The First Clan Meeting

"Phew!"

After a while, Chen Lu, covered in sweat, soaked his arms in the medicinal liquid.

In an instant, a warm breath enveloped his arms, causing his tense body to relax abruptly, and he slowly exhaled a long breath.

Through the liquid, one could vaguely see that scabs were rapidly forming on the dark red skin.

The medicine was more effective than he had imagined. After the medicine was fully absorbed and he rested for a night, he would be fully recovered.

After a short while, once the pain in his skin subsided somewhat, he focused his mind and energy, internally examining his meridians to remove the persistent, venomous fire.

"This 'Sharp Metal Sword Finger' technique is really brutal. Ordinary body training doesn't involve this kind of training."

Chen Lu inwardly scoffed at this extremely radical secret technique.

He had read many body-refining techniques, and although he only practiced the cheapest one, he understood its intricacies.

But none of them achieve their goals quickly by destroying themselves, just like this secret technique.

If this secret medicine weren't so potent, I'm afraid that if I continued practicing like this, my arms would definitely be ruined within twenty years.

This is trading the future, or even one's entire life, for the present's fierce killing.

Fortunately, he had a solid foundation in the "Gengjin Finger" technique and a certain level of body refinement; otherwise, if he had continued refining his technique as he did just now, he would have inevitably encountered some minor mishaps.

Recalling the origin of this manual, it was obtained by our ancestor when he was clearing out a sword den in the Xuanqing Sect.

The Xuanqing Sect rarely dispatches its disciples on a large scale; it usually delegates tasks to the surrounding immortal cities.

For example, the destruction of Yuanshengmen was carried out by the Xuanqing Sect, which dispatched the Chizhu Immortal City.

Once the Xuanqing Sect takes action, it means the situation is extremely serious, to the point that the surrounding immortal cities and affiliated sects are unable to handle it.

I don't know exactly what the Sword Mansion did wrong, but at least one thing is certain: their killing power is absolutely terrifying.

"Let's wait until the divination refreshes tomorrow and ask then."

Otherwise, I'm not entirely comfortable with practicing like this.

After he had fully absorbed the medicinal power of the secret medicine, he withdrew his arm.

He clenched his fist tightly, feeling the progress of his recovery.

"The skin and flesh are fine, but the flow of spiritual energy is still somewhat sluggish and slightly numb."

Forcing myself to cultivate will damage my foundation; it seems I can't do anything tonight.

With nothing to do, he picked up the manual again, attempting to continue unraveling its mysteries.

[Disciple Chen Lu humbly beseeches the divine will to reveal to me the information regarding the "Sharp Metal Sword Finger," which I am unaware of.]

[Information: "Sharp Gold Sword Points" comes from Dufeng Sword Mansion.]

In order to urgently resist foreign enemies, it was created by a certain elder who studied the law, with the idea of ​​quick results and increasing the killing power at all costs.

It was later continuously improved by Elder Yanfa.

Finally, they asked a master from the Medicine King Sect to prepare a special remedy that perfectly counteracted the shortcomings.

It can be called the strongest killing technique in Qi cultivation (it was surpassed decades later, and the reason for its strength was copied by many people and integrated into their own, which slightly promoted the reform of Qi cultivation methods).

However, its combination of rapid development and ruthlessness remains unmatched to this day.

After the Sword Mansion was destroyed, it was unexpectedly found by the ancestor of the Wang family in Maple Forest Village.

"As expected, it was originally created to make people stronger quickly, no wonder it's so difficult to cultivate."

Chen Lu glanced at the body-refining section of the booklet and sighed inwardly.

Back then, the disciples of the Lone Sword Sect had no choice; if they didn't cultivate this, they would die.

Although it is extremely painful and can damage the foundation, it is nothing compared to losing one's life.

"It has to be said that there is a reason why the Medicine King Sect is hailed as a holy land of elixirs. Not only can the spiritual herbs they use be found with ease, but they can also perfectly offset any shortcomings."

Not only can all the medicinal herbs used be easily found, but their shortcomings can also be perfectly offset.

The same test paper, some people easily get full marks, while others can only barely pass even after a lifetime of trying.

