This is the martial arts world, what are you cultivators interfering in?

Chapter 86 Reunion with Zhu Xianchou

The village was entirely built of stone and was very simple. Some ordinary wild wheat was planted around the village, but it had all been destroyed by the Zhu clan's cultivators.

Li Lan followed Ming Zilou into a slightly larger stone chamber. Inside, a perfectly round stone was enshrined. After offering incense, Ming Zilou turned around:

“Young friend, I will not hide it from you anymore. We are the descendants of the Mingzun and all the saints.”

“Back then, Mingzun led the saints to quell the rebellion, while the rear was handed over to Zhidao Immortal Venerable. However, the saints ultimately had reservations about Zhidao Immortal Venerable, so they placed us all in the Wanyuan Mountain Range and left some experts behind to protect us.”

He sighed, "Originally, the saints had put in a lot of effort, and this place was of great importance. Even if the Supreme Immortal Venerable broke his promise, he shouldn't have dared to cause trouble here. But unexpectedly, some great changes happened here later, and the experts who stayed here entered the Ten Thousand Yuan Mountain Range and never came out again..."

"The threat here has been eliminated. After the Supreme Immortal Venerable betrayed the Bright Venerable, he led various forces to sweep in. Most of the experts who remained were also lost within the Ten Thousand Mountain Range and were unable to resist. Therefore, the descendants of the saints have been almost completely wiped out!"

"We tried every means to hide, and only then did we survive as the last branch of our family. We thought that being found by the Zhu family today would mean our extinction, but we never expected that fate would not abandon us and that we would eventually meet you, young friend."

He hadn't mentioned these things for a very long time, but now, as he spoke of them, his old eyes were filled with a mix of emotions, grief, and sorrow. After a long while, a trace of heartache and guilt slowly surfaced on his old face:

"The descendants are incompetent. Now, my young friend has escorted the bones of the Mingzun and the saints back, but he cannot bring them the honor of the world. Instead, they must hide their names and die in the wilderness... How incompetent!"

He was heartbroken, and tears welled up in his old eyes.

Li Lan was taken aback. Ming Zilou... actually knew that he had sent the bones of the Mingzun and the saints?

“Young friend, you are cautious, but I am, after all, a direct descendant of the Mingzun. I am not so foolish as to not recognize my ancestor’s bones even when they are right in front of me…”

He said, “Young friend, rest assured, I understand that once this matter gets out, it will cause a huge uproar. It’s not just that we will all die, but even their bones will not be preserved… Therefore, no third person will know about this matter.”

Li Lan felt a slight mix of emotions, but she nodded.

He trusted Ming Zilou.

"Young friend, did the Bright Lord and the other saints leave any last words? Are any of them still alive?"

Mingzi Lou asked in a trembling voice.

Li Lan sighed, "All the saints have died in battle, and even the Mingzun has long since vanished."

"I only caught a glimpse of the remnant spirit of the Venerable One, and he imparted some teachings to me. It was he who entrusted me with the bones of the saints, and sent me to the Ten Thousand Mountain Range..."

Now that things have come to this, Li Lan did not hide anything: "However, the Venerable One did not expect that the Wanyuan Mountain Range would be in such a state."

"Senior, please lead the villagers away immediately. I will stay here to cover your retreat and come back to find you once you are safe."

The descendants of the Venerable One and all the saints are now living a very difficult life.

Most of them were killed, and the remaining branch went into hiding, dwindling to only about a hundred people. Even their cultivation methods seemed to have been completely severed; there wasn't a single cultivator to be found in the entire village...

Now they're being targeted by the Zhu family again...

If we don't take action, they might all really die!

"No,"

Ming Zilou shook his head and laughed, "We should have died long ago. We are already content to know the news of Mingzun and the saints and to see their bones return to their homeland."

"Young friend, I only need you to help me take one person away."

Li Lan asked, "Qingqing?"

He observed with his spiritual eye that among the young people in the village, there were four or five with good aptitude, but the best one was Ming Zilou's granddaughter, Ming Qingqing!

