The butcher on the neighboring street.
Lu Chen knew that person. He was in his forties and was burly. He had a fat head and big ears and a fierce expression. His wife had died in his early years and he did not have a child. If he let the little girl marry him, it's possible she won't live past three days!
"What a good grandfather!" Lu Chen was furious and questioned, "Do you look like a grandfather at all?"
"She… she's my granddaughter. It's none of your business!"
Seeing that the old fellow was still stubborn, Lu Chen's face darkened. He formed a sword seal with his hand and pointed forward.
"What… what are you doing?" Meng Jiu was scared out of his wits and retreated repeatedly. With a flash of sword light, a peach wood sword appeared out of thin air with a whoosh and pierced through the hard wooden door.
Plop!
The old man was almost scared to death and fell to the ground.
Lu Chen said coldly, "Just this once. There won't be a next time. If you do it again, don't blame me for being impolite. When the time comes, I'll give you a coffin. Since your Meng family doesn't want to raise your own granddaughter, let me do it."
"No… I won't dare to do it again. I won't dare to do it again… Please spare my life!" Meng Jiu finally lowered his head and lay on the ground, trembling.
Lu Chen ignored the old man and squatted down to pinch the little girl's face. He said gently, "Don't listen to your grandfather in the future. If there's anything, go to the temple and look for me. I'll help you."
"Mm, mm~" The little girl nodded obediently. She knew that Lu Chen was doing this for her own good.
Lu Chen smiled and teased, "When Yaoyao grows up in the future, you have to find a good husband. At that time, I'll prepare a wedding gift for you and personally send you to the bridal sedan."
"Pinky swear." The little girl was very smart. She blinked her big eyes and stretched out her little finger.
Lu Chen laughed involuntarily and nodded. "Okay, pinky swear!"
"Pinky swear, you're not allowed to change for a hundred years!"
The two little fingers, one big and one small, hooked together. The little girl's face revealed a happy smile, and her small white teeth shone.
…
After dealing with Meng Yao's matter, Lu Chen returned to Changchun Temple.
After sorting out his body, he felt that his cultivation was a little messy. In order to complete his daily progress, he had to divert his energy. He rarely had the time to focus on cultivating the Eternal Youth Technique and the Qi Refinement Technique.
Because of this, his cultivation progress was slow, and he had yet to refine his second breath of pure Yang.
This was why he felt this way.
After careful consideration, Lu Chen decided to postpone the practice of Maha Kasyapa Palm, the Sealing Technique, and the Ghost Retribution. He would save the time for two techniques to speed up his cultivation.
"Screech!"
"Chi chi~~"
He pulled out the short knife and inserted it again and again. After cultivating like this for a while, Lu Chen finally completed the requirements for the Buddhist Commandment Blade [Three Days of Saber Practicing].
He turned his gaze to the chicken coop. He saw a hen taking a leisurely stroll with a group of chicks.
"Cluck cluck~"
"Ji ji ji~"
After sending the three chicks away, Lu Chen stared at the light screen.
[Requirements to upgrade Buddhist Commandment Blade:]
[1: Three days of blade training (3/3, achieved!)]
[2: Three Soul Essences (3/3, achieved!)]
[3: 30 taels of silver (Achieved!)]
…..
"Upgrade!"
The 30 taels of silver in the sealed space disappeared, and the Authentic-level Buddhist Commandment Blade was successfully upgraded from Beginner to Proficient. Lu Chen comprehended for a moment and began to cultivate the [Eternal Youth Technique] seriously.
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
…
The pearls flow and the jade turns, the sky is eternal and there is a moon.
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
Today was the first day of the first lunar month, the day of the execution.
After five days of continuous digestion, the effect of the Eternal Youth Technique upgrading to Proficient gradually eased. Lu Chen's strength stopped at 1,200 pounds.
At the same time, his appetite also decreased greatly.
