With the influx of Huo Furong's spiritual energy, Lu Ming felt something inside his dantian.
The slowly rotating vortex spun and directly absorbed the spiritual energy.
“Hmm...”
Huo Furong raised an eyebrow. She had already been shocked by how spacious Lu Ming's meridians were—spacious enough to sail a spirit boat through.
Suddenly, she realized that the spiritual energy she had sent into Lu Ming's dantian...
Not only failed to investigate the situation inside his dantian,
but was actually absorbed instead.
Refusing to believe it, Huo Furong grit her teeth and channeled her spiritual energy once more.
But no matter how much she channeled, the moment her spiritual energy reached Lu Ming's dantian, it was completely absorbed and devoured.
“How is it?”
the Grand Elder asked with a frown.
This Weapon Vault had been in the Qingshan Sect for countless years, yet it was now eloping with someone. What kind of nonsense was this?
Lu Ming, Big Yellow, and the others also stared at Huo Furong with curious expressions.
Lu Ming was also quite speechless. He had only wanted a fated divine weapon.
He hadn't intended to carry off the entire sect's Weapon Vault.
After all, doing this on his very first day at the Qingshan Sect wouldn't sound very good if word got out.
Even if he had waited a couple of days, it would have been better!
As time passed, Huo Furong helplessly withdrew her hand.
“I can't probe anything at all.”
Hearing Huo Furong's words, the shocked Grand Elder also grabbed Lu Ming and began to investigate him.
The result was still nothing...
Seeing the way the Grand Elder was staring at him, Lu Ming nervously said:
“Grand Elder, you can't blame me for this! It has nothing to do with me...”
The Grand Elder's mouth twitched. I fucking know it's not your fault.
After all, his divine sense had been focused on Lu Ming the entire time.
Suddenly, he remembered that Lu Ming's drop of blood had dripped onto the floor.
“Can you control the Weapon Vault right now?”
Lu Ming focused and felt around. Honestly, he really could.
He could actually control it.
With a thought, he commanded the Weapon Vault to fly out of his dantian and then grow larger.
Then, he silently put the Weapon Vault back in its original spot, even adjusting its position to match perfectly.
“Hehe... Haha... Elders, look, I've returned the Weapon Vault.”
Looking at the restored Weapon Vault, the three elders exchanged glances.
Could this thing really just be returned like that?
Huo Furong had an impatient personality. With a flash of her body, she prepared to head inside to check.
Bang...
The Weapon Vault flashed with light and sent Huo Furong flying back.
Right at that moment, the vault rapidly shrank again and flew straight back into Lu Ming's body.
“Kid, are you trying to murder me so you can inherit my position as elder?!”
Huo Furong's eyes were wide and round, her chest heaving violently.
“Second Elder, it's a misunderstanding... It's all a misunderstanding...”
Lu Ming explained repeatedly, looking like he was on the verge of tears.
Lu Ming was helpless as well. He suspected that the Protagonist Halo on him was simply too powerful.
When luck came, there was no stopping it.
“Sigh... Forget it. Since the Weapon Vault has recognized you as its master, just keep it.”
the Grand Elder said. He truly hadn't expected that this Weapon Vault, which had existed for who knew how many years, was actually a treasure.
“Thank you, Grand Elder! Thank you, Grand Elder!”
Lu Ming thanked him with a face full of gratitude. He hadn't expected the Grand Elder to be so generous.
To actually agree to let him keep the Weapon Vault... He had thought the Grand Elder and the others would force him to unbind it and put it back!
“Woof! Woof!”
Big Yellow also wagged its tail and circled Lu Ming.
Boss, you're amazing! Everyone else picks a weapon, but you picked the whole Weapon Vault.
“Congratulations, Eldest Senior Brother.”
Huang Tianbao also congratulated Lu Ming with a happy face.
Lu Ming was happy too, but then he felt a bit depressed.
Other people fought with sabers, spears, swords, halberds, axes, battleaxes, hooks, and forks... while he would throw out a whole Weapon Vault.
This...
Maybe he should unbind it? But this was his fated immortal artifact!
Whatever, a Weapon Vault was fine! No one said a Weapon Vault couldn't be used as a weapon.
