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

"Alright, feed him these things first; hopefully they'll extend his lifespan by a few days!"

As he spoke, Lu Changfeng handed over a small jade bottle containing an extremely rare first-grade longevity pill. Normally, one pill would be enough to increase one's lifespan by ten years during the Qi Refining stage.

However, this is not the normal situation now. Nowadays, most people have already consumed life-extending pills to an extremely high limit at a very young age.

After all, first and second-tier spiritual plants are now everywhere in the outside world, so it doesn't cost much to increase one's lifespan to an extremely high level.

This also led to Lingyuan's problem: the lifespan of many people was completely drained at once, and as for the remaining lifespan-increasing pills, no matter how powerful they were, they could only add a few days to lifespan at most.

After all, the marginal effect in terms of lifespan is extremely terrifying.

However, this thing was just a practice item that Lu Changfeng had made when he had maxed out his fourth-level top-grade alchemy skills. Now it comes in handy!

"Okay, okay!"

Immediately, Lingyin stepped forward and helped Lingyuan swallow the pill.

As the medicinal effects of the pill exploded within Ling Yuan's body, his previously withered skin regained some color.

Lu Changfeng nodded after reading it.

"Okay, that adds 5 days to my lifespan, giving us time to begin formal treatment!"

Then he looked at Lingyin.

"Alright, now force out a single drop of your most sincere and beloved essence!"

Upon hearing this, not only was Lingyin dumbfounded, but even Ma Changshou was left with a puzzled look on his face.

"Brother Lu, I know what essence blood is, but what is essence blood of utmost sincerity and love?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng burst into inward laughter. Of course, he had made it up himself.

Lingyuan's lifespan has now reached its limit. To recover, he either needs to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage or inscribe the Longevity Tortoise Battle Pattern.

But how could the former possibly break through in just a few days? So the latter is the only option!

The Longevity Tortoise Battle Mark is independent of all lifespans. Luckily, there were some left over from when I was inscribing the battle marks for Old Deng and the others. Using them on Ling Yuan, even just for Qi refining, would provide a full 40% bonus.

His lifespan is now around 160 years, which means he has increased his lifespan by 64 years.

He was willing to spread the word about the battle runes, but didn't want to make things more difficult for himself, so he fabricated this story of a blood essence of utmost sincerity and love. That way, even if others wanted to create a beast turtle, they would at least have to wait to get a blood essence of utmost sincerity and love.

Once you cross the threshold, things will naturally become easier.

"Ahem, this is actually an important discovery of mine. The blood essence spit out by a person of utmost sincerity and love when thinking about the friendly things that have happened between you, after being mixed and transformed by me, will form a special kind of ink!"

"This ink can be used to inscribe a beast-tortoise battle pattern, directly increasing Lingyuan's lifespan!"

hiss!

Upon hearing this, Ma Changshou couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He knew about Ling Yuan's situation, but if Lu Changfeng's so-called Longevity Turtle Battle Mark could still work, that would be an incredible thing.

However, Lu Changfeng couldn't help but sigh.

"However, this isn't all good; the essence and blood of the most sincere and loving person is just the beginning."

"This is a two-way street; otherwise, the effect of this Longevity Tortoise Battle Mark would weaken or even disappear! It might even backfire, like being struck by lightning."

"Precisely because the conditions for using this are too demanding, I rarely use it!"

"Fortunately, Lingyin and your father meet the requirements, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to solve this!"

The three of them then revealed a look of sudden realization: not only were those who provided essence blood restricted, but also those who benefited from it.

But with such powerful effects, it's normal for the conditions to be demanding!

After listening, Lingyin nodded earnestly.

"Okay, I'm willing to provide it!"

After a long while, she slowly opened her mouth, and a drop of blood, radiating the scent of life, flew out.

Seeing this, Lu Changfeng caught the object in a small jade bottle before speaking to the two of them.

"Alright, I'm going into seclusion to refine this special ink. You all stay outside and keep watch!"

After saying that, he found an empty room and started emitting energy fluctuations, but actually he was just playing on his phone.

