Chapter 113 Different Choices
"How's it going?"
Lu Changan didn't exchange pleasantries, and went straight to the point.
"Uncle Renlong, it has been a month since he was buried."
Li Erqing's tone was low.
Lu Changan roughly estimated that the time of Mu Renlong's death was around the time Mu Yunfei arrived at Wuqi Mountain.
This is consistent with his judgment. It is too late to go back to save Mu Renlong's injury.
If Lu Changan was a stupefied young man and rushed back with Mu Yunfei, not only would it be useless, but he would also be ambushed.
Entering Feiyue Lake, Lu Changan felt the panic in the Mu family.
Those members of the Mu family have dull eyes, expressionless faces, or are helpless.
It seems to have lost its energy.
It is true that Feiyue Lake still has a foundation-building monk, but his surname is not Mu, which makes the monks in the clan feel uneasy.
Lu Changan first went to Yuexin Island to pay homage to the deceased Mu Renlong.
I silently apologized in my heart.
Objectively speaking, although he didn't have time to save Mu Renlong, he really didn't do his best.
Rescuing Mu Xiuyun back then was also an accident, and thus discovered the secret of Changqing Gong's consumption of life essence.
Leave the mausoleum area.
While flying in the sky, Lu Changan saw two young men and women in the mid-stage of Qi refining on the ground, with relaxed expressions, and one of them had a smile on his lips.
"Who are those two young men?"
Lu Changan asked casually.
"It's my grandson and granddaughter."
Old Li Erqing blushed, and looked away fiercely. The coercion of the foundation establishment period scared the two young people to their knees.
In today's Mu family, only Li Erqing's heirs are happy.
"Yuexin Island, isn't it only in the late stage of the Qi refining period that you can apply to settle in?"
Lu Changan said again.
Li Erqing looked unnatural, and explained:
"According to the family's regulations: monks in the foundation period have ten family members, and they can follow and practice on Yuexin Island."
"In addition, temporary visits to relatives are allowed, as long as they don't practice on the island."
When Lu Changan practiced in the Mu family, he almost never went to Yuexin Island, so he didn't know much about the specific rules.
At this moment, he noticed that the power that might exist in it was out of control.
This is not determined by Li Erqing's personal will.
The large number of wives, concubines and heirs behind him, driven by the instinct of profit, will push Li Erqing forward involuntarily.
…
Lu Changan came to Li Erqing's cave.
The two discuss the future countermeasures of the Mu family.
To be precise, Li Erqing suddenly became the most prestigious monk of the Mu family, and couldn't adapt for a while, so he asked Lu Changan for advice.
"Brother, the elders in the clan have also thought of Huang Tankong's vicious intentions."
"I, Li Erqing, will always remember the kindness of the Mu family, and I will never have a different heart, commit betrayal, or engulf the Mu family."
Li Erqing's expression was solemn, and he made an oath.
Lu Changan believes that Li Erqing is telling the truth now.
But Huang Tankong's calculation is a conspiracy.
This involves the distribution of interests between the Mu family and Li Erqing's lineage. As long as people are profit-seeking, sooner or later conflicts and disagreements will arise.
"Erqing, if you really want the Mu family to be stable from now on, I would like to make three suggestions."
Lu Changan pondered.
"Brother, please tell me." Li Erqing listened carefully.
"First, as the only surviving foundation cultivator of the Mu family, you will not interfere in the family management, and will be entrusted to Mu Chengji, Mu Xiuyun and other elders with full authority."
"Second, cultivate new foundation-building monks in the Mu family as soon as possible, so as to stabilize people's hearts."
After listening to the first two items, Li Erqing nodded, indicating that there was no problem.
"Third, if one day, the situation in Feiyue Lake is stable and cannot meet the cultivation needs of your lineage. You can take your own direct lineage and go outside to establish your own family."
Hearing this, Li Erqing's complexion changed, and he shook his head:
"Brother! I joined the Mu family when I was a teenager. My wife, concubine and heirs are all in the blood of the Mu family. I would not make such a choice."
Among the three suggestions, the second one is the most critical.
As long as a Foundation Establishment Stage member is born in the Mu family, the situation in Feiyue Lake will naturally be stable.
