Longevity And Romance Begin With The Redemption Of A Good Family

While Ruyue was distracted, Lu Yu quickly closed the gate of the fairy mansion.

The smile on his face gradually disappeared.

Ruyue must have wanted to take advantage of the last opportunity to use her charm to control him and leave together.

Fortunately, he was still inside the formation.

If there is a chance in the future, he must make her taste his power.

Lu Yu imagined Ruyue begging for mercy in his mind, and his thoughts finally became clear.

After having lunch, Liu the shopkeeper sent another message, saying that he should go to the Wailing Tower for a brief gathering when he had time.

Since attending the Danqing Banquet of the Holy Spirit Mountain, Liu the shopkeeper had somewhat neglected him.

It's understandable, with a Danqing cultivator as a backer and being an elder of the Holy Spirit Mountain, there would naturally be a constant stream of cultivators trying to establish connections, including other pill refiners.

After hesitating for a while, Lu Yu replied that he would be there soon.

The market is still dangerous now, but there will eventually be stable times in the future. With the support of the Qingyun Pill Shop, Lu Yu is confident that he can safely get through it.

However, he can't easily sever his relationship with Liu the shopkeeper.

After freshening up, he called Qin Qingrou, and the two of them set off together.

To the cultivators in the market, it still appears relatively restrained during the day. Occasionally, the outer disciples responsible for maintaining order in the Holy Spirit Mountain would go out for patrols from the general affairs office.

But at night, there are frequent incidents of bloody battles in the market, despite the repeated declarations from the Holy Spirit Mountain.

After leaving Tenglong Residence, Qin Qingrou accompanied Lu Yu to the Wailing Tower and then went to the general affairs office to gather her own hunting team for a meeting.

Lu Yu strode into the Wailing Tower.

At this moment, the Wailing Tower is different from the usual hustle and bustle, appearing somewhat desolate.

When Liu the shopkeeper saw Lu Yu, he greeted him warmly and led him to the backyard chamber.

In the chamber, there was also Fellow Daoist Wu, who had participated in the Danqing Banquet together last time.

But at this moment, his face was calm, and his attitude towards Lu Yu's salute was much less arrogant.

After exchanging greetings, Liu the shopkeeper poured tea on the side, and it was Fellow Daoist Wu who spoke first.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, I have an unpleasant request this time."

"I know that Fellow Daoist Lu will participate in the good item exchange meeting organized by the Qingyun Pill Shop."

"There should be the Red Dragon Slaying Pill at that exchange meeting."

"My partner and I are quite affectionate, entangled every night. It's really annoying to have so many days of interruption in the past month."

"Moreover, having too many Red Dragon Pills is harmful to the body, after all, it's the leakage of essence blood..."

This matter is not difficult.

But Lu Yu didn't immediately agree, instead, he frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Wu, I always bring my partner with me when I go to the good item exchange meeting."

Fellow Daoist Wu immediately smiled and took out five middle-grade spirit stones.

Lu Yu accepted the spirit stones, nodded, and agreed.

After that, the three of them chatted for a while, but most of it was idle chat between Liu the shopkeeper and Fellow Daoist Wu, while Lu Yu sat aside, drinking tea and listening.

When the two of them didn't chat for long, Fellow Daoist Wu brought up the topic of the Shura Demon Sect.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu interrupted and asked, "May I ask, Liu the shopkeeper, after the Shura Demon Sect participated in the settlement ceremony of the Yue Ling Sect, they showed no intention of leaving. You always have some inside information. Do you know the reason behind this?"

Liu the shopkeeper smiled bitterly and shook his head, looking at Fellow Daoist Wu, and said, "When it comes to inside information, what I know may not be more than what Fellow Daoist Wu knows."

"He has a good relationship with many hunting cultivators in the market, and he even has two teams that can protect him when he goes out..."

Fellow Daoist Wu quickly saluted humbly, "Liu the shopkeeper, how dare I compare myself to you? I can't compare to those hunting cultivators."

"However, I have heard quite a bit about the Shura Demon Sect, but it's difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood."

