Chapter 35: Lu Family Reconstruction (3rd Update, Additional Update)
After a thorough inspection, Wu Yueqin couldn't help but ask, "Netherworld Grass, do you still have any?"
"None left."
Lu Xuanji replied, "We were just lucky to have happened to pick the Netherworld Grass."
"What a pity."
Murmuring her disappointment, Wu Yueqin pulled out two Spirit Stone Tickets along with several Spirit Stones and handed them to Lu Xuanji.
Spirit Stone Tickets represent an amount of Spirit Stones, with a minimum denomination of one hundred Spirit Stones.
They can be used to purchase items at some shops or to exchange for Spirit Stones.
Selling these materials earned them two hundred and thirty-five Spirit Stones.
"Thank you."
Lu Xuanji said as he put the Spirit Stone Tickets and Spirit Stones into the storage bag.
"By the way, there's good news," Wu Yueqin said, "The Grand Elder of the Lu Family is rebuilding the Lu Family at Changyuan Mountain."
"Did the Sunfire Patriarch kill all the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of my Lu Family? How is the Grand Elder still alive?" Lu Xuanji asked cautiously.
"Not only the Grand Elder, but the Fourth Elder and Seventh Elder are also alive, and there are some surviving cultivators from the Lu Family. Just when the Sunfire Patriarch attacked the Lu Family cultivators and destroyed some of the Lu Family's marketplaces, an ancestor from the Dan Yang Sect's Purple Mansion stepped in and heavily injured the Sunfire Patriarch."
"The Sunfire Patriarch fled. The ancestor from the Dan Yang Sect pursued him for thirty thousand miles, but eventually, the Sunfire Patriarch escaped our Chu Country. When he reached the border with Wu Country, the Purple Mansion ancestor had to give up."
"The Dan Yang Sect has issued a warrant for the Sunfire Patriarch. If he dares to appear within the borders of Chu Country, he will certainly be killed."
...
In this way, Wu Yueqin narrated some matters about the Lu Family.
Some were things Lu Xuanji knew, but others he did not.
Though the Sunfire Patriarch conquered Purple Sun Mountain, wiped out many of the Lu Family's marketplaces, and killed most of the Lu Family's Foundation Establishment cultivators, even slaughtering over seventy percent of the Qi Cultivation cultivators, it invited interference from the Dan Yang Sect.
The Sunfire Patriarch was forced to leave Chu Country and could not set foot in Qingshui Commandery.
At least for now, the Lu Family was safe.
Because of the Sunfire Patriarch's departure, Lu Family cultivators gradually gathered at Changyuan Mountain to start rebuilding the Lu Family.
"Thank you."
Lu Xuanji expressed.
"No need to thank me. Our Wu Family and the Lu Family are allied by marriage, and we are close. Helping with small matters is no problem," Wu Yueqin replied.
Returning to the cave mansion, he told Ye Feixue about the reconstruction of the Lu Family.
"The reconstruction of the Lu Family is still fraught with difficulties. Many people don't want the Lu Family to grow stronger and will try to create obstacles. The only fortunate aspect is that both the Ye Family and the Wu Family are allied by marriage, so they will provide some help. Due to the regulations of the Dan Yang Sect, some clans, even if they suppress the Lu Family, will have to follow certain rules."
Lu Xuanji said, analyzing the situation and looking to the Lu Family's future.
"Brother, let's return to the Lu Family."
"Okay."
Packing their belongings, processing some documents, they vacated the cave mansion and gave up the spirit fields.
Bidding farewell to the Wu Family marketplace, they set off for Changyuan Mountain.
Just moments after they left, news spread.
It eventually reached a certain area.
"The Lu Family wants to rebuild, but I won't allow it, kill them."
In the shadows, a figure spoke coldly.
...
Changyuan City Mountain, located on the edge of Qingshui Commandery, was once a marketplace of the Lu Family.
There was a second-level spirit vein here, sufficient for cultivating the Lu Family's cultivators.
After leaving the Wu Family marketplace, the two happily headed toward Changyuan Mountain, traveling for half a day before gradually reaching an uninhabited wilderness. This place was desolate, with demon beasts occasionally appearing.
