Chapter 374: Surely Kill Lu Xun, the Nine Realms Arrive

These Fusang people are quite wealthy.

Inside the Lu Clan Mansion, Lu Xun had already returned here.

This trip to Fusang, there and back, didn't even take a full day.

That day, not only was the Dragon Blood issue resolved, but I also gained some extra spoils.

For example, Tenglin Xuanjie yielded a lot from his body—just the Dark Energy amounted to over a thousand cubic units, plus many Dark Energy Cards.

Unfortunately, those Dark Energy Cards are all password-protected, making it impossible to extract them.

The He Yue family's belongings also all went to Lu Xun.

If I ever run low on funds, I can just swing by Fusang Kingdom and scrape together some money.

When it comes to wiping out the Fusang Kingdom's families, Lu Xun truly feels no psychological burden.

With Dragon Blood, the Star Sand problem becomes easy to solve.

On Ran Bing's side, Lu Xun can now hold things steady for a while.

The Nine Tribulations Demon-Sealing Array only grows more stable as time passes.

The longer it goes, the worse it is for Gu Yao.

I don't know why,

So much time has passed, yet Gu Yao still hasn't launched a counterattack.

This leaves Lu Xun somewhat puzzled.

At the same time, he's become even more vigilant.

He worries that Gu Yao is brewing some big move.

So, Lu Xun has Ran Bing constantly reside in the Inner Realm Space, taking her along wherever he goes, to avoid being away when Gu Yao emerges.

The Inner Realm Space expands with Lu Xun's growing strength, its volume increasing and its intensity rising as well.

Now the Inner Realm Space covers over 100,000 square meters and stands over a hundred meters tall.

The space is still quite spacious.

It's quite lively inside.

When Lu Xun goes out, Barbara's transformed Little White stays inside.

The Little Phoenix that evolved from a Fire Silkworm is also inside.

Although the Little Phoenix is a phoenix, it's still growing; Lu Xun often feeds it Phoenix True Flame and has never let it out to fight.

With the help of Phoenix True Flame, the Little Phoenix's growth speed is not slow.

Raising it consumes a lot of Dark Energy.

Phoenix True Flame can't be conjured from nothing; as the Little Phoenix's appetite grows, each feeding consumes more of it.

Each feeding requires several cubic units of Dark Energy to replenish.

That number keeps increasing.

And every time it eats Phoenix True Flame, the Little Phoenix starts to sleep.

Eat, sleep, eat, sleep—that's the daily routine of this tiny phoenix.

Seeing Gu Yao remain inactive, Lu Xun doesn't worry overly.

"Yanyan, how's the group doing?"

Lu Xun can spare some attention to other matters.

"Boss, everything's going well; our market share is already over forty percent. Give me a bit more time and I can outright surpass the Jia Clan Group."

Xie Yanyan reported on the development of the Lu Clan Group.

The Lu Clan Group has been thriving these past months, sales ever improving.

In the Eastern pill market, its share exceeds forty percent.

The Jia Clan Group's share has been further squeezed.

Achieving this in just over a year since its founding seems nothing short of a miracle to many.

The Jia Clan Group took decades, even centuries, to reach where it is today.

As a result, Lu Xun straight-up stole their home base.

It's like the old era: Alipay painstakingly built its empire, and WeChat, with a single brilliant move—its red packets—took a big bite out of Alipay's grown pie.

Jia Yumi must be seething with rage.

"Are they still blockading raw materials?"

Lu Xun wondered.

"Hmm, they still are, but I guess they won't hold out much longer."

Xie Yanyan said.

"They really won't cry until they see the coffin."

Lu Xun went to the window and looked toward the Jia Clan Group's direction.

What a coincidence.

Just like that, he saw Jia Yumi.

She was standing by the window, glaring hatefully at the Lu Clan Mansion.

Well then,

The two locked eyes directly.

Jia Yumi instantly flared up, giving Lu Xun a fierce glare.

Fine,

"Who's afraid of whom?"

Lu Xun has even killed Seven Realms, and yet he's still afraid of you, little girl.

The new era, however, is one of gender equality.

Thus, Lu Xun likewise stared back.

"Ah..."

Opposite

Jia Yuwei's brows furrowed, her stomach ached, and in a fluster she stomped her feet, then rushed into the bathroom as if fleeing.

Just then, Lu Xun's glare actually brought on her period again.

"Chu Youqing hasn't come out of seclusion yet?"

Lu Xun missed Chu Youqing a bit.

