Chapter 303: Li Feiyu: What a Coincidence!?

Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

In the dense forest, branches and leaves blocked out the sky.

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

A tall, middle-aged man in black armor raced through like a cheetah. His body tore through the air, creating a long wake of turbulence that sounded like churning water.

“Roar!”

Just then, a beast’s roar rang out ahead. It whipped up a fierce wind through the forest, filling the air with a foul stench.

“Damn it!”

Li Feiyu’s steps faltered when he heard the roar. His cold expression turned ugly.

“Li Changjing, where do you think you’re running to?”

At that moment, two streaks of light shot towards Li Feiyu.

One of them was a tall, purple-faced old man in his fifties. He glared at Li Feiyu with murderous intent.

“Elder Zhu, a Second-Tier beast is attacking. If you’re set on killing me, you might be in danger if that beast catches up to us.”

Li Feiyu looked at the old man and said in a deep voice.

Like him, the other man was a rogue cultivator from Qingluan Immortal City.

They had formed a grudge during the beast tide.

Both at the ninth level of Qi Refining, Li Feiyu wasn’t afraid of him. He even thought about finishing him off someday.

But who knew that the man, nearing sixty, would make his final push and break through to Foundation Establishment? Now they met in this mountain range.

Even with his Dual Cultivation of body and technique, Li Feiyu was no match for him. He could only rely on the mountain terrain to escape.

He had some hope of getting away, but his luck was so bad that he encountered a Second-Tier beast on the outskirts of the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

“If you want me to stop, fine. Just hand over your storage bag, and we’ll call it even!”

Zhu He narrowed his eyes and said.

He was after Li Feiyu not just because of their old grudge, but also because he knew Li Feiyu was preparing for Foundation Establishment and had quite a few savings.

To break through to Foundation Establishment, he had not only spent all his Spirit Stones but also owed a huge debt.

Now he didn’t even have a decent Spirit Tool, so he naturally didn’t want to let Li Feiyu go.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

As they spoke, the ground shook.

A huge black bear burst out from the forest.

It stood upright, its muscular body several zhang tall, radiating a foul, oppressive aura.

“Not good, this is an earth-Tier mid-level beast, the Black Fiend Bear! How could an earth-bloodline beast appear on the outskirts of the mountain range!”

The three of them paled at the sight of this black bear beast.

While Second-Tier beasts occasionally appeared on the outskirts of the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, earth-Tier bloodline beasts were rare.

Even High-Tier bloodline beasts weren’t common.

This kind of earth-Tier bloodline beast far outmatched an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator and was very tough to deal with.

Moreover, if there was too much commotion in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, it might attract other beasts, which would be very dangerous.

“This Black Fiend Bear is an earth-Tier bloodline. It might have a special demon core inside. If I call for help now, we might even make a small profit!”

Seeing this, Zhu He made a quick decision. He formed hand seals, his inner power surging to create wind walls all around, sweeping towards Li Feiyu to block his escape and attract the Black Fiend Bear’s attention.

Then he immediately turned into a streak of light, taking his Dao companion with him as they fled, preparing to leave the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

“Damn it!”

Li Feiyu’s eyes flashed fiercely, his face grim. He hurriedly formed a protective energy shield, then tapped his storage bag to use a Golden Light Shield Talisman, hoping to escape.

“Roar!”

The Black Fiend Bear let out a roar. Its massive body, like a small mountain wrapped in thick black energy, smashed down.

Faced with this terrifying might, the golden light around Li Feiyu instantly shattered.

At that moment, the ‘Avatar Talisman’ on his brow suddenly burned, releasing a mysterious power that enveloped his entire body.

“Whoosh!”

Then came a dizzy sensation. He only saw a wooden-faced ‘Li Feiyu’ left where he had been standing.

Deep in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

In a valley surrounded by steep peaks.

Several terrifying auras converged here.

In the center was a stunningly beautiful woman with sharp features. She wore cyan-gold armor and stood atop a blue bird.

She stood tall, her eyes as bright as stars. With her hands behind her back, she seemed like a long spear supporting the heavens, exuding a fierce and domineering aura.

This person was none other than the number one rogue cultivator in Jiang Kingdom, the city lord of Qingluan Immortal City, Immortal Qingluan!

At this moment, Immortal Qingluan was looking down at the valley before her, discussing something with several cultivators beside her.

Around the valley, numerous cultivators and formation masters were manipulating formation flags, doing something to a huge cliff face.

Just then.

“Buzz—”

A ripple spread through the air, and a figure suddenly appeared, falling from the clouds.

“Hm? Not good!”

Li Feiyu felt the darkness around him disappear, but his body was in free fall. He realized he was high up in the air.

He surged his spiritual power and tapped his storage bag to bring out his flying Artifact.

However, just as he stabilized himself and took in his surroundings, he immediately sensed something was off.

