In the Zhu family treasury, Lu Bei obtained consumables for upgrading magic weapons, and Zhu Xiu Shi retrieved the Qingtian Yiqi Stick.
The deal was done and both parties were satisfied.
The affairs in the capital were settled and the New Year had passed. Lu Bei did not plan to stay for long. He practiced dual cultivation with his tutor in the secret realm for a few days until Zhao Shiran's retreat was over.
Elder Zhao wants to stay in the capital to practice and has no intention of returning to Sanqing Peak.
Unexpected, but expected.
Although Lu Bei didn't want to admit it, the tutor was indeed a good teacher. There were many benefits for Zhao Shiran to stay with her. She would not be like before, with only a certain realm but no corresponding magical powers.
Similarly, staying with the Grand Tutor means that Zhao Shiran loses the dual cultivation accelerator, and his cultivation speed will slow down a lot.
There is a way to have the best of both worlds. Lu Bei just needs to be more diligent and visit the capital from time to time.
This plan is feasible, as he is best at managing spatial distance.
When the Grand Tutor learned about this, he silently looked down on Lu Bei, and then let him go, without multiplying ten times for three consecutive days.
She can still tell the difference between a full meal and a full meal.
The Grand Tutor showed mercy, and Lu Bei returned the favor by giving him the incomplete copy of the Nine-Year Xingqi Method. By practicing this method, one can change size at will to avoid thunder tribulations, which is a magical skill that those in the Tribulation Crossing period dream of.
For Yu Lubei himself, he could see the young Li Taiqing again.
…
On February 26th, Lu Bei climbed over the wall and left Changming Prefecture.
Although he agreed to be Zhu Qilan's gigolo, he was the leader of a sect after all and could not always indulge in the pleasures of life. He returned to his loyal Tianjian Sect overnight.
Before entering Zangqian Mountain, I went to the Xuanlong Diplomatic Residence opposite.
He walked out through the main gate and left at dawn the next day, picking up his belt.
There was no paid plot, just a chat with Zhao Wuyou and enjoying a few dances.
As for what outsiders think, or whether there are rumors that the leader of the Tianjian Sect and Xuanlong Baimao are having sex, he doesn't care.
It would be great if there is one. If it is reported to the capital, the Zhu family will be worried and anxious, and the Tianjian Sect will be able to benefit from the welfare policies for free.
"Being a sect leader is too difficult. For the sake of the sect's long-term stability, I have to fight during the day and sell my body at night. Do I have it easy?"
Lu Bei sighed, and took out the secondary occupation skill book from the sect leader's private quiet room, frowning and looking quite conflicted.
Upgrading your secondary profession can bring skill points. Different numbers of skill points will be rewarded depending on the total level. The higher the total level, the more skill points you will get.
His current total level is 124, and he is far from the fusion stage. If he is lucky, he can open a lot of secondary occupations and gain experience to upgrade, and gain a lot of skill points, enough to use for a long time.
But if the total level is 130, or if he breaks through the Tribulation Period and reaches 140, the feedback of skill points will be more considerable. Even if he gets another copy of the Heavenly Book, he will have enough confidence to learn.
It feels good to break through the Tribulation Stage, but the experience gained from defeating and killing the enemy is greatly reduced, which is very unpleasant.
The question is, to upgrade or not to upgrade
To be fair, skill points are more valuable, so Lu Bei is inclined to break through the Tribulation Period overnight.
But experience is also very valuable. Once you break through, when you encounter opponents at the fusion stage in the future, whether you defeat or kill them, you will not be able to make as much money as you do now.
As for the powerful enemies in the Tribulation Stage...
He has basically cleared the Wu Zhou's apparent tribulation period, and how many people can there be in the surrounding Qi, Yan, Xiong Chu, and Xuan Long combined? Rounding it off, the loss is more than 10 billion.
No matter how you look at it, it's a losing business.
It's hard to choose.
"Wait a little longer. The current means are enough. If it doesn't work, it won't be too late to break through on the spot when we encounter a strong enemy."
