Chapter 55: The Three Big Families

  "Thanks for saving my life, brother!" After a moment of stunned silence, Zhu Wen Tong respectfully said to Fang Ling.

  At this time, Fang Ling had already sized up Zhu Wen Tong for a long time. He was a man in his forties or fifties with a cultivation of six layers of refining Qi. The whole person looked like he gave people a feeling of being loyal and honest.

  Fang Ling smiled at Zhu Wen Tong and said: "This kind of person, killing him is just killing him, but Brother Zhu must be careful with this kind of person in the future."

  "Ah, I never thought that after all these years, a companion would...". Zhu Wen Tong said with a hint of regret, rubbing his injured abdomen.

  Fang Ling didn't say anything, just gazing calmly at Zhu Wen Tong.

  He then took two pills from the medicine bottle that he had been carrying with him, and after swallowing them, he began to circulate his internal energy. Half an hour later, his injuries were almost fully recovered!

  Chu Xingwen once again thanked Fang Ling, took out a Hawk Snake Fruit from his storage bag and said: "Fang younger brother's lifesaving grace, I have no way to repay. This Hawk Snake Fruit may not be worth much spirit stone, but it also represents Chu's heartfelt intentions."

  The eagle snake fruit is too expensive, so I won't buy it.

  He waved his hand and said: "Since this eagle snake fruit was picked by Brother Zhu, then Brother Zhu should just take it himself!"

  Zhu Wen Tong repeatedly declined, seeing Fang Ling's serious expression, he finally let out a sigh of relief.

  The Eagle Snake Fruit is extremely valuable to him, otherwise Lu Sanjiao wouldn't have harmed him for the sake of the Eagle Snake Fruit.

  He gave the eagle snake fruit to Fang Ling, apart from Fang Ling's lifesaving grace, but more so due to his fear of Fang Ling's actual strength.

  Although the eagle snake fruit is good, compared with his own life, Zhu Wen Tong naturally values his own life more.

  At this time, Fang Lin really didn't take the Eagle Snake Fruit, he carefully put the Eagle Snake Fruit into his own storage bag.

  Fang Ling said straightforwardly after Zhu Wen Tong received the eagle snake fruit: "Brother Zhu, I just heard Lu Sanjin mention the golden Luo fruit. Now I'm in urgent need of it. If you have some on hand, I'm willing to buy it at a high price."

  "Brother Fang, if there were Golden Loquats on Zhu's body, I would definitely give them to you. Unfortunately, those Golden Loquats are not Zhu's possessions."

  Wen Tong said up to here, and then he was afraid that Fang Ling would not believe him, so he hurriedly continued: "Younger brother doesn't need to be anxious either. Although the Golden Luo Fruit is not in my hands now, younger brother you also have a chance to obtain it."

  "I followed Lu Sanping to dig up the Golden Luo fruit because half a year ago, I entered a small space to pick herbs and happened to run into a friend who had picked one."

  Fang Ling's expression changed slightly when he heard the two words "secret realm". With the help of the tourist map in his hand, he was quite concerned about the secret realm.

  "Small space?"

  When Wen Tong heard Fang Lin say these two words, a look of difficulty appeared on his face and he said: "Please forgive me, Brother Fang. This small space is a secret shared by several families in the Zhu family. As a junior member of the family, I cannot tell you about this matter."

  Moreover, at the entrance of this small space, there are four Qi-refining eighth-layer experts from our several families guarding it, not allowing anyone to enter.

  Fang Lin felt a little regret in his heart, but he didn't take it to heart. After all, what was most important to him now was still the Golden Luo Fruit.

  "My companion doesn't need the Golden Fruits that much, so he's preparing to take them out for exchange." Zhen Wentong saw Fang Lin not mentioning the small space again and hurriedly continued.

  Fang Ling's expression changed as he said, "I don't know what item your companion wants to exchange?"

  "It's best to have the spiritual medicine, but the immortal stone will also do." Zhu Wen Tong smiled and said: "Ten days later, our three families will have an exchange meeting at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain. At that time, my companion will also be there."

  Three Big Families?

  Although Fang Ling was slightly puzzled in her heart, she simply nodded and said okay.

  After the two of them finished discussing Jin Luo's affairs, they went down the mountain together. In this process, Fang Ling pretended to be cautious and fearful in front of Zhu Wen Tong, also fumbling his way down the mountain with him.

  Along the way, although there was a map to guide them, the two still encountered several dangers, and once Lu Wen even almost fell into a hidden pit that suddenly appeared.

  However, in the midst of danger, Fang Ling also gained some unexpected benefits. For example, the origin of Zhu Wen Tong and the three major families.

  The three major families in the mouth of Wen Tong, are the top three cultivator families in the entire Lu State. In these three families, not only do they have Golden Dan True People as their backing, but also Consolidation Masters sitting within their own clan.

  Zhu Wen Tong is a member of the Zhu family, one of the three major families.

  However, Zhu Wen Tong, who had no hope of breaking through the seventh layer of Qi training in his lifetime, could not be the core disciple of the Zhu family. His identity was only that of a medicine collector for the Zhu family.

  Zhù Wén Tōng's cultivation had reached the level of a sixth-layer Qi Refiner, and if he were to live in a place like Dìng Fāng City, his life would be quite good. However, having grown accustomed to the lifestyle of a Cultivation Family, Zhù Wén Tōng was not willing to simply muddle along like an ordinary sixth-layer Qi Refiner.

