naturally knows whether Yuan Xiu will announce the death. They are making a big fuss about it because Yuan Xiu will not make it clear. The Federation Foundation is also fanning the flames. The Association is indeed in a passive position now..."

"But don't worry, these are just minor problems. With Master here, no trouble will fall on you." Elder Yuan waved his hand and looked Luo Jun up and down: "What I am more concerned about now is what level you are at? According to the Yuanqiang Chamber of Commerce, it took you less than a minute to kill a peak warrior?"

Luo Jun thought to himself, what is one minute? If he wasn't worried that the corpse would be too broken to anchor the treasure box, if he attacked with all his strength, the old man wouldn't even have a chance to transform...

"Master, regarding cultivation, I have good news and bad news..."

When Mr. Yuan heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Let me hear the good news first."

"The good news is that I am now in the Pei Yuan realm..." As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and showed his index finger and thumb: "Eighth level!"

"Wow!" Even though he was mentally prepared, Yuan was still shocked by this state: "It's only been three months since we parted in Utopia. No matter how talented you are, this is too fast!"

"Well..." Luo Jun scratched his head. "I don't know what happened. Ever since I came into contact with the aura of Karrus in Amjira last time, I felt that my cultivation path was unusually smooth... It seemed that it had merged with the aura of the god in the underground ruins of [Wild] and had undergone some kind of transformation on my body. After that, my cultivation speed improved by leaps and bounds, and it wasn't that difficult to break through... In addition, during this period of time, I got some treasures through some channels to assist in cultivation and breakthrough..."

Luo Jun thought about it and decided to attribute his incredible progress to the aura of the gods. After all, no one had ever come into contact with this thing, and there was no precedent, so he could make up whatever he wanted.

"Do you have your own channel?" Yuan Lao asked curiously, "The Far Strong Black Market?"

"I often go to the black market, but there is also a less formal channel..." Luo Jun smiled and scratched his head: "Remember those three wanted criminals? I got a lot of good things from them... But these three were not very obedient, so I killed them in exchange for the bounty."

Luo Jun was not wrong, he did get some good stuff from the three people, and he did kill them. But after hearing what he said, normal people would understand that he had been in contact with the three wanted criminals for a long time, traded a lot of treasures, and finally killed them because of a conflict.

"Wanted criminals are all extremely vicious guys and cannot be trusted. Don't touch this channel in the future!" Yuan Lao said seriously: "But with your current strength, it's not my turn to worry about it."

"By the way, what's the bad news?"

Mentioning this, Luo Jun sighed: "The bad news is that I haven't shown any ability tendencies until now."

"No inclination?" Old Yuan frowned.

"Yes, Master, do I not have the talent to cultivate the state of concentration?"

Elder Yuan stroked his chin and said, "Based on my many years of experience, there are generally three possibilities for this situation."

"The first is that I have absolutely no talent and will never reach the state of Condensed Mind in my lifetime."

"The second is pure fighting talent, because the ability of the fighting faction is basically an enhanced version of the Pei Yuan realm. Although they usually show tendencies, it is difficult to detect. Many people think that they have no talent, and finally break through and become fighting factions without knowing it."

"As for the third, it's the mysterious sect."

Elder Yuan looked at Luo Jun and said, "The abilities of the Mystic Faction have no rules and are different from those of other factions. They are all kinds of strange and possible, so their tendencies are also different from those of ordinary factions. Sometimes, they don't even show obvious tendencies, so it's hard to tell them apart."

"Which one do you think you are more like?"

“This…” Luo Jun circulated his internal energy and felt his vitality: “I feel like I still don’t have any reaction… It’s not a question of whether it’s obvious or not, it’s just that there is no…”

Elder Yuan waved his hand and said, "You have no inclination, so your judgment may not be accurate... How about this, you try your best to stimulate your vitality, and I will help you take a look."

"Full...full strength?" Luo Jun looked at Mr. Yuan: "Are you sure?"

"Are you worried that your Qi is too strong?" Elder Yuan saw what Luo Jun was thinking and waved his hand: "Haven't you already learned my Condensed Yuan Qi? With the compression effect of Condensed Yuan Qi, even the strongest Qi can be compressed into a thin layer." "Uh..." Luo Jun looked at the master in front of him: "My Condensed Yuan Qi is probably not that thin..."

"Wow, so confident?" Yuan Lao laughed and said, "Then I want to see it even more."

"No...mainly..." Luo Jun looked up at the ceiling: "Okay, Master, I'll try."

After saying this, Luo Jun's internal energy began to circulate, and surging energy began to emerge from his body surface. Under his powerful control, it was simultaneously compressed into a condensed state.

At first it was indeed just a thin layer, and in Yuanqi's vision, it looked like a transparent plastic raincoat draped over the body.

Afterwards, the raincoat turned into an overcoat, then a down jacket, and then it became an amusement park doll costume, completely covering Luo Jun's body and was several dozen centimeters thick.

Seeing this, Mr. Yuan nodded with satisfaction. He was very satisfied with his disciple's level.

But soon, the expression on his face changed from a satisfied smile to shock...

