Chapter 442: Can’t Tame Bihu Mountain, But Not You?

“A Magical Treasure!?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow as he looked at this reward.

In the past, he wasn’t very interested in Magical Treasures.

Now, after breaking through to Golden Core, with no suitable Magical Treasure in hand, he was quite eager.

He was considering drawing a few suitable Magical Treasures through the system.

After all, crafting his own Magical Treasure would take a lot of time.

Lu Changsheng’s mind stirred as he looked towards the system space.

[Artifact: Wuxiang Treasure Wheel]

[Grade: Top-Tier Magical Treasure]

[Description: Wuxiang gives birth to ten thousand phenomena. This Treasure Wheel can enhance various techniques and Divine Abilities, forming a Wuxiang Domain. Within it, phenomena are ever-changing and unpredictable.]

“Wuxiang Domain… This Magical Treasure seems intriguing.”

Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes as he read the description of the Wuxiang Treasure Wheel before him.

He had heard about domains from Hong Lian.

When one’s Golden Core advances to Nascent Soul True Lord, the Law Domain further evolves, ultimately forming an independent space.

This space could be used not only for combat but also for storage or even as a place to live.

This space is what is called a domain!

“Extract!”

Lu Changsheng immediately extracted the Wuxiang Treasure Wheel from the system space, curious about its effects and the Wuxiang Domain.

Suddenly, a three-foot-long, crystal-clear, translucent wheel with a faint golden sheen and intricate, complex patterns appeared.

At the same time, Lu Changsheng gained detailed knowledge of the Wuxiang Treasure Wheel’s effects.

This Treasure Wheel leaned toward being a functional Magical Treasure, with no active means of attack.

But it could enhance any technique or Divine Ability, increasing its power by about thirty percent and creating illusory attacks, making it hard for opponents to defend against.

This effect could also be applied to a Golden Core Law Domain, enhancing its effectiveness by suppressing the opponent’s magic power and disturbing their mind.

This was the Wuxiang Treasure Wheel’s means of attack.

Besides attacking, in terms of defense, the Wuxiang Treasure Wheel could form a protective field or body shield.

The effect was decent, enough to rival low-Tier or even some mid-Tier defensive Magical Treasures.

If faced with an unstoppable attack, it could also open the Wuxiang Domain and use the domain’s space to absorb the attack.

However, if the domain is broken, the Magical Treasure would be nearly destroyed.

The Wuxiang Domain is opened through a gate formed by the Wuxiang Treasure Wheel, creating an independent space.

This space could be used for storing items, suppressing enemies, isolating poison gases, miasma, and similar methods.

It could also be used for living, although it’s quite cramped, lacking spiritual energy, and drearily void, making it easy to drive someone insane.

“This Wuxiang Domain is a perfect match for my Yin-Yang Grand Capture!”

Lu Changsheng’s face lit up as he assessed the Treasure Wheel’s effects.

The Wuxiang Treasure Wheel’s attack and defense methods were decent in his eyes, nothing too exciting.

Only the Wuxiang Domain effect made Lu Changsheng very happy.

If he suppressed an enemy within the Wuxiang Domain, it would strip them of their five senses and seal their magic power, essentially becoming a portable prison.

His Yin-Yang Grand Capture already had the effects of capturing, suppressing, and detaining.

If he used the Yin-Yang Grand Capture to detain and suppress the opponent, then further suppressed them into the Wuxiang Treasure Wheel’s domain, even a Golden Core True Person would struggle to resist or escape.

Unlike before, where his Yin-Yang Grand Capture, although powerful and overbearing, couldn’t detain someone for long, only suppressing them momentarily.

“But if I encounter a tough opponent who breaks through the domain, this Magical Treasure would be ruined.”

Lu Changsheng was aware of this flaw.

After all, anyone who can become a Golden Core True Person isn’t simple and has many trump cards.

They might even break free from the Yin-Yang Grand Capture and Wuxiang Treasure Wheel’s suppression, finding a way to shatter the Wuxiang Domain.

