Through Soul Search, Liu Changxu learned that the lake bandit leader was named Huang Kun. He had once been the ruling patriarch of a Foundation Establishment lineage, but for the sake of a single Foundation Establishment Pill, he had posed as an evil cultivator and ambushed and killed a direct descendant of a Golden Core cultivator.
He had never expected that he had underestimated the abilities of a Golden Core True Person. Although he successfully obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill, the Golden Core cultivator had tampered with it. Following that clue, the cultivator eventually came knocking at his door. The poor, unsuspecting members of his lineage were implicated by their own patriarch and died innocent deaths.
The lake bandit leader was fated to survive. When the Golden Core cultivator led his men to wipe out his lineage, he happened to be away on business and escaped disaster. After many twists and turns, he finally fled to Jinhu Lake and became one of its lake bandits.
Thanks to his formidable strength, he soon gained a firm foothold among the lake bandits. After several struggles, his extraordinary prowess ultimately made him the leader of Jinhu Lake's bandits.
Having served as the patriarch of a cultivation lineage, he had extensive experience managing a household. Under his leadership, the lake bandits' power expanded rapidly, eventually reaching its present scale.
At the same time, he learned from his past mistakes. Before every raid, he thoroughly investigated his targets' backgrounds, taking great pains to avoid provoking cultivators with powerful backing. He also worked hard to cultivate good relations with the Golden Core powers around Jinhu Lake.
It was under these circumstances that he established ties with Chen Yifan, the only son of City Lord Chen Liyuan. Not only did he offer up some of the precious