“Tsk, tsk… Rumor has it that Lord Lu Shan is a veteran Jin Yu (Golden Jade) expert, possibly even reaching the Peerless realm. I wonder if it's true?” Gongshan Qingyang exclaimed in admiration.

“Never mind him. Fortunately, we've finally found a good protector for Zhu'er.” Gongshan Lin laughed, looking much more relaxed than usual.

At this moment, Li Cheng Yi's younger brother and sister also toddled out of the inner room. They were already about 1.2 to 1.3 meters tall, their five or six-year-old bodies developing rapidly.

The younger brother was named Gongshan Ming, and the younger sister was called Gongshan Fuyuan. Both of them were chubby and fair-skinned, with big, round eyes, giving them a doll-like appearance.

Gongshan Qingyang asked his wife to take care of the two children, while he led Li Cheng Yi to the central courtyard.

At this time, the sky had not yet completely darkened.

Gongshan Qingyang looked intently at his eldest son, waved away Uncle Ning and the others, leaving only the two of them.

Then, he spoke.

“Tell Dad, what level are you really at now?” He knew that his son liked to hide his abilities and definitely wouldn't just be at the second level of the Bi Hai (Azure Sea) Swordplay.

After all, he was the one who taught him the swordplay, and there were occasional assessments.

Li Cheng Yi blinked.

“Does Dad want me to be sharp and exposed, or a hidden dragon in the abyss?”

“In normal times, of course, being sharp and exposed would gain you more resources, but now, the Fu family has the ambition to unify the surrounding aristocratic families. Standing out at this time is not a good idea.” Gongshan Qingyang replied.

“Then I'm still at the second level.” Li Cheng Yi smiled.

He didn't really care about swordplay skills. What he had gained the most during this time was the construction of the dimension.

Currently, his dimension covered a range of fifty kilometers.

This range could be said to have covered half of the Gongshan family's fields and orchards.

But Li Cheng Yi still felt it was too slow and was not satisfied.

If it continued like this, how long would it take to construct a dimension covering the entire known range of the Black Sea?

Therefore, he had been looking for other ways to accelerate it.

For example, burning more valuable things, treasures, or stronger opponents.

Of course, higher-level zhen yuan (true essence) was the most cost-effective, because zhen yuan could be continuously converted from external energy into mental power.

So, his current goal had changed from lurking and silently expanding the dimension to practicing the Bi Hai Swordplay to perfection, building a solid foundation, and then replacing it with a stronger Peerless martial art, or even a Divine-Demonic martial art.

“It's good that you know what you're doing. The Fu family's competition has nothing to do with you. That's something that family disciples over the age of twenty need to consider. After you go to Lord Lu Shan's place, talk less and observe more, and don't do unnecessary things. Be sure to leave a good impression on Lord Lu Shan. This will be of great benefit to you, me, and your mother.” Gongshan Qingyang instructed.

“Is Lord Lu Shan very powerful?” Li Cheng Yi asked softly.

“Very strong. Among the Jin Yu expert retainers in the family, he is the only one who can exchange dozens of moves with the family head in his normal state without being defeated.” Gongshan Qingyang nodded.

“I understand.” Li Cheng Yi nodded.

“Also, after you go, Uncle Ning won't be able to follow you, so be sure not to leave Lu Shan unless you have to, otherwise no one will be able to save you if you encounter danger.” Although Gongshan Qingyang knew that his child would grow up and this day would come sooner or later, he still felt a trace of sadness in his heart when this day really arrived.

“On the road ahead, whether it is difficult or smooth, dangerous or obstructed, you can only bear it yourself. Of course, if you really can't stand it, you can come back. In any case, your mother and I will always be here, at least here is a home that can shelter you from the wind and waves.”

“Okay.” Li Cheng Yi nodded seriously.

He had long been annoyed by Uncle Ning and finally had a chance to get rid of him.

Looking at his old father sighing, although he was happy in his heart, he also looked serious.

But in his heart, he was thinking about how to harvest a large amount of evil thoughts on a large scale.

