Chapter 380: Fellow Daoist, Please Stop!

Lu Changsheng had just left Bihu Mountain when he suddenly sensed a Divine Sense sweep past him.

This Divine Sense was very subtle.

If he hadn’t possessed a Divine Sense comparable to a Golden Core cultivator’s and been wearing the Void Robes, he might not have detected it.

Soon after, Lu Changsheng noticed that the other party had left a barely detectable Divine Sense mark on his robe to track him.

“What’s going on? Is someone trying to rob and kill me?”

“No, this person’s Divine Sense is at least at the False Core level. There’s no way a mere bandit could be this strong in this area!”

“Could it be the Jin Patriarch lying in wait for me?”

Lu Changsheng pondered this, uncertain of the situation.

To avoid alerting the enemy, he kept calm and continued flying on the purple shuttle through the clouds as if nothing had happened.

However, during this flight, Lu Changsheng slowly and quietly began to unlock his Third Stage body tempering.

After flying a hundred li, a figure appeared and called out, “Fellow Daoist, please stop!”

But the moment this voice rang out, Lu Changsheng sharply heard a piercing hissing sound.

Without hesitation, he fully activated his Baoli Body Art, causing his body to grow slightly.

“Clang! Clang!”

Two metallic clangs rang out.

Lu Changsheng saw two pale gray flying snakes, as thick as chopsticks, hissing at him right in front of him.

“Hmm? You’re actually a body cultivator?”

The golden-robed cultivator in the distance widened his eyes when he saw that Lu Changsheng remained unharmed under the attack of his Shadow Serpent.

He knew both of these flying snakes were at the peak of the Second Rank!

In a sneak attack, they could threaten even a False Core cultivator!

But how could this mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, like Lu Changsheng, have such impressive body tempering?

“You are courting death!”

Lu Changsheng glared at the golden-robed elder in front of him, fully unsealing his physical body, releasing a terrifying aura.

“A Third Rank body cultivator!?”

The golden-robed elder felt this aura, akin to a Third Rank demon king, and his face turned deathly pale.

Wasn’t Lu Changsheng supposed to be a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator?

How did he suddenly become a Third Rank body cultivator?!?!

The golden-robed elder didn’t dare to think further. Without hesitation, he turned into a streak of light and fled madly.

“Trying to escape?”

“Nine Treasures Dao Bone—Speed!”

With cold eyes, Lu Changsheng activated the Nine Treasures Dao Bone, which caused his body to radiate nine-colored light. He rapidly shot forward, then his arm moved like a dragon, fiercely striking out.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

His punch shattered layers of air, and the terrifying force hit the golden-robed elder’s back like a cannonball.

Even though the elder pushed his Spiritual Energy to the limit, forming a protective shield, he still coughed up blood and was sent flying like a broken kite.

“This kind of strength is unbeatable!”

Ignoring his injuries, the golden-robed elder immediately cast a secret technique to stabilize his injuries. A talisman appeared in his hand.

However, at that moment, he felt a sharp pain in his soul as if a needle had pierced his mind, causing him to feel faint.

“Not good, a Divine Sense attack!”

The elder quickly tried to suppress his soul.

But in the next moment, a hand like jade, as swift as an eagle catching a rabbit, grasped his neck, stalling the flow of his Spiritual Energy and blood.

Danger!

In an instant, an overwhelming sense of impending death enveloped him!

“Senior, it’s a misunderstanding! I’ve mistaken you for someone else. Senior, please spare my life!”

The golden-robed elder couldn’t understand how a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Lu Changsheng could possess such terrifying strength.

But at this moment, as his life was in Lu Changsheng’s hands, he didn’t dare to think anymore and immediately chose to beg for mercy.

“You’re truly pitiful! At your age and as a False Core cultivator, you’re so cowardly?”

Lu Changsheng looked at the golden-robed elder pleading before him with a frown, full of disdain.

This so-called False Core expert? Pathetic!

Not an ounce of dignity!

