Chapter 390: A small harvest, but the Jin family is stunned!

After leaving Huling Ridge, the burly man and the charming young woman went straight into the Nine Heavens Gang Wind Layer.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—”

The strong and fierce wind, like the wailing of ghosts, squeezed and battered the two of them frantically.

“Buzz!”

A star plate appeared under the burly man’s feet, flowing with brilliant and dazzling starlight, enveloping him and the young woman within it.

Then, the burly man’s bones cracked, and his face and figure changed instantly, transforming into a handsome and refined young man with a tall and slender figure.

This young man was naturally Lu Changsheng.

The charming young woman beside him was a disguise transformed by the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet.

When Lu Changsheng initially planned to take action against the Jin family, he had made comprehensive plans.

He disguised himself as an evil cultivator wanted by the Phantom Sound Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Therefore, this time, when taking action against the Jin family’s ancestor, he disguised himself as two evil cultivators, just as planned.

“It’s a pity that I haven’t refined the Heavenly Yuan Treasure King Lotus into a Void Treasure yet. Otherwise, through the effect of the 《Yin-Yang Creation Scripture》 coordinating all techniques, converting cultivation and mana into corresponding demonic techniques would be more realistic.”

“However, having the Tier 3 Demon Fiend Talisman is also acceptable. With just a few Foundation Establishment cultivators, they shouldn’t be able to see through the flaws.”

Lu Changsheng circulated his mana to dispel the remaining demonic aura around him.

After checking everything to make sure there were no problems, he began to sort out his gains in the Nine Heavens Gang Wind Layer, clearing out any suspicious tokens from the Jin family ancestor’s storage ring.

At the same time, he checked the reward given by the Hu family to avoid any tricks.

Huling Ridge, outside the mountain gate.

The Jin family cultivators dared to move only after seeing Lu Changsheng and the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet leave.

If it weren’t for the sight of their ancestor’s remains, like bloody mud, still before their eyes, they would have thought it was all an illusion.

“Go, retreat quickly!”

A Jin family Foundation Establishment cultivator immediately transmitted a message, telling everyone to quickly flee Huling Ridge.

Now that their ancestor was dead, they were no match for the Hu family cultivators.

Moreover, with this situation, they were afraid of encountering any more accidents.

“Want to leave? It’s not that simple. Do you really think my Hu family is a place you can come and go as you please!”

A Hu family Foundation Establishment cultivator saw this situation and immediately shouted loudly.

Now that the Jin family’s ancestor was dead, they naturally had no fear of the Jin family cultivators outside.

Even if they couldn’t keep the two Jin family Foundation Establishment cultivators, they could kill many of these late-stage Qi Refining Jin family cultivators.

Late-stage Qi Refining cultivators are the backbone of any family!

“Hurry up and go, we’ll cover the rear!”

The two Jin family Foundation Establishment cultivators exchanged a look, telling the other Qi Refining cultivators to flee quickly.

But before, they had all handed over their storage bags to the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet, and without spirit boats or flying artifacts, they could only use Wind Manipulation to escape, making their speed slow.

At the same time.

Golden Dragon Ridge, Jin family ancestral hall.

“Bang!”

The Jin family elder guarding the ancestral hall heard a crisp sound from within the hall and immediately jolted awake.

Besides a few direct descendants, only Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Jin family were qualified to possess natal soul tablets.

This sound was the sound of a natal soul tablet breaking, indicating that a core member of the family had encountered an accident!

He quickly walked into the ancestral hall.

In the silent hall, the lights were bright.

The elder saw the broken jade tablet at the very top on the high platform, and his whole body was struck by lightning. His voice trembled as he shouted loudly, “This is impossible!”

This jade tablet was the natal soul tablet of their Jin family ancestor!

Their Jin family ancestor was a Pseudo-Core True Person, incredibly esteemed. How could he suddenly fall!

“No, this is impossible, absolutely impossible!”

The elder’s expression was frantic, his eyes filled with disbelief as he looked at the natal soul tablet before him, then stepped forward and held the jade tablet.

The warm jade tablet was now cold and broken, just like his heart.

He knew that his family’s ancestor had really fallen!

“The ancestor only went to Huling Ridge, how could there be an accident…”

The elder’s turbid eyes were red, tears streaming down his face as he muttered.

Without thinking much, he immediately notified the family head and the Grand Elder of this news.

Now that the ancestor had fallen, it meant that something had happened at Huling Ridge, and the family had to quickly discuss countermeasures.

“Grand Elder, something bad has happened!”

Jin Zhan saw the Jin family head rushing over anxiously, his face darkened, and he said, “When encountering major events, one needs to calm down. What happened?”

“Grand Elder, Ancestor, Ancestor, he… has fallen.”

The Jin family head said with a face full of grief and panic.

He was also filled with disbelief when he heard this news, and rushed to the ancestral hall to verify it.