“But as long as I end things quickly, it shouldn’t be a problem.”

Lu Changsheng considered it silently.

If the enemy could easily break the Wuxiang Domain, they wouldn’t be easily suppressed by the Wuxiang Treasure Wheel in the first place.

Besides, there’s no reason to detain someone there for no reason.

After suppressing them in the Wuxiang Domain, just kill them immediately.

“Miaoge Sister.”

Lu Changsheng thought about the fact that the Heavenly Yuan Secret Realm would open in a few months.

He told Lu Miaoge and then began to ssclude himself to refine this Magical Treasure.

He planned to refine it before heading to the Heavenly Yuan Secret Realm.

In this way, even if unexpected situations arose, he would have more methods to handle them.

Inside a cave.

“Fellow Daoist, you’re awake.”

Lu Xingchen said as he looked at the young man in white before him.

There’s a saying that a good deed should be carried through to the end.

Having saved the person before and seeing that they were unconscious, Lu Xingchen had taken care of them and tended to their injuries during this time.

But the severity of the injuries surprised Lu Xingchen.

Not only was the person’s body covered in wounds, but their meridians, Qi Sea, and dantian were a complete mess.

Given this condition, it was a miracle they managed to fend off the Qingfeng Wolf Pack for so long, in Lu Xingchen’s view.

Had he not practiced the Baoding Medicine King Scripture and had a considerable amount of pills on hand, he might not have been able to save them.

Besides his own abilities, Lu Xingchen could see that the person had an extraordinary body, likely having consumed some rare spiritual herbs, or else their body’s strength would be comparable to a second tier.

Otherwise, without such a physique to maintain their life force, they wouldn’t have lasted.

Moreover, Lu Xingchen also noticed that the person was disguised and should be a woman.

“Thank you for saving me, Fellow Daoist.”

Wang Yanjing said weakly, her face pale.

She knew very well how severe her injuries were; she had practically stepped through death’s door.

During the days she was unconscious, she often felt a hazy warmth flowing through her body, pulling her back from the brink of death.

“Since we met, I couldn’t just leave you to die.”

Lu Xingchen shook his head as he spoke. He had indeed expended considerable effort over these days to heal her.

He then glanced at the roasted turkey beside him, sizzling with oil, sprinkled some powder on it, tore off a leg, and handed it to her.: “You’re still injured and were unconscious for so long. You must be hungry, right? Here.”

Wang Yanjing stared at the leg of the turkey, glistening with oil, slightly dazed.

Her ordinary, pale face then broke into a very attractive smile as she said, “Thank you.”

“Fellow Daoist, I noticed your injuries were very severe. Did you use some kind of secret technique before this?”

Lu Xingchen tore off another leg for himself and casually asked.

Though not young, he had never ventured far from home and was curious about many things in the cultivation world.

During the healing process, he had noticed she was no ordinary person.

So he wanted to ask to confirm his suspicions.

Of course, it was also partly to probe and learn more about her situation, whether she was good or bad.

Wang Yanjing paused for a moment when she heard this, aware that he was probing her situation.

She realized that after so long, he must have already figured out most of her situation. With a weak voice, she replied, “Yes, I was originally a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but after recently breaking through, I used a secret technique, causing my cultivation to fall to this level.”

“Foundation Establishment!?”

Lu Xingchen was a bit surprised and immediately understood why her body didn’t resemble that of a Qi Refining cultivator.

He didn’t ask too much right away.

As they spent more time together, their relationship became much closer. Lu Xingchen also learned more about her identity and situation.

Her name was Li Jingyi. She came from a Foundation Establishment family and was the family’s Foundation Establishment seed.

Half a year ago, just after breaking through to Foundation Establishment, she was ambushed by an old enemy who had brought two other Foundation Establishment cultivators to assist. Her family was completely outmatched.

Thanks to the desperate protection of her elders, she barely escaped death by using a secret technique and fled to this place.

