Chapter 138: 100,000 Spirit Stones, Xiao Xiyue's Changes!

“Rumble rumble!”

The evil soul of the Flood Dragon was about to devour the young man in red, releasing a terrifying aura that made the entire void tremble and explode.

“Ah——”

A loud cry echoed through the waves.

“Heh!”

This powerful blow also made Lu Changsheng’s face turn pale, and his chest felt a dull ache.

Through the red gemstone that had collided with the Golden Brick, he knew that the young man in red had not yet died completely.

“Go!”

Lu Changsheng gave the order to the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm, lest the opponent still had some strength left.

At the same time, he continued to control the Golden Brick with his mind.

In this moment, he could clearly feel that the red gemstone’s power was rapidly decreasing, and it was getting weaker by the second.

This indicated that the young man in red was in a very bad state and was unable to resist.

“Rumble rumble rumble!”

As the Golden Brick continued to suppress the Red Phoenix Cult’s gemstone, a blood-red light burst out from the Flood Dragon’s soul.

It was the young man in red.

At this time, his black armor was broken and tattered, and he looked disheveled and helpless.

“Ah, wait for me, I’ll get my revenge.”

The young man in red spat out these harsh words, intending to escape using a secret technique.

But before he could finish speaking…

The Golden Brick hovering in the air suddenly pressed down on him like a mountain, crushing him.

“Pfft!”

At the same time, a golden thread shot out like an arrow, piercing his forehead and leaving a bloody hole.

It was the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm.

The next moment, the Golden Brick also fell, pressing down on the Red Phoenix Cult’s gemstone and the young man in red simultaneously.

Lu Changsheng saw this and quickly grabbed Xiao Xiyue’s delicate body, controlling the flying magical weapons to descend rapidly.

“Rumble!”

Accompanied by a loud rumbling sound.

The Golden Brick directly pressed down on the young man, causing the ground to shake violently.

“Heh, no wonder they’re a Foundation Establishment great master, it’s really hard to kill!”

“My treasure bone has been nourished for many years, and it’s not weaker than a Talisman Treasure full-power strike. It’s a wonder I didn’t let him escape.”

Lu Changsheng could sense that with the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm’s strike, the opponent’s vitality was almost extinguished.

Just to be safe, he added another strike with the Golden Brick.

Through the Golden Brick, he could sense that the young man in red, who was being pressed down, had completely lost his vitality.

However, to be extra cautious, Lu Changsheng took out three high-grade Talismans and one top-grade Talisman, arranging them around the Golden Brick.

After finishing, Lu Changsheng subtly moved his mind, and the Golden Brick slowly rose up.

Seeing the corpse in the pit, Lu Changsheng finally felt at ease.

The Golden Brick, which was floating in the air like a small mountain, gradually shrank and returned to its Talisman form, flying back into Lu Changsheng’s hand.

However, at this time, the Talisman was very dim, and even the Talisman paper seemed to be slightly damaged.

“This Talisman is probably going to be scrapped after one more use.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the dim Golden Brick Talisman in his hand, thinking to himself.

This Golden Brick Talisman had been used many times and had already consumed a lot of its power.

The recent battle, although short, had also consumed a lot of energy under his full-power activation.

“If this Foundation Establishment master is a poor guy, I’d be out of luck this time.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the pit created by the Golden Brick, with the corpse and the scattered treasures, and let out a sigh.

However, this possibility was not high.

Considering the opponent’s red gemstone, the white sword, and the blood-colored scissors, they were all very valuable.

Lu Changsheng didn’t think too much about it, lest the noise from the battle attract people.

Holding Xiao Xiyue’s delicate body, he swept up the treasures scattered around, including the corpse, and quickly left.

Half an hour later.

Lu Changsheng found a cave in the mountain.

He put down Xiao Xiyue’s body.

He took out the ‘Heavenly Curtain Five Elements Array’ from his storage bag and simply set it up.

This formation had the effect of trapping enemies and isolating auras, and was very useful, so Lu Changsheng always carried it with him.

After setting up the formation, Lu Changsheng took out a recovery pill from his storage bag and used a healing Talisman on himself, making him feel much better.

Then, he checked on Xiao Xiyue’s condition.