"Do you want to know?"

Seeing Lu Yu and Liu the shopkeeper nod, Wu Fellow Daoist took a sip of spiritual tea and began to speak:

"After the Yue Ling Sect settled in the market, they also recruited disciples from outside sects."

"The Shura Demon Sect took advantage of the celebration and quietly settled in the market. They also ambushed and killed many disciples from the thirteen foreign sects."

"Fortunately, those demonic cultivators dare not be too reckless in the market. Most of the attacks on cultivators occur on the way to and from the market. Otherwise, we cultivators in the market would also be in danger."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yu was secretly shocked and asked further, "But this is still the outskirts of the Holy Spirit Mountain, with not only the general affairs office of the Holy Spirit Mountain Sect, but also many disciples stationed here."

"But there are still incidents of bloodshed in the market. I think the danger in the market is not much less than that from outside the market."

"Could it be that the Holy Spirit Mountain is really indifferent and allows this to happen?"

Liu the shopkeeper furrowed his brows slightly and said, "I have also asked Wang the steward about this question, but he didn't want to say much."

After speaking, Liu the shopkeeper's gaze fell back on Wu Fellow Daoist.

Wu Fellow Daoist smiled bitterly and said, "Liu the shopkeeper, don't just look at me. I don't know much either."

"Perhaps many of these violent incidents are not caused by the Shura Demon Sect alone, but also by many cultivators who have grudges against each other secretly fighting."

"After all, the rules in the market have become increasingly lax, making it difficult to restrain the cultivators from foreign sects. And if there really are incidents of cultivators dying, we can always compensate with more condolence spirit stones."

After finishing, he sighed slightly, "It's like chasing the root of the problem, it's better to eat dumplings and have fun with my sister-in-law."

"The youngest son of the Holy Spirit Mountain Patriarch is really daring."

"If some people from the inner sect come to assist the outskirts market, the cultivators from foreign sects wouldn't dare to disrupt the market order so openly."

...

They returned to Tenglong Residence.

Qin Qingrou informed Lu Yu of the information she had gathered today.

In the past half year, the actions of opening a new market by the Holy Spirit Mountain had never stopped.

However, some of the cultivators who had signed the spirit contract and went to explore the wilderness found it difficult to endure the harsh environment and secretly returned to the outskirts market.

Under the supervision of the elders of the Holy Spirit Mountain, many spirit contracts were destroyed. Those with lower cultivation immediately bled to death from their seven orifices, while those with slightly higher cultivation had their realms plummet and their divine senses severely injured.

Some simply hid in the deep mountains outside the Holy Spirit Mountain and became bandit cultivators.

"It seems that the new market is probably located very close to the deep mountains of the Holy Spirit Mountain, where high-level ferocious beasts reside."

Lu Yu pondered for a moment and made a comprehensive analysis based on the information Qin Qingrou had gathered and the information Wu Fellow Daoist had heard.

Upon hearing this, Qin Qingrou patted her chest in fear. If it weren't for Lu Yu redeeming her from the contract of selling herself, she might have died from the venom of the bees, let alone being devoured by beasts.

"By the way, among the hunting cultivators I gathered, someone wants to recommend another cultivator."

"Especially after learning that there is an alchemist in the hunting cultivator team I gathered, many high-level cultivators have expressed their desire to join us."

"Nowadays, the market's future is uncertain, and even high-level cultivators won't easily venture outside."

Lu Yu nodded. Since he had the life token in his hand, it wouldn't hurt to recruit more people.

"As long as their cultivation level is not too far from yours, they can be recruited for a trial."

"By the way, how is the contact with Guan Fellow Daoist going?"

"It's not going well. He has a fixed hunting team." Qin Qingrou frowned.

"If we can't win him over, then forget it."

Lu Yu said somewhat regretfully. If he could recruit Guan Fellow Daoist, he would have an extra helper in Xianju.

Suddenly, Qin Qingrou leaned closer to Lu Yu and whispered, "Husband, I met an old acquaintance in the market today. Do you want to guess who it is?"