Chapter 328

Chapter 328: Lu Qing’s Threat, Successful Refining, Wei Xinghe’s Breakthrough

The underground cavern of the Wei family.

When Lu Qing entered into a state of meditation and his mind entered the Lihuo Cauldron,

Wei Shanhai was in a state of anxiety.

This was because the Lihuo Cauldron began to become very unstable.

The aura of power within it fluctuated constantly.

He was really worried that it would explode at the next moment, upturning the entire Wei Mansion into the sky.

Fortunately, the situation Wei Shanhai was worried about never happened.

As Lu Qing entered into a state of meditation for a longer time, the aura of the Lihuo Cauldron began to slowly stabilize.

In the end, it became very calm, without a trace of irritability.

“Could it be that Young Master Lu is about to succeed in refining it?”

Wei Shanhai saw this, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

The old doctor beside him also had a slight change in his expression.

In the Lihuo Cauldron, Lu Qing listened to the middle-aged man’s last two conditions and shook his head.

“Senior Yan, I cannot agree to your last two conditions.”

The middle-aged man paused, looking at Lu Qing in disbelief. “What did you say? You won’t agree?”

“Senior, you want me to relax some of the restrictions on the Lihuo Cauldron and promise that I can only use it three times a year. I won’t disturb your cultivation the rest of the time. I’m sorry, I can’t comply,”

Lu Qing said calmly.

A hint of coldness appeared in his eyes.

This Lihuo Cauldron spirit was taking itself too seriously.

He could understand the first request, but the last two were pure superiority.

The many restrictions on the Lihuo Cauldron were originally created by the Lihuo Sect to restrain the spirit and prevent it from escaping control.

How could it voluntarily weaken this safeguard?

As for the three times per year limit and the rest of the time for cultivation, that was a joke.

Lu Qing carried the Lihuo Sect’s legacy, and the Lihuo Cauldron was of great use to him.

How could he possibly use it only three times a year?

Who did Yan think he was to negotiate such outrageous conditions?

“Boy, you must think carefully. If you don’t agree to my three conditions, I will never release control of the Lihuo Cauldron and let you refine it easily.

Even if you spend hundreds or even dozens of years,

you may not be able to refine the Lihuo Cauldron. Why bother wasting so much time on such a small condition?

The world is undergoing its initial transformation, and spiritual energy is just beginning to recover. Everyone is striving to be the best and cultivating diligently.

The path of cultivation requires one step ahead, and every step is a step ahead.

The Lihuo Cauldron is a spiritual artifact, an extremely precious magical tool, even in the previous era of immortal cultivation.

Generally, only powerful immortal sects or those with great supernatural powers above the level of Yuanshen could possess it.

You are only at the Qi Refining Realm, and yet you have the opportunity to control a spiritual artifact. This is an unimaginable opportunity.

If you can master it soon, it will be of great benefit to your cultivation. Why

should you lose sight of the greater good by rejecting my conditions, closing your path to cultivation, and shutting out this great opportunity?”

The middle-aged man tried to persuade Lu Qing with both emotion and reason.

But Lu Qing simply smiled faintly.

“Senior, please don’t say any more. No matter what, I will only agree to your first condition.

The other two are non-negotiable.

At most, I can promise you that if the Fire Tripod reaches the rank of a supreme spiritual weapon

, I will set you free. I will

find you a suitable body, allowing you to become a true living being.

Beyond that, any other conditions are off the table.”

Seeing Lu Qing’s resolute attitude, the middle-aged man’s eyes narrowed.

“Does that mean there’s no room for negotiation?”

“Indeed.”

The middle-aged man’s aura subsided, and he stared at Lu Qing intently.

“Senior, please don’t try to threaten me by trying to stop me from refining the Fire Tripod.”

Sensing the hostile aura emanating from the middle-aged man, Lu Qing remained expressionless, speaking slowly and deliberately.

“While the Lihuo Cauldron is precious, I don’t necessarily need to obtain it now.

It’s not the only spiritual artifact in the world.”

With that, Lu Qing’s mind shifted, and the Qiankun Qi Bag on his outer body released a stream of energy, casting it into the Lihuo Cauldron.

“This is…” Sensing this energy, the middle-aged man’s eyes widened. “Qiankun Qi Bag?!”

“Yes, it is the Qiankun Qi Bag,” Lu Qing said calmly. “Senior Yan, while the Qiankun Qi Bag is slightly lower in rank than the Lihuo Cauldron,

it is a spiritual artifact under my complete control.