However, her cultivation fell from Foundation Establishment to the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining, with her meridians and dantian in disarray.

Thereafter, she relied on an old treasure-seeking and herb-collecting technique she had learned to come here in search of spiritual herbs, but she encountered the Qingfeng Wolf Pack and a mutated Wolf King, causing her injuries to flare up.

As a family cultivator and the family’s Foundation Establishment seed, Lu Xingchen was quite moved by her experiences.

A few days later.

“Miss Li, if you don’t have any place to go for now, I can send you to my family’s Market for temporary shelter.”

After spending these days together, Lu Xingchen felt she was a decent person and was willing to lend her a hand.

Given her talent, if she could regain her Foundation Establishment in the future, it would be a good connection.

As for her family’s enmity, Lu Xingchen wasn’t afraid.

First, her family wasn’t from the Qingyun Region but from Luoxia Region, far away.

Second, both families were Foundation Establishment families with only two Foundation Establishment cultivators each, so there was no fear of them causing trouble.

“In that case, thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu.”

Wang Yanjing no longer appeared as a young boy but as a twenty-year-old woman. Though her looks were ordinary, she had a delicate charm with an elegant air.

After spending these days together, she knew that though Lu Xingchen had Foundation Establishment cultivation, he hadn’t experienced much. His character was quite upright and kind-hearted.

As for her injuries, it seemed they would take a long time to heal.

It’d be better to find a place to settle down in the Market before considering her next steps.

“Alright.”

Lu Xingchen smiled warmly.

He invited her to his family’s Market, but he was also in a hurry to return home.

He had already been delayed for too long.

If he delayed any further, his family might start worrying about his situation.

Azure Cloud Sect.

This day, Sima Qiuhua and the Sima Family Elder arrived at the Enforcement Palace of Azure Cloud Sect.

The reason they had delayed coming to the Enforcement Palace to redeem Sima Tong wasn’t intentional.

Two hundred thousand Spirit Stones wasn’t a small sum.

Even though the Sima Family was a False Core family, gathering so many Spirit Stones at once required some maneuvering.

Moreover, there was also a spiritual land and ten shops.

Though Azure Cloud Sect had spoken, they dared not play tricks.

But the spiritual land’s crops and the shops’ assets were impossible to leave behind, needing time to manage.

Handling it this quickly was already quite efficient.

Upon arriving at the Enforcement Palace, the two stated their intentions.

The elder at the Enforcement Palace didn’t make things difficult for them.

After counting the Spirit Stones in the Storage Bag and checking the deeds for the spiritual land and shops, he led them to meet Sima Tong.

“Second Uncle!”

“Ancestor!”

The Sima Family Elder and Sima Qiuhua saw the pale, weak, and withered Sima Tong and cried out tremblingly.

Although Sima Tong hadn’t suffered any abuse or mistreatment over these days,

the injuries he had sustained from the self-destruction of his Magical Treasure and his battle with Lu Ping’an had only been minimally treated, hence he was extremely weak.

“Wenyuan, Qiuhua.”

Sima Tong’s breath was feeble, and he looked much older, his voice hoarse.

Over these days, although he wasn’t clear on the specifics, he was aware of some things and felt nothing but frustration and anger.

“Second Uncle, you’ve suffered… We’ll take you home now.”

Sima Wenyuan personally supported Sima Tong as they walked out of the Enforcement Palace.

The Enforcement Elder who watched them say a few formal words, something about how the Sima Family of Xuanwu Ridge and the Lu Family of Bihu Mountain were both families under Azure Cloud Sect’s jurisdiction and how they should handle matters accordingly.

After all, the situation was determined to be the fault of the Sima Family of Xuanwu Ridge for openly attacking and trying to kill the Lu Family of Bihu Mountain, which started the feud.

“Elder Xu, we understand.”

Sima Wenyuan quickly cupped his hands and handed over a Top-Tier Spirit Stone from a Storage Bag.

