After Ye Qiubai brought Xu Cangyuan and Bai Qingxin to the Dark Domain's base.
He then recounted the events at Heavenly Heart Valley.
She also recounted what happened at the Cottage, including the time when the Heavenly Heart Beast became Lu Changsheng's test subject.
Liu Ziru cheered loudly.
Alas!!!
Xu Cangyuan and Bai Qingxin were both puzzled.
This reaction is wrong.
Given Senior Lu's alchemy skills, shouldn't he feel frustrated to have someone share his pills?
But this looks more like a celebration and cheering!
They were practically ready to bring out the drinks to celebrate!
But just as the two were thinking this, they saw Liu Ziru bring out several bottles of wine and loudly proclaim, "Come on! A victory celebration! What, you ask what victory we're celebrating? Well, of course, it's to celebrate my temporary escape from this sea of suffering!"
Then, Ye Qiubai took out a spatial pouch at the opportune moment and handed it to Liu Ziru, suppressing a laugh, "Oh right, Uncle Liu, this is what Master asked me to bring for you."
He said these were newly refined pills, and invited me to sample them.
Liu Ziru had just taken a big gulp of wine when he heard this, and he immediately spat it out, with some even coming out of his nose!
I don't know if it was the spicy liquor that made me choke as it went down my throat and into my nose.
Or perhaps it's the thought of having to try elixirs again that's making her uncomfortable.
Or perhaps both.
Liu Ziru's tears streamed down her face.
Then, as if remembering something, Liu Ziru pulled Ye Qiubai over, put his hand on his shoulder, and whispered in his ear, " Qiubai, Uncle Liu has a favor to ask of you."
Ye Qiubai could tell what Liu Ziru was thinking at a glance. He said helplessly, "It's not that I don't want to help your Uncle Liu, but my master has already instructed me beforehand that if you don't take these pills, it will be obvious at a glance. After all, your talent is what it is, and it's absolutely impossible to improve in a short time without taking these pills."
Liu Ziru: "..."
This feels like I've been hit with a double blow.
Seeing Liu Ziru's resentful look, Ye Qiubai couldn't help but whisper, " Uncle Liu, you can choose not to eat, as long as you improve your strength before Master arrives."
I...
Liu Ziru really wanted to shout out loud, "What's so difficult about this?"
But the words just wouldn't come out.
She squeezed out a few drops of pearls, took the brocade pouch from Ye Qiubai's hand, and then walked aside to quietly begin eating.
He wanted to be arrogant and tough for once too!
But he... really can't do it!
Seeing this Xu Cangyuan couldn't help but ask, " Little Ye, why does he seem so resistant to Senior Lu's pills? Senior Lu's pills are incredibly rare; anyone who gets even one will be excited for a long time."
Ye Qiubai said with a strange expression, "Then Senior Xu will find out as you continue reading."
He finished speaking.
After Liu Ziru swallowed a few pills, his expression turned strange. He collapsed to the ground and began to convulse, the sound of his bones cracking echoing through his body. Even the faucet below his head started gushing out saliva, with water and yellow liquid flowing freely...
Although the energy level is constantly rising.
His cultivation level also broke through, even attracting a lightning tribulation...
But looking at Liu Ziru's appearance...
Xu Cangyuan and Bai Qingxin suddenly understood why Liu Ziru was so resistant to Lu Changsheng's elixir...
For a moment, they thought of the Heavenly Heart Beast.
Goodness!
Thinking back to how happy the Heavenly Heart Beast was when it heard it could obtain Lu Changsheng's elixir.
I couldn't help but feel sorry for the life of the Heavenly Heart Beast afterward.
At this moment.
Mu Fusheng and Jiu Bailu also came over and asked Ye Qiubai, "Senior Brother, how's the situation over there?"
Ye Qiubai smiled and recounted the story again.
"That's good..." He then glanced at Liu Ziru, who was lying unconscious on the ground, looking quite smug, and said with a twitch of his brow, "Senior Brother, I'll leave this place to you for now. I need to go out for a bit."
