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

Chapter 172 Secret Message
"Famous in Yunzhou?"

"Haha, it's normal for Fellow Daoist Wei to be so absorbed in cultivation without knowing it.

"Half a year ago, you defeated Xun Yangzi from the Puyang Family, which made you famous for a while.

"You should know that Xun Yangzi is no ordinary person. He is only in the early stage of Jindan, but he has defeated middle-stage cultivators many times. He has superb fighting skills and is known as the new generation of Yuanying seed of Puyang family."

Wei Zhong heard this and nodded:
"Fellow Daoist Xun Yangzi is certainly strong, but I was able to defeat him only because I took advantage of my physical cultivation technique..."

Wanyan Fu interrupted Wei Zhong's modest speech:

"Ugh!

"Fellow Daoist Wei, please do not underestimate yourself. It is not a rumor that you are powerful, but it is what fellow Daoist Xun Yangzi said himself.

"Three months ago, he traveled around Yunzhou, visited many forces, and challenged them...

"He won several games in a row, and for a time he gained a great reputation in Yunzhou. The phrase 'I am not as good as Fellow Daoist Wei' that was added to it aroused great interest in Fellow Daoist among the cultivators in Yunzhou City."

Wei Zhong held his forehead with his hand. He didn't expect Xun Yangzi to promote him like this. Now his peaceful practice was all ruined. There would definitely be people who would come to challenge him in the future.

"Haha, fellow Taoist, please accept this title. I don't have the ability to do it even if I want it."

At this time, the female cultivator at the side said:
"Senior Wei is a casual cultivator, so naturally he is not as famous as you, brother. He takes the path of steady cultivation."

Wei Zhong turned his head and looked at the other person. He was wearing a white robe, had red lips and white teeth, and had a childish face.

His cultivation level is not high, probably at the middle stage of foundation building.

However, his words and demeanor were not simple. Even in front of two Jindan masters, he still maintained neither humble nor arrogant.

"I wonder who the fairy is?"

Wei Zhong questioned aloud.

Wanyan Fu patted Wei Zhong on the shoulder and introduced:

"This is the daughter of our sect leader, Cheng Ruirui."

"So that's how it is. No wonder a girl of Yuanying stage has such a magnanimous demeanor."

While Wei Zhong was thinking, the female cultivator in front of him had already bowed slightly:

"Rui Rui meets Senior Wei."

Wei Zhong bowed in return, and then heard:

"The senior not only has extraordinary combat power, but has also made great achievements in weapon refining.

"Being a fourth-rank weapon refiner at such a young age, I wonder how many of my peers will envy me..."

"It's all thanks to the Chamber of Commerce's cultivation. Without the support of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce, I wouldn't be able to get to this point."

"..."

The three of them chatted as they walked towards the interior of Yunhai Peak.

"This outer area is just a shop rented by individuals. Inside is the exchange fair held by the Wang family. There are a lot of good things there."

Wanyan Fu glanced at Wei Zhong:
"Did Brother Wei prepare enough good things?"

Wei Zhong nodded. In the past six months, apart from studying the art of puppetry, he had been busy all the time.

Under the influence of everyone in the Weapon Hall, Wei Zhong refined two fourth-tier magic weapons, a knife and a sword.

Although these two magical weapons are of the same lower-grade fourth level as the black magic sword refined before, they are more sophisticated and their power has also reached a higher level.

According to Huang Yunqi, it is already middle-class among the lower grade of the fourth level.

At the same time, he was extremely surprised at Wei Zhong's speed of progress.

Even with the guidance of so many equipment refiners, such rapid progress in just half a year was somewhat unbelievable to this senior fourth-level equipment refiner.

In this regard, Wei Zhong could only cover it up by saying that he was a self-taught person.

……

Hearing that Wei Zhong had prepared enough spiritual objects for exchange, Wanyan Fu could not help but move closer and lower his head to transmit his message:

"If you have enough later, could you lend me some spiritual stones?"

Wei Zhong looked at the other party with some surprise and transmitted his voice:

"As the true disciple of Shadow Moon Sect, is it possible that Fellow Daoist Wanyan is short of spirit stones?"

Wanyan Fu was somewhat embarrassed:
"It's true that I've been practicing for a long time and have been spending a lot of money recently. I'm a little tight on money...

"Friend Wei, don't worry about me defaulting on your debt. I will repay the money I borrowed today within ten years."

"In the spiritual world, even debt repayment is measured in ten years?"

Wei Zhong nodded and did not refuse Wanyan Fu's request for help.

Cheng Ruirui, who was behind them, was chattering all the way, and whenever she saw something interesting on a nearby stall, she would call out to them.

Wanyan Fu looked embarrassed, but he gritted his teeth and helped him buy the spiritual object several times.

"It is normal that Daoist friend does not have enough spirit stones when he is with his junior sister."

Hearing Wei Zhong's message, Wan Yanfu showed a bitter smile:
“Rui Rui is not very old. She is considered a little princess who was raised by the disciples of the Shadow Moon Sect, so we are more pampered towards her.

