Chapter 318: Jiuyou Mastiff breaks through, Li Feiyu returns!
Lu Changsheng walked out of his cave dwelling feeling refreshed and invigorated, only then realizing he had been in seclusion for nearly two months.
He took the Beast Taming Ancient Talisman from Ling Zixiao’s hand, and Honglian’s voice sounded in his mind, telling him a piece of news.
“Huh? The Nine Nether Mastiff reached the second stage?”
A look of joy appeared on Lu Changsheng’s face.
Although second-stage combat power was no longer worth mentioning to him.
His wish to rely on the Nine Nether Mastiff to carry him flying had long since been shattered.
But at least it was second-stage combat power!
There was one more Foundation Establishment spirit pet to guard the house!
“Yes, Young Master.”
Within the Beast Taming Ancient Talisman, Honglian’s voice sounded.
Immediately after, Lu Changsheng walked out of the Longevity Hall and asked her to release the advanced Nine Nether Mastiff from the Beast Taming Ancient Talisman.
“Buzz—”
The Beast Taming Ancient Talisman flowed with colorful light, and a dark light burst forth, which was precisely the Nine Nether Mastiff.
The current Nine Nether Mastiff’s body was very large, a full zhang tall.
A wolf-like head was ferocious and terrifying, a vertical pupil between its brows was crimson, its fangs were intertwined and chillingly cold, making it extremely fierce and intimidating.
Its whole body’s fur was dark and dense, but if you parted the fur, you could see a layer of dark gold cuticle like scales, hard and cold.
“Not bad, not bad!”
Lu Changsheng sized up the Nine Nether Mastiff in front of him, stepped forward and stroked its fur, a smile appearing on his face.
As his first spirit pet, having accompanied him for so long, he still had quite a bit of affection for this dog in front of him.
“Come, let me see how strong you are.”
Lu Changsheng beckoned with his finger towards the Nine Nether Mastiff in front of him, signaling it to attack him and test its power.
“Howl—”
The Nine Nether Mastiff let out a roar towards the sky, demonic energy surged throughout its body, causing strong winds to sweep.
This was not a simple howl or roar.
It was a sound wave attack, carrying terrifying fierce and malevolent power.
Ordinary Qi Refining cultivators, or demonic beasts, facing such a howl and roar, would be terrified, bleed from their seven orifices, and tremble.
“Continue.”
Lu Changsheng nodded, signaling the Nine Nether Mastiff to continue.
“Whoosh—”
The Nine Nether Mastiff immediately turned into an afterimage, pouncing towards Lu Changsheng, its sharp claws like daggers, flashing with chillingly cold light.
“Bang!”
Facing this kind of attack, Lu Changsheng’s expression was calm, he didn’t move, and raised his hand to meet it head-on.
“Around mid-second stage body refinement.”
He commented aloud.
Like Heaven-grade bloodline demonic beasts such as the Nine Nether Mastiff, even if they just broke through to the second stage, they would have combat power surpassing ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.
“Roar!”
From the Nine Nether Mastiff’s wolf mouth with intertwined fangs, there were also black ripple fluctuations, causing its sharp teeth to erupt with an indestructible, chillingly cold luster.
This was its strongest attack; even spirit artifacts could be bitten and damaged.
Lu Changsheng looked at these sharp fangs, his mouth twitched, he thought about it and decided against it, not wanting to experience being bitten by a dog.
He flicked his finger, sending out a sword qi towards the Nine Nether Mastiff.
In an instant, the Nine Nether Mastiff’s fur stood on end like pine needles, erupting with a dark luster, dispelling 30% of the sword qi’s power.
Then scales like dark gold resisted and resolved the sword qi head-on, only a few strands of fur drifted down.
“Very good.”
Lu Changsheng nodded with satisfaction.
He was very satisfied with the Nine Nether Mastiff’s combat power, its high attack and high defense, and its tenacious vitality.
If it took another step forward and awakened bloodline divine abilities, its combat power could advance further.
However, seeing this kind of demonic beast combat power, he couldn’t help but think of True Person Qingluan’s record of single-handedly fighting the three great demon kings.
It is rumored that these three great demon kings all possessed Heaven-grade bloodlines, and their combat power was astonishing.
