A hundred lifetimes of cultivation, merely seeking immortality in the cultivation world.

Chapter 14 Taming the Spirit Bees

"Junior Sister Zhao, what brings you here?" The dark-skinned senior brother scratched his head.

Although Zhao Qingxuan is a menial disciple, she comes from the Zhao family of Danfeng, so it's only a matter of time before she enters the outer sect.

Normally, the spiritual herbs needed for alchemy are bought by his servants. If he weren't so well-informed, he wouldn't even recognize them.

Lu Qingyun was taken aback.

From what others said, he learned that the girl in green in front of him was named Zhao Qingxuan.

"Junior Sister, I wonder how many spirit stones this piece of spirit wood will cost."

Lu Qingyun regained his composure and examined the spirit wood that the other party had taken out. Its quality was excellent, and it even seemed to be seven or eight hundred years old. It was more than enough to use for performing cultivation techniques.

"Seven spirit stones will suffice; it's just a piece of spirit wood, not worth much."

Zhao Qingxuan suddenly smiled.

"Alright! Thank you very much, Junior Sister."

Lu Qingyun looked into the girl's eyes and did not refuse.

"The Zhao family's youngest?" Lu Qingyun pondered.

If I remember correctly, that Steward Sun Yang is backed by the Zhang family, another family in Danfeng.

"What a lucky kid, to have met Junior Sister Zhao, who is kind-hearted."

The dark-skinned senior brother smacked his lips, seemingly quite dissatisfied that Lu Qingyun had obtained the spirit wood.

Lu Qingyun accepted the spirit wood and said solemnly, "If there is anything I can do to help you in the future, please feel free to ask."

"Senior Brother Lu, you're too kind."

Zhao Qingxuan blinked and said, "Speaking of which, there are very few cultivators in the sect who practice the Ancient Wood Longevity Technique, but if one breaks through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, this technique can harmonize the medicinal properties of spiritual herbs and increase the success rate of pill formation."

"If you have time in the future, senior brother, please help me out when I'm refining pills. Of course, I will pay you with spirit stones."

"must."

Lu Qingyun nodded. The Ancient Tree Longevity Technique does indeed mention such a method, which is similar to the way of infusing true essence to increase the affinity of spirit beasts.

However, neutralizing the medicinal properties of elixirs requires more effort and mental exertion, and its effect on enhancing affinity with spirit beasts is weaker compared to this.

Very few monks are willing to do such a thing.

But now that he has truly received the other party's kindness, he is still willing to help once or twice if needed.

"Then Qingxuan thanks you in advance, Senior Brother!"

...

The two said goodbye.

The yellow-clad maid beside Zhao Qingxuan frowned slightly, puzzled, and said, "Miss, if you need a calming elixir, you can use the magic artifacts at home."

"Why bother coming to see this kid in person, only to have us suffer his cold attitude?"

Zhao Qingxuan's eyes flickered, and she smiled gently: "The Peaceful Spirit Herb was just an unexpected discovery. If it works, that would be great. If it doesn't, all I need to give up is a piece of spirit wood."

"But if he can really break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, he might be able to get rid of Steward Sun and slightly delay the time when Steward Sun's cultivation technique is perfected."

"If there is even a chance to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining, my family will definitely help us."

The girl in yellow looked flustered and said, "But can he really break through? With his talent, I'm afraid he'll have a hard time even reaching the mid-stage of Qi Refining."

"While that guy is certainly good-looking, Miss, you wouldn't actually have fallen for him, would you?"

"Minglan, what are you thinking?"

Zhao Qingxuan rubbed the head of the girl in yellow.

"Miss, I'm afraid you won't want me anymore!"

Zhao Minglan picked up Zhao Qingxuan's arm, her eyes filled with tears, looking pitiful.

The Zhao family has a long-standing tradition of marrying their maids to exceptionally talented cultivators. When Zhao Qingxuan approached Lu Qingyun just now, she was indeed flustered.

"Silly girl. I'm not even married yet, what are you afraid of?"

