At this moment, Lu Xuan was weighing the gains and losses of joining Wu Family Fortress.
There are certainly benefits.
Unfortunately, I need to go on a mission.
To their surprise, the Wu family patriarch agreed that as long as they completed this mission, they could cultivate peacefully within the fortress for a year! During this time, they would not need to go on any more missions.
In this way, within a year, Lu Xuan could use the treasure cauldron in his dantian to grow spiritual herbs, learn alchemy, cultivate, and incidentally nurture the powerful Black Demon Insect.
Cultivators in the cultivation world have always believed that insect cultivators are very powerful.
beside.
Wu Ning'er and Fairy Linglong chattered away like best friends.
Some of these even contain intimate secrets.
Lu Xuan was naturally not interested.
Actually, Linglong Fairy and Wu Ning'er look to be about the same age.
The Fairy Linglong was eighteen or nineteen years old, not yet twenty.
Wu Ning'er looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. She was clever and mischievous.
Xiao Qin, standing to the side, looked displeased. He had heard that he had been pursuing his direct cousin, Wu Ning'er, for several years, but she had never even given him a second glance.
During this time, Xiao Qin had finally managed to cultivate to the seventh level of Qi Refining. He heard that Wu Ning'er had volunteered to go to the spirit mine with Fairy Linglong and the others.
Therefore, in order to get closer to Wu Ning'er, Xiao Qin had no choice but to risk his life and volunteer to take on the mission as well.
"Fellow Taoist Gu Yuan, I am disrespectful and disrespectful."
With a lewd smile, Xiao Qin, wielding a low-grade magic artifact, suddenly approached Lu Xuan and tried to curry favor.
Looking over, Lu Xuan saw that Xiao Qin was about the same age as him, mostly three to five years old, and also at the seventh level of Qi Refining, but his aptitude should be a little better than his.
His looks are secondary; they're quite average.
However, Xiao Qin has a low-class demeanor and looks like a dishonest person.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao Qin, what brings you here?" Lu Xuan casually cupped his hands in greeting.
"I dare not accept such praise. I am merely an adopted son of the Wu Family Fortress, and my status is similar to that of you fellow Daoists. There is no need for such formalities. I have come here simply to kindly remind you, Fellow Daoist Gu Yuan, because I feel that you are extraordinary and more profound than that Green Bronze Ancestor."
"Not at all, Fellow Daoist Xiao Qin, you jest. I am a novice who has only recently reached the seventh level of Qi Refining. How can I compare to you seasoned cultivators?" Lu Xuan did not take the bait and gave a perfunctory reply.
"Hehe." Xiao Qin chuckled awkwardly, then unexpectedly revealed via telepathy:
"To be honest, our trip was very dangerous. In fact, we were just a smokescreen released by Wu Family Fortress to attract the demonic cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect. We were just pawns."
A pawn to be discarded? Lu Xuan's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this:
"Is that so? Fellow Daoist Xiao Qin, you are a native cultivator of your Wu Family Fortress. How did you learn all this? Aren't you afraid of offending your Wu Family Foundation Establishment Ancestor?" Lu Xuan asked knowingly.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qin waved his hand, appearing indifferent.
"Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but our Wu Family Fortress's ancestor was incredibly shrewd and calculating. He had already planned an escape route for our Wu Family Fortress, which was for the entire clan to join the Dark Moon Sect, one of the nine major sects of the Righteous Path Alliance!"
"And we unimportant cultivators are nothing but expendable pawns!"
"What about Wu Ning'er?" Lu Xuan didn't believe it. Wu Ning'er had dual spiritual roots, was the daughter of the head of Wu Family Fort, and was a direct descendant of the main line. Could Wu Family Fort really be willing to use Wu Ning'er as bait or a pawn?
Because Xiao Qin and Lu Xuan's conversation was conducted via telepathy!
The other people nearby didn't notice anything at all.
"Hmph, as the saying goes, you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. I believe that Wu Ning'er has a life-saving item given to her by the Wu family patriarch. If a special situation arises, I'm sure the Wu family patriarch will appear very soon!"
Xiao Qin continued:
"When the time comes, Wu Family Fort will have gathered all the surrounding properties, and the whole clan will head to the Dark Moon Sect! The lives of unimportant clan members and cultivators like us are not worth mentioning to our Wu family patriarch."
Lu Xuan was quite shocked after hearing Xiao Qin's words.
But upon closer reflection, Lu Xuan felt that what Xiao Qin said was probably mostly true.
It seems that choosing an exit strategy as early as possible is the wisest decision.
This Wu Family Fortress is no simple matter. Lu Xuan thought to himself, a slight smile playing on his lips. He was shocked by the vicious scheme of the Wu family patriarch.
"What are you thinking about, Fellow Daoist Gu?" Xiao Qin asked with a curious expression.
"Nothing much, just some thoughts. I'm struck by how difficult it is for us lowly cultivators; we can easily be tricked and lose our lives if we're not careful."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qin felt a deep sense of empathy. As an insignificant adopted son of the Wu Family Fortress, he had no presence and suffered endless scorn and exclusion since childhood. He finally managed to cultivate to the seventh level of Qi Refining, but the high and mighty Wu Ning'er didn't even bother to look at him.
Therefore, Xiao Qin no longer felt any gratitude towards Wu Family Fortress, only hatred!
"It seems we can cooperate to avoid being harmed by that Wu family patriarch," Xiao Qin suggested.
Hearing the other party's words, Lu Xuan couldn't tell if they were true or false, so he had no choice but to agree, which made Xiao Qin very happy.
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Gu, I will help you go to Yunmeng City, where the Righteous Alliance is located. There are nine major sects of the Righteous Path there, and the Heavenly Demon Sect will definitely have a hard time dealing with them."
"Fellow Daoist Xiao Qin, aren't you going?" Lu Xuan asked after thinking for a moment.
"No, what I want is the entire Wu Family Fortress, and Wu Ning'er!"
"Is that so? Then I wish you success in achieving your goal, fellow Daoist." Lu Xuan smiled faintly.
Subsequently, Xiao Qin and Lu Xuan reached an agreement and secretly formed a cooperative relationship.
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