Chapter 101: Bringing the Entire Clan Along?

"Oh?"

"What is your wish?"

Lu Ren looked toward Hai Yan, feeling a moment of trance.

According to the original plot, not only did he die at the hands of the Child of Luck, but even the Fierce Beasts under his command all ended up either dead or wounded.

Being ancient Fierce Beasts, unique to this world, they naturally possessed some methods to preserve their lives.

Even though the bond between them was a Master-Servant Contract, after the connection of the contract was severed, some Fierce Beasts were still able to save their own lives.

Hai Yan was one of them.

"Yan" means satisfaction.

And not being abandoned by the vast sea.

After the Master-Servant Contract was severed, he walked a path of opposing the Child of Luck.

Among Merfolk, the males are the royalty; naturally, the males are the nurturers.

The eggs that Lu Ren auctioned off at the auction were Hai Yan's eggs—the vitality of these two eggs was nearly dissipated, and they were in desperate need of a way to find salvation.

And in the previous life, after the Lu Family was destroyed, these two eggs were scavenged by Qin Yuan and passed on to the women in his harem.

And these two eggs never ended up hatching.

Hai Yan had already thought it through; as for what he wanted, he said, "I want a Stone-Born Flower."

Stone-Born Flower.

A spirit flower that grows tenaciously even within the cracks of stones, unstained by dust, untainted by grime.

Its greatest function is to promote the evolution of a Spirit Beast's bloodline.

The blood of a White Marsh has the same effect.

In his earlier years, Lu Ren had once seen a White Marsh.

But at that time, the White Marsh was already old and frail, choosing to head toward death, waiting for the heavens and earth to gestate a new White Marsh.

Lu Ren's luck was decent, and he obtained some White Marsh blood, as well as White Marsh bones.

But those bones and blood obtained in those years had all been exhausted.

Do not underestimate the Fierce Beasts under his command; one by one, they are all heavy consumers.

The world knows that Lu Ren possesses three great Fierce Beasts.

Yet no one knows that the jailers in his Tianlao are all Fierce Beasts he has contracted.

And he only keeps the Fierce Beasts that have been exposed to the world's eyes by his side.

The difference between the so-called Tianlao and Dilao is that the cultivators in the Dilao might one day be released.

The prisoners in the Tianlao...

Will never see the light of day.

Stripping away everything that can be stripped from them, afterwards, whether it be their bones and blood, their talents, or their reproductive capabilities, all will benefit the Lu Family.

—If not, where did the Sword Bone on Lu Daoran come from? It is just that these matters are not discussed with others.

And as for the affairs of the world... where is there right or wrong? Where is there good or evil? "You want a Stone-Born Flower?" Lu Ren understood after a moment of thought why Hai Yan wanted a Stone-Born Flower, "For those two eggs of yours?"

Hai Yan rubbed his nose and nodded.

"Exactly."

"Those two eggs were birthed and nurtured by me through bitter toil, yet they have long lacked the opportunity to hatch. If there were a Stone-Born Flower to assist with spirit liquid, perhaps there might still be a chance to see the light of day."

Merfolk have always had males give birth and males nurture.

Females are more often warriors and sorcerers.

"The Lu Family does not have a Stone-Born Flower," Lu Ren said.

In earlier years, the Lu Family could indeed find two stalks, but after he obtained the inheritance from the Upper Realm, most of the spirit flowers, Ling Grass, and heavenly treasures in the Lu Family treasury were all taken by the two elders to refine pills, medicines, and Treasure Tools.

Nowadays, the Lu Family's pill resources and Treasure Tools are indeed countless...

But other resources have become much scarcer.

Hai Yan wanting a Stone-Born Flower is truly not the right time.

"If luck is on our side, the two elders might still have some scraps left."

Hai Yan fell silent immediately.

If one were to ask whom he least wanted to encounter in the Lu Family? It would be none other than the two elders, Lu Runqing and Lu Rungong.

These two elders, one wants his blood, the other wants his scales; every time they meet, he is inevitably fleeced by them.

It gives this fish a headache.

"However..."

Just as Hai Yan was losing heart, Lu Ren changed the subject, "The Lingya Secret Realm is opening soon." "Truly?" Hai Yan's joy was immediately evident.

He showered him with flattery, "Master, could you bring back a Stone-Born Flower for me? If there is no Stone-Born Flower, other Spirit Medicines will also do!"

"Those two little ones of mine really should not perish just like this."

That goes without saying.

Even if he did not say it, Lu Ren would not let two Merfolk eggs perish like that.

That is the Endless Sea that people yearn for.

The reason Lu Ren contracted Hai Yan back then was not because the contract was made in the Endless Sea.

He was in distress and facing death, holding on by a single breath, killing and eating all those who were hunting him, yet he could not protect the eggs in his arms.

Lu Ren stepped in to save him, and the only condition was a contract, to be used for his own purposes.

Hai Yan was in despair, and toward this hand that was extended, he could only grasp it tightly.

Since then, he has never returned to the Endless Sea.

"Are you certain you want me to bring it back for you?"

Hai Yan believed that although Lu Ren was not a benevolent master, he would never refuse the requests of them, his contracted beasts.

He had never imagined he would receive such a counter-question.

He was stunned on the spot.

"Can you not?"

Lu Ren shook his head, "It is not that I cannot, but rather I assumed you would be willing to go with me."

What?!

Hai Yan immediately widened his eyes in disbelief.

"Us?"

"But..."

He was very clear.

The "you" in Lu Ren's words naturally could not refer to him alone, nor could it include the likes of Qiongqi who were already able to come and go freely.

That meant it could only refer to them in the Tianlao...

But they were responsible for guarding the Tianlao and were bound to it; if they were to leave, the level of the Tianlao prison they were responsible for would fall into chaos.

Not only were they there to be punished, but they also had to watch over those people to prevent them from causing trouble.

Although the proposal Lu Ren put forward was very attractive to him, he still shook his head with difficulty.

"Although I want to... but..."

Hai Yan's expression was hesitant, filled with unwillingness and helplessness.

"Do not worry."

Lu Ren suddenly said.

"I know what you are thinking, but this time, with this thing, you can go with me."

The Crescent Moon Necklace in his hand shone brilliantly.

When Lu Ren obtained this so-called Spirit Spring Space, he discovered its unique aspects.

What Spirit Spring Space? This clearly formed a small world of its own, and it possessed its own rules.

It was even... composed of multiple different Dao platforms!

If its original owner, Yu Chunlan, had been able to comprehend its mysteries, she might have been able to achieve Ascension on the spot! Unfortunately, this thing now benefited him.

No.

This was not a pity at all.

In his hands, this thing could be put to much greater use.

It could even encompass the entire Lu Family Tianlao and take it away together.

His strength was formidable, and his control over this space was even stronger.

Yu Chunlan thought that by simply handing over the space without erasing her soul imprint on it, nothing would happen, but she had greatly underestimated the methods of a powerhouse.

The moment Lu Ren obtained the Crescent Moon Necklace, he erased the imprint on it—which was not at all secure to him—and branded it with his own soul imprint; after entering and exiting a few times, he already understood it.

Let alone the Tianlao.

Even the Lu Family...

As long as he wanted to, he could carry it with him.

(End of chapter)