Shangyuque

Chapter 67 Yulou, do you think I still have a chance?
"The Jiuqiao Sect is too far away. Besides, the disciples' cultivation depends on the arrangements of the clan."

In fact, Yulou has already been decided, and he will go to the Dripping Water Cave to practice in the future.

Zhenren Danri tested his spiritual roots and gave a judgment of 60% fire and 40% water.

If you want to harmonize your root energy and build your foundation soon, you need to use the water replenishment method.

The method of tracing the Guishui Qi through the Dripping Cave recommended by Danri Zhenren can not only help Yulou replenish its water, but also provide first-rate fighting skills.

Therefore, Yulou will definitely join the Dripping Cave to practice in the future.

For the Anbei Wang family, arranging a disciple with dual spiritual roots to enter the Zifu Sect is as easy as eating and drinking.

But there was no need for Yulou to tell Hongmei so much about these things, so he just said that he would follow the arrangements of the clan.

“The clan arranged for Yulou to be a good disciple, you, no, our Wang family.

The patriarch of our Wang family didn’t give us any definite information on how to deal with me.

Today, you were able to refine a thirteen-layer restricted medium-grade magical instrument with your Qi-inducing seventh-level cultivation. In fact, you are now ready to become a master."

Hongmei asked tentatively hesitantly.

The condition Wang Xianmao offered was that he should first teach the two of them how to practice Taoism before discussing his foundation-building matter.

At the beginning, Hongmei took risks and endured humiliation in order to build a foundation.

But seven years passed, and the resources needed to build the foundation increased from 40,000 spirit stones to 80,000 spirit stones, but Wang Xianmao never talked to him about his foundation building.

How could Hongmei not be worried?

"Master, I had an epiphany during the refining process today, and was able to create a purple copper magic sword with thirteen levels of restrictions.

As your apprentice, I still have a lot to learn from you, and it’s still early for me to become your apprentice.” Yulou replied modestly.

With the blessing of a whole tube of auspicious golden light, his level of cultivation was temporarily improved a lot, probably from the tenth level of restriction to the thirteenth level of restriction.

This is not an increase of 30%, but at least 50%, because the difficulty increases as you go on.

Hongmei was not interested in Yulou's attainments in alchemy. He nodded and said.

“Enlightenment can temporarily improve the level of cultivation, but Yulou, the fact that you can have enlightenment shows that you have accumulated enough.

I would like to find an opportunity to visit the clan leader at our home. I wonder if you or Brother Rongsheng can help me ask for instructions?"

Come on, kid, your level of cultivation is really good enough.

I have taught you all the restrictions that I know, and you have also mastered the other corresponding methods.

It's just that your cultivation level is lower. As long as you have the cultivation level of the Qi training stage, it is not difficult to refine a high-quality magic weapon.

"Master, you also know the situation of our Wang family. Uncle Rong Jiang is in his second retreat to break through the foundation.

Ancestor Tie Qinhe had established his foundation very early, but Rong Yuan and Uncle Rong Wen might still have a few years to go.

If Uncle Rong Jiang's promotion goes smoothly, the Wang family will have four people who have established their foundation.

Ancestor Jingyi and Ancestor Tie are both from outsiders, while the clan leader and Uncle Rongjiang are the direct descendants, making it a two-on-two situation.

If you want to build your foundation, I'm afraid you'll have to wait until Uncle Rong Yuan or Uncle Rong Wen build their foundation before you have a chance."

The news that Yulou gave was obviously not good news, but Hongmei felt relieved.

He spoke with anticipation and trepidation.

"So, the clan will still give me a chance to build my foundation, right?"

In his opinion, he had only made a small mistake at the time, but he had endured humiliation for so many years and was pretending to be pretty good.

Therefore, if he makes amends for his sins, it is still possible that the Wang family will give him a chance to build his foundation.

"That was just my analysis. You can ask the clan leader yourself about his opinion. I will ask him for your instructions.

