Lu Qing and a man with two horns on his head and an unusual appearance appeared.
A glimmer of light appeared in the eyes of the well-dressed young man, which had been filled with despair.
He, who had been slumped on the ground, suddenly stood up and tried to rush out.
But the next moment, he crashed hard into an invisible barrier, so hard that he saw stars, felt dizzy, and fell backward.
"The Seventh Prince!"
Several guards quickly escorted him down, while keeping a close watch on Lu Qing and the other person.
Lu Qing looked at the scene before him without making any comment, and paid no attention to the actions of the guards.
He simply looked at the richly dressed young man and asked, "Where is that map you mentioned before?"
The young man in fine clothes was taken aback, but he quickly realized what Lu Qing was talking about.
His mind raced, and with a quick glance, he said, "So you want that map, sir? That's not impossible."
"If you release us, I will immediately hand over the map with both hands..."
However, before the young man in fine clothes could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a lightness on his right side.
He first looked to his right in surprise, and then a look of horror appeared on his face.
At the same time, an unbearable pain struck, causing him to scream loudly.
"Ah! My right arm!"
But it was his right arm, which had mysteriously disappeared sometime earlier.
The guards also looked surprised and at a loss.
They had no idea how the seventh prince's arm had been severed and disappeared.
“You have no right to negotiate with me. If you don’t hand over the map now, I don’t mind twisting your head off right now.”
Lu Qing's words rang out softly.
Yet it was this calm voice that sent chills down everyone's spine.
They realized that the young man in front of them truly meant what he said!
The young man in fine clothes trembled with fear. He dared not delay any longer. He endured the excruciating pain in his severed arm and frantically pulled out an ancient-looking leather scroll from his pocket.
"The map is here..."
Before he could finish speaking, the map in his hand disappeared and appeared in Lu Qing's hand.
Seeing this scene, the young man in the fine clothes felt an even greater chill in his heart.
Lu Qing's methods were too bizarre and terrifying. If such methods were used to take his head, it would be even easier.
Holding the scroll in his hand, Lu Qing rubbed it and discovered that it was made from the outer skin of a strange creature, and was quite tough.
No wonder it has been preserved for hundreds of years.
He opened the scroll and found it covered with various patterns and strange symbols that he couldn't understand at all.
At the same time, a simple map was drawn on it, showing the terrain, which looked somewhat familiar to Lu Qing.
A guess arose in his mind, and he immediately activated his supernatural ability to look at it.
Soon, a faint red light appeared from the scroll, and several messages floated out.
【Mysterious Map: A map made from the hide of the strange beast, the Iron-Eating Bull.】
【This map contains special characters; a unique interpretation method is required to unlock its mysteries.】
【This map is a relic left behind by Li Weitian, a powerful expert at the Innate Realm.】
【Discovered heritage, download now?】
After reading the notes, Lu Qing understood.
This is indeed the map left by Li Weitian.
He didn't have the ability to decipher maps, but his special abilities allowed him to uncover their secrets.
He chose to download the legacy.
Surprisingly, the map contained very little information, and the download was completed quickly.
After reading the information, Lu Qing's eyes lit up with understanding.
Sure enough, he was right.
This map contains a cultivation technique for the Innate Realm left behind by Li Weitian, as well as the location of a treasure land.
Needless to say, innate cultivation techniques are useless to Lu Qing now.
As for that precious place, it was none other than the location of the Jade Transformation Cave.
It's likely that Li Weitian had considered that if he ultimately failed to break through, he might pass away peacefully in the Jade Transformation Cave.
In the future, his descendants will be able to collect his remains and bury them in peace.
However, Li Weitian did not expect that as soon as he disappeared, his family would be suppressed by those innate realm cultivators he had offended in the past.
Finally, they were forced to disperse their tribe and hide in the deep mountains and countryside.
Over the centuries, not only were their family fortunes scattered, but even the methods for interpreting maps were lost.
After reading the information in the scroll, Lu Qing conjured a flame in his hand and burned it to nothingness.
The young man in fine clothes and the others were all stunned by what they saw.
Especially the young man in Chinese clothing, who was surprised to see that even someone like Lu Qing cared so much about this map.
He was still wondering what kind of treasure map he had unintentionally obtained.
Unexpectedly, Lu Qing only glanced at the map a few times before burning it.
Could it be that the map I received is fake?
