Chapter 232: Chapter 129: The Second Batch of Shadow Guards, the Liang Family of Qingqu County is About to Collapse_2
“I will not consume the Epiphyllum Elixir,”
the youth first moved the longsword away from his neck, then he gazed directly at Luo Changfeng in front of him and said in a low voice, “The Xuanyuan Continent is boundless and endless, even for Immortal Realm Cultivators, those you call ‘Immortals’, it might take a lifetime to traverse the entire Dong Huang Divine State.”
“In your eyes, the struggle for the territory of the Da Feng Dynasty might be your lifelong pursuit,”
“But in reality,”
“The so-called Da Feng Dynasty, in front of the vastness of the entire Dong Huang Divine State, is like the difference between a drop of water and an entire sea.”
“So, let me go,”
“When I return to the Tao Family, I will give you ten thousand low-grade Spirit Stones as a token of gratitude…”
Tao Changsheng held his head high, speaking with a hint of pride.
In his words, there seemed to brim a full sense of arrogance,
and disdain for the Da Feng Dynasty and the Luo Family,
Of course, this was just Luo Changfeng’s personal sentiment.
Tao Changsheng would not be foolish enough to taunt others when his life was controlled by someone else.
“The Tao Family?”
“A family clan with an Immortal at its helm?”
Luo Changfeng asked in a calm, low voice.
Tao Changsheng silently nodded.
“Are you sure you won’t take the Epiphyllum Elixir?”
Tao Changsheng shook his head firmly.
He knew very well what the Epiphyllum Elixir was.
Apart from bringing about defeat, a fleeting blossom,
consuming this elixir would mean that, even if his talents and potential were not entirely drained by the elixir, it would probably cut off all hopes of breaking through the mundane and reaching the Immortal Realm.
“In that case, then kill…”
Luo Changfeng slightly bowed his head and, after pondering for a moment, he said in a low voice,
“What?”
Tao Changsheng seemed not to have clearly heard Luo Changfeng,
his eyes flashing with disbelief,
and as the longsword swept past, Tao Changsheng’s corpse slowly fell to the ground,
By then, the dark red blood continued to flow towards the ground,
the thick scent of blood gradually permeating the courtyard.
“The Tao Family?”
“A clan with an Immortal at its helm?”
“Even so, what of it?”
“In this world, there are always those who believe they can represent the power behind them,”
“Not realizing that your existence is not as important as you think…”
…
After this incident,
the reserve Shadow Guards in the courtyard promptly consumed the Epiphyllum Elixirs laid out before them,
As for the Tao Family?
Luo Changfeng did not pay much attention to it.
If the so-called Tao Changsheng were indeed so important within the Tao Family Ancestral Land,
how would he have ended up in such a plight?
Even to the point of becoming a Shadow Guard reserve.
It’s known that those who are selected and become Shadow Guard reserves can almost be considered as having died once before,
If Tao Changsheng were truly that important,
would he not have some protective measures on him?
…
Shortly, when evening came,
most of the Shadow Guards had already digested the immense power within their bodies.
The quality of this batch of Shadow Guards was clearly much better than the previous batch,
Out of the twenty-nine who consumed the Epiphyllum Elixirs, twenty ultimately survived,
among them, the lowest in cultivation was at Bone Refinement Perfection,
three Shadow Guards reached the Bone Refinement Perfection level,
twelve reached the Initial Stage of Organ Refinement beyond that,
four were at the Intermediate Stage of Organ Refinement,
One aspect that surprised Luo Changfeng was that among these twenty who survived, there was even one Shadow Guard at the Late Stage of Organ Refinement,
However, what’s slightly regrettable is…
this Late Stage Organ Refinement realm Shadow Guard had already exhausted all his potential,
If nothing unexpected occurs, his cultivation will be stuck in the Late Stage of Organ Refinement until the moment of his demise.
…
The next day, early morning,
In Qingshi County City, Luo Family Ancestral Land,
a mysterious small courtyard, exuding an ancient charm,
Luo Changfeng was sitting quietly under a Stone Pavilion; he was sipping tea while gazing silently into the distance,
Ruan Liuli, who possessed an Intermediate Stage of Organ Refinement and was not far from the Late Refining Stage,
was sitting to his left,
While a youth whose cultivation would forever be stuck at the Late Stage Organ Refinement,
sat at his right.
This youth’s code name was a single character, ‘Yuan’,
Yuan, the depth of the abyss,
It seemed he had chosen this code name for himself,
Why he chose this code name, Luo Changfeng wasn’t too clear on, nor did he want to know,
The youth’s name was also something he had not inquired after,
There was naturally no need to remember the name of someone who had exhausted all his talents and potential because of consuming a second-generation Yellow Grade medium-quality Epiphyllum Elixir,
However, because it was the first time a Shadow Guard at the Late Stage Organ Refinement appeared,
the youth, code-named Yuan, also became the second Commander of the Shadow Guards.
“Have those from the Gate of Immortality left?”
After finishing his tea, Luo Changfeng asked Ruan Liuli beside him in a low voice,
On the left, Ruan Liuli slightly nodded.
“If that’s the case, it seems the seals of the Formation and the Talismans had some effect…”
“It’s just uncertain whether Qingshi County City has been ruled out of suspicion by the Gate of Immortality already,”
Thinking this, Luo Changfeng waved his hand, dismissing the two beside him,
and then he sat alone under the Stone Pavilion,
drinking the hot tea, and looking silently into the distance.
Apart from Luo Changfeng himself, no one knew what was exactly going through his mind at that moment.