Chapter 278: We're going to take you on, He family

When Fu Yue was guiding Lu Xun in the cultivation chamber.

South Heaven Gate, a group of people passed through the Rainbow Bridge and returned to Lan Xing.

Their numbers were not small, reaching ten people.

"Finally we're back; Heaven truly favors our He family—this time is our chance to soar!"

"Yes, as long as Elder Uncle breaks through the Six Realms, our He family will surely have a place in the Upper Capital City!"

These eight people were somewhat excited.

They, it turned out, were members of the He family.

The He family has two Fifth Realm Grand Masters, as well as many Fourth Realm Masters or Immortal Cultivators.

This time at the Ancient Road Node, the He family obtained a full ten passes.

In the past few months, they split up to search everywhere for opportunities.

But last month, the He family gathered together, mustered all their strength, captured a nest of the Starspace Alien Species, and obtained a rare spiritual object from within—the Crimson Blood Dragon Vein Lingzhi.

The effect of the Crimson Blood Dragon Vein Lingzhi is simple: it strengthens blood and qi, increasing the vitality of martial cultivators.

For the He family's strongest, He Zhen, this is practically a supreme treasure.

He Zhen's strength is at the peak of the Fifth Realm, but due to his advanced age and declining blood and qi, it is difficult for him to break through to the Six Realms in this lifetime.

He is able to maintain his current strength thanks to some pills that enhance blood and qi and prolong life.

However, the efficacy of repeatedly taking these pills diminishes.

He Zhen has taken too many; now ordinary pills have essentially no effect on him.

At this point, some rare heavenly-earthly spiritual objects are needed.

With the Crimson Blood Dragon Vein Lingzhi, He Zhen has sufficient confidence to break through to the Six Realms.

And as long as he breaks through to the Six Realms, not only can his lifespan be extended, but he can also lead the He family in a new round of rise.

Last time, the He family's gains in the Starry Sky Ancient Road made them a major clan in the Lower Capital City.

This time, as long as He Zhen breaks through to the Six Realms, the He family can set foot in the Upper Capital City.

Their status in the Capital City will undergo a qualitative leap.

"Too bad we couldn't find the spiritual object to restore Huan'er."

He Huan's father sighed.

Beside him, He Huan wore a worried expression.

They searched for several months, yet failed to find a spiritual object capable of repairing their foundation.

He Huan could hardly be happy.

"Grandfather, once you break through to the Six Realms, you must definitely avenge me!"

He Huan now has only one thought.

Find Lu Xun and take revenge.

He now stands no chance of defeating Lu Xun; he can only hope that after He Zhen breaks through to the Six Realms, he will find an opportunity to kill Lu Xun.

"This Lu Xun is getting more and more arrogant; we need to get rid of him soon."

"No problem, once Elder Uncle breaks through to the Six Realms, killing Lu Xun will become much easier."

"Perhaps because this harvest was too great, these He family members don't even regard Lu Xun."

Their understanding of Lu Xun still dates back to a few months ago, when he was providing support everywhere and killed a Fifth Realm demon tribe.

That time Lu Xun used his trump card, so in their eyes he posed no threat.

"This time the gains in the East are not small either; maybe others have them, and Ping'er might have even bought them... Where did Ping'er go, why isn't he answering the phone?"

The He family head frowned.

As a major clan, while exploring the numerous Spirit Realms at the Ancient Road Node, they naturally arranged for guardians to stay at the South Heaven Gate.

This way, if needed spiritual objects appear, they can be purchased immediately.

Some useless spiritual objects they found in the Spirit Realm can also be disposed of by them.

The person the He family left behind is called He Ping, a nephew of the He family head.

But the other party did not answer the phone.

This made the He family head feel something was off.

They had stayed in the Spirit Realm for over a month this time, yet were unaware of the Yao Xing invasion.

Otherwise, they would have guessed that He Ping might have been killed during the Yao Xing invasion.

The Yao Xing invasion actually didn't last long, only a few hours.

But those few hours brought tens of millions of casualties to Lan Xing.

If it weren't for the Ancient God's attack, if the duration had been longer, the casualties would have numbered in the hundreds of millions.

"Come on, let's go take a look."

He Zhen took the lead toward the market district.

"Yao Xing invasion? Ancient God???"

Soon, the He family members learned exactly what had happened.

Each of them felt somewhat relieved.

Relief that they were not on Lan Xing at the time, otherwise the He family might have suffered losses.

"Looking at it this way, Ping'er is probably gone."

When they arrived at the place He Ping rented, there was no one inside, only some items He Ping had purchased.

"Damn it!"

The He family head's face turned grim.

He never imagined that He Ping would actually die.

When Yao Xing invaded, the South Heaven Gate was also attacked, but here it was heavily guarded, so casualties were not severe.

He Ping's death was purely his own bad luck.

"Things have come to this; grief is useless. First go find what Huan'er needs."

The He family also knew what was more important; they didn't want to miss the chance now that many cultivators were at the South Heaven Gate, otherwise later when everyone returned to the ground, trading would become more troublesome.

Thus, the ten He family members scattered, preparing to go find a spiritual object that could help He Huan restore his foundation.

"All right, go rest; we'll continue tomorrow."

"Goodbye, Teacher."

On the other side, at six in the afternoon, Fu Yue finally let Lu Xun go.

Although Lu Xun's sword intent startled her, she still decided to keep guiding Lu Xun until the Heavenly Dao Battlefield opens.

Her plan was to help Lu Xun further consolidate his cultivation, and then, on the day before the Heavenly Dao Battlefield opens, see if she could help Lu Xun break through to the Divine Treasury Realm.

"Hah!"

Lu Xun left the cultivation chamber like a bird freed from its cage.

Although Fu Yue is a top-tier beauty, being used to lounging around, having to cultivate while being watched made Lu Xun feel as miserable as going to work.

"Xiao Xue was right; he really is lazy."

Watching Lu Xun almost hopping away, Fu Yue couldn't help shaking her head.

If it were someone else, that action would likely be disappointment.

What Fu Yue didn't notice was that this action, combined with her gaze toward Lu Xun, actually revealed a hint of indulgence.

"Huh, it's a Nine-Orifice Spirit Lotus!"

In the market of the South Heaven Gate, He Huan suddenly discovered a kind of spiritual item.

His eyes lit up instantly.

Even his breathing became a little heavy.

A Nine-Orifice Spirit Lotus, if it is over a hundred years old, can be used to repair one's foundation.

"Big brother, how much does this spiritual item cost?"

He Huan walked over leisurely, his expression already back to normal.

He worried that if he seemed too eager, the seller would raise the price.

"This is a Nine-Orifice Spirit Lotus over a hundred years old; the fixed price is one hundred million units of Dark Energy, not a penny less."

The seller directly shouted out an astronomical price.

"One hundred million units!! Why don't you go rob someone!"

Ah Huan couldn't hold back.

One hundred million units of Dark Energy is actually a full hundred cubic meters!

For the He family, that's a huge sum.

Although they could come up with it, He Zhen's upcoming assault on the Six Realms would require a large amount of Dark Energy, making the He family's Dark Energy reserves tight.

The main function of the Nine-Orifice Spirit Lotus is to repair the foundation.

For cultivation, it actually helps little.

But for someone whose foundation is damaged, it is extremely important.

This seller is just waiting for someone who needs it, then asking for an exorbitant price.

Seeing He Huan complain, the seller snorted, giving off an attitude of "buy it or not, it's up to you."

"Big brother, can you lower the price a bit?"

He Huan put on a smile, intending to haggle.

"No."

The seller was very straightforward.

"Then wait a moment; I'll call someone from my household."

With that much Dark Energy, He Huan naturally couldn't decide on his own, nor could he produce it.

He took out his phone, preparing to summon the head of the He family.

"One hundred million units of Dark Energy, right? Boss, I'll take this Nine-Orifice Spirit Lotus."

At that moment, a clear voice sounded from nearby.

"Wow, you're Boss Bai; since Boss Bai wants this Nine-Orifice Spirit Lotus, I'll give you a 50% discount—just fifty million units of Dark Energy."

Upon seeing the person arrive, the seller hurriedly smiled and said.

"Hey, why do I have to pay one hundred million while she only needs fifty million?"

He Huan wasn't having it.

"Sorry, this is my property; how I sell it is my business."

The seller wasn't going to indulge him.

After retorting him with a sentence, the seller wrapped up the item and handed it to a pure-looking girl with twin tails.

That girl was Bai Ling.

"Thank you, boss; if you come to the Spirit Pill Pavilion in the future, I'll also give you a discount."

Bai Ling accepted it and also gave her own promise.

Bai Ling now has considerable fame among the cultivators of the South Heaven Gate.

Many cultivators who sell spiritual items will give her face.

"Haha, good, Boss Bai is straightforward."

The seller was very happy.

After paying, Bai Ling took the Nine Aperture Spirit Lotus and prepared to return to the Spirit Pill Pavilion's shop at the South Heaven Gate.

This Nine Aperture Spirit Lotus was something Lu Xun specifically asked her to keep an eye out for, because it might be useful for Chu Youqing's father.

With Lu Xun's current financial resources, spending several dozen cubic units of Dark Energy to make Chu Youqing happy is trivial.

"Little sis, I'll offer sixty million Dark Energy for this Nine Aperture Spirit Lotus; sell it to me."

"Eighty million, how about eighty million?"

"Little sis, please, this Nine Aperture Spirit Lotus is really useful to me."

However, Bai Ling's way back was not very smooth.

He Huan kept pestering her and wouldn't let go.

Bai Ling refused: "Sorry, this Nine Lotus Spirit Lotus is useful to me."

"One hundred million, one hundred million Dark Energy, little sis, you can make a profit of fifty million just by reselling; such a good deal, where else could you find..."

Seeing Bai Ling unmoved, He Huan raised his offer to one hundred million.

Bai Ling stopped, looked at him seriously, and said: "Sorry, don't say one hundred million; even ten billion, a hundred billion, I wouldn't sell."

Having said that, she stepped forward and walked toward the Spirit Pill Pavilion.

"Damn it!"

He Huan's eyes flashed with anger.

The opportunity to repair his foundation was right before him; how could he be willing to let it pass?

Perhaps because the He Clan's rise was imminent, He Huan felt more confident inside.

So he directly blocked Bai Ling's path: "Little sis, I'm a member of the He Clan, don't give me face, don't give me face.... ah..."

Before he could finish speaking, a kick came; He Huan's whole body was instantly dragged out with a long wail, flying away and landing with a bruised nose and swollen face.

"Who, who the hell dares to hit me!!!"

He Huan climbed up from the ground, fuming and shouting loudly.

The He Clan will soon have a Six Realms expert, and this is the South Heaven Gate; he doesn't believe anyone would dare act lawlessly here.

But when he got a clear look at the person's appearance, his body suddenly trembled: "Lu... Lu Xun?"

"The He Clan? It's you He Clan I'm hitting."

Lu Xun said that and then kicked again.

"Crack~"

"Ah..."

Amidst the wails, He Huan flew out again.