Eternal Life: Talent Grows with Age-Chapter 367 - 225: This Person Is Truly Talented!

"Previously, I underestimated the Longevity Fruit. It truly is as extraordinary as you said, junior brother."

"Of course, Chang’sheng—"

Yu Hai once again brought up Lu Chang’sheng’s past.

Wang Futian had heard some of it before, but only vaguely, and his impressions were muddled; hearing it again now, though, he felt something different.

Once it was done, a new decision rose in his heart.

"Tomorrow, I’d like to ask you to accompany me to the Lu Mansion again."

"Looks like you still haven’t given up, Senior Brother Wang," Yu Hai said.

"We cannot afford to lose such talent."

Wang Futian had always held a deep attachment to the Supreme Profound Sect. He’d been here for decades now, and of course he didn’t want the sect to make such a grave mistake.

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Lu Chang’sheng arrived outside Xiao Feng’s courtyard. From Liu Yunxi, he learned that Xiao Feng was back, but presently over at the White Cloud Pavilion.

"Alchemist Lu must have some business with my husband? Why not come inside and sit awhile?"

Liu Yunxi smiled.

"Then I’ll trouble you, Dao-friend." Lu Chang’sheng entered the courtyard, and Liu Yunxi brewed some Spirit Tea for him.

Low-grade Spirit Tea wasn’t much of a rarity for Lu Chang’sheng now. These days, the Lu Mansion kept some on hand for entertaining honored guests.

After two cups of tea, Xiao Feng finally returned.

He first greeted Liu Yunxi and, hearing that Lu Chang’sheng had visited several times, glanced over curiously.

When Xiao Feng saw Lu Chang’sheng, the latter was sitting in the courtyard, holding a tea cup, the Spirit Tea almost gone.

Xiao Feng looked twice, sighing inwardly.

He’d been away these days due to the Heaven-Burning Valley visitors.

Heaven-Burning Valley had contacted them, but the message had gone to the White Cloud Mountain Range.

If not for his own informants over there, he might still be in the dark.

After Elder Li and the others learned of it, they hurried to settle the list of those who would meet with the immortal from Heaven-Burning Valley.

As negotiated with the White Cloud Mountain Range, when the appointed day came, each side could send two people.

The White Cloud Mountain Range, naturally, had nothing to do with them. But for their own group, everyone wanted to send their own favored candidate.

Xiao Feng felt uneasy about this. He and the other three elders all knew perfectly well how limited the three favored candidates actually were. If one of those three were to go, they’d have absolutely no advantage in front of Zhou Lin.

He didn’t want to send anyone just as a prop. Even if they were there merely for show, they should at least stand a chance, so as not to disgrace White Cloud Pavilion.

However, the other three thought differently.

"If we’re destined to fail, why not support the two with the most potential?"

The other elders thought so.

With the date confirmed for Heaven-Burning Valley’s visit, they’d given up searching for new prodigies to compete with Zhou Lin.

Smart loss-cutting is the right way.

No matter how discontented Xiao Feng felt, reason told him the three elders had a point.

As he turned these thoughts over, his wife Liu Yunxi came over, as if sensing what he was thinking, and took his hand, saying, "It’s fine. Children only become a burden anyway. It’s better not to have any."

Xiao Feng knew she just didn’t want him to worry, so he gave her a comforting look.

"Don’t say that. Nothing will happen. Worst comes to worst, I’ll talk it over with Liu Jiu and the others."

Liu Yunxi said sternly, "I won’t let you go to him."

Xiao Feng saw her serious expression and felt a pang in his heart.

His wife Liu Yunxi had never had any real grievances with Liu Jiu. In fact, back in the White Cloud Mountain Range, she often persuaded him to stay on good terms with Liu Jiu.

But his own stubbornness, coupled with his rank and power, gave him the confidence to keep Liu Jiu at arm’s length.

Because of this, he’d argued with Liu Yunxi a few times; in the end, she had to take his side and draw a line with Liu Jiu herself.

Unexpectedly, a few years ago, not long after he took people and left the White Cloud Mountain Range, he discovered that Liu Yunxi’s lingering illness was getting worse.

Even joining forces with the other elders couldn’t save the child she carried.

Liu Yunxi was now pregnant for the second time; last time, they had been full of hope, certain they could save the child.

But in the end, it nearly cost them both their lives.

After years of recuperation, seeing Liu Yunxi recover, they tried again, but as time went by, her old symptoms began to resurface.

"If it doesn’t work out, it’s all right. You can take a concubine to bear your heir. I’ll treat your child well."

"Let’s not talk about that yet."

Xiao Feng took a deep breath.

He and Liu Yunxi had been together so many years; both of them wanted a child of their own blood.

Liu Yunxi only said this to lighten his burden.

He looked over at Lu Chang’sheng in the distance.

The latter sat upright in his chair, posture firm; though his hair was thinning, there was still a hint of an extraordinary aura about him.

"Alchemist Lu, what brings you here?"

"I’ve run into some problems with my alchemy lately, and wished to discuss them with you. I hope that wouldn’t be inconvenient?" Lu Chang’sheng smiled.

Xiao Feng’s brow furrowed in worry.

But since it was a personal matter, he wouldn’t pry. What he wanted right now was for Lu Chang’sheng to look over his Dao Pill, hoping to use it as leverage to shift the balance a bit.

Xiao Feng shook his head. "Alchemist Lu, please speak—but your alchemy skills are no lesser than ours. If even you can’t figure it out, there’s no guarantee that we can."