It seemed that she had only suffered mental damage and spiritual energy exhaustion, but there was no major issue.

Lu Changsheng made a preliminary judgment and then fed her a healing pill.

Then, he used a healing Talisman on her.

Immediately, her pale face looked much better.

“Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, besides the qualitative changes in spiritual energy and magical power, there’s another major difference, which is the divine sense.”

“Foundation Establishment masters have a divine sense, which gives them a great advantage in combat and cultivation.”

“If it weren’t for the Peach Blossom Gu, which helped me resist the divine sense attack, I might have ended up like Xiao Xiyue, with mental damage.”

Lu Changsheng looked at Xiao Xiyue’s condition, realizing that Qi Refining was no match for Foundation Establishment in this regard.

Even with a Talisman, it was hard to defend against a divine sense attack.

If he didn’t have the Peach Blossom Gu, he might have been affected as well.

However, Lu Changsheng only just realized that the Peach Blossom Gu had this effect.

Next, Lu Changsheng closed his eyes and looked inward, checking the situation of the Peach Blossom Gu on his forehead.

It was relatively withered, but there was no major issue.

This was normal.

After all, it was a Heavenly Spirit Gu.

And the Peach Blossom Gu was growing rapidly.

Under his flourishing Romantic Luck, it had already grown to the limit of the First Transformation.

If it weren’t for Lu Changsheng’s cultivation restrictions, it would have already advanced to the Second Transformation.

Seeing that Xiao Xiyue wouldn’t wake up for a while, Lu Changsheng took the red-robed youth’s storage bag and waistband.

He began to sort out the spoils of war.

“I hope I can get a lot of loot from this.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the storage waistband and bag, feeling a bit expectant.

After all, the red-robed youth didn’t seem like an ordinary Foundation Establishment master.

He should have some wealth.

“Hmm…”

At this time, the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm flew around Lu Changsheng, its delicate wings fluttering as it emitted a bloody aura.

“Go ahead.”

Lu Changsheng naturally understood what the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm meant, and chuckled.

He hadn’t incinerated the red-robed youth’s body, leaving it for the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm.

After all, this Six-Winged Golden Silkworm fed on blood.

The red-robed youth, as a Foundation Establishment master, had a rich, pure blood that would be a great tonic for the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm.

With Lu Changsheng’s permission, the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm immediately burrowed into the red-robed youth’s body, beginning to feast.

“Isn’t this a bit demonic?”

Lu Changsheng looked at the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm’s behavior and clicked his tongue.

Then, he shook his head and said, “But it’s just resource utilization. If I didn’t feed it to the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm, I would have burned it to ashes anyway.”

“And besides, this is far from demonic.”

“I read in a book before that some demonic cultivators use all sorts of resources, including humans, demonic beasts, and even the seven emotions and six desires of humans, to cultivate.”

Lu Changsheng sighed and said, “What’s the difference between right and wrong? It’s all about the means and methods used.”

He had also read about the differences between right and wrong in a book before.

Although it wasn’t detailed, he had a general idea.

It seemed that demonic cultivators would use top methods to cultivate, which would lead to differences in their cultivation speed and breakthroughs.

But overall, there wasn’t much difference between right and wrong cultivators.

“My brother-in-law, who’s like a brother to me, seems to have walked the demonic path. I don’t know what’s become of him now, or if he’s even still alive.”

Lu Changsheng suddenly thought of his wife Qu Zhenzhen’s brother, Qu Changsong.

He didn’t know what had become of his brother-in-law, who had walked the demonic path, after all these years.

After all, in Jiang Country, demonic cultivators didn’t have an easy time.

Not continuing to think about it, Lu Changsheng began to check the storage waistband.

“So many spirit stones and materials!”

Lu Changsheng immediately saw a pile of spirit stones and materials, and his face lit up with excitement.

Even without counting them, he could see that there were a lot of spirit stones.

There were also many crystal-clear medium-grade spirit stones.

“What’s this?”

Lu Changsheng looked at a crystal vase.

Inside, there was half a bottle of crimson sand-like crystals that shone like jade.

Just by looking at the vase and the crystals, Lu Changsheng could tell that this was no ordinary item.