Thanks to his guidance, I can now read news on my phone, and the comment function has also been added.

Unfortunately, the mobile jade slip has not been widely adopted yet, so there are very few comments on it, but even so, it still aroused his great interest.

"Hehehe, this is interesting!"

"Wow, this guy's got some serious tricks up his sleeve!"

"Hehehe, this dog is so silly!"

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Lu Changfeng finally snapped out of his scrolling through his phone.

"Wow, three days have already passed so quickly! Time really flies!"

"Fine, I'll move around a little!"

He then took out a drop of Lingyin's essence blood. Besides the obvious threshold, he actually used this drop of essence blood to cast a curse: if they really had a problem, lightning would strike them down.

As for the purpose, it's to give those people a warning: I'm telling the truth. If you don't want to get attacked, then don't come looking for me.

Not long after, as the drop of blood essence disappeared, Lingyin, who was waiting in the living room, suddenly felt a tremor in her heart.

Ma Changshou, who was standing nearby, quickly noticed this scene as well.

"What's wrong, junior sister!"

Lingyin said somewhat uncertainly,

"I just felt a sudden pang of heartbeat, like something had happened, but it disappeared quickly!"

"It should be that Junior Brother Lu's ink for that spirit turtle thing is ready!"

No sooner had these words been spoken than Lu Changfeng walked out, holding a small bottle filled with ink.

"Good heavens, you actually sensed it? It seems Senior Sister Lingyin is about to break through to the Golden Core stage!"

Upon seeing Lu Changfeng emerge, the two hurried forward.

"Brother Lu, are you done?"

Lu Changfeng looked smug.

"That's right, don't you know who I am!"

"Alright, we need to hurry up and start sketching the characters. The sooner we finish, the better!"

Half an hour later, as he used up the last drop of ink made from the essence of the sea dragon, a living tortoise battle pattern appeared on Ling Yuan's chest.

At this moment, the little turtle with battle markings is running around inside Lingyuan's body. Every time it reaches a place, its originally dry skin is restored to a youthful state!

Only after Ling Yuan had fully recovered did Lu Changfeng smile at the little turtle.

"Thank you so much, little one!"

The little turtle also raised its proud little head.

This scene left Lingyin and Ma Changshou, who were standing behind them, completely dumbfounded.

There was no way around it; it was the first time they had ever seen something drawn with a pen that could not only restore people's vitality, but was actually alive!

If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, he would have definitely taken it as a joke.

Looking at it now, it's not a joke at all, but a myth!

"Wow, Brother Lu, that's awesome!"

At this moment, Lingyin was holding the recovered Lingyuan and crying uncontrollably!

Seeing this scene, Lu Changfeng immediately asked,

"Alright, the treatment is now over. I wonder if any of you will pay my medical bills?"

Just kidding, even if the King of Heaven himself came, he couldn't owe his own medical bills.

However, faced with Lu Changfeng's request, Lingyin not only didn't get angry, but instead laughed.

Then he took out the small round ball that Lingyuan had given him.

"Junior brother, how about we consider this as payment for your medical expenses?"

"This was originally my father's last keepsake for me, but now that he's alive, I don't need it anymore!"

Lu Changfeng didn't hesitate about this and immediately accepted it.

He had been curious about what this thing was before. It felt like the core of a fully unfolded secret realm, or some kind of mineral mother ore.

Under normal circumstances, as long as the parent mineral remains, normal minerals can be continuously generated, and a real mineral vein will be formed in no time.

"Alright!"

"However, such a significant matter as the Longevity Tortoise Battle Pattern cannot be kept a secret from you. So, if anyone asks about it later, just tell them everything I've said before."

"And this thing also used the essence blood of a Sea Dragon Clan member in the early Nascent Soul stage, along with a whole bunch of other random things!"

"So you understand, they have to prepare the materials, and my labor fees aren't cheap either, so you'd better give me a high price. I don't want to interfere with my slacking off!"

