Chapter 49: Approaching Spirit Gathering Realm

Steward Huang died.

And as usual Lu Xuan began to search his body.

He found a stack of banknotes, then searched the room and discovered several thousand silver of banknotes and land deeds, which Lu Xuan tucked into his robes.

Just as he was about to leave, he glanced at the unconscious concubine. Lu Xuan gave a casual toss, and a dagger flew out.

Puchi!

The dagger sank into her neck, and blood pooled on the floor. Lu Xuan remained expressionless.

He didn't think the family members of a villain were innocent. If they enjoyed ill-gotten gains, they had to pay the price.

If he by chance killed the innocent person, they could go and cry out their grievances to King Yama!

Lu Xuan turned and walked out of the room. The night wind blew, dispersing most of the bloody scent on him.

He scaled the wall and disappeared into the night.

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Lu Xuan pushed open his front door, and Shen Yuyan was still fast asleep, her quilt having slipped below her shoulders and revealing her fair collarbones.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her breathing was steady.

Lu Xuan stood by the bed, looking down at her. Moonlight spilled in through the window, falling on her face.

The red birthmark was almost invisible under the moonlight, and her skin glowed white.

He reached out and pulled the quilt up a bit, covering her shoulders.

Looking at Shen Yuyan like this, Lu Xuan didn't know how to connect the Yin-Yang jade pendant, Heaven's Net Pavilion, and the Holy Lord with the woman before him, but he could sense that this must be a massive secret.

However, no matter what it was, she was Lu Xuan's wife.

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Early morning.

Lu Xuan opened his eyes, and Shen Yuyan was already up, while porridge was warming on the stove.

[Ding! Sleep Cultivation complete.]

[Host: Lu Xuan.]

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[Five Animals Transformation Art: Great Perfection.]

[Demon-Subduing Righteous Sun Blade: 58%.]

[Thunderclap Hand: 40%.]

[Current Realm: Martial Artist Realm Level Nine.]

Lu Xuan clenched his fist.

Martial Artist Realm Level Nine.

Only one step away from the Spirit Gathering Realm... but as expected, the higher the realm, the harder it was to progress.

He had been stuck at this stage for almost two days.

If the other cultivators heard him complaining about it, they would probably be so furious that they would grind their teeth in hatred.

Many of them spent years, or even decades, struggling to break through a single minor realm, while he was already grumbling after being stuck for only two days.

He got out of bed and walked into the courtyard. The morning light wasn't fully bright yet, and a faint white glow appeared on the horizon.

Thunderclap Hand; with a push of his palm, the air exploded with a bang.

Leaves fifty feet away were shaken off, rustling down in a flurry.

Demon-Subduing Righteous Sun Blade; merging his fingers like a blade, he slashed down, leaving a faint red light in the air.

Lu Xuan withdrew his hand and took a deep breath.

A few more days of sleep, and he should be able to reach the Spirit Gathering Realm. By then, he would be at the same realm as Lu Tianhe.

He ate breakfast, and Shen Yuyan mentioned the "thunder in the clear sky" again, but Lu Xuan just smiled without saying a word.

Lu Xuan changed his clothes and instructed Shen Yuyan that Azure Sun City was too chaotic today, so she should try not to go out.

Shen Yuyan nodded in agreement.

He went to the escort agency. He opened the main gate, and the escort warriors hadn't arrived yet, so he sat in the gatehouse, waiting.

The escort warriors arrived one after another, and the masters who had gone out on escort missions recently also returned one by one.

This escort mission, although it had some minor hitches, was considered successful.

Listening to the old escort warriors talk about the interesting stories and dangers of the trip, Lu Xuan sat in the gatehouse, listening without speaking.

In the courtyard, they began to gather and discuss with each other.

"Have you heard? The Shen Family and the Lu Family are fighting again!"

"How could I not? Last night, the Shen Family burned down one of the Lu Family's shops, and the Lu Family killed two of the Shen Family's stewards."

"Doesn't the Prefecture Government care?"

"They can't. Neither family listens, so the Prefecture Government can't do anything."

"Tsk tsk, Azure Sun City is going to be in chaos."

Old Guo spat.

"If it's chaotic, then it's chaotic. It has nothing to do with us anyway. Just be careful when escorting."

Fang Tieshan walked out of the hall, stood on the steps, and scanned the crowd.

"Recently, Azure Sun City has been restless. No one is allowed to get involved in the matters of the Shen Family and the Lu Family. Be extra careful during escorts. If you encounter trouble, avoid it if you can; don't fight head-on."

The escort warriors nodded one after another.

Lu Xuan sat in the gatehouse, leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, but his ears were pricked. Within a radius of a hundred feet, any movement could not escape his ears.

Someone was watching him, and it wasn't someone from the escort agency.

They were looking from the entrance of the alley.

Lu Xuan didn't open his eyes.

His ears twitched. That person was standing at the base of the wall at the alley entrance, not moving, not leaving, and not approaching, just staring at the entrance of the escort agency.

How long had they been staring?

Lu Xuan thought of yesterday, the day before, and the day before that. Whenever he went out, he always felt someone was in the shadows.

He originally thought it was Steward Huang, but now it seemed it wasn't.

The person staring at him was someone else.

No rush.

Sleep for a few more days.

Reach the Spirit Gathering Realm.

By then, no matter who it is, there's no need to fear.