Chapter 39 Family Heirloom

  After one day and night, more than a hundred Gathering Power Pills were completed.

  Fortunately, in the matter of refining elixirs, practice makes perfect, and the more you refine, the faster your speed becomes, which is why I was able to finish refining so quickly.

  He put the last Power Pellet into the small bottle, Lu Fan wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh.

  With over a hundred Gathering Power Pills, not only can they increase the overall strength of the Lu family, but also leave some for reserve.

  Wu Chen watched Lu Fan refine the elixir from start to finish until everything was settled, then he turned around and went back into his room to cultivate.

  Through this day and night of observation, Wu Chen was able to confirm that his disciple had a natural talent for alchemy, was diligent in his work, steady-handed and calm-minded, and no longer needed him to worry.

  A little black thing jumped around beside me, its mouth open, looking like a hungry ghost.

  Lu Fan smiled and said: "You glutton, you want to try everything, aren't you afraid that one day you'll eat something poisonous and die?"

  Lu Fan still threw a dan medicine at it, and after swallowing it into its belly, Xiao Hei's whole body suddenly let out a loud crackling sound.

  The visible, small black increased by a circle. I've long heard that the elixir has a greater effect on wild beasts than on warriors, and today I see that it's indeed true. Just one pellet of concentrated energy pill seems to have greatly increased Little Black's strength.

  A mouthful, a wisp of black flame spewed out, and the ground was scorched to charcoal in an instant. It can be seen that the small black flames also have a significant boost.

  Feeling his body getting stronger, Xiao Hei excitedly ran around in circles before turning back to stare at Lu Fan with his big, innocent eyes shining brightly with anticipation.

  But Lu Fan sealed the medicine bottle and said, "The elixir can't be eaten too much. You've had one pill today, you need to wait for a while before taking another. First, let's digest the remaining medicinal power."

  Xiao Hei seemed to understand Lu Fan's words and lowered his head in disappointment.

  Lu Fan's smile didn't diminish. If this continued, wouldn't Xiao Hei really be fed with elixirs by him and grow into a massive beast?!

  Hehe, it seems very likely.

  Carrying the medicine, he packed it into a bundle and bid farewell to his master before hurrying back to Jianglin City.

  Just as he walked to the entrance of the Lu's house, Lu Fan saw his father pacing back and forth in front of the gate.

  As soon as he saw Lu Fan, Lu Hao hurried over with big strides and asked, "Lu Fan, how's the matter going?"

  Lu Fan nodded and said: "The elixir has been fully refined, I brought it back."

  Lu Hao burst out laughing: "Alright, hurry up and go in. Your grandfather didn't sleep all night, and he sent me to guard the door at dawn today."

  Lu Fan was taken aback and followed Lu Hao into the house, Lu Hao first let the gatekeeper go to inform, the gatekeeper ran quickly, leaving a trail of dust behind.

  Before he even reached the backyard, Lu Fan saw his grandfather hurrying over with a look of urgency on his face.

  Lu Fan was pulled back by Lu Hao Ran, who lowered his voice and asked, "Have you retrieved the elixir? How much is there?"

  "A hundred or so."

  Lu Hao Ran's expression suddenly became agitated, and he patted Lu Fan's shoulder three times in a row before saying: "Iron-faced Mr., you're really quite righteous."

  Lu Fan nodded slightly, he was indeed "righteous" enough. For this hundred or so dan medicine, he had been busy for a whole day and night, and hadn't rested yet. Of course, with his current physical condition, even if he went without sleep for another two days, it wouldn't be a problem.

  Lu Hao Ran dismissed his attendants and made sure that there was no one in the entire backyard before saying to Lu Fan, "Come on, take out the medicinal pill, let me see what kind of pill it is."

  Lu Fan slowly opened the package, and the medicine bottles that came into view made Lu Hao and Lu Haoran both very excited.

  He opened a small bottle, took out the dan medicine and looked at it, Lu Hao exclaimed: "This is, Jili Dan?"

  Lu Fan nodded and said: "That's right, it is indeed a Gathering Power Pill, a total of 125 pills, with 5 pills per bottle."

  Lu Hao exclaimed: "Good stuff, really good stuff. Lu Fan, this Gathering Power Pill looks much better than the one I gave you last time. It seems that Iron Face Sir is not just a single product, his level is at least two products above. Our Lu family is lucky."

  Lu Hao Ran smiled and said: "It's all thanks to Lu Fan's efforts. Lu Fan, you take half of it first, the family only needs half."

  Lu Fan shook his head and said: "These Gathering Power Pills are of little use to me, you can take them all."

  Lu Fan's words were indeed true, the elixirs he consumed were all top-grade elixirs refined by Wu Chen Shifu, far surpassing the effects of the Gathering Power Elixir. Unless it was a Gathering Power Elixir refined by Wu Chen Shifu himself, otherwise its effects would be greatly diminished.

  Besides, Lu Fan had already taken the Gathering Power Pill earlier. For this kind of power-enhancing pill, the first one has the best effect. The more you take, the worse the effect becomes, so Lu Fan thought it was better not to waste them. If he were to take another, it would be when he reached the bottleneck of his inner circulation, and then refine a few hundred pills to use for breaking through.

  Lu Hao Ran seemed to have thought of something and said, "That's right, you're so friendly with Mr. Iron Face, you must have taken even better elixirs before. No wonder your strength has increased rapidly, leaving others in the dust."

  Lu Hao Ran finally found the reason for Lu Fan's rapid increase in strength, after all, with the help of a Qi Refining Master, a warrior's cultivation realm would quickly improve, this was common sense.

