My cultivation techniques can be infinitely fused.

The Third Prince looked at the information above and nodded repeatedly: "Indeed, quite clever, and his talent should be quite good as well."

However, he immediately frowned and said, "How come you are still involved with the Xiao family? Xiao Ling is the eldest princess's cousin, right? She has always been Lu Zheng's superior."

Then, the Third Prince continued flipping through the documents: "Fu Qing once tried to recruit him as a disciple, but he refused."

Upon seeing this, the Third Prince's expression darkened, as if he were deep in thought.

After a moment, he said indifferently, "Forget it. Although this person is somewhat talented, he has an inextricable relationship with the Xiao family and has also offended Fu Qing. If we recruit him, we risk offending Fu Qing. It's not worth it."

"Actually, that's what I think too. Fu Qing has been performing brilliantly in the court recently, and his cultivation level should be quite high. He is over a hundred years old but still has plenty of energy and blood, so he should have reached a high level. He will make further progress in the court in the future."

If you incur Fu Qing's ire because of Lu Zheng, it might hinder your future endeavors.

"Yes, that's what I was thinking too. Let's seal up this person's materials." The Third Prince nodded.

Then they continued to scan the list presented by the eunuch and begin to filter through it.

Meanwhile, Lu Zheng had already come out of the Zhuang family's old house and was enjoying his meal. Xia Nihuang's cooking was quite delicious, which was unexpected.

After returning to his official residence, Wei Tong and Huang Yan waited for him in the front hall.

Upon seeing Lu Zheng, he immediately came to greet him.

"My lord, the matter has been settled. All four estates have been purchased. Here are the land deeds," Huang Yan said, stepping forward with utmost respect.

Lu Zheng flipped through the information, appearing quite satisfied: "Wei Tong, if I want to select some people and train them into elite troops, what are your thoughts?"

"My lord, my family has a military treatise, and we certainly have methods for training elite troops, but it requires a lot of resources," Wei Tong said softly.

Before reaching the True Essence Realm, cultivation can be built up using resources.

  

Many large families have similar clan soldiers whose cultivation has reached the level of Refining the Dirty or even Blood Transporting, but the amount of silver required is enormous.

Not many people can afford to consume it.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Zheng said, "I'll figure out the money. You select some suitable people, and we'll start training after a while."

He still had several Blood Nourishing Pills in his hand, which he planned to sell.

Lu Zheng understood that although these pills were expensive, it would be difficult to supply an army with them. However, he had the skill of alchemy and could find others to cooperate with.

Moreover, there are now some promising developments.

"Yes, sir."

Then, as if remembering something, Lu Zheng continued, "How strong are Bu Luan and the others now?"

He hasn't been to the village because he's been too busy lately.

Therefore, their progress in cultivation is currently unclear.

"Miss Bu Luan has great talent. She has already broken through to the late stage of Tendon Refining and is about to enter the Bone Refining stage. As for the others, they have all reached the Bone Forging stage. Their talents are all quite impressive," Wei Tong said immediately.

Clearly, they were very satisfied with these people.

Lu Zheng nodded: "Then you'll be in charge of training them from now on."

Wei Tong immediately agreed, and then said, "Actually, my son also has some ability. After he returns in a while, he will be able to do things for you, sir."

"Oh? I wonder how strong you are?" This was something Lu Zheng hadn't expected, but thinking about it, it made sense.

Wei Tong's son was able to defeat those noble sons in the capital, so he must have some talent.

"Hehe, he has already reached the Blood Transformation Realm, and he has innate superhuman strength. He wields a pair of purple-gold octagonal hammers. If he wears armor, he can even fight against someone who has reached the Meridian Opening Realm." When Wei Tong talked about his son, pride couldn't help but show in his eyes.

Lu Zheng never expected that he would unintentionally recruit such a powerful general.

If properly trained, he could be a great help in the future.

"Haha, then when your son comes back, he can stay and work for me," Lu Zheng said with a smile.

"Thank you for your kind offer, sir," Wei Tong said immediately.

Then, Lu Zheng took a sip of tea and said softly, "There's one more thing. I need to go to the prefectural city tomorrow. Do you have time to come with me?"

"As you command, sir, there is no problem," Wei Tong replied hastily.

Lu Zheng nodded, then discussed the matter with him for a while, and after discussing the future training of Zhuang Bing, he dismissed him.

After finishing most of his business for the day, Lu Zheng went to the backyard.

They saw Xiao Zun deep in thought outside the courtyard.

It wasn't until Lu Zheng got closer that she realized what was happening, and she looked at the latter and said, "I'm planning to leave tomorrow."

He has been here for almost a month now.

It's indeed time to leave.

Lu Zheng felt a pang of regret; he still couldn't keep this fierce tiger.

Where are you planning to go?

"Find the enemy," Xiao Zun said without hesitation.

Lu Zheng glanced at him, pondered for a moment, and said, "Have you ever thought about building your own power? You can recruit people and develop at the same time. Otherwise, what will you do if you find yourself no match for someone you've found later?"

"The world is full of extraordinary people and many masters. How many could you kill by yourself? Although I don't know who your enemies are, to have them push you to this point, they must be quite powerful and wield considerable influence."

His words left Xiao Zun stunned. He had always worked alone in the past and had never really considered this point.

After a moment's thought, he said, "I understand, thank you for your guidance."

Lu Zheng laughed and said, "Don't just talk the talk, come and fight me. We haven't finished our mission yet."

Xiao Zun is about to leave.

Lu Zheng naturally wanted to continue taking advantage of this opportunity.

He has just entered the Blood Transformation Realm. While Xiao Zun is still around, he should be able to reach the middle stage of Blood Transformation Realm after mastering the technique.

By then, our strength will have increased further.

Xiao Zun would certainly not refuse this request.

He raised the thick-backed, gold-patterned sword in his hand and said with a smile, "I owe you a huge favor this time."

He is not a good communicator.

However, in her heart, she had already completely accepted Lu Zheng.

They regarded it as something they could entrust their lives to.

"Enough with the nonsense." After Lu Zheng finished speaking, he raised the Su Tie sword in his hand, leaped up, and slashed at Xiao Zun.

The sharp, gleaming blades were everywhere.

Xiao Zun neither dodged nor avoided, but went straight to meet him.

"Bang!"

The two collided, producing a deafening sound.

Then, the figure kept swaying.

A thin mist visibly appeared on Lu Zheng's body.

At the same time, the system's voice also sounded in his mind.

[The host has sparred with a master of innate level; proficiency in the "Dragon Elephant Demonic Art" has increased by 50.]

[The host has sparred with a master of innate level; proficiency in the "Dragon Elephant Demonic Art" has increased by 50.]

......

Clearly, after Lu Zheng's breakthrough, his proficiency with the Innate Realm was greatly reduced.

However, he was already quite satisfied with this.

At this rate, I should be able to advance my cultivation to the mid-stage of the Blood Transformation realm by today.