In addition, whether Yu An and I have practiced Taoism enough also needs to be checked by the clan leader or other elders."

Yulou's words cooled down Hongmei's newly heated thoughts.

He stood there for a long time, then spoke calmly.

"I don't need the support of the clan. I can use all those resources and spirit stones as an apology.

Yulou, you also know that I have devoted all my efforts to teach you and Yu'an over the years."

The showdown is over, and the card they are playing is still the emotional blackmail card.

Hongmei acknowledged the past and wanted to talk about his future.

Yulou, I was wrong, but I treated you well afterwards!
The refining room in Huafengju was extremely quiet. The cooling water on the refining furnace dripped down, and every sound hit the two men's hearts hard.

Looking at Yulou anxiously, Hongmei felt very confused.

Yulou, do you think I still have a chance?
"Master, how old are you this year?"

Yulou's question was interesting, very interesting. Hongmei understood what he meant, at least part of it.

The heart that yearned for building the foundation began to beat again, and the expectation that had cooled down time and time again flew up again and filled Hongmei's eyes.

He pretended to be lost, trying to win Yulou's sympathy.

“Eighty-nine, it sounds young, but building a foundation does not necessarily mean success in one go.

If I fail, I will have to recuperate for at least three to five years, which will waste time. I can’t afford to wait.”

Yulou and Hongmei are transitioning from testing each other to communicating with each other in agreement.

There are three foundation-building seeds like Wang Rongwen and Wang Rongyuan in the Wang family in the Rong generation. Wang Rongjiang took the lead. According to the arrangement of the patriarch, Rongyuan and Rongwen followed closely behind.

These three people have great talents and accumulation, and with enough resources, they can at least become two.

The Wang family has seven or eight senior Qigong practitioners like Wang Rongsheng, who have difficulty in building a foundation but still have some chances.

If one of them can succeed, then there will be four people in the direct lineage who have established the foundation.

But Hongmei is eighty-nine years old, which is an awkward age. He can afford to wait, but he can't afford to wait that long.

“Master, you should have noticed this.

Over the years, Hong Dengzhao has sold a lot of magic skills to independent practitioners, and Miaofeng Mountain and Gu Shen Sect have been fighting fiercely.

Those powerful independent cultivators often jump between the two sides to earn hiring fees, and the resources for building the foundation are becoming more and more expensive.

I remember that during the Qingxi Festival, 40,000 spirit stones were enough to buy one foundation-building resource. Now, the same resource requires 80,000 spirit stones.

I can’t give you a definite indication of when the clan will agree to let you build your foundation.

But I suggest that you accumulate the resources for building your foundation first."

It would have been better if Yulou didn't mention this. Once he mentioned it, Hongmei felt even more bitter.

Why did I become so obsessed with wanting to kill these two disciples in the first place?
If he had just joined the Wang family as a guest official, the food and resources he had accumulated with great effort would not have been looted by Wang Xianmao.

I may have already established the foundation.

As a result, nowadays, one wrong step leads to all wrong steps.

"Moreover, Master, even without the foundation-building resources, one can still build the foundation. It's just that the risk is greater and the success rate is lower.

You can adopt the same strategy as Tie Laozu and only buy half of the elixir that can protect your life and foundation, and then you can try to build your foundation.

In this way, even if you fail, your time will not be wasted. If you do not suffer backlash and get hurt, the more times you build your foundation, the higher your success rate will be."

Hongmei looked at Yulou with some disbelief. He was not sure if this was a new trap.

Wang wants me to grind the mill so that I can accumulate some elixirs and magical medicines for building the foundation, and then they can snatch them away?
He's playing me, right?
Yes, it is so.

“It is true that time waits for no one. In recent years, the price of things related to foundation building has more than doubled, and some things are even out of stock.

I don’t know when the price will drop in the future, alas.”

Hongmei didn't believe Yulou's nonsense, so he chose to change the subject.

