Central Province's Sky Is About to Change! New book, please collect

Central Province's Sky Is About to Change! New book, please collect

The next day.

The sun rose.

Great Luo Main Peak brimmed with life.

Some disciples wiped down the main hall.

Some patrolled the mountain peak.

Some stood guard at the mountain gate.

Some rang the bells on schedule.

They all appeared exceedingly diligent.

It was only that every one of them bore more or fewer wounds.

Yet in Lu Changsheng's eyes, those wounds could not conceal the radiance of labor shining from them.

"Today is another wonderful day."

Lu Changsheng withdrew his gaze and returned to his room, beginning another day's journey of pill formulas.

Ever since learning that Li Chun had truly refined the pill formula, Lu Changsheng had spent the past few days busily writing pill formulas.

Lu Changsheng's idea was simple: write out a hundred pill formulas first, then test them one by one. If he refined any good pills, he would take them out to show off.

If he failed to refine anything good, then he could only hope Li Chun would spare him the embarrassment for the sake of his Eldest Senior Brother's face.

Yet several days had passed in a row, and Lu Changsheng was still waiting for Li Chun to return.

But Li Chun had never appeared, leaving Lu Changsheng somewhat anxious.

Had he not sent someone to inquire and learned that Li Chun was still alive, Lu Changsheng would have thought something had gone wrong while Li Chun was refining pills and that someone had beaten him to death.

And so, another three days passed.

Finally.

The utterly honest-looking Li Chun arrived at the main peak.

"Eldest Senior Brother! Eldest Senior Brother!"

Li Chun shouted joyfully. Before he arrived, his voice had already reached them.

Creak.

Hearing Li Chun's voice, Lu Changsheng pushed open the great doors inlaid with agate gems. His expression was calm, but inwardly, he was thrilled.

"Come in and speak."

Lu Changsheng had initially wanted Li Chun to hand over the medicine directly, but after thinking about it, the Great Luo second-generation disciples were all outside, so he simply had Li Chun bring it in.

The fewer people who knew about this sort of thing, the better. After all, whether there was a problem with the pills remained unknown.

"Alright."

Li Chun entered the great hall and casually looked around.

The floor was made of jade, the tables and chairs were fashioned from thousand-year spiritwood, and overhead, precious deep-sea spirit pearls glowed with dense spiritual energy.

As expected of Eldest Senior Brother, Li Chun marveled inwardly. At the same time, he took out a jade bottle from his Hundred Treasures Sack and said, "Senior Brother, there are a hundred Great Strength—oh, no, Vajra Glazed Pills in this bottle."

Li Chun set the jade bottle before Lu Changsheng.

"A hundred pills?"

Lu Changsheng nodded, looking at Li Chun with satisfaction. "Junior Brother is indeed clever. You have rendered some merit by refining pills for your Senior Brother. I will write a decree and have you promoted to a Core Disciple."

Since Li Chun had helped him so much, he naturally had to promise him some benefits.

Gold, silver, jewels, and treasures were far too vulgar. Lu Changsheng had no miraculous pills to offer, so he could only raise Li Chun by one rank.

Fortunately, the Eldest Senior Brother had the authority to adjust disciples' ranks. If Lu Changsheng wished, he could even promote Li Chun directly to a True Disciple.

But doing so would not be a good thing.

A True Disciple had to possess a certain degree of strength. It was not something one could become merely through connections.

Liu Qingfeng, Li Zhang, Qin Ming, and the others outside all had fathers among Great Luo's upper ranks. Yet unless they had made some enormous contribution to the Holy Land, or possessed something truly exceptional, even if the sect master promoted them to True Disciples, many people would still refuse to accept it.

Unless they could be like Lu Changsheng—possessing the air of immortality and the bones of the Dao, such that the moment they stood there, others would think them peerless geniuses.

Otherwise, they could only honestly accumulate achievements and climb step by step to the position of True Disciple.

"Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother! Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother! Thank you, Eldest Senior Brother!"

Upon hearing Lu Changsheng's words, Li Chun immediately dropped to his knees, overflowing with gratitude as tears streamed down his face.

He was an Inner Sect disciple with neither power nor influence. He merely had fairly good immortal cultivation aptitude and, through a fortunate coincidence, had become an Inner Sect disciple.

Li Chun knew that in this life, he would almost certainly never become a Core Disciple. For one, his cultivation was insufficient; for another, he had no background or connections.

Never had he imagined that because of some casual thing he had done a few days ago, he had earned the Eldest Senior Brother's favor. It was simply an incomparable joy.

