Chapter 505: The Lu family’s ancestral tomb is glowing with golden light again?

“Lu Wangshu, how dare you spout such nonsense and slander my ancestor!”

The burly man’s face turned ashen, like a pig’s liver, and he roared loudly.

If he hadn’t been no match for Lu Wangshu, he would have charged at her to defend his ancestor’s dignity.

“How am I slandering? Isn’t it a fact that your ancestor was suppressed by my elder brother like a dog being chased away?”

Lu Wangshu’s dark hair was smooth, her dress fluttered, and she was beautiful and moving as she spoke indifferently.

“If your Lu family hadn’t been so shameless as to set up an ambush formation, my ancestor could have suppressed your elder brother, Lu Ping’an, with a flick of his finger!”

“Your ancestor was beaten like a dead dog by my elder brother.”

“If it were a head-on battle, my ancestor would surely have easily killed your elder brother, Lu Ping’an!”

“Your ancestor was beaten like a dead dog by my elder brother.”

“My ancestor was ambushed by the formation, causing his magic weapon to be damaged, so…”

“Your ancestor was beaten like a dead dog by my elder brother.”

This Sima family cultivator was utterly distraught.

No matter what he said, Lu Wangshu only had one dismissive sentence in reply.

The onlookers exchanged glances, dumbfounded.

They hadn’t expected two Foundation Establishment grand cultivators to argue like this.

However, after today, the matter of Ancestor Sima would likely never be forgotten.

Anyone who disliked the Sima family could use this phrase to mock them.

Lu Wangshu looked at the Sima family cultivator, whose eyes were red and face like a pig’s liver, and suddenly said, “What, do you want to fight?”

“It would be too much of a bully for me to fight you, and I doubt you have the guts.”

“How about this: this is my brother. If you can take one sword strike from him, I will retract my words and apologize to your Sima family.”

“If you can’t even take one sword strike from my brother, then there’s no need to say more. Come with me and wait for your family to ransom you.”

Lu Wangshu’s beautiful eyes sparkled, and she blinked her clear, large eyes at Lu Qingshan.

Although the Spirit Tiger Association was a Foundation Establishment force, it was merely a rogue cultivator gang, and its liquid assets were not substantial.

It was far better to abduct a few Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Sima family and wait for them to pay a ransom.

“Heh.”

Lu Qingshan found Lu Wangshu’s behavior somewhat amusing.

He hadn’t expected that his sister, who was cute and well-behaved in his memories, and had seemed quiet and elegant like a young lady from a good family, would have such a ‘playful’ side.

However, he quite liked this personality.

His sister, Lu Qingzhu, was too quiet and was afraid of causing him trouble.

She even kept her grievances to herself and didn’t tell him, her elder brother.

If it were this sister…

Hmm… this sister would probably cause him trouble every other day.

“Good!”

Although this Sima family cultivator felt there was a trick, he agreed immediately.

He was at least a fifth-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator.

He didn’t believe he couldn’t even block one sword strike from Lu Qingshan!

Moreover, the other party had insulted his ancestor and issued such an insulting challenge. If he didn’t dare to accept it, he would probably be nailed to the pillar of shame in the future.

Even his entire family would be disgraced and become a laughingstock.

If he accepted this sword strike and made Lu Wangshu apologize, he could at least salvage some face.

Furthermore, in such a public setting, he wasn’t afraid of Lu Wangshu backing out.

If she backed out, it would be the reputation of Misty Lake Mountain that would be lost!

“Take one sword strike? Did this Immortal Lu misspeak?”

“Yes, I know this person. His name is Sima Wenkong, and he’s a fifth-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator. How could he not even be able to block one sword strike?”

“She probably spoke too quickly and made a mistake.”

“By the way, who is this person? Is he also a Lu family cultivator? Why haven’t I seen him before?”

The cultivators in the field were all surprised and discussed animatedly, disbelieving that Sima Wenkong couldn’t even block one sword strike from Lu Qingshan.

