The First Venerable of All Paths

"Distracted from the body!"

Fang Xuan raised an eyebrow, vaguely guessing what was going on.

The scroll was slowly unrolled, revealing countless characters and diagrams of the human body's meridians.

"The external body is formed by using the physical body as a medium and the soul as a guide..."

Fang Xuan silently read the text on the scroll, his brows furrowing more and more deeply.

"When the external spirit is cultivated to its greatest extent, it becomes indistinguishable from the original body."

After reading it, Fang Xuan looked thoughtful.

"This external spirit is originally a Heaven-rank secret technique, but... it is incomplete."

Fang Xuan possesses the inheritance of nine female emperors, and his vision is far superior to that of his contemporaries.

This external spirit is indeed incredibly profound and can be considered a supreme treasure.

But this scroll only contains the first volume.

Moreover, one needs to reach the third-grade Soul Master level to cultivate, making the threshold extremely high.

If one forces oneself to cultivate, one cannot even unleash one-tenth of its power.

"No wonder Lu Ren's power was so limited after he practiced this technique."

Fang Xuan is currently only at the peak of the second-grade Soul Master, and is unable to cultivate this external spirit splitting technique.

"But what is this thing?"

Putting aside his distractions, Fang Xuan picked up the token, a thoughtful expression on his face.

The fact that Lu Ren could place it together with his external spiritual entity clearly indicates that this token is extremely extraordinary.

Fang Xuan checked it several times but couldn't get any information from it, nor did he find any special aura.

It's like a piece of ordinary iron.

"Let's keep it for now."

After storing the token in his storage ring, Fang Xuan began to heal his injuries by circulating his internal energy again.

The Chaos Sacred Body was activated, and purple energy enveloped Fang Xuan, enveloping him completely.

With the help of the power of the primordial chaos, Fang Xuan's injuries recovered rapidly.

In just half a day, his internal injuries had recovered to about 70-80%.

"The rest will require gradual recuperation."

Fang Xuan stood up, feeling the power within his body, and a smile appeared on his lips.

He turned around and saw that Manman in the blood pool had already turned into a blood cocoon.

"Looks like this girl is lucky."

Fang Xuan could sense that Manman's aura was constantly increasing within the blood cocoon.

"As expected of the Blood Spirit Vein, it can indeed improve one's physique and enhance one's martial arts foundation. No wonder it can help people break through to the Divine Intent Realm."

Blood Spirit Vein is an extremely rare type of spiritual vein.

The spiritual veins contain not ordinary spiritual energy, but a kind of blood and qi energy.

Ironically, this kind of blood and qi energy can, to a certain extent, purify the soul, making the soul's power even purer.

This is the fundamental reason why martial artists can increase their chances of advancing to the Divine Intent Realm.

However, this power did not help Fang Xuan much.

On the contrary...

Fang Xuan looked up at the Enlightenment Platform suspended in mid-air.

"This is the real good stuff."

Fang Xuan smiled calmly, then leaped up and landed on the stone platform.

"boom!"

A special energy suddenly surged from the stone platform into Fang Xuan's body and consciousness.

This energy couldn't directly enhance Fang Xuan's cultivation level, but it sparked countless inspirations in his mind.

"Indeed, the Enlightenment Platform contains an extremely rich power of enlightenment."

Fang Xuan quickly sat down cross-legged, cleared his mind of distractions, and began to comprehend the Primordial Long Fist.

The Primordial Long Fist is the fundamental technique of the Primordial Empress.

Once mastered, this method grants permanent proof, allowing Fang Xuan to achieve twice the results with half the effort when cultivating other martial arts.

Therefore, using the Enlightenment Platform to comprehend the Primordial Long Fist is the wisest choice.

Inside the cave.

The blood cocoon shimmered slightly, and the enormous phantom reappeared.

On the stone platform.

Fang Xuan remained calm, his hands forming hand seals as he studied the fist technique.

Beyond the Blood Pool Secret Realm.

