Longevity And Romance Begin With The Redemption Of A Good Family

Ye Daotong looked at Lu Yu with some regret. Before reaching the Foundation Building stage as a Qi Refining cultivator, time was incredibly urgent.

Some cultivators wished they could cultivate day and night to refine their own realm.

This Fellow Daoist Lu Yu must have experienced many ups and downs to have such a calm demeanor.

Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise.

As dusk approached, all evaluations in the Qingyun Pill Shop were finally completed.

The three senior cultivators responsible for evaluation went to the backyard for final deliberations.

Lu Yu was accompanied by Jiang Yuru, casually chatting about recent market conditions.

Suddenly, a chaotic sound of footsteps echoed in the backyard, and Lu Yu became nervous.

He saw Ye Daotong holding a spiritual contract and smiling, saying, "Fellow Daoist Lu, this is a guest alchemist contract from our Qingyun Merchant Sect."

"If Fellow Daoist intends to join, you can sign it now."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu couldn't contain his joy, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Senior Ye, have I passed the evaluation?"

Ye Daotong smiled and said, "Of course not. Fellow Daoist Lu, please be patient and listen to me."

"We all agree that Fellow Daoist Lu has great potential."

"Although you have the Five Elemental Roots, if you choose a water and fire-based cultivation method, practice day and night, and supplement with spiritual pills, there is a chance for Foundation Building."

"Of course, there are other requirements for joining the Qingyun Merchant Sect, which are also stated in the contract. Please take a look."

Lu Yu took the contract and instantly understood.

He had passed the evaluation as a guest alchemist of the Qingyun Merchant Sect. However, if he did not reach the Advanced Qi Refining stage by the age of forty-five, or if he did not achieve Foundation Building before the age of eighty, his status as a guest alchemist would be revoked.

However, he could still have a deep collaboration with the Qingyun Pill Shop, including the right to borrow pill formulas below the Foundation Building stage.

He could also purchase auxiliary cultivation pills at a minimum discount of thirty percent in any shop under the Qingyun Sect's jurisdiction.

But if he failed to meet the requirements by the deadline, the borrowing rights and discounts would be automatically canceled.

It's done. It's finally done.

After signing the contract, Lu Yu felt a sense of relief.

The immense sense of crisis that threatened his life during the turbulent times in the market disappeared instantly.

After all, with the cheats he possessed, coupled with the assistance of pills, there was still a chance for him to achieve Foundation Building before the age of eighty.

Moreover, once he became a guest alchemist of the Qingyun Merchant Sect, aside from the borrowing rights and discounts, the security guarantee alone was worth it.

However, he couldn't rule out other hidden threats. He had to be cautious and careful.

The Qingyun Merchant Sect was a powerful sect, and they surely had their own means of restraining guest alchemists that he didn't know about.

Furthermore, he had to maintain his relationship outside the Qingyun Pill Shop and not be as oblivious to dangerous information as before.

Thinking of this, Lu Yu looked at Jiang Yuru and whispered, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, would it be too abrupt if I exchange voice transmission jade slips with Fellow Daoist Ye?"

This time, he was able to join the Qingyun Merchant Sect, and Ye Daotong must have put in a lot of effort, making him a key figure.

If he could establish a connection with Ye Daotong, maybe he could receive more care from the Qingyun Merchant Sect's other guest alchemists in the future.

Jiang Yuru whispered, "Fellow Daoist Lu, Senior Ye is about to leave the market and will be thousands of miles away. Even if you leave a voice transmission jade slip, it won't be of much use."

After saying that, Jiang Yuru escorted Lu Yu out of the Qingyun Pill Shop.

She stood at the door, her figure graceful, and smiled, "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Lu, for becoming a guest alchemist of the Qingyun Merchant Sect today."

"Please take care of me in the future."

Lu Yu sensed that Jiang Yuru had something more to say and smiled, "I dare not be presumptuous in front of Fellow Daoist Jiang."

"Furthermore, I am not very familiar with the affairs of the Qingyun Merchant Sect, so it is Fellow Daoist Jiang who should guide me more."

Jiang Yuru stared at Lu Yu, smiled, and said, "It's not about guidance. Please sell more aged spirit beast pills to our little shop."

After speaking, she smirked cunningly, swaying her graceful waist and walked into the store.

Lu Yu forced a smile and bowed, secretly sighing, Jiang Yuru was also quite charming.

...

When they were teleported from Tenglong Residence to the Immortal Mansion, it was already completely dark.

Qin Qingrou anxiously waited in front of the mansion.

Occasionally, she would use the teleportation array to explore outside.

It wasn't until she saw the figure in the black and red cloud robe that her anxious heart finally settled.

Qin Qingrou hurriedly welcomed Lu Yu into the mansion and asked with concern, "Did everything go smoothly?"

Lu Yu looked at Qin Qingrou and smiled, "Qin sister, it went smoothly."

"I have become a guest alchemist of the Qingyun Merchant Sect."

"As long as I reach the high-level Qi Refining stage before the age of forty-five, or become a Foundation Building cultivator before the age of eighty, I can continue to be a guest alchemist of the Qingyun Merchant Sect."

"They gave me a new robe, which is said to be a high-level magical tool. Even ordinary Qi Refining cultivators would find it difficult to break through its defense!"

"Really?"

"You really became a guest alchemist of the Qingyun Merchant Sect?"

Qin Qingrou was stunned by the words. She widened her beautiful eyes and looked at Lu Yu in disbelief, then reached out and touched the robe on his body.

She never expected that Xiaolu had transformed into a guest alchemist of the Qingyun Merchant Sect in the past half month.

And he was even bestowed with a high-level robe magical tool.

This was the Qingyun Merchant Sect!

Whether in the world of scattered cultivators or in major sects, it was an unimaginable existence.

Becoming their guest alchemist was even more unimaginable.

Qin Qingrou felt like she was dreaming.

"Let's go back to the mansion and talk."

Lu Yu gently pinched Qin Qingrou's soft hand to remind her.

Qin Qingrou then looked around and was suddenly shocked.

She saw that several mansions were wide open, and a foul black wind was blowing out of them.

It was the demonic cultivators.

Lu Yu's expression suddenly tightened, and he quickly activated the defensive formation in the mansion.

Dozens of golden lights flashed, and when Qin Qingrou turned her head to look, the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily.

She saw Lu Yu tucking his head into the black and red cloud robe, pulling her back into the barrier formed by the dozen or so roaring wind and thunder formations.

There were also several spiritual tools floating in front of him, including rings, shields, knives, spears, and axes...

"Husband, you're so well-prepared!"

"Forget about them, I can't help but want to take action."

Qin Qingrou raised her eyebrows and protected Lu Yu behind her, saying, "Don't be afraid. Even without the spiritual tools in front of you, they wouldn't dare to forcefully break through these dozen or so formations."

Although the prices of goods in the market had been falling, the formations had not decreased much in price, and each one was expensive enough to make Lu Yu's heart ache.

But even so, Lu Yu still saved up enough spirit stones to buy a formation plate and set it up in the mansion.

Not to mention the offensive formations placed outside, even the several control-oriented formations inside were enough to give those demonic cultivators a hard time.

Ordinary cultivators didn't have the capital like Lu Yu to make such purchases.

"Qin sister, be careful! Come back quickly!"

As Qin Qingrou walked out of the formation, Lu Yu hurriedly whispered in a low voice.