Chapter 411: Damn Demon Brats, An Abundant Return!

Qingluan Immortal City.

Inside a luxurious palace, a woman dressed in silver robes with purple hair and a beautiful face suddenly opened her eyes, and an overwhelming wave of Spiritual Energy surged around her.

“How is this possible!?”

She raised her delicate hand and looked at the Soul Tablet in her hand that was covered with cracks. Her expression changed drastically, filled with shock, suspicion, and disbelief.

She then transformed into a rainbow light, shooting out in an instant and arriving in front of a Great Hall in Qingluan Peak to inquire about Bai Feng Immortal’s whereabouts.

After confirming that Bai Feng Immortal was not there and had gone out with someone, her beautiful face immediately turned grim. Within her purple-hued pupils, traces of concern and fear could be seen.

“Bai Feng has been in Golden Core Formation for hundreds of years. How could he suddenly fall?”

“Could it be that Bai Feng faked his death, trying to free himself from Purple Light Sect’s control?”

“No, Bai Feng hasn’t obtained what he wants yet. Even if he left Purple Light Sect’s control, it would be meaningless. Guarding Qingluan Immortal City might give him some hope of breaking through the later stage of Golden Core Formation.”

The woman’s face was full of uncertainty, still unwilling to believe that Bai Feng Immortal is truly dead.

“If Bai Feng didn’t fake his death but was actually killed by someone or encountered some sort of accident…”

The woman clenched her hands tightly, her face grim. She then went to the center of the Immortal City to oversee the Third-Tier Forbidden Grand Formation, preventing anyone from taking advantage of the chaos in the city.

At the same time, she crushed several Jade Talismans to send messages.

Half a month later.

Several streaks of rainbow light arrived at the ancient ruins in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

They all exhibited the terrifying spiritual pressure of Golden Core cultivators.

“There are indeed traces of a battle here. It seems that Bai Feng has fallen here.”

“These traces should have been left by cultivators. Bai Feng’s strength was extraordinary; even ordinary Late-Stage Golden Core cultivators would have a hard time killing him. But now he has died here.”

“Could Bai Feng have encountered danger in the ruins and then been attacked by someone?”

The few of them stared at the collapsed, cracked, and charred ground before them with extremely serious expressions.

Even though they all had formidable strength, none dared to claim they could defeat and kill Bai Feng Immortal.

“There’s corpse qi here, it seems like the aura of the Mystical Evil Corpse from the Heaven Corpse Sect?”

At that moment, a Golden Core cultivator came to inspect the ground, catching a familiar trace of corpse qi and speaking up.

“No, there’s not just one type of corpse qi here. Aside from the Mystical Evil Corpse, there’s also a sinister and evil corpse qi, even stronger than that of the Mystical Evil Corpse.”

“Moreover, there seems to be a trace of an aura from a vigorous and thunderous flame divine ability.”

Another person unleashed a divine ability, using an Artifact to inspect the situation, making a judgment.

“The Mystical Evil Corpse… Could it be that the demonic brats from the Heaven Corpse Sect teamed up to kill Bai Feng Immortal?”

At that instant, someone voiced their opinion, their expression cold, exuding a murderous intent.

“It’s possible.”

“Back then, the Heaven Corpse Sect Master and the Five Poison Sect Master wanted to act. Now that Qingluan Immortal has disappeared, they might be targeting Qingluan Immortal City as their point of attack.”

“Hmph, those demonic brats are courting death!”

“These two types of corpse qi and the flame divine ability shouldn’t originate from one person; at least two people were involved. But for them to be able to kill Bai Feng, their abilities and methods are certainly extraordinary.”

“Recently, the Spirit Control Sect also saw a Late-Stage Golden Core powerhouse emerge, causing a commotion in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, nearly triggering a beast tide. Could this also be related to those demons?”

After inspecting the area, they engaged in heated discussions.

“These demonic brats are truly arrogant. I’ll report this to the True Lord and make sure these demonic brats have no way to return!”

A Golden Core cultivator dressed in snow-white, exuding a sharp and towering aura like an unparalleled Heavenly Sword, spoke coldly.

Even though Bai Feng Immortal had little to do with their Heavenly Sword Sect.

