Seeing Out the Old and Welcoming the New, a Tycoon-Exclusive Skill
After arriving in Green Creek Market, Lu Yang and his group immediately went to Lu Xiao's residence.
The small courtyard where Lu Xiao in seclusion was located in a quiet alley on the west side of the market. The courtyard walls were mottled, and a yellowed old talisman was pasted on the lintel. It seemed to be in a different world from the hustle and bustle of the main street of the market.
Lu Zimu was naturally very happy to see Lu Yang.
After all, Lu Yang hadn't been back for more than four years.
When Lu Yang took out the Supreme-Grade Qi Nourishing Pill, Lu Zimu was completely stunned.
With Lu Bai and Lu Cheng offering their explanations, Lu Zimu finally understood that Lu Yang was completely different now than before.
Even the flying boat that caused such a commotion in the sky belonged to him.
Lu Zimu naturally didn't stand on ceremony and instead gave the pills to Lu Xiao, who was in seclusion.
Lu Yang then had Wang Wu appear directly to openly protect Lu Xiao and Lu Zimu.
When Lu Zimu saw that there was a powerful Golden Core Realm cultivator secretly protecting them, his expression looked as if he was questioning the meaning of life.
After arranging things for Lu Xiao, Lu Yang took Lu Hongdou shopping as agreed.
Lu Yang has several million Low-Grade Spirit Stones and two Rebate Cards. To be honest, he can't possibly spend all the Spirit Stones.
He was naturally very generous.
Lu Hongdou experienced the joy of being a super-rich person by following Lu Yang.
Spirit jujube cake, candied spirit fruits, small strings of spirit beads bracelets, sugar-painted spirit beasts...
The young girl strolled from stall to stall, and Lu Yang bought anything he glanced at without hesitation.
Lu Hongdou's two little hands quickly couldn't hold it all, so she finally asked Lu Yang to help her put it into the Storage Bag.
The little guy now idolizes Lu Yang, constantly saying things like "Fourth Brother is the best!", "Fourth Brother is the best in the world!", and "Fourth Brother is so amazing!"
Her words were as sweet as honey.
This made Lu Bai and Lu Cheng, who were standing nearby, green with envy and jealousy.
However, when Lu Yang took the two to Law Treasure shop and bought them each a few Mid-Grade Law Artifact, the two were practically calling Lu Yang "brother".
"It's a pity that Green Creek Market is too small; it even has so few High-Grade Law Artifact."
As Lu Yang walked out of the Law Treasure shop, he sighed with some regret.
Lu Bai quickly said, "That's enough, that's enough! Mid-Grade Law Artifact is already very good!"
Lu Cheng grinned like a fool. "Yeah, four Mid-Grade Law Artifacts! I'm invincible! I can take on ten now! I'm going to hunt demons and make money!"
Lu Bai glanced at him speechlessly, as if looking at an idiot. "Fourth brother brought so many Spirit Stones home. The ancestors have already arranged the clan's cultivation plan. You go hunt demons by yourself."
Lu Cheng's smile froze on his face. He scratched the back of his head and gave an embarrassed chuckle, "I forgot, I forgot."
Just as Lu Yang was about to speak, the familiar panel silently appeared, and lines of text jumped out like ripples on water.
[The beauty (Lin Ying) has completed a random quest: Refine a Supreme-Grade Yellow Dragon Pill.]
[The host gains: Universal Experience +500, Cultivation Method Experience +3000, Law Technique Experience +3000, and 50,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.]
[Beauty (Lin Ying) gains: Increased understanding of Dao of Alchemy, Intelligence +0.1]
Lu Yang was taken aback, then a look of surprise welled up inside him.
Senior Sister Lin actually refined Supreme-Grade Yellow Dragon Pill so quickly?!
You should know that Senior Sister Lin had told him personally that the quality of the Yellow Dragon Pill she refined was very average.
It's only been a little over a day, and they've already refined a top-grade product.
It seems the two Fortune Trait he received as a reward for Beauty Cultivation were stronger than he had imagined.
The rewards for completing random tasks are quite generous.
Both he and his Senior Sister Lin received awards.
For Lu Yang, 500 points of Universal Experience is equivalent to saving 10 days of accumulation time. He also has 3,000 points of Cultivation Method Experience and Law Technique Experience, which are equally valuable and useful.
In comparison, 50,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones seem quite ordinary.
After all, he's not short of money right now.
Senior Sister Lin's reward surprised Lu Yang even more.
The Dao of Alchemy experience is fine, but the most important thing is that it actually increased my intelligence by 0.1!
Although the added value is not much, it is only equivalent to the amount of Lu Yang's daily task reward.
The problem is, it would be great if we could even improve.
After all, intelligence involves various aspects such as comprehension.
The ability to improve intelligence means that Senior Sister Lin can improve her comprehension by completing random tasks in the future.
Comprehension is extremely important; whether it's understanding Cultivation Method or comprehending Principle, it's inseparable from comprehension.
If Lu Yang has high comprehension, his subsequent training plan will proceed more smoothly.
The text on the panel quickly disappeared, only to reappear later.
A new random task has been generated.
[Random Quest: Refine a Supreme-Grade Hundred Herbs Pill, Reward: Unknown]
It turns out that random tasks refresh automatically after completion...
Lu Yang carefully reviewed the mission description.
It's still an alchemy task.
This time, however, the target is Hundred Herbs Pill.
Lu Yang knew that Lin Ying could refine Hundred Herbs Pills, after all, he had bought some from her when he first met Lin Ying.
At that time, the quality of the Hundred Herbs Pills refined by Lin Ying was quite good.