Comparing them like this, this True Person Qingluan was indeed quite formidable.
Even if this so-called single-handed fight was with a third-stage mount and five hundred Dao soldiers.
His combat power was still beyond doubt!
“Having been in the Beast Taming Ancient Talisman for so long, let it come out for a while to get some air.”
Lu Changsheng looked at the Nine Nether Mastiff in front of him, rubbed his chin, and said.
Although his home had the Sumeru Tree King guarding it.
But it was impossible to activate the great formation and have Sumeru take action whenever something happened.
Since that was the case, on the surface, he would let the Nine Nether Mastiff guard the home.
Immediately after, Lu Changsheng informed Ling Zixiao and Lu Miaoge about the Nine Nether Mastiff advancing to the second stage.
After the three of them discussed, they decided that the Nine Nether Mastiff would be Green Lake Mountain’s clan-guarding spirit beast, to be cared for and managed by the current head of the Lu family!
This way, when the family encountered some matters, the family head would also have the ability to resolve and handle them.
There would be no need for everything to be reported to Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaoge, and Ling Zixiao.
Subsequently, Lu Changsheng called Lu Miaoyun and Lu Yun over and informed them about the Nine Nether Mastiff.
“Little Black has grown so big?”
“Little Black advanced to a second-stage demonic beast?”
Lu Miaoge and Ling Zixiao were alright, as they knew many of Lu Changsheng’s circumstances.
Lu Miaoyun and Lu Yun, looking at the second-stage Nine Nether Mastiff in front of them, were very surprised.
After all, a second-stage demonic beast corresponds to a great Foundation Establishment cultivator!
Even though Green Lake Mountain currently had Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaoge, Ling Zixiao, and Bai Ling, four Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Now there was one more second-stage demonic beast, which was still quite astonishing.
Especially this second-stage demonic beast, which in its early years on Green Bamboo Mountain, had always been raised by Lu Changsheng as an ordinary pet dog, serving as a playmate for the children.
Now seeing the pet from back then had advanced to the second stage truly made them feel a bit in a daze.
“I’m not even as good as a dog.”
Lu Yun had a vague impression of the Nine Nether Mastiff, having played with it when he was young.
Later, when he grew up, his father sent the Nine Nether Mastiff to the secular world to guard the house, and he didn’t see it anymore.
Unexpectedly, so many years had passed, and he had only just broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, while the big black dog from back then was already a second-stage spirit beast.
“Dad, I will definitely take good care of Little Black.”
Lu Yun immediately said respectfully.
“Mm, Little Black is its nickname. Its formal name is Nine Nether.”
Lu Changsheng felt that constantly calling it Little Black really lowered the Nine Nether Mastiff’s status.
After all, it was a Heaven-grade demonic beast, and now it was his old Lu family’s clan-guarding spirit beast on the surface.
“Nine Nether, good.”
Lu Yun nodded in response.
He also felt that the name Little Black was too common.
“What, Xiao He, you like this?”
At this moment, Lu Changsheng looked at Lu Miaoge’s daughter Lu Linghe, whom she was holding, staring blankly at the Nine Nether Mastiff, and said with a laugh.
“Yi ya yi ya~”
“Yi ya yi ya~” Lu Linghe said.
Although Lu Changsheng didn’t understand baby talk, he still pinched her fair little cheek and said, “When you grow up, Daddy will give you one!”
According to the current lottery draws, the pets he obtained were basically cubs.
But he likely wouldn’t need these cubs himself.
Since that was the case, he would give them to his children as pets.
From now on, the Lu family’s prodigies would be standardly equipped with a Heaven-grade spirit pet!
“Xiao He, thank your Daddy.”
Ling Zixiao, holding her son, heard this, showed a faint smile, and said to her daughter.
Although she didn’t know where Lu Changsheng got these top-tier demonic beast cubs from.
But if her children could have such a demonic beast cub to grow up with, it could provide great help for their future cultivation!
“Yi ya yi ya~”
“Yi ya yi ya~” Lu Linghe said.
Although only a few months old, it could be seen that this daughter was much more lively than her older brother Lu Lingxiao.
