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

Hearing Lu Changfeng's words, Bai Hua and the others became even more interested. They knew that although Lu Changfeng was greedy for money, he wasn't greedy for just any kind of money.

Soon everyone had an array plate, a pill, and a small jade bottle the size of a thumb in their hands.

Lu Changfeng immediately began introducing them to the group.

"See these three things in your hands?"

"Look at the pills in your hands first. Everyone, open your mouths and take them now!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, but still obediently took the medicine.

After confirming that no one present had been missed, Lu Changfeng nodded in satisfaction.

"Very good. The pill we just saw was called the Creation Twin Hearts Pill. Its effect is simple: it can revive a Golden Core cultivator or below once without damage!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes widened, including Ma Changshou's.

He was completely numb at that moment.

Originally, he only wanted Lu Changfeng to prepare a backup plan for his disciple, not necessarily a personal disciple, but at least enough to deal with ordinary Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

His original idea was for Lu Changfeng to make a jade tablet to store his full-force attack, but he never dreamed that Lu Changfeng's first move would be a pill that could revive someone without any damage.

Although it is limited to those below the Golden Core stage, most of these disciples are already in the mid or late Foundation Establishment stage. It seems like it won't be long, but with this pill, they can at least guarantee a chance to turn the tide in the early stages.

As for those who die after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, it can only be said that they haven't learned any lessons from their years of training, and they can't blame their masters.

After all, the master leads you through the door, but the practice is up to you.

If you don't learn from your experiences, then you deserve to fail!

At this moment, everyone looked at Lu Changfeng with anticipation. If this pill was so terrifying, then the remaining two must also be extraordinary.

As expected, everyone was shocked once again when Lu Changfeng spoke.

"The remaining two effects aren't as miraculous as the pills, but they're still quite powerful!"

"I've inscribed a small-scale Earth Vein Illusionary Heaven Array on this array plate. It includes sixth-tier defense, concealment, and illusion arrays, allowing you to hide right under the noses of late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators!"

"As for the small jade bottle itself, it's nothing magical. What's magical is the liquid inside—a 100,000-year-old spiritual elixir. A Golden Core cultivator only needs one drop to completely repair all injuries, including missing limbs, and even a Nascent Soul cultivator only needs five drops!"

"There are ten drops in this small bottle."

"So it's not unreasonable for me to charge you ten top-grade spirit stones for this set, is it?"

Upon hearing the price, everyone was stunned for a moment, then burst into cheers.

"Master, I love you!"

"Uncle Lu is awesome!"

"It's totally worth it!"

"Uncle-Master Lu, I have no way to repay your kindness, so I wish to become your godfather!"

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There were all sorts of comments below, but that's normal.

Don't be fooled by the fact that ten top-grade spirit stones, which translate to roughly 100 billion low-grade spirit stones, seem like a lot.

But don't forget the pills that can revive you once, the formations that can hide right under the noses of a Nascent Soul stage expert, and the Spirit-Nourishing Liquid that can completely heal injuries.

These items would be considered the most treasured possessions in the Heavenly Star Sect.

However, these three amazing items only cost 10 top-grade spirit stones. If this were in the Luoyun Merchant Guild, it would be something you couldn't even beg for.

At this moment, everyone's eyes burned with fervor as they looked at Lu Changfeng.

I only knew this chef was a bit of a slacker, I never expected him to be so generous.

You know, if it were just one serving, it might have been obtained by accident, but there are 44 servings here, so it's not an accident, but something you made yourself, or at least you had the relevant channels.

But both of them are terrifying!

Looking at his cheering disciples below, Lu Changfeng appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was in great pain.

My goodness, spirit stones!

Snapped!Gone!

Damn system, can't you be a little more lenient with the spirit stones that cost real money?

Ten top-grade spirit stones, 44 of them present. If they could really be converted into in-game currency, that would be enough to get them to the Great Ascension stage, and even the final Tribulation would only have half left.

If we could close this deal, we wouldn't have to worry about anything anymore, but unfortunately, that's not possible.

Leaving aside the Creation Twin Heart Pill and the 100,000-Year Spirit Elixir, these two are definitely illegal drugs, and the income cannot be recharged.