From this perspective, the task doesn't seem too difficult.
Rewards easily obtained!
Random tasks are practically free rewards!
Feeling great.
When we go to pick up Senior Sister Lin after the New Year, let her practice it while she's at it.
Lu Yang casually added 3,000 points of Cultivation Method Experience to the Record of Same-Heart Creation and 500 points of Universal Experience to the Spirit Root experience bar.
Lu Yang's Spirit Root experience has reached nearly 6,000 points, and he is not far from 10,000 points.
Imminent Supreme-Grade Spirit Root!
Lu Yang closed the panel with satisfaction, rejoined Lu Cheng and Lu Bai's casual conversation, and led Lu Hongdou to the next shop.
Lunar New Year's eve.
Eastward Prospect Mountain.
On the last day of the old year, even the mountain breeze seemed a bit gentler than usual.
Looking out from the Lu Household mansion halfway up the mountain, the distant mountains are layered like dark eyebrows, and the sunset on the horizon is fading, dyeing the sky with a light orange-red hue.
This is a day to celebrate for anyone.
This is especially true for the Lu Household.
Lu Yang has finally returned after more than four years, and he has brought back such a big surprise.
From now on, the Lu Household's life will only get better and better.
Lu Sheng, the great-grandfather of the Lu Household, immediately decided that this New Year must be celebrated properly.
At his command, the entire Lu Household sprang into action.
Festive red lanterns hung from the eaves of each house, their soft, warm light making the bluestone pavement appear smooth and lustrous like jade.
A red silk ribbon hung high on the lintel, fluttering gently in the mountain breeze.
They even lit incense that they had been reluctant to use before in the courtyard.
Pale blue smoke rose in wisps, slowly spreading among the lamplight, enveloping the Lu Household mansions in a layer of misty fog, adding a touch of ethereal beauty.
In fact, the elders of the Lu Lineage even went to He Family Restaurant to buy a large table of Spirit Cuisine, spending more than a hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, to make their New Year's Eve dinner!
In the past, the Lu Household would never have been willing to spend so many Spirit Stones to celebrate.
It's even less likely that they would so openly flaunt their wealth in Green Creek Market.
This is deadly!
But things are different now.
The warehouse and Storage Bags were filled with the massive amount of resources Lu Yang had brought back, and three Golden Core Realm experts were secretly guarding them in the mountains.
The Lu Household has never been so confident.
On New Year's Eve, dazzling fireworks lit up the sky above Eastward Prospect Town.
Clusters of ironwood blossoms exploded in the night, scattering light like shattered gold, illuminating half the mountain and the festive atmosphere of the ordinary villages.
The atmosphere at the Lu Household on the mountain was equally lively.
In the spacious clan banquet hall, several long tables were put together and filled with Spirit Cuisine sent by He Family Restaurant.
Steamed spirit fish, braised red-maned beast meat, jade spirit vegetables, eight-treasure spirit rice, and several jars of spirit wine of considerable age...
The aroma of wine mingled with the scent of meat, filling the hall and making one's mouth water.
Lu Sheng and several clan elders sat at the head of the table, their faces glowing with health as they looked at the lively clansmen in the room.
Before even drinking any wine, I was already slightly tipsy.
Lu Xuelang and the other middle-aged people huddled together with their arms around each other's shoulders.
After a few cups of spirit wine, he started talking non-stop.
They complained about the dangers, troubles, and pent-up frustrations they had experienced over the past year.
After recounting her unpleasant experiences, her eyes lit up as she envisioned the future.
With the resources Lu Yang brought back, the Lu Household's path to cultivation has never been so broad.
Lu Xuelang was surrounded by a group of middle-aged clansmen, Lu Zimu and the others took turns toasting him.
Even Lu Yue was the same.
He had only recently recovered from the Bandit Cultivator, and his face was still somewhat pale.
Even so, he still cheerfully poured wine for Lu Xuelang: "Sixth Brother, your Yang'er is the unicorn of the Lu Household family. Our Lu Household is truly blessed. I'll toast you, bottoms up!"
Lu Xuelang's face turned pale, and his tongue lolled out.
"I suspect you deliberately got me drunk... You're just jealous that I have a good son!"
Lu Zimu and Lu Yue exchanged glances, all revealing a mischievous smile.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Come on, have a few more drinks!"
"Fill it up! Fill up Lao Liu's head! He's already talking nonsense after only a few drinks! This won't do!"
Not only Lu Xuelang, but Lu Yang was also forced to drink by Lu Bai and Lu Cheng.
However, Lu Yang was a body cultivator at the peak of Peak Qi Refinement, and his Cultivation Method was at its maximum level, so the spirit wine was absorbed and digested as soon as it entered his stomach.
Lu Bai and Lu Cheng eventually collapsed under the table from drinking, while Lu Yang remained unfazed.
Lu Hongdou, dressed in a brand-new red jacket and carrying a lion-head lantern, ran around the courtyard with the other younger members of the Lu Household.
Lu Yang's gaze swept over the family dinner on New Year's Eve, and a gentle smile unconsciously appeared on his face, his heart filled with peace.
To be honest, when he first transmigrated, Lu Yang was actually quite panicked.
Moreover, they have no sense of belonging to this world.
However, during his childhood, he received a great deal of love and care from his parents and elders.
Little by little, that love soothed his previously panicked and helpless heart.
It also made him truly understand that he has a home in this world.
The last burst of fireworks exploded in the night sky, and the control panel silently appeared.
[As the old year gives way to the new, the host spends time with loved ones, finding peace of mind. Reward: The exclusive skill for the super-rich – The Power of Money.]