Lei Guang, Who Would Kill His Brother to Prove the Dao

Long Xuan originally intended to continue searching for Supreme-grade Spirit Insect, but upon hearing that a large-scale Beast Tide had broken out in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, he dared not linger any longer and had to abandon the plan, teaming up with the two to return home.

The journey back was smooth, and they didn't encounter any more small Beast Tide. After all, with Long Xuan's Eye of Heavenly Secrets, it was difficult to crash headlong into Beast Tide.

The three of them finally returned to the familiar market town without any major incidents.

Upon seeing this market town, the three of them immediately felt as if they had found home. At this moment, they finally felt relieved and let out a long sigh of relief, their tense nerves completely relaxing.

The three exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.

However, their laughter soon faded.

Beast Tide has broken out in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. The number of people returning from the mountains is far more than just their group. The market gate is now packed with people, and everyone is injured and clearly in bad shape, in urgent need of rest and recuperation.

But at this moment, everyone was stopped outside the market by a burly man named Shi Jian. Not only were they not allowed to enter the market, but they were also not allowed to leave.

Hearing the overwhelming shouts and curses from the surrounding Rogue Cultivator cultivators, Long Xuan quickly understood what was going on.

It's simply because Beast Tide is coming, and we urgently need a large number of people.

Resisting the Beast Tide is everyone's responsibility. The powerful clans and their Gu cultivators are simply using this sense of righteousness to organize Rogue Cultivator to fight against the Beast Tide.

Now things are really messed up. They just escaped from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and now they're being forced to fight against Beast Tide. No wonder all the Rogue Cultivator are in a bad mood.

However, these Rogue Cultivator could only dare to be angry but not speak out. Being weak, they had no say and dared not disobey the wishes of the powerful clan's Gu cultivators.

Now, this powerful clan's Gu cultivators are on the side of righteousness. If you dare to resist, they have every reason to deal with you. They can kill and plunder openly without facing moral condemnation. Who would dare to be the first to stick their neck out?

This Gu cultivator named Shi Jian is one of the seven guardians of this market. He is a peak Marrow Cleansing Stage expert, and among all peak Marrow Cleansing Stage Gu cultivators, he is the most powerful. Who would dare to provoke him?

So despite the whispers among the crowd, not a single person dared to stand up and resist.

Finally, Long Xuan bravely raised his hand. Just as Shi Jian grinned maliciously, thinking he had finally found a scapegoat, he heard Long Xuan say, "This junior is Old Long's medicine apprentice, I wonder..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Shi Jian immediately interrupted, "He still owes me five million Spirit Stone and hasn't paid them back. Do you think mentioning him will do any good?"

Shi Jian looked at Long Xuan with a playful expression. "If you think I'll give him face, you've got the wrong idea."

"His face is worthless to me. Not only will I not give him face, but when the Beast Tide comes, I will order you to be the first to rush in," Shi Jian sneered.

Long Xuan's body stiffened. He knew it. He knew it all too well. He must never mention Old Long's name if anything happened outside. Otherwise, it would not only have no effect, but the situation would only get worse.

Is this Old Long surrounded by creditors? It seems like everyone he bumps into is one of them. How does he even manage to get by? Long Xuan is truly astonished.

However, he was already prepared for this, so he wasn't trying to save face for Old Long this time. He already knew that mentioning Old Long outside was pointless.

"Senior, you misunderstand! Old Long instructed me to search for a spirit medicine in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Now that I have found spirit medicine, I urgently need to deliver it to Old Long. I will be right back and will not take long," Long Xuan said carefully.

Upon hearing this, Shi Jian gave him a suspicious look and said, "You can run away, but you can't hide. I doubt you'd dare to run away. Hurry back, I'll wait for you here. By the way, ask him when he's going to return the Spirit Stone to me!"

"Definitely! Certainly! I will definitely convey your words, Senior." After saying this, Long Xuan immediately ran towards Great Stone Village at top speed, not daring to stay there any longer.

There was a reason he came up with that statement; that's where his wisdom lies.

As soon as Long Xuan returned home, he immediately released his Flame Clone to join the main force in fighting the Beast Tide, while he himself hid at home.

Beast Tide are too dangerous; let whoever wants to go, go. He'll just stay home comfortably.

As soon as he got home, he closed the doors and windows tightly, locked them, and sat down in his familiar spot again to start Liver Gu Formula.

He had been quite worried about collecting the nine kinds of Supreme-grade Spirit Insect, but now he was finally free of worry.

This outbreak of a Beast Tide of unprecedented scale will not only kill a large number of Gu cultivators, but also cause the death of countless spirit beasts.

