Vajra Body! Passive Triggered!

In Ling Bo and Lu Jiuyuan's eyes, Xiao Tie simply pressed his hand down. In an instant, the Physique Testing Stone began to shake without end, and moments later, it erupted with a radiant glow.

Within that glow, they could vaguely make out three large characters.

Vajra Body!

The moment Ling Bo saw the words Vajra Body, he was thunderstruck.

"It's actually the Vajra Body! Even among Heavenly Grade Physiques, it ranks among the very best."

"Ling Bo, you know about the Vajra Body?"

Lu Jiuyuan asked in surprise, while Ling Bo looked at him as though he were an idiot.

He then took a thick book from his storage ring and tossed it into Lu Jiuyuan's hands. Four striking words were written on its cover.

Compendium of Physiques!

Meanwhile, Ling Bo began talking to himself. "Legend has it that the Vajra Body is a Heavenly Grade Physique born for body refinement. If cultivated to its pinnacle, it can even survive the Mahayana Immortal Tribulation and become a Human Immortal."

Of course, if the Vajra Body was cultivated properly, its lowest possible achievement would still be that of a Body Integration Realm powerhouse. At this thought, Ling Bo's gaze toward Xiao Tie became scorching hot.

With such a genius before him, if he did not build ties now, then when would he?

As the radiant glow faded, Xiao Tie was still standing there dumbly. Ling Bo was the first to rush before him, but before he could react, he saw a young man appear in front of Xiao Tie. He froze on the spot.

Xiao Tie had clearly been startled by the young man's sudden appearance as well, but the young man paid no mind to it.

"Little friend, I am Daoist Sifang, a genuine Void Refining Stage cultivator. I wish to recommend you to the Overlord Sect. What do you think?"

The young man was Daoist Sifang, a guest elder of Yuanwu Kingdom and a Peak Void Refining powerhouse. However, Xiao Tie clearly had no idea what level the Void Refining Stage represented, so he cast a pleading look toward Lu Jiuyuan.

As the former Young Master of a Golden Core Family, Lu Jiuyuan naturally knew just how terrifying a Void Refining Stage expert was. He hurriedly said, "Xiao Tie, agree to it. This will bring you nothing but benefits!"

Lu Jiuyuan had also heard of the Overlord Sect. It was a force that did not lose to Yuanwu Kingdom in the slightest. If Yuanwu Kingdom had a body-refinement powerhouse, Daoist Sifang would likely have wanted to keep Xiao Tie behind.

After all, Xiao Tie's future achievements would be no lower than the Body Integration Realm.

But considering Yuanwu Kingdom's current circumstances, it would be better to let the Overlord Sect owe Yuanwu Kingdom a favor. With the two major powers joining hands, Yuanwu Kingdom's pressure would lessen considerably.

Only after Lu Jiuyuan spoke did Xiao Tie agree. Yet before doing so, he remembered something and hurriedly asked, "If I join this Overlord Sect, can I bring my younger brother and sister with me?"

"Given your talent, bringing along your family is no difficult matter."

Only then did Xiao Tie completely set his mind at ease. He looked at Lu Jiuyuan and smiled. "Brother Lu, why don't you try too?"

Seeing that Xiao Tie had succeeded in the test, perhaps he himself also possessed some special physique? The thought made Lu Jiuyuan's heart itch, and he walked to the Physique Testing Stone and pressed his hand against it.

Unfortunately, the Physique Testing Stone showed no reaction at all.

"Enough. Although you cannot cultivate immortality, that does not mean you cannot practice martial arts. At the pinnacle of martial cultivation, one can still contend with immortals."

Ling Bo comforted him, since Lu Jiuyuan appeared to have a close relationship with Xiao Tie.

"Contend with immortals? How powerful an immortal?"

"An immortal of the Foundation Establishment Realm!"

After bidding Lu Jiuyuan farewell, Xiao Tie left with Daoist Sifang. Xiao Tie's original name was Ling Tie, and he had a younger brother and sister. When he left, he brought the two of them along.

Watching Xiao Tie depart, Lu Jiuyuan could not help but sigh.

"Ah, Xiao Tie, you've found your Path of Longevity. I just wonder where mine is."

Lu Jiuyuan sighed, but he quickly recalled his passive ability: provoking enemies would generate a background stronger than theirs. He wondered whether his background could someday defy the heavens and change his fate.

Now that the Princess's Mansion was backing him, provoking enemies would at least not get him killed immediately. He could consider summoning a more powerful backer.

Meanwhile, outside, the Chen Family had already received the news.

"Damn it, that bastard Lu Jiuyuan was actually taken away by people from the Princess's Mansion."

Chen Feng, the Chen Family's Young Master, continuously smashed the furnishings in his room to vent his fury. Yet he had no good solution at the moment. The Chen Family could not afford to offend the Princess's Mansion; even a single servant they sent could wipe out the Chen Family.

"But Lu Jiuyuan, we already crippled your foundation. What kind of waves can you possibly stir up now?"

Only after thinking this did Chen Feng let out a breath of relief. Back when the Lu Family still existed, he had always been suppressed beneath Lu Jiuyuan. Lu Jiuyuan had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm at the age of twenty, while he had merely broken through five years later—yet the people of Qingfeng Town had mocked him endlessly for it.

What Lu Jiuyuan did not realize was that his passive ability had already been triggered without him noticing.

At the former site of the Lu Family, the Lu Family had long since been utterly destroyed by the Chen Family because of that day's events. Only the Lu Family's ruins remained.

"Who was it? Who destroyed my Lu Family?!"

An old man stood before the ruins, his face filled with rage. The aura of the Nascent Soul Realm burst forth from his body, and the enormous disturbance drew the attention of everyone in Qingfeng Town.

"That direction... is that the Lu Family?"

"Wasn't the Lu Family already destroyed by the Chen Family?"

"This aura... it's the Nascent Soul Realm!"

That night, the entire Qingfeng Town was shaken by the old man's aura. Within the Chen Family, Chen Lei, the Chen Family head, looked into the distance. As a Golden Core Stage cultivator, he could naturally sense that it was the aura of the Nascent Soul Realm.

"A powerhouse like this can only be befriended, never offended!"

Chen Lei thought to himself. He then intended to head toward the source of the aura and make the acquaintance of that great figure, but what Chen Lei did not realize was that the aura had come from the Lu Family ruins!