The internal energy on Luo Jun's body became thicker and thicker, covering a larger and larger area, and finally stopped when it reached the roof.

Looking at Luo Jun's strong aura in front of him, Old Yuan was stunned.

Last time in Utopia, when facing Mosaius, Luo Jun had just learned how to condense the Qi, and it was only a thin layer. With all his strength, he could condense it into a wrist knife-sized weapon on his fist. But now, Luo Jun's body surface maintained a high-intensity condensed Qi, and every inch of its thickness was far more than the wrist knife at that time!

Not to mention the condensed Qi, even the loose and ordinary Qi can not reach this thickness.

It's only been two or three months, but it can be said that he has been reborn.

"How is it? Master, can you see the problem?" Luo Jun asked.

"Uh..." Old Yuan coughed lightly twice, and he also emitted his own internal energy, which came into contact with Luo Jun's internal energy. Relying on the fusion of their vital energy, he directly felt the properties of the other party's internal energy. After exploring for a while, he withdrew his internal energy.

"Put it away." Old Yuan sighed.

Luo Jun retracted his Qi, looked at Elder Yuan with a frown on his face, and said with some concern: "Isn't it too optimistic?"

"It's not a question of being optimistic or not..." Yuan Lao frowned and said, "I don't quite understand your energy..."

"Don't understand? What does this mean?" Luo Jun looked confused.

"Even if other people's qi has no tendency, it will more or less have some personalized style based on factors such as different people's personality and physique. So there is a saying that qi, like fingerprints, is a cultivator's second identity card."

"But your energy is different. When it's still, it's as calm as water. When it's flowing, it's smooth and soft... It seems to be completely free of any impurities, and therefore has no characteristics at all."

"This..." Luo Jun blinked his eyes: "Is this good or bad?"

"I can't explain it." Old Yuan shook his head. "Because I've never seen a situation like yours. Generally speaking, the characteristics of Gang Qi have both advantages and disadvantages. Although they are not big, if used well, they can indeed gain an advantage in battle. You have nothing, so it shouldn't matter whether it's good or bad..."

As he said this, he looked at the ceiling. Right above Luo Jun's head, there was a shallow mark caused by the strong energy just now.

“But don’t be too anxious.” Elder Yuan consoled him, “Based on the thickness and purity of the Condensed Origin Qi you just used, even if you really don’t have the ability to concentrate your mind and calm down, you will have few rivals if you only rely on the Condensed Origin Qi after you reach the stage of Immortality.”

"I never thought that I would be able to see such a thick Condensed Yuan Qi in my lifetime!"

Seeing the joy and pride on Yuan Lao's face, Luo Jun quietly raised his hand: "Master, I have something to report."

"Hmm?" Yuan Lao was stunned: "What else?"

Luo Jun laughed and said, "I was afraid of breaking through the ceiling. I actually didn't use my full strength just now."

"What?" Old Yuan's eyes widened. "You mean, the thickness of the Condensed Origin Qi can be increased?"

Luo Jun stretched out two fingers and compared the length: "It can be increased a little bit..."

"Good boy!" Old Yuan collapsed on the sofa, stunned for a while, and sighed with a sense of loss.

"It seems that I won't be able to guide you much in your cultivation from now on."

"No way." Luo Jun came to Master Yuan and squatted down: "Master is experienced and highly respected. I still have a lot to learn."

Elder Yuan waved his hand and suddenly asked, "By the way, you still have to break through to the ninth level of Pei Yuan Realm, right? Do you have any treasures that can help you break through?"

Luo Jun instinctively wanted to answer yes, but after looking at Yuan Lao's hand on the treasure box and the hopeful look in his eyes, he shook his head: "I've used it up, Master... and the difficulty of breaking through the eighth level is already very high. I succeeded because of luck. It will probably be even more dangerous when I reach the ninth level." As he spoke, he revealed a worried expression.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Lao's eyes lit up, and he took out two more treasures from the treasure box and handed them to Luo Jun: "Well, this is the remaining reward for my mission to Xiluo this time. They are all for assisting in the breakthrough. The last checkpoint is dangerous, so be sure to use them with caution!"

Luo Jun took them and looked at them. One was a spiritual talisman for protection, and the other was an epic consumable item that could eliminate the backlash after a failed breakthrough...

"Thank you, Master!" Luo Jun looked at the treasure in his hand, and a warm feeling echoed in his chest: "I will make good use of it and live up to Master's expectations!"

Old Yuan nodded: "By the way, the New Year is coming soon. If you have nowhere to go, why don't you come to my house?"

"Master's home?" Luo Jun was slightly stunned, thinking that he had been an apprentice for so long but had never been to Yuan's home.

"Can I go?" Since his grandfather passed away, Luo Jun has spent the Spring Festival alone at home in the past few years. He symbolically bought a box of frozen dumplings and listened to the sound of firecrackers outside. It seemed as if the lights of thousands of homes and his small rental house were two worlds separated. He had not experienced the joy and bustle of a festival for a long time.

"Why not? You are my direct disciple, just like my own child!" Yuan Lao smiled and said, "Then it's settled. You can come home with me on New Year's Eve and celebrate the New Year at my house."

(End of this chapter)