I'm in the world of cultivation, and I get a system for becoming a wealthy urban tycoon?

Leo's thoughts churned in his mind for only a moment before he lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice, "I have failed in my duty of instruction, and my direct descendant, Li Yao, has offended Young Master Lu. Upon learning of this, I and the entire Li family were deeply terrified! I have come to pay my respects to Young Master Lu only in the hope of appeasing his anger!"

As he spoke, he took out two storage bags from his sleeves and held them above his head with both hands.

His withered hands trembled slightly, a fear gripping his heart, even causing him to tremble: "In these two storage bags, one contains the remains of three generations of Li Yao's blood relatives, and the other is an apology prepared by the Li family for Young Master Lu. I beg Young Master Lu to calm his anger! This old man... as Li Feng's direct ancestor, is also willing to commit suicide here to atone for your sins, Young Master!"

Leo's words caused all the cultivators watching the scene to exchange bewildered glances, their expressions filled with shock.

Judging from Leo's cultivation level and aura, he is a Golden Core stage cultivator!

For most disciples of the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect who came from ordinary backgrounds, a Golden Core True Person was someone they looked up to throughout their lives!

At the same time, it is also the most distant and brilliant goal on their cultivation path!

Most people spend their entire lives striving to one day break through to the Golden Core stage.

But now, this Golden Core cultivator is actually willing to commit suicide here just to apologize?!

This shock was utterly mind-blowing for those disciples from ordinary backgrounds!

Only those disciples of the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect who themselves came from a powerful faction could truly understand the meaning behind Leo's actions.

Leo's actions were neither cowardly nor insane.

This is the most rational choice made so that the family bloodline can continue!

Giving up the life of a Golden Core Ancestor in exchange for the entire Li family not being wiped out—this choice is not worth hesitating over in the face of the cold reality of family survival!

This is enough to show just how terrifying the background of the young master on this hundred-foot-long flying boat is!

The Li family, a Golden Core cultivator, is considered one of the top Golden Core forces under the rule of the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect.

As a Golden Core cultivator, Li Ao was one of the strongest pillars of the Li family.

However, Li Jianing would rather let this pillar break on the spot than dare to have the slightest thought of resistance.

The implications behind this are chilling to think about.

This Young Master Lu, if he is not a direct descendant of a Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect, then he comes from another top power, or even from a sacred immortal sect with a Nascent Soul cultivator!

Of all the onlookers, only Wang Yin remained calm.

He knew that Young Master Lu had at least one Nascent Soul stage protector standing behind him.

To beings of that level, the Li family was nothing but ants.

Whether to step on it or not is entirely up to my mood.

Leo's decision to stand here and ask for his judgment today is already a smart move.

At least, he still has a chance to plead for his family.

Lu Yang looked at the two storage bags that Li Ao was holding up with both hands.

The clouds churned outside the ship's side, casting shadows that slowly slid across his face, shrouding his expression in a faint gloom.

He paused for a moment, then said softly, "Wang Da."

Wang Da nodded slightly, and without making any move, the two storage bags were suddenly engulfed by the flames.

The next instant, flames ignited in Wang Da's palm, and the storage bag emerged from the flames.

After scanning the bag with his divine sense and confirming that there were no restrictions or hidden traps inside, Wang Da respectfully handed it to Lu Yang.

Leo remained hunched over, his back soaked with cold sweat, clinging tightly to his bony spine.

A cold wind blows from high above, and the chill seeps straight into your bones.

He dared not move, dared not look up, and dared not use his divine sense to perceive Lu Yang's expression at this moment.

Li Feng, standing beside him, was equally ashen-faced. The color had vanished from his pale face, his lips were pressed into a thin line, and his heart was pounding so violently that it felt like it was about to shatter his ribs.

The air was eerily quiet, with only the howling of the gale-force winds high above the ship's side.

Lu Yang opened one of the storage bags.

When Lu Yang saw what was inside the storage bag, his expression changed slightly.

The bag contained dozens of corpses.

There are men and women, old and young.

The oldest among them had white hair and dry skin like old tree bark.

The youngest was a little girl who looked only a few years old. She had a round face and delicate features that still retained a hint of childishness. She was even younger than Hongdou.

She lay there quietly, as if asleep, only her chest no longer rose and fell.

Lu Yang has been in the cultivation world for nearly twenty years, and he has seen dead people before.

He had witnessed some of the cruelty of the cultivation world.

But at this moment, looking at these corpses, especially that small figure, he couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart.

For a moment, Lu Yang's thoughts were quite complicated.

To be honest, his original intention in sending Wang Ba to keep an eye on the Li family was not to wipe them out completely.

With Lu Yang's current strength, wiping out the Li family would be an easy task.

But there are too many people to kill.

For Lu Yang, unless someone like Li Yao is deliberately courting death, he doesn't enjoy killing.

Not to mention killing a little girl like her.

She probably doesn't even know why she died.

If the Li family behaved themselves afterward, Lu Yang originally intended to let the matter drop.

However, he underestimated the courage and decisiveness that a cultivation family could display in order to survive.

The Li family actually executed all the clansmen related to Li Yao by their own hands and delivered them to him.

