Chapter 702: Tianfu Lu family!

“Go and announce that Li Xingruo and Li Xingyu have returned.”

Li Xingruo looked at the Great Cliff Mountain before her with a complex mix of emotions, then stepped forward and spoke.

Time can dilute many things.

It had been nearly seventy years since she left Nine Heavens Immortal City in her early years and went to Emerald Lake Mountain.

For mortals, this amount of time is already a lifetime.

And she had completed the most important part of her life at Emerald Lake Mountain, raising children.

Her two children, who had no spiritual roots, had even become grandparents.

In this situation, she no longer felt much connection to the family of her early years.

Her only thought was to bring her parents’ memorial tablets home and let her daughter, Lu Qingli, properly manage the name of the [Treasure Pill Pavilion].

“Li Xingruo, Li Xingyu?”

The Li family disciples guarding the mountain gate did not recognize the sisters Li Xingruo and Li Xingyu.

But they still had some discernment, seeing that the clothes of the people before them were clearly wealthy and noble, and thinking that great cultivators with ties to their family had come to visit, they cupped their hands and said, “Please wait a moment, sirs and madams. I will go and announce your arrival.”

A moment later, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties rushed over. Seeing the mature faces of Li Xingruo and Li Xingyu outside the mountain gate, his pupils constricted, and he said in a deep voice, “Li Xingruo, Li Xingyu, you still have the nerve to come back!”

In their early years, the sisters had a conflict with the family, showing no respect to the family’s old ancestor, and left the family after a disagreement.

Afterward, when they were fancied by the young master of the Zhao family, they also directly showed no respect, choosing to leave Nine Heavens Immortal City by spirit ship, which greatly dampened the young master Zhao’s spirits and even caused him to blame their Li family.

In his opinion, if the sisters had obediently followed the family’s arrangements in their early years, they could have not only cultivated another second-level alchemist but also relied on the Zhao family through this.

Especially since the Zhao family rose during the pioneering war twenty years ago, and now has three False Core cultivators, they are highly likely to become a Core Formation noble family within a hundred years!

However, as soon as he spoke.

“Slap!”

A crisp sound rang out.

A stunningly beautiful woman with a delicate and radiant face, wearing a pink dress, stepped forward. She shook her slender, jade-like hand, having just slapped the middle-aged man flying.

Then, she lifted her chin slightly and said with a noble and indifferent expression, “Yapping and barking, slap your mouth!”

As her words fell, the aura of her Foundation Establishment eighth layer cultivation was released: “I am Lu Wangshu of the Heavenly Talisman Lu family. I have accompanied my aunt here to visit relatives and pay respects to her parents. Where is the Li family’s old ancestor? Why haven’t you come out to greet us quickly!”

“Heavenly Talisman Lu family!”

Having been slapped and about to roar in anger and retaliate, the middle-aged man immediately froze, his heart filled with shock.

Although the Li family was only a Foundation Establishment family.

But as an old Foundation Establishment family, they still knew about the now famous Heavenly Talisman Lu family, hailed as the number one cultivation noble family in Jiang Country!

And among the Heavenly Talisman Lu family, besides the most famous old ancestor, True Monarch Changsheng, and the Lady, True Monarch Miaoge; as well as the eldest son of the Lu family, Lu Ping’an, who defeated the Divine Blade Shangguan family; and Lu Qingshan, who entered the Golden Sun Sect and killed a third-level demon king, the next most prominent was Lu Wangshu.

Not only was she exceptionally talented, inheriting True Monarch Changsheng’s Talisman Dao legacy, but she was also the daughter of True Monarch Changsheng and Fairy Xiyue of the Azure Cloud Sect, highly favored!

“They married True Monarch Changsheng?”

Li Jiangping instantly guessed what was going on, his heart filled with dread.

Although the grudges and matters had passed for several decades, and many of the older generation who handled those matters had already passed away or sat in meditation.

But now that the other party had allied with the Heavenly Talisman Lu family, it would be effortless for them to destroy the Li family.

Especially since this daughter, who was deeply loved by True Monarch Changsheng, had come with the two women, it indicated that she represented True Monarch Changsheng’s intentions.