He saw several figures standing not far away.

Even though these figures weren’t openly displaying their spiritual pressure, just their gaze made his body stiffen, his spiritual power stagnate, and his breathing difficult.

Especially the figure in the center, wearing cyan armor and standing on a blue bird, made his throat go dry and his heart pound.

He had never seen Immortal Qingluan up close before.

But seeing the Third-Tier Qingluan under her feet, he immediately knew her identity!

“Where is this place? It looks like it’s in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.”

“Why is Immortal Qingluan here? And it looks like they’re setting up a formation.”

Li Feiyu’s body stiffened, his heart heavy as his mind raced, trying to figure out what to do in this situation.

After all, appearing here out of nowhere, if he couldn’t give a reasonable explanation, he probably wouldn’t leave here alive.

He saw Immortal Qingluan’s cold, sharp, beautiful eyes turn towards him. His heart trembled, and he immediately bowed and said, “This lowly one, Li Feiyu, pays respects to the City Lord!”

Just that gaze made Li Feiyu tremble with fear, feeling a strong sense of suffocation.

He felt that with just a thought, she could kill him.

“Oh? You know me.”

Immortal Qingluan stood tall with her hands behind her back, her voice calm and indifferent.

“This lowly one had the honor of seeing the City Lord once during the beast tide!”

Li Feiyu’s body was stiff, feeling like he had pins and needles all over. He bowed respectfully as he spoke.

“Why have you come here?”

Immortal Qingluan continued.

As a Golden Core great cultivator, she had detected a faint spatial power fluctuation the moment Li Feiyu appeared.

This fluctuation was very slight, but it was certainly not something a small Qi Refining cultivator like him could touch. There must be some secret.

Especially appearing right here.

“This…”

Li Feiyu had no idea how to explain at this moment.

He couldn’t very well say that a talisman given by a good friend randomly teleported him here, could he?

Even if he said that, she wouldn’t believe it.

Just then, he saw the cliff face below and the surrounding scenery. His heart suddenly skipped a beat, feeling strangely familiar.

“This is… the entrance to the ancient relic indicated by Changsheng’s treasure map!”

“Immortal Qingluan is leading people to break the formation, trying to open this ancient relic!”

In this life-or-death moment, Li Feiyu’s mind raced like lightning, realizing why it looked familiar and understanding why Immortal Qingluan was here.

At this moment, he didn’t know what to say.

What a coincidence!

He had actually appeared at the location of the ancient relic through the random teleportation of his Substitute Life Charm.

The only problem was that Immortal Qingluan was currently excavating and exploring this relic.

“Hmm?”

At this moment, a False Core cultivator next to her let out a light snort.

In an instant, Li Feiyu’s internal energy surged, and he could barely breathe, almost falling from the air.

He gritted his teeth and said with difficulty, “Reporting to the City Lord, this lowly one inadvertently obtained a treasure map from a Cave Dwelling years ago, which concerns an ancient relic.”

“This lowly one is currently at the ninth level of Qi Refining, but with only a lower-Tier spirit root, the chances of Foundation Establishment are slim. So I thought to make a desperate attempt through this relic!”

“As for why I appeared here, there was a restriction in that Cave Dwelling that seemed to be an ancient teleportation formation. After many attempts, this lowly one finally triggered the restriction, and then after a dizzy spell, mysteriously appeared here.”

As Li Feiyu spoke, he felt the pressure around him dissipate somewhat, knowing he must have guessed correctly.

He quickly continued, “It is this lowly one’s honor to meet the City Lord here. I am willing to offer the treasure map and information about the ancient relic to the City Lord!”

In this situation, he knew he only had one choice.

That was to voluntarily offer up the information about the ancient relic.

Immortal Qingluan, as the lord of Qingluan Immortal City and the number one rogue cultivator in Jiang Kingdom, was a prominent figure who would care about face to some extent.

As long as he voluntarily offered up the relic and the information he provided was somewhat helpful, she might be willing to let him leave, maybe even give him some benefits.

“If your words are true, I won’t treat you poorly.”

Immortal Qingluan said.

As a Golden Core cultivator, she could tell that Li Feiyu wasn’t being entirely truthful.

But as someone who had started as a rogue cultivator, she understood his psychology well.

So as long as Li Feiyu was willing to truthfully reveal the information about the relic, she was willing to give him a chance.

“Thank you, City Lord!”

Li Feiyu quickly thanked her, then began to reveal the information from the treasure map.

Fortunately, as a cultivator, his memory was extraordinary.

After seeing the treasure map back then, he had memorized the details clearly.

Outside Qingyun Market Town.

Lu Changsheng released his Spirit Boat and set off towards Bihu Mountain with his wives Lu Miaoge and Lu Miaohuan..

After such a long journey, they were finally returning home.