It’s true that at my current level of cultivation, forcing the Lihuo Cauldron to refine is difficult.

But in another three to five years, with the Qiankun Qi Bag’s help, what level do you think my cultivation could reach?

By then, how much will you be able to stop me?”

The middle-aged man’s expression suddenly shifted.

He had originally thought that by relying on Lu Qing’s desire for the Lihuo Cauldron, he could control him and negotiate with him.

But now Lu Qing actually possessed a spiritual weapon, that was a different story.

More importantly, what Lu Qing had just said was something he couldn’t refute. He

was able to trigger the calamity clouds and survive the heavenly tribulation when the heaven and earth were just beginning to change and the spiritual energy had just revived.

Lu Qing’s talent was unimaginable. He must be a peerless genius, possessing the combined luck of heaven and earth.

Someone with such immense luck was a rare exception, their cultivation speed unimaginable to ordinary people.

He couldn’t even begin to speculate what realm Lu Qing would reach in three to five years.

“It seems you’ve figured it out,”

Lu Qing smiled, noticing the look on the middle-aged man’s face.

“Your junior, please tell me this: if you refuse to cooperate this time

, there will be no room for negotiation the next time I come.

I will forcibly refine the Lihuo Cauldron and enslave you with my soul.

Perhaps you can gamble: will you recover faster, allowing you to control the Lihuo Cauldron and escape

early? Or will I cultivate faster, reaching the level where I can forcibly refine you?”

Faced with Lu Qing’s undisguised threat, the middle-aged man’s expression changed.

He stared at Lu Qing’s calm expression, knowing his words were true.

As a spirit, his cultivation was inherently slow.

The Lihuo Ding was severely damaged in the last era of immortal cultivation. It is extremely difficult to fully recover on its own.

It is definitely no match for Lu Qing, who is an anomaly in the world.

So if he does not compromise this time, the next time Lu Qing comes, it may really be his doom.

“Is it really impossible to discuss it?”

After a long silence, the middle-aged man spoke.

Lu Qing did not speak, but the expression on his face said it all.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man sighed and said, “Times have indeed changed. Okay, I can give up the last two conditions, but you must agree to the first one.

Otherwise, I would rather self-destruct than be enslaved by you.

You should know what the consequences will be if a spiritual weapon loses its spirit!”

“Of course, since I have promised you, senior, I will not break my promise.”

Lu Qing smiled when he saw that the middle-aged man had finally given in.

“You don’t have to use sweet words. I don’t believe in any promises, I only believe in the oath of the soul.” The middle-aged man said lightly.

“Then I will swear a soul oath with you now. “

Lu Qing immediately swore an oath with the middle-aged man on his soul.

As long as the middle-aged man assisted him in refining the Fire Cauldron, he promised that he would never enslave him.

After the oath was made, Lu Qing suddenly felt a mysterious fluctuation suddenly appear from his mind.

He immediately understood that this was a sign that the soul oath was successful.

The soul oath is sworn with the cultivator’s heart and soul. Once it is made, it will be felt by the heaven of this world.

If you dare to break the oath, the heaven will bring down unimaginable punishment.

Therefore, cultivators will not make such an oath easily, and once they have made an oath, they dare not break it at will.

Feeling that the soul oath was successfully made, the middle-aged man’s face finally looked better.

“Then I will help you now, first refine the Fire Cauldron and recognize it as the master. “

…

In the underground cave, Wei Shanhai saw that the Lihuo Cauldron, which had originally calmed down, suddenly became a little restless again, and his heart was immediately lifted.

Fortunately, the cauldron soon became quiet again.

However, he did not dare to relax, but stared at the movements of the cauldron closely.

Until after a while, he saw Lu Qing, who was sitting cross-legged in front of the cauldron, opened his eyes and stood up.

“Young Master Lu, what happened?” Wei Shanhai asked hurriedly.

“Fortunately, the effort was not in vain. “

There was a trace of fatigue in Lu Qing’s eyes.

He said that with the help of the spirit, it was still quite difficult for him to fully control the restrictions of a spiritual weapon with his current cultivation level.

Fortunately, he succeeded in the end.

Under Wei Shanhai’s surprised eyes, Lu Qing pinched the magic formula with his hands.

The next moment, the Lihuo Ding generated a powerful suction force.

It absorbed all the fire power that had been accumulated in the underground cave for a long time.

Then, the body of the Ding began to shrink rapidly, and finally turned into the size of a thumb and fell into Lu Qing’s hand.