The moment Lu Ren fell, a soul tablet suddenly shattered.

Lu Zhao, who was lying on the soft couch with his eyes closed as if dozing, suddenly sat up.

"It's a success!"

A cold glint flashed in Lu Zhaofeng's eyes as she gazed at the shattered soul tablet.

"Mother-in-law, you can start now!"

Upon hearing this, Granny Yin, who was standing behind him, suddenly disappeared.

Three breaths later, a muffled explosion resounded throughout the entire Lu family mansion.

Roars, howls, sounds of fighting, and curses rose and fell in waves.

"Master..."

Chunxing looked at Lu Zhao with concern.

"Now that we've started, there's no reason to stop."

As if knowing what Chunxing was about to say, Lu Zhao said in a calm voice, "Besides, Lu Ren is dead, and the others are not worth worrying about."

"But what about the Grand Elder..."

Lu Zhao snorted coldly.

"If he were smart enough, he would know how to make the right choice."

Taking the tea from Qiuju, Lu Zhao said slowly, "Otherwise, I don't mind replacing you."

The battle lasted for three days and three nights before it came to an end.

"thump!"

Several figures were thrown in front of Lu Zhao, one of whom was Lu Fa.

"Lu Zhao, how can you face the ancestors of the Lu family with such perverse and perverse actions?"

Lu Fa glared angrily at Lu Zhao, his voice sharp and cutting: "More than a hundred clansmen died because of you!"

"A reactionary and perverse act?"

Lu Zhao gently tapped the armrest of the soft couch and said casually, "So what have you been doing all these years?"

"Forming cliques for personal gain, plotting wicked schemes, and disregarding clan rules."

Lu Zhaofeng's eyes narrowed, and his tone suddenly turned cold: "Lu Fa, what qualifications or face do you, the Grand Elder of the Lu family, have to mention our ancestors to me?"

"I......"

Lu Fa was rendered speechless by the rebuttal.

"But you are ultimately just a woman!"

One of them suddenly pointed at Lu Zhao and said sternly, "What qualifications do you have to hold the power of the family and the position of president?"

"Oh."

Lu Zhao chuckled and said, "It seems that these years of pampered life have made you completely forget how the Lu family came to be."

Lu Zhao stood up, flicked his long sleeves, and an aura of majesty swept out.

"The Lu family ancestor was also a woman!"

She walked step by step toward the elder of the Lu family, her tone becoming increasingly sharp.

"It was a woman who saved the Lu family from dire straits several times!"

"These are all things recorded in my Lu family genealogy. Did you just forget them?"

Lu Zhao stared at the other man with piercing eyes, saying each word clearly, "What right do you, a heartless and ungrateful beast, have to question this patriarch?"

Lu Zhao waved his hand and said, "Take him away and deal with him according to clan rules!"

"No!"

The elder was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, pleading, "Patriarch, spare my life! I know I was wrong."

"You don't just know you're wrong, you know you're going to die."

Lu Zhao looked at Lu Fa expressionlessly and said, "Is there anything else the Grand Elder has to say?"

"I...have nothing to say."

Lu Fa lowered his head silently, his face full of dejection.

He knew he had lost.

With Lu Renyi's death, all the hopes he had pinned on were shattered.

"Master, I know I am guilty of grave sins, but there is a favor I would like to ask of you."

Lu Fa bent his proud body and said in a dejected tone, "I hope the patriarch will spare them out of consideration for their shared membership in the Lu clan."

"I will take full responsibility for everything."

Upon hearing this, the others' expressions changed drastically.

"Elder..."

Lu Fa raised his hand to stop the crowd and looked at Lu Zhao: "I'm begging you."

"Is this your choice, Elder?"

Lu Zhao looked at Lu Fa, his expression unchanged.

"Please grant my request, Master."

Lu Fa bent down even lower.

"Okay, I promise."

After a long silence, Lu Zhao slowly nodded.

"The rest of them may be spared the death penalty, but they will not escape punishment."

