Lu Zhi took a deep breath to calm himself down. His gaze turned colder as he looked at the two bodies on the ground.
"Earlier, I've advised Lu Song to forget about the enmity between him and you, Elder Duan … He also promised me that he wouldn't seek revenge from you, Elder Duan."
When Lu Zhi reached this point, he paused for a moment before continuing, "However, I didn't expect him to say one thing and do another. He actually came up with such a plan to lure you into his trap, Elder Duan!"
A hint of anger appeared on Lu Zhi's face when he reached the end of his sentence. He was angry that Lu Song had lied to him.
He did not doubt Duan Lingtian's words at all.
Put aside the fact that Duan Lingtian had no reason to lie.
The fact that Lu Song and the old man next to him were here explained many things.
"However, where did they find a Martial Monarch Stage Inscription Master to set up this Illusory Formation that could confuse me?"
Soon after, Lu Zhi frowned. His face was filled with confusion.
The Illusory Formation that could trap him was undoubtedly set up by a Martial Monarch Stage Inscription Master. He was certain of this.
Naturally, the reason Lu Zhi asked such a question was because when Duan Lingtian told him about the ins and outs of the matter, he did not mention that the Illusory Formation was set up by the old man next to Lu Zhi.
Therefore, in Lu Zhi's opinion, the old man was only a martial artist at the peak of the Void.
When Lu Zhi was thinking about this, Duan Lingtian walked up to the old man's body.
Whoosh!
Without warning, Duan Lingtian raised his hand and consolidated Origin Energy into a sword. It whistled as it slashed toward the old man.
The sound of the sword whistling in the air attracted Lu Zhi's attention.
Subsequently, Lu Zhi saw Duan Lingtian's sword landing on the old man's body. Moreover, he took out three fragments from the old man's body. They were the fragments that were nurtured in the old man's body.
Initially, he merely glanced at the three fragments in Duan Lingtian's hand. He did not notice anything special.
However, when he took a closer look, his eyes were completely focused on one of the three fragments in Duan Lingtian's hand.
The fragment was surrounded by a burning red flame.
"Profundity Fragment?!"
After being stunned for a moment, Lu Zhi came back to his senses and couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.
At this moment, Duan Lingtian had already put away the First Level Monarch Stage Fire Profundity Fragment and the two Ninth Level Concept Fragments in his hand. A faint smile appeared on his face.
To him, the harvest this time was not bad. He had obtained a Profundity Fragment.
One Profundity Fragment was enough to represent a Martial Monarch powerhouse.
Although it was only a First Level Monarch Stage Profundity Fragment, as long as it was given to a Ninth Level Void Transformation martial artist who had comprehended the Ninth Level Advance Fire Concept.
He would definitely be able to comprehend the Fire Profundity and break through to become a Martial Monarch powerhouse!
"This Guan Li … When did he break through to the Martial Monarch Stage?"
When Duan Lingtian put away the three fragments in his hand, Lu Zhi came back to his senses. His gaze fell on the old man's corpse immediately, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
It was obvious Lu Zhi did not know the old man next to Lu Song was a Martial Monarch powerhouse.
At this moment, he could not help but sigh inwardly. "What a pity... a Martial Emperor died just like that."
In his opinion.
As long as Guan Li was still alive, he would most likely become the fourth Guardian Elder in the Lu Clan. At that time, the Lu Clan's overall strength would rise to a whole new level.
"Wait a minute!"
Suddenly, Lu Zhi seemed to have recalled something, and his eyes narrowed immediately.
He remembered something of utmost importance.
Since Guan Li was already a Martial Monarch powerhouse, the person who killed him was undoubtedly a Martial Monarch powerhouse as well. Moreover, the person must be a Martial Monarch powerhouse who was more powerful than Guan Li!
Otherwise, how could he have killed Guan Li?
"Elder Duan … Who … killed Guan Li?"
Lu Zhi asked as he looked at Duan Lingtian after taking a deep breath.
"What do you think?"
Duan Lingtian replied nonchalantly as though he had expected Lu Zhi to ask this question.
Lu Zhi was stunned when he heard Duan Lingtian's reply. He studied Duan Lingtian from head to toe for a while before finally looking at the red-clad lady standing at the side. It was Feng Tianwu.
"It's impossible for this lady … She had to rely on Elder Duan's Origin Energy to carry her through the air when we came here."
Lu Zhi glanced at Feng Tianwu before he looked at Duan Lingtian again.
"If that's the case … The person who killed Guan Li is either Elder Duan himself or a powerhouse hiding behind Elder Duan to protect him at all times."
Lu Zhi speculated inwardly.
He was more inclined to believe the latter was the case.
It was not only because Duan Lingtian was too young, but it was also because Duan Lingtian was an outstanding grade one alchemist.
It would be ridiculous if such a young grade one alchemist was also a Martial Monarch powerhouse at the same time.
Due to this reason, he did not believe Duan Lingtian was a Martial Monarch powerhouse.
"Since we don't have what you want, Elder Duan … Let's go back."
When Lu Zhi looked at Duan Lingtian again, a hint of dread could be seen in his eyes. His tone that was already polite became even more polite.
From the wounds on Guan Li's body, he could tell that Guan Li was killed with a single blow.
