From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 277 Prince Zhennan, Enemies Meet

Tuoba Yaowu has a pair of "wings" on his back, which are his natal magic weapon: Kunpeng Wings.

It complements his Golden Elixir Cultivation Technique, "Kunpeng Creation Technique".

After launching a sneak attack on Shino, he remained silent and continued his assault, despite Shino's surprise and anger.

He only wanted to kill Xiang Zhiye quickly.

The battlefield situation changes rapidly; a Golden Core cultivator might arrive at any moment to snatch the immortal spiritual plant.

Tuoba Yaowu was not only worried about the people of the Baiyue Immortal Dynasty, but also about being discovered by other Golden Core cultivators in Zhennan Prefecture.

However, given his ruthless nature, he certainly wouldn't let go of this good opportunity to ambush Shino and steal the immortal spiritual plants.

Besides, the Xiang family had killed his own nephew, Tuoba Luopu, and he had long harbored a grudge against Xiang Zhiye.

The Kunpeng wings on Tuoba Yaowu's back unleashed gusts of "soul-stirring and bone-corroding" wind, sweeping towards Xiang Zhiye.

Xiang Zhiye was already at his limit and had been injured by Tuoba Yaowu's sneak attack, so he could never be his match.

He cursed Tuoba Yaowu in his heart as a despicable villain who ambushed his own troops, and fled into the distance.

Tuoba Yaowu possessed the magical Kunpeng Wings, granting him immense speed, and he closely pursued Xiang Zhiye.

Faced with the threat of death, Xiang Zhiye unleashed his will to survive before he died, but ultimately, due to the exhaustion of his true energy and his injuries, he was killed by Tuoba Yaowu.

On his deathbed, he said to Tuoba Yaowu, "You, all of you, will pay a heavy price for this!"

"Ah."

Tuoba Yaowu sneered disdainfully. He had killed countless people in his life, would he be afraid of such harsh words before his death?

Before dying, Xiang Zhiye tried to use a communication talisman, but Tuoba Yaowu stopped him in time.

He casually turned Xiang Zhiye's corpse into ashes, glanced around, and found that no one else had witnessed the fight between the two.

Just now, a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had approached appeared to be from the Baiyue Immortal Dynasty. He casually crushed him to ashes.

After putting away all the storage pouches, Tuoba Yaowu flashed to the side of the immortal spiritual plant.

"receive!"

He stored the immortal spiritual plants along with the soil below them in his storage bag.

At the same time, two Golden Core cultivators from the Baiyue Immortal Dynasty appeared.

"Was that a spiritual plant with an aura of immortality?"

"He's been taken by that person, kill him!"

The two attacked Tuoba Yaowu.

Tuoba Yaowu did not linger in battle. He flapped his Kunpeng wings and flew away as a blur. His flying speed was extremely fast, much faster than that of a Golden Core cultivator of the same level.

"call out--"

In a flash, he flew away and fled, only relaxing slightly when he was more than a hundred miles away from Liuli Mountain.

Obtaining this celestial plant from Liuli Mountain was Tuoba Yaowu's greatest gain on this trip.

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Deep within Liuli Mountain.

Zhao Wuji, along with Liu Rushi and others, were searching for immortal spiritual plants.

They first discovered the extremely high-quality "Yin-Yang Twin Flowers," but the Golden Core cultivators of the Baiyue Immortal Dynasty also discovered it.

The Yin-Yang Twin Flower was of extremely high quality, attracting several late-stage Golden Core cultivators to compete for it.

Zhao Wuji, with his sixth Golden Core stage, was weaker than a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, so he didn't participate in the competition for the Yin-Yang Twin Flowers.

“Miss Liu, there must be more than one immortal spiritual plant in this Liuli Mountain. With your status, it won’t be difficult for you to get one.”

Zhao Wuji comforted Liu Rushi.

Just then, the fluctuations of a battle between Golden Core cultivators were heard.

"Go and see!"