"But fortunately, they only wanted some nice spiritual objects and didn't care about the price, so I saved a lot."

Hearing this, Wei Zhong asked curiously:
"I wonder how old your junior sister is?"

It was not convenient for Wei Zhong to examine his bones, and it would be rude to ask directly, so he asked through Wanyan Fu.

The latter looked at Wei Zhong with a strange expression and whispered:

"Eighty years old."

Wei Zhong was shocked:
"Eighty years, middle stage of foundation building? Has this been practiced since the womb?"

But even if we take the ten months of pregnancy into account, it is still too outrageous.

Judging from his cultivation level and age, the other party had successfully established his foundation when he was at least in his sixties.

Wei Zhong had never heard of someone building a foundation at such a young age.

'What a terrifying talent this is.'

Looking at Cheng Ruirui playing with the red gem in the back, Wanyan Fuyan said:
“Junior Sister Cheng really started practicing too early.

"At the age of three, I could sense the energy entering my body on my own and began my journey of cultivation.

“My uncle was worried that practicing too early would have an impact on him, so he had no choice but to restrict his practice until he was ten years old.

"When you see Junior Sister Cheng's young face, you will roughly know what will happen next.

"My cultivation is like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins. It is rapidly improving and far surpasses those at the same level..."

Wei Zhong was really envious when he heard this.

Thinking back to my previous life, I started my cultivation journey in my thirties. Due to my poor aptitude, it took me half a month to successfully sense the Qi in the first step, and the road to cultivation was even more bumpy after that...

'In this cultivation world, it's really true that people compare themselves to each other, which is really frustrating!'

The gap in aptitude continues to widen during the long years of practice.

When Wei Zhong was at Cheng Ruirui's age, he was still struggling in the late stage of Qi Refining, but the other party would have to consider Dan Formation soon.

The three of them walked and stopped, getting closer and closer to the center of Yunhai Peak.

It just so happened that a Jindan exchange meeting was about to take place at this time.

The three of them revealed their identities and, under the guidance of the Wang family disciples, came to a spacious hall.

There were twenty or thirty wooden chairs inside, and more than a dozen fellow Jindan practitioners were already sitting there waiting.

The entry of Wei Zhong and the other two seemed to fill the last gap in this trade fair.

The palace door closed, and an old Taoist in a gray robe walked to the center of the crowd. After bowing, he said:
"I am Taoist He Yun, honored to be the guest of the Wang family. I will host this trade fair..."

After some polite words, he took out three things.

A jade slip, a pill bottle, and a spiritual fruit.

"Let me start first. Here is a heaven-level technique that can directly reach the late Nascent Soul stage. It is wind-attributed and can be used by five-element wood spiritual roots..." In the pill bottle is a Dixuan Pill, a fourth-level healing pill...

"A Ten Thousand Years Nine Heart Fruit...

"I want to exchange for a magic sword, preferably a top-grade third-level one, or a Nascent Soul magic weapon."

Hearing the introduction of Taoist He Yun, the monks in the stands had different expressions, and one of them said:
"You want to exchange this little bit of stuff for a fourth-tier magical weapon, it's too far-fetched.

"I have a third-grade, top-grade magic sword here. Fellow Daoist, please take a look to see if it is worthy of the title. I am somewhat interested in that Dixuan Pill."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cultivator below stood up and threw out a silver magic sword.

Taoist He Yun took the sword and looked at it for a few seconds, then shook his head:
"Your sword is still not up to par with my elixir."

After returning the sword, several people continued to bid, and various magical weapons appeared, making Wanyan Fu dazzled.

But Taoist He Yun rejected them all. The cultivators below said that Taoist He Yun was teasing everyone. There were so many third-grade top-quality magic weapons, but none of them satisfied his appetite. He was deliberately raising the price for the Nascent Soul magic weapon.

He Yun shook his head repeatedly. Just when the atmosphere was about to cool down, Wei Zhong threw something out:
"How would you like, fellow Taoist, to take a look at this thing?"

What Wei Zhong took out was not the fourth-grade sword he had made, but a third-grade top-quality robe.

The magic robe is more difficult to refine than the offensive and defensive magic weapons of the same level, and the price is more than 10% higher. If the other party is still not satisfied with this, Wei Zhong will have no other choice.

There is absolutely no way a fourth-tier magic weapon could be used to exchange for these three items.

But after looking at it carefully, Taoist He Yun turned to look at Wei Zhong:
"This thing is OK, I wonder what you need?"

Wei Zhong pointed at the spiritual fruit and the jade slip of martial arts techniques in front of him.

He Yun was somewhat surprised at Wei Zhong's choice.

"This person didn't choose the most precious Dixuan Pill?"

Without thinking too much, He Yun replied:

"Although this robe of yours is precious, it can only be exchanged for one thing from me. Please consider it carefully."

Wei Zhong frowned:
"The jade slip of the cultivation technique that you have seems to be a replica. You seem a little greedy for such a deal..."

