CHAPTER 635: CHAPTER 377: LATE-STAGE VENERABLE

"This guy... he’s simply courting death!!"

Mo Tianji looked at Xingyun County ahead, and all he felt was endless fury burning in his heart.

He stared intently at the city before him, and just thinking about the terrifyingly murderous intent that had surged from Lu Sheng made Mo Tianji unable to suppress a wave of fear. After swallowing hard, Mo Tianji left with a dark expression.

"Once I’m back in the capital, I’ll make sure you understand... offending me is the stupidest decision of your life!"

"So what if you’re a late-stage Great Grandmaster? So what if you can kill Xingyun Earl?"

"In the end... in front of Duke Wei’s Mansion, you’re just a bunch of ants!"

Mo Tianji’s indignant voice kept echoing.

...

Luo Family Mansion.

Lu Sheng stood up expressionlessly after watching Mo Tianji leave.

The reason he didn’t kill Mo Tianji was that Lu Sheng wanted to buy time.

After all, Mo Tianji was the descendant of a Martial Saint, and if he killed him, it would bring Lu Sheng considerable trouble.

By then, Duke Wei might not give him time to grow and directly send troops against him.

Although Lu Sheng could slay a peak-strength Great Grandmaster, when facing a Venerable Level existence, he could only ensure he wasn’t easily killed.

After all, the gap between major realms is hard to bridge.

As for a Martial Saint... even though Lu Sheng’s essence was a Tier Eight Cosmic Life Form, he still couldn’t compete with a Martial Saint.

In this situation, Lu Sheng naturally needed time to improve his strength.

Otherwise...

He may not be able to defeat a powerful figure like Duke Wei.

Sending Mo Tianji back, in the eyes of great figures like Duke Wei, is just a small squabble. At most, Mo Tianji might mobilize some peak Great Grandmasters or even Venerable powerhouses against him.

He could fully handle it and even use the opportunity to delay and enhance his strength.

Once he ascends to Venerable or even Martial Saint... he wouldn’t need to fear Duke Wei.

Thinking about this, Lu Sheng took the cultivation resources and slowly walked to the training ground in Xingyun County to fortify his physical power.

The training ground in Xingyun County was previously the residence of Xingyun Earl, now in the Luo Family’s domain.

Upon arriving at the training ground, Lu Sheng discovered it was an extraordinarily unique space, infused with scalding lava.

The burning energy emanating from the lava was the best method to temper the physical body!

Feeling the scorching energy emanating from the world, Lu Sheng’s eyes shone with a bright gleam.

"Training in this place can at least double my cultivation efficiency!"

"Combined with these resources, it won’t take long... before I break through to the Venerable Realm!"

Thinking about this, Lu Sheng’s lip curled into a slight smile.

He then took out those cultivation resources, investing them all in his training, beginning to fiercely enhance his physical power.

...

Elsewhere, Mo Tianji also returned from Xingyun County to the capital.

After returning to the capital, Mo Tianji vented incessantly.

"Trash! All of them are trash!!"

"That damned child of Fengxing County... actually dared to disrespect me!"

Mo Tianji’s eyes were filled with a sharp killing intent.

As the grandson of a Duke, when had Mo Tianji ever endured such humiliation?

He was always the one humbling others; no one had ever managed to humiliate him!

"Since you do not wish to live, then don’t live!"

After taking a deep breath, Mo Tianji walked out of the room, ready to act.

In the past, it had taken him several years to orchestrate the downfall of Xingyun Earl as a rebel.

Now the child of Fengxing County, though only a viscount, had suppressed the rebels and held merits. To label him a rebel would take some time.

But Mo Tianji could wait!

As long as he could see Lu Sheng die before him, Mo Tianji would spare no time or effort!

...

Time flew.

Three years passed quickly.

Xingyun County.

Over three years, the Luo Family replaced the previous Xingyun Earl, becoming the top family in Xingyun County.

During this time, no one came to cause trouble.

After all, Mo Tianji’s operations required time.

Because of this, in these three years, the Luo Family developed rapidly, using the whole of Xingyun County’s resources to support their fighters boldly.

In just three years, the Luo Family gained two or three more Innate Realm Martial Artists.

Though compared to the former Xingyun Earl’s domain, the Luo Family was still much weaker, achieving this step from no Innate Realm Martial Artist in just three years was quite remarkable.

Besides, in the Luo Family’s training ground, Lu Sheng quietly sat cross-legged in the endless lava space, with the scorching energy continuously stimulating his body, constantly enhancing his physical strength.

Along with countless cultivation resources poured into him, Lu Sheng’s entire aura gradually became stronger.

No one knew how much time had passed when suddenly Lu Sheng’s heart jumped violently.

Immediately, a surge of Qi Blood roared from him, stirring a Qi Blood storm throughout the lava world.

Under this Qi Blood storm, the entire lava space was suffused with a powerful sense of oppression.

At this moment, Lu Sheng opened his eyes, a sharp gleam flashing within them.

"Venerable... late stage!"

Lu Sheng spoke softly, his lips curling into a smile.

Late-stage Venerable Realm cultivation was considered among top-level powerhouses in the three grand empires of the Martial Arts Realm.

In the Martial Arts Realm, there were only three Martial Gods altogether.

The number of Martial Saints was slightly more than that of Martial Gods, roughly twenty across the three empires combined.

In this context, late-stage Venerable Realm was undoubtedly among the ranks of top-level powerhouses in the three grand empires.

"The current me... among Venerables, is enough to slaughter wantonly!"

"As for Martial Saints... once I cultivate to the peak of the Venerable, I’ll barely attempt to harness my full power; by then, ordinary Martial Saints won’t concern me!"

"In this case, even with threats from Duke Wei, I won’t fear them!"