Chapter 22: 【Seven Years of Time, White Ape Sword Immortal】 (Seeking recommendation votes)

Just now, he learned from the Treasure Mirror that except for the Dao seed on the White Ape, there were no other supernatural power seeds left outside.

This meant that all the Lu family disciples in the sect had been killed.

In the year and a half since he obtained this Treasure Mirror, every once in a while, he would obtain the Dao fruit of a deceased clansman.

To this day, they were all dead.

Every death notice was a mental torture for him.

One by one, his clansmen died, but he was powerless.

In a sense, obtaining the Treasure Mirror meant becoming the head of the Lu family, but now, he didn't even dare to be a Lu family member.

The bitterness in his heart was also loneliness.

The White Ape sat on the side, not looking at him, not revealing any expression.

"Yuanbai, one day I will leave here; will you miss me?"

Lu Chengtong was thirty-six years old this year, but he still asked such a silly question.

The White Ape didn't mock him, but said affirmatively:

"I will."

Lu Chengtong suddenly laughed out loud.

"Haha! That's enough."

He had to work harder, strive to gain a certain amount of strength as soon as possible, return to the sect, and set about investigating the matter of the family's extermination.

Staying here and living in a fool's paradise, he would only drag it out again and again.

Wait until the Golden Core Realm to start looking for the truth?

Maybe he wouldn't reach the Golden Core Realm in this lifetime!

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, seven years of time passed in a hurry.

The task of guarding the mining area was completed, and Lu Chengtong could choose to return to the sect.

In seven years, with the assistance of pills and spirit fruit, his cultivation had reached the Qi Refining sixth layer from the Qi Refining fourth layer, and he was about to enter the Qi Refining late-stage.

This improvement speed was very fast.

If one reached Foundation Establishment by the age of one hundred, the great path could be expected.

Now he was only in his forties, and with his four-spirit-root aptitude, having such cultivation was truly rare.

Lu Chengtong planned to hide his cultivation; with his aptitude, or rather, with Cheng Tongru's aptitude, it was impossible to reach his current strength without auxiliary means.

And Cheng Tongru himself had nothing outstanding; even if he dabbled in alchemy, he shouldn't have such cultivation.

Lu Chengtong could have his current cultivation, but it wasn't by borrowing the power of supernatural powers and the Treasure Mirror that he obtained it.

He only planned to reveal his cultivation of the Qi Refining fourth layer perfection, which was enough to show that he was very diligent.

After all, he had also taught himself alchemy, which would also distract his energy.

To avoid trouble, he needed to make his growth process appear reasonable.

Cheng Tongru only had himself as a cultivator in his family, no family, which was a very good status for a sect disciple; as long as he grew up slowly, he would definitely be able to come into contact with the core of the sect.

The Lu family was destroyed, and Lu Chengtong felt that both great Immortal Sects were inseparable from it; he must investigate it clearly.

Ensuring his own safety was the premise; the great feud was not yet avenged, so he couldn't die.

Shuize Mountain Range, under the Baiyuan Fruit tree.

Lu Chengtong looked at the White Ape, which was already at the Qi Refining seventh layer, and laughed:

"After a few years, you really look like a living person! Wearing a bamboo hat, wearing clothes, looking like an old servant.

I'm leaving; this treasure tree will be yours to occupy from now on. Before parting, I'll give you another gift. This is the 'Opening Heaven Sword Technique' that only Golden Core Realm cultivators can use; comprehend this method, and maybe when we meet again in the future, you will be a Sword Immortal."

The White Ape took the sword technique jade slip, patted the Baiyuan Fruit tree, and said:

"Thank you, Master, for the reward. Although I don't know what Master is thinking, since Master is leaving, I won't stay either. This Baiyuan Fruit is of no use to me anymore; it would be better to sell it and exchange it for some spirit stones for Master."