"A trifling matter." Lu Changsheng spoke calmly, then his expression turned grave. "But Junior Brother, the same warning applies: do not leave behind any traces. As for you helping your senior brother refine pills, for now, heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know. Do you understand?"

Lu Changsheng spoke with utmost seriousness.

"I understand." Li Chun nodded, then could not help asking, "Senior Brother, since you can refine pills like these, why not make it known? You are so outstanding—not only is your cultivation extraordinary, but your pill refinement has also reached a transcendent realm. Why keep it hidden?"

Li Chun was rather curious. He was straightforward by nature and spoke just as directly, asking Lu Changsheng outright.

"Er..."

Lu Changsheng pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "Your senior brother may indeed be outstanding, but I also understand that beyond the mountains are greater mountains, beyond the heavens are higher heavens. One must know humility in life. Do you understand?"

After saying this, Lu Changsheng rose to his feet. "Junior Brother Li, go summon Liu Qingfeng for me. Once you have brought him here, go down the mountain yourself and cultivate diligently, stabilizing your cultivation so that no one may mock this Core Disciple position of yours."

"Thank you for your instruction, Senior Brother. I will certainly study diligently and train hard, secure my position as a Core Disciple, and not cause Senior Brother embarrassment."

Li Chun stood up. He knew that Lu Changsheng had forcibly promoted him to Core Disciple, which would surely invite jealousy. Thus, he had to work hard. Once his realm improved, no one would have anything to say.

Li Chun did not care if they gossiped about him.

But if they gossiped about Lu Changsheng, he would feel guilty.

Before long, Li Chun left.

Not long afterward, Liu Qingfeng appeared before Lu Changsheng, poking his head around furtively.

"Eldest Senior Brother, you called for me?"

After spending some time with Lu Changsheng, Liu Qingfeng had gained a rough understanding of his personality.

He was exceptionally kind and composed, not all that strict. Even if Liu Qingfeng was a little playful or made a few jokes, he would not be reprimanded.

Thus, Liu Qingfeng acted somewhat more like a child around him.

"Qingfeng, your senior brother has a task for you. You must carry it out properly. If you do well, I will teach you a Daoist art. If you fail, do not blame your senior brother for paying Martial Uncle Liu a visit."

Lu Changsheng spoke evenly.

The first half was fine, but the latter half made Liu Qingfeng involuntarily shrink his neck.

"Eldest Senior Brother, just tell me. I will definitely handle it properly."

Liu Qingfeng spoke with absolute certainty. Though he did not know what it was, what sort of person was his Eldest Senior Brother? How could he possibly set him up or harm him?

"This bottle contains superior spirit pills. After they finish their daily duties later, have each of them swallow one. Observe their changes and reactions carefully, as well as how they feel physically and mentally. Understood?"

Lu Changsheng handed the jade bottle to Liu Qingfeng.

"Er? Eldest Senior Brother, could there be something wrong with these pills?"

Liu Qingfeng asked with slight curiosity.

But then Lu Changsheng revealed a rare smile, appearing refined and easygoing. "What do you think?"

Liu Qingfeng looked at Lu Changsheng. That smile was enough to make one lose one's soul.

"Of course not. I was overthinking it."

Liu Qingfeng immediately replied.

"Go take care of it. Remember, do not tell them I gave them to you."

Lu Changsheng said with a soft laugh.

He had already thought of a countermeasure.

If something went wrong with the pills...

Er, nothing should happen, right?

Mm, do not think nonsense.

"Alright, I'm going then."

Liu Qingfeng said.

But before leaving—

Liu Qingfeng seemed to recall something.

At once, his expression became exceedingly tense and mysterious as he said, "Eldest Senior Brother, do you know?"

"Er?"

Lu Changsheng looked at Liu Qingfeng, confusion in his eyes.

"The sky over Central Province is about to change."

Liu Qingfeng spoke in a low, profoundly mysterious voice.

The sky was changing?

So what? Why make it all so mysterious?

Lu Changsheng was a little annoyed. What a waste of his curiosity.

But thinking that he still needed this Junior Brother to do things for him, Lu Changsheng could only swallow his complaints and nod.

"Understood. Senior Brother will go collect the clothes later. Is there anything else?"

Hearing Lu Changsheng's words, Liu Qingfeng couldn't help but freeze, then fall into deep thought.

Was Eldest Senior Brother truly possessed of an Innocent Heart, or was there something wrong with the way I expressed myself?

What did collecting clothes have to do with any of this?