Chapter 65: [Clone Forms Golden Core, Ripples Rise Again] (First update, please follow)

The cultivation speed of a Heavenly Spirit Root is very fast, and with the addition of sufficient Spirit Stones to assist in cultivation, the clone was able to reach the Ninth Layer Consummation of the Foundation Establishment Realm half a year ago; the next step is to form the Golden Core.

For a cultivator with such excellent talent, forming a Golden Core will not become a stumbling block.

Therefore, Lu Chengtong did not worry.

Arrays, Spirit Stones, pills, and so on—all the preparations that could be made had already been prepared; what followed was a matter of course.

Forming a Golden Core does not cause any major commotion; at most, the Spirit Qi within a radius of ten-plus miles is instantly drained, but the Spirit Qi will quickly be replenished.

With this, Lu Chengtong possessed a clone at the First Layer of the Golden Core Realm.

The cultivation of his main body had just stepped into the Seventh Layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm, which could also be considered becoming a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Lu Chengtong was only one hundred and nine years old this year; at such an age, having such cultivation is already considered quite good among the many cultivators.

There is even hope to make a push for the Golden Core Realm before the age of one hundred and fifty.

Lu Chengtong stopped managing family affairs and announced that he would focus on cultivation.

Time flowed by, and thirty-two years passed in a flash.

One year ago, Lu Chengtong's cultivation reached the Ninth Layer Consummation of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and then he began to consolidate his foundation, constantly tempering himself.

He possesses four Spirit Roots and has inferior aptitude; he cannot rashly break through and needs to be fully prepared.

Although he does not fear damaging his foundation, if it can be avoided, there is no need to harm himself.

Therefore, he began closed-door cultivation a year ago and did not let anyone disturb him.

Yet on this day, someone knocked on the stone door.

Lu Chengtong knew that something major must have happened and hurriedly let the person in.

The one who entered was his youngest son, using the alias Cheng Yiqiu, whose real name is Lu Yiqiu.

Lu Yiqiu's face was full of panic and worry; after seeing Lu Chengtong, he said quickly:

"Father, Tongyun has disappeared and has been out of contact for five days. My son suspects he was captured by someone, and I beg Father to save him!"

Lu Tongyun is Lu Yiqiu's son, fourteen years old, who had just stepped into the Qi Refining Realm a year ago; Lu Chengtong had only bestowed a Supernatural Ability Seed upon him before going into closed-door cultivation.

Something is wrong.

Lu Chengtong realized at the first moment that this matter was not an ordinary disappearance or kidnapping; the other party definitely had a clear target.

Over these years, he had always taught his juniors to act low-key, never to make enemies, and basically never to let them go on long journeys.

He was just worried that the family would suffer a blow before it had grown strong.

It seems they were targeted after all.

It is very likely that the news of the Supernatural Ability Seed leaked, and the only ones who could leak this news are the people currently in the Lu family.

Although he had instructed that, apart from direct descendants, even one's own wife or husband could not be told about the Supernatural Ability Seed, people are hard to control, and one never knows when it might leak, leading to trouble.

"Tell me the time and place he last appeared."

Lu Chengtong said in a deep voice.

"Five days ago in the afternoon, Tongyun left the city gate. According to the Yang family boy, Tongyun was going to engage in a magical duel with someone, and after that, there was no trace of him. We have been searching for four days with no results and had to seek Father's help."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chengtong ignored Lu Yiqiu beside him and raised a hand. A transparent sphere resembling a crystal ball appeared before him, suddenly exploded, and expanded into a ball over two zhang in diameter, within which images of the city gate from the afternoon five days ago began to appear.

Lu Tongyun's figure quickly appeared at the city gate, and immediately after, the image followed Lu Tongyun's movements.

Watching this scene, Lu Yiqiu was filled with amazement.

Father has always been very mysterious; not only can he bestow the 【Submerged Abyss Earth Escape】 supernatural ability upon clansmen, but now he even has such means.

It seems there is hope to find his son!