…
"The seedlings of the Mu family, which ones do you plan to cultivate?"
Next, Lu Changan and Li Erqing discussed the young monks who could be cultivated.
Currently, there are three monks in the Mu family who are under the age of 40 and have middle-grade spiritual roots.
They are: Mu Congren, Mu Bingyun, Mu Juncai.
These three people are middle-grade spiritual roots of the eight classics, not the kind that are close to the threshold.
Among them, Mu Congren is the grandson of Li Ergou, the youngest, under twenty.
Mu Bingyun, in addition to her good aptitude, is also a talisman master.
"Mu Bingyun is worth cultivating. At that time, we can help a little bit."
Lu Changan said bluntly.
He intends to train Mu Bingyun, mainly thinking about old love.
Back then, when Mu Xiuyun was at an age suitable for building a foundation, he could only refine Qi on the seventh or eighth level, and his ability was limited.
When Zhuji came back, Mu Xiuyun was over seventy years old, and she left some regrets.
"Mu Bingyun has both spiritual roots and skills, and the conditions are indeed very suitable. It's just that she now..."
Li Erqing looked troubled.
"What happened to Mu Bingyun?"
Lu Changan raised his eyebrows, realizing what information he had missed.
"Two months ago, Mu Bingyun was attacked near Feiyue Lake by two unidentified Qi-refining ninth-level monks. If she hadn't been protected by high-quality talismans, she might have died already."
"After she fled back to the family, her dantian was damaged. Even with the use of high-quality wound medicine, some of the damage was irreversible and affected the foundation. In the future, the foundation will be built, I'm afraid..."
Li Erqing explained the reason and couldn't help smiling bitterly.
The reason why this matter did not show up in the Mu family was because Mu Renlong also returned from a serious injury during that period, and his life was hanging by a thread.
The ancestor is going to die.
An injured Qi-refining cultivator is naturally not taken seriously.
"Mu Xiuyun did not mention this matter in her letter."
Lu Changan's face was not good-looking, and he thought deeply.
Thinking about it now, Mu Xiuyun wrote a letter for the first time, wanting Lu Changan to come to Feiyue Lake "by the way" to see his apprentice Mu Bingyun's injury.
If this matter is mentioned.
Looking at the past, Lu Changan would give priority to going to Feiyue Lake instead of killing Huang Changling.
Perhaps, Mu Xiuyun didn't want to sway Lu Changan's decision because of her personal feelings.
"That old fellow Huang Tankong, did you use this trick to get me to Feiyue Lake?"
In the Mu Family of Feiyue Lake, there are only a few monks who have a slight bond with Lu Changan.
But it's not certain, the surrounding Xiuxian families can't wait for the Mu family and the Huang family to lose both.
…
After a while.
Accompanied by Li Erqing, Lu Changan came to an elegant cave on Yuexin Island.
"Uncle Lu."
The girl in green skirt with starry eyes and white teeth came out to welcome her, her face as pale as snow.
Mu Bingyun's clear eyes concealed a trace of surprise, and she looked at the man in white who had been parting for more than ten years and whose face had not changed.
Mu Bingyun hasn't changed much from back then. It should be because she has taken beauty pills and her cultivation has reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.
It's just that her face was almost bloodless, and there was a bit of morbid paleness in her beauty.
"Uncle Lu, take a look at your injuries." Lu Changan said.
mentioned injuries.
Between Mu Bingyun's lonely and clear Emei, there is a touch of melancholy, like dark clouds covering the moon.
She stretched out her cold white wrist to let Lu Changan feel his pulse.
"Uncle Lu, do you know medical skills?"
When Mu Bingyun thought of something, her eyes revealed searching.
She was injured, after confirming that the foundation was damaged.
Master once said that after the situation stabilized, let her go to Wuqi Mountain to visit Uncle Lu.
Uncle Lu knows a lot of people outside, so maybe he has connections.
"Somewhat dabbled in, but not mastered."
Lu Changan remained calm and let go of Mu Bingyun's wrist.
Mu Bingyun's injury, he saw clearly, part of his dantian was irreversibly damaged.
Take the difficulty of rescuing Mu Xiuyun back then as a reference.
Lu Changan is sure to heal her hidden wounds and restore her foundation.
