Chapter 66: Old man is leaving the Profound Heaven Sect to join your Lu Family, are you willing?

No one knew of the sharp pain in Lu Daoran's heart at that moment.

After Sang Ji entered, the Demon Portal collapsed with a boom and closed completely.

The remaining low-level Demon Race were also quickly cleared out.

No one wanted to follow them into the Demon Gate.

Behind it was definitely the lair of the Demon Race; entering meant certain death, and no one would be stupid enough to go that far.

Lu Ren sensed the Demon Qi remaining in Wanren City, and only after confirming there were no straggling Demon Race did he let out a breath.

Beside him, the Qiongqi was scorched black and tender from being struck, its legs twitching.

Lu Ren walked over and gave him a kick, neither light nor heavy.

"Get up."

Even though he was reluctant, the Qiongqi still managed to shrink his form and crawl up.

He smiled ingratiatingly at Lu Ren: "Master is truly wise, I am still alive!"

Seeing this, Lu Ren gave a faint sneer, said nothing, and turned to leave.

It was naturally impossible for the Qiongqi to die.

As long as the contract between the two of them remained connected, Lu Ren could sense the Qiongqi's condition.

What's more...

Lu Ren narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the firmament above.

Although the Heavenly Dao was punishing the Qiongqi and stifling the possibility of the Fierce Beast's existence, Lu Ren felt another extremely faint power within it.

It seemed to be restraining itself from snuffing out the Qiongqi's vitality...

This made his conjecture about the Heavenly Dao go a layer deeper.

"Is it over?" Weisheng Yucheng looked around vigilantly.

That mask of a "good old man" had returned to his face.

Calling him a good old man was more like calling him a big fool.

"Scared the life out of me! I was almost eaten by the Demon Race!" He said, while hugging the old ox and whining.

"Old pal, it's a good thing I had you."

The old ox impatiently nudged him with its horns, knocking him staggering, before flicking its tail and walking to Lu Ren's side, saying: "Lu Family Head, I need to go find my nephew..."

Lu Ren readily agreed.

—He actually didn't know that the Zhu Yan had already killed the wolf.

The Zhu Yan, who was slaughtering the Demon Race all over the city, turned them into a puddle of meat with a single slap; how could it distinguish between so many?

Besides...

The Zhu Yan was different to begin with.

It was saved by Lu Ren on the Demon Battlefield; its mind had long been eroded by Demon Qi, it had almost no ability to think for itself, and even less ability to speak human words.

Now it could only act according to orders.

With things weighing on his mind, the old ox hurriedly bid farewell to Lu Ren, threw Weisheng Yucheng onto his back, and left in a rush.

He had to find his poor nephew before Lu Ren closed the grand formation.

To avoid any complications.

The sect masters and elders of other sects also all walked out of the Linglong Tower.

Their gazes toward Lu Ren changed again and again.

Unexpectedly...

Lu Ren had actually become this formidable.

Even if his realm hadn't gone up, now that he had the assistance of that platform, perhaps he could even contend with the Emperor Realm.

Truly terrifying.

Everyone's brows were deeply furrowed.

Lu Ren was already very formidable, and now with the help of such a supreme treasure, what were they to do? They had to pass this news back to their own sects as quickly as possible...

And it was just as everyone was cleaning up the battlefield that Qingchengzi looked up inadvertently, his voice suddenly changing pitch.

"Ancestor!!?"

He looked in disbelief at the old man walking in his direction.

The old man wore cloth clothes, a pair of cloth shoes embroidered with small flowers on his feet, and his clothes were clean and tidy; he looked no different from an ordinary old farmer.

The divine sense he cast upon him was like a clay ox entering the sea.

Instantly, everyone dared not look any further.

Once the "Ancestor" in Qingchengzi's mouth was mentioned, even if they didn't know who it was, they knew this was a powerhouse they could not offend.

Lu Ren was also a bit surprised.