“That’s right. She is the only one among all the descendants who can inherit the Mingzun’s methods. Letting her leave will prevent the Mingzun’s bloodline from being cut off.”

"As for us, young friend, you can't save us... The Zhu family was once a family under the command of the Bright Lord, but they later turned against us. Therefore, their killing intent towards us is even greater than that of the current Celestial Court..."

Although Ming Zilou was just a mortal, he had a very clear understanding of the situation: "It was already extremely difficult and risky for you to take Qingqing away. If others were to drag you down, it would only lead to everyone's death!"

Li Lan felt very heavy-hearted.

He certainly understood that what Ming Zilou said was true. Now the entire Sinful State was under the control of the major forces of the Celestial Court, and it was simply unrealistic to take everyone in the village away!

But are we just going to stand by and watch them get killed?!

"Clear!"

Ming Zilou called out, and Ming Qingqing walked in. Ming Zilou said, "Qingqing, this is your elder brother Lan Li. From now on, treat him as your own elder brother. Remember to listen to him, understand?"

It's already an intention to entrust the child to someone else!

"Grandpa, I won't go, I don't want to leave you!"

Upon hearing this, Ming Qingqing's eyes welled up with tears, and she knelt before Ming Zilou: "Qingqing doesn't want to leave!"

"Foolish! Only if you leave can we avenge ourselves later. Remember, you are a descendant of the Mingzun..."

Ming Zilou was also in tears. He looked up and said, "Young friend, my clan still has an ancestral heirloom, the scale of a true dragon! We have survived until now to protect this thing. This thing is related to the safety of the entire Immortal Realm. Back then, all the saints said that if they failed to resist the strange calamity, this thing could open up another chance for life for all living beings in the Immortal Realm..."

"Throughout history, various forces have been trying to find this item. We have also released many fake dragon scales to confuse all parties. Even the Zhu family actually obtained a fake dragon scale."

"But in fact, the real dragon scale was already taken into the Wanyuan Mountain Range by the direct disciple of the Mingzun, the Great Sage Luo Tian... The Great Sage said that if he could not return, his descendants should take this jade to the Wanyuan Mountain Range to find him and retrieve the dragon scale."

As he spoke, he suddenly stepped forward, removed the threshold stone of the room, and handed it to Li Lan.

Li Lan was stunned for a moment. Was this threshold stone the same as that piece of jade?

"This item has been refined by the Great Sage of Luo Tian. Unless the Supreme Immortal Venerable comes in person, no one can tell the difference. Moreover, this item is called the Ruyi Treasure Jade, which can be changed at will and is extremely convenient to hide."

Mingzi Lou said, "When you go to search for the dragon scales, young friend, you only need to do this..."

He explained the method to Li Lan in detail.

With a single movement, Li Lan transformed the enormous threshold stone into an ordinary thumb ring, which he then wore on his hand.

Now that things have come to this, Ming Zilou is truly prepared to lead the entire village to their deaths, entrusting all his hopes to Li Lan!

Li Lan felt heavy-hearted and asked, "Senior, since you have already released fake dragon scales to mislead the outside world, why is the Zhu family still going to such lengths to find you? Do you have other plans?"

He wanted to try to save the villagers.

To save them, we must know about the Zhu family.

"The Zhu family must have found the ancient path within the Ten Thousand Mountain Range. Mingzun once made a pact with an unknown entity within that ancient path, and the dragon scales are the proof of that pact. Once the Zhu family obtains the dragon scales and finds a direct descendant of Mingzun, they will naturally be able to awaken a response within the ancient path..."

"Back then, the Great Sage Luo Tian also stepped onto that ancient path and never returned."

He sighed.

Upon hearing this, Li Lan suddenly realized what was going on!

He hesitated for a moment, then resolutely said, "Senior, I have a plan that may resolve this crisis. The Zhu family will surely send someone soon, and then we will do so..."

Upon hearing this, Ming Zilou's expression changed, and he shook his head repeatedly: "No! This would surely put you in danger! It's not worth it!"

In his eyes, Li Lan was already regarded as the successor of the Mingzun.

