Chapter 71: Chapter 70: When in Doubt, Ask Senior Brother

Chair… Chairman?

Li Xiaosang subconsciously took a step back. A look of stunned disbelief flashed in Chen Qishou’s eyes, and Zhang Tiandong was also startled.

But they all quickly came to their senses.

Zhang Tiandong’s expression suddenly darkened as he said coldly:

“Are you two joking with us? This joke isn’t funny in the slightest…”

As he spoke, he took a step forward. His bones and tendons resonated slightly, emitting the Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound:

“My Longque Technology has stood for three thousand years, a dominant force in the Federation. We are not a subject for just anyone’s ridicule. For Xiaosang’s sake, I’ll let this slide, but you two had better remember that a loose tongue can cause a lot of trouble!”

The vital energy of a Grandmaster pulsed, pressing down on them. Li Xiaosang’s expression also grew cold. It was clear she thought the same as Zhang Tiandong and didn’t believe what Yan Jiangxue had said.

It was too absurd, too preposterous. Some random girl they just met opens her mouth and claims her father is the head of Longque Technology, a contemporary True Immortal?

Ridiculous!

The publicly known True Immortals in the world could be counted on two hands—there were only a few!

Clearly, neither Li Xiaosang nor Zhang Tiandong believed the girl before them was a True Immortal Daughter.

Chen Qishou, who was comparatively the most composed, frowned and discreetly stepped back behind the other two.

At this moment, Lu Xuan frowned. He glanced at Zhang Tiandong, then said indifferently to Li Xiaosang,

“Xiaosang, tell your friend to calm down. I don’t want any trouble.”

Li Xiaosang was silent for a moment before speaking, her voice filled with disappointment:

“Lu Xuan… how did you become like this? Where is the boy I used to know? Where did he go… I can’t control my friend; I’m not his boss.”

Lu Xuan’s brow furrowed again.

The aura around Zhang Tiandong intensified. The surrounding gravel began to tremble, spin, and even float into the air!

He said coldly:

“Don’t worry, little guy. Like I said, for Xiaosang’s sake, I won’t make a move on you. But I advise you to watch your mouths in the future.”

As he spoke, a dangerous glint appeared in Zhang Tiandong’s eyes.

“Furthermore, don’t think you can talk to me like this just because you used to be Xiaosang’s friend. Coming from the slums, you should understand the class divide. Why aren’t you addressing me as ’milord’ when you see me?”

Lu Xuan paid him no mind, simply turning to the girl beside him with an apologetic look.

“This is unexpected.”

“It’s nothing.” Yan Jiangxue smiled faintly, blinking her eyes. “I think I understand what you were saying before, Xiaolu. Showing a bit of your strength can save you a lot of trouble.”

“Mmm, that’s exactly what I’m about to do.”

Zhang Tiandong’s expression sank, clearly angered at being ignored. He said coldly,

“Insolent!”

The Grandmaster’s aura pressed forward, his vital energy vast and powerful.

However, the young man and woman just stood there calmly, their expressions unruffled. They were not at all forced to their knees as Zhang Tiandong had imagined.

He was taken aback. Li Xiaosang, at his side, was also stunned. In contrast, Chen Qishou, who had already taken half a step back, turned pale and retreated another three steps.

Lu Xuan looked at Zhang Tiandong calmly and said indifferently:

“You have an arrogant nature and love to show off your power. You’re also likely one of Xiaosang’s suitors. There’s a good chance you’ll come looking for trouble later out of jealousy, so…”

“So, I’ll give you a warning.”

Lu Xuan didn’t want a repeat of the White Elephant Martial Arts Hall incident. Therefore, he had to eliminate all potential risks.

’It’s as they say: strike first to gain the upper hand, or be struck by another.’

He raised his hand, bent a finger, and flicked it casually through the air.

VMMMM!!

With a sonic boom, the air was insanely compressed by the force of his finger, then blasted outward!

Zhang Tiandong’s expression changed drastically. He tried to defend, gathering his vital energy in his chest and hands to meet the attack.

The next instant.

He suddenly understood the meaning of ’an overwhelming force, like a collapsing mountain.’

Amidst a sudden gale, a bloody mist erupted from Zhang Tiandong’s chest. His entire body flew sideways and slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust!!

The scattered dust glittered in the sunlight.

An ’I knew it’ look appeared on Chen Qishou’s face as he silently retreated another three steps.

As for Li Xiaosang, she stared blankly at the scene, as if trapped in a waking dream.

It felt unreal, and she was in a daze.

Zhang Tiandong’s Cultivation was higher than her own! He was a Grandmaster at the Fourth Level of the Jade Tower, having pioneered one of his viscera!

Yet this young man before her, who seemed both familiar and strange, had… with just a flick of his finger…

A chill shot up from her tailbone, racing up her spine and making her scalp tingle.

’Is… is this really Lu Xuan?’

Li Xiaosang was speechless.

At that moment, Lu Xuan lowered his finger and said calmly:

“Xiaosang, it’s not that I don’t want to give you face, but according to the simulations in my head, if I let today’s incident play out, the consequences could have been much more severe. I gave an advance warning to avoid future trouble. This is for your own good, too.”

