Ming Shiyin left Fierce Tiger Hill.

Zhu Honggong shivered, wiped the cold sweat off his face, and couldn't stop his legs from trembling. That was close; Seventh Senior Brother was right!

A subordinate saw this and quickly shouted, "Stronghold Leader, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, nothing... Everyone, stay calm."

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Meanwhile.

Lu Zhou sat cross-legged in the pavilion, having spent half a day trying to cultivate.

Unfortunately, his meridians were too old, and his Dantian Qi Sea was lifeless, making it difficult to gather Vital Energy.

Although those cultivation techniques seemed engraved in his mind, he couldn't utilize them, which was somewhat regrettable.

Lu Zhou guessed it was most likely due to his physical condition. The current cultivation realm faced a difficult problem: as age increased, meridians aged, the vitality of the Dantian Qi Sea decreased, and strength declined. Ji Tiandao was facing this very issue.

This was the most likely problem.

Wasn't Ji Tiandao's declining strength due to age, reducing his deterrence over his disciples and leading to their rebellion?

Sigh.

Damn it, I'm a young man in my twenties, trapped in an old guy's body. How could I not feel uncomfortable? This body...

But I can't just let it be. If I were to act like a child and jump around everywhere, that would be strange.

"It seems I need to accumulate more life force first," Lu Zhou speculated it was due to lifespan.

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Let's see how many Merit Points are left.

Lu Zhou called up the System Panel—

Name: Lu Zhou

Race: Human

Cultivation: Profound Understanding Realm, Eye Orifice.

Merit Points: 1004

Remaining Lifespan: 1209 days

Items: Ji Tiandao Peak State Card*2, Fatal Block*3 (Passive), Baize

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Still a thousand Merit Points.

Still not enough. At the current accumulation rate, it might be difficult to restore youth.

Thinking back to when the Fourth killed the bandits, it added quite a few Merit Points, and accepting the pilgrimage from others also rewarded rich Merit Points.

"Yuan'er."

"Disciple here."

"Any news from the outside recently?" Lu Zhou asked calmly.

Little Yuan'er was puzzled. Her master had never cared about worldly affairs, so why was he suddenly interested in the world's events?

"Master, your disciple stays on Jinting Mountain all day and can't know the world's affairs. This is something only Seventh Senior Brother excels at; his network of informants spans the world, forming information points everywhere."

That's indeed a problem.

Lu Zhou said calmly, "The nearest place to Jinting Mountain is Tangzi Town... There's a station there where cultivators often stop to rest, and they share information with each other, with some even paying for it. You can go there to inquire."

Hearing she could leave Jinting Mountain.

Little Yuan'er was overjoyed and bowed, "Master, really?"

"Are you so happy because staying on the mountain makes you feel wronged?" Lu Zhou gave her a sidelong glance.

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"No, no! It's just that your disciple hasn't been out for a long time and feels a bit stifled."

"Then go... Remember, do not reveal your identity lightly. And do not kill indiscriminately," Lu Zhou instructed.

"What if someone bullies me?" Little Yuan'er whispered.

Lu Zhou raised his hand and knocked her on the head, "Just go, why so much nonsense."

"Oh!"

"Go on." Little Yuan'er being bullied, is that even possible?

"Your disciple will obey the master's command!"

Little Yuan'er flew away from Jinting Mountain like a lark.

Lu Zhou felt a bit envious. When would he be able to soar through the air like her?

The pavilion quieted down.

At the same time, he pondered what to do next... Although Jinting Mountain was a lair of a demon, it didn't rule out the appearance of someone like Zhou Jifeng at this moment.

Just then, his third disciple, Duanmu Sheng, arrived at the steps of the pavilion and bowed, "Master, your disciple has repaired three formations, and five more need to be repaired..."

"Five more..." Lu Zhou muttered. Formations required extremely powerful energy to repair, and without more energy replenishment in the short term, it could only be done slowly.

Originally, he wanted the three of them to repair together, but now with two out on missions, only the third is left, which is indeed a bit difficult.

After all, the energy required by the formations is strong, and even with Duanmu Sheng's high cultivation, he can't withstand the continuous absorption of eight formations.

"Master, at this rate... your disciple alone may not be able to complete it," Duanmu Sheng said truthfully, while slightly raising his head to secretly observe his master's expression.

Lu Zhou said in a deep voice:

"I punished you all to repair the formations, do you have any objections?"

"Your disciple dares not!"

"If you can't fix it in a year, then two years, if not in two, then three! If there's any more dissent, I won't be lenient," Lu Zhou said.

"It's my laziness, your disciple knows the mistake, and will continue to repair the formations."

When facing the Ten Great Masters, they enjoyed the show.

But just punishing them to repair formations, they still dared to complain.

Lu Zhou also knew that at such a critical time, he couldn't be soft...

Disciplining disciples is the same as disciplining subordinates in the past life, essentially the same.

After Duanmu Sheng left.

Lu Zhou opened the System Panel again.

"Lottery."

[Ding, this time consumed 50 Merit Points, thank you for your participation, Luck Value +1]

"Lottery."

[Ding, this time consumed 50 Merit Points, thank you for your participation, Luck Value +1]

"......"

He drew ten times in a row.

All were thank you for your participation.

Directly consuming 500 Merit Points.

Lu Zhou frowned.

The Luck Value accumulated to 18 points.

"System, can you be a bit more conscientious? Taking my Merit Points like this, don't you feel any guilt?"

The system did not respond.

Seeing there were still 500 Merit Points left.

Lu Zhou didn't continue with the lottery but opened the Shop instead.

"Buy a Reversal Card!"

[Ding, consumed 500 Merit Points, obtained one Reversal Card.]

Now it's all spent, only 4 Merit Points left.

Great.

Sunlight race.

"Use it!"

Having used the Reversal Card many times, Lu Zhou had become quite indifferent.

He watched the Health Points on the panel, and sure enough, the Health Points increased to 1509 days.

"Spent it all, so there's nothing to hope for! What's left is just lying down waiting to die?" Lu Zhou suddenly felt bored.

This old body, even finding something to do is hard.

Unlike the past life, where old people could go to the park to play chess, cards, walk dogs, and such.

Sigh.

[Ding, the task of turning Zhou Jifeng has been completed, reward 200 Merit Points.]

[Ding, Zhou Jifeng's Hate Value cleared, Loyalty 10%.]

[Ding, killed two elders, reward 200 Merit Points.]

Lu Zhou's eyes lit up.

"Zhao Yue did well!"

Nothing comes when you want it!

Just as he was pleased, a figure, flickering unpredictably, came from the foot of the mountain.

Lu Zhou glanced and saw it was Ming Shiyin returning.

"Your disciple did not fail the mission and came to report to the master."