In my twilight years of cultivating, I became a Supreme Daoist of the Longevity Path

Chapter 38: 035: Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Trouble of Luo Family_1 Chapter 38: 035: Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Trouble of Luo Family_1 Loose Cultivator gathering place.

Inside a tower building of Gold Word Workshop, Xu Ning releases the communication jade talisman in his hand and his face instantly darkens.

He Sun, by his side, seeing his expression, tentatively asked, “Brother Xu, what did the boss say?”

Xu Ning shook his head, took a deep breath and spoke seriously, “That guy got really lucky.

It’s been two months and he is still at Luo Family and hasn’t left.

The boss says he’s probably successful.

Ms.

Luo probably still has tasks for him.”

He Sun hesitated and asked, “Then…”

Xu Ning interrupted firmly, “How about the sales of dozens of Gu poisons in the market?

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How is the pharmacist’s research going?”

He Sun responded, “Sales are booming and cannot keep up with demand.

Even the forces from Hutong Street, Yulin square, and the Business League have noticed.

Some merchants from the Business League are offering high prices to buy the Gu poison formula.

Even the finished Gu poisons are negotiable.

I think as soon as we expand the market, we can make a lot of money.

In the end, we don’t control the method of Gu refining.

As for the research…”

He Sun, helplessly shook his head, “Not only our pharmacist, but also several other top-notch pharmacists in the gathering place, cannot make any progress in research as well.”

Xu Ning furrowed his brow, paced around with his hands behind his back and said, “Ms.

Luo needs to continue to use this man.

It seems the boss does not intend to provoke Ms.

Luo because of such trivial people.

It seems Ms.

Luo has been unhappy lately due to something.

In addition, the boss reminded us to keep a low profile recently and pay close attention to the movements of the Zhu family.

It seems a major event is about to happen.

The market for this Gu poison has not started yet.

The boss doesn’t value it much, so I can only cooperate with this person for a while.

After the market expands…”

He Sun frowned and said, “It sounds like the boss has more information.

There have indeed been some abnormalities with the Zhu family recently.

Otherwise, the Iron Forest Hall that they support wouldn’t have started violent snatching in the market.

I can’t figure it out…

It seems that we can’t push this guy too hard right now.

There are many businesses offering high prices for Gu refining skills.”

“Humph—”

Xu Ning shook his head, “If he’s smart, he’ll stay in Gold Word Workshop, stay on Luo Family’s territory.

As soon as he tries to get out, we don’t have to hold on much longer.

It will be easy to explain to Ms.

Luo.”

Even though he said this, Xu Ning already had a more risky idea in mind.

But this idea involved another strong cultivator and a power group.

Currently, his cooperation with that cultivator and group was only limited to some transactions related to women and did not infringe on Luo Family’s interests.

But if he pushed a person valued by Ms.

Luo to that group…

“This guy took away the Innate from my hands, and that Innate is what they need.

They may not refuse…

Let’s wait and see…”

Xu Ning silently shook his head and left.

He was unhappy that Chen Dengming disgraced him, and subconsciously felt threatened since he was highly regarded by Ms.

Luo, fearing that another Qian Yuan would appear.

On another hand, he also wanted to take Chen Dengming’s Gu poison technology for his own and gain more benefits.

However, working with that power group may not necessarily be a good thing.

They might swallow him entirely.

In the Cultivation World, it’s a case of the big fish eating the small fish, and the small fish eating the shrimp.

He wanted to swallow Chen Dengming whole, but he did not want to be swallowed himself.

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In a flicker of an eye.

Another month lapsed for the second round of Gu refining.

The atmosphere of the Luo Family has recently become much more serious.

Even some cultivators with strong auras have been frequently entering and leaving the Luo Family, which gave Chen Dengming a bad feeling.

In recent times, he had not seen Fairy Luo at all.

He had tried to probe Xi’er many times, but she seemed impatient and dismissed him as if the Luo Family was dealing with some significant matter.

