Lord Shenxiu-Chapter 952: Marrow Cleansing (4200 Bonus)

Within the Lu Family Ancestral Hall.

The dim spiritual fire continuously weakened, occasionally emitting crackling noises.

The Lu Family Patriarch, 'Lu Cidi,' was a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, already over a hundred and fifty years old, with a face full of wrinkles, short stature, resembling an old farmer, with a Magic Artifact 'Jade Mouth Pipe' in his mouth, inside which 'Purple Smoke Grass' was continuously burning, emitting intoxicating smoke.

At this moment, it was the time for the Lu Clan to gather for a clan meeting.

Lu Xiaoming was also present, his expression fluctuating along with the ember glow on the patriarch's pipe.

"Xiao Ba, how is it going?"

Lu Cidi took another puff of smoke before speaking.

"I have already sent the family members to urge all the businesses, basically cleaning out all our savings to scrape together three thousand five hundred and sixty-seven Spirit Stones."

Lu Xiaoming stood up and bowed: "Including the clan's inventory, we have a total of eight thousand five hundred Spirit Stones, still some short of the goal of ten thousand Spirit Stones..."

"Alas... Xiao Tian is the most gifted among the Xiao generation, reaching Qi Refining Perfection at thirty-seven, but to attempt Foundation Establishment, the aid of a Foundation Establishment Pill is still needed... Without the Foundation Establishment Pill, forcing a breakthrough is not only likely to fail, but failure would result in shattered meridians and death..."

Another clan elder sighed: "Can't it be cheaper?"

"No way."

Another clan elder retorted: "The only reason we could make headway with the Feiyun Sect this time was due to Grandma Yun's connections... They've already said, it can only be done once, and the price is a full ten thousand lower-grade Spirit Stones, not a single one less!"

"Foundation Establishment Pills are in such demand that they're practically priceless, ten thousand Spirit Stones is considered cheap."

Lu Cidi also smiled bitterly.

The Feiyun Sect is a vassal of the No-Origin Sect, granted governance over the southwestern lands of the Liang Country, practically an overlord for ten thousand miles for the Lu Family's immediate superior.

And the Lu Family has long considered forming a good relationship with the Feiyun Sect as the foundation of their clan's grand enterprise, often sending outstanding disciples to join the Feiyun Sect, and marrying off beautiful female clan members to the Outer Door Stewards and talented disciples of the Feiyun Sect.

However, these two major investments have not been very successful.

The Lu Family disciples in the Feiyun Sect did not do well, with not even one successful Foundation Establishment.

On the marriage front, one woman who married off, Lu Ciyun, her husband recently climbed to the position of Inner Door Steward, giving them this opportunity to purchase the Foundation Establishment Pill with ten thousand Spirit Stones.

"Alas..."

Silence filled the ancestral hall, followed by a deep sigh from Lu Cidi.

Tap tap!

He took a hard drag on his pipe, knocking the tobacco ash on the Qingshi floor: "At Qiushui Square's shops, sell everything that can be sold, Old Fourth, keep an eye on things, not a single piece should go for less than a thousand Spirit Stones... Then, sell this old man's pipe too, it's at least a Magic Artifact, still worth a few hundred Spirit Stones... This time, our family is really selling off everything, Xiao Tian, you must succeed!"

"Please rest assured uncles and brothers, I will give it my all!"

A gracefully handsome middle-aged man stood up, solemnly assured, with a hint of joy in his eyes...

...

Just as Lu Wen Yuan returned to his cave dwelling, his Divine Sense was suddenly alarmed to discover a golden meteor descending from the sky.

This meteor flashed and then vanished, crashing into the Cloud Water Formation.

The second-level Array, purchased by the clan at a cost of several thousand Spirit Stones and set up by an Array Master, couldn't stop it in the slightest!

The golden meteor hit his forehead accurately.

Lu Wen Yuan felt his head go dizzy, numerous fearful thoughts rising in his heart.

'Could it be... a cultivator taking over?'

'No, why am I unharmed?'

He touched his head and hurried back to his cave dwelling, shutting the door behind him, and nervously checking himself.

Sea of Consciousness, Dantian, body...

