Inside the Lu Clan Ancestral Hall.
The dim spirit fire continued to weaken and crackled from time to time.
The patriarch of the Lu Clan, Lu Ci Di, was a middle stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. He was already more than 150 years old. His face was full of wrinkles, and his stature was short. He looked like an old farmer. In his mouth was a magic treasure, the Jade Pipe. The purple tobacco inside the pipe was constantly burning, giving off an intoxicating smoke.
At this moment, the Lu Clan was convening the clan for a discussion.
Lu Xiaoming was also there. His expression seemed to be fluctuating along with the charcoal fire on the Clan Leader's pipe.
"Little Eight, how is it?"
Lu Cidi took another puff of his pipe before asking.
"I've already asked the clan's disciples to rush the various industries. Basically, we've emptied our entire family fortune, and we only managed to gather 3,567 spirit stones."
Lu Xiaoming stood up and bowed. "Including the clan's inventory, we have a total of 8,500 spirit stones. We're still a little short of the target of 10,000 spirit stones …"
"Sigh … Xiao Tian is the most talented among the Xiao generation. He reached the Great Perfection Stage of Qi Refinement at the age of 37. However, if he wants to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, he still needs the help of the Foundation Establishment Pill … Without the Foundation Establishment Pill, it's easy to fail. Once he fails, his tendons and meridians will be broken, and he'll die …"
Another elder sighed. "Can't you make it cheaper?"
"It's impossible."
Another elder refuted, "It's all thanks to Grandaunt Yun that we were able to get through to the Soaring Cloud Sect this time … She has already said that we can't do it again. Furthermore, we have to pay ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, not a single one less!"
"The Foundation Establishment Pill is priceless in the market. 10,000 spirit stones is considered cheap."
Lu Cidi smiled bitterly.
The Soaring Cloud Sect was a vassal of the Beginning Sect. It was appointed to govern the southwest of the Kingdom of Liang. It could be considered as the local tyrant of the surrounding 10,000 miles, and it was also the Lu Clan's direct superior.
The Lu Clan had always regarded befriending the Soaring Cloud Sect as the foundation of the clan. Not only did they often send outstanding disciples to the Soaring Cloud Sect, but they also married beautiful female clansmen to the Soaring Cloud Sect's outer sanctum deacons and talented disciples.
Unfortunately, these two major investments were not very successful.
The disciples of the Lu Clan were not very successful in the Feiyun Sect. Not even one of them succeeded in building their foundation.
The marriage faction, on the other hand, had a married woman, Lu Ciyun. Her husband had recently climbed up to the position of an inner court steward, which was why he had the opportunity to buy a Foundation-Building Pill with ten thousand spirit stones.
"Sigh …"
There was a moment of silence in the ancestral hall, followed by a deep sigh from Lu Cidi.
Da da!
He took a deep puff of his pipe and knocked it on the bluestone floor. "Sell all the shops in the Qiu Shui Market. Fourth Brother, please keep an eye on them. Don't sell them for less than a thousand spiritual stones … Then, sell my pipe as well. After all, it's an artifact. I can still afford a few hundred spiritual stones … This time, I'm really going all out. Xiao Tian, you must succeed!"
"Rest assured, uncles and brothers, I will do my best!"
A handsome middle-aged man stood up and solemnly guaranteed with a hint of joy in his eyes …
…
Lu Wenyuan had just returned to his Immortal's Cave when his Spiritual Consciousness suddenly discovered that there was a golden meteor falling from the sky.
The meteor disappeared in a flash and smashed into the Cloud Water Array.
The Level Two Array that the family had spent thousands of spiritual stones to buy and had hired an Array Master to set up could not stop it at all!
The golden meteor hit his head in an instant.
Lu Wenyuan felt dizzy and many thoughts of fear rose in his mind.
"Could it be … a cultivator has taken over my body?
"Wait, why am I fine?"
He touched his head and quickly returned to his Immortal's Cave. He closed the door and checked his body with lingering fear.
His Divine Sense, Dantian, body …
He scanned his body with his Spiritual Consciousness again and again, but there was nothing strange.
