131: Be the ancestor yourself?

His outstretched hand was less than two feet from Zheng Qingping's head.

Upon hearing this, he stopped and moved no further.

Lu Ming pondered for a moment, then nodded in deep agreement.

"What you said makes so much sense!"

Zheng Qingping was overjoyed; as long as he could live, what did it matter if he became a servant?

Besides, the master-servant contract wasn't unbreakable; as soon as he achieved Foundation Establishment, the contract would become void.

Just as Zheng Qingping was thinking this, he saw the hawk-nosed old man in front of him hand over a mysterious seed shrouded in gray mist.

"Come, swallow it!"

If Zheng Qingping hadn't reminded him, Lu Ming would have almost forgotten that he still had a control secret method.

In the "Yin Lotus Mother-Child Twin Birth Method" he later obtained, there was a "Soul Seeding" technique.

As long as a soul seed was planted in a Cultivator's Divine Soul, the other party's life and death would be in his hands.

Although it couldn't control the other party's consciousness, it was much more reliable than a master-servant contract.

Before Zheng Qingping could ask any questions, Lu Ming pinched his chin and directly forced the 'soul seed' into him.

Zheng Qingping didn't know what this thing was; he only felt a cold energy enter his Sea of Consciousness.

He wanted to resist and expel this energy from his body, but Lu Ming held him firmly with a large magical power hand, preventing him from resisting.

As soon as the soul seed entered Zheng Qingping's body, it quickly merged into his Divine Soul and disappeared.

However, Lu Ming could clearly feel its presence; a faint connection had already been established.

He could even vaguely sense Zheng Qingping's emotions.

"What a good thing!"

Lu Ming was full of admiration for this technique.

Now that Zheng Qingping's life and death were in his hands, there was naturally no need to restrain him any longer.

With a flick of his sleeve, the large magical power hand disappeared, and Zheng Qingping fell heavily to the ground.

Zheng Qingping scrambled up from the ground, ignoring the pain in his body, and began to inspect himself.

"Senior, what... what exactly was that?"

He was extremely terrified; he had introspected and thoroughly checked his Sea of Consciousness, but found nothing.

However, he had an inexplicable feeling that if the person opposite him wished it, he would die immediately.

This feeling of not having control over his own life and death made him very uneasy.

"Don't be curious about everything. Prying into the root of things won't do you any good. As long as you're obedient, you'll be safe and sound."

Lu Ming looked at him with a smile.

Zheng Qingping's expression changed several times, and finally, as if resigned to his fate, he lowered his head.

He knew he was trapped; now he could only follow this path to the end.

After a moment of silence, he painstakingly uttered a few words.

"Ma... Master!"

Lu Ming's smile immediately froze on his face, and then his expression turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Being called 'Master' by a man, and a middle-aged man at that, disgusted Lu Ming.

"Don't call me Master, call me Wu Daoren!"

After correcting Zheng Qingping's address, Lu Ming directly asked.

"Do you have permission to open the Heavenly Wolf Howling at the Moon Formation?"

He had already obtained the method to enter the Formation by soul-searching Zheng Qingqi, but the answer he received was unsatisfactory.

The Formation had been integrated with the Zheng Family's Bloodline Power; only those with the Zheng Family's Bloodline could enter.

Moreover, it was one person, one code; outsiders could only enter if a Zheng Family member allowed it.

Although Lu Ming cultivated a Blood Dao Cultivation Technique, he could only refine essence blood for his own use and could not simulate a Bloodline.

So Lu Ming planned to have Zheng Qingping take him in.

When Zheng Qingping heard the name of the Heavenly Wolf Howling at the Moon Formation, his expression immediately changed.

"Ma... Senior Wu, are you going to act against the Zheng Family?"

So that was it, Zheng Qingping finally understood.

The other party's fishing was not for the two Qi Refining Cultivators.

The real target was the Zheng Family!

