He confessed his love for his master in his later years, and his cheat ability finally arrived.

High above, Mu Changming and four other inner disciples rode on flying swords, traversing through the clouds with incredible speed and agility.

About a hundred meters behind the five inner disciples were Lu Changsheng, Princess Taiping, and Prince Zhao Ke of Zhenbei, among others, riding cranes.

Before one has established their foundation, one cannot fly on a sword. When going out, one can only ride a crane or buy an expensive flying magic weapon and rely on spirit stones to take off.

In order to awaken the Devouring Heaven Cauldron as soon as possible, it was useless for Lu Changsheng to earn spirit stones. After all, 500,000 low-grade spirit stones could not be collected in a short time.

Therefore, even Lu Changsheng did not have enough spirit stones to buy flying magic weapons.

However, he is already at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and it won't be long before he successfully establishes his foundation, so there is no need for him to buy this flying magic weapon.

"Senior! Senior, please listen to me!"

As Lu Changsheng sat atop the crane, his eyes narrowed, preparing to unleash the Devouring Heaven Demon Art to absorb spiritual energy for cultivation, Princess Taiping suddenly arrived on the crane and transmitted her voice into Lu Changsheng's mind using her divine sense:

"This Mu Changming isn't a good person; we need to be careful!"

Lu Changsheng smiled upon hearing this, glanced at Princess Taiping beside him who looked tense, and asked in return:

How do you know?

Seeing Lu Changsheng so calm, Princess Taiping felt much more at ease and then transmitted her analysis to Lu Changsheng.

After hearing this, Lu Changsheng gave Princess Taiping a look of admiration.

It wasn't hard to guess Mo Rou's identity, after all, this woman's figure was too incredible. Even with her face covered by a black veil, the astonishing size of her chest was something that you couldn't find many like her in the entire Inner Immortal Academy.

It can be inferred that Mu Changming also came for him, but that was no easy feat.

Normally, if you were to carry out a mission with an eighty-year-old Qi Refining stage disciple, you would doubt his strength and worry that he might hold you back, thus raising questions.

But what about Mu Changming?

He only glanced at Princess Taiping twice and didn't take Lu Changsheng seriously at all.

Is he magnanimous?

Is it because he respects the elderly and cares for the young?

The result is obvious!

"I am not surprised at all. After all, Mu Changming's surname is Mu, and Elder Mu Feng's surname is also Mu. They also look quite similar. It is hard not to suspect that there is some blood relationship between the two of them."

Lu Changsheng also transmitted his conjecture to Princess Taiping, and the truth soon came to light.

It must be that Elder Mufeng and Zhao Ke have been looking for an opportunity to take revenge on Lu Changsheng, but unfortunately Lu Changsheng has been staying in his courtyard refining pills, giving the two of them no chance to make a move.

Princess Taiping made a fortune selling elixirs every day, which was no secret in the Outer Immortal Academy.

After learning that Lu Changsheng was also an alchemist, Elder Mufeng and Zhao Ke finally became anxious.

How noble are alchemists? How terrifying are they?

Once Lu Changsheng grows up, countless powerful individuals will flock to him seeking his elixirs, making it much harder to take action against him then.

So they forcibly assigned Lu Changsheng and Princess Taiping a task that only inner disciples could accept. Zhao Ke alone was not enough to deal with Lu Changsheng, so to be on the safe side, they also sent inner disciples such as Mu Changming.

It seems that this trip to wipe out the Tongtian Bandit is a pretense, and the real purpose is to eliminate Lu Changsheng.

The reason they haven't made a move yet is because they've only just left the territory of the Upper Cloud Heavenly Palace; if they fly any further down, it will be dangerous.

"Senior, since that's the case, then we..."

Princess Taiping frowned slightly and reached out to touch the crane's pure white feathers:

"Let's go back to our sect. At worst, we'll hand over a thousand merit points. We can settle accounts with them after we successfully establish our foundation!"

With Lu Changsheng's talent and his superb alchemy skills, Princess Taiping believed that it wouldn't be long before Lu Changsheng would successfully establish his foundation.

Forbearance a moment, calm, take a step back, a brighter future.

Mu Changming is at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment. Even with Mo Rou as a hidden move, he is no match for Mu Changming.

