Bab 34: Uncle-master, I Have Nothing to Do with It
Editor: Henyee Translations
The decision of giving Lu Changsheng the title of Eldest Senior Brother to all Dao cultivators had been officially made.
The senior leaders of the rest of the sects had already agreed on the schedule for Changsheng to follow.
The trip would cost Lu Changsheng about three to six months. Starting from the Zenith Land, Lu Changsheng would then visit the ten saint lands and the four saint institutions. In short, Lu Changsheng would travel around Middle-Earth.
Of course, Lu Changsheng wasn't going to travel around Middle-Earth on foot. Because Middle-Earth was extremely big, it would take a cultivator forever to visit every city even if he knew how to ride a flying sword.
Lu Changsheng would use the teleportation circles in the major cities to travel across the continent.
This way, it would only take Changsheng up to six months. If he made the best use of his time, the trip could even be finished within three months.
The trip indeed wasn't going to waste most of Changsheng's time.
Along the way, the saint lands would also protect Lu Changsheng, this made him feel slightly relieved.
The sects had also picked the most auspicious date for Changsheng to set off, it was to be on the fifteenth of the next month. This meant that Lu Changsheng had about twenty days to prepare before his departure.
There was no need for him to rush.
Although the plan looked perfect in the eyes of other people, Lu Changsheng still felt rather insecure about it.
To make sure that he could come back home safe and sound, Lu Changsheng devised his own plans.
He needed to refine more pills before setting off. Sometimes, when one was in danger, small preparations could save a person's life.
As a plus, the pills could also be used as nice gifts when Lu Changsheng visits the sects.
Even in the world of cultivation, everyone liked gifts.
In the Hall of Pill Refining.
In the middle, there was a gold furnace in the shape of a phoenix.
This wasn't a mere ordinary furnace. It was actually a precious piece of utensil which already had its own spirit. This was one of the top furnaces in the Zenith Land.
As the Eldest Senior Brother in Zenith Heaven, everything in his palace was extraordinary. Therefore, his furnace was also exceptional.
Squeak.
Lu Changsheng shut the door tight.
Liu Qingfeng was curious as to why he did this.
"Senior Brother, why did you close the door so tightly?"
He wondered if it was to prevent the Qi of the pills from escaping.
Lu Changsheng ignored this question. He handed Liu Qingfeng a pill recipe and said, "Qingfeng, I'll test your pill refining skills today. Go and make some pills for me." Lu Changsheng was very straightforward.
"Senior Brother, I'm not really good at it," Liu Qingfeng hurriedly responded. He knew only a little about pill refining, it was definitely not that much.
"I have to criticize you for this, Junior Brother. If you don't understand something, then you need to learn it. You have to live and learn, okay?" Lu Changsheng said.
"Senior Brother, even though pill refining looks simple, in fact, it can be extremely dangerous. Pills can be easily ruined with the slightest mistake. What's worse is that, if the furnace explodes, then it would become a great deal of trouble," Liu Qingfeng tone was serious as he replied.
Lu Changsheng already knew that pill refining could be very dangerous, this was exactly the reason why he asked Liu Qingfeng to do it.
"You're afraid of this and you're afraid of that. Why are you even a cultivator?
"Stop all this nonsense, just follow the pill recipe and be careful," Lu Changsheng said grumpily. Then he took a step backward and leaned his body against the door. If an accident happened, Lu Changsheng would immediately run out and shut the door. How exciting it would be!
For a second, Liu Qingfeng didn't know what was going on. He took a glance at Lu Changsheng and tightly closed door. He finally realized why Lu Changsheng was doing this.
"Senior Brother, this is all my fault. I never should've said those things to people. Please forgive me, Senior Brother!"
Liu Qingfeng burst into tears, losing all remaining semblance of a noble cultivator.
He thought that this was punishment.
"Qingfeng! This is so disappointing! Do you think that's the reason? I want to teach you courage! To teach you the ultimate pill-refining technique!