He was very conflicted internally; on one side was the safety of his Family, and on the other was his own life and death.

Lu Ming could feel Zheng Qingping's inner struggle through the soul seed, but he didn't interrupt.

At first, he only wanted to destroy the Zheng Family and use them for his cultivation.

But now he had changed his mind.

Why not try to control a Family to work for him?

Support a Puppet Family and become the Old Ancestor himself!

His own efficiency in collecting Cultivation Technique information was too low.

And Dong Pingan's cultivation was not high, and the circles he could access were not of a high enough level.

Now that he had achieved Foundation Establishment, that kind of information was even more useless to him.

But a Foundation Establishment Family was different.

Having many Family members was an advantage, and the things and matters they encountered were all different, making them very suitable for collecting intelligence and finding what Lu Ming needed.

Moreover, all the resources of the entire Zheng Family would be at his disposal, which was wonderful!

However, this matter still needed long-term planning.

First of all, Lu Ming's true body would not stay in the Zheng Family to live out his days.

Even as a Family's Old Ancestor, it was not as safe as staying in an Immortal City.

What if one day a Zheng Family Cultivator caused trouble outside, and enemies came knocking? Wouldn't that be a disaster?

For example, a certain Family member goes to break off an engagement.

And is given a three-year agreement.

Then, not long after, a fire-wielding youth inexplicably comes knocking.

Shouting, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river," and then throws a fire lotus at his bewildered self.

[The End.]

So the true body absolutely could not stay in the Zheng Family!

A Clone wouldn't work either; it still had to do things for the true body.

Therefore, on the surface, a Puppet needed to be supported as the Family Head to control the Zheng Family.

But the most important thing for a Foundation Establishment Family was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and Zheng Tianming was destined to die.

He was the main material for Lu Ming's upcoming Puppet and Clone advancement, so Lu Ming couldn't let him go.

Could it be that he still had to Cultivate a Foundation Establishment Cultivator himself?

Lu Ming felt it was too troublesome.

He couldn't think of a solution now, so he would take it one step at a time and get the benefits first.

Actually, Zheng Qingping was not his optimal choice.

Lu Ming looked at the golden book in the Void Realm, on which Zheng Qingping's name was clearly written.

He and Zheng Qingqi had already been listed when they harbored ill intentions towards him.

However, Lu Ming didn't care; now, even without using the golden book, he could control the other party's life and death.

Moreover, he could sense the other party's emotions; if the other party harbored malice towards him, Lu Ming would know immediately.

Now there was only him available, so Lu Ming would make do.

But the premise was that he had to be valuable.

If he couldn't even take him in, then the waste should be recycled.

At this moment, Zheng Qingping, who had been silent for a long time, spoke.

"Senior Wu, I can take you in!"

"Good."

Lu Ming nodded with satisfaction.

"However..."

At this point, Zheng Qingping stammered a bit.

"Hmm?"

Lu Ming raised an eyebrow, feeling a little displeased.

What, he still wanted to negotiate conditions? Was he taking himself too seriously?

"Although I don't know what Senior needs, I presume it's for resources, so Senior, could you spare my Family members? I will assist Senior in obtaining the resources."

"You are not qualified to negotiate terms with this Lord."

Lu Ming said coldly.

Zheng Qingping's heart was ashen; although there was constant infighting between factions in the Family, blood was thicker than water after all.

It was still somewhat difficult for him to accept watching his Family members die.

"However..."

Lu Ming also took a long pause.

"If you handle this matter well, this Lord can consider sparing your Family members, and perhaps the position of Family Head might not be out of your reach."

Lu Ming began to paint a picture.

Zheng Qingping's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

The position of Family Head! Which Zheng Family member didn't want to sit in it?

Everyone fought and schemed, wasn't it all for this position?

However, this position wasn't the key; rather, it represented the resources and power that could be wielded.

The resources to the Senior, and the power for him to enjoy exclusively.

That didn't seem bad either!