General Tiger had just finished showing his loyalty when he was teleported out.
Then, he saw that his partner in collaboration had actually ascended the throne as the Demon Emperor.
This... this was practically handing him an opportunity to redeem himself!
Without hesitating for even a single minute, he chose to stand by the Demon Emperor's side...
“Hmph... you damned tiger, how dare you rebel! Take a strike from my single-prong rake!”
General Tiger swung his fists and charged forward.
As for weapons? He didn't have any—they had been looted!
Meanwhile, the Demon Emperor and Minister Fox did not move, quietly watching the Grand Elder of the Haoran Sect and his group.
Although the Grand Elder of the Haoran Sect knew this was an opportunity, he looked at the Blood Refining Demon Lord and the others and ultimately chose to leave.
Since the Blood Refining Demon Lord hadn't obtained the Break Stage Grass, they weren't in such a hurry anymore.
Before leaving, he even shouted out:
“No one is allowed to speak of what happened today!”
Everyone's lips twitched. They all knew he was referring to their tree-planting stint in the secret realm.
After all, it wasn't something pleasant to talk about, nor did it sound particularly dignified...
After the Grand Elder of the Haoran Sect left, the Blood Refining Demon Lord and his group departed as well...
They had no desire to engage in a life-or-death struggle with the demon race, only to let the Eastern Province reap the benefits as the third party.
Seeing that the Demon Emperor was on-site, Lu Ming decided not to interfere.
He prepared to leave the city to find a place where he could break through his realm first.
He felt that everything was fully prepared, and it was now up to him to perform.
Suddenly, he remembered that his Grandfather seemed to still be underground.
He couldn't risk breaking through and accidentally leaving Grandfather behind.
After all, Grandfather was his dear Grandfather...
...who had shielded him from lightning several times!
Lu Ming made his way all the way down to the hall deep underground.
Seeing that the Spring-Autumn Gu above was gone, Lu Ming felt a bit strange.
Where did that cicada monkey go?
But he didn't dwell on it. Stepping up to the coffin, he chuckled:
“Grandfather, how did the massage feel? I've come to pick you up!”
Clack!
Lu Ming raised his hand and opened the coffin lid.
Immediately following was a shrill cry:
“Grandfather! Where is my Grandfather?!”
Seeing the empty coffin, Lu Ming's face was filled with shock.
Where was his Grandfather? How did he vanish?
Wasn't he getting a massage here?
He had arranged everything so perfectly...
Not daring to delay, Lu Ming quickly began searching:
“Grandfather... Grandfather, where are you...”
“Waaah... my dear Grandfather! Please don't scare me!”
Lu Ming searched the entire space inside and out, but found nothing.
Refusing to believe it, Lu Ming even chopped the coffin apart, worried there might be a hidden compartment.
Perhaps Grandfather had fallen inside? But the result was still nothing.
“Grandfather... how am I supposed to live without you?”
Lu Ming sat blankly on the ground, murmuring to himself.
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened. He abruptly stood up, took out a tool, and immediately began digging up the dirt.
A moment later, a corpse wearing large floral boxers with a floral-painted face was dug up by Lu Ming:
“Speak... where did my Grandfather go...”
The corpse lay in the dirt pile, completely motionless.
“Don't stay silent. There were only two corpses here, you and Grandfather. Speak! Where did you hide my Grandfather?”
No matter how Lu Ming interrogated it, the floral-faced corpse remained silent.
Furious, Lu Ming threw it back into the pit and buried it again!
“Grandfather, don't worry, I will definitely find you!”
Lu Ming left the place for now. He planned to break through first, and then ask the Demon Emperor to help search once the emperor was done with his business.
More people meant greater strength, making it easier to find him.
Soon after, wearing his cloak of invisibility, Lu Ming headed straight out of the Imperial City.
Finding a remote mountain forest outside, he took out various array disks and set up defensive formations.
He then carved out a cave dwelling and began his secluded cultivation to charge into the Nascent Soul stage.
Lu Ming sat cross-legged in the center of the cave dwelling, surrounded by piles of spirit stones. The spiritual energy was so dense it almost condensed into white mist.
He deep breathed, suppressed the various stray thoughts in his mind, and began running his cultivation technique.
Above his dantian, the uniquely shaped Golden Core that loved to run out and play was now trembling slightly.
As spiritual energy continuously flooded in, fine cracks began to appear on its surface.
The spiritual energy inside the Golden Core surged like a boiling sea.
But just as the Golden Core shattered and the Nascent Soul was about to emerge, the vortex in his dantian instantly tore the newly formed Nascent Soul to shreds.
Pfft!
Lu Ming spat out a mouthful of blood. He had long anticipated that some accident would occur.
With his protagonist physique, which of his breakthroughs hadn't been plagued by constant accidents and endless problems?
He didn't panic in the slightest. Swallowing a recovery pill, he stabilized his mind and continued to condense his Nascent Soul.
As for whether a shattered Nascent Soul could be condensed again?
Lu Ming wasn't worried at all. Others might not be able to, but he certainly could. He was the protagonist, after all, blessed by the heavens...
Under this “I can definitely do it” mindset, Lu Ming continued to condense his Nascent Soul!
Time slowly passed, and the condensed Nascent Soul shattered time and time again.
Finally, when Lu Ming condensed his Nascent Soul once more, it was not shattered by the dantian's vortex.
Looking at the Nascent Soul spinning above his dantian, Lu Ming didn't even know what to say!
He had figured it might be abnormal, but he hadn't expected it to be this abnormal!
It was a Nascent Soul, and it looked exactly like him.
Three heads and six arms were also fine! Lu Ming even felt it was quite cool.
Although the Nascent Souls of this world all had only one head, that didn't stop Lu Ming from considering himself highly knowledgeable.
After all, he knew of a certain monkey and a kid riding fiery wheels who possessed such divine abilities!
But the problem was, why did all three heads wear helmets?
And why were the helmets not even the same color? What was going on?
Lu Ming could accept the black one, and the gold one was decent too.
But what was the meaning of this green one?!
Huh?
Could someone please explain what kind of situation this was?
Lu Ming stared at his Nascent Soul, feeling depressed for a long time.
He could only accept it helplessly.
Once he accepted it, Lu Ming felt it out and found that it was indeed quite good.
His strength had increased exponentially, and his speed of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was also much faster.
After stabilizing his cultivation for a moment, Lu Ming slowly opened his eyes. His aura was steady and vast—he had truly stepped into the Nascent Soul stage.
Not daring to delay, he immediately packed up his things and quickly left the cave dwelling.
He still had to go back and find Grandfather!
Shortly after Lu Ming left the cave dwelling, a figure blocked his path.
“I've finally found you!”
Hearing Ye Fan's words, Lu Ming was somewhat puzzled:
“You and I have no past grievances or recent enmities. Why are you targeting me?”
He really couldn't understand when he had offended this prince.
Hearing Lu Ming's words, Ye Fan gnashed his teeth in anger:
“No enmity?!”
“I have a massive fucking grudge against you!!”
Looking at Ye Fan's resentful eyes, Lu Ming became even more bewildered.
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