Thinking that their family was remembered by a Core Formation True Monarch, Li Jiangping was utterly terrified, his body trembling uncontrollably.

As Lu Wangshu spoke and released her spiritual pressure, Lu Linghe and Lu Qingqi, who had been brought along to play, immediately imitated their elder sister and released their Foundation Establishment spiritual pressure.

Lu Qingli, Lu Qingye, and Lu Qingning, who had come with their mother, also released their Foundation Establishment spiritual pressure one after another.

Although their cultivation was not as high as Lu Wangshu’s, Lu Linghe and Lu Qingli also had mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation.

“Foundation Establishment… so many Foundation Establishment cultivators!”

Li Jiangping and the several guarding cultivators nearby had dry throats.

Although the Li family belonged to an old Foundation Establishment family, they were severely weakened by the pioneering war, and now the entire family only had three Foundation Establishment cultivators.

So, seeing the waves of Foundation Establishment spiritual pressure before them, they were completely stunned.

Were the grudges between the family and the Li Xingruo sisters serious enough to cause such a stir…?

Even if two families were at war, they wouldn’t mobilize so many Foundation Establishment cultivators, would they?

Just then, Li Jiangping suddenly noticed a woman next to Li Xingruo and Li Xingyu. She had an exceptionally beautiful appearance, as if she had absorbed the spiritual essence of heaven and earth, wore a simple and elegant white dress, had a refined and ethereal temperament, like the highest good is like water, as if she was detached from the world.

Although the latter did not release any spiritual pressure, the faint aura of spiritual power made him realize that something was amiss, and he felt that this person resembled the mistress of the Heavenly Talisman Lu family, Lu Miaoge.

In an instant, he knelt down with a “thump”, cold sweat beading on his forehead, and said haltingly, “This junior did not know that Fairy Lu and the esteemed cultivators of the Heavenly Talisman Lu family were coming. My reception was inadequate, please forgive me.”

Then he looked at the sisters Li Xingruo and Li Xingyu, forcing a smile that was uglier than crying, and said, “Xingruo, Xingyu, welcome back. These past years, the family has missed you and worried about your situation…”

“…”

Li Xingruo and Li Xingyu were speechless.

They naturally recognized Li Jiangping before them.

In their early years, when their parents were still alive, the latter treated them quite well. Later, when their parents died unexpectedly, many people around them changed their attitudes.

Some even wanted to defraud them of their parents’ inheritance and seize Foundation Establishment resources.

“Whoosh!”

Just then, a Foundation Establishment escape light arrived before the mountain gate, revealing an old man with white hair and a vigorous spirit.

“Xiaoruo, Xiaoyu!”

The old man looked at the sisters, then looked at Lu Wangshu and the others, especially the tall and robust Lu Ping’an, his pupils constricting.

More than thirty years ago, outside the Purple Nether Secret Realm, he had met Lu Ping’an and had a strong impression of this eldest son of the Lu family who defeated Shangguan Jiuyang. He didn’t expect this eldest son of the Lu family, who had been silent for decades, to also come.

He immediately pretended not to see anything, bowed and cupped his hands, saying, “This old man, Li Yunhui, greets True Monarch Miaoge and fellow Daoists.”

“Uncle Hui, Xiaoyu and I are just here to take my parents away.”

Li Xingruo’s expression softened slightly when she saw the old man.

Although Lu Miaoge and Lu Wangshu were present, she could find a reason to destroy the Li family if she just spoke up.

But back then, she and her sister were able to leave Great Cliff Mountain because someone in the family helped them.

The old man before her was one of the elders who had taken good care of her in the past.

Moreover, she had long since come to terms with and let go of the years of grievances, believing that it was the events of her early years that made her see through false kinship.

“Alas, it’s good that you are doing well.”

The old man looked at the many Foundation Establishment cultivators before him and sighed inwardly, knowing that the family had wronged the sisters in their early years.

Now, after so many years, he couldn’t gauge the sisters’ temperaments and didn’t dare to say more, opening the mountain gate formation.

