Chapter 39 Impact Foundation Establishment
"Father is injured. Who attacked him?"
Lu Xuanji asked.
"There are some suspicions, but it’s uncertain! This time your father and Sixth Aunt went out to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill for you, but many market places said they were out of stock. Some said they would give one in ten years, others said in twenty years." The Grand Elder said, "On the way, your father and Sixth Aunt encountered a robbery by a rogue cultivator. I had prepared a Talisman Treasure for your father, which could severely injure a later-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Yet that person still managed to injure your father and robbed over twenty thousand Spirit Stones before disappearing."
"There are forces hostile to and oppressing our Lu Family. Not only is your Foundation Establishment Pill gone, but two Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the clan are also severely injured and need ten years to recover fully, requiring over a thousand Spirit Stones to buy elixirs for healing."
"To injure severely but not kill, that person is truly skilled."
The Grand Elder’s eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent.
"Grand Elder, is there some sort of angle to this?" Lu Xuanji humbly inquired.
The Grand Elder said, "Back then, the ancestor answered the call of the Dan Yang Sect, went to Tieling Pass to resist the demon beast invasion, and was injured in battle, leading to early death, which drew the attack of Old Ancestor Yanyang. As a result, the Dan Yang Sect was slow to rescue, causing great losses to the Lu Family, nearly leading to extermination. The Dan Yang Sect owes the Lu Family a favor."
"Now, our Lu Family cultivators are killed by rogue cultivators. The Dan Yang Sect, concerned about its reputation, will undoubtedly exert great effort to find the rogue cultivators. No matter how cleverly the rogue cultivators hide, how can they withstand an investigation by the Dan Yang Sect? They will surely be exposed and face either a manhunt or fleeing from Chu Country!"
"But merely injuring two of our Lu Family Foundation Establishment, without killing, makes it hard for me to leverage this favor."
The Grand Elder was full of lament.