This old man Qingyizi came out? Why?

He keenly sensed that things seemed to have changed.

Qingyizi walked slowly to Lu Ren's side, one step at a time, his gaze sweeping past Qingchengzi and the guilty-looking Ji Cunxi, but he did not stop.

He looked straight at Lu Ren and suddenly spoke bluntly: "Little Friend Lu, I would like to make a trade with you."

"I wonder if you are willing?"

Lu Ren was calm and unhurried, "May I hear the details?"

Qingyizi stiffly hooked the corners of his mouth, but it seemed he hadn't smiled in a long time; to others, it was just the skin on that extremely aged face shifting positions.

Under the witness of everyone, he said: "I want the Pill Formula for the Life-Extending Pill in your hands."

Whoa!!

As the words fell, it was like a thunderclap from a clear sky.

The people from the various sects felt both incredulous and prepared to watch a good show.

The old man before them must be a peerless powerhouse.

He actually dared to openly demand it; perhaps even Lu Ren could not defeat him.

That was, after all, the Pill Formula for the Life-Extending Pill.

He was also the ancestor mentioned by Qingchengzi.

He must be a member of the Qingyun Sect.

If the Life-Extending Pill Formula fell into the hands of the Qingyun Sect, since their relationships with the Qingyun Sect were all quite good, it would be much simpler than begging for pills from Lu Ren.

However... such an important thing as the Life-Extending Pill Formula, would Lu Ren give it away? If he refused to give it...

Then there would be a good show to watch!

"I can."

Yet, contrary to everyone's expectations and to their utter shock, Lu Ren did not even hesitate and agreed straight away.

That shouldn't be!

Clouds of suspicion filled everyone's hearts.

Lu Ren was definitely not someone so easy to talk to.

Why didn't he even put up a fuss? Could it be that he also knew when to quit while he was ahead? And knew that if he couldn't win, he had to yield?

Even Qingyizi was startled for a moment.

Although he had already thought about how to trade for the Pill Formula in Lu Ren's hands, he had never expected Lu Ren to agree immediately without even hearing the terms.

Little did they know, Lu Ren had his own calculations in mind.

Why was he able to refine the Life-Extending Pill? Naturally, it was not because the alchemists of the Lu Family were so good! It was because he possessed the System Mall, which contained everything.

On the Tianxuan Continent, five of the medicinal ingredients in the Life-Extending Pill Formula had long since gone extinct.

Even if some families on the Tianxuan Continent controlled one of the extinct ingredients, there would certainly not be many.

Round and round they would go, and they would still have to come begging at his door.

If he were not willing to sell the ingredients, no one else would ever be able to refine the Life-Extending Pill! Besides...

Lu Ren had intended to publish the Pill Formula from the start.

If he didn't publish the Pill Formula, how else would others bring their medicinal ingredients to his door to beg for pills?

They only saw the Pill Formula as a scarce resource, but they had no idea that the most scarce things were the medicinal ingredients included in the Pill Formula.

That was the most important thing of all.

Qingyizi clearly thought of this the next second, but it did not change the thoughts in his heart.

His brows softened slightly as he said: "Young Friend Lu truly has great courage, but this old man is not someone who likes to take advantage of others."

"Our last parting was somewhat hurried."

"This time, I will formally introduce myself to you; this old man is named Ji Shisi. Since I have asked for the Pill Formula in your hands, it is impossible for me to give you nothing in return."

"Lu Ren, I ask you, starting from today, I will leave the Qingyun Sect and join your Lu Family; are you willing?"

As the words fell, the scene turned deathly silent.

Qingchengzi dug at his ears, refusing to believe it.

He even thought he had misheard!

What did he hear? Their Qingyun Sect's ancestor actually wanted to leave the sect and join the Lu Family? This world had truly gone mad...

But the maddest one was not him.

A figure flashed swiftly out from behind him, shouting with anxiety and fear.

"No! I do not agree!"

(End of this chapter)