Zhao Wuji rode ahead, flying in that direction. The vast Liuli Mountain, the things that would make a Golden Core cultivator fight so fiercely for, must be either immortal spiritual plants or other precious treasures.

As they approached, they saw Wuma Boxuan, a Golden Core cultivator with three golden core patterns, fighting against a Golden Core cultivator from the Baiyue Immortal Dynasty.

Wuma Boxuan's opponent was a Golden Core Stage 4 cultivator, slightly higher in cultivation level. However, Wuma Boxuan's combat skills were superior.

After exchanging more than a dozen blows, Wuma Boxuan held his own.

“They’re from the Wuma family. I’ll go and help them.”

Seeing that the enemy was only at the fourth level of the Golden Core realm, Zhao Wuji remained calm and went forward to assist in the battle.

After assessing Zhao Wuji's strength, the enemy did not linger in battle and fled directly.

"Is that a phoenix feather flower?"

Zhao Wuji noticed the Phoenix Feather Flower, a third-tier spiritual plant that looked as beautiful as phoenix feathers, not far away.

"Yes, it's been around for about five hundred years and has already developed an aura of immortality."

Wu Ma Boxuan glanced at Liu Rushi and the others who were with Zhao Wuji.

He didn't know Liu Rushi's identity before, but Wuma Boyi told him not long ago.

He knew that Liu Rushi had come for the opportunity to obtain the Golden Elixir, and given the current situation, it was clear that he wouldn't get the chance to have this five-hundred-year-old Phoenix Feather Flower.

Despite being the first to discover the phoenix feather flower, he gained no benefit whatsoever.

“Our clan’s Master Boyi had already stated that Miss Liu should choose the immortal spiritual plants. So… this Phoenix Feather Flower is yours. I’ll take my leave now.”

Wu Mabo bowed and took his leave.

Seeing that he was so sensible, Zhao Wuji saved himself the trouble of saying a few words.

Apart from the carefree prince, everyone else in their Zhennan Prefecture would give Liu Rushi face.

"Let's quickly harvest this phoenix feather flower and then head back."

As Zhao Wuji spoke, he took out an exquisite jade box from his storage pouch. This jade box was a treasure, capable of preserving the immortal aura of immortal plants to the greatest extent possible.

The Golden Core cultivators of Zhennan Prefecture would respect Liu Rushi, but the Golden Core cultivators of the enemy Baiyue Immortal Dynasty would show them no respect whatsoever.

"Miss Liu, here's a phoenix feather flower for you. This place is no place to linger; let's leave as soon as possible!"

Zhao Wuji carefully put away the Phoenix Feather Flower and presented it to Liu Rushi. Afterwards, he prepared to lead the group away from Liuli Mountain.

However, before they could leave, two Golden Core cultivators arrived.

One of them was a Golden Core Stage Four-Pattern True Immortal from the Baiyue Immortal Dynasty who had just escaped. The other was his henchman, a Golden Core Stage Seven-Pattern!

"It was him! He took away that immortal spiritual plant, the Phoenix Feather Flower!"

Oops!

Zhao Wuji thought to himself, "This is bad."

He wouldn't be afraid if he were alone, but he also had to protect Liu Rushi, who was at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment.

"You all take Miss Liu and go first, I'll cover the rear!"

Zhao Wuji spoke very quickly.

He felt that Liu Rushi's presence would restrict his actions. If Liu Rushi escaped first, it would be easier for him to get rid of the enemy.

"go!"

Seeing the critical situation, Liu Rushi knew that staying would only hinder Zhao Wuji, so she took the opportunity to leave with the others.

The two Golden Core cultivators from the Baiyue Immortal Dynasty paid no attention to her, assuming that the immortal spiritual plant, the Phoenix Feather Flower, was with Zhao Wuji. They had no idea that Zhao Wuji had given this precious immortal spiritual plant to Liu Rushi, who was only at the Foundation Establishment stage.

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Liu Rushi has already obtained the "Golden Elixir Opportunity" and there is no need for her to stay in Liuli Mountain any longer.

