bookbashuk Chapter 51 Embers
Chapter 51 Embers
Not far from the military camp.
"It's done. I haven't let the mountain down..."
When the old fox Anzhuzi saw this scene, his face was full of smiles.
"【Bi Yue】swallowed 【Kang Jin】, and if he then swallowed Zhao Wuxu, he should be able to immediately achieve the Dao Foundation 'Tune Soft and Hard'... This is an ancient Dao Foundation, descended from the ancient Great Sage Bi Yue, also known as 'Overturning Heaven and Earth'. This governs the rise and fall of mountains and rivers, and the reversal of Dao laws, truly mysterious and infinite."
On a nearby tree, a crow cawed, "He's a promising talent, but be careful not to get killed... I think the Zhao family will be furious first."
"Heh heh... So you're allowing those powerful families to treat the common people like leeks, harvesting them at will, while forbidding the lower classes from resisting?"
Anzhuzi smiled and said, "If it weren't for the fact that our Luofeng Mountain ultimately didn't want to antagonize Moyun Cliff at this time, and that the Purple Mansion Great Demon couldn't come, this matter wouldn't be so difficult. Fortunately, thanks to that senior's exchange meeting, we still managed to reconnect with Li Rulong... In addition, since the Purple Mansion Great Demon can't come, we can send Dao Foundation Demon Generals. Stopping those few furious Zhao family Dao Foundation experts won't be a problem. The key is still the Purple Mansion!"
Luofeng Mountain and Moyun Cliff have an agreement that makes it difficult for the demon clan to reach the Purple Palace.
If Li Rulong wants to escape successfully, he must first kill Zhao Wuxu and advance to the Dao Foundation stage as quickly as possible.
Secondly, there was interference from the Black Gu Sect's Purple Mansion and the Pu family's patriarch.
As for the remaining foundations of cultivation? They can only be considered ordinary tribulations; if you can't overcome them, you might as well just die.
Roar!
At that moment, a mysterious aura rose from within the tent, transforming into a foundation carrying earth-shattering power.
"It's done!"
Anzhuzi exclaimed, "Haha... The human pill has backfired, yet they have become each other's foundational elixir! How wonderful!"
"Old fox, why aren't you running? Li Rulong has already achieved the Dao Foundation stage, and next... the Purple Mansion will make its move."
The crow flapped its wings, trying to flee far away.
But in an instant, a person suddenly appeared in the void ahead.
He wore a black robe, his face was indistinct, and just by standing there, countless snakes, insects, rats and ants rolled on the ground, turning into black worms that spread in all directions.
"Fellow Daoist, please hold your hand."
A dark cloud drifted in, upon which stood a disheveled Taoist priest: "I see that it's quite remarkable that that lowly cultivator was able to break through the Dao Foundation. Please, fellow Daoist, spare his life..."
This man in black robes was none other than a Purple Mansion cultivator from the Black Gu Sect!
His face, blurred and indistinct as if crawling and wriggling with countless insects, shot two cold eyes at the disheveled Taoist: "So it's the Three Perfections Immortal. Could it be that you've already sided with the demon race?"
As the two Purple Mansions confronted each other, Li Rulong below had already begun to flee for his life.
While confronting True Person Sanji, the Black Qi Sect cultivator in the Purple Mansion realm inwardly fumed: "Where is Lord Pushan? His pet dog has turned on its master and run away! Why isn't he killing it already? What are they waiting for?"
……
A moment ago.
Fang Qing hid on Jade Island and manipulated Luo Dacheng to come to Tianshui.
The ancestral home of the Luo family in Tianshui is very spacious, occupying a mountain and next to a lake, with many hot springs and beautiful scenery.
"Isn't that Da Cheng? He's back?"
He had just released his escape light when several familiar cultivators laughed, "Li Rulong is doomed! We need to collect our blood essence; we're waiting to refine pills!"
"Such abundant blood essence, refined into pills, is enough to advance our cultivation techniques by one level..."
A freckled boy, upon mentioning this, couldn't help but lick his lips, revealing a hint of greed.
"What time is it? Still refining pills?"
Luo Dacheng cursed, "I demand to see the Ancestor! I have a rare treasure from the Purple Mansion to offer!"
"What? A spirit object from the Purple Mansion?"
The group of companions stared in disbelief. Finally, a white-haired Luo family cultivator shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Disperse immediately! Remember, what happened today must not be told to anyone!"
With these words, he had already used the power of the [Ji Shui] to plant the "spirit of words" in these disciples, making them unable to disobey.
He walked up to Luo Dacheng and slapped him across the face: "The Purple Mansion Spiritual Object is of utmost importance, are you stupid? Why are you shouting like that? Do you want my entire family wiped out?"
"Old man, congratulations on guessing right."
Fang Qing mentally gave the other party a thumbs up: "I do indeed possess a Purple Mansion spiritual treasure, but I can only tell the Ancestor!"
"Alright, come with me."
Helpless, the old cultivator from the Luo family led Luo Dacheng to a certain place inside the mansion.
This is a courtyard with ordinary furnishings, but there is a Baotu Spring that gushes out water.
A young man sat cross-legged by the spring, his gaze sweeping over them. "What brings you two here?"
"Respectfully requesting Your Excellency, I have a treasure from the Purple Mansion to offer!"
Luo Dacheng quickly stepped forward, his face beaming with joy.
"You wretched creature, shut up!"
The young Luo family patriarch's expression suddenly changed: "What time is it now? How many Purple Mansions are watching the county? Even I, your patriarch, dare not go out, and you dare to spout nonsense? Something's not right... Your fate is quite strange..."
