Chapter 1669: Chapter 563: Lu Family’s Prodigies, Xiao Xiyue Forms the Immortal Golden Core! Myriad Beasts Mountain Range. "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——" A woman with a high ponytail and dressed in black was engaged in fierce combat with a Second Rank Top Level Demon Beast. At that moment, a burly man nearby noticed the woman was in danger and suddenly threw a powerful punch. The invisible force of the punch shot through the air like a meteor, striking the enormous body of the Demon Beast, causing it to fly backward and smash into the desolate mountain behind, ’bang bang bang’ eruptions followed, rocks flew and the mountain trembled. "..." Qin Yi looked at the pockmarked mountain, which now had a wide tunnel blasted through it, utterly speechless. No matter how well she knew Lu Ping’an’s strength these days. Witnessing how a casual punch could rend the void apart still left her astounded. "Yiyi, are you alright?" Lu Ping’an stepped forward with concern. "I am fine." The woman in black gently shook her head, then looked at the man and said, "Husband, training with you may only hinder you." "The Myriad Beasts Mountain Range might suit your training, but with the wilderness war imminent, if the commotion is too great, it will draw the attention of the Nascent Soul Immortals who guard the front lines." "If you don’t wish to participate in the wilderness war and want to train elsewhere, I suggest you go to Wu Country." "Wu Country is mostly inhabited by body refining cultivators who practice martial arts. The leading force, Bawu Sect, is a body cultivating sect, and their fighting style is similar to yours, it might offer you some helpful insights." This woman in black and the burly man were Qin Yi and Lu Ping’an, here together for training. "Wu Country..." Lu Ping’an had heard of Wu Country; rumors said their warriors could rival cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining, and he was eager to see it himself. "However, with Liang Country and Yue Country at war, and Wu Country’s Bawu Sect patriarch rumored to have passed away, Wu Country is far from peaceful." Qin Yi continued. "It’s alright, I’m not in a hurry." Lu Ping’an grinned, thinking of accompanying Qin Yi on this journey. "With the wilderness war about to begin, I need to participate too, so you don’t have to stay with me all the time." Qin Yi, with her narrow eyes and red lips, spoke calmly. Though they were Dao Companions, both had their own responsibilities and paths, not solely pursuing romance and eternal togetherness. Dao Companions can offer solace in loneliness, share advancement and retreat, contemplate together, and support and enhance each other. Being far inferior to Lu Ping’an at present, she naturally would not hinder him, hoping for a better self in the future. "With these wars, disturbances in Wu Country, it’s an opportunity for you. You might even make a name for yourself, and in the north of Yue Country, there is Black Desert Immortal City... Normally sparing with her words, Qin Yi now babbled on endlessly. Seeing the smile on Lu Ping’an’s face, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Lu Ping’an, you better be smart at that time, don’t act like a fool again..." "Yiyi, don’t worry." Lu Ping’an placed his broad hand on her high ponytail and grinned. His straightforward and honest nature wasn’t foolish, but he had his own principles for conduct, unwilling to trouble his family. If he encountered robber cultivators, he had his own thunderous methods. ... Great Dream Marsh. A youth in a wide black robe walked in the seabed, surrounded by a dense bloody aura, attracting numerous Demon Beasts. "Bang, bang, bang——" As soon as Treasure Fish, Spiritual Fish, or Demon Beasts approached the youth, a black demonic shadow, resembling neither fish nor bird, appeared behind him, directly devouring these Treasure Fish and Spiritual Fish. The bodies of larger Demon Beasts exploded, forming a rain of blood essence, which was drawn by a mysterious force into the mouth of the black demonic shadow. After a long time, Lu Quanzhen felt the essence he’d captured was about enough to enter his stage for refinement, and suddenly he burst out of the water onto an island. "Relying only on the life essence of ordinary Demon Beasts, condensing my mana to break through to Superior Grade Gold Core is incredibly difficult." "Unfortunately, there aren’t any powerful cultivators here. If I could hunt a few Spiritual Body cultivators, I could refine an Acquired Spirit Body and greatly increase the probability of condensing a Superior Grade Gold Core." "I have only about ten years left of my lifespan, I can’t delay any longer, now that Great Dream Immortal City has changed hands, my father is deeply connected with the City Lord, I might be able to use the city’s information channels to find Spiritual Body cultivators." Lu Quanzhen was uncertain of his exact lifespan, but as a cultivator, he could sense that he didn’t have much time left. If he dragged on, his hopes to condense a Superior Grade Gold Core were slim. After all, the Kunpeng Devouring Heaven Demon God Technique is different from other cultivation techniques. This technique is extremely domineering, allowing the plundering of others’ cultivation levels, life origin, and even spiritual body origin, rapidly advancing one’s cultivation, but making breakthroughs incredibly difficult. "Quanzhen Brother." Seeing the youth in black robes, an elderly man immediately greeted him respectfully. Hong Xuanji had accompanied this brother-in-law to Great Dream Marsh, witnessing firsthand the resolute side of Lu Quanzhen during the journey. A revered elder and Great Cultivator facing this brother-in-law sometimes could be killed into a mist of blood with a single encounter, truly a terrifying sight. Even now, he was uncertain why this brother-in-law brought him to Great Dream Marsh. "Xuanji, follow me." Lu Quanzhen glanced at him calmly and said. Despite the latter being sixty-nine years old, the path of Foundation Establishment seemed nearly severed. But his "Art of Vigor and Decay" can convert life and death, plundering the vitality of heaven and earth for his own use. By leveraging the Kunpeng Devouring Heaven Demonic Technique to plunder Dao Foundation Origins from other Foundation Establishment cultivators, it could assist Hong Xuanji in breakthrough to Foundation Establishment. However, this type of Foundation Building, akin to a False Core cultivator, was a dead-end for life. But from his perspective, it was sufficient. