Danzun War God

Chapter Ninety-Seven Lu Taikang

After Qinglong finished speaking, he tossed the Water Spirit Orb in his hand to Han Qi and said with a serious expression, "Go and fulfill your mission. Of course, I will also go out to help you when the time is right. The return of the Heaven-Slaying Sword will also be the time when we spirit beasts reappear in the world. At that time, the ferocious beasts hidden in the world will also appear. I can sense that the Heaven-Slaying Sword is about to appear. I believe that the other spirit beasts and ferocious beasts have also sensed it. You must gather the Four Heavenly Soldiers before they do. Your safety will be related to the safety of the world."

Qinglong's words instantly put Han Qi under immense pressure. Although Han Qi had always kept his responsibilities and mission in mind, Qinglong's solemn pronouncement of them caused a moment of panic. However, he quickly calmed down and decided to deal with whatever came his way.

He then said, "With this Water Spirit Orb, I'm one step closer to success. Don't worry, I won't forget my responsibilities and mission."

Qinglong nodded and said, "Go ahead. If you need my assistance, just call me. Little Fire Phoenix still has a long way to go after her rebirth, and I will help her with that." After saying that, Qinglong moved the Fire Egg to another room.

Qin Wuyang and Chen Wei watched as the two men kept talking, but they couldn't hear their voices. Seeing that Qinglong had given the Water Spirit Orb to Han Qi, they were very puzzled and asked, "Han Qi, what are you and Qinglong talking about? Why are you keeping it a secret from us?"

Han Qi then realized that the conversation he had just had had been deliberately concealed by Qinglong. Indeed, the fewer people who knew his identity, the more time he would have. So he said, "I didn't say anything. I just asked him for the Water Spirit Pearl and made some deals with him."

"What are the conditions?" Qin Wuyang asked, wondering what Qinglong's cultivation level required Han Qi to do in exchange.

"Yes, let's take him with us when we find a way out. He's been trapped here for thousands of years," Han Qi said seriously.

"Brother, didn't Sugar Girl get taken away by this fire egg?" Chen Wei reminded Han Qi.

"We really didn't see anyone come in from Qinglong. Let's look again," Han Qi said helplessly.

The group then prepared to explore other areas, but after taking only a few steps, they heard Qinglong's voice behind them: "Kid, I forgot to remind you, as far as I know, there's more than one entrance to this formation."

The others didn't pay much attention to what he said. Han Qi thanked Qinglong loudly before walking out.

However, there was another large hall to their left. On their way here, the group had been so focused on going deeper into the area that they had overlooked this hall. The three of them walked over quickly and saw that the lintel of the hall read "Dragon Tiger Wind and Cloud Gathering Martial Arts Hall".

Qin Wuyang immediately became excited: "The Martial Arts Hall must contain many unique skills. Let's hurry in and see if there's anything we can pick up."

Han Qi's eyes lit up. Perhaps there really was some treasure here. He quickly put the Water Spirit Pearl into his Life Palace. After the Water Spirit Pearl entered his Life Palace, there was not much fluctuation. Instead, it stopped directly to the upper right of the Fire Spirit Pearl. Then, it caused a considerable vortex of profound energy in his Life Palace. A blue stream of energy then traveled along his veins to his dantian. At this moment, there was another blue thread in his meridians, running parallel to the previous golden thread.

Han Qi felt that the profound energy in his body had increased significantly. He heard several cracking sounds from his body, and his mind suddenly became much clearer. He clearly felt that the spiritual energy reserves in his body had increased considerably. Even the primordial spirit in his soul sea suddenly opened its eyes, a bright light flashed across its body, and the aura of the primordial spirit increased significantly.

Before Han Qi could even properly examine his body, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from above. Qin Wuyang and Chen Wei, who had just arrived at the entrance of the main hall and were about to call for an interrogation when Han Qi suddenly stopped moving, were startled and nearly fell over.

Three bolts of lightning flashed, and Han Qi was charred black again, his clothes torn to shreds. He exhaled a puff of green smoke and couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, he broke through to higher cultivation without any preparation!"

Still shaken, Qin Wuyang patted his chest and said, "You scared me to death! I thought you'd been attacked." After a pause, he continued, "Congratulations on reaching the King Realm."

Han Qi rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, "These heavenly tribulations almost stunned me. They destroyed my perfectly good clothes." As she spoke, Han Qi expelled another set of clothes from her Qiankun Ring and put them on. By this time, the effect of her Illusion Demon Pill had worn off, so she shook her head, took out another one, and put it in her mouth.

The group then entered the Martial Arts Hall. Upon entering, they couldn't help but frown because the hall's protective barriers had been broken, and rubble was scattered all over the ground at the entrance.

"Someone beat us to it. Was it the Five Monsters of Copper Demon Mountain who did this?" Qin Wuyang said angrily.

Han Qi looked at the damaged restrictions and slowly shook his head. Then he said, "To break the restrictions here, one's cultivation level must be at least at the Eternal Life Realm or even the Nascent Soul Realm. The Five Eccentrics should not have this strength. Everyone be careful. If this person hasn't left, we'll be in trouble."

Upon hearing Han Qi's words, the group immediately became alert. Inside the main hall was a long corridor, with secret rooms on both sides. Each room contained a table, which was empty except for an ancient scroll laid out on it. Needless to say, these scrolls must contain some kind of martial arts manual.

The group did not linger and went straight inside, because based on their experience, the manuals at the entrance were likely lower-level techniques, and given their cultivation levels, these manuals would not be of much use.

As they ventured deeper, they discovered that some of the ancient scrolls in the secret chambers had been discarded on the ground, while others had been destroyed. Their hearts sank to rock bottom; a growing sense of foreboding filled the air.

"Boom!"

A sudden loud noise startled the group, who quickly retreated to a nearby secret room to hide and conceal their presence.

"Haha, hard work pays off! I have finally cultivated a demigod body. This Heaven-Reaching Demon God Technique is indeed worthy of its reputation! I will destroy all these ancient scrolls. As the master of this world, I don't care about being a family head."

Immediately following was a series of explosions, and Han Qi and the others felt their hearts bleed. With each explosion, an ancient scroll was destroyed. Then, a figure flashed past and rushed out of the main hall.

"Lu Taikang! What's he doing here?" Han Qi couldn't help but wonder. He recognized the figure immediately. Although the fur had changed, Han Qi could tell from the expression that this person was Lu Taikang, the old patriarch of the Lu family in Muyun City.