After that, Longhe Zhi sealed off the news. He instructed that only the three higher-ups would know about Lu Sheng's fortuitous encounter.
The crane demon gave a unified explanation. He said that he was a wandering demon and was looking for a place to recuperate when he was tired. He was persuaded by Lu Sheng by chance, and decided to join the Clear Crane Sect.
Lu Sheng agreed to all of them. He knew that this was to avoid trouble. After all, only some legendary divine pills could allow a person to advance so many ranks in one go and turn an animal into a demon in one go. Such effects could only be achieved by some famous divine pills in the legends.
If news of this were to leak out and an expert with a great cultivation base or a great demon heard about it, it would surely attract disaster.
To return the favor, Lu Sheng offered the Great Clear Crane Enlightened Skill that he had derived for the three Clear Crane Sect's sect master to cultivate together.
The three of them were shocked when they saw it. When they encountered something that they did not understand, they would ask Lu Sheng about it and receive detailed answers.
After this happened several times, the three of them began to change their attitude toward Lu Sheng.
There were many children prodigies who were born with innate wisdom and astounding prodigies in this world. Some were born extraordinary, and some were reincarnations of immortals.
The three of them began to regard Lu Sheng as a prodigy with great fortune!
Half a month later, after careful observation by the sect master, Longhe Zhi, he decided to teach Lu Sheng the sect's core mantra, the White Feather Mantra.
After careful observation, he noticed that Lu Sheng's temperament was extremely stable and perfect. Although he had the emotions of a normal person, his temperament was tenacious and his Taoist heart was steady. It was rare.
He did not have any common flaws in his character. In fact, he did not seem like a young man in his teens or twenties.
After the incident with the Great Clear Crane Enlightened Skill and the crane demon, Longhe Zhi and the other two believed that Lu Sheng's temperament should have no problem cultivating the White Feather Mantra since he could maintain his original heart despite the rapid growth of his cultivation base.
Hence, after the assessment, Longhe Zhi finally decided to teach Lu Sheng the White Feather Mantra.
At this moment, under the suggestion of Second Master Uncle Bo Ruqing who had returned from visiting a friend, the Clear Crane Sect began promoting the Moon Prince's son, Taoist Hezhen, Huang Jing, as an innate Dao Body and a talented genius.
This was to lay a good foundation for him to display his cultivation in the future, so that he could naturally reveal his true strength in the future.
This was also to cover up the traces of the so-called divine medicine.
Lu Sheng had not been idle during this period of time. He had been increasing his cultivation every few days, and very soon, he had broken through to 1500 years of cultivation.
After obtaining the White Feather Mantra, he quickly converted his cultivation base according to the mantra in the mantra.
The Pure Qi cultivated from the White Feather Mantra was more condensed and thick than the Great Clear Crane Enlightened Skill. Moreover, it also contained a trace of a brand new energy that even Lu Sheng could not understand.
He spent three days to convert 1,500 years of cultivation into the White Feather Sutra.
After the conversion, Chen Feng's cultivation base became around 1,000 years. He had wasted 500 years of his cultivation base in the process of conversion.
Even so, he was still much more powerful than Longhe Zhi and the other two.
In truth, most of the characteristics of the White Feather Mantra were similar to the Great Clear Crane Enlightened Skill. There was only one difference.
It could prolong one's lifespan.
After converting his cultivation base, Lu Sheng clearly felt that his body's metabolism had greatly slowed down. It was reduced to a tenth of its original level.
The energy he needed for his daily activities was mainly provided by the White Feather Mantra.
This piqued his curiosity. He decided to look for an opportunity to study the key points of the White Feather Mantra.
At this moment, another small sect that had formed an alliance with the Clear Crane Sect, the Water Needle Palace, sent a disciple to invite their sect master, Longhe Zhi, to participate in the biennial Spirit Land Assembly.
Longhe Zhi cautioned Lu Sheng for a while. Then, he gave Lu Sheng the only offensive art in his sect to protect himself. Then, he left with a crane demon.
It was clear that he was going to show off.
The Spirit Land Assembly was actually a gathering of small sects to discuss the division of their territories.
Everyone would compete based on their strength and resources to see who was stronger and who was weaker. The stronger ones would occupy more mountains and rivers.