This is his opportunity. As long as enough spirit beasts die, a large amount of animal materials and Spirit Insect will inevitably flow into the market.

Supreme-grade Spirit Insect Supreme-grade Spirit Insect rarely seen under normal circumstances, but during Beast Tide, they may frequently appear on the market.

If he prepares sufficient funds, he may be able to collect all seven remaining Supreme-grade Spirit Insect and the beast king material carrying the aura of a king in this battle.

This fueled his enthusiasm, and he was eager to grind out the Dragon Gu Recipe before the Beast Tide ended.

If you're lacking any materials, take this opportunity to collect them; otherwise, once the Beast Tide is over, it will be difficult to collect those materials again.

While others were fighting to the death outside, Long Xuan hid at home, Liver Gu Formula, completely safe. He was truly cunning.

If those Gu cultivators on the front lines knew there was such a cunning and deceitful person back home, they'd probably be furious.

Just as Long Xuan had predicted, this Gu Recipe was extremely long, making its creation extremely difficult.

In terms of creative difficulty, it surpasses even the Eye of Heavenly Secrets and the Wine Gu. Just figuring out how to balance the power of nine Supreme-grade Spirit Insect gave him a huge headache.

Creating the Dragon Gu Recipe was far more than a year's work.

And so, Long Xuan comfortably hid in his small home, and two months passed quickly.

He was currently in his Medicine Garden, protected by Ice Formation, and no one knew he was there.

He somehow acquired a stone table and a stone chair, and on top of the table and chair, he built a large pavilion, which could be used to shelter from the wind and sun, as well as from the torrential rain.

He was sitting on a stone chair inside the pavilion at that moment.

On the stone table were paper and pens, fine tea, a plate of tea eggs, and a small pot of flowers to refresh the mind.

As for that plate of tea eggs, they were a real treat. The eggs undoubtedly belonged to Chicken Bro; they were the biggest and roundest, brimming with spiritual energy, and extremely nourishing.

The tea leaves used to make the tea eggs were all picked by him from his tea garden. It should be noted that his tea garden had transplanted many fourth-grade tea trees from Di Xin, and fourth-grade tea leaves are considered a luxury item.

Chicken Bro's eggs, brewed with fourth-grade tea leaves, made incredibly fragrant tea eggs. It's no exaggeration to say they were ten times better than the tea eggs from his previous life. In short, he was completely addicted to them.

He sat on the stone chair, Liver Gu Formula while eating tea eggs. Occasionally, he would choke on something, then drink a sip of fourth-grade spiritual tea to help it down. He was living a very comfortable and content life.

However, he was pleased with himself; he had no idea what kind of life those Gu cultivators on the front lines were going through.

Not only were they starving and freezing, but they also had to live on the edge, their lives hanging by a thread.

This Beast Tide was unprecedented, with people dying in droves, and the Gu cultivators in the Far Western Lands suffered extremely heavy losses.

Both the Rogue Cultivator who participated in the war and the various powerful clans suffered heavy losses.

Fortunately, forces from other regions have sent a large number of powerful individuals to provide support; otherwise, the forces of the Far Western Lands alone would not have been able to withstand this Beast Tide.

Of course, the Beast Tide didn't just break out in the Far Western Lands; they broke out in all the regions bordering the Hundred Thousand Mountains. It's said that the Beast Tide in the Far Western Lands was the smallest of all.

Because the Far Western Lands is the most barren of resources, even spirit beasts are unwilling to go there. It's hard to say whether to be happy or sad about it.

Long Xuan suddenly put down his pen, stretched comfortably, grabbed a teacup, and drank it all in one gulp, leaving a lingering fragrance in his mouth.

The Gu Recipe for the Dragon Gu is far too complex. Even though two months have passed, he has only completed less than one-tenth of the progress.

He is prepared for a protracted battle.

The more extraordinary Gu Recipe, the harder it is to study. If Gu Recipe can be easily created, he would question the strength of that Gu species.

Watching the Spirit Bee flying around in the Medicine Garden, he was in a great mood.

The fourth-grade peach trees in the Medicine Garden bloom once every ten years, bear fruit once every ten years, and ripen once every ten years.

At this time, the peach tree was in full bloom, with plenty of nectar. Seeing the tree full of fourth-grade spiritual flowers, the swarm of Spirit Bee rushed over as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Almost every flower on the peach tree will have a Spirit Bee crawl into it, leaving half of its rear end exposed.

As they entered, the flowers swayed incessantly, as if the Spirit Bee were exerting themselves very hard. It was unclear whether they would damage the flowers and prevent them from bearing fruit.

