Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 180 If you don’t advance, you will retreat.
In Qingyuan County, a cold wind blows, and as January arrives, the chill in the air grows stronger.

On Muyu Island, Jiang Chen cultivated his energy daily, while also studying the second-tier inheritance, the "Hundred Refinements of Spiritual Gold Manual," and the "Flowing Light Golden Silk Sword Technique." His days were fulfilling and carefree.

"I damaged the spirituality of this black gold blade with my Blood Fiend True Flame, but its essence is still quite remarkable. It can still be used after being reforged."

Inside the spirit cave, looking at the dimly lit, blood-stained black gold blade before him, Jiang Chen had a series of thoughts flashing through his mind.

He does possess several magical artifacts, but most are of low quality. His only superior magical artifact, the Flood Dragon Armor, is still being used by the Mist Flood Dragon. His commonly used magical artifact, the Crane Cry Immortal Needle, only has forty layers of magical restrictions, and as his cultivation level increases, it is already showing signs of becoming unusable.

Under such circumstances, repairing the Black Gold Blade, this top-grade magic weapon, would be a significant help to him.

Of course, the main reason for this situation is that his cultivation time was too short and his cultivation speed was too fast, so he simply didn't have enough time to slowly refine the magic weapon.

"The Hundred Refinements of Spirit Gold Manual contains the complete method for forging the Black Gold Blade. And since I control the most troublesome Blood Fiend Power, it would be difficult for me to forge a new Black Gold Blade with my current weapon-forging skills, but repairing it would be much simpler."

"This is a good opportunity to conceal the origins of the Black Gold Blade. After all, this magical artifact is quite famous in Changfeng County, and many cultivators are familiar with it."

With a thought in mind, the Blood Fiend True Flame appeared, and Jiang Chen began to reforge the Black Gold Blade.

As time passed, the once dim-looking black gold knife began to shine again.

While Jiang Chen was cultivating peacefully, a silent solemnity was spreading in the Lu family's ancestral land. Ordinary clansmen might be acting as usual, but a few core clansmen showed solemn expressions on their faces, though there was a certain expectation in their eyes.

After making all the necessary arrangements, Lu Chenshan, the clan leader, arrived at the secret place where Lu Yongnian had secluded himself for cultivation.

"Ancestor, everything is arranged."

Upon entering the secret place, Lu Chenshan bowed deeply to Lu Yongnian.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yongnian slowly opened his eyes. At this moment, the deep blue in his eyes had become even more profound, as if it possessed a captivating power.

"Has Xuanping been seen off?"

With a hoarse voice, Lu Yongnian asked a question.

This time, he attempted to forge his Dao foundation. Although there was a possibility of success, the possibility of failure was also not small. In order to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, the Lu family naturally had to make corresponding preparations.

In fact, over the years, the Lu family has sent out some cultivation seeds one after another, making them fade from the outside world's sight. If the Lu family really falls this time, with these seeds still around, the Lu family will not be completely destroyed, and there may still be a chance for revival in the future.

“They’ve already sent him away. The fake body we’ve been cultivating for years has now taken over Xuanping’s identity. If something really goes wrong, he’ll die here with us. That way, no one will notice Xuanping’s disappearance.”

With a solemn expression, Lu Chenshan gave his answer.

The Lu family had been preparing for this day for a long time, and his son Lu Xuanping was chosen as the true seed of the Lu family after his birth. If Lu Yongnian failed to forge the foundation this time, he would be the key to the revival of the Lu family.

Outsiders only know that Lu Xuanping has a five-inch spiritual aperture and is quite talented in cultivation, but they don't know that he also possesses a special physique. However, his true divine abilities have not yet been revealed. It was after Lu Xuanping's special abilities were confirmed that the Lu family regarded him as their last hope and cultivated a substitute for him.

Upon receiving this answer, Lu Yongnian nodded in satisfaction.

“Ancestor, judging from the current situation, the secret method for cultivating spiritual treasures that my family obtained might really have a problem. Should we…” Lu Chenshan raised his head and looked at Lu Yongnian, a look of worry on his face.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yongnian smiled nonchalantly.

“Cultivation is like walking against the current; if you don’t advance, you fall behind. The same applies to families. My Lu family has controlled Qingyuan County for so many years, which has long made some people unhappy. If we can’t make further progress, they will be the first to harvest our family next time. After all, pigs are fattened up to be slaughtered.”

"Moreover, if they really orchestrated this, they would dare to kill us if we dare to back down."

"Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well take a gamble. Even if I fail this time, my Lu family won't really lose. It's just a pity for you all."

Raising his arm, Lu Yongnian looked at the faint line of blood on his wrist and sighed.

Hearing this, and seeing Lu Yongnian like this, Lu Chenshan said no more.

"To die for one's family is a worthy death."

With his hands clasped together, Lu Chenshan bowed to Lu Yongnian once more.

Seeing Lu Chenshan like this, Lu Yongnian waved his hand.

"There's no need to put on such an act. The situation is still uncertain, and things may not be as bad as we think. If I can successfully break through, the Lu family's reputation will immediately change."

With a smile still on his face, Lu Yongnian appeared very relaxed.

Upon hearing this, Lu Chenshan remained silent.

Looking at Lu Chenshan like this, Lu Yongnian sighed inwardly.

"Go, activate the grand formation. After preparing for so long, it's time for me to try to break through."

Without saying anything more, Lu Yongnian issued the order.

Hearing this, Lu Chenshan took another deep look at Lu Yongnian and silently withdrew.

After Lu Chenshan left, Lu Yongnian cleared his mind of all distractions and began to wholeheartedly gather spiritual energy in preparation for his final breakthrough.

From that day onward, the Spirit Burning Array, which had been set up in the Lu family long ago, began to operate in full force, burning a large amount of spirit sand every day for Lu Yongnian's cultivation.

Dao Foundation cultivators have a much better grasp of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth than Qi Refining cultivators. Although the Lu family has a spiritual acupoint, it is still too much for Lu Yongnian to break through to the Dao Foundation stage. Under normal circumstances, a cultivator needs a real spiritual vein to support him when breaking through to the Dao Foundation stage, so that he does not have to worry about insufficient or impure spiritual energy.

The Lu family did not have any spiritual veins, or rather, the entire Qingyuan County did not have any spiritual veins. Under such circumstances, they could only use the Spirit Burning Array as a substitute. This array can convert and purify spiritual energy by burning spiritual objects. Although there will be some loss, it can help cultivators gather a large amount of suitable spiritual energy in a short period of time, which is much more convenient than directly absorbing it from spiritual sand and is more conducive to the transformation of the Dao Foundation stage.

Fortunately, the Lu family had prepared for this in advance and could fully support Lu Yongnian's cultivation in the short term.

However, as time went by, the abnormalities within the Lu family could no longer be concealed, and they immediately attracted the attention of some people with ulterior motives.

(End of this chapter)