This made Lu Changsheng think of his son Lu Qingshan and his daughter Lu Qingzhu from back then.
The two of them were also one lively and one quiet.
The sky was faintly white, cloudless for thousands of miles.
“Screech!”
A black-feathered, golden-beaked goshawk soared with wings spread across the sky, crossing the Starfall Chessboard Mountain Range and swooping down.
“Is this Green Lake Mountain?”
On the goshawk, a middle-aged man around forty years old, with a heroic face and wearing a black brocade robe, looked ahead at the continuous mountains on all sides and the vast misty waves in the center, the emerald green Green Lake Mountain, clean as if washed, and said aloud.
A moment later, the goshawk landed outside Green Lake Mountain, stirring up a strong gust of wind.
“Who are you, sir, and what is your purpose in coming to my Green Lake Mountain!?”
The disciples guarding the mountain gate saw the newcomer and immediately shouted aloud.
Among them, one Lu family disciple wearing Green Lake Mountain attire saw the black-robed man with a heroic face, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and somewhat hesitant to confirm, he said, “Are you, Uncle Li?”
“Yes, it is me.”
Li Feiyu, seeing the other party recognized him, a hint of a smile appeared on his face.
But for a moment, he couldn’t recall the other party’s name.
When he left back then, except for Lu Ping’an and others who were in their teens, most of the other children were still toddlers.
Now twenty-plus years had passed, and these children had all grown up.
Even though he was a cultivator with memory different from ordinary people, he still couldn’t fully recognize them from their toddler outlines.
“Uncle Li, please wait a moment, I will go and inform the family head and my father.”
This Lu family disciple said.
Although he recognized Li Feiyu, he still followed the rules, did not directly open the mountain gate, but went to inform.
Lu Family Great Residence.
“Amazing, my Zhenzhen is truly amazing!”
Lu Changsheng was currently accompanying Qu Zhenzhen and Bai Ling.
He learned that Qu Zhenzhen had already completed the purification of the Auspicious Tree and had begun to truly refine it.
As for Lu Miaohuan, because the Ghost Prison Demonic Flower was a level higher in difficulty, it would still take a long time to purify.
Just at this moment, Lu Yun came outside the great hall and announced that Li Feiyu had arrived.
“Uncle Li?”
Lu Changsheng was startled, then reacted, and said in surprise and delight, “You said Feiyu is here?”
“Yes, it is indeed Li Feiyu, Uncle Li.”
Lu Yun nodded and said.
He knew that his father and Li Feiyu had a good relationship, but wasn’t sure of the specifics.
“Okay.”
Lu Changsheng heard this, nodded in response, immediately turned into a streak of light, flew out of Green Cloud Peak, and arrived before the mountain gate.
Back then, the ‘Substitute Talisman’ transmitted a sensation, making him constantly worry about Li Feiyu’s situation.
Now learning that the other party had returned safely, he was very surprised and delighted.
“Mountain Lord, Father!”
The cultivators guarding the mountain gate saw Lu Changsheng and immediately bowed in greeting.
“Mm.”
Lu Changsheng nodded, opened the mountain gate, and towards the figure outside wearing a black brocade robe, with a heroic face, the tall and imposing Li Feiyu, said with a laugh, “Feiyu, you’ve finally returned.”
“I encountered some accidents before, which caused delays.”
Li Feiyu said with some emotion.
He naturally remembered the time limit they had agreed upon back then.
So after breaking through to Foundation Establishment and settling the matters in Qingluan Immortal City, he immediately rushed back.
“It seems this accident was a good thing. Congratulations on breaking through to Foundation Establishment.”
Lu Changsheng’s current spiritual sense had already surpassed that of ordinary Foundation Establishment peak cultivators, and he could tell at a glance that Li Feiyu had broken through to Foundation Establishment.
“Foundation Establishment!?”
The few people nearby, hearing this, all looked at Li Feiyu with surprised expressions.
Unexpectedly, the other party was actually a great Foundation Establishment cultivator!
Their eyes immediately showed a few more traces of respect.
“It was just luck. The fact that I could break through to Foundation Establishment was actually also thanks to you, Changsheng.”
Li Feiyu said with a serious expression.