Chen Dengming decided to not probe further, thinking that it would be better to mind less.

But after a few days, several strangers with powerful auras entered the inner part of Luo Family’s mansion.

Along the way, there seemed to be disputes and stand-offs.

A tremendous spiritual might, making people’s hearts tremble, was emitted from within the mansion, and the entire Luo Family was immediately silent.

“Foundation…Foundation Establishment Cultivator?!”

At that moment, Chen Dengming was eating a fried dough stick.

He was abruptly suppressed by the strong spiritual might and nearly choked on the dough stick.

After that incident, Luo Family slowly began to buzz with rumors.

Chen Dengming, with his spare time, carefully listened for a while and it seemed to be related to Luo Bing’s engagement.

But he couldn’t hear it clearly as the servants who were gossiping were immediately captured and taken away.

In the following days, no one dared to make any careless remarks.

Chen Dengming evaluated the situation and felt that it was not good.

With even a Great Cultivator of Foundation Establishment getting involved, Luo Family was likely about to face a significant incident.

Recently, there have been people frequently loitering near his courtyard.

When they caught sight of him, their gazes were filled with coldness and rejection.

Chen Dengming felt that he could not stay in Luo Family for much longer.

After all, if Luo Bing was in trouble, people brought in by her might not be favored.

Luo Family was a large family where competition for resources was fierce.

If Luo Bing was fine, no one would dare to interfere.

Now that Luo Bing was in trouble, those who had had objections might not dare to confront Luo Bing, but they could cause trouble by hitting where it hurts.

After refining the Golden Silkworm Gu, he must leave as soon as possible.

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Soon, another ten days or so passed, the day of success of the second round of Gu refining finally came.

Inside the Luo Family’s triple courtyard, sounds of a subtle skirmish resonated.

“Faster, faster, you’re casting too slowly, your footsteps, your footsteps also need to keep up…”

“Why do you stop moving your feet whenever you cast a spell?

Your hands must move, your feet must move, your body must also move.

Always be on the move, quickly, quickly!

Attack me!”

In the courtyard, Xu Wei was soaked in sweat, but she ran hard, continuously casting spells, doing her utmost to keep up with Chen Dengming’s rhythm; eyes, hands, feet, all working in unison.

Whoosh——

Whoosh——

Two golden spears, formed from condensed Gold Spiritual Energy, came one after another, dangerously grazing past Xu Wei’s body and furiously stabbing into the ground, leaving two pit-like holes in the surface.

“This guy, he’s too harsh, Xu Wei just had her breakthrough.”

Xi’er, who was watching from a distance, frowned, but she couldn’t deny that she preferred Chen Dengming’s flexible and mobile fighting style.

This truly encapsulates the essence of cultivator battles, instead of just stationary attacks.

The tense battle scene was, of course, deliberately controlled by Chen Dengming to cultivate a fighting atmosphere.

His goal was to train Xu Wei’s combat consciousness while spar with her, fulfilling her wish to learn martial arts.

A week ago, Xu Wei had successfully made her breakthrough and entered the first tier of Qi Cultivation.

She had always been nurtured with resources from the Gold Word Workshop at the Zanhua Building; her foundation was solid.

After spending so much time in the Luo Family residency, where Spiritual Energy is abundant, breaking through was merely an act of following the course of nature.

After Xu Wei’s breakthrough, Chen Dengming considered the Luo Family’s present state and asked if she was willing to stay.

Eventually, Xu Wei chose to stay in the Luo Family and hoped to assist him in the future using her connections in the family.

After understanding her intentions, Chen Dengming could only respect her decision.

After all, even if Xu Wei left the Luo Family and joined him at the Cultivator’s gathering place, it would still be a tough life and she would still face threats from Xu Ning.

Xu Wei has a water-based Spiritual Root.

Chen Dengming asked Xi’er to teach Xu Wei the Water Arrow Skill and began to train her in actual combat, hoping that she could defend herself.

