“There's nothing wrong with that!”
The Grand Elder stroked his beard and said slowly,
“As the saying goes, ‘When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a great man, it must first temper his resolve, give him a few beatings, starve him for a few days, and freeze him for a few nights...’”
Huo Furong and Hanyan: “...”
Grand Elder, is this really okay?
Huo Furong raised her hand to brush her hair back, but remembering her current appearance, she stroked her beard instead.
“Can't we just beat those guys from the ancient powers to a pulp and be done with it...?”
“Or just kill them outright!”
Hanyan's cold voice rang out.
The Grand Elder looked at them speechlessly.
“Can you two stop thinking about fighting and killing all day long?”
“If we can solve it by fighting and killing, why bother wasting so much effort on anything else?” Huo Furong replied.
Hanyan nodded in agreement.
The Grand Elder stared at them, completely speechless.
“The hexagram clearly says we must push Lu Ming out to grow on his own... If we interfere blindly, we will only make a mess and end up as stepping stones for others.”
Huo Furong rolled her eyes.
“Did you miscalculate?”
“With your current look, don't make that face. It's quite terrifying...” the Grand Elder said, looking at Huo Furong, who was disguised as a burly man.
“You think I wanted this!”
Huo Furong muttered.
Only then did the Grand Elder continue,
“Miscalculating? That is absolutely impossible.”
Huo Furong didn't say anything; she had only said it in passing.
She still trusted the Grand Elder's abilities.
Seeing the Grand Elder's aged appearance, Huo Furong felt a brief pang of nostalgia.
Back in the day, the Grand Elder was also a dashing and handsome man who charmed thousands of young married women.
But because of that one divination, he had not only damaged his body but also ended up looking like this.
Meanwhile, the Grand Elder's raspy, aged voice continued,
“Haven't you noticed? Ever since Lu Ming became active in the outside world, the doomed fate of our entire Qingshan Sect has already begun to shift...”
Huo Furong's eyes lit up. “What? We don't have to die anymore?”
Hanyan also turned to look at the Grand Elder.
The Grand Elder massaged his temples.
“It went from 'doomed to die' to 'very likely to still die'...”
“That's still dying!”
Huo Furong muttered, though she also understood that achieving even this much was no easy feat.
“Alright, hurry up and go! Once you're done, we still have to figure out a way to rescue the Sect Master. I'm afraid if we wait too long, he'll kick the bucket...” The Grand Elder waved them off.
As the Grand Elder's voice fell, Huo Furong's figure vanished into the void.
“Big Brother, how about I go to those ancient powers and give them a beating?”
Hanyan suddenly spoke up.
The Grand Elder waved his hand. “No need. Without the Sect Master here, they will band together, and we won't be able to easily suppress them...”
Hanyan opened his mouth but said nothing more.
Sigh... life is tough!
...
After handling the matters of the Xinghe Dynasty, Lu Ming and Fu Yunshen prepared to leave.
Before departing, Fu Yunshen asked Emperor Qin,
“Emperor Qin, we plan to deal with the Haoran Sect and those other factions...”
Now that Lu Ming had broken through to the Unity stage, and Fu Chen and the others were also on the verge of breaking through, they could easily rub the Haoran Sect and those other factions into the dirt!
Hearing Fu Yunshen's words, Lu Ming also looked over.
Since returning from the Central Province, he had been so busy with other things.
He had almost forgotten about the Haoran Sect, the Dingyuan Sect, and the others!
He wondered what their current situation was.
Just then, Emperor Qin spoke up,
“Senior Fu, please leave those factions to us. The ancestors of those sects have already gone mad, so they'll make perfect targets for us to practice on...”
Lu Ming was startled and rather surprised.
“Gone mad? And several of them went mad together?”
Fu Yunshen and Emperor Qin nodded together.
Fu Yunshen said, “I've heard about this as well. Word is they were beaten into madness by someone!”
Lu Ming's eyes widened in surprise. He hadn't expected such a thing.
“Who beat them?”
Fu Yunshen shook his head. “No idea.”
Could a power from the Central Province have come? Lu Ming wondered to himself.
But even if they came to kill, there's no reason to beat them mad, is there?
It seemed the Eastern Province and Northern Province were not peaceful either.
When Lu Ming left, he still left behind a vast amount of cultivation resources for Emperor Qin.
There were pills, array disks, magical artifacts, spirit stones, and more.
His thought process was simple: he wanted to strengthen the factions that had good relations with them.
Perhaps one day, when they had to face Huang Tianbao's enemies from his past life, these people would be able to offer some help.
Even if they couldn't help, being able to protect themselves would be enough.
Looking at the items inside the storage bag, Emperor Qin couldn't help but gasp.
Top-grade pills, magical artifacts, array disks...
Immediately, Emperor Qin cupped his hands.
“If Great Qin can ever be of service in the future, Senior Lu, please do not hesitate to ask.”
Lu Ming nodded. Suddenly, he thought of Zhu Wuneng. He wondered where that fellow had gone.
“Emperor Qin, please help me keep an eye out for someone... No, a pig! If you see him, please take care of him...”
With a wave of Lu Ming's hand, the projections of Zhu Wuneng, Xiao Huihui, and the Old Turtle appeared in midair.
Upon seeing the projections of the three, Emperor Qin quickly took out an image stone and recorded them.
“Rest assured, Senior Lu. If I encounter them, I will certainly take good care of them.”
Lu Ming nodded. Seeing the image stone in Emperor Qin's hand, he suddenly remembered the battle projections he had recorded in the secret realm.
He had originally intended to show them to Diao San and the others, but he hadn't had the chance yet.
He then produced a blank jade slip, copied the recording onto it, and handed it to Emperor Qin.
“Take a look when you have some free time...”
Though he didn't know what Lu Ming was giving him, Emperor Qin still reached out and accepted it.
Seeing that everything was settled, Lu Ming and Fu Yunshen vanished from the spot.
Staring in the direction where Lu Ming and the other had disappeared, Emperor Qin clenched his fists and swore in his heart,
Senior, Great Qin will definitely work hard to keep up with your footsteps...
...
After leaving Great Qin, Lu Ming took Fu Yunshen back to where Big Yellow and the others were in seclusion.
Zap, crackle, boom!
Before they could even get close, they saw that the area where the group was in seclusion was rolling with thunder and lightning, creating an incredibly imposing aura.
The entire surrounding area was completely blanketed by Tribulation Lightning.
However, while it looked terrifying, there was actually no real danger.
The Tribulation Lightning, which was currently administering the tribulation, quickly split off a wisp and flew in front of Lu Ming when it saw him.
“Big Brother, don't worry, they're fine. I'm just tempering their bodies for them!”
Lu Ming smiled and nodded. “Mm, thank you for your hard work!”
“Hey, why are you being so polite with me, Big Brother?”
The Tribulation Lightning's entire form crackled with electricity as it communicated with Lu Ming.
Watching Lu Ming converse with the Tribulation Lightning, Fu Yunshen was once again deeply shaken.
Lu Ming was simply too formidable; even the Tribulation Lightning called him Big Brother.
Just then, the Tribulation Lightning's next words shocked him even more.
“Big Brother, we've noticed that the Thunder Pool is acting up again. I suspect it won't be long before a new Ten Thousand Tribulations Lightning is conceived!”
At this point, the Tribulation Lightning paused before continuing,
“Big Brother, can you think of a way to solve this once and for all?”
“Even though that old bastard doesn't have any memories every time he's reborn, his ability to beat me and Punishment Lightning hasn't changed a bit! We can't take it!”
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