At this moment, not just him, but Lu Miaoge and Lu Miaohuan werr also feeling excited.

“Hmm?”

Just then, Lu Changsheng’s heart skipped a beat, and a indescribable feeling welled up from deep within him.

In that instant, he vaguely sensed that an ‘Avatar Talisman’ he had crafted had been consumed and used.

This kind of situation was impossible for ordinary talismans.

But these ‘Life-saving Talismans’ had all been nurtured by Lu Changsheng using ‘talisman-nurturing methods’ for a long time.

They contained his spiritual power, essence, and spirit, so there was a faint, mysterious connection between them.

This led to a premonition-like vague sense when the talisman was used and consumed.

“Is it Feiyu…”

Lu Changsheng murmured in his heart.

His intuition told him that this Avatar Talisman that had been used came from the direction of Qingluan Immortal City and the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

“If this talisman has been used, it means Feiyu has encountered a life-threatening danger.”

“I hope he can be safe and get through this crisis.”

Lu Changsheng felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

As his only friend in this world, his only good brother.

Even though they rarely met now, he still hoped that Feiyu could live well and keep getting better.

“Changsheng, what’s wrong?”

Lu Miaoge noticed Lu Changsheeg seemed distracted and looked at him, asking softly.

Through years of being together, she had noticed that her husband would occasionally space out, thinking he had too many things on his mind.

“It’s nothing. I was just thinking about how we’re about to get home and feeling a bit excited.”

Lu Changsheng said warmly to his wife.

This trip had taken over two years, his longest outing yet, and he was indeed eager to return.

Riding the Spirit Boat, the three of them returned to Bihu Mountain half a month later.

“Greetings to the Sect Master and the Lady!”

“Husband!”

“Father, Mother, you’re back?”

The guards at the Lu Family’s mountain gate immediately greeted Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaoge, and Lu Miaohuan whhn they saw them.

“Mm.”

The three of them nodded.

When they left this time, only Ling Zixiao and the others knew.

But after more than two years, the children and concubines at home should have realized it too.

“Hmm, what’s going on here?”

Upon entering Bihu Mountain, Lu Changsheng immediately noticed some changes in his home.

Along the shores of Bishui Lake, a series of mansions and houses had been built.

Around Lake Heart Island, several waterside pavilions had also been constructed.

And Lake Heart Island itself was surrounded by a layer of formation.

“It must be Sister Ling who set up the formation and made some changes, right?”

Lu Miaoge said, seeing this ssene.

Although family affairs were handled by the family head Lu Yun, this obviously couldn’t have been done by Lu Yun, and could only have been done by Ling Zixiao.

“It should be so.”

Lu Changsheng nodded slightly, not minding.

He planned to ask Ling Zixiao about the situation later.

Then the three of them returned to Biyun Peak, the Lu Family Mansion.

When news spread that Lu Changsheng and the others had returned home, the place immediately became lively.

Lu Miaoyun, Qu Zhenzhen, Ling ixiao, and Lu Wangshu, along with other wives and children, all came to greet them.

“Husband, husband!”

“Father, Mother!”

Qu Zhenzhen and Lu Wangshu, seeing the three of them, immediately rushed forward to embrace them excitedly.

However, Lu Wangshu, after seeing her father, gave a little huff and hugged Lu Miaoge instead..

She had been raised by Lu Miaoge since childhood, sooshe usually called Lu Miaoyun “Mother” directly ad was very close to her.

“Hehe.”

Lu Changsheng chuckled as he hugged his little wife.

Then he hugged his wife Lu Miaoyun, and went on to hugeach of them, expressing his care.

“Little Wangshu, what’s wrong? Aren’t you happy to see your father?”

At this time, Lu Changsheng looked at Lu Wangshu, who seemed to be asking to be coaxed, and said with a smile.

His daughter was at the age of growing up.

Now, after more than two years, she was almost fifteen, growing into a graceful young lady. Her brows somewhat resembled the young Xiao Xiyue, and her cultivation had reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.

“Hmph, you went out to play without taking me, and didn’t even tell me.”

Lu Wangshu put on a wronged expression.

“Father went out on business this time. Next time we go play, I’ll take you along.”

Lu Changsheng rubbed his daughter’s little head and said warmly, “Come, Father has prepared a gift for you.”

“You know how much I missed you.”

Lu Wangshu tilted her pretty face up, looking pitiful as she spoke.

“Tsk”

Seeing his daughter’s expression, Lu Changsheng felt a pang of heartache and guilt.

He apologized repeatedly, “Father was wrong. I’ll definitely tell you next time.”

“There’s still a next time?”

Lu Wangshu pouted slightly, looking upset.

“No, no.”

Lu Changsheng immediately said, looking at his wives and children who were smiling, laughing, and looking envious. He quickly smoothed things over, “Come, come, I’ve prepared gifts for all of you from this trip.”