Early in the morning, Lu Chen had another breakfast at the Red Chamber Garden. Qing He cleaned up the dishes and began to help Lu Chen put on his armor. Today, he was the executioner.
The protagonist of the market.
"Young Master, you look so heroic in your armor. You look like a little general."
Lu Chen scratched Qing He's palm and said with a straight face, "Remove the word 'little'. Qing He, I'm getting angry."
"Hehe~" Qing He pursed her lips and chuckled. She tied a scarlet cloak behind Lu Chen's back and quickly packed up the clothes she had changed out of.
Lu Chen turned his head to the side.
Jiang Hong'e was leaning lazily on the recliner, reading a book. She was wearing a red gauze dress, and there was a little fox lying on her plump chest. Her slender legs were slightly bent, revealing some of her beauty.
When Lu Chen saw the name of the book clearly, his heart skipped a beat. It was the Sunu's Secret Technique.
"Vixen…" Lu Chen muttered and quietly walked over. He looked at the other party from above.
"Yo, yo~"
The little fox screamed at Lu Chen, trying to chase him away. Lu Chen ignored it. He leaned over and whispered into Jiang Hong'e's ear, "Why don't… we dual cultivate?"
"Sure!" Jiang Hong'e closed the book and licked her red lips. She stared straight at Lu Chen, her charming eyes filled with spring water.
"Really?"
Lu Chen almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Really~"
"Really~~"
Jiang Hong'e's red lips parted slightly as she spat out two words. These two words echoed in Lu Chen's mind over and over again, and his thoughts melted away like ice.
Lu Chen was dejected and muttered, "What kind of demonic technique is this? It's so strange."
"Qianqing Technique!"
"Your Qianqing Sect's spell?"
"Mm~"
Lu Chen had already found out about Jiang Hong'e's background from Fang Yuqi. It was said that she was a disciple of the Qiangqing Sect who had gone down the mountain to train. If she could not break through to Level 2 Zongfa Realm, she would never have the chance to return to the sect.
Lu Chen took the opportunity to ask, "Are you confident in breaking through?"
"It's not that simple." Jiang Hong'e's eyes darkened as she explained, "If I want to break through to the Zongfa Realm, I need to find spiritual objects to replenish my five-element spiritual root. I have a single-element, fire spiritual root. Now that I have the fire seed, I still need to gather the essence of metal, the heart of wood, the bead of water, and the essence of earth. Only then can I give it a try."
"Is it difficult?"
"Of course, there are countless cultivators in the world, but there are only a limited number of spirit veins. Spiritual objects need a long time to be nurtured. Who doesn't want to obtain them? Once they appear, they fight to the death. Our Qianqing Sect isn't good at fighting, so I can only use a stupid method."
"What method?"
"Re-cultivate five times. The five elements complement each other. I have a fire spiritual root. Fire gives birth to earth. I can use the nine layers of fire spiritual qi to give birth to an earth element. Then, earth gives birth to metal, and metal gives birth to water. Re-cultivate five times in succession."
Lu Chen was dumbfounded and muttered, "It's so troublesome. What about me?"
"You, hehe, you have a Pseudo-Spiritual Root. You don't even have the chance to reproduce the five elements."
"So bad…" Lu Chen didn't mind. He would cross the bridge when the time came. At most, he would kill them all. Seeing Jiang Hong'e sigh, he asked, "What stage are you at?"
"I—" Jiang Hong'e looked downcast. She opened her red lips but didn't say anything.
The five elements complemented each other and needed to be cultivated again. Once she re-cultivated, her strength would decrease drastically! How could a female cultivator dare to re-cultivate so easily? She had already reached the peak of spiritual qi for more than a year, but she still could not make up her mind.
Lu Chen's thoughts were clear. With a thought, he understood the other party's concerns. He boldly held her slender hand and said gently, "Wait two months for me. When the time comes, I'll protect you!"
"You…" Jiang Hong'e's red lips parted slightly, and her heart rippled slightly.