Eternal Life: Talent Grows with Age

From Lu Chang’sheng’s perspective, there was something contradictory in this person’s tone, and besides, he even mentioned Lu’s ability to craft Perfect Pills.

"Not many people know that I can refine Perfect Pills. Among them, it shouldn’t include these two Foundation Establishment masters."

There weren’t many Foundation Establishment cultivators around Platinum Immortal City. If Lu Chang’sheng wanted to get by here, he definitely had to know who they were.

He was quite certain that Fellow Daoist Heishi and this person were almost certainly not local cultivators, and although Lu was rather famous in Platinum Immortal City, for "Overseas Dragons" like Heishi, there was no reason to deliberately look into him.

So then, how did they find out he could craft Perfect Pills?

"Most likely, I was being targeted last time at the underground trade fair."

This was only Lu Chang’sheng’s guess, but he felt it was fairly likely. Back when he left the trade fair, he sensed a faint gaze trailing him. The other person must not have realized how sharp his Spiritual Sense was, and so they briefly gave themselves away.

Putting things together, it was probably this person and Heishi who bore ill intentions towards him.

"Miss Gu Yuan, do you have time now?"

Right after sending this through the Sound Transmission Shell, Lu Chang’sheng got a reply almost instantly, making him wonder if Gu Yuan was sitting there holding onto the shell.

After making arrangements with Gu Yuan, Lu Chang’sheng set those concerns aside for now.

He didn’t mention this to Nangua—no need to make her worry. He was no longer just some junior Grade-B Alchemist and had enough clout to use this as a bargaining chip.

And it was a pretty hefty one, at that.

Still—he could also test the Good Beast Sect’s sincerity with this.

After all, two Foundation Establishment masters weren’t easy to handle. Even the Good Beast Sect or Supreme Profound Sect, top Immortal Sects, would seriously weigh the value of making enemies of such people.

Of course, no matter what, Lu Chang’sheng was set on joining the Good Beast Sect. What he’d do after getting in... well, that was another story.

"I really wonder what kind of contribution could make even Foundation Establishment masters care so much."

Lu Chang’sheng thought to himself, a little curious and a little excited.

"Well, how did it go?"

At the same time, the Foundation Establishment cultivator who’d met with Lu Chang’sheng met up with Fellow Daoist Heishi.

As soon as they saw each other, the latter couldn’t help but ask.

"That guy’s sharp. Our little trick totally failed." The Foundation Establishment master, who was actually Heishi’s old friend Zhou Fang, finished speaking and pulled out a Sound Recording Stone, lest Heishi not believe him.

The Sound Recording Stone could record sounds for a period of time. The plan was to trick Lu Chang’sheng into saying "the credit has nothing to do with me." Later, Heishi could use it as an excuse to go to Zhang Qing or another Supreme Profound Sect elder and dispute the contribution.

Never expected Lu Chang’sheng to be so keen.

"He dodged a bullet last time with that demon calamity. This time, he won’t be so lucky." Heishi’s expression turned dark.

Last time, they’d planned to make a move, but the sudden lockdown during the demon calamity forced them to abandon it.

Now that the crisis had passed, the two were back to their plan. An alchemist able to refine Perfect Pills with no background was a perfect cash cow.

"The only sticky part is that Gu Family girl, Gu Chan, seems to regard him highly," Zhou Fang said.

If the two of them could reach Foundation Establishment as loose cultivators, they were definitely not reckless types.

"There’s another little headache. Zhang Qing seems interested in him too. With the Supreme Profound Sect’s track record, if they learn he can make Perfect Pills, odds are they’ll recruit him into the Sect." Zhou Fang said.

But Heishi just grinned and said, "That’s where you’re wrong."

Right then, he explained what had happened between Lu Chang’sheng and the Supreme Profound Sect.

Zhou Fang’s face turned a bit strange. "If that’s the case, then things just got a lot easier. But I hear that Du Xuan holds enormous sway in the Supreme Profound Sect. If he takes a liking to Lu Chang’sheng, what’s stopping him from overruling the rest and bringing him in?"

"That’s easy—just let them hear a bit of gossip!" Heishi replied.

They’d been friends for years and understood each other well. Heishi didn’t even need to spell it out; Zhou Fang already got what he meant.

With that, Zhou Fang went to make the arrangements.

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Lu Chang’sheng and Li Nangua walked into the courtyard where the gathering was held. It wasn’t long before Fellow Daoist Yang arrived with a bunch of people.

Gu Chan and Gu Feng were there too.

It didn’t take long for Lu Chang’sheng to find out about his demon hunting contribution.

The haul was five hundred points—that was today’s earning. The Mountain Nether Puppet Beast had doubled his take in one day.

Before he’d made the Mountain Nether Puppet, Lu Chang’sheng’s biggest day in demon hunting reward was barely two hundred points.

"And that’s not even Alchemist Lu’s final score," Gu Chan leaned over, seeing Lu Chang’sheng’s satisfied look, and dropped a little hint.

"Oh? Does Miss Gu Chan know some inside news?" Lu Chang’sheng suddenly recalled what that Foundation Establishment cultivator had said earlier.

"Alchemist Lu, since you defended the South Gate, the Supreme Profound Sect’s going to give you some extra contribution points. Not sure how much, but it won’t be a small amount."

If the Immortal Sect rewarded too little, and people found out, it’d just be an embarrassment.

"So that’s what’s up!"

Lu Chang’sheng was delighted. With that, there was no rush to cash in his points for goods.

"Alchemist Lu!" Before long, a cultivator came over, inviting Lu Chang’sheng elsewhere.

Gu Chan recognized the person as a member of the Gu Family and was a bit curious what was going on. Still, the person didn’t say much, just mentioned it was an invitation from Miss Gu Yuan.