Chapter 739 The Heroine Is Not Human (Thirty-three)
"Master Wuya, it's you!"
Xihai City is indeed the base camp of the Lu family. As soon as Lu Ming arrived at the city gate, he was recognized by the guard with scales on his cheeks.
He was smiling and very respectful.
"Um!"
Lu Ming nodded reservedly.
Xihai City is the territory of the Lu family, which has been run by the family for tens of thousands of years. It is no exaggeration to say that every brick at the city gate is engraved with the word "Lu".
The guards at the city gate were originally from the City Lord's Mansion. It was extremely normal for them to recognize their own young master.
Lu Ming does not discriminate against such low-level demon cultivators, but he is not overly enthusiastic towards them either.
The arrogance unique to the children of the great immortal cultivation families was naturally displayed.
He didn't even need to explain "this is my good friend" and directly took Pei Yan into the city.
The guards did not stop them and respectfully welcomed Lu Ming and the other monk into the city. They waited until the two figures disappeared before the guards turned around and continued to collect entrance fees from the new monks.
"Entrance fee is 10 low-grade spirit stones per person."
"After entering Xihai City, you are not allowed to fly in the air, and you are not allowed to fight without reason."
"Humans and monsters are equal in Xihai City. You are not allowed to maliciously hunt and kill monster monks."
“…”
The guard was very serious and told everyone what they needed to pay attention to when entering Xihai City.
The monks queuing outside the city gate were not so focused when they listened.
There was no way. When Lu Ming entered the city just now, the guards were very reserved and respectful. They knew at a glance that this young human cultivator was a noble person.
"Master Wuya? Which noble family's son is this title?"
"You don't even know Master Wuya? What's Xihaicheng's last name?"
"West Sea City is West Sea City."
The immortal city is not a human being, so where does the surname come from? Seven or eight monks who were queuing to enter the city were whispering curiously.
One of them was quite familiar with Xihai City, so he said with a bit of pride: "You are showing your weakness by saying this. Of course, the surname of Xihai City is Lu."
As soon as he said this, a man with red hair who looked like a demon cultivator reacted, "I know, the Lu family of the West Sea!"
"Could that Mr. Wu Ya's surname be Lu?"
When he said this, a look of sudden realization flashed across everyone's faces.
The person who had just tried to show off felt a little disappointed when he saw that the red-haired demon cultivator was so smart.
However, he still nodded, "That's right! Master Wu Ya's surname is Lu Ming, and his Taoist name is Wu Ya."
"The eldest son of the Lu family in the West Sea, a rare lightning spiritual root."
"At the age of twenty, his bone age has already reached the peak of foundation building and is about to form a golden elixir."
If he could form the golden elixir, Lu Ming would be honored as "Master Wuya".
Everyone: ...
A direct descendant of a great immortal cultivation family! A person with a natural thunder spirit root! A twenty-year-old cultivator who had reached the great perfection of foundation building! Any of these identities was enough to make the world envious.
This Mr. Wu Ya is so good that he has collected them all.
This is probably what the so-called chosen one of heaven is like.
"Alas~"
It's natural, I can't envy it.
All the cultivators, whether they were human or demon, were filled with envy and jealousy towards Lu Ming.
Lu Ming: ...Why are you envious of me? I have an even more awesome son of the Heavenly Dao by my side.
"Brother Pei, please forgive me for being so presumptuous..."
After entering the city, when Lu Ming turned to face Pei Yan, he no longer had the arrogance typical of a child from a noble family.
He was still chatting with Pei Yan very enthusiastically.
Lu Ming had been holding back for a long time, but he couldn't hold it back any longer. He asked cautiously, "I think, Brother Pei, your cultivation seems to have improved again, right?"
Lu Ming had always felt that Pei Yan's cultivation was unfathomable. When they were approaching the sea outside Xihai City, Lu Ming felt a surge of vigorous spiritual power.
There were no demon cultivators who advanced nearby, only him and Brother Pei.
Han Youyou & Gu Qingcheng: ...We are not human?! Lu Ming didn't know that he had offended the two little cat demons with his words. He continued to speak according to his own thoughts: "Such vigorous spiritual power seems to be caused by the sudden increase in cultivation and the lack of time to restrain it——"
So, Brother Pei, Brother Pei, you can't be able to improve your cultivation while you are on the road, right? Hearing this, Pei Yan subconsciously looked down at the cat in his arms: "That's right! I have indeed improved again!"