When he opened the vase, he immediately felt a strong, fiery aura.

Each crystal grain was radiating a brilliant light.

“Isn’t this similar to the Core Formation spirit object, Heavenly Fire Crystal, recorded in books?”

“If this is really a Core Formation spirit object, Heavenly Fire Crystal, it’s worth at least 30,000 to 40,000 spirit stones.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the crystal vase, his face full of joy, and put it away in his storage bag.

Like ordinary Foundation Establishment spirit objects, which were worth a few thousand spirit stones, Core Formation spirit objects were worth ten times more.

And they were priceless on the market!

Lu Changsheng continued to sort through the spoils.

Seeing the ordinary materials and magical weapons, Lu Changsheng’s heart didn’t have any great waves.

“Red Pheonix Cult’s true scripture, a Peripherial Level cultivation method.”

“Looks like there’s something good here, a Peripherial Level cultivation method.”

“However, the cultivation method is incomplete and can only be cultivated up to the Core Formation Stage. The two secret techniques inside can be researched later.”

Lu Changsheng found a few jade slips with cultivation methods from the storage waistband.

After taking a rough look, he saw that they were Advanced Level cultivation methods and spiritual inheritance.

Only the Red Pheonix Cult’s true scripture sparked Lu Changsheng’s interest.

“Is this a Magical Treasure Embryo?”

Lu Changsheng also saw a small, black-red cauldron, which he picked up and examined.

The small cauldron only had a rough outline, without any carvings or patterns, like a rough embryo.

However, from the material and aura of the small cauldron, Lu Changsheng, who had seen many things, had a faint feeling that this was a magical treasure.

But this magical treasure embryo was far inferior to the Black Dragon Magic Bead, which made Lu Changsheng suspect that it was a magical treasure embryo.

According to Lu Changsheng’s knowledge, most cultivators’ magical treasures were created through rare and precious materials, which were then refined into an embryo and slowly nurtured into a magical treasure.

This had a good effect, allowing the cultivator to control the magical treasure embryo during the Foundation Establishment stage.

And by nurturing the magical treasure embryo beforehand, once they reached the Core Formation stage, the magical treasure would directly take shape, greatly increasing its power.

“Could it be that this red-robed youth was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator?”

“Otherwise, how could he have such precious items, including a Core Formation spirit object and a magical treasure embryo?”

Lu Changsheng looked at the corpse being devoured by the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm and thought to himself.

After all, an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn’t have such precious items.

However, through clearing out the spoils of war, Lu Changsheng felt a bit relieved.

Because he had also cleared out six second-grade top grade Talismans, a Heavenly Thunder Bead, a white bone arrow, and other treasures from the red-robed youth’s storage bag.

He knew that the latter had many hidden cards.

If they had faced him and Xiao Xiyue from the start, with full power, they wouldn’t have had any chance to resist.

They wouldn’t have had time to take out the Talisman treasure and suppress it.

“It’s still that principle, a lion uses its full power to catch a rabbit, too.”

“Otherwise, who knows when we might capsize in the gutter.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head, sighing.

He put the small cauldron away and continued to clear out the spoils.

“This magical treasure embryo is of little use to me, it’s just a valuable material. Except that it can be used to refine the Hundred Treasure Refinement Body Tempering Technique in the future. After all, a magical treasure embryo is still a magical treasure, and it can be used to condense and refine my body.”

“Next, let’s clean up the spoils. There’s nothing surprising here. “

“128 Medium-grade spirit stones.”

“3894 Low-grade spirit stones.”

“One suspected Core Formation spiritual object, one Foundation Establishment spiritual object.”

“One magical treasure embryo, four spiritual weapons, but one is damaged and one is severely damaged, basically useless, only good for refining the Hundred Treasure Refinement Body Tempering Technique.”

“Two high-grade magical weapons, three top-grade magical weapons, one flying boat, one Heavenly Thunder Bead, and one Longevity Pill.”

“Adding up all these pills, talismans, and materials, the total value is almost 100,000 spirit stones.”

After cleaning up all the spoils, Lu Changsheng looked at the haul, estimated the value, and took a deep breath, then let out a long sigh. This haul was the biggest he had ever gotten.

