"An ordinary stone pillar?" Lu Sheng studied the silver dragon before him with interest. "If you can find me another ordinary stone pillar like this one, I'll turn around and leave immediately."
The woman's long hair waved like seaweed in the water. When he heard this, he understood that this person before him was not as easily fooled as the other idiots before him. She finally became serious. "Looks like someone asked you to come here just to look for me."
"You can say that." Lu Sheng nodded. "Alright, make your decision. Do you want to give up on resisting, or do you want me to do it myself?"
The woman's expression was grim. "You've decided? You want that stone pillar? "
"Yes. Didn't you say that you can fulfill all of my wishes?" Lu Sheng understood by now that the platinum stone pillar was the silver dragon's main body.
"You seem to have misunderstood something. However, it's alright. I can give you the stone pillar. What price do you want in exchange?" the woman said calmly.
"What do you think? That depends on how you want to set the price, "Lu Sheng said with a calm expression.
"My price …" The woman paused. She looked into Lu Sheng's eyes. This was the first time she had seen such a strange human since she was born.
"I don't know what you're planning, but that stone pillar is my main body that I've shed. Hence, I want all of your Spiritual Power as the price."
"You're really going to make a deal?" Lu Sheng was stunned. He was prepared to fall out with her. However, he did not expect her to make such a serious offer.
When he heard this condition, he snapped back to his senses and smiled.
"No problem." The Spiritual Power in his body was only a matter of a few Mental Energy points. For him who had tens of thousands of Mental Energy points, this price was almost negligible.
"Do you think it's cheap?" the silver dragon woman suddenly asked.
"Yes, a little." Lu Sheng nodded honestly.
"To be honest, it's mainly because I don't think I can defeat you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have sold it to you so cheaply. It's like I'm giving it away for free, "the silver dragon woman said with a straight face.
"You're quite honest." Lu Sheng smiled. "How do I pay you with Spiritual Power?"
"Just release them and rush towards me," the woman replied. "I can absorb the spiritual energy cleanly, so your recovery time might be slower."
"It doesn't matter," Lu Sheng said nonchalantly. After all, his Spiritual Power was merely the manifestation of his Mental Energy. Based on this comparison, the density of Mental Energy seemed to far surpass that of Spiritual Power. He was surprised that such a small amount of Mental Energy could be converted into so much.
Soon, under the woman's command, Lu Sheng released all his spiritual power toward the other side of the stone wall. In just the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the spiritual energy on his body had turned into nine golden basin-sized spiritual energy balls, floating in the air.
"What a scary man." The silver dragon woman sighed with emotion as she looked at Lu Sheng. She could sense that the threat emanating from his body had not weakened with the disappearance of his spiritual power. Instead, it was as if a veil had been torn off, making him even more dangerous.
"Spiritual power is everything to us, but to you, it's just a small piece of the puzzle, isn't it?" She asked in a questioning tone.
"Who knows?" Lu Sheng was noncommittal. "That stone pillar is mine now, isn't it?"
"Of course. Do as you please." The silver dragon woman slowly moved her huge dragon body to the side, and made way for the white-gold stone pillar that was blocked.
Lu Sheng smiled, and slowly walked towards the stone pillar.
This was the first step to completing Ju Yan's task.
…..
Beneath the Purple Smoke Villa.
Ju Yan sat on his throne in boredom. He looked down at the evil spirits that flowed beneath him. They were like spirits in the clouds, sometimes forming into a certain shape. It was as if he was enjoying a dance.
Suddenly, a soft sound came from the throne beneath him.
"Crack …"
It was as if something was slowly cracking open.
"The first shackle … is broken …" Ju Yan's face was expressionless. However, his grip on the armrest tightened.
"The Universal Ward Pillar … One less so soon. That child is more capable than I thought … However, the first one was easy, but after alerting those fellows, the next two won't be so easy. Little Heavenly Devil, let me see how far you can go … "Ju Yan's clenched fist slowly relaxed. He returned to his usual calm and lazy self.
…
Coming out of the cave, Lu Sheng looked up at the sky in surprise.
The sky that had been filled with white clouds earlier was now filled with red clouds. Large amounts of red clouds formed a huge black ball directly above his head. From afar, it looked like a huge black egg that was gestating something.
This black egg was still absorbing the large amounts of red clouds around it continuously.
Breaking the stone pillar did not cause any accidents. It was just like breaking a normal stone. It was neither very hard nor very soft. There were no other abnormal phenomena.
His condition was no different from when he entered. The only difference was that his Spirit Power was temporarily depleted.
Standing at the entrance of the cave, Lu Sheng surveyed his surroundings. The ground and walls around him were crawling with minuscule blood-colored patterns as if they were alive. These patterns had no pattern at all, and looked no different from ordinary patterns. Only the tiniest traces of Spiritual Power were emanating from them.
"Come out," Lu Sheng said casually. "Looks like everyone from the Zhang Family who dares to come is already here."
As soon as he finished speaking, three people walked out of the cave in a fan-shaped formation.
One was a skinny middle-aged man, and the other two were red-faced elders in black robes and white hats, with a huge word embroidered on the back.
