Chapter 207: News from the Yu family, Miss Xiaochan?

Qingzhu Mountain, Lu Family.

“Boom!”

On this day, above Qingzhu Valley, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi began to surge, slowly forming a Spiritual Qi vortex.

“Oh, what’s going on?”

“Spiritual Qi surging, forming a vortex, this is… someone is attempting Foundation Establishment!”

“Attempting Foundation Establishment? How could someone in our Lu be attempting Foundation Establishment?”

“It must be that Old Ancestor previously rendered military service for Qingyun Sect, exchanged for a Foundation Establishment Pill or Foundation Establishment Spiritual item, allowing someone in the Lu to attempt Foundation Establishment!”

“I wonder if it’s Uncle Miaofeng or Aunt Miaoge attempting Foundation Establishment.”

“I read in books that once a Spiritual Qi vortex forms, it means one has already passed the three Foundation Establishment hurdles and reached the most crucial stage of Foundation Establishment!”

“The final moment… I wonder if they can succeed!”

“They must succeed! This way, our Lu Family will have two Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators!”

Seeing this Spiritual Qi vortex, many Lu Family disciples spoke out, discussing animatedly.

Although news of Lu Yuanzhong’s serious injury had not spread within the Family.

Still, quite a few people had heard related rumors and whispers.

They knew that their Old Ancestor had been seriously injured in the campaign against the Xiahou Family, and his lifespan was limited.

Now, seeing someone in the Family attempting Foundation Establishment, they were naturally overjoyed and excited.

After all, for the Lu Family, whether Lu Yuanzhong was seriously injured or not, as long as they could gain one more Foundation Establishment Old Ancestor, it would be a great thing.

Every additional Foundation Establishment Cultivator meant that the Lu Family’s strength and foundation would rise by one level.

“Lu Yuanding, Miaoge, you two guard the Family well.”

Deep within Qingzhu Valley, Lu Yuanzhong was protecting Lu Miaofeng.

Seeing Lu Miaofeng had reached the final step, about to condense his magic power into liquid, supporting his Dao Platform, he transmitted his voice to Lu Yuanding and Lu Miaoge.

When a Qi Refining Cultivator attempts Foundation Establishment, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi gathers, which will inevitably cause some commotion.

Especially at the final moment.

Although this commotion was not significant.

It could only be clearly detected within Qingzhu Mountain.

But it was hard to guarantee that it wouldn’t attract danger or trouble.

Not to mention, the surrounding cultivation families would all secretly plant spies and moles to understand and grasp the other Family’s situation and information.

No one wanted to see a new Foundation Establishment Cultivator emerge from a neighboring Family.

So, normally, attempts at Foundation Establishment were kept hidden.

Just like back then, the previous generation’s Lu Family Old Ancestor secretly took him away from Qingzhu Mountain to attempt Foundation Establishment outside.

Only after successfully establishing Foundation did he return to the Family.

“Yes, Old Ancestor.”

Lu Yuanding and Lu Miaoge nodded in response.

Due to the previous war against the Xiahou Family, the Lu Family’s Origin Qi was severely damaged.

So, this time, for Lu Miaofeng’s Foundation Establishment, to prevent any accidents, Lu Miaoge had been stationed at Qingzhu Mountain.

…

Bihu Mountain, Yu Family.

“Old Ancestor, the people we arranged have sent news that someone in the Lu Family is currently attempting Foundation Establishment, has already passed the three Foundation Establishment hurdles, and is at a critical juncture.”

“As for who is attempting Foundation Establishment, it has not yet been confirmed, but it is either Lu Miaoge or Lu Miaofeng.”

The Yu Family Head came to the back mountain of the Family land and reported a piece of information to his Old Ancestor.

“Hmph, when Lu Yuanzhong suffered corpse poison in his organs at Blackwater Pool that day, I already guessed that his lifespan was limited, and he would prepare for his end, allowing the Lu Family to produce a new Foundation Establishment Cultivator.”

“Previously, the Bai Family Young Lord, after exchanging for a Foundation Establishment Pill at Qingyun Sect, relied on some past favors and spent all the Family’s savings to attempt Foundation Establishment directly within Qingyun Sect, and succeeded.”

