Qingfeng Town Is About to Change

Qingfeng Town Is About to Change

Looking at their Eldest Senior Brother's miserable death, Su Jinyao and Chu Lingyue went pale, their eyes filled with shock.

Even if his weak point had been eliminated, even if he had fought by trading wound for wound, defeating Eldest Senior Brother in a single blow was not something someone in the Late Qi Condensation Stage could do, was it? Could it be...

Their hearts trembled in horror. Had he already reached the peak of Qi Condensation?

At that moment, Chu Lu withdrew his foot. His face suddenly paled, and he swayed unsteadily, clearly having suffered considerable damage from that earlier strike.

But Chu Lu silently circulated the Six Qi Palace Breaking Method. Metal-element spiritual power with potent healing effects flowed through his body, and his complexion swiftly recovered.

The two were startled once more at the sight.

Although the Seven Profound Sect was also famed for healing and possessed the Dripping Dew Art, Qingfeng Town's finest healing cultivation method, it could not achieve such visibly rapid recovery.

Even if the former Sect Leader of the Foundation Establishment Realm were brought back to life and went all out, he could not achieve even half that effect.

The two immediately understood.

Either Chu Lu was not using the Dripping Dew Art, but some even more formidable cultivation method, or his talent had already exceeded anything they could imagine.

And either possibility proved that Chu Lu was no ordinary person.

Su Jinyao and Chu Lingyue could only laugh bitterly to themselves. They had mocked Chu Lu for being reckless and foolish, called him a grasshopper that would not survive the autumn, and thought they could easily manipulate him. Yet it turned out that they themselves were the fools.

They thought, No wonder Chu Lu dared to strike directly. He had something to rely on all along.

By then, Chu Lu had regulated his internal breath. He turned to look at them.

The two shuddered and dropped to their knees without hesitation.

Su Jinyao begged, "Sect Leader, spare my life! Yao'er was bewitched by Eldest Senior Brother and only acted foolishly in a moment of confusion."

Chu Lingyue added, "I was a dog looking down on people. I failed to recognize Mount Tai when it stood before me. I submit. Sect Leader, I am completely convinced. From now on, I will be your loyal hound, serving you like a horse before the saddle and a man after it. Whatever you ask of me, I will never refuse."

Chu Lu looked at them without hesitation, then struck out with two merciless palms, killing them both.

Looking at the two corpses collapsing limply to the ground, it would have been impossible for Chu Lu to say he felt no regret at all.

What was the greatest benefit of being Sect Leader? Aside from gaining access to more resources, it was naturally the pleasure of being served. Whenever something happened, all he had to do was open his mouth, and someone would willingly handle it. What a wonderful feeling that was.

But now, he had killed every capable disciple. If anything happened in the future, Chu Lu would have to do everything himself.

Still, these two had rebellion written into their bones. He had no choice but to kill them.

Even with Eldest Senior Brother dead, they might behave themselves for a while. But after some time, if they broke through as well, or if an outside force made a move, they would definitely be the first to turn against him.

So killing them was less trouble.

Yet after killing the three of them, the worry in Chu Lu's heart only grew heavier.

Because he knew Ling Yifeng had been right. The Seven Profound Sect was currently at its weakest, and other sects could move against them at any time to swallow them whole.

"Strength. In the end, strength is what matters." Chu Lu hurried outside. "I have to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm as soon as possible. Mm. For the next few days, I won't do anything else. I'll remain in seclusion and cultivate!"

He went straight to the sect's treasure vault, swept up every pill his master had accumulated over the years, swallowed them one after another, and attempted to break through the final barrier.

Seven days later, at the Seven Profound Sect.

In his bedroom, Chu Lu opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them.

He had successfully broken through.

A trace of emotion appeared on his face. Back then, to reach the middle stage of Qi Condensation, he had trained day and night and spent several years before advancing. Yet now, in barely more than ten days, he had gone from the middle stage of Qi Condensation to the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

Foundation Establishment in particular required the slow grinding of water through stone. Breaking through realms required the right opportunity even more.

There were countless people who had been stuck at a bottleneck for decades without advancing an inch.

Someone like him, who had broken through so easily in only a few days, was exceedingly rare.

Still, Chu Lu knew his talent was nothing remarkable. The reason everything had gone so smoothly was probably because the Six Qi Palace Breaking Method was simply too exceptional.

And because his breakthrough had gone so smoothly, Chu Lu began to entertain other thoughts.

