Luo Family's Daughter

The Asura Gate ancestral grounds lay behind Black Sea Mountain.

Yet at this moment, not a bird or beast could be seen within the ancestral grounds. Spiritual energy had dried up; forget spiritual herbs, not even a single blade of spiritual grass remained. The entire ancestral grounds were steeped in desolation and bleakness, like a barren wasteland.

Clearly, the spiritual veins within the ancestral grounds had all been excavated and taken away.

Moreover, every valuable thing within the ancestral grounds had been stripped clean.

Lu Peng followed behind Lu Yiping, gazing upon the scarred and devastated Asura Gate ancestral grounds with bitterness in his heart.

Several decades ago, when he had joined the Asura Gate, although the Asura Gate had already been a second-rate force on the Divine Martial Continent, it still had nearly ten thousand disciples, and Black Sea Mountain had been quite lively. How could it have been as desolate and silent as it was now?

Suddenly, Lu Yiping pressed one hand down toward the void above the ground of the Asura Gate ancestral grounds. At once, streams of golden light burst from beneath the earth, bathing the sky above the entire ancestral grounds in golden radiance.

Surging power continuously rose from underground.

Lu Peng was greatly startled. This was the Ancestral Source Power of their ancestral grounds?

Many years ago, no one in the Asura Gate had known the secret method to activate the Ancestral Source Power of their ancestral grounds. Yet Lu Yiping could actually activate it?

How did Lu Yiping know this secret method?

Doubt filled Lu Peng's heart.

With a flick of Lu Yiping's finger, a spiritual vein flew out. Divine Qi immediately swept through the ancestral grounds like a vast ocean, raging wildly.

"A God Grade spiritual vein!" Lu Peng cried out.

After this God Grade spiritual vein flew out, it became like a soaring dragon, then plunged beneath the ancestral grounds and fused as one with the Asura Gate's ancestral source.

In an instant, the ancestral grounds that had just been bleak, desolate, and barren became brimming with vitality, its spiritual energy almost overwhelming. Some withered tree trunks that had long dried out began to sprout tender buds. Dead bark started peeling away, while fresh bark began to grow.

One hill after another was blanketed in tender, pleasing greenery.

A wave of spiritual energy surged over him. Lu Peng took a deep breath, and every pore across his body opened wide, as though even his mind and soul had been purified.

"From now on, you will control the ancestral source of these Asura ancestral grounds," Lu Yiping said.

"Me? I can't." Lu Peng was so frightened that he stammered, "Young Master, I'm merely a minor elder of the Asura Gate, and my strength is weak. There may even be Grand Elders of the Asura Gate still on the run."

Lu Yiping interrupted him. "I said you would control it, so you will control it."

His expression shifted between light and shadow before he finally bowed respectfully and accepted.

"Although you have now learned the Asura Sword Technique, your cultivation technique is too low-grade," Lu Yiping said. "I will now impart a cultivation technique to you. It is the technique cultivated by the imperial clan of the Primordial Era Asura race." Then, he tapped Lu Peng between the brows, imprinting a profound cultivation technique into Lu Peng's mind.

With the Primordial Era Asura imperial clan's cultivation technique, the Divine Qi of these Asura ancestral grounds, and the True God Golden Core Lu Yiping had given Lu Peng earlier, Lu Peng's cultivation would surely advance a thousand miles in a single day.

Next, Lu Yiping had Zhang Jin and the other three, along with the Undying Golden Phoenix Huang Jiu, take action and rebuild Black Sea Mountain.

While Zhang Jin and the others were rebuilding Black Sea Mountain, Zhao Zihao fled back to the Martial God Hall's branch hall on the Divine Martial Continent.

When Zhao Zihao's father, Zhao Xiong, the hall master of the Martial God Hall's Divine Martial branch, saw the shocking sword wound in Zhao Zihao's chest, he asked what had happened. Zhao Zihao stammered as he told him about Black Sea Mountain.