Seeing Lu Changfeng so openly and blatantly making slacking off sound so important, the three of them couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't worry, if anyone asks, I promise I'll tell them!"

The next moment, it seemed that the spiritual power in Lingyin's body had been freed from its restraints, and there were already faint signs that she was about to break through to the Golden Core stage!

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Her father was almost dead before, and Lingyin must have been under a lot of pressure. Now that the pressure has lessened and her cultivation is sufficient, it's a good time for her to begin the Core Formation process.

Unlike the normal ingestion of pills for forming the core, this natural breakthrough has virtually no chance of failure!

She was lucky,

Lingyin clearly noticed this as well, and immediately bowed to Ma Changshou and Lu Changfeng.

"I'm so sorry, I'm about to break through to the next level, and I haven't even had a chance to say all the words of thanks I wanted to say!"

Lu Changfeng immediately waved his hand in response.

"Sigh, cultivation is the most important thing. As for expressing gratitude, why don't you play a tune for me and Ma Changshou in the Hundred Flowers Sea after you've completed your breakthrough!"

Upon hearing this request, Lingyin smiled.

"I was willing to accept even more outrageous demands, but this is all I got. It's too late to back out now!"

"I'm going to break through to a higher level. I'll thank you all properly when I get back!"

After saying that, he quickly left with Ling Yuan, leaving only Lu Changfeng and Ma Changshou at the scene.

"Hiss, Ma Changshou, do you think I just got ripped off?!"

Ma Changshou couldn't help but laugh at Lu Changfeng's regretful expression.

"Hahaha, regretting it now? But it's too late now!"

After saying that, he ran away. There was no other way; if he stayed, he would definitely be turned into a frog. This kid is very cunning. Even though he had been fooled many times, he still managed to fool him. Now was the time to run away!

Watching Ma Changshou's departing figure, Lu Changfeng couldn't help but smile.

"Hehehe, this guy runs pretty fast. I was originally thinking of turning him into a frog!"

"After all, he can't forget about being known as the Frog Prince!"

"Forget it, let's see what this thing is first!"

As for Lingyin's excessive demands, he never took them to heart.

Because I have a treasure right now in my hands!

He immediately sat down on the sofa, grabbed the small ball, and placed it in the resource bar.

[Void Willow Mother Ore: Rank 7, High-Grade, Flexible Spatial Material. It can form a miniature spirit ore after 100,000 years of nurturing, producing 12 Void Willows every 100 years. Estimated formation time: 50 years.]

hiss!

Rank 7, High Grade

Good heavens, he exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

Although he had long suspected that this thing might be unusual, he hadn't expected it to be this powerful.

You have to understand that the highest level I can get from nature right now is a sixth-order spiritual plant, and even that is basically thanks to Ye Tian, ​​the chosen one.

What you truly obtain from the outside world through your own efforts is worthless stuff.

Unexpectedly, this time they received a high-grade seventh-tier mineral, and it was an extremely precious spatial mineral.

According to the knowledge passed down by a ninth-tier top-grade weapon refiner, weapons forged from this substance possess the ability to penetrate space, making them invincible for assassinations. If it were forged into a robe, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would be unable to attack it.

Its defense is absolutely maxed out!

What's even more interesting is the gestation period. According to the introduction, the Xuliu mother mine needs a full 10 years to transform from a mother mine into a miniature vein.

However, the estimated timeframe is only fifty years. Even removing the 20x speed from the resource section, the current speed at which things are generated in the outside world is now a hundred times faster than before.

No wonder it was the glorious era of immortality, where one year was equivalent to a hundred years. It is conceivable that in less than a few hundred years, the wild spiritual plants outside would all be thousands of years old.

In the past, countless people would have fought tooth and nail to get their hands on this.

The environment is much better now!

hiss!

How could I have such outdated thinking? I need to change!

Even if I raise the bar for the longevity tortoise business, I'll probably be incredibly busy for a while.

Sure enough, the next day, as soon as he arrived at his office, a steady stream of people came to inquire about the longevity turtle.

