On Three Realms Island, the island's monk garrison area, in Lu Ye's bamboo building, he and Chu Shen sat across from each other, with several stacks of side dishes on the table and two pots of fine wine, chatting happily over the wine.
After returning from the evacuation from Zixuan yesterday, Lu Ye brought the Little Star Palace back with him, readjusted the power of this treasure and placed it under the Three Realms Island.
It has only been more than half a month since he took the Little Star Palace and placed it under Zixuan Island that day, so although it has had a slight impact on the Three Realms Island, it has not had a big impact.
Many people are not even aware of the big changes on Three Realms Island.
Lu Ye specially invited Chu Shen to a banquet today, without much fuss. The two brothers ate, drank and chatted casually. He didn't even bother to say thank you. He kept some things in mind and didn't need to express them in words.
Chu Shen didn't even mention it, but Lu Ye knew that it was no coincidence that Jiuyan would appear on Wanxiang Island that day. There were no such coincidences in the world.
If there is anyone in this world who can please Jiuyan, it is Chu Shen.
"How long will it take for the stars to be perfect?" Lu Ye threw a nut into his mouth and asked casually.
Chu Shen chuckled: "It's coming soon, within three or two years."
Since coming to Three Realms Island, Chu Shen has been living in seclusion and practicing in seclusion all year round. He has outstanding talents, coupled with the favorable cultivation environment of Three Realms Island and no shortage of cultivation resources, so his cultivation has progressed very quickly.
He was not like this back then. He was an impulsive young man who was difficult to discipline and would run away from home at every turn. But since Wushuang Island was lost, Chu Shen realized the importance of his own strength, and only then could he calm down and work hard.
The growth of a monk will always go through many ups and downs, as does everyone. It is the polishing of these ups and downs that can make the mind become more stable.
Not to mention Chu Shen, at this stage in Three Realms Island, some of the first batch of Jiuzhou Xingxu who came with Lu Ye back then have reached the late stage of Xingxu, and their cultivation strength has been greatly improved compared to when they first came to Wanxiang Sea.
Lu Ye nodded: "I'm going to go to the world of car bells. What do you think I should bring?"
Jiuyan came forward to help him resolve such a big crisis. At that time, Lu Ye couldn't express anything, and the battle for the spirit island was still in progress, so he immediately rushed back to Zixuan Island.
Now that everything has settled, it's natural to pay a visit to the world of car bells and thank Jiuyan in person.
It would be unreasonable to go empty-handed, so Lu Ye thought about bringing some thank you gifts, but what would interest Rizhao? Lu Ye thought about it for a while, but he still had to ask Chu Shen for advice on this matter. After all, Zhimu Mo Ruozi.
"You don't need to take me with you. Brother, just go and I'll accompany him then." Chu Shen waved his hand.
"If you want to bring something, please give me an idea." Lu Ye insisted. Chu Shen said he didn't need to bring anything, which was a polite word. Naturally, he couldn't really go without bringing anything. "Senior Jiuyan, does she have any special preferences?" ?”
Chu Shen scratched his head: "I really don't know, I haven't seen anything that my mother particularly likes."
"Think carefully, you are the son of Jiuyan after all. How can you not know what my mother likes?"
Chu Shen thought hard for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
Lu Ye immediately looked at him expectantly.
"Why don't you, brother, find a Taoist companion for my mother? My mother has been alone all her life, and it's time for someone to stay with her."
The corner of Lu Ye's mouth twitched when he heard this. He is really a filial son. Can he say this?
Moreover, where would he find a Taoist companion for Jiuyan? Jiuyan is Rizhao, and the only one who can match her is Rizhao.
He quickly felt that something was wrong and frowned: "If Senior Jiuyan lives alone, where did you come from?"
Chu Shen chuckled: "My mother picked me up, and my mother and I are not biological mother and son."
Lu Ye couldn't help but widen his eyes and was shocked.
He had always thought that Chu Shen and Jiuyan were biological mother and son, but unexpectedly they were not. Chu Shen would never joke about this kind of thing.
Chu Shen didn't take it seriously: "I knew it when I was very young, and my mother never hid this from me. According to her, decades ago, when she was traveling through a certain realm, she saw something... As a baby, I was placed on a wooden basin and flowed down the river. There were jackals on both sides of the river, watching eagerly. If no one paid attention to me, I would either drown or be eaten by those jackals. She couldn't bear it for a moment. , he brought me back and took good care of me. The origin of my name is because that area has the word Shen, and the place where my mother picked me up was a small country called Chu State in that area, so my mother took care of me for me. Name him Chu Shen.”
Lu Ye blinked: "I thought you took your father's surname."
Chu Shen smiled: "I don't even know who my father is." At this point, Chu Shen suddenly said: "If brother must bring a gift, he might as well give it to Aunt Yue. She probably doesn't want anything else. So she won’t care what he gives to her, but if brother gives it to Aunt Yue, the effect will be the same."
Lu Ye asked further: "What are Aunt Yue's hobbies?"
Chu Shen thought for a while and said: "As far as I know, Aunt Yue is expected to hit Rizhao, and the refining pill should be good. By the way, Aunt Yue seemed to be looking for treasures that could improve the quality of the magic source in the past few years. I don't know if there is one. could not find it."
When he said this, Lu Ye had something in his mind.
Indeed, for a peak Yue Yao like Aunt Yue, the ultimate divine refining pill is undoubtedly a very good gift.