Although he did not know Guan Li's exact cultivation base, if it were him, it would be impossible for him to kill Guan Li with a single blow even if Guan Li was only a First Level Martial Monarch martial artist.
Due to this reason, he guessed the powerhouse hiding in the dark to protect Duan Lingtian was much more powerful than him.
Due to this reason, his attitude toward Duan Lingtian had changed drastically.
"Alright."
Duan Lingtian did not reject Lu Zhi's suggestion. After calling out to Feng Tianwu, he left with Guan Li.
After the three of them left, they went straight to the Lu Clan's estate.
Another day and night had passed, and they successfully returned to the Lu Clan.
Smack!
A loud noise reverberated in the Lu Clan's main hall. The Clan Leader of Lu Clan, Lu Rui, had raised his hand and slapped the new chair next to him, shattering it into pieces.
"Lu Song, you've really eaten a bear's heart and leopard's gall!"
Lu Rui suddenly shouted. His tone was filled with rage.
It was obvious he knew what Lu Song had done.
After a while, Lu Rui took a deep breath and looked at the purple-clad young man with an apologetic expression. "Elder Duan, it's our Lu Clan's fault for not being considerate enough … I hope you don't blame us."
The purple-clad young man was none other than Duan Lingtian who had rushed back.
"Since Lu Song is dead, let's put this matter behind us."
Duan Lingtian said nonchalantly. He had no intention of pursuing the matter.
"Yes."
Lu Rui replied respectfully.
"Huh?"
The old man standing next to the purple-clad young man, Lu Zhi, suddenly frowned. He was the Lu Clan's Guardian Elder.
He had a feeling that there was a hint of fear in the Clan Leader's eyes when he looked at the young Elder Duan earlier. It was as though he was afraid of something.
'Could it be that the Clan Leader knows there's a powerhouse hiding behind Elder Duan? Moreover, even the Clan Leader is afraid of that powerhouse? '
Lu Zhi speculated inwardly.
"Elder Duan, it's quite a coincidence … On the day you left, two people came one after another. Each of them took a Void Transformation martial artist's spirit fruit in exchange for the grade one Life Recovery Pill that you refined."
At this moment, Lu Rui changed the topic and told Duan Ling Tian about another reward.
"Two people? Two spirit fruits? "
Duan Lingtian's eyes lit up. He did not expect Lu Zhi to give him such a big surprise as soon as he returned.
"I hope I haven't consumed those two spirit fruits … If that's the case, my cultivation base will be able to break through to the Ninth Level Void Transformation in a short period of time!"
Duan Lingtian's heart raced. His body began to tremble uncontrollably due to his excitement.
Soon after, Duan Lingtian suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked curiously, "Clan Leader, how many grade one Life Recovery Pills did you exchange for the spirit fruits?"
"One grade one Life Recovery Pill in exchange for one spirit fruit."
Lu Rui replied truthfully.
"One?"
Duan Lingtian could not help but be stunned when he heard that. "Only one? Did anyone exchange for it?"
In his opinion, the value of a Void Transformation martial artist's spirit fruit was far from what a grade one Life Recovery Pill could compare to.
"Naturally, nobody would exchange for an ordinary grade one Life Recovery Pill … However, if you exchanged it with a grade one Life Recovery Pill with a purity of more than 90% that you refined, Elder Duan, they would benefit from it."
Lu Rui shook his head and said, "Putting aside the fact that the value of a grade one Life Recovery Pill with a purity of more than 90%, it's not only in its medicinal efficacy … Just its medicinal efficacy alone is enough to make people scramble for it!"
"In terms of medicinal efficacy and efficacy, a grade one Life Recovery Pill with a purity of more than 90% is five times more powerful than an ordinary grade one Life Recovery Pill with a purity of less than 70%."
"At a critical moment, a grade one Life Recovery Pill like this can even save a life!"
Lu Rui was excited when he reached the end of his sentence.
Duan Lingtian finally understood what he meant.
After a while, Duan Lingtian who was eager to return to his room to cultivate and improve his cultivation base took the two spirit fruits from Lu Rui and brought Feng Tianwu back to his residence.
"Tian Wu, take this Red Phosphorus Fruit and use it to cultivate."
Duan Lingtian handed the spirit fruit that seemed to be burning with a red phosphorus fire to Feng Tianwu and said bluntly.
"Take it."
Feng Tianwu was a woman of few words, but she was very direct.
"I've already consumed a Red Phosphorus Fruit before, so it's useless for me to consume it again … Take it."
Seeing that Feng Tianwu was unwilling to accept it, Duan Lingtian took out his trump card. Naturally, he was telling the truth.
He had just obtained two spirit fruits from Lu Rui. One of the Red Phosphorus Fruit was the spirit fruit that he had consumed some time ago. It was also given to him by Lu Rui.
His current cultivation base was elevated because he had consumed the Red Phosphorus Fruit.
Upon hearing Duan Lingtian's words, Feng Tianwu finally put the Red Phosphorus Fruit away.
"Thank you."
Feng Tianwu moved her red lips slightly and thanked Duan Lingtian directly.
"There's no need for thanks between us."
After glancing at Feng Tianwu gently, Duan Lingtian bade her farewell and returned to his room to cultivate.
After Duan Lingtian returned to his room, Feng Tianwu returned to her room as well.
Duan Lingtian was unaware of this.
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