Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 140 Status
After helping Xie Linghua improve her spiritual root qualifications, Wei Zhong asked her to continue practicing and not to neglect the cultivation of her natal cloud energy.

After a soul cultivation, the opponent's life cloud energy will be reduced to the first-grade lower grade and can no longer be used against the enemy. It will take a long time to cultivate it before it can recover its power.

After that, Wei Zhong entered a long period of seclusion. At this moment, he still had two inheritances to familiarize himself with, one elixir and one weapon.

Wei Zhong guessed that after mastering the entire alchemy tradition, his alchemy skills would probably be able to return to the master level.

Likewise, the inheritance of weapon refining cannot be neglected. If Wei Zhong can advance to the fourth level with this, he will have an additional fourth-level weapon refining skill.

Whether you are refining magic tools for yourself to improve your strength, or making magic tools for sale and exchange, there are many benefits.

In addition, Wei Zhong has not forgotten the seven-colored golden bamboo umbrella, which is Wei Zhong's preparation for the future Nascent Soul thunder tribulation.

Although there are not enough spiritual materials on hand at present, especially the Golden Thunder Bamboo, which is only about nine thousand years old and is still some distance away from being fully formed in ten thousand years.

But this did not prevent Wei Zhong from improving his art of refining equipment. Perhaps after becoming a fourth-rank refiner, he would be able to find a way to replace the Ten Thousand Year Golden Thunder Bamboo, and with the help of other spiritual materials, he could refine this fourth-rank treasure umbrella.

While familiarizing himself with the art of alchemy and weapons, Wei Zhong did not neglect his daily practice.

"The Secret of Water Refining in the Spring and Autumn Period", "The Method of Tempering the Gang".

Wei Zhong improved his spiritual and physical cultivation methods at the same time, and with the blessing of his superior spiritual roots, he rapidly improved his cultivation.

Only four years had passed, and the panel in front of Wei Zhong had changed.

【Name: Wei Zhong】

[Cultivation: Early stage of Dan formation (third level, 1%)]

【Shouyuan: 381/540】

His cultivation has advanced to the third level of the early stage of Jindan. The next step is the middle stage of Jindan. By then, Wei Zhong's strength will increase greatly and his life span will also be raised.

In addition, the amount of Gang Qi generated by practicing "The Method of Tempering Gang Qi" is as high as three thousand. According to the description of the method, four thousand Gang Qi can be compared with the spiritual practice in the middle stage of Jindan.

Wei Zhong has been practicing for these years and is on the verge of a breakthrough in both his spiritual and physical realms. It only takes a few more decades for him to reach the middle-level in both.

In addition to practicing, Wei Zhong did not neglect to explore the news from the outside world.

It has been seven or eight years since the incident in the secret realm. Although most of the cultivators who came to watch the fun have left, there is still a possibility of something happening in Luohe Prefecture.

That is the Zhigang Palace.

What surprised Wei Zhong was that Zhigang Palace had not changed much since the last incident. Instead, it had developed quite smoothly.

"Song Linfang tricked the Wang family. As a Yuanying force, will they just let her go? If so, this Yuanying family is a little too generous."

Just when Wei Zhong had this idea, a piece of news came that Zhigang Palace disciple Peng Susu was accepted as a disciple by Wang Lihua of the Wang family, and married Wang Bofeng, a rookie of the Wang family.

"This Zhigang Palace was not pushed into the water by the Wang family, but instead boarded this big ship?"

Wei Zhong looked at the news brought by Ling Ziwei and said with some surprise.

"My husband, are you suspicious of the Wang family's behavior?"

Wei Zhong shook his head:

"That's right, the Wang family is a little too gentle in their actions.

Even if Zhigang Palace wants to resolve the conflict through gifting disciples or marriage, how can Peng Susu, who has only built a foundation, affect the overall situation of the Wang family?"

For the Nascent Soul forces, building the foundation is like holding ants in the palm of your hand. You can grab a handful of them at will, and they won’t feel sad even if a lot of them are killed or injured.

As long as a few decades pass, new seedlings will still grow in the family.

This has been the norm for the Yuanying family for thousands of years.

Therefore, Wei Zhongcai thought it was unreasonable to resolve the conflict by building a foundation for his disciples.

Wei Zhong looked thoughtful and gradually thought of a possibility.

"If the foundation building is not possible, then is there enough for the Jindan stage? If not, what about a Jindan master who has the potential to condense the infant?"

Wei Zhong put down the jade slip in his hand and instructed Ling Ziwei:

"Pay close attention to the news from the Zhigang Palace. If anything major happens, notify me immediately."

Ling Ziwei nodded:
"What is your husband's attitude towards the banquet invitation sent by Zhigang Palace?"

Wei Zhong wanted to refuse and let Ling Ziwei attend the banquet on his behalf, but after thinking about it, he replied:

"Let's go and take a look. If you and Linghua are interested, you can go together."

