The middle-aged man did not expect this ordinary-looking old man to be able to pierce through his armor and heavily injure him.
"Where did you land?"
"The northern border's Endless Ocean," the middle-aged man replied expressionlessly.
"What's your name?" Lu Zhou asked.
"Sky Martial Court's Gu Ming." Gu Ming shifted back and looked up as he said, "A month ago, I crossed the ocean on a transporter. I've been lurking in this forest all this time. I encountered the manmans by chance and lured them into attacking the city with runes. "
"Since you're from the red lotus domain, why are you attacking a human city?" Lu Zhou wondered where a mere Eight-leaf cultivator got his courage from.
Even the Nine-leaf cultivator, Jiang Wenxu, did not dare to attack a human city like Gu Ming when he arrived hundreds of years ago.
It was a barbaric act.
Gu Ming said, "We want to know your overall strength. To kill the manmans, we'll need the strength of a Nine-leaf cultivator. Only by knowing … can we … "
His words came to an abrupt halt, and he did not continue.
"Invade, right?" Lu Zhou finished on his behalf.
Gu Ming turned around.
Lu Zhou said frankly, "Among the grand cultivators here, I'm the weakest."
Gu Ming frowned deeply as he looked at the old man. Inwardly, waves of shock surged.
He had already determined that Lu Zhou was a Nine-leaf elite.
If this was true, then … the red lotus domain was in danger!
His heart was pounding.
"I don't believe it," Gu Ming said, "Before you appeared, nobody could stop the manmans … My companions are …"
"As expected, you have companions." Lu Zhou had something on him.
Gu Ming realized he had said the wrong thing, but it was too late.
"I don't know where they are as well," Gu Ming said.
"What sect is the Sky Martial Court?" Lu Zhou asked.
Gu Ming did not answer the question immediately. He could sense the old man was trying to understand the red lotus domain.
If even a Nine-leaf cultivator was weak here, he would be condemned for all eternity if he revealed information about the red lotus domain and brought disaster upon himself.
When Gu Ming remained silent, Lu Zhou asked, "Jiang Wenxu is from the Sky Martial Court?"
Gu Ming was shocked … The old man in front of him knew much more than he had imagined.
"He's from the Flying Star House, not the Sky Martial Court."
"Flying Star House …" Lu Zhou muttered the name.
"There are two Nine-leaf cultivators in the Flying Star House. Jiang Wenxu is one of them."
"Who's the other person?" Lu Zhou asked.
Perhaps, it was because of Jiang Wenxu, Lu Zhou did not have a good impression of the Flying Star House. When they met in the future, they would definitely come to blows over Jiang Wenxu's matter. The more he understood, the better he would be.
Gu Ming replied, "First Elder, Ye Zhen."
Ye Zhen …
Lu Zhou committed this name to memory.
Lu Zhou continued to ask, "What's the red lotus domain's objective for researching transporters and coming here?"
There was a lot of information he needed to know.
Although he had asked many questions, his understanding of the red lotus domain was still superficial.
Gu Ming lowered his head and said, "Sir, I've answered so many questions. Can I go now?"
Lu Zhou shook his head and turned around. With his back facing Gu Ming, he looked at the male and female manmans and said, "You can leave, but you'll have to tell me everything you know about the red lotus domain. Otherwise, you'll end up like the manmans."
Hu –
"Die!"
Gu Ming shot forward like a fired arrow. He unleashed all of his Primal Qi and released a red lotus. The remaining veins on his armor complemented the red lotus and shone brilliantly.
Lu Zhou felt danger coming at him from behind. He knew it would be too late if he turned around.
He no longer held back. He unleashed the Power of Absolute Obliteration.
A blue lotus bloomed under his feet.
His body appeared everywhere, like light and shadow. It appeared everywhere, and he remained still in the Samadhi state.
Bam!
Gu Ming rammed into the blue energy shield with the red lotus in his hands.
The reason he had cooperated until now was because he was waiting for this fatal blow.
He did not expect his attack to be blocked!
"Blue?" Gu Ming's heart sank. His hair stood on end.
He felt the golden lotus domain was much more complicated and terrifying than he had imagined.
Humans were always afraid of the unknown.
Lu Zhou was the unfathomable fear of the unknown before him.
Lu Zhou turned around slowly. He looked at Gu Ming helplessly and said indifferently, "It's futile."
Whoosh!
The blue lotus bloomed.
A blue lotus leaf struck Gu Ming's face. His face contorted, and his chest caved in. His limbs were peeled off … He was sent flying by the blue lotus's energy like smoke.
The grass and trees within a 10-meter radius were reduced to ashes.
Everything within a 100-meter radius was destroyed.
Everything within a 1,000 meter radius was twisted and distorted.
After the blue lotus's energy was exhausted, Gu Ming's distorted and crippled body fell from the sky.
"Ding! Killed a target. Reward: 1,500 merit points. Domain extra: 1,000 merit points."
"Ding! Killed male manman. Reward: 4,000 merit points."
"Hm?"
'Is the manman dead as well?'
Lu Zhou no longer paid attention to Gu Ming. Instead, he looked at the male and female manmans.
The male manman that was severely injured was killed by the Heavenly Writing power.
The female manman was also severely injured by the Heavenly Writing power.
"I accidentally used too much." Lu Zhou felt helpless.
Gu Ming was protected by his armor and the red runes. He could not tell if he had any other weapons. After all, he knew too little about the red lotus. To be on the safe side, he used one-third of his extraordinary power.
One of them could kill Chi Yao. One-third of his extraordinary power killed the male manman. He could not kill the female manman.
The male manman was rewarded with 4,000 merit points. It was clear he was slightly weaker than Chi Yao.
Based on this, he concluded that using half of his extraordinary power was the safest way to kill a huge beast.
The severely injured female manman slid some distance away before she fell into a pile of huge trees. She struggled to get up.
Lu Zhou did not make a move.
He saw the female manman lifting the trees off her body with great difficulty. She flapped her wings with all her might. She flew for a few meters before she fell again. She did not run away. Instead, she crawled toward the male manman.
Blood stained her claws and feathers.
The female manman struggled for a long time before she moved toward the male manman.
She spent a long time dragging her blood that stained the ground.
Finally, she reached the male manman's side and placed her head on the corpse.
She blinked several times before her gaze fell on Lu Zhou.
There was no hatred or aggression. Instead, there was a sense of relief.
A low growl came from its mouth.
Lu Zhou saw the red runes on its claws. He waved his hand.
The runes fell to the ground and vanished.
The female manman retracted her wings. She blinked again before she closed her eyes as though she was tired.
"Ding! Killed female manman. Reward: 4,000 merit points."
There was a bird on Chongwu Mountain. It was shaped like a mallard. It had a pair of wings and an eye. When they looked at each other, they flew. Its name was Manman.
They flew together, but they did not fly together.
Lu Zhou sighed.
All living beings had intelligence. Sometimes, humans were not like birds.
…
Lu Zhou observed the manman again. He wondered if it would provide him with something special like Chi Yao. Alas, he found nothing.
He did not stay for long before he left.
After Lu Zhou left …
About an hour later.
Two armored cultivators with red ribbons on their heads flew toward them from the forest.
"Over here!"
The two of them hurried over with talismans weaved with red runes in their hands.
When they saw the scene before them, expressions of shock appeared on their faces.
"Gu Ming!"
The two of them shuddered when they saw the mangled limbs.
"We encountered an elite!" Their expressions were grim.
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