I use my future dreams to prove immortality.

Chapter 80 Bad News

Luo Tong's talent is too poor. Giving him a Dao Soldier spot will only make him a burden to Xia in the future.

Lu Chengping has good talent, but he has made many enemies, so he is not a suitable candidate for a Dao soldier.

The youngest apprentice, Zhou Qiuyuan, had the shortest apprenticeship and was most suited to the tastes of the Wei and Jin dynasties.

Wei Jin had long ago considered having Zhou Qiuyuan obtain a Dao soldier quota and join the Blackwater Sect.

Seeing that Zhou Qiuyuan hadn't sold the Thunder-Raising Pills for money today, this idea became even more firm.

Not selling the Thunder-Nourishing Pills signifies a steadfast heart towards the Dao. Being able to earn money despite a poor family background is enough to prove outstanding abilities. Reaching the Tenth Refinement of Thunder Bones at an astonishing speed makes one an excellent seed for cultivating immortality.

After Zhou Qiuyuan becomes a Dao soldier, he will have access to the resources of the Immortal Sect, making it easier for him to become a cultivator. At that time, he can also help his daughter.

Wei Jin has done everything with a clear conscience over the years, the only thing he has wronged is his daughter.

In order to let him live a few more years, Wei Xia has been using her cultivation resources to suppress the cold poison for him. Otherwise, with her talent, she would have already reached the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Wei Jin hesitated for a moment, but did not voice his idea.

He didn't want his three fellow disciples to become estranged, so he decided to wait until his daughter returned to the outer city the day after tomorrow before handing over the Dao soldier quota to Zhou Qiuyuan.

"Qiu Yuan, your breakthrough to the tenth level of the Thunder Nourishing Pill was a gift from a secret technique. Your master will give you another Thunder Nourishing Pill."

He returned from the backyard and handed over the medicine bottle containing the Yang Lei Dan.

"Thank you, Master!" Zhou Qiuyuan accepted the pills respectfully without refusing.

Wei Jin coughed again and quickly said, "The weather outside is rather cold, so it is not convenient for me to stay outside for long."

Upon seeing this, Luo Tong eagerly stepped forward to help his master and escorted him back to the main room in the backyard.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Zhou, on the completion of your external cultivation." Lu Chengping cupped his hands in greeting, his face no longer showing his usual cold arrogance, and his attitude was more friendly than before.

Things are different now. The third young master of the Lu family has become a homeless dog, and his status is no longer what it used to be.

After learning of his situation, Wei Xiao, Qi Mingyu, and other people who were on good terms with him completely cut off all contact.

This also made Lu Chengping examine himself and realize that his fair-weather friends were not reliable.

On the contrary, Junior Brother Zhou, who rose from humble beginnings and whose strength has increased by leaps and bounds, has achieved limitless potential.

If I had been less arrogant in the past and had been willing to financially support Junior Brother Zhou, I would have had others to help me in the future and wouldn't have ended up all alone.

"Just lucky." Zhou Qiuyuan smiled and nodded, then said nothing more.

This made Lu Chengping, who still wanted to strike up a conversation and make friends, swallow all his words.

He vaguely understood that once some things are missed, there will never be another chance.

After completing his cultivation, Zhou Qiuyuan returned home.

The reason he underwent the Ten Refinements at the Wei family residence was naturally because he wanted to obtain a spot as a Dao Soldier.

Chu Ziheng's willingness to spend magical artifacts to exchange for Dao soldier slots is enough to prove their preciousness.

Moreover, if he joins the Blackwater Sect, he will be one step closer to becoming a cultivator, making it easier for him to obtain a chance at immortality and thus acquire an acquired lightning spiritual root.

Since fate had presented him with this opportunity, he naturally had to give it his all.

Zhou Qiuyuan returned to his residence to consolidate his cultivation.

After the sky darkened, he went to Tianxiang Tower.

Gong Lei's breath was long and deep, and his lungs had been tempered to a minor degree, meaning he was not far from refining his spiritual lungs.

"This is today's intelligence."

Gong Lei handed over three sheets of paper, each containing information, ranked from highest to lowest intelligence value.

Each intelligence report is marked with a symbol indicating east, west, south, north, and center in the upper left corner.

