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

Chapter 151 Pressure
The two sides put aside their hostility and made peace. Wei Zhong invited Wang Lihua and Song Linfang in and prepared some spiritual wine and tea.

Fill his glass himself:

"Just now I heard the news that Senior failed to achieve Infant Condensation. I was still lamenting that Senior was unlucky, but now it seems like a joke."

"Fellow Daoist Wei, are you confident in my Ningying?"

"Haha, the 'Forging Gang Method' that you have practiced is extremely advanced, and with the help of the Wang family, it would be really unfair if it fails."

Wei Zhong praised both Song Linfang and the Wang family in one sentence, causing the two people in front of him to smile.

"Now that Senior has successfully condensed his infant, it seems that Senior deliberately released the news?"

Song Linfang nodded:

“Although my Zhigang Palace has developed rapidly in recent years, it is only supported by the news that I will soon be promoted to the Nascent Soul stage, and it is bloated.

The Nascent Soul has just been formed, so I can take this opportunity to eliminate dissidents."

Wei Zhong agrees:

"That's true. In the past, the elixirs that I sent to Zhigang Palace were almost robbed by the robbers."

"Oh, is there anything else?"

Song Linfang was a little surprised. She didn't expect that there would be accidents related to the development of the sect.

"It seems that I was right to reveal the false news this time. With me in charge of Gang Palace in the future, such accidents will not happen. Please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Wei."

Wei Zhong simply nodded, with little expression on his face.

"Although I heard from Fellow Daoist Wang that Fellow Daoist Wei has a powerful background, I still want to ask you one question. Has Fellow Daoist Wei joined me in Gang Palace and truly established his reputation as the alchemist of our sect?"

Wei Zhong was surprised for a moment when he heard this, but then he bowed:

"Senior, please forgive me!"

Song Linfang realized that Wei Zhong had already refused and let out a sigh.

"Brother Daoist Wei is truly favored by the Yunji Chamber of Commerce, as he was able to obtain so many third-order puppets and matching puppet formations," Wang Lihua said with some emotion and envy.

Each of these puppets is stronger than him. With this formation protecting them, how could he not be envious?

'It seems that the other party thought that his puppets and formations were obtained from the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. No wonder, who would have thought that I not only obtained this complete inheritance, but also refined a third-level puppet in just a few years.

If outsiders knew about this, they would be dumbfounded and it would cause a lot of trouble, so let this misunderstanding continue.'

"No, no, it's just the kindness of the senior."

Wei Zhong laughed it off and just said that his senior valued him, but he did not mention his name. No matter how Wang Lihua tried to hint at it, he did not reveal the details.

The latter had no choice but to give up and could only congratulate Wei Zhong on being appreciated by his predecessors and having a bright future.

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Wei has already refined a fourth-level elixir?"

Song Linfang asked doubtfully.

Wei Zhong looked regretful:

"It's still a little short. The main reason is that I don't have enough thousand-year-old elixirs and I lack experience in refining fourth-level elixirs."

"Didn't the Yunji Chamber of Commerce raise one or two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs for you, fellow Taoist?"

Wei Zhong replied with a guilty conscience:

"It's because I'm not very skilled."

Wei Zhong beat his chest and stamped his feet, seeming to be annoyed.

Song Linfang and Wang Lihua looked at each other and realized that Wei Zhong had probably wasted a lot of ten thousand year old elixirs.

"When Fellow Daoist Wei advances to the fourth-rank alchemist, please let me know. I will ask Fellow Daoist Wei for a few fourth-rank elixirs."

"sure!"

Wei Zhong's expression looked slightly better.

Song Linfang was thinking in her heart:

"The elixir in my hand is so rare, how can I hand over the alchemy to a novice like Wei Zhong? It would be better to ask the Wang family for help."

The three of them talked about Wei Zhong's alchemy for a while, and Song Linfang then turned the topic to puppets.

No matter how he asked, Wei Zhong's answers were all superficial, and he never revealed any of the mystery of "The Divine Attraction Technique". Song Linfang had no way to deal with this.

I was just thinking whether I could obtain this technique from the Wang family in the future, so as to use it as a way to protect the Zhigang Palace.

Song Linfang was fully aware of the power of the puppet formation.

Just like what happened on Qingbo Island, a few puppets in the middle stage of the third stage were enough to resist the attack of Jindan cultivators. It was indeed an excellent way to protect the sect.

"Senior Song, by spreading the news of your failure in condensing your Infant Soul like this, aren't you worried that something unexpected will happen in Zhigang Palace?"

"Haha, I can sit here and drink tea because I have made sufficient preparations. With the spiritual contract I signed with those people, this Zhigang Palace will not collapse."

"The sect is generally okay, but I'm afraid those cowards will attack those close to the seniors," Wei Zhongyan said.

