Chapter 126 Teaching (Forgot to Set the Time, Sorry)

Since Wei Zhong came to Luohe Prefecture and settled in Yunxia Island, it has been more than sixty years.

Hu Zongfu, Zou Ruiyuan, and Tang Yanhong also came to Yunxia Island since then to work for Wei Zhong.

Among the three, Hu Zongfu is the oldest. He was in his eighties when he came to the island.

More than sixty years have passed, and he is now 147 years old.

Even though he practiced the wood-based spiritual method that has some longevity effect, he did not live to the late stage of Qi Refining, which is 150 years old.

Zou Ruiyuan and Tang Yanhong are slightly younger than Hu Zongfu.

Among them, Tang Yanhong is ten years younger, and now he is more than 130 years old, and there are not many years left before his life limit.

I am afraid that when Wei Zhong comes out of retreat next time, he will know that the other party has died.

And Zhou Ruiyuan is the youngest among the three, and he is also the most determined to pursue the Tao.

The sixty years of guarding the spiritual island did not wear down his sharpness, but made it hidden.

Now his cultivation has reached the peak of Qi Refining, and in recent years he has been preparing for foundation building.

Only one opportunity is needed to start the foundation building.

Looking at the people in front of him with sad faces, Zhou Ruiyuan felt more and more at peace in his heart.

"Shh!"

Wei Zhong and the others walked out of the room and looked at Hu Jinchuan and said:

"Have you arranged the funeral for Zongfu?"

The latter choked and replied:

"The clan intends to ask the uncle's body to return to the clan..."

Hu Jinchuan talked about the arrangements, and Wei Zhong nodded:

"In this case, you will arrange this matter. I will give you a few months of vacation. You can return after you have dealt with the funeral."

Hu Jinchuan knelt on the ground: "Thank you, island master!"

Wei Zhong did not say much, and left the small courtyard with Xie Linghua.

Looking at the people working on the island from a distance, he couldn't help but sigh.

'It is often said in the cultivation world that mortals are like ants, and as a cultivator at the bottom of the cultivation, it is not the same.

The life span of a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining is 150 years, but few cultivators can live to such a long life.

Even Hu Zongfu, who usually uses wood-based spiritual methods to maintain his health, has only lived for 147 years.

And ordinary casual cultivators have been practicing for many years, fighting with outsiders constantly, and accumulating hidden injuries. It is a blessing to live for 120 or 130 years. ’

Looking at Xie Linghua beside him, Wei Zhong murmured, holding up her hair, and said:

"Don't worry, practice the "Qingyun Jue" well, and then I will help you improve your qualifications."

The latter nodded slightly.

As the chief supervisor of this spiritual island, Xie Linghua is naturally very familiar with the three managers under her. Now that she sees that her former acquaintances have died because of the exhaustion of their life span, she feels more sad than Wei Zhong.

"After Hu Zongfu passed away, is there anyone who can be the manager of the spiritual field?"

Wei Zhong asked as he looked at the large area of ​​spiritual field in front of him that was being developed.

"Manager Hu had arranged many years ago to train a group of successors who are familiar with the business.

Among them, Shang Quan is the most outstanding."

"Shang Quan?"

This is a name that Wei Zhong is not familiar with.

Xie Linghua explained:

"This person is an old man who was recruited since the master moved to Yunxia Island.

Now he has reached the eighth level of Qi Refining and can live for 100 years. He used to be Manager Hu's right-hand man and is quite familiar with the affairs of Lingtian.

Manager Hu has recommended him to me as the successor to the position of manager many times before."

"I thought he would recommend Jinchuan to take this position."

The Lingtian manager under the Jindan is naturally a popular position. Hu Zongfu has been in charge for many years, but he did not leave this position to his nephews, but gave it to outsiders, which surprised Wei Zhong a little.

Xie Linghua shook her head:

"Manager Hu once said that although Jinchuan has some talent in cultivating spiritual plants, his qualifications are too shallow and his cultivation is insufficient, so it is difficult to convince others.

If he is appointed as the manager, it will delay the affairs of the spiritual field."

"He is quite honest. Then follow his arrangement and let Shang Quan succeed Hu Zongfu as the manager.

In addition, Jinchuan,"

Wei Zhong paused for a moment and continued,

"I will teach you the alchemy method."

Xie Linghua was a little surprised:

"What is this, Master?"

Wei Zhong smiled:

"Don't get me wrong, I don't intend to accept any apprentices. This is just a little compensation for the Hu family.

Don't let people think that I, Wei Zhong, am heartless.

In addition, Qingbo Island does need some alchemists.

Those foreign alchemists have been in the cultivation world for many years and it is difficult for them to return to their original aspirations. It is better for Lingdao to train them ourselves."

Xie Linghua looked at Wei Zhong's profile and said sincerely:

"Master is really kind."