Lu Wenyuan was even more afraid. After all, he had seen himself being hit by the golden meteor with his own eyes.
"Clan leader … I need to go find the clan leader. He is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he should be able to see that something is wrong."
He suddenly stood up and his expression suddenly changed as he looked at the back of his right hand.
There was a blurry triangular pattern on his originally snow-white skin. It seemed to contain the mysteries of the Dao. Just one look at it would make one dizzy.
In the next moment, a terrifying suction force came from the triangular pattern. It was like a demon, greedily absorbing Lu Wenyuan's Qi and blood.
His eyes rolled back and he fainted.
…
Half a day later.
"I … I am still alive?"
Lu Wenyuan stretched out a trembling hand and climbed up the couch. He looked at the back of his right hand.
The triangular pattern on it seemed to have become clearer.
With a thought from him, the veined pattern immediately disappeared.
But Lu Wenyuan knew that the pattern was still there, it was just that only he could see it.
Also, while he was unconscious, the pattern also transmitted some incomplete information to him. It was like refining a Dharma treasure, which let Lu Wenyuan know some of the uses of this item.
This item was called the "Golden Badge of Secret History." It was a Spirit Treasure made by a powerful being.
And its function? It was very simple …
Lu Wenyuan stretched out his left hand and touched the triangular pattern. Suddenly, a torrent of history appeared in front of his eyes.
Countless illusory images of items appeared in front of him.
From the talisman he used on the way to the bowl of Spirit Rice he ate in the market, to the Dharma treasures, and the pills … they were all related to him!
Suddenly, Lu Wenyuan's eyes lit up. He saw a pill that was as round as a dragon's eye. "This is … when I broke through Qi Disciple Stage 6, I used my family's contribution points to exchange for a Marrow Cleansing Pill!"
And after the Marrow Cleansing Pill, the illusory river became dark, as if it could no longer 'reverse' …
Lu Wenyuan no longer hesitated. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the Marrow Cleansing Pill.
Buzz.
All the illusory images disappeared in an instant. A pill fell into his hand. It was the fragrant, snow-white Marrow Cleansing Pill!
Looking at this pill, Lu Wenyuan's mouth was agape, and his whole person was stunned. "'Secret History Golden Stamp'. It can recall all things related to me, and it can also retrieve and use them from history … With my current magic power, I can at most recall items from about two years ago …"
"This … is definitely a Spirit Treasure! If outsiders know about this, I will definitely die without a burial place. "
The cultivation world was not peaceful. The strong preyed on the weak. It was normal for the high sects to wantonly exploit low-level clans and cultivators!
Even within clans, there would be some dirty things!
Lu Wenyuan was well aware of this. He had cultivated a low-key and introverted personality. He immediately decided that this Spirit Treasure must not be known by a second person!
He looked at the snow-white pill in his hand. Suddenly, a trace of determination appeared on his face. He raised his head and swallowed it.
A warm feeling came from his lower abdomen. The Marrow Cleansing Pill's medicinal power was continuously released.
Without hesitation, Lu Wenyuan began to break through the bottleneck of Qi Disciple Stage 7.
This Marrow Cleansing Pill was extremely beneficial for breaking through Qi Disciple Stage.
Lu Wenyuan only felt that the bottleneck that had troubled him for a long time had suddenly loosened. He could not help but be overjoyed. He activated the Verdant Wood Spell!
He was a cultivator with three spiritual roots of wood, earth, and water. Among them, the wood spiritual root was the strongest. Therefore, he chose the clan's Verdant Wood Spell.
At this moment, he actually broke through and entered Qi Disciple Stage 7!
When the sky was slightly bright, Lu Wenyuan stood up. A trace of joy appeared on his face.
But soon, this trace of joy turned into fear.
This was because the large amount of Spiritual Qi brought by the Marrow Cleansing Pill was quickly disappearing as if it was originally an illusion.
His cultivation level had fallen back to Qi Disciple Stage 6!
"As expected … the summoned object in history is only an illusion. It will disappear after a long time …"
Seeing this, a trace of a bitter smile appeared on Lu Wenyuan's face.
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