The demonic path’s continuous troubles in Jiang Kingdom in the past two years was a blatant challenge to the Heavenly Sword Sect’s authority!

After they discussed Bai Feng Immortal’s situation, they turned their attention to the towering stone wall in front of the valley.

Based on earlier information, they already knew that Bai Feng Immortal came to the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range for this ancient ruin.

Before leaving the city, Qingluan Immortal had already explored this ancient ruin.

Meanwhile, in a newly excavated underground Cave Dwelling within the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

“Phew!”

Lu Changsheng opened his eyes and let out a long breath, feeling that he had almost fully recovered.

He lightly raised his hand, and Bai Feng Immortal’s Storage Ring appeared in his hand.

He had initially inspected the ring for suspicious items but hadn’t thoroughly checked it.

Now that his energy, spirit, and health had recovered, it was time for the eagerly anticipated harvesting session.

“This person really deserves to be an old Golden Core cultivator, possessing three Magical Treasures.”

“These nine small arrows… If it weren’t for my awakening of the Taiyi Soul Body and carrying the Taiyi Divine Soul, I would’ve nearly fallen for them back then.”

“This small mountain is actually a natal treasure. After some re-forging and mixing in refined crystals, it’ll be very useful for smashing people.”

Lu Changsheng examined the nine small black arrows in his hand, along with a small white-gold mountain the size of a fist.

The strength of these two treasures was something he had already witnessed.

Especially the nine small black arrows, which could kill without a trace, making one’s soul scatter. There was practically no way to prevent them.

As for the little white-gold mountain, it was solid and heavy, serving both offense and defense, and its power rivaled High-Tier Magical Treasures.

Although it was Bai Feng Immortal’s natal treasure and he could only unleash part of its power.

Lu Changsheng’s body tempering had reached the third level, so he could use simple methods to launch surprising attacks with this treasure during a duel.

Mainly because, as a Golden Core cultivator, he currently lacked an offensive Magical Treasure, relying solely on Divine Abilities during battle.

If not for his Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotus serving as a second Dantian, there was no way he could sustain such consumption.

After each battle, he was left in a weakened state, needing to rest and recover for a long time.

As for Bai Feng Immortal’s third Magical Treasure, it was a flying treasure for escape.

This treasure was something Bai Feng Immortal had prepared for himself, but Lu Changsheng already had the Starlight Disk, so he had no use for it.

Moreover, Lu Changsheng planned to refine a pair of flying wing treasures for himself after returning, using the wings of Fenglei Hou along with the feathers of the Scarlet Fire Phoenix-Tailed Sparrow.

This way, his escape speed could reach a new level when faced with danger.

Originally, Bai Feng Immortal had a fourth robe, which was a yellow Magical Robe he wore.

But under Lu Changsheng’s Nine-Colored Calamity Light, Thunder-Reinforced Dragon Flame, Netherworld Domain, and Mystical Evil Corpse’s multiple assaults, this robe was directly damaged.

Aside from the three Magical Treasures, Lu Changsheng also saw a Spirit Eye Spring in Bai Feng Immortal’s Storage Ring.

And then there were the Spirit Stones, which left Lu Changsheng stunned.

He briefly calculated.

There were 112 High-Tier Spirit Stones!

1,724 mid-Tier Spirit Stones!

35,261 low-Tier Spirit Stones!

This was the first time Lu Changsheng had ever seen so many Spirit Stones.

Even at his wealthiest, he only had over 300,000 Spirit Stones.

“Compared to a Golden Core cultivator, a Demon King is simply poor in comparison!”

Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but sigh.

Although a third-level Demon King’s cave had Natural Treasures, their value was usually not high.

Rare spiritual herbs and fruits would have been consumed by the Demon King long ago.

What’s left are mostly those in the growing stage or the non-edible spiritual minerals and spirit plants.

Unless there were rare and priceless Natural Treasures or heaven and earth spirit plants, they really weren’t worth much.

So the greatest value of a Demon King is typically in their body, with their flesh, bones, and demon core being extremely valuable.

Lu Changsheng looked at the Storage Ring and continued to check its contents, one by one, looking at the worldly spiritual materials and rare medicinal herbs. He even saw two Foundation Establishment spirit materials.