As they walked along.
Lu Xuanji suddenly felt a sense of unease, as a shadow appeared on the road ahead.
Their face was obscured by a veil, yet they stood before them, blocking their path.
"Who are you?"
Lu Xuanji asked.
"I am here for murder and treasure, incidentally to eliminate you two brats. The Lu Family wants to rebuild, but I won't allow it." The figure in black spoke, and as they did, they no longer hid their aura, revealing a cultivation level at the Foundation Establishment Stage to suppress them.
Just from the suppressive aura, Lu Xuanji felt breathless.
"Why does a Foundation Establishment Cultivator want to trouble juniors?"
Lu Xuanji asked.
"Ha-ha, who told you two to be fat sheep? As the saying goes, even a broken ship has three nails. You two must have good things on you." The person in black said, "Forget it, after killing you, your things will be mine."
"Kill."
The person in black activated their flying sword, and the flying sword came stabbing.
But just as it was about to pierce Lu Xuanji, a light shield appeared around him, protecting both him and Ye Feixue.
Pa-pa.
The flying sword repeatedly stabbed but couldn't penetrate.
"Interesting."
The figure in black sneered and was about to activate the flying sword again.
But at this moment, a bone-chilling sensation arose.
Lu Xuanji was seen holding a Jade Talisman, activating and tossing it out.
"Not good."
The person in black felt an unease, swiftly retreating a hundred meters away. However, the Jade Talisman followed like a shadow, seemingly clinging to their bones.
It exploded at a ten-meter distance, endless flames sweeping outward.
"Second-level Flame Talisman! Brat, I will kill you." The flames struck the figure in black, leaving them in a sorry state, with bloody wounds appearing, and tattered clothes.
Enraged and humiliated, they prepared to counterattack.
But at that moment, another Jade Talisman crashed down, a dense torrent of lightning sweeping through the air.
The figure in black dodged, but ultimately was a step too slow and got engulfed by the lightning.
Crackle and sizzle.
Amidst a violent commotion, the figure in black was struck by lightning, their body charred, their aura weakened.
Kill.
Lu Xuanji stepped forward, slashing toward the figure in black.
The figure in black pleaded, "Spare me."
With a swish!
A sword pierced the heart.
As if that wasn't enough, another sword slashed, severing his head.
Phew!
Lu Xuanji let out a long breath, thankful he had the life-saving trump card from the ancestor; otherwise, he would have truly been dead.
Sensing behind him, he vaguely felt some cultivators watching.
"Let's go."
Lu Xuanji didn't hold back, directly taking out a Jade Talisman and crushing it on the spot.
Instantly, a transmission power enveloped him, and both Lu Xuanji and Ye Feixue disappeared.
When they appeared again, they were five miles away.
After teleporting five miles away, Lu Xuanji again applied a Breath Concealment Talisman to himself and another to Ye Feixue, concealing their auras and hiding.
Just after the two disappeared, the onlookers were left dumbfounded by the scene.
A Foundation Establishment cultivator dealing with two Qi Cultivation cultivators should have been a sure thing, but instead, it went awry.
"Third-level Flame Talisman, worth fifteen hundred Spirit Stones; third-level Thunderbolt Talisman, worth two thousand Spirit Stones. This Lu Family junior is too wealthy, spending thirty-five hundred Spirit Stones in an instant."
"Originally thinking the Lu Family had fallen, we wanted to beat the dog that fell into the water and seize inheritance, but now it seems the dog is not easy to beat."
"After all, the Lu Family is a millennium-old clan, having produced three Purple Mansion cultivators over the centuries, they still have some foundation. Trying to devour the Lu Family could easily lead to losing teeth."
"This junior from the Lu Family is formidable, usually inconspicuous, but in a sudden burst, he could kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator in two moves."
"With wealth comes indulgence, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator can't be too arrogant."
The onlookers in the shadows observed Lu Xuanji's impressive might, "killing" the Foundation Establishment cultivator, each with a chill in their hearts.
The various thoughts they harbored also subsided.
Initially planning murder and robbery, but seeing the prey was not easy to tackle, they had no choice but to give up.