“Bah! If someone had you by the neck like this, I wonder if you wouldn’t be just as cowardly!”

The golden-robed elder’s face turned from green to red. He felt utterly humiliated but didn’t dare retort, lest Lu Changsheng squeezed harder and killed him.

Feeling the strength around his neck gradually increase, seemingly ready to snap his neck, he quickly said, “Senior, you’re absolutely right. I’ve always been this way, fearing death above all. Please spare me, Senior!”

“All the wealth on me is yours! Take it as my apology.”

The golden-robed elder begged humbly.

“Hum!”

Lu Changsheng said nothing. Instead, he used his yin-yang power to dispel the elder’s disguise.

“Xu Ge!”

Seeing the elder’s sharp features and hooked nose, Lu Changsheng immediately recognized him!

The Third Ancestor of the Beast Taming Xu Family, Xu Ge!

Years ago, Lu Changsheng had learned from Xu Ruoyin that this Third Ancestor might take action against him.

It was unexpected that Xu Ge would ambush him outside Bihu Mountain!

If he were a typical mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, he would have surely died in this ambush!

“Y…you…”

Xu Ge stammered, seeing Lu Changsheng recognize him. With a mournful face, he wanted to say something but was silenced when Lu Changsheng unleashed another Scattering Soul Needle, delivering a bone-breaking punch to Xu Ge’s dantian, shattering his bones and forcing him to vomit blood, curling up like a shrimp.

“Nine Treasures Dao Bone—Seal!”

Next, Lu Changsheng’s Nine Treasures Dao Bone emitted a surge of profound energy that entered Xu Ge’s sea of consciousness and dantian, sealing his Divine Sense and Spiritual Energy.

“If I didn’t want to capture you alive, you’d already be dead.”

Looking at the unconscious Xu Ge before him, Lu Changsheng snorted.

Given his current strength, killing Xu Ge would have been easy.

But Xu Ge must have come after him for a reason.

So, he intended to return to Bihu Mountain and use the Bizarre Prison Demon Flower to extract answers from him to find out if the Beast Taming Xu Family was involved!

“Swoosh! Swoosh!—”

Then, Lu Changsheng turned toward the two flying snakes not far away, swiftly moving in to crush them.

These two snakes were clearly Xu Ge’s spirit beasts. Taming them was too difficult, so he killed them outright.

After going to the Nine Heavens Gale Layer to clean Xu Ge’s sus suspicious items, Lu Changsheng returned to Bihu Mountain, where he found his wife, Lu Miaohuan, and told her he would use the Bizarre Prison Demon Flower.

Nowadays, the Bizarre Prison Demon Flower had been refined into her innate spirit plant; its original intelligence was extinguished, leaving only its plant instincts.

“Okay.”

Lu Miaohuan agreed and accompanied Lu Changsheng to Lake Heart Island.

The beautiful and eerie Bizarre Prison Demon Flower swayed, exuding a captivating glow.

Dark red, thorn-covered roots emerged from the ground, binding themselves tightly around the unconscious Xu Ge and dragging him into the flower bud that resembled a deep abyss.

“What are you doing!?”

“No! No, Lu Changsheng! You can’t kill me! If you kill me, the Beast Taming Xu Family won’t let you go!”

Xu Ge, feeling the sharp pain, gradually regained consciousness.

He felt his flesh, Spiritual Energy, and soul were all being devoured by a powerful force.

Although he wanted to struggle, he was too severely injured, and his Spiritual Energy and soul were sealed by the Nine Treasures Dao Bone, rendering him unable to resist.

“Beast Taming Xu Family!?”

Lu Miaohuan was surprised, hearing Xu Ge’s words. She looked at her husband.

She naturally knew about the Beast Taming Xu Family.

The number one family in the Qingyun region!

One of the three major Golden Core families in the Jiang Kingdom!

Thirteen years ago, a False Core ancestor of the Xu Family was killed, and their Golden Core ancestor brought two Third Rank spirit beasts to the Wang Family of Five Elements to demonstrate their might, spreading fear throughout the Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world.