After a pause, he continued:

“As for him… don’t worry. It’s not a fatal injury. Just take him back and let him recuperate for a while.”

Li Xiaosang stared blankly, opening her mouth as if to say something, but no words came out.

Long after the young man and woman had left side by side, she finally sank to the ground, utterly dejected and silent for a long time.

’I thought I had caught up to him, maybe even surpassed him. Only now do I realize I’ve been left far, far behind.’

Li Xiaosang gave a wan smile.

…….

“I felt something was off from the very beginning.”

In the hotel room, Chen Qishou sighed and said:

“If they were really ordinary people, how could they have been so calm after seeing us? But nothing much was happening at first, so I didn’t warn you. Later, the conflict erupted so quickly that there was no room for me to interject… Even if I had spoken up, you two probably wouldn’t have listened at that point.”

On the bed, Zhang Tiandong wiped away the bloody foam that had bubbled up at the corner of his mouth again, a look of terror on his face:

“That… that girl, she couldn’t really be…”

“That possibility isn’t very high,” Chen Qishou analyzed. “But her background is likely nothing to scoff at. According to Xiaosang, that Lu Xuan was definitely an ordinary person before. And in such a short amount of time…”

As he spoke, he swallowed hard, his expression growing solemn.

“To become a Grandmaster of at least the Three Viscera in such a short time… the resources required are unimaginable. Let’s all just forget this ever happened. Tiandong, don’t even think about getting revenge or anything…”

“I’m stupid, but not *that* stupid,” Zhang Tiandong sighed. “If this hadn’t happened, I might have actually gone looking for trouble later on, but now…”

As he spoke, he glanced sideways at Xiaosang, who was sitting in a chair.

Li Xiaosang’s head was bowed. She hadn’t said a word since they returned, remaining in a daze as if she’d lost her soul.

Zhang Tiandong sighed again.

“Xiaosang…”

Li Xiaosang abruptly turned her head. Her eyes were bloodshot as she asked softly,

“Does our chairman really have a daughter? What’s her name?”

“That’s definitely confidential,” Chen Qishou said. “Only those who reach a certain level are allowed to know. Xiaosang, you don’t really think…”

Li Xiaosang said nothing.

…….

April 12th. A Celestial Human entered the city.

Gongs and drums sounded along the streets. The entire city’s power was mobilized to welcome them, with officials in attendance and a ten-li red carpet rolled out.

April 13th, Tuesday. Three more Celestial Humans openly entered East Sea City. For a time, the entire city was rife with speculation. The streets also grew much quieter as citizens tried to stay indoors as much as possible, afraid of accidentally offending the legendary Celestial Humans.

The next day, another Celestial Human entered the city. This one was from Confucianism. The mayor, also a follower of Confucianism, greeted him with the courtesy of a disciple, addressing him as “Master” with the utmost respect.

That same day, East Sea City announced a curfew.

The undercurrents grew more turbulent. Everyone felt endangered, everyone was terrified.

「That night.」

In the wooden cabin, Lu Xuan swallowed the last transparent bead. As a vast wave of Water Essence crashed through him, his kidneys were fully developed.

At this point, his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys—all five viscera—had reached Perfection.

His vast vital energy, like a great river, surged through his entire body. And at this very moment, the Acupoints appeared.

The first Acupoint to be flushed out was located in his left hand. It was difficult to describe, even difficult to ’see’ with Introspection, but Lu Xuan knew that’s what it was.

With this, he could finally feel the tangible existence of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. He could try to guide it into his Acupoints, which also symbolized that he had finally stepped into the final stage of the Jade Tower.

Grandmaster.

Furthermore, thanks to the Supreme Foundation Establishment Chapter and that sliver of Peach Fruit Meat, Lu Xuan’s Physique was more than two or three times stronger than that of an ordinary Grandmaster. A single one of his Acupoints was as vast as ten of an ordinary Grandmaster’s!

’Is this what it means to be a Grandmaster?’ Manipulating the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi and causing the tables and chairs in the room to resonate, Lu Xuan’s gaze was profound as he muttered to himself,

’It’s still not enough.’

’Celestial Humans have been entering the city for three days straight, and who knows how many more have come in secret. They’re probably all here for the ruins…’

’If the ruins really do open on the sixth day of the sixth month, then there are only two months left. To become a Celestial Human, I must pioneer three hundred and sixty Acupoints and fill every last one with Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. It’s almost impossible to complete that in two months.’

’Unless…’

’Unless I can really find a balance point in the Mediation of Creation, allowing me to constantly create Spiritual Objects to nourish myself!’

As he thought this, Lu Xuan’s gaze grew even more profound. In the past two days, he had already tried all the Spiritual Objects from the information Xiaoyan gave him.

He couldn’t even get the Mediation of Creation to break even, let alone generate a surplus.

It seemed there was only one option left.

’When in doubt, ask your senior brother!’

’If your senior brother doesn’t know, ask your master!’

Lu Xuan pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep.

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