CHAPTER 423: CHAPTER 416 LU FAN STRIKES AT THE GOLDEN CORE! (THIRD RELEASE, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE)

Working a job to make money is naturally slower than making money through robbery. A worker can toil for decades and still not accumulate a million; however, through direct robbery, one might make a million in just a month.

The latter brings money quickly, but the corresponding risks are also high.

The Demon Dao emphasizes plunder.

But in Chu Country, Yue Country, and even in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, it simply won’t work.

Because many regions emphasize order.

Might is respected, but not to do as one pleases. The strong cannot kill at will because there are rules of the sect, systems, and unspoken regulations as constraints.

The kind who think, "I am Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul, my cultivation is stronger than yours, I can kill and rob anywhere," would have grass three feet high on their grave by now.

Jin Xi continued, "There is an elixir called the Nascent Soul Pill. If Nascent Soul Cultivators regularly consume Nascent Soul Pills, they might advance to the peak of Nascent Soul within a mere hundred years, or even decades."

"The main ingredient of the Nascent Soul Pill is a True Monarch’s... nascent soul. To acquire large quantities of Nascent Soul Pills, one needs to hunt many Nascent Soul True Monarchs to obtain nascent souls. However, whether in the Hundred Thousand Mountains or places like Chu Country and Yue Country, the number of Nascent Soul Cultivators is limited, and behind them, more or less, there are connections and backgrounds."

"Killing one or two Nascent Soul Cultivators isn’t a big deal, but if you continuously slaughter five or six, Divinity Transformation Cultivators will be dispatched to hunt you down."

There was a warning tone in the speech.

Lu Xuanji smiled wryly, speechless.

Because warnings were useless; he had just been hunted by a Divinity Transformation from the Dragon Race shortly before.

Back when he was crossing a tribulation in the East Sea, numerous Nascent Soul Great Demons attacked him, and he, in his rage, captured and sealed three of them, refining them directly into Nascent Soul Pills.

As a result, he stirred up a hornet’s nest.

The Jade Dragon King personally hunted him down, and he only narrowly escaped by hiding in the forbidden zone of the Abyss, barely surviving.

After a moment of conversation, Jin Xi departed to consolidate his foundation.

Returning to the cave mansion, Lu Xuanji couldn’t help but smile wryly.

The shortcut wouldn’t work.

If he went to Yue Country, or the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and killed more than five Nascent Soul Cultivators, Divinity Transformation powerhouses would definitely come after him.

The times have changed.

The Cultivation Immortality Realm is shifting from chaos to order.

It’s like in the past life, certain Western capitalists who, after making a fortune through murder and arson, immediately formulated laws to legalize their property, to prevent becoming targets of murder and arson themselves.

Similarly, many demon cultivators, after killing and usurping treasures in their early days and slaughtering countless foes, immediately set corresponding rules at higher levels to protect the weak, preventing disorderly competition, and stopping low-level cultivators from killing and stealing treasures.

In short, everyone is smart.

In their early days, they thrived by exploiting loopholes, but when they reached the pinnacle, they were the first to seal off those loopholes.

"Alright then, focusing on diligent cultivation is the way!"

Taking a deep breath, Lu Xuanji suppressed his restlessness and became calm again.

...

Time flew by, and another ten years passed.

After ten years of solidifying his foundation, Jin Xi emerged from seclusion, having consolidated his base.

Ye Wanyi, Ning Xue, Long Xuan, and others were still in closed cultivation.

Jin Xi said, "We’ve been in seclusion at the Dan Yang Sect for a hundred years now. That man in black can’t keep watching us forever; we can go outside for some activity."

Lu Xuanji nodded, "It’s been a hundred years, the scandal has passed. That man in black can’t watch us all the time. Even if we encounter danger, we can evade it."

With that, the two left the Dan Yang Sect and headed to the Lu Family.

Upon returning to the Lu Family, it had flourished even more.

A hundred years ago, the True Monarch ceremony established the Lu Family’s reputation.

Everyone knew that the Lu Family was a Nascent Soul Family, the patriarch of the Lu Family was a Nascent Soul Cultivator, the clan leader’s Dao Companion was a Nascent Soul, and many cultivation clans were willing to show respect to the Lu Family. As a result, the Lu Family’s shops were set up in various marketplaces, and some of their spirit medicines, spirit pills, weapons, and so on were sold everywhere.

In this process, there were frictions, disputes, clashes, and battles, but overall, corresponding stability was maintained.

In a rough estimation, the Lu Family now had thirty thousand cultivators, over ten thousand Foundation Establishment Cultivators, more than a thousand Purple Mansion Cultivators, and ten Golden Core Cultivators, which could be said to be a vast undertaking. As for the civilians and mortals at the bottom, their numbers had reached two hundred million.

In just seven hundred years, the Lu Family transformed from a Purple Mansion clan into a Nascent Soul Family.

The population under their jurisdiction expanded from a mere three hundred thousand to two hundred million.

With an increasing population, the demand for food also rose;

As the number of cultivators increased, the consumption of low-level cultivators also increased.

Fortunately, cultivation is productivity. High-level cultivators cultivate numerous low-level spirit grasses and spirit medicines each year, some elixirs can even be mass-produced, so there is no concern for fiscal deficits.

Correspondingly, various problems were not insignificant.

However, under the management of the Grand Elder, Lu Fan, and others, everything was in good order.

"Greetings, Father!"

Lu Fan stepped forward and said.

"Not bad, not bad, the Lu Family isn’t doing bad!"

Lu Xuanji reviewed the ledger and nodded.

After reaching Nascent Soul, the Lu Family’s help to him had diminished, and instead, he had to spend some resources to give back to the Lu Family.

He only glanced briefly over the ledger before putting it aside.

"Father, I plan to advance to Golden Core?"

Lu Fan said with determination.

"How old are you?" Lu Xuanji inquired.

"I’m already five hundred and twenty!" Lu Fan replied, "I once took a Life-extending Pill, extended my life by a hundred years, and still have sixty years left. My aptitude is average, my comprehension is average, and I’m a Five Spirit Roots. With your help, I’ve reached the stage where I’m a half-step away from Core Formation... In the past, I’ve always hesitated and feared."

"Until now, after seeing you, I’ve decided to risk it. If successful, I will achieve Golden Core and gain a thousand-year lifespan; if I fail, I will become ashes. If I die, please don’t grieve. Although I am incompetent, I’ve left you with many descendants to continue your glory."

"Fan’Er, keep it up!"

Lu Xuanji said.

"Three days from now, I’ll make my attempt at Golden Core!"

Lu Fan said.

In fact, fifty years ago he was planning to attempt Golden Core, but he thought of his father in closed cultivation.

He also feared dying to tribulations, so he waited.

Until now, after witnessing his father once more, his heart resolved.

...

After informing his father about the tribulation crossing, Lu Fan began his preparations.

At the same time, he quickly relayed the message to notify his descendants.

Lu Fan’s descendants gradually came to visit their father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather.

He summoned wives and concubines to start arranging his affairs, dividing some property.

Now, at five hundred and twenty years old, Lu Fan had begun taking wives and concubines since he was twenty, having over three hundred of them, all female cultivators with Spirit Roots, some even with Dual Spirit Root or Anomalous Spirit Root.

Over the long years, most of his female cultivators had passed away, with only fifty-three still alive, eighteen at Purple Mansion Cultivation, and thirty-five at Foundation Establishment Cultivation.

For these wives and concubines, arrangements had to be made.