Half a day later, after Li Xingruo packed up some of her early belongings, she left Great Cliff Mountain with Lu Wangshu, Lu Miaoge, and the others.

“Old Ancestor…”

The Li family head and several elders looked at Li Yunhui, wanting to ask him what he thought about this matter.

“Alas, the family needs to be properly reorganized.”

Although Li Yunhui had helped the sisters in their early years, it was only a little care out of respect for their parents.

Now that the sisters had returned and did not hold them accountable, it was already out of consideration for past affection. How could they possibly try to curry favor?

Upon hearing this, the Li family cultivators all felt a lingering fear and regret.

They were fortunate that the Li Xingruo sisters did not hold them accountable, but they also regretted that this connection could not be used.

If they could climb onto the Heavenly Talisman Lu family, let alone business cooperation and actual help, just having the name alone would be enough to keep their Great Cliff Mountain Li family worry-free for decades.

“Aunt Xingruo, aren’t you going to the Zhao family?”

After returning to Nine Heavens Immortal City, Lu Wangshu asked Li Xingruo.

“So much time has passed, let it go.”

Before coming, Li Xingruo felt that there was no need to make such a big fuss.

If she had held a grudge in her heart, she wouldn’t have waited until now.

“Alright.”

Seeing this, Lu Wangshu nodded in agreement, but she secretly sent a message to Lu Qingye to relay the news of their visit to the Zhao family.

Her aunt might not pursue the matter or hold a grudge, but since they had come, they naturally couldn’t let it go so easily.

Otherwise, if word got out, people would think their family was easy to bully!

Several days later, the news reached the Ink Jade Mountain Zhao family.

“Damnable brats!”

A False Core old ancestor of the Zhao family understood the entire situation and immediately looked shocked and angry. He immediately selected treasures from the family treasury, preparing to proactively offer apologies.

“A large and prosperous family, sometimes you don’t even know when you’ve caused trouble…”

Several old ancestors of the Zhao family sighed with emotion, feeling a sense of lingering fear.

They were fortunate that the Heavenly Talisman Lu family was relatively upright and not an overbearing sect.

“I heard that True Monarch Changsheng, the old ancestor of the Heavenly Talisman Lu family, has a good temper, but the Talisman Fairy Lu Wangshu, who appeared outside Great Cliff Mountain earlier, does not have a good temper.”

“That’s right, and besides this Talisman Fairy, True Monarch Changsheng’s wife, the Lady of the Lu family, Lu Miaoge, also came…”

The Zhao family immediately obtained information about Lu Wangshu through intelligence channels.

Not long after breaking through to Foundation Establishment in her early years, she killed five Foundation Establishment cultivators with a talisman formation outside their market, gaining notoriety.

Later, when the Lu family contended with several major families and forces under Azure Cloud Sect’s jurisdiction, whether facing the Golden family of Golden Dragon Ridge or the Sima family of Black Tortoise Ridge, this Talisman Fairy was present.

She even once went directly to the Golden family with Lu Ping’an to challenge them, bombarding their mountain protection formation with talismans and leaving harsh words.

In addition, there was another shocking piece of news.

At True Monarch Changsheng’s Core Formation celebration in the early years, the old ancestor of the Divine Blade Shangguan family brought the family elite, Shangguan Poyun, to cause trouble.

As a result, Shangguan Poyun, who is now famous and considered the most likely person in the Shangguan family to break through to Core Formation, was almost killed by Lu Wangshu’s talisman formation, which was simply terrifying!

Therefore, they were truly afraid of such a young lady who had two Core Formation parents, was exceptionally talented herself, and had a temper.

“This old man, Zhao Dongfu of Ink Jade Mountain, pays his respects to True Monarch Miaoge and fellow fairies and Daoists.”

The next day, the Zhao family’s old ancestor brought their head to apologize, his tone humble, offering the prepared generous gifts, his eyes showing some heartache.

Although he was a False Core True Monarch.

Facing a True Core cultivator like Lu Miaoge, he dared not show the slightest disrespect.

After all, only False Core cultivators knew the gap between False Core and True Core.

This gap was even larger than the gap between True Core cultivators and high-grade Golden Core cultivators.