However, after searching for a long time, Long Xuan still couldn't find the little glutton he had praised as having the potential of a queen bee.

Not seeing the familiar figure, he frowned slightly and began frantically searching for it in the Medicine Garden.

After searching for a long time, he finally found it in one of the secret chambers of the beehive using his slight X-ray vision, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the little figure fast asleep, Long Xuan was completely excited.

He wasn't foolish enough to think that the little glutton was actually asleep.

The four-tiered flowers outside are in full bloom; how could this little glutton, with his reckless and greedy nature, possibly fall asleep?

As soon as the fragrance of a fourth-grade spirit flower reaches the beehive, its nose, sharper than a dog's, will be the first to rush out. Which Spirit Bee in the entire hive can outrun it?

Its current indifference to the fragrance of the fourth-grade spiritual flower can only be explained by one thing: its body is undergoing an unknown change.

Unforeseen events could be good or bad, but Long Xuan leans towards the latter.

This is because this Spirit Bee ate honey made from the honey of Ten-thousand-year Ice Mountain Snow Lotus.

That's honey made from the nectar of the Wannianling flower; with such high quality, how could it not have some effect after being consumed?

Looking at the progress bar above the little glutton's head, sure enough, another progress bar appeared above its head, this time at 0%.

"Once this progress reaches 100%, will this little glutton evolve into a queen bee?" Long Xuan thought excitedly.

It's no wonder he thought that way; he had been looking forward to this for a long time.

He can only eat the fourth-grade honey made by this swarm of Spirit Bee without restraint if he has a blood pact with a queen bee; otherwise, if you dare to touch the fruits of their labor, you will only get stung.

At this moment, he placed great hopes on this little glutton, believing that whether he could eat countless amounts of honey in the future depended entirely on it.

Long Xuan stopped paying attention to it and started looking at the swaggering Chicken Bro in the Medicine Garden. His eyes were sharp as he patrolled the Medicine Garden like a security guard.

It treats this Medicine Garden as its own property, and no one can touch it; it completely regards this place as its territory.

As for the original Medicine Garden of Old Long, it had long been ruthlessly abandoned by him.

The Spirit Insect in that shabby Medicine Garden were of low quality and tasteless; it had been putting up with them for a long time. How could they compare to the fragrant Spirit Insect in this Medicine Garden?

This Medicine Garden is overflowing with high-grade spirit medicine, and the Spirit Insect that breed from it are incredibly delicious. What were we eating before?

And so, once again, Old Long's Medicine Garden was disliked by a chicken.

Ever since Chicken Bro arrived here, he's been staying here just like the swarm of Spirit Bee, refusing to leave.

Meanwhile, after Chicken Bro consumed the Spirit Insect spawned from the high-grade spirit medicine, the eggs it laid had more spiritual energy, were more delicious, and were more nutritious. So Long Xuan used them all to make tea eggs...

After checking on Chicken Bro, he finally stood up, packed his things, and walked out of the formation.

He was helpless; it was truly impossible for him to stay quietly in the Medicine Garden and work with the Liver Gu Formula.

Although he sent his Flame Clone to the front lines in his place, even if he died, it would be the Flame Clone that died.

However, he couldn't just leave his clones to their own devices indefinitely. After his research, he found that his clones were very stable and would never cause any problems as long as they were kept by his side.

However, this is on the premise that the animal is always kept close by, and it must never be left to roam freely in a very far place, otherwise he cannot guarantee what might happen.

He must frequently assimilate the memories of his clones; only by frequently interacting with them can he guarantee his safety.

Therefore, he had to end his seclusion and hurry to the front line to assimilate the memories of his Flame Clone.

While you're at it, check if you recall any materials from the Gu Recipe; if so, take them with you.

So this cowardly man finally left his comfortable little home and had no choice but to head to the front lines.

Long Xuan already had some understanding of the situation at the front lines. The difficulty in dealing with the Beast Tide lay in the sheer number of mortal villages that needed to be taken care of.

The mortal villages were completely incapable of dealing with the Beast Tide, so the Gu Cultivator Alliance had no choice but to intervene. After all, the mortal villages were related to their food supply, and if there were large-scale casualties among the mortals, it would be enough to shake the foundation of a Gu Cultivator Lineage.

However, there are simply too many mortal villages. If the Gu cultivators are dispersed and stationed in so many mortal villages, the power will be too scattered. How can we possibly defend against the Beast Tide with such limited power? The end result will be that we cannot defend any place.

