Countless lightning dragons poked their heads out of the dark clouds and looked toward Lu Changsheng!
Then they swooped down at him!
Thunder roared!
It was like a world-ending calamity!
Lu Changsheng faced the countless lightning dragons diving toward him!
Lightning struck incessantly all around him, but it could not pierce his Spiritual Qi defenses.
For ten li around Lu Changsheng, it was like a pure land beyond the mortal world. Not a single bolt of lightning could strike there!
By then, the lightning dragons had reached Lu Changsheng's Spiritual Qi defensive domain!
Rumble!
The lightning dragons poured madly onto the barrier!
Yet all they could produce upon it were ripples, one after another.
They could advance no farther.
Not even a fraction of an inch!
Lu Changsheng pointed a finger, and a blast of force shot straight through a lightning dragon!
The lightning dragon dissolved into specks of lightning, vanishing in an instant!
The eyes of the face in the sky narrowed as it said gravely, "Fellow Daoist, you must also be trapped in this universe, correct? If you cease obstructing us, we will send you out of this universe."
Instead, Lu Changsheng asked, "Why would I want to leave?"
At the Hidden Dao Academy, he could slack off and had someone to cook for him.
Within the Cottage, no one schemed against one another, either.
There was absolutely no pressure in his life, all right?
So why would he leave this place and go somewhere else to suffer?
Was he stupid?
The face clearly had not expected Lu Changsheng's answer. It said fiercely, "Fellow Daoist, if you refuse to heed our warning, when we descend upon this place someday, I fear even you will be unable to withstand us!"
Uh...
Hearing the other party say that, Lu Changsheng could not help feeling a little uncertain. Would he be able to beat them when the time came?
Still, to keep his life of slacking off from being ruined...
Lu Changsheng could only feign ease and say, "Then remember to bring more people next time."
Mm.
Saying that should bluff them, right?
The face gave Lu Changsheng a long, deep look, as though trying to imprint him in its mind.
"I will remember your words, Fellow Daoist. The next time we set foot here, we will certainly bring more powerful cultivators to satisfy you."
With that, the face vanished from the world in an instant.
The boundary disappeared as well!
Only Lu Changsheng remained, looking dazed.
Did I... just take things too far?
No, no. What if they really bring a whole bunch of people and I can't beat them?
I have to hurry back and prepare!
With that, Lu Changsheng vanished from the spot.
Before long, he returned to the Cottage.
He paced back and forth by the cliff, muttering incessantly, "I already have an array, and cultivation isn't something I can improve in an instant. What else can I prepare?"
The willow tree beside him heard those words and could not help asking curiously.
"What happened?"
Seeing this, Lu Changsheng recounted what had happened.
After hearing him out, the willow tree spoke helplessly.
"Aren't you being a little too cautious?"
Lu Changsheng shook his head. "You call this cautious? I'm just afraid my cultivation won't be enough to beat them! After all, I don't even know how far I've cultivated!"
For the past few decades, he had kept signing in, and his cultivation rewards had all been calculated in years.
Who the hell knew what realm he had reached!
The willow tree was rather speechless.
Even he could not fully see through Lu Changsheng's cultivation realm.
And if even she could not fully see through it, how could anyone in this universe threaten Lu Changsheng?
Besides, the Nine Nether Yellow Springs Grand Array was here, too.
It was one of the ten great killing arrays of antiquity!
And not the antiquity of this low-dimensional universe, either. It was an existence from a higher plane!
Seeing Lu Changsheng still fretting over it, the willow tree no longer wanted to say anything...
The little bird nearby saw this and was somewhat speechless as well.
When Ye Qiubai and Hong Ying returned to the Cottage and were about to pay their respects to Lu Changsheng...
They saw their master muttering to himself by the cliff.
"Should I run away?"
"No, then I'd have to move somewhere else. Other places probably wouldn't be as comfortable as here."
"Uh... Master, what happened?"
Ye Qiubai approached and scratched his head as he asked, "What's troubling you so much, Master?"
Hong Ying also looked at Lu Changsheng with curiosity written all over her face.
She, too, very much wanted to know what could stump Lu Changsheng, whose strength was unfathomable.
Seeing the two arrive, Lu Changsheng immediately brightened and hurriedly pushed them along. "Hurry, hurry! Both of you, go cultivate!"
One had the Primordial Sword Physique.
The other had the Reincarnation Saint Physique.
And both had the potential to become Great Emperors!
If I can't figure out cultivation myself, wouldn't it work to have these two disciples cultivate to become Great Emperors?
Then wouldn't I be able to slack off again?
At that thought, Lu Changsheng added, "Don't come out until you've become Great Emperors!"
Ye Qiubai: "..."
Hong Ying also rubbed her forehead helplessly.
Their master seemed to know nothing about his own strength!
Even as an empress, she had never seen those heaven-reaching methods of his!
Taking just the array above the Cottage alone...
Even at her peak, she probably could not have withstood it!
Afterward.
Xin Hongyi came to the Cottage and challenged Ye Qiubai to a spar.
Hong Ying continued cultivating the Nine Revolutions Samsara Art to stabilize her realm.
Lu Changsheng thought it over. He could not pin all his hopes on his disciples!
He had to cultivate, too!
But how was he supposed to cultivate?
He did not have a cultivation method.
Nor had he ever cultivated before...
Forget it. I'll just sleep.
I'll rely on signing in every day to collect cultivation...
After the Blood Prison Secret Realm...
Another two days passed.
At that moment.
The general had already returned to the Sunset Empire.
"First Prince, the mission failed..."
The general knelt on one knee before a man in a brocade robe, his expression grim. "We underestimated Ye Qiubai's strength. The Shadow Kill assassins and my four personal guards were all killed."
Huang Tian Ming was teasing a canary in its cage. His expression did not change upon hearing those words.
"Mm, understood. Pass word to Shadow Kill that those three assassins were killed."
Shadow Kill.
Once they accepted a mission, they would not rest until it was completed!
With three assassins dead this time, they would certainly send more, stronger assassins to complete the mission!
Huang Tian Ming smiled. "He's merely a southern barbarian commoner. There's no need for us to expend so much effort dealing with him personally. Leave it to Shadow Kill."
The general nodded. "Yes, understood."
"Oh, right."
Huang Tian Ming's tone suddenly turned cold. "Since the mission failed, go to the Prison Forest yourself to receive your punishment."
The Prison Forest.
A place whose very name struck terror into the hearts of the Sunset Dynasty's people!
It was where the dynasty punished criminals!
Its methods were exceedingly cruel.
Even the general, who was at the peak Water Overflow Realm, felt his heart tremble upon hearing this!
Yet he dared not disobey.
After all, within the dynasty, Huang Tian Ming's methods were even more terrifying than the Prison Forest...
The general left.
Without turning his head, Huang Tian Ming said softly, "Stop eavesdropping. Ye Qiubai isn't dead yet."
A woman emerged from behind him, biting her lip without speaking.
Huang Tian Ming placed the birdcage on the stone table, turned to Jiang Chan, and smiled. "Although he isn't dead, it's only a matter of time. So don't do anything out of line, either. Otherwise..."
"Even if you are my future wife and the empress of Sunset, I won't show you any mercy!"