“Oh, related to me?”
Lu Changsheng heard this, his eyebrow raised.
“Let’s go, let’s go, go inside and chat.”
He didn’t ask further, said aloud, and invited Li Feiyu into Green Lake Mountain.
“This Green Lake Mountain leans against mountains and borders water, it really looks good.”
The two of them flew through the air heading towards Green Cloud Peak, Li Feiyu surveyed the surrounding scenery, and said aloud.
As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, having struggled outside for so many years, he still had some insight.
He could see that the environment and spiritual energy of this Green Lake Mountain were both excellent.
“Hahaha, it is indeed good.
Lu Changsheng heard this, laughed heartily, and introduced his own situation to his friend: “The peak in front is Green Cloud Peak, it is the main branch of my Lu family.”
“That peak is named Spirit Jade Cliff, it is my family’s spirit medicine garden. That place is Green Water Lake, where we raise aquatic products. You should have heard of Red Blood Carp and Green Blood Carp, but not long ago I raised some aquatic spirit beasts…”
“Still, Changsheng, you are free and at ease, and your family is already well-organized.”
Li Feiyu listened to the introduction, looking at the surrounding scenery, and said with considerable emotion.
He had been adventuring and gaining experience outside all these years, and sometimes he also thought about whether or not to give up and choose to settle down.
And for rogue cultivators, the ultimate dream is probably to possess a spirit land for their own family and not have to drift around.
“Now that you have broken through to Foundation Establishment, if you are willing, you can also seek out a spirit land and establish a family like mine.”
Lu Changsheng said with a laugh.
“Let’s talk about this later.”
Li Feiyu gently shook his head and said.
Although he felt this kind of life was very good, he didn’t have such an idea.
Especially now that he had just obtained an opportunity to enter the Qingluan Guards under True Person Qingluan.
As long as he seized the opportunity, in the future, he had hope of breaking through to mid-Foundation Establishment and late Foundation Establishment!
“Okay, anyway, Green Lake Mountain welcomes you anytime.”
Lu Changsheng did not try to persuade him.
He could see that Li Feiyu’s heart towards the Dao was very firm.
This kind of person, generally, would not stop their steps and choose a life of ease.
The two of them arrived at Green Cloud Peak.
“Nephew greets Uncle Li.”
Lu Yun was waiting outside, and seeing Li Feiyu, he immediately bowed in greeting.
Although his memory was vague and he didn’t quite recognize Li Feiyu anymore, he could still distinguish him.
“This is Lu Yun, Feiyu, you should still remember him.”
Lu Changsheng said aloud towards Li Feiyu.
“So it’s Lu Yun, unconsciously, he’s grown so big.”
Li Feiyu heard this, knowing the other party was the Fourth Elder of the Lu family, Lu Miaoyun’s son, his expression was a bit dazed and emotional.
This trip back, he had not yet gone home.
Now twenty-plus years had passed, his own children, presumably, had also started families and established careers.
He took out a storage bracelet from his storage pouch and said, “Come, this is a gift from Uncle Li to you.”
“Hehe, Feiyu, you don’t need to be so polite. Otherwise, your storage pouch might not be enough for all the gifts.”
Lu Changsheng said with a smile, teasing him.
“It’s rare to meet, first come, first served.”
Li Feiyu said with a chuckle, letting Lu Yun accept the bracelet.
But Lu Yun didn’t know whether he should accept it or not.
“Since it’s your Uncle Li’s heartfelt intention, Yun’er, just accept it.”
Seeing his honest son’s appearance, Lu Changsheng spoke up.
He had never liked this kind of back-and-forth politeness.
The two arrived at the Lu family’s main residence.
Lu Changsheng briefly introduced Li Feiyu.
Lu Miaoyun, Qu Zhenzhen, and others were all very surprised to see Li Feiyu and learn that he had broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
After all, in the Qingyun region, a Foundation Establishment cultivator was an ancestor of a powerful force!
Li Feiyu, with only a low-grade spiritual root, had been a son-in-law in Green Bamboo Mountain in his early years and had been wasting away.
Now, having returned from his travels, he had actually broken through to Foundation Establishment.
Especially Lu Miaoyun.
