Aftermath of Battle!

Chapter 46: After the Battle!

A courtyard in Miao Yin City.

Lu Qingfeng and his siblings gathered in the room.

Lu Qingfeng had a thoughtful expression, Lu Qingshan's face was still flushed with excitement, while Lu Qingyu's face was etched with heartache!

"Big Brother, Number One's arm is broken!"

Lu Qingyu tilted her small head, her face scrunched up.

Over the past six months, Lu Qingyu had been living quite comfortably in Miao Yin City. With proper nutrition, her body had begun to develop, unlike her scrawny appearance in Blackwood Village. She had gained weight and her skin was gradually regaining its fairness.

She was blossoming into a beautiful young lady.

It made sense, really.

Lu Qingfeng and Lu Qingshan were both good-looking, and as their sister, Lu Qingyu was bound to be attractive as well.

Seeing her pouting, Lu Qingfeng ruffled the bangs on Lu Qingyu's forehead and said dotingly, "Once things calm down in the next couple of days, Big Brother will fix Number One for you."

Number One was the second puppet Lu Qingfeng had crafted in reality. Since it was refined by Lu Qingyu, it was named 'Qingyu Type-1'.

Even with the materials collected through the Azure Jade Gate over the past six months, the sheer quantity required to craft a puppet made the process extremely slow.

As a result, Lu Qingfeng had only managed to craft three puppets in half a year.

The other two were refined and controlled by Lu Qingfeng and Lu Qingshan respectively.

The battle outside the city just now had involved the three siblings summoning 'Qingfeng Type-1', 'Qingshan Type-1', and 'Qingyu Type-1' from the depths of Azure Ridge Mountain to ambush the city gates.

The Returning Truth Sect's subsequent plan targeting the siblings was exactly as Lu Qingfeng had predicted.

First, they launched a preemptive strike to cut off the siblings' source of income. Then, they specifically transferred Zhang Chong to Miao Yin City to provoke Lu Qingshan, and subsequently had Zhang Chong leave the city overnight!

All these actions were aimed at luring out Lu Qingshan or the Lu siblings, or perhaps those behind them!

Since that was the case, Lu Qingfeng decided to play along and directly summoned the Truth Destroyer Type-1. In the game's fifty to sixty years, Lu Qingfeng had already honed his proficiency in crafting the Truth Destroyer Type-1 to the highest level.

Crafting a Truth Destroyer Type-1 now took less than five days, and the material cost had decreased from three sets of materials per puppet to just over one set.

Then.

Lu Qingfeng began crafting in reality.

He first acquired a blacksmith shop and spent a month consuming all the materials he had collected through the Azure Jade Gate over the past six months, crafting three Truth Destroyer Type-1 puppets. After that, he sequentially crafted several sets of Talisman Artifacts.

These sets of Talisman Artifacts were for each of the three siblings, including the Black Iron Flying Shield, Cloud Stepping Boots, Formless Needle, and Golden Cicada Mother-Child Blades. These were all Second Grade Talisman Artifacts, made from common materials.

Additionally, he crafted matching Second Grade Talisman Artifacts, the Sun Piercing Bow, for the three puppets.

The refinement methods for these Talisman Artifacts had been enhanced by Lu Qingfeng, so even though they were Second Grade, their power rivaled that of Fourth Grade Talisman Artifacts.

Tonight.

The Sun Piercing Bow had shown its might, killing dozens of Returning Truth Sect disciples!

'Qingshan Type-1', the only one equipped with the Formless Needle and Golden Cicada Mother-Child Blades, had even slain a Hall Chief of the Returning Truth Sect in close combat!

It was incredibly satisfying!

"Did you see who attacked?" After agreeing to repair 'Qingyu Type-1' for Qingyu, Lu Qingfeng asked.

"It was an ugly person!"

Lu Qingyu recalled, a look of disgust on her face. "That person's face was covered in green fur, it was disgusting. He emerged from underground, and Number One was caught off guard, which is how his arm was torn off. Fortunately, I reacted quickly and had Number One grab its arm and escape!"

"Ugly person, green fur."