Although he was pulled in by the dead corner this time, the Eternal Life Force was still constantly strengthening his body, which was a problem that could kill people.

He naturally wouldn't forget.

And a large number of evil thoughts could be used to convert his own qualities at the evil root building he summoned, turning his body strength into self-healing power.

This was something that could prolong life. He had to pay attention to it.

Moreover, the state of immortality and indestructibility that appeared after the Eternal Life Force cut off his life force also concerned Li Cheng Yi quite a bit.

He wondered if he could balance the intensity of the Eternal Life Force's infinite enhancement if he also had such strong regeneration.

This was also a topic that needed to be studied.

Dimension construction, large-scale acquisition of evil thoughts, evil thought storage methods, and research on the state of immortality and indestructibility were all things that needed to be dealt with one by one.

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Just as Gongshan Qingyang was instructing Li Cheng Yi on how to conduct himself in the world.

On the other side, Lord Lu Shan turned into a wisp of black smoke and flew away from the Gongshan family, crossing hundreds of miles in the blink of an eye and arriving at a deep, cold, and vast mountain range.

In the mountain range, the peaks were uneven, and the forest land was sometimes yellow and sometimes black, as if there were different climates within it.

This was Lu Shan, the place where Lord Lu Shan occupied and established his sect.

The black smoke transformed by Lord Lu Shan followed the mountain range inward and flew for dozens of miles, soon arriving at the top of a huge mountain peak whose stones were all pitch black.

There was a large cave at the top of the peak, with night-shining jade inlaid on the walls, making the white light as bright as day.

The black smoke landed, transforming into the hunched figure of Lord Lu Shan.

He breathed out, a hint of excitement appearing in his eyes.

For more than ninety years, he had been trying to break through the last trace of the Congenital Jin Yuan (Golden Essence) barrier.

The main difference between Jin Yu and Peerless was the difference in the quality of the Jin Yuan.

The Lu Shan Hundred Transformations that he cultivated focused more on recuperation than on killing and fighting.

This had caused Lord Lu Shan to suffer a lot in battles with opponents of the same level.

But fortunately, another martial art secret technique he also practiced, the Yin Shen (Yin Spirit) Incantation, gave him hope for improving the strength and power of his Jin Yuan.

The Yin Shen Incantation could forcibly increase the strength and power of zhen yuan time and time again, but this was not an unlimited increase, but came at a huge cost.

The first cost was that it would cause irreversible subtle damage to the mind.

The second cost was that it required the collection of pure heart blood from children every once in a while.

This was the real reason why he could easily agree to take in Gongshan Zhu this time.

Lu Shan was very large. Once you came in, after a few years of cultivation, it was inevitable that an accident would happen occasionally.

Although he, Lord Lu Shan, was strong, he couldn't possibly guard your children at all times, right?

This was Lord Lu Shan's real plan.

How could the heart blood of ordinary children be as effective as the heart blood of children with bloodlines?

'Soon, soon, just two more enhancements and my cultivation strength will truly be comparable to Gongshan Rong's. By then…' A dark and expectant look flashed in Lord Lu Shan's eyes.

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The next morning.

Li Cheng Yi, under the protection of Uncle Ning, left the Gongshan family and headed towards Lu Shan.

The distance from here to Lu Shan was hundreds of miles, which was very far for ordinary people, but not much for martial artists.

The real trouble was inside Lu Shan.

At this time, inside the carriage.

Uncle Ning was carefully telling Li Cheng Yi about the detailed situation of Lu Shan.

“Lu Shan covers a large area, surrounded by three major families. Our Gongshan family is just one of them. Although Lord Lu Shan is strong, he cannot completely control all the areas there.”

Uncle Ning paused and continued.

“Lord Lu Shan currently has five disciples, two men and three women. After you go there, try not to offend them. First, give each of them gifts to build a good foundation.

Among these five people, Xu Suyuan is the most important. Whether in terms of strength or aptitude, she is comparable to the main bloodline. She is the daughter of Lord Lu Shan and a fox demon. Remember not to offend her.”

