Chapter 30

Luo Hengzhi pushed away Luo Yi's bright eyes and looked at the little sesame-eyed dragon baby who was eating and engrossed in a TV series on the sofa.

Luo Hengzhi: "Long Bao, take me to the spatial rift. I need to establish my foundation there."

"Okay, Master, wait a minute, let me finish watching this episode." After saying that, Long Bao turned his little eyes, which were fixed on the TV, to Luo Hengzhi and carefully scanned Luo Hengzhi from head to toe. Then he belatedly realized, "Master, you're about to reach the Foundation Establishment stage? That's too fast! Long Bao will take you there right away."

Longbao excitedly used honorifics, put down the snacks in its paws, flew off the sofa, landed on Luo Hengzhi's shoulder, and stretched out its clenched fist: "Master, let's go."

"Boss, can I go too..." Luo Yi also wanted to go, because Long Bao said his secret base had lots of treasures.

"Keep a close eye on the Luo family and get to work!"

Before Luo Yi could finish speaking, Luo Hengzhi ruthlessly rejected him.

"Oh!" Luo Heng gave the order, and Luo Yi could only accept it, no matter what it was. There were indeed many things that needed his attention, and he couldn't leave.

After Luo Hengzhi left with Long Bao, Luo Yi slumped onto the sofa, the light in her eyes fading: "I don't want to go to work, what am I going to do if I don't want to go to work!"

Luo Yi's gaze was blank. He was thinking about when his part-time cultivation path could become a full-time one. Luo Yi suddenly longed to return to the Lingju Temple training ground and fight monsters every day.

Lingju Temple

Ye Zi walked out of the room carrying a baby: "Human form isn't good for your recovery?"

"Master, being human makes it easier for me to get some of Xiao Cen Guan's milk powder," Fire Phoenix said in a high-pitched, childish voice, pleading, "Master, will you buy me milk powder too, please?"

Ye Zi couldn't help but frown. How did she bring back such a spoiled brat? At the time, because of Long Bao's abstract little face, Ye Zi only paid attention to Huo Feng's face. It was exquisite and beautiful, and Ye Zi, who was obsessed with appearances, was very satisfied!

However, I didn't know beforehand that Fire Phoenix was such a spoiled little devil who would do anything to get a bite of food, even resorting to cuteness and charm.

But now it's too late to regret it. In order to wake up the fire phoenix as soon as possible, Ye Zi signed a contract with the fire phoenix while it was asleep, so that her spiritual power could just wake up the fire phoenix.

Fortunately, when the Fire Phoenix speaks normally, its voice is still pleasant to hear. Let's wait and see. Once it grows up and transforms into a teenager, it should stop acting up!

"Speak properly, and from now on... no more acting cute!" Ye Zi raised her hand to cover Huo Feng's mouth as she tried to speak. "You don't need to speak, just nod!"

Unable to act cute, the phoenix pouted its little mouth in grievance and nodded its little head.

Ye Zi looked at the delicate and pretty little face of the silent Fire Phoenix. Hmm, it's good that it's quiet and well-behaved like this. In the future, she should try not to let the Fire Phoenix speak, so as to avoid words like "howl or not howl" flying around.

"Senior Sister, Cen Guan's milk powder is gone." Yan Yan was holding little Cen Guan, who was sucking his fingers, and holding little Shen Mu's hand with the other.

Xiao Shenmu: "Senior Sister, Huo Feng has such a big appetite! She always acts cute and charming to trick Xiao Cen Guan into drinking milk powder. Whenever Xiao Cen Guan eats, she eats it all up, and she finishes three days' worth of milk powder in less than a day."

Yan Yan said with distress, "The Fire Phoenix can eat some."

"Senior Sister, can we really afford to raise her?" Little Shenmu asked worriedly, his face furrowed.

"I can afford it, I can afford it!" Fire Phoenix shouted anxiously, no longer trying to hide her emotions. "I promise I won't mooch off Little Cen Guan's meals anymore. Just give me a little bit of milk powder, just a little bit."

"When Junior Nephew Jiang returns, I'll see if I can sell him a few more pills and prepare a separate supply of milk powder for Fire Phoenix." Yan Yan thought of his major client, and only client, Jiang Mo.

