Chapter 27: The Dispute Over the Mysterious Stone

  "Alright Tianyu, you get some rest now. I won't disturb you anymore. Next time we meet might be in a few years. Tianyu, I'll wait for you at the peak of the mainland. You must hurry up and catch up!"

  "Don't worry, Lu Yun, I'll catch up soon."

  Then, Lu Yun took out a long spear and said: "This is the reward for your current competition, it's an extreme treasure, you can't refine it now, wait until you reach the Xiantian realm to refine it."

  Since it can't be refined, let's wait until Xiantian is researched. Thinking of this, Ling Tianyu put the long gun into the Qiankun bag.

  Lu Yun immediately walked out of Ling Tianyu's room. Because in Ling Tianyu's life, there was a person who needed to be pursued.

  After Lu Yun left, Ling Tianyu picked up the "Soul Lock" and began to study it. He sat on the bed and started cultivating according to the secret method indicated in the manual. Slowly but surely, the true energy inside his body underwent a process of vaporization, and wisps of white mist appeared. After a few minutes, the white mist turned into small patches. Ling Tianyu continued to work hard, and soon the white mist slowly merged together, its area expanding as it spread throughout his body. However, the mist was very faint.

  According to the secret method's instructions, when cultivating the secret method, only when the misty energy is cultivated to be extremely thick can one conceal their own cultivation. Those with lower cultivation than oneself cannot see one's own cultivation. When the misty energy seals off the entire body, it can seal away one's eight-layered strength. Ling Tianyu has currently cultivated a faint misty aura and has succeeded in a small part of it; as long as he continues to cultivate slowly in the future, he will be able to cultivate it to perfection.

  Ling Tianyu has been working hard, but found that no matter how he cultivates, he hasn't made any progress. Now, he can already seal his own cultivation, but it's not enough to reach the level where others can't see his cultivation. Ling Tianyu thought: "Forget it, I'll stop cultivating for today. There's no more progress to be made, maybe my compatibility isn't good enough." Although he didn't succeed in his cultivation, Ling Tianyu was still secretly happy.

  Every time he thought that the enemy thought he was just an ordinary postnatal early-stage expert, he could actually surpass and kill a prenatally middle-stage enemy. If a postnatal expert encountered him at first, his cultivation was sealed, but suddenly he unsealed it, his strength soared instantly, wouldn't that scare the enemy to pee? Ling Tianyu thought about it and chuckled with someone. This is a typical case of "dressing up as a pig to eat a tiger", and once the tiger starts to show its might, it will be unstoppable.

  Ling Tianyu has fallen asleep with a happy smile on his face. A night without words...

  The next day, the Ling family waited at the entrance of the Lu family's mansion for everyone to gather. Ling Tianxue and Ling Tianyu walked together. At this time, Lu Wenyuan politely said to Ling Feng: "Brother Ling, I apologize for not being able to entertain you well these past few days. Be careful on your journey, I won't see you off any further."

  Ling Feng politely said: "Brother Lu is really too polite, these past few days at the Lu residence, your hospitality has been more than sufficient, Brother Lu shouldn't say such things. The master of the Lu household should return home now." After finishing speaking, Ling's family set off on their journey.

  Ling Tianxue curiously asked, "Tianyu, where is Lu Yun?" Ling Tianyu smiled and replied, "Isn't he over there?" Ling Tianxue followed Ling Tianyu's gaze and saw Lu Yun standing in the distance, looking at them with a warm smile. Lu Yun and Ling Tianyu exchanged gazes, their faces filled with deep affection. Perhaps it was because of Lu Yun's sincerity that had moved Ling Tianyu.

  Until the figures of the Ling family disappeared from Luyu's line of sight. Lu Wen yuan came over and patted Lu Yun, saying: "Let's go, kid."

  Lu Yun nodded and said, "Father, Ling Tianyu is a very good person!" Lu Wenyuan laughed and said, "Haha, yes. You two may become very good friends. However, you must work twice as hard to cultivate your skills, your talent is not inferior to Ling Tianyu's at all. If it weren't for the fact that when you were young, you would practice for three days and then slack off for two days, and also stopped cultivating for three years, perhaps by now you would have already reached the Golden Dan stage. You must seize the time, don't let Ling Tianyu surpass you, don't forget your goal, only by becoming a strong cultivator can you take back Mu Yichen."

  Lu Yun nodded seriously and said, "I understand, Father. I will definitely work hard." At this time, Lu Yun's expression was no longer as calm and serene as before, but his eyes were extremely determined, filled with excitement.

  The next day, Ling's group had already walked a general distance and rested at Qingyun Village on the border of Lu's and Ling's territories.

  At this time, Ling Tianxue was like a happy little bird chirping non-stop. She ran to Ling Feng's side and said: "Third Uncle, there are so many new things here, let Tianyu accompany me to take a stroll?" Ling Feng smiled helplessly and said: "Go ahead, go ahead, it's really the nature of children, remember not to cause any trouble, got it?" Ling Tianxue had already pulled Ling Tianyu away into the crowd. Ling Feng shook his head and said: "These two kids..."

