134: recruit

“The three branches of the Zheng Family have all gathered. It seems Old Devil Zheng’s time is almost up, he might have already passed away!”

“Hahaha, good! Excellent! Without Old Devil Zheng, how could a bunch of weaklings be a match for our Huang Family! This time, it’s destined for our Huang Family to prosper!”

“The Zheng Family’s Medium Grade Second-tier Spiritual Vein is much better than our Little Moon Mountain’s, I’ve been coveting it for a long time!”

“......”

Upon receiving the news, the Huang Family immediately convened a Family meeting.

Everyone was incredibly excited, wishing they could rush to the Zheng Family now and tear off a piece of flesh.

Their Huang Little Moon Mountain and the Zheng Family Moon Cliff Mountain were adjacent, but their Spiritual Vein resources had always lagged behind the Zheng Family’s.

Over the hundred years since their Family was established, the two families had frequently clashed over resources, accumulating deep resentment.

Now, hearing that the Zheng Family’s Old Ancestor had passed away, when else would be a better time to kick them when they’re down?

“Old Ancestor, please give the order! I am willing to lead the Huang Family’s sons to annihilate the Zheng Family!”

At this moment, Huang Moyuan, as the Huang Family Head, cupped his fists and bowed to an elder at the head of the table, being the first to request the order.

Huang Yuhai glanced at him indifferently, saying with an expressionless face.

“As the Huang Family Head, you are far too impetuous!”

However, he didn’t harshly criticize Huang Moyuan; in truth, he himself was very excited.

He had been stuck in the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment for a long time, just a step away from the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, but had always been unable to cross it.

It wasn’t just a resource problem, but also an environmental factor, which was why he had always coveted that spiritual land of the Zheng Family.

But the Zheng Family’s Foundation Establishment Cultivators had never been out of succession; every time a Foundation Establishment Old Ancestor passed away, the Zheng Family would certainly produce a new Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator.

It was just that this time, for some unknown reason, Old Devil Zheng was failing before a new Foundation Establishment Cultivator had been cultivated.

It could be said that this was the Zheng Family’s weakest period in history, and he naturally wouldn’t let go of such a good opportunity.

However, after pondering for a moment, he still felt it was necessary to be cautious. What if it was a trick?

If Old Devil Zheng wasn’t dead, he might have set a trap, waiting for him to fall into it.

He might even drag him down to die together.

“The opportunity to destroy the Zheng Family is rare in a hundred years, but we cannot just go in like this. We must first test the Zheng Family’s depth! The Zheng Family’s ‘Heavenly Wolf Howling at the Moon Formation’ is not just for show!”

“Old Ancestor, your meaning is?”

Huang Moyuan asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Recruit Loose Cultivators and let them test the Zheng Family’s bottom line!”

“Old Ancestor, Loose Cultivators won’t agree…”

Huang Moyuan was a bit helpless; he thought the Old Ancestor was getting muddled.

This was clearly recruiting cannon fodder for a suicide mission; Loose Cultivators would be foolish to come.

Huang Yuhai was not angry at being contradicted; he said calmly.

“Loose Cultivators are a bunch of locusts; as long as the benefits are great enough, they will not only agree but also fight to the death!”

“Issue a 【Decree to Attack Zheng】! Everyone who participates in breaking the Formation will be rewarded with a hundred Spirit Stones.

For every Zheng Family member killed, their head can be exchanged for a bounty.

A first-layer Qi Refining Cultivator can get ten Spirit Stones, and so on. For every layer of Realm increased, the bounty will increase by ten Spirit Stones, with no upper limit on the quantity.”

Huang Yuhai announced with a grand wave of his hand.

Everyone was first stunned upon hearing this, then they all became restless and began to dissuade him.

“Old Ancestor, absolutely not!”

“That’s right, how many Spirit Stones would that cost?!”

“Do those Loose Cultivators deserve to take so many Spirit Stones?”

“......”

“Hmph, truly a group of short-sighted people! We must look at future benefits; this is just a small investment now.

