What Comes Next

As an elder, Li Yuanzhong led everyone in bowing to offer their congratulations, displaying great respect.

Lu Li quickly returned the greeting with clasped hands. "Daoist Priest Master, you are too kind. This successful breakthrough is also thanks to everyone's help."

"Young friend, you are Manifestation True Lord, and you fully deserve this greeting."

Li Yuanzhong insisted on finishing his prayers before getting up.

Zhenyangzi felt the same way, and said with a mixture of emotion and relief:

"Unexpectedly, another True Lord has emerged to suppress [the unrest] in our Divine Continent..."

The significance of "Manifestation True Lord" is truly immense.

Take Lu Li for example. He possesses immense power and can greatly assist others in their cultivation. With a little effort, alchemy and weapon crafting are not difficult tasks for him.

This is equivalent to a nuclear weapon + a scientist + an engineer – a trinity!

Joining any faction will earn you the honor of being welcomed with open arms, even the Five Peaks Immortal Sect is no exception.

With such a figure around, the strength of our side has increased dramatically in all aspects, and many things have to change!

Li Yuanzhong's eyes shone brightly, and he said with a hint of excitement:

"Your breakthrough is unknown to outsiders, young friend. We can easily launch a surprise attack and set a trap to severely Izumo expert!"

"That's right! At the very least, we have to kill a Grandmaster!"

Zhenyangzi gritted his teeth and said excitedly:

"If we're lucky, we might be able to kill 'Aoki Kazuo' or 'Hoshino Naoki,' which would be even better."

"Aoki Kazuo" is the Envoy of Izumo whom I met twice. Hoshino Naoki being ranked alongside him must mean he is also a powerful Spirit Refinement.

Lu Li was naturally very willing to kill such enemies, and even somewhat impatient. "Then how do we lure them into the trap?"

"This is not difficult; you've been gone for several days and you still don't know..."

Li Yuanzhong was about to explain, but he frowned and shut his mouth, then looked up at the sky with everyone else.

But then a long, drawn-out dragon roared, and a blue dragon pierced through the clouds, soaring through the sky.

It is about 80 meters long and has a green mane on its head, which is exactly the image of Shen Siyang.

He stood atop the dragon's head, his hand on its Dragon Horn, his face full of arrogance.

Standing beside him was a stunningly beautiful woman, Pure and Ethereal heaven—none other than Su Qing.

Shen Siyang manifested the Azure Dragon form, carrying his Grandmaster wife, and flew low over the border of Qixia Mountain, his intention to show off his power was obvious.

If it were before, I would have actually fallen for his act.

But now everyone looked casual, and their gazes were somewhat disdainful.

Xia Weiyin sarcastically remarked:

"This scoundrel is showing off and trying to gather power. He's lucky; Lu Li can't reveal his cultivation level yet, otherwise he'll be in for a world of hurt!"

With the population of the Yangtze River basin, it wouldn't be difficult for Shen Siyang to collect 20 million merits by performing a great show while riding the "Green Dragon".

It's roughly 1% of what Lu Li gained from his trip back... Lu Li didn't calculate it precisely, but it's about 1% to 0.5%.

Standing atop the dragon's head, Shen Siyang watched as thousands upon thousands of merits converged, his face beaming with joy.

Su Qing rolled her eyes, feeling it was a waste of time.

She had received 100 million from Lu Li in total, so she really looked down on this small occasion. But as his wife, she couldn't not come, which was really annoying.

When we arrived at the Qixia Mountain area, we looked down and saw the donkey.

Su Qing remained outwardly calm, but inwardly thought: These are turbulent times; the donkey needs to speed things up.

The fairy was unaware that the donkey had already broken through, Shen Siyang was even less aware.

But he didn't dare to go too far. After showing off a little, he flew to the densely populated areas around Suzhou and Hangzhou.

"We can ignore this kid for now; our biggest enemy is still Izumo."