Lu Bei put down the secondary occupation skill book, took out the magic weapon and began to practice it. The battle flag was integrated into the Fantian Seal, which enabled it to advance to the fourth level of tribulation. When it was the turn of the red spider lily, he hesitated for a moment.
This treasure holds your soul, and if it escapes into the void it can keep your life safe, it is definitely a magical artifact.
Moreover, corresponding to Zhu He's fourth level of cultivation in the tribulation era, the quality is not bad either.
After pondering for a moment, he chose to integrate the Dragon Binding Rope to enhance the grade.
The red spider lily is good, but he is not Zhu He. He cannot unleash the maximum power of this treasure by refining it. Moreover, even he can break through the void and extract the red spider lily, so other powerful cultivators can definitely do it as well.
It’s useless when attacking the weak, and it’s useless when attacking the strong.
It was a bit useless, so it was refined with the help of the Heavenly Rules and Mysterious Mirror and integrated into the Dragon Binding Rope.
The two magic weapons were strengthened. The Fantian Seal gained the attribute of locking the void, and the Dragon Binding Rope gained the attribute of imprisoning the soul. Their power doubled, which made Lu Bei very happy.
Zhu He’s death was not in vain, it was a very valuable one.
Tiangui Xuanjian Da Diao Shou is good in every way except for two shortcomings. One is that it requires too much krypton gold, and the other is that smelting treasures is very time-consuming. The higher the grade of the magic weapon, the longer it takes.
It took Lu Bei four or five hours to complete the ritual of refining the Fantian Seal and the Dragon Binding Rope. By the time he finished, it was dark again.
Bang bang bang!
There was a knock on the door of the quiet room. Lu Bei raised his eyebrows and put away the consumables that served as scraps. He knew without looking that the person knocking on the door of the sect master's room in the middle of the night was a female disciple.
And his surname is Zhan.
"Hehehe, you little slut, you can't help it just after it gets dark."
"Come in!"
Lu Bei lay sideways on the couch, his hands twirling his long hair, in a seductive pose.
After all, it was Zhan Hongqu, and both parties knew each other well. Zhan Hongqu knew exactly what kind of person he was, so there was no need to hide it.
"Master, excuse me..."
Lian Lin: …
It wasn't Zhan Hongqu, the one who came was the Nine Swords Elder Dagu Tianlianlin, the female swordsman who was forced to be happy by Lu Bei in Shuizeyuan Prison.
"Hey, why are you here? Who let you in?"
Lu Bei sat up straight in an instant, straightened his clothes, and said unhappily, "What are you, a female elder, doing in my house at night? Get out now. If someone sees you, I will no longer be able to behave myself!"
You haven't been a human being for a long time.
Lian Lin looked down on him, but ignored the previous scene and put on a smile: "Sect Master, I have a problem, please give me some advice."
"Looking for a beating?"
Lu Bei immediately perked up. Even a mosquito leg is still meat. As long as it was experience, he would not mind any amount.
"No, I want to ask about the Immortal Sword Intention."
Lian Lin shook her head like a rattle. She was very self-aware. If Lu Bei just stood there and didn't fight back, she wouldn't be able to get hurt at all.
The suppression was greater than the sky. Even Mu Lichen, the strongest among the Nine Sword Elders, had no intention of seeking abuse, let alone her.
"What's wrong with the Immortal Sword Intent? Have you figured it out?" Lu Bei asked casually.
"My disciple is dull and of average aptitude, and cannot comprehend the Immortal Sword Intentions, but the two sect masters' husbands..."
Lian Lin paused in the middle of his words and changed his words, "But Bai Jin, a third-generation disciple of Lingxiao Sword Sect, figured out how to kill the elder's daughter and kill Hongqu. I would like to ask the Sect Master if there is any shortcut here."
"Yes, I have!"
Lu Bei patted the couch and said unhappily, "Come and lie down. This sect master will teach you until you learn it. Even if your aptitude is poor, by this time next year I will be able to make you comprehend the Immortal Sword Intent."
"So simple?" Lian Lin was surprised.
"It's not easy. If you're not careful, someone could die."
Lu Bei rolled his eyes and said, "Besides that, you have to fall in love with me. Even if we can't say that we have mutual affection, at least you have to have me in your heart unilaterally. Don't underestimate the Immortal Sword Intentions. You kid... do you know what ** is?"