Previously, the biggest haul he got was from the Kou Clan’s Five Evils, and that was only over 10,000 spirit stones with Meng Xiaochan’s two Foundation Establishment spiritual objects. But now, the haul from this one person alone was directly worth over 100,000 spirit stones.

This wealth made Lu Changsheng even more aware that this person was not simple.

“From the situation earlier, he should have been targeting Xiao Xiyue, wanting to capture him alive.”

Lu Changsheng looked at Xiao Xiyue, who was still unconscious, and clicked his tongue.

He felt that this matter was not simple.

To know that Xiao Xiyue was a Core Formation true disciple of the Blue Cloud Sect.

Now, a Foundation Establishment cultivator knew Xiao Xiyue’s identity and still came to capture her, making him feel that things were not simple.

“Alas, indeed, the more entangled, the more karma there is.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head, put away the spoils, and took out seven medium-grade spirit stones to replace the ones used by his puppet.

In the previous battle, this second-grade puppet didn’t suffer any damage.

But the spirit stone consumption was too high, and the ten spirit stones inside were almost depleted, with seven spirit stones consumed.

“I’ll make a few more puppets when I get back.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

With the materials he gained, he could almost make a second-grade puppet.

But the next moment, Lu Changsheng shook his head.

“The most urgent task is still cultivation. Otherwise, with my current spiritual energy, even if I have many puppets, I won’t be able to control them simultaneously.”

In the previous battle, Lu Changsheng also clearly realized his shortcomings in this aspect.

Operating one puppet during the battle was already his limit.

If he had to control multiple puppets, he would find it difficult to focus on other things.

“Most cultivation methods for the mind and spirit can only be learned after achieving enlightenment.”

“This aspect is also urgent, unless the system can extract a cultivation method for me.”

Lu Changsheng let out a soft sigh, holding two low-grade spirit stones, and began to meditate to recover from his injuries.

The next day, Lu Changsheng looked at Xiao Xiyue, who was still unconscious.

Seeing that the treatment talisman’s effect was almost gone, he took out another one and used it.

As the talisman’s effect spread through Xiao Xiyue’s body, she let out a soft “ah” and woke up.

“Daoist Xiao, you’re awake?”

Seeing Xiao Xiyue wake up, Lu Changsheng immediately showed concern and asked.

“Daoist Lu?”

“Where are we? What about that Foundation Establishment cultivator?”

Xiao Xiyue sat up, looking around at the simple cave, and asked.

She didn’t know if she had escaped or was being held captive by the red-robed youth.

“At the critical moment, I used the two Talismans to exhaust my trump card and barely managed to kill him,”

Lu Changsheng said with a sigh, looking a bit pained and regretful.

As he spoke, he returned Xiao Xiyue’s tortoise shell, sword, cloud cape, and Talismans.

Although he was greedy, he wasn’t greedy enough to take these small things from his own future wife.

“You actually killed him!”

Xiao Xiyue was almost unbelievable.

In their brief exchange earlier, she knew that the red-robed youth was no ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.

At least, he was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

She and Lu Changsheng had only managed to suppress him with the Talismans’ power.

But suppressing and killing were two completely different concepts.

She was stunned.

Then, her pale face broke into a smile, unlike her usual calm and collected self, like a blooming snow lotus: “I didn’t expect Daoist Lu to be hiding so deeply.”

She knew Lu Changsheng had hidden depths.

But after seeing the second-grade puppet, the Talismans, and Lu Changsheng’s cultivation, she was already shocked beyond measure.

She didn’t expect Lu Changsheng to be hiding so deeply.

Now, hearing that Lu Changsheng had killed the red-robed youth, she had a new understanding of Lu Changsheng.

Seeing Lu Changsheng’s slightly furrowed brow, Xiao Xiyue seemed to understand something.

Xiao Xiyue’s lips curved into a gentle smile: “Daoist Lu, don’t worry, every cultivator has their own secrets.”

“When we were in Ruyi Region City, I sensed that you were different from ordinary cultivators, and you must have some hidden secrets.”

“So you can rest assured, I, Xiyue, can make a vow with my dao heart, and I will never reveal Daoist Lu’s matters to anyone.”