She was still in seclusion, cultivating.

Although something had happened to the Fu family, Chu Youqing expressed understanding.

But as Lu Xun's official girlfriend, Chu Youqing surely still felt some pressure in her heart.

As Lu Xun grew stronger, the number of outstanding women he encountered also increased.

Now, even the Fu family, a top-tier clan possessing Nine Realms, is extremely pleased with Lu Xun.

So Chu Youqing chose to enter seclusion and cultivate, hoping to raise her cultivation level.

Her talent was already extraordinarily outstanding.

Moreover, she had the resources provided by Lu Xun.

Plus, she had the determination to become stronger.

Chu Youqing's recent progress was surprisingly not slow.

Now she has already reached the mid-stage of the Fourth Realm.

On Murong Wan's side, she was also in seclusion.

However, Lu Xun had grasped her pattern.

Indeed, taking advantage of Murong Wan finishing a cultivation session, Lu Xun sneaked over to her cultivation chamber again.

The previous experience with Gu Yao made Lu Xun decide to meet Murong Wan every so often to catch up.

Upon seeing Lu Xun appear, Murong Wan showed a look of helplessness.

Back in Rong Cheng, she had decided to sever ties with Lu Xun.

But after all this time, not only did she fail to cut ties, she ended up being entangled by Lu Xun, unable to escape.

Meanwhile, within Fusang country.

Inside a secret realm, a group of Fusang high-ranking officials were holding a meeting.

This place is the Yingzhou Secret Realm.

In ancient Eastern legends, overseas there are three fairy mountains.

Penglai, Fangzhang, Yingzhou.

After the era of high martial arts descended, Penglai and Fangzhang came under Eastern control.

Yingzhou, meanwhile, remained under the control of Fusang State.

Relying on this secret realm, Fusang State has cultivated many strong individuals.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this time it's quite obvious—it must have been done by the Eastern powerhouses; they likely sensed our intentions, and this is a warning to us."

A Fusang high-ranking official said in a low voice.

"Even if they noticed, Lu Xun must die; otherwise, once he grows up, he'll become the next councilor, and the Easterners' seats in the Heavenly Dao Council will exceed half, which would be fatal for us!"

Another Fusang high-ranking official said.

Their topic, surprisingly, concerned Lu Xun.

This incident appears to have no involvement from Fusang high-ranking officials; it seems the He Yue family merely wanted revenge on Lu Xun, so they hired the Seven‑Realm assassin Teng Lin Xuanjie to act.

But in fact, there were covert schemes by Fusang high‑ranking officials behind it.

Otherwise, how could a Seven‑Realm expert like Teng Lin Xuanjie, for such a paltry reward, dare to accept the assignment of assassinating Lu Xun for the Eastern side?

Lu Xun is now a treasure of the Eastern side.

If he were really killed, once it was discovered who did it, Teng Lin Xuanjie would be doomed.

The Fusang high‑ranking officials were likewise afraid of the Eastern side finding out.

So they did not openly move against Lu Xun.

The Fusang high‑ranking officials' methods were extraordinarily clever; their traces were invisible throughout.

Despite such a powerful and secret plot, it was thwarted before it could be launched, with Teng Lin Xuanjie and the He Yue family all caught in one sweep.

They were naturally shocked.

That is why this high‑ranking officials' gathering took place.

"That's right—we must not let the Easterners gain another councilor; contact the Lighthouse, for this matter is a common threat to us, and we need them to contribute as well; we must strangle Lu Xun."

"Everyone, stop talking—the monarch just sent word that at most next year, Lan Xing will enter the next Ancient Road node, and then the Lighthouse will send prophets to cooperate with us in strangling Lu Xun!"

"What? How can it be so fast?"

These high‑ranking officials were happily discussing when one of them suddenly brought shocking news.

Lan Xing will, next year, enter the Ancient Road node again.

"Boss, the Master of the Martial Manor has come to visit, saying he wants to have a talk with you."

On Lu Xun's side.

Just after finishing a deep exchange with Murong Wan, he received a call from Xie Yuyan.

"The Martial Manor Master?"

This is a Nine Realms expert!

A Nine Realms expert actually came to visit him in person.

"Could it be that I've been discovered?"

Lu Xun couldn't help but think.

Everyone has come to the Lu family building; it's impossible to avoid seeing them.

"Xiao Wan, I'll come find you again next month."

Thinking this, Lu Xun and Murong Wan shared a farewell kiss.

Then he tidied up his appearance, set off, and returned to the Lu family building.