Slaying Foundation Establishment Stage with a Sword

Great King West Rat saw that Lu Qingshan was ignoring him, swallowed, and continued, "I saw that the demonic beast looked ferocious and terrifying, and I got scared. Just as I was about to slip away, someone came in.

A male cultivator with a very sleazy appearance entered, holding a spirit beast bag, and actually collected the demonic beast from the blood pool.

I figured since the beast was taken away by that cultivator, I'd take the chance to sneak into the blood pool and steal some more red spirit pearls. The last time I ate one, I ended up like this. If I eat more this time, maybe I can shapeshift.

But who knew that the blood pool was covered by a transparent veil, which not only blocked the smell of the blood pool but also prevented me from entering, so I had to come back to find you."

So, he couldn't steal anymore and came back to find me for a solution.

Lu Qingshan understood.

"You're quite bold. A little demon who hasn't cultivated any cultivation methods dares to sneak into a cultivator's house. Aren't you afraid of being caught?" Lu Qingshan clicked his tongue in surprise.

Great King West Rat had always given him the impression of being timid as a mouse.

Great King West Rat was a little embarrassed and stammered, "Ever since I swallowed the spirit pearls from the blood pool, I feel like something dormant inside me has been awakening.

Then I keep gaining new abilities because of it. The other day, I seemed to have awakened another new ability, which is why I dared to..."

"Oh?" Lu Qingshan couldn't help but become a little interested.

He had thought that Great King West Rat's Illusion Rat bloodline had completely awakened.

But according to Great King West Rat, it was still continuously gaining new abilities, which meant its Illusion Rat bloodline had not fully recovered and still had great potential.

Lu Qingshan used the Heavenly Eye Technique on Great King West Rat again.

As expected, he found a brand new skill in its attribute panel.

[Stealth]: Innate Skill.

Enter rooms stealthily, without a sound. After activating this skill, unless actively attacking, all traces will disappear, making it difficult to be detected.

Cooldown: 3 days.

Stealth, one of the most peculiar innate skills that the Illusion Rat clan could master.

It was also a very practical skill.

Illusion Rats with the [Stealth] innate skill were elusive. Whether for tracking and assassination or for stealing classified information, they were invincible.

He didn't expect Great King West Rat to awaken this skill.

This seemed to be a lucky rat.

Lu Qingshan murmured.

"Are there any other cultivators in that residence?" Lu Qingshan asked.

He was actually quite interested in probing the depths of this Ku Mansion and might even gain some unexpected rewards.

"Besides that sleazy-looking male cultivator, there are only some mortals." Great King West Rat's tone was a bit strange as if recalling something, "However, after that male cultivator took the demonic beast out last night, he never returned."

Lu Qingshan pondered for a long time and said, "Take me to that residence."

Today was the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month.

The Underworld cultivators should have all mobilized and begun their long-planned actions.

The fact that the sleazy-looking male cultivator mentioned by Great King West Rat had gone out and had not returned yet was evidence of this.

Taking advantage of the boss being away to steal some chickens.

Players were particularly good at stealing chickens.

As a top player, Lu Qingshan was no exception—his [Innate Sword Seed] was obtained by stealing chickens.

This could even be called the most successful chicken-stealing in the history of the game "Nine Heavens."

It was a shame he didn't get to show it off on the forums before arriving in the game world.

Otherwise, it would have made those unlucky players extremely envious.

Lu Qingshan felt a bit regretful.

Led by Great King West Rat, Lu Qingshan quickly arrived at the Ku Mansion.

It was a huge mansion covering an area of several acres.

On the black lacquered main gate of the mansion, a plaque with the words "Ku Mansion" was hung.

Beneath the plaque, there were even two burly men in tight-fitting clothes standing on either side, seemingly guards of the Ku Mansion.

Lu Qingshan's expression twitched slightly.

This Demon Cultivator was quite bold. Most people from the Underworld acted as low-key as possible.

For example, Blood Corpse True Person not only chose a very remote location for his courtyard but also lived alone in the vast mansion.

However, the owner of this Ku Mansion had purchased such a large property in the most prosperous area of Yuanshan City.

But thinking about it carefully, it also had a kind of reverse psychology to it.

Lu Qingshan circled to the back of the Ku Mansion, circulated the spiritual energy within his body, and directly scaled the wall into the backyard of the Ku Mansion.

The backyard of the Ku Mansion was quite a large garden, filled with many strange flowers, plants, and medicinal herbs.

A refreshing fragrance wafted towards him.

Lu Qingshan couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Huh?!" Lu Qingshan let out a soft exclamation.

