Chapter 39: The Troubled Lu Family, Daring Not to Retaliate

Sensing the memories of the several Lu Family Cultivators, Zhou Sui immediately gasped in cold air.

Although he had long known that this world was fraught with crises and was practically a world where people devoured people, he had not expected that the Lu Family, as the overlords of Miyun City, would be so vicious.

If he had not been extremely cautious, he would likely have been killed by the chaos the Lu Family had deliberately stirred up.

"After I go back, I must enter seclusion to improve my cultivation."

"I will not go out again until I reach the Qi Refining Late Stage."

Zhou Sui clenched his fists, feeling a wave of urgency in his heart.

Without a doubt, the current Lu Family had gone completely mad; once the Lu Family Ancestor fell, the entire Lu Family might be wiped out.

The more glorious the Lu Family had been before, the more tragic they would be after the Ancestor died.

Even if the Lu Family had defected to the Xianxia Sect, those who could truly survive would be very few.

After all, the Xianxia Sect was not a nursing home; it could not protect every Lu Family descendant, at most protecting some people of value.

Yet the Lu Family was so vast, having survived for over two hundred years, with a population long exceeding ten thousand.

It was impossible for everyone except the direct descendants to die.

He knew this, and the people of the Lu Family could not possibly be unaware.

Therefore, before the Ancestor died, these Lu Family descendants would surely grab as much as they could.

Once they had grabbed enough, they would immediately flee Miyun City and head to other places to live under assumed names.

"Fortunately, these few Storage Bags do not have any marks left by the Lu Family."

Using the Dream Soul Gu, Zhou Sui swept his divine sense lightly and perceived that there were no marks or methods left by the Lu Family on these four Lu Family Cultivators' Storage Bags.

After all, his divine sense was comparable to a Foundation Establishment Divine Sense; the methods of ordinary Qi Refining Cultivators were not worth mentioning and were detected instantly.

Moreover, the Lu Family was at most a Foundation Establishment family, with thousands of descendants.

Perhaps, apart from some important family members, the rest of the descendants would not have any special protective measures.

There were also the Inheritance Jade Slips, Pill Recipes, Pill Cauldrons, and so on, purchased from the Treasure Pavilion; he had scanned them all with his divine sense, and no special marks had been left.

"Forget it, it is better to be cautious."

"The methods of cultivators in this world are numerous and strange; who knows if one might fall into a trap."

"I will let a clone take these Treasures out of the city first, and return after a period of time when there is no movement."

Zhou Sui waved his hand, cast the Fireball Technique, and instantly burned the corpses of the four Lu Family Cultivators until they were completely clean and turned to dust, then flew toward the outside of the city.

In any case, he was only a clone; even if the Lu Family really found him, it would only mean the death of one clone.

As long as he went outside the city and found a place to hide, he believed no one would be able to find him.

This way, he would not drag down his main body.

However, before that, he first handed the Storage Bag containing a large amount of Spirit Meat and Spirit Rice to another clone, letting that clone take it back to the main body.

In any case, these supplies had nothing to do with the Lu Family and could not possibly contain any traps; they could be taken back to the main body without issue.

In fact, Zhou Sui could currently gestate a total of five clones.

One clone was responsible for monitoring, one for buying things, one for support, and two were on standby.

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Several hours later.

Lu Ming, the shopkeeper staying at the Treasure Pavilion, had a very ugly expression; the longer time passed, the uglier his expression became.

By now, it was like charcoal, and he was extremely flustered inside.

"They haven't returned at this hour; could it be that they are already dead?"

Shopkeeper Lu Ming clenched his fists; one had to know that under normal circumstances, four Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators going to ambush a Qi Refining Fifth Layer Cultivator was a task easily accomplished, and it would not waste much time at all.

But now, several hours had passed, and there was not the slightest sign of his subordinates returning.

Without a doubt, his subordinates were surely in grave danger.

"It seems I underestimated that Loose Cultivator; that bastard is not a Qi Refining Fifth Layer Cultivator at all, he is definitely a Qi Refining Late Stage, or perhaps even a Great Cultivator at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer."

Shopkeeper Lu Ming took a deep breath; he knew he had definitely misjudged this time.

A single misjudgment had led to the death of four Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators; it was truly a heavy loss.

One had to know that for the already precarious Lu Family, this was a heavy blow.

Thinking of this, he knew this matter was simply too big and not something he could decide on his own.

If this matter were known by the Lu Family Elder, he would surely die.

Thus, he quickly headed to the Lu Family, found the Lu Family Great Elder, and told the other party about this matter.

*Slap! * Upon hearing these words, the Lu Family Great Elder struck Lu Ming across the face, knocking him to the ground; five red finger marks appeared on his face, and he almost had his teeth knocked out.

"You trash, I told you long ago that this period is a troubled time for our Lu Family, that if you can avoid trouble, you must avoid it. Now you actually went to act as a Robber Cultivator, and even caused the death of four of the family's Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators."

The Lu Family Great Elder was furious.

"I'm sorry, Great Elder, I was also forced by circumstances. It is precisely because the Lu Family is in a troubled time and is very short of Spirit Stones; how much can one earn just by doing business?

The reason I went to be a Robber Cultivator was only for the sake of the Lu Family, wanting to earn a few more Spirit Stones to buy another Foundation Establishment Pill for the Lu Family, just wanting to let the Lu Family give birth to another Foundation Establishment Cultivator."

Shopkeeper Lu Ming knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly, stating that he had no selfish motives and was entirely devoted to the public good.

"You, you!"

Hearing this, the Lu Family Great Elder's fingers trembled with anger, but in the end, he sighed and his heart softened.

Because he also knew that the other party's words were true.

After all, it was not just him acting as a Robber Cultivator in the Lu Family now; many Lu Family descendants had been dispatched.

It was only because Lu Ming had failed that he was being blamed; if he had succeeded, then nothing would have happened.

"Great Elder, we must avenge them. They are our Lu Family descendants; now that they have been killed by that Loose Cultivator, it is a slap in the face of our Lu Family. I want that Loose Cultivator to die."

"Moreover, I have already tampered with that Inheritance Jade Slip and left a unique scent; as long as we use a Scent Bug, we can track him down and catch that Loose Cultivator's weakness."

Shopkeeper Lu Ming's eyes were filled with hatred as he roared, wanting to take revenge and wash away his shame.

"Shut up, let this matter end here, do not hunt down that Loose Cultivator anymore."

The Lu Family Great Elder waved his hand.

"Why?"

Shopkeeper Lu Ming was very shocked; he had never expected that the Lu Family would actually give up on hunting down the murderer, as this did not conform to the Lu Family's previous overbearing style and character at all.

"Stupid, can you still not understand now? Since that Loose Cultivator could instantly kill four of our Lu Family's Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators, then his cultivation must be at least the Qi Refining Ninth Layer. Unless we dispatch several Lu Family Qi Refining Ninth Layer Cultivators, we will not be able to do anything to him, and might even be killed by him in return."

The Lu Family Great Elder's expression was grave.

(End of this chapter)