She came from Green Bamboo Mountain and deeply understood the difficulty of Foundation Establishment.
Green Bamboo Mountain had only managed to ensure a continuous line of Foundation Establishment cultivators for so many years, and the situation had only improved recently.
Who would have thought that among the batch of immortal sprouts brought back by Uncle Lu Yuanding, there would be two Foundation Establishment cultivators: Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu!
If this news got out, it would be astonishing!
“Tsk.”
Seeing so many beautiful women and children in the family, Li Feiyu thought to himself that his good brother had truly remained true to his original aspirations all these years, consistent as always.
Thinking about how he had been fighting for his life outside while Lu Changsheng was living such a life and easily achieving Foundation Establishment, even with his firm Dao heart, he couldn’t help but feel envious.
However, he was still happy that his good brother was doing better and better.
Soon, someone arranged food and wine, and the two went to the side hall to catch up and chat.
“Speaking of which, it was a stroke of luck and opportunity.”
Li Feiyu held his wine cup and began recounting his experiences: “That day in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, I encountered an old adversary and was being chased by him. As a result, I also ran into a second-order demonic beast blocking my path.”
“Facing this situation, it was a sure death. Fortunately, the talisman you gave me, Changsheng, saved my life.”
“Then, under the talisman’s teleportation, I arrived deep within the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range. Guess what happened?”
Li Feiyu said.
“…”
Lu Changsheng was speechless for a moment.
He had originally speculated that if Li Feiyu encountered danger in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range and was teleported deep inside by the Substitute Talisman, wouldn’t it be dangerous?
He didn’t expect such a situation to actually occur.
“Could it be that you just happened to appear in some cave dwelling or secret realm, or found some treasure?”
Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow and said.
“Exactly, but you definitely wouldn’t have guessed the situation at the time.”
Li Feiyu picked up a piece of food and continued, “You had a treasure map regarding an ancient ruin before, right? I was just teleported to the outside of the ruin marked on the treasure map.”
“Impressive.”
Lu Changsheng was silent for a moment, then uttered two words.
Whether according to novel plots or the great destiny holders in the cultivation world, Li Feiyu’s experience this time could be considered getting the protagonist template.
He continued to inquire, “This ruin is deep in the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, shouldn’t it be quite dangerous?”
The treasure map contained information about the ruin, concealing many levels and dangers.
It wouldn’t be easy for Li Feiyu, at the Qi Refining stage, to gain anything from it.
“No, I didn’t explore this ruin. Here, I just happened to meet True Lord Qingluan.”
Li Feiyu said.
“True Lord Qingluan?! That number one rogue cultivator in Jiang Kingdom, the city lord of Qingluan Immortal City?”
Lu Changsheng was startled, saying with some surprise.
“That’s right, by giving the information from the treasure map to True Lord Qingluan, I gained this opportunity to break through to Foundation Establishment!”
“Furthermore, True Lord Qingluan promised that if I broke through to Foundation Establishment, he would let me join the Qingluan Guard. If I failed to break through, he would give me a sum of spirit stones.”
Li Feiyu nodded.
After speaking, he got up and took out a storage pouch, saying with a solemn expression, “Changsheng, I was able to obtain this opportunity thanks to you. This is a small token of my appreciation.”
“Tsk, tsk, tsk.”
Lu Changsheng was just marveling at Li Feiyu’s opportunity. Seeing the other party suddenly act like this, he immediately waved his hand and said, “Feiyu, you’re being too distant. You’ve just broken through to Foundation Establishment and need resources, you don’t need to do this.”
He wasn’t interested in the ancient ruin on the treasure map.
Seeing his friend obtain the opportunity for Foundation Establishment through this, he was happy for him and felt that the item was worth it.
“Changsheng, just accept it. Otherwise, I really can’t feel at ease.”
Li Feiyu said with a serious expression, placing the storage pouch in front of Lu Changsheng.
This sum of spirit stones was obtained after he broke through to Foundation Establishment, went to take revenge, killed Zhu He, and then sold his belongings.
But he knew that these spirit stones were simply insignificant compared to the opportunity he had obtained.
“Alright.”
Lu Changsheng knew his friend’s character and nodded in agreement.
