The sudden change in expression shocked the man.
He thought that it was an easy task and immediately accepted it as he also needed it to raise his reputation within the sect. Then bringing the beloved pet that he struggling to get from his grandfather, the man with a wide smile ventures across river and mountain.
But, why he suddenly transforms?
Thinking up until here, the man snorted and released a tremendous pressure of his inner strength toward the head of the side branch.
Puh!
A mouthful of blood flew out and splash onto the floor.
" Where did you get your confidence?" The middle-aged man asked in a low voice.
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Lu Shenghou replied," From a mortal world."
" A mortal world?"
The middle-aged man became interested. He stood up and took a few steps forward and took out a bead of glistening white pill. He looked down and used his left hand to cast a skill on the surface of the pill.
The white bead shone and shot into the mouth of Lu Shenghou.
Crack!
Before long, inside Lu Shenghou's body a sound like bone and flesh been tempered upon sounded within the hall. It is also accompanied by his scream of pain and misery.
" Father!" They tried to help, but the energy above their head was like a stone with the weight of hundred pounds.
" Eh? Such a weakling dare to glare at me!" The man muttered as his eyes lit up.
What a relief!
Relieved on his confirmation, the man shook his head. He was thinking about the skill the man named Lu Zhou had used to get that fast cultivation speed.
Upon his thoughts of this side, branch head was not using the same martial arts, his expression of anxiety eased.
After one hour of continuous pain and despairing scream of the handsome man. Lu Shenghou successfully broke through to the third rank of the martial path.
" Well, that was an average aptitude."
The man with a bored expression spoke slowly and took a fresh fruit and put it inside his opened mouth.
Gasping for air, Lu Shenghou had a weird expression, he raise his head and looked at the man who had helped him.
" You..." He want to said something but the man's next word shocked him.
" Well, it's just my curiosity. It seemed like the only person who was learning fiend cultivation is your second son."
While saying so, the man waved his hand and a nameplate hovering before them.
This time, the look of fear on Lu Shenghou face grew.
Third elder of the Lu sect, Lu Xuyi!
As the saying goes, there is no definition for fish slapping the chicken's head. Looking at the beautiful carving on the gold layered plate, Lu Shenghou bowed his head, and this time around it was a real deal.
" Forgive this insolent one! " When Lu Shenghou bowed his head and plead for forgiveness, Lu Lan was stunned by it. Accompanied her were her mother and Lu Zhulong who had raised his head.
" Father...they'd killed the second brother." Trembled and glistening tears on her face, Lu Lan spoke with such difficulty.
Without turning to look at his daughter, Lu Sheng harumphed and spoke coldly. " No! It is his fault!" As he spoke so, the three people behind him drop off their heads. Looking through the gap between their fingers.
This scene of family matters doesn't have any impact on Lu Xiyu's heart. He continued to eat the grapes and enjoying the services of the servants.
.....
" He's strong...a powerful one too."
Lu Zhou sat cross-legged as he trained his Inner Strength. He now had more time to cultivate, when someone is taking his place in the world.
The place where he was hiding now and diligently to cultivate is just beside the home of the original body. Arrived at midnight before Lu Xiyu came to the city.
As he was looking from the viewpoint of his soul puppet, he saw everything that happened. That's included how this body's father had reacted and coldly calculated the most efficient way to get rid of the problem.
Moreover, Lu Zhou's little sister and brother had intrigued his emotions.
" They are save for now..."
He knew the difference in power. That experience in the battle between him and the First Elder, Lu Jian, had been a great help to keep his cheeks down.
Although it was not his real body that died, the soul never lied.
Shooking his head, Lu Zhou took a pouch of Body Strengthening Pill and started to cultivate.
It's was not the time to play the hero.
The most important thing is to raise his strength as quickly as possible and not to satisfied his want as the safety of his family was not the case for his problem now.