Li Lan said, "Senior, my mind is made up!"

He was ready to take a gamble.

Firstly, only in this way can the lives of everyone in Ming Village be saved. Secondly, since the dragon scales were taken into the cave by that Great Sage Luo Tian, ​​Li Lan must go there!

The inheritance of the True Dragon Technique after the Core Formation stage is all on the dragon scales!

Even more, Li Lan could enter that ancient road in a perfectly logical way, which was both a crisis and an opportunity!

……

Soon after.

"You didn't run away, so you're quite sensible."

A beam of light flew down from the sky and landed.

The villagers of Mingcun stood around the cemetery, their faces showing vigilance.

The newcomer was a woman with a blood-red chrysanthemum brand on her forehead. She coldly glanced at the crowd and said, "Yes, there is indeed some residual spiritual energy in the tomb, but it has all been released and cannot protect you."

With a wave of her hand, the tomb that Li Lan had previously opened exploded!

Everyone in Ming Village paled and showed genuine fear – because the village chief, Ming Zilou, had told them that this was their only hope.

"Who is the direct descendant of the Mingzun?"

Blood Chrysanthemum asked calmly.

No one answered.

With a sweep of her divine sense, she suddenly stepped closer, her figure truly like a ghost, and directly grabbed a young man from the crowd.

The young man's expression changed drastically, and he instinctively threw a punch, but it did not cause her any damage and he was thrown to the ground.

"A mere Qi Refining Level 3... it seems the descendants of the Bright Venerable have truly fallen into obscurity..."

Xueju coldly looked at Li Lan after he had disguised himself, like a ferocious cat looking at a helpless mouse. She said, "Your attack just now should have come from the Sun, Moon and Stars Technique created by Mingzun, right? Hehe, it's just a pity that even the inheritance is incomplete."

In just one glance, Xueju had already gleaned a great deal of information from Li Lan and directly confirmed Li Lan's identity!

They must be direct descendants of the Ming Emperor!

"No, he is not a descendant of the Mingzun; he is merely a wandering cultivator from elsewhere..."

Ming Zilou hurriedly said, "Release him, it has nothing to do with him!"

"A rogue cultivator?"

Blood Chrysanthemum just sneered. Did these people think she was a fool?

The loose cultivators were sneaking around among the people of Ming Village. Did the loose cultivators know about Mingzun's Sun, Moon and Stars Technique?

"Release my people, or I will die rather than cooperate with you!"

Li Lan gritted her teeth.

"Don't worry, they won't die now, but if you don't behave... hehe, then I'll let you taste what their flesh tastes like."

Xueju grabbed Li Lan, then with a wave of her hand, swept up everyone from Ming Village and flew back to the Zhu family's mining area.

Soon after, she finally landed and had the villagers, including Mingzilou, imprisoned in a stone prison under strict guard. Then, she took Li Lan to see the young master.

Upon entering the stone hall, a young man in brocade robes sat upright.

"Is this person a direct descendant of the Mingzun?"

The young master asked calmly.

"Your Excellency, it is absolutely true. He is indeed the descendant of the Mingzun, Ming Lanli."

Blood Chrysanthemum Road.

The young master gave a thumbs up, showing his trust in Xueju's abilities.

"Please invite Mr. Qiu over. He should have already taken care of my Gu worm. It's time for this young master Ming to enjoy it!"

He said something, and a servant left immediately. Soon after, a middle-aged man was brought in.

When Li Lan saw this person, she was momentarily stunned...

Because of this Mr. Qiu...

It was none other than his old friend from the Abyss Realm... Zhu Xianchou.

He actually showed up here!?

"Mr. Qiu Xianzhu, you've arrived. Have my Gu worms been properly cared for?"

The young man in brocade asked the question casually.

Zhu Xianchou bowed and said, "Reporting to the young master, the puppet worm is complete and only awaits its host."

The young man in brocade pointed at Li Lan and said, "This is the puppet I have chosen."

Zhu Xianchou then looked at Li Lan.

The two looked at each other, speechless and silent, their gazes undisturbed.

……