As for this array plate, how is it divided?

Therefore, a set of ten top-grade spirit stones will most likely just be spirit stones and will not become a way to spend money.

As for why ten spirit stones were charged, it can only be said that a small favor is appreciated, but a large one breeds resentment. Not all disciples use the master-disciple contract like Bai Hua and Da Huang, so they don't have to worry about betrayal.

So I can sell it cheaply, but I absolutely cannot give it away for free.

In this situation, ten top-grade spirit stones are definitely not expensive, but most people simply cannot afford them!

Ma Changshou couldn't help but come over and give a thumbs up.

"Wow, Brother Lu, I never expected you to be such an amazing alchemist! My apologies for not recognizing you!"

"Um, could you give me another set?"

"Don't worry, I can pay with spirit stones!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng had no problem with it. After all, even though he had practiced with virtual minerals many times, he had made some mistakes along the way. Although they were not completely ineffective, they were certainly not as perfect as what he had given him now.

However, he was very curious about who Ma Changshou was going to give it to.

Now that everyone who was supposed to leave has left, those who are left have no use for these things!

"Who are you giving this to?"

Ma Changshou immediately looked at Lu Changfeng with a puzzled expression.

"Brother Lu, you forgot? I have another apprentice, Little Carp, that little carp!"

After he said that, he remembered that Ma Changshou had a total of five disciples. Now that four of them had left, Xiao Li was left behind.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. With Xiao Li's small frame, she'd just be a delivery boy!

"Well, how about this? Don't even mention buying it, I'll just give you a set for free!"

"Anyway, I didn't expect them to actually give it to me in the first place!"

I quite like Little Carp, who's always gnawing on a crispy sausage. I've already given him so many, so one more won't hurt.

Upon hearing this, Ma Changshou was taken aback at first, then gave a thumbs up.

"Damn, they're really lucky to have you as their master!"

Don't be fooled by the fact that Lu Changfeng's 41 disciples have to work hard in addition to cultivating. If word got out about what happened today, they would do whatever they were told, let alone work.

Moreover, there are various private lessons in magic techniques available regularly, which is an opportunity that others would beg for but cannot find.

"Brother Lu, you're so generous! I'll thank you on Xiao Li's behalf!"

"Also, Brother Lu, thank you so much for your help this time!"

Despite being recognized as the next sect leader, Ma Changshou doesn't actually have much of a good stuff.

There was no other way; as a major force in the cultivation world, its most important assets were various cultivation resources and the inheritance of various techniques.

However, the Tianxing Sect itself was open enough, and later, because it made its cultivation methods public, it now only has the inheritance of magic techniques and the various arts of immortal cultivation.

As for resources, there are resources everywhere outside now.

With both major advantages gone and no further training, what good things could he possibly have?

After his apprentices left on the Fuxing bullet train, Ma Changshou suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Brother Lu, this year is a great year for spirit divination, would you be interested in taking on a few more apprentices?"

Hearing this, Lu Changfeng looked at Ma Changshou with a puzzled expression.

"Why are you talking in your sleep in broad daylight?"

Ma Changshou was so angry that his teeth itched.

"Sleep? I've been using cultivation to replace sleep for ten years. Do you think I would talk in my sleep?"

However, Lu Changfeng looked disdainful and continued walking back.

"Are you dreaming? How could you say something like taking on apprentices?"

"Others take on disciples to pass on their philosophies, techniques, and so on!"

"But the problem is, with just the two of us as apprentices, could they survive if they were alive?"

"No, then why would we take on apprentices? It's a completely unprofitable business!"

"Instead of passing on your skills to apprentices, wouldn't it be better to hone them yourself?"

"Think about it and see if that's true!"

As he spoke, Lu Changfeng secretly glanced at Ma Changshou.

That's right, he's setting a trap for Ma Changshou! He'll get him to make some outrageous statements, and then he'll get a beating from Tian Xingzi.

Let him keep talking about taking on apprentices. Now you'd better prepare to face your master's iron fist!

Hehehe!

After hearing this, Ma Changshou remained silent for a few seconds, then suddenly realized what was going on.

"That makes sense!"

"They can survive without us, so we don't need them to pass on their legacy!"