“If the Lu Family is allowed to produce another new Foundation Establishment Cultivator, wouldn’t all our Yu Family’s plans fall through!?”

Yu Jinyang, dressed in a blue brocade robe, with a crane-like complexion and eyes like lightning, snorted coldly.

“Old Ancestor, do you mean to directly attack Qingzhu Mountain?”

The Yu Family Head cautiously inquired.

“During this period, Qingyun Sect prohibits conflicts between various families and forces. If we fully attack Qingzhu Mountain, it might attract people from Qingyun Sect.”

“Moreover, the Lu Family must be heavily guarded now, with their Family Formation fully operational. It won’t be easy to attack Qingzhu Mountain.”

“Besides, we are still openly allied with the Lu Family. Doing this would make our Yu Family look too unsightly.”

Yu Jinyang spoke.

“Old Ancestor, are we just going to let the Lu Family attempt Foundation Establishment?”

The Yu Family Head spoke, somewhat unwillingly.

He knew very well that his Old Ancestor had grand ambitions, desiring to swallow up several surrounding families.

Currently, the Centipede Ridge Zheng Family, with no successor and their Old Ancestor’s lifespan limited, had already been infiltrated by their Yu Family.

It could be said that as soon as the Old Ancestor Zheng died, the Centipede Ridge Zheng Family would entirely become a vassal of their Yu Family, a prize in their grasp.

The Bai Family of the Hundred Birds Lake and the Qingzhu Mountain Lu Family were also within their Yu Family’s plans.

Originally, the Old Ancestor Bai’s lifespan was limited. As long as the Old Ancestor Bai died, Hundred Birds Lake would not escape their Yu Family’s Five Fingers Mountain.

At that time, with only the Qingzhu Mountain Lu Family remaining, they would naturally be powerless against their Yu Family.

However, the Old Ancestor Bai also realized this.

Knowing that his lifespan was limited and that there were no High Grade Spiritual Root Cultivators in the Family who wanted to attempt Foundation Establishment, it was very difficult and required relying on Foundation Establishment Pills!

So, during the campaign against the Xiahou Family, he seized this opportunity to fight desperately.

He just wanted to accumulate enough military service before his death to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill for his Family.

Although this Old Ancestor Bai died in battle, he indeed rendered many military services.

Not long ago, the Bai Family Young Lord, relying on the Old Ancestor Bai’s military service, went to Qingyun Sect to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill, then spent all the Family’s savings to gain the opportunity to attempt Foundation Establishment in Qingyun Sect, and succeeded in establishing Foundation.

With a new Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the Yu Family naturally had to change their plan and shift their Breakthrough point to the Qingzhu Mountain Lu Family.

Their Yu Family had participated in the war against the Xiahou Family and knew that Lu Yuanzhong had suffered fundamental damage in that battle.

Therefore, they changed the original plan of outliving the Old Ancestor Bai to outliving Lu Yuanzhong.

As soon as Lu Yuanzhong died, the Lu Family would be in a difficult position, with no new Foundation Establishment Cultivators emerging, and their Yu Family could take the opportunity to divide Qingzhu Mountain and seize the Hongye Valley Market.

By then, the Bai Family, facing their Yu Family, would be unable to stand alone and would only be able to choose to surrender.

If this time, the Lu Family had a new Foundation Establishment Cultivator emerge, and the Lu Family and Bai Family continued to unite, it would be much more difficult and troublesome for their Yu Family to annex the Hongye Valley Market and the two forces.

“Doing nothing and letting the Lu Family attempt Foundation Establishment is not my Old Ancestor’s style.”

“You go and inform Yu Ningjun. This time, he will go to Qingzhu Mountain with me.”

“Currently, the Lu Family is at a critical juncture of attempting Foundation Establishment, and naturally dares not engage in battle against an enemy.”

“We only need to conceal our identities and harass Qingzhu Mountain, disrupting the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi there.”

“And the person in Qingzhu Mountain who is attempting Foundation Establishment, upon hearing this commotion, will definitely be distracted, their state of mind affected, and perhaps thus fail in Foundation Establishment.”

Yu Jinyang stood with his hands behind his back and spoke.

“Old Ancestor is brilliant!”

The Yu Family Head understood his Old Ancestor’s meaning upon hearing this.