Perhaps he did not need to remain at the stage of merely defending his home. Perhaps he could go even further. After all, there was still a pile of Foundation Establishment cultivation methods in the Chat Group waiting to be transcoded for him to cultivate.

Like shopping for vegetables at a market, Chu Lu picked through the list before finally choosing a Foundation Establishment cultivation method called the Illusory Concealment Art. This method could hide one's aura and body.

According to the method's description, once mastered, cultivators of the same realm would be utterly unable to detect him. It could be said to be a cultivation method born specifically for ambushing and killing.

Chu Lu buried himself in training, but the Illusory Concealment Art was quite profound. Although he sought Luo Qingdie's guidance in the Chat Group, it had gone through transcoding after all, so the results were mediocre. After several days of practice, he could only barely use it, and five out of ten attempts still failed.

Just as he was preparing to continue practicing, an argument suddenly erupted outside.

"I want to see your Sect Leader!"

"What do you mean, I can't see him? I have urgent business. Can you afford to bear the consequences if you delay me?!"

Chu Lu frowned slightly and went out to investigate.

When he stepped outside, he saw a burly man making a loud commotion while the Seven Profound Sect disciples were angry but dared not speak.

"Don't make it look like I've come here to harm you!"

"If I don't see him today, the ones who'll suffer will be you!"

The man shouted loudly.

Chu Lu recognized the man. He was the eldest son of the Iron Fist Sect's Sect Leader—Tie Lingfeng.

"Brother Tie, what brings you here?" Chu Lu walked over and asked.

Tie Lingfeng looked at him. "It's you. Perfect timing. I want to see your Sect Leader, but I don't know what's wrong with your junior brothers—they simply refuse to let me meet him."

"The Sect Leader has important matters to attend to and is temporarily unable to receive visitors. Brother Tie, if there's anything you need, you can entrust me to pass it on," Chu Lu said.

Tie Lingfeng's expression did not change, but a trace of amusement appeared in his eyes. "This matter is extremely important. My father repeatedly instructed me that I must tell your Sect Leader in person. If I leave it to you, Brother Chu, and something goes wrong, can you bear the responsibility?"

"Just say it. Brother Tie need not worry," Chu Lu said.

Tie Lingfeng immediately raised a brow, as though he understood something. "In that case, I won't force the issue. Five days from now, my father invites the leaders of all the major sects to the Iron Fist Sect to discuss the matter of redrawing the territorial boundaries of Qingfeng Town."

Chu Lu frowned. "What does that mean?"

"We cultivators honor strength above all else; everything is decided by power. However great one's strength, that is how much land one should occupy. That is only natural," Tie Lingfeng said. "And shifts in the strength of various sects are inevitable. If we continue following the old rules, absurd situations will arise where the weak instead possess larger territories. Therefore, a redistribution is necessary."

Chu Lu said, "It does make sense, but why have I never heard of such a thing before?"

Tie Lingfeng smiled faintly, his words carrying another meaning. "After all, there has never been such a great shift in strength before."

Chu Lu narrowed his eyes. With things said this plainly, how could he fail to understand what the other man meant?

—Have they already noticed the changes within the sect? Well, it has been so many days already.

"I understand. I will report this matter to the Sect Leader. We will certainly arrive on time," Chu Lu said.

"Then we shall respectfully await your Sect Leader's arrival."

After bidding farewell, Tie Lingfeng left.

Chu Lu hurried back, intending to continue practicing the Illusory Concealment Art and raise his success rate a little further within these five days.

Just then, he received a message from the Chat Group.

Xu Liniang: "Chu Lu, um... can you come to my world like you did with Xiao Luo's? I have something I'd like to ask your help with."

Chu Lu: "Sure."

Chu Lu agreed without hesitation. Female-oriented worlds were easy enough; going there was practically like taking a vacation.

If he could trigger a mission, he might even receive generous rewards. There was simply no reason to refuse.

He opened his inventory and was about to activate the World-Crossing Talisman when he discovered a countdown displayed on it.

Chu Lu tried tapping the World-Crossing Talisman again, but the prompt still said it was on cooldown.

Chu Lu was surprised. "This thing has a cooldown?"

Chu Lu mentioned the matter in the Chat Group.

Xu Liniang: "Huh? It has a cooldown too? Then how long before you can come?"

Chu Lu: "More than ten days. Just wait patiently for a while."

Xu Liniang: "I-I'll do my best."

Chu Lu felt puzzled. What trouble had she run into that made her so anxious?

However, he did not ask further. He closed the Chat Group and immediately immersed himself in cultivation.