A Medium Grade Second-tier spiritual land cannot be exchanged for just some Spirit Stones!

As long as we can successfully take down the Zheng Family, everything will be returned a hundred or a thousand times over in the future.

Moreover, this can also reduce the losses of our Huang Family members. Are some Spirit Stones more important than the lives of our Family members?”

Huang Yuhai snorted coldly, and his Foundation Establishment Stage Aura pressed down.

His expression was indifferent, and he spoke with an unquestionable, authoritative voice.

“This matter is settled. You all arrange it as soon as possible; time waits for no one. We must act against the Zheng Family within the next day or two!”

......

Meanwhile, at the Zheng Family.

Lu Ming followed Zheng Qingping to the back mountain.

At this moment, within his Divine Sense perception, there was a faint, almost imperceptible Foundation Establishment Aura deep in the back mountain.

It was like a candle in the wind, ready to be extinguished with a single puff.

“Good thing I came in time; a few more days, and he would probably be cold.”

Lu Ming muttered to himself.

Although Lu Ming could still refine him into a Puppet even if he died, it would be difficult for his Clone to Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

“The Family Head has ordered that no one is allowed into the Old Ancestor’s secluded cultivation area!”

At this moment, several Huang Family Cultivators guarding the entrance to the back mountain blocked Lu Ming’s path.

“How dare you! Don’t you see who this is! Second Master wants to see the Old Ancestor, and you dare to stop him!”

Zheng Qingping’s face changed, and he quickly reprimanded them, desperately winking at these clueless individuals.

Unfortunately, it was destined to be in vain.

“The Family Head has ordered, no one is allowed!”

“You all…”

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Seeing that Zheng Qingping still wanted to say something, Lu Ming directly interrupted him with action.

With a flick of his sleeve, he seemed to casually swat five flies, and five Cultivators, who were only in the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, directly exploded into a mist of blood.

Behind him, a phantom of a sea of blood flashed and instantly devoured all the blood mist.

“Let’s go, don’t waste time.”

Lu Ming said calmly, ignoring the stiff-faced Zheng Qingping beside him, and stepped into the back mountain.

He walked all the way to the outside of the courtyard where Zheng Tianming was in secluded cultivation.

Lu Ming surveyed the environment here, finding only a single layer of Restriction, and then no longer hesitated.

Two large Dharma Power hands materialized out of thin air, grabbing the Restriction light curtain and tearing it fiercely.

Rip!

The Restriction runes instantly annihilated, and the light curtain began to collapse and disappear, revealing the courtyard scene.

At this time, in the courtyard, a skeletal old man was sitting cross-legged.

The commotion seemed to have awakened him, but his drooping eyelids couldn’t open.

Lu Ming walked to his front, looking at this former enemy.

It was ironic that Zheng Tianming didn’t even know who Lu Ming was.

Who would care about the hatred of one of the thousands of ants in the Green Bamboo Market?

But now Lu Ming stood before him, and the other party was so weak that he couldn’t even lift his eyes.

Lu Ming was not sentimental, nor did he lament the changing seasons.

After only a moment of gaze, he pressed a palm onto Zheng Tianming’s crown.

Obscure and profound runes flowed in his eyes, then he pulled out Zheng Tianming’s soul.

His soul was forcibly ripped from his body, causing Zheng Tianming to let out an agonizing scream.

But he no longer had a physical body, and his soul could only emit a sharp, piercing sound.

The soul body was twisted and grotesque, like a ghost from legends.

Lu Ming looked at this scene with an indifferent expression, saying nothing.

With a thought, a translucent phantom emerged from his Niwan Palace and entered.

The phantom transformed into a figure wearing a lotus crown, with a clear and handsome face, and a body as pure and white as jade.

This was precisely the Yin Lotus Seed Clone that Lu Ming had Cultivated.

The Clone examined Zheng Tianming’s soul, swallowed non-existent saliva, and a look of covetousness appeared on his handsome, eerie face.

Hadn’t the main body worked so hard all this way just for this one bite?

“Eat, eat…”

Lu Ming murmured, like the whisper of a demon.