She led a few of her men and flew away.

"careful!"

A group of Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Baiyue Immortal Dynasty set their sights on them, surrounding them from the side, while various spells and attacks came from the air.

The people around Liu Rushi were all at a high level, all in the late Foundation Establishment stage, but there were only seven of them, including Liu Rushi.

When they encountered a group from the Baiyue Immortal Dynasty that specialized in ambushing and killing Foundation Establishment cultivators, their strength proved insufficient.

The enemy Baiyue Immortal Dynasty's team consisted of about thirty people, half of whom were in the late Foundation Establishment stage and the other half in the mid Foundation Establishment stage.

They surrounded them from both sides, launching a barrage of ranged spells. Clearly, they were experienced and this wasn't their first time doing something like this. Seeing that Liu Rushi and the others were of considerable strength, they weren't afraid; on the contrary, they were even more excited.

"Wow, this group is quite strong."

"A creature that flew out from the depths of a sacred land must be carrying treasures!"

"There are at least a few third-tier spiritual plants, and maybe even some immortal spiritual plants."

"Wow, this girl is really pretty, haha."

"..."

They led a group of thirty men to ambush and kill seven, thinking it would be a piece of cake.

"Breakout!"

Beside Liu Rushi, a Foundation Establishment Perfection Grand Cultivator was at the forefront.

She was also closely followed and protected by people on both sides.

At this moment, Liu Rushi panicked completely.

After arriving at the Wilderness Mountains, Zhao Wuji protected her throughout. Whenever she encountered a Golden Core cultivator from Zhennan Prefecture, they all treated her with utmost respect.

She was already used to being treated like a star.

Faced with the perilous situation before her, she was truly afraid. Those people from the Baiyue Immortal Dynasty would not fear her identity.

Liu Rushi is actually quite young, only in her thirties.

Despite being such a young Foundation Establishment Level 9 cultivator, she progressed extremely quickly, yet had almost no practical combat experience.

No matter where she goes, she is always protected, so she has no chance to make a move.

Therefore, despite possessing the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, her actual combat strength is greatly reduced.

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There are two princes in Zhennan Prefecture.

One of them is the Carefree King.

One of them is the Prince of Zhennan!
In terms of status, the Prince of Zhennan is of a higher rank.

As the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty has developed to its current state, the royal family of the "Uzhu Nara Clan" has a large number of members, spread throughout the entire Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty.

How many members does the royal family actually have?

No one can say for sure; some say there are tens of millions, others say there are hundreds of millions.

Such a large royal family has many members from various branches, including direct descendants and collateral descendants.

With a large number of clansmen, there will inevitably be distinctions of kinship, distance, and social status.

By now, there are detailed rules within the royal family to define status.

The practice of bestowing titles of "Prince" was a very important rule in the royal family.

It is said that at the beginning of the Qian Yuan Immortal Dynasty, when everything was in ruins and needed to be rebuilt, the Wuzhu Nara clan had an extremely high status, surpassing everyone else in the Great Qian Dynasty.

They enjoy a high status and endless resources.

Back then, princes were everywhere.

As the overall strength and realm of the clan members improved, the lifespans of the princes became longer and longer. With the development of the clan members, princes were now everywhere.

At that time, a single prefecture had countless princes, and even a small county had its own princes.

There are simply too many princes; the royal family can't afford to support them all, and some princes even intend to vie for the throne...

Later, the royal family changed the rules, revoking many princes' titles and canceling the hereditary titles of many princes.

The number of princes gradually decreased, and now, there are no more princes in the royal family who hold permanent hereditary titles.

To become a "prince," one needs to perform meritorious service for the royal family.

The carefree prince considered it a merit to eliminate the remnants of the previous dynasty's Ruan clan.

Of the two princes of Zhennan Prefecture, the one with a slightly higher status is the Prince of Zhennan.