"If I don't need apprentices to pass on my knowledge, why would I take on any?"

"That's why I shouldn't have taken on apprentices!"

"Brother Lu, your words today have truly enlightened me; I have learned a great deal!"

"Alright, I'll go back and tell my master to expel those rebellious disciples from the sect!"

Lu Changfeng was immediately startled.

Good heavens! I only intended to set a trap for Ma Changshou, hoping he would say something outrageous, but expelling him from the sect was a different matter! Otherwise, things would really get out of hand!

"Cough cough, it can't be that bad, it can't be that bad!"

"Look at you, you're getting impatient again!"

Ma Changshou stopped abruptly.

"Brother Lu, what do you mean by that? Didn't you say it yourself? For us, taking on apprentices is a losing proposition!"

"Since we're losing money, cutting our losses is the best option!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng couldn't help but facepalm.

"It's too shallow; its scope is too narrow!"

"Who says that's all an apprentice can do!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Changshou paused, then looked on with confusion.

"What use is this apprentice besides this!"

Lu Changfeng gave this a wicked smile.

"Sigh, it would be a loss for me to take on apprentices, because I don't have a master! That's why I'm unwilling to take on apprentices."

"But you do have them! So you not only need to take on apprentices, you need to take on many more!"

"If you take your new apprentice to visit your master, do you think your master won't reward you with something?"

Ma Changshou nodded.

"That's true, my master couldn't possibly refuse!"

"But this is still a loss! We're doomed!"

Lu Changfeng couldn't help but remind him immediately.

"We've already paid it off, of course we'll go again!"

"If you lose money going once, then go ten times, or a hundred times!"

At this moment, Ma Changshou's eyes were no longer shining; they were practically bulging with sparks.

"Great! I'll go take on apprentices right now and ask my master for a gift!"

Seeing this, Lu Changfeng immediately looked at him with disappointment and frustration.

"Go straight there? If you go straight there, you'll expose yourself! How are you going to get laid after that?!"

"What, are you not taking on any more apprentices?"

After hearing what he said, Ma Changshou finally calmed down.

"What should we do then?"

"Brother Lu, teach me!"

"Brother Lu, um, how about we collect the information consultation fee?"

As he spoke, he handed over a high-grade spirit stone. With 100 million technology points credited to his account, Lu Changfeng finally revealed a "you're a sensible kid" expression.

Ma Changshou was quite pleased with himself. He had made a huge profit by obtaining such an amazing plan with just a single high-grade spirit stone!

He then continued speaking.

"If you want your master to give willingly, you'll have to use a scheme! You need to know how to handle things!"

"Have you forgotten how your apprentice and I tricked you into confessing your love to your wife ahead of time?"

At this, Ma Changshou's face immediately turned red.

"How could I forget that? After that, I trained them rigorously for a long time!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng continued,

"You were just annoyed and embarrassed at the time, but you weren't actually angry, right?"

After hearing what he said, Ma Changshou didn't hide anything.

"That's true, but what does that have to do with me this time?"

Seeing that he still didn't understand, Lu Changfeng couldn't help but sigh.

"What did your apprentice say to your third apprentice before? Think carefully!"

He took out an ice pop and started munching on it, but his gaze remained fixed on Ma Changshou.

It wasn't that he was deliberately keeping everyone in suspense; he was the main person responsible for carrying out this plan. If he were to reveal the plan directly, he would be the mastermind.

But if I only offer a suggestion, then the whole matter won't concern me as much, so there's a big difference between the two.

As expected, after being reminded so many times by Lu Changfeng, Ma Changshou finally understood.

"Brother Lu, do you mean you want my apprentices to say more things that our master likes to hear?"

Hearing this, Lu Changfeng nodded in satisfaction.

"That's right. If you keep asking, your master won't be happy if you do it too many times! He'll punish you immediately!"

"So you need to know how to handle things, so that when your master is happy, he'll be more lenient with you."

Ma Changshou became extremely excited at this moment.

"If I just say something nice, will my master keep giving me money?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng revealed a smug expression.

"What do you know? Who is your master? A powerful cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage! He values ​​his disciple's intentions above all else!"

"To him, giving away even a tiny bit is just the tip of the iceberg!"