This is to show the Li family's attitude.

Li Yao's lineage has been completely abandoned, and he has stated that he will not seek revenge in the future.

This was also to put Lu Yang's mind at ease.

Seeing these corpses, Lu Yang wasn't actually happy.

He didn't know how he was feeling; it was too complicated to describe.

After a moment, Lu Yang slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, suppressing these chaotic thoughts.

If anyone is to blame, it's these people who were unlucky to run into someone like Li Yao, a member of their own clan.

However, aside from the little girl, it's estimated that few of these people are truly innocent.

If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. Without the tacit approval and indulgence of his elders, would Li Yao be in such a sorry state?

Those old and young people who were sent here probably stood up for Li Yao and cleaned up his messes when he was running rampant.

He closed the first storage bag and opened the other one.

The bag no longer contains a corpse, but a completely different scene.

Large piles of low-grade spirit stones were neatly stacked, their rich spiritual light almost overflowing from the bag opening.

Lu Yang scanned the area with his divine sense and found that there were approximately five million.

Previously, this would have been considered a large sum of money for him.

But he now has over 17 million spirit stones in his hands, so this amount of spirit stones is hardly enough to stir up any waves in his heart.

Besides the spirit stones, there were two other things in the bag.

A flag entirely black, embroidered with a ferocious dragon, its surface covered with layers of mysterious and complex runes, exuding a rich aquatic spiritual energy.

This is a waterway magic treasure of considerable quality.

Lu Yang himself certainly couldn't use it, as he mainly cultivated the Dao of Metal and the Dao of Sword.

However, it can be used by puppet bodyguards.

Both Wang Er and Wang Qi specialize in waterways, and Lu Yang plans to leave the position to Wang Er.

Wang Er is currently guarding the Lu family town. He will have Wang Ba return to deliver this magic weapon.

With this flag, combined with Wang Er's stats, he could probably suppress even a peak Golden Core cultivator head-on.

Even when facing a Nascent Soul True Monarch, it can hold out for a while.

The other item was a piece of dark blue crystal.

The air above is incredibly cold, and the spiritual energy is also quite abundant, so the quality should be pretty good.

For a Golden Core level power, spending these items would be a huge financial loss.

Lu Yang closed the storage bag, raised his head, and his gaze fell on Li Ao, who was still hunched over.

Leo noticed Lu Yang's gaze fall on him, and his heart suddenly raced.

His gaze wasn't particularly sharp; in fact, it could be described as indifferent.

But it was precisely this ordinariness that made him even more terrified.

He couldn't figure out how this young master intended to deal with him.

Lu Yang looked at Li Ao and asked, "Are you Li Yao's blood relative?"

His voice was very soft, as if he were asking a casual question.

But this seemingly casual question struck Leo like a thunderbolt.

His face paled even more. He took a deep breath and slowly nodded, "Yes, Young Master Lu."

Lu Yang raised an eyebrow, and asked with a light laugh, as if making a casual conversation, "You used to spoil Li Yao quite a bit, didn't you?"

Leo froze for a moment, closed his eyes, and said in a dry voice, "...This old man regrets his actions!"

Lu Yang sized up Li Ao.

The old man looked extremely disheveled at that moment.

His long, gray hair was disheveled by the wind, and the spine of the Golden Core cultivator, who should have been upright, was now bent like that of an old mortal.

His voice was calm and gentle, as if he were making a trivial arrangement: "Well then, you are, after all, a Golden Core cultivator. It would be a bit of a waste to commit suicide like this. You swear a great oath to the Heavenly Dao, and then sign a master-servant contract with me, and you can live. How about it? Are you willing?"

Lu Yang would naturally not be soft-hearted towards Li Ao.

This old guy is Li Yao's blood relative, and he used to dote on Li Yao. Who knows if he will hold a grudge if we let him go?

But it would be a bit of a waste to kill them like this.

He's a genuine Golden Core cultivator, after all. To waste his talent like this is a terrible waste.

Why not make the best use of him and make him a servant?

A Golden Core stage servant is still somewhat useful to Lu Yang at the moment.

Leo was stunned.

He came here today with no intention of leaving alive.

His only thought was to use his old life to give the Li family a chance to survive.

But to his utter surprise, this young master Lu offered him another path!

A look of surprise appeared in Leo's eyes.

He barely hesitated before bowing deeply, saying, "This old man...thanks to Young Master Lu for sparing my life!"

Lu Yang remained noncommittal, simply calling out, "Wang Da."

Wang Da nodded slightly: "Yes, young master."

He raised his hand and gently grasped with his five fingers.

Leo was instantly engulfed by a flame that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

The flames reignited in front of Wang Da, and Leo fell from them.

However, to Leo's horror, he discovered that his physical body, consciousness, and spiritual energy were all as if they were not his own, and he was completely unable to move!

Every inch of his body, spiritual energy, and divine consciousness seemed to have a wisp of flame flowing and leaping within it!

What kind of tactic is this?!

Leo was filled with questions.

Are Nascent Soul True Monarchs really that powerful?

This method is simply unbelievable and completely beyond Leo's comprehension!