The previous Prince of Zhennan was a Nascent Soul Daoist who made significant contributions to the royal family, and was thus granted the title of "Prince of Zhennan," a title that could be passed down for three generations.

In other words, the title of "King of Zhennan" can be passed down twice, and his descendants can inherit the title of "King of Zhennan" twice.

The current Prince of Zhennan was chosen from among the direct descendants of the previous Prince of Zhennan.

The Prince of Zhennan was very young and had a reputation for being "lustful".

Liu Rushi was a favored "princess" by the Prince of Zhennan.

This is the origin of Liu Rushi's status and position.

Liu Rushi herself did not come from a high social standing; she was just a member of an ordinary Qi Refining family. Her own spiritual root was also quite ordinary, a mixed spiritual root of four elements.

However, she has a special physical condition.

She was born with exceptional beauty and outstanding temperament.

After her spiritual root was detected, she embarked on the path of cultivation, practicing a water-based technique, which made her extraordinary and refined temperament even more pronounced.

Once, when the Prince of Zhennan was out for a stroll, he saw her and was attracted by her beauty. He then took her into his harem and made her one of his concubines.

The Prince of Zhennan had many women, but Liu Rushi was no ordinary one.

After the Prince of Zhennan and she consummated their relationship, he discovered her unique physique. This physique did not offer any particularly outstanding advantages in cultivation, except that it was exceptionally well-suited for Liu Rushi's practice of water-based techniques.

More importantly, it's similar to practicing a demonic "charm technique," allowing the men who have sex with her to have an extraordinary experience.

As a result, Liu Rushi became one of the most favored "consorts" of the Prince of Zhennan.

The Prince of Zhennan provided her with abundant resources for cultivation and also sent his subordinate Zhao Wuji to protect her.

Zhao Wuji was a subordinate of the Prince of Zhennan. He was able to cultivate smoothly to the sixth level of the Golden Core realm thanks to the resources provided by the Prince of Zhennan.

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Liu Rushi's lack of practical experience became apparent at this moment.

Fortunately, her subordinates were all quite strong, and thanks to the advantages of her status, they all possessed various magical artifacts, making them among the best in their class.

Several people risked their lives to protect Liu Rushi and break through the encirclement.

"I'll cover your retreat; you all take Miss Liu and escape!"

"quick!"

One by one, Liu Rushi's subordinates died at the hands of the people of the Baiyue Immortal Dynasty.

When she escaped from Liuli Mountain, only Yan Yijin and another heavily injured Foundation Establishment Level 8 cultivator remained by her side.

Liu Rushi was also injured, and her protective amulet was shattered.

Yan Yijin's injuries were less severe. Among Liu Rushi's subordinates, he was the weakest at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, and he wasn't the one who fought head-on just now.

"It should be safe here."

The three fled Liuli Mountain and hid in a cave in a desolate mountain.

Here, they can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Old Yan, you stay outside and report back immediately if there's any news."

Liu Rushi said that she needed to heal her injuries. And that heavily injured Foundation Establishment Stage 8 cultivator, if he didn't immediately take a spiritual pill to heal, he probably wouldn't be able to hold on.

"Yes."

Yan Yijin stood guard at the cave entrance and swallowed a magic pill.

As he recovered from his injuries, he remained vigilant of his surroundings. After a short while, no one appeared.

Zhao Wuji did not return, and all the others under Liu Rushi's command were dead.

Yan Yijin could sense the presence of the two people inside the cave; one was seriously injured, and the other was not strong in combat.

He knew that Liu Rushi's storage pouch contained immortal spiritual plants, and a crazy idea came to him.

The chaotic battle at Liuli Mountain resulted in countless deaths and injuries; even a Golden Core cultivator might not survive.

The carefree prince was being chased and fled, and Liu Rushi, who held a high position and was respected in Zhennan Prefecture, was almost killed here as well.

"Wealth is found in danger!"

If Yan Yijin misses this opportunity, he will never have the chance to advance to the Golden Core stage in his lifetime.

(End of this chapter)