Lord Shenxiu-Chapter 962: Tang Yong

Outside of Lu Wen Yuan's cave residence.

Earlier, a female practitioner had been pacing back and forth.

She was none other than the disciple previously recruited—Lu Mingxin.

At this moment, Lu Mingxin had already become an official disciple of the Dan Ding Sect. She also knew who her backer was and had long prepared to come and pay her respects.

Unexpectedly, this clan uncle had always kept his cave residence closed, even the Sound Transmission Talisman was blocked by the array outside, clearly engaged in a deep closed-door training.

Lu Mingxin was also persistent. After failing to see him once, she returned every day, until today.

"Is it that clan uncle... doesn't want to see me?"

A moment ago, Lu Mingxin, looking at the still-sealed cave residence, was on the verge of tears. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

She had vaguely heard her grandfather talk about past events, saying that this clan uncle had once left home in anger with some resentment.

After all, Uncle Wen Yuan's alchemy talent was amazing, his aptitude as a three-spirit root was not bad, and he succeeded in Foundation Establishment just with a pill at the Dan Ding Sect. It was clear that his aptitude, opportunities, talent, and even luck were far better than that of Lu Xiaotian.

Yet, the family chose Lu Xiaotian for full nurturing, only for everything to end in disaster, leaving the family's economy strained and cutting off resources for the family's cultivators.

After the news of Lu Wen Yuan's Foundation Establishment reached the family, many elders sighed, thinking the Foundation Establishment Pill should have been given to Lu Wen Yuan initially, rather than wasted!

Even the old clan leader at the time seemed to regret it.

After all, Lu Wen Yuan's refusal to return to the family obviously indicated his lingering resentment.

What they didn't know was that at that time, Lu Wen Yuan no longer thought much of the small Lu Family.

Afterwards, when the family faced great difficulty, Lu Wen Yuan intervened, easily resolving the crisis, leaving a deep impression on Lu Mingxin. She wanted to take this clan uncle as her example, work hard in her cultivation, and entering the Dan Ding Sect was just the first step!

But unexpectedly, after entering the Dan Ding Sect, the usual competition among fellow disciples was already fierce, and she couldn't even fulfill her wish to visit her clan uncle!

Just at this moment, Lu Mingxin suddenly looked up and saw a massive gathering of spiritual energy, forming a vortex, pouring into the cave residence.

"What is this...?"

Lu Mingxin stared dumbfounded at the scene, only feeling a terrifying pressure that almost made her kneel.

From all directions, Foundation Establishment cultivators came flying on their swords, looking at the cave residence with uncertainty.

In mid-air, a cultivator with three strands of long beard, a handsome face, and a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation asked, "Whose cave residence is this?"

This person was Ling Hu Yuan, the Sect Leader of Dan Ding Sect, and he looked at the spiritual energy of the spirit vein where the cave residence was located with surprise.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator forming a core is a significant event.

How could it easily be done within a cave residence without any prior notice?

Moreover, none of the sect's Golden Core seeds with perfect Foundation Establishment were here.

"It's Lu Wen Yuan! Impossible, he... he's actually forming a core?"

Tang Buhuan stared at the scene in disbelief, feeling dazed.

"Lu Wen Yuan?"

Ling Hu Yuan was also aware of the person. It was said that his alchemy skills were quite good, with a somewhat timid personality, but he only had mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation. How could he be forming a core?

He looked at the cave residence, his gaze flickering.

The Heavenly Phenomenon of Core Formation came quickly and dissipated just as fast. The dark clouds in the sky dispersed, and it became sunny again.

At this time, the Qi Cultivation Stage disciples also performed the Wind Control spell one by one, rushing over, surrounding the cave residence layer upon layer.

Just as Ling Hu Yuan was about to scold them, he saw the door of the cave residence open wide, and Lu Wen Yuan, in a green robe, walked out leisurely.

On him was a spiritual pressure belonging to a Core Formation cultivator that could not be faked.