The premise is that you need to consume life energy to cast the evergreen secret technique.
For his four-hundred-odd-odd years of longevity, at most a fraction of a fraction can be used.
Shouyuan is not a problem.
The key is that Lu Changan does not want to expose this ability.
You can't let this woman also swear an oath of demons, can you?
The demon oath is not omnipotent.
If the swearer doesn't care about the Dao, there is no binding force.
"It would be an exaggeration to easily cure her injury, unless it is a third-tier doctor with a rare elixir."
"What if I divide it into dozens of treatments and take several years, or even ten years, to slowly 'rehabilitate' her injury?"
Lu Changan thought of a countermeasure.
Through a longer cycle, boil the frogs in warm water to achieve this goal, and it will not exceed the standard.
It’s like a low-level monk earning 10,000 spirit stones a year, which will surprise people.
It would not be surprising if you earn 10,000 spirit stones for decades.
Moreover, Mu Bingyun's foundation is damaged, which is not a terminal illness in the world of cultivating immortals.
Third-level and above healing medicines, including some natural materials and earthly treasures, can restore her foundation.
Several years later, under the scouring of the years, when she succeeds in building the foundation, the injury that happened back then has long since faded away.
…
"Bingyun, I have a technique of health preservation and conditioning. With some medicinal materials, it may be able to slowly warm and nourish your foundation."
Lu Changan said in words.
"Health maintenance?" Mu Bingyun's eyes lighted up slightly.
Li Erqing's heart was also moved.
Everyone who is familiar with Lu Chang'an's technique of keeping in good health admires him.
Healing wounds by means of warming and conditioning is relatively common in the world of cultivating immortals, and it can occasionally create miracles.
"However, I'm only 20% sure of this method, and you need to leave the Mu family and practice with me for some years."
Lu Changan changed the topic.
"20% sure?" Mu Bingyun moved slightly.
"Uncle Lu, how many years will it take?"
"The minimum is seven or eight years, and the maximum is ten or twenty years."
Lu Changan extended the time a little bit.
Mu Bingyun pursed her vermilion lips, hesitated a little, lost in thought.
A girl who grew up in a family suddenly has to leave home for more than ten years. Betting on a 20% hope requires courage and determination.
"Give you a period of time to think about it."
Lu Changan didn't stay any longer, and left with Li Erqing.
Just walked to the entrance of Dongfu.
"Uncle Lu."
A young girl's voice sounded like a warbler's cry, coming from behind.
"I've decided! Leave the family, practice with you, and accept warming and conditioning."
Saying these words, Mu Bingyun's eyes lit up, and her pale face showed a determined expression.
"Um."
Lu Changan paused. This woman's decisiveness was beyond his expectation.
Li Erqing cast approving glances.
Lu Changan took Mu Bingyun away, probably with the intention of cultivating her.
Li Erqing didn't know Lu Changan's secret.
But having known each other for more than a year, he has formed some kind of intuition: his eldest brother is extraordinary.
Among other things, when the elder brother resolutely left the family and tried to build a foundation, who believed he could succeed?
Inside the cave.
Leaving Mu Bingyun's solitary shadow as clear as snow, she murmured:
"Master, Bingyun made a different choice from you today. Will the ending be different in the future?"
…
Lu Changan did not settle on Yuexin Island, but returned to the small courtyard near the lake back then.
This other courtyard was deliberately protected by the Mu family, as if it were a historical relic, and it was maintained regularly.
Lu Changan, as a rising foundation cultivator of the Mu family, the ancient foundation building can be recorded in the history of the Liang Kingdom, and he deserves this treatment.
"Huang Tankong..."
Lu Changan sat cross-legged in the room, his eyes flickering.
When he came to Feiyue Lake, he didn't find Huang Tankong's location, and he didn't chase after Huang Tankong, thinking that the other party didn't have much lifespan and was dying.
What happened to Mu Bingyun made him realize that this hometown is still a venomous snake lurking and biting, so he had to find out the location.
Originally, I planned to finish writing two and upload them together tomorrow. Seeing that everyone's follow-up reading is relatively strong, the average subscription exceeds 12,000, and a chapter will be passed on in the early morning.
For night owls.
(end of this chapter)