Not to mention that besides Mu Changming and Mo Rou, there are three other inner disciples.

These three inner disciples were all trained by Mu Changming; it's obvious whose side they're on...

"snort!!"

After letting out a soft hum, Lu Changsheng patted the crane's body at his feet and transmitted his voice to the crane. Although the crane could not speak, it could understand human speech.

With a flap of its wings, it reduced its speed sharply, then, carrying Lu Changsheng, it swooped down straight down from the heavens.

"Great! Senior has finally come to his senses! Let's return to Shangyun Heavenly Palace!"

After calling out a few times, Princess Taiping saw that Lu Changsheng's body was about to disappear from her sight, so she quickly sent a telepathic message to the crane and chased after the direction in which Lu Changsheng disappeared.

Where there is life, there is hope.

"Um?!"

Zhao Ke's eyes widened; this sudden turn of events left him momentarily at a loss for what to do.

As Lu Changsheng and Princess Taiping disappeared from sight, Mu Changming and the other inner disciples, flying ahead on their swords, did not notice anything amiss.

"Senior Brother Zhao, what are those two up to? Did they go on a secret rendezvous?"

"I doubt it. They're probably too scared to go to Tongtian Mountain to suppress the bandits!"

"I told you long ago, Lu Changsheng is so old, what's the point of him cultivating immortality? He's just a menace when he goes out!"

......

The other two outer disciples were unaware of the full scope of the plan. Upon seeing Lu Changsheng and Princess Taiping turn back halfway, they began to mock and ridicule them.

Private meeting!

run away!

Upon hearing these words, Zhao Ke instantly flew into a rage!

"What are you all standing there for? Come with me and bring that old bastard Lu Changsheng back! We'll have Senior Brother Mu punish him severely!"

Without even bothering to inform Mu Changming, he immediately steered the crane to chase after Lu Changsheng.

......

Princess Taiping chased after him for a short while before she saw Lu Changsheng and a crane perched on the hillside. Lu Changsheng had his hands behind his back and was resting with his eyes closed, while the crane was catching insects in a nearby puddle.

"Senior, weren't you supposed to be returning to Shangyun Heavenly Palace? Why did you suddenly stop here?"

Princess Taiping also descended from the sky and walked up to Lu Changsheng.

"Who said we were going back? I don't have the bad habit of making a wasted trip!"

Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes, a sinister smile creeping across his lips:

"Strike first, or suffer the consequences!"

"Today, I will first kill you as a sign of respect!"

"Senior, what's wrong with you...?"

Princess Taiping's pupils constricted sharply upon realizing what was happening, and she covered her mouth tightly, retreating repeatedly.

The rules of Shangyun Heavenly Palace strictly prohibit fellow disciples from killing each other. Otherwise, they will be detained by the Law Enforcement Hall, their dantian will be destroyed, their cultivation will be abolished, they will be demoted to mortals, and they will be expelled from Shangyun Heavenly Palace.

Isn't this... going too far?

"Lu Changsheng! Don't run away!"

"We are on a sect mission; how can you run away halfway through?"

Just then, Zhao Ke and his group, who had been chasing after them, descended from the sky on cranes:

"This action has violated the rules of the sect. If you bind your hands and kneel down to kowtow, I might turn a blind eye."

"I'm old, unlike you young people."

Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes slightly, a warm smile spreading across his face:

"I'm tired from flying, so I'm stopping to rest for a while. How can that be called running away? You are all fellow disciples, so please take good care of this old man."

As he spoke, he formed a hand seal with his hands behind his back, and three talismans written in cinnabar appeared in his palms.

"Hmph, you old codger, now you know about camaraderie? Too late!"

"If you desert during a mission and it's told to Senior Brother Mu, it's a capital offense!"

Prince Zhao Ke of Zhenbei remained silent. He sensed something was amiss, especially the way Princess Taiping looked at him, her gaze seemingly filled with...

mercy!

The Prince of Zhenbei remained silent, but his two lackeys, who loved to bully others by abusing their power, immediately became emboldened upon seeing Lu Changsheng show weakness:

"It's not impossible for us to pretend we didn't see it. I heard you're an alchemist. If you could offer a few thousand Azure Spirit Pills as a token of respect to the Prince of Zhenbei and us two brothers, it wouldn't be so bad..."