The weaker ones would give up some of the towns under their jurisdiction.
Lu Sheng had just joined the sect. Even if his cultivation base was high, it would not be appropriate for him to show himself so early. Hence, he did not go. However, he could bring the crane demon out for others to see.
The Daoist sect's crane demon was not a demon, but a crane spirit.
Longhe Zhi was still rational. He did not bring a few more cranes at once. He only brought one. It was enough to show off his strength.
A shapeshifted demon was very important in a real battle. Ordinary small sects could be heavily injured if they did not deal with it carefully.
Hence, bringing one was enough.
After Longhe Zhi left triumphantly, the sect's two martial uncles were obsessed with cultivating sword techniques, while the other was obsessed with visiting friends and traveling around. Both of them did not care about anything.
In truth, ever since Longhe Zhi left, the sect had been in a state of disarray. Nobody cared about it, and the disciples could do whatever they wanted.
However, things were different now. Lu Sheng used his identity as the sect master's direct disciple and the powerful force of a crane demon to seize control of the Clear Crane Sect.
He counted the total number of disciples in the Clear Crane Sect.
There were 325 of them.
Excluding those who went out to travel, there were 281 disciples who were stationed around the Taoist temple.
There were many small Taoist temples in the forests of various sizes around the temple. They were the residences of the Clear Crane Sect's disciples. There were also some forests further away that were managed by the Clear Crane Sect's disciples.
Although the Clear Crane Sect was not good at killing, they were still more powerful than ordinary martial artists.
Moreover, they were adept at taming white crane flocks. Ordinary ferocious beasts were nothing to fear.
After the count was done, Lu Sheng took advantage of the fact that nobody was in charge to organize the Clear Crane Sect. He established a supervisory team. He would not allow any disciple to slack off. Everyone had to do their job well.
At the same time, there were 12 crane flocks under the sect's command. Lu Sheng sent crane demons to subdue them one by one.
The crane flocks only respected him and the crane demons as their king. They attacked wherever he pointed. They were extremely obedient.
When Second Master's Uncle and Third Master's Uncle came out of seclusion every once in a while, they were dumbfounded when they saw the orderly sect. Hence, they turned around and left everything to Lu Sheng. They continued cultivating in seclusion with a clear conscience.
The White Feather Mantra's Qi recovery rate was much faster than the Great Clear Crane Enlightened Skill. Lu Sheng made use of this to merge his spirit-prompting threads. He began to select strong and intelligent cranes from the flock to carry out large-scale demonization.
Pure Qi merged with the spirit-prompting threads was only used as energy for the white cranes to demonize. In truth, as long as there was enough energy, the white cranes did not face any special bottlenecks in demonizing.
The main difficulty in demonizing from a mortal was that it took too long to accumulate energy. This was because animals could only rely on their instincts to absorb the essence of the world, the sun, and the moon. The efficiency was extremely low.
Lu Sheng selected a total of 12 white cranes as the vanguard for his demonization.
He named the cave where Bai Songzi was still hatching and transforming the Crane King Cave. The 12 white cranes commanded the hundreds of white cranes around them. The first two spirit cranes were among them.
After doing all this, Lu Sheng's cultivation base had increased to a 3,000-year cultivation base. Only then did he hand over the sect's affairs to the crane demon, Little Zhen. He left the Daoist temple and returned to the prince's mansion.
The situation in the world was changing rapidly. He had to maintain the exchange of information with the outside world at all times.
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The autumn air was crisp. Fallen leaves fluttered in the air.
Lu Sheng wore an embroidered robe. He walked calmly through the forest filled with fallen leaves.
The thick leaves beneath his feet were withered and soft. It was as if a carpet had been laid on top of him.
With his 3,000-year cultivation base, he could rely on his incredibly dense Pure Qi to soar into the air and easily control the air currents around him.
Alone, he only spent half a day to return to the Moon Prince's mansion.
The Pure Qi here seemed to be an aura that could fuse with everything in the world. When it was in the air, it could condense into clouds that carried him along with the wind.
However, the fusing of different materials would consume different amounts of Pure Qi.
He walked along the forest for a while. He could vaguely see the outline of a high wall in the Moon Prince's mansion's backyard.
His footsteps immediately became much lighter.
He advanced for another few hundred meters.
"Who's there?!"
