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Chapter 602: Mission to Neixu Sea, Luo Mingzhen's true identity (5k, please subscribe)

The next day.

The Luqiu clan's delegation set out for Neixu Sea.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wei Tu asked Luqiu Qingfeng for detailed information about the various forces in Neixu Sea and all the great gods.

Although he had this kind of information, it was not comprehensive and was far inferior to the records of the overlord-level forces in the outer seas, such as the Donghua Demon Kingdom.

Similar to him, Luqiu Qingfeng was also qualified to obtain such information after he became the official envoy of "entering the ruins to pay homage".

Before this, such information, or "secrets", was only in the hands of the Luqiu clan's leader "Luqiu Yeming" and the strongest person in the clan "Luqiu Renwang". Even the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Luqiu clan found it extremely difficult to get access to it.

During this diplomatic mission, King Luqiu Yeming repeatedly instructed Luqiu Qingfeng to keep the information safe and not to leak it to outsiders.

But unfortunately, Luqiu Qingfeng, who had a deep cooperative relationship with Wei Tu and had mutual support from him, agreed to Wei Tu's request without any hesitation.

I don't feel bad for my son.

Back then, Luqiu Qingfeng even dared to conspire with Wei Tu to kill Luqiu Jinyuan, the prodigy of the Luqiu clan.

Nowadays, why would anyone be stingy with a little information?

In other words, in Luqiu Qingfeng's eyes, Wei Tu was truly one of their own, while people like the king Luqiu Yeming were "outsiders".

"The Six Sects of Xuan Dao..."

"Jishan Sect, Xiaohuan Palace..."

Wei Tu immersed his consciousness in the intelligence jade slips and started by checking the two major backers of the Luqiu clan in Neixu Sea, namely the sects where the two great gods of transformation who had the background of the Luqiu clan were located.

Although the Inner Ruins Sea is not as vast as the four major seas of the Outer Ruins Sea, there are also many immortal forces within it. Among them, the six sects with the most powerful masters are the most prominent, and they are called the "Six Sects of Xuan Dao".

This time, the venerable gods that their delegation wanted to pay homage to were from Jishan School and Xiaohuan Palace, two of the six sects of Xuan Dao.

"Interesting, so this is the relationship."

Wei Tu raised his eyebrows slightly and thought to himself.

The first page of the intelligence jade slip gave a detailed introduction to the relationship between the Luqiu clan and the two great masters of the Jishan School and the Xiaohuan Palace.

The ancestor of the Luqiu clan was originally the guardian spirit beast of the Jishan sect. After it transformed into a demon clan, it became an external official of the Jishan sect's sect master.

Afterwards, the descendants of the Luqiu clan were forced to leave the Jishan School due to the downgrade of their bloodline and head to the Red Algae Sea to venture out.

Fortunately, after several generations of hard work, the Luqiu clan successfully established the Donghua Demon Kingdom, regained its momentum, and developed into the number one force under the Jishan Sect today.

And Jishan Sect naturally could not reject a force that was closely related to them. Six thousand years ago, they recognized the Luqiu clan as a protective force under the Jishan Sect.

As for the Incarnation Master of Xiaohuan Palace...

The Luqiu clan's situation was a bit accidental and had some luck involved.

The Venerable of Xiaohuan Palace was named Tong, and was revered by the world as "Tong Venerable". This Venerable was sickly when he was young and had the appearance of dying young, so the Tong family of Xiaohuan Palace once collected some half-demon women to serve as wet nurses to nourish this Venerable's body.

Coincidentally, one of these wet nurses was a member of the Luqiu clan.

Because of this relationship, after seeing Master Tong display strong talent in the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages, the Luqiu clan immediately spent huge amounts of resources to support him.

So, to this day.

In a sense, Luqiu Yizun can be regarded as another maternal clan of "Tong Zunzhe".

Therefore, compared to the Jishan Sect, the Luqiu clan and the Xiaohuan Mountain where Master Tong is located have a really close relationship.

At least, as far as Wei Tu knew, the queen of King Luqiu Yeming, the biological mother of Luqiu Qingfeng, was surnamed Tong.

"But unfortunately, even in a prosperous era, there are crises."

Wei Tu turned to the back of the jade slip and saw the comment made by the king Luqiu Yeming: Be careful of Jishan Sect.

It was not difficult for him to guess what the king Luqiu Yeming meant by his comment. It was nothing more than because the Luqiu clan, which belonged to the Jishan School, was too close to the Xiaohuan Palace.

Although Jishan Sect and Xiaohuan Palace are not enemies, this action is a serious taboo.

In the eyes of the Luqiu clan, it was extremely lucky for them to make friends with "Tong Zun" of Xiaohuan Palace.

