Chapter 41: The Grand Ceremony for the Ascension to Supreme Saint!

An auction that will shake Dongzhou?

Several elders of the Lu Family were somewhat bewildered and surprised.

Lu Runqing frowned; this matter was quite difficult for any family.

Especially since the Lu Family had not been passed down for many generations until now.

He asked tentatively: "Does the Family Head already have a plan?"

Relying solely on them, Lu Runqing knew clearly in his heart that it would be impossible to achieve Lu Ren's ambition. Although the Lu Family had a history of a thousand years, those families with true foundations all had legacies spanning tens of millions of years.

The Lu Family's foundation was, after all, shallow.

However, that was the Lu Family before they had the Upper Realm Pill Formula.

Lu Runqing dared to say that as long as he was given a certain amount of time, with the Upper Realm Pill Formula, he would certainly be able to exchange for a foundation for the Lu Family that would not lose to other old-established families! It's just that...

Is half a year a bit too short?

Lu Ren nodded at his words; he naturally had a plan in mind, otherwise, he would not have assigned such a task that seemed almost impossible to complete.

Lu Ren did not keep them in suspense and directly took out several copies of the Pill Formula from his hand, passing them to Lu Runqing.

He said: "The Spirit Medicine on these is almost all in the storehouse; if there is any missing, you can tell me."

The Great Dao Treasury greatly facilitated Lu Ren's subsequent plans at this moment.

The Qi Luck Value in his hand could not be said to be used recklessly, but it was still enough to exchange for the Spirit Medicine needed to make a few pills.

When Lu Runqing's gaze fell on the first Pill Formula, his pupils uncontrollably dilated, and he stood up abruptly, so excited that he almost pulled out his own beard.

"This, this, this, is the Pill Formula on this real? Heaven pities my Lu Family!"

Lu Runqing said excitedly: "Family Head, rest assured, if this pill really appears, the auction held by our Lu Family this time will definitely shake Dongzhou, no, it could even shake Tianxuan!!"

The others were all a bit curious.

What kind of pill could make the usually stern Lu Runqing so excited?

Luo Yu was even more anxious to the point of impatience.

Just at this moment, Lu Rungong asked curiously: "Old man Qing, what kind of pill is it that has made you so excited?"

Lu Runqing rarely did not start bickering with him, but instead said three words in a deep voice.

"Life-Extending Pill!"

Luo Yu stood up abruptly and said hurriedly and anxiously: "Lu Family Head! We agreed back then that if I performed well, you would be willing to let me read the Upper Realm Pill Formula."

"Now that I am already a person of your Lu Family, I cannot wait any longer. Lu Family Head, I will use my Dao platform position in Luoyun to exchange for a reading of the Upper Realm Pill Formula, along with my many years of collections, all for you. I only ask to participate in the affairs of the Alchemy Hall!"

Her eyes were full of longing, and the intense anxiety in her eyes made it impossible for Luo Yu to negotiate properly.

She was not good at this to begin with.

Now, she was going all out.

Lu Ren had not expected that Luo Yu could be this anxious. It seems this soul fragment of hers was indeed, as she said, obsessed with alchemy and the Dao of alchemy, completely ignoring other matters.

However, it could also be that the impact brought by the Life-Extending Pill was simply too great.

Thinking back, Lu Ren and Huo Ge became enemies because of a Life-Extending Pill. Lu Ren did not need such pills for assistance, but in the cultivation world, there were plenty of people dying because they had no hope for their lifespan. Even Qingyizi, if he learned that there were Life-Extending Pills for sale here, would probably be unable to resist coming.

The Life-Extending Pills currently existing on the Tianxuan Continent were all remnants from ancient times; every one used was one less.

Among Lu Ren's battle records, there was one item: feeding a hundred-year Life-Extending Pill to a dog.

Come to think of it, that wasn't a dog, just the juvenile state of Chaos, but feeding it to Chaos was clearly not as sensational as him feeding it to a dog, so much so that most people stubbornly believed Lu Ren had fed the Life-Extending Pill to a dog. Luo Yu was willing to actively participate in the pill refining, and Lu Ren was naturally willing. He said: "Very well, I grant your request, but you know the rules."