Song Linfang's expression changed slightly when she heard this. She was obviously worried that those people would do something desperate. She turned around and looked at Wang Lihua:
"Fellow Daoist Wang, why don't you go back to Zhigang Palace for me and help suppress the unrest in Zhigang Palace according to my 'last wish'.

I don’t ask for your help in stabilizing the situation, just protect the people close to me.”

Wang Lihua bowed:
"Don't worry, senior. Even if you didn't ask me to do so, as Su Su's master, I would do the same."

Turning to look at Wei Zhong:

"Friend Wei, I am leaving now. We will drink together again some other day."

Wei Zhong bowed in return.

Then he opened the formation, watched the other party turn into a beam of light and leave, and said with emotion:
"Senior Song's status is indeed extraordinary after his infant condensation. He can even command the Wang family's formation master in this way."

"In front of outsiders, it's fine for Brother Wei to call me senior, but in private, you and I should still call each other Brother!"

"Then Wei will respectfully obey your orders."

"As for Wang Lihua, he was just sent by the Wang family to help me stabilize the situation in Zhigang Palace."

"Oh, what's the point?"

Since Song Linfang mentioned this matter, it means that she is willing to share this information with Wei Zhong, whether it is to show off her own connections or to declare the power of her Nascent Soul.

"Haha, the Wang family wants to extend their influence a little bit, and I just happened to be in the stage of condensing my infant soul at this time. I will lend them a hand and try to expand their territory."

"To expand power, Luohe Prefecture is far inferior to Yunzhou City, not to mention the wild land. Why would the king waste so much effort and spend a lot of money to support a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Wei Zhong was puzzled and asked:
"Could it be that the Wang family can no longer stay in Yunzhou City?"

Song Linfang's eyes were filled with emotion: "Fellow Daoist Wei knows quite a lot."

"I just heard that the Wang family does not have a Nascent Soul cultivator in charge, and is weaker than the Shadow Moon Sect and the Yunji Chamber of Commerce."

"That's right. Without a Nascent Soul cultivator, the Wang family can only be a second-rate force in Yunzhou City. If it didn't have the means to refine body-building elixirs, I'm afraid life would be even more miserable.

Moreover, as time went by, these drawbacks became more and more prominent. Whenever an opportunity arose, the Wang family would have to lag behind these two major forces in order to get a bite of meat.

Such a status has really made the Wang family feel very aggrieved over the years."

"Sure enough, the cultivation world is no different from the martial arts world. Even at the Nascent Soul stage, it is still the same."

"But my Luohe Mansion is not worth much."

Having been in Luohe Prefecture for nearly a hundred years, Wei Zhong already knew all aspects of it. It was just that there were three or two large secret realms that supported the monks in this prefecture. The Wang family wanted to extend their hands to Luohe Prefecture in order to seek development, which was really wishful thinking.

"Who said there isn't one? Doesn't my Luohe Prefecture have a top secret realm?" Wei Zhong was stunned.

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Song Linfang did not say much about this matter. After talking with Wei Zhong for a few words, she returned to Gang Palace to control the situation.

But after he left, Wei Zhong's heart could not calm down for a long time.

"Top secret realm? The only place that can be called this is the place where the "Divine Attraction Technique" inheritance was produced.

But didn’t the four major forces develop it completely and then block it off? "

Wei Zhong immediately realized the problem.

In the long run, after the Yuanying forces develop the secret realm and get the biggest bite of meat, they will make the secret realm public and let the remaining subordinate forces get a taste of the soup.

However, an accident occurred at this time.

All the cultivators thought that the Nascent Soul force was overbearing, but they did not think much about it.

"Could it be that the secret realm has not been fully developed yet, and there are even greater opportunities within it?"

Wei Zhong flipped through the Divine Guide and scanned it several times with his spiritual sense, but still could not come up with any result. He could only make a false guess:

"Could it be a chance to become a god?"

The fifth-order puppet described in "The Divine Induction Technique" made Wei Zhong think in this direction.

The more he thought about it, the more Wei Zhong felt that his guess was most likely correct.

"It's troublesome, it's troublesome. With this secret realm here, how can Luohe Prefecture live in peace?
The four major forces are currently only blocking the secret realm, probably in preparation for later exploration. Once the preparations are complete, new unrest will surely be set off.”

Wei Zhong felt a growing headache.

"I just want to find a place to practice well and enter the Nascent Soul or even the Spiritual Transformation realm as soon as possible. I don't want to get involved in this matter, but troubles keep coming to me one after another."

Whether in Mangyuan Prefecture or Luohe Prefecture, they cannot settle down for many years.

Wei Zhong sighed and took out a few pill bottles.

Among them are the fourth-grade elixirs that he had refined over the years and the upper-middle-grade third-grade elixirs. If they were taken to the Yunji Chamber of Commerce, they could be exchanged for a large number of precious resources.