Zhao Qingxuan poked Minglan's forehead.

"My spiritual roots are inferior, and I started as a menial servant, so I inevitably learned more about Sun Yang..."

"This Lu Qingyun is quite courageous. When he entered the sect, he dared to refuse Sun Yang and instead of cultivating the 'Green Wood Sword Transformation Technique', he switched to cultivating the 'Ancient Wood Longevity Technique'."

"Now, they have even taken on the mission to enter the Cloud and Mist Mountains."

"Furthermore, given that he came to buy the hundred-year-old spirit wood, it's not hard to guess that he wanted to use the hundred-year-old spirit wood to subdue the spirit bees in the spirit field and gain the ability to protect himself before obtaining the ten-thousand-year-old spirit wood, thereby absorbing the life force of the spirit bees and breaking through quickly."

The Ancient Tree Longevity Technique is not hard to find. Zhao Qingxuan's eyes flashed: "Even though he gave up his future Foundation Establishment, he was so decisive. It is clear that he is no ordinary person. Perhaps he can play a great role in our family's future dealings with the Zhang family."

Zhao Minglan nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Of course, they didn't know.

If given a choice, Lu Qingyun would never want to get involved in the affairs of these families.

It was only because Steward Sun kept pressuring him and trying to cut off his path to immortality that he had no choice but to seek ways to avoid him.

Of course, it's just an avoidance tactic.

Lu Qingyun never intended to tie himself to the Zhao family's cause, nor did he intend to completely oppose Steward Sun.

If Deacon Sun stops pressuring him, perhaps a peaceful cultivation path is what he truly desires.

...

In the spirit field,

Lu Qingyun used his magic to restrain several spirit bees inside the stone cup.

The spirit tree stood to one side, and specks of blue spiritual light focused from the spirit tree onto the stone cup.

Lu Qingyun held his breath and focused his mind, constantly reviewing the true essence operation method of the "Ancient Tree Longevity Technique".

He formed a mudra with his hands and pointed out several fingers.

The longevity magic grew increasingly intense, and under the cleansing influence of the spiritual wood, it faintly revealed a golden aura, continuously surging towards the spiritual bees in the stone cup.

"When true essence unites, it draws in spirits to form a pact."

Emerald green patterns appeared on the golden bee's carapace; only the final step remained to establish a mental connection with the bee.

However, it failed.

The patterns on the back of the Golden Spirit Bee shattered, and white light exploded.

"What a pity, all our efforts were in vain before the contract was finalized."

Lu Qingyun closed his eyes and pondered.

Failure is inevitable on the first attempt, but fortunately he has already vaguely sensed the key to it.

Although the Golden Spirit Bee's shell is tough, its true essence and magical power are incredibly strong. If not handled properly, the shell will shatter.

Last time, when he was establishing a spiritual contract with the Golden Spirit Bee, the patterns he carved were unstable, which caused him to fail at the last minute.

But if he is a little more careful when he paints, he will surely succeed.

Lu Qingyun's eyes were resolute.

Ignoring the bees that were constantly lurking around him and ready to sting, he waved his hand again to gather another swarm of bees.

Finally, after several attempts,

When Lu Qingyun waved his hand again,

Inside the stone bowl, several golden bees responded with "yoyo".

Feeling the connection established between himself and Jinling Peak, Lu Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief.

Seven golden bees represent the current limit of his control.

Lu Qingyun did not continue to contract with the spirit bees.

Next, he tried to control the spirit bee to follow the true spiritual contract and let the spirit bee tell him about the scene he had explored.

The spirit bee flew around the spirit field once, and Lu Qingyun put it back into the small cloth bag in his arms with satisfaction.

Although it was difficult to maintain for long, he was able to precisely control the bees for several minutes.

If combined with the venomous stingers of the Golden Spirit Bee, it will surely bring good results.

To know,

Although bees are not very intelligent and do not know how to attack vital points in the wild.

But under Lu Qingyun's control.

They can actively attack the enemy's eyes, or even crawl inside clothing to attack weaker points.