It turns out that Lu Zhengming has a younger brother named Lu Zhengxuan. Lu Zhengxuan is not only his biological brother, but the two are also fellow disciples, having both become disciples of the former Tianxuan Sect Master. Even their names were bestowed upon them by the former sect master.
Lu Zhengxuan possessed a top-grade water spiritual root, while Lu Zhengming only had a high-grade water spiritual root. The difference in their aptitudes was too great, so the former sect master of Tianxuan Sect naturally favored Lu Zhengxuan more. This led to Lu Zhengming reaching the Golden Core stage before the age of 100 and successfully contracting the Tianxuan Sect's treasure, the Azure Water Divine Sword.
His cultivation speed then increased dramatically, and he quickly reached the Nascent Soul stage, becoming the only candidate for the next sect leader.
However, it was later discovered that Lu Zhengxuan's Daoist partner, the daughter of the Beast Taming Sect Master, and their son, who was less than five years old, did not die at the hands of demonic cultivators, but were refined into evil pills by Lu Zhengxuan to enhance their cultivation.
From then on, Lu Zhengxuan was hunted down by the entire Tianxuan Sect, but because of his extraordinary cultivation, no one was ever able to kill him.
It wasn't until the former sect leader personally intervened that Lu Zhengxuan fell in front of everyone, but the former sect leader was also severely injured and passed away as a result.
Finally, Lu Zhengming was appointed as the sect leader of the Tianxuan Sect.
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Even though Lu Zhengxuan had been dead for hundreds of years, for some reason, Lu Fuyue always had a vague feeling that the middle-aged male cultivator just now was Lu Mingxuan.
Lu Fuyue pursed her lips, a hint of seriousness flashing in her eyes.
If it really is Lu Zhengxuan, then this is going to be troublesome.
Soon, under Cui'er's guidance, Lu Fuyue entered the only top-grade room in Youming City.
As soon as she pushed open the door and stepped inside, a rich spiritual energy entered her body from all directions.
Eighth-grade Spirit Gathering Array?
This inn is truly well-established.
"Senior, please tell me what else is missing."
Lu Fuyue lifted the beaded curtain and walked inside. Her gaze suddenly fell on the table in the center of the inner room.
Her eyes flickered slightly, and she reached out and gently touched it, feeling the cool touch on her fingertips.
The Millennium Ice Stone can help improve a cultivator's cultivation speed and also prevent them from going astray in cultivation.
For this one treasure alone, her spirit stones were well spent.
Moreover, not only this table, but everything else is extraordinary.
Lu Fuyue circulated her cultivation technique and quickly scanned the layout of the entire room, instantly understanding everything.
The room is surrounded by barriers and formations personally set up by powerful beings at least at the Tribulation Transcending stage, and these things are specifically designed to target evil spirits.
Just then, Cui'er, carrying a lantern, walked to Lu Fuyue's side and placed the lantern on the table. She smiled gently and said, "Senior, this lantern is for you. Please don't open the door at night."
After saying that, Cui'er closed the door and left.
Lu Fuyue watched Cui'er's departing figure, her eyes darkening slightly. It was truly remarkable that a mere mortal could manage this Netherworld Inn without anyone causing trouble.
She glanced down at the large red lantern on the table, then reached out and picked it up.
But the next second, the lantern suddenly lost its color and turned into a white skull. A ghostly blue flame emerged from the skull's two empty eye sockets, illuminating the entire room.
Lu Fuyue's expression changed slightly; this was actually a seed of Netherworld Fire.
Although the Netherworld Fire cannot compare to the Netherworld Divine Fire, it is still extremely famous among the strange fires.
The gift that Cui'er gave was quite substantial.
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To be on the safe side, Lu Fuyue did not enter the space to meditate and cultivate, but instead sat on the bed made of ten-thousand-year-old ice to cultivate.
But in the middle of the night, a gust of wind whistled through the windows and doors, and it sounded like someone was knocking on the door. "Afu, open the door quickly. Your mother has specially found a piece of spirit jade for you, which is perfectly suited to your constitution."
"A-Fu, A-Fu, open the door quickly! It's your mother! Your mother hasn't seen you in so long! Please open the door! Don't you miss your mother?"
Lu Fuyue slowly opened her eyes. The ghostly fire inside the skull lantern on the table burned brighter and brighter, and the eerie blue light reflected in her eyes, making it impossible to see her expression.
Her mother's voice is something that these things can't imitate.
Gradually, the knocking grew louder and more frequent, and the voice began to grow impatient. "Afu, open the door! If you don't open it, your mother will die right here at your doorstep. Do you really want to watch your mother die?"
A cold glint flashed in Lu Fuyue's eyes, and her gaze suddenly fell on the skull lamp on the table. Since she wanted to die, then she shouldn't blame her.
She got up, picked up the skull lamp, walked to the door, formed a hand seal, and instantly, a ghostly blue flame flew from the skull to the door, emitting a terrifying aura.
Through the door, the thing outside instantly sensed something was wrong and turned to run away.
But the next second, a ball of eerie blue flame emerged from the crack in the door and slammed into it. In no time, screams rang out as all the vengeful spirits surrounding Lu Fuyue's door were burned to ashes by the ghostly fire.
In an instant, all the evil spirits below the Nascent Soul stage within a radius of a hundred miles fled in terror.
The Netherworld Divine Fire was born within the Netherworld Purgatory and is formed from countless streams of the coldest resentment in the world. It is one of the two divine fires that ghost cultivators fear the most.
The Netherworld Fire is a wisp of the Netherworld Divine Fire. Although its effects are not as terrifying as the Netherworld Divine Fire, they are still quite powerful.
Soon, the second day arrived.
Lu Fuyue was about to go out and wander around the Netherworld City when, as soon as she stepped out of her room, the middle-aged male cultivator with a face full of scars suddenly stood at her door.
He squinted and looked Lu Fuyue up and down before speaking, "Young friend, you do bear a resemblance to an old friend of mine. May I ask your name?"
Lu Fuyue lowered her eyes, concealing the emotions within them, and nodded slightly, "Junior, Lu Xing."
The middle-aged male cultivator's expression changed slightly. "Your surname is really Lu?"
"So what is your relationship with Feng Qing?"
Lu Fuyue tensed up, but her face remained expressionless. "This junior does not know who Feng Qing is."
Lu Zhengxuan's face instantly darkened, and then a terrifying pressure, like a sharp sword aura, suddenly pressed down on Lu Fuyue.
"You don't recognize Feng Qing?"
"I don't believe it!"
Lu Fuyue's face paled, and a trace of blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. She secretly circulated her internal energy and looked up at the man, "So what if we know each other? So what if we don't?"
Anyway, this person had no intention of letting her go.
Lu Zhengxuan's eyes flashed with malice. "Insolence!" He drew his long sword and suddenly thrust it toward Lu Fuyue's heart.
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