When a Cultivator attempts Foundation Establishment, not only does it require abundant Spiritual Qi, but also a quiet environment.

Because when spiritual power condenses into liquid, transforming into magic power, and supporting the Dao Platform, one cannot be distracted.

A single mistake could lead to failure in Foundation Establishment.

If someone disturbs them during the process, or if there is an external situation, their mindset and state of mind will inevitably be affected, thus influencing Foundation Establishment.

Especially when attempting Foundation Establishment, hearing commotion and knowing that their own Family is being attacked, it is likely that any Family Cultivator’s state of mind and mindset would be affected.

“Old Ancestor, if we do this, what if the Lu Family goes to Qingyun Sect to complain afterward?”

The Yu Family Head continued to ask.

Qingyun Sect had regulations.

During the conscription period, all conflicts and disputes between various families and forces must cease.

Furthermore, for three years, they must develop peacefully and not engage in conflict or war.

Currently, it had only been about half a year since the campaign against the Xiahou Family.

If the Yu Family did such a thing, and the Lu Family went to Qingyun Sect to complain afterward, it might cause trouble for their Yu Family.

“Hehe, how could Qingyun Sect bother with such a small matter?”

“Unless we launch a full-scale attack on the Lu Family and destroy Qingzhu Mountain, Qingyun Sect might send someone to hold us accountable.”

“Just harassing and influencing Qingzhu Mountain, how could Qingyun Sect have the leisure to manage such a thing? Even if someone comes, it would just be a warning and some minor punishment.”

Yu Jinyang scoffed upon hearing this and spoke directly.

Immediately, he looked at the Yu Family Head and said, “Yu Ninghu, Qingyun Sect is high above, and its actions are always to maintain its prestige, not to uphold fairness and justice.”

“In the eyes of Qingyun Sect, our Family forces are nothing more than dogs. They simply won’t care about minor skirmishes.”

“So, regarding Qingyun Sect, we must hold reverence, but not excessive fear!”

Yu Jinyang spoke, his voice deep.

“Thank you, Old Ancestor, for your guidance!”

The Yu Family Head clasped his hands in response.

Immediately, Yu Jinyang left Yu Ninghu to guard Bihu Mountain, taking Yu Ningjun, the newly advanced Foundation Establishment Cultivator, to Qingzhu Mountain.

At the same time, he sent a message to Yu Yuanshan, who was stationed at Hongye Valley Market.

The three of them went to Qingzhu Mountain together, intending to influence and disrupt the Foundation Establishment in Qingzhu Mountain.

A Spiritual Pool on a mountain peak.

Lu Changsheng and Ling Zixiao were ‘bathing’ in the Spiritual Pool, regulating their Yang Qi, and speaking intimate words.

Suddenly, there was a ripple in the Void Realm.

Two figures appeared, and with a ‘thud’, plunged into the pool water.

One of the figures had a pale, bloodless face, and after falling into the water, gurgled and sank.

The other figure, at the moment of falling into the pool, was able to stabilize her body, but when she saw Lu Changsheng, her entire being froze.

Her beautiful eyes revealed surprise, astonishment, bewilderment, tenderness, and other emotions, making her heart a mess.

However, Lu Changsheng did not notice so much.

He and Ling Zixiao, seeing someone appear, in a flash of lightning, their magic power surged, light flowed around their bodies, and then they came to the shore, simply draping their robes over themselves.

Ling Zixiao, with a flushed jade cheek, nestled in Lu Changsheng’s arms.

She never expected that after finally mustering the courage to agree to Lu Changsheng’s unreasonable request, and agreeing to regulate Yang Qi in this mountain peak Spiritual Pool, she would encounter such a thing.

This left her mind blank, like mush, and she felt utterly ashamed.

Lu Changsheng looked at the two people who had fallen into the Spiritual Pool with some surprise.

He didn’t know how the two had appeared.

Although he was fully concentrating on regulating Ling Zixiao’s Yang Qi, his Divine Sense was indeed paying attention to the surrounding movements.

He hadn’t detected at all how the two had approached.

Moreover, around this Spiritual Pool, Ling Zixiao had also set up the ‘Reversal of the Five Elements Formation’.

Even ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators could not easily break through it.

Let alone entering the Formation silently and without any commotion.

“Lu Lang!”