"Exchanging elixirs for elixirs, and constantly generating spirit stones. I still have a large number of Chamber of Commerce contribution points in my hands. I can't exchange them for fourth-tier resources, but I have no problem exchanging some third-tier resources."

Wei Zhong intends to vigorously develop the art of puppet refining.

This time, Song Linfang intended to charge the formation, which made Wei Zhong realize that a formation that could only defend against the Jindan stage was not safe enough, and it had to at least resist the Yuanying stage.

Otherwise, Qingbo Island would become a garden where Yuanying can come and go freely.

After collecting the elixirs in his hands, Wei Zhong went to Yunji Chamber of Commerce and requested an appointment with Yan Wanhong.

Xu Xuan's status is still a little insufficient. The other party cannot afford such a large transaction of spiritual objects, so he still has to find someone close to Shan Qin.

Less than half a month later, Yan Wanhong came to ask for a meeting.

"I wonder why Fellow Daoist Wei is looking for me so urgently?"

Wei Zhong stated his request on a jade slip, and then showed the storage bag in his hand, but did not show it to the other party.

Yan Wanhong was shocked by what Wei Zhong said.

"I don't have the authority to decide on the transaction share, fellow Daoist. It has to be decided by Miss."

Wei Zhong frowned, then nodded:

"Then please let Brother Daoist Yan pass on this message."

Yan Wanhong bowed and said goodbye before leaving. He did not even take the storage bag that Wei Zhong took out. He only took away the jade slip that contained information about the spiritual object.

Although Yan Wanhong didn't check it, he guessed what was in the storage bag. These things were a bit hot, and Yan Wanhong doubted that he could bring them back to Yunji Chamber of Commerce alive.

This time, Wei Zhong had to wait even longer. Half a year had passed before a tall figure appeared over Qingbo Island.

The other person was wearing a light green robe with a slit at the bottom that went all the way to the thigh.

Wei Zhong opened the formation passage and let him in, then he bowed and said to Zheng Sheng:

"Greetings, Senior Miao!"

The person who came was Miaoli Shan.

When the other party saw Wei Zhong, there was a strange look in his eyes:

"You are so generous that you need a Nascent Soul cultivator like me to take action for a transaction."

"Thank you for your help, senior," Wei Zhong raised his hand and took out a fourth-grade Earth Profound Pill, trying to bribe this person.

His alchemy skills were becoming more and more mature. As long as there was a sufficient supply of spiritual herbs, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he could mass-produce fourth-level elixirs.

There is no harm in spending a pill to build a good relationship with a Nascent Soul cultivator. Besides, the other party is quite close to Shan Qin, so he must have an extraordinary status in the Chamber of Commerce.

The other party waved his hand and pushed the elixir back into Wei Zhong's hands:
“No need for these little tricks. I came here to accept a mission from the Chamber of Commerce. I have my own compensation from the Chamber of Commerce, so it’s not a wasted trip.

Take out the things!"

Wei Zhong was not afraid that the other party would break the rules, and took out his storage bag containing spiritual objects.

The latter took it and probed with his spiritual sense. There was a slight fluctuation in his eyes. He exhaled and said:
"With such a huge fortune, even I, a Yuanying cultivator, want to rob you."

"Excuse me, senior. How can I be regarded as such a humble person?"

The other party waved his hand and threw out a storage bag: "Okay, stop talking nonsense, and give me the token."

Wei Zhong handed over his token and took the storage bag given by the other party to check the spiritual objects in it. After a careful count, he confirmed that it was what he needed.

When he looked up, Miaoli Shan had already returned the token and threw it into Wei Zhong's hand.

Seeing the contribution points recorded on it change from six digits back to single digits, Wei Zhong sighed deeply.

"It's like going back to the days before liberation!"

"If there are still such large-scale transactions in the future, don't look for Yan Wanhong again. It's not safe."

"That······"

"Just look for me directly."

Miaoli Shan took out a jade token that was somewhat similar to Wei Zhong's and shook it. The guest token in Wei Zhong's hand suddenly lit up.

Wei Zhong probed with his spiritual sense and found that someone was greeting him.

It is undoubtedly the Miaoli fir.

Wei Zhong then remembered that this guest token had the function of transaction contact.

"Please take good care of me in the future, Senior Miao."

"Okay, okay. I can get a lot of benefits from this deal with you. Master Wei, please take care of me in the future," Miaoli Shan replied with a smile.

Wei Zhong secretly felt that the other party did not have much of the airs of a Nascent Soul.

"Your formation is quite good. After obtaining the Divine Attraction Technique, you have made great progress in puppetry, right?"

Miaoli Shan looked up at the aura of the formation in the sky and said so.

"With the help of experience in refining equipment, it's not bad."

"Haha," he chuckled twice with a forced smile, obviously not believing what Wei Zhong said.

(End of this chapter)