In the days that followed, whether Lu Ming and the others hid away and refused to go out, or continued to change their disguises, or even turned back to head home, they would always run into that burly robber!
Without fail, they were beaten within an inch of their lives every single time, ending up grievously injured and on the verge of death.
Lu Ming was beaten so thoroughly that he completely lost his temper.
He felt as if he and this burly man shared an inescapable, ill-fated connection spanning three lifetimes.
However, as they were thrashed time and time again, they became almost completely immune to the pressure of a Half-Immortal, and their escape speed significantly increased.
Most importantly, they became incredibly resilient to beatings!
Furthermore, their strength was skyrocketing at a crazy pace!
The problem was that as they grew stronger, the Half-Immortal's strength seemed to increase as well.
The beatings only grew harsher and more brutal, as if it were entirely intentional.
After being sent flying by the burly man once again, Lu Ming did not run away this time. Instead, he asked dejectedly,
“Senior, have you actually made any money doing this line of work?”
Huo Furong, who was also getting bored of the beatings, replied with a look of sheer exasperation,
“Not at all! I don't know what's going on lately, but every single target I rob is dirt poor!”
“Can you believe it? The last time I robbed three guys, I only managed to get three spirit stones out of them!”
Lu Ming's mouth twitched. Is there any chance that the targets you robbed were actually the exact same batch of unlucky bastards?
Having been robbed dozens of times recently, they hadn't even wanted to wear storage bags anymore!
Leaving a single spirit stone inside was purely out of respect for her status as a Half-Immortal.
After all, Lu Ming had also realized that despite frequently facing life-threatening danger, their strength had improved tremendously.
Take himself, for instance; he had literally been beaten all the way into the late Unity stage.
Meanwhile, Big Yellow and Wang Defa had been pushed into the mid Unity stage.
If they had relied on normal cultivation, who knew how many years it would have taken them to reach this realm.
Looking at the burly man before him, Lu Ming said helplessly,
“Senior, just how many spirit stones do you actually need?”
“Five million mid-grade spirit stones. I need to buy a spiritual herb... But my luck is terrible. After robbing dozens of times, I've only managed to scrape together a little over a million...”
Huo Furong suppressed the curl of her lips and smiled.
She felt that it was about enough. Now, when Lu Ming and the others faced the Half-Immortal experts of those ancient powers, even if they couldn't win, running away should no longer be an issue.
“Huh?”
“Pfft...”
“Woof, woof!!”
The moment Huo Furong finished speaking, the three of them almost bit their own tongues off.
So the hellish days they had endured recently were all because of five million mid-grade spirit stones?
If they had known earlier, they would have just given it to her the very first time!
Seeing their utterly depressed expressions, Huo Furong almost burst out laughing.
“Senior, we are willing to give you five million. You should quickly go buy that spiritual herb before someone else takes it...”
Huo Furong waved her hand dismissively.
“I still prefer earning it through my own hard work of robbing!”
Lu Ming choked on his words, then directly pulled out a storage bag from the Equality Secret Realm.
“Senior, there are five million mid-grade spirit stones in here!”
Lu Ming felt that this was five million well spent. To get rid of a Half-Immortal cultivator's pursuit for just five million spirit stones was an absolute steal.
Huo Furong reached out and took the storage bag.
“This counts as me robbing you on my own, alright!”
“Yes! You worked hard to rob us, Senior. It has nothing to do with us giving it to you.”
As he spoke, Lu Ming also handed over a jade transmission plate for communication.
“Senior, if you're ever short on money in the future, just let us know!”
Huo Furong took the jade plate and the storage bag, her figure flashing as she vanished into the void.
Before leaving, she left behind one final sentence.
“Looks like I finally managed to rob a rich one this time.”
Hearing those words, Lu Ming, Big Yellow, and Wang Defa felt a sudden urge to cry.
They had finally put an end to these days of being hunted.
After all, even though she wasn't hunting them down on purpose, getting robbed by her the moment they stepped out of the door was truly a unique form of torment.
...
“Hu Bugui, when are we going to destroy the Qingshan Sect and kill Lu Ming?”
Ye Fan asked as he looked at Hu Bugui in front of him.
It had already been so many days. Why was there still no movement?
“Ancestor, please don't be impatient. Just wait a bit longer. The Patriarch has already contacted the other ancient powers! They are currently discussing how to attack the Qingshan Sect.”
Hu Bugui spouted nonsense with a perfectly straight face.
At the same time, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart:
How does the Ancestor still remember this after so many days?
Fortunately, the Patriarch gave me instructions beforehand, otherwise I would have let the cat out of the bag.
Ye Fan couldn't help but frown. Was it really that hard to just contact them and discuss it?
Thus, he voiced his question:
“Does it really take this long just to contact them and have a discussion?”
Hu Bugui was startled, but he quickly recovered and continued his deception:
“Ancestor, you have to understand. After all, the Qingshan Sect is no small power.”
“How much manpower and how many resources each ancient power needs to contribute must all be negotiated.”
Hearing this, Ye Fan frowned and said,
“What is there to discuss? Once the Qingshan Sect is destroyed, whoever contributed the most effort can just take a larger share of the spoils!”
Seeing Ye Fan's serious and solemn expression, Hu Bugui couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled.
Could it be that the Ancestor is no longer foolish?
What he said actually makes a lot of sense!
As for the chilling temperament emanating from Ye Fan, Hu Bugui didn't think much of it.
After all, they had intentionally cultivated the former host's demeanor before.
As the Ancestor of a sect, they couldn't let him look foolish in front of others!
Hu Bugui's eyes flickered. He looked up at Ye Fan and asked,
“Ancestor, what is the cultivation level of that Lu Ming from the Qingshan Sect?”
Without even thinking, Ye Fan replied, “Soul Transformation!”
“Cough, cough, cough...”
Hu Bugui almost choked to death on his own saliva.
As expected, I really shouldn't believe the words of a fool!
Good grief, a Soul Transformation cultivator killing a bunch of Half-Immortals? You really can spout absolute nonsense.
The Ancestor's illness is indeed getting worse! He's even starting to have delusions...
The Qingshan Sect has finally behaved themselves and stopped bullying us, yet you're still clamoring to destroy them!
Are you that eager to see the Ancient God Clan annihilated?
Seeing Hu Bugui's expression, Ye Fan also realized that he hadn't explained himself clearly.
“Baili Mo and the others entered the Xuanming Great World together with Lu Ming from the Qingshan Sect, and their combat power was suppressed...”
Speaking up to this point, Ye Fan paused. He suddenly realized a problem he had overlooked.
“Damn it, that wretched mortal's combat power was supposed to be completely suppressed in the Xuanming Great World.”
At that time, his mind was entirely consumed with killing Lu Ming, so he had actually overlooked this detail.
Ye Fan wasn't too surprised, though. It was likely that the wretched mortal, just like Big Yellow and the others, possessed some treasure that lifted the suppression.
It was just that the duration of the removal was shorter for Big Yellow and his companions.
Meanwhile, Hu Bugui's mouth twitched. The Ancestor really is a master of tall tales!
Xuanming Great World? You make it sound as if you've actually been there.
If I hadn't been guarding him almost every single day, I might have actually believed him!
Just then, Ye Fan's voice rang out once more:
“That damn mortal's combat power wasn't suppressed either, which was why he and Man Xiong...”
Listening to Ye Fan's narration, Hu Bugui made it clear in his mind that he didn't believe a single word.
Once Ye Fan finished speaking, Hu Bugui asked,
“Ancestor, how did you find out about this?”
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