Walking outside, Lu Xu was stunned, but saw a girl in Tsing Yi sitting in the outer hall of the cave, supporting her head with one hand, dozing off.

This sleepy girl was one of the maids assigned to him by the Lu family.

Lu Xu and Zhang Zhenniang practiced behind closed doors on weekdays, but they only instructed them to retreat from all guest visits, and did not allow them to step into the secret room half a step away, and did not say anything to them.

The other maid must be in the medicine garden now.

The maid who was dozing off was awakened by the sound of footsteps, and her bright eyes looked panicked, but she saw Lu Xu standing in front of her with a smile, and immediately stood up with a "ah", the roots of her ears were already full of redness, and she was busy saluting Lu Xu and Zhang Zhenniang.

And at this moment, a familiar voice happened to come from outside the cave.

Lu Xu waved his hand, signaling him to beckon someone to come in, and the maid Yingying hurriedly walked to the entrance of the cave after saluting.

In less than a moment, Lu Kaiyun and Lu Youfeng, who had not been seen for a long time, appeared in front of Lu Xu and the others.

After Lu Kaiyun looked at Lu Xu and Zhang Zhenniang slightly, he was slightly stunned and said: "

The two Lu brothers, this retreat has actually improved their cultivation to a higher level, which is really gratifying. ”

Lu Xu waved his hand and asked the maid to retreat before he smiled indifferently and said:

Elder Lu smiled, he was in a bottleneck period before the next two, and this time thanks to the rich aura of this cave mansion, he was able to improve his cultivation, which was really a fluke. ”

"Hehe, Brother Lu is too modest, I think it won't be long before Brother Lu can successfully build the foundation and become a strong man in the foundation building period. Lu Kaiyun replied with a smile.

Next, the two talked and laughed for a while, and Lu Xu also took advantage of the situation to ask him about the situation in Daliang City. In fact, Lu Xu had always wondered in his heart, the two of them were just monks in the Qi Refining Period, even if he was only a late stage of the Qi Refining Period. Even if the Lu family is eager to seek talent, they will not hire a monk in the late stage of the Qi refining period as a guest so casually, there must be some reason for this.

Sure enough, through the conversation with Lu Kaiyun, Lu Xu finally knew the reason.

It turned out that the reason why the Lu family hired the two of them to become guest secretaries, or to be precise, hired Lu Xu was for a 10,000-year-old sect in the Antarctic Domain, and the number of disciples of the Jiuxiao Sect. Recently, the Lu family and the Qin family, another major force in Daliang City, have been competing extremely fiercely for this place. And the Qin family is also on par with the strength of the Daliang City and the Lu family, and there is also a strong man in the family who is in the late stage of the foundation building period. Its power is no weaker than that of the Lu family. And the recruitment of beginner disciples by the Jiuxiao Sect this time is said to be the largest in recent years, and many Jindan stage powerhouses in the sect, and even the ancestors of the Yuan Infant Stage will select their disciples among the introductory disciples this time. Once selected by a strong person in the Jindan period, then the entry is an inner disciple, and if he is lucky enough to be selected by the ancestor of the Yuan Infant Stage, he can become a true disciple in one fell swoop. And if a 10,000-year-old sect like Jiuxiao Sect becomes an inner disciple, the status in Daliang City and even in Tianyun Country will be different.

This time, the Nine Heavens Sect will send envoys to various big cities to hold introductory competitions, and the top three can enter the Nine Heavens Sect. And the Lu family and the Qin family have been mortal enemies for hundreds of years, once the other party's children become inner disciples or true disciples, the hostile family will be wiped out. Therefore, this time the entry competition of the Nine Heavens Sect has become the key to the survival of the two families, even if no one in their own family enters, at least let no one enter the other party.

And the Jiuxiao Sect selects introductory disciples and requires cultivation below the foundation building period, and the bone age is under thirty years old, so after Lu Youfeng saw Lu Xu's move, he tried his best to attract Lu Xu to join the Lu family. Even if he can't fight for the Lu family, he can't let the Qin family get the worst of it.