Little Shenmu touched Huo Feng's chubby face and imitated Huo Feng's high-pitched voice: "I will try my best to draw more talismans to earn money in the future, so that you and Xiao Cen Guan can drink plenty of milk every day, okay?"

"You're still a baby yourself, yet you're talking about Xiao Cen Guan and Huo Feng." Jiang Yuzhi walked over carrying a bunch of packed packages.

Xiao Shenmu ran over and took the package: "Junior Brother, is this package being delivered down the mountain? Junior Nephew Keluo hasn't arrived yet."

“Nephew Luo said he won’t be coming today. Nephew Huo is going down the mountain later and can help out.” Jiang Yuzhi put down the package, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it. There were more and more packages coming in, and packing them made his mouth dry.

Just as Jiang Yuzhi finished speaking, Huo Qinglei and Xiao Hu each carried in two large boxes: "Luo Yi has been very busy down the mountain lately, so I will be responsible for bringing the packages down from here on out."

As Huo Qinglei spoke, he put down the large box in his hand: "These are all milk powder. I will deliver them to the mountain every two days from now on."

"Milk~ milk powder!" Upon hearing the name "milk powder," Fire Phoenix raised its voice again, calling out for food in a childish tone, and flapped its arms as if about to fly away.

Ye Zi scooped the fire phoenix back into her arms: "From now on, no matter how much you want to eat, you'll have it."

"Master, really?" Fire Phoenix's voice returned to normal as it stared at Ye Zi until Ye Zi nodded.

"Nephew Huo, making a trip every two days is too much. This trip involves four large boxes, which won't be finished in two days." Little Shen Mu secretly calculated the price. Milk powder is expensive, and even if he didn't eat or sleep or draw amulets, he wouldn't be able to afford it.

Huo Qinglei has decided to learn alchemy and has become Yan Yan's apprentice, which is why Xiao Shenmu calls Huo Qinglei his junior nephew.

Huo Qinglei: "How could we not finish it? I was worried that it wouldn't be enough. Both of our junior uncles are still at the age of drinking milk, and Huo Feng has a big appetite. These boxes should be enough for two days. If it's not enough, just give me a call and I'll send someone to deliver it."

Little Shenmu quickly waved his hand: "That's enough, that's enough. I'm all grown up now, I don't need milk anymore. Little Cen Guan Huo Feng has enough to drink."

Huo Qinglei could tell that his junior uncle was worried about money, so he smiled and said, "Junior uncle, don't worry. Lingju Temple currently has 100 million yuan in available cash. There's enough for baby formula, and you can't spend it all."

"One hundred million?" Yan Yan and Jiang Yuzhi, standing nearby, looked at their senior sister Ye Zi in disbelief upon hearing this amount. "Senior sister? Where did we get so much money?"

Ye Zi: "It's the order from the Jiang family. The Jiang family paid 100 million, and they will also light prayer lamps in the temple and pay another 100 million every year. So now that we have money, you don't need to stay up all night to rush orders anymore, understand?"

"One hundred million, another hundred million, that sounds like so much!" Jiang Yuzhi excitedly picked up Xiao Shenmu, "Little junior brother, we're rich! Senior brother, we're rich!"

Xiao Shenmu: "I'm rich! I'm rich!"

"Hmm." Yan Yan smiled broadly and asked, "Senior Sister, since we have so much money, can we open a shop down the mountain too?"

"Yes." Ye Zi looked at Huo Qinglei.

Huo Qinglei took out his phone and opened the photo album: "The shop has been rented and is currently under renovation."

Yan Yan and Jiang Yuzhi walked over to look at the photos. It was an antique-style building, grand and imposing, very suitable as the first alchemy pavilion of Lingju Temple: "This five-story building is all ours, right?"

Ye Zi: "Yes, this building belongs to us, but we're currently renting it. Once we've earned enough money, we'll buy it and it will become part of Lingju Temple's property."

Yan Yan said, "Senior Sister, I will definitely complete my Foundation Establishment as soon as possible. I will not only refine pills well, but also learn how to refine weapons and draw talismans."

