Unlimited Investment in the Destined Protagonist: Forging an Eternal Immortal Clan - Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Old Ming in Lu Tianming’s Sea of Consciousness, the Spirit-Locking God-Devouring Insect, and Lu Tianming’s Desperate Escape!

Langya Heavenly Sect, the area where the inner sect disciples resided. A young man of seventeen or eighteen was cultivating in his own courtyard. This young man was none other than Lu Tianming, a disciple from a collateral branch of the Lu Royal Mansion.

Two years ago, after awakening a trace of the Beast Heart Heavenly Talent, he was sent by his family to Langya Heavenly Sect, a sect renowned for its beast-taming techniques.

While Lu Tianming was quietly cultivating in his courtyard, he suddenly sensed a transmission jade talisman landing within the courtyard. Seeing this, Lu Tianming retrieved the transmission jade talisman and immediately examined it.

After a moment, his brows furrowed slightly, “Elder Feng Yu is looking for me!?”

Lu Tianming couldn’t help but ponder inwardly. Why would this elder, who rarely showed himself, suddenly seek him out? Could it be that the sect had discovered the matter his family had tasked him with investigating?

At this thought, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy. He knew full well that Elder Feng Yu was in charge of intelligence and related affairs. For him to seek Lu Tianming out of the blue, Lu Tianming didn’t think it was a good sign.

After some thought, he immediately communicated with Old Ming in his sea of consciousness through his mind.

“Old Ming, to what layer has your soul cultivation recovered now?”

As soon as Lu Tianming’s words fell, a calm voice echoed in his sea of consciousness.

“Barely at the Soul Palace Realm!”

Hearing this, Lu Tianming’s heart leaped with joy, and he immediately said, “Old Ming, if I’m in danger later, you must act in time. If I die, you won’t be able to restore your true Physique.”

“Rest assured, since this old man has promised you that I’ll act when your life is in danger, I naturally won’t go back on my word!”

Hearing the words from his sea of consciousness, Lu Tianming felt a bit more at ease.

Afterward, he tidied up briefly and left his courtyard, heading toward Elder Feng’s spiritual peak. Not long after, Lu Tianming arrived at Elder Feng’s cave dwelling.

Glancing at Feng Yu seated at the head, Lu Tianming didn’t dare to delay and immediately stepped forward, bowing respectfully.

“Disciple Lu Tianming pays respects to Elder Feng! May I ask what task Elder Feng has arranged for this disciple to undertake?”

A meaningful smile curved Feng Yu’s lips as he nodded, “Indeed, there is a task within the sect that requires you to complete. And it’s a task only you can accomplish. That’s precisely why I called you here.”

Hearing this, Lu Tianming couldn’t help but speculate inwardly. A task only he could complete—could it be that this elder had noticed something special about him? With his thoughts racing, he immediately assured, “This disciple will do his utmost to complete the task for the sect!”

Seeing Lu Tianming so compliant, Feng Yu nodded slightly in approval. Without beating around the bush, he tested the waters by asking, “If the sect sends you back to the Lu Royal Mansion to gather some information, would you be willing to go?”

At these words, Lu Tianming’s heart jolted. He never expected the sect would ask him to return to his own family to spy. Wasn’t this asking him to betray his family?

Could it be that the matter his family had tasked him to investigate was indeed the sect’s doing?

In an instant, Lu Tianming’s eyes flickered as his mind raced.

“What’s wrong? Are you unwilling?”

Noticing Lu Tianming’s expression, Feng Yu’s gaze narrowed slightly, his voice deepening by a few degrees.

At the same time, a faint aura of the eighth layer of the Spiritual Pill Realm was subtly released, pressing down on Lu Tianming.

Feeling an overwhelmingly oppressive aura, Lu Tianming gritted his teeth and said, “This disciple is willing to go!”

Though he said this aloud, inwardly he had already decided that once he returned to his family, he would report this to the King. At worst, he’d never return to Langya Heavenly Sect.

Betraying his family was out of the question. But for now, under this roof, he had no choice but to bow his head.

Hearing Lu Tianming’s response, a profound smile appeared on Feng Yu’s face.

“Very good! If you can complete this task, the sect will certainly not treat you poorly.”

As he spoke, his figure flashed, appearing in front of Lu Tianming. Then, he took out an insect egg and handed it to Lu Tianming, “This is an egg of the Spirit-Locking God-Devouring Insect. If you truly agree to go to the Lu Royal Mansion to gather information for the sect, swallow it.”

Spirit-Locking God-Devouring Insect!

At those words, Lu Tianming’s expression changed drastically. How could he not know the terrifying nature of such a divine insect? Once he swallowed this egg, it would immediately take root in his sea of consciousness, and with his abilities, he’d have no way to expel it.

If he made any wrong move, the one controlling this insect could take his life at any moment. This utterly sinister danger would constantly loom over him.

In short, if this divine insect took root in his sea of consciousness, his life and death would no longer be his own.

“What’s this? You’re unwilling?”

Seeing Lu Tianming’s shifting expressions, Feng Yu’s voice grew colder.

Lu Tianming’s eyes flickered as he communicated with Old Ming in his sea of consciousness while inwardly cursing Feng Yu a hundred times.

