I Shall Be Everlasting In the World of Immortals 255

## Chapter 252: Golden Core Seed

“Late Core Formation Stage!”

Inside the secret room, Xing Peng, bound by chains, uttered in shock, staring at the white-bearded elder who had just stepped in.

Thump!

The elder’s terrifying spiritual pressure suffocated him, causing him to collapse to the ground.

Boom!

A powerful and unmatched divine sense slammed into him, making Xing Peng faint immediately.

Lu Chang An walked over, sat down cross-legged, and pointed at the man’s forehead.

He closed his eyes, merging the soul foundation of his previous life, planting a restriction in the man’s sea of consciousness.

To be precise, the current Lu Chang An was a fusion of two soul forces, even surpassing the peak divine soul of his previous life.

The restriction planted this time, Lu Chang An incorporated a small portion of the principle of the “Gu Worm Restriction” from the Hundred Night Soul Gu.

Back then, Lu Chang An had studied the Gu Worm Restriction planted in Zhou Qingxuan’s sea of consciousness by the Hundred Night Soul Gu, gaining a bit of knowledge.

Furthermore, after the Hundred Night Soul Gu’s Split Gu was devoured by the Nine Seal Stele, he obtained some fragmented memories from the stele.

Therefore, the restriction Lu Chang An was planting now was deeper and more bizarre than the one he had mastered in his previous life.

The one who planted the restriction would hold the control key, making it difficult for cultivators of the same level to break it.

It’s hard to break the restriction.

But it’s easy to make the restriction activate and kill the target.

Lu Chang An knew that even if the fusion of his second life was gone, as the one who cast the restriction, he could still control it remotely within a certain distance and trigger it.

“Senior, you are…”

Xing Peng slowly woke up, feeling the throbbing pain in his sea of consciousness. He quickly discovered that he had been planted with a very sophisticated restriction.

Such a restriction, even his cousin, the Absolute Shadow Hall Master, or even the leader of the Wu Jian Men branch responsible for a cultivation country, wouldn’t be able to break it.

“Take care of yourself.”

The old voice rang in his ears, and the white-bearded elder in his vision vanished into thin air.

Half an hour later.

Lu Chang An, dressed in white, walked in, holding a jade token in his hand, manipulating it with a spell.

Hiss! Ah!

Xing Peng’s sea of consciousness felt a bone-piercing pain, making him writhe in agony, clutching his head.

“Well, Xuan Lao’s method is indeed effective.”

Lu Chang An put away the jade token and smiled faintly.

“From now on, as long as you leave Lu’s range of ten thousand miles, the restriction will automatically activate, and your sea of consciousness will collapse. If you want to move beyond three thousand miles, you need to report to Lu in advance.”

“Yes, Mr. Lu.”

Xing Peng’s face was ashen, his forehead dripping with cold sweat. He knelt down and submitted.

With such a restriction planted in his sea of consciousness, and Lu Chang An backed by a late Core Formation Stage peak cultivator, he had almost no chance of turning the tables.

“Xiao Peng, you should know what kind of person Lu is.”

Lu Chang An stood with his hands behind his back, smiling faintly.

“As long as you provide some useful information in the future, Lu will never mistreat you, and there is even a possibility of providing you with Core Formation opportunities.”

“Core Formation opportunities?”

Xing Peng’s heart skipped a beat, had Lu Chang An obtained Core Formation opportunities from the ancient relic?

“Well, if you are obedient enough and make contributions in the future, and manage to exchange for Core Formation techniques from the Wu Jian Men, Lu may be able to increase your success rate in Core Formation and re-cultivating your core.”

Lu Chang An naturally understood the art of controlling others with both kindness and severity, as well as painting a big picture.

“This subordinate will keep Mr. Lu’s teachings in mind.”

Xing Peng put on a exaggerated expression of joy, whether genuine or not, at least he saw a glimmer of hope while preserving his life.

…

That night, Xing Peng quietly left the Xia family in Qing Sha Wan.

After flying over a thousand miles, he met with his Foundation Establishment subordinates at an inn.

Xing Peng made no mention of his previous actions, instead assigning his subordinates a lot of miscellaneous tasks.

As a district leader, the outside members he developed often wouldn’t be told about certain things for security reasons.

The Di Yan Rat secretly monitored Xing Peng for two months and found no abnormalities.

Not only that, Xing Peng came here secretly during this time to report intelligence about the Wu Jian Men’s Absolute Shadow Hall area to Lu Chang An.

“Li Huo Palace, Wang Gongzi?”

One piece of vital information concerned the Li Huo Palace.

Lu Chang An only learned at this moment that a team of injured core disciples from the Li Huo Palace had fled to the Jing Kingdom cultivation world.