Qiao Dayuan, Luo Mei, and the others on the spirit boat observed silently, not speaking.

They had witnessed Lu Qingshan’s strength before.

Block one sword strike?

They even suspected that Lu Qingshan could cleave Sima Wenkong in two with one sword strike!

“Fighting is forbidden here!”

The law enforcement cultivator from the Azure Cloud Sect immediately reprimanded coldly upon seeing this.

Although this was outside the market, fighting was still not allowed.

“Come if you dare.”

Lu Wangshu knew the market rules and glanced at Sima Wenkong indifferently.

Then she looked at the other onlookers and said aloud, “Fellow Daoists, you may come and watch, and bear witness. I, Lu Wangshu, always keep my word!”

“Hiss, this Immortal Fu seems very confident.”

“Even if she misspoke, she can’t show any weakness now.”

“That’s right, the more so, the more you need to appear confident now!”

These cultivators spoke in low voices as they watched Lu Wangshu, with her flowing robes and ethereal beauty.

They still didn’t believe that Lu Qingshan could defeat Sima Wenkong with one sword strike.

“Hmph, this Lu Wangshu is definitely bluffing!”

Sima Wenkong looked at Lu Qingshan.

Clad in a green robe, aside from his good looks and sharp, star-like eyes, there was nothing particularly remarkable about him.

Then he retorted, not to be outdone, “Bring it on!”

After speaking, he looked at the other cultivators and cupped his hands slightly, saying, “Fellow Daoists, please come and bear witness!”

Lu Wangshu’s lips curved slightly, forming a beautiful and captivating arc, as she steered the Azure Jade Spirit Boat away with Luo Mei, Qiao Dayuan, and the others.

Lu Qingshan shook his head with a slight smile, cooperating with his sister’s performance, and took out a captured flying sword from his storage ring, then flew with it.

Sima Changkong, meanwhile, piloted a flying shuttle artifact, following closely behind.

Some of the onlookers, seeing this, conjured their flying swords, artifacts, or spirit beast mounts to watch the excitement.

There were even cultivators who released spirit boats, selling seats to earn spirit stones.

After leaving Scarlet Cloud Market by several miles, Lu Wangshu’s Azure Jade Spirit Boat landed.

Sima Wenkong, who followed closely behind, also descended from his flying artifact, his face grim as he looked at Lu Wangshu and Lu Qingshan.

Neither side moved immediately.

Only after twenty or thirty people had arrived did Lu Wangshu, her face bright and radiant like a spring breeze, call out to Lu Qingshan, “Brother Qingshan.”

“Alright.”

Lu Qingshan smiled freely.

Then a white-gold magic sword appeared in his hand, and he looked at Sima Wenkong with calm, indifferent eyes, saying, “Are you ready?”

Sima Wenkong said nothing.

Within his Qi Sea Dantian, his Dao Foundation vibrated with a buzzing sound.

The spiritual power of a fifth-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator surged like a raging tide, emitting an astonishing spiritual pressure.

As a cultivator of the Sima family from Black Tortoise Ridge, his strength was considerable, surpassing many rogue Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Then a yellow long spear spirit artifact appeared in his hand, and he looked at Lu Qingshan, spitting out one word: “Come!”

“It’s about to begin.”

The onlookers, seeing this, immediately held their breath and stared intently at the two.

“Clang!”

Lu Qingshan’s eyes narrowed slightly, and his entire being was like an unsheathed peerless divine sword, emitting a sharp aura that seemed to tear through the sky.

The white-gold magic sword in his hand vibrated with a clang, erupting with an incomparably dazzling light, and slashed towards Sima Wenkong.

“Boom, boom, boom—”

Before the sword light arrived, rolling wind and thunder gathered, and muffled thunder exploded, making everyone’s minds dazed, as if the sword light before their eyes was a nine-heavens lightning bolt striking towards them.