But in the eyes of Jishan Sect, the Luqiu clan is bound to be loyal to the new and neglect the old, and will soon become traitors.

"not my business."

Wei Tu shook his head. His partner was Luqiu Qingfeng, not the Luqiu clan. The grudge between the Luqiu clan and the Jishan sect had little to do with him.

"Haoyang Sect..."

While thinking, Wei Tu also took out the Ascension Order that he obtained after killing the ancestor of the Huofen Sect.

This order was issued by the Haoyang Sect, another sect among the Six Sects of Xuan Dao. The cultivators holding this order would have the opportunity to pay homage to the Haoyang Sect's God Transformation Venerable and receive rewards.

Now, after getting the information about Neixu Sea from the Luqiu clan, he also had some guesses about the purpose behind the six sects of Xuandao issuing the order to ascend to the gods.

The six sects of Xuan Dao should use this order as a medium to attract the major Nascent Soul cultivators to join them, and then expand the sect's affiliated forces.

Of course, in addition to this, there is also the idea of ​​using the hands of the major Nascent Soul cultivators to collect the resources of the Outer Ruins Sea.

However, even if there was no danger, Wei Tu would not rashly go alone with the deification order to pay a visit to the Haoyang Sect's Deity Transformation Master.

After all, being with you is like being with a tiger.

The other party has the ability to kill him easily.

And now, he doesn't want to get anything from the Venerable Huashen.

……

Two months later.

The delegation led by Luqiu Qingfeng successfully arrived at Neixu Sea.

Compared with the Outer Ruins Sea, the spiritual energy of the Inner Ruins Sea is even better. The grades of the spiritual islands are mostly above the second grade, and there are rarely any first grade.

On the way, Wei Tu saw several quasi-fifth-level spiritual islands that were no less powerful than "Yunyang Island" and "Yuanjun Island".

Of course, it was because they were getting closer and closer to the core of Neixu Sea - "Tianyuan Islands", but this also proved in disguise how rich the spiritual energy of Neixu Sea is.

"Go to Jishan Sect to pay tribute first."

Landing on the outskirts of the Tianyuan Islands, Luqiu Qingfeng glanced in the direction of Jishan Sect and Xiaohuan Palace, and decided to go to Jishan Sect first, rather than touch the sensitive nerves of her former master at this critical juncture when she became the crown prince.

However, when she was leading the delegation to Jishan Sect, she suddenly saw a notice posted in the market town on a spiritual island.

This notice is a missing person notice, and it clearly shows the appearance of a woman.

"Is it her? Luo Mingzhen!"

Luqiu Qingfeng subconsciously looked at Wei Tu, and Wei Tu also looked at her at this moment. Both of them were immediately certain of the identity of this woman.

Sure enough, as they continued to explore with their spiritual consciousness, they saw the three big words "Luo Mingzhen" on the notice.

This girl, Luo Mingzhen, was the other Nascent Soul Cauldron sold by Ruyi Tower that they accidentally found when they were looking for the whereabouts of "Old Ancestor Luo" last time.

However, in order to protect themselves, and since they had already confirmed that this woman was not "Old Ancestor Luo", the two of them did not make any further efforts to rescue her.

"I didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain during this trip to Neixu Sea."

Luqiu Qingfeng's face was filled with joy, as she had heard of the person who signed the notice. His name was "Luo Guzhuo", a very powerful Nascent Soul elder in Jishan Sect, who commanded the "Law Enforcement Hall" of the Thirteen Halls of Jishan Sect.

According to the notice, the missing Luo Mingzhen was his only daughter.

This is a great joyous event for her.

As long as she makes friends with this powerful figure in Jishan Sect, her mission to Jishan Sect will be successfully completed.

"Wait! Law Enforcement Hall?"

Suddenly, Luqiu Qingfeng's expression changed, and he smelled a conspiracy from this unusual incident.

The law enforcement elder of the Law Enforcement Hall is considered to be a very powerful figure in the Jishan Sect.

But at the same time, the duties of this hall are destined to make the "loyal" law enforcement elders get into trouble and greatly offend their fellow monks in the process of enforcing the law.

Luqiu Qingfeng didn't know whether this "Palace Master Luo" was loyal to his duties, but she had heard of his reputation for integrity in the Jishan Sect.

Then, obviously—

It is very likely that this "Palace Master Luo" is being secretly excluded and unwelcome by the top leaders of Jishan Sect.

Therefore, if she provided Palace Master Luo with the whereabouts of his beloved daughter "Luo Mingzhen", she would most likely not only gain no benefit, but also incur the hatred of other high-ranking officials.

Yes, Luqiu Qingfeng guessed in his heart at this moment that if Luo Ming really disappeared, there was a high probability that he was instigated by other senior leaders in Jishan Sect in order to take revenge on Palace Master Luo.