“So difficult!”
Lian Lin had a bitter look on her face. If it was just to accompany him to sleep, she would grit her teeth and a year or two would pass in the blink of an eye.
But speaking of love...
She looked at the careless Lu Bei and shook her head decisively. It was too difficult and she could never do it even if she died.
"You, a female elder, are deliberately trying to make fun of our main sect, right?"
Lu Bei raised his hand and pointed: "Go out, come back when you figure it out."
"oh."
"Wait a minute, come back."
Lu Bei looked at Lian Lin in confusion, his eyebrows raised. "I didn't tell anyone about the Sect Master's wife's acquisition of the Immortal Sword Intent, and the two of them are not talkative people. Where did you get this gossip?"
"Master, don't you know that the news has spread to the Tianjian Sect a long time ago? Even Wangcai in the firewood room knows about it." Lian Lin grinned, somewhat gloating.
"Um?!"
Lu Bei's face changed as he realized that he was not the protagonist. He had been wandering in the capital for almost two months, and something unexpected had happened in the sect that was beyond his control.
"Come here, and be careful."
"Master, this is what happened. After you left, Madam Bai came to kill me..."
Lian Lin winked and talked about happy things.
Lu Bei went to the capital alone, and Bai Jin came to look for Zhan Hongqu. The two competed in the martial arts arena, and both used the immortal sword intent.
The noise was so loud that all the elders remembered the fear of being dominated by Lu Bei and came to watch.
As a result, Elder Zhan Lexian's face changed drastically and he burst into tears on the spot.
Afterwards, Bai Jin was slightly better and invited Zhan Hongqu to Beijun Mountain to comprehend the sword intent together, and they both came back during the Chinese New Year.
Lu Bei: (a`′a)
It’s actually true!
Before leaving, Bai Jin was dissatisfied with her man being slept with, and claimed that she wanted to teach Zhan Hongqu a lesson. He thought that the good sisters had a deep friendship and Bai Jin was just talking.
Unexpectedly, Bai Jin not only came to the door, but also kidnapped Zhan Hongqu.
"metropolitan?"
"Master, please speak!"
"What are you talking about? Am I going to teach you the Immortal Sword Intent now?"
Lu Bei glared at Lian Lin fiercely. He dared to eat the sect leader's melon and was not afraid of being beaten when walking on the road at night. "By the way, where is Zhan Lexian?"
"Reporting to the Sect Master, the person has been controlled." Lian Lin said truthfully.
On the day when Bai Jin and Zhan Hongqu competed on the same stage, Zhan Lexian was very emotional, or to be more precise, he was impulsive. His old father-in-law had lost his little cotton-padded jacket, and he kept shouting that he would betray his teacher and destroy his ancestors, so he rushed to the capital overnight.
In order to prevent Zhan Lexian from committing suicide and dying from serious injuries, a group of elders who were eager to watch the fun teamed up to kidnap him and sent him to a secret realm to be educated by Qin Fangtian. They have not been released yet.
Lu Bei: (=`′=;)
He was in trouble, and the criminal was caught red-handed. No matter how reluctant he was, Zhan Lexian would be upgraded from "that kid" to "that old kid".
Damn it, Senior Sister is trying to put pressure on him!
Because it was Bai Jin, Lu Bei chose to forgive, coaxed Lian Lin who was watching the fun away, and stood up and flew towards Beijun Mountain.
Hurry up, don't become an outsider.
…
Beijun Mountain, Wuwang Peak.
Lu Bei tiptoed and pushed open the door of the studio, but did not find Bai Jin and Zhan Hongqu. He went to the boudoir with joy, but still found nothing. Finally, he found the two women in the quiet room.
The situation is not very good.
Wei Yu went home to distribute the money. On Wuwang Peak, there were only Bai Jin and Zhan Hongqu. At this moment, they sat cross-legged in the formation diagram, ignoring Lu Bei, exchanging sword intents with each other to learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses.
The duel of swords between souls can be considered a form of dual cultivation.
"Tsk, I really have become an outsider."