At this moment, he suddenly thought of the rumors about True Lord Qingluan and asked, “Feiyu, I heard before that True Lord Qingluan was seriously injured. Is this news true or false?”
“Could it be that this True Lord was injured while exploring this ancient ruin?”
Lu Changsheng asked.
“This news might be true, or it might be deliberately released by Qingluan Immortal City.”
“Regarding the ruin, I made a Heart Demon Oath before, promising not to reveal what happened inside.”
Li Feiyu said softly.
“Deliberately released by Qingluan Immortal City.”
Lu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately felt that these words were more thought-provoking.
He said thoughtfully, “I remember this True Lord Qingluan is quite old, right?”
“Yes, the City Lord was already famous two hundred years ago. He should be three or four hundred years old now.”
“So there are rumors outside that the City Lord has long been at the peak of Core Formation, and there has been no news all these years because he is plotting for Nascent Soul.”
Li Feiyu said with considerable emotion.
To have come this far from being a rogue cultivator, and still be plotting for Nascent Soul, this True Lord Qingluan can be called a legend!
“Three or four hundred years old…”
Lu Changsheng nodded.
Once a Core Formation cultivator exceeds three hundred and fifty years old, the probability of forming a Nascent Soul will decrease.
If they exceed four hundred years old, there is basically no hope of forming a Nascent Soul.
At True Lord Qingluan’s age, he probably cannot delay any longer. It is estimated that everything he has done in recent years is for the sake of plotting for Nascent Soul.
“Achieving Nascent Soul is not simple. In our Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world, it seems only the Heavenly Sword Sect has a fourth-order spiritual脉.”
Lu Changsheng took a sip of wine and continued to speak.
He had discussed this matter with Ling Zixiao and Xiao Xiyue before.
He knew that throughout the entire Jiang Kingdom, only the Heavenly Sword Sect possessed a fourth-order spiritual vein, the foundation for cultivating Nascent Soul!
Even Qingyun Sect, Luoxia Sect, and Beast Taming Sect only had peak third-order spiritual veins.
And the Heavenly Sword Sect would certainly not lend its spiritual vein to True Lord Qingluan for breakthrough.
“That’s right, the spiritual vein of Qingluan Immortal City, after so many years of cultivation, is currently only a high-grade third-order, far from reaching the fourth-order.”
“Moreover, Qingluan Immortal City is located near the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, at the border between Jiang Kingdom and Yue Kingdom. Neither side wants the City Lord to form a Nascent Soul.”
Li Feiyu shook his head and said.
He had been impressed by True Lord Qingluan’s various deeds and charisma in his early years.
Now, as a member of Qingluan Immortal City and having come into contact with this legendary figure, he was even more admiring.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk.”
Lu Changsheng sighed with emotion, thinking that breaking through to Nascent Soul was truly difficult.
Rogue cultivators in Jiang Kingdom still had a chance to break through to Core Formation, at least.
But to break through to Nascent Soul, unless they traveled to other countries and sought opportunities outside, there was basically no hope.
In the future, when he forms his Nascent Soul, he will also encounter such a problem.
However, this is still too far away. He hasn’t even fully considered the matter of Core Formation yet.
“Feiyu, now that you’ve joined Qingluan Immortal City, are you going back afterwards?”
Lu Changsheng looked at Li Feiyu and asked.
“Yes, I came back this time to settle family matters and will then return.”
Li Feiyu said with a somewhat heavy expression.
To pursue the Great Dao, one is destined to not have too many emotional entanglements.
He came back this time to handle all family affairs.
“Alright, when are you going to Ruyi Prefecture? I’ll go with you then.”
Lu Changsheng nodded and said.
His Lu family now also had some influence in Ruyi Prefecture.
Moreover, his children and Li Feiyu’s children were getting married, so he should go and visit this time.
“Okay.”
Li Feiyu nodded in agreement.
Li Feiyu stayed in Green Lake Mountain for three days, then went to Ruyi Prefecture with Lu Changsheng.
Qu Zhenzhen, having finished refining the Auspicious Tree, could not leave Green Lake Mountain once she began cultivating the Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique.
So she went along, planning to visit her parents in Zhoushan Prefecture at that time.