The spirit of the Ding, “Yan”, felt the increased fire in the Lihuo Ding. He was delighted, yet a sense of sadness lingered within him.

This was the tragedy of these artifact spirits.

Limited by the layers of restrictions within the artifact, he couldn’t freely control the Fire Cauldron.

So, after spending so long in this underground cavern, the Fire Elemental Power he had accumulated wasn’t as much as the amount Lu Qing absorbed in a single thought after taking control of the Fire Cauldron.

Fortunately, he and Lu Qing had sworn a soul-to-soul oath.

With Lu Qing’s help, returning to peak form was only a matter of time.

With that in mind, this compromise might have been the right move.

“Congratulations, Young Master Lu, on obtaining a truly precious treasure.”

Wei Shanhai’s eyes widened upon seeing the Fire Cauldron shrink and fall into Lu Qing’s hands, before he congratulated him.

“Senior Wei, do you regret this now?” Lu Qing asked jokingly.

“Young Master, that’s not true. I know my own worth.

This cauldron is simply not something our Wei family can control.”

I have a feeling that if I keep it any longer, it might bring disaster to my Wei family.

Young master, if you take it away now, maybe you can save our Wei family again.”

Wei Shanhai said solemnly.

He had just felt the change in the aura of the Lihuo Ding. The looming and terrifying power that suffocated him made him realize that this was not a rare treasure that he could touch.

If he continued to keep it, it might explode one day, and their entire Wei family would suffer a catastrophe.

“Senior, you are too polite. Now I have taken the Lihuo Ding. This cauldron is mysterious and wonderful. It has various wonderful uses in alchemy and refining.

In the future, I will open the furnace to refine pills. If you are interested, you may come and see it.” Lu Qing said.

“Okay, I will be there to see the immortal alchemy skills. “

Wei Shanhai was overjoyed when he heard this.

Lu Qing could even use the technique of cultivating immortals at will. If he could refine an elixir, it would definitely be the unimaginable immortal elixir.

If he could get one at that time, it would be a great opportunity.

“The crisis here has been resolved, let’s go out first. “

When Lu Qing and his companions came out of the underground cave, more than an hour had passed.

The Wei family had already instructed their servants to prepare a large table of food and wine.

Just as they came out, they could start the feast.

After eating and drinking, everyone began to chat.

Wei Zian began to vividly tell everyone about their trip to Zhongzhou.

How they encountered the evil deeds of the Silver Moon Sect just after leaving Cangzhou, and later killed the young leader of the Silver Moon Sect, and then rushed a thousand miles to destroy the Silver Moon Sect.

Then they drove the wind-controlling chariot to Qinglong City, and so on.

Mrs. Wei and the others were dumbfounded by the various wonderful experiences along the way.

Even Wei Shanhai did not expect that Lu Qing and his companions had experienced so many things in just a few months on this trip.

Especially when they heard that Wang Cangyi was casually killed by Lu Qing in the Holy City, they sighed.

He had originally thought that after he had made a breakthrough in his cultivation, he would personally go to the Northern Frontier to seek revenge on Wang Cangyi.

However, he never imagined that this old friend, with whom he had a grudge for nearly a hundred years, would die so easily at the hands of Lu Qing.

“Thank you, Mr. Lu, for getting rid of such an enemy for my Wei family.”

After hearing this, Madam Wei thanked Lu Qing with a look of surprise.

She hated Wang Cangyi deeply.

This villain almost wiped out their Wei family, and he escaped unscathed afterwards.

Now that Lu Qing had killed him, it could be said that he had eliminated a major threat to their Wei family. How could she not be happy?

“Madam, you don’t have to be so polite. Wang Cangyi and I also have a grudge. Killing him that day was just a coincidence.

If he hadn’t taken the initiative to come to me, I don’t know where to find him.” Lu Qing said with a smile.

“From this we can see that the net of heaven is vast and nothing can escape it. Wang Cangyi must have done so many evil things that he ran into the hands of the young master.” Mrs. Wei said.

Lu Qing smiled and did not comment.

Wang Cangyi would meet him in the Holy City later. He couldn’t say whether the net of heaven was vast and wide.

But it is true that there is the way of heaven in this world.

“Mother, there is more, there is more…”

Wei Zian was about to continue to narrate what happened in the Holy City.

Suddenly, a powerful momentum erupted from the direction of the backyard of the mansion.

It caused the Yuan Qi of heaven and earth to be restless.

“The Yuan Qi is gathering. Is this a breakthrough for Xinghe?”

Wei Shanhai stood up suddenly, his face full of surprise.

(End of this chapter)