It is not surprising that others were so shocked by Lu Ming's cultivation in the Spirit Severing Stage. Ordinary practitioners rarely reach such an accomplishment in their entire lives. The Spirit Severing Stage is not a simple upgrade. In addition to having an excellent body and a once-in-a-century coincidence, it also requires a one-in-a-million comprehension. The three must be possessed at the same time to break through the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul Stage, and then successfully advance to the Spirit Severing Stage. The eldest son of the He family has grown to such an amazing and even terrifying level in just a dozen years. Not only is there no one in the world who can match him, even if you count hundreds or thousands of years, it is difficult to find a cultivator who can match him. Even the current Immortal Emperor who has now entered the Immortal Realm did not reach such a level at his peak.
If Lu Ming knew what these people were thinking at this moment, he would probably be ashamed. He himself was a cheat. If it weren't for 233's static space and the useful information that 233 revealed to him from time to time, which saved him a lot of detours, he probably wouldn't have been able to reach the level of distraction in just over a decade. Lu Ming sometimes wanted to complain about himself. The protagonist's cheating skills were actually a bit abnormal.
Almost all the people present were shocked by the pressure for several minutes. They woke up slowly after a long time, and then they became alert again. They were ecstatic and couldn't help but feel lucky for their choice. Their decision to follow the eldest young master of the He family was undoubtedly the most correct decision they made in their lives. It was not easy to meet a cultivator in the Spiritual Dispersion Stage. It was estimated that there were not many such cultivators in the entire cultivation world. Now such a living God in the Spiritual Dispersion Stage was standing in front of them, and just a few minutes ago, they chose not to be abandoned when the He family was in danger. This loyalty will be infinitely rewarded from that second. They believed that the eldest young master of the He family would definitely lead them to a height that they had never dared to think of, a height that would bring them countless glory.
He Qingqiu, who was standing aside, also realized that He Qingci had now reached such an unattainable level. He had always thought that He Qingci was very powerful, but that was just a vague concept. After all, he was also a cultivator. When the pressure was exerted on everyone, he felt gratified and jealous, but more of a strong bitterness. His brother, who was once regarded as a worthless person by him, grew up to be a towering tree that everyone looked up to in a place he could not see, while he suffered humiliation and could not even keep the He family. In the end, he still needed to rely on his brother's power to regain the glory of the He family. He was so useless that he could only stand behind and look at the back that he could never catch up with. This kind of unwilling but powerless pain, He Qingqiu did not fully understand until now. At this moment, his heart seemed to be a wasteland after the weeds were burned, empty and desolate.
Lu Ming retracted his coercive power, his eyes were like a hawk soaring into the sky, looking at the people with different expressions in front of him and said: "Although the He family has reached this point, it is not without a way out. Qing Ci is grateful that you all stayed when the He family fell."
Lu Ming paused, then continued: "Everyone knows that each major weapon refining clan will hold a clan weapon refining competition every ten years. If the He family wants to return to the position of the four major weapon refining families in a short period of time, the weapon refining competition is undoubtedly the fastest shortcut."
Everyone looked at each other. One of the young men hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard that the way to participate in this weapon refining competition is different from previous competitions. The top 50 weapon refining clans that are eligible to participate were decided half a month ago. The He family is now under oppression and is not even qualified to participate. Moreover, the quota has been determined. How can the He family participate in the weapon refining competition in a month?"
Lu Ming smiled faintly and said, "We don't need to worry about the He family. They will take the initiative to invite the He family to participate in the competition. After all, the He family still has many things that they cannot get."
Everyone was puzzled and about to ask questions, but Lu Ming waved his hand to signal everyone to leave, and then said to He Qingqiu who was standing aside: "Qingqiu, please follow me."
He Qingqiu followed Lu Ming with full of doubts. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out what He Qingci's intention was. Didn't they gather everyone here today to find out the traitor? Why did it end now? However, He Qingqiu didn't dare to ask more questions at this time. He just followed Lu Ming silently, full of doubts.
The two walked for a long time and stopped in front of a dilapidated hut.
He Qingqiu looked at the small house in front of him. Probably because no one lived there for many years, the small courtyard was overgrown with weeds and spider webs. His thoughts seemed to go back to a certain evening more than ten years ago. He led people to show off in front of He Qingci and did whatever he wanted, but he never thought that he would be severely punished by the other party. From that day on, his eldest brother suddenly seemed like a different person. The original cowardice and compromise seemed to fade away overnight, replaced by a strong heart and calmness in the face of changes. Perhaps it was from that time that many things changed, as if when a certain opportunity suddenly came, the originally established trajectory had an inexplicable deviation.
He Qingqiu was somewhat confused by his sudden thought. He rubbed his forehead to get rid of the absurd thought, and then asked in confusion: "Brother, why did you suddenly think of coming here?"
Lu Ming looked around and said, "This should be the entrance to the He family's treasure house."
He Qingqiu was surprised and asked, "How do you know that?"
Lu Ming pointed at the dry well and said, "Focus your spiritual consciousness on your ears and listen carefully to what is deep underground."
He Qingqiu was skeptical and tried Lu Ming's method. After a moment, a trace of surprise appeared on his face and he said, "There is running water flowing dozens of meters underground."
Lu Ming nodded and said, "The He family's treasure house contains mostly exotic flowers and plants, so there must be abundant spiritual water for nourishment. Although the water in the well does not come from the underground spiritual water and does not merge with the spiritual water, the treasure house has a long history. Even if the spiritual water is dozens of meters deep underground, some of the spiritual energy still seeps into the well water through the soil. I lived here for some time many years ago, and I felt that the water was different at that time. I didn't think much about it at the time, but now I think about it and it saves us a lot of trouble. The He family's greatest treasure should be buried deep underground."