It must be said that professional tasks should be handled by professionals.

Chen Lu suddenly thought of his master in the Red Bamboo Immortal City—Master Li Dan.

Next time I go there, I'll show him this recipe; maybe he'll gain something from it.

Thinking of Li Danshi, Chen Lucai suddenly remembered something.

I didn't buy the alchemy furnace!

This is the first task your master gave you!

He forgot about the promise he made to the Elder of the Sutra Repository not to leave.

Given how those people hold meetings, it'll probably last at least ten days.

The elder promised yesterday that there would be an explanation before the three escort teams set off, but he didn't guarantee that there would be a result!

Although the divination indicates that this matter will definitely succeed, it does not specify when it will succeed.

If we spend months discussing it, wouldn't all the effort we put into becoming an apprentice be wasted?

Chen Lu cursed under his breath. There was no use in being anxious now. He had already used up today's divination, and could only wait until tomorrow morning to ask for instructions again.

He sighed and tried to calm himself down.

Since being anxious is useless, it's better to focus your energy on cultivation, which is more practical.

Ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Wang Shengning took him out and told him that she could not leave. She then asked him to deliver a message to the Wang Shengmo brothers, which contained his conversation with the Elder of Transmission.

After receiving the letter, Amo expressed his understanding that the other party had used some of his ideas and had no complaints.

This plan was inherently risky, and apart from the three镖头 (head镖师, a term referring to the chief镖师, or镖头), no one dared to openly discuss it with the family.

If it really works out, whatever reward he receives, he deserves it.

Moreover, everyone firmly believes that Chen Lu is not the kind of person who would betray his brothers.

This must have been done after careful consideration before revealing the truth to the family.

He already knew this information through divination after sending the letter.

But when I saw the contents with my own eyes, I couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Regardless of what happens in the future, at least for now, we are united.

Just as Chen Lu was filled with anxiety, on the other side of the clan's territory, the elders entered the elders' council hall one after another.

The elders took their seats, and the Wang family patriarch looked around, counted the number of people, and nodded slightly after confirming that all the elders involved in the management of affairs had arrived.

The deputy clan leader, who was standing nearby, immediately stood up and said in a loud voice:

"Regarding Chen Lu's suggestion to restructure the Wang Family Escort Agency, the tenth clan meeting is now beginning!"

"Fifth Elder, during the third clan assembly, you were in charge of investigating information on all the cultivators in the escort agency. Have you got any results today?"

"Ten permanent escort teams and four emergency escort teams."

Team One and Team Two, with cultivation levels ranging from early Foundation Establishment to late Foundation Establishment.

They are responsible for business in Chizhu Immortal City and elsewhere, but not in Fenglinfang, and are excluded from the scope of the restructuring.

Teams three through seven are responsible for Maple Forest Village and Red Bamboo Immortal City, and are the core escort teams.

Teams 8 through 10 are responsible for Fenglinfang and other areas.

Four emergency escort teams step in when the escort agency's teams are insufficient; otherwise, they stand by and are charged per trip.

These people range from the lowest level of Qi Refining (Level 5) to the highest level of Qi Refining (Level 10), and their main targets are these escort teams and cargo owners.

"Fifth Elder, after six whole days, all you've found is this common knowledge nonsense?"

"What's wrong? Do I have to report every single word you say, Seventh Elder?"

The clan chief gave a helpless, weak smile, and raised his hand in a gesture of pressing down:

"Alright, alright, elders, I beg you all, let's discuss this properly and not quarrel."

Today is the tenth day, and we still don't know anything about anyone in the caravan. Can't we prioritize the important matters first?

"Alright!" The Fifth Elder glanced at the clan leader, took out a booklet from his storage bag, and tossed it over:

"Look for yourself, they even remember clearly how many times they wet the bed when they were little."

The Fifth Elder then started arguing with the Seventh Elder, and then more elders joined the argument.

The Wang family patriarch was already used to this kind of scene.

In their eyes, they only elected him as their clan leader because they were too lazy to show their faces in public.

Otherwise, whether or not a clan leader exists is completely unimportant.

"Sigh, let me see. The person who suggested the reform is Chen Lu."

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