Chapter 213: Emerging from Seclusion, Mortal Transcendence Intermediate Stage!_2
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Once someone performs poorly or embezzles for their own gain,
there will be countless people who will directly report it to the Luo Family.
Thus, Luo Ping, the Current Patriarch of the Luo Family,
would naturally proceed to replace and cleanse those around him.
As for who those replaced people are?
That is not important; what is important is only that these individuals are outstanding in their abilities and dare not act recklessly; for Luo Ping, that is enough.
As for the worry that someone might threaten the Luo Family because of the extensive power they control?
Such talk is naturally nonsensical.
As long as the military is controlled by the Luo Family,
and as long as the Elder Changfeng of the Luo Family is still around,
even if outsiders were to control great power or even deceive Luo Ping, who is the Current Patriarch of the Luo Family,
then who would dare to rebel so rashly?
Moreover, the most important thing is that Luo Ping, the Current Patriarch of the Luo Family, is no fool; he is not someone who can easily be deceived or hoodwinked.
"Lu Jun, what do you think about the Great Flame Dynasty..."
"How long can it hold out?"
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as Luo Ping, who was seated at the head, fell silent for a long while,
he suddenly turned his head.
He asked in a low voice to Lu Jun, who was beside him.
"The Great Flame Dynasty?"
Lu Jun quietly set down the document he was holding in his hands; he raised his head and glanced at Luo Ping beside him.
Then, after pondering for a moment, he said softly, "Perhaps, months ago, the people of the Great Flame Dynasty were already regretting their initial decision, to get involved in the infighting within the Da Feng Dynasty's territory, but now find themselves in too deep to withdraw, so they grit their teeth and hope to endure a bit longer to see how things unfold."
"However, they probably never anticipated that the situation would escalate..."
"The attacks from the White Brahma Temple have become increasingly fierce over time."
"The losses for the Great Flame Dynasty, likewise, keep mounting day by day."
"Now, even if the higher-ups of the Great Flame Dynasty want to extricate themselves, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."
In the room,
Lu Jun spoke softly while sipping the spiritually infused tea in his hand.
"The cost of silence?"
After hearing Lu Jun's words, the same four characters emerged in Luo Ping's mind.
Indeed, initially,
if the Great Flame Dynasty had not chosen to get involved in the infighting within the territory of the Da Feng Dynasty,
perhaps they could have happily observed from the sidelines,
and then at some point joined in to plunder the territory and resources of the Da Feng Dynasty.
However, with that wrong step taken by the Great Flame Dynasty,
they not only got involved in the struggles within the Da Feng Dynasty but also swiftly took over all the territories and assets of the Xunyang Prefecture Ke Family.
Now, it has become exceedingly difficult for the Great Flame Dynasty to pull out.
And if the Great Flame Dynasty chooses not to withdraw and instead continues to grit their teeth and persevere,
then they will become the shield in front of the Luo Family and the Royal Feng Family,
bearing the vast majority, if not all, of the immense pressure coming from the White Brahma Temple.
As for how long the Great Flame Dynasty can last,
that is something that no one besides the Great Flame Dynasty itself can know.
"Tsk...
"The Great Flame Dynasty really played one wrong move and lost the entire game...
After muttering to himself,
Luo Ping, seated at the head in the room, picked up the cup of tea before him.
He sipped slowly, a look of enjoyment slightly narrowing his eyes.
Since the Great Flame Dynasty is shielding him for now, he might as well savor the rare tranquility of the moment.
Once the Great Flame Dynasty can no longer hold out and collapses completely,
days as good as this moment for Luo Ping, he estimated, would not be many.
"I wonder how far Elder Changfeng has progressed in his cultivation?
"If Patriarch Changfeng's cultivation makes a breakthrough...
"Then perhaps, my Luo Family need not be too worried about the White Brahma Temple, right?"
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Qingshi City, Luo Family Ancestral Land.
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In a mysterious courtyard, exuding waves of ancient aura,
there is an open space where an old man with white hair and dressed in white sits cross-legged.
At this moment, in the void,
a terrifyingly intense Qi-Blood Force is being slowly cultivated.
As time passes, about three to five minutes later,
the cross-legged elder suddenly opens his pair of pitch-dark yet profound eyes.
He also slowly exhales a somewhat turbid white breath from his mouth.
Around his body, the already brewing horrific Qi-Blood Force now condenses into a blood-red tangible energy, surging skyward, piercing through the clouds.
"Mortal Transcendence Intermediate Stage, achieved!!!"
Luo Changfeng silently feels the Qi-Blood Force inside his body, which seems to have strengthened by at least several times.
He silently stands up, twists his neck, and stretches his limbs.
Instantly, a series of crackling sounds emerge from his body.
After half a year of meditation and accumulation, today he has finally made a breakthrough in his cultivation, reaching the realm of Mortal Transcendence Intermediate Stage.
This leaves Luo Changfeng feeling extremely pleased at this moment.
Of course, aside from his own efforts,
the bonus points from the golden finger are also extraordinarily important.
Otherwise, he wouldn't even think about breaking through to the Mortal Transcendence Intermediate Stage realm, let alone surpass the Viscera Refinement. He would be firmly stuck and never be able to break through, never reaching that so-called threshold of the Immortal Realm.
"In cultivation, there are no years."
"In the blink of an eye, another half a year has passed."
"Time really does fly..."
"I wonder what the situation in the Da Feng Dynasty is now?"
"Is the Great Flame Dynasty still gritting their teeth, desperately holding on?"
"And is the White Brahma Temple still aggressively attacking other territories?"
"Even the developments of my Luo Family in Qingshi City over this half-year, I wonder to what extent they've grown?"
Luo Changfeng murmurs to himself inwardly.
He is naturally very curious about these matters.
"Someone come..."
Walking slowly to the edge of the Stone Pavilion,
after Luo Changfeng settles down under the Stone Pavilion,
he calls out softly to the empty space in front of him.
As his voice falls, a somewhat blurry figure slowly appears before him.
The figure is an old man with white hair and beard, slightly hunched over.
The old man, codenamed Zhen,
is the third Commander of the Shadow Guard.
He is also, aside from Luo Changfeng, the strongest individual within the Shadow Guard, and one might even say in the entire Luo Family.
His cultivation level, during the half year of Luo Changfeng's seclusion, has reached the Initial Realm of Blood Cultivation.
And even to the Intermediate Stage of Blood Cultivation, he seems to be just one step away.
"Where are the others?"
"Also, what has happened during this half-year?"
Luo Changfeng looks at Zhen before him and after a moment of silence, asks softly.
Ordinarily, the Shadow Guard Commanders residing within the courtyard are led by Ruan Liuli.
The young man codenamed Yuan would take over for a brief time when Ruan Liuli was away.
The third Commander Zhen is specifically responsible for handling more complicated matters.
However, what Luo Changfeng did not expect
was that this time, upon his emergence from seclusion,
he would be greeted by this old fellow.
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Underneath the Stone Pavilion,
Zhen bows his head slightly,
and after detailing these matters to the master in front of him,
he then closes his mouth.
Standing quietly in place,
without uttering a word.
"So, those two young fellows have reached the limits of Viscera Refinement and are looking for an opportunity to break through?"
Luo Changfeng narrows his eyes and asks quietly.
Zhen silently nods his head.