"Come to think of it, it's all thanks to my cat—"
Pei Yan dared to swear on his own scumbag father that he really did not lie.
However, Lu Ming had an expression that said "Brother Pei, you are so dirty": I know you are a cat lover and want to flatter your own demon pet, but, but you can't be so cruel.
Ten thousand year old jacaranda? Yes, the cat found it! Earth-level high-level flying spiritual weapon? Yes, the cat found it! Now that his cultivation has improved, it is actually the cat's credit? ! Lu Ming thinks Pei Yan is good in everything, except that he dotes on his cat too much.
When Pei Yan saw Lu Ming’s expression, he knew that this Nth-generation immortal was starting to have wild thoughts again.
To be honest, Pei Yan was willing to "ally" with Lu Ming, not only because he valued Lu Ming's identity as the Nth generation of immortals, but also because this person liked to be "self-righteous".
And his ideas can really be described as wild and imaginative.
Sometimes, Pei Yan was thinking about how to find an excuse, and Lu Ming had already finished it in his mind!
With such a useful tool, no matter how strange the cat behaves, there is always someone to "help" explain it.
Perhaps, in the future Lu Ming could become a "witness" and help him hide the cat!
"Haha! Brother Pei, your cat is really amazing!"
Lu Ming laughed it off, but his words were sincere.
He really thought that a cat could be more charming than a nine-tailed fox, which was definitely amazing.
Pei Yan: “I think so too!”
"By the way, my cat also got me some spirit stones and elixirs. There should be a branch of Treasure Pavilion in Xihai City, right?"
Pei Yan continued to tell the truth that Lu Ming would never believe even if he was beaten to death.
Lu Ming: ...
Forget it, forget it. People are willing to pamper a cat like this, and he, an outsider, can only endure it.
"Xihai City is one of the most famous fairy cities in Xizhou Continent, so it is natural that there is a branch of Zhenbao Pavilion."
Lu Ming skipped the topics of spirit stones and elixirs.
Answer Pei Yan’s question directly.
"Okay, I'm going to the Treasure Pavilion first!"
Pei Yan still remembered to buy a book on demon cultivation techniques for his cat.
In this West Sea City, since humans and demons can live in peace, its cultivation resources are also more diverse.
There should be some demon cultivators with relatively high cultivation levels and more advanced cultivation techniques in the city or in the nearby sea areas.
Lu Ming originally wanted to find the alchemy master first, but after seeing with his own eyes that Pei Yan could improve his cultivation just by traveling, Lu Ming valued his "Brother Pei" more and more.
"……good!"
Without any hesitation, Lu Ming responded readily: "I will accompany Brother Pei to the Treasure Pavilion!"
…
Xihai City is very large, with seven or eight main streets.
The most prosperous street is East Street, where there are many shops: business houses, teahouses, wine shops...
As long as you have spirit stones, you can enjoy food, clothing, housing, transportation and so on.
Lu Ming brought Pei Yan to East Street.
All kinds of cultivators came and went on the streets. In addition to normal human cultivators, there were also some demon cultivators with horns and tails.
Most of their cultivation bases are not high. Except for a few Jindan Zhenren, they are basically cultivators in the Qi training stage and foundation building stage.
Of course, it is also possible that some big guys have concealed their cultivation. After all, not everyone can be so high-profile.
It's always good to keep a low profile when you're out there.
But, some people are not low-key enough——
"Shopkeeper, do you have any high-level demon cultivation techniques? Spiritual stones are not a problem!"
Entering the three-story treasure pavilion, before Lu Ming could find a familiar shopkeeper to inquire carefully, Pei Yan shouted in a very arrogant manner.
Lu Ming wanted to cover his face: Brother Pei! You are easily taken advantage of if you do this.
Even Han Youyou, the white cat squatting in the spirit beast bag, couldn't help but be amazed at this moment: Where did this dog tycoon come from? Every word smelled of money.
"Yes! Fellow Daoist, our Treasure Pavilion is spread all over the Western Continent and is the largest business on the continent."
"We have the treasures that other businesses have!"
"We also have treasures that other businesses don't have!"