"You think they've been a shut-in like you all this time? They've actually experienced the real world before major changes, and the competition back then was much fiercer than it is now!"

"Even so, they cultivated to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and then broke through to the Deity Transformation stage in one fell swoop when the world underwent a great change! How could they not have a lot of good stuff?"

Now Ma Changshou had no more worries.

"That's wonderful!"

"Brother Lu, with a friend like you to help me, I lack nothing!"

Hearing this, Lu Changfeng almost laughed himself to death. He may not lack anything, but he just shouldn't come looking for him if he gets beaten up!

He then continued.

"We're all brothers, it's only right!"

"But just talking isn't enough; you need a strategy!"

"For example, you have a total of one hundred apprentices. Today you take twenty, tomorrow you take another twenty, and so on, in a continuous cycle. When the cycle ends, you start all over again!"

"After it happens a few times, your master will get used to it, and he'll subconsciously give it to you when he sees you!"

"That's what you call managing upwards!"

"When the time comes, you and your apprentice will split what you get 30/70. Your apprentice will get 30%, and they'll have to thank you!"

Ma Changshou burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, great, that's fantastic!"

"But Brother Lu, you've given me such a great plan, how about I give you 20% of my share?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng quickly refused.

Just kidding, if they actually took the stuff, we'd be in big trouble!

"Forget it, forget it. We're buddies, if I accept your stuff, are we still friends?"

"Longevity, you know we have the same constitution, and we're destined to be friends for who knows how many years. I don't want something like this to affect our relationship!"

Ma Changshou was immediately deeply moved.

What is a friend? This is what a friend is!

He immediately patted his chest and assured them.

"Brother Lu, no doubt about it, brotherhood is in my heart!"

"In that case, I'll go!"

Seeing Ma Changshou looking back every few steps, Lu Changfeng couldn't help but sigh. If he didn't have a fan in his hand, he would have liked to fan himself a couple of times.

Because he's just too awesome!

Finally, Ma Changshou, carrying out Lu Changfeng's grand plan, began to execute it with great fanfare.

But to his surprise, Ma Changshou exceeded the target in the very first step.

He suddenly took in a thousand apprentices!

Upon learning this, Lu Changfeng was dumbfounded.

This is only the first day, and he's already taken in a thousand disciples. After three days, won't he have three thousand apprentices?

You have to understand that Xuanwu Gate only has 800 disciples. Although this is a world of cultivation, 3,000 disciples is still far too many.

Aside from him, the last one was Hongjun and his three thousand mortal guests!

However, this only made him more excited for what was to come!

The three-day spirit-testing competition quickly came to an end, and a large group of people followed behind Ma Changshou.

However, he did not immediately begin implementing the plan. Instead, he started having his disciples cultivate, since he couldn't manage so many people.

Fortunately, although Ma Changshou had many disciples, they were all quite talented, with at least high-grade spiritual roots and a few even possessing top-grade spiritual roots with attributes.

Therefore, after two months of cultivation, the vast majority of them had already reached the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and a few with top-grade spiritual roots had even reached the late-stage of Qi Refining.

Upon seeing this, Ma Changshou began to execute the plan.

He soon found Tianxingzi with two hundred disciples.

"Master, your disciple has come to pay respects to you!"

"Disciples, come and call your grandmaster!"

Immediately, the two hundred disciples behind Ma Changshou shouted in unison.

"Greetings, Master! May your path to immortality be prosperous and may you ascend to heaven soon!"

Hearing such a unified voice, Ma Changshou's lips curled up into a wide smile.

This is something he only thought of after he got back. Just talking isn't enough; things have to be neat and tidy. He was a little nervous at first, but seeing how happy his master was, he felt relieved.

"Good, good, good, longevity! You deserve praise for that!"

"I never imagined you'd have so many disciples!"

"But since you've done it, I'll support you!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Changshou chuckled and immediately moved closer.

"Hehehe, Master, look, I've brought my disciple to see you, you must reward me with something!"

Hearing him say that, Tianxingzi couldn't help but look at him with amusement. Goodness, he just wants it so directly?

However, what he said does make sense.