After understanding, Lu Xu sighed and said, "Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes." ”

After hearing this, Lu Kaiyun thought about it, and then continued:

"It is precisely because the number of disciples of the Nine Heavens Sect is so important that my Lu family will be desperately trying to win over young Qi refining stage masters like Brother Lu in the recent period, on the one hand, hiring these masters as guest ministers on favorable terms, and on the other hand, maybe inviting me to fight for the Lu family with heavy gifts. After all, it's a win-win. My Lu family has guaranteed benefits, and Brother Lu can also take this opportunity to join the Nine Heavens Sect. This Nine Heavens Sect is one of the four major sects in the Antarctic Domain, and it has been inherited for thousands of years, and it is extremely difficult to join. ”

"This matter is extremely dangerous, once you agree to fight for the Lu family, you will be the sworn enemy of the Qin family. Lu Xu said lightly.

As far as he is concerned, he doesn't have any sense of belonging to the Lu family, and as for the other Qi Refining Period guests, they probably won't have much of a desire to do their best for the Lu family. The key to this is that becoming a disciple of the Nine Heavens Sect is a huge temptation.

"Brother Lu is not strange, he is not deliberately concealing it, whether to participate or not depends on Brother Lu's meaning, the minimum requirement in the next is only to ask Brother Lu not to fight for the Qin family. ”

Lu Kaiyun continued: "Brother Lu is from other domain groups, and he is not qualified to compete for places, if he wants to join the Zixiao Sect, he can only participate in the Nine Xiao Sect's disciple recruitment conference a year later, but at that time, he will miss the opportunity to worship the Jindan stage or even the Yuan Infant stage powerhouse." However, if there is a recommended place from my Lu family, you can participate in this competition. Moreover, my Lu family already has a descendant who was selected by the elders of the Nine Xiao Sect in advance, once Brother Lu joins the Nine Xiao Sect, they can help each other, and my Lu family can also provide resources for Brother Lu's cultivation in the future. ”

Lu Xu shook his head, and was about to refuse, but unexpectedly, Long Er said in his mind at this time: "The master had better agree, there are a few things in the Nine Heavens Sect that the master needs." ”

Lu Kaiyun said with a pair of eyes: "I don't know what Brother Lu thinks?"

Lu Xu was silent, hesitated for a long time, and then said lightly: "Who is the opponent?"

Lu Kaiyun said: "The Qin family in the west city is the mainstay, the Tong family in the south city, and the Daliang city lord's mansion...... Soon, in the entire Great Liang City, almost all the immortal cultivation families with heads and faces will have their children involved!"

Lu Xu was slightly stunned and said, "So many people?"

Lu Kaiyun continued to explain: "In previous years, although the Jiuxiao Sect was a great sect in the world, my Lu family may not be bound to win, and my nephew is extremely talented and can protect my Lu family from any sect. It's just that this year's situation is very different, there is news that in the Jiuxiao Sect, there will be dozens of Jindan powerhouses this year, and five Yuanying powerhouses will open the door at the same time to choose apprentices. And most of them will be selected from the inner disciples of this year's session. When this news came out, the Immortal Cultivator Family of Daliang City would naturally go all out to compete for it! Moreover, once they won the first place in the competition, even if they were not selected by Elder Jindan, they would directly become inner disciples. Although my Lu family has selfish intentions, this move is also conducive to Brother Lu's future. ”

Lu Xu nodded when he heard this, once he could enter the eyes of the Jindan monk and become his disciple, then at least he could preserve the prosperity of the family for a hundred years. And if you can enter the eyes of the strong in infancy, it will be even more incredible. Besides, with the guidance of a famous teacher, it is naturally promising.

Lu Xu was a little entangled in his heart at the moment, if it was in normal times, he heard Long Er say that there were things he needed in the Jiuxiao Sect, and it was not impossible to fight.

