Chapter 138

"Your sister-in-law and I are already sixth-rank and seventh-rank respectively, and we are not young anymore. Wanting to go further, how easy is that?

However, your sister-in-law has now reached the peak of the seventh-rank realm. If she can make some contributions in this task of guarding the mineral veins, and the family gives her one or two more opportunities to observe the secret manuals and rewards her with some powerful elixirs to improve her Qi and strength, there is hope for her to go further in the near future and become an eighth-rank Great Wu Shi.

But in just a few days, don't even think about it!" Lu Ye thought without thinking when he heard this, waving his hands repeatedly.

"Your senior brother is right; at our age and realm, wanting to break through again is very difficult. If I can break through another realm in my lifetime, I will be satisfied; I won't think about it in the short term." Lu Huiyun echoed.

"It's a bit difficult to improve too much all at once, but breaking through a rank in the short term shouldn't be a problem," Xia Daoming smiled slightly.

While speaking, he reached into his bosom and took out two boxes.

These two boxes contained the Phoenix Cry Elixirs, which Xia Daoming had specifically prepared on his way back to Jin Guifeng.

Coming out this time, Xia Daoming had prepared many good things in his storage bag, including Phoenix Cry Elixirs of different years.

When he was at the Stone Pillar Forest market, Xia Daoming saw a shop selling Phoenix Cry Elixirs and specifically went to ask about them.

He didn't know until he asked, and he was really shocked.

A hundred-year-old Phoenix Cry Elixir sold for five spirit crystals.

A two-hundred-year-old Phoenix Cry Elixir sold for two spirit stones, and a three-hundred-year-old one suddenly rose to ten spirit stones.

However, it was a pity that the number of Phoenix Cry Elixirs refined back then was not large. After Xia Daoming and his wife, the three of them, and the important figures of the Tenglong Mansion and the Ji Clan ate them, there wasn't much left.

This time Xia Daoming only brought five Phoenix Cry Elixirs of different years, two hundred-year-old ones, two two-hundred-year-old ones, and only one three-hundred-year-old one; he didn't bring any of higher years.

The number of high-year Phoenix Cry Elixirs was extremely small, and Li Cheng was Xia Daoming's foundation, so the remaining high-year ones naturally had to be left at home.

As a result, he didn't expect to find three three-hundred-year-old Phoenix Cry Elixirs on Lu Weiwen during the day, which suddenly replenished Xia Daoming's inventory of Phoenix Cry Elixirs.

"This is called the Phoenix Cry Elixir, refined using Phoenix Jade Grass of different years as the main ingredient. These four are for senior brother: one hundred-year-old, two two-hundred-year-old, and one three-hundred-year-old. You first take the hundred-year-old one, see how it is absorbed and refined, and then take these two two-hundred-year-old ones separately. Keep that three-hundred-year-old one until you break through to the seventh rank.

This three-hundred-year-old one is for sister-in-law. With sister-in-law's solid foundation, taking one should be enough to break through and enter the eighth-rank realm." Xia Daoming opened the two boxes, explained them separately, and handed them to the shocked and stunned Lu Ye couple.

"You, you mean that after I, senior brother, take these three Phoenix Cry Elixirs, I can break through?" Lu Ye's fingers touched the box, and he suddenly woke up, asking stammeringly.

"Look at me, I forgot that you have left the Hidden Dragon Pavilion for more than ten years; I guess you don't know the last two realms of the Hidden Dragon," Xia Daoming said, reaching into his bosom again and taking out a scroll.

"This, this wouldn't be the secret manual for the Hidden Dragon realm of the Dragon Snake Art, would it?" Lu Ye said with a trembling voice.

"Xu Shixiong brother is truly amazing, guessing it right away. Take this secret manual; you are now a sixth-rank Great Wu Shi, as long as you don't observe it for too long at once, it's not a problem to observe it a few more times in these few days," Xia Daoming said.

"This is really a secret manual, I, can I observe it at will?" Lu Ye was so shocked that his eyeballs were about to fall out.

It takes a lot of effort for a Wu Shi to produce a secret manual, and sometimes they fail many times before successfully producing one.

Therefore, even for descendants of a Wu Shi family, it's not like they can observe the secret manual whenever they want, unless they are direct descendants of the family.

"This secret manual will be kept with senior brother for the time being; senior brother just needs to observe it. If you have any doubts, ask me at any time. The most important thing is to improve your strength as soon as possible!" Xia Daoming said.

Producing a charm secret manual is directly related to spiritual sense.

Only a Wu Shi with a powerful spiritual sense can impart their understanding of martial arts into the charm and imprint it on the secret manual for future generations to observe and comprehend.

But if a Wu Shi's spiritual sense is not powerful enough, they can only produce a charm secret manual for the Great Wu Shi realm, and it requires great effort.

A Wu Shi charm secret manual cannot be produced by a Wu Shi; only a Grandmaster can produce it.

Xia Daoming's current spiritual sense is no less than that of a Grandmaster, and he can produce a Great Wu Shi realm charm secret manual with a little effort and time, so it doesn't matter if Lu Ye observes it a few times.

Lu Ye held the Phoenix Cry Elixir box in one hand and the secret manual in the other, standing there stupidly, unable to come to his senses for a long time.

"By the way, sister-in-law, have you glimpsed the profound meaning of the eighth-layer technique? If not, you have to ask Miss Ziying to temporarily borrow a copy from the clan for you to observe. Jin Guifeng is the Lu Clan's main branch; I think they should have the secret manual for the technique you are practicing," Xia Daoming turned to Lu Huiyun, who was also stunned.

"No need, no need, I have already glimpsed it. It's just that at my age, wanting to break through the eighth-layer barrier always lacks a bit of strength.