Lu Changfeng didn't hide anything from this, and immediately repeated what he had said to Ma Changshou and the others yesterday.

As expected, the requirements immediately deterred a large number of people, although some of them did meet the requirements.

For example, the sect leader came directly with a drop of Nascent Soul stage Sea Dragon Clan essence blood, a Hundred Lotus Dao Seed, and a whole bunch of good stuff, wanting to extend the life of his ancestor, Heavenly Star Daoist.

Lu Changfeng naturally had no reason to refuse. After explaining that the limit of the Longevity Turtle was to increase lifespan by 2000 years, he decisively carved a Longevity Turtle for Tianxing Daoist.

Unfortunately, this little turtle was disobedient and liked to perch on the old man's head. The old man already had very little hair, and now it had become the turtle's territory.

From a distance, it looks like a horse with a green head!

But Tianxing Daoist himself was quite happy. After all, the last divination had cost him several hundred years of his lifespan, but now not only had it returned, it had also increased by a large margin.

With this extended lifespan, he can also strive to reach the Integration Stage in the next two thousand years.

However, he was more focused on something else during this time.

My husband has been coming to my house more often lately, which is a bit unusual.

Some clues suggest that Old Deng has recently been carrying out a secret plan, one that is actually sabotaging himself.

So now he's dealing with the tortoise issue while also looking for Old Deng's specific plan to trick him, so he can get his revenge.

However, just as he was about to leave, Bai Hua knocked on the door and came in, looking confused.

"Master, something seems off about the news!"

"Didn't you say before that battle runes don't require the blood essence of those who are most sincere and loving, or the punishment of being struck by lightning that day?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng felt as if many images were flashing before his eyes.

A whole host of scenes, including a baby's babbling, being scolded by their mother and then sent to work at Qingfeng Dange, etc.

Oh!

Oh, it was a revolving lantern!

Realizing this, Lu Changfeng quickly withdrew his attention, then stared intently at Bai Hua, and said earnestly,

"Baihua, don't you dare leak our internal affairs to outsiders again, you hear me!"

"Besides, are you planning to work your master to death without adding some conditions?"

"As for being struck by lightning, that's merely to ensure the safety of the person who provides the essence blood!"

He had long anticipated that no matter how precious the essence blood of a Nascent Soul cultivator was, there would always be some in stock, but the essence blood of a truly sincere and beloved person was not so easy to find.

If it weren't for this, and it were just the blood essence of relatives and friends, one can imagine that someone would be pushed out to become a talent for providing blood essence. His initial purpose was just to raise the bar, not to harm people, which is why the latter condition was added.

After listening, Bai Hua suddenly realized what was going on.

"I knew it! I didn't expect you to think so far ahead, Master!"

If it were anyone else praising him, Lu Changfeng would have felt smug for a while, but with the simpleton Bai Hua, he only felt insulted.

"Alright, alright, what did you come to see me for this time!"

Although Bai Hua is a bit simple-minded, he won't come to me on his own initiative if it's just a question; he'll only ask it during his weekly lessons.

That's right, although Lu Changfeng decided to let these apprentices run wild, letting them run wild is still letting them run wild.

So usually, Lao Deng takes care of them, and he only teaches them a basic course on weekends to impart the relevant techniques.

This thing may seem useless, but once you grasp its essence, it will be of great help in the future. As for why not just release a spell knowledge pack like in Endless Canyon and let them play around with it?

Just kidding, how would I collect tuition fees if that were the case!

He was a businessman, and he understood the principle of spending money wherever he made it, without ever thinking of bringing anything home.

But when I thought about this, I felt a chill on my neck, as if a telephone pole was waving at me.

I must be seeing things!

After Lu Changfeng said that, Bai Hua finally remembered her purpose.

"Master, it's like this: Li Yungui, Su Ximeng, and Han Lingxiao are all in the late Foundation Establishment stage, so they want to go out and gain some experience!"

"So they came to me and said, 'Let me, let me arrange a time to say goodbye!'"

Hearing this, Lu Changfeng couldn't help but sigh.