Luo Yu did not hesitate and raised her hand. Three fingers pointed to the sky, her expression resolute; it was clear she was truly going all out.

"I am Luo Yu, a soul fragment of Luoyun, and I hereby swear to the Great Dao that I am willing to borrow and read the Lu Family's Upper Realm Pill Formula. I will never leak it in any form, and I will be single-minded. If I violate this oath, may I be struck by lightning, never be reincarnated, and have my soul scattered with no chance of survival!"

Swearing to the Great Dao was an absolutely lethal oath.

The Great Dao is ruthless; even after Ascension, the Great Dao Oath remains effective.

Lu Ren felt relieved, and his attitude softened. Almost at the same time, Luo Yu impatiently crowded to Lu Runqing's side, her beautiful eyes fixed on the Pill Formula in Lu Runqing's hand, as if it were some peerless handsome man, extremely covetous and deeply longing.

"Lu Guangyang, take orders." Lu Ren only glanced at the few people obsessed with alchemy, then stopped caring and turned to give instructions.

Dark Pavilion Elder Lu Guangyang was a young man dressed in black, with an ordinary appearance that one couldn't find even if thrown into a crowd, and the aura on his body was even weaker, as if he would fall over if the wind blew.

He was born physically weak, with little possibility of a complete cure.

Lu Ren: "Secretly monitor the Leng Family and the Dong Family. Once there is anything abnormal, report it immediately."

The Grand Ceremony and the auction were both very good times to make a move.

If these two families really had any plans, they would definitely take action.

Lu Guangyang didn't even ask why he needed to suddenly monitor these two families. He raised his hand and smiled weakly: "Lu Guangyang obeys."

"Lu Daoshuang, take orders." Lu Ren said again, "Approach Leng Hanqiu, Dong Lin, and the others. When necessary, you can coordinate with Lu Guangyang to kill the juniors of their two families first."

Lu Daoshuang hurriedly walked to the middle of the Council Hall and bowed respectfully, "Yes!"

Her gaze was firm, "Daoshuang will certainly not fail the Family Head's expectations."

Her fingers curled subconsciously, hiding the anxiety in her heart.

There were only a mere two months left until the Family Head's Grand Ceremony, and the congratulatory gift had not yet been settled. Perhaps she could take the opportunity while contacting people from these two families to find a proper gift for herself? Lu Daoshuang squeezed her palm, lost in thought.

The matter was settled, and the Lu Family did not hide it, immediately spreading the word.

Whether it was the people of Wanren City or the families and sects on good terms with the Lu Family, they had been waiting for this day ever since they knew Lu Ren had ascended to Supreme Saint.

When the Lu Family's invitations were delivered to their hands, countless people moved with the wind.

A congratulatory gift for a Supreme Saint must absolutely not be sloppy.

And those who were not on good terms with Wanren City, and even more so, those who were hostile to the Lu Family, also learned of this matter at about the same time.

All parties reacted differently.

Black Stone Canyon in the eastern part of Dongzhou.

This place is mostly black stone and miasma, and few cultivators ever come here, all the more because a type of Blood-Winged Viper that feeds on miasma and rotting flesh lives here; they are extremely aggressive, their entire bodies are useless, and even fewer people are willing to risk the danger.

However, today, the tranquility here was broken.

A woman with only one icy-blue eye, covered in a wretched state, stumbled and fell, sitting upon the corpses of countless dead snakes, her back leaning against a bloody and wretched large dog, her trembling hands taking a scorching-hot sound-transmission talisman from her Storage Bag.

After listening intently for a long while, an extremely complex emotion appeared on her face; she looked up at the sky and muttered to herself, "The Family Head's ceremony..."

The sound-transmission talisman in her hand ignited without fire; she relaxed all the strength in her body in extreme exhaustion, letting the Blood-Winged Viper she had just successfully contracted entwine around her arm, and raised her hand to shield her eyes from the blinding sunlight, tears streaming down her face.

"I can't go back... I can't go back..."

"Family Head... Brother... I miss you, I miss you so much..."

(End of chapter)