“Hmm.”

Seeing this, the Enforcement Elder nodded slightly and didn’t say anything further.

He then issued a few instructions to the disciples at the Enforcement Palace before personally heading to Bihu Mountain to deliver the Spirit Stones and deeds.

Lu Changsheng, being a Third-Tier Talisman Master and favored by Caiyun Zhenren as an honorary guest elder, even though he was just a False Core cultivator, made the Enforcement Elder willing to give Bihu Mountain some respect to foster good relations.

“Wenyuan, how much has the family spent in compensation this time?”

Sima Tong asked weakly as he sat cross-legged on the Spirit Boat while leaving Azure Cloud Sect.

“Second Uncle…,”

Sima Wenyuan noticed that their family’s ancestor was not in good condition.

If he heard about the compensation, he would likely be furious, possibly aggravated to death.

“Just say it, I’m fine.”

Sima Tong sighed.

“Two hundred thousand Spirit Stones, the family’s spiritual land Crane Ming Mountain, and ten shops.”

Sima Wenyuan replied softly.

“What…!?”

Sima Tong’s eyes widened, his fists clenched, and his pale face flushed red as he spat out a mouthful of blood.

This time, the Sima Family not only lost four prodigies and a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment, but he himself was half-crippled. Even if he fully recovered, he would be among the weakest of the False Core cultivators.

In such a condition, for the family to still pay such a high compensation to save him!

Frustration!

Sima Tong felt unprecedented frustration and anger!

He recalled that after being suppressed by Lu Ping’an and regaining consciousness, his Storage Bag was also taken.

In total, the Sima Family’s loss exceeded a million Spirit Stones!

“Second Uncle, Second Uncle!”

Sima Wenyuan quickly supported Sima Tong and began to channel his magic power to regulate his energy and blood flow.

With a bitter expression, he said, “Lu Changsheng received support from Caiyun Zhenren, becoming a guest elder of Azure Cloud Sect. Moreover, Caiyun Zhenren personally intervened in this matter, so our Sima Family had no room for negotiation.”

“Qiuhua even sought out Immortal Yuzhi for help, but was scolded for this reason.”

“As for getting revenge… We’ll have to wait for this storm to pass and deal with it in secret later.”

Sima Wenyuan said this with a heavy heart.

After suffering this huge loss, the Sima Family was naturally unwilling to let it go.

Moreover, the rapid rise of Bihu Mountain only made the Sima Family uneasy. They could not stand to see the Lu Family rise to such prominence.

“Caiyun Zhenren…”

Sima Tong sighed deeply upon hearing that Caiyun Zhenren had intervened, feeling a deep sense of helplessness.

Azure Cloud Sect was the mountain that loomed over all the families!

And the Golden Core cultivators of Azure Cloud Sect were the ones who controlled life and death.

“Bihu Mountain, Lu Family!”

Sima Tong’s heart was filled with boundless anger, hatred, and murderous intent.

But when he considered his current state, a deep sense of powerlessness and despair washed over him.

With his injuries, it would take at least three to five years to fully recover before he could fight again.

Even then, he likely wouldn’t be a match for Lu Ping’an.

But then he remembered when he escaped to Misty Rain Market, this Market activated its formation and did nothing to help him.

If the Market had intervened at the time, he might have escaped, and the Sima Family wouldn’t have suffered such severe losses!

“Humph!”

Sima Tong snorted coldly and began telling Sima Wenyuan about the Misty Rain Market incident.

If they couldn’t do anything to the Lu Family of Bihu Mountain, they could at least deal with a small Market!

It would also be a way to recover some losses and send a message to others that the Sima Family was still a False Core family!

Bihu Mountain.

In a hall of Bihu Mountain Manor.

“Thank you, Elder Xu. You could have just sent someone to inform us of this.”

Lu Miaoyun responded upon hearng that a False Core elder of Azure Cloud Sect had arrived, coming out at once to greet him.