“Of course, Xu Suyuan is now nineteen years old, and her cultivation should be far beyond yours. Even if you wanted to offend her, you wouldn't have the ability.”

“The second one is Qiu Xueshan, who is in her thirties. According to the information we've gathered, her cultivation is weaker than Xu Suyuan. Judging from her record in external battles, she is at least a master of Great Accomplishment True Essence, and may step into the Congenital Jin Yuan at any time. She is a tyrannical person with a very small mind. Remember not to offend her either.”

Uncle Ning could tell that he had collected a lot of information specifically and was now carefully explaining it to Li Cheng Yi in a low voice.

Li Cheng Yi also seemed to be listening very carefully on the surface.

Just as the carriage they were riding in moved forward.

In the forests on both sides, in the dark places, faint black shadows flew past, emitting a cold chill, as if they were following the carriage.

Before long, the black shadows stopped at the same time, all standing still, unmoving.

After a few seconds, as if they had received a unified command, all the figures suddenly moved together, rushing towards Lu Shan at a speed faster than the carriage.

If there were members of the Gongshan family here, they would be able to find that these people, regardless of their height, weight, or gender, had one thing in common.

That was that their skin was gray-black, and their whole bodies exuded a bone-chilling cold.

Inside the carriage.

Li Cheng Yi glanced out of the car as if unintentionally.

His eyes flashed, and he happened to meet the eyes of a female black shadow in tight black clothes.

The woman let out an unconscious roar, and her body surged with zhen yuan, flashing a pure gold color. It was actually at the Congenital Jin Yuan level.

This woman was the master female guard who obeyed Gongshan Pingqiu and attacked Li Cheng Yi back then.

Li Cheng Yi hadn't been doing nothing for the past three years.

Having mastered the life force dimension within a fifty-kilometer radius, it was only a matter of time for him to cut off the life force line of a second-rate master female guard.

The two's eyes met. In an instant, the woman seemed to receive an order and accelerated towards Lu Shan, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

After being cut off from the life force line, the martial artist's zhen yuan strength would increase many times in one breath, and they would lose their original consciousness.

This was a detail that Li Cheng Yi had discovered long ago.

This also made the originally just a second-rate female guard suddenly elevated and promoted to a first-rate one with the Congenital Jin Yuan.

“When you get there, you are destined to switch to Lord Lu Shan's Lu Shan Hundred Transformations technique. The Hai Yuan (Sea Essence) you practiced earlier needs to be dispersed, but don't worry, you're only at the second level, and dispersing it won't disperse much. The first and second levels are all stages of tempering bones and muscles.” Uncle Ning comforted.

“Speaking of which, it's good that you're leaving, just to avoid the Fu family's schemes and the series of troubles that follow.”

“What do you mean?” Li Cheng Yi asked casually.

“It is said that there is news from the jianghu (martial world) about the imminent emergence of the Xuanji Sect Master, who has been sealed for hundreds of years, and will break free from the void realm. Therefore, the top aristocratic families in our Star Region are vying to form alliances and form power groups to avoid being defeated one by one by the Xuanji Sect, which has been revived from the ashes.” Uncle Ning sighed. “It's really a troubled time.”

“What is this Xuanji Sect?” Li Cheng Yi asked doubtfully.

“He is a powerful madman who was once hurt by the world, went into a qigong-induced psychosis, and planned to destroy all living things in the world and reshape order.” Uncle Ning said.

“Is he very strong and famous?” Li Cheng Yi asked thoughtfully.

“Yes, it is said that his Tuo Tian (Heaven Lifting) Palm almost directly blew up the entire White Food Star under our feet and more than a dozen large and small stars behind it. If the aristocratic families and main sects hadn't joined forces to resist, we probably wouldn't have a place to live now.” Uncle Ning sighed.

Hearing this, Li Cheng Yi quickly came up with a fairly complete method and plan in his heart.

If he were this Xuanji Sect Master, wouldn't evil thoughts be endless, like a sea tide?

It was just how to obtain them and how to switch and harvest evil thoughts that needed to be carefully planned.

(End of this chapter)