Lu Zhou's ability to absorb medicine surpassed normal people. This was because normal people needed three times to absorb one pouch of Body Strengthening Pill. However, Lu Zhou had only absorbed it once and all the energy had disappeared.
A hot feeling started to ignite within his body as he swallowed the second red bead.
And as time went on, a fiery feeling started to sink into his body. And the same familiar sound sounded.
Peh! Peh!
The depth of Lu Zhou's internal organ started to release sizzles of heat which merged with the medicine.
Hu~
A queer hot feeling reverberated within his body and made his training speed increase.
Mind energy guided the spirit energy to accompanied the medicine's energy in the process of tempering his body.
The feeling of his body which allowed him to quickly absorb the energy improved his turbulence emotions.
Raising his eyelids, Lu Zhou cultivated the Reversal Breathing Technique a few times, then resumed using the Body Strengthening Pill.
And with the mental energy he gained from his cultivation of Intermediate Mage, Lu Zhou could cultivate for twice as long as he could, therefore allowing for his Inner Strength to increase at an immense speed.
One day and one night later.
Lu Zhou let out a breath as he raised his palm. A transparent glow spun slowly in circles, it also brought a powerful pressure with it.
His inner strength had reached the peak sixth rank. Because the inner energy and spirit energy both proceeded at the same time, Lu Zhou's foundation began to get even more stable.
" It's getting slower...so resources are indeed important no matter which world." Not satisfied with his speed in cultivation after reaching the sixth rank of the martial path, Lu Zhou grit his teeth.
With this strength, he had a 5-10% chance of defeating the first elder with his spell in full action. However, to kill them, Lu Zhou only had a 1%, as well a 2% chance of a draw by relying on the speed of the casting.
Not good enough!
Lu Zhou shook his thoughts away, the chance to win was too low.
Whether or not it was to defeat Lu Jian or to kill Lu Xuyi, he had to increase his strength.
Lu Zhou muttered slowly, " What else I can do? I have no one to rely on, and I also want to protect the people that cared for me. I can only grit my teeth and preserve them. Even if I break my teeth, I have to swallow it."
Lu Zhou didn't say anything else, he stood up and strode out of the house. With the soul puppet as his reconnaissance, the chance of him getting caught is dismissed by a great margin.
.....
Sacred Heart Forest looked like the open mouth of a savage beast. No one knows what lies at the deepest parts of Sacred Heart Forest. Rumors told that the further one went, the more likely one was to met savage beasts. Opportunities and danger intertwined with each other.
In an open area within the Sacred Heart Forest.
He was as light as a feather floating through the wind, sometimes double-jumping in midair.
I am only at the sixth rank of the martial path. If I surpass the ninth rank, will I be able to fly? Lu Zhou thought excitedly.
Half an hour later. The sun at the head of him glazes to the point where the heat was unbearable.
Resting below the shade of the giant tree, Lu Zhou took a bottle of water and poured it into his mouth.
" Clap, clap, clap...Not bad, not bad. I never thought my target this time would be an immortal."
A clapping sound came from behind him.
" Who!" Lu Zhou was shocked.
He saw that on a treetop, two-hundred meters out, stood a slim as bones black-clothed man. This person was like a ghost that hung on a tree. If one wasn't careful enough, one would think it was a rag.
Through his eyes that enchanted by the spirit energy, Lu Zhou found that the person's aura was converged weirdly, making the aura turn to nothingness.
How is this possible!
Lu Zhou's face was full of shock and beads of sweat drop from his forehead.
This is the first time, someone could be able to hide from his scanning. As he saw the man did not seem to have any intentions of attacking in a short amount of time, Lu Zhou cautiously outstretched his right hand.
Shoosh!
Suddenly, an air-splitting sound entered his ear. When Lu Zhou tried to evade it the sound of the blade come. Alas, it was too late.
" Ha...why an immortal race like you do in the mortal world?" The black-clothed man sighed. Waving a bloodied hand in front of him.