His Divine Sense repeatedly swept over without finding a single anomaly.

Lu Wen Yuan grew even more frightened, having seen with his own eyes that he was hit by the golden meteor.

"Patriarch... I need to find the patriarch, he is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he should be able to see something wrong."

He quickly got up, his expression suddenly changing as he glanced at the back of his right hand.

On the previously white skin, a blurry triangle mark appeared, seemingly containing profound truths of the Dao, causing dizziness at just a glance.

In the next moment, a horrifying suction came from the triangle mark, like a gluttonous fiend, greedily absorbing Lu Wen Yuan's Mana and Qi-Blood.

His eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot.

...

Half a day later.

"I'm... still alive?"

Lu Wen Yuan extended a trembling hand, climbed onto the seat, and looked at the back of his right hand.

The triangle mark there seemed to have become a bit clearer.

And with just a thought, the mark immediately vanished.

However, Lu Wen Yuan knew, that mark was still there, only visible to him.

Furthermore, during the period of unconsciousness, the mark transmitted some incomplete information, as if refining a Magic Artifact, letting Lu Wen Yuan understand some of its uses.

This item is called the 'Secret History Gold Seal,' a Spiritual Treasure created by a mighty figure.

And its function? Very simple...

Lu Wen Yuan reached out with his left hand, touching the triangle mark, prompting a flow of historical memories to appear before him.

The shadows of countless items appeared before him one by one.

From a talisman consumed on the journey, to a bowl of Spirit Rice eaten at the market, to Magic Artifacts, Elixir Pills... all items deeply connected to him!

Suddenly, Lu Wen Yuan's eyes lit up as he saw a round pill resembling a longan: "This is... the 'Soul Cleansing Pill' I exchanged using family contributions when I broke through to Qi Refining Sixth Level!"

Beyond the Soul Cleansing Pill, the illusory river darkened, seemingly unable to go further 'back'...

Lu Wen Yuan hesitated no more, reaching for the Soul Cleansing Pill.

Buzz Buzz.

All the shadows instantly vanished, leaving a pill emitting a fresh fragrance, white as jade, falling into his hand: the 'Soul Cleansing Pill'!

Staring at this pill, Lu Wen Yuan widened his eyes, frozen: "The 'Secret History Gold Seal' can trace back all things related to me and retrieve them from history for use... With my current mana, I can trace back items from up to about two years ago..."

"This... is definitely a Spiritual Treasure! If others knew, I would certainly meet a terrible end."

The Cultivation World is far from peaceful, the rule of the jungle, with those at the top wantonly exploiting the lower family clans and cultivators, is the norm!

Even within the family, there can be despicable matters!

Lu Wen Yuan was fully aware of this and had cultivated a reserved and low-key personality, immediately deciding, this Spiritual Treasure must not be known by a second person!

He looked at the snow-white pill in his hand, suddenly a determined expression appeared on his face, and he tilted his neck, directly swallowing it.

A warm sensation came from his abdomen as the medicinal power of the Soul Cleansing Pill continuously released.

Without hesitation, Lu Wen Yuan started to break through the bottleneck of the Qi Cultivation Seventh Level.

This 'Soul Cleansing Pill' is extremely beneficial for breakthroughs in the Qi Cultivation Stage.

Lu Wen Yuan felt the long-time bottleneck he had faced loosen instantly, delighting him immensely as he activated the 'Green Wood Technique'!

He was a cultivator with Wood, Earth, and Water spirit roots, with the Wood spirit root being the strongest, thus he chose the family Cultivation Technique, the Green Wood Technique.

At this moment, he seized the opportunity in one go, directly breaking through to Qi Cultivation Seventh Level!

As dawn broke, Lu Wen Yuan rose, a hint of joy on his face.

But soon, that joy turned to fright.

Because the copious Spiritual Energy brought by the Soul Cleansing Pill was quickly disappearing, as if it had always been an illusion.

He fell back to Qi Refine Sixth Level cultivation realm!

"Indeed... Items summoned from history are merely illusions, unable to be sustained for long before disappearing..."

Seeing this, Lu Wen Yuan's face showed a wry smile.