Chapter 603: Foundational Power Begins, Are You Qu Changtian?

Divination signs are generally categorized into: Great Calamity, Medium Calamity, Minor Calamity, Neutral, Minor Auspicious, Medium Auspicious, and Great Auspicious.

Apart from an early encounter at Qingyun Market Town where he sensed a Great Auspicious sign, he hadn’t sensed any major calamities or auspicious signs for many years.

But now, a Great Calamity sign appeared!

A Great Calamity implies a disaster where survival is one in ten, bringing the possibility of extermination!

‘Where is this Great Calamity sign coming from? Is it related to Sister?’

To obtain more precise information, Lu Qingxian immediately pushed the limits of his divination technique, even at the cost of his lifespan, to calculate the source of the Great Calamity.

‘No, it’s still not working!’

As he delved deeper into the calculations, his face turned pale, his breathing quickened, a fine sheen of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his body shook uncontrollably.

But no matter how hard he tried, the Heavenly Secrets in front of him were like a fog, making it impossible to discern the source of the Great Calamity.

The path of divination, calculating Heavenly Secrets, and predicting the future makes obtaining precise information extremely difficult.

Moreover, his divination skills are still too shallow.

Even though he possesses the Taiyi Soul, increasing his spiritual sensitivity far beyond an ordinary person, he couldn’t transcend his own limits.

‘Huff, huff, huff—,’

Lu Qingxian opened his eyes, panting heavily. He didn’t continue calculating, knowing that further efforts would be futile and only drain his lifespan.

‘Sister, hurry back!’

He quickly used the Sun-Moon Token to send a message to his sister, Lu Qingqi, before gravely heading to visit his aunt, Lu Miaoyun, to borrow the Thouand-Faced Fox Puppet.

This Third-Tier human-imitating puppet is the true asset of their family!

It has combat power at the Golden Core level, and it can change its appearance to the point of fooling even Golden Core practitioners.

‘Qingxuan, what happened to you?’

When Lu Miaoyun saw Lu Qingxian’s ple and exhausted face, her expression immediately darkened, and she asked with concern, thinking he might have encountered some danger.

‘Aunt, I’m fine.’

Lu Qingxian shook his head and quickly said, ‘I just had a sudden ominous premonition. Through divination, I sensed a Great Calamity sign, but I couldn’t determine its source.’

‘I suspect it might be Sister Qingqi in danger, or something might happen among Qingzhu Mountain, Jinxia Valley, Flower and Fruit Mountain, Crane Ming Mountain, and Hongye Valley Marketplace!’

Lu Qingxian spoke with a solemn expression.

White Tiger Mountain is guarded by the Nine Abyss Mastiff.

As long as no Golden Core True Person comes, there shouldn’t be any major trouble.

Their own Bihu Mountain goes without saying; it has a near-Third-Tier formation and the Sumeru senior with many other assets.

But the other spiritual lands aren’t so solid.

As long as four or five Foundation Establishment cultivators are well-prepared, they could potentially break through.

‘Great Calamity sign!’

As the head daughter-in-law of the Lu Family, Lu Miaoyun managed the informaion channels in the Immortal City of Da Mengze, and she was aware of the events where evil cultivators had been rampaging throughout Jiang Kingdom lately.

Hearing about the Great Calamity sign now gave her a shock as well.

Given that her husband Lu Changsheng isn’t home right now, quickly providing reinforcements would be extremely troublesome.

Even if Lu Qingxian carries the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet, she still couldn’t be at ease.

Lu Miaoyun thought for a momen, then hurriedly led Lu Qingxian out of the hall, riding her light to the peak of Biyun Peak to inquire with the Sumeru Tree King.

‘Sumeru senior, has Quanzhen started trying to form his Golden Core?’

She knew that Lu Quanzhen had returned with her husband earlier, and he was preparing to form his Golden Core.

Only a few of them knew about this.

Under normal circumstances, he shouldn’t be disturbed during this time.

But the situation was urgent, and if he hadn’t started yet, she wanted to ask Lu Quanzhen if he was available.

‘He hasn’t.’

The Sumeru Tree King responded.

It had complete control over everything in the Sumeru Cave Heaven.

‘Sumeru senior, could you ask Quanzhen if he happens to be available? I need to discuss something with him.’

Lu Miaoyun said immediately.

Lu Qingxian, standing nearby, was surprised.

He knew Lu Quanzhen existed but hadn’t had much contact with him.

In fact, he was aware of many things about Lu Quanzhen only through Lu Yun.

After a moment, spatial ripples appeared in front of the Sumeru Tree King.

A tall, slender man wearing a flowing black robe with snow-white hair tied up with a wooden hairpin, who looked suave and refined, stepped out.

Seeing Lu Miaoyun and Lu Qingxian, LuQuanzhen immediately guessed that something had happened at home. He bowed slightly and asked, ‘Aunt, did you call me for something?’

In recent days, he had been practicing the secret method to form his Golden Core.

After all, forming the Golden Core is something that can’t be rushed.

He was now certain about forming the Golden Core; the only thing left was to ensure he left no room for error, to condense an Immortal Golden Core!

‘Quanzhen.’

Seeing that Lu Quanzhen’s energy, spirit, and overall demeanor had improved so much, Lu Miaoyun was surprised.

Though Lu Quanzhen had previously disguised his appearance, using her Lingming Eye, she could see that his body was filled with an energetic, yet demonic aura.

But now, that aura was entirely gone. Instead, there was an indescribable air of leisure and a touch of elegant demeanor like her husband Lu Changsheng.

She didn’t dwell on it. She quickly explained the matter of the Great Calamity sign.

She hoped that Lu Quanzhen could leave his seclusion temporarily and go to Qingzhu Mountain to hold the fort and then provide assistance to other spiritual lands if anything went wrong.

‘Sure.’

Lu Quanzhen was very respectful to Aunt Lu Miaoyun.

After all, she had a close relationship with his mother Qu Zhenzhen and had taken care of him and his siblings even more than she cared for Lu Yun.

‘Be careful. There are some talismans back home,’

Lu Miaoyun didn’t really want u Quanzhen to take risks, so she handed him three Third-Tier Talismans from her Storage Bag.

‘Aunt, don’t worry. Father already gave me some talismans.’

Lu Quanzhen smiled and replied.

Lu Miaoyun then introduced himto the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet.

‘Brother Quanzhen, I’ll go with you.’

At this point, Lu Qingxian spoke up.

Although he could sense that his elder brother was extraordinary, he had cultivated the Avoiding Danger and Embracing Fortune technique. By participating, he could sense potential dangers.

Moreover, with his fourth layer of Foundation Establishment, he possessed three Divine Abilities, making his combat power not weak.

Lu Quanzhen, hearing this, glanced at his younger brother, who bore a striking resemblance to their father and Aunt Lu Miaoge, and then smiled, ”lright.’

He knew that Lu Qingxian had excellent talent and abilities, which his father viewed highly.

But ultimately, this younger brother lacked experience and had never seen the merciless side of the cultivation world.

This journey, if he could experience it, would be beneficial for him.

‘Be careful, the two of you,’

Lu Miaoyun advised them briefl to stay in touch with the Sun-Moon Token.

After watching the two brothers leave, Lu Miaoyun entered the cave, bwing to the Yin-Yang Profound Light Mirror that hung like a suspended sun and moon above Hall of Everlasting Life.

‘Senior Awu, would you please send a warning message to all Lu Family disciples, advising them to stay inside for the next few days?’

‘Also, please send a warning to White Tiger Mountain, Flower and Fruit Mountain, Jinxia Valley, and Crane Ming Mountain, putting them on full alert and activating the mountain guardian formations! And help me send a message to Lu Miaoge!”

Due to the limited spiritual energy in the cave and the need to refine Solar and Lunar Essence, the Yin-Yang Profound Light Mirror normally only covered the Bihu Mountain area for communications.

Sending messages to places like Hongye Valley Marketplace, White Tiger Mountain, or Flower and Fruit Mountain was fine.

But Crane Ming Mountain was a bit far away, and as for the Immortal City of Da Mengze, there was no signal.

The Yin-Yang Profound Light Mirror trembled slightly, emitting a Profound Light before starting to absorb the spiritual energy within the Sumeru Cave Heaven, observing and contacting the Immortal City of Da Mengze.

After a moment, the mirror reflected an image—it was Lu Miaoge..

At this moment, the astonished Lu Miaoge, who was holding thh Sun-Moon Token in the Immortal City of Da Mengze, asked, ‘Miaoyun, what happened? Is there something wrong?’

‘Sister Miaoge, Qingxuan just had a sudden ominous premonition, sensing that someone close to him might be in danger. You should be careful and on guard in the Immortal City of Da Mengze.’

Lu Miaoyun explained simply.

Though Lu Qingxian had been worried about Lu Qingqi and the situation at Bihu Mountain, he had somewhat overlooked the fact that their mother Lu Miaoge was far away in theeImmortal City of Da Mengze.

Though with Senior Hong Lian and Meng Xiaochan present, it was unlikely anything would happen in the Immortal City, Lu Miaoyun still felt it necesary to give a warning in case Lu Miaoge happened to go out..

As for her husband,

Lu Miaoyun thought Lu Qingxians calculations wouldn’t reach concerning Lu Changsheng.

Besides, given her husband’s expertise, there was no way he would encounter any danger.

This was absolute trust forged over many years of marriage!

‘Ominous premonition?’

A hint of worry immediately appeared in Lu Miaoge’s eyes..

‘Sister Miaoge, don’t worry too much. It just happened to be a sudden thought, and I haven’t seen you in a long time. I just wanted to share, that’s all,’

Lu Miaoyun said with a smile, rying to ease Lu Miaoyun’s concerns, assurin her that with the Sumeru senior, Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet, and herself at home, nothing would go wrong.

‘Alright.’

Lu Miaoge nodded, but she stiil couldn’t shake her unease.

‘Senior Awu, could you please observe White Tiger Mountain, Flower and Fruit Mountain, Jinxia Valley, and Crane Ming Mountain during these next few days? Notify me immediately if something happens.’

Lu Miaoyun continued speaking o the Yin-Yang Profound Light Mirror, naming the disciples stationed at these spiritual lands, instructing the Sumeru senior to use the Sun-Moon Tokens as anchor points to monitor the situation.

‘Alright.’

Inside the Yin-Yang Profound Light Mirror, a delicate young girl with jade-like bare feet responded expressionlessly.

‘Thank you, Senior Awu,’

Although the being before her was her husband’s Spirit Treasure, Lu Miaoyun remained courteous nd respectful to such extraordinary existences, bowing once again.

Upon leaving Sumeru Cave Heaven, she thought for a moment before finding her daughter-in-law, Wang Yanjing.

Most of the Lu Family’s Foundation Establishment cultivators were either sent to Da Mengze or the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, leaving them with few available to defend the home.

Lu Miaoyun, Lu Miaohuan, Qu Zhnzhen, and Xia Zhiyue practiced the Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique, making them ill-suited for combat.

Though several concubines had reached Foundation Establishment, their combat abilities were likewise limited.

However, this daughter-in-law, once the direct descendant of the Five Elements Wang Family, possessed decent combat conditions.

She had even heard from her husband that Wang Yanjing might form the Golden Core in the future, potentially helping Lu Xingchen.

‘Mother-in-law, rest assured!’

Upon hearing Lu Miaoyun’s concerns, Wang Yajing immediately agreed.

Eight years ago, with the help of Lu Miaoge and Lu Changsheng, he resolved her physical issues and returned to Foundation Establishment.

Over these years, with her husband’s Lu Xingchen’s support in nourishing her body, her cultivation had already returned to its peak at the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment.

Furthermore, under her father-in-law Lu Changsheng’s guidance, she was refining the Wang family’s legacy Artifact, the Five Elements Mirror, to make it a Shared Path Treasure that would assist her in cultivation and in forming her Golden Core.

Through this and more, she had completely submitted to the Lu Family with no divided loyalty.

While Lu Miaoyun was busy with thesetasks, Lu Quanzhen and Lu Qingxian quickly headed towards Qingzhu Mountain.

The two didn’t take the Spirit Boat. Lu Quanzhen controlled a shuttle Artifact, while a Peng bird silhouette hovered faintly behind him, and his black robes flapped in the wind.

Lu Qingxian, on the other hand, was carried by the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet disguised as an ordinary woman.

It wasn’t that he had no energy to control an Artifact, but that he couldn’t keep up with Lu Quanzhen’s speed on his own.

After a long time, they saw Lu Qingqi returning on a Green Jade Luan Bird.

‘Brother, what’s wrong? Huh, Brother Quanzhen, you’re here too.’

Lu Qingqi was surprised to see both of them looking urgent.

She usually listened to her brother.

When she received Lu Qingxian’s message through the Sun-Moon Token, she immediately turned around and came back.

‘Sister.’

Seeing she was unharmed, Lu Qingxian breathed a sigh of relief.

Though she carried a Substitute Life Charm, the methods in the cultivation world are many.

He had heard from their sister Lu Wangshu that such talismans were useless against True Persons at the Golden Core level and could become ineffective if they encountered items or techniques that countered or interfered with them.

‘I had an ominous premonition earlier, so I’m here to check on you and go with you.’

Lu Qingxian explained immediately, and the three of them together headed towards Qingzhu Mountain.

Just as they flew thousands of miles, Lu Quanzhen suddenly sensed something amiss—a divine sense had locked onto him.

‘Brother Quanzhen, something’s wrong!’

Not only did Lu Quanzhen notice, but Lu Qingxian also sensed someone’s divine sense locking onto them.

This divine sense was nearly equal to his own!

‘Hm? Are they acting from Qingzhu Mountain that quickly?’

On a hill below, an old man with his presence and figure concealed by a formation slightly frowned, somewhat surprised.

They had come to Jiang Kingdom on a mission to attack and annihilate the Jiang Kingdom’s family forces, thereby weakening the front lines.

As a newly established Golden Core family under the Azure Cloud Sect’s jurisdiction, the Heavenly Talisman Lu Family was their primary target due to its relatively shallow foundation.

If they could wipe out the Lu Family of Bihu Mountain, it would undoubtedly deepen the rift between Lu Changsheng and the Azure Cloud Sect, as well as the Jiang Kingdom!

However, they were cautious.

Knowing that the Lu Family, as a Golden Core family, would have some aces up their sleeves, they planned to firstly attack Qingzhu Mountain and its Hongye Valley Marketplace, which were often treated like close allies of Bihu Mountain, to lure Bihu Mountain’s Foundation Establishment cultivators out and ambush them while testing the waters.

But according to their plan, it was still a little while before Qingzhu Mountain should have made its move.

‘Make your move!’

But recognizing Lu Qingxian as the current head of the Lu Family, the old man didn’t hesitate. He directly signaled to make a move.

As soon as they performed a soul search, they would know the situation at Bihu Mountain and destroy it in one fell swoop, making great achievements!

‘Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—’

The old man and the five others suddenly shot into the sky, surrounding Lu Quanzhen, Lu Qingxian, and Lu Qingqi.

Apart from the old man possessing pseudo-core level spiritual energy, the other five exuded mid-to-late stage Foundation Establishment auras.

Although tasks like these, infiltrating an enemy nation, were dangerous, establishing enough merit afterward would allow them to compete for Golden Core resources. So, those who came were elite cultivators from the Jin Kingdom!

‘Brother!?’

Lu Qingqi was scared out of her wits, unable to believe that her brother was right about the danger. She immediately reached for the Golden Armored Bean Mother tucked in her chest.

‘Demonic Path cultivators?’

Lu Quanzhen gazed at the six of them, feeling some familiarity in their spiritual energy. They likely came from the Jin Kingdom.

‘Who are you!? Why are you blocking our way? Do you intend to make the Heavenly Talisman Lu Family your enemy?’

Lu Quanzhen took a step forward and spoke in a deep voice.

Meanwhlie, he secretly sent a message to Lu Qingxian: ‘Qingxuan, watch over yourself and Qingqi!’

At the same time, the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet by his side launched a divine sense attack at the pseudo-core old man.

‘Buzz!’

The old man, who had just smirked mockingly and prepared to attack, suddenly felt intense pain in his mind—as if his brain had been pierced by a spear. He was slightly dizzy.

‘Not good, a divine sense attack!’

As a pseudo-core cultivator, his divine sense was already at the Golden Core level. He instantly became alert, biting his tongue to barely remain conscious.