“I also need to work hard to supply goods to our store and make more money. I hope we can buy this place as soon as possible,” Jiang Yuzhi said. “No wonder we won’t have to pack and deliver packages anymore.”

"I'll work hard to draw talismans too!" Little Shenmu happily hugged Little Cen Guan. "Little Cen Guan, we have a shop now, we'll cultivate diligently from now on."

Little Cen Guan also giggled happily, nodding his little head in agreement.

Yu Yun: "Is there some good news at the temple that makes it so lively?"

Jiang Yuzhi turned around: "Junior Brother Yu, didn't you go home? You're back so soon?"

"Of course I found some good stuff, all freshly picked. I was in a hurry to come back and share it with my fellow disciples." Yu Yun waved his sleeve, and a pile of fruits glowing with spiritual light appeared on the table.

Master Yunqing then came out of the house and saw the things on the table. These spiritual fruits were very common a thousand years ago, but now they are very rare spiritual fruits. It would take a lot of manpower and resources to search for them in various places to obtain them.

Yan Yan said, "The moonlight pities the plum blossoms, the peach blossoms of spring, the dew-kissed green fruit, and the fragrant fruit of a clear dream—these are all rare spiritual fruits for alchemy. Where did you find them, Junior Brother?"

"These were all found by my family members while they were traveling. They brought them back to the Yu family. I also left some seeds so we can plant them on the back mountain." These were all things that Yu Yun had sent people to search for all over the country before he went to Lingju Temple. He mainly brought these spiritual fruits back this time because he knew that his junior brothers would be very interested.

"It looks so delicious! Can I have one with Xiao Cen Guan to try?" Xiao Shenmu looked at the juicy fruit and wanted to eat it.

Jiang Yuzhi picked one up, washed it, and handed it to Xiao Shenmu: "If you want to eat it, you should also bring Junior Brother Cen Guan along."

"Junior Brother Cen Guan? Senior Sister, has another new junior brother arrived at our temple? Two of them? That's truly a peak period for the descent of immortal bodies, indicating that our Lingju Temple will become more and more prosperous and one day return to its peak." Yu Yun saw that Ye Zi and Yan Yan each had a baby in their arms and assumed that they were newly accepted disciples of Master Yunqing.

Having returned to his peak, Master Yunqing looked at Yu Jun with a darkening gaze!

“I happen to have two longevity locks on me, which I can give to the new junior brothers as a greeting gift.” Yu Yun said, taking out two exquisitely crafted pure gold locks.

"Thank you." Since someone was giving her a gift, Ye Zi didn't stand on ceremony. She raised her hand, and two golden locks flew into her hand.

Ye Zi picked it up and weighed it in her hand. Yu Jun smiled when she saw Ye Zi's action. It was good that Ye Zi liked gold.

Yu Yun then took out a pure gold scabbard and handed it to Ye Zi: "Senior Sister, this is for you. Junior Brother specially invited the best craftsmen in the country to make it for you."

Upon seeing the scabbard, the spirit sword automatically appeared, but instead of entering it, it tapped the pure gold scabbard with its hilt.

The pure gold scabbard instantly turned into a pool of liquid gold, which then transformed into a pure gold phoenix spreading its wings.

Even at the moment the phoenix took shape, the pure gold phoenix became alive, uttering a clear phoenix cry, flying and spinning around the spirit sword, and finally lying down on the hilt of the sword.

Looking at the spirit sword that was originally radiating a white spiritual light, now the white light is covered with a layer of gold. A lifelike, openwork carved pure gold phoenix lies on the hilt, making it look absolutely beautiful and noble.

Yu Jun: "So Lingjian likes this style. He has such refined taste. It's a perfect match."

Lingjian was very pleased with his current noble and imposing appearance. He circled around the crowd, spinning and spinning again, as if showing off his new skin.

When the Fire Phoenix saw the Spirit Sword's current appearance, it clapped its hands in excitement. After all, it could tell at a glance that the phoenix image was carved according to its original form. The Spirit Sword had excellent aesthetic sense and could conjure up its noble and sacred appearance. Even the details were impeccable. It was indeed worthy of being its master's natal spirit sword.

Just then, a purple thundercloud suddenly appeared above Lingju Temple.