Therefore, defense is the least desirable approach; the only option is to keep the battlefield away from the mortal village and minimize the losses of the mortals.

The method was simple: before the Beast Tide hit the villages or the residences of the major Lineage, they sent people to divert the Beast Tide in another direction.

The plan was to divide the Beast Tide into numerous smaller groups, annihilating the smaller groups directly while continuing to disperse the larger groups. This was destined to be a protracted war.

However, those responsible for pulling the massive Beast Tide were in dire straits; it was destined to be a mission with a slim chance of survival.

Once someone is sent on this mission, they're very likely not going to come back.

Of course, no one would be willing to undertake such a suicidal mission. Everyone is selfish, and no one wants to sacrifice their own interests for the greater good.

It is said that the people chosen to carry out such missions are all selected by drawing lots, and then the powerful clans forcibly place a curse on them, refusing to remove the curse until they return after completing the mission.

Only through such means were countless Gu cultivators driven to their deaths, thus protecting the mortal world from the onslaught of the Beast Tide.

Long Xuan couldn't help but feel fortunate that he hadn't gone; otherwise, even if nothing serious happened, he would still feel uneasy if his body had been poisoned with a Gu.

He traveled at breakneck speed, reaching the front lines in just three days, and using the Unseen sense, headed towards the location of his clone...

Somewhere in the valley.

Dozens of Gu cultivators and over a hundred wolves were locked in a fierce battle, while a flock of nearly a hundred eagles occasionally swooped down to harass them from the sky.

It was less a chaotic battle and more a pincer attack by two large beast packs: wolves and eagles.

Moreover, it's a pincer attack from both land and air; it's only a matter of time before they are completely annihilated.

This group of Gu cultivators, numbering in the dozens, was clearly an elite force, seemingly not ordinary Rogue Cultivator, but rather an elite team cobbled together by various clans. This explained why they were able to hold out for so long despite being besieged by two large beast packs.

However, the difference in numbers was simply too great, and they couldn't outrun each other. There were flocks of eagles in the sky, and no matter how fast a person was, how could they possibly outrun an eagle?

At this point, running away would only expose their backs to the eagles, leading to an even faster death. This team was facing a certain death trap; if no unexpected events occurred, none of the Gu cultivators in the team would escape.

"Damn it! Can anyone tell me where this flock of eagles came from?! How could they suddenly appear like that?! We're in big trouble now!"

Lei Yun's face turned ashen, and he roared angrily.

They were all genius Gu cultivators from various races, and at a young age, they had already reached the Peak Spirit-Gathering Stage realm.

This is a team of geniuses; all Far West Seven Great Clans have geniuses in this team.

How could a team full of geniuses be sent on a dangerous mission? If any casualties occur, all races will feel the pain.

The reason this team was brought together was primarily for training purposes; each clan intended to use this Beast Tide to hone the combat skills of their Lineage's geniuses.

Therefore, the mission this team accepted was 100% safe, and the arrival of this flock of eagles was truly unbelievable.

Not only the eagles, but also the wolves on the ground—they were all puzzled by how they got there.

The events unfolded so suddenly. First, they were inexplicably surrounded by a pack of wolves, and after fighting for a while, a flock of eagles suddenly flew in from the sky with a clear objective, joining the battle directly and catching them completely off guard.

Many geniuses lacking practical experience have been snatched up by eagles and taken into the sky, where they have been torn apart alive and devoured by the eagles. The sight terrifies them, and fear grips everyone's hearts.

"I don't know, I don't know how these two groups of spirit beasts appeared here, but I've already sent Message Transmission Talisman to the Lineage for help. As long as we hold on for a while longer, we can wait for the Lineage's rescue," another person in the crowd shouted.

"Wait my ass! By the time rescue arrives, we'll have been eaten alive by those spirit beasts. We can't possibly hold out that long!"

"Now everyone should stop holding back their trump cards. This is not the time to be stingy. If we're still reluctant to use them, we'll all die here today!"

"What trump card could we possibly have? Whose trump card could wipe out so many spirit beasts in one go!"

The crowd was making a racket, but they couldn't reach a conclusion after a long time.

At that moment, behind a huge rock in the distance, a boy dressed in blue hid, revealing a cold smile.

Want to run away? Do you think you can just run away from my plans?

You'd all better just die here!

A cruel glint appeared in his eyes.

That's right, it was this blue-clad youth who led these spirit beasts here.

He was extremely fast and possessed stealth abilities, enough to lure the army of spirit beasts to any location where they shouldn't be.

There is always a small group of people in this world who, while others are doing their best to deal with the Beast Tide, not only do they not fight the Beast Tide, but they also turn against their own people.