  At this time, on the streets of Qingyun City, people were coming and going. Two figures attracted most people's attention. Although they were still young boys and girls, the boy had a clear brow and eyes, with an extraordinary temperament. The girl had a small face like a porcelain doll, with skin that looked like it could be blown away by a breath, looking very cute. As they walked side by side, they seemed like a pair of golden boys and jade maidens, attracting the attention of passersby.

  At this time, there were many vendors on the side of the street, displaying all sorts of strange and unusual things. Ling Tianxue's eyes widened in amazement. Suddenly, a thought flashed through Ling Tianyu's mind, as if something was attracting him. Feeling curious, he walked towards the direction indicated, his curiosity growing. He led Ling Tianxue to a stall.

  Ling Tianyu saw a stone with a very strange shape. Ling Tianyu curiously asked: "Boss, what is this thing?"

  The stall owner said: "This is something I picked up unintentionally, this stone is very strange, it feels soft when pressed, and when it's flattened, it becomes hard again. If you leave it for a while, it will return to its original state, but then it will become soft again."

  Ling Tian Yue thought it was very interesting and asked, "Boss, how much is this thing?" The boss smiled and said, "Not expensive, 500 taels of white silver!" Ling Tian Yu was shocked to hear this, and Ling Tian Xue scolded loudly, "What? You dare to sell a broken stone for 500 taels? You're an unscrupulous merchant!" The boss smiled and said, "Don't you know the principle that rarity makes something valuable? If you can find two identical stones, I'll give them to you for free without taking a single cent!"

  Ling Tianxue was suddenly left speechless by the boss's words: "You......" Ling Tianyu thought to himself, forget it, this stone has always been attracting me, there must be something strange about it. Anyway, I robbed Ling Tianxuan of 10,000 taels and gave half to my cousin, leaving myself with 5,000 taels. I don't need that much money for myself either. After thinking, Ling Tianyu said to the boss: "Forget it, boss, I'll buy it!" Then he prepared to pay.

  Suddenly, a voice entered Ling Tianyu's ears: "Slow! Old help, I bought this stone, I'll pay 400 taels." The old helper took a look and was shocked in his heart, saying: "Isn't this Pu Shao, the young master of the city? You're making it difficult for me, aren't you? I've already agreed on a price with this customer, it's not suitable for you to come and buy now!"

  At this time, the person who spoke was Pu Yunfei's son, Pu Zhiwei. He relied on his father being the city master and his own innate talent in cultivation to bully others everywhere. Everyone who saw him was extremely afraid. Recently, Pu Zhiwei's cultivation had reached the middle stage of the acquired realm, and he was feeling proud and arrogant, so he came out again to cause trouble. In fact, he didn't want to buy that piece of stone at all, but when he saw Ling Tianyu and the others attracting too much attention, he felt displeased in his heart and wanted to come and tease them.

  Ling Tianyu furrowed his brow and said, "This big brother, I was the first to set my eyes on this stone, it's not right for you to take it by force?" Pu Zhiwei loudly retorted, "Who says I'm taking it by force? This stone is mine, everything in Qingyun City, from every blade of grass to every tree, belongs to me. What do you have to say about that?" Ling Tianxue angrily said, "How can you be such a person, it's simply bullying!"

  Pu Zhiwei burst out laughing: "I'm bullying you? What can you do to me?" Ling Tianyu, because he had cultivated the "Soul Lock" technique, didn't reveal his true cultivation level to Pu Zhiwei, who instead saw a cultivation level similar to that of Ling Tianxue's early stages.

  Ling Tianyu said calmly, "If you insist on this, I'll have to be impolite to you!" Pu Zhiwei said, "Oh yeah? You want to be impolite to me? Let's see how you can be impolite to me!" He then attacked Ling Tianyu!

  Ling Tianyu stood still on the spot, and when Pu Zhiwei approached Ling Tianyu, Ling Tianyu quickly slapped out a palm. Pu Zhiwei was directly hit by Ling Tianyu's slap and flew out more than ten meters away. Pu Zhiwei crawled back in terror, staring at Ling Tianyu. At this time, half of Pu Zhiwei's face was swollen, and he trembled with fear, saying: "You! You!" Ling Tianyu laughed and said: "What me? You actually relied on your power to bully others. Today, I will ruin your cultivation and make you not so arrogant in the future!"

  At this time, the boss of the small stall kindly reminded: "Little brother, forget it, I won't take your money, you'd better run quickly, he is the son of Pu Yunlong, the lord of the city, you can't afford to offend him." Ling Tianyu took over the stone and handed a 500-tael silver note to the boss, saying: "Don't worry, nothing will happen," and then walked step by step towards Pu Zhiwei.

  Pu Zhiwei had been scared out of his wits by the slap just now, and said in a frightened tone: "Don't come over! Do you know who my dad is?"

  Ling Tianyu's face remained calm, and he said nonchalantly, "I don't care who your dad is. Even if the emperor himself came today, it wouldn't make a difference?" Ling Tianyu took another step closer. Pu Zhiwei was so scared that he shouted loudly, "Dad, you'd better come quickly! If not, I'll be done for today!"

  Ling Tianyu sneered and said, "Go ahead and call for help, you can call all you want, even if the Emperor himself came, he wouldn't be able to save you! Today, I'll cripple you!" With that, he slapped his palm towards Pu Zhiwei's dantian.