Upon seeing the expression on Yan Canghai's face, the young man in fine clothes was taken aback.
However, before he could even think, he heard Lu Qing say:
"What, you're afraid to take it? Please come inside."
Then, to his horror, he saw the small cauldron in the boy's hand suddenly swell and grow larger, lunging towards them.
Then everything went black, and I knew nothing more.
After taking the richly dressed young man and his guards into custody...
Lu Qing put away the Fire Cauldron and looked at Yan Canghai and Chief Steward Wei.
Yan Canghai and Chief Steward Wei were already dumbfounded.
They had never seen such divine power before.
That small cauldron could transform into a colossal creature in the blink of an eye, swallowing people whole.
Such a scene is truly both shocking and terrifying.
It wasn't until Lu Qing looked over that Yan Canghai snapped out of his daze.
He quickly said, "Young Master Lu, that is my seventh brother. Please show mercy!"
Although Yan Canghai didn't have much affection for this so-called seventh brother, he was worried if something really happened to him.
If the clan holds him accountable, he will likely find it difficult to explain.
Moreover, those few Innate Realm guards were obviously trained at great expense by the clan, and their disappearance without a trace would be a huge loss to the clan.
"What? Your seventh brother set a trap to frame you, causing you to be demoted to this remote county, and you still want to plead for him?" Lu Qing said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Yan Canghai realized that Lu Qing must have overheard the entire conversation.
He gave a wry smile: "To be honest, young master, although I don't like this seventh brother, we are still blood relatives. I hope you can spare his life for my sake."
"You have no face in my eyes."
However, Lu Qing's words made Yan Canghai pause.
"The Li Weitian you just mentioned has some connection with me."
Your Excellency, if you want your seventh brother to live, it's very simple.
Whether you send a message by carrier pigeon or by galloping horse.
In short, I hereby order your Yan family to send Li Weitian's descendants here within half a month.
Also, the area beyond the Ten Thousand Mountains will be my territory from now on, and will no longer be under the jurisdiction of your 'Yan Kingdom'.
If you can do these two things to my satisfaction.
I might consider sparing your seventh brother's life.
He has a connection with Li Weitian...
Yan Canghai was startled upon hearing this.
He immediately realized that Lu Qing had actually shown mercy.
Otherwise, based on what Yan Cangshan said earlier, any other strong person would probably have killed him on the spot.
However, Yan Canghai looked troubled when he heard Lu Qing's second request.
“Young Master Lu, if you want to relocate the descendants of that senior Li Weitian here, that’s easy to do.”
But if you still want that territory in the Ten Thousand Mountains, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to the clan, and the royal family probably won't agree either.
Despite its remote location and treacherous terrain, the Shiwan Mountains are a formidable natural habitat.
However, the various herbs and animal furs produced in the mountains were still very useful to the "Yan Kingdom".
Lu Qing now wants to separate it, and Yan Canghai knows without a doubt that the royal family will definitely not agree.
“Your Excellency, I think you’ve misunderstood something,” Lu Qing said calmly. “I’m not asking for the consent of your ‘Yan Kingdom’.”
I'm informing you that the territory in the Ten Thousand Mountains belongs to me.
If your royal family has any objections, then I might as well make a trip to the capital.
However, by then, it's uncertain whether this 'Yan Kingdom' will still belong to your Yan family.
Seeing Lu Qing's calm expression, Yan Canghai's heart skipped a beat.
He recalled Lin Zhirui's evaluation of Lu Qing's temperament.
This seemingly peaceful young man is actually extremely bloodthirsty.
Then he recalled the godlike and ghostly methods that Lu Qing had just displayed.
Yan Canghai felt a sudden chill in his heart.
He had a hunch that if Lu Qing were to actually go to the capital, something extremely difficult to control would likely happen.
He immediately said, "Young Master Lu, please don't get agitated. I will immediately send a message to the clan and have someone bring the descendants of Senior Li Weitian to Cang County as quickly as possible."
"You want the Ten Thousand Mountains? That's easy. Anyway, that place is dispensable to our 'Yan Kingdom'."
Yan Cangshan didn't know how the clan would react, but he knew that he had to keep Lu Qing calm.
Otherwise, if we really send him to the capital, who knows what terrible things might happen.
"Alright, remember, I'll only give you half a month at most, Steward Wei, let's go."
Lu Qing nodded and turned to leave.
"yes."
Chief Steward Wei responded respectfully, nodded to Yan Canghai, and followed behind Lu Qing.
However, although his expression appeared normal, he was actually feeling incredibly pleased inside.