The sword light instantly appeared before Sima Wenkong, his long spear in hand vibrated with a clang, and then he spat out fresh blood, flying horizontally, and fell to the ground with a ‘thud’.

“This, this, this…”

“What just happened!?”

Everyone stared wide-eyed, fixed on Lu Qingshan, and the unconscious Sima Wenkong lying on the ground not far away, blood gushing from his chest, their expressions horrified and disbelieving.

No one had expected this gamble to end so decisively.

Not only was Sima Wenkong defeated with one sword strike, but he was also cut so badly that he spat blood, and a one-inch long bloodstain appeared on his chest.

They couldn’t help but wonder, if Lu Qingshan had put in a little more effort, this sword strike would have cut Sima Wenkong’s body in half!

Terrifying, simply too terrifying!

“What kind of sword technique is this!?”

“It was too fast, I didn’t even see how the sword was drawn, I only heard rolling thunder.”

“Me too, I didn’t see anything at all, I just heard rolling thunder reverberating, as if divine lightning from the nine heavens was striking at me.”

“Could it be… this is the legendary sword dao realm—Sword Qi Thunder Sound!”

“Sword Qi Thunder Sound, how is this possible!? Didn’t they say that only Core Formation cultivators can achieve this kind of sword dao realm!”

“Who is this person, and how did Misty Lake Mountain produce such a formidable individual again!”

Everyone’s expressions were shocked, their emotions surging, unable to calm down for a long time.

That one sword strike just now had completely exceeded their understanding.

Even among them, there were several Foundation Establishment cultivators, but they couldn’t see Lu Qingshan’s sword strike clearly.

“Thank you for your hard work, Brother Qingshan.”

Lu Wangshu chuckled beside him, lightly raised her slender hand, and a spirit talisman appeared in her palm, easily suppressing Sima Wenkong.

Then another rope appeared, binding Sima Wenkong, and tossing him onto the Azure Jade Spirit Boat.

“If there are any Sima family cultivators, or anyone acquainted with the Sima family, you can inform them to bring spirit stones to Crane Cry Mountain to ransom him.”

Lu Wangshu looked at the still shocked and bewildered crowd, her expression a little colder, and spoke indifferently.

Her clear and melodious voice at this moment conveyed an indescribable nobility and majesty.

“Let’s go, Brother Qingshan.”

After speaking, the two piloted the Azure Jade Spirit Boat and departed under everyone’s gaze.

“If I had known you were so powerful, Brother Qingshan, why would I have needed to plan so much?”

Lu Wangshu knew that Lu Qingshan’s personality was aloof with a touch of humor, so she praised him and asked if his recent technique was the legendary Sword Dao Thunder Sound.

She had only heard rumors about Sword Dao Thunder Sound and had never seen it before.

“Yes, I did use some of the Sword Dao Thunder Sound technique.”

Lu Qingshan said with a smile.

Although he felt that Sima Wenkong was a useless Foundation Establishment cultivator, he still used some genuine skill to defeat him in one move.

“Sword Dao Thunder Sound? I heard that only Core Formation cultivators can comprehend this kind of sword dao realm, I didn’t expect Brother Qingshan to comprehend it!”

“I’ve always heard father and mother praise your unparalleled sword dao talent, Brother Qingshan. Little sister is only just now getting a grasp of it.”

Lu Wangshu continued to praise him, her clear and nimble beautiful eyes seemingly filled with admiration.

Today, Lu Qingshan had done most of the work, so she naturally wouldn’t吝啬 a few words of praise.

After all, saying nice things didn’t cost money.

Perhaps she would have to trouble this elder brother again in the future.

As for any genius’s arrogance, that also depended on who it was directed at.

“Hehe.”

Lu Qingshan’s lips curved upwards, feeling very pleased, and he said with a smile, “It’s not that exaggerated. There are quite a few Foundation Establishment sword cultivators who have comprehended Sword Qi Thunder Sound.”