"However, you think this is punishment? This is so disappointing." Lu Changsheng's face was filled with despondency. His eyes stared at Li Qingfeng with grief.
This performance stopped Liu Qingfeng from crying.
On second thought.
Lu Changsheng was the Eldest Senior Brother in the sect. If Lu Changsheng really hated him, none of these things were necessary.
He could easily find a random reason to torture him.
Liu Qingfeng cast a glance at Lu Changsheng again. As usual, Lu Changsheng looked like a celestial deity. His eyes were filled with confidence.
Then, Liu Qingfeng turned to look at the furnace.
Although pill-refining could be dangerous, this furnace should be able to keep him safe.
At this time, Lu Changsheng words rang in his ears, "Qingfeng, I have to say this. You're not outstanding as a cultivator in any way, but have you ever thought to yourself that you might be talented in something else?"
Lu Changsheng's words lured Liu Qingfeng into this trap. Liu Qingfeng's eyes suddenly lit up. "Senior Brother, you can see my potential?"
The way Liu Qingfeng looked at Lu Changsheng was filled with hope.
"That's right. I recognized your great talent in pill refining the first time I saw you. You're probably only second to me in this world when it comes to refining pills."
To make Liu Qingfeng take the risk, the temptation had to be strong enough.
"Senior Brother." Liu Qingfeng started breathing fast. However, there was still hesitation in his eyes.
"Qingfeng! Do you want to spend your life as a useless loser or a renowned pill-refining master? This is your only chance. How can you deny yourself before giving it a chance?" Lu Changsheng's tone was very serious. His resounding words enlightened Qingfeng.
"I see." Liu Qingfeng took a deep breath. Judging from the former's eyes alone, Lu Changsheng could tell that he made up his mind.
After taking the pill recipe with him, Liu Qingfeng walked to the gold furnace in the shape of a phoenix.
Lu Changsheng released a gentle sigh upon seeing this.
Good.
Very good.
Lu Changsheng successfully talked the innocent little fool into this.
He was very satisfied with the result.
Seeing that Liu Qingfeng was about to start, Lu Changsheng took a half step back while staring at the furnace.
Once there was an accident, Lu Changsheng was ready to run away immediately. This wasn't a joke.
If Qingfeng got hurt, no matter how slight the injury was, Lu Changsheng would take really good care of him. This meant that he would have to unfortunately cancel the trip.
Lu Changsheng already came up with several excuses in his mind:
"Master, my reckless decision hurt Qingfeng so bad. I should take good care of him. I won't leave him alone like this.
"Uncle-master Liu, please loosen your rage on me. Beat me! Scold me! This was my mistake!
"Uncle-master, let me kneel before you. I won't get up. I won't! I can't leave the sect until Qingfeng fully recovers! I'm guilty of what happened!
"Please restrain your grief. From today, as long as I have food to eat, I won't let you starve. I'll take care of you when you get old.
"Uncle-master, please stop comforting me. Master, I've lost all my confidence in studying Dao because of what happened. Please forget about the matter of me being the Eldest Senior Brother to all Dao cultivators. Please forget about the trip, leave me alone."
Wow!
Fantastic!
Even the trip would be canceled if he did it like this.
Lu Changsheng believed that he really was a genius.
Good!
Very good! Awesome! This was the right feeling.
Lu Changsheng looked at Liu Qingfeng with a big smile on his face.
In fact, Lu Changsheng was only joking. Making pills wasn't going to blow up the entire palace.
He was just entertaining himself to lift his spirit.
If anything really happened, of course, Lu Changsheng would feel very guilty.
Soon, all the ingredients were placed into the furnace.
Liu Qingfeng really didn't know the truth. With excitement written on his face, he pictured in his mind that he was the No. 1 Pill Master in the world.
However.
About two hours later, under the observation of Lu Changsheng—
The furnace started wobbling.
Danger!
Run!
Lu Changsheng was ready to immediately grab Qingfeng's arm and run away.
-- Hadiah diterima