Longevity Gu Dao: Start From Refining Infatuation Gu

Chapter 69: Young Master of the Leng Family, Leng Yuxi, the Opportunist Leng Family

At this moment, within Misty Cloud City, in the main residence of the Leng Family.

A stunning woman dressed in a white gown sat in the main seat, exuding elegance and possessing a curvaceous figure. She was like a heavenly fairy who had descended to the mortal realm.

She was none other than Leng Yuxi, the Young Master of the Immortal Mist Sect.

After being ambushed by enemies outside the city, she did not choose to return to the Immortal Mist Sect but instead came back to Misty Cloud City.

Because she knew that there would definitely be cultivators from the Shadow Demon Sect lying in wait on the road back to the Immortal Mist Sect.

Returning would almost certainly mean certain death for herself.

On the other hand, staying in Misty Cloud City would give her a glimmer of hope.

After all, Misty Cloud City's second-grade high-quality formation, the Silver Moon Formation, was well-known. Although this formation didn't have much offensive power, its defensive capabilities were extremely strong. Even a Gold Core cultivator would find it difficult to break through.

It was precisely because of this second-grade formation that the Leng Family was able to establish a foothold in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, which was teeming with demonic beasts.

Otherwise, this city would have long been destroyed by the frequent waves of beasts and would not have stood for over a hundred years.

"Young Master, the group of demonic cultivators has temporarily retreated. I'm afraid they won't give up easily. I wonder when the sect's reinforcements will arrive. Misty Cloud City probably won't be able to hold on for much longer," said Leng Hongran, the patriarch of the Leng Family, hesitatingly from his seat below.

"Don't worry, the sect's main sect already knows about this matter and will soon dispatch reinforcements," Leng Yuxi replied calmly.

"When that time comes, the Gold Core patriarch of our Immortal Mist Sect will take action. Those mere demonic cultivators will surely be annihilated."

"And your Leng Family will also gain great credit, allowing you to rise to prominence and even have Leng Family disciples become inner disciples or even direct disciples of the Immortal Mist Sect."

Leng Yuxi said calmly and composedly.

She was also very skilled at painting a rosy picture for the other party. After all, she was currently seriously injured and needed time to recover.

Right now, she still needed the Leng Family to protect her.

"That would be wonderful. We will definitely go through fire and water for the Immortal Mist Sect, giving our all," Leng Hongran immediately expressed his joy.

The other elders of the Leng Family were also ecstatic. If they could survive this crisis, even if the patriarch were to die, the Leng Family would still be able to soar and become a crucial family within the Immortal Mist Sect.

After all, the woman in front of them was the future sect master of the Immortal Mist Sect and a future Gold Core cultivator.

Once she ascended to the throne, they would be like ministers to the dragon, able to rise to the top in one step.

"Alright, you may all leave now. Remember to closely monitor the operation of the formation and not let those demonic cultivators destroy it. We must hold on until the sect's reinforcements arrive," Leng Yuxi waved her hand, giving the order to dismiss them.

"Yes, Young Master," the many elders of the Leng Family all left one after another, leaving only Leng Yuxi behind.

................

Not long after, these elders of the Leng Family arrived in another quiet room.

However, they did not have the ecstatic expressions they had before. Instead, their faces were solemn, and dark clouds loomed over them.

"Patriarch, how do you view this matter? Should we ally ourselves with the Immortal Mist Sect or the Shadow Demon Sect?" one of the Leng Family elders asked.

They were all cunning and sly individuals. How could they be easily deceived by the grand promises Leng Yuxi made?

However, since the other party was the Young Master of the Immortal Mist Sect and a Foundation Building cultivator, they had to show respect and put on a show.

In terms of acting skills, who could compare to these cunning and sly individuals?

"To be honest, who would willingly become a demonic cultivator if they could become a righteous disciple?" Leng Hongran, the patriarch of the Leng Family, said with a sigh.

Upon hearing these words, the other elders nodded in agreement. It was indeed the case that becoming a disciple of the demonic path meant being universally despised, like a rat crossing the street.

Moreover, most demonic cultivation techniques were quick to learn but offered little opportunity to become a Foundation Building cultivator.

Only those with poor spiritual roots would choose the path of demonic cultivation in order to achieve enlightenment.

If one had exceptional spiritual roots, they would generally choose the righteous path.

"According to what the Patriarch said, are we going to support the Immortal Mist Sect and protect Leng Yuxi?!" one elder asked tentatively.

"Foolish," the Patriarch of the Lu family, Lu Hongran, sneered. "Our Lu family is weak. We dare not easily take sides. If we choose the wrong side, it will be the end of our Lu family. Whether it's the righteous path or the demonic path, we can only survive and have the right to choose. Otherwise, if we're already dead, what difference does it make whether it's the righteous path or the demonic path? In this battle between the two sects, we can only take it step by step."

"I understand the Patriarch's meaning," the head of the Lu family suddenly realized. "Now we don't know the final outcome between the Immortal Mist Sect and the Shadow Demon Sect, so we can only take it step by step. If the Immortal Mist Sect is stronger, then naturally we will support Leng Yuxi. But if the Shadow Demon Sect is stronger, then we will turn around and join the Shadow Demon Sect, choosing to hand over Leng Yuxi. Only by playing both sides can we survive."

"That's right," Patriarch Lu Hongran nodded in satisfaction. "The Lu family has finally produced some intelligent people who understand my intentions. You must know that now is not the time to take sides. For now, we will temporarily support the Immortal Mist Sect. After all, we can hold Misty Cloud City for at least three years. In these three years, the Shadow Demon Sect and the Immortal Mist Sect will have determined the winner. If the Immortal Mist Sect hasn't come to rescue us by then, don't blame me, Lu Hongran, for being heartless."

A cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Yes, Patriarch," many Lu family cultivators nodded in agreement.

...

Several days later, the atmosphere in Misty Cloud City gradually calmed down.

Although the Shadow Demon Sect cultivators outside the city would occasionally attack Misty Cloud City, they were easily repelled by the city's second-tier formation.

The cultivators living in the city naturally felt more at ease.

After all, if the demonic cultivators couldn't breach the defenses of Misty Cloud City, they would be extremely safe.

Some cultivators even had the leisure to stand on the city walls and exchange insults with the demonic cultivators.

This infuriated the demonic cultivators, but they were helpless.

This could be considered finding amusement in hardship.

For Zhou Sui, however, it wasn't so boring because he continued to cultivate diligently at home. He also took a Golden Marrow Pill and began to elevate his cultivation.

Rumble~~~

Suddenly, he felt his true essence within his body rapidly increasing at an astonishing speed. The immense medicinal power transformed into true essence, circulating through his meridians and dantian.

At this moment, he instantly realized that the true essence within his body had reached its peak.

Qi Refining Sixth Layer Perfection.

Without a doubt, after months of diligent cultivation, Zhou Sui had finally reached the peak of the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.

"So this is the bottleneck of the mid-stage of Qi Refining?"

However, at this moment, Zhou Sui suddenly discovered that his true essence had encountered a bottleneck. No matter how he circulated it, his true essence couldn't increase by a single bit.

To break through this bottleneck, he would need to continue cultivating diligently, at least for several years, constantly challenging the bottleneck in order to completely break through it.

To be honest, several years was already considered short.

This was also because he possessed a seventh-grade spiritual root. If he had a ninth-grade spiritual root, it would take at least twenty years to possibly break through the bottleneck of the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

(End of this chapter)