Lu Bei muttered, moved to sit between the two of them, put his hands on each arm, and forced his way in.
When Lu Bei appeared, Bai Jin's calm aura turned cold in an instant, and his disdain was self-evident. Zhan Hongqu's aura also turned cold, and he stood on Bai Jin's side, rejecting Lu Bei together.
If it were someone else, they would have left tactfully by now.
Lu Bei was different. It didn't matter that he was thick-skinned. Since the truth had already been revealed, he would not pretend to be a gentleman. He spread out the Yin-Yang formation diagram, forced the two women to enter the black and white portal, and started a triple cultivation with the double cultivation plus one.
It was the first time for the three of them to practice, and they had no experience, and they couldn't compare with those 720P, 1080P, and 4K. It took a lot of effort to use the Immortal Sword Intent as a bridge to connect the auras of the three people and build a yin and yang cycle.
The main reason was that Bai Jin had been resisting, and Zhan Hongqu listened to her and resisted along with her.
Humph, although you two have some impressive skills, you are still a little behind me.
Lu Bei sneered to himself, opened his soul and sacrificed an immortal sword intent, waiting for Bai Jin and Zhan Hongqu to come to him.
The immortal sword intent stripped from Fox Er came from the Abandoned Sutra. In his past life, he was invincible, his attainments in swordsmanship were earth-shattering, and there was also an extremely powerful Taoist rhyme hidden within him.
He just didn't believe that Bai Jin and Zhan Hongqu could bear it.
Three seconds at most, surrender immediately.
As Lu Bei planned, Bai Jin and Zhan Hongqu couldn't help themselves. As soon as he counted to two, two souls attacked from the left and right, and they began to comprehend the rhyme of the immortal sword intent.
Because they all had the same immortal sword intent and the same origin, although Dao Yun looked down on the two women, he did not guard against their spirits. He just lay there and let them analyze and comprehend.
Dao Yun cannot be passed on directly, and will not be taught actively. Like Lu Bei, he takes the passive route. How much he can learn depends on the abilities of Bai Jin and Zhan Hongqu.
Bai Jin had already realized a kind of Taoism. With the beautiful jade in front of him, he was intoxicated and gained a lot from his contemplation and analysis.
Zhan Hongqu has been living with Bai Jin day and night these days. Although he has not yet mastered Bai Jin's Taoism, he has almost mastered it and learned some of its charm. Now he has taken a further step forward. He feels that when the door of the palace is opened, all the roads are right in front of him.
After counting carefully, there are nine avenues in total, corresponding to nine kinds of sword intent.
Zhan Hongqu seemed to be lost in thought. Bai Jin worked hard to cultivate the sword intent, broke through the limits of the sword intent, and comprehended the rhyme of Tao hidden in it. She should comprehend the profound sword intent that she is most familiar with, break through the shackles, and find her own rhyme of Tao.
Both women gained something, Lu Bei...
Others are like sponges, but he wants to add the word "body", just standing there staring blankly, unable to comprehend anything.
Fortunately, it wasn’t a big problem and he was able to get it.
He first borrowed Bai Jin's Dao rhyme, and then borrowed the Dao rhyme that had not yet taken shape from Zhan Hongqu. He held both of them in his body, hoping to become familiar with the Dao rhyme through muscle memory, and finally turn it into his own perception.
There was no conversation that night, as I was absorbed in my cultivation.
For seven whole days, the three of them did not move.
Zhan Hongqu holds the teaching material in his hand, splits the Dao rhyme into nine parts, and comprehends the profound Dao rhyme that he is best at.
By the time she had learned the Dao rhyme and mastered it, Bai Jin had already deduced most of Chang Chong's Dao rhyme. The two exchanged Dao rhymes, using each other to make up for their own deficiencies, and their experience increased by +1, +1, +1...
Lu Bei: …
Juwairen is just a pot of pickled fish. There is no place for him in the world of geniuses.
In a rage, he stretched out his hands to embrace the two slender waists and brought them into his arms. He comforted himself that his wings were working hard to help him comprehend the rhyme of Tao, and he didn't want him to suffer, so he didn't take him to play.