Wei Zhong did not answer, but just shook his head slightly.

Hu Zongfu's funeral was held in the clan as scheduled. Wei Zhong did not attend, but sent someone to deliver a generous gift to show his respect for him.

At the same time, the news that Shang Quan would succeed Hu Zongfu as the manager spread to the Hu family, which made the Hu family members feel even colder.

"Jinchuan, the owner of Yunxia Island, no, now he should be called the owner of Qingbo Island, is not as kind-hearted as the outside world says.

After the death of Uncle Zongfu, the position he had managed for decades was given to others, which really made my Hu family feel disappointed."

The speaker was Hu Jinqing who had returned from Jinguang Pavilion.

The other party was wearing a golden-edged robe, and his cultivation had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and he was only one step away from becoming a foundation-building cultivator.

Hu Jinchuan didn't care much about what he said, but just said lightly:

"The position of manager was given to others because of the arrangement of Uncle, not because the island owner was cold-hearted.

What kind of person is the island owner? Can't we see it from the development of my Hu family over the years?"

Although the Hu family has not produced any foundation-building cultivators, because Hu Zongfu works under Wei Zhong, the Hu family's status is much higher than that of the Qi-refining families, and can be compared with the foundation-building families.

Hu Jinqing did not listen to what the other party said. How could he give up the position of the manager under the Jindan cultivator so easily?

Seeing that Hu Jinchuan was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, Hu Jinqing shook his head.

'It is indeed a low-grade spiritual root qualification. He has been practicing until now and is still hovering in the middle stage of Qi Refining, far inferior to me who is now at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

The revitalization of this family will eventually fall on me. ’

“No matter how the Qingbo Island Master treats my Hu family, it will be different in the future.

After the funeral of my uncle, I will return to the sect to prepare for the foundation building.

In the future, my Hu family will no longer rely on others and become a well-known foundation building family in the surrounding area.”

When Hu Jinchuan heard this, he immediately looked up at the other party:

“Cousin, are you going to build your foundation soon?”

Seeing his reaction, Hu Jinqing seemed to be extremely satisfied.

“Now my Qi training has reached the peak, and the foundation building pills allocated by the sect will arrive next month.

Then I can start to attack the foundation building level.”

Although Jinguan Pavilion is the top Jindan sect in Luohe Prefecture, it is rich in resources.

But there are also many cultivators under the sect. According to the level, there are not many at the Qi training level.

Even if Hu Jinqing, a disciple who worships the foundation building elder as his teacher, does not have the sponsorship of his master, he needs to use his own sect contribution points to exchange for various resources.

Hu Jinqing practiced for many years before he squeezed out the contribution points for a foundation-building pill. He waited in line for another year, and now it was his turn.

"Then congratulate my cousin in advance for successfully building a foundation!"

Hu Jinchuan bowed his hands to congratulate him, and then stopped looking at the other party's smug look, but lowered his head and pondered in his heart.

Hu Jinqing thought that the other party was in a low mood, and comforted him one after another.

Hu Jinchuan simply responded with "hmm".

'Although Jinguang Pavilion is a major Dan-forming sect, my cousin doesn't seem to be doing well. '

Hu Jinchuan has worked for Wei Zhong under Hu Zongfu for many years, and has accumulated the spiritual stones needed to buy a foundation-building pill.

In addition, as a third-level alchemist, Wei Zhong occasionally refines foundation-building pills and supplies them to his subordinates at an internal price, so for Hu Jinchuan, buying a foundation-building pill is not a difficult task.

Moreover, Hu Jinchuan not only has his own accumulated wealth in his hands, but also has the spiritual wealth of Hu Zongfu's hard work for decades.

For more than sixty years, although Hu Zongfu has strongly supported the family, he still has some spiritual objects in his hands.

The value of this part of spiritual objects even exceeds the wealth of many foundation-building cultivators.

The accumulation of the two descendants of the Hu family over the years can only be regarded as a fraction of this wealth at most.

When Hu Zongfu was dying, he handed it over to Hu Jinchuan to deal with it.

Whether it was to repay the family or to use it for his cultivation, Hu Zongfu did not interfere.

He just said that if it was used for the Hu family, it could not be taken out at once, but should be given in batches, so as to avoid internal strife within the family because of this inheritance.

Hu Jinchuan did not have the idea of ​​coveting this spiritual wealth.

‘My accumulation over the years is enough for short-term cultivation, even if the resources required for promotion to foundation building are not much different.

This spiritual wealth should be left to the family. ’

If Hu Jinqing knew that he had this wealth in his hands but did not use it for himself, he would definitely scold him.

On the road of cultivation, if you don’t take the wealth, you will be blamed.

Moreover, this was a gift from the elders, and the choice was entirely in his hands.

With the help of this spiritual wealth, I can save many years of hard work in the future.