Swish!

Before Zhao Ke's unrestrained laughter had even faded, three blazing fireballs appeared out of thin air, then charged out with rolling heat waves.

"Lu Changsheng, you dare to try and kill us? Are you insane?"

"Lu Changsheng, you're asking for death!"

......

Amidst the shouts and curses of the Prince of Zhenbei and the other two, three enormous fireballs grazed past them.

The three rolled around in the mud a few times before standing up and realizing that Lu Changsheng hadn't aimed at them at all, and hadn't even dodged, getting his Taoist robe all dirty.

With the longsword in hand, the three Zhenbei Kings, their faces contorted with rage, surrounded Lu Changsheng.

"Old man, your eyesight's getting worse with age, isn't it?"

"Haha, with your aim, you dare to attack us!"

"That's bad now. Attacking a fellow disciple won't be something that can be dealt with with just a few thousand Qingling Pills!"

......

The Prince of Zhenbei remained silent as well, because she noticed that Princess Taiping's gaze towards her was filled with increasing pity and sympathy.

Where exactly did things go wrong?

What exactly is wrong?

in the end......

Chirp chirp~

Several cries of agony rang out from behind. The Prince of Zhenbei and his entourage turned around abruptly and discovered that the three cranes they were riding had been struck head-on by the fireball and lay in pools of blood, howling and convulsing.

Before long, the three cranes stopped struggling, collapsed to the ground, and died completely.

"Oh no! Lu Changsheng's target from the very beginning wasn't us, but the cranes!"

"With the crane dead, we will never be able to escape this place again! Hurry!"

Zhao Ke roared to the sky, completely panicked and terrified at this moment:

"Run! Quickly, go and inform Senior Brother Mu! Hurry..."

It's sizzling!

Crackling sounds!

Dense arcs of electricity swept past him, and when Zhao Ke looked closely, he saw that his left and right arms had been cut down by Lu Changsheng in an instant.

A man was cut in half at the waist. His lower body was convulsing uncontrollably, while his upper body opened its mouth and desperately screamed at itself, but no sound came out.

A silent wail.

Another person was pierced through the heart by the sharp tip of a sword, his abdomen was ripped open, his internal organs spilled out onto the ground, and blood gushed out, staining the ground beneath his feet red.

Despair filled my eyes.

"This is impossible! This is impossible!"

"Junior Brother Zhang and Junior Brother Qian are both at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and you, Lu Changsheng, are also at the seventh level of Qi Refining. How could they possibly not even withstand a single blow from you...?"

Zhao Ke gripped his flying sword tightly, swallowing hard, beads of sweat pouring down his face. He wanted to resist! He wanted to fight to the death! But his body had already made the choice for his brain.

run!

Even if he is at the eighth level of Qi Refining!

Even though his cultivation level and realm were above Lu Changsheng's!

even if......

run!

Run!

Run!

The mighty Prince of Zhenbei didn't even dare to entertain the thought of resistance. He covered his head and fled, running and running into the depths of the dense forest behind him!

It's sizzling!

Crackling sounds!

An electric arc exploded in his ears. Zhao Ke had just turned around and hadn't even realized what was happening when his body was pinned to a tree trunk by a long sword, covered in blood.

"Lu Changsheng, no... don't kill me!"

"I have no deep-seated hatred for you, I'll call you Grandpa! Grandpa!"

"If you're willing to let me go, my father will definitely..."

As Zhao Ke was still begging for mercy, he suddenly noticed Princess Taiping walking towards him. He shuddered instantly, like a drowning man grasping at a last straw.

"Snow White! Help me!"

"Bai Xue, we grew up together, and my father even served your father, the Emperor. If you're willing to plead for me, you'll definitely be able to..."

puff! !

Bai Xue's sword pierced Zhao Ke's heart, pinning him to the tree trunk and silencing his pleas for mercy.

Swish!

Princess Taiping drew her long sword, and Zhao Ke's body fell heavily to the ground.

Princess Taiping returned her longsword to its sheath and gave Lu Changsheng, who was walking towards her, a sweet smile.

This was her pledge of allegiance to Lu Changsheng!

To express his feelings.