He Qingqiu sighed and said, "So, for the past ten years, everyone has been trying to stop you and me from returning to the He Mansion, just to find these things?"
Lu Ming said in a deep voice: "There is no one in the He family to take charge of the overall situation, so they can only be manipulated by others. Those who can be bribed have been bribed, and those who cannot be bribed have almost been killed. In addition, the major families have joined forces to suppress them for their own interests, so the He family has declined so quickly. It's just that they themselves didn't expect that the thing they had been looking for was right under their noses."
He Qingqiu said in a deep voice: "What should we do now?"
Lu Ming did not answer immediately, but suddenly recited a few words, reached out and grabbed He Qingqiu's arm, and quickly brought him into the hut.
He Qingqiu was suddenly pulled forward by Lu Ming. He was stunned for a few seconds, but he did not resist. He just let the other party pull him. But for some reason, his heartbeat involuntarily accelerated, and his face became a little hot.
He Qingqiu lowered his voice and said: "Brother, you..."
Lu Ming looked out the window, smiled softly and said, "Some people are starting to get anxious. These words should reach everyone's ears soon."
He Qingqiu was surprised and asked: "You mean..."
Lu Ming said, "I deliberately said those words in the ancestral hall, just to lure out the traitor. You and I finished our conversation and hurried here. Someone must have followed us. Those words must have been heard by everyone."
He Qingqiu's face turned pale and he said, "If this happens, the He family will become the target of public criticism. It won't be long before those villains come knocking on our door."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "They don't dare to come here rashly. After all, you and I are both here at the He family now. Perhaps in a few days, they will find a reason for the He family to open the door and welcome them in, which they can't refuse."
He Qingqiu thought about it and suddenly smiled: "I think I understand what they are going to do."
Lu Ming also smiled, his eyes slightly curved and his eyes as bright as stars.
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The next few days were peaceful. Lu Ming ordered his men to go to the market to buy some servants. Although the He Mansion was temporarily in decline, it was still magnificent. Soon they hired a lot of people. Xiao Jun and Liu Lao led everyone to start renovating the He Mansion. Everyone was busy, except Lu Ming.
However, Lu Ming unexpectedly discovered that He Qingqiu was a typical Virgo personality. He pursued perfection in everything and directed everyone to arrange the He Mansion in an orderly manner. If the flowers, plants or furniture were not placed in the right position according to his aesthetic taste, he would ask everyone to rearrange them again, causing a lot of confusion. Everyone was angry but dared not speak out. There was nothing they could do. Although the second young master obeyed the eldest young master's orders, almost to the point of being a bootlicker, he was still the second young master of the He family after all. Although there were rumors that the two young masters were extremely incompatible, as far as it could be seen, this was obviously a misunderstanding.
Lu Ming had a rare few days of leisure, thinking about how to deal with the situation in the next few days. After thinking about it, he couldn't come up with the best solution. After all, there were too many unknown factors. In the end, he simply gave up and didn't want to think about it. It would be better to just deal with it as it happened.
More than ten days passed in a flash. After Lu Ming finished looking through the account book handed to him by Old Liu, he stretched himself tiredly. He glanced out the window and saw the sky full of stars and the moon on the branches. Only then did he realize that it was already late at night.
Lu Ming looked at the pile of account books on the table with a headache. He made up his mind and decided to put it off for the next few days. After He Qingqiu finished playing with his flowers and plants, he would give these things to him. There was no way. Mathematics had never been a thing for him since he was a child.
Lu Ming walked out of the study, but he didn't feel sleepy at all, so he decided to walk around to kill time.
Lu Ming walked for a long time, and finally stopped in front of a bamboo forest, staring at a strange-shaped stone in front of him. Lu Ming frowned, thinking that the stone looked familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly realized that it was here that he "picked up" Sang Wusheng for the first time.
At that time, he didn't know that Sang Wusheng was Jing Mo. Although he was wary of the male protagonist's power, he couldn't do such a thing as watching someone die, so he saved Sang Wusheng anyway. Unexpectedly, things were unpredictable. He thought he could easily avoid Sang Wusheng, but he was still deceived by him, and was deceived for more than ten years. He actually fell into the scam again and again and was defeated because he was attached to the false warmth that Jing Mo injected into his lonely heart. Although Sang Wusheng was at fault for the current situation, it was still because he did not stay sober enough.
Lu Ming's thoughts drifted, and those sad or happy scenes kept replaying in front of his eyes. When the cool breeze blew, he felt even more desolate. People tend to recall sweetness when they are sad, but when they sober up and look back at the present, they are often doubly heartbroken.
Suddenly, there was a slight noise behind him. Lu Ming suddenly came to his senses and was about to turn around to see what was happening behind him, but in the next second, someone suddenly hugged him tightly. The other person was very strong, and Lu Ming was unable to break free for a while.
The man's body was as warm as a stove, but for Lu Ming, this familiar temperature made him feel as if he had fallen into an icy cave in an instant. He couldn't help but tremble all over, and reflexively raised his palm to hit back hard.
Sang Wusheng was hit hard on the abdomen. He groaned, took a deep breath, and his head hit Lu Ming's shoulder heavily, while his hands on the other's waist were getting tighter and tighter.
Lu Ming gritted his teeth, his face turned ashen, but he had no idea how to respond for the moment. He wanted to curse, but he felt as if something was blocking his throat. He couldn't utter a syllable for a long time and was just shaking with anger.
Sang Wusheng's hot breath sprayed on the back of Lu Ming's neck, ambiguous and familiar. Lu Ming couldn't help but clench his fists and whispered a few words in a very restrained manner: "What do you want to do now?"
Sang Wusheng was silent for a moment, then he choked up and said, "Brother, I finally found you. If I can't see you again, I don't know what I will do."
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