While these materials are useless for Golden Core cultivators.

If he were to put them on the Market, many Foundation Establishment cultivators would be willing to risk their lives for them.

Moreover, Lu Changsheng had wives, concubines, and children at home, so his need for Foundation Establishment and Golden Core materials was ever present.

“Tsk tsk, it’s not just a gain… this is an extremely profitable haul, much more lucrative than killing a Demon King.”

Lu Changsheng continued his inspection, grinning with satisfaction.

“Hmm, what’s this?”

Lu Changsheng suddenly noticed a plain and simple stone bead, holding it in his hand. It was heavy and cold.

After examining it for a moment, he judged it to be some kind of Rare Treasure and tried to activate it with his magic power.

The plain black stone bead suddenly emitted faint silver light waves, shimmering.

Lu Changsheng held the silver-glowing stone bead in his hand, illuminating his surroundings.

The scenery around him became extremely clear, and he could even see through the stone walls and formation arrays of the Cave Dwelling.

“This Rare Treasure has a similar effect to Fiery-Eyes, able to see through illusions.”

“It must have been refined using a monster’s eyeball.”

Lu Changsheng had previously thought of refining a pair of Fiery-Eyes with the eyeballs of the Golden-Eyed Fire Ape he killed.

Since he was about to establish a business at home, such a treasure would be handy.

Now that he had this stone bead, it saved him a lot of effort.

He continued to channel the Rare Treasure, seeing how its eye effect compared to his Fiery-Eyes.

The black stone bead emitted silver light at this moment, and the pupil seemed to be awakening, filled with vitality.

But the eye didn’t just need magic power; it also required blood, spirit, and vitality to fully awaken and exhibit its true power.

“Buzz!”

Lu Changsheng unhesitatingly poured his blood and vitality into the eye.

The eye trembled with a buzz as runes intertwined, forming a golden beam that shot through the stone wall in the distance, causing it to crack as the Small Five Elements Reversal Formation’s aura flickered.

“Its effect and power are decent, but its upper limit is a bit low.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head with some regret.

The original owner of this eye must have been extraordinary, stronger than the Golden-Eyed Fire Ape.

But the one who refined this stone bead might have made it for a junior at home or for some other reason, limiting its potential as a Rare Treasure.

While Foundation Establishment cultivators can use it, its upper limit isn’t as high as his Fiery-Eyes.

“Still, a Rare Treasure is fine since my household can use it. If it were a Magical Treasure, my family wouldn’t be able to use this eye yet.”

Lu Changsheng pondered, understanding that refining this kind of eye into a Magical Treasure would be very troublesome and difficult, requiring many auxiliary materials and likely resulting in unsatisfactory effects.

It’s simpler to lower the requirements and refine it into a Rare Treasure, raising its overall cost-effectiveness.

After putting the eye back into his Storage Ring, there weren’t many surprises left for Lu to find.

Nonetheless, this haul was still the greatest harvest Lu Changsheng had ever obtained since he started cultivating.

Spirit Stones, Natural Treasures, spiritual herbs, medicinal plants, pills, talismans, Magical Treasures, and Rare Treasures—these items had an estimated value of at least four to five million Spirit Stones.

After all, the Spirit Stones alone numbered over a million.

Not to mention, all three Magical Treasures were top-quality, hard to evaluate with mere Spirit Stones.

There were also a bunch of rare Natural Treasures.

Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but wonder if Bai Feng Immortal had recently hit a major jackpot through Qingluan Immortal City.

Golden Core cultivators are wealthy, but there is a limit.

Most wouldn’t keep too many Spirit Stones and Natural Treasures on them.

They typically spend what they have, using it to strengthen themselves as much as possible.

Afterward, Lu Changsheng took out two Storage Bags and a Spirit Pet Bag.

These belonged to the two people who had been suppressed in the Netherworld Domain.

Lu Changsheng had a quick look—the fake core cultivator’s Storage Bag still had some wealth.

Apart from his natal treasure, the total value of all his Spirit Stones, Spirit Tools, and Natural Treasures added up to about 300,000 Spirit Stones.

Yet, in comparison to Bai Feng Immortal, it was a drop in the ocean.