“However, Sister Wangshu’s strength has truly impressed me.”

Lu Qingshan said, looking at the people on the spirit boat, and asked, “How do you plan to arrange these people?”

“Our family has no foundation in the Chixia Market, so if the Spirit Tiger Association can be used by us, it will be much more convenient in the future.”

“As for this person, we will naturally wait for the Sima family to redeem him.”

“Although he couldn’t even block a single sword strike from you, Brother Qingshan, he is still a Foundation Establishment cultivator. The Sima family wouldn’t just ignore him. I reckon he can be sold for fifty or sixty thousand spirit stones.”

Lu Wangshu said with a playful smile, her eyes curving.

“Sell?”

Lu Qingshan was stunned when he heard this.

Then he scrutinized his sister for a few moments.

He couldn’t tell that such a sensible and well-behaved sister would say such words.

But this business, it seemed quite good.

In his early years, he often sparred with people to earn spirit stones and natural treasures.

If he just detained people and then let their families or sects redeem them, wouldn’t that be even more profitable?

“The Sima family has always been at odds with our family, so little sister thought of using this method to drain the Sima family’s resources and foundation.”

Noticing Lu Qingshan’s gaze, Lu Wangshu immediately said with a serious expression, “Moreover, both of our families are major clans in the Qingyun region. If we resort to killing at every turn, it would be equivalent to declaring war, so we both set conditions and then release them.”

“Hehe.”

Lu Qingshan smiled without speaking, finding his sister truly interesting.

The two returned to Hemin Mountain.

Lu Qingxuan, Lu Qingzhu, Lu Qingqi, and others were all dumbfounded when they saw the situation.

They hadn’t expected their elder brother and sister to resolve the Spirit Tiger Association matter so quickly, capturing Qiao Dayuan and Luo Mei.

And they had even captured a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Sima family.

“Brother Qingshan, Sister Wangshu, this news has likely already reached the Sima family’s ears. They might come looking for trouble.”

Lu Qingxuan immediately said.

The Sima family’s Xuanwu Ridge was not far from here.

If the Sima family made a big move or set up an ambush outside, even if Lu Qingshan and Lu Wangshu were quite strong, it would still be very dangerous.

“Don’t worry, unless the Sima family attacks with their entire clan, even if Sima Yue comes, he will not return!”

Lu Wangshu knew what her younger brother was worried about.

She dared to be so reckless because she had something to rely on.

She had already set up a talisman formation on Hemin Mountain.

Relying on the Golden Armor Bean Mother, second-tier puppets, third-tier talismans, and the talisman formation, she was confident in fighting a pseudo-Core Formation ancestor.

Moreover, now Lu Qingshan and Lu Qingzhu were also on Hemin Mountain.

“Looking at Sister Wangshu, it seems she’s even looking forward to that Sima family ancestor coming.”

Lu Qingshan raised an eyebrow, chuckling softly.

“Hehe, isn’t it because Brother Qingshan is here? I was thinking that when the time comes, a few of us siblings will suppress this Sima family ancestor, and then our reputation will soar.”

Lu Wangshu said half-jokingly.

She was indeed somewhat looking forward to the Sima family ancestor coming.

If they could suppress this Sima family ancestor, wouldn’t it make the Sima family suffer a huge loss again, causing their clan to fall into decline from then on?

However, rationality told her that doing so would be too ostentatious.

It would bring her a lot of trouble and potential dangers.

“Unless the Sima family is not afraid of the Qingyun Sect’s punishment, they won’t come to Hemin Mountain to cause trouble for us.”

“However, they might ambush us outside. So, Qingxuan, you and Brother Qingshan need to be careful on your way back.”

Lu Wangshu said seriously.

She meant that Lu Qingshan and the others would return later, and she would return with them after handling the matters here.

At this moment.

Xuanwu Ridge, Sima family, deliberation hall.

