Threat

Thinking of this, he took a half step back and opened the courtyard gate completely:

"It's so late now, your friends are probably all resting, so you can't discuss anything."

Besides, you're only at the Qi Refining stage; it's too dangerous for you to go back. Go back tomorrow morning.

Chen Lu was tempted, but when he thought of the forty lower spirit coins he had already spent, and the divination that would be refreshed after midnight, he shook his head and decisively refused.

"No, Master, I do have something important to attend to."

Seeing this, Li Danshi sighed.

Intelligent and perceptive people are very opinionated, and once they make up their minds, it is difficult for others to dissuade them.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he quickly said:

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll go back and get something, that way you'll be safer on your way back."

After saying that, Master Li turned around, his steps flashed, and he disappeared in an instant.

A few breaths later, Master Li appeared from a distance, holding a small bottle of pills in his hand.

"Here, the Concealing Qi Pill. After taking it, you can conceal your entire aura."

A few days ago, the alchemy workshop received a large order from the Red Bamboo Immortal City to refine a lot of special pills.

I thought it might be dangerous for you to be escorting the bodyguards, and you might need it, so I secretly kept a bottle for myself.

The so-called special pills are several kinds of pills that the Xuanqing Sect has explicitly prohibited from being sold on the market.

For example: Hidden Qi Pill, True Word Pill, and Manifestation Pill.

These pills are mostly effective for improving one's aura, consciousness, and memory, and large-scale sales of them on the market would cause a lot of trouble.

The same applies to talismans and magical artifacts; those with special functions are not allowed to be possessed by rogue cultivators or immortals.

It is said that the control is very strict, and every raw material has a specific destination.

If the specific destination is lost, we will find it at all costs.

Otherwise, everyone involved will go to jail.

Li Danshi noticed Chen Lu's worry and waved his hand dismissively:

"Don't worry about that. No matter how advanced the technique is, as long as you keep refining, you'll inevitably produce waste pills if you make too many."

Specialized pills are strictly controlled, and everyone involved is a trained alchemist, but in terms of expertise, there are no more than 10 people in the entire Red Bamboo Immortal City who are better than me!

Creating the illusion of defective pills while concealing the presence of good elixirs and replacing them with ordinary pill residue is an easy task.

I've signed a spiritual contract regarding the special elixirs, but I can't say anything more.

Take one pill and hurry back while it's still effective.

Holding the pills that Master Li had specially reserved for him, Chen Lu felt a warmth in his heart.

The two had absolutely no relationship.

However, because of their master-disciple relationship, Master Li was able to treat him with all her heart.

This was something that Chen Lu found hard not to be moved by.

He bowed sincerely and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Master! I will never forget it!"

Li Danshi smiled and reached out to help him up.

"Alright! Stop dawdling and hurry back. Come back early tomorrow after you've finished your business, and I'll introduce you to your two senior brothers."

Chen Lu took one pill and waited a moment for the medicine to take effect.

He suddenly felt a faint, almost imperceptible aura surging from his dantian.

It flows along the meridians to the whole body, enveloping every acupoint that might leak energy.

You cannot perceive anything by sight alone, unless you use the naked eye.

The Xuanqing Sect is particularly sensitive to things that involve concealment.

The Immortal Sect further stipulates that related cultivation techniques can only be practiced by cultivators after internal assessments.

Those items passed down through families or found in secret realms or caves must be subject to a spiritual contract prohibiting their transmission once discovered.

The consequences of refusal are severe; no cultivator or immortal dares to disobey.

There are 9 pills left in the bottle. Every one used is one less, so we must use them carefully in the future.

After bidding farewell to Master Li Dan, Chen Lu returned to Chizhu Immortal City as quickly as possible.

As night deepened, Peach Girl remained seated, calmly waiting.

Ever since he learned that Miss Tao'er would have a great opportunity, Chen Lu had the idea of ​​cultivating a good relationship with her.

Even if you gain nothing, it's worthwhile to expend extra energy and pay close attention just for the chance to uncover the truth.

"Shall we wash up first?"

"I've washed up, Lu Lang~."

"Oh, shall we begin now?"

......

The next morning, Chen Lu slowly sat up.

Looking at the somewhat dirty and messy sheets, he couldn't help but use a few cleansing talismans. Only after everything was restored to its original cleanliness did he turn and leave.

The caravan members had almost finished their work and returned to their lodgings.

After telling them that they could go to Wangyue Tower if they needed anything and asking Tao'er to help deliver the message, Chen Lu left.

The first thing everyone asked him wasn't where he was going, but rather, with great gossip, whether the two of them had some kind of relationship.

Among them, the third镖头 (head镖师) reacted the most strongly, and his expression showed some displeasure.

After all, she directly rejected his daughter, which almost strained their relationship, and even said she had no intention of getting married.

As a result, a few years later, he took a fancy to a prostitute. Doesn't this show that his daughter is not even as good as a prostitute?

Chen Lu's expression was serious. To avoid damaging their relationship, he made a promise:

"I have absolutely no romantic relationship with Miss Tao'er, nor do I have any intention of getting married."

However, she has a pure heart and is an extraordinary person who remains untainted by the mud, so I wanted to get to know her.

Moreover, although we have some connections in Red Bamboo Immortal City, we have always been weak in terms of intelligence.

Otherwise, a year would pass before they even heard about the escort agency lowering its prices.

The three镖头's expression finally softened after hearing Chen Lu's strict assurance.

He trusted Chen Lu's character; even if Chen Lu's words were hurtful, he would say so directly.

Instead of using well-intentioned lies to calm people down.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have rejected his eldest daughter so directly, even somewhat hurtfully, back then.

After agreeing on the procedures, Chen Lu left with peace of mind.

Arriving in the suburbs, at Master Li Dan's residence.

After knocking on the courtyard gate, a young man slowly opened it after a short while.

The man had a gentle expression and a slight smile on his face, making people subconsciously feel that he must be easy to get along with.

"You must be Chen Lu, Junior Brother Chen?"

Chen Lu nodded, not revealing much.

It's best not to reveal too much information about a person before you know them well.

The young man smiled, not paying much attention.

"I am Chu Liutang, a member of the Chu family from Chizhu Immortal City."

He's a bit younger than his junior, but only 27 years old.

His cultivation level was also lower than his junior brother's, only at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

The only thing I can boast about is that I ranked in the top 100 in the Xuanqing Sect's provincial examination when I was a child.

Chen Lu felt a chill run down his spine. The person in front of him, a 27-year-old at the sixth level of Qi Refining, was even more talented than him.

Although I don't know what happened in his state exam that year, based on my own experience,

The 100th place is where the affinity between the two spiritual roots is over 70%, and Chu Liutang should be about the same.

The Chu family of Chizhu Immortal City is one of the five major families in Chizhu Immortal City.

The city of immortals was able to be established and remain stable to this day, thanks in large part to the assistance of the five major families.

It would only take a little financial pain to deal with the Wang family of Fenglinfang.

His first thought was that he absolutely must not offend him.

However, on second thought, the disciples of the Chu family in Red Bamboo Immortal City, instead of managing the vast family business—in terms of resources and ease—are at least several times better off than alchemists.

Instead of doing comfortable jobs, he chose to become an alchemist, a profession where one must work hard to earn a living. Presumably, his status within the family isn't very high.