"Senior Lu, are you taking a day off today too?"
Seeing Lu Qing's sign announcing the shop was closed for the day, the owner of a pill shop across the street asked with a smile.
"Yes, we've worked hard for a month, we need to rest," Lu Qing said with a smile.
This time in Zhou Tiancheng, he used the alias "Lu An".
"Senior Lu, you're so open-minded. We dare not rest; the taxes in Zhou Tian City are not cheap," the pill shop owner said helplessly.
At the same time, he was also a little envious of Lu Qing. Although she had only been running the shop for a short time, her business had been gradually improving in the past few months.
It's already almost surpassing his old shop, which he's run for over ten years.
Fortunately, the other party only sold magical artifacts and implements, so there was no conflict between them and him.
On the contrary, his medicine shop benefited from the increased customer traffic and his business improved.
"No matter how busy you are, you still need to balance work and rest. I'll go out first, you go ahead and do your work."
Watching Lu Qing leave, the pill shop owner could only cast envious glances, but he wasn't surprised.
This weapon refiner, who has been here for almost half a year, closes his shop for a break on the 15th of every month; they've all gotten used to it.
After leaving his shop, Lu Qing wandered around, stopping to sample any food he wanted.
Around noon, he went into a secluded corner, and when he came out again, he had changed completely.
Given Lu Qing's current understanding of the outer city of Zhou Tian City, no one could possibly detect this anomaly.
After changing his appearance, Lu Qing headed towards Mengyun Tower.
Not long after, looking at the luxurious and extravagant Dream Pavilion, Lu Qing did not go in. Instead, he went to a restaurant across the street, ordered a table of food and drinks by the window upstairs, and slowly began to eat and drink.
As for the Mengyun Tower across the street, it was no longer as lively as before, and had become quiet.
A sense of oppression and unease emanated from within.
None of the wealthy young men or Golden Core cultivators who usually frequented the place for pleasure dared to show up.
Even the nearby streets were unusually quiet, and no one dared to make a loud noise.
Because everyone knows that today is the day that the patriarch of the Gongshu family travels once every six months.
That ancestor disliked noisy disturbances that interrupted his pleasure. Some foolish people tried to do so before, and the result was extremely tragic.
Those who witnessed that scene back then still feel a chill run down their spines when they think about it now.
Although they dared not make a sound, quite a few people were still paying attention to what was happening here.
In the restaurant where Lu Qing was, a few busybodies were whispering excitedly and expectantly.
"How many women do you think that old ancestor Gongshu is going to kill this time?"
"It is said that Mengyunlou prepared a lot of good stuff in advance for that old ancestor to enjoy."
"Of course, they are all top-tier beauties!"
"I heard they even have furnaces for Golden Core cultivators! Dream Pavilion is really going all out!"
"Nonsense! The reason why Mengyun Tower can become the number one brothel in Zhou Tian City is because that old ancestor is backing it up. Otherwise, it would have been swallowed up long ago. Of course, it's worth paying any price to cling to this powerful figure!"
"Over the years, that Gongshu Ancestor must have slept with over a thousand women, right?"
"I'm afraid it's more than that, it's been so many years."
"I heard that the old ancestor did not allow the women he had played with to be defiled by others, so after each time he played with them, he would personally suck them dry. I don't know if it's true or not."
"In short, I haven't heard of anyone surviving..."
The whispers among the group did not escape Lu Qing's notice.
However, his expression did not change; he continued eating and drinking, slowly enjoying the food.
And so, time slowly passed as Lu Qing ate and drank.
About half an hour later, when he had almost finished eating all the food he had ordered, he was ready to go.
Suddenly, a powerful and violent aura swept over the area, plunging the entire street into a deathly silence.
For a moment, everyone held their breath, afraid to make any noise.
They all knew that it was the patriarch of the Gongshu family who had arrived.
Lu Qing also stopped eating, put her chopsticks aside, and looked towards the end of the street.
A huge chariot, pulled by eight strange beasts, slowly approached from the front of the street.
An elderly man with a dignified face and wearing a purple robe sat upright on the throne, with several beautiful women standing on either side of him.
Those eight strange beasts alone were all at the Golden Core Realm level, and even those beautiful women were all extraordinary, with cultivation levels above the middle Golden Core Realm.
Those familiar with the Gongshu family knew that those women were all concubines of the patriarch Gongshu.
Lu Qing watched this scene quietly and activated his supernatural ability.
