Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World novel Chapter 294

Chapter 294: Chapter 168 The Confused Wen Mingyan

There was no other option. Wen Mingyan could only steel himself and walk into the attic.

Lu Junyi’s alchemy room was on the second floor. Due to an explosion, the spot where the cauldron originally sat had been blasted into a large hole. By sheer coincidence, just as Wen Mingyan walked in, he heard a loud clang. The cauldron lid that had been blown away earlier somehow fell through the hole on the second floor and rolled right to Wen Mingyan’s feet.

At this moment, Lu Junyi, his face covered in soot, sat on a chair, glaring furiously at Wen Mingyan.

"Speak! If you can’t give me a convincing reason, I’ll take all the swords on War God Peak and sell them off!"

Wen Mingyan was a sword fanatic. Most of his swords, apart from the few he had purchased himself, were won through duels with others. Those swords were not only his past glories but also the foundation of his cultivation. Hearing this threat, he panicked immediately. "No! You can’t touch my swords, otherwise—"

Before he could finish, Lu Junyi shot him a sharp glare. "Otherwise what? You want to fight me?"

Lu Junyi became angrier as he spoke. He stood up and slapped Wen Mingyan’s head with a loud smack. "What? Have you grown up over these years and think your wings are hard enough to fly now?"

When Wen Mingyan was a child, his family experienced a great tragedy. His clan was massacred by enemies, and his parents were killed in the ordeal. Lu Junyi had raised him since he was a child, fulfilling the role of both uncle and guardian. Even though Wen Mingyan was now over thirty years old and had made a name for himself in the Red Cloud Prefecture, in front of Lu Junyi, he still cowered as if he were the same timid child from decades ago.

"I... I didn’t mean it that way!" Wen Mingyan explained, feeling somewhat wronged.

"Didn’t mean it? You’d better not have! Kneel and say it!"

Lu Junyi’s voice was heavy, and even the white mist from his breath was visibly distinct, a clear sign of how furious he was.

There was no one else here, just the two of them. Without any pretense, Wen Mingyan immediately dropped to his knees with a thud, his body collapsing so that his rear rested on his heels. His motions were so practiced it was clear this was far from the first time he had done this.

"I mainly wanted to ask about that new menial disciple—what’s going on with him?"

As the Great Elder of the Holy Pill Sect and its de facto overseer, Lu Junyi was well aware of the Sect’s current circumstances. Without a dazzling prodigy to contend with other sects, their resources and influence within the Red Cloud Prefecture would only dwindle further!

A seventeen-year-old at the Copper Bone Realm—Gu Sheng was exactly what they needed!

Lu Junyi felt his breathing grow heavier. But suddenly, he thought of the strategic pouch given to him by Ge Qing and sighed deeply. "Ah! Let him advance step by step. With his current strength, he can enter the inner sect in at most a year. There’s no need to rush."

Wen Mingyan grew anxious at this response. "How can that be the same? If he were given the treatment of a core disciple, with his talent, he might break through to the Silver Bone Realm by the end of the year!"

Ge Qing’s identity was far too lofty and revered for Lu Junyi to discuss openly. He could only caution Wen Mingyan, "Don’t concern yourself with his affairs! I have my own plans. Let me warn you now: no one in the Sect is allowed to give him any special treatment or shortcuts. If I catch anyone doing so, the punishment will be severe!"

Wen Mingyan felt perplexed and was just about to argue further when Lu Junyi gently pushed him out using a soft yet firm force. "Remember my words! I will personally oversee this young man’s journey. If anyone dares interfere, I will show no mercy! I’ve got some pressing matters to attend to these days. You keep an eye on him for me in the meantime."