So, knowing that Xu Ge came from the Beast Taming Xu Family, Lu Miaohuan was quite surprised.

“Don’t worry about it.”

Lu Changsheng held his wife’s cool hand and calmly spoke.

He had killed False Core cultivators from the Beast Taming Xu Family before.

So what’s one more?

Besides, the other party came to kill him. Once they saw his true power, their fate was sealed.

“Ah! Lu Changsheng, how could you use such a demonic technique? If the Azure Cloud Sect or the Heavenly Sword Sect knew, your Bihu Mountain would be doomed!”

Xu Ge, sensing his imminent death, roared with unwillingness.

He regretted ever leaving the Xu Family. Why did he have to provoke Lu Changsheng?

But now, it was too late for regrets. His consciousness gradually faded as the Bizarre Prison Demon Flower devoured him.

“Husband.”

Hearing Xu Ge’s words, Lu Miaohuan lightly bit her red lips as she looked at the situation before her.

Even though she was used to feeding the Bizarre Prison Demon Flower.

Hearing Xu Ge’s words affected her.

Especially since the flower’s feedback told her Xu Ge was a False Core cultivator. A strange emotion surged in her heart.

“Demonic techniques or not, it doesn’t matter. You don’t need to worry about such words; I’ll handle everything.”

Lu Changsheng pulled his wife into his arms and softly reassured her.

In his heart, he knew he had to knock out future captives completely.

Otherwise, such words would affect his wife’s state of mind.

After all, no matter what, Lu Miaohuan was still a girl from a small family who had never seen much of the world.

She still had some inherent fear and respect for demonic paths, the Beast Taming Xu Family, the Azure Cloud Sect, and the Heavenly Sword Sect.

“Mm.”

Lu Miaohuan snuggled into Lu Changsheng’s chest and softly asked, “Husband, was he really a False Core cultivator?”

Although the Bizarre Prison Demon Flower’s feedback had told her, she still found it hard to believe.

After all, how could a high-and-mighty False Core cultivator be captured and brought home by her husband?

“Yes, his name is Xu Ge, a False Core ancestor of the Xu Family.”

“For some reason, he started paying attention to us and ambushed me outside.”

Lu Changsheng nodded, speaking calmly.

“Are you alright?”

Lu Miaohuan immediately looked at Lu Changsheng with concern.

“Of course, I’m fine. I recently made a breakthrough to the Third Stage in body tempering, so he was no match for me.”

Lu Changsheng smiled as he stroked her hair.

“The Third Stage in body tempering!?”

Lu Miaohuan’s red lips parted in surprise.

Third Stage body tempering meant her husband was on par with a Golden Core cultivator!

Looking at Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaohuan felt a bit of inferiority in her heart.

She never expected her husband to be so exceptional, growing so strong without her even realizing it. And she…

But after a moment, that feeling of inferiority turned into pride and self-confidence!

Proud of Lu Changsheng, and proud of her choice in him!

After chatting with each other for a while, Lu Miaohuan told Lu Changsheng, “Husband, the memory fragments have emerged.”

“Alright.”

Lu Changsheng came to the Bizarre Prison Demon Flower and placed his hand on its eerie blossom.

Instantly, a fragmented memory played out before his mind like a disjointed movie.

The information was vast and chaotic. Lu Changsheng closed his eyes and calmly searched for useful information.

A long time later,

Lu Changsheng opened his eyes.

He had found the information he wanted.

This ambush stemmed from many factors. First, he and Lu Miaoge were too brilliant,,drawing Xu Ge’s attention years ago.

Then, Lu Qingshan’s challenge against the Heavenly Sword Sect caught his attention.

Finally, Lu Ping’an’s recent incident triggered Xu Ge’s suspicion, leading to an investigation. He concluded that Lu Changsheng might possess a special body constitution that could produce exceptionally gifted offspring.