——Making Luo Mingzhen a slave and a prostitute would be a better way to avenge Lord Luo than killing her.

Just imagine, as a colleague, you know that his beloved daughter is working as a furnace cauldron in other places, serving a group of old demons. How comfortable and happy it must be. Otherwise, with the power of Palace Master Luo, why would he go through so much trouble to find her?
However, Luqiu Qingfeng did not dare to make any hasty conclusions about this, as she knew that her ability to handle affairs was mediocre.

If it weren't for Wei Tu's help, he would still be suppressed by Luqiu Jinyuan and couldn't raise his head.

Not long ago, the marriage scheme she set up to win over Wei Tu was easily seen through by Wei Tu.

"Friend Wei, what do you think?" Luqiu Qingfeng frowned slightly and asked Wei Tu for his opinion.

People have self-knowledge.

As a princess, she received a good education and knew that as a monarch, it was not terrible for her to be mediocre. What was terrible was that she knew she was mediocre but still acted arbitrarily and did not listen to the opinions of her subjects.

She didn't know what was so special about Wei Tu in terms of political intrigue, but she knew that compared to her, the experienced Wei Tu could serve as her think tank and teach her.

"Wei doesn't dare to make a definitive statement."

Wei Tu shook his head and did not offer any suggestions.

Although he now had the same first-hand information as Luqiu Qingfeng, it was very arbitrary to judge the truth or falsehood, and the danger or not of an incident based on the information alone.

At the very least, we have to wait until we enter Jishan Sect and get more intelligence information before we can make a judgment.

"Anyway, Luo Mingzhen has been missing for decades. Ninth Princess, there is no need to rush."

Wei Tu paused and reminded.

Now, the initiative is in Luqiu Qingfeng's hands. Whether to take the initiative to make friends or turn a deaf ear is all decided by Luqiu Qingfeng and depends on his heart.

Even if you are more despicable, making friends with the group of people who harmed Palace Master Luo might not be a bad idea.

There is no need to be so particular when two sects interact. What matters most is the interests first.

Just like he had given up on rescuing this woman after he knew that "Luo Mingzhen" was not "Old Ancestor Luo".

"Good advice from a fellow defender."

After hearing this advice, Luqiu Qingfeng's beautiful eyes lit up slightly, and she suddenly felt that the path of going to Jishan Sect to pay homage and renew old friendships had become clear.

In the past, she had had advisers and counselors around her, and they had given her many brilliant suggestions, but there were only a few who could analyze the situation clearly for her like Wei Tu.

What she didn't know was.

The level of those counselors was not necessarily lower than that of Wei Tu, but due to their subordinate relationship, they were begging for food under her, so they did not dare to speak too clearly, for fear of angering Feng Yan and being punished.

But Wei Tu is different. Wei Tu and her have a deeply bound interest relationship. If they work together, both will benefit, and if they separate, both will suffer. And deep down, he is not afraid of her at all... Therefore, the suggestions he gives are straightforward and hit the nail on the head.

But just when Luqiu Qingfeng was about to express her gratitude to Wei Tu for his suggestion, the seventeenth princess "Luqiu Qing" in the delegation suddenly ran to Wei Tu and took the initiative to talk to him.

Seeing this, Luqiu Qingfeng had no choice but to swallow the words in his throat.

She remained silent and continued on her way silently, but the coldness in her eyes was frightening.

……

"Seven years ago, Qing'er first met Wei Gongfeng and developed a liking for him."

"So when I came to Neixu Sea as an envoy this time, Qing'er asked my father to grant me a marriage. A royal consort is always good... If I have blamed you, please forgive me, Wei Gongsheng."

On the cloud, Luqiu Qing came close to Wei Tu, and after chatting with Wei Tu for a few words, she brought up the topic of the marriage that King Luqiu Yeming had told Wei Tu about in the hall before the diplomatic mission.

Halfway through the conversation, a few blushes appeared on Luqiu Qing's pretty face, and her shyness was evident in her words. At this moment, she did not look like the princess of the Luqiu clan, but a girl next door who loved Jialang and was apologizing for her rudeness.

"Really?"

Wei Tu raised his eyebrows, a look of surprise on his face.

Two months ago, after the arranged marriage incident, he had expected that Lu Qiuqing would respond to what happened that day, but he did not expect that this woman would point it out to him directly.

With this woman's disguise, if he was not a poor Yuanying who had reached his current level step by step, but a child of an aristocratic family who had little experience of the dangers of the outside world, he would probably have been deceived by this woman.

And this kind of acting skills, given the poor skills of this woman, should not be possessed.

The only explanation is that this scene and these words have been rehearsed in this woman's mind countless times in the past two months.

