Eternal Life: Talent Grows with Age-Chapter 225 - 155: Cold Spirit, Chilling Wind

"Is this Master Lu really a high-level Foundation Establishment cultivator? He still has to travel so far under these conditions!"

Lu Ziyou said.

Compared to before, he was even more robust now.

The difference between the Spirit Realm and the Great Yuan territory is that here, food is never scarce. As long as you’re not picky, even ordinary folk can have no worries about food and clothing.

Instead, it’s the cultivators who end up toiling and fretting more.

But cultivators hold status and power, and can control worldly influence. So if mortals have the means, they’ll still do all they can to send their families to train in the Immortal Sect.

"Ziyou, for Master Lu to reach Foundation Establishment, it couldn’t have been easy—maybe this is all just an excuse."

Lu Chang’sheng spoke quietly.

As a high-level Foundation Establishment loose cultivator, Master Lu’s reach in Platinum Immortal City wasn’t that extensive, so when he wasn’t at Bamboo Elegance Garden, people in the city seemed a little less cautious.

"I still don’t know what this Cold Spirit Wind is like. We should start preparing sooner rather than later."

Lu Chang’sheng said.

These days, Lu Chang’an noticed that some people had started gathering warm, insulated clothing.

The Cold Spirit Wind has a kind of ’disregard’ effect on cultivators’ items, but for mortal things, it actually doesn’t do much.

Really strange.

So today, he deliberately didn’t focus on alchemy, and instead brought the two of them to Platinum Immortal City.

"Father, Uncle Yu Hai’s letter has arrived."

Just then, Lu Chang’an walked over.

Lu Chang’sheng looked up and saw Niu Xi.

The latter had tidied up a bit before going out; he looked less unkempt and even his expression seemed a lot more serious and proper.

"Fellow Daoist Niu?"

Lu Chang’sheng could hardly believe this was Niu Xi.

"I never realized how handsome Fellow Daoist Niu was."

"Haha, you’re too kind, Fellow Daoist Lu!"

The two of them chatted idly for a bit, and then Niu Xi handed Lu Chang’sheng a letter from the Zhu Family.

Because the distance was so great, and considering the Zhu Family was worried about Lu Chang’sheng’s relationship with Yu Hai—if Yu Hai knew how they’d treated Lu Chang’sheng, it’d probably make him think too much—so any news about Lu Chang’sheng was deliberately kept from Yu Hai.

Thinking of this, Lu Chang’sheng looked at the letter, his expression darkening slightly.

The seal was clearly broken.

With a cultivator’s techniques, restoring such a simple letter should be easy, yet this one hadn’t been resealed at all.

How could Lu Chang’sheng not recognize what was going on here?

He wordlessly took the letter and tucked it into his clothes.

Then Niu Xi drew Lu Chang’sheng into a quiet spot and cast a sound insulation technique.

Only then did he say: "This letter came from the Zhu Family. It looked like this when I received it. They wanted me to pass a message to you: don’t tell Yu Hai anything about this, otherwise it won’t end well for either you or him."

Even though he’d mentally prepared himself, hearing Niu Xi say it still made Lu Chang’sheng’s face change slightly. He sighed, "Of course not. Don’t worry, we’re nobody special—we’re not about to pick a fight with the Zhu Family over something like this."

"Glad you understand—the Spirit Realm isn’t as rosy as you might think. In the end, it’s still all survival of the fittest."

Seeming to remember something, Niu Xi suddenly asked, "Are you still practicing alchemy?"

"Yes."

"The alchemy path isn’t an easy one. You really ought to reconsider. Have you learned much about talisman-making?" Niu Xi sighed, clearly feeling a bit concerned for him.

He was afraid Lu Chang’sheng hadn’t really weighed his options and just chose alchemy out of old habits, which would be shortsighted.

But Lu Chang’sheng only nodded.

"I know a bit about it. I won’t deny that talisman-making is definitely better suited to us bottom-rung cultivators."

If not for knowing he had a bit of talent in alchemy, Lu Chang’sheng would probably have staked everything on the talisman path.

After all, the talisman market is huge—many Qi Cultivation cultivators buy some to carry around.

Plus, the amount you invest is small.

Of course, there’s a downside too: so many people study this stuff that prices stay low. Compared to the three other arts, the profit margins are much thinner.

If the market takes a downturn, you could easily end up with unsold stock.

Pills are different. Demand always outstrips supply—they sell themselves.

That’s also why Lu Chang’sheng chose alchemy.

Another thing was that back in Great Yuan, he already had some alchemy foundation. If he switched to talisman-making, he’d have to start from scratch.

He bought a kind of talisman paper called Cloud Rain Paper, but since he had no baseline skills, he’d need five or six years just to get started.

So, for now, he’d put aside the idea of trying to practice other crafts.

"At least until my lifespan reaches a certain level, there’s no need to learn every skill under the sun."

After all, these days cultivation and alchemy are basically filling up all his time.

One person’s energy is limited. Specializing in a single way to make a living is enough.

"You still have time and room to turn back. You’ve only been training for a short while—if you invest any more, it’ll only get harder and harder to quit."

"Thanks for the reminder. If three to five years pass and I still can’t get in the door, I’ll switch to talisman-making,"

Lu Chang’sheng said.

He didn’t say that, in fact, he’d be able to master alchemy in under a year—no need to stir up trouble unnecessarily.

Even though the Zhu Family seemed to be treating him as a non-issue now, and had only hinted at a warning, for Lu Chang’sheng, caution was still the rule.

"As long as you remember that."

Niu Xi said.

He was a good guy. Even after so many years of knocking around in the world—having most of his kindness worn away—there was still a bit left deep down.