The banquet was scheduled for half a month later. On that day, Wei Zhong and the two girls rode on a giant bird transformed from nine colors to the Zhigang Palace.

After being fed with a large amount of demon pills, Jiucai has now reached the late second stage of cultivation. It will take another few decades for him to enter the third stage.

Generally speaking, monsters have longer lifespans than human cultivators, but their cultivation speed is far slower. They can only make progress by relying on the passing of time.

Jiucai's cultivation speed is unique among the monsters.

Qingbo Island where Wei Zhong was located was hundreds of thousands of miles away from Gang Palace, and it wouldn't take much time to reach it using the Nine-Colored Wind and Thunder Escape Technique.

By the time Wei Zhong and others arrived at Zhigang Palace, many cultivators had already arrived.

A demon beast mount carrying the power of wind and thunder came to Zhigang Palace, naturally attracting the attention of many cultivators.

Looking at the giant bird transformed from nine colors, all the cultivators present thought of Master Wei Zhong.

Two people in the field looked up at the sky, and one of them was curious about the lightning power around Jiucai.

He was none other than Yi Liu who was traveling outside the Qingmu Sect. He practiced thunder-related body techniques, so it was natural for him to be interested in monsters related to thunder and lightning.

Next to Yi Liu was the leader of the Qingmu Sect, Yao Zhengsheng, who was asking the person next to him:
"Could this be the famous Master Wei Dan of this prefecture?"

The people around him nodded:
"Fellow Daoist, you have good vision. This fellow Daoist is none other than Master Wei."

Then he pointed to the other two women on the flying bird and continued to introduce them:

“As for the Jindan female cultivator beside him, she is Fairy Ling Ziwei from the Jindan Ling family of our prefecture. She is a third-rank formation master and became a Taoist partner with Master Wei many years ago.

The other female foundation-building cultivator is Master Wei’s concubine. She is very favored and is in charge of the resources of an entire third-order spiritual island..."

Listening to the introductions from the people around them, Yao Zhengsheng and Yi Liu both showed envy in their eyes.

Although the Qingmu Sect is stationed on a third-level spiritual land, it is not their own private land, but must be shared with all the sect members.

Moreover, the Wei Zhong in front of them possessed third-level skills and was wealthy, which was beyond the imagination of Yao Zhengsheng and the others.

"It turned out to be the right thing to do this trip. How could I meet so many influential people in such a small place like Mangyuan Prefecture?"

Thinking this in his mind, he looked at the person sitting in the main seat at the table.

'The other party's aura is deep, not much different from that of the sect's Grand Master. He must be at the peak of the Jindan stage, only one step away from the Yuanying stage.'

Yao Zhengsheng saw the other party burst into laughter:

"Finally, Fellow Daoist Wei has arrived!"

After saying this, he flew into the air and met Wei Zhong.

Seeing the other party's enthusiasm, Yao Zhengsheng and Yi Liu couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: "The title of this alchemist is still very useful!"

Wei Zhong passed through the formation and also sensed two familiar auras below.

"Aoki Sou and the other two?"

Wei Zhong did not conceal his identity during this trip. He just sent a message to the two girls to tell them not to reveal the fact that he had moved here from Mangyuan Prefecture.

Ling Ziwei had some doubts:

"My husband, are you meeting someone you know?"

Wei Zhong had left Mangyuan Prefecture a hundred years ago. Now that he had entered the Jindan stage, his appearance and aura had changed greatly, from a middle-aged man in his thirties to a young man in his twenties.

Moreover, he had never met Yao Zhengsheng and Yi Liu directly before, but he had appeared at their Dan-forming Ceremony. At that time, the other party probably didn't care about a minor character like "Chu Zhong".

During the trip to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range more than ten years ago, Wei Zhong also concealed his identity, so there was no danger of being exposed.

The two girls around him, Ling Ziwei, was a native cultivator of Luohe Prefecture, while Xie Linghua lived on Lingdao all year round and had no contact with forces like Qingmu Sect.

As long as the news that Wei Zhong moved here from Mangyuan Prefecture is kept secret, there will be no possibility of exposing his identity.

This is indeed the case. As Jindan masters of Qingmu Sect, how could Yao Zhengsheng and Yi Liu be concerned about a casual cultivator named "Chu Zhong"?

Even the "Tie Zhen" back then had a Nascent Soul cultivator as his backing, so he must have been a big shot from Yunzhou City.

Wei Zhong thought in his heart, and greeted Song Linfang with a smile on his face. Feeling the other party's increasingly astonishing momentum, he suddenly felt awe in his heart.

"As I thought before, this person is about to condense his infant."

Without changing their expressions, Wei Zhong and Song Linfang greeted each other warmly.

"It's only been a dozen years since I last saw Fellow Daoist Song, and you've really changed a lot. I'm afraid I'll have to call you Senior next time we meet."

"Brother Daoist Wei, you are too polite. There is no need for the relationship between you and me to be bound by the title of cultivation," and then looked at the two women behind Wei Zhong.