For a moment, the young man in the traditional Chinese clothes felt extremely uneasy.
If the map is really fake, will this cold and cruel young man take his anger out on him?
"My lord, I obtained this map from a lowly family, and I do not know if it is genuine or not."
If there's anything wrong with this map, as long as you let me out, I will definitely punish that lowly family severely on your behalf!
The young man in traditional Chinese clothing spoke cautiously.
Lu Qing turned to look at him, and the next moment, the young man in fine clothes felt another pain on his left side.
He looked up in disbelief, only to find that his left arm had also disappeared.
"Don't worry, the map is real."
Amid the screams of the richly dressed youth, Lu Qing said calmly, "However, the ancestor of that lowly family you speak of, Senior Li Weitian, did me a favor. So do you think it was right for your arms to be broken?"
The young man in the fine clothes suddenly opened his eyes wide.
Li Weitian had done this man a favor, yet he had all of Li Weitian's descendants arrested.
This sent a chill through the young man in fine clothes, and his body grew cold.
He could no longer heed the pain in his arms and screamed in terror:
"My lord, I was unaware of your connection with Senior Li Weitian. Please spare my life!"
Having said that, the young man in fine clothes disregarded everything else and immediately knelt down, kowtowing repeatedly to Lu Qing.
At this moment, his so-called royal arrogance had long been thrown to the winds.
After having both arms severed, the young man in fine clothes was utterly devastated.
Now I only have one thought: to survive. I can't care about anything else.
"Don't worry, I don't have any intention of taking your life yet."
However, whether you can survive in the end depends on whether your fourth brother can convey my conditions to your Yan family.
And what about your Yan family? Will they agree to my conditions?
If you cannot satisfy me, then not only you, but your entire Yan family will have no reason to exist anymore.
As Lu Qing finished speaking, his figure gradually disappeared.
Upon seeing this, the young man in fine clothes hurriedly shouted, "Senior..."
However, before he could finish shouting, he was enveloped by endless void and darkness.
However, he has been locked in the spatial cage once again.
"No......"
The young man in fine clothes looked utterly desperate, but no matter how he shouted, no one responded.
Even sound cannot escape the spatial cage.
Several guards, looking at the despairing young man in fine clothes, also felt a sense of shared sorrow.
Although they disliked the seventh prince, if he died, they, as his guards, would certainly be punished.
Moreover, even for them, whether they can get out alive is a question.
After all, as that person just said, if the royal family cannot satisfy him, he will wipe out the entire royal family.
Regardless of whether he can actually do it, wiping out a few of them would be a piece of cake.
After a sigh, a guard took out a medicine bottle from his pocket.
He stepped forward and said, "Seventh Prince, you are seriously injured. You should heal your wounds first."
...
"Young master, do you really want that 'Yan Kingdom' to cede the Hundred Thousand Mountains to you?"
Inside the spiritual artifact space, "Yan" asked Lu Qing.
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"Indeed, the Ten Thousand Mountains are rich in spiritual energy and abundant in spiritual herbs; it's a wonderful place," Lu Qing said with a smile.
"If you ask me, why go through all this trouble? With your current cultivation level, young master, if you want a small Hundred Thousand Mountains, just declare it. Why do you need anyone else's consent?"
The character “炎” is somewhat incomprehensible.
In its view, with Lu Qing's current cultivation level and realm, it would be an easy thing for him to dominate the world and become the ruler of all under heaven.
Why would we need the consent of the so-called "Yan Kingdom" to seize the small Shiwan Mountain?
"It's just a reason." Lu Qing smiled.
Actually, it was because this was an idea that had just suddenly come to him, and he just mentioned it casually.
As for his desire to occupy the Ten Thousand Mountains, the main reason is the existence of the Jade Transformation Cave.
He also wanted to see Yan Guo's reaction.
Of course, if Yan Jiazhen is really that clueless, he wouldn't mind erasing it.
Now, it remains to be seen whether the Yan family can truly grasp the situation.
"Someone, prepare me a pen and ink!"
Meanwhile, in the county town, Yan Canghai immediately shouted as soon as he returned to the county magistrate's residence.
However, after the servant had prepared the pen and ink, he sat down at the desk but did not pick up the pen for a long time.
"How can we make the tribe realize the seriousness of this matter?"
Yan Canghai thought with great difficulty.