However, since it is related to the inheritance of Jindan Monk and even Yuanying Monk, it is estimated that the entire Tianyun Kingdom's immortal cultivation family will be moved by the wind. If you rush into it, I'm afraid it's not a good choice!

The identity of this inner disciple of the Nine Heavens Sect is so easy to get his hands on? Even if there is a fair and selfless envoy of the Nine Heavens Sect, he can't do anything about it, and there are still various means available. Assassinate in private, threaten family members and friends, you can do anything, you don't care, but you can't put Zhenniang in danger.

Moreover, these so-called immortal cultivation families are all ruthless, and none of them are good.

But Lu Xu was in the Lu family at this time, but he couldn't help but deal with it, so he had to say vaguely: "Let me think about this matter, can you give an answer later?"

Lu Kaiyun's face remained unchanged, and said: "I know that Brother Lu has concerns, and I can guarantee that as long as Brother Lu is willing to fight, my Lu family will do their best to protect Brother Lu's safety, and there will be no worries." ”

Lu Xu still spoke in a light tone: "Let me think about it again." ”

"Brother Lu is worried that my Lu family will cross the river and tear down the bridge?"

That Lu Kaiyun is also an old Jianghu, and after a little investigation, he already seems to guess Lu Xu's concerns: "Brother Lu, this is too worried, since my Lu family wants you to squeeze down the Qin family alone, it is natural to ensure that you enter the inner gate of the Jiuxiao Sect safely in order to achieve your wishes." You are right, don't hide it from Brother Lu, for hundreds of years, my Lu family and the Qin family have always been mortal enemies. One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, in this big beam, there is no Qin family if there is our Lu family! Therefore, Brother Lu does not need to worry that I will betray you. Once you enter the Nine Heavens Sect and have the protection of the master's wings, why should Brother Lu be afraid of the Qin family?"

At this time, Lu Xu had already had some intention in his heart, not because he listened to Lu Kaiyun's words, but because Long Er had been encouraging him to join the Nine Heavens Sect in his mind.

Seeing that Lu Xu was already a little moved, Lu Kaiyun smiled slightly and said, "I know that Brother Lu still has concerns, but it is also human nature." Fortunately, at this time, there are still three months before Dabi, and there is plenty of time, which is enough for Brother Lu to think carefully and understand. In this way, the forbidden land Cangwu Valley, a hundred miles away from Daliang City, is about to be opened, and Brother Lu is promised a place to enter. Count the sincerity of my Lu family's advance, and there will be another reward after the matter is completed!"

"Cangwu Valley?" Hearing this, Lu Xu was stunned.

Lu Kaiyun said: "Exactly, there is a valley a hundred miles away from Daliang City, which is shrouded in thick fog all year round, no matter what means are used, the fog cannot be dispersed, if people and beasts accidentally step into it, they will be deprived of their five senses in an instant, and they will be lost in the fog and turn into a pile of dry bones." Every fifty years, there are two months of fog in the valley will become thinner, many nearby immortal cultivators have also come to this valley, taking advantage of the opportunity of the thin fog to enter the valley bottom, in the past, there were some mortals who wanted to follow into the valley to find out, and finally entered the valley of mortals, but none of them could come out alive, and over time this foggy valley became a Jedi, except for immortal cultivators, only those newborn calves who were not afraid of death among mortals would follow in.

And three hundred years ago, a powerful person found out that the foggy valley is likely to be a lost place, and the origin of this lost place, it is said that in ancient times, there was an unprecedented catastrophe in the world of all spirits, and the specific events were too long ago to be examined, in short, the original aura of the world was shattered in the catastrophe, and a large amount of heaven and earth aura was lost, and it was not until hundreds of thousands of years ago that it was gradually recovered. But some places have retained the broken space fragments of the ancient period, generally speaking, the laws contained in this kind of place are broken and constantly changing, the more people who cultivate to a higher level, the greater the impact of entering it, and even the phenomenon of cultivating instead of advancing and retreating, so it is not suitable as a place for the development of sects, if it is newly discovered, those sects will also block the way to enter, and send the elites in the sect to plunder resources.