PDLP Chapter 103 Ancient Tree Reaching the Sky
Chapter 103 Ancient Tree Reaching the Sky
The concubine was afraid, and the lady was terrified.
Lu Qingyun gave them a quick death.
As usual, it was one person with one sword, one sword to the head, and then no more breath.
"The Pei surname is a prominent one, with extraordinary fortune. I should eliminate it completely and be even more meticulous."
Lu Qingyun's eyes flashed, and under the influence of his Dao Heart, he seemed to have thought of something.
He then continued to swing his sword, slashing at the insects and ants in the mansion.
Soon, the ant was split in two, and the earthworm was split in two.
Lu Qingyun looked around and saw that all the people and beasts of the Pei family had been put into storage bags, leaving the entire mansion empty.
Only the large elm tree in the Pei residence remained, still standing tall and straight.
"The big elm tree, the big elm tree! I seemed to have forgotten about this big elm tree since I came in."
Lu Qingyun muttered to himself, then suddenly his eyes lit up.
He then immediately swung his sword and struck the large elm tree in the courtyard.
This tree looks ancient and is clearly no ordinary object. If it were in the hands of a weapon refiner, it could surely be used to forge an unparalleled magical artifact.
"A divine object concealing itself? No! This clearly hides a secret."
The sword was about to fall.
Hidden within the tree, or rather, with his soul fused with it, Pei Zhao was terrified. He quickly revealed his true form, clasped his hands in a gesture of supplication, and pleaded, "Great cultivator, spare my life! I, Pei, am willing to submit. I am willing to offer up my cultivation techniques, my supernatural powers, and all the treasures of my Pei family. I beg you, Great cultivator, spare my life!"
"You're Pei Zhao? You're not dead?"
Lu Qingyun asked.
"Your Excellency, please understand! I am indeed not dead..."
Pei Zhao's face showed fear, and his eyes trembled when he saw the corpses of Madam Zhao and her concubine, but he quickly concealed it.
Later, realizing that Lu Qingyun wanted him to continue, he added:
"Of course! The reason I didn't die was not by chance, but because I cultivated a technique called 'Ancient Wood Reaching Heaven Technique'. This technique allows one to entrust a wisp of one's soul to an ancient tree that is ten thousand years old. Even if one dies, one can live on in the presence of the ancient tree until the soul is completely destroyed."
Pei Zhaoliang produced the jade slip, but Lu Qingyun remained indifferent.
"Open."
"Yes! I'll open it right away!"
Pei Zhao gave a wry smile, quickly opened the jade slip, and projected the image.
Lu Qingyun glanced at it a few times and shook his head.
The highest level of this "Ancient Wood Heaven-Reaching Technique" is only the completion of Qi Refining, and the subsequent techniques are obviously incomplete.
Regardless of whether there was any scheming behind this technique, even without such scheming, it would be completely useless to him.
This is because the "Ancient Wood Heaven-Reaching Technique" has an extremely serious side effect.
After transforming into an ancient tree, one's state of mind will become more and more similar to that of the ancient tree, gradually becoming a complete wood spirit.
Lu Qingyun possesses the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes, which allows him to be reborn a hundred times.
Why would anyone consider such a dangerous and risky practice?
"Moreover, the technique of cultivating oneself into a wood spirit seems somewhat familiar."
Lu Qingyun glanced at the jade slip with apprehension.
"Back in the Cloud Mist Sect, the black-robed Taoist tried to force me to cultivate the 'Azure Wood Sword Transformation Technique,' which had the function of transforming a cultivator's bones into sword bones. This Wood Spirit Sword Bone may not be any different."
"Moreover, the 'Azure Wood Sword Transformation Technique' only extracts bones. If one were to truly cultivate this wood spirit, wouldn't the entire person become someone else's food source?"
Seeing Lu Qingyun's thoughtful expression, Pei Zhao thought things had taken a turn for the better and cautiously asked:
"My lord, since this technique has already been offered, could you spare my life? I am willing to sign a soul contract and serve you. Moreover, my Pei family has many treasures hidden elsewhere in Yunxia City, which I am willing to offer to you."
"Where is it located?"
Lu Qingyun nodded.
"My lord, this..."
Pei Zhao looked troubled. It wasn't that he was unwilling to speak, but rather that he dared not. He was afraid that Lu Qingyun would kill the goose that lays the golden eggs and then discard the bridge after crossing the river.
"Lord Pei, I don't think your heart is sincere."
Lu Qingyun sneered.
"How dare I! How dare I!"
Pei Zhao quickly revealed everything, even the location of the treasures his concubine had hidden.
Following his words, Lu Qingyun accepted the several storage bags that the Pei family had hidden and nodded in satisfaction.
Seeing that Lu Qingyun accepted it, Pei Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that he's accepted the money, Lu Qingyun will surely spare his life, and thus, he'll finally be saved.
However, just as Pei Zhao was clinging to a sliver of hope, things took a turn for the worse.
A sword light instantly severed him, and with the surge of magical power, Pei Zhao's soul was scattered.
Lu Qingyun completely razed the Pei residence before slowly shaking his head.
"I killed your wife and concubine, and as I turned away, you clearly harbored hatred. How could I possibly spare you?"
"It's all your fault for making the wrong choice from the start. You shouldn't have let Zhao Donglai attack me. Now, it's too late for regrets."
Lu Qingyun had no trace of womanly compassion; if she did, she wouldn't have chopped all the earthworms in the Pei household in two.
The victor is king, the loser is villain; it's a matter of life and death—this is the nature of the struggle among cultivators.
Return to the East Mountain Cave.
Shen Taozhu was taken aback.
There was a streak of blood on Lu Qingyun's clothes. She thought Lu Qingyun was injured, so she quickly went forward to ask.
Lu Qingyun shook his head.
"It's nothing, I just tripped and fell on the way."
She didn't know that all of this was actually someone else's blood.
Without saying another word, Lu Qingyun returned to the inner hall.
He sat cross-legged, taking stock of the gains that the North Gate official and Pei Zhao had brought him this time.
He extended his divine sense and found several storage bags standing on the table.
Lu Qingyun was pleasantly surprised.
"I originally thought that these two people had low cultivation levels, barely reaching the late stage of Qi Refining, and didn't have many spirit stones or treasures. But I didn't expect that I still underestimated these insects."
The official at the North Gate alone contributed over seven hundred spirit stones to him, while Pei Zhao contributed even more.
As the Vice Minister of Works, there were countless opportunities to make money.
Even if he doesn't actively seek them out, someone will deliver them to him.
As for Pei Zhao, the fact that he could take a concubine shows he was not an honest official.
In terms of spirit stones alone, he contributed a full 1,600.
next moment.
When Lu Qingyun saw the remaining valuables, he couldn't help but sigh, "Murderers and arsonists live in luxury; the ancients were right, they were not deceiving us!"
These were none other than several first-grade high-level cultivation manuals, whose value alone was no less than that of spirit stones.