Just now, the seventh prince, relying on his status and background, along with the several Innate Realm guards behind him, used his power to intimidate and humiliate him.
It's impossible to say that Chief Steward Wei didn't feel humiliated.
However, the situation was beyond his control, forcing him to endure and compromise.
He originally intended to go, and then discuss countermeasures with the head of the family after returning.
But the reversal came so quickly; Lu Qing actually appeared here.
Moreover, he acted with extreme tyranny, capturing and imprisoning the Seventh Prince without even giving him a few words.
Even those powerful Innate Realm experts were powerless to resist.
How could Chief Steward Wei not be pleased?
At the same time, they were amazed by Lu Qing's supernatural abilities and felt even more awe towards him.
"Young Master Lu, would you like to rest at my residence?"
After leaving the restaurant, Steward Wei asked respectfully.
"No need, I'm about to go back to the village," Lu Qing refused.
Moreover, there's nothing worth visiting at the Wei residence.
Wei Shanhai and Wei Xinghe, along with Wei Zihao and his family, now live in a villa in Jiuli Village.
In the county town, only Chief Steward Wei and a few stewards are managing things.
"Steward Wei, I will tell Senior Wei and the others about what happened today when I return to the village, so you don't need to worry."
"Yes," Chief Steward Wei replied respectfully.
"Here are these two things for you."
Lu Qing took out a piece of jade, and with a light flick of his finger, mysterious runes appeared out of thin air and fell into the jade.
In the blink of an eye, he was able to support a jade talisman.
Lu Qing took out another jade bottle and handed it over along with the jade talisman.
"From what I can see, Steward Wei, you have now reached the realm of a postnatal martial arts master, where your internal organs are fully developed and your spiritual power is about to be generated."
There are several pills in this jade bottle. Take them when you get back; they should strengthen your foundation.
The time to enter the Innate Realm can be brought forward a little further.
And this jade talisman, you should wear it on your person.
If you encounter something like this again, someone might try to intimidate you with their power.
As long as the opponent's cultivation level is no higher than mine, they should be useless to you.
"Young master, this..."
Chief Steward Wei looked at the item in Lu Qing's hand and hesitated.
"Take them. These are just trinkets, useless to me, don't worry about them."
"Then this old servant will accept it without being impolite."
Upon hearing this, Chief Steward Wei accepted the gifts.
"Alright, I'm going back to the village. I hope that when we meet again, Steward Wei, you will have already entered the Innate Realm."
After Lu Qing finished speaking, he soared into the air, transformed into a stream of light, and headed towards Jiuli Village.
Watching Lu Qing's transformed light disappear into the horizon, Chief Steward Wei was shocked, but he also tightly gripped the jade bottle and jade talisman in his hand.
He knew that his hope of reaching the Innate Realm lay within this.
Up in the restaurant, Yan Canghai witnessed Lu Qing transform into a streak of light and fly away.
I was equally shocked.
It took him a long time to come to his senses.
A determined look appeared on his face.
He knew he had to persuade his clan to agree to Lu Qing's conditions.
Otherwise, Yan Cangshan's death would be a minor matter.
If they anger Lu Qing, their entire Yan family will likely face annihilation!
...
The county seat is not too far from Jiuli Village.
Even at a galloping horse, it would take at most half a day.
With Lu Qing's speed of escape, it was naturally even faster. In just a few dozen breaths, he had already returned to Jiuli Village, landed, and returned to his home.
In the small courtyard halfway up the mountain, the old doctor, who was practicing his cultivation, opened his eyes.
"Where did Ah Qing go this time?"
However, he only woke up briefly before stopping and continuing his cultivation with his eyes closed.
With Lu Qing's current cultivation level, it can be said that no one in the world can pose a threat to him.
So the old doctor decided not to get involved.
He recently received some resources from Lu Qing, and his cultivation is progressing rapidly.
He estimated that it wouldn't be long before he could break through to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment.
With further refinement, once the Foundation Establishment stage is complete, the Golden Core realm will not be far off.
The old doctor was quite spurred by the attack of the two Golden Core Realm extraterrestrials. He was too weak to do anything but watch his disciples fight.
Therefore, he has been working hard to cultivate himself recently, hoping to become stronger.
After all, those two extraterrestrial visitors had already been dealt with.
However, they still have the formidable enemy of the Suspended Mountain, which should not be underestimated.
The old doctor never expected that Lu Qing's short absence would lead to the destruction of the Suspended Mountain.
Their greatest enemy has completely vanished.
Back home, Lu Qing sat in the quiet room and focused his mind on the Fire Cauldron.
