Eternal Life: Talent Grows with Age-Chapter 204 - 144: Body Refining Pill, Zhu Er’s Fickleness!
Such warmth, Lu Chang’sheng almost melted right there.
In the end, Zhu Er suddenly asked, "May I ask what your wife’s name is?"
"Li Nangua!"
Zhu Er’s mouth twitched slightly, then he smiled and said, "Good name."
Lu Chang’sheng smiled but didn’t say much more.
Back then he’d actually wanted to help Li Nangua change her name, but she refused. She said: Everyone’s already used to it, there’s no need, plus, it’s not like I need to sit for the civil service exams.
If Lu Chang’sheng were mingling in official circles, Li Nangua might’ve considered his reputation and changed her name. But Lu Chang’sheng had long given up on politics, obsessed with cultivation instead, so none of this mattered anymore.
"With power, even if you’re called Cat or Dog, it’s a fine name. If you’re weak, even if you’re named Sky-Defying King or God Emperor, you’re just a mayfly—no one cares."
Lu Chang’sheng sighed to himself.
As soon as Zhu Er learned that Lu Chang’sheng had a wife cultivating at Fuyun Mountain, his attitude changed instantly. He led Lu Chang’sheng to a place of honor and chatted away.
During their conversation, Lu Chang’sheng noticed something was off.
Zhu Er’s knowledge and experience actually surpassed even Zhao Xing’s, which made Lu Chang’sheng a bit suspicious.
He asked right away, "Fellow Daoist Zhu, do you know the Supreme Profound Sect?"
"Of course. The Supreme Profound Sect is a famous Immortal Sect in the Guangnan Domain—there’s even a great Foundation Establishment cultivator overseeing things there."
Zhu Er replied.
In the Guangnan Domain, Foundation Establishment cultivators were already regarded as powerful. Someone like him, a family cultivator, was worlds apart from those in the Immortal Sects.
Zhu Er didn’t know why Lu Chang’sheng was asking about this.
Seeing Lu Chang’sheng’s hint of puzzlement, he asked, "Fellow Daoist Lu, do you have some connection with the Supreme Profound Sect?"
He’s probing my background now.
Lu Chang’sheng thought to himself.
Asking about the Supreme Profound Sect could be a good thing or a bad thing. Zhu Er’s question meant that if it was a good thing, he’d value Lu Chang’sheng even more and be sure to help him out in the Spirit Realm, making the connection deeper. But if it was bad, he’d have to consider just how far to get involved.
Lu Chang’sheng wasn’t some naive recluse; a few words were enough for him to clearly see through Zhu Er’s motives.
Still, he wasn’t planning to hide anything.
The main thing was that the Elemental Refining Technique Zhao Xing gave him for cultivation had seemed off to him several times, so he wanted to ask Zhu Er about it.
"Not really, it’s just that I met someone before who claimed to be a Supreme Profound Sect disciple, so I wanted to ask Fellow Daoist Zhu about it."
As he spoke, he selectively talked about his dealings with Zhao Xing.
Zhu Er was a little startled by this and thought, Has the Great Yuan region already been found out by someone from the Supreme Profound Sect?
While the Supreme Profound Sect was a well-known Immortal Sect in the Guangnan Domain, even the Zhu Family had to mind the Supreme Profound Sect’s attitude, but actually, families and Immortal Sects had mostly businesslike relations.
The Great Yuan region was under the control of the Zhu Family. By rights, the Zhu Family was legitimate here. But since this region had been cut off from the Spirit Realm for so long, who knew whether this would cause issues with the Supreme Profound Sect in the future.
Even as he was thinking about this, Lu Chang’sheng mentioned the Elemental Refining Technique.
Zhu Er’s face immediately showed a flash of surprise, but he quickly covered it up and asked casually, "So, Fellow Daoist Lu, how’s your cultivation with this Elemental Refining Technique going?"
Lu Chang’sheng replied honestly, "I don’t know why, but something always felt off about that technique. So after agonizing for years, I never actually practiced it."
Hearing this, Zhu Er felt a little regret, but also a sense of relief. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
End of the day, he looked down on a moocher like Lu Chang’sheng—it was just that reason told him he had to stay on Lu Chang’sheng’s good side, which made for complicated feelings.
If Lu Chang’sheng had cultivated the Elemental Break Technique, even having a wife at Fuyun Mountain wouldn’t have been enough to save him.
Good thing, he didn’t cultivate it.
Of course, Zhu Er wasn’t about to take Lu Chang’sheng’s word for it, but the Elemental Break Technique was a fairly notorious Evil Cultivator technique in the Spirit Realm—plenty of people knew the telltale signs after someone practiced it.
And so far, he hadn’t seen any of those signs in Lu Chang’sheng, so he tended to believe him.
"It’s a good thing you didn’t cultivate that technique. Once you start, there’s no coming back from it. Back in the day..."
Zhu Er explained the Elemental Break Technique to Lu Chang’sheng.
This stuff wasn’t exactly a secret in the Spirit Realm; of course he’d want to do Lu Chang’sheng a favor by sharing it.
After hearing what he said, Lu Chang’sheng suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
"Who would’ve thought that guy claiming to be from the Supreme Profound Sect was actually an Evil Cultivator!"
Lu Chang’sheng’s face was clouded.
Zhu Er laughed and said, "Lucky for you, Fellow Daoist Lu, that you were cautious. Otherwise, only heaven knows what would’ve happened."
At this, he too felt a wave of relief.
This whole Evil Cultivator hunt had nearly gotten him killed—if there had been even one or two more Evil Cultivators back then, he’d definitely be much worse off now.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, you really saved me a ton of trouble with this!"
Lu Chang’sheng didn’t take this polite talk seriously, and changed the subject to ask about traveling to the Spirit Realm.
This time, Zhu Er didn’t make things any harder. Solemnly, he said, "It’s not that I meant to make things difficult before. It’s just that getting to the Spirit Realm really isn’t cheap. Still, we hit it off right away—there’s no way I’d turn down Fellow Daoist Lu’s request. Leave this matter to me."
"Then I’ll have to trouble you."
Lu Chang’sheng replied sincerely.
The reason for Zhu Er’s change in attitude was nothing but his wife, Li Nangua—but that’s only human. There was no need to dig too deep.
As he left the courtyard, he ran right into Zhu Qing. The latter’s previously calm expression turned a bit surprised when he spotted Lu Chang’sheng.
"No need to see me out, Fellow Daoist. I can get back on my own." Lu Chang’sheng glanced at Zhu Qing, then spoke to Zhu Er behind him.