As time passed, Lu Tongyun arrived in the Red Maple Forest outside the city.

"Fang Zhenmiao, I've arrived, come out!"

Lu Tongyun scanned the surrounding trees and shouted loudly.

No sooner had his voice fallen than two people appeared in the maple forest. Their figures were tall, clearly adults, and they were wearing black cloaks that covered their figures and faces.

This kind of cloak is specially made to cover the face and hide one's aura, specifically used for doing some underhanded things.

Seeing these two appear, Lu Tongyun immediately escaped into the ground and ran away directly.

Such an action was very much in line with Lu Chengtong's teachings to them.

But the two opponents seemed to have been prepared; one of them threw out a talisman, and the ground suddenly split open.

And the other person threw out a rope, directly binding Lu Tongyun.

"Got him. Children are easier to deceive; the Lu family members are very vigilant, and we failed several times. Haha, the supernatural ability, we can finally understand it."

The person who used the rope dharma artifact pulled with a light effort, dragging Lu Tongyun in front of him, and then directly used the Soul Searching Technique on him.

This Soul Searching Technique is very crude and causes huge damage to the person being searched.

Watching Lu Tongyun screaming in pain in the image, Lu Yiqiu was angry to the extreme.

Lu Chengtong, however, had a calm face.

The scene he saw back then of Sun Xiao and Zhao Yongcheng forcing the Lu family members to obtain news of the supernatural ability was much crueler than this.

What he was concerned about was how this person knew Lu Tongyun was a member of the Lu family.

One must know that on the surface, they all identify themselves by the surname 'Cheng'; only those who have truly obtained the supernatural ability know the surname 'Lu'.

It seems the other party knows a lot about the Lu family's secrets.

After Lu Tongyun was subjected to the Soul Searching, that person frowned and said:

"Things are troublesome. From his memory, the supernatural ability inheritance of the Lu family members all comes from the bestowal of that Cheng Tongru, not from hereditary awakening. The Supernatural Ability Seed can be refined to obtain the supernatural ability."

"Then what are we waiting for? Why not report directly to the Ancestor and go rob him! He is only a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator; with the Ancestor taking action, it will surely be a sure thing."

The other person's eyes lit up upon hearing the news of the Supernatural Ability Seed, and he said with an urgent face.

"Qiling City is not far from Yuyang Prefecture City; Cheng Tongru is the Mining Commander of the mining area. If he is killed, Long Junliang will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. First, take the person to the Ancestor; as for how to proceed specifically, it depends on how the Ancestor arranges it!"

As he spoke, he took out a Spirit Beast Bag, put Lu Tongyun inside, and then flew away on his sword.

They are both Foundation Establishment cultivators; seemingly afraid of leaving any traces, they did not use the teleportation array and kept flying on their swords in the wilderness until they entered Tanxiang Prefecture.

The Zheng family!

The Zheng family of Tanxiang Prefecture is a Golden Core family with a long history; their ancestor, Zheng Lansong, was a famous loose cultivator during the Jinfeng Immortal Sect period and should have already stepped into the mid-stage of the Golden Core Realm by now.

The Zheng family is just like the Han family of the past, a large family with deep foundations and heritage.

But the Lu family is no longer the Lu family of the past.

The current head of the Lu family is him, Lu Chengtong; he will not let history repeat itself!

Suddenly, he remembered something and asked:

"Is the second daughter of the eldest family's partner surnamed Zheng?"

Lu Chengtong still had some impression of this granddaughter because this girl was a bit foolish, fantasizing about love and saying she wanted to find a male cultivator with high aptitude, handsomeness, and ambition to be her partner.

Later, she really brought one back, named Zheng Fengyi, with dual Water and Earth Spirit Roots.

Because Lu Chengtong was focused on cultivation, he didn't pay much attention, but now it seems this person has big problems.

It must be said, from now on, if direct descendants want to find a partner, they must first use a supernatural ability to check their past and find out all their details! ===== CHAPTER 66 =====