The carriage traveled all the way and finally stopped in front of Mengyun Tower.
"Oh! Ancestor, you've finally arrived! I've been waiting anxiously for you!"
A charming shout came from Mengyun Tower. Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged woman with heavy makeup walked out of the tower, swaying her hips, and coaxed the old man.
Her voice was captivating, causing the hearts of almost everyone around her to flutter.
Some even showed a dazed expression, as if their minds had been completely captivated by the other party.
Only a few highly skilled individuals looked at the middle-aged beauty with some wariness, deeply fearing the power of her seductive arts.
"Is everything I asked for ready?"
The old man in purple robes ignored the middle-aged woman's alluring charm and asked in a cold voice.
The middle-aged beauty trembled inwardly and dared not act rashly again. She said very respectfully, "Reporting to the Ancestor, this servant has already made preparations. Eighteen Foundation Establishment Realm female slaves and three beautiful Golden Core Realm maids are waiting for the Ancestor inside."
Rest assured, Ancestor, they are all newborns, absolutely untouched by defilement, and are all top-tier furnace vessels!
“Very good. If this satisfies me, then I will continue to waive the spirit tax for your Dream Pavilion this year.”
The old man in purple robes nodded slightly, a hint of violence flashing in his eyes, as if he was already impatient.
"Thank you, Ancestor!"
The middle-aged woman was overjoyed and immediately knelt down in worship.
What pleased her was not only the exemption from spirit tax, but also the fact that after the ancestor spoke, her Dreamy Pavilion could maintain its position as the number one brothel in Zhou Tian City for the next year.
"Wait for me here."
The old man in purple robes gave instructions to the several beautiful women beside him.
"Yes, my lord."
The beautiful women spoke respectfully.
Those around them heard these words and felt a range of emotions, but none dared to show it on their faces. They all watched the scene with awe and reverence.
They didn't even dare to look directly at the purple-robed elder, for fear that he would sense their presence and become enraged.
Apart from Lu Qing.
Upstairs in the restaurant, Lu Qing was also looking at the note in his field of vision.
【Gongshu Lian: One of the patriarchs of the third branch of the Gongshu family.】
【Cultivation Level: Peak of the First Tribulation of the Nascent Soul Realm.】
【Having exhausted his own potential and with more than half of his lifespan gone, his vital energy and spirit were declining, and he dared not force himself to undergo the second tribulation of his primordial spirit. Therefore, he abandoned cultivation and chose to indulge in pleasure.】
【This person is cruel and enjoys torturing young women. Afterwards, he likes to use evil magic to drain the women's vital energy and replenish his own depletion.】
【Over the past thirty years, he has tortured and murdered no fewer than a thousand women...】
As he looked at the messages appearing in his field of vision, Lu Qing's killing intent began to slowly rise.
As this murderous intent spread, Gongshu Lian, who was about to follow the middle-aged beauty into Mengyun Tower, immediately sensed it, turned around abruptly, and looked towards the restaurant across the street.
Then he happened to see Lu Qing standing at the window, and his eyes filled with cold killing intent.
When Gongshu Lian saw Lu Qing's completely unfamiliar face, he was taken aback.
It wasn't just Lu Qing's youth, but also the aura emanating from his cultivation level, which was only at the initial stage of the Golden Core realm.
He never expected that a mere early-stage Golden Core cultivator would dare to show killing intent towards him.
Is this kid trying to kill himself?
Just as this inexplicable thought arose in Gongshu Lian's mind, he saw the young man opposite him suddenly smile at him.
Immediately afterwards, the person disappeared completely.
"not good!"
As the boy disappeared, the purple-robed elder felt an extremely dangerous aura arise from the depths of his heart.
Without a second thought, the primordial spirit power within him erupted instantly.
boom!
How terrifying is the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator when it erupts?
Centered on the purple-robed elder, a surge of violent magical power instantly engulfed everything around him.
The carriage closest to him, along with the eight strange beasts and several beautiful women, was instantly shattered, leaving no time for them to even scream.
If Zhou Tiancheng hadn't been protected by the formation, the surrounding streets would probably have been completely shattered.
As for the middle-aged beauty who was at the Golden Core stage and almost ready to enter the Nascent Soul stage, she also let out a scream and was blasted away, crashing heavily into a wall.
"Ancestor, ancestor!"
The middle-aged woman was filled with fear and couldn't understand why the old man in purple robes had suddenly become so angry.
She disregarded her own injuries and immediately looked at the old man in purple robes, wanting to beg for mercy.
