The Leisurely Life of a Young Man in the World of Cultivation

According to the divination, although he recovered from his injuries after failing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, he should be able to establish a Foundation Establishment stage again after a period of recuperation and consolidation of his foundation.

The problem is that after learning that he still had the extraordinary phenomenon, he failed to break through. Extraordinary phenomena are rare and hard to come by; once you fail, they may never appear again.

So he decided that he had to build his foundation again before the feeling completely dissipated.

But what if I run out of spirit stones?

As a result, the Burning Blood Sect approached them, saying that as long as they signed a contract, they could provide a loan to help one achieve Foundation Establishment, with a guaranteed success. However, after success, one would need to provide 5 drops of essence blood from a Foundation Establishment-stage demon beast every six months for a total of three years. Of course, one could also use their own essence blood instead.

This time, Li Bing successfully established his foundation, so he had to resign and go hunting monsters to repay his debts.

How could he not remain silent after seeing all this?

Although Li Bing was a little anxious, his considerations were not unreasonable.

Logically, Li Bing's repayment should be equivalent to receiving three times the amount he received.

This is a journey from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment; the increased lifespan alone is worthwhile, not to mention the complete package included.

Besides, this is the cultivation world, which is inherently dangerous. We also have to consider the danger of hunting Foundation Establishment demonic beasts. If the person who took out the loan dies, the investment of the Burning Blood Sect will be completely wasted.

So, despite his apparent usury, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a great philanthropist.

What else could he say but offer his blessings, since it was his own choice?

As for helping, I have no problem helping with treatment if you say you're injured, but I'm sorry if you ask me to help pay off your debts. I'm not Li Bing's father, so there's no reason for me to help with everything.

However, what the Blood Burning Sect is doing is quite interesting. I didn't expect their first business to be a loan service.

Thankfully, they've become more upright; otherwise, it would be a real disaster if they could back out at any time.

He immediately bought some barbecue and then hurriedly went home.

The next morning, as soon as I arrived at my office, Li Bing came looking for me.

"You're here, have a seat!"

Li Bing did not refuse, and immediately sat down opposite Lu Changfeng. After a long silence, she finally spoke.

"Brother Lu, I'm here this time because I plan to resign from my job at the mall!"

Although he already knew about this, Lu Changfeng still couldn't help but ask.

"Is this really worth it? Under normal circumstances, you don't have to do this!"

Li Bing was quite surprised to hear this, but quickly accepted it.

Don't let Lu Changfeng's seemingly idle and carefree nature fool you; he's always quick to get information, so it's no surprise that he knows what he's doing.

As for whether it was worth it, his response was just one sentence.

"Brother Lu, it was worth it!"

After he finished speaking, his face was beaming with smiles. Seeing this, Lu Changfeng also smiled.

"That's worth it. Remember to be careful when hunting monsters in the future. If anything happens, just message me, and I'll heal you for free!"

Li Bing was immediately moved to tears. He and Lu Changfeng had never been particularly close, but at this moment he felt an urge to cry.

Outsiders saw his successful foundation building, but only he knew how much pressure he was under to repay the loan.

It seems simple that each demon beast has twenty or thirty drops of essence blood, and only five drops of essence blood from a Foundation Establishment demon beast need to be handed over every six months.

But don't forget that when monsters fight desperately, they burn their life essence, so it's quite normal to not get a single drop of life essence after a battle.

But now, with Lu Changfeng's help, safety will be greatly improved.

"Thank you, Brother Lu!"

Although he always called me "Brother Lu" sincerely in the past, this time it sounded especially affectionate.

"Okay, go ahead. Although I'm the store manager now, you still need to tell Manager Feng about your resignation!"

"Who told me to be such a slacker!"

He shrugged, looking utterly helpless!

Li Bing couldn't help but laugh.

Sure enough, this kind of Brother Lu made him feel more at ease.

"good!"

Li Bing left, but he had already made arrangements for the small shopping mall when he decided to resign.

The person in charge of taking over his work was the eldest son of the Crown Prince, Li Mingfei's elder brother. Although he was not a cultivator, he had the backing of Emperor Jin, so it was not a big problem.

Li Bing is gone, but Lu Changfeng's life seems to have remained largely unchanged.

However, the biggest change was undoubtedly the sharp decline in the newspaper's reputation.

If the newspapers had previously provided countless news stories, and everyone's impression of him was limited to one thing: extraordinary abilities,

After all, the news about those geniuses going out to train is updated from time to time. The places they train in have long exceeded the territory of the Tianxing Sect. How could they not be incredibly powerful?

Now it stinks to high heaven.

Inspired by Lu Changfeng's sensationalist style, this tactic is now being used in all sorts of news reports.

For example, there was a wealthy family in Tianxing City who threw a huge banquet because their son was found to have a superior spiritual root.

What was supposed to be a good thing turned into a news story about a 60-year-old man preying on a 10-year-old child and announcing that he would invite everyone to witness his happy occasion.

Damn, just from the title I thought they'd done something outrageous, but it's just this?

As expected, the readers didn't see what they wanted to see, and the person involved felt slandered.

This is just one example; many inner sect elders have also suffered the same fate.

Finally, Song Yikan sent several messages to Lu Changfeng, saying that this method was good, but it was too damaging to his reputation.

Now even rats crossing the street spit at him before they leave!

What else could he say? Of course, he hid. Who knew if that bastard Song Yikan would reveal that he had given the idea? Then he would be finished.

Although he was no longer afraid of any inner sect elders, it wouldn't be good if it interfered with his slacking off!

The sensationalist article caused a huge uproar, but it also brought another matter to the world's attention.

This year marks the 15th year of great changes in the world. Although there are still ten years until the glorious era of immortality, the actual changes are only just over halfway complete.

As the strongest sect in the vicinity, the Tianxing Sect planned to join forces with other Nascent Soul level forces to discuss how to deal with the upcoming changes.

From Lu Changfeng's perspective, this suggestion is quite forward-thinking, but its actual effectiveness remains to be seen.

So, in March, about two weeks into the conference, representatives from various factions arrived.

Lu Changfeng was also summoned by Feng Ninglu.

"Sister Lu, what do you want from me?"

Want some popsicles?

In Lu Changfeng's view, nothing major had happened in the mall recently, so theoretically Feng Ninglu shouldn't be looking for him.

Seeing Lu Changfeng lazily slurping an ice pop, Feng Ninglu snatched the ice pop, took a couple of slurps, and then explained the reason.

"Isn't your sect planning a meeting with other forces soon?"

"Our chamber of commerce is also among those invited. Headquarters just messaged me saying that the eight major chambers of commerce will be bringing representatives, and we're in charge of the reception!"

"Since you're in charge of the inn, the accommodation issue will be handled by you!"

Lu Changfeng was immediately filled with question marks.

"Huh, me?"

"No, no, you should leave this to someone else, or handle it yourself. I'll do whatever you say!"