"Of course, there are also high-level demon cultivation techniques, but the price is this——"
The shopkeeper was a woman in her thirties or forties.
Her appearance is outstanding in the mortal world, but it is a little mediocre in the world of immortals where there are many stunning beauties.
The female shopkeeper is of average appearance, but her cultivation is quite high, and she has the aura of an early stage golden elixir.
With such an accomplishment, he is still willing to be a shopkeeper, which shows that Treasure Pavilion is worthy of being the number one trading company in the Western Continent.
She was quite good at dealing with people, and she did not boast of her high level of cultivation and look down on her guests.
Towards Lu Ming, the Wu Ya Master, the female shopkeeper was also very polite, "Greetings, Wu Ya Master!"
However, although she was polite to Master Wu Ya, the female shopkeeper still maintained an attitude of "business is business" - even if this rich customer, oh no, rich customer was Master Wu Ya's companion, she would quickly raise the machete to kill him when it was time to kill him.
"Spiritual stones are not a problem!"
Pei Yan didn't care about the female shopkeeper's little thoughts at all. He flipped his palm slightly, and a handful of medium-grade spirit stones appeared in his palm.
The female shopkeeper's pupils shrank slightly.
With her level of cultivation and the identity and knowledge of the shopkeeper of the No. 1 Trading Company, the female shopkeeper must have seen spirit stones.
But, he was able to casually take out a mid-grade spirit stone, which was indeed worthy of his status as a wealthy man.
No wonder they have the confidence to say “Spiritual Stones are not a problem”.
In that case, I won’t be polite.
The female shopkeeper smiled slightly, stretched out her hand, and made a gesture of invitation, "Fellow Daoist, please follow me!"
Lu Ming: ...
I really want to say, "Brother Pei, wait a minute."
However, he knew Brother Pei a little bit, and Brother Pei would not allow others to interfere in the decisions he made.
At most, he will help bargain for a price later and try to get him some spirit stones.
I just hope that the female manager of the Treasure Pavilion will take care of him a little bit because he is the young master of the Lu family and the beloved disciple of Lingxiao Sect's Patriarch Yaoguang.
Lu Ming swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and followed Pei Yan silently.
The group went up the stairs and arrived at the third floor.
"Fellow Daoist, this is the Tianzi treasure house of our Treasure Pavilion. The skills, talismans, and elixirs in the treasure house are all earth-level."
"For example, this technique was created by the ninth-level dragon demon king in the Western Sea Monster Territory. It is a ground-level cultivation technique that can allow ordinary demon beasts to cultivate to the seventh level."
The female shopkeeper took out a scroll as she spoke.
"Meow!" No! Cultivate to level seven? I'm already level nine now, okay?
Gu Qingcheng curled her lips in disdain and swung her tail in disgust.
Lu Ming: ...Is this little cat demon showing disgust?
Earth-level skills are already extremely precious to ordinary monsters.
If there were no such technique, with this little cat's aptitude, it might not even be able to cultivate a demon pill.
As for level seven, don’t even think about it!
Pei Yan was not as dissatisfied as Lu Ming. He looked at his kitten lovingly, and sensing its disdain, he smiled and said, "Okay! Kitty, I get it! We don't want the Earth Level one!"
Pei Yan already valued the kitten and wanted to give it the best of everything.
Not to mention, the spirit stones in his hand were originally given to him by Maoer.
It was not appropriate for him to use the cat's spirit stones to buy things for the cat. If he couldn't even satisfy the cat, wouldn't that be too bad for him?
Gu Qingcheng: ...You have a conscience!
A hint of "relief" flashed in the round cat's eyes.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Lu Ming: ...little cat!
Pei Yan finished comforting the little cat and raised his head. The gentleness and smile on his face disappeared. He said to the female shopkeeper calmly: "Is there any better method?"
Above the Earth Level is the Heaven Level! Heaven Level Kung Fu?
This is really rare in the Western Continent where the overall level of cultivation is not high.
Moreover, it is a heavenly-level technique aimed at demon cultivators, which is extremely rare.
but--
Although the female shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, she still nodded firmly, "Yes!"
If they don't even have a Heaven-level technique, how can their Treasure Pavilion still claim to be the "No. 1 Trading Company in the Western Continent"? "Show it to me!"
