Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family Chapter 1981: 520: Secret Realm Showdown!
Previously on Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family...
Jiang Country, Great Dream Marsh.
The City Lord Mansion's declaration of the Hidden Abyss Secret Realm's rules, along with committing 365 tokens and presenting a Coagulation Crystal Elixir as top reward, ignited excitement among all cultivators in the Great Dream Marsh!
Besides the Four Great Immortal Sects and Core Formation Level powers, regular factions stood no chance to obtain the Coagulation Crystal Elixir.
For even a Core Formation Noble Family, acquiring a Coagulation Crystal Elixir proved immensely challenging.
Hence, the immense worth of the Coagulation Crystal Elixir stood evident.
Having a Coagulation Crystal Elixir equates to having one foot in the Core Formation Stage!
Yet the Great Dream City Lord surprisingly put forth a Coagulation Crystal Elixir as prize.
Such a move resembled hurling a massive boulder into a lake, stirring endless ripples.
Initially, numerous individuals wavered.
However, following the proclamation, the False Core Patriarchs across the Great Dream Marsh stepped forward, opting to venture into the secret realm and vie for the Coagulation Crystal Elixir.
Despite realizing their ineligibility, plenty of Foundation Establishment Cultivators couldn't resist wondering, pondering, and stepping into the secret realm.
Right now, the Hidden Abyss Secret Realm buzzed with exceptional activity.
Countless cultivators vied for fortunes inside the secret realm. Lower-level ones collected spirit grass, spiritual medicine, crystal mines, and hunted demon beasts.
Higher-cultivation folks brimming with assurance, like those from the Four Great Immortal Sects, straightaway chased after tokens.
"Boom Boom Boom!!!"
Right then, inside the secret realm, a light pillar soared upward, signaling to all that fresh tokens had surfaced.
Instantly, nearby cultivators surged toward the spot, igniting a frenzied clash.
"These tokens, I shall take them!"
Lu Lingxiao found himself close by and swiftly soared in, a Vermilion Bird Seal spinning over his head, his punch alight, unleashing a blazing fire that swallowed the crowd.
Solo, he overpowered multiple foes, zeroing in on every cultivator rushing for the tokens, displaying overwhelming might.
Certain cultivators struck by him coughed up huge gushes of blood, including those at Foundation Establishment Late Stage, who couldn't endure Lu Lingxiao’s strike.
"So strong!"
"Wait for others to come!"
Some pulled back while wounded, whereas others held out for allies to join.
Nearby, Lu Wangshu, clad in an elegant pink and white gown, her features refined and radiant, silently observed Lu Lingxiao's display, battling several adversaries single-handedly.
After all, her primary goal in this secret realm was to guard Lu Lingxiao.
Lu Lingxiao’s fighting power was unquestionable — he hadn't deployed his [Golden Fire Vine Tree] Magical Treasure, depending only on the Vermilion Bird Seal to dominate the scene.
Still, this secret realm emphasized tests, so he refrained from lethal actions.
Injured cultivators withdrew, sensibly deciding to exit the secret realm.
After securing the freshly emerged tokens, Lu Lingxiao and Lu Wangshu moved onward to the following spot.
As moments slowly ticked by, the majority of Foundation Establishment Initial Stage and Middle Stage cultivators got ousted.
The secret realm arrived at its climactic phase.
All understood that leftover tokens needed to be wrested from fellow competitors!
Consequently, the cultivators in the secret realm started banding together for the contests at that instant.
"Fellow young friends, please hand over your tokens, I happen to have some other gains for exchange,"
a false core elder heading a group of Foundation Establishment Cultivators noticed Lu Qingxuan, Lu Qingze, Lu Qingyan, Lu Chensha, Lu Linghe, Lu Xuanqian, Qin Yi, and the rest, and said with a smile.
He came from a False Core Family in the Great Dream Marsh.
Spotting Lu Qingyan and the others as members of the Heavenly Talisman Lu Family, he preferred suggesting a deal over direct confrontation, reluctant to provoke them excessively.
"False Core Immortal..."
Lu Qingxuan, Qin Yi, Lu Qingze, and the others traded looks, their faces turning rather grave.
While they outnumbered the foes and could jointly challenge a False Core Immortal,
it would demand heavy expenditure.
"Brother Qingxuan, we can fight..."
Seeing the situation, Lu Chensha transmitted a message to Lu Qingxuan.
Typically, he avoided clashing with a False Core Immortal.
But in this secret realm, failing to shine and allowing his family to lose tokens would invite scolding upon his return.
"Senior, simply demanding our tokens with words is tough to accept. Allow us siblings to witness the prowess of a False Core Immortal!"
Lu Chensha, merely at Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer,
had interacted with Lu Qingxuan, knowing that as an insect cultivator and beast taming cultivator, his techniques surpassed the norm, enabling him to triumph over superiors!
"Since it’s so, don’t blame this old man for bullying the young,"
the False Core Immortal stated gravely.
Although targeting Foundation Establishment Cultivators as a False Core harmed one's image,
given the allure of the Coagulation Crystal Elixir for the winner and superior Core Formation Spiritual Objects for the top ten, antagonizing the Heavenly Talisman Lu Family posed no issue.
Furthermore, in the Cultivation World, an unspoken custom held that disputes from trial secret realms wouldn't lead to formal vendettas.
As long as he avoided extremes, such as slaying every Lu Family disciple, even Changsheng True Master, revered as the Vice City Lord of the Great Dream Immortal City, couldn't publicly avenge and risk his standing.
"Show your real skills!"
Lu Qingxuan kept it brief, eager to gauge the False Core Immortal’s abilities.
His Life-bound Spiritual Artifact [Thunder Fire Scepter] materialized in his grasp, encircled by violet lightning and scarlet flames, exuding a majestic and ferocious aura.
At his side, Lu Qingyan brandished the Black Dragon Spear, moving like a swift flood dragon, charging straight at the false core elder.
Lu Chensha subtly fell back behind them, and countless ants materialized beneath his feet, their origin unclear, shimmering with dark flames.
Qin Yi, dressed in black sword robes, gripping her Life-bound Spirit Sword, joined Lu Qingyan in the fray.
Lu Qingze, Lu Linghe, and Lu Xuanqian took on the three Foundation Establishment Cultivators accompanying the false core elder.
The conflict was on the verge of exploding.
While the Cultivation World brimmed with stories of Foundation Establishment cultivators toppling False Core Immortals,
in truth, a False Core's power typically overwhelmed what average Foundation Establishment Cultivators could handle.