"Damn it, I knew it!"

"Alright, tell them to come find me here tomorrow!"

After receiving his instructions, Bai Hua left.

Lu Changfeng stood outside the window, watching the swaying shadows of the trees lining the street, and couldn't help but sigh.

Although Ye Tian seemed to have not cared much during the years he was gone, the three of them would actually come together when he taught his apprentices.

Explaining the underlying logic of magic and the pitfalls of spirit stones was only one of his purposes; another was to explain it in detail to Ye Tian and his three disciples.

After all, compared to his forty disciples, Bai Hua was not only a simpleton, but the others had varying aptitudes, some even possessing low-grade spiritual roots.

But Ye Tian's three are all top-grade spiritual roots, and he even has Han Lingxiao, a super genius whose flaws he has repaired, giving him a powerful physique.

Even if they have ample resources, they will eventually leave.

After all, how could the disciple of Ye Tian, ​​the chosen one of destiny, be mediocre?

But since we said we'd take good care of it, we definitely will. Otherwise, we won't be able to hold Ye Tian's things very securely.

The next morning, Lu Changfeng arrived at his office early to wait. For the first time in a long time, he didn't lie down, eat grilled sausages, or slurp ice cream; instead, he just sat there.

At this moment, Li Yungui, Su Ximeng, and Han Lingxiao were already standing in front of him.

Compared to the three little radish heads they were when we first met, after five years of growth they have begun to take on human form.

"Have you three really thought this through? This isn't a picnic; it's a life-or-death crisis, a place of deceit and treachery. One wrong step and you could perish!"

Even your master, Ye Tian, ​​suffered these losses!

However, faced with Lu Changfeng's words, the three of them had very firm eyes at this moment.

"Uncle-Master Lu, we've made up our minds. As the saying goes, 'Jade must be carved to become a gem, and a person must be disciplined to become upright!'"

puff!

Everything was fine until he heard that last sentence, and Lu Changfeng almost choked.

Good grief, who told you to use it like that! And is that what you meant by using it here?

But in the end, he gave up on complaining.

"Alright, since you've made up your mind, I won't stop you!"

"You know your master entrusted me to take care of you. If I just let you out like this, he'll deduct my pay!"

"However, I also have something to give you!"

As he spoke, he extended his fingertip, and instantly three points of light wobbled and entered the minds of the three people.

Sensing the terrifying aura emanating from within, all three were horrified.

"Uncle-Master Lu, what is this?"

Faced with the three questions, Lu Changfeng's lips curled up into a wide smile.

"Since you've asked so sincerely, I'll mercifully tell you!"

"This technique is called the Technique of Great Fortune. Once used, it can summon a Great Fortune using my power!"

"Once the great fortune arrives, all those monsters and demons will be nothing but trash!"

"However, it can only be used once a day, so I'm keeping it as a trump card for you!"

"Of course, if you run into Ye Tian, ​​you can just summon your luck to bump into him. You can summon it twice a day!"

"This guy just ran off without a word! You guys have to teach him a lesson!"

"Got it?!"

Hearing Lu Changfeng's words, the three of them were quite stunned.

Good heavens, no wonder they're the guys Master calls his greatest enemy! They actually let them bump into Master! That's not right! He's Master, after all!

But why does it sound so catchy?

They immediately made a decision in their minds: it would be reasonable to help their master when he was at a disadvantage and make a small mistake along the way!

"knew!"

Only then did Lu Changfeng nod in satisfaction.

"Alright, you can go now. I'm going to continue slacking off. Pretending to be an elder for so long is exhausting!"

Seeing Lu Changfeng instantly revert to his usual carefree self, the three couldn't help but laugh, but they weren't particularly surprised. Clearly, they had come to know their martial uncle's true nature over the past few years.

That's a super salty fish; it will never sit if it can lie down, and it will never stand if it can sit!

But perhaps it was this authenticity that made him his master's friend!

A few days later, the three left the Tianxing Sect to begin their training, and Lu Changfeng successfully found clues that Lao Deng was planning to trick him.