Golden Core

"Senior, Fellow Daoist Lin, this matter cannot be blamed on our Lu family. The Fang family colluded with the Southern Barbarians and instigated them to attack our Lu family. The evidence is conclusive. Our Lu family is here to seek justice from the Fang family. Even if this matter goes to the Qingyun Sect, our Lu family will still be in the right."

But Elder Huang of Yanyue Lake, without saying a word, immediately threatened to kill us. What is the reason for this?

"Our Lu family was merely acting in self-defense. The evidence is all here; senior and fellow Daoist Lin might as well take a look."

Justice! Evidence!

"ridiculous!"

Lin Conglong was so angry he laughed. Talking about justice and evidence with the Lu family from Yanyue Lake was beneath them.

Lin Conglong leaped down, shouting, "Fairness! My Moonlit Lake is fairness! You want fairness, don't you? Come, tell me!"

"By the way, since you still can't kill Huang Yangming, bring Lu Guchu out. I want to see what kind of audacity your Lu family has that dares to provoke my Yanyue Lake so much."

As he spoke, Lin Conglong showed no mercy, already wielding his spirit sword and slashing down directly.

When a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator unleashed his full power, the entire summit of Wolong Mountain was plunged into darkness. Only half-hidden moonlight could be seen pouring down, crashing directly into the protective array of Wolong Mountain.

boom!

The roaring sound came, and Lu Changfeng had no time to think about anything else. He quickly activated the great formation to resist. Fortunately, he had occupied Wolong Mountain in advance and had the great formation to help him. Otherwise, with Lin Conglong's strength, he would not have been a match for him.

Lu Changfeng wasn't so arrogant as to think he could rival a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator.

Seeing that his attack had failed, Lin Conglong became even more furious. "You dare to resist! Attack!"

At Lin Conglong's command, over a hundred disciples of Yanyue Lake immediately attacked. Lin Conglong was just used to being arrogant and indulging in pleasure; he wasn't really stupid. At this moment, all he wanted was to kill Lu Changfeng and vent his anger.

However, Lu Changfeng wasn't too worried about Lin Conglong's vigorous attacks. At least Lu Changfeng didn't really care about the attacks from the elders and disciples of Yanyue Lake. His attention was entirely focused on Huo Ying.

This is Wolong Mountain, protected by a second-tier high-grade array. The spiritual stones and veins are abundant, and with him, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, presiding over the array, and dozens of Lu family disciples helping him from behind, as long as Huo Ying, a Golden Core cultivator, doesn't make a move, even if Lin Conglong is given a few more days, he won't be able to open this mountain-protecting array.

Standing behind Lu Changfeng, Lu Yang helped protect the great formation, but in his heart he was thinking about what the Fang family would think if they knew that their mountain-protecting formation was being used by the Lu family to block the Moon-Covering Lake.

As time went by, the Lu family members, who had initially been somewhat impatient, calmed down.

After all, the facts show that as long as the Golden Core stage ancestor of Hidden Moon Lake doesn't make a move, no matter how fiercely Lin Conglong and the others attack, they won't be able to break through this mountain-protecting formation.

At the same time, they were also somewhat relieved. If their second ancestor hadn't suddenly made a move and broken through the protective mountain formation with brute force before it was activated, they probably wouldn't have been able to take over Wolong Mountain so easily if Fang Zongquan had been in charge of the formation.

The Lu family disciples calmed down, but the disciples of Hidden Moon Lake became increasingly anxious.

It's just Wolong Mountain. If we can't conquer it after a long siege, won't we become a laughing stock for other forces?

Lin Conglong was now red-faced and his neck was thick with anger. He was helpless. He shouted fiercely, but he couldn't even open a single breach in the great formation. If this continued, he, as the sect leader, would probably lose his prestige in front of his many disciples.

Taking advantage of the moment when the attack formation was activated, Lin Conglong quickly looked at Huo Ying. Although he did not speak, the meaning on his face was very clear: he wanted Huo Ying to join the attack.

After all, in Lin Conglong's view, when facing a rebellious Foundation Establishment force, should he still talk about the morality of not bullying the weak?

Moreover, now that the Lu family has already thrown out Huang Yangming's body, if they don't take action, what will become of the reputation of Yanyue Lake?

Ugh!

Seeing the immovable protective array below, and meeting Lin Conglong's gaze, Huo Ying couldn't help but sigh.

Without using any weapons, he simply raised his right hand, and a water tornado the size of a bottle rose from his palm.

Before the Lu family members could even ask questions, Huo Ying pressed down with his right hand, and the waterspout, which was just the size of a bottle, suddenly grew larger, becoming a whirlpool capable of sweeping across the heavens and the sea.

Lu Changfeng was terrified when he saw this. He had been keeping an eye on Huo Ying, fearing that Huo Ying would make a move.

Now that Huo Ying has made his move, the protective array of Wolong Mountain has begun to disintegrate even before the water dragon descends, making Lu Changfeng's lips curl into a bitter smile.

This is the Golden Core stage; their strength is unreasonable.

The Lu family members' expressions changed drastically. They tried to channel all their spiritual power into the great formation in an attempt to block the spell, but found it was completely futile.

boom!

Just when the Lu family members were about to despair, a large cauldron landed beneath the waterspout, completely engulfing it.

"Great Ancestor!"

The sharp-eyed members of the Lu family had already recognized who it was and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Then the figure slowly appeared from behind, looking at Huo Ying with a smile.