After witnessing Lu Qing's various mysterious and unpredictable methods and supernatural abilities, he immediately understood how terrifying the other party was.
That had reached a level he could hardly comprehend, a level beyond the comprehension of gods and ghosts.
If they were to become enemies with such an existence, even if the Yan family were to survive, they would likely suffer heavy losses.
Therefore, he had to persuade the clan to agree to Lu Qing's conditions.
But he also knew that it would be very difficult to make the clan back down.
After all, as the royal family that had ruled the "Yan Kingdom" for hundreds of years, he was well aware of the pride of the Yan family.
It's unlikely that anyone in the tribe would agree to hand over such a large territory as the Ten Thousand Mountains so easily.
If you say anything, it might provoke a strong reaction.
Yan Canghai pondered for a long time with a troubled expression, still unsure how to begin writing.
"My lord, Lord Zhi Rui requests an audience."
Just as Yan Canghai was frowning in distress, a servant came in to report.
"What? Zhi Rui is here? Quickly, invite him in!"
Yan Canghai was overjoyed and stood up to greet them at the door.
When Lin Zhirui came in and saw him, he was taken aback.
"Your brows are furrowed with worry, a deep and lingering sorrow. What has happened?"
"As expected, nothing can be hidden from you, Zhi Rui. This time you must save me, save our 'Yan Kingdom'!"
Yan Canghai pleaded repeatedly.
"What is so important?"
Lin Zhirui's expression changed slightly. Could it be that the neighboring kingdom was about to attack?
But he didn't receive any news about it.
"This is related to that young master Lu..."
As soon as Yan Canghai opened his mouth, Lin Zhirui became extremely serious.
He interrupted him directly: "You said it's related to Young Master Lu?"
“...Not bad.” Yan Canghai paused for a moment.
"Go on."
"...Yesterday, Yan Cangshan came to me with several guards, saying he needed my help..."
That young master Lu said that our Yan family should escort the descendant of that senior Li Weitian over.
They even said they wanted to carve out the Ten Thousand Mountains. But as you know, Rui, we have many clan elders who are very stubborn.
I'm afraid it won't be so easy for him to agree to this young master Lu's conditions.
I'm currently worried about how to submit a letter to the capital.
So, Zhirui, what should I do now?
Yan Canghai recounted everything that had just happened to Lin Zhirui in detail.
Lin Zhirui's expression grew increasingly serious.
Finally, he looked at Yan Canghai in silence.
"What else can you do? You only have one choice now, which is to do everything in your power to persuade your Yan family to agree to Young Master Lu's conditions."
Otherwise, your Yan family might be in deep trouble.
Upon hearing Yan Canghai's question, Lin Zhirui answered without hesitation.
Seeing his resolute tone, even though that was Yan Canghai's original plan, he was still convinced.
But she couldn't help but ask, "Zhi Rui, is that young master Lu really that terrifying? Could it be that he has also broken through to the realm above the Innate Realm?"
In Yan Canghai's view, only those who break through to the realm above the Innate level can probably possess such supernatural abilities.
It can kill several living people in an instant.
"Don't ask these questions. I know that one of your Yan family's ancestors recently broke through his cultivation and entered the realm above the Innate Realm."
But don't be complacent; Lu Xiaolangjun's strength is beyond your imagination.
Let me put it this way: even your ancestor who has already broken through to a higher level is nothing more than someone who could be destroyed with a single breath in front of Young Master Lu.
Lin Zhirui said very seriously.
"You can extinguish it with a breath? Zhi Rui, are you sure you're not talking nonsense?"
Yan Canghai stared blankly at his friend.
"Do you think I'm joking? I mean it literally. With Lu Xiaolangjun's current strength, he really could wipe out your ancestor with a single breath."
Seeing Yan Canghai's incredulous expression, Lin Zhirui said helplessly.
He knew, of course, that this claim was incredibly unbelievable.
But he really didn't exaggerate at all.
Above the Innate Realm, it is merely the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Although he is considered one of the top experts in the world today, few can match him.
But Lu Qing's cultivation level is the Golden Core Realm!
Moreover, it was an incredibly powerful being, a terrifying existence that could easily kill even a celestial being who was also at the Golden Core Realm.
A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator could be wiped out by Lu Qing with a single breath.
If the Yan family really angers Lu Qing, their only fate will be extermination.