And it just so happened that Lu Wangshu heard about it and was also curious to go and see her secular home.
Just like that, Lu Changsheng took his wife and children and went to Ruyi Prefecture with Li Feiyu.
This trip to Ruyi Prefecture caused quite a stir for the Li family and Hong Yi.
After all, Li Feiyu, who had been away for more than twenty years, had returned!
Li Feiyu’s wife and children, seeing him, were somewhat hesitant to recognize him at first.
“Alas.”
Seeing this scene, Lu Changsheng sighed in his heart.
Facing this situation, Li Feiyu simply entrusted his family to Lu Changsheng, hoping he would help take care of them in the future.
He then left some pills, talismans, and a basic cultivation technique for his father and brothers.
Hong Yi, upon learning that Li Feiyu had broken through to Foundation Establishment, felt a mix of emotions.
Thinking back, the six of them had participated in the Immortal Sect assessment together, and now four of them had broken through to Foundation Establishment!
Becoming high and mighty Foundation Establishment cultivators!
Although Han Lin hadn’t broken through to Foundation Establishment.
But relying on his artifact refining skills and his identity as an Immortal Sect disciple, he was also many times higher than him.
“If I hadn’t focused my mind on power and affairs back then, but instead focused on cultivation, would I have had a chance to reach Foundation Establishment?”
Hong Yi murmured to himself.
He had guessed that Zhao Qingqing’s breakthrough to Foundation Establishment was related to Lu Changsheng.
Now, chatting with him, he learned that Li Feiyu’s Foundation Establishment was thanks to Lu Changsheng.
He couldn’t help but think, given his relationship with Lu Changsheng, if he had cultivated diligently in his early years, would he have had a chance to reach Foundation Establishment?
But after a moment of thought, he realized that he simply didn’t have the same drive as Li Feiyu, who was willing to give up everything for cultivation!
Even if he was at the ninth level now, giving him a Foundation Establishment Pill, he wouldn’t have the confidence to break through the minuscule chance of Foundation Establishment!
Black Cloud Mountain Range.
Deep within a mine.
“Miss Lu, why bother?”
“Although the treatment at Green Lake Mountain is not bad, as far as I know, Miss Lu, you are not highly valued, and your chances of future Foundation Establishment are slim.”
“As long as you are willing to cooperate with our White Tiger Mountain, our Zhao family is willing to give you 10% of the profits from this spirit stone mine.”
“Furthermore, as long as you are willing to marry into our Zhao family, not only will you not lack resources, but we can also give you a Foundation Establishment spiritual item in the future!”
The Zhao family elder looked at Lu Ruyi, who was bound before him, and tried to persuade her.
He hadn’t expected that this little girl would detect something was wrong with the mine so quickly.
And that she would sneak in secretly using an Invisibility Talisman and see the spirit stone mine concealed by the formation.
“Elder Zhao, if you release me now, I can pretend that this never happened.”
“Otherwise, if something happens to me and my family finds out and investigates, your Zhao family won’t be able to escape responsibility.”
Lu Ruyi said with a cold expression.
Although she had an eighth-grade spiritual root and her mother was a concubine, she wasn’t highly valued in the family.
But at least her family environment was very good, without any infighting, darkness, or filth.
Her older brothers Lu Pingan and Lu Xianzhi were quite protective of her, their sister.
Moreover, the family not only provided them, siblings, with generous resources and treatment but also offered various choices and lifestyles, which was hundreds of times better than other families.
She knew that in most families, someone with her talent would ultimately end up marrying into another family.
But in the Lu family of Green Lake Mountain, she had the right to choose!
Especially now, many small families in the surrounding area considered it an honor to marry into the Lu family of Green Lake Mountain!
She truly didn’t think much of the Zhao family of White Tiger Mountain!
“Miss Lu, I advise you to think carefully and consider it.”
“After all, there are often demonic beasts appearing in the Black Cloud Mountain Range. It would be quite normal for you to encounter danger here and be devoured by demonic beasts.”
The Zhao family elder said coldly when he saw that she didn’t appreciate his kind words at all.
Then he ordered two family disciples to keep a close watch on Lu Ruyi.