"Senior Huo, bullying the weak is not the style of a Golden Core senior like you. Although the Hidden Moon Lake is powerful, it is still under the Qingyun Sect. We belong to the same family, and we should still talk about reason."

"Lu Guchu!"

Huo Ying looked at the person in front of him, and finally a hint of emotion appeared in his eyes. Golden Core stage! Not late Foundation Establishment stage, but Golden Core stage!

At this moment, everything seemed to make sense. No wonder the Lu family dared to attack the Fang family despite their presence at Yanyue Lake; no wonder the Lu family dared to kill Huang Yangming; no wonder the Lu family dared to wait for them so patiently.

Huo Ying had been wondering why. He considered that the Lu family had gained the Qingyun Sect's approval and had the Qingyun Sect's backing. He also considered that the Lu family had colluded with other forces and acted as their pawns. Therefore, Huo Ying did not rush to take action, but wanted to see what the situation was so that he could make a response.

It wasn't until Lu Guchu appeared that Huo Ying realized he hadn't seen Lu Guchu for a long time. After all, Lu Guchu was a junior. It was only because Lu Guchu's cultivation had progressed so quickly, reaching the late stage of Foundation Establishment, that Huo Ying paid attention to remember him. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't even remember Lu Guchu's name.

No wonder Lu Guchu always claimed to be in seclusion; he didn't want people to know his true cultivation level.

He's at the Golden Core stage, and he doesn't even look like he just broke through. How could Lu Gu Chu possibly hide it?

"What a clever scheme, what a brilliant tactic!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Guchu chuckled and said, "Senior Huo, you flatter me. I was just lucky. The Lu family is adjacent to Yanyue Lake, so I will need your help in the future."

"Take care of me! Lu Guchu, I'll take good care of you now."

Huo Ying could see Lu Guchu's cultivation level, but Lin Conglong could not. Now that Lu Guchu had appeared, Lin Conglong could not hold back and immediately launched a second-tier top-grade spell.

At this moment, the sky above Wolong Mountain instantly transformed into a world of ice and frost, with countless ice swords slashing towards Lu Guchu.

However, Lu Guchu didn't even glance at Lin Conglong. He simply released the power of his Golden Core slightly, and the world before him returned to normal. The frost world was gone, and peace returned once more.

Lin Conglong stared blankly at his hands, feeling a sense of wonder. His expression became even more interesting as he sensed Lu Guchu's ability to release and retract his power so easily.

"Impossible! Impossible! How could you possibly break through!"

It should be noted that Lin Conglong and Lu Guchu were of the same generation, but in fact, Lu Guchu was several decades younger than Lin Conglong.

When Lin Conglong broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, Lu Guchu was just a junior member of the Lu family. Later, when Lin Conglong heard that Lu Guchu had broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, he was quite surprised that Lu Guchu was so lucky.

Now look what's happened, Lu Guchu has formed his core! How can he accept this? He has a strong earth spirit root and the resources of the Hidden Moon Lake, yet he still couldn't break through. What makes Lu Guchu so special?

At this moment, Lin Conglong's heart was breaking.

Lu Guchu glanced at the somewhat deranged Lin Conglong, but didn't pay him much attention, only looking at Huo Ying.

From the moment he revealed his Golden Core stage cultivation, he and Lin Conglong were no longer from the same world. Only he and Huo Ying could decide the future of Yanyue Lake and the Lu family.

Huo Ying is a veteran early-stage Golden Core cultivator. If a real fight breaks out, Lu Guchu wouldn't dare say he's confident, but he's confident he can hold his own for a while. If he wants to leave, he's confident Huo Ying can't stop him.

However, as a Golden Core cultivator and the leader of a faction, no one would easily take action unless absolutely necessary.

Huo Ying is no fool. It's one thing for the Hidden Moon Lake to destroy a Foundation Establishment family, but could it possibly destroy the Golden Core Lu family as well? Even if it could destroy the Golden Core Lu family, could it possibly destroy them as well?

How many years does Huo Ying have left to live? With Lu Gu Chu wandering around, why bother with Yan Yue Lake?

In recent years, in order to maintain its status, the Hidden Moon Lake has been constantly suppressing not only the Foundation Establishment forces under its jurisdiction, but also the Foundation Establishment forces in the surrounding areas. Why? It's simply to prevent them from breaking through to the Golden Core stage and threatening the rule of the Hidden Moon Lake.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have always appeared as a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and he wouldn't have been in seclusion, or on his way to seclusion.

Huo Ying stared at Lu Guchu, his heart in turmoil. He wanted to eliminate this threat, but Huo Ying knew he couldn't. If he had the cultivation of the mid-stage Golden Core realm, he would definitely make a move at this moment. Unfortunately, he didn't.

In the future, it seems that not only will they not be able to antagonize the Lu family, but they will also have to make peace with them. After all, there is no such thing as eternal hatred between Golden Core forces; it is naturally about interests and dangers. Of course, continuing to curb the development of the Lu family is definitely necessary.

Despite all the precautions, was it ultimately impossible to prevent it?

Huo Ying was somewhat annoyed, but he could only accept it and didn't say anything more. "Fellow Daoist Lu is too kind. We are all disciples of Qingyun Sect, so we should work together. Young friend Changfeng is right. We should talk about reason and evidence. Since the Fang family colluded with the Southern Barbarians first, it is only right that they were destroyed."

Huang Yangming acted without investigation, and it's understandable that the Lu family killed him in self-defense. However, the area north of Kaiyang County is within the territory of my Yanyue Lake. If the Lu family goes any further north, then even if Yanyue Lake is being reasonable, they should be buried within our territory.”