However, resources like the Water Arrow Skill were also accounted for in Xu Wei’s future work compensation within Luo Family.

“Whoosh!!——”

Seizing the opportunity when Chen Dengming was regaining his breath after casting multiple Golden Spear Skills, Xu Wei finished her Skill, exploded with Spiritual Might, and quickly condensed water-based Spiritual Energy into a Water Arrow.

It started rotating at high speed, slashing through the air.

However, Chen Dengming made a swift backflip, crashing into a tree from behind.

He released his Spiritual Might and finished his Skill.

Wood Escape Skill!

His figure suddenly disappeared into the tree, then emerged from the other side.

“Thump——”

The Water Arrow deeply pierced into the tree trunk, almost penetrating the five-inch thick tree body, and finally collapsed into a puddle of water and dispersed.

“Not bad!

Your accuracy is there, but your casting speed still needs to improve.

You need to practice a lot.”

Chen Dengming’s face bore a smile as he emerged behind the tree, with his Spiritual Might gradually fading away.

His white hair danced with the movement of his clothes, paired with his upright nose and sparkling eyes, exuding a mature charm.

“This guy, after shaving his beard, he’s quite good-looking…

his ability is lacking, but he’s at least not bad in looks.”

Xi’er muttered to herself, noticing Chen Dengming’s gaze, she puffed up her petite chest, hmphed, put her hands behind her back and walked out, saying, “You think everyone is like you, having such a talent for practicing Daoism and combat?

In my opinion, Ms.

Xu’s performance is already good enough…”

Upon hearing this, Chen Dengming smiled, “I wasn’t expecting such high praise from Lady Xi’er.

Actually, my talent isn’t much, it’s just the result of hard training.”

Xi’er gave Chen Dengming a side eye, “Your talent is of course nothing.

I was only talking about your talent for learning Daoism and combat.

It doesn’t represent your talent for cultivation.

An incompatible Spiritual Root, and not much lifespan, your achievements will be limited in the future, why do you work so hard on cultivation every day?”

Xu Wei’s chest tightened, she didn’t like Xi’er’s words about Mr.

Chen, but she didn’t dare to offend and rebuke, she could only bow her head and suppress her discomfort.

Chen Dengming, however, didn’t mind at all.

His lifespan was still increasing, unlike some people who couldn’t improve any further.

He laughed carelessly.

“Living is about making the most of every day, that’s something to look forward to!”

Xi’er waved her hand, “Fine, I won’t argue with you anymore, today is the day the Gu are ready.

Once this batch of Golden Silkworm Gu is successful, you can leave the Luo Family.”

Chen Dengming bowed and laughed, “Thank you, Lady Xi’er, for taking care of me during this time.

I’ve gained a lot recently.

But traveling at night is dangerous, I hope to set off tomorrow morning.”

Practising in the Luo Family for a day was equivalent to practising for four days at the gathering place.

Moreover, the Luo Family served Spirit Rice and Spirit Vegetables.

Although he had to pay for it himself, it was still much more comfortable than the gathering place.

Because he had no money, these hundred days were spent eating on credit.

After being together for such a long time, they had become very familiar with each other.

He knew that although Xi’er’s attitude was annoying, her heart was not bad, so he dared to strive for some opportunities.

As expected, after enduring a few harmless taunts from Xi’er, the other party agreed impatiently.

…

By dusk, Chen Dengming performed the Gu Refinement Secret, waking up the Gu Worms.

Buzz-buzz——

Ten Golden Silkworm Gu officially awoke and were born from their respective incense burners, fluttering out and drawing dazzling golden threads in the air.

Paired with the red streaks of twilight in the distance, it looked as if they were embroidering the skyline with gorgeous lace.

Eventually, ten golden threads circled Luo Bing.

“Very good!”

This frosty Fairy Luo, surprisingly, broke into a rare smile.

Her ethereal temperament, coupled with her delicate and beautiful facial features, set against the outline of a secluded mountain valley after the rain, created a beautiful scene…