The air was filled with a rich scent of elixir, making others want to take deep breaths unconsciously.

Ling Hu Yuan smiled bitterly in his heart but had to step forward and bow respectfully, "Ling Hu Yuan pays respects to Martial Uncle and congratulates Martial Uncle on successfully forming a core!"

The other Foundation Establishment cultivators also landed their light, bowing with respect, feeling overwhelming envy in their hearts.

From today, Dan Ding Sect will gain another Golden Core Ancestor!

'How could this be? How is it possible?'

Tang Buhuan almost ground his teeth to powder, yet he had to bow respectfully and address him as Martial Uncle, feeling so stifled he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

"Clan Uncle... has formed a Golden Core?"

Lu Mingxin looked at the countless saluting cultivators, her small mouth agape, displaying a puzzled yet adorable expression.

"Hmm, fellow martial nephews, please rise."

Lu Wen Yuan smiled and said, "I have just formed a Golden Core but suddenly thought of something urgent to attend to, so the Golden Core Ceremony is unnecessary..."

He instructed Ling Hu Yuan with a word, raised his hand to release a small flag, from which a clear phoenix cry resounded, creating series of red clouds that lifted him as he flew out of the Dan Ding Sect, leaving Ling Hu Yuan and the other cultivators to look on.

'In truth... I would have liked to find a place outside to form my core, but unfortunately, the best spirit vein areas in Liang Country are occupied by major sects. Seeking elsewhere is less preferable than staying at Dan Ding Sect.' ...

'However, my cultivation speed is too fast, achieving Golden Core in forty years might arouse suspicion, and the resources within Dan Ding Sect, though abundant, are somewhat limited for Golden Core cultivation. It's about time to travel afar!'

With the help of the Secret History Golden Chapter, collecting resources was much easier for him than for other Golden Core Ancestors.

Moreover, in the cultivation world, a Golden Core is a master in their own right. Nascent Soul old monsters are hard to find, let alone Divinity Transformation practitioners.

Therefore, traveling after core formation poses no major safety concerns.

"Junior Brother Lu, take care."

After traveling over a hundred miles from Dan Ding Sect, a voice suddenly reached Lu Wen Yuan's ear.

He paused, halting his light, and saw a Golden Robed Monk, with a pair of yellow eyebrows, unexpectedly also at the early stage of Core Formation.

"Greetings to Old Ancestor Tang Yong!"

Lu Wen Yuan paused for a moment and then saluted first.

"Why are you leaving, Junior Brother Lu? Having achieved Golden Core, the sect was just about to gather comrades from all sides for a grand celebration!"

Tang Yong said with a smiling face.

"It's truly that I, the younger brother, am thinking of the family and urgently wish to return to resolve some personal matters..."

Lu Wen Yuan maintained his expression and replied.

"In that case, Junior Brother, go and return early." Tang Yong paused and said slowly.

...

A moment later.

Gazing at the direction where the blood cloud disappeared, Tang Yong remained silent.

"Hehe, I thought you would move to keep him here, Senior Brother Tang? This kid accomplished forming a core before a hundred years of age, he must have some secrets."

A sneering voice came from beside him, revealing the figure of an elderly man with red hair.

"Hmph! Junior Brother Li, don't joke around, why would I commit such a major sect offense and move against my own junior brother? As for opportunities, all of us who reach Golden Core have them, and some can help progress tremendously during Foundation Establishment but may not help as much in the Core Formation stage..."

Tang Yong shook his head, "Moreover... this person is also a Supreme Minister of my Tang Family! If you have any sinister intentions, this old man will not consent."

"Pah!"

Junior Brother Li spat and said, "I certainly wouldn't be so shameless, and besides, that kid has the 'Phoenix Blood Banner' in hand, right? This treasure is truly rare; if cultivated with a practitioner's vital energy for many years, it can be used as half a magical artifact. With such an item in hand, defeating him is easy, but capturing him is hard..."