As for the Foundation Establishment cultivator’s Storage Bag, it brought Lu Changsheng a pleasant surprise as it contained a Foundation Establishment spirit material.

Though it was just a low-Tier spirit material, it was still worth five or six thousand Spirit Stones, bringing the total to around one hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

“This Silver-Winged Golden Lightning Falcon isn’t bad.”

At that moment, Lu Changsheng turned his attention towards the Spirit Pet Bag.

Inside was a majestic falcon with sharp eyes and a powerful, imposing posture. Its feathers were silky smooth, glistening with a tinge of golden light.

Its demonic aura indicated it was at the second stage, late phase.

However, this type of fierce demonic beast, even if previously tamed with a beast tamer token, would still be challenging to subdue completely.

It would require a lot of time and effort to thoroughly tame it, earning its allegiance.

Otherwise, in times of danger, such a beast is very likely to turn on its master with a death-defying counterattack.

After organizing everything, Lu Changsheng raised his hand, causing the Ghostly Head from the Netherworld to appear.

The Ghostly Head slowly opened the Netherworld Domain, revealing three figures inside.

The fake core cultivator and the Foundation Establishment cultivator, both corroded by the Ghostly Head from the Netherworld, had turned into ghost slaves. Their faces were ashen and rigid, their eyes pitch black with no whites visible.

As for Li Feiyu, his body was surrounded by a layer of spiritual light, protecting his physical body and soul.

“This Ghostly Head from the Netherworld is indeed strange and sinister.”

Lu Changsheng squinted his eyes as he looked at the two ghost slaves in front of him.

This was the first time he had turned people into ghost slaves using the Ghostly Head from the Netherworld.

After being turned into ghost slaves, the two people’s Spiritual Energy had dropped by an entire level, and their movements had become much slower.

However, their bodies had become much more hardened and formidable.

Turning these two into ghost slaves wasn’t to enhance the Ghostly Head from the Netherworld’s combat power.

The primary purpose was to obtain their memories and information.

When beings are corroded by the Ghostly Head from the Netherworld and turned into ghost slaves, it’s possible to retrieve their memories using the Ghostly Head.

“Netherworld!”

Lu Changsheng’s Divine Sense connected to the Ghostly Head, trying to extract their memories.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh—”

The Ghostly Head from the Netherworld’s hair danced wildly at once. Its eyes, pitch black like ink, seemed like two black holes, drawing in one’s soul. Fragments of memories flashed before Lu Changsheng’s eyes.

This process was somewhat similar to the situation with the Bizarre Prison Demon Flower—only fragmented and jumbled memories emerged.

Many of the memory fragments had been lost during the corrosion by the Ghostly Head, requiring a powerful Divine Sense and immense patience to find useful information.

After a long time.

Lu Changsheng managed to gather some useful information from the memory fragments of the two people.

These two were subordinates of Qingluan Immortal and had once entered the ruin in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

However, they were unaware of the core area of the ruins, which was only explored by Li Feiyu and Qingluan Immortal.

Based on their early explorations with Qingluan Immortal, the ruin likely belonged to an ancient sect or was a refuge or treasure trove of that sect, with many rare spirit materials stored within.

Qingluan Immortal’s departure from Qingluan Immortal City had a lot to do with the discovery of this ruin, possibly acquiring a Nascent Soul Pill from it.

Bai Feng Immortal was possibly associated with the Yue Kingdom Purple Light Sect.

The forces aiming to divide the benefits of Qingluan Immortal City, besides the Yue Kingdom Purple Light Sect, included the Jiang Kingdom Spirit Control Sect and commercial entities under several other immortal sects.

After all, it wouldn’t look very good for an immortal sect to dirty their hands with such matters, so they usually accomplish their goals through agents or affiliated forces.

…

“Who would have thought this ruin would be so complex.”

Lu Changsheng murmured to himself, understanding why Bai Feng Immortal went to such great lengths.

However, he had no intention of exploring the ruin.

First, the ruin required a Token of Entry.

Lu Changsheng didn’t have one.

Secondly, the ruin was incredibly dangerous.

Back when Qingluan Immortal had explored it, she was injured inside, and many of her people were lost.

Lu Changsheng turned to look at his friend, Li Feiyu.

