Upon receiving Huang Tianbao's sound transmission talisman, Lu Ming replied to him first, telling him to wait until they arrived before attempting his breakthrough.
He had heard from Wang Defa that when demonic cultivators broke through, their lightning tribulations were always slightly more perilous.
Therefore, Lu Ming was worried that Huang Tianbao wouldn't be able to hold out.
Besides, now that they had connections and could pull some strings, who in their right mind would just stand there and take a beating from the lightning?
Shortly after, Lu Ming led the members of the Qingshan Sect and departed from the Xinghe Dynasty.
When they left, Fu Chen insisted on tagging along. As for the throne, he wanted to return it to Fu Yunshen.
He had only ascended the throne because of Fu Yunshen's poor health back then.
Now that Fu Yunshen was fully recovered, Fu Chen naturally didn't want to deal with it anymore.
He wanted to follow Lu Ming to repay his kindness.
Fu Yunshen was helpless. It wasn't as if the imperial throne could just be passed back and forth like a toy...
In the end, Fu Chen still left with them.
He remained the Emperor of the Xinghe Dynasty, but Fu Yunshen would temporarily manage state affairs.
Lu Ming and his group concealed their identities, disguising themselves as demonic cultivators, and made their way to the headquarters of the Blood Fiend Tower in the Northern Province.
From afar, they spotted a blood-red tower soaring into the sky, standing tall right in the center of Blood Fiend City.
Perhaps because the Blood Fiend Tower was a business-oriented organization, the entire city appeared exceptionally prosperous and orderly.
Fighting was strictly prohibited within Blood Fiend City...
Lu Ming and the others walked all the way to the Blood Fiend Tower and spoke to the guard:
“Hello, we are here to see Huang Tianbao...”
The guard furrowed his brows and sized them up. Every single one of them was wearing a bandit hood.
Even that creature—which looked like either a dog or a wolf—was wearing a hood.
Honestly, was that really necessary?
Perfectly fine demonic cultivators, yet they dressed like a bunch of highwaymen. Weren't they afraid of getting beaten up the moment they stepped outside?
He truly couldn't understand how simply being a demonic cultivator could require such shady behavior.
Still, upon hearing they were looking for Huang Tianbao, he didn't dare to be negligent.
After all, Huang Tianbao was currently a highly popular figure in the Blood Fiend Tower.
A once-in-a-millennium genius with a top-grade Yin Spirit Root.
He was about to advance to the Soul Transformation stage, and rumor had it that the Blood Fiend Tower Ancestor had already made a decision.
As long as Huang Tianbao successfully made the breakthrough, he would be crowned the Saint of the Blood Fiend Tower...
This was a completely new title!
It was said that only the major forces of the Central Province had such a thing as a “Saint.”
This showed just how highly the Blood Fiend Tower valued Huang Tianbao...
“May I ask who you are?”
“Ah... we're from Huang Tianbao's hometown. I'm his eldest brother.”
Saying that, he pointed at Big Yellow.
“And this is his second brother...”
Big Yellow raised its head. “That's right, I'm his second brother...”
Hearing the man and the dog speak, the guard's eyes nearly popped out of his skull.
Granted, some demonic cultivators ended up looking less than human after practicing their techniques.
But surely nobody cultivated to the point of crossing species boundaries!
The guard decided it was best to verify.
Lest he let in some random people trying to claim kinship.
Immediately, he sent a sound transmission talisman to Huang Tianbao.
“Senior Huang, people from your hometown have arrived...”
Not long after the guard's talisman was sent, a round, plump figure rushed out of the tower in a frantic hurry.
“Eldest Brother, Second Brother...”
Hearing Huang Tianbao's greeting, the guard was utterly dumbfounded. They really were brothers!
Just as dumbfounded as the guard was Mu Linsen, who was following closely behind Huang Tianbao. What was going on?
Did his adoptive mother not lose just one child back then, but three...
The problem was, why was one of them a dog?
Could someone please tell him what was going on?
Afterward, Huang Tianbao led Lu Ming and the group into his quarters inside the Blood Fiend Tower.
The moment they entered the room, before Lu Ming and the others could even speak...
Mu Linsen eagerly blurted out:
“Brother, are these our brothers from back home...”
Mu Linsen's single sentence left Lu Ming and the others completely bewildered as well.