Suddenly, a shout came from the forest. A metallic gleam flashed in the dark. Clearly, an archer had taken aim at him.
"It's me." Lu Sheng raised a wooden token and waved it.
That token was very peculiar. It was made from three different colored woods that were mixed together and pressed together. A huge circle that resembled a Tai Chi symbol could be seen clearly in the center.
Upon seeing the token, the prince's mansion guards in the dark quickly pressed their arrows.
Lu Sheng took another few dozen steps forward, and a guard came up to greet him.
"Greetings, Crown Prince. His Highness has returned. When he heard that you've returned, he ordered you to see him at once! "
This guard was blind in one eye. He wore an eyepatch, and his body emanated a thick aura of bloodlust. It was clear that he had just returned from the battlefield and had yet to recover.
"Understood." Lu Sheng had only been gone for slightly more than a month. He did not expect the Moon Prince to return so soon.
He entered through the backyard's entrance and passed through the inner residence. He ignored the maidservants and guards who greeted him along the way and went straight to the Moon Prince's study.
"Knock, knock."
He knocked on the door.
"Come in." The Moon Prince's voice was filled with exhaustion. "Close the door now that you're in."
Lu Sheng's heart tightened. He pushed the door open and entered.
There were no maidservants in the study. Only the Moon Prince sat alone before the study table. His upper body was bare, and a red-hot charcoal basin was placed on the table. There were also pincers, knives, and tongs.
The most eye-catching thing was the huge black centipede lying on the Moon Prince's chest.
This centipede was as long as two palms. Its densely packed claws were hard and ferocious. There were even wisps of black Qi wafting out of its mouth.
"What's this?!" Lu Sheng's expression darkened. His plan had yet to be carried out, and the father of this body was already in trouble.
"Your Uncle Hong is dead. He blocked a vicious blow for me. This is the residue left on my body by the other party, "said the Moon Prince with a helpless expression.
"Who did this?" Lu Sheng asked in a deep voice.
The Moon Prince wore a troubled expression. His lips moved, but he said nothing.
"I've returned this time to tell you a few things." His eyes flickered. His expression was unreadable.
"What is it?" Lu Sheng continued to ask.
"First, promise me that you'll send your mother to the Ning Family's old residence. Do it in a while," instructed the Moon Prince.
"Second, there's a metal chest in my bedroom. The key is in the secret compartment behind the mural on the wall. You know how to open it. Take the items in the chest and leave the King's Mansion. You can cultivate or go anywhere. Leave this place and don't come back."
"What happened?" Lu Sheng's eyes flickered as he asked in a deep voice.
"Nothing happened. Don't overthink it. Go and hide for now. I'll take care of everything." The Moon Prince tried his best to appear indifferent. If this was the Huang Jing of the past, he would have been easily fooled. However, this was not the case for the current Lu Sheng.
He could tell that the Moon Prince was forcing himself to be calm.
After a moment of silence, Lu Sheng smiled.
"Alright, I'll leave in a while."
"Remember, don't come back for the time being," said the Moon Prince with a serious expression. "Alright, go and get the items now. Don't dawdle. Take them and leave. "He could sense that the person was coming. It was about time.
"Alright!"
Lu Sheng stood up and walked out of the room. He headed toward his own residence.
It just so happened that the Moon Prince was in trouble. If he wanted to turn the situation around, it was time for him to bare some of his fangs.
"Little Furry," he called out softly.
"Father." A silhouette appeared in the shadows beside Lu Sheng at lightning speed. The voice was that of a gentle lady.
"Are you ready to make your move?" Lu Sheng asked casually.
"Of course."
Lu Sheng smiled. He was not ready for the big picture. He could not lose his identity as the Moon Prince's crown prince just like that.
The Moon Prince could not die, regardless of whether it was because of his original body's feelings or his current needs. He could not die either way.
If anyone wanted to kill the Moon Prince, he would kill them first!
As the only son of one of the three pillars of the dynasty, this identity would bring him great convenience no matter which side he went.
The Moon Prince's Mansion used to be an important place among the mortals. To cultivators, it was full of loopholes. It was like a sieve.
However, from now on, he would slowly turn the entire Moon Prince's Mansion into a tiger's den.
The Moon Prince's Mansion and the Crane King's Cave would merge into one.
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