The top-quality refining elixir of Three Realms Island has now become a signature. This huge sea of things has been watched by Yueyao Peak for countless times. Although it is not difficult to refine this elixir on the island, with the elixir gourd, in theory, as long as there are enough raw materials, it can be made. Can be refined in unlimited quantities.
But it certainly cannot be supplied in unlimited quantities to the outside world. Firstly, it will attract covetousness. Secondly, it will also delay Shuiyuan's practice. Especially after the Three Realms Island has been on the right track in recent years, Shuiyuan's main purpose of using the alchemy furnace to refine elixirs is Ensuring the needs of one's own monks for their practice is second to selling, because Three Realms Island no longer relies on selling spiritual elixirs to earn spiritual jade.
There is also the addition of the Flower Clan. They can refine ordinary elixirs and the quality is good. It just depends on luck to refine the best elixirs.
Therefore, there is currently only one way for Three Realm Island to sell top-quality god-refining pills to the outside world - the annual Five Colors Chamber of Commerce auction. During each auction, a large number of Yueyao will come, and any bottle of top-quality god-refining pills can be raised very high. High price.
This time of year is also the busiest time in Sanjie Island.
It’s a limited-edition auction, but isn’t it easy for Lu Ye to want it? Just use it as you like.
As for the treasures that can improve the quality of the magic source... this is a bitter thing to say.
Lu Ye asked the Vientiane Chamber of Commerce to help him keep an eye on such treasures several years ago, but so far, there has been no feedback from them.
There is no treasure of this type in a treasure house as big as Zixuan Island.
Instead, he found one in Hu Guang's storage ring, which should be Hu Guang's own personal belongings.
Lu Ye originally planned to refine it in a few days to improve the quality of his magic source. In this way, his practice efficiency should be slightly improved. Looking at it now, there is no need to refine it. It can be considered as a gift for Aunt Yue. .
Although the treasure is rare, what happened that day would have been difficult to end without Jiuyan's intervention.
In the future, the Three Realms Island will continue to develop in the Vientiane Sea, and the protection of the Cheling Realm will be indispensable.
The next day, Lu Ye brought all the gifts and set off with Chu Shen, leaving the Wanxiang Sea and heading towards the Cheling Realm.
The journey was uneventful. Chu Shen had not returned to the car bell world for several years, so he was quite excited along the way.
When we arrived at the Che Bell Realm, we didn’t need to say hello at all. Under the leadership of Chu Shen, we entered the realm directly.
The Wanxia Sect on Wanxia Mountain is the largest sect in the world of Che Ling, and it is also the sect of Jiuyan. When Chu Shen and Lu Ye arrived here, Aunt Yue was already waiting in front of a hall, obviously aware of Chu Shen's Return.
"Aunt Yue!" Chu Shen shouted and stepped forward to greet her.
"It's rare that you still have the heart to come back and take a look." Aunt Yue pursed her lips and chuckled, "I thought you left the world of car bells and let the birds fly, and never wanted to come back."
Chu Shen's expression turned bitter: "Isn't this because you are obsessed with practicing and completely forget yourself? I used to be young and ignorant, which made my mother and Aunt Yue worry about me. Now that I have grown up, I realize that home is where I belong."
Aunt Yue blinked, feeling somewhat pleased: "Shen'er has really grown up."
She raised her eyes and looked at Lu Ye behind Chu Shen. Lu Ye quickly saluted: "Aunt Yue!"
Chu Shen called him eldest brother, so he naturally followed Chu Shen in calling him the same name. Although they were similar in cultivation, Aunt Yue was indeed much older in age.
Aunt Yue was stunned for a moment, and didn't know how to reply. She used to call Lu Ye a Taoist friend, but now she can't call her by his name... Everyone is not familiar with this place yet, so they can only nod: "Lu Ye The owner of the island."
The number one person under the sun had such a reputation that even she didn't dare to ignore. He was actually killed.
"Aunt Yue, this is a gift from my eldest brother." Chu Shen quickly handed over a storage ring that he had prepared in advance.
Aunt Yue smiled slightly: "I came as soon as I came, and I brought any gifts." After saying this, she didn't refuse and reached out to take it.
I randomly checked him and my eyes lit up: "I'm interested."
Not to mention how rare the treasure that can improve the quality of the magic source is, the top-grade divine refining pill is indeed what she needs most right now. It can be said that the gift prepared by Lu Ye is exactly what she wants.
Seeing this, Lu Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Aunt Yue accepted the gift, which undoubtedly showed her attitude and did not treat him as an outsider. But then again, if she really treated him as an outsider, Jiuyan would not have appeared on Vientiane Island that day. Yes, Aunt Yue will not go to Three Realms Island specially.
"Where's mother?" Chu Shen asked without seeing Jiuyan's figure.
"It's inside." Aunt Yue smiled slightly.
"Mother!" Chu Shen shouted and rushed into the hall, like a little daughter-in-law returning to her parents' home.
"Master Lu, please come in." Aunt Yue extended her hand to signal.
"Thank you." Lu Ye said, followed Aunt Yue, and walked into the hall.
Upon entering the palace, Lu Ye immediately saw a female figure sitting at the head of the table. Chu Shen was standing beside her, smiling and saying something.
Lu Ye looked intently at Jiuyan's face and was suddenly shocked because he still couldn't see the other person's face clearly. Just like that day outside Vientiane Island, Jiuyan's face was shrouded in a hazy halo.
Looking at Chu Shen's reaction, what he saw was obviously different from his own, so Lu Ye vaguely felt that Jiuyan was probably using a trick on him to cover up her face.
But why? Lu Ye was quite puzzled.
(End of chapter)