Zhao Xiong's face darkened. "This Lu Yiping warned our Martial God Hall not to get too close to the Dark Demon Sect?"

"Yes. He said that if the Martial God Hall and the Dark Demon Sect continued to entangle themselves together, then he could not be blamed for what followed." Zhao Zihao nodded.

"Whom our Martial God Hall chooses to associate with is our own business. Who the hell does Lu Yiping think he is, trying to interfere with that?" Yu Zhifang, deputy hall master of the Divine Martial branch, sneered. "Does he think he's the master of the Hengyuan Plane? Does he want to meddle in every affair under heaven? What a fucking joke!"

Zhao Xiong pondered. "Lu Yiping actually travels with a minor elder of the Asura Gate, and he even killed Ke Jie over the Asura Gate's affairs, not hesitating to offend Yang Siyuan and the Flying Flower Sect. What exactly is his relationship with the Asura Gate?"

"Investigate it. Find out exactly what relationship Lu Yiping has with the Asura Gate!"

"Also, inform the Dark Demon Sect and the Flying Flower Sect that Ke Jie has already been killed by Lu Yiping!"

Lu Yiping stayed at Black Sea Mountain for two days.

Then he headed for the imperial capital of the Baihua Empire.

The Flying Flower Sect headquarters was close to the Baihua Empire's imperial capital. Once one passed through the Baihua imperial capital, the Flying Flower Sect headquarters was not far away.

As they drew closer to the Baihua imperial capital, nearly all those traveling along the road were women. Men were rarely seen.

"This Baihua Empire is practically a kingdom of women. There are women everywhere along the way." The Dragon Horn Golden Ox stared at the passing women.

Most of these women were beauties.

Zhang Jin laughed. "Empress Baihua, Ji Yu, favors female generals. Ninety percent of the officials throughout the Baihua Empire are women. The customs among women are especially flourishing in the Baihua Empire, and the sect masters of many sects and the heads of many Lineages are also women. That is why there are so many women in the Baihua Empire, three or four times as many as men."

When Lu Yiping's group arrived at the Baihua imperial capital, they found even fewer men within the city. Of every ten people, nine were women.

On both sides of the streets, martial arts platforms could be seen everywhere, with the words "Martial Contest for Marriage" written upon them.

Just then, the crowd suddenly stirred.

"It's Saintess Luo Tong!"

"Saintess Luo Tong is here!"

Lu Yiping looked over and saw a luxurious carriage slowly approaching along the distant street.

On either side of the carriage were two squads of elite guards, numbering more than a hundred in all!

Seated upright atop the carriage was a woman beautiful enough to topple kingdoms and cities.

Among the four great Lineages of the Divine Martial Continent, the Wan Family stood first, while Yun Haitian's Yun Family ranked last. The Luo Family, second only to the Wan Family, came next!

The Luo Family's ancestor was the Luo Ning Sword God, one of the three great Sword Gods of the Divine Martial Continent and also the only Sword God still remaining on the Divine Martial Continent.

This Luo Tong was the Luo Family's daughter. Like Yun Haitian, she possessed the aptitude of Twin Saints, yet her fame even eclipsed that of Yun Haitian and Zhao Zihao!

Because Luo Tong was not only the Luo Family's daughter, but also the disciple of Jiang Susu, the ancestor of the Taiyi Sect!

Jiang Susu was the biological younger sister of Jiang Yu, the founding patriarch of the Taiyi Sect.

Disciples and experts from every side of the street all retreated when they saw the carriage approach, their excitement boundless.

"I heard Saintess Luo Tong has come this time to visit the Flying Flower Sect. She and the Flying Flower Sect's sect master are sworn sisters!"

"Saintess Luo Tong has the aptitude of Twin Saints and beauty that could topple a kingdom. I wonder which man will be fortunate enough to win Saintess Luo Tong's favor. I heard that even Young Masters Zhao Zihao and Chen Yuan failed to win her heart."

Whispers rippled through the crowd.

Before long, Luo Tong's procession arrived before the Golden Horn Chariot.