  Lu Fan rubbed his nose and didn't explain anything. After thinking for a moment, he simply nodded in agreement.

  Lu Fan nodded, and Lu Haoran's smile grew even brighter. "In that case, I'll take all of these medicinal pellets," he said. "Lu Fan, please thank Iron Face for me on my behalf. If there's ever a time when he needs the help of the Lu family, the younger generation of the Lu family will not decline."

  Lu Fan slowly said: "I will definitely pass on this message. Father, Grandfather, why don't you try the elixir first? It should be helpful to you too."

  Lu Haoran smiled and said, "I was just thinking of that."

  As he spoke, he took out an Energy Pellet and swallowed it without hesitation.

  When others gave him elixirs, he would still think twice about it. His own grandson brought the elixir, what was there to consider? He just ate it directly.

  The pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth, and Lu Hao Ran closed his eyes, feeling the medicine's power being released within his body.

  A faint mist emerged from his body, and after a moment, Lu Hao Ran opened his eyes and said: "What a thick medicinal power! This is indeed a top-grade elixir. It's actually helpful to me, an inner nine-layer martial artist. I feel like I'm about to break through to the outer layer at any time."

  Lu Hao heard this and also swallowed one. In a moment, his body also released a misty fog.

  Lu Hao exclaimed: "This is really a good elixir. I was wrong, Iron Face Sir, at least a third-grade Qi-refining master, absolutely above third-grade."

  Lu Fan heard such praise and secretly rejoiced in his heart.

  Lu Haoran picked up a bottle of elixir and said, "Lu Hao, Lu Fan. I'm afraid I'll be in seclusion for this period of time. Try to take advantage of this opportunity to break through to the outer boundary directly. These elixirs are all handled by you, Lu Hao, but don't use them all up, leave a small portion as backup. The direct descendants of the family can receive one each, and those with good cultivation and excellent innate talent from other branches can also be given some. You arrange the specifics yourself."

  Lu Hao responded softly, and Lu Haoran looked at Lu Fan again: "Lu Fan, give this thing to you first."

  Lu Hao Ran took out a black ring from his pocket and placed it in front of Lu Fan. The clear "Lu" character on top made Lu Fan slightly taken aback.

  "Grandpa, what's this?"

  Lu Hao Ran smiled and said, "This is the family heirloom. Originally I was going to give it to your father. But your father thought that this thing would be more useful in your hands. Take it, family responsibilities cannot be shirked."

  Lu Fan solemnly took over the ring, and as soon as he did, he felt a chill run down his spine. Then Lu Fan keenly discovered that strands of pure heavenly energy began to revolve around him.

  Lu Hao smiled and said, "Lu Fan, don't underestimate this ring. It's a small piece of stone with an unknown name that can help you speed up your cultivation. Your grandfather paid a great price to make it into a family heirloom. Now it's passed down to you, take good care of it."

  Lu Fan nodded heavily and then put the ring on his left hand.

  After doing all this, Lu Hao Ran stood up and said: "Alright, I've given you everything that's yours. The future of the Lu family still depends on your hard work. I'm going into seclusion now, if I don't come out, Lu Huan, you'll take over as head of the household. When Lu Fan grows up, you can then pass the position to him. With you two around, the Lu family won't decline."

  Having finished speaking, Lu Hao Ran walked away slowly, and he, who was in a good mood, even hummed a little tune.

  Lu Fan looked at his grandfather's back and asked with a worried face: "Father, will Grandfather be okay?"

  Lu Haodao said, "Practicing the way is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you'll retreat. As long as it's a breakthrough, there will be risks. Especially for your grandfather at his age, if he's not careful during the breakthrough and suffers a backlash, the consequences will be even more severe. However, the possibility of suffering a backlash isn't very high either. It's just an external boundary, not a collision with the martial way, or a struggle against heaven. Let's just wait and see. Your grandfather will succeed."

  Lu Fangdao said: "Isn't there any other way to reduce the risk? For example, I'll go find Mr. Iron Face and ask for some more elixirs?"

  Lu Hao shook his head and said, "There's no need for that. We've already troubled Mr. Iron Face once before. It wouldn't be right to bother him again. Moreover, the kind of pill that can reduce the backlash from breaking through the gate is probably not something that even Mr. Iron Face can refine. Even if he could, I'm afraid the necessary medicinal herbs couldn't be found within Jiang City. You should just calm down and accept your fate; sooner or later you'll have to break through this gate anyway."

  Lu Fan gritted his teeth, knowing that his father was telling the truth. The worry on his face still couldn't be alleviated, he just hoped that Grandpa would succeed in one move.

  Lu Hao put away the elixir and said, "Let's go, Lu Fan. We will now distribute the elixirs to the promising young men in our family. I'm sure that after today, those little brats from the Mo family won't dare to cause trouble for our Lu family again. Why don't I give one to Lu Tianxia first and let him compete with Mo Hai again? What do you think the Mo family will react when they find out that our Lu family also has a Qi-refining master helping us?"

  Lu Fan said: "I'm afraid he will be so angry that smoke will come out of his seven orifices and he won't be able to sit or stand still."

  Lu Hao smiled and said, "That's right. I just want to see the look on the Mo family's faces. Let me calculate carefully how to distribute the elixirs. Lu Ming gets one, Lu Feng gets one, Lu Tiange gets one..."

  Lu Fan raised his head and looked up at the sky, a flock of birds flew up from the rooftop.