Zhang Helun and Zhang Wenji. Both of them were the Grand Elders of the Zhang Family who became famous fifty years ago. They were much more famous than Zhang Mu and Zhang Wenji. When the two of them appeared, it was also when the Zhang Family was at its peak.
These two could be said to be powerful figures who ruled over the Four Guardian Families for an era.
The remaining middle-aged man was the Zhang Family's current clan leader, Zhang Zhun.
"I didn't expect that monster to really let you go." Zhang Helun sighed. "I just heard the news from the younger generation and knew that the Devil Star had descended. I didn't expect to be too late." His wrinkled face revealed a compassionate expression.
"The Devil Star descended from the sky. I thought it came from the Devil Spirit that leaked out. I didn't expect it to come from the Four Guardian Families," the other elder, Zhang Wenji, said helplessly. "The language of the Polaris Star is indeed not bad."
"Devil Star? Devil Spirit? What nonsense is that? "Lu Sheng did not understand what the two elders were talking about.
"Lu Chong, your father Lu Dangfeng and I had a good talk. I didn't expect you, his son, to be so arrogant as to invade the Zhang Family's forbidden grounds. I didn't believe it at first when the Polaris Star said you were the Devil Star. But when I saw the phenomenon in the sky, I … "Zhang Zhun looked troubled. "It's not too late to stop now. I've already sent someone to inform your father. "
"I don't understand what you're talking about?" Lu Sheng raised an eyebrow. "Where's the person I brought?"
"He's already been locked up. Lu Chong, surrender. It's not too late to turn back," Zhang Zhun advised with a bitter expression.
"Bring him back, and we can forget about this." Lu Sheng's gaze swept across the surroundings. He could vaguely see many silhouettes flickering in and out of sight. Streaks of Spiritual Power weaved into an incomparably huge and sturdy web like a spider's web, attempting to wrap him up in the center.
"Impossible, Lu Chong, give up. This formation is called the Nine Pairs Heavenly Evil Formation. Once it's set, it's like a net that you can't escape from. Even the Grand Elder … "Zhang Zhun advised. "So, give up. I can guarantee I won't kill you."
"Forget it. Some people won't repent until they see their coffins." Lu Sheng was already displeased that he had been tricked by that brat. Looking at the situation now, it seemed that he had been tricked again. A wave of anger surged to his head, and his gaze began to wander around the valley.
"And that brat who tricked me just now. If I don't see him within a hundred breaths, the three of you can forget about going back."
"Looks like we'll have to fight first before we talk about anything else." Zhang Zhun took a step back and formed a seal with his hands.
Weng!
A pure white halo appeared around the four of them. Within a radius of tens of meters around the four of them, fine white vines that glowed with pure white light grew all around them.
The countless vines quickly sealed off the area around Lu Sheng, bringing with them a bone-chilling coldness. Even in the direction above, there was a thick white steam rising.
"Pchht!"
Countless black ropes shot out from above Lu Sheng's head. Exquisite rune bells hung from the ropes at regular intervals. All the bells were platinum in color, and they quickly emanated a fine red mist.
The red mist and white mist intertwined and mixed together, trapping Lu Sheng in the middle. The two auras mixed together, and tiny black granules quickly emanated.
These granules were like living things. With a strong desire to devour, they flew towards Lu Sheng.
"This is the Grand Elder's Spirit-Devouring Demonic Formation. Once you're locked in the formation, you won't be able to escape. This formation is enough to seal all the spiritual power in your body. Give up, Lu Chong. You no longer have a chance. "Zhang Zhun sighed.
Lu Sheng looked at the flying black granules and slowly extended his hand.
"Stubborn." He had intended to give the Zhang family a chance, but now he had completely changed his mind.
…
Several days later, one of the Four Guardian Families, the Cloud Stream Zhang Family, one of the hidden families, lost all their experts in a single night. The four Grand Elders announced their seclusion at almost the same time. Family Head Zhang Zhun was forced to abdicate, and the position of Family Head was passed on to his second brother, Zhang Sitao. He fell ill and died that night.
For a time, the Zhang Family's sphere of influence shrank greatly. Without a Grand Elder to hold the fort, many of the subordinate families began to stir.
Soon, another piece of news spread throughout the secret circles of the Great Xia.
The Lu Family's Eldest Young Master, Lu Chong, severely injured the Zhang Family's four Grand Elders in the valley behind Yin Mountain, and even destroyed the Forbidden Land Formation.
The Zhang Family, which had been at the peak of its power, instantly fell to the bottom of the valley after this battle. The four Grand Elders were heavily injured and recuperated in seclusion. The Family Head was also replaced. Wolves surrounded the family's businesses, ready to bite off a piece of meat at any time.
The entire Zhang Family was almost dragged down to this state by Lu Sheng alone.
The Extreme Elder Star's prophecy also spread throughout the Great Xia along with the Zhang Family's decline.
In the secret circles of spiritual power that were independent of the Jianghu, they also heard that the Lu Family had produced Lu Chong, who was called the Devil Star.
Rumors of the Devil Star's descent and the coming of chaos spread.
Lu Sheng, who had destroyed the first Universal Ward Pillar, had already left the Zhang Family's sphere of influence. He headed for the secret ground where the second pillar was — Busaga Jia.
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