The two communicated several times and finally finalized the deal.

Wei Zhong supplemented it with three thousand low-grade spirit stones and a third-level magic robe in exchange for the two items.

He Yun was satisfied, and then everyone went on stage to show their collections and stated the exchange conditions.

When it was Wei Zhong's turn, he waved his hand and three identical robes appeared.

This made He Yun in the audience almost pop his eyes out.

Cheng Ruirui, who was beside Wanyan Fu, even laughed out loud when she saw this.

“I believe you all know the value of these three robes.

"Without further ado, I wish to exchange for the secret method of accelerating the growth of spiritual plants, targeting spiritual creatures that are a thousand or even ten thousand years old..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience suddenly fell silent.

Wei Zhong had no choice but to add:
"If the secret method suits my taste, a fourth-level magic weapon may not be a problem."

After saying that, Wei Zhong took out a fourth-tier magic sword and demonstrated it in front of everyone.

Its sharp light and the spiritual pressure it carried made the monks below the stage breathe heavily and their eyes filled with fire.

"Fellow Daoist was able to produce a fourth-level magical weapon, could it be that he is also a fourth-level weapon refiner?"

At this time, someone in the audience asked.

Wei Zhong had no intention of hiding anything.

"Anyway, my reputation as a fourth-level weapon refiner has already spread, and the only thing that is unknown is this face."

"Exactly!"

There was an uproar in the audience.

"No wonder this person was able to produce so many third-grade high-quality robes..."

"I don't know which family this person belongs to. If he is an independent person..."

"..."

At the same time, Taoist He Yun regretted having made a deal with Wei Zhong.

"If I had held on a little longer, would I have been able to take down this fourth-tier magic sword?"

However, no matter how much you regret, you cannot reverse a transaction that has already been completed.

With the temptation of the fourth-level magic weapon, three people in succession handed over their secret techniques to Wei Zhong.

Unfortunately, after Wei Zhong looked at them one by one, he rejected them all.

The quality of its secret technique is far from enough to meet Wei Zhong's needs.

"Does any fellow Taoist have a secret method to promote the growth of spiritual plants?"

"..."

After asking many times, no one answered, and Wei Zhong stepped down regretfully.

"It seems that it is a bit wishful thinking to find this kind of secret method at this Jindan Trade Fair."

Wei Zhong couldn't help but shake his head. Cheng Ruirui behind him suddenly came over:
"Senior Wei, do you need this secret method urgently? My Shadow Moon Sect has it!"

"Junior sister," Wanyan Fu wanted to stop her, but Cheng Ruirui's words had already fallen into Wei Zhong's ears.

Wei Zhong turned around with a look of surprise. He didn't expect that after searching for a long time, he actually got the news of the secret method here.

However, looking at Wanyan Fu who was somewhat anxious, Wei Zhong immediately realized that it would take a lot of effort to obtain this method.

Wanyan Fu pulled Cheng Ruirui back to the wooden chair and said to Wei Zhong embarrassedly:
"Fellow Daoist Wei, please forgive me. This method involves the secrets of our Shadow Moon Sect. It is really inconvenient for me to reveal it to you."

But Wei Zhong already knew about this, how could he let it go easily?

"Wanyan Daoist, could you please reveal something? It's not that I don't appreciate your kindness. It's just that this secret method concerns my life and death. If I give up now..."

When Wanyan Fu heard Wei Zhong's words, he became a little hesitant.

Cheng Ruirui glanced at the two of them and sent a message to Wanyan Fu:
"Brother, before my uncle left, he told you that you should befriend Wei Zhong.

"How did you get to this moment?"

“Junior sister, there are limits to friendship. After all, Wei Zhong is a guest of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce, not a member of our Yingyue Sect.

"How can such a core secret method be used to make friends?"

Wanyan Fu had practiced for many years, but the contribution points he had were not enough to exchange for a fraction of this method. How could such an important secret method be easily exchanged with an outsider like Wei Zhong?

Cheng Ruirui and Wanyan Fu communicated for a while, but to no avail.

I had no choice but to turn to Wei Zhongyan and say:
“If Senior Wei really needs this method, you can visit my father.

"As the current head of Shadow Moon Sect, if he agrees, everything will be easy."

Wei Zhong nodded and bowed:

"Thank you for the advice, fairy!"

"It seems that this method is indeed the core secret method of the Shadow Moon Sect, otherwise Wanyan Fu would not have revealed any information at all."

Wei Zhong was already thinking about how he could meet the Yuanying Sect Leader.

'My identity as a fourth-rank weapon refiner doesn't seem to be enough.

"Bring the Miaoli fir along?"

While Wei Zhong was considering feasible solutions, the trade fair had already ended.

After the show, Wei Zhong declined the invitations of several fellow Jindan practitioners and left with Wanyan Fu and Cheng Ruirui.

There were more than just a few Jindan masters who came to this grand banquet, and there were more than just this small exchange event...

(End of this chapter)