“Lu Qingshan, is that the Lu Qingshan who joined the Jinyang Sect and was taken as a disciple by a Core Formation True Monarch!”

“Rumor has it that Lu Qingshan went to the Heavenly Sword Sect to challenge them years ago, overwhelming all his peers and being unrivaled, even rarely having an opponent in the Heavenly Sword Sect!”

“How did this child return?”

“Bihu Mountain already has Lu Ping’an and Lu Wangshu, and now there’s another Lu Qingshan. Who can stop this rising momentum!”

The news about the Chixia Market was immediately sent back to Xuanwu Ridge.

So the Sima family head convened a family meeting to discuss the matter.

“This incident happened in the Chixia Market. If our family does nothing and just swallows this loss, wouldn’t we be ridiculed by other forces in the future!”

A Sima family elder spoke, suggesting a swift and decisive counterattack.

“This Lu Qingshan severely injured Wen Kong with a single sword strike. His cultivation is estimated to have broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage. Unless the Old Ancestor makes a move, otherwise…”

“I remember news from the Heavenly Sword Sect years ago that this Lu Qingshan had only recently broken through to Foundation Establishment. How could he have already broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage!”

“That’s right, if that’s the case, wouldn’t this child break through to Core Formation in another ten or twenty years!?”

Several others spoke up again.

“Now is not the time to worry about his cultivation. Regardless of whether his cultivation is at the late Foundation Establishment stage, his strength is evident.”

“Do we really have to ask the Old Ancestor to make a move…”

The deliberation hall was abuzz with discussions, but when it came to the Old Ancestor making a move, everyone fell silent.

The Old Ancestor Sima Tong had been forced to self-detonate his magical treasure and suffer damage to his Dao foundation by Ling Zixiao and Lu Ping’an years ago. Now, he only had the combat power of a late Foundation Establishment cultivator and was still recuperating.

If they wanted to make a move, only the other Old Ancestor, Sima Yue, could do it.

But with Sima Tong’s incident, they now had a lingering fear, worried that Old Ancestor Sima Yue might encounter another accident.

After all, if Sima Yue made another mistake, the Sima family could be doomed forever!

For a moment, the entire deliberation hall was silent, and after a long time, there were sighs and other sounds.

A few days later, news about the Chixia Market, Lu Qingshan, and Lu Wangshu spread, causing countless cultivators and family forces to be shaken.

Many people knew about Lu Wangshu.

She was the daughter of the Bihu Mountain Lu Family’s Old Ancestor, Lu Changsheng.

The inheritor of Old Ancestor Lu’s Talisman Dao, surpassing her master!

But not many people knew about Lu Qingshan.

Only a few major pseudo-Core Formation families and a small number of people had heard of him.

So after this incident, information about Lu Qingshan’s situation was revealed.

He was exceptionally talented in his youth, was favored by a Core Formation True Monarch, taken as a disciple, brought to the Jinyang Sect in Yue Country, and then became a True Disciple of the Jinyang Sect and a Core Formation seed.

However, the most astonishing thing was Lu Qingshan going to the Heavenly Sword Sect to challenge them, overwhelming all his peers and being unrivaled!

Therefore, as soon as this news came out, it caused a sensation among countless family forces.

“Hiss… I didn’t expect Bihu Mountain to have such a top-tier prodigy besides Lu Ping’an and Lu Wangshu!”

“The Heavenly Sword Sect is famous for its combat prowess and fighting techniques. How could anyone be unrivaled among their peers in the Heavenly Sword Sect!”

“That’s right, no matter how talented, it’s impossible to be so terrifying! I suspect this is intentional flattery to set him up for a fall!”

“If the news is true, then we can only be glad that this child did not join the Heavenly Sword Sect!”

“Indeed, if this child were a Core Formation seed of the Heavenly Sword Sect, then the rise of Bihu Mountain would truly be unstoppable!”