True Core, and even Flawed Core, were only inferior to Golden Core in terms of spiritual power and future potential, but they were still considered Core Formation cultivators.

But False Core cultivators, who broke through by relying on demon cores and external objects, had no possibility or potential for further growth. In the eyes of many high-level cultivators, they could not even be called True Monarchs or Core Formation cultivators.

“Still sensible.”

Lu Wangshu wore a luxurious pink and white dress, her face delicate and her temperament elegant.

There was no need for any pretense or confrontation, nor was there a need to personally demand justice.

With the current reputation of the Heavenly Talisman Lu family, simply releasing the news would be enough to make ninety percent of the families and forces in Jiang Country personally come to their door, offer apologies, and resolve the grudges.

Even Li Xingruo, Li Xingyu, and Lu Qingqi and the others couldn’t help but sigh with emotion when they saw the humble expression of the Zhao family’s old ancestor before them.

They deeply realized the weight of the words “Core Formation True Monarch.”

After giving the Zhao family’s apologies to Li Xingruo, the group continued to sightsee in Nine Heavens Immortal City.

As the former number one immortal city in Jiang Country, Nine Heavens Immortal City was still very prosperous and lively.

However, just then, the group was met by several uninvited guests.

“Greetings, True Monarch Miaoge, and fellow young friends.”

Twenty years ago, the Divine Blade Shangguan family made many contributions in the pioneering war, resulting in the appearance of a second Core Formation True Monarch in the family, ensuring that even if the Divine Blade Shangguan family’s Core Formation old ancestor passed away, they would not lose their noble family status like the Five Elements Wang family.

“Greetings, True Monarch Zilei, may I ask what brings you here?”

Although there had been some enmity between the Heavenly Talisman Lu family and the Divine Blade Shangguan family in the early years.

Under Lu Changsheng’s active mediation, the two families currently had no enmity and were even on good terms. When this ‘True Monarch Zilei’ held a celebration, the Lu family even prepared a gift.

“Hehe, hearing that True Monarch Miaoge and fellow young friends have come to Nine Heavens Immortal City, our Shangguan family, as the hosts, naturally should come and meet you.”

“Also, this unruly junior in my family was defeated by young friend Wangshu in the early years. Now that he has heard that True Monarch and young friend Wangshu have come here, he wants to come and spar and challenge you.”

True Monarch Zilei pointed to Shangguan Poyun, who was carrying a lightning blade, beside him.

Lu Miaoge and Lu Ping’an looked at Shangguan Poyun.

Foundation Establishment ninth layer cultivation!

His whole body exuded a dense but unreleased sharp blade aura.

He was likely trying to accumulate his essence, energy, and spirit through continuous challenges and sparring, pushing his blade intent to the extreme, thereby making a single push to break through to Core Formation with overwhelming force.

During this process, True Monarch Zilei also looked at the tall and robust Lu Ping’an, who had a powerful physique.

His cultivation, spiritual power, and blood energy were concealed by an invisible aura, making it impossible for him to see through.

“Could it be that this person has broken through to Core Formation?”

True Monarch Zilei thought to himself.

More than thirty years ago, this eldest son of the Lu family had already reached the quasi-third level of body refinement.

He had been silent for these past years, and now he had no spiritual power aura whatsoever, making it impossible for him to see through, which made him subconsciously guess this.

“Four Core Formation cultivators in one family!”

Thinking of this guess, even True Monarch Zilei couldn’t help but be shocked.

After all, if Lu Ping’an before him truly broke through to Core Formation, then the Heavenly Talisman Lu family would have four Core Formation cultivators, one third-level town-family spirit beast, which could be called a top force below the four immortal sects!

Most importantly, the four Core Formation cultivators of the Heavenly Talisman Lu family were all incredibly young at present.

Unlike his Divine Blade Shangguan family, which seemingly had two Core Formation True Monarchs, but the previous generation’s old ancestor was severely injured in the pioneering war and only had a few decades of lifespan left.

It was precisely because of this that they put a lot of effort into cultivating Shangguan Poyun and others who were likely to break through to Core Formation, just to have one or two more Core Formation cultivators in the family as much as possible!