Xuanjian: I am the tenth son of Zhenchi, and I plot to seize the throne from Zhenlong.

At Wangyue Lake, a figure in green robes searched back and forth on the lake several times before finally stopping, somewhat disappointed.

A gentle breeze was blowing, and the lake was shimmering with light. It was a rare and beautiful scene, but Chi Buzhi had no heart to appreciate it. He only let out a soft "hmm" and looked at a thatched hut.

He then stepped into the void, and when he reappeared, he was already inside the thatched hut.

"A cultivator with the [Fire-Binding] cultivation level is quite rare in Jiangnan." The man in blue scanned the area with his spiritual sense and immediately saw that the person sitting cross-legged on the couch with his eyes closed, meditating, was breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

He casually sat down at the table, picked up the magic sword on the table, looked at it, tossed it aside, and then picked up the storage bag placed to the side and probed it with his spiritual sense.

"Oh, this rogue cultivator is quite wealthy."

Chi Buzhi raised an eyebrow, sensing something with his spiritual sense. He took out a demonic cultivation manual and several bottles of blood essence from his storage bag, his face showing sudden realization.

"This person does have some skill [and fire], why not search his soul and take out a cultivation manual to look at?" With a thought, he immediately took a step to the bedside and reached out to cover Su Ming's head.

As for whether the cultivator who was breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage would die after his mind was disturbed after the soul search, he didn't care.

*Smack!*

The next instant, a spirit stone was thrown at his head. The man in blue stiffened and slowly looked at the figure that had appeared at the table.

"The Li family...and behind them...the Purple Mansion?"

Chi Buzhi came to the lake this time not only to find the Taiyin Moon Essence, but also to force out the Purple Mansion that would help the Xiao family.

The second plan has indeed been accomplished, but now he is filled with fear.

The reason is simple: he is now at the Purple Mansion level with three supernatural powers, yet he doesn't even know when this person appeared in the thatched hut, let alone that he was hit on the head with a spirit stone.

"senior…"

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"Pick up the spirit stones."

The man in blue showed no sign of humiliation. He hesitated for a moment, then quickly picked up the spirit stones from the ground and strode over.

The gap between him and this person was much greater than he had imagined. If they were to actually fight now, he didn't know how many injuries he would suffer by the time the people from the sect arrived.

He was merely following orders; why risk his life? As for believing that Lushui would arrive in an instant, he preferred to believe that this man would kill him in a flash.

The man accepted the spirit stone, and Chi Buzhi felt as if he had become a mortal in front of him, staring blankly as he placed his hand on his brow.

He almost couldn't resist jumping up and attacking, but after that, his supernatural powers returned to his body, as if nothing had happened.

"Alright, you didn't see anything, you didn't hear anything, understand?" The man waved his hand and put the sword and storage bag back in their places.

Chi Buzhi nodded, flicked his sleeve, and vanished into the void, disappearing swiftly into the distance.

Lu Jiangxian had been secretly observing. He watched as the Purple Mansion came aggressively onto the lake, initially thinking it was there specifically to find him, which made him quite nervous.

But then she saw him enter the thatched hut, and the "spirit" was also inside. Lu Jiangxian thought that something would happen, but the purple mansion only stayed in the thatched hut for a while before leaving.

"Did you come here specifically to find that spirit?"

As he was pondering, he saw a figure in green suddenly break through the void and return to the lake.

When Chi Buzhi fled into the void, he felt something was amiss. Upon closer reflection, he realized that the Li family lived on the lake, and the Taiyin Moon Essence also came from their home. There was no doubt that they possessed other valuable items as well.

Greed flashed in his eyes, and he once again vanished into the void. The formations erected by the Li family's territory were useless to him. After walking for a while, he reappeared in the treasure vault on the top of the Li family's mountain.

He wandered aimlessly through the storeroom, his spiritual sense constantly sweeping over the pills and talismans used for cultivating inner energy. To him, these things were no different from the weeds by the roadside.

Suddenly, he stopped, reached into an inconspicuous corner, and took out a small white jade bottle. A smile played on his lips as he murmured, "There really is some good stuff here!"

……

"Is it a coincidence? Or is he really testing me?" Jianzhong frowned, while Chi Buzhi had already begun searching Li Yuanjiao's soul.

"Never mind."

There was no way to avoid it now. Lu Jiangxian had been in the Li family for so many years and was quite satisfied with their actions. Naturally, she couldn't just wait to be exposed and have the Li family wiped out.

He secretly gathered his divine sense and did not release it. Only when Chi Buzi caught sight of the mirror did he suddenly rush into his Shengyang Mansion.

When Chi Buzhi's spiritual consciousness met his divine consciousness, it was like thin snow meeting the blazing sun; it was defeated in an instant and could only use a secret technique to shrink his soul into a ball and suffer in vain.

Ignoring his pleas for mercy, Lu Jiangxian grabbed him tightly in her hand and breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was thinking about how to deal with him, a little figure suddenly jumped out from the soul in her hand.

Lu Jiangxian was startled and quickly reached out her other hand to grab the unyielding little figure. Upon closer inspection, she found that the little figure in her hand had already turned into a wisp of smoke.

"Senior, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Lu Jiangxian was terrified. This Purple Mansion was really designed to test him. He immediately activated his divine sense to crush the cloud of mist.

But then the mist quickly said, "Lord, it's me!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiangxian stopped moving. He hesitated for a long time, silently clenching the soul and mist in his hand to ensure he could annihilate it in an instant, before speaking:

"You...know me?"

The mist then transformed into a small figure, which beckoned to him: "I know Lu Jiangxian, the Lord of Yuehua Yuanfu, sir. I even served under you before, please don't kill me!"

Hearing the man's confident answer, Lu Jiangxian remained vigilant and instead gripped him even tighter.

He had too many memory lapses and didn't know how to face this villain for a moment, so he simply asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

Before the scoundrel could answer, he suddenly recalled the man's first words, and his eyes flashed with a fierce light: "You tricked me!"

The little boy chuckled, "Senior, you've been looking at me the whole time, so why are you asking who I am?"

The little figure struggled in his hand for a while, but when it couldn't break free, it sighed, "Senior, please be gentle. It wasn't easy for me to bring this little thing in, and you're almost squeezing me to death."

Lu Jiangxian's expression kept changing, and the force in her hand fluctuated. This little man came from the spirit by the lake, and judging from his appearance, he seemed to know quite a lot.

Finally, he sighed and slowly loosened his grip, ensuring that the little man wouldn't be crushed to death but would definitely not escape his grasp. This was the maximum risk he could accept.

At the same time, he made up his mind. He wasn't sure if he could defeat that spirit, so if the little man made any other move, he would crush him to death and escape immediately.

Lu Jiangxian carefully examined the little man's appearance. His features were quite ordinary. After thinking for a while and confirming that he had no recollection of him, he finally asked.

"Who are you?"