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Chapter 389 Calabash Vine

As for why they wanted to take the life of a Jindan demon like Li Ming, this was related to another important matter.

Ever since the ancestor who delved into the secret method comprehended the method under the ancestral vine and obtained the yellow-skinned gourd, the ancestral vine has never bloomed or borne fruit and has gradually withered.

This is also the ultimate truth of heaven and earth. All things rise and fall. The ancestral vine received the last yellow gourd containing the creation, but perhaps it had exhausted its vitality and gradually withered.

But the ancestor of the Lu family thought that since the ancestral vine could produce this yellow-skinned gourd, it might be able to continue to produce other gourds in the future. By then, if he could find a few more suitable spiritual objects, he might be able to add a few more magic weapons comparable to those of real immortals to the Lu family. So he tried every means to help the ancestral vine avoid death and prolong life.

Finally, they accidentally discovered that blood sacrifice was effective and could give life to the ancestral vine. At first, they only used the blood of the demon clan, but this still could not produce good gourds.

Only then did he discover that the demon race's spirit essence lacked a little original spirituality compared to that of the human race, so he would take some human spirit essence from time to time for watering.

This really worked wonders. The ancestral vine was revived, as if it had lived a second life. However, for some reason, it had never developed any intelligence. Even if the Lu family collected the Emperor's juice to water it, it was useless. It was still a lifeless gourd vine, but demonic aura gradually grew.

After nearly a thousand years of nurturing by three generations, this ancestral vine has become more and more extraordinary. It was originally a strange species before the Great Immortal Hulu became an immortal, and it has survived for so many years.

Although the gourd produced consumed a lot of energy, the spiritual energy accumulated over thousands of years was also extraordinary. A hundred years ago, another fruit was produced, but it was slow to mature. No matter how much energy was used to water it, it was useless and it always looked half-ripe.

After a careful inspection, Lu Tiannu realized that although the gourd vine had sufficient foundation, the magical runes it produced were incomplete, and it had to absorb the magical seeds of others before it could mature.

So he decided to cultivate or collect the magical seeds of the golden elixir demon or the human immortal for Zu Teng, so as to ripen the last gourd.

Now it has become complete, except for this last point. From the tiger monster they cultivated in the early years to the ghost-eating human spirit, they are fanning the flames from behind, just to raise a golden elixir monster to irrigate the ancestral vine.

Although this kind of forced golden elixir monster has its flaws and its magical powers and runes are often mediocre, it is still a golden elixir after all and can be used, and its combat power is also low and easy to control.

However, he did not expect to be discovered by Lei Dongzi and others. When Lu Shan saw that Li Ming was a golden elixir spirit beast, he immediately had an idea in his mind. Compared with the tiger demon, the magical runes of Li Ming, a naturally achieved golden elixir demon, were naturally more powerful. If he used it to sacrifice to the ancestral vine, the magical power of the gourd produced would naturally be stronger.

It’s a pity that man proposes, God disposes, and in the end, one wrong move makes the difference. I regret that I have been working hard year after year to make clothes for others.

Now everything has fallen into Li Ming's hands, and even most of the Lu family members have become prisoners. Thinking back to the glory a few days ago, it is really a pity to see them like this now.

Although a letter of Dharma had been sent back to the mountain, Miaoqing Mountain and Hulu City were thousands of miles apart, and no one from Miaoqing Mountain came for a while. Even if someone came immediately after receiving the letter, it would take a month.

Now that Li Ming understood the entire situation and his injuries had healed, he immediately decided to investigate the so-called ancestral vine. However, before officially leaving seclusion, he briefly refined the Demon-Slaying Flying Sword. The yellow gourd Li Ming had named the Demon-Slaying Flying Sword consisted of two parts: the scabbard, the gourd in Li Ming's hand, had long been refined by Lu Tiannu, while the blade, the flying sword in Lu Tianxi's hand, had been polished for three generations, but unfortunately, it was still a little short of perfection. He wondered how long it would need to be incubated in the gourd before it could be considered complete.

Even so, the power of this demon-slaying flying sword is terrifying. Li Ming only wondered which vine the fruit came from, and whether they might be related. Fortunately, when the two objects were separated, they were both sacrificed and refined for a long time by the Lu brothers, but the time they were combined into one was still short, and Lu Tiannu's mark in it was also shallow.

It only took Li Ming a dozen days to put his own mark on it. Only then did he realize that after becoming the owner of this thing, the runes of Lu Tiannu's magical power in the flying sword were like in his mind, which he could comprehend at any time. By analogy, it would be of great benefit to him regardless of whether he wanted to practice the sharp gold law magical power.

Now that everything was ready, Li Ming came out of seclusion. Not long after, Lei Dongzi, Cangshan, Zhang An, Zeng Yushu and Monk Shannian all arrived.

Before Li Ming could even open his mouth, Zang Shan said with a wry smile, "Fellow Daoist Niu, you've caused me so much trouble. You only killed the Lord of Hulu City, but you know that the entire Northern Territory is in chaos now. The Lu family members outside Hulu Immortal Mansion are in chaos, and every one of them is coming back to seek revenge on you. I still have many Lu family relatives under my control, so they are afraid to act rashly. Otherwise, how could you have a peaceful life?"

Li Ming smiled and said, "Once Lu Tiannu is gone, the rest of the people are nothing to worry about. Besides, it was the Lu family that harmed me in the first place. Even if this lawsuit goes to the end, I will still be in the right. Why should I be afraid of him?"

Lei Dongzi then pondered, "This is still a minor matter. What I'm worried about is that now that the True Immortal Lu Tiannu of the Calabash Immortal Mansion has passed away, the situation in the Northern Territory will be drastically different. Thousands of lives depend on it, so this is a major event!"

Neither Zhang An nor Zeng Yushu interrupted. They were not of the same generation, so they could do odd jobs around the boss, but they could only listen to such important events.

Li Ming shook his head and said, "No, no, I think this is a good opportunity. Let Master Chang take action to scare away the demons and cleanse the Hulu Immortal Palace. This will also bring peace to the Northern Territory. Once we escort the Heavenly Book to the Taixu Palace, since I can kill Lu Tiannu, I can naturally defend the territory!"

These words sounded domineering, but Zangshan and Lei Dongzi looked at each other, their eyes flickering twice, as if they were thinking about something.

Shan Nian then stepped forward and said, "Brother Niu, I haven't seen you for a long time. It seems that your merits and deeds have made further progress."

Li Ming also bowed slightly towards him and said, "Thank you, Master Shannian, for teaching me the skills. Otherwise, I would have fallen into the Lu family's schemes and been harassed by the Yin Demon. The Thunder Sound Mantra really restrains the inner demon."

Shan Nian said, "I'm willing to accept the loss, that's all. The Lu family is so perverse and secretly acts like this, using the people in the Immortal Mansion as straw to feed the monsters. They deserve this retribution."

"Hahaha, this saying really resonates with me. Everything has a cause and an effect. Karma will always be cyclical and will bring retribution!" Li Ming laughed heartily, feeling very pleased.

Then he sighed and said, "What a great man the Gourd Immortal was, how could he have imagined that his descendants were so immoral that they ruined their ancestors' reputation and ended up like this. If the Gourd Immortal knew what happened here, I wonder if he would still establish a sect."

(End of this chapter)