Chapter 1340: 323 (2)

If Lu Ping’an were severely injured by Shangguan Jiuyang, then taking action to rescue him.

This would not only make the Bi Lake Mountain owe him a favor but also avoid losses.

After all, the matter of the pioneering war has already been decided.

The next step is preparation and time management.

And the family under his rule is also one of the main forces of their pioneering war.

Considering this aspect, he doesn’t want Lu Ping’an to die at Shangguan Jiuyang’s hands.

...

"Lu Ping’an, interesting."

The Elder Ancestor of the Xu Family sized up Lu Ping’an, with a slight grin at the corner of his mouth.

Earlier, seeing the Blackwater Dragon Spirit Weapon, he intended to find an opportunity to acquire this weapon’s technique.

Now that the Lu Family and Shangguan Family are in conflict, he is naturally pleased.

He could even use their confrontation to observe the true strength of Lu Ping’an, and see if there’s any hidden prowess.

"Lu Ping’an, Bi Lake Mountain Lu Family..."

Besides the Beast-Taming Xu Family, many family forces looked towards Lu Ping’an, curious about the source of his confidence to face the challenge.

After all, Lu Ping’an’s famous battle was suppressing the Elder Ancestor of the Xuanwu Ridge Sima Family, Sima Tong.

But that battle relied on an ambush with formations.

And Sima Tong’s underestimation.

Now in a one-on-one confrontation, it seems impossible to win.

"Does Lu Ping’an have any secret treasure for protection?"

"The Shangguan Family has always been strong and domineering, even if Lu Ping’an does not accept the challenge, Shangguan Jiuyang would intercept him anyway, so why not fight openly and resolve the grievances."

"Lu Ping’an must have some confidence to accept the challenge, but the Shangguan Family is reputed for their Divine Blade, their clan cultivators all refine their own life-commanding Divine Blade, sharp and overpowering, far surpassing cultivators of the same rank!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, Lu Ping’an at such a young age has achieved such success in body refining, if he doesn’t die prematurely, it is certain he will break through to Core Formation relying on Third Rank Body Refining."

"If he is willing to bow his head, Bai Yun True Man clearly wants to protect him."

"Such a genius, which isn’t filled with pride and confidence."

Many people sighed inwardly, even regretting Lu Ping’an’s fate.

No one believes Lu Ping’an is a match for Shangguan Jiuyang.

...

"Eldest brother."

At this, Lu Chensha and Lu Mingfeng emerged from the Secret Realm, instantly perceiving the odd atmosphere.

"Are you alright?"

Lu Ping’an looked at them.

"Eldest brother, we’re fine."

They shook their heads and then said in a low voice: "Eldest brother, we’ve caused trouble for you."

"What happened with the Shangguan Family?"

Lu Ping’an led them aside and inquired.

"Earlier in the Secret Realm..."

Lu Chensha immediately revealed the situation within the Secret Realm.

Upon hearing that several Life-Substituting Talismans were used, and Lu Qingze and Lu Yunfei were still unconscious, Lu Ping’an’s expression turned colder as he glanced at Shangguan Jiuyang.

"Eldest brother, should we send a message to the family?"

Nearby, Lu Qingxuan looked at Lu Ping’an and spoke.

He knew his elder brother was extraordinary.

But he wasn’t sure of the exact strength.

"No need."

Lu Ping’an’s broad hand patted his shoulder.

Not long after, Lu Ziyun with three others from Qingzhu Mountain and the Mo Family arrived, bringing the unconscious Lu Qingze and Lu Yunfei.

"You all..."

The Foundation Establishment Ancestor of the Mo Family, seeing his clan disciples mingling with the Lu Family disciples, couldn’t help but sweat.

If it were before, he would naturally be pleased.

But just after the Shangguan Family’s incident, he was really afraid of being implicated.

With Lu Ping’an right beside, he didn’t dare say much, just called the three over.

"Eldest brother, Elder Ancestor!"

Lu Ziyun and the others came forward, addressing Lu Ping’an.

"It’s good you’re alright."

Lu Ping’an said, then examined the situation of Lu Yunfei and Lu Qingze.

Lu Yunfei’s bones were almost entirely shattered, maintained solely by spiritual medicine.

Lu Qingze was similar, with damage to the internal organs.

Not being a doctor, and unfamiliar with treatment,

he could only take out two Second Rank healing talismans from his Storage Bag and conduct treatment on them to prevent prolonged delay and potential sequelae.

Soon after, Lu Chensha, Lu Ziyun, and others went to the Qingyun Sect location to submit the spiritual medicine.

"Hmm, so much!?"

The supervising Qingyun Sect disciple, seeing the spiritual medicine submitted by Lu Chensha and others, was extremely surprised.

Though Bi Lake Mountain and Qingzhu Mountain are two separate entities,

the amount of spiritual medicine clearly exceeded the quota of an average family.

Considering the recent situation with Lu Ping’an and Shangguan Jiuyang, they roughly realized those spiritual medicines were likely obtained from the Shangguan Family.

Regarding this, they didn’t comment further.

"Such a fruitful harvest."

Yet the Elder Ancestor of the Mo Family, seeing the harvest of his clan’s disciples, was puzzled.

He knew his clan’s situation well, only hoping to acquire a few Heavenly Spirit Fruits.

"Elder Ancestor, these are from Bi Lake Mountain..."

A Mo Family disciple promptly explained that most of these spiritual medicines were submitted by the Lu Family through them.

After all, the spiritual medicine submitted by the Lu Family had already exceeded the average level, so they put some in their own quota.

"Sigh."

The Elder Ancestor of the Mo Family sighed, not saying anything further.

Only praying that Lu Ping’an doesn’t die at the hands of Shangguan Jiuyang.

Otherwise, if the Shangguan Family implicated his own, it would be troublesome.

...

"Bi Lake Mountain, Lu Family!"

At this moment, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Jin Family and the Sima Family all fixated on Lu Chensha and others.

Based on the spiritual medicine quota submitted by the Lu Family, they’ve already guessed that their clan’s disciples likely perished at the hands of Lu Family disciples.

After all, Shangguan Family disciples had been slain by Lu Qingyan, indicating the exceptional strength of these Lu Family disciples!

"Why does Bi Lake Mountain have so many talents!"

The Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Sima Family clenched fists hidden within sleeves, fingers pale.

If he could act, he wished he could eliminate Lu Chensha and others right now.

The Foundation Establishment of the Jin Family had a similar expression.

But amidst the anger, a wave of desolation and even fear surged within.