Gou Zai Xianwu Chaos World, Physical Sainthood

Chapter 132 Returning Home in Glory

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On the official road, a fine horse galloped swiftly.

A huge, dark red halberd hung beside the saddle, its head protruding far out and much larger than the horse's head.

As Lu Cheng sat astride his horse, he absorbed qi and cultivated, while simultaneously sending a wisp of primordial energy from his hand into the body of the steed beneath him, where it slowly flowed along the meridians.

The steed, empowered by Lu Cheng's vital energy, seemed to have taken some supreme tonic, its speed and spirit far exceeding those of ordinary horses.

The aura it emitted was even more terrifying.

The man and his horse moved like lightning, disappearing in the blink of an eye, leaving only a gust of wind sweeping behind them.

While this speed is not as fast as the Wind and Thunder Flash, it is much faster than flying with Qi. It consumes little energy and allows Lu Cheng to use the travel time to cultivate.

The Cold Star Halberd hanging on the saddle cut through the air, whistling through the air with each hoofbeat.

A caravan of more than thirty people was traveling on the official road.

Lu Cheng sped past.

Sound, speed, and light, combined together, create a truly extraordinary spectacle.

When the caravan members heard the commotion and turned around, they could only see a red streak of light flashing away.

The people in the caravan were so frightened that they didn't move, and even the packhorses were trembling from the sight of Lu Cheng's manhood.

After a long silence, a man in the convoy stammered, "How...how did I see a red light? That...could that be a dragon?"

Another person said, "No—I don't know, but I saw someone sitting on it."

An old man stared intently for a few moments, then declared decisively, "In my opinion, that is undoubtedly a dragon steed!"

The onlookers exclaimed, "Dragon Steed?"

Old man: "Yes, legend has it that powerful martial artists all ride exotic beasts! Most likely, it's a dragon steed!"

Bystanders exclaimed, "Wow, that's amazing! Absolutely amazing!"

Inside the caravan, a scholar stood there for a long time before quickly taking out a pen and paper from his book box.

A dozen or so breaths later, a simple yet vivid image of a deity riding a dragon appeared on the paper.

The deity on the paper has a majestic expression, with three long swords on his back that are radiant and dazzling.

After finishing the painting, the scholar pondered for a while, then opened his eyes, his face full of rapture, and recited and wrote down the poem: "Red light flashes like flowing cinnabar, as if a true immortal descends from the purple palace."

"A green blade on its back gleams with auspicious light, its divine might suppresses the coiled dragon."

This performance drew loud cheers from the caravan members.

After the scholar finished the poem and painting, everyone eagerly took them to admire them.

Each time someone saw it, a loud chorus of praise echoed along the official road.

Lu Cheng was naturally unaware that he had caused such a misunderstanding.

He was focused solely on moving forward.

I don't have many friends in this world. My friendship with Shen Yi and Tu Yuan is based on "cooperation for mutual benefit".

His friendship with Fatty and Zhao Cheng was truly pure and untainted by any ulterior motives or interests.

Therefore, after hearing Du Ruo's news on Sword Washing Peak, Lu Cheng did not delay at all and left before Han Lingxiao could set up the mountain gate.

The journey from Dongyangzong to Yangcheng is over a thousand li.

At the normal travel speed, it would take at least twelve days.

But after being tempered in the Body Refinement Realm, several days of sleepless nights are nothing.

Therefore, Lu Cheng rode at full speed, changing horses at each town, and with his vital energy clearing the horses' meridians, he saw the city walls of Yangcheng County in less than seven days.

"Whoa~"

A mile or two away from Yangcheng County, Lu Cheng reined in his horse and stopped.

Seeing the sparse crowd at the city gate, they turned their horses around and continued towards Liujia Village.

Half an hour later, Lu Cheng saw the gray "Gray Snake" herb field wall.

Hearing the barking of dogs, Lu Cheng quickly arrived at the ornate and exaggerated "Imperial Construction of Liu Family Village" archway.

Behind the archway, the stone-paved road and the houses on both sides were no different from what Lu Cheng had seen before.

Occasionally, you can also see villagers.

"Is this an overreaction?"

The matter of the medicinal herb field is of great importance. If something goes wrong, everyone in Liu Family Village should be worried.

But the villagers that Lu Cheng saw, although they all seemed to be walking in a hurry, did not look anxious on their faces.

It doesn't seem to be an extremely urgent matter.

Lu Cheng led his horse slowly through the archway.

He had only visited a few times, and now many days had passed, so the villagers no longer recognized Lu Cheng.

He hadn't gone more than a few steps when he was stopped by a middle-aged man.

"Hey, what are you doing here? Who told you to wander in like that?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng frowned.

