"We'd better hope they don't seek revenge. Otherwise, killing this few people won't be enough to appease the hatred in my heart."
As he spoke, Lu Yuan didn't take the Immortal Dao Lineage seriously at all.
Qing Wuji smiled. "That really is your personality. However, you aren't afraid of retaliation, but what about your Lu Clan members? After all, they're only collateral members, not direct descendants, much less the clan's main branch."
Lu Yuan shook his head. "I'll bear the greatest danger for them. If they can't even withstand a little turmoil, they don't deserve to be Lu Clan members. Only after experiencing blood and fire can one forge an unyielding will."
"You're still as extreme as ever." Qing Wuji said this with a sigh.
Among the many supreme prodigies of the Dark Continent, he was one of those who had a fairly good relationship with Lu Yuan. He also understood Lu Yuan's personality quite well.
Toward those who stood on his side, Lu Yuan was gentle, generous, and considerate.
Toward those who opposed him, he was overbearing and tyrannical, completely unreasonable.
Aside from that, Qing Wuji's greatest impression of Lu Yuan was that he was extreme.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Have you looked at the list?" Qing Wuji asked.
Lu Yuan shook his head. "Not yet."
Qing Wuji frowned.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the list?" Lu Yuan asked.
Qing Wuji took a deep breath. "There is a problem. A major one. Several monstrous prodigies have appeared on the other continents, and they're almost no weaker than you. If you haven't looked at the list, try to find time to do so. Moreover, one of those prodigies has quite a connection with you."
"Quite a connection with me?" Lu Yuan raised his brows. As if he had thought of something, he suddenly asked, "The Nangong Family?"
Lu Yuan's mother was named Nangong Muyue.
Qing Wuji smiled faintly. "That's right. It's the family your mother belongs to."
"And what of it? If they become my enemies, I won't show mercy either. Don't worry. I'll fulfill what I promised the Qingling Star Travel."
Qing Wuji smiled. "That's for the best. Also, you may have forgotten that since the Qingling Star Travel agreed to protect the Lu Clan, we can certainly do so. You can act as boldly as you wish. As long as the Lu Clan doesn't deploy combatants above the Heavenly Venerable level, no Heavenly Venerable will dare to attack the Lu Clan."
"Of course, that only applies within the Qingling Supreme Domain. If you go outside, there's nothing we can do."
Lu Yuan nodded. "Thanks."
Qing Wuji smiled faintly. "It's only right. By the way, the time has more or less been set. It'll be five days from now. Try to deal with everything within these five days."
With that, Qing Wuji disappeared from the room.
Lu Yuan gazed outside, his eyes distant, as if he were thinking about something.
The next moment.
Lu Yuan also vanished from the room.
Qingling City.
The Blissful Heavenly Palace's headquarters.
It was a luxurious pavilion. From the outside, it appeared to have only nine floors, but it contained the universe within and housed a Lesser World.
In the city, nearly every building and every room presented more or less the same sight.
Lesser Worlds and Lesser Secret Realms had long since ceased to be rare.
Even world planes like the Tianxiao Continent were merely toys in the hands of great powers.
At that moment, on the top floor of the pavilion.
An old man in gray robes sat before a broad redwood table. Two people stood in front of him.
One of them was reporting, delight evident in his voice.
"My lord, both of those mines are high-quality mines. In this one month alone, we've extracted three million Star Source Crystals."
The old man in gray robes nodded lightly, but there was no joy on his face. Instead, he looked worried as he turned toward the other person.
"How is the investigation going?"
That person replied, "It's been confirmed. All the Lu Clan's collateral members have already been brought back and placed under the protection of the Qingling Star Travel. They've even spread word that no one above the Heavenly Venerable level is allowed to attack the Lu Clan. Those below the Heavenly Venerable level are also forbidden from acting unless the Lu Clan provokes them first."
"Additionally, the other piece of news is true as well. The Lu Clan's Qilin Son, Lu Yuan, has indeed returned, and he's currently in a manor outside Qingling City."
Upon hearing these two pieces of news.
The old man in gray robes was struck as if by lightning, and his face turned even paler.
The other person asked in confusion, "My lord, you seem very worried. Are you afraid that the Lu Clan will take those two mines back?"
Hearing this, the old man in gray robes looked at him as if he were an idiot. "Are you truly stupid, or are you pretending? Is that what I'm worried about? I'm worried about our lives!"
The old man in gray robes collapsed weakly onto the table and said, "The Qingling Star Travel is protecting the Lu Clan and has established two rules. With those two rules in place, Lu Yuan can act as recklessly as he wishes, and no one can punish him. To put it bluntly, within the Qingling Domain, one Lu Yuan carries more deterrence than ten Immortal Dao Lineages!"
"Moreover, Lu Yuan is domineering by nature. If he finds out that we forcibly occupied the Lu Clan's mines, what do you think he'll do?"
"Let me tell you, having the mines taken back will be a minor matter. What I'm afraid of is that Lu Yuan won't be willing to let the matter end there. Even if he kills us and destroys this headquarters, no one can punish him."
At this point, the old man hurriedly stood up and ordered, "Quick, send word to Lu Yuan at once. Tell him that we're willing to return the mines and include five million Star Source Crystals as compensation. As for the Heavenly Palace, I'll explain it to them. I'll bear all responsibility when the time comes."
The moment the old man finished speaking.
A cold voice rang out in the room.
"If I'd heard those words an hour ago, I might have spared your life. What a pity. The opportunity vanished in an instant, and you failed to seize it."
"Who?"
The two people before the old man in gray robes hurriedly looked around.
The old man in gray robes himself had already gone pale, his hands and feet limp.
The next moment.
Lu Yuan appeared out of thin air in the room. The moment he appeared, he released his full aura without the slightest restraint, his entire body shrouded in terrifying killing intent.
Upon seeing Lu Yuan, the old man stammered, "Lu Yuan, everything can be negotiated. If five million isn't enough, how about ten million? If that still won't do, twenty million. That's already the greatest authority I have."
"If I kill you, everything you promised will still be mine." Lu Yuan's voice was icy.
The next instant, a flash of cold light streaked past.
Three heads soared into the sky.
A quarter of an hour later.
The nine-story pavilion collapsed. Of the 3,400 people stationed at the Blissful Heavenly Palace's headquarters, not one survived.
At the same time, three places in Qingling City erupted into battle, with cries of slaughter shaking the heavens.
Another hour later, Lu Yuan returned to the manor.
From that point onward, the six assets the Lu Clan had lost returned to the Lu Clan's embrace, and they had grown considerably in the process.
Soon.
Lu Changming came to see Lu Yuan with the battle results after completing the tally.
"Brother Yuan, the results are out."
"This time, we not only reclaimed all our assets, but also gained fourteen additional assets. In addition, after the destruction of the Three Great Families, the Blissful Heavenly Palace, and the Heavenly Pill Hall, we obtained a total of 370 million Star Source Crystals. The other resources add up to nearly 400 million Star Source Crystals. We also acquired more than 170 land deeds, with even the smallest area covering 100,000 mu, as well as seven Lesser Worlds and Lesser Secret Realms."
"With all these things, the more than 200,000 members of our Lu Clan will practically never have to worry about resources again."
Lu Changming was brimming with excitement, his eyes filled with anticipation for the future.
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