Only after confirming that his family’s ancestor’s soul tablet was broken did he dare to report to Jin Zhan, who was in seclusion.

After all, his Grand Elder had just recovered from his injuries and was now about to cultivate in peace.

If he heard such news, he would probably suffer another qi and blood attack, affecting his cultivation.

“What!?”

Jin Zhan’s whole body shook violently when he heard this.

Then, two terrifyingly cold lights shot out from his eyes as he looked at the Jin family head before him, saying with disbelief, “What did you say!”

“Grand Elder… Ancestor has fallen…”

The Jin family head said with red eyes.

Under Jin Zhan’s Pseudo-Core pressure, he felt as if he was being crushed by a mountain, his face full of bitterness as he said, “We also don’t know. Not long ago, the Hu family’s young master was breaking through to Foundation Establishment, and Ancestor brought…”

“Huling Ridge? The Hu family is just a Foundation Establishment family, their ancestor was even defeated by me. How could they kill Ancestor? Ancestor could never have died at Huling Ridge!”

Jin Zhan interrupted the Jin family head before he could finish speaking.

Although the Hu family was an old Foundation Establishment family, they had some trump cards.

But they could never have the means to kill a Pseudo-Core True Person!

Moreover, his family’s ancestor had broken through to Pseudo-Core for a hundred years, and his natal spiritual weapon had already been promoted to a magical treasure.

The strength of a Pseudo-Core True Person with a magical treasure was very different from that of a Pseudo-Core True Person without a magical treasure.

Therefore, the Hu family could never have killed their ancestor!

“I will now go to Huling Ridge to see what happened!”

Jin Zhan didn’t think much more and immediately said, preparing to investigate the truth.

“Grand Elder, you can’t! Now that Ancestor has met with an accident, if there is any danger at Huling Ridge…”

The Jin family head quickly said.

His family’s ancestor had mysteriously fallen outside, and Jin Zhan, this Pseudo-Core ancestor, absolutely couldn’t have any more accidents.

If Jin Zhan also had an accident, their Jin family would completely begin to decline without a Pseudo-Core True Person to guard it.

Jin Zhan’s heart suddenly trembled when he heard this.

In his early years, he acted domineeringly, largely because he had the Jin family ancestor to support him.

Now that the ancestor had fallen and he had become the family’s ancestor, the only pillar of support, he could no longer act as rashly as before.

Otherwise, once he had an accident, the entire Jin family would also be on the verge of collapse.

“Alright, you immediately send people to investigate…”

Jin Zhan was silent for a long time, his face heavy as he said.

A strange sense of panic rose in his heart.

Nine Heavens Gang Wind Layer.

Lu Changsheng stood on the starlight disc, finishing sorting out the Jin family ancestor’s storage ring, the Jin family cultivators’ storage bags, and the Hu family cultivators’ reward.

The gains from this trip couldn’t be considered very rich.

Besides his Pseudo-Core and natal magical treasure, the Jin family ancestor only had a small bell, a spiritual consciousness treasure, that was relatively valuable.

The total value of the magical tools, spirit stones, and natural treasures in the storage ring wasn’t high, about thirty to forty thousand spirit stones.

However, the storage bags of the other Jin family cultivators added up were not bad, with a total value of fifty to sixty thousand spirit stones.

As for the Hu family’s reward, Lu Changsheng roughly estimated that it was also about fifty to sixty thousand spirit stones.

“No wonder so many cultivators, Foundation Establishment, and even Core Formation cultivators still become rogue cultivators and evil cultivators. This way of making money is really fast…”

Lu Changsheng said with emotion.

This sum of spirit stones wasn’t much.

But from the time he left home to the time he resolved the battle, it wasn’t even a day.

This efficiency in making money simply crushed any talisman maker, alchemist, or formation master.

“Sometimes, it’s better to be an evil cultivator. There are no scruples in doing things, and there’s no need for logic in killing people.”

“Unlike me, usually, as a family ancestor, with hundreds of weaknesses in the family, I have to consider everything and look before I leap.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head, knowing that this kind of thing couldn’t be exposed and should be avoided as much as possible.

Otherwise, one who walks by the river often will eventually get their shoes wet.

After destroying and clearing out all the suspicious items in the storage bags, Lu Changsheng didn’t stay any longer and quietly returned to Green Lake Mountain, driving the starlight disc.

He was careful and cautious throughout this trip, and he wasn’t worried that anyone would find out about him.

However, a thought emerged in Lu Changsheng’s mind.

With such an incident, the Jin family and the Hu family would definitely report it to the Azure Cloud Sect’s Enforcement Hall.

The Hall Master of this Enforcement Hall was none other than True Person Caiyun, with whom he had a close friendship.

If the other party investigated and found out that it was related to him, would they protect him?