This young man Lei Guang was one of these people. He was clearly the number one genius of the Lei Clan, one of the seven great clans, and his combat strength was invincible among his peers. However, instead of thinking about how to fight against the Beast Tide and how to serve his Lineage, he kept thinking about how to scheme against his own people.

In his opinion, no spirit beast was worth as much as a Gu cultivator's Storage Bag.

Just like these geniuses who were highly anticipated by various Lineage, each of them had an enormous Storage Bag.

After the spirit beasts kill them, they will only eat them, but they will not eat their Storage Bag. The spirit beasts will not use the Storage Bag of Gu cultivators, and they will only be abandoned on the ground.

Once the group of spirit beasts retreats, he can easily collect dozens of Storage Bag belonging to super geniuses, thus becoming rich overnight.

With this wealth, it wouldn't be impossible for him to refine two supreme-grade Gu worm, and he might even be able to refine more.

This was his plan, a cruel scheme to rapidly plunder resources using spirit beasts.

For him, this Beast Tide was an opportunity for him to rise rapidly.

He had used similar methods countless times, and had ruined countless geniuses.

This was his biggest move yet, attracting two packs of beasts with the intention of killing dozens of geniuses.

He was determined to finish this last job and then stop, hide away to lay low for a while, and make further plans after using the resources he had collected to refine a few supreme-grade Gu worm.

After all, the backgrounds of these dozens of geniuses are all terrifying. Their deaths would surely shake the high-ranking members of various Lineage, attracting investigations from powerful figures. How could he dare to defy the wind and commit crimes again?

A person who enjoys doing bad things is usually not stupid.

He glanced at the few Lei Clan geniuses in the crowd. Faced with the dying struggle of his kinsmen, he showed no remorse or pity. Instead, his expression grew increasingly cruel.

What do fellow clansmen matter in the face of the path to the strong? That genius Lei Yun is his own brother, but so what?

On the path to becoming a strongman, family ties are a stumbling block; family ties are the most boring thing. Even if his own brother treats him very well, he will not give up this plan.

If anyone's to blame, it's just bad luck that he ended up in this team. So, he can't blame his own brother for being ruthless and killing his brother for the sake of justice.

Lei Guang's lips curled into a wicked smile.

Suddenly, he saw a young-looking person rushing towards him in the distance. He quickly hid, and the next moment his body turned the same color as the stone, as if he had become one with it.

People passing by probably wouldn't even realize there's someone hiding here.

Unsurprisingly, the person rushing over was none other than Long Xuan, who had mistakenly wandered into this valley.

At this moment, Long Xuan's eyes were fixed on the giant Eagle King in the sky, his eyes shining brightly and revealing an extremely greedy expression.

It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to you effortlessly!

His Gu Recipe is missing a Supreme-grade Spirit Insect related to eagles, as well as eagle claw beast material carrying the aura of a king.

This Eagle King perfectly meets his requirements; as long as Eagle King kills it, he can collect two kinds of top-quality materials in one go.

How could he let such a good opportunity slip by?

So when he saw the Eagle King from a great distance, his eyes lit up and he rushed over.

As for those two herds of beasts, he wasn't blind; he saw them both.

In his view, the reason why these dozens of people were able to withstand the siege of the two beast packs for so long was not because they were strong enough, but because most of the beast packs were spirit beasts below the late stage of the first tier.

As for the first-tier peak spirit beasts that are on par with the Peak Spirit-Gathering Stage, their numbers are actually about the same as those geniuses.

Once those small fry are wiped out with a powerful move, the remaining geniuses will be able to handle the dozens of peak first-tier spirit beasts, including the Eagle King.

Since he can use the Blazing Flame Palm to clear out swarms of rats and Black-armored Beetle, it's perfectly reasonable for him to use Blazing Flame Palm to clear out low-level wolf packs as well.

That makes sense; it's true that you can use a powerful move to wipe out weaker enemies, but the question is, who actually has that kind of powerful move?

Long Xuan didn't know was that the group of geniuses gathered here were the strongest of the seven major clans, even though none of them possessed such a powerful technique.

Otherwise, why would this Beast Tide be such a headache for all races? They could just easily wipe it out with their ultimate abilities, right?

He probably hasn't realized just how terrifying his self-created spiritual arts are, or what level they are in this world.

He had absolutely no clear understanding of what level his self-created Cultivation Method and the Mutated Spiritual Power he had researched could be rated in this world, or what status it would occupy.

He truly had no idea just how terrifying the things he'd haphazardly concocted were in this world...