Cultivating immortality begins with formations.

After several rounds of drinks...

Zhang Dashan suddenly became a little shy, and a blush crept onto his sallow skin: "You guys are more quick-witted than me. There's something I'd like you to help me with."

The three of them had never seen him with such an expression before, and they all put down their wine glasses.

Under the gaze of the three, Zhang Dashan became even more shy and stammered, "The Zhou family steward came to see me a couple of days ago, saying that he saw how diligent I was and wanted me to marry into the Zhou family, choosing an ordinary woman from the Zhou family as my son-in-law..."

He finished speaking.

There was a moment of silence at the table, then the old doctor laughed and scolded, "You blockhead, you really are a fool with a fool's luck."

Zhang Dashan scratched the back of his head and chuckled, "What do you guys think? Should I go or not?"

"go!"

The old doctor's tone was resolute.

Lu Yuan paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Among the five major families in the market, the Zhou family has the least reputation and rarely has there been any reports of them discarding their usefulness. If you don't mind, having your children take the surname Zhou in the future would be an opportunity for you."

Such changes have occurred in the market town.

For ordinary independent cultivators, having a place to stay is the best thing, at least their basic living needs are guaranteed, and although cultivation resources are not plentiful, they are stable.

Ji Ming is a man of strong character and possesses a certain pride befitting a mid-grade spiritual root. If it were him, he certainly wouldn't agree to become a live-in son-in-law.

Although there were differing opinions, no statement was made.

After all, he knew that this was a good place for Zhang Dashan.

"As long as the child is mine, I don't care what surname he has. I've given him spirit stones and my wife, I feel like I've made a profit."

When Zhang Dashan heard that Lu Yuan and Yao Lao both agreed to let him go, he couldn't help but laugh, and even felt a little excited.

"Then I'll be waiting to drink your wedding wine."

The group raised their glasses again and drank together.

However, all good things must come to an end. As the banquet ended, Zhang Dashan immediately returned to the Zhou family. Lu Yuan asked Ji Ming for some advice on the Golden Edge Sword Technique, and then prepared to say goodbye.

Before leaving, Lu Yuan was still a little worried about Ji Ming.

Unexpectedly, the latter smiled lightly, and his aura spread out, revealing that he had already broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining.

"Comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable!"

Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh again.

They all came to the market together and cultivated together. He had just broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining, while Ji Ming was already at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Although the group had a good relationship, their underlying competitive spirit never stopped.

"Is this the aptitude of a mid-level spiritual root...?"

Back home, Lu Yuan sat sullenly for a while before adjusting his mindset and continuing to inscribe the Qi-gathering array.

Ten days later.

The Hundred Treasures Pavilion delivered another set of materials for a Qi Gathering Array. This time, they were going to a cultivator's home in the market to set up a Spirit Gathering Array for him.

According to Manager Luo, this cultivator is a weapon refiner.

"Clang clang clang..."

Lu Yuan arrived at the address given by Manager Luo, gently knocked on the door knocker, and called out, "Excuse me, is Fellow Daoist Jiang home?"

After a long while, no one answered from inside the house.

Just as Lu Yuan thought the weapon refiner wasn't home, the door suddenly opened, revealing a tall figure.

"Hello, my name is Lu Yuan, and I am an array master sent by the Hundred Treasures Pavilion. May I ask if Fellow Daoist Jiang is at home?"

"Is it possible that I am one of them?"

Lu Yuan was taken aback.

Luo, why didn't you mention that this weapon refiner was a female cultivator?

He thought that weapon refiners were the kind of people who were shirtless, covered in grease and sweat, carrying a hammer, working day and night with clang, clang, clang...

"Feel sorry."

Lu Yuan apologized before taking a closer look at the female cultivator in front of him.

The female cultivator in front of me, who specializes in refining weapons, has exquisite and three-dimensional features, with sword-like eyebrows, a high ponytail, and a smooth, jade-like forehead.

At this moment, a few strands of hair, damp with sweat, clung to his face, making him look both dashing and radiant.

She wore a light blue silk robe that draped down to her ankles. As if for ease of movement, it had a slit three inches above her knees, revealing her long, slender, alabaster-like calves.

The robe, which should have flowed gracefully, was now soaked with sweat, clinging tightly to her body and highlighting her smooth, well-proportioned curves.

Lu Yuan lowered his gaze slightly.

It can be said.

This was the most beautiful female cultivator he had seen since he transmigrated.

Although she doesn't have the traditional aloof fairy appearance, this kind of woman with a powerful and beautiful figure, and a charming temperament that is both dashing and alluring, is indeed extremely rare.

"From now on, Lu Zhenshi must not underestimate women," the female cultivator joked, then added.

"If I didn't know that Manager Luo was always steady and reliable, I wouldn't have believed that the array master he spoke of, with his superb array skills, was actually so young."

Everyone has stereotypes. Just like a master of formations, in the eyes of ordinary people, he is either a middle-aged man with a goatee or an elderly man with a full head of white hair.

"Actually, I'm not young anymore."

Lu Yuan shook his head.

The female cultivator, unaware of the deeper meaning in his words, remained silent. After inviting him into the house, she introduced herself, "My name is Jiang Zhi, a mid-grade first-tier weapon refiner. I currently need Array Master Lu to set up a Qi-gathering array in my weapon-refining room. I wonder how long that will take?"

Five days.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi asked again, "What about the margin of error?"

"unnecessary."

Jiang Zhi turned around in surprise: "Doesn't Master Lu need to tolerate mistakes?"

Even a first-tier array master wouldn't dare claim a 100% success rate when setting up an array.

After all, no array master would spend decades on a single array.

Lu Yuan smiled slightly: "No need."

"it is good."

Jiang Zhi looked Lu Yuan over carefully again, nodded and smiled: "I like confident men."

What kind of man you like is none of my business...

Lu Yuan was not a lustful person. After embarking on the path of cultivation, he knew that the path to immortality was long and arduous. Before he had made any achievements, he dared not get involved in personal relationships.

Upon entering the weapon-refining room, a wave of heat hit them, making even those with a Qi Refining Level 4 cultivation feel uncomfortable.

Lu Yuan then realized where the fine beads of sweat on Jiang Zhi's body came from.

In the center of the weapon-refining room stood a crimson furnace about ten feet tall, with flames flickering at the furnace opening and scorching heat waves rolling out.

The furnace is covered with intricate patterns, which seem to be a kind of formation used to gather the fire energy.

Beside the furnace, various ores and refining materials were piled up, and iron filings and ashes were scattered on the ground.

"The spirit-gathering array in my weapon-refining room has been in use for too long and is almost ineffective. I need to ask Array Master Lu to remove the remnants of the array and rearrange the spirit-gathering array with the Crimson Flame Furnace as the center."

Lu Yuan nodded and took out the corresponding items.

Azure Spirit Stones and demon beast blood are indispensable, and the demon beast blood, like last time, is also taken from fire-attribute demon beasts.

First, he used the cleansing liquid to remove the previous spirit-gathering array, and then Lu Yuan began to polish the green spirit stone...

He was extremely familiar with this process.

However, compared to before, Lu Yuan's condition this time was worse than ever before.

It's nothing else.

The main problem was the intense heat in the weapon-refining room. Lu Yuan had only been there for a short while when he was already drenched in sweat, with large drops of sweat trickling down his face.

If sweat drips into the Qingling Stone powder, it will affect the quality, so he has to stop and wipe his sweat after polishing for a while.