Chapter 2188 - 2161: Is Lu Tianxing a Human Pill?
"Zhihua, you’re underestimating Lu Tiankuang and Jiang Liufeng. As the saying goes, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Don’t be fooled by the fact that Jiang Liufeng was poisoned twenty years ago, causing his strength to diminish over time, or that Lu Tiankuang has been troubled by Yang Shenxing’s Sword Qi for twenty years and nearly died. If you underestimate them, you’ll find no place to bury yourself."
The Heavenly God spoke slowly, "Saying we’ve succeeded is still premature."
"Young Master, even if that’s the case, so what? No matter how glorious Jiang Liufeng and Lu Tiankuang were, it was all just past glory. Now they’re old. As the saying goes, the waves behind drive the waves ahead, and those ahead die on the beach. Eventually, they will die." Zhihua said calmly and elegantly.
"You’re right, they will die. But since they haven’t died yet, we can’t make our move against Lu Tianxing or the Third Young Master of the Lu Family."
The Heavenly God’s tone was undisturbed, "Moreover, the Tang Family and the Yang Family want to deal with Lu Tianxing, so let them. We just need to sit back and watch the drama unfold."
"Yes, Young Master, I understand."
After hearing the Heavenly God’s words, Zhihua didn’t argue further but instead nodded slightly and changed the topic, "Young Master, what should we do next? Should we have Black Shadow and Snake Lady come back?"
"No need."
The Heavenly God waved his hand casually, "They don’t need to come back for now. Have them recuperate and then go directly to Beijing."
Go to Beijing?
Upon hearing the Heavenly God’s words, a sharp light flashed in Zhihua’s captivating eyes, "Young Master, do you mean...?"
"To find two whetstones for Lu Tianxing."
The Heavenly God said casually, "The Yang Family and Tang Family are such good whetstones. It would be a shame not to use them."
The Yang Family and Tang Family are quite good whetstones.
If these words came from someone else’s mouth, they would certainly be laughable. But when said by the Heavenly God, it seemed completely natural, without any awkwardness.
After hearing the Heavenly God’s words, a hint of confusion appeared on Zhihua’s face, "Young Master, I don’t quite understand your meaning. Why find two whetstones for Lu Tianxing? What benefit does that bring us?"
"Zhihua, let me give you an example. If someone buys a piglet, would you fatten it before slaughtering it or just kill it right away?"
"Of course, fatten it before slaughtering."
Zhihua replied without thinking, and then as if recalling something, a light flashed in her eyes, "Young Master, you plan to use the Third Young Master of the Lu Family as human elixir material, to refine him?"
"Correct."
The Heavenly God smiled, "With the strength of a middle-stage mythical level, yet can counter a late-stage mythical level, the purity of the Third Young Master of the Lu Family’s True Qi is evident. Moreover, if I’m not mistaken, the cultivation technique practiced by the Third Young Master of the Lu Family is the one practiced by Nie Renwang back then, and this technique’s mysterious origins might be related to the Qi Refiner’s Grave from Shennongjia."
"Young Master, if that’s the case, why don’t we capture Lu Tianxing and extract his cultivation technique? Then we’d know everything."
A look of confusion appeared on Zhihua’s stunning face.
She didn’t understand, or rather, she was thoroughly puzzled.
If the Heavenly God suspected that there was something wrong with Lu Tianxing’s cultivation technique, why not simply capture Lu Tianxing to extract it instead of going to such lengths?
The Heavenly God, sensing Zhihua’s confusion, spoke again, "Capturing the Third Young Master of the Lu Family is useless. Nie Renwang’s cultivation technique isn’t something anyone can practice. Even if I obtained it, so what? How many people dare to challenge their limits between life and death? One wrong step and they’re ashes. How many have the courage to do so? Obtaining his technique wouldn’t be of any use to me."
"I need his True Qi, his physical form. If he can break through to the late stage of mythical, then capturing him could give me not only his cultivation technique but also refine him into an elixir. If I ingest him, my strength would soar and might even break the so-called curse, establishing a new Long Family."
"However, right now, the Third Young Master of the Lu Family is too weak, far too weak, with no qualifications to be my alchemy material. He needs to become stronger to catch my eye, and the Tang and Yang Families are the whetstones I’m providing to hone him, helping him to reach the late stage of mythical. Once he reaches the late stage of mythical, that’s when his end will come."
The Heavenly God’s eyes glowed with a cold light. He had obtained a strange cultivation technique that could refine a living person into an elixir. By consuming it, his power would greatly increase.
If Lu Tianxing could break through to the late stage of mythical, and if he used the secret technique to refine Lu Tianxing into a Human Elixir, his strength would surely soar, potentially even breaking free from the curse brought from the Qi Refiner’s Grave, no longer troubled by it.
Upon hearing the Heavenly God’s words, a hint of hesitation appeared on Zhihua’s face, "Young Master, right now, Lu Tianxing at middle-stage mythical can already kill a late-stage mythical. If he reaches the late stage of mythical, his strength will likely grow significantly, and it might not be easy for us to capture him then."
"So what if he breaks through to late stage of mythical? Ultimately, he is just the Sun Monkey in the Buddha’s hand, unable to escape his lifetime. If I wish for him to live, he lives. If I wish for him to die, he dies. He can only obey my will and live docilely."
As his words fell, the Heavenly God exuded confidence, a strong self-assurance radiating from him, clearly showing that he didn’t see Lu Tianxing as a threat.
"Young Master, are you saying that if Lu Tianxing doesn’t break through to late stage mythical, he absolutely can’t die?"
"Correct, before reaching late stage mythical, Lu Tianxing cannot die."
"But Young Master, I’ve heard the Tang Family’s genius, who disappeared for over fifty years, Tang Kongming, has appeared in Beijing. And the Young Master of the Tang Family, Tang Qingyun, is also there. It’s clear they’re targeting the Third Young Master of the Lu Family. Furthermore, Tang Qingyun possesses the Tang Family’s unique hidden weapon, the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle. Even if Tang Kongming doesn’t take action, the Third Young Master of the Lu Family might not escape the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle, doesn’t that mean he’s doomed this time?" Zhihua said with a hint of doubt on her face.