High Martial: I Can Copy All Root Bones!

Moreover, when Lii Tianxing left White Cloud Cottage, he had clearly sensed at least three Rebirth Realm experts monitoring the cottage.

’This Saint Master has a considerable number of Rebirth Realm experts around him. At least, the current Profound Nether Sect can’t compare at all.’

Lii Tianxing moved like a phantom as he sped on his way.

Soon, he arrived at a cliff face outside Rong City.

Lii Tianxing leaped forward and moved a boulder in front of the cliff, revealing a stone cave inside.

Seeing that everything inside was as usual, he immediately relaxed.

Inside the stone cave, an elderly Rebirth Realm expert was sitting cross-legged, guarding a youth with a vacant expression.

The concentration of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy around this vacant-looking youth was far greater than anywhere else. He was clearly a peerless genius who possessed a Heroic Root Bone.

Unfortunately, it seemed Lii Tianxing had made him into a ’Primordial Medicine’.

His expression was vacant, and he appeared to have lost his intellect, reduced to an imbecile.

"Sect Leader, you’re back," said the Rebirth Realm expert guarding the Primordial Medicine as he stood up.

This Rebirth Realm expert was the Vice Sect Leader of the Profound Nether Sect and Lii Tianxing’s most trusted subordinate.

After Lii Tianxing reached the Rebirth Realm, the man had voluntarily ceded the position of Sect Leader to him, assisting him in achieving everything he had to this day.

"Yes, things went rather smoothly. Allow me to recover some Spiritual Power, and then we will head back."

"The Saint Demon Sect Master has already given me his verbal agreement. Delays can breed complications, so we must return as soon as possible to assemble our army and bring the entire southwestern region of Yunyang Prefecture under our control."

"By then, even if Hongg Zai really assembles the Four-Color Dragon Army and marches south, we will be bound to the Saint Demon Sect."

At this stage, the Saint Demon Sect and the Profound Nether Sect were merely using each other.

After speaking, Lii Tianxing also sat down cross-legged beside the Primordial Medicine. Immersed in the vast amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy generated by the Heroic Root Bone, the Spiritual Power in his body began to recover quickly.

Possessing the ’Primordial Medicine’ was Lii Tianxing’s greatest trump card.

In many battles of attrition, Lii Tianxing had relied on the ’Primordial Medicine’ to rapidly restore his Spiritual Power, which allowed him to catch rival Rebirth Realm experts off guard.

He would even kill rival experts while they were in secluded recovery.

Lii Tianxing had kept the secret of the ’Primordial Medicine’ perfectly. Besides him and the Vice Sect Leader, no one else knew.

The ’Primordial Medicine’ was personally carried and guarded by the Vice Sect Leader, never entrusted to another soul.

...

「Meanwhile, in Rong City.」

After Lii Tianxing’s departure, Lu Changfeng wasn’t about to let a table full of fine dishes go to waste. He and Xuansha casually discussed the future development of the four cities over food and wine.

Once Lu Changfeng left, the most senior figure in the four cities would naturally be Xuansha, who had followed him the longest.

’It’s just a shame my Replication Talent still needs a few more days to recover.’

’Otherwise, I could have copied Lii Tianxing’s Talent.’

’Whether it’s [Ghost Shadow] or [Ancient Spirit Ghost], they both seem like excellent Talents.’

’Still, the opportunity will come sooner or later...’

Sooner or later, Lii Tianxing would fall into Lu Changfeng’s hands.

After finishing their meal at White Cloud Cottage, Lu Changfeng and Xuansha leisurely departed.

"Aren’t you all going to show yourselves?" Lu Changfeng called out as he stepped through the cottage’s main gate.

The several Rebirth Realm experts who had been stationed nearby in a triangular formation flew over, looking rather sheepish.

"Our apologies, Saint Master. We were just so worried about your safety!" Fanyun said, lowering his head.

"Never mind. Let’s head back together."

Escorted by the group of Rebirth Realm experts, Lu Changfeng returned to the Lin Mansion.

After resting in Rong City for a few days, Lu Changfeng received news, just as he’d expected: the Profound Nether Sect was marching its army east.

Lii Tianxing couldn’t wait to make his move.

Lii Tianxing personally led the eastern campaign, and his army took a city in an instant with their overwhelming might.

When Mansion Master Yinn Zhong heard the news, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. ’Things were fine, so why is that damned Profound Nether Sect getting involved now?’

’Could they have secretly reached some kind of agreement with the Saint Demon Sect?’

’That’s highly possible!’ The more Yinn Zhong thought about it, the more frightened he became. He immediately dispatched several more messengers to the Capital Region to plead for reinforcements.

Unfortunately, his requests were like stones sinking into the ocean; it seemed that personage in the Capital Region would not leave the capital until the Four-Color Dragon Army was complete.

Yinn Zhong could no longer afford to show weakness. Besides, the Profound Nether Sect was not as intimidating as the Saint Demon Sect.

Soon, Phoenix City dispatched one-third of its forces toward the southwest of Yunyang Prefecture to confront the Profound Nether Sect’s army.

Even at one-third of its total strength, Yunyang Prefecture’s army was not to be underestimated, boasting more than two hundred Bone Refining Realm experts.

They were further supported by three Rebirth Realm experts.

As for the Profound Nether Sect, after years of recuperation, the power it could now unleash was equally formidable.

They had cultivated a significant number of new Bone Refining Realm experts with their newly acquired resources, not to mention those who had surrendered to them.

The two sides were evenly matched, fighting back and forth.

During the conflict, Yunyang Prefecture deployed three Rebirth Realm experts to fight Lii Tianxing and his Vice Sect Leader from the Profound Nether Sect.

Lii Tianxing actually managed to hold his own against two of them, and the battle between the Rebirth Realm experts ended in a stalemate.

While the two sides were locked in a tense stalemate, Lu Changfeng took Bai Touweng and secretly traveled to the front lines—to his old hometown, Feng City.

As news spread that the neighboring city had been captured by the Profound Nether Sect, Feng City was thrown into utter chaos.

It was early morning when Lu Changfeng and Bai Touweng entered the city.

The citizens of Feng City were forming a long procession, heading north.

Faced with such overwhelming circumstances, the common folk could only go with the flow.

As for whether staying in Feng City or fleeing north was the correct path, who could truly say?

Lu Changfeng quietly made his way to the Wang Family estate. As Feng City’s foremost family, they had apparently gotten word even earlier and had already fled, leaving the residence completely empty.

Rumor had it they had fled to the Capital Region.

For some reason, Lu Changfeng felt a faint sense of relief.