"Young master."
"Yan" immediately came to meet them.
"How are those people?" Lu Qing asked.
"I was quite frightened."
Yan laughed, "Especially that so-called seventh prince, he's almost wet his pants."
Lu Qing waved his hand, revealing the situation of the young man in fine clothes and his companions.
Inside a spatial cage, the seventh prince of the "Yan Kingdom" and his guards were looking around in terror.
Unfortunately, no matter how they investigated, they were destined to find nothing.
The spatial cage, this kind of confinement method, is completely beyond their comprehension.
With their limited abilities, how could they possibly uncover the secrets?
"What kind of hell is this place?!"
After another fruitless search, the young man in Chinese clothes could no longer contain his panic and began to shout.
"Seventh Prince, if I'm not mistaken, we were probably imprisoned in that ancient magical cauldron by that young man," a guard said.
"Of course I know that, but what I want to know now is, how exactly do we get out of this hellhole!"
The young man in the Chinese-style clothing continued to shout.
"That's probably difficult. We've only heard our grandmaster mention magic treasures, and we don't know much else about them."
But since that young man was able to activate the magic weapon, his cultivation level must be beyond our comprehension.
He is probably a legendary cultivator.
"Seventh Prince, it seems we've offended someone we shouldn't have this time."
The guard explained.
"But I've never seen that person before, so how could I have offended him!"
The seventh prince said, feeling extremely aggrieved.
He was certain that he had never met Lu Qing.
As a result, they were dragged into this godforsaken place without any explanation.
Having been pampered since childhood, he had never suffered such humiliation.
For a moment, I felt both panic and resentment.
Isn't this obvious?
Previously, you were plotting to seize the Wei family's treasure, but then someone came out and said that the treasure was in his possession.
Doesn't this explain where the problem lies?
Seeing that the Seventh Prince seemed too flustered or something, and hadn't quite reacted yet, the guards exchanged bewildered glances.
They have been following their master's orders and protecting the seventh prince closely for some time now.
I have a fairly good understanding of his actions and character.
To be honest, they didn't quite understand why their grandmaster would choose to support the seventh prince in ascending to the throne.
In their view, the seventh prince was not a very good candidate to be a monarch.
Although people are clever, they are actually just cunning.
Moreover, his personality was not good; he was selfish, lustful, and narrow-minded, truly lacking the qualities a ruler should possess.
Despite his inner complaints, his master's orders were absolute.
They must protect the seventh prince's safety at all times.
Therefore, the guards offered words of comfort.
"Seventh Prince, do not panic. Since that young man has captured us, he probably won't do anything to us for the time being."
Otherwise, given his methods, killing us would be an easy task for him.
The seventh prince fell silent.
This is where he felt panicked.
He disliked the feeling that his life and death were entirely in the hands of others.
Born into royalty, he had always gotten whatever he wanted since he could remember.
He has always been the one who controls the life and death of others; when has he ever been humiliated like this by others?
So even though he knew that the young man was probably someone he couldn't afford to offend, a burning evil fire still raged in his heart, making him feel endless hatred.
"Have you tried contacting 'Old Man of Heaven'? If 'Old Man of Heaven' knows our situation, with his supernatural powers, he will surely be able to save us."
The young man in fine clothes asked.
He knew that these Innate Realm guards possessed extraordinary treasures that allowed them to contact "Elder Tian" even from thousands of miles away.
“We tried it a long time ago. As soon as we were captured and brought to this place, we tried to contact our master.”
Unfortunately, this place is very peculiar, seemingly able to isolate everything.
The communication jade talisman we have can't contact our grandmaster at all.
One of the guards explained.
"Damn it!"
Upon hearing this, the young man in fine clothes became even more agitated.
Looking at the surrounding emptiness and darkness, a sense of panic began to grow uncontrollably from the depths of his heart.
If this continued, he wondered if he was going to go crazy.
Outside, Lu Qing looked at the richly dressed young man in the spatial cage, whose face was showing increasing panic, and shook his head.
I thought this guy was some kind of resolute and cunning tyrant, but it turns out he's just a paper tiger.
They can't even handle this little bit of pressure.
It seems that his internal energy cultivation level was only achieved through resources, and his willpower was far from what should be expected of someone at the internal energy level.
Seeing that the young man in fine clothes looked a little off, Lu Qing waved his hand and released the spatial cage.
Inside, just as the young man in the fine clothes felt he was about to collapse and his mind was about to break down.
Suddenly, he saw a bright light shining before him, and the endless darkness around him receded completely.
Two figures appeared in front of him.