As he spoke, he took out the prepared gifts from his storage bag one by one.

After placating his wives and children with gifts, Lu Changsheng chatted with his wives about family matters, asking about their situation and the six babies born before he left.

He already knew about these six newborns, three of whom had spirit roots.

Among them, one was Fifth-Tier, one was Sixth-Tier, and one was Seventh-Tier.

Later, while chatting with Lu Miaoyun, Lu Changsheng leared that the family had turned from loss to profit.

Although the profit wasn’t much, at least it was profitable.

And not long ago, the Golden Armored Bean Mother had produced beans again.

This time, it produced nine Golden Armored Spirit Beans.

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng felt delighted.

Of the previous eight Golden Armored Spirit Beans, he had given three to his son Lu Xian’er for daily use in crafting puppets, leaving himself with only five.

On this trip to visit his children in the Golden Sun Sect of Yue Kingdom, he had given one to his son Lu Qingshan and two to his daughter Lu Qingzhu, leaving only two in his possession.

Now that the Golden Armored Bean Mother had produced beans again, he had become well-stocked once more.

Not only would it be much easier for him to craft puppets, but it would also be more convenient for Lu Xian’er to do so.

After understanding the general situation at home, Lu Changsheng asked about Ling Zixiao’s condition.

He learned that her body issues had recovered, and she had switched to cultivating the Twelve Heavenly Demon God Scripture.

As he had guessed, the Dragon Chant Physique had started to recover slowly as she began cultivating.

It was estimated that in another three to five years, the Dragon Chant Physique would recover, affecting her condition.

“Zixiao, don’t worry. I will definitely find a way to thoroughly solve this.”

Lu Changsheng said seriously.

Then, he asked about the situation at Bishui Lake.

“My lord, the spiritual veins under Bishui Lake have now advanced to the second grade.”

Ling Zixiao, wearing a blue palace dress, her face beautiful and elegant, said softly to Lu Changsheng.

She explained that after she had set up the ‘Vast Sea Formation’, the Bishui Lake spiritual veins had advanced to the second grade.

Lake Heart Island was now considered to be in the core area of the spiritual veins.

In this situation, it was clearly not worthwhile to give Lake Heart Island to the family’s guest elders and outside disciples to live in.

Moreover, Lu Changsheng still needed to plant spirit plants for Lu Miaohuan and Qu Zhenzhen to cultivate the Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique.

So she had used the pretext of setting up a formation on Lake Heart Island to clear it out.

The houses along the lake shore were for the family’s outside cultivators, apprentices, and servants to live in.

The waterside pavilions around Lake Heart Island were for guest elders to live in.

As for the core Lake Heart Island, it could be used to plant spirit plants, with family members stationed there.

“Zixiao, you’ve been thoughtful.”

Lu Changsheng nodded after hearing this.

He had planted the Bizarre Prison Demon Flower in the Sumeru Cave Heaven because there was no suitable place at home for the time being.

Now with this Second-Tier spiritual vein at Bishui Lake, the Bizarre Prison Demon Flower could be transplanted from the Sumeru Cave Heaven to Lake Heart Island.

This way, it could also be used for Lu Miaohuan to cultivate the Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique.

“Zixiao, how has Xu Ruoyin been behaving these years?”

Lu Changsheng continued to ask.

This pearl of the Xu family had been imprisoned in his home for seven years.

When he left, he had planned to give her a pet beast. Now that he had drawn the spirit pet Heavenly Demon Phoenix, he also planned to fulfill his previous promise and give this spirit pet to her to cultivate the Beast Scripture.

“Xu Ruoyin has been quite obedient these years.”

Ling Zixiao smiled elegantly and recounted Xu Ruoyin’s situation over the years.

The first year, she mostly stayed at home during pregnancy.

After having a child, she might have accepted her fate and felt more of a sense of belonging to the family.

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng nodded.

After discussing the general situation, he thought of his son Lu Quanzhen’s matter.

But he learned that Lu Quanzhen wasn’t at home, he was in the Hongye Valley Marketplace.

Although his daughter Lu Caizhen was at home, apart from her spirit root, there hadn’t been much change in her cultivation, so she probably didn’t know much.

Then, Lu Changsheng indirectly asked about his son Lu Quanzhen’s situation through Qu Zhenzhen.

Soon, Qu Zhenzhen voluntarily spoke about her son’s situation.

She also mentioned the matter of her son giving her a pill.

She even expressed regret that she couldn’t give this pill to Lu Changsheng.

“It’s alright. It’s good that Quanzhen has such an opportunity. Besides, giving it to Caizhen is the same.”

Lu Changsheng hugged his little wife and smiled, planning to ask his son about the situation when he returned.

If it was simply some kind of opportunity, he, as a father, wouldn’t ask too much.

After all, everyone has their own secrets, and his son was quite grown up now.