Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 340: No Longer Going First (Combined Chapter)
Recalling the time when he collected the Soul Stabilizing Herb at the Huang family's spiritual herb garden on Tianyong Mountain, Liu Yu had to act sneakily to avoid being discovered by his fellow sect members.
Now, he could openly receive offerings from the Wei family, and his peers were too cautious to inquire, highlighting the vast difference in status.
All of this stemmed from the changes brought about by strength.
Back then, he had just entered the foundation establishment stage and was forced to participate in the battle of the spiritual stone mine, with very little presence within the sect.
Now, however, he had multiple identities including a golden core disciple, leader of the Qingfeng team, and second-rank alchemist, with his cultivation having risen to the mid foundation establishment stage, making him a top-tier cultivator among foundation establishment cultivators. His reputation was starting to spread within the sect.
He was capable of independently leading a team, had many resources at his disposal, and his words carried weight.
The changes over the past twenty years were significant, yet Liu Yu felt little discomfort.
This was simply because his genuine strength had never let him down, allowing him to stand tall without fear!
“A person's desires are like boulders rolling down a mountain; once they start, they can never stop.”
On the Return to Origin Boat, Liu Yu stood with his hands behind his back, gazing into the distance with a hint of weariness on his face.
He remembered that before the Immortal Abode opened, his greatest wish had been to become a foundation establishment cultivator.
Now that he had achieved that goal, he still wished to go further and see more of the immortal way; such greed was undeniable.
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Phoenix Mountain stood over four hundred zhang tall, with the spiritual veins within reaching a high tier of second-tier high quality, named so because it was said that a True Spirit Phoenix once resided here.
The mountain was rich in spiritual energy, and since being occupied by the Bai family, it had been meticulously managed, with many areas turned into low-tier spiritual farmland to cultivate spiritual grain and herbs.
Every year, it provided substantial low-tier cultivation resources for the Bai family, playing an irreplaceable role in their growth.
However, the Bai family was now on high alert, recalling dispersed family members and activating the mountain protection formation to envelop the entire Phoenix Mountain.
Cultivators would occasionally arrive, and after verifying their identities, they were allowed to enter the mountain, gradually increasing the number of cultivators within.
The Bai family's strength was among the upper echelon of foundation establishment families and maintained close ties with the White Cloud Temple, wielding considerable local influence and commanding many vassals.
Besides their core family members, they could also mobilize numerous qi refinement families and loose cultivators.
Upon returning to the family, Bai Caihuang immediately sent a quick notice to the White Cloud Temple, then swiftly activated the mountain protection formation to consolidate their forces and stay vigilant while anxiously awaiting news from Bai Lianhua.
Unfortunately, she was destined for disappointment this time.
Not long after, the soul lamp left in the ancestral hall by Bai Lianhua gradually dimmed until it extinguished.
The extinguishing of the soul lamp only had one possibility: the corresponding cultivator had perished.
The death of the most esteemed and powerful family head sent shockwaves through the Bai family. However, with the news brought by Bai Caihuang, they had no time to grieve and could only hastily make preparations.
Occasionally, colorful escape lights appeared in the sky, quickly approaching Phoenix Mountain, only to vanish upon reaching it.
This process had begun half an hour ago and continued without signs of stopping, illustrating the local snake's influence.