It would be unreasonable for the grandmaster not to give his grand-disciple something upon their first meeting.

Two hundred people? That's too many!

He quickly found some pills in his storage ring.

These were originally meant to be pills given to him by Danfeng for sect disciples to exchange, but now they have to be moved for the time being!

"Ahem, Changshou, what you said makes sense. As your grandmaster, I can't be stingy!"

"Everything's ready to be received!"

After saying that, he waved his sleeve, and countless points of light appeared. Ma Changshou's two hundred disciples raised their hands, and when the points of light fell, they instantly turned into small jade bottles.

Immediately, the disciples shouted in unison again.

"Thank you for the reward, Master!"

After Ma Changshou and his two hundred disciples returned to his small palace, they began to inspect and divide the accounts.

However, to his surprise, the gift bestowed by Tianxingzi this time was actually the Hundred Flower Pill. Although this thing is only a first-grade high-quality pill, its effects are extraordinary.

However, because it is made by combining hundreds of kinds of spiritual plants and flowers, it is very effective for contracted spirit beasts and is considered a very popular pill in the Qi Refining stage.

However, it is only in this glorious era of immortality that spiritual plants are everywhere. In the past, it would have been extremely difficult to obtain even one.

Each bottle contained ten pills, and Ma Changshou eventually obtained 140 bottles of Baihua Dan.

Once his main hall was empty, Ma Changshou finally smiled.

"Hahaha, two hundred disciples can get me 140 bottles of Hundred Flower Pills. If I wait for three thousand disciples to take turns, wouldn't I have 2100 bottles in my hands!"

"If I come here ten or twenty times like this, hahaha, I'll be rich! I'll be rich!"

So for the next period of time, Ma Changshou would take two hundred disciples to ask for things every half month. However, the things given each time were different, but he didn't care much. After all, things that were in his hands were good things.

On the other hand, the sect leader initially didn't pay much attention to Ma Changshou's actions; it was just that his disciple had taken on a few more disciples, nothing serious.

But six months later, when Ma Changshou brought 200 apprentices again demanding things, he realized something was wrong.

After everyone left, he couldn't help but ponder.

"Something's not right. Two hundred after another, how many apprentices has he taken on?!"

Since the sect's work was handed over to Ma Changshou, he began to enjoy a blissful life of cultivation, with a beautiful woman in his arms and his cultivation improving in his other hand.

But this time was different. He immediately released his divine sense to scan, but when the scan was finished, Tian Xingzi's face darkened.

Goodness, I thought half a year had passed, which was quite a lot, but I didn't expect there were still 600 people who hadn't appeared even once!

This made him laugh in anger, and he immediately reached out and grabbed Ma Changshou, who had been happily cultivating.

Ma Changshou was startled by the sudden change in his surroundings, but he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was his master who had done it.

"Master, I was cultivating right now, why did you drag me here?"

However, Tian Xingzi just stared intently at Ma Changshou.

"Longevity, is there anything you'd like to say?"

However, Ma Changshou looked puzzled.

"Is there anything you want to say? No! What's wrong, Master?"

At that moment, he thought it was because there had been some problem with his handling of sect affairs recently, which was why he was a little nervous, but he quickly calmed down.

"Changshou, haven't you brought in a lot of apprentices lately?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Changshou immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It was just a problem with his apprentice!

But that's normal. It's been half a year, so it's normal for the master to notice some clues. Besides, it's not time for the real plan to start yet, so he's not worried at all.

"Ahem, Master, I have indeed taken on too many disciples, but I had no choice but to do so!"

"Look, the older generation of elders have all gone into seclusion, and the younger generation of prodigies have all gone out to train. Those who remain have all returned, but there are too few of them, while there are too many disciples coming to our sect!"

"If I don't take in more, what will happen to those geniuses if they go to other sects!"

Upon hearing this, Tian Xingzi's brows twitched with anger, and at the same time, a cold smile crept across his face.

You have more than just a little bit, there are a full three thousand people, three thousand people!

However, he didn't expose him directly, because he wanted to see what else Ma Changshou had to say.

But a beating is definitely in order!

After all, if others charge a little more, it's only ten or so at most, but if you charge a little more, you'll have three thousand more. How can that be the same?