"What's wrong?" Great King West Rat asked cautiously.

Lu Qingshan's expression was odd. He shook his head and gestured, "Nothing."

The flowers and plants here actually had aphrodisiac effects.

Just by smelling the floral scent for a moment, he felt a slight heat rising within his body.

Fortunately, it was just a mundane substance.

Lu Qingshan circulated the spiritual energy within his body. A cool sensation surged from his dantian, coursing through his meridians before completing a circuit.

The heat immediately dissipated.

Lu Qingshan held his breath, not daring to waste any more time. Following Great King West Rat's guidance, he crept deeper into the mansion.

The Ku Mansion was surprisingly interesting. It had even arranged for many mortal sentries. While they appeared to be on high alert, to cultivators, they were merely a display.

Lu Qingshan easily bypassed the numerous sentries.

He stopped in front of a three-story building.

This building was guarded by over a dozen people in the vicinity.

Such importance placed on this place, could there be something significant inside?

"What's inside here?" Lu Qingshan asked Great King West Rat.

Great King West Rat hesitated, unsure how to answer.

Seeing this, Lu Qingshan didn't press further. His figure moved as fast as lightning. With a flash, he reached the second floor. With a push of his feet, he silently scaled up to the second floor.

Lu Qingshan pressed himself against the wall of a room on the second floor, peering inside.

He could see that the room was filled with smoke. Lu Qingshan took a sniff and recognized the scent as originating from the same plants in the backyard. It was likely an incense made from aphrodisiac herbs, used to enhance pleasure.

In the center of the room was a large sandalwood bed. A light veil covered the bed, through which he could vaguely see several women lying on it. They were all unclothed, revealing their fair skin and delicate arms, making them quite alluring.

However, Lu Qingshan frowned.

The women on the bed were all breathing weakly, extremely frail.

— Their vital Yin energy had been harvested through the Cultivation Technique of Harvesting Yin. These mortal women were nearing the end of their lives.

No wonder the backyard was planted with aphrodisiac herbs, and no wonder Great King West Rat had looked like he wanted to speak but didn't. So that was what was happening.

The Demon Cultivator here was actually an evil cultivator who practiced the Cultivation Technique of Harvesting Yin.

This building was filled with Cauldron vessels he kept.

Shaking his head, Lu Qingshan headed towards the third floor.

He had already roughly guessed why Wu Yi had come here.

On the third floor, there was also a large bed, but there was only one woman on it.

The woman was lying on her side, her back and buttocks facing Lu Qingshan. Her alluring, slender curves rose and fell like rolling hills, captivating to behold.

As if hearing a sound, the woman stirred slightly, turning over in a somewhat languid posture. She was not wearing any clothes.

It was Wu Yi.

Great King West Rat had clearly noticed that the women in this building were all being harvested and hadn't investigated the third floor further before heading elsewhere.

That was why he hadn't found Wu Yi within the Ku Mansion until now.

The moment Wu Yi turned, Lu Qingshan had already taken out his Peachwood Sword from his storage bag, its tip pointed directly at Wu Yi's throat.

Wu Yi, who had been so alluring just the day before, now had a pale face, with a hint of fading vitality.

— When a woman's Yin energy is harvested, she rapidly ages.

Facing the sword tip at her throat, Wu Yi remained quite calm. She didn't seem bothered by her exposed skin. She sat up slightly, "Who are you?"

"I've seen you." Wu Yi caught sight of Great King West Rat standing on Lu Qingshan's shoulder. Before Lu Qingshan could answer, she suddenly chuckled, "It was at the Great Xia Trading Company. You were with this black rat then. I found it peculiar that a cultivator would keep a black rat by their side, so I do remember you."

"Who is the owner of this place? Weren't you accompanying Blood Corpse True Person? Why have you become a Cauldron vessel being harvested?" Lu Qingshan asked.

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's question, a flicker of emotion suddenly appeared in Wu Yi's previously calm eyes.

"Are you here to kill Cry Soul True Person?"

"Yes, you must be. I haven't heard any sounds, yet you appeared here. You must have bypassed the guards to get here. Your movements are so stealthy, you're either a thief or a bandit. If you were a thief, you would surely avoid me and wouldn't expose yourself so easily."

Lu Qingshan remained noncommittal, "What if I were a lustful thief?"

Wu Yi shook her head, "Heh, impossible. There's no lust in your eyes when you look at me. For a woman like me, I can sense even the slightest hint of desire in a man's gaze. It can't be hidden from me."

A woman's intuition is sometimes more accurate than a cultivator's spiritual sense, especially when it comes to matters between men and women.