But Lu Quanzhen had already launched his strike—a vast force forming a boundless ocean, wherein a gigantic Kun Peng materialized, lighting up his entire body with radiant glory, divine yet demonic.

‘Woosh, woosh, woosh—’

The Kun Peng spread its wings, stirring up a violent hurricane as if it could tear heaven and earth asunder.

Lu Quanzhen instantly appeared in front of the old man, his palm delivering a blow like a black hole vortex, ready to annihilate everything.

‘Boom!’

The old man’s hastily conjured protective barrier instantly dimmed and shattered, while he spewed out blood, flying backward like a kite with a broken string.

‘Not good!’

‘Watch out!’

The other five Foundation Establishment cultivators were horrified and quickly unleashed their Artifacts, aiming for Lu Quanzhen.

‘Boom, boom, boom!’

However, the Kun Peng shadow seemed to fuse with Lu Quanzhen, a layer of black hole vortexes suffused with golden light surfaced on his body, like armor, directly ignoring these attacks as he continued targeting the old man.

‘Six Desires Demon Heart Manual—Six Desires Confusion!’

Seeing this, Lu Qingxian’s expression hardened as he cast the Six Desires Demon Heart Manual to disrupt the pseudo-core old man’s soul.

Then he turned towards the five others and directly unleashed his innate Divine Ability—the Great Sun Annihilation Divine Light.

‘Boom!’

A dazzling, sun-like golden light burst forth from his palm, instilling awe and commanding utmost attention—it could not be looked at directly.

The Great Sun Annihilation Divine Light, capable of extinguishing all techniques!

‘Hiss, hiss, hiss—’

The five Foundation Establishment cultivators’ attacks on Lu Quanzhen fizzled out under the Great Sun Annihilation Divine Light, as if boiling away.

‘Hm!?’

Lu Quanzhen was surprised at his brother’s abilities.

A fourth-layer Foundation Establishment possessing a Golden Core level divine sense!

To think that even his own divine sense had only reached the Golden Core level.

This is only because of the Soul Nourishing Jade his uncle gave him and the Zifu Pill from his father, pushing his divine sense up during the peak of Foundation Establishment.

And then there was his brother’s Divine Light, completely transcending Foundation Establishment techniques.

But he didn’t lose focus, throwing another Kun Peng punch, striking the old man and fully shattering his already dim protective barrier, blasting open his chest.

‘Pssh—’

Simultaneously, a beam of golden light shot out from his sleeve, piercing the old man’s brow.

It was his Spirit Pet—the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm!

This Spirit Pet, even in its early years, had slightly surpassed him. After advancing to the later stage of the Second-Tier.

Nowadays, nourished by the Essence Blood of the Spiritual Traveling Whale, it had risen to the peak of the Second-Tier.

‘The Six-Winged Golden Silkworm, Kun Peng… You are Qu Changtian!’

Among the five, one became terrified upon recognizing Lu Quanzhen’s methods, suddenly recalling something horrifying and shouting loudly.

‘Hm!?’

Lu Quanzhen’s eyes narrowed, surprised that someone had recognized him.

His expression turned cold, as his white hand twisted the pseuedo-core old man’s head, separating it from his body, then, with the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm, he charged at the remaining five.

‘Pssh, pssh, pssh—’

Now at the peak of Foundation Establishment and sporting the Kun Peng Demonic Body, he was practically invincible against those at the same stage, let alone with the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm and the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet by his side.

In an instant, blood splattered as the five were torn apart.

‘These methods…’ while the Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet was present, Lu Qingxian was still astonished by his brother’s strength.

He killed a pseudo-core True Person in three breaths, and in a single breath, he obliterated five Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Next to him, Lu Qingqi was frozen in fear.

She had even forgotten to use her Golden Armored Bean Mother.

Although she made it to Foundation Establishment, when had she ever seen such scenes?

For her, a family miss like her, this shock was overwhelming.

Not to mention the staggering power of this brother, but even her own younger brother’s abilities left her in a daze.

‘What in the world?’

Wasn’t her brother’s strength almost on par with hers? He was always busy with family matters—when did he have time to cultivate? Why is he so much stronger than me?’

In this comparison, she suddenly felt incredibly useless.