After quietly returning to Green Lake Mountain, Lu Changsheng acted as if nothing had happened.

At the same time, the Jin family cultivators who went to Golden Dragon Ridge to Huling Ridge also returned to the family.

If the Jin family hadn’t sent people to check the situation as soon as possible, the Jin family would have almost been completely wiped out on this trip.

However, even so, the two Jin family Foundation Establishment cultivators were still seriously injured, and more than half of the twenty-odd late-stage Qi Refining cultivators died.

This loss could not be said to be insignificant!

Including the death of the Golden Family’s Old Ancestor, the Golden Family has suffered a great loss this time.

It will take decades to recover!

“Are you saying that the murderer was the wanted rogue cultivator, the Huan Yin Sect traitor Hua Ziyi, and a nameless body cultivator?”

Jin Zhan looked at the two Foundation Establishment cultivators in front of him with a gloomy expression, his voice hoarse.

“Yes, Great Elder.”

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators had bitter expressions and hoarse voices, recounting the situation at that time.

“Killed the Old Ancestor with one punch? How is that possible!”

Jin Zhan’s eyes widened upon hearing this, his face full of shock and disbelief.

He had already accepted the reality that his Old Ancestor had been killed.

But now, learning that his Old Ancestor was killed with one punch, without any resistance, he couldn’t believe it.

“It should be that Hua Ziyi of the Huan Yin Sect used charm illusions on the Old Ancestor, disturbing and affecting his mind, so that body cultivator could take advantage of the gap and kill the Old Ancestor with one punch.”

One of the Foundation Establishment cultivators said.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he could barely see a few clues.

When his Old Ancestor faced the burly man’s attack, he didn’t even use a magical weapon, indicating that he was distracted.

And the Huan Yin Sect’s techniques are good at charm and illusions, making people hard to defend against.

So he guessed that his Old Ancestor was likely caught off guard.

“Why would these two attack the Old Ancestor? Our Golden Family has never offended them, and we have never had any connection with the Huan Yin Sect!”

The Golden Family Head clenched his fists, his eyes red, and said with a face full of aggrieved unwillingness.

“We don’t know either, these two appeared suddenly.”

“At that time, A’Ming asked why the other party killed the Old Ancestor, and the rogue cultivator said that the Old Ancestor’s eyes made him uncomfortable.”

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators were absent-minded and somewhat dazed.

Even after so long, after experiencing a life-and-death escape, when they recalled the situation at that time, the scene was like a dream, with a kind of unreal absurdity.

“His eyes made him uncomfortable…”

Jin Zhan’s face was gloomy and ugly, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.

His hands were clenched tightly together, even causing his slightly sharp nails to pierce deeply into his palms due to the force, bringing a burst of piercing pain.

His eyes were uncomfortable, so he killed his Old Ancestor with one punch.

What an absurd and ridiculous reason!

But from the absurdity, he felt a bit of reality, the cruelty of the cultivation world!

Perhaps, the other party killed his Old Ancestor just like he usually killed a few Qi Refining cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators at will.

“Without forming the Core, one is ultimately an ant.”

A deep sense of fear and powerlessness welled up in Jin Zhan’s heart.

Indeed, Pseudo-Core experts are considered to have stepped into the threshold of high-level experts, and are figures in their own right!

But looking at the entire cultivation world, in the eyes of true Core Formation experts, Pseudo-Core experts are just insignificant small characters, not even worthy of being called Core Formation experts.

A slight carelessness may lead to being killed and destroyed.

The death of the Golden Family’s Old Ancestor made Jin Zhan feel cold all over, and his ambition to become a Pseudo-Core expert vanished!

He felt a bit more fear towards this cultivation world, and no longer focused his attention on his own small territory.

“Fortunately, it wasn’t my Golden Family that provoked these two…”

At this moment, Jin Zhan actually felt a bit of luck in his heart.

Lucky that it wasn’t his family that provoked these two rogue cultivators.

Otherwise, being noticed by such rogue cultivators would have completely doomed his family.

“Great Elder, these two are wanted rogue cultivators, should we report them to the Azure Cloud Sect?”

At this time, the Golden Family Head looked at Jin Zhan and said bitterly.

The Azure Cloud Sect has regulations that if the families under its rule encounter demonic cultivators, rogue cultivators, or wanted criminals, they must report it immediately!

But these two rogue cultivators were too domineering!

He couldn’t help but be afraid that if he reported to the Azure Cloud Sect and these two rogue cultivators found out, would they cause trouble for his family.

Jin Zhan’s heart trembled fiercely, and after a long time, he said: “Report.”

They didn’t dare to offend these two rogue cultivators, but they also didn’t dare to offend the Azure Cloud Sect.

If they didn’t actively report it, and the Azure Cloud Sect blamed them afterwards, he, the family’s Old Ancestor, would be derelict in his duty.

