Luo Mingyan's Visit

After a night, Wei Zhong woke up refreshed and couldn't help but sigh, cultivation still requires a balance of work and rest.

He had always felt like something was missing in his cultivation over the past few decades, and it turned out that this was it.

"Ling'er, do you still have the strength?"

Xie Linghua playfully slapped Wei Zhong's thigh, feigning anger:

"Senior really tormented Ling'er terribly last night..."

Wei Zhong smiled and took out the Green Vine Intoxication he had brewed:

"This spiritual wine is called Green Vine Intoxication. It has some ability to nourish the body. You can drink some regularly, and it will be of great benefit to you."

Xie Linghua replied with some surprise:

"Green Vine Intoxication? Is it the Green Vine Intoxication sold in the shops under the Azurewood Sect's direct disciple?"

Wei Zhong touched her nose:

"Exactly. Speaking of which, this wine recipe was obtained from me by that Direct Disciple Shen."

"So, the Li Family's claim that the master had a relationship with the Azurewood Sect's direct disciple is actually true."

Wei Zhong shook his head:

"It's just a connection of interests."

During their conversation, Wei Zhong suddenly caught sight of her fair calves, and in his excitement, he spent another moment of tenderness with her.

This tenderness lasted for two days.

Afterwards, Wei Zhong sat alone in the Cultivation Room, feeling somewhat remorseful:

"Ultimately, I am driven by appetite and lust. A single woman has caused me to neglect cultivation for two days. And there are so many beauties out there, how can this be allowed to continue?"

Wei Zhong shook his head and looked inward.

The Nourishing Body Art not only healed the injuries to his foundation and replenished his lifespan, but also maintained this body in its peak condition.

After two and a half days of absurdity, Wei Zhong not only felt no fatigue, but instead felt more and more energetic. If Xie Linghua hadn't insisted on stopping, he could have fought on.

This is truly nourishing where it counts.

Wei Zhong condensed a water mirror, in which was reflected the image of a middle-aged man. After Foundation Establishment, Wei Zhong's age was roughly equivalent to that of a mortal in his forties, and his appearance reflected this.

With distinct features, fair skin with a hint of yellow, especially those deep eyes, as if one could read the taste of the years from them.

Wei Zhong would give this face six points, plus two points for his Foundation Establishment cultivation.

The water mirror shattered, and Wei Zhong entered cultivation.

However, after only two months of cultivation, Wei Zhong received a message and left the Grotto-heaven, finding himself in an antique Cultivation Room.

He walked out of the Cultivation Room directly to the outside world. Behind him was an antique small building, which was the new residence that Wei Zhong had arranged for his subordinates to build during this time. It was located on a second-order middle-grade Spirit Vein node, and the concentration of spiritual Qi was no weaker than that of the dark cave.

Wei Zhong cupped his fist and looked at the white-robed cultivator in front of him, saying:

"So it is Senior Luo who has graced us with his presence. I was in a critical moment of cultivation, please forgive me for not welcoming you from afar."

The white-robed Daoren opposite him was none other than Luo Mingyan, the eighth true inheritor of the Azurewood Sect.

Compared to his high-spiritedness when he had just advanced to Foundation Establishment, Luo Mingyan's aura was now deep and restrained. His entire state was completely different from when he had just achieved Foundation Establishment.

Was he taught a lesson in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range?

"Haha, Chu Zhong, now that you've advanced to Foundation Establishment, it's better for us to be considered equals."

"Then I'll be so bold as to call you Brother Luo, is that alright?"

"Excellent, excellent."

Wei Zhong then arranged for Xie Linghua to set up tables and chairs for the two of them, covering them with spirit wine and spirit food, and they began to chat, enjoying the unique scenery of Black Lake Island.

"Now that Brother Chu has achieved Foundation Establishment, Chu He would surely be gratified if he knew," Luo Mingyan said with some emotion as he looked at Wei Zhong.

Wei Zhong didn't know how to respond, thinking of letting Chu He reappear in the cultivation world one day to give him a shock.

"Yes, it's all thanks to my uncle's support, otherwise, how could I have cultivated to this day? Now that I've achieved some success in cultivation, I want to repay my uncle, but I no longer have the opportunity..."

Mentioning Chu He's departure, Luo Mingyan was also filled with emotion. He had also witnessed the deaths of too many fellow disciples in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range.

Qi Refining cultivators were like inconspicuous firewood thrown into this fiery development operation, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators found it difficult to protect themselves. Even he, as a true inheritor disciple, had faced the crisis of death many times.

Now, after decades of tempering, he cherished himself even more, valuing his life more than opportunities, and could no longer maintain his previous ambition.

"Speaking of which, Brother Chu being able to kill that Candle Daoren as a newly advanced Foundation Establishment cultivator has caused a sensation among cultivators."

As expected, it had come. The fact that he had killed Candle Daoren and become a guest elder of the Li Family had long been publicized by the Li Family. Wei Zhong was not surprised that Luo Mingyan, as a disciple of the Azurewood Sect, knew about it.

Wei Zhong revealed a hint of complacency upon hearing this:

"Not at all, that Candle Daoren was seriously injured. I just took advantage of the situation and picked up a bargain."

Luo Mingyan shook his head:

"Fellow Daoist Chu, you don't have to belittle yourself. Previously, two rogue cultivators faced that Candle Daoren, and the result was a defeat with battered faces. Now that Candle Daoren has fallen into your hands, it's enough to show that you still have some skills."

Wei Zhong just smiled and said nothing, as if he was already immersed in the praise.

No one knew the details of his fight with Candle Daoren, only those two senior experts could infer a thing or two based on the traces of the battle. With their lofty status, they had no time to tell the Azurewood Sect, a mere Golden Core small sect, the details of their deductions.

"Brother has this ability, so it's inevitable to go a step further, so why are you unwilling to come to my Azurewood Sect as a Foundation Establishment guest elder?" Luo Mingyan asked with some doubt.

Wei Zhong understood that the other party was genuinely puzzled. With his status as a true inheritor, he didn't need to come here to force him.

"Alas," Wei Zhong sighed, "Others don't know, but Brother Luo doesn't know? With my mere low-grade spirit root aptitude, being able to achieve Foundation Establishment is already a blessing. I don't even dare to think about future realms.

Rather than cultivating bitterly for a hundred years in vain, it's better to enjoy the remaining days. Marrying and having children, creating my own immortal cultivation family, isn't that another choice?"

Luo Mingyan was silent. As a true inheritor of the Azurewood Sect, he still had plenty of time and a bright future, and he really couldn't empathize with Wei Zhong's mentality.

But not empathizing didn't mean resisting or rejecting.

"Then I wish Brother a house full of wives and concubines, and a happy family."

The two clinked glasses.

"Thank you for your kind words, Brother Luo."

Luo Mingyan finished the spirit wine in his cup in one gulp, his eyes lighting up slightly.

"Could this be Green Vine Intoxication?"

Wei Zhong nodded and smiled,

"Indeed, I received some inspiration from Daoist Hu Yang and have improved the Green Vine Intoxication. It's a pity that it can only reach the peak of the first tier and is difficult to advance to the second tier."

Luo Mingyan shook his head,

"Such spirit wine is already extremely rare. I didn't expect Brother Chu's brewing skills to be so superb. It was truly... that he gave the wine recipe to my good friend without compensation."

Wei Zhong was puzzled,

"Oh? Is there a story behind this?"

"Brother, you don't know, my good brother earned a lot of spirit stones in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range with this wine recipe."