So, he planned to capture him and bring him back to the Beast Taming Xu Family for breeding purposes.

“What???”

Upon learning this, Lu Changsheng was dumbstruck.

He never expected the real reason Xu Ge was lying in wait outside Bihu Mountain was to take him back to the Xu Family for breeding!

However, it also made Lu Changsheng realize something.

In the world of cultivation, there are no idiots.

Given how many children he had fathered, with several being prodigies, it was only natural that people would start paying attention and make such inferences.

After all, the probability of his children’s extraordinary talents was far above the norm, making it easy to draw attention.

“Looks like I’ll need to be more cautious in the future.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

If the numerous prodigy children in his family matured and made a name for themselves, it would be impossible to hide or explain.

Even though cultivation achievements could be explained with lucky encounters.

Childbirth couldn’t be explained except for special body constitutions.

“Xu Ge going after me this time, it’s likely someone in the Xu Family knows.”

Lu Changsheng examined the information, his eyes narrowing with a hint of caution.

Though he wasn’t afraid of the Beast Taming Xu Family.

After all, his family had Sumeru to oversee them. As long as a Nascent Soul True Lord didn’t come, they were safe.

Now that his body tempering had reached the Third Stage, coupled with the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet, Ghostly Head from the Netherworld, and Mystical Evil Corpse, he wasn’t afraid of the Xu Family’s Golden Core ancestor.

But if the Xu Family’s ancestor, just like years ago when they visited the Five Elements Wang Family, came to Bihu Mountain, it would cause a big problem.

Because if he used those techniques in public, there would be no way to explain them, leading to countless troubles.

“As of now, no one knows my strength, so Xu Ge’s death might not raise suspicion against me, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator.”

“According to Xu Ge’s memories, the Xu Family’s ancestor was injured back then. That’s why they resorted to intimidation tactics against other forces.”

“So, the chance of the Xu Family’s ancestor coming to Bihu Mountain to intimidate us is low.”

Lu Changsheng thought it over.

But he felt it wasn’t something he could gamble on.

Maybe he should find time to pay a visit to the Dragon Head Mountain, where the Beast Taming Xu Family is based.

When their ancestor leaves home, he could ambush them using the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet or the Ghostly Head from the Netherworld.

Or perhaps, he could use the Curse of the Demon to curse them to death.

“Wait, I have a powerful backer too.”

At this moment, Lu Changsheng remembered that he also had a formidable ally.

No matter how strong the Beast Taming Xu Family is, could they be stronger than the Azure Cloud Sect or Caiyun Zhenren?

Caiyun Zhenren is the head of the Enforcement Palace in the Azure Cloud Sect, at least at the mid-Golden Core stage, with Golden Core disciples under her.

If the Xu Family dares to cause trouble, he could simply call for backup.

“I almost forgot. I still have a rendezvous to attend!”

Lu Changsheng suddenly remembered that he had delayed important matters because of Xu Ge.

Perhaps Caiyun Zhenren was waiting for him right now.

“Miaohuan, I have something urgent to deal with, so I must leave now. If anything happens at home, inform me immediately.”

“If you have the time, organize the information from Xu Ge’s memory fragments related to the Xu Family.”

Lu Changsheng instructed Lu Miaohuan.

As a False Core elder of the Beast Taming Xu Family, Xu Ge knew many family secrets.

If they could obtain these secrets, it would be beneficial in future confrontations with the Xu Family.

“Okay, husband. Be careful on the road.”

Lu Miaohuan nodded in agreement.

After tidying up briefly, Lu Changsheng then rode his flying shuttle away from Bihu Mountain, heading for the rendezvous point.

He contemplated whether to mess up his clothes and Spiritual Energy aura a bit.

Then he could claim that he was delayed because the Beast Taming Xu Family ambushed him.

He even considered crying and hugging Caiyun Zhenren’s leg, saying he narrowly escaped death.

Just thinking about it made Lu Changsheng’s skin crawl.

As the mighty Lu Changsheng, there was no way he could do something like that!