Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

Chapter 46 A Loving Family

"This is outrageous! He killed dozens of members of my Cheng family in just a few days. We must find him."

"We searched all day today but found no clues. We will expand the search area tomorrow."

"..."

"I never expected it was an evil cultivator who did this, but my Cheng family hasn't offended them at all. How could this happen?"

"Try not to go out during this period and stay in Wuyou City. With a Core Formation cultivator in charge, even evil cultivators won't dare to cause trouble."

After learning about Cheng Mingyu's news, the next one was about Cheng Minghua.

"Sigh... Why is my cultivation progressing so slowly? When will I be able to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining?"

"Damn it, it's always the eldest brother, always the eldest brother. All the good things are given to the eldest brother first. He was only born two years before me, wasn't he?"

The thought of his elder brother being the future head of the family filled him with unease; he truly hoped that his elder brother would meet with an accident soon.

Lu Yan: ...

They really are a loving family.

"Since I can't have him, I'll destroy my elder brother. I'll teach him to gamble, to play games, and to whore, so that his cultivation will stagnate. Once my cultivation surpasses his, let's see what Father has to say."

"My brother lost again today, and he took another hundred low-grade spirit stones from the shop to gamble again. Including this one, he now has eight hundred and fifty-six low-grade spirit stones. I've noted them all down."

"Actually, you don't know, brother. That female cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining in the Yin Yang Pavilion was someone I deliberately arranged for you. She is proficient in the art of replenishing Yin with Yang energy. As long as you become obsessed with her, I guarantee that your cultivation will regress instead of advance."

"..."

"Hahaha, it's been a year, a whole year! Big brother's cultivation has remained stagnant for a year. If it weren't for the help of a large number of pills, it would probably be more than just a matter of stagnant cultivation. That female cultivator is indeed amazing."

"..."

"Huh~ I never expected that my eldest brother would get together with my second aunt. How dare my eldest brother do something so immoral."

"Alright, alright~ When the crucial moment arrives, I'll definitely expose this. Then my elder brother will surely die a horrible death, and the position of family head will be mine for the taking."

"Hehehe, my eldest brother is already failing at such a young age. Second Aunt is really amazing. It seems I don't need to do anything anymore. My eldest brother will die soon."

"Tsk tsk tsk~ My eldest brother was panting heavily after only taking two steps today. It seems that his body is almost at its limit. I hope my second aunt can give him a little more strength and take him away in one go."

"Damn it, how did my brother move out? We were so close! So close!"

"It seems my previous plan must continue; I absolutely cannot let my elder brother return alive!"

"..."

"What's going on? How dare a cultivator target my Cheng family? He must have a death wish. Once we catch him, we'll skin him alive."

"I never expected that even my uncle, who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, would be killed. It seems I can't leave the city for a while."

"Evil cultivators? How could my Cheng family have offended evil cultivators? This is bad. Should I secretly leave and find a place to hide for a while?"

"..."

A moment later, Lu Yan put down his pen, surprised that the two brothers were so funny.

Perhaps I can make use of it.

Then Lu Yan began writing about Cheng Mingyao's secret.

"Sigh~ My cultivation has been going poorly lately, and I can't seem to improve. I wonder when I'll be able to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining."

"Why! Why! Why do the best things always go to Cheng Mingyu and Cheng Minghua first, just because they are the eldest sons of the Cheng family?"

Cheng Minghua was one thing, but Cheng Mingyu spent his days indulging in debauchery, drinking, gambling, and whoring, showing no signs of being the eldest son of the Cheng family.

"Using so many resources and still only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, what a waste."

"I really wish Cheng Mingyu and Cheng Minghua would suddenly die, so that the Cheng family would be mine in the future."

Lu Yan: ...

Well, it turns out that Cheng Mingyao was also unwilling to accept this.

"Huh? Why would someone target my Cheng family?"

This won't do; we must find them.

"..."

The secrets that followed were almost identical to those of Cheng Mingyu.

Finally, there's Cheng Minglin.

"I never expected that my uncle wouldn't stay in the Cheng family to keep watch, but instead suffered injuries from a battle several years ago, and he doesn't have many years left to live. That explains why he hasn't come to Wuyou City again."

Lu Yan hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise from the start; the Cheng family was relying on Cheng Feng, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Now that Cheng Feng's time is almost up, it will be much easier for me to wipe out the Cheng family.

"Sigh~ Even if my uncle dies suddenly, the position of family head will not be mine. There are Cheng Mingyu and Cheng Minghua above me, and even if they are not there, there is my brother. I really hope that the three of them will suddenly have an accident."

Lu Yan: ...

They really are a loving family; even their thoughts are so similar.

"..."

"Evil cultivators? How could our Cheng family have offended evil cultivators? We absolutely must not go out during this period."

"..."

After that, news about Cheng Minglin became less important, and Lu Yan began to make arrangements for them.

Since you have an idea, then put it into practice. However, the whispers of demons can only serve as a means of inducing them to lose their minds; it is unlikely that they will actually lose their reason.

I remember once receiving a bottle of "water of desire," which could ignite people's deepest desires and inspire them to act upon them.

The whispers of the devil, combined with the waters of desire, should have a multiplier effect.

Lu Yan first used the devil's whispers to entice Cheng Minghua.

"I can't go on like this. I have to find a way to kill my elder brother, otherwise it will be even more difficult once his cultivation level improves."

"Kill him! Kill him! Everything in the Cheng family will be mine in the future. I will be the head of the Cheng family."

Next was Cheng Mingyao.

"Those two bastards, Cheng Mingyu and Cheng Minghua, must die, or I'll never have a chance to rise in society."

"We must eliminate them by any means necessary, by any means necessary!"

Finally, there's Cheng Minglin.

"My eldest uncle doesn't have much time left. Once he dies, my father will be the strongest person in the entire Cheng family. So we must send Cheng Mingyu and Cheng Minghua away as soon as possible."

And my brother, he has to die too, otherwise I won't be the head of the family.

After doing all this, Lu Yan put away the demon and whispered.

The next step is to constantly tempt them, and when the time is right, make them drink the water of desire.

……

The next day.

Lu Yan went to the market to sell talismans.

As expected, they encountered the Ji family and Zhu Yuerong again.

This time, however, Zhu Yuerong was holding Ji Danhuang's arm.

Moreover, Ji Danqing was not among the crowd.

Lu Yan suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Fellow Daoist Ji, Fairy Zhu, and fellow Daoists." Lu Yan greeted them as they approached.

"Fellow Daoist Lu."