Since the formation in the southern city was destroyed, Zhou Qiuyuan expanded the scale of Dark Night, increasing its number to one hundred, with members belonging to the four districts of the east, west, south and north.

Gong Lei was promoted to head of the Intelligence Hall, overseeing the four Internal Affairs Halls in the east, west, south, and north.

Ordinary intelligence is not worth his attention; only intelligence worth more than 100,000 coins will be presented to him.

The outer city's foundation was ultimately too shallow; none of the three intelligence reports contained anything related to cultivators.

Internal cultivation also costs money, and he is unsure whether he can obtain a Dao soldier quota, so he needs to make more preparations.

Zhou Qiuyuan didn't care about the "outdated" information, and after instructing Gong Lei to reward those who provided useful intelligence yesterday, he quickly left.

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A dream of the future.

Snowflakes began to fall heavily from the sky. Zhou Qiuyuan changed into his cotton-padded clothes and practiced his secret technique until dawn.

The heavy snow outside had stopped, and as far as the eye could see, everything was covered in a blanket of white.

Zhou Qiuyuan went to various pharmacies to find suitable medicines for internal cultivation.

Internal cultivation focuses on the five internal organs: heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

Yang Lei Bian primarily cultivates the heart and liver.

The heart and blood are closely related and are also the foundation of strength.

The liver belongs to the element of wood, and thunder is also related to wood. Cultivating a thunderous liver can enhance the destructive power of thunder.

The lungs have been refined; now it's time to temper the spleen and kidneys.

Compared to external alchemy, there are not many suitable pills for internal alchemy. Most people use general-purpose pills such as the Treasure Dew Pill.

These elixirs do not have a strong auxiliary effect on internal cultivation.

Besides that, there are secret medicines.

After a body cultivator reaches the inner refinement stage, they rely more on dietary supplements and taking common elixirs.

Without suitable elixirs, the speed of internal cultivation will inevitably decline sharply.

Without the secret medicine talisman, Zhou Qiuyuan prepared to buy a large amount of exotic beast meat to supplement his diet with food instead of medicine.

As soon as he reached the outside of the Wei family mansion, his ears, tempered by the Listening Wind Secret Medicine, heard the sound of wailing coming from outside the mansion.

What happened?

Could it be that Lu Chengping is dead?

The Wei family mansion has been under surveillance. Once Lu Chengping leaves the mansion, someone will surely take his life.

"No, Lu Chengping is in the crying."

To save time, Zhou Qiuyuan jumped over the courtyard wall and quickly entered the backyard.

The cries of Lu Chengping, Luo Tong, and Qiu Niang came from the main room, which made Zhou Qiuyuan realize something, so he pushed the door open and went in.

Wei Jin lay on the bed, his pale face radiating death, his body already stiff.

Master is dead?

"What's going on!" Zhou Qiuyuan raised his voice, as if a thunderclap had struck from nowhere, quickly drowning out the crying.

He didn't look at Luo Tong and Lu Chengping, but instead stared at his teacher's wife with the gaze of a hawk.

Qiu Niang lowered her head, her eyes red, and said, "After the snow, the weather got even colder, and your master's cough was more severe than usual last night; he's in very poor condition."

"After having meat porridge in the morning, I instructed the kitchen to prepare a meal at noon. When I returned, your master was already gone."

Zhou Qiuyuan glanced at Luo Tong and Lu Chengping. Lu Chengping lowered his head with a bitter expression and said, "Senior brother was cultivating in the front yard when he heard his master's wife scream. That's when he realized that his master was gone."

The Wei and Jin dynasties were his only support; without his master's protection, his death was imminent.

Luo Tong covered his face and cried, "Master's health is getting worse and worse. I had expected it, but I never thought I would not be able to see Xia one last time."

Zhou Qiuyuan saw his master yesterday. He wasn't in good condition, but he was, after all, a body cultivator at the Vajra Realm, so his foundation was still intact.

If the situation were truly dire, he would definitely notify his senior sister and have her send him miraculous medicine in advance.

This inevitably raises suspicions that there was something fishy about the master's death.

"I want an autopsy!"

This is a dream from the future. If Master died unexpectedly or was harmed by someone, there might still be a chance to make amends.