After Hu Zongfu's funeral, Hu Jinchuan took the initiative to find the head of the Hu family and took out some spiritual objects:

"This is the spiritual wealth that Uncle Zongfu asked my nephew to take back to the family."

After Hu Zongyan took it, he took a look with his spiritual consciousness and felt a little regretful.

He also hoped that Hu Zongfu could leave a large inheritance for the family, but unfortunately this batch of spiritual wealth was only enough for the family to consume for a few months.

After accepting it, Hu Zongyan looked at Hu Jinchuan in front of him with some emotion in his heart.

How could I have thought that Hu Jinchuan, who was born in a mortal family before, could reach this point now.

At the sixth level of Qi Refining, he can already seek the position of an elder in the Hu family, which is considered a very important figure.

"Jinchuan, my uncle is old and useless. The Hu family will probably rely on you and Jinqing in the future!"

Hu Jinchuan nodded, chatted with the clan leader for a while, and then left.

Hu Zongyan sighed as he watched him leave.

Hu Jinchuan returned to his parents' grave and burned some yellow paper, and secretly went to see his sister who was already married.

He returned to Qingbo Island with some emotion.

The life span of a cultivator is much longer than that of a mortal.

After decades of time, the elders turned into a handful of yellow earth, and the same-age people became husbands and wives.

Since then, cultivators have embarked on two completely different paths from mortals.

However, a Qi-refining person can only live for a hundred years. If he fails to build a foundation after a hundred years of cultivation, he will face the end of his life and die with regret.

On this vast road of cultivation, the only right way is to climb up step by step.

When Hu Jinchuan returned to Qingbo Island, Shang Quan came to meet him.

He looked like a middle-aged man, with sparse hair that had long turned into a Mediterranean color.

Fortunately, he had a kind face and was a good person, and was well respected by the servants of Lingdao.

Hu Jinchuan also regarded him as an elder and respected him.

Hu Jinchuan had no complaints about his uncle passing the position of steward to this person instead of keeping it for himself.

He said with his hands folded:

"I was busy with my uncle's funeral and had not had time to congratulate Uncle Shang on his promotion to the position of steward of Lingdao!"

The latter shook his head:

"It's just thanks to Uncle Fu's recommendation!"

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Shang Quan explained his purpose:

"Thank you, Steward, for saying that when I return to Qingbo Island, I will go to Yunqingyuan."

Yunqingyuan was the name given by Wei Zhong to the core area of ​​Qingbo Island. It stretches for more than ten miles, is full of spiritual energy, and has many buildings.

Hu Jinchuan was a little confused:

"Yunqing Courtyard? I wonder if Uncle Shang knows what it is about?"

Shang Quan smiled and shook his head:

"How can I, a servant, understand what the steward meant? I will know once I go there.

It's just a good thing."

For decades, if the steward or the island owner summoned him, it was nothing more than an important position or a reward, which was considered a good thing by Shang Quan and others.

"Thank you Uncle Shang for telling me. I will go and see it now."

After saying this, Hu Jinchuan walked towards Yunqing Courtyard.

Shang Quan just nodded when he passed by him, and then looked at the other person's back indifferently.

The steward had been appointed by the island owner and would not be easily changed, so there was no direct conflict of interest between Shang Quan and Hu Jinchuan, and they got along well this time.

On the way to Yunqing Courtyard, Hu Jinchuan met many acquaintances.

But these people looked at him with some complex colors in their eyes.

The reason why Hu Jinchuan was able to stay on the Spirit Island was mostly due to Hu Zongfu's contribution.

This time Hu Zongfu died of old age, and the position of manager was immediately replaced by Shang Quan.

In the eyes of most people, Hu Jinchuan's future life will not be easy.

Hu Jinchuan roughly understood what these people were thinking, but he didn't care.

'The reason why I was able to stay on the Spirit Island for decades, in addition to the help of my uncle, is also inseparable from my personal efforts.

In terms of the ability to cultivate spiritual plants, I am one of the best on this Spirit Island. '

After greeting the acquaintances, Hu Jinchuan came to Yunqing Courtyard, followed the guidance in his ears, and came to a small courtyard.

When he saw the figure in the courtyard, he bowed and saluted:

"Greetings, Island Master!"

Wei Zhong put down the teacup in his hand, looked at the other party indifferently, and said:

"How was the funeral of Manager Hu?"

"Thank you for your concern, the clan had a grand funeral..."

Wei Zhong nodded:

"In addition, I will give the position of manager to Shang Quan, do you have any objection?"

Hu Jinchuan said frankly:

"The position of manager of Lingdao is naturally decided by the island master, why do the juniors have any objections."

Wei Zhong looked at the other party's expression and knew that these words came from his heart and were not false.

"Yes, you have a calm mind at a young age. Zong Fu taught you well, much better than your clan brother."

Then he stood up:

"This time I summoned you here because I want to teach you the art of alchemy."