“It cannot be reduced. Five years ago, many people brought goods from different places and sold them here at Hongdengzhao.

Later, when he had developed into a cultivator who was about to build his foundation, he traveled to other places and bought the resources needed for building his foundation.

Now everything in Wunan is extremely expensive.

The closed system of the big sects is not open to small families and independent cultivators, and the circulation of foundation-building resources is getting less and less, which is why the price has increased so fast.

Once this trend starts, it is difficult to stop, after all, everyone wants to earn more.”

After Yulou finished speaking, he was about to leave.

He also had to go to the Treasure Pavilion to reprice the various goods.

As the fighting on the Wolong River front became more intense, the price of scarce war supplies changed every day, and even the prices were different in the morning and afternoon.

"Yulou, are you willing to let me build my foundation?"

Hongmei finally stopped Yulou and asked about the doubts in her heart.

Because, Yulou's words just now contained this meaning.

“We in the Wang family have always been kind to others.

But when facing the enemy, we must not move at all, and if we move we must root out the enemy completely.

Master, I believe you are a smart person and you will not give us an excuse to root out the problem.

Besides, Yu An likes Senior Sister, and he is my brother after all."

Yulou’s attitude was actually not surprising. In his opinion, Hongmei could build a foundation, but there were many prerequisites.

Among the prerequisites, there are the clan leader’s bottom line and Yulou’s demands. It depends on whether Hongmei is willing to admit it.

This has to happen after the Wang family's direct lineage has built enough foundation. This is the clan leader's bottom line, otherwise it will be difficult to control.

Yu'an and Ning Yao want to become Taoist couples. This is one of Yu Lou's wishes. After all, Yu'an is his brother who grew up under his care, so he can't ignore it.

Now that Yu'an and Ningyao have become Taoist couples, Hongmei will naturally become closer to Wang. In the future, this cheap master can, in a sense, become Yulou's arm - this is a request that Yulou has not expressed out loud.

Most cultivators who are able to build a foundation know clearly whether they have a chance to attain the Purple Palace.

Under Wang's suppression, Hongmei could not possibly attain the Purple Mansion. Even if he wanted to cause trouble, he would only be gambling with his life.

In this situation, for Hongmei, staying close to Wang became his only choice in the short term.

Yulou took the initiative to get closer, but in fact he was gathering momentum for himself.

With the advantages of rules and strength, great cultivators can easily snatch the output of lower-level cultivators and even families like the Wang family.

If Yulou wants to go further, he must learn to stick together with others for warmth.

Just like what he told Yu'an, no matter how cruel the reality is, one must start by accepting it, or accepting part of it, and then find a way to break it.

As for whether Hongmei will cause trouble in the future, Yulou is not afraid at all.

This is because the Wang family's foundation building will appear one after another like mushrooms after rain.

This family is moving towards a new era.

"These things are easy to deal with, but I have the Black Vine Soul-Locking Technique on me."

Hongmei actually didn't care much about his daughter. He had once intended to use his daughter to win over Yu'an, Wang Rongwen and others.

But the black vine soul-locking technique on his body is different. If he doesn’t remove it, he will never be able to build a foundation in this life.

“Master, my attitude is useless. You have to convince the clan leader.”

Yulou smiled and said that he was just the good guy and he had almost finished singing, and the rest needed Wang Xianmao to make an offer.

After saying that, he left Huafengju, and this time Hongmei did not stop him.

Yulou drew a beautiful cake and left lightly.

But this cake, like a flower in the mirror or a moon in the water, really fascinated Hongmei.

He understood. He had been afraid and worried for so many years, how could he not understand?

Hongmei knows everything.

The three hundred-pound Red-browed Monk looked at the empty refining room, called for a chair, and leaned against it weakly.

How come we have reached a dead end step by step?
　Master, Master, is Hongmei a qualified master?
　　He taught Yulou and Yu'an the knowledge of cultivation, but he also had murderous intentions towards the two brothers several times.

　　It’s hard to say.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)