Lu Qingfeng pondered the various experts of the Returning Truth Sect he had inquired about recently but found no record of such a person.

Based on Qingyu's description, this person's strength surpassed even Zhao Zhou's. He must be a hidden expert from the Returning Truth Sect, sent out this time to ensure success.

Yet, they had still managed to kill so many of their disciples, and even Zhao Zhou had died outside the city.

"Don't go out for the next few days. The Returning Truth Sect suffered such a significant loss; they will definitely have a next move. The puppets are hidden in the depths of Azure Ridge Mountain, and unless absolutely necessary, don't disturb them. We don't have Spirit Stones, so we can only rely on the puppets to absorb the ambient Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth to accumulate it slowly. A full-power battle consumes a lot; this is something you must keep in mind!"

The Truth Destroyer Type-1 was powerful in combat, but its consumption was also high.

In the barren Guangyuan Prefecture, there was no news of Spirit Stones. For the puppets to move, they could only rely on the spirit gathering formations within the Spirit Pivot Formation to gather Spiritual Energy and then compress and accumulate it.

It took about five days to fully charge the Spiritual Energy.

And with fully charged Spiritual Energy, they could only sustain combat for two hours. This was one of the main reasons Lu Qingfeng immediately ordered Qingshan and Qingyu to command the puppets to retreat the moment he discovered an even stronger opponent from the Returning Truth Sect appearing.

At this critical juncture, Lu Qingfeng had to caution them.

Especially Lu Qingyu.

Qingyu was playful, and the Truth Destroyer Type-1 was so novel that she couldn't help but control it and wander around Azure Ridge Mountain.

"Understood."

Lu Qingyu nodded, indicating she understood the gravity of the situation.

After giving his instructions.

Let Lu Qingshan and Lu Qingyu stay in his room overnight. He then summoned the Skylark Bird to guard the courtyard. Lu Qingfeng lay down and logged into Primordial Chaos.

Outside Miao Yin City!

"They got away!"

Zuo Xiao looked around, seeing no movement, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Facing such an archery master in the pitch-black jungle, he was just a sitting duck. If the enemy hadn't retreated on their own, Zuo Xiao really wouldn't have known what to do.

Beside him, Luo Junxia's face was grim. He sniffed the thick scent of blood and said sinisterly, "Such powerful archery and movement techniques. These people are definitely not ordinary. We must investigate their backgrounds thoroughly!"

"It has something to do with the three siblings in Miao Yin City. Their primary target was Zhang Chong." Zuo Xiao was still guarding the surroundings, then ordered his disciples to spread out and collect the bodies on the ground, taking a headcount.

He then looked at Luo Junxia and asked tentatively, "Brother Luo, the one who intervened just now was—"

"I don't know about this matter either. It should be my master's doing." Luo Junxia looked west and said respectfully.

"Sect Master!"

Zuo Xiao immediately fell silent and stopped asking.

Suddenly, Zuo Xiao asked curiously, "The enemy has retreated, why don't I see Brother Zhao return?"

Before he finished speaking, a terrified voice suddenly rang out from deep within the forest—

"Chief Zhao is dead!"

The next morning.

The sky over Miao Yin City dawned as usual, but some people noticed a subtle atmosphere had settled in.

As noon approached, a piece of news struck Miao Yin City like a bolt from the blue, shaking the entire city!

"Zhao Zhou of the Returning Truth Sect's 'Lifeless Blade' is dead?!"

"How is this possible! Zhao Zhou is not only the Hall Master of the Returning Truth Sect's Punishment Hall, but also a renowned expert of the True Qi Stage. How could—"

"The news is correct! It happened in Azure Ridge Mountain outside Miao Yin City. I heard that Zuo Xiao, the Hall Master of the Returning Truth Sect's Life Execution Hall, and Elder Luo Junxia rushed to Miao Yin City early this morning."

"This matter has escalated!"

The battle outside Miao Yin City last night could not be concealed. Dozens of disciples died, and a Chief was killed. The Returning Truth Sect urgently needed an explanation to regain face and reassert its authority!