Just then, Meng Xiaochun, in a purple dress, surfaced, her face pale, and called out to Lu Changsheng.

This cry, in its voice, was filled with surprise, astonishment, longing, tenderness, resentment, and various other emotions.

Previously, she and her Master Nangong Mili were in danger in a cave, and could only forcibly activate a third-tier movement Talisman to escape.

This level of Talisman, for her, was not only extremely draining and difficult to activate, but also uncontrollable, only able to be activated with the help of her Master Nangong Mili.

As a result, at the moment of using the Talisman, they encountered a Sword Qi attack.

Although the two escaped through the movement Talisman, she and Nangong Mili still suffered no small injuries.

But she never expected that this movement Talisman would actually lead her to Lu Changsheng.

When she came to Jiang Country this time, her heart was restless, wondering if she would encounter Lu Changsheng.

After all, for Lu Changsheng, she had an uncontrollable longing in her heart; to say she thought of him day and night, and that he haunted her dreams, would be no exaggeration.

But a bit of clarity and rationality in her heart made her very afraid of meeting Lu Changsheng.

Afraid that after seeing Lu Changsheng, she would lose herself.

“Lu Lang?”

Ling Zixiao quickly recovered, looked at the two in the Spiritual Pool, and prepared to suppress them with the Formation.

But upon hearing Meng Xiaochun’s sudden cry of “Lu Lang,” she froze again, looking utterly bewildered.

What the hell, this girl knows Lu Changsheng?

Moreover, that cry of “Lu Lang” made her hear a feeling of long-awaited reunion, full of tenderness and affection.

It immediately made her realize that the two had an unusual, very close relationship.

“Could it be that Lu Changsheng called them here, wanting to…”

In an instant, a thought surfaced in Ling Zixiao’s mind.

However, the next moment, she immediately dismissed this idea.

Not out of trust in Lu Changsheng’s character.

In matters of men and women, she had no trust in Lu Changsheng whatsoever.

She had long since concluded that Lu Changsheng was not a proper Cultivator.

Although this matter was outrageous, it could still be explained.

The reason she dismissed it was because she could clearly sense that the appearance of the two did not trigger her Formation.

It was somewhat like arriving through a Void Realm-type Spell or a teleportation Formation.

But Void Realm-type Spells are extremely profound.

Aside from the rare mutated Spiritual Root like ‘Void Spiritual Root’, only Nascent Soul True Lords can Master such Divine Ability means.

As for teleportation Formations, that’s even more impossible.

At least a third-tier top Formation Master is needed to set them up.

Moreover, the setup process is very troublesome, and it’s impossible to teleport without any prior setup.

“Xiao Chan Girl?”

Lu Changsheng heard Meng Xiaochun’s voice and looked at the girl before him, surprised.

He didn’t expect that this suddenly appearing girl was actually Meng Xiaochun.

According to the information he had purchased earlier in Nine Heavens Immortal City, he already knew that Meng Xiaochun was from the Jin Country’s Demonic Path, the Five Poison Sect.

She should currently be pursued by the Heaven Sword Sect along with the Five Poison Sect’s Heavenly Spider Envoy Nangong Mili, so how could she suddenly appear here?

“Sure enough, they know each other.”

Ling Zixiao heard Lu Changsheng’s address to Meng Xiaochun, her heart skipped a beat, and she thought to herself that the two indeed knew each other, and their relationship was not ordinary.

“Hmm?”

The next moment, when she saw Meng Xiaochun’s appearance, her eyes instantly showed surprise and doubt.

She had seen the intelligence information Lu Changsheng purchased in Nine Heavens Immortal City regarding the Demonic Path incident.

The Jade Slip contained Meng Xiaochun’s relevant information and background introduction.

At this moment, seeing Meng Xiaochun’s appearance, she immediately recognized her as one of the Demonic Path Cultivators being pursued by the Heaven Sword Sect in the Nine Heavens Immortal City Demonic Path incident.

This made her feel uneasy and wonder how Lu Changsheng was still in contact with Demonic Cultivators.

Could he really be some evil Cultivator or Demonic Cultivator?

I’ve been attending training for the past few days, so I can only guarantee four thousand words daily. I’ll make up for it with extra chapters after the training ends in the middle of the month.