This old thing usually seemed kind and approachable, but behind the scenes, he was so vicious and ruthless.

Truly, one couldn’t judge a person by their appearance! Trying to control me? Old thing, do you really think you’ve got me cornered today? Then I’ll fight you today and see who comes out on top!

After quickly consulting with Old Ming in his sea of consciousness, Lu Tianming steadied himself and said, “This disciple is willing!”

With that, he raised his right hand as if to take the insect egg.

Seeing this, Feng Yu nodded inwardly, his guard lowering slightly. But at that moment, a cold glint flashed through Lu Tianming’s eyes.

Just as he was about to take the egg from Feng Yu’s hand, the aura around him shifted abruptly. A terrifying force suddenly gathered in his palm. Before Feng Yu could fully register something was amiss, Lu Tianming’s hand slammed heavily into Feng Yu’s chest.

Bang!

The sound of breaking ribs echoed as Feng Yu’s entire physique flew backward like a cooked shrimp, coughing up mouthfuls of blood while still in midair.

This strike from Lu Tianming carried seven or eight parts of Old Ming’s power. Caught off guard, it was enough to injure a Spiritual Pill Realm cultivator.

“You’re courting death!”

Feng Yu’s reaction was swift. Before he fully crashed to the ground, he stabilized himself. At this moment, his face was as cold as eternal ice, his eyes filled with a chilling intent. He never imagined he’d be ambushed by an ant he hadn’t taken seriously.

Without another word, he suppressed his injuries momentarily and reached out, aiming to subdue Lu Tianming.

Lu Tianming hadn’t expected this old thing to react so quickly and decisively.

“Old Ming, quick!”

At the same time, Lu Tianming urgently shouted in his mind. The next moment, Lu Tianming’s entire aura shifted dramatically, a peak Spiritual Pill Realm aura surging forth.

Feng Yu, who had just made his move, paled the instant he sensed this aura, “Impossible!”

But Lu Tianming didn’t waste words. With a horizontal palm strike, he shattered Feng Yu’s mana hand, then pressed down on Feng Yu with lightning speed.

Bang!

Mana swept through the air, triggering the cave dwelling’s restrictions as defensive array patterns emerged.

Feng Yu had no chance to resist this blow and was directly pinned to the ground.

In a flash, Lu Tianming appeared before Feng Yu, flicked his finger, and instantly sealed the elder’s mana.

With Old Ming’s assistance, Lu Tianming’s series of actions flowed like water, executed with extreme speed, subduing Feng Yu in an instant.

The next moment, without hesitation, Lu Tianming began searching Feng Yu’s soul.

After a brief moment, Lu Tianming withdrew his divine sense, his eyes gleaming with cold light.

“So, it was indeed you who slaughtered my Lu family members when they fought for that opportunity overseas! Damn you!”

Thinking of the information he’d just uncovered, Lu Tianming nearly killed Feng Yu on the spot, but considering his current situation, he stopped himself. If he killed Feng Yu now, the sect would quickly notice. Yet he didn’t have a spatial cave dwelling to take this man out of the sect.

How should he deal with this old thing?

After some thought, Lu Tianming directly crippled Feng Yu’s dantian and then shattered his limbs. Finally, he took out a Seven Extremes Poison Pill and forced Feng Yu to swallow it. This would keep him alive for a few more days while buying Lu Tianming time to escape.

This old thing had just tried to control him—Lu Tianming naturally wouldn’t show him any mercy now.

After finishing this, Lu Tianming looted all the treasures from Feng Yu’s body, then boldly walked out of Feng Yu’s cave dwelling.

Fortunately, Feng Yu’s entire cave dwelling was protected by powerful defensive arrays, or the commotion earlier would have long alerted the sect’s old monsters. Without a shred of hesitation, after leaving Feng Yu’s cave dwelling, Lu Tianming headed straight for the sect’s exit.

He had to leave Langya Heavenly Sect quickly and return to the Lu Royal Mansion to report the information he’d uncovered before the sect discovered Feng Yu’s condition.

Over an hour later, Lu Tianming had already distanced himself from Langya Heavenly Sect. Piloting a jade flying boat, he sped toward Beiyuan County at full speed.

Langya Heavenly Sect wasn’t located within Beiyuan County; it was separated by Yanyang County. Even traveling at full speed, it would take considerable time.

He had to hurry back to the Lu Royal Mansion and inform the family of the intelligence he’d gathered. He had assumed that by the time the sect discovered Feng Yu, he’d already be safely home. However, what Lu Tianming hadn’t anticipated was that just two hours later, someone entered Elder Feng Yu’s cave dwelling and found the nearly dead Feng Yu.

Upon learning of this, Sect Leader Song Yan was instantly furious and immediately issued a pursuit order.

“Second Elder, Fourth Elder, Fifth Elder, leave the sect at once and see if you can catch up to Lu Tianming. Bring him back—dead or alive!”

For someone to beat Feng Yu into such a state, Song Yan could easily guess that Lu Tianming must have had help. How could he be careless? He immediately dispatched three elders.

Not long after, these three elders, under Song Yan’s command, left the sect and headed toward the Lu Royal Mansion.