  He chose to become a dangerous medicine hunter also because he wanted to cultivate his daughter into an alchemist.

  "Fang, my younger brother, I asked an elder of our family to help take a look at Qingying. That elder said that Qingying has a great possibility of breaking through the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining." Speaking of his own daughter, Zhu Wen Tong's face was full of pride.

  Fang Ling's face flashed a hint of envy, after all he had attempted to break through the seventh layer nine times and hadn't succeeded once.

  And this enviable color on his face made Zhu Wen Tong laugh even more happily.

  The two parted ways under the mountain, and after Zhu Wentong's figure left like a flying bird, Fang Ling put his gaze on a green jade token.

  Boundary Breaker!

  This is what Zhu Wen Tong gave to Fang Ling when he left.

  These large family medicine collectors all rely on this boundary-breaking symbol to open the boundary. The one Zhen Wenchong gave to Fang Ling is the lowest level of boundary-breaking symbol.

  According to Zhu Wen Tong's words, this boundary-breaking symbol can barely open the seal of the Raishan Secret Realm.

  He put away the broken boundary symbol and, after a moment of hesitation, also headed towards Dingfang City.

  Ten days passed quickly, and when Fang Ling saw Zhu Wen Tong again, Zhu Wen Tong was wearing a clean long gown, and as a whole person compared to the time they met in Lai Shan secret realm, he looked much more spirited.

  By Zhu Wen Tong's side stood a lovely young girl with a bright smile.

  The girl looked like she was fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a green dress, and gave people a good impression at first sight.

  However, what caught Fang Ling's attention was that this young girl actually had a cultivation base of Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

  She broke through the sixth layer of Qi on her own, relying on opportunity. This girl can become a fifth-layer Qi cultivator at such a young age, her talent should be pretty good.

  "Old Fang, this is my little daughter Zhu Qingying. She insisted on coming with me to the exchange meeting to take a look." As Zhu Wentong spoke, he also said to the girl leaning against him, "Qingying, don't you greet your Uncle Fang yet?"

  "Hello... Uncle Fang!" The girl hesitated for a moment before finally calling out the two words "Uncle".

  But she didn't call out so smoothly, and Fang Ling felt uncomfortable listening to it too.

  Although he was actually seven or eight years older than he looked now, he also didn't want a young girl to call him "uncle".

  Fang Ling rubbed his nose and said with a hint of helplessness: "Zhu brother, I think we should just go our separate ways."

  Wen Tong burst out laughing and said: "Younger brother, it's just a title, don't take it too seriously. Let's go to the market first and see if my friend has arrived."

  Zhū Wén Tōng was clearly a seasoned veteran of this exchange. He led Fang Lin and the other two people quickly to a valley outside, then loudly declared: "I am Zhū Jiā's Zhū Wén Tōng, here is the token, please receive us."

  A man in yellow clothes walked out of the valley as soon as his voice fell. He took a white jade card from Zhu Wen's hand, looked at it twice, and smiled with his hands clasped: "Brother Zhu please."

  After bowing his hands in gratitude, Zhuo Wen said to Fang Ling and Zhu Qingying: "Outside the city, there is a guardian array. Even if it's a cultivator of the 9th layer of Qi Refining, it would be difficult for them to get out. You two follow closely behind me."

  Formation method, Fang Ling's eyes lit up!

  Zhao Xianshi's formation method had more than a dozen formations, but now he can only use the Inverted Five Elements Formation.

  Because there is no spiritual energy infusion, this inverted five-element array can only trap cultivators who have reached the sixth layer of Qi Refining. For cultivators who have broken through to the seventh layer of Qi Refining, it has little effect.

  In this valley, the formation can actually trap a cultivator of the 9th layer of Qi Refining. If it were to be moved into his own Xijiao Yanchen Diagram, wouldn't that give him another way to save his life?

  Just as Zhu Wen Tong walked a dozen steps, Fang Ling felt that the grass and trees around him were lush and green, and the stream was gurgling, without any sign of an array. He then pretended to casually ask Zhu Wen Tong: "Brother Zhu, it seems like there's no array here?"

  "Little brother, we are now on the right path of the maze formation, so we can't feel its power. If we take a step out of this passage, it will be completely different all around."

  Wen Tong said to Zhu Qingying, who seemed to be deviating from the direction: "You little devil don't try to mess around, last year there was a young man who looked down on this formation and ended up being trapped inside for three days before he was rescued."

  "Of course, this formation is mainly used to prevent ordinary mortals from disturbing the progress of the Taoist temple, and it doesn't have much attacking power."

  After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the scene in front of me suddenly became open and spacious. On a flat ground covering thousands of acres, there were hundreds of people setting up stalls to buy and sell goods.

  Someone shouted loudly: "Fifty-year-old black snake gall, clear eyes and clear heart, whoever wants to refine the Clear Eye Spirit Liquid, it's absolutely essential. Thirty pieces of immortal stone for one!"

  "Three-leaf treasure, a hundred-year-old three-leaf treasure! Don't miss it when you pass by the road! Fifty pieces of immortal stone!"

  "Fire copper, one hundred pieces of immortal stone!"

  ……

  This scene made Fang Ling somewhat stunned. However, he immediately turned to Zhu Wen and said: "Brother Zhu, let's hurry up and find your friend, or else the Golden Luo fruit will be bought by someone else and that would be troublesome!"

  "Good, let's go." said Wen Tong with a nod.

  As they spoke, they walked forward and had only taken a few steps when someone loudly greeted them, saying: "Hey, isn't that Qingying?"

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