He had previously checked on Li and understood that his friend had suffered significant damage, even sustaining injuries to his foundation.

Upon gathering the two men’s memories, Lu Changsheng got a clear picture of all the tortures Li Feiyu went through over the past year.

“Healing Light!”

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath, using his natal treasure bone to emit radiant life-giving light over Li Feiyu.

“Ugh.”

Li Feiyu groaned under the surge of powerful life force and magical energy, coughing up clotted blood as the hidden injuries in his body visibly healed.

“Buzz!”

The radiance on Lu Changsheng’s chest sparkled with intricate runes intertwined, containing an indescribable secret power that gradually seeped into Li’s body like a gentle stream.

Moments later, Li Feiyu’s breathing became steady as he slowly opened his eyes, regaining clarity.

He quickly raised his head, looking at Lu Changsheng with a startled and confused expression.

“Thump!”

Lu Changsheng, seeing Li Feiyu awake, flicked his finger and tapped the back of Li’s head.

Li Feiyu’s eyes rolled back instantly, and he fainted again.

“Sorry, Feiyu.”

After another moment, when Li Feiyu’s injuries had healed enough, Lu Changsheng used the Six Desires Demon Heart Manual to modify Li’s recent memories.

Although he didn’t use his real face, he had revealed all his tricks while killing Bai Feng Immortal.

If someone encountered Li Feiyu, they might pick up some clues from him.

Moreover, since the other three were dead and only Li Feiyu remained, the situation was too suspicious.

So, for safety’s sake, Lu Changsheng decided to modify this part of his memory.

“Six Desires Demon Heart Manual—Six Senses Heart Lock!”

Lu Changsheng’s eyes became like deep black holes, rotating as two strands of black light entered Li Feiyu’s sea of consciousness.

“Hmm?”

Lu Changsheng quickly noticed that there was an invisible barrier in Li Feiyu’s mind, as if breaking it would cause his soul to collapse.

“This is… a soul restraint!”

Lu Changsheng immediately understood what it was.

Qingluan Immortal had placed a restraint on Li Feiyu’s sea of consciousness to prevent anyone from using soul-searching techniques on him.

The technique was highly refined and advanced.

If not for Lu Changsheng awakening his Taiyi Soul Body, with a soul surpassing that of an average peak Golden Core, he wouldn’t dare to act recklessly.

“I’m only making short-term memory modifications, so it should be fine…”

Lu Changsheng’s expression grew serious. The little golden figure in his brow exited his knowledge sea, casting a soul light directly into Li Feiyu’s sea of consciousness.

He attempted to modify his recent memory as if the four entered the ancient ruin together.

In that instant, they triggered a restraint and were enveloped in resplendent divine light.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator was disintegrated by the light, while Li Feiyu was healed by it before losing consciousness.

After a long while.

Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, exhaling deeply as he carried Li Feiyu out of the cave, heading to the outskirts of the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

He then placed the Foundation Establishment cultivator’s Storage Bag into Li Feiyu’s hand.

In his current situation, Li Feiyu was in dire straits without even a Storage Bag, naturally lacking pills and tools.

In such circumstances, encountering even a small danger could spell his end.

So, after taking the Foundation Establishment spirit material from the Storage Bag, Lu Changsheng left some talismans inside, providing Li Feiyu with some basic equipment.

What Li Feiyu decided to do next was entirely up to him.

After finishing, an invisible shimmer flowed through Lu Changsheng’s Void Robes as he melded with the void.

About a quarter of an hour later, Li Feiyu, who was lying on the ground, opened his eyes, filled with vigilance, “Hmm, where am I?”

“My injuries are healed!?”

Looking at his body, Li Feiyu’s expression turned to one of shock and delight.

But when he saw the Storage Bag in his hand, his expression became one of doubt and amazement.

“Isn’t this Zhao Wei’s Storage Bag? How did I get it?”

“Wait… When we entered the secret realm, a restraint seemed to appear. He turned to ash, and I must have accidentally grabbed his Storage Bag?”

Li Feiyu rubbed his slightly aching head, feeling that this part of his memory was a little fuzzy.

After pondering for a moment, he didn’t care too much.