What was going on here?
They looked at Huang Tianbao in confusion.
Huang Tianbao's mouth twitched, but he still gave Mu Linsen a perfunctory reply:
“Ah... yes. We are all biological brothers across species. I'm the third child.”
Thud...
The moment the words left Huang Tianbao's mouth, Mu Linsen fell directly to his knees.
“Eldest Brother, Second Brother, I'm the fourth brother, Mu Linsen! Greetings, Eldest Brother, Second Brother.”
Although he didn't quite understand what “across species” meant, he definitely understood the words “biological brothers.”
Since they were biological brothers, he, as the adoptive brother, absolutely had to show some respect!
Mu Linsen's sudden kowtow left Lu Ming and Big Yellow even more dumbfounded.
How did they suddenly gain another brother?
Huang Tianbao clutched his forehead, completely at a loss for words.
However, he quickly sent a sound transmission to explain the situation briefly.
Upon hearing Huang Tianbao's explanation, Lu Ming and the others were also rendered speechless.
This guy was truly a genius in his own right, managing to reduce his status from biological son to adoptive son.
Most people couldn't pull that off even if they tried.
Still, seeing how sincerely the young man was kneeling, they felt too embarrassed to reject him.
“Ah... right, the fourth brother!”
“Come, come... here's a meeting gift for you.”
Lu Ming reached into his storage bag, pulled out a large clay jar, and handed it to Mu Linsen.
Mu Linsen was startled to see the large jar. Huh... what kind of special custom is this?
Giving a large jar as a meeting gift.
Whatever, since it was from Eldest Brother, there had to be a reason.
“Thank you, Eldest Brother.”
Mu Linsen took the jar and swept his divine sense inside.
His eyes instantly widened. My goodness... is my Eldest Brother really this loaded?
A whole jar of pills, all of which were top-grade pills suitable for his Nascent Soul stage.
He had really been too narrow-minded! He had thought sending a jar was just some weird local custom.
He never expected it to be this kind of “custom.”
He absolutely loved it. He wished he could have a dozen of such eldest brothers!
“Thank you, Eldest Brother... I wish you a swift ascension to immortality!”
Mu Linsen hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
“Ahem... here, this is a meeting gift from your Second Brother.”
Just then, Big Yellow cleared its throat and solemnly handed a storage bag to Mu Linsen.
By now, Mu Linsen didn't dare to look down on his two newly recognized brothers at all.
After receiving the storage bag, Mu Linsen's jaw dropped completely.
Good heavens, it's an uncountable number of spirit stones...
“Thank you, Second Brother! Thank you, Second Brother!”
Thud! Thud!
Mu Linsen really didn't know how else to express his gratitude.
He simply knocked his head on the ground a few times before Lu Ming and the others.
This left Lu Ming feeling a bit awkward...
This kid was just too honest.
Meanwhile, Wang Defa, who was standing nearby, stared at Mu Linsen in sheer disbelief.
The moment this guy recognized Lu Ming as his eldest brother, his entire facial fortune completely shifted.
He was originally destined for an early grave, but after claiming this brother, his deathly aura suddenly became shrouded in mystery and confusion.
Wang Defa looked at Lu Ming once more, feeling a profound sense of shock yet again.
This was no ordinary man.
He could actually alter the fates of those around him.
At this moment, Mu Linsen was completely oblivious, still grinning like a fool.
Having brothers was truly wonderful.
After Lu Ming and the others rested for a bit, Huang Tianbao began to prepare for his seclusion.
The entire Blood Fiend Tower was quite concerned about Huang Tianbao's seclusion.
They had prepared a dedicated seclusion site for him.
It was a restricted area within the Blood Fiend Tower, containing the blood-fiend energy and death energy collected by the sect over the past century.
Before Huang Tianbao entered the restricted area, the Tower Lord of the Blood Fiend Tower handed him a storage bag directly:
“Huang Tianbao, these are the protective magical artifacts the sect has prepared for you. Use them to cope with the lightning tribulation.”
Huang Tianbao looked at the storage bag in front of him. He really wanted to say:
Tower Lord, don't worry. Eldest Brother has already pulled some strings and opened a back door for me.
But thinking of the Qingshan Sect's destitute state, Huang Tianbao still reached out and accepted it.
There was no helping it; a child from a poor family knew how to manage a household.
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