Xiao Xiyue was originally a clever person, and after cultivating the Supreme Forgetfulness Technique, her dao heart was even more clear.

As soon as she finished speaking, she made a vow, indicating that she would not mention this matter to anyone else.

“Daoist Xiao, there’s no need for this, the situation isn’t that severe.”

Lu Changsheng’s face revealed a smile, and he was very satisfied with Xiao Xiyue’s consideration.

After all, he had exposed his Talismans and cultivation, which was a risky move.

He had originally thought about how to subtly hint to Xiao Xiyue, but she had taken the initiative to speak up.

“If it weren’t for Daoist Lu, I would have been in danger.”

“Previously, Daoist Lu had helped me cultivate, and now you’ve risked your life to save me, although you used your trump card to kill the Foundation Establishment cultivator, you must have suffered some losses as well. I really don’t know how to repay you.”

Xiao Xiyue’s eyes drooped, and she spoke softly.

During the battle with the Foundation Establishment cultivator, a strange emotion had appeared in her heart.

At this moment, this emotion was rapidly growing in her heart.

She didn’t even use the Supreme Forgetfulness Technique to suppress this emotion, letting it spread freely in her heart.

“Hehe, Daoist Xiao, you’re being too polite.”

“At that time, the situation was such that I couldn’t bear to abandon you and leave.”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow, also noticing that Xiao Xiyue’s expression had changed.

Through their long interaction, he knew that Xiao Xiyue’s calm and collected demeanor would disappear when she stopped cultivating.

Once she stopped cultivating, she would quickly return to her usual calm and collected self.

But at this moment, Xiao Xiyue’s expression was completely different.

It reminded Lu Changsheng of the lively and innocent Xiao Xiyue from ten years ago.

Moreover, he keenly sensed that Xiao Xiyue’s self-address had changed to “Xiyue”.

It was clear that she was much closer to him now.

He knew that experiencing life and death together, and being saved by a hero, was the best way to increase affection.

As soon as the words fell.

Xiao Xiyue’s exquisite, pale face leaned in, and their lips touched.

Lu Changsheng immediately felt a warm, sweet fragrance spreading from their lips.

He smelled a refreshing, sweet fragrance in the air.

In an instant, the two of them were kissing.

This time, the fairy was very proactive.

Letting Lu Changsheng experience a different taste.

A moment later.

Lu Changsheng released the warm, soft jade from his embrace.

After all, in the wilderness, it wasn’t good to let their passion get out of control.

Moreover, there was still one thing that needed to be resolved.

That was the red-robed youth, who had clearly come for Xiao Xiyue. Did the other party still have any hidden tricks up their sleeve to cause trouble?

“Daoist Xiao, previously that Foundation Establishment cultivator was clearly targeting you, and in this situation…”

Lu Changsheng expressed his thoughts.

“The other party should be targeting me, wanting to capture me to threaten my master.”

Xiao Xiyue’s expression turned solemn, and she nodded, also realizing the problem.

“There’s no time to delay, I’ll prepare to return and report this to my master.”

“I’ll put my cultivation on hold for now, and after I resolve this matter, I’ll come to Qingzhu Mountain to find Daoist Lu.”

Xiao Xiyue pursed her lips and spoke softly.

She also knew that her current situation was very dangerous.

And being with Lu Changsheng would not only put herself in danger but also potentially drag Lu Changsheng into trouble.

Next time, they might not be so lucky.

“Okay, do you need me to send you off?”

Lu Changsheng nodded.

He felt that in a situation like this, it was natural to rely on one’s backing.

“I’ll be fine on my own, thank you.”

“Daoist Lu, are you preparing for Foundation Establishment?”

Xiao Xiyue asked.

“I still need to refine my Qi for a few more years before I can prepare for Foundation Establishment.”

At this point, Lu Changsheng didn’t hide the truth.

He had only broken through the ninth stage of Qi Refining less than a year ago, and his spiritual power still needed to be refined for several years before he could prepare for Foundation Establishment.

“Okay, I’ll wait for you to resolve the matter and then come back to help Daoist Lu with Foundation Establishment.”

Xiao Xiyue smiled sweetly, her voice carrying a hint of sweetness, and then leaned in to kiss Lu Changsheng again.