He simply thought it was a trick of Bai Feng Immortal that hurt his soul, resulting in memory loss.

After assessing the surroundings, his expression turned grave, “Although I narrowly escaped from this situation alive, if Bai Feng Immortal didn’t find anything in the ruins, he will definitely come after me.”

“I can’t go back to Qingluan Immortal City. No, given the situation, it’s best not to stay in Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world either…”

Li Feiyu’s face grew dark as he murmured to himself, knowing that he should leave Jiang Kingdom’s cultivation world.

As for returning to Ruyi County or Bihu Mountain, he never considered it.

Given his current situation, if he returned and Bai Feng Immortal found out, it would undoubtedly bring endless trouble.

He checked the Storage Bag with his Divine Sense and found several spirit tools, immediately changing into a robe.

Then, he changed his appearance and masked his aura, transforming into a beam of light and quickly leaving.

“Sigh.”

Lu Changsheng watched Li Feiyu leave and sighed.

Just now, he had fully monitored Li Feiyu’s emotions with his Divine Sense.

Although he couldn’t completely read Feiyu’s thoughts,

He could still roughly understand some of his intentions and confirmed that he wouldn’t choose to return to Ruyi County.

“Given Feiyu’s character, it’s expected that he won’t choose to go back in this situation.”

Lu Changsheng murmured.

He had long known that Li Feiyu didn’t return home, not just because of his refusal to accept an ordinary life, but also out of fear of bringing trouble back with him.

After all, in the cultivation world, many people have no bottom line.

Since this incident happened, it’s even less likely that Li Feiyu will return.

“Worldly affairs are like the tide, people like water; who in the jianghu makes it back?”

Lu Changsheng sighed softly, retracting his gaze and looking toward Qingluan Immortal City, murmuring in his heart, “Now that Bai Feng Immortal is dead, Qingluan Immortal City must be in chaos.”

After hesitating for a moment, he gave up the idea of going to the city to sell his loot and make purchases.

After all, Bai Feng Immortal was in charge of Qingluan Immortal City, representing the high-stakes game between the Yue Kingdom and Jiang Kingdom, and the interests of Purple Light Sect.

Now that Bai Feng Immortal is dead, Purple Light Sect will undoubtedly send someone to Qingluan Immortal City.

Even though he covered his tracks well.

Who knows what means these sects might possess, so he decided to avoid going there.

If danger arises in this kind of Immortal City equipped with a Third-Tier Forbidden Grand Formation, Lu Changsheng was unsure if he could handle the situation.

“In that case, it’s time to head home!”

Lu Changsheng smiled as he looked at the two Storage Rings in his hand.

These gains couldn’t be described as merely abundant.

Even if his family business worked for a hundred years, it wouldn’t earn as much as this trip.

Moreover, items like spirit plants, spiritual vein origins, third-level demon cores, and top-quality Magical Treasures were rarely found in the Market.

They usually get traded among Golden Core cultivators privately, bartered for other goods, and are hard to evaluate in terms of value.

“Oh right, I still have a daughter.”

Lu Changsheng suddenly remembered Bing’er, still in his Spirit Pet Bag.

He immediately placed the Crystal Coffin on the ground, knocking gently on it.

“Bang!”

The coffin lid was quickly opened, and a burst of freezing cold air wafted out.

Bing’er poked her little head out, her clear and pure eyes filled with joy as she looked at Lu Changsheng, “Daddy, I’m fully rested!”

“Good, now that you’re rested, Daddy will take you home.”

Lu Changsheng said with a smile, knowing that she had actually woken up earlier but obediently stayed quiet, waiting for him to call her.

Upon hearing this, Bing’er immediately jumped out of the Crystal Coffin. She affectionately clung to Lu Changsheng, rubbing her small head against him, eyes half-closed in comfortable enjoyment.

“Hehe.”

Lu Changsheng patted her small head and then slowly flew toward the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

Although he was heading home, he had only slain four Demon Kings in total.

The Golden-Eyed Fire Ape’s blood essence and demon soul sea were used by him to awaken the Taiyi Soul Body.

In his opinion, the remaining three Demon Kings were lacking, so he wanted to find one or two more.

If any Demon King was foolish enough to bother him, he wouldn’t mind slaying them as well.