When he fought others in the future, he could just summon the Weapon Vault and trap them inside, weapons and all. Just thinking about it was pretty satisfying.
“I'm going back to refine pills.”
Before Huo Furong's voice even faded, her figure had already vanished.
Hanyan didn't say a single word and disappeared right after her...
“Alright, you all must cultivate diligently...”
Before the Grand Elder could finish his sentence, he suddenly raised his head and looked toward the distant sky.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Ming watched as the Grand Elder's aura completely shifted. He hunched his back, his breath and blood energy becoming unstable.
He looked like he was about to drop dead at any second.
Lu Ming was stunned. What was going on?
Just then, he saw a silver light flashing in the distant sky.
A moment later,
a spirit boat rapidly sped over from afar and stopped above them.
Looking at the other party's gleaming spirit boat, Lu Ming couldn't help but think of their own sect's rickety spirit boat.
The comparison was truly painful.
“New disciples of the Qingshan Sect! In half a month, all of you will participate in the exploration of the secret realm in the Hengduan Mountains...”
A Golden Core stage cultivator dressed in the attire of the Haoran Sect stood on the spirit boat, speaking in a high-and-mighty, imposing manner.
Standing behind the Grand Elder, Lu Ming looked at him in confusion.
Do new disciples even have this obligation?
“Cough, cough... Senior, our Qingshan Sect's disciples have only just entered the sect on their first day...”
“Cut the crap. If we tell you to go, you go.”
The Grand Elder had barely started speaking before he was coldly cut off by the Haoran Sect cultivator.
With that, the cultivator threw a black token onto the ground.
“Go, or your sect will be wiped out.”
As soon as the Golden Core stage cultivator finished speaking, the spirit boat zipped forward with a swoosh, vanishing into the distant void.
“Which of you offended the Haoran Sect?”
After the spirit boat vanished, the Grand Elder reverted to his normal self.
Hearing the Grand Elder's question, Lu Ming turned to look at Huang Tianbao.
Since he hadn't offended the Haoran Sect, it had to be Huang Tianbao.
At this moment, Huang Tianbao was also looking at Lu Ming with a puzzled expression.
“N-No... it's not me. I've never had any contact with the Haoran Sect.”
“Huh?”
Lu Ming was taken aback. How was that possible?
He hadn't had any contact with the Haoran Sect either, had he?
Could it be from when he went to apply to the Haoran Sect earlier?
Did someone see his incredibly handsome face and want to kill him out of pure envy and jealousy?
“It's not me either,”
Lu Ming quickly said as the Grand Elder looked over.
“Woof! Woof!”
Big Yellow also shook its head, indicating it wasn't him.
Though, back when it and its boss were kicked out, it had been so angry that it peed at the entrance of the Haoran Sect.
The Grand Elder pondered for a moment and said,
“Since you didn't, then forget it. It should just be a normal secret realm exploration. Lu Ming, I will hand this mission to you. You will lead the disciples of the sect to participate in this secret realm exploration.”
Lu Ming's eyes went wide, and he couldn't help but ask,
“Grand Elder, why does the Haoran Sect want us to participate in this secret realm exploration? ...”
Big Yellow and Huang Tianbao also looked at the Grand Elder with curiosity.
“I don't know!”
the Grand Elder replied, shaking his head.
“What's inside the Hengduan Mountains secret realm?”
“No idea.”
...
Hearing that the Grand Elder knew absolutely nothing, Lu Ming was completely speechless.
So you literally don't know a single thing...
“Grand Elder, is it okay if we don't go?”
Lu Ming had a strong feeling that this trip to the Hengduan Mountains secret realm was targeted at him.
After all, his Protagonist Halo was too bright; he could run into trouble anytime, anywhere.
“Grand Elder, can we really not go?”
“Sure!”
Lu Ming felt a surge of joy. Did the Grand Elder have a way to resolve this?
After all, judging from the Grand Elder's transformation just now, the Qingshan Sect was clearly not as simple as it seemed.
“Grand Elder, what's your plan?”
“Our sect gets wiped out, and then we all get buried together in this auspicious site with an azure dragon in front and a white tiger in the back.”
As he spoke, the Grand Elder waved his hand, pointing at the territory of the Qingshan Sect.
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