Lu Chengtong laughed out loud:

"That's true, since we have decided to separate, we shouldn't leave any attachments. You go; I will offer it to the sect, don't let you be implicated in it."

The White Ape bowed respectfully to Lu Chengtong and said:

"Master, take care; Yuanbai will always be watching."

After speaking, it carried the Dharma sword on its back and escaped into the mountain forest.

Lu Chengtong sighed; it had finally come to this time. Although he was reluctant, he had to do it.

The date of returning to the sect arrived, and he needed a Foundation Establishment Realm Mineral Supervisor to sign a document to confirm that he had indeed been working here during this period.

The Mineral Supervisor's name was Pei Yuan; seeing Lu Chengtong, he revealed a smile.

This was because Lu Chengtong had sent him a bottle of Gathering Qi Pills every quarter in the past three years.

Although a bottle of Gathering Qi Pills only had ten pills and was worth no more than one spirit stone, it was not very precious to a Foundation Establishment True Person.

But compared to others, Lu Chengtong was more pleasing.

Therefore, he signed the document very readily and even gave an A-plus evaluation.

"You have talent in alchemy; in the future, you might be able to enter the Inner Sect by this path. Continue to work hard!"

Pei Yuan stroked his gray beard and encouraged him.

He was already over two hundred years old and was still only at the Foundation Establishment early-stage; he couldn't see the hope of breaking through, and his appearance had become like an old man's, but he looked much more spirited than a mortal.

Lu Chengtong said respectfully:

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior. Mineral Supervisor, three years ago, the disciple discovered a Baiyuan Fruit tree on the edge of the Shuize Mountain Range. Today, as I am leaving, I want to offer this tree to the sect. I don't know how the sect will handle it?"

Hearing this, Pei Yuan revealed a look of surprise, then suddenly realized, and said:

"I was wondering why you started learning alchemy; it turns out you had such an opportunity. When you return to the sect and report it, naturally there will be a Spirit Plant Master to collect it. After the collection is completed, the sect will give you a reward."

Lu Chengtong heard this and laughed:

"I observed that the Baiyuan Fruit will mature in about ten days, but I have to return to the sect, which will take half a month. I will trouble Mineral Supervisor to take care of it."

Pei Yuan immediately understood Lu Chengtong's meaning.

That was to say, the Baiyuan Fruit that matured this time would all belong to him.

Pei Yuan smiled with satisfaction and said:

"Good, I will take care of it. When you go back this time, you should also look for a place to settle down. I have a younger cousin who is now a deacon in the Herb Garden. I will write a letter for you, and you can go there to be a Spirit Plant Master."

Outer Sect Disciples basically had to do tasks every month for contribution points, unless they did some tasks with high risk and high returns; otherwise, it was best to find a job to be most peaceful, so they would have time to cultivate.

Being a mining area supervisor was one kind, and if one was assigned to be a supervisor in a spirit stone mine, that was also a good job.

Being a Spirit Plant Master in the Herb Garden was an even fatter job.

For one, one could obtain some spirit herbs to earn extra money; secondly, the spirit Qi concentration in the Herb Garden was comparable to the mountain peaks where Inner Sect Disciples lived, and the cultivation environment was better.

Lu Chengtong did this because he wanted to build a good relationship; after all, his family was destroyed, and he had no one to rely on. Only by being flexible could he live steadily.

He didn't expect to have this unexpected gain.

It seemed that the pills he sent over the past few years hadn't been sent in vain, and this last gift was even more on point.

He immediately revealed a joyful expression and said gratefully:

"Thank you, Senior; I will definitely work hard and will not cause trouble for Uncle."

Lu Chengtong took Pei Yuan to find the Baiyuan Fruit tree, and seeing that the fruit tree was indeed about to mature as Lu Chengtong had said, Pei Yuan then wrote the document recommending him to be a Spirit Plant Master.

After packing up, Lu Chengtong returned to the sect with Yang Bingzhi, who had come with him.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 23 =====