Ye Qiubai immediately understood. He had been watching closely these past few days as Mu Fusheng paid attention to the affairs of the Seven Treasures Holy Sect and the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty.
"Okay, leave it to me."
After Mu Fusheng and Jiu Bailu nodded, the two quickly left the place.
According to intelligence...
Instead of directly attacking the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty again, the Seven Treasures Holy Sect secretly bribed four first-rate forces in the Cangxuan Continent.
Although the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty is a first-class power on the Heavenly Mystery Continent.
However, compared to the top-tier forces of the Cangxuan Continent, it's not even in the same league... If the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty were placed on the Cangxuan Continent, it would probably only be considered a low-tier second-rate force.
These four forces are River and Sea Sect, Mystic Heaven Valley, Takemikazuchi Gate, and Star Hall.
These four forces are renowned throughout the Cangxuan Continent.
When Mu Fusheng heard about the Star Hall, he frowned slightly.
Isn't that the destination that Senior Brother Shi Sheng is heading to?
It seems that Shi Sheng has some connection with the Lord of the Star Hall?
They even tried to contact Shi Sheng telepathically, but received no reply.
Mu Fusheng simply assumed that the other party might not have received it because they were in seclusion for cultivation.
If danger arises, Master will not stand idly by.
As for betrayal?
Mu Fusheng had never thought of it that way.
Fortunately, they later learned through the Dark Domain's intelligence network that the Star Hall intervened because the Seven Treasures Holy Sect had bribed its Grand Elder.
The Seven Treasures Holy Sect is very clever.
The four factions were not directly ordered to launch an attack on the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty.
Instead, they used pretexts such as vying for fortuitous opportunity realms and resource-rich areas to entangle and encroach on the territory of the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty.
In just three days, a large number of resource-rich areas of the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty were divided up by these four major forces.
This caused the resource production of the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty to decrease by 50%!
The fate of a nation.
It requires more than just the support of top-tier experts.
It requires a large amount of resources to accumulate.
It can be said that with reduced resource production, the worshippers within the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty will leave, making it impossible to cultivate more powerful individuals.
More importantly... having territory plundered is an extremely damaging thing to a country's lifeline.
The lifeline of a nation is like the spine of a dragon.
The plundering of territory is like having the Root Bone of a spine removed.
Once all the bones are removed, the massive body will inevitably collapse, unable to support it!
"What should we do now?" Jiu Bailu asked.
Mu Fusheng smiled and said, "Now that we have information about their movements, our objective is clear."
Jiu Bailu: "Should we just go and repel those powerful individuals who are plundering our territory?"
Mu Fusheng nodded. "That's true, but searching them one by one is too inefficient."
At this point, Mu Fusheng pointed to a city on the map.
Azure Dragon City.
This is a major production area for Primordial Stone!
It is also a city directly under the jurisdiction of the Crown Prince, Ninth Prince Jiu Xuan, of the Nine Dragons Divine Dynasty.
Similarly, this location is at the center of the cities currently being plundered by the four major powers!
"Use this place as a base to block the powerful figures from the surrounding plundered areas. Once the situation escalates, we can attract them here, and then..."
Mu Fusheng didn't finish speaking.
Jiu Bailu then understood Mu Fusheng's plan.
Catching a turtle in a jar!
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PS: Damn it... It started pouring rain at 2 o'clock, a bolt of lightning struck and I heard sparks outside, and then the power went out (believe it or not, the video and pictures have been posted in the book fan group, those who have joined the group should be able to see them).
The electrician came to inspect and found that the community's transformer had been damaged by a lightning strike. If it were a simple circuit, it would only take half an hour to restore power, but this kind of thing takes several hours to repair...
Fortunately, my laptop still has some battery left. I've finished writing Chapter 4, and only 7% of it remains. I'll have to stop here for now and continue writing when the power comes back on and it's fixed during the day. If it's not fixed, I'll go to a hotel and book a room to write after I wake up. (The air conditioner is also unusable... In this temperature in the south, it's really impossible to live without air conditioning!!!)