Whoosh!
After killing the man in black, Lu Ren swept back to Wen Xingzhu and the other two women.
"Brother Lu Chen, what happened to that man?"
Wen Xingzhu hurried forward to ask.
"Killed him!"
Lu Ren's voice was flat.
"Killed him?"
All three women were shaken. Their beautiful eyes widened as they stared at Lu Ren in disbelief.
"He followed us. He was asking for death!"
Lu Ren's voice turned cold.
"Brother Lu Chen, you're incredible!"
Wen Xingzhu leaned against Lu Ren's chest, her eyes full of admiration. "No wonder you dared come to the Ten Thousand Dao Source Ruins alone. You're so strong!"
A trace of enjoyment crossed Lu Ren's face. "He was only at the Dao-Controlling Peak. Nothing worth mentioning!"
Inside, though, he remained cold.
This woman really knew how to lure a man in. With her charm arts on top of that, an ordinary man would never be able to resist.
"Brother Lu Chen, we've shaken off the Xu Family for good now. We don't need to worry about them chasing us anymore!"
Wen Xingzhu spoke with relief.
The four of them continued on their way.
Five days later, Wen Xingzhu led Lu Ren into a stretch of abandoned mountains.
The range lay in ruins, scarred everywhere by signs of excavation.
Many peaks had been hacked apart, leaving only broken mountainsides.
Deep in the mountains, Lu Ren spotted five cultivators mining crystals from a peak in the distance.
The crystals were golden throughout and roughly palm-sized. Fine Dao patterns flowed across their surfaces, while wisps of source light seemed to glow within.
Every crystal gave off a strange aura.
"There really is a Ten Thousand Dao Origin Crystal mine!"
Wen Xingzhu's eyes lit up, and delight spread across her face. She pointed into the distance. "Brother