Then, she saw a sight she would never forget.
A young man of ordinary appearance stood before the patriarch, holding a precious sword.
The sword in his hand was aimed directly at the ancestor's brow.
What she found even more unbelievable was that the ancestor, who had just unleashed his magical power and was incredibly terrifying, was now gone.
He stood there dumbfounded, not only letting the audacious young man point his sword at him, but also feeling no life force at all.
"Could it be that the ancestor..."
An unbelievable thought had just arisen in the mind of the middle-aged beauty.
A furious voice boomed from the inner city, echoing throughout the entire city: "How dare you slaughter the primordial spirit of my Gongshu family!!"
Immediately afterwards, an extremely terrifying aura rose from the inner city and flew towards this place at great speed!
Lu Qing did not hesitate at all upon hearing this voice.
First, he swung his sword and cut off Gongshu Lian's head, then put it away. Next, he turned his sword and took away the storage magic treasure on Gongshu Lian's body.
Then, with a swift movement, he appeared before the middle-aged beauty and pointed a finger at her brow.
"No......"
The middle-aged woman's eyes widened suddenly, a great terror rising in her heart. However, before she could even beg for mercy, Lu Qing's sword finger was already pointing at her brow.
The Heaven-Shattering Sword Qi that Lu Qing unleashed with killing intent was terrifying.
Even Gongshu Lian, a Nascent Soul cultivator at the first stage of his cultivation, couldn't withstand his sword energy, let alone the middle-aged beauty, who was only at the Golden Core stage.
In a mere instant, her soul was completely annihilated by Lu Qing's sword energy, and she perished.
Lu Qing waved his hand, collecting the corpse as well, then transformed into a streak of sword light and fled into the distance.
All that remained was Gongshu Lian's headless corpse and the mess scattered across the street.
Less than ten breaths after Lu Qing left, a figure exuding an incomparably terrifying aura descended in front of Mengyun Tower.
"Seventh Brother!"
The figure was an old man in black robes. He looked at the shattered chariot on the ground and the headless corpse of Gongshu Lian, his face extremely ugly.
Amidst grief and indignation, I was also secretly terrified.
Although the seventh brother is useless, after so many years of cultivation, he is still only at the first stage of the Nascent Soul Tribulation.
Even the most useless first-stage primordial spirit is not to be trifled with.
Someone actually managed to kill him in the blink of an eye within Zhou Tian City.
What level of cultivation must the person who made the move have reached?
It is impossible for a second-stage primordial spirit to achieve this.
The third or fourth tribulation of the primordial spirit.
"No matter who you are, if you dare to kill the primordial spirit of my Gongshu family in Zhou Tian City, even if you are a top-tier primordial spirit, you must be left alive!"
The old man in black robes first took out a communication jade talisman, activated it, and input a divine soul message.
A token, activated by the power of the primordial spirit, was hurled violently to the ground.
When the token fell to the ground, it was not shattered, but instead merged into the ground as if it had touched the surface of water.
As the token was inserted into the ground, a wave of energy emanated, instantly activating the entire outer city formation of Zhou Tian City, which then began to operate.
A curtain of light suddenly appeared, enveloping the entire Zhou Tian City.
After doing all this, the old man in black robes followed the scent of Lu Qing as he left and immediately chased after him.
Although they were wary of the mysterious person who killed the seventh brother, the primordial spirit of the direct descendant of the Gongshu family was actually killed in the street of Zhou Tian City.
This is a blatant humiliation for the Gongshu family. If they are allowed to escape, it will be an indelible disgrace for the entire Gongshu family.
So no matter the cost, he had to keep this person here!
With the activation of the Zhou Tian City Grand Formation and the divine soul message sent by the black-robed elder, many powerful beings who were in seclusion within the inner city were instantly awakened.
"Fourth brother, what happened? Why did you suddenly activate the entire Zhou Tian Star Array?"
"Could it be that the demons have attacked?"
"Si Lang, what's going on?"
Numerous divine voices echoed in the black-robed elder's mind, inquiring about the situation.
The old man in black robes didn't have time to explain everything, and only replied with one sentence.
"Seventh Brother was killed in our Zhou Tian City. The person who killed him is still in the city, but his cultivation level is unknown. I was afraid that I would not be able to capture him by myself, so I activated the Zhou Tian Star Array to prevent him from escaping the city."
Upon hearing this, the powerful figures fell silent for a moment, then erupted in fury.