“Haha, I happened to be free. Besides, Bihu Mountain isn’t far from our Azure Cloud Sect, so I took a trip.”

This Enforcement Elder was a bit disappointed not to see Lu Changsheng.

He had hoped to use this opportunity to get closer to Lu Changsheng and Lu Ping’an.

Lu Miaoyun had been handling afairs for many years and was highly perceptive.

She informed him that her husband had recently gained some insights and was in seclusion, while her son, Lu Ping’an, was currently at White Tiger Mountain.

If Elder Xu had any business, she would notify her husband.

“Haha, there’s no rush. I just wanted to meet the renowned Master of Bihu Mountain.”

Upon hearing that Lu Changsheng was in seclusion, Elder Xu didn’t disturb him any further and left after a short conversation.

“Elder Xu, you’ve been quite helpful this time. Please accept this small token of appreciation.”

Lu Miaoyun handed over a Jade ox to Elder Xu.

He used his Divine Sense to glance inside and saw that it contained a Third-Tier Talisman, causing him to pause momentarily, secretly impressed by Bihu Mountain’s generosity.

It seemed the Master of Bihu Mountain’s Talisman-making skills had long since reached the Third Grade!

With a beaming smile, he said, “Lady Lu, you’re far too kind. If you encounter any obstacles during the process of taking over the spiritual land and the shops, feel free to come to the Enforcement Palace and ask for me.”

“If you ever run into any issues, you can also come to me. I still have some influence in the sect.”

Elder Xu’s enthusiasm greatly increased.

It was their first meeting, and Bihu Mountain had been so generous; naturally, he was more than willing to maintain a relationship with them.

Besides, Bihu Mountain not only had Lu Changsheng, a Third-Tier Talisman Master, but the family also had a Top-Tier pill refiner who could make Foundation Establishment Pills!

In the future, he might need to ask for Bihu Mountain’s help.

“Of course, we may need to trouble you in the future, Elder Xu.”

Lu Miaoyun said with a smile.

Inwardly, she thought her husband was indeed foresighted, having already predicted they could use Third-Tier Talismans to build a network of relationships for the family.

After sending off Elder Xu, she gave the Spirit Contract to Lu Xingyang, instructing him to arrange for people to take over the spiritual land and shops.

With the Sima Family’s compensation, the feud between the Lu Family of Bihu Mountain and the Sima Family of Xuanwu Ridge was temporarily settled.

This matter didn’t cause much of a stir.

However, families like the Jin Family of Jinlong Ridge, the Xie Family of Lingxi Lake, and the Yuan Family of Great Ape Mountain were all keeping an eye on this matter.

After all, the rumors that Lu Changsheng had gained the support of Caiyun Zhenren were shocking, and they needed to verify it.

Now that they saw how the situation had been handled, they realized the rumors were true.

The involvement of Caiyun Zhenren in the feud between Bihu Mountain and Xuanwu Ridge was evident.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, Azure Cloud Sect wouldn’t have handled it this way but would have simply punished both sides.

At this point, these family powers grew even more wary of Bihu Mountain.

In recent days, Bihu Mountain had remained quiet, with the family’s operations running smoothly and the trade caravans continuing their journeys.

However, after the battle between Lu Ping’an and Sima Tong, which had brought them fame, the caravans were now managed directly by Lu Ruyi, with no need for Lu Ping’an to oversee or accompany them.

After all, under normal circumstances, a single caravan needed just one or two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Half a month later, Xiao Xiyue arrived at Bihu Mountain to notify them about the Heavenly Yuan Secret Realm.

Seeing that Lu Changsheng was in seclusion, she handed the Secret Realm token to Lu Miaoge..

She said that if Lu Changsheng hadn’t come out of seclusion in a month, they should notify him to head to the Luoyun Mountain Range, where the Heavenly Yuan Secret Realm would open.

In addition to the token, Xiao Xiyue also left a keepsake for Lu Changsheng.

It could be used to contact her senior sister, Chu Qingyi, if needed.