So, Daoming, I don't know if this Phoenix Cry Elixir of yours will work. If not, I'm afraid it will only increase some Qi and strength," Lu Huiyun said, becoming a bit anxious.

"It doesn't matter, sister-in-law, just feel free to break through; it's nothing more than wasting an elixir," Xia Daoming said.

"Then I can rest assured. Thank you so much, Daoming!" Lu Huiyun said.

"We are all family; saying thank you makes it seem distant," Xia Daoming smiled.

Lu Huiyun was a straightforward woman, and seeing Xia Daoming say this, she didn't act coy and put away the Phoenix Cry Elixir.

Lu Ye also quickly put it away, his hands trembling uncontrollably when he collected the secret manual.

Whether the Phoenix Cry Elixir is powerful or not, he hadn't eaten it, so he really didn't dare to believe that it could help him break through a realm in just a few days.

But the secret manual, Lu Ye knew very well, was a family heirloom passed down from generation to generation in some martial arts families, very precious.

"For the sake of an extra hope of survival, your sister-in-law and I will not be polite with you regarding the secret manual and the elixirs. I will return the secret manual to you as soon as possible in these few days.

However, you must still leave! You are a Wu Shi at such a young age, with infinite prospects; you must never stay and take risks because of senior brother's family!" After the two put away the elixirs and the secret manual, Lu Ye said with a firm expression.

"That's right, we are Lu Clan descendants, so staying is our duty; this is loyalty. But you are not a Lu Clan descendant, so there is no need at all!" Lu Huiyun said.

"Xu Shixiong brother, sister-in-law, you don't need to say these things. After getting along these days, I know you really treat me as a brother, so how can I abandon you when you are in trouble?

But don't worry, since I'm staying, self-protection shouldn't be a problem. And I also said, if the situation is really not right, I will forcibly take you away and won't make meaningless sacrifices," Xia Daoming said.

Lu Ye and Lu Huiyun looked at each other and wanted to persuade him again, when a knock on the door sounded.

Lu Huiyun asked loudly: "Who is it?"

"It's me!" Lu Ziying's rough voice came from outside the door.

"Miss Ziying!" Lu Huiyun quickly ran to open the door.

Lu Ziying's expression was a bit serious, her eyes looked at Xia Daoming, and she said: "Daoming, you are here too, that's perfect."

"Miss, please sit!" Lu Huiyun invited Lu Ziying to the seat of honor, but her gaze looked at Xia Daoming with a bit of guilt.

Speaking of which, Xia Daoming is now a Wu Shi, and in terms of strength, he is even stronger than Lu Huiyun.

"You all sit down too!" Lu Ziying naturally didn't know that there was a Wu Shi here, and after her big body sat down, she waved her hands at Xia Daoming and the others casually.

"Yes, Miss." The three responded in unison and then sat down.

"You must have seen the several wounded people who were just carried into the valley!" Lu Ziying said.

"Yes." The three nodded.

"Those are people from the Qiunque City Lu Clan. I heard they arrived here about a month and a half earlier than us, and had only been resting in the valley for five or six days before being sent to Hanxing Valley.

Hanxing Valley happens to be located at the boundary between our Lu Clan's main branch and the Yan Clan's territory. Originally, it was nothing, but a few years ago, a Youbing Stone mine was discovered there. Youbing Stone is a material for refining water-type magic treasures, so the Lu Clan and the Yan Clan gradually had more disputes over the mineral interests.

However, the strength of the two families is not much different, so to avoid a major conflict that would lead to both sides suffering, both sides were relatively restrained.

But in the past two years, a small amount of Dark Youbing Stone has been excavated from Hanxing Valley. Dark Youbing Stone is an excellent material for refining high-grade water-type magic treasures, and the price is expensive.

As a result, the importance of Hanxing Valley has risen sharply. If used well, it can greatly enhance the strength of the entire family, and it is even possible for the family to join the ranks of Foundation Establishment forces.

Therefore, the upper echelons of the Lu Clan and the Yan Clan are still restraining themselves to avoid a comprehensive conflict. But the conflict in Hanxing Valley is becoming more and more intense. With the increase in conflict and casualties, manpower in Jin Guifeng is becoming increasingly tight, and I estimate that in a few days, we will all be sent to Hanxing Valley."

Speaking of this, Lu Ziying looked at Xia Daoming and continued: "You are not a member of the Lu Clan, and there is no master-servant relationship between us at all. Therefore, if you want to leave now, I can let you leave.

However, I still hope you can stay and help me. As long as you agree to stay and help me, as long as we all survive this struggle for Hanxing Valley, I will definitely do my best to help you become a Wu Shi, and I will never break my promise!"

After saying that, Lu Ziying stared at Xia Daoming with her two bell-like eyes, full of expectation, and even with a hint of pleading.

She is only a third-layer Qi Refinement cultivator. Without war, her status is naturally more noble and detached than an eighth-rank Great Wu Shi.

But once war begins, only strength determines survival and death!

Xia Daoming is a young eighth-rank Great Wu Shi. Before, on the way, he easily split and repelled the Golden-Eyed Black Eagle with one blade, and Lu Ziying could see that his strength was much stronger than her loyal servant Lu Zhen.

With him and Lu Zhen guarding her side, she would have more time and opportunities to cast spells, exert the true combat power of a Qi Refinement cultivator, and have more hope of making contributions and surviving.

Lu Ye and his wife saw Lu Ziying begging Xia Daoming to stay, and also promising to do her best to help him become a Wu Shi, and their expressions became very subtle.

Xia Daoming, on the other hand, looked at Lu Ziying and then lowered his head to think seriously.

Watching Xia Daoming's serious appearance of lowering his head to think, Lu Ye and his wife's expressions became even more subtle.

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