Chapter 32: One Sword Through the Heart, That Was Too Quick a Death

Inside the Luoyun Mijing.

Thirty-seven days.

For thirty-seven whole days, Lu Ren gathered every resource he could obtain within the Secret Realm into his pockets.

Most of what remained had harsh requirements or was protected by screening arrays.

If he wanted them, it was not impossible.

But it would be too much of a waste of precious time.

During this period, his Qi Luck Value also reached a terrifying total of 5.5 million.

Mo Tianming had been fleeced until only 700,000 remained, with the rest coming from another unknown Child of Luck.

In a few more days, the gates of the Secret Realm would open again, and at that time, those inside the Secret Realm would be able to leave.

Lu Ren briefly took stock of his gains in the Secret Realm.

The most important gain was naturally the Upper Realm Pill Cultivation Inheritance.

The Pill Formulas within it were extremely profound; compared to them, the Pill Formulas in the Tianxuan Continent were simply like those of babbling infants.

But the Pill Formulas were not important; what was important were the alchemy techniques recorded within.

Lu Ren extracted three types, preparing to teach these three alchemy techniques to the alchemists of his clan; once they mastered them, they would be able to refine some of the more rudimentary Upper Realm pills.

This included the Perfect Life-Extending Pill, which was hard to come by in the current world of cultivation.

Although there was only a one-character difference between Life-Extending Pills and Longevity-Extending Pills, they were completely different.

Longevity-Extending Pills had usage restrictions; the more one ate, the less additional lifespan they provided.

Perfect Life-Extending Pills, however, had no usage restrictions at all.

This was a treasure unimaginable in the world of cultivation, yet it was merely a rudimentary pill in the Upper Realm; one could imagine how vast and enviable this Upper Realm inheritance was.

The Strange Fire inside the wooden fish was taken out by Lu Ren and absorbed into his body to be refined.

He possessed the Karmic Red Lotus Fire, so absorbing other Strange Fires was as easy as turning over his hand, and this Strange Fire, which Jiufang Heshang had prepared for his own resurrection, gave Lu Ren a tremendous surprise.

"Fenxin Sacred Fire!"

There were millions of Strange Fires in the world, but besides the Karmic Red Lotus Fire, there were only three types of Strange Fire that Lu Ren needed most.

One of them was the Fenxin Sacred Fire!

The 5.5 million Qi Luck Value in Lu Ren's hands shrank significantly, becoming 500,000.

The Imperial Thunder Art was his! With thunder and fire combined, plus a bit of opportunity, the Fenxin Sacred Fire could evolve into Meritorious Golden Fire! According to the appendix of the Imperial Thunder Art, thunder can forge Strange Fire, assist in refinement, and temper the human body; if one is a natural vessel, it is even more invincible, capable of containing multiple Strange Fires and evolving into a Lotus Body, at which point all things cannot break it.

Lu Ren simply felt that the Imperial Thunder Art was born for him!

Because he was a natural vessel.

Whether it was the Qiongqi or the Zhuyan, they appeared to crawl into his Spirit Beast ring, but in reality, they all crawled directly into his body.

Only a few people knew that he nourished beasts with his own body, and they classified this as an evil art, but no one knew that Lu Ren's body contained its own space; he was a natural vessel.

Whether it was a Spirit Beast or his Life-bound Sword, both could be taken into his body for nourishment without any side effects.

"Once I collect all four types of Strange Fire and use the Imperial Thunder Art to refine them, my body can form its own small space..." The more Lu Ren looked, the brighter his eyes became.

"Four types of Strange Fire can further evolve into four types of Lotus Bodies!"

Purifying World Green Lotus can purify all things in heaven and earth, burn away Heart Demons, wash away filth, and sweep away sin!

Karmic Red Lotus can suppress and eliminate karma, and can also use the power of Causal Karma Fire to burn all things to death; the light cases will suffer from Heart Demons and lose all their cultivation, while the heavy cases will be reduced to ashes and disappear from heaven and earth forever!

World-Extinguishing Black Lotus can absorb violent energy and other turbid negative energy to enhance attacks; the attacks launched are highly likely to trigger the Heart Demons of others!

Meritorious Golden Lotus allows one to sit on a Lotus Platform and remain indestructible, with astonishing defense; it can absorb auspicious energy to strengthen defense, convert demons of the world, and even avoid the intrusion of heavenly thunder! The four types of Lotus Bodies correspond to the four types of Strange Fire: Karmic Red Lotus Fire, Purifying World Green Fire, Scorching World Demonic Fire, and Meritorious Golden Fire! That Jiufang Heshang must have intended to follow the path of merit, leaving the Fenxin Sacred Fire for himself, hoping to evolve it into Meritorious Golden Fire, but now they all belonged to Lu Ren.

