110: Chapter 110 Being Mooched Off by Parents

A year had passed in the blink of an eye since the battle with the demon-slaying sword.

Under Lu Hu's deliberate modification, Tianduan Mountain had undergone significant changes. Rosy light often flowed through the mountains, dust and smoke were nowhere to be seen, and immortal mist lingered. Every morning, when viewed from afar, the entire immortal mountain appeared to be situated within a sea of clouds.

Up close, the vegetation was covered in dew, the stones emitted a green glow, and even the wind carried a refreshing spiritual energy, presenting a scene of an immortal dwelling.

As his territory became a blessed land, Lu Hu also unconsciously restrained his lazy image, making himself look like a divine tiger.

In addition, in the center of the most important spiritual field in the sinkhole, the once withered and dying god-slaying thatch had long since been reborn. Crimson vines meandered for several zhang, their branches covered with fine, scale-like patterns. The leaves were like blood-colored longswords. At the very center, a slender root emitted a heart-palpitatingly sharp aura. Even as it quietly took root in the spiritual soil, it seemed to possess a ferocious power capable of shattering the firmament.

The root system, which was originally damaged and almost devoid of life, had now grown into a towering spiritual plant.

The slender root at the very center, which gathered the essence of the entire plant, was the fruit of the god-slaying thatch, nurturing the purest god-slaying power.

Lu Hu stood before the spiritual field and flicked his tiger claw, merging a wisp of pure Qi of Creation into the vine. The god-slaying thatch immediately trembled slightly, its leaves rubbing together to produce a crisp sword chime. The fruit at the center bloomed with terrifying sword intent for an instant before vanishing.

Lu Hu nodded slightly, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

It wouldn't be long before the harvest.

Afterward, Lu Hu entered the adjacent spiritual field. The fragrance of the Green Lotus had already filled half of Tianduan Mountain, containing endless vitality. If an ordinary creature stood here and took a breath, they would likely regain their youth immediately and have their lifespan greatly increased.

"Still missing three."

Of the five system tasks, three remained: illusory immortal grass, fire dragon tree, and demon-transforming fruit.

As for the illusory immortal grass, Lu Hu had almost deduced its location from the ancient books passed down from the Kun Kingdom. He only needed Li Jiao to launch a satellite and produce a world map for comparison to determine the exact location.

As for the demon-transforming fruit and the fire dragon tree...

"No rush. I'll get them when the time comes."

Lu Hu turned and left the spiritual field.

During this year, besides his cultivation progressing, his territory had evolved into a blessed land.

Lu Hu had also picked up a hobby of blacksmithing, forging equipment whenever he was free.

He had gained too much from the battle with the demon-slaying sword. Even after throwing away most of the items, he still had many precious immortal materials left in his hands.

As for spiritual herbs, he could either plant them or eat them.

However, rare immortal materials could neither be eaten nor planted, and they took up space just sitting there, so Lu Hu simply used them to craft various small toys.

Among them, he also forged several sword embryos, incorporating the origins of the five swords belonging to the Sword God that he had seized during the battle with the demon-slaying sword.

He recreated the endless sword, netherworld sword, State-Guarding Sword, heavenly thunder sword, and armor-breaking sword in the world.

Their power was even greater than before, but they weren't of much use to Lu Hu.

However, since they were top-tier killing immortal artifacts in the world, it would be a pity to let them disappear, so Lu Hu created them.

Fine, the truth was that Lu Hu wanted to collect all eight of the Sword God's swords to satisfy a small personal quirk.

He had the blood-drinking sword, and a void-breaking sword was sealed in his system space. Adding these five swords, he had already obtained seven of the Sword God's eight swords.

As for the last one, the demon-slaying sword, it would be easy to obtain.

The god-slaying vine was growing stronger by the day. It shared the same origin and symbiosis with the demon-slaying sword. Once it fully matured, creating a new version of the demon-slaying sword wouldn't be a problem.

When the time came and all eight of the Sword God's swords were in his possession, just thinking about this collection made him feel good.

Besides artifact refining, Lu Hu's daily routine remained the same—leisurely, content, and extremely pleasant.

The only thing that made Lu Hu unhappy was that a fat tiger had been added to his daily life, one who would run to him and cry at any moment.

Every time they met, she would run over wailing to hug his leg and shamelessly leech the spiritual herbs from his spiritual field.

That fat tiger was Tiger Sister. She was originally living out her retirement in the Xuan Kingdom zoo, living a very comfortable life.

Later, when the war with the Qian Kingdom broke out, the world-ending crisis scared Tiger Sister. So, after the crisis ended, she strove for self-improvement and worked hard to cultivate and become stronger.

Having been secretly enlightened by Lu Hu, Tiger Sister's aptitude was naturally extraordinary. Furthermore, because she often munched on spiritual objects, she laid a solid foundation, reaching the Grandmaster realm in just one year. Her amazing talent startled Shanjun, who was also of the Tiger Clan.

Shanjun was overjoyed and wanted to take Tiger Sister as his successor to inherit his title of Shanjun.

The result was that before she could inherit the position, Tiger Sister heard the legends and saw portraits of Lu Hu, and the miserable scenes of being bullied by her brother in her youth surfaced.

Living off others in the zoo had long since trained Tiger Sister to have a thick-skinned psychological quality. Once she confirmed that the savior immortal tiger was her older brother, Tiger Sister unhesitatingly gave up the position of Shanjun and came to Tianduan Mountain to leech off her brother.

As the one being leeched off, Lu Hu was unhappy.

Even if the resources Tiger Sister needed were just a drop in the bucket to him, the feeling of his things being taken for free really sucked.

This wasn't him giving them away voluntarily; it was Tiger Sister shamelessly mooching.

And he couldn't hit her. If he didn't give them to her, Tiger Sister would actually lie on the ground, roll around, cry, and act like a spoiled brat.

It seriously damaged his dignity as the King of the Mountain.

Lu Hu was angry, but in the end, out of sight, out of mind, whenever Tiger Sister came, he would just toss a bunch of spiritual herbs to her and tell her to get lost quickly.

Aside from the headache of Tiger Sister, everything else was fine. Life was leisurely and comfortable. Over time, Lu Hu didn't feel bored. It was just that regarding cultivation, he had become more patient; it became a mandatory course, and he would cultivate for a while every day.

Sometimes he would even cultivate for several days at a time, which was quite comfortable. The more he cultivated, the better it felt.

This made Lu Hu think of the rumors about immortals going into seclusion, where a thousand or ten thousand years would pass by the time they emerged, and the world would have changed.

Since cultivation felt so good, it wasn't incomprehensible to keep going forever.

If it weren't for his concerns like Tiger Dad, Mother Tiger, the spiritual fields and herbs, and his group of subordinates, Lu Hu really would want to keep cultivating until he got tired of it.

The sun was intense. Lu Hu lay on a lounge chair by the cliff, picked up the poisonous tea prepared by Lu Qing, and took a small sip. The astringent taste entered his throat, and the cool poisonous power traveled through his body, making his entire skeleton feel comfortable.

This kind of life was truly pleasant.

But this tranquility did not last long.

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