“It’s fake, right? For Bihu Mountain to have produced Lu Ping’an and Lu Wangshu is already like their ancestral graves emitting green smoke. How could they produce yet another prodigy?”

“Precisely, even if Lu Changsheng is some kind of fertility spirit body, his ancestral grave couldn’t possibly continuously emit golden light like this!”

This news was watched and discussed by many family forces.

But many still didn’t believe it, finding it too shocking and inconceivable.

After all, the Heavenly Sword Sect was a hegemonic force in Jiang Country.

To be able to go to the Heavenly Sword Sect and challenge them was already considered a genius!

But to be unrivaled among one’s peers in the Heavenly Sword Sect, how was that possible!

So many people chose not to believe it.

They thought it was the Sima family or some other family deliberately spreading false news.

They wanted to make Bihu Mountain a target, put them on the spot, and even attract the attention of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Soon after, this news reached Bihu Mountain.

Even the Lu family disciples were amazed when they heard this news.

“As expected of Brother Qingshan!”

“It’s estimated that unless a pseudo-Core Formation True Monarch makes a move, ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators are no match for Brother Qingshan.”

“Doesn’t that mean that with Sister Wangshu and Brother Qingshan together, they are enough to rival a pseudo-Core Formation True Monarch?”

“It’s a pity Qingshan isn’t in the clan; he’ll be returning to the Jinyang Sect soon.”

These Lu family disciples sighed, feeling a sense of pride for their elder brother and younger brother, Lu Qingshan.

“Lu Qingshan…”

In the lakeside island garden, Wang Yanjing, with her pregnant belly, leaned against Lu Xingchen, looking at the jade slip information, somewhat surprised.

Although she was married to Lu Xingchen, she still didn’t know much about the Lu family’s situation.

However, seeing one top genius after another in the Lu family, she couldn’t help but be amazed and感慨 that this Old Ancestor Lu was truly extraordinary.

Although external rumors claimed that Old Ancestor Lu was some kind of fertility spirit body.

But having spent these years with Lu Xingchen, she could see that the quality of the Lu family’s children was far superior to that of ordinary families.

Even better than her own family.

One must know that she came from a Core Formation aristocratic family.

After a cultivator breaks through to Core Formation, not only will the spiritual root talent of their offspring be superior to that of ordinary cultivators.

This bloodline effect can even influence descendants for four or five generations.

Yet, the talent of the children born to Old Ancestor Lu in his early years already far surpassed the bloodline effect of a Core Formation True Monarch, which was truly astonishing.

“Brother Qingshan was taken as a disciple by a Core Formation True Monarch when he was young and joined the Jinyang Sect. He just came home a while ago.”

Lu Xingchen saw that his wife was a little confused and said softly.

He knew about Lu Qingshan’s return.

It was just that the two of them weren’t very close, so they only had a brief meeting.

“Mhm.”

Wang Yanjing didn’t ask further, her head slightly bowed, her cheeks gentle, her eyes overflowing with maternal light as she looked at her belly, raising a hand to gently caress it.

Meanwhile, at the Lu family mansion.

“This brat has only been back for a few days, and he’s already caused such a huge commotion.”

Lu Miaohuan, in a deep red gauze dress, with a luxurious black mink fur draped over her shoulders, looking graceful, noble, cold, and dignified, said with a chiding tone as she looked at the jade slip message in her hand.

But her beautiful and captivating face was full of smiles, unable to hide her joy and pride.

“Qingshan and Wangshu causing such a stir, we still need to be careful. It’s very likely to attract the attention of other families, especially the Beast-Taming Xu family.”

“Previously, Xu Ruoyin sent news that the Xu family has already noticed our family. If this momentum continues, the Xu family might secretly make a move against Qingshan and Wangshu.”

At this moment, Ling Zixiao, who was wearing a light blue palace dress and had her hair elegantly coiled, suddenly spoke.