Lu Zhaoyu waved his hand and said, "Seale all your cultivation and send them to the mines to mine. Even if you die, die in the mines."

Upon hearing this, many people gasped in shock.

To have one's cultivation sealed and reduced to a mining slave?

Lu Zhao's methods are ruthless.

"Of course, that includes you."

Lu Zhao looked at Lu Fa, her pretty face as cold as frost.

"You want dignity? I, the head of the family, will not give it to you."

Lu Zhao's lips curled into a cold smile as he said, "Elder, remember this: women are the most vengeful."

Upon hearing this, Lu Fa's pupils contracted.

"Lu Zhao, how dare you insult me?"

Lu Fa's face twisted in pain, his eyes bloodshot: "Do you really think I wouldn't dare to fight you to the death?"

Just as Lu Fa was about to lose his temper, a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder.

With just a light tap, Lu Fa's aura was completely sealed off.

"Grandma Yin, you..."

Looking at Granny Yin in front of him, Lu Fa's face was full of despair.

"Lu Zhao, I admit I underestimated you."

Lu Fa gave a bitter smile and said, "But do you think you've won?"

"Isn't that right?"

Lu Zhao chuckled, "All the contingency plans you've prepared over the years have been eradicated by me. What waves can you possibly stir up now?"

"Hahaha."

Lu Fa suddenly burst into laughter, his face full of sarcasm, and said, "Lu Zhao, you call yourself a business genius, with flawless strategies, but you've miscalculated one thing."

"You are, after all, just a woman, and a woman with absolutely no cultivation at that!"

Lu Fa's face was contorted with rage, and his tone was frantic.

"The more outstanding you are, the more enemies you'll make, and the more people will be eyeing you!"

Lu Zhao nodded knowingly and said, "I understand."

Lu Fa was taken aback.

"What do you know?"

Lu Zhao did not answer his question, but looked up at the sky and said, "Since you are all here, don't hide yourselves. It would be unbecoming of a great sect."

"Hehe, the Lu family head is a woman who is just as capable as any man, of course I admire her."

As a soft laugh rang out, several figures quietly appeared in mid-air.

The leader was dressed in a magnificent robe.

He had a large belly, a face full of fat, and small, shrewd eyes.

"President Lu, how have you been?"

The man patted his round belly and smiled sinisterly.

"So it was you."

Looking at the other person, Lu Zhao's expression suddenly darkened, and he said, "I wonder what brings Steward Zhao to my Lu family?"

"President Lu, please stop pretending to be ignorant."

Zhao Fu smiled like a Maitreya Buddha and said, "I wonder what you've thought of my previous suggestion?"

"Not interested."

Lu Zhao refused directly, saying, "If Steward Zhao has nothing else to do, please leave. I have some family matters to attend to."

"President Lu, don't refuse a toast only to suffer the consequences."

Zhao Fu narrowed his eyes and said with a forced smile, "You should know that my young master is about to be conferred the title of Holy Son, and my Zhao family still holds some weight in Zhongzhou."

"The fact that I've taken a liking to you is a blessing you've accumulated over many lifetimes!"

"If you marry me as my concubine, the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce will rise to a new level."

Once these words were spoken, the true intentions were revealed.

Zhao Fu came not only for Lu Zhao, but also for the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.

"presumptuous!"

Granny Yin gave a cold shout, and her powerful aura suddenly swept out.

"How dare you insult my young lady! You're courting death!"

Just as Granny Yin was about to make a move, Zhao Fu sneered, "Behind my Zhao family is the Daoist Sect."

"You old fool, do you dare touch me?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Yin's face immediately showed humiliation, but she did not dare to actually make a move.

Many members of the Lu family dared not speak out against their anger.

The Dao Seeking Sect is a top sect in the entire Qingzhou region, with profound foundations, far surpassing the Lu family and the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.

Lu Zhao clenched her fists tightly, her delicate body trembling.

Just then, a detached voice suddenly rang clearly in everyone's ears.

"She wouldn't dare, but I would!"