“Liang Shao Tian led demonic sect cultivators, cooperating with the upper echelon of the Nine Chen Trading Company, to attack the Li Huo Palace’s team?”

“Liang Shao Tian, together with several other True Masters, fought a great battle against Li Huo Shang Ren (Li Huo Palace Leader), but were injured and retreated afterwards.”

Lu Chang An was surprised, Liang Shao Tian had grown so fast.

He progressed in cultivation no slower than Earth Spirit Root cultivators, and his battle prowess was outstanding, able to fight beyond his level.

His Core Formation stage cultivation, going head-to-head with a Nascent Soul Zhen Jun (Nascent Soul Stage True Master), and still being able to save himself, was truly unbelievable.

From this, Lu Chang An deduced that Li Huo Shang Ren’s injuries were worse than expected, otherwise, how could he tolerate such humiliation?

After that battle, Li Huo Shang Ren disappeared.

Elder Wang led a group of the weak, sick, and injured disciples, hiding in a remote area of the Jing Kingdom.

The reason why he mentioned Wang Gongzi was because he had been in contact with Elder Wang’s team, and recently left alone, seemingly buying supplies in the surrounding markets and cities.

“Are you saying Wang Gongzi went to Yun Yan Immortal City?”

That day, Xing Peng brought Lu Chang An the latest news.

“Yes, my current jurisdiction has been adjusted to the surrounding area of Yun Yan Immortal City. My subordinates have spotted Wang Gongzi’s whereabouts.”

“Are you sure it’s just him alone? No other Li Huo Palace disciples followed him?”

Lu Chang An speculated that Wang Gongzi was planning to meet with him as per their agreement, to seek further healing and nourishment.

To date, Lu Chang An had treated Wang Gongzi four times, and two more sessions would be enough for a complete recovery.

“Just him alone.”

Xing Peng said with certainty: “Because, among the core disciples of the Li Huo Palace who fled to the Jing Kingdom, there is an inside man from the Wu Jian Men.”

Lu Chang An’s heart sank, the Wu Jian Men’s methods were truly terrifying, even core disciples of the Li Huo Palace had been turned.

“Will my treatment transaction with Wang Gongzi affect your operations?”

“No, Xing’s jurisdiction over this area is absolute.

“Besides, you are all on the list, whether you go or not, you will be watched by the Wu Jian Men’s spies.”

At this point, Xing Peng hesitated.

In fact, Wang Gongzi’s priority on the list was very high, he might carry the future legacy of the Li Huo Palace.

If Lu Chang An could cooperate and extract more information, Xing Peng, the district leader, would also benefit.

…

A few days later.

Lu Chang An arrived at Yun Yan Immortal City.

With accurate information from the Wu Jian Men, Lu Chang An decided to keep his promise and fulfill the agreement.

Besides that half of the ancient mystical wood, he could also cultivate a good relationship with Wang Gongzi.

Xing Peng supported him in meeting Wang Gongzi, because the Wu Jian Men was trying to dig out the Li Huo Palace’s treasured treasures, and they were searching for clues from him.

With the arrival and fusion of his second life, Lu Chang An’s strength had become unprecedentedly strong, exceeding ordinary Core Formation cultivators.

This trip was a good opportunity to buy third-rank high-grade or better spirit brushes to prepare for the drawing of higher-grade treasure talismans in the future.

Even if there wasn’t this agreement, he would still go to Yun Yan Immortal City to seek help from Han Yu Zhen Ren.

Xun Xian Mansion Inn.

In the fifth year of their agreement, Lu Chang An met Wang Feng.

Wang Gongzi’s cultivation had recovered to the mid Foundation Establishment Stage, even slightly exceeding his previous level.

Lu Chang An thought to himself, as expected of a sect prodigy, a Golden Core Seed!

The Li Huo Palace’s true disciples, either died or were injured, Wang Gongzi was the best true disciple in terms of both aptitude and background.

Besides, there was no better alternative.

Don’t underestimate Wang Gongzi’s current Foundation Establishment Sixth Level, within three years, he could advance to the late stage.

With the Li Huo Palace’s full support, based on his Earth Spirit Root aptitude, he could challenge for the indestructible Golden Core within twenty years.

“Thank you, Daoist Lu.”

This time they met, Wang Feng’s temperament was calmer, composed, and unfazed, different from his previous urgency.

Perhaps after recovering his cultivation and receiving confirmation from the Li Huo Palace that he would become a “Golden Core Seed,” his state of mind had improved.

Lu Chang An placed his palm on Wang Feng’s back, channeling his Longevity True Power to heal and nourish him.

At this moment.

The Nine Seal Stele, which had been silent in Lu Chang An’s mind for a long time, suddenly trembled slightly.

(End of Chapter)

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