"Fairy Ling is still as graceful as ever, making people envious. And this one must be Sister Xie Linghua, who has accompanied Fellow Daoist Wei for a hundred years..."

"Brother Daoist Wei has such wives and concubines at home, no wonder he is not interested in the advances of my junior sister," said Song Linfang.

This caused the two girls to look at Wei Zhong with some surprise in their eyes. They didn't know that Wei Zhong had such a romantic affair outside.

Seeing this, Wei Zhong quickly turned the topic back to business.

Since you are attending a banquet to celebrate his apprenticeship, you should give a good gift.

He casually picked up a few third-level elixirs as a gift, which caused quite a stir at the banquet.

The foundation-building banquet is not so prestigious.

But when everyone looked at Song Linfang, who had a deep aura, they immediately understood.

"This fellow Daoist Wei wants to take this opportunity to sort out the relationship between himself and Song Linfang."

Wei Zhong didn't have so many thoughts. He gave away the elixir simply because he didn't have anything good to give out, and only the elixir could be produced continuously.

Yao Zhengsheng and Yi Liu were envious of Wei Zhong's generosity.

A third-grade elixir is not enough for two people to practice, so how can it be given as a gift to others?

Song Linfang took Wei Zhong and the other two to sit down, and then introduced the fellow Jindan practitioners nearby.

Wei Zhong greeted them one by one, including the two from Qingmu Sect.

As expected, Yao Zhengsheng and Yi Liu were unaware of Wei Zhong's identity, and maintained the proper enthusiasm for a third-rank alchemist and the proper distance between themselves and a strange cultivator.

Wei Zhong looked at Song Linfang who was in the main seat. Beside her were several other elders of Zhigang Palace, including Xu Xianliang. With the help of Wei Zhong's elixir, the other party's arm had been reattached and his injuries had completely healed.

Seeing Wei Zhong sitting down, he hurried forward and toasted him enthusiastically.

After Wei Zhong responded, he looked at the cultivators around him. They were all at the Jindan stage. Except for the two people from Qingmu Sect, they were all native cultivators of Luohe Prefecture.

As he was looking around, a voice came from outside the hall. The protagonist of the banquet finally appeared.

Four people emerged from the entrance of the palace, led by Song Linfang, the elder of Zhigang Palace, followed by a newlywed couple, and at the end was an old man with a white beard.

"This must be the third-level formation master from the Wang family who accepted Peng Susu as his disciple! The Wang family really gave Song Linfang enough face that this person even attended such a banquet."

Most of the visitors in the field reacted in the same way as Wei Zhong, focusing their attention on the old man at the end and not paying any attention to the two foundation-building protagonists.

This old man represents the Wang family, so the monks present have to take him seriously.

Banquets among cultivators did not have the same rules as those in the mortal world. After meeting the elders from both sides, the two newlyweds greeted each of the Jindan cultivators present one by one.

As elders, most visitors will take out some small gifts as a token of blessing.

When the two came in front of Wei Zhong, Wei Zhong took out a jade hairpin, and the two women behind him took out a pair of bracelets.

Such actions instantly attracted everyone's attention, because these three objects were of extraordinary quality.

"This fellow Daoist Wei Zhong is really wealthy!"

The cultivators present seemed to have just remembered that Wei Zhong was not only a third-level alchemist, but also a third-level weapon refiner.

Wei Zhong handed the three items to the two of them and said:
“These three magical instruments are from my game. Although they are all second-tier, if used in combination, they will become third-tier treasures.

This is my blessing to you two!"

"Thank you, senior!"

The two of them saluted solemnly.

The third-level magic weapon is a precious item to the two of them, even to Wang Bofeng who comes from the Wang family.

After all, although the Wang family is a Nascent Soul force, they also have many disciples. The wealth of the Foundation Establishment cultivators among them is richer than that of the casual cultivators, but it is still very limited.

Wang Bofeng has not reached the point where he can easily take out a Jindan treasure.

Seeing Wei Zhong's gift, the white-bearded old man also walked over, greeted Wei Zhong, and thanked him solemnly.

Wang Lihua had also heard of the influential figures in Luohe Prefecture, and Wei Zhong in front of him was the most prominent among them.

Wang Lihua was very willing to have good relations with Wei Zhong, a self-employed cultivator. If he could win him over to the Wang family, it would be a great achievement.

The two of them were very enthusiastic when they talked.

On the contrary, Wang Lihua was somewhat indifferent to other fellow Jindan practitioners.

The cruelty of the cultivation world is presented in a different way at this moment.

Wei Zhong secretly sighed in his heart:

'This is the change brought about by status.

If I didn't have the identity of a third-level alchemist or a third-level weapon refiner, I would be like other cultivators, only able to show my affection to others and even saying a few words would be a luxury.

Although they are all people who can establish their own schools, there are differences between the levels of Dan formation.'

(End of this chapter)