At this moment, the best effect was achieved.

"really!"

Hearing this, Lu Qiuqing was delighted, thinking that Wei Tu still had a lot of good feelings towards her. She nodded seriously and said these words in a decisive tone.

The words fell.

Luqiu Qing did not notice that the coldness on the face of Luqiu Qingfeng, the chief envoy of the delegation, became even more intense.

"What is the princess going to do?"

The matter involved Luqiu Qingfeng's family affairs, and Wei Tu didn't want to get involved. He said something perfunctorily to Luqiu Qing and then asked about Luqiu Qingfeng's plans.

The power behind the seventeenth princess Luqiu Qing, as well as her own strength, are not enough to challenge Luqiu Qingfeng's position as the crown prince.

but--

Such an ungrateful and troublesome younger sister would inevitably undermine Luqiu Qingfeng's prestige as the crown prince. After all, Luqiu Qing was the marriage candidate that Luqiu Qingfeng had personally cultivated.

"Lüqiu Jinyuan can now have an extra companion in the underworld." Lüqiu Qingfeng replied calmly.

Killing one is killing.

Killing two is also killing.

She has no psychological pressure on this.

There is no family affection in the royal family. She did have some sisterly feelings for her younger sister before, but since this girl chose to betray her and planned to poach her and expand her own power, she naturally would not be merciful and continue to keep this sister.

"In that case... after the princess kills Lvqiu Qing, can you give her body to me?"

Wei Tu was not too surprised by Luqiu Qingfeng's answer. To be lenient to a betrayer would be cruel to oneself. He looked thoughtful and after hesitating for a while, he opened his mouth to reply.

"This……"

Hearing this, the frost on Luqiu Qingfeng's face disappeared, and there was a strange look in her eyes. After all, Luqiu Qing looked 70% similar to her, and she was also her sister... If she killed Luqiu Qing, it would at most be considered fratricide, but giving her body to Wei Tu after her death was not appropriate.

"Wei has a niece who practices a magic skill called "Reverse Soul Blood Exchange"..."

Wei Tu shook his head and explained.

Although Luqiu Qing and Kou Hongying are both in the early Nascent Soul stage now, Luqiu Qing, as the princess of the Luqiu clan, has true spiritual blood in her body, which is incomparable to the ordinary spiritual blood in Kou Hongying's body. If she has more of Luqiu Qing's spiritual blood, it will be of great benefit to her Nascent Soul path.

It is even possible to break the shackles of this magic skill's cultivation level in the early Nascent Soul stage.

And for him now, this is just a matter of a few words, and he wouldn't mind saying any more.

——He will not learn the magic practice of "using people as pills" to improve his realm, but he will not stop his relatives around him because of this.

Besides, he was not the one who killed the person.

At best, he is just a waste of resources.

"I see."

Hearing this, Luqiu Qingfeng showed a look of relief, thinking that she was overthinking it. After all, Wei Tu didn't even want Luqiu Qing while she was alive and refused the marriage proposal, so how could he covet her body after her death?

Her purpose was the same as when she asked Wei Tu for the body of "Luqiu Jinyuan", which was for spiritual practice.

It is perfectly normal for monsters and half-monsters to devour the blood of their own kind to purify their blood.

Although this action may cause the bloodline of the Luqiu clan to leak out, Luqiu Qing is not a pure-blooded descendant like Luqiu Jinyuan, but only a "mixed blood". Even if it is leaked, it will not cause too much trouble to the Luqiu clan.

Furthermore——

She is only the crown prince now and has not yet taken control of the Luqiu clan, so there is no need to worry about this in advance.

"To refine the bloodline of the Luqiu clan, it is more appropriate to use this secret technique." Luqiu Qingfeng nodded in agreement, moved his lips slightly, and recited a formula to Wei Tu.

"Thank you, Princess."

Wei Tu bowed and thanked him.

However, while accepting this secret technique, he also became a little more wary of Luqiu Qingfeng.

Although he didn't know the deep relationship between the two sisters Luqiu Qingfeng and Luqiu Qing, the fact that Luqiu Qingfeng could make the decision to kill her younger sister without any care and gave him the secret technique to refine the blood of her corpse... I'm afraid she is a bit cold-hearted.

You know, at first, he was worried that his behavior of "defiled" Luqiu Qing would not be approved by his sister Luqiu Qingfeng... After all, Luqiu Qing is also Luqiu Qingfeng's sister.

However, this move was in his favor, so he didn't say much.

Seeing this, Lu Qiuqing, who was standing by, mistakenly thought that Wei Tu had developed a crush on her at this moment, and she was overjoyed. After all, a normal male cultivator would be very surprised when hearing that there was a female cultivator who admired him.

(End of this chapter)