He sorted through the items in the Secret Realm, leaving a portion for the two juniors, especially the Gu Mother; he had originally intended to refine it after returning, but to avoid long delays, Lu Ren directly crippled the Gu Mother, and when its weak divine sense trembled and begged for mercy, he oversaw Lu Daoshuang as she refined the contract.

Lu Ren said: "Although it requires you to spend time nourishing the Gu Mother's injuries, only what is completely yours is reassuring."

Lu Daoshuang was overjoyed, her face flushed red. She said lightly: "Daoshuang understands, Family Head, rest assured, anything that goes into Daoshuang's stomach, even if it dies, will not be spat out."

Lu Daocheng watched from the side in awe.

Sister Daoshuang was truly temperamental, only smiling sweeter than honey when facing the Family Head.

It angered him so much that he whipped Mo Tianming on the spot, looking miserable.

"Sigh, why am I not a girl?"

That way, he could also shamelessly get close to the Family Head.

Now he was afraid the Family Head would whip him out.

Mo Tianming:...

He cursed angrily in his heart: What does it have to do with me whether you are a girl or not, whipping me for no reason! Bitch! All of them are bitches! Once he gets out, he must skin and cramp all the Lu Family members, ah ah ah! "Ah!"

Another whip fell, and Mo Tianming couldn't help but scream, glaring at Lu Daocheng, "Why did you hit me again!"

Lu Daocheng shrugged, "No reason, I just felt you must be cursing me in your heart, you deserve it."

Mo Tianming:... Bitch! The situation inside the Secret Realm was changing, and outside the Secret Realm, it was also surging with wind and clouds.

Feng Wuyou leaned lazily on the imperial carriage, her feet stepping on soft animal fur, her white toes tapping lightly, her demeanor relaxed yet carrying a murderous aura.

While stroking the white cat in her arms, she murmured in a low voice: "After I kill Mo Tianming, I will go see the Second Brother..."

At this point in time, Feng Wuyou remembered that Lu Ren had not yet met with disaster.

She was not traveling back through the long river of time, but dreaming back, dreaming of some fragments of the future.

Those who cultivate immortality never dream; if they do dream, it must be an omen.

Although she liked Mo Tianming, compared to her own Supreme Great Dao, he was still far behind.

Others looked at this Empress of Great Yu with suspicion, guessing her purpose for coming here.

Some also knew the relationship between Feng Wuyou and Lu Ren, thinking she came for Lu Ren.

But thinking this way was not quite right...

If it were merely for a reunion between siblings, there would be no need to mobilize the entire nest.

Amidst this atmosphere of suspicion and uncertainty, the gate to the Secret Realm opened! Feng Wuyou stood up from her imperial carriage at once, tapped her toes, and drifted down; the beautiful woman in rustling red robes was delicate and charming, and at a single glance, she saw the Qiongqi that came out first, and saw the high-spirited Lu Ren.

Feng Wuyou was slightly surprised; she had not expected Lu Ren to also be in the Luoyun Mijing, and she was overjoyed, sending a secret voice transmission: "Second Brother!"

Lu Ren was also exceptionally astonished.

"Adopted sister?"

Although he had been thinking of Feng Wuyou, he truly had not expected her to appear here; this was not right.

But before he could say anything, Feng Wuyou swept her gaze over and immediately saw Mo Tianming, who was serving as a necklace around the Qiongqi's neck.

She gave a sweet smile.

"Second Brother, wait a moment; let me do one thing before we catch up."

The voice transmission ended, and Feng Wuyou snatched away the Immortal-Binding Lock; under Lu Ren's instruction, neither the Qiongqi nor the Immortal-Binding Lock offered any resistance.

Mo Tianming was so agitated that his eye sockets turned red, and he immediately began to complain impatiently.

"Wuyou, you finally came to save me; you have no idea how much suffering I have endured, I..."

"Pfft!"

Drops of blood hit the ground; Mo Tianming's pupils became bloodshot, his eyes bulged, and he stared at Feng Wuyou with ferocious disbelief.

At the location of his chest, a flower of blood bloomed as a long sword pierced through his body.

Feng Wuyou gently stroked Mo Tianming's face with the same sweet, cloying smile, her expression becoming increasingly tender, yet her hand gripped the sword hilt tightly, twisting it inside Mo Tianming's heart.

While rotating her wrist, Feng Wuyou smiled and said, "Mm, I'm listening; do continue."

(End of chapter)