After Qinglong retreated, Li Yuanzhong continued their previous conversation:

"The Jin people are about to retreat to the Changbai Spiritual Realm. Shen Xing wants to kill the Jin Emperor to establish his legitimacy, while the Huashan Sect and Mount Tai Sect also want to seize the Jin people's Spirit Realm. In addition, there People of Izumo have always been scheming... With all these forces gathering outside the pass, it will be perfect for us to take advantage of the situation."

Lu Li naturally remembered that Li Yuanzhong and Zhenyangzi had previously gone to the north to investigate and had been injured.

Li Yuanzhong then said:

"Let them fight over what is orthodoxy and spiritual realm. We'll just take this opportunity to ambush and Izumo faction, and clip their wings."

Even with Lu Li included, the Killing for Benevolence Society three members. Among the many competing forces, they are not considered strong, so they naturally need to focus on their main tasks.

Lu Li agreed, nodding and saying, "The Daoist Priest is right."

At this moment, Zhenyangzi suddenly sneered:

"Those people are making too much noise; they might anger the Dragon Lady of Heavenly Lake, and then they'll be in deep trouble."

"The Dragon Lady of Heavenly Lake?"

Tianchi is a large volcanic lake in the Changbai Mountains, but this is the first time Lu Li, the Dragon Girl, has ever heard of it.

Zhenyangzi explained, "The demon race has disappeared from this realm, but some extremely powerful beings still reside in certain blessed lands. The Dragon Lady of Heavenly Lake is one of them, and her cultivation is equivalent to a human Martial Saint."

Li Yuanzhong slightly and said:

"In the Dragon Girl's eyes, we're just two ant colonies fighting. She doesn't care about us at all, and she's never interfered in human affairs for thousands of years. There's no need to pay attention to us."

"Speaking of which, such a powerful demon could easily traverse the universe with its physical body, what purpose does it have in staying here?"

"Such secrets are probably only known to the Five Peaks Immortal Sect."

After exchanging a few casual words, as darkness fell, Zhenyangzi suddenly said:

"Now that Lu Li has Manifestation, I'll head back to Shanhaiguan first."

Zhenyangzi stayed here to protect Lu Li he grew up. Now that his goal was achieved, he was ready to leave decisively.

Li Yuanzhong cupped his hands in farewell and said, "Let's part ways for now; we'll be there in a few days."

"Alright, I'll just kill a few waves of Devils and provoke them first."

Unbeknownst to him, Zhenyangzi's cold and stern expression softened slightly, and he seemed much more relaxed.

Before leaving, he instructed Lu Li:

"The power of the mind can enhance flying swords, and even the Cultivator himself. This method is crucial, and you must master it as soon as possible."

"I understand."

Lu Li in a fist salute and said loudly, "I also wish you a safe journey and that you kill many more Devils."

"Ha, of course I can."

Zhenyangzi's lips curled into a smile, a rare occurrence on his usually cold face, which surprised Li Yuanzhong and Xia Weiyin.

Li Yuanzhong stroked his beard and smiled, saying:

"Yan'er, you said before that Lu Li had something that could help people achieve a state of Thoughtless Meditation? Now you can give it to your martial uncle."

"Yes, yes, it's called Sitabo Vana."

Xia Weiyin had mentioned this matter, Li Yuanzhong felt that his brother was depressed and unhappy, and feared that something might happen, so he did not agree.

With the addition of a True Lord, their morale soared, and Zhenyangzi's depression eased somewhat—a timely relief indeed!

Upon seeing this, Lu Li immediately transmitted a mental message to Zhenyangzi, which contained the Sitabo Vana.

After receiving the message, Zhenyangzi listened for a moment and immediately understood, nodding repeatedly as he said:

"Music resonates with the brain, touching the heart... Interesting, thanks!"

Having said that, he stepped off the ground and soared into the sky, leaving in a swift and decisive manner.

Li Yuanzhong also took his leave, leaving only the girls in the courtyard.

"I'm a little tired, let's go to bed early."

Lu Li pulled Xiao Cha and Wan Qing back into the house. Xiao Cha pushed his hand away, blushing and muttering:

"I can walk by myself... If you're tired, just go to sleep, honestly..."