Moreover, these two rogue cultivators had been wanted for decades.

As long as the Azure Cloud Sect didn’t really find the two and chase them down, and they managed to escape, it wouldn’t cause trouble for his family.

Several days later.

The news about the death of the Golden Family’s Old Ancestor spread rapidly throughout the entire Azure Cloud Region like wildfire.

This news was too shocking, like a boulder砸落落 into a calm lake, setting off a huge wave.

Pseudo-Core experts, to most cultivators and family forces, are high-ranking existences!

But now, the Pseudo-Core Old Ancestor of the Golden Dragon Ridge Golden Family, one of the six great Pseudo-Core families in the Azure Cloud Region, was actually killed by a rogue cultivator with a single blow!

Many family Old Ancestors, upon hearing this news, were shocked and also panicked.

They all warned their descendants not to go out during this period and wait for the storm to pass.

And many families who were at odds with Golden Dragon Ridge applauded.

They even regretted that Jin Zhan hadn’t been killed together.

Soon after, Lu Changsheng also heard the news from his wife, Lu Miaoyun.

This kind of thing had to be reported to the Azure Cloud Sect.

Moreover, many cultivators from the Hu Family saw it that day, and the commotion was not small, so it was impossible to hide it completely.

However, seeing that the rumors were very consistent, all saying that they were killed by rogue cultivators, Lu Changsheng nodded slightly.

Knowing that his actions this time were perfect.

Everyone placed the blame on these two wanted rogue cultivators and wouldn’t associate it with his family.

“Husband, you must be more careful when you go out in the future.”

Lu Miaoyun said softly to Lu Changsheng.

She knew that her husband would go out every once in a while.

Now, hearing this news, she couldn’t help but worry.

“Hehe, don’t worry, Yun’er.”

Lu Changsheng saw the worry in his wife’s eyes, chuckled, put his arms around his wife, and whispered in her delicate ear: “Husband will tell you a secret.”

He wasn’t someone who liked to keep things to himself, especially in front of his wife.

And he was happy to share some things with his wife.

“Ah?”

Lu Miaoyun was stunned when she heard this.

Then, her beautiful eyes widened, and she looked at her husband with a face full of surprise.

Previously, from Lu Miaohuan’s mouth, she already knew that her husband had the combat power to kill Pseudo-Core experts.

But she never expected that the Golden Family’s Old Ancestor was actually killed by her husband.

You must know that the outside rumors are that he was killed with one blow!

“If the Golden Family’s two Pseudo-Core experts continue to grow, they will definitely attack our family.”

“And in the next period of time, I plan to go out, so I thought of killing one of the Golden Family’s Pseudo-Core experts to avoid causing trouble for our family.”

Lu Changsheng looked at his wife’s expression, smiled, and said.

He could hide the matter of upgrading the family’s spiritual vein and breaking through to Core Formation from others, but he certainly couldn’t hide it from his wife at home.

And he didn’t intend to hide it in this regard.

“Okay.”

Lu Miaoyun understood the principle, nodded lightly, and asked with concern: “Where is husband planning to go?”

“Going to the Myriad Beast Mountain Range, the family’s spiritual vein is a bit strained now, and in a few years, I will be preparing to break through to Core Formation, so I plan to go to the Myriad Beast Mountain Range to find some spiritual vein origins…”

Lu Changsheng said directly.

He planned to go to the Myriad Beast Mountain Range with Ling Zixiao in a few days.

“Ah, husband is about to break through to Core Formation!”

Lu Miaoyun’s small mouth opened slightly, and her beautiful eyes turned around.

Even if she heard that the Golden Family’s Old Ancestor was killed by her husband, she wasn’t so surprised.

After all, this is the Core Formation stage, the legendary Core Formation expert!

Unconsciously, her husband has become so powerful…

Lu Miaoyun stared blankly at Lu Changsheng.

“Yes, after the matter of the spiritual vein is finished, it will be almost time to break through to Core Formation.”

Lu Changsheng saw that his wife’s beautiful eyes were full of admiration and love, pinched her cheek, and nodded lightly in response.

“But breaking through to Core Formation requires a third-order spiritual vein, right? Husband, it won’t be easy to upgrade the family’s spiritual vein to the third-order, right?”

Lu Miaoyun said, somewhat worried: “And I heard that the Myriad Beast Mountain Range is very dangerous…”

“Hehe, I have a secret technique, no need for the third-order, upgrading the family’s spiritual vein to the top of the second-order should be enough.”

“So there won’t be any danger this time.”

Lu Changsheng said with a smile, and then told Ling Zixiao, Lu Miaoge and others about this matter.

Asking what aspects of the family needed to be arranged and prepared in advance, so that he and Ling Zixiao could go together at that time.

After all, this trip to the Myriad Beast Mountain Range to intercept the origin of the spiritual vein should take a lot of time.