This man's attitude is a bit off.

How could an ordinary person not be afraid of Lu Cheng's attire, especially that massive halberd that looked like a door panel?

But this man was not intimidated at all; on the contrary, he seemed to be doing it deliberately.

It was as if they hoped Lu Cheng would get angry and lose his temper, so they could wait and see what kind of good show it would be.

No, that's not right.

A few months ago, the people of Liujia Village were not like this.

Lu Cheng looked around the village, then turned to the man and said, "Uncle, my name is Lu Cheng. I am a friend of Liu Guicai and Liu Chang'an. Your village chief, Mr. Liu Xun, also knows me."

But then he waved his hand and said, "If you're looking for the clan chief, he's in the village. If you're looking for Liu Guicai and the others, you've come to the wrong place. They're not in the village."

Lu Cheng asked, "Not here? Where did they go?"

The man said, "Where else can we go? Changfeng Escort Agency."

Yangcheng County, Changfeng Escort Agency.

Feng Zhan lay on the bed, his face pale and his eyes closed.

It was obvious that he had suffered serious injuries.

Inside the room, Liu Wan'er sat by the bedside, taking care of her every step of the way.

Feng Qi and Feng Ji, both pale-faced, sat at the other table.

He was clearly seriously injured.

Liu Guicai looked angry, while Liu Chang'an looked worried.

Liu Guicai paced back and forth a few times, angrily saying, "That bastard went too far! That wasn't a friendly sparring match; he was clearly trying to kill me."

Liu Chang'an apologized to Feng Qi and Feng Ji, saying, "Chief镖头 (head镖头 is a term for a high-ranking镖头, meaning head镖头), Second镖头 (head镖头 is a term for a high-ranking镖头), this time it's all our fault that the镖局 (镖局 is a security agency) has been implicated, causing Third镖头 (head镖头) and you all to suffer such serious injuries."

Feng Qi shook his head: "It's not your fault. I once said that no matter what, our master-disciple relationship will never be severed."

"When your apprentice is in trouble, as his master, you should naturally stand up for him."

After saying that, he looked at Feng Zhan, who was lying unconscious on the bed, and sighed: "If anyone is to blame, it's us for being less skilled and falling into his trap."

"If the three of us had attacked together from the beginning, even if we couldn't defeat him, things wouldn't have come to this. What a pity—"

"As for your Liu Family Village, if you can't find a stronger backer, I'm afraid you really won't be able to protect your medicinal fields."

"What do you think? Should we consider writing to Lu Cheng?"

"He has already entered the Body Refinement Realm and has taken a Qi Refining martial artist as his master. If we can ask the Dongyang Sect to step in, resolving this matter will not be too difficult."

Liu Guicai clenched his fists tightly, and Liu Chang'an sighed: "But Lu Cheng also said that the Dongyang Sect is not as good as we thought. Asking him for help now might only bring trouble to him as well."

Suddenly, a voice rang out from inside the room, and Lu Cheng stepped in: "What trouble? Is it possible that even a Qi Refining Realm cultivator can't solve this?"

After saying that, he glanced around the room, then with a forceful thrust, the halberd plunged into the floor with a "whoosh".

He first bowed to Feng Qi and Feng Ji, saying, "Lu Cheng greets the First and Second Chief Escorts."

Liu Guicai, Liu Chang'an, and Liu Wan'er were immediately very surprised.

The three of them blurted out, "Lu Cheng! What brings you here!"

Lu Cheng, his face grim, asked the three men, "What exactly happened? Who injured the three镖头 (bodyguards)?"

Liu Guicai didn't answer, but hurriedly asked, "Lu Cheng, did your Qi Refining Realm master come along?"

Lu Cheng shook his head: "I can do it myself, it'll be the same."

Liu Guicai sighed: "What's so special about him? That guy is at the peak of body refinement, even the head镖师 (chief镖师, a powerful bodyguard/escort) can't beat him—"

Before he could finish speaking, Feng Qi suddenly stood up.

Liu Guicai touched his nose: "Chief镖头, I'm not... you know—"

Feng Qi ignored Liu Guicai and looked at Lu Cheng with disbelief: "Didn't you just enter the Body Refinement Realm?"

Lu Cheng nodded first, then shook his head, and laughed, "I'm even luckier; I've already reached the Qi Refining Realm."

Liu Guicai muttered, "Refining... Qi Refining Realm? What's that?"

He wasn't unaware of the Qi Refining Realm; his mind simply went blank for a moment, and he lost his train of thought.

Liu Chang'an was extremely excited: "Lu Cheng, you are really at the Qi Refining Realm?"

After Lu Cheng nodded, he practically jumped up: "Great, great! Liu Family Village is saved now!"