The Luo family had produced individuals with foundational Daoist skills in divination. Although the Luo family patriarch hadn't established such a foundation, he still possessed some ability in physiognomy and fortune-telling. He felt a chill run down his spine: "Who has bewitched you? No... someone is calculating your destiny. Oh no, it's the Purple Mansion!"
Luo Dacheng, however, maintained his obsequious smile, took out a jade bottle, and opened it directly: "Ancestor, look... this is 'Great Sun Purple Qi'!"
The purple light shot into the sky, making the Luo family patriarch feel as if his insides were burning: "Who wants to harm my family? What...what?!"
He couldn't help but wonder, if he sold the entire Luo family, could he gather enough for this "Great Sun Purple Qi"?
It seems impossible...
Almost the instant the 'Great Sun Purple Qi' appeared.
Li Rulong's camp.
In the void, a Purple Mansion cultivator, dressed in a crimson robe, with a dignified face and three long wisps of beard, was calculating cause and effect.
Although he did not specialize in this path, it was still a piece of cake for Li Rulong, a cultivator who believed in the power of nature.
"This person's fortunes have changed dramatically! Besides the demon race and the Three Ji, there's another person... from the Luo family! Luo Dacheng!?"
Because Fang Qing possessed the great power of "being within the calculation", the patriarch of the Pu family, Pu Shanjun, could not see the cause and effect of Luo Dacheng's encounter with Fang Qing. He could only see that this person had been collecting blood essence for the Luo family and had just met Li Rulong!
"He...is in Tianshui! What? There's actually a wisp of 'Great Sun Purple Qi'?"
Pu Shan Jun's face showed a hint of greed, and his figure disappeared in an instant.
……
Tianshui, Luo family.
A streak of fire fell from the sky and arrived in an instant.
Pu Shan Jun's figure suddenly appeared in front of Luo Family Patriarch and the others.
The moment he landed, the other cultivators in the Luo family mansion froze, as if they were wax figures.
"Master Pu?"
The Luo family patriarch recognized Pu Shanjun and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "It was all that junior's fault. My Luo family has nothing to do with this..."
Pu Shan Jun smiled gently and reassured them, "Don't worry, I will search their souls one by one and not miss a single one. After all, it is the 'Great Sun Purple Qi,' and the world no longer allows any pure Great Sun lineage. The remnants of the sun, we will kill the innocent and let the guilty go free..."
Two sparks appeared in his eyes, piercing straight into the body of the Luo family patriarch.
Then, all of the Luo family patriarch's memories from birth to the present appeared before him in perfect detail.
Pu Shan Jun calmly took the jade bottle from the Luo family patriarch, and upon opening it, he saw a dazzling purple light.
But then he suddenly frowned: "Empty? No... This place definitely contained 'Great Sun Purple Qi.' The aura has a causal link; it can't be wrong. Where is the substance?"
Pu Shanjun looked at Luo Dacheng, who was lying on the ground, and two sparks appeared.
"Damn... this place is really tough. The moment the 'Great Sun Purple Qi' appeared, the Purple Mansion immediately started investigating... to wipe out all the orthodox Great Sun cultivators?"
"Could it be that the reason I caught the attention of that slovenly Taoist priest last time was because he asked for the Great Sun Technique right away?"
On Jade Island, Fang Qing witnessed this scene and immediately activated the "Great Sun Initiation Secret Technique," ending Luo Dacheng's life.
Pu Shanjun frowned as he stared at Luo Dacheng, who had suddenly lost all life. "Soul scattered? He died so cleanly... This seems a bit like a technique from the Secret Domain?"
Then, he suddenly did some quick calculations: "Li Rulong... escaped! This place is a trap? Did they lure me here specifically? Heh, I've been played?... How dare they! How dare they!"
When the Purple Mansion was enraged, the heavens moved in its wake! All around, whether flowers, trees, springs, clear pools, or even cultivators, they all suddenly burst into flames without any wind, turning to ashes!
Even the Dao Foundation Ancestor of the Luo family was the same.
This is the power of the 'Ember Flame'!
For a cultivator in the Purple Mansion realm, venting their anger by killing a few Foundation Establishment cultivators is no different from killing chickens or dogs.
Pu Shan Jun was furious that he had been deceived, and that wiping out the Luo family was nothing to him.
A moment later, a burst of flame shot into the sky.
Amidst the blazing light, Pu Shan Jun toyed with the jade bottle still imbued with the aura of the 'Great Sun Purple Qi,' a playful smile curling at the corner of his lips…
……
Jade Island.
When Luo Dacheng died, Fang Qing lost the right to broadcast the live event.
He did not go to ancient Shu immediately, but instead decided to lie low for a while.
"I don't know how Li Rulong plans to moisten... but I've done the best I can to draw away a Purple Mansion for him."
"That's what you call doing your best and leaving the rest to fate... Now it's up to destiny."
"As for the outcome? It will definitely spread like wildfire throughout Sichuan. Wait a few months or even a few years, and you'll find out clearly by asking around in the markets..."
"And the Luo family..."
Fang Qing let out a long breath: "Even if the frame-up fails this time, there will be another time... even when I reach the Dao Foundation stage or the Purple Mansion stage."
"But... in that desolate place of Ancient Shu, it's really too difficult for rogue cultivators to make a name for themselves. All the cultivation techniques are traps, and all the high-level True Qi are being watched."
"Even if you go a little too far, every little thing you do could attract the attention of the higher cultivators... You might even encounter a Purple Mansion being fried with fish."
"It's only because it's me. If it were any other cultivator, they would have died countless times."
"Hopefully, things will calm down in the ancient Shu region after this."
"I've also spent a few years consolidating my abilities on Jade Island, planning to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage through Qi Refining..."