Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 47 Countermeasures [Please continue reading]

Who laid a hand on Lu Wan?

There's probably no one else but the Wu family, but their methods... are very dirty, so dirty they're disgusting.

To put it bluntly, if the Wu family thinks Lu Wan is no good in this way or that way, then just kill her. It would be better than this humiliation and torture.

In the past, setting up a stall was fraught with difficulties.

Now that she's about to participate in the Water Dragon Sect's selection process, they've injured her, preventing her from participating.

Watching one's chance to change their fate slip away right before their eyes is a blow that most people cannot bear.

Sitting on the black wind boat on his way home, Ji Yuan couldn't help but think of the faces of the Wu family father and son.

Wu Yan was still quite young and couldn't keep things to himself, so he revealed it on the spot.

But Wu Wenbin is different. Whenever Ji Yuan recalls him, he sees that smiling face.

There's a very apt adjective to describe this kind of person.

A smiling tiger.

Ji Yuan couldn't help but sigh when he recalled Lu Wan's appearance just now.

He wanted to help, but felt mostly powerless to do so.

If he had reached the late stage of Qi Refining, or the tenth level of Qi Refining known as the peak of Qi Refining, then without a doubt, even if Lu Wan didn't say anything, he would have stormed into the Wu family and demanded an explanation from them.

Unfortunately, he is only at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Giving half an ounce of blood essence to save his life would be about right.

Other schemes and connections are not available, or rather, even if they were, she couldn't protect them.

"I wonder what she will choose."

Ji Yuan was unaware of this, and the Lin Hu couple sitting behind him were also unaware of what was going on, remaining silent on the way home.

After returning to the lakeside cabin and saying their goodbyes, Lin Hu and Wu Qin went home and remained silent for a long time before Lin Hu finally spoke.

"How about... we have a baby too?"

Wu Qin hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"it is good."

The two had discussed this issue before, but at the time they both thought it was too early to talk about it now, and that it would be better to wait a few years.

But after seeing that Heavenly Spiritual Root in Zengtou City today, their thoughts changed somewhat...

My spiritual roots are not good enough, and my natural talent is not good enough.

What about their next generation?

If I were to be born with a celestial spiritual root like today, wouldn't I also... attain enlightenment and ascend to immortality?

This is also the mentality of most fishermen in Zengtou City, and even in Yunyuze: if they can't do it themselves, then they'll try their best with the next generation!

……

The main hall of the Wu family.

Wu Wenbin and Wu Yan sat facing each other, both with furrowed brows.

"Father, are we really just going to leave Ji Yuan alone?"

Wu Yan felt a pang of regret. If only he had known earlier... he should have found an opportunity to kill him back then, instead of letting him live until now, when the situation had become too volatile.

"Tube?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Wenbin seemed to laugh in exasperation.

"You saw what happened at the fish market today. Ji Yuan's talent in talismans is unmatched, not to mention you and me, even Lu Wan is no match for him."

"On his first try, he managed to successfully create two Heavenly Light Talismans in a row... Ha, even Hong Xiuwen, a formal disciple of the Water Dragon Sect, took a liking to his talent and was willing to protect him, recognizing him as his junior brother."

"Did you hear his last sentence? He was referring to your father!"

Wu Wenbin sneered, "Our Wu family may have some influence in Zengtou City, but in front of the Water Dragon Sect, we're nothing!"

"Don't even mention the Water Dragon Sect, even if Hong Xiuwen wanted to crush us, it would be an easy thing for him."

Wu Wenbin's words made Wu Yan break out in a cold sweat, and his face even turned pale.

"If something happens to Ji Yuan, Hong Xiuwen will definitely come to our Wu family for the next Water Dragon Sect selection three years from now."

Wu Wenbin sighed softly as he spoke.

"So during these three years, not only can we not harm Ji Yuan, but we also have to stand behind him in critical moments."

"and……"

"And what?"

Wu Yan was almost resigned to her fate.

"Take a look for yourself."

Wu Wenbin took out a letter from his storage bag and tossed it over. Wu Yan caught it, opened it, and glanced at it. It was still about Ji Yuan.

"What... what makes him so special?!"

Wu Yan stared at the letter in his hand, speechless.

Because what is recorded here is the incident on the first day of the Lunar New Year, when Ji Yuan was instructed in magic by a cultivator from the Water Dragon Sect in front of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

Moreover, that Water Dragon Sect cultivator was definitely not Hong Xiuwen.

In other words, Ji Yuan was simultaneously valued by two cultivators from the Water Dragon Sect...

With that in mind, who in Zengtou City would dare to touch him?

"Ha, on what grounds?"

Wu Wenbin sneered, "You, Wu Yan, are thirty-two years old this year, and you only managed to reach the sixth level of Qi Refining and the status of a mid-grade first-order talisman master because of your old man, me."

"But what about his plans?"

"He's only nineteen this year, you probably don't know, but he's already at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and his talisman skills are even better than yours. How come? Tell me, how come?!"

Wu Wenbin practically shouted his last words.

Veins bulged on Wu Yan's forehead. He clenched his fists and tried to speak several times but couldn't. In the end, it was Wu Wenbin who made the final judgment.

"Judging from the previous times, Ji Yuan is a man who knows when to advance and when to retreat. How about this, you send him a generous gift in the name of our Wu family."

Wu Yan paused for a moment before speaking:

What if he refuses to accept it?

"Whether he accepts it or not is his business. In any case, the Wu family has already made its stance clear: even if we don't forge a good relationship, we won't necessarily make enemies."

Although Wu Yan was extremely unwilling, he had to admit that Wu Wenbin's approach at this time was the most correct.

"What about Lu Wan?" Wu Yan asked.

Wu Wenbin tapped the table lightly with his hand. "That old blind man from the Qin family has made a move. He's willing to protect her for three years. After three years, he'll wait for the next Water Dragon Sect selection and send her into the Water Dragon Sect."

"The condition is that she draws talismans for the Qin family for free for three years."

Upon hearing this, Wu Yan immediately stood up from his chair. "No, Father! If Lu Wan really joins the Water Dragon Sect, we'll be in big trouble!"

Wu Wenbin glanced at him coldly and indifferently.

"That's why I said your brain isn't very good... Use that useless brain of yours to think about it properly. How could someone like Old Blind Qin possibly send her to the Water Dragon Sect?"

"I'll just get a free talisman master with no connections for three years. After three years, I'll settle things with one strike. Who's going to waste time talking to you?"

"Oh, that's more like it..."

Wu Yan breathed a sigh of relief and sat down again.

He was thinking to himself that it was fortunate that no Water Dragon Sect cultivator valued Lu Wan as much as he did.

"They've received so many benefits from the Wu family, yet they turn around and betray us. Let's torture them a little longer. After all, Old Blind Qin only promised to protect Lu Wan, not her family."

Wu Wenbin said without changing his expression.

"Okay, I'll definitely get it done!"

When Wu Yan recalled Lu Wan's appearance and demeanor when she rejected him, he felt a surge of anger.

……

After arriving home, Ji Yuan first dealt with the condition of each building.

He then went to the storage room...the enlightenment room. After experiencing today's events, he realized the importance of strength even more.

Since I can't break through my cultivation level for the time being, let's try to complete the Yin Ghost Formation first.

With this formation in hand, Ji Yuan dared to speak loudly even when facing a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

For this reason, he also bought a lot of books on basic formations in Zengtou City.

(End of this chapter)