Chapter 528: Chapter 255 Shenwu Third Year_3
Otherwise, in other countries, seeing a country that sits on two provinces, with the same size as oneself, in chaos, they might only think about taking advantage of the situation, trying to seize a few prefectures’ territory.
Who would ever come up with such an absurd idea to swallow the other party in one bite?
Are they not afraid of overeating?
However, as of now.
HIs own strength has reached the Second Realm of the Innate, and his apprentice Zhou Qing is also about to break through the Innate level.
The high-level combat power of the Chu State has multiplied in an instant.
With this level of strength, naturally they can make more plans and get more benefits.
Not to mention anything else, Lu Yuan is confident that he can take at least one province from the Da Changhe Country.
“At this moment, it depends on when Xiaoqing can break through.”
Lu Yuan muttered to himself, then raised his wine glass and drank down, leaving a few coins of silver behind, before turning and leaving the restaurant.
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“Disciple pays his respects to Master.”
In the Governor’s Mansion, Zhou Qing was evidently taken aback when he saw his master suddenly appear before him. But he quickly reacted and hurriedly paid his respects.
“Get up.”
Lu Yuan looked up and down at his disciple, only to see that he indeed possessed a clear aura and an Immortal Spirit permeating his body, just like the impression he himself had given to outsiders in the past — a true Immortal seed.
With just this sign, he was sure that his disciple’s letter was correct, and Xiaoqing was indeed on the verge of breaking through the Innate stage.
Upon confirming this, he couldn’t help but feel even more delighted.
Moreover, considering the time — from the end of Hongdao’s seventh year when Lu Yuan bestowed the jade token, until the present day in the third year of Shenwu — it’s been almost five years.
After five years of accumulation, with the help of the Immortal Spirit Qi, reaching the threshold of breaking through the Innate barrier made sense.
Not too fast, not too slow.
It was in line with his own understanding of Zhou Qing’s innate talent.
However, just as he was feeling proud, Zhou Qing was rather puzzled by his sudden visit: “Master, have you urgently come here? Is there something urgent?”
“Of course there is.”
Lu Yuan laughed out loud then looked at his disciple with a smiling face: “My own disciple is about to break through the Innate level. How could I, as a Teacher, not come to see it? If my precious apprentice encounters some problems, I will be heartbroken with regret.”
Upon hearing these words, Zhou Qing finally understood that his master had rushed over for him.
Considering the time between sending the letter and his teacher’s arrival — merely ten days — he couldn’t help but be even more moved.
“Master…”
At this moment, Zhou Qing’s heart was filled with warmth and guilt.
“Alright, you are a thirty-year-old man, don’t behave like a young girl.”
Seeing that his disciple seemed to be moved to tears, Lu Yuan hurriedly waved his hand and changed the subject: “Looking at you, it is indeed time for you to break through the Innate stage. If you have any questions, come and discuss them with your Master.
Also, to break through the Innate level, you need to build your own martial dao external form. Have you decided on what kind of extraordinary signs to choose for your external form?”
Seeing that they were talking business, Zhou Qing had to suppress his emotions, bury them in his heart, and then solemnly answer, “In response to Master, these past few days, your disciple has been… ”
After that, the room was filled with the master and disciple discussing questions and solving puzzles.
Sometimes when they went deep into the subject matter, Zhou Qing and Lu Yuan would even demonstrate on the spot, giving a vivid lesson.
This continued until midnight before they reluctantly stopped.
“Let’s stop here for today.”
Lu Yuan halted his speech and then said to his disciple, “Your Master will stay in this city for ten days. During these ten days, I will answer your questions every day. That should be enough for you to find your direction.”
Zhou Qing bowed down and said, “Disciple thanks Master for his guidance. I am grateful for the effort Master has put in for my sake. I will never forget Master’s kindness in this lifetime.”
Lu Yuan stepped forward to help him up and said comfortingly, “Alright. You are not only my disciple but also my son. A father’s kindness to his son doesn’t need to be repaid with gratitude. You just focus on your cultivation and break through the Innate level as soon as possible. That would be the best reward for your Master.”
“Yes.” Zhou Qing replied, “Disciple will definitely not disappoint Master’s expectations and will break through the Innate level this time.”
Lu Yuan nodded and then left without saying anything more.
In the days that followed, he would visit his disciple every day at noon, and then continue to teach and answer questions until midnight before leaving.
He gave the rest of the time for his disciple to digest and ponder.
After ten days like this, everything that could be explained had been explained. Zhou Qing gained a lot and already understood what kind of martial dao external form to condense after.
Only then did Lu Yuan leave gracefully.
Before leaving, he took back the jade token of immortal fate that he had given to Zhou Qing.
Now that his disciple’s Inner Strength had been tempered to the extreme under the jade token, it was not of much use to him anymore.
The growth of his divine soul had also reached the jade token’s limit of nourishment.
As he didn’t focus on cultivation and only focused on martial arts, the jade token wasn’t very useful to him now.
Therefore, a few days ago, Zhou Qing took the initiative to return the jade token.
Lu Yuan also came up with a new idea after checking the remaining immortal spirit qi in the jade token.
“The immortal spirit qi in the jade token had already been consumed in large amounts by Brother Sun’s great-grandfather. After that, both Xiaoqing and I used up a small portion of it.
By now, the original immortal spirit qi, which could be enough for one person to cultivate into condensing a strand of qi, is only enough for one and a half people to break through the Innate level.”
That’s right, the Immortal Spirit Qi in the jade token was now down to the last bit.
It was enough for one and a half people to temper their inner strength, to nourish their divine souls, and to break through to the Innate stage.
That is to say, Lu Yuan could still cultivate another Innate with the help of this jade token.
And the person he had chosen was none other than his eldest son, Lu He.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t trust, nor believe in anyone else.
Zhou Qing was his protégé, and in terms of trust, he even prioritized him over his wife. It made sense for him to help Zhou Qing break through to the Innate level.
But when it came to other genuine disciples or even those who were not genuine disciples, Lu Yuan was not as trusting.
In these chaotic times, trust was extremely important.
Without trust, how could one cultivate and rely on someone?
Not to mention the opportunity to break through to the Innate level.
As for a two-year-old child breaking through the Innate stage?
Of course, it wouldn’t be an immediate breakthrough.
With Lan Cai’er as an example, Lu Yuan had complete confidence in cultivating an Innate in their twenties.
He just needed to cultivate Lu He carefully for twenty years. Once Lu He grew up, breaking through the Innate level should be no problem.
After all, twenty years wasn’t a long time, and it would pass in the blink of an eye.
Lu Yuan was willing to wait and had the patience to do so.
After all, it’s his own son, and he should be given some preferential treatment.