Pei Yan made the request without hesitation and said, "Again, Spiritual Stones are not a problem."
The shopkeeper's smile deepened; this was exactly what she had been waiting for.
Lu Ming: ...
Uh, I can’t stop it. I can’t stop it at all.
The only thing he could do was to secretly send a message to his family - they want money, come quickly!
A slight fluctuation of spiritual power did not attract the attention of Pei Yan, the female shopkeeper and others.
The female shopkeeper took out a slightly damaged jade slip with great care: "Daoyou, this is a demon cultivation method from the ancient secret realm. It is slightly damaged, but it can still allow demon beasts to cultivate to above the ninth level -"
Above level nine?
Does that mean he is about to ascend to heaven? "Is this a god-level technique?"
The person who exclaimed was not Pei Yan, but Lu Ming.
Lu Ming is not the kind of person who makes a fuss, but god-level skills are really very rare.
Even the Lu family and the Lingxiao Sect only have a handful of god-level skills.
Moreover, most of these skills are incomplete.
Of course, the divine technique that the Treasure Pavilion took out at this moment was also incomplete, but seeing the way the female shopkeeper treasured it, Lu Ming knew that this divine technique was still very valuable even if it was incomplete.
"That's right! It's a god-level technique!"
The female shopkeeper's slightly mediocre face was now full of energy.
She has the capital to be proud of——
Looking across the entire continent, the only business that can produce the god-level skills of demon cultivators is their Treasure Pavilion.
"Meow!" Yes!
Gu Qingcheng is stuck at the ninth level of cultivation. If she wants to become an immortal, she must first break through the ninth level.
Of course, Gu Qingcheng has her own martial arts skills. The Taiyin Jue itself is a god-level martial arts skill, and it is not incomplete.
But this time, Gu Qingcheng was not a human, but a cat.
It would definitely be beneficial for Gu Qingcheng to have an extra set of cultivation techniques specifically for monsters.
"Okay! We want this one!"
Holding the soft, furry kitten, Pei Yan felt his heart soften when he heard its sweet voice.
How could Pei Yan be willing to refuse such a cute little girl? "Boss, I want this one. How many spirit stones?"
The shopkeeper held up a finger.
Pei Yan was still thinking about how many zeros should be added after this "1".
Lu Ming asked fearfully, "One, one thousand mid-grade spirit stones?"
After saying this, Lu Ming himself felt that it was impossible.
This is a god-level martial art. Even if it is incomplete, even if it is aimed at demon cultivators, it should not be too cheap.
That is to say, Lu Ming was born into a great immortal cultivation family, and was a direct disciple of the leader of the nine major immortal sects. He himself was also very wealthy, so he could say that "a thousand mid-grade spirit stones are not a lot."
If it were a disciple from a small sect or a self-employed cultivator, they would be scared away by the price!
"Ten thousand!"
The female shopkeeper gave the answer with a smile.
Lu Ming: ...I knew it would be like this.
He swallowed.
Ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones are not a huge sum of money for Lu Ming. He can collect them if he gathers them together.
However, in order to refine elixirs recently and buy a white cat, Lu Ming had spent most of his storage bag.
He doesn't have that much money on him now.
"I just hope that Ali can come as soon as possible and help Brother Pei collect all the spirit stones!"
Lu Ming thought silently.
The A'li mentioned by Lu Ming is his half-brother.
It's a bit bloody to say the least. Lu Ming's parents are both great cultivators. Logically speaking, cultivators who have reached the Nascent Soul stage should not make mistakes easily.
However, due to a series of accidents and misunderstandings during Lu's father's training, he had a relationship with a demon woman and had a child with her.
Father Lu can give up his lover, but he cannot give up his own bloodline.
As the monks’ cultivation levels increase, their chances of conceiving a child plummet.
The higher the level of cultivation, the lower the chance of having a child.
Reproduction is an instinct of human beings, and those who practice cultivation to gain great powers are no exception.
Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu have a deep relationship and cannot tolerate a third person, but they have to tolerate a "bastard".
That child was Lu Li, Lu Ming's only younger brother.
Lu Ming is a natural genius in cultivation and has a natural spiritual root, while Lu Li inherited the demon genes from his mother and has a bloodline inheritance, but his talent for cultivation is far inferior to Lu Ming's.
Lu Li knew that his identity was embarrassing, so he didn't deliberately compete with Lu Ming.
He stayed in Xihai City obediently, practicing with the elders of his clan and taking care of the affairs of the City Lord's Mansion.
Father Lu has some fatherly love for Lu Li, but not much. He values Mother Lu and Lu Ming, who has a natural spiritual root, more.
All Lu's father could give Lu Li was the identity of the city lord's son and the guarantee that he would have no worries about food and clothing.
The young master of Xihai City has always been Lu Ming! Mother Lu has a grudge against Father Lu, but she did not vent her anger on Lu Li.
Of course, Mother Lu was not able to be kind. The only thing she could do was ignore it.
Looking at the entire Lu family, the only one who is relatively friendly to Lu Li is Lu Ming.
The two brothers are close in age and grew up almost together.
Lu Li's mother is a fox, and Lu Li perfectly inherited his mother's fox genes. He is good-looking and smart.
When Lu Li was a cub, he maintained his animal form for a while - his entire body was snow-white, with pointed ears, round eyes, and a fluffy tail.
Ahem, Lu Ming repeatedly stated that he did not treat his younger brother as a pet.
Lu Ming didn't even know that he might be a "fluff control" at heart.
All he knew was that he loved his brother when he was a cub.
As for Lu Li, he has the bloodline of a demon beast and possesses the instincts of an animal.
He can sense whether people are malicious or kind towards him.
Father Lu loves him, but not enough; Mother Lu neither loves nor hates him and just treats him as a stranger; only his brother likes him and is close to him, and he can't help but want to be close to his brother.
...When the half-brothers of the Lu family grew up, they did not have any quarrels with each other, but instead lived in harmony.
So, when he returned to Xihai City and was short of money, the first person Lu Ming turned to for help was Lu Li.
"elder brother!"
Lu Ming was just muttering to himself when a young man in green robe came over.
"Ah Li! How many spirit stones did you bring? Ten thousand?"
When he saw his younger brother, a hint of joy flashed in Lu Ming's eyes, and he hurriedly used a secret method to transmit his message.
"...10,000 pieces?" Or middle-grade spirit stones? Lu Li's fox eyes widened instantly. What is his brother going to buy?
Why do you need so much money? Also, he is not the elder brother. Although he is respectfully called the Second Young Master in the Lu family, he is not the real master.
If he thinks of a way, he should be able to get one hundred or one thousand medium-grade spirit stones.
But, ten thousand?
Lu Li couldn't help but start thinking: How about I pawn the flying spirit boat that my brother gave me?
Anyway, I don’t go out, so I don’t need such a good spirit boat.
Seeing a flash of embarrassment on Lu Li's delicate face, Lu Ming finally reacted: What am I doing? How can Ah Li have so many spirit stones? Forget it!
It’s better to send a communication talisman to my cousin in the clan.
Alas, in fact, Lu Ming had long wanted to persuade his father to hand over some important industries in the city to A Li instead of treating him as an "outsider".
As a result, A Li, the second young master of the Lu family, is not even as good as a manager.
"Forget it! Ali, I'll think of another way!"
"Brother! Don't worry, I'll go and help you raise money right away!"
The two brothers spoke almost in unison.
As soon as the words came out, they were stunned.
At this time, Pei Yan over there said generously, "Okay! Just 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones."
As he spoke, Pei Yan took out a storage bag.
He used his spiritual sense to glance at the pile of spirit stones in the storage bag, and Pei Yan already had a complete grasp of the exact number of spirit stones.
No more, no less, exactly twelve thousand medium-grade spirit stones.
"Are there any elixirs suitable for monsters? Those above earth level, heaven level is best!"
Pei Yan still had the look of a wealthy and tycoon.
Lu Ming & Lu Li: ...
Lu Li winked at Lu Ming: Brother, is this your friend? So rich! Lu Ming nodded inexplicably: It's my friend! He is indeed rich.
But no matter how rich you are, you can't waste it.
It's just a kitten. It's not enough to buy the skills for it, you even have to buy some pills for it.
Compared with Pei Yan, Lu Ming suddenly felt that he seemed to be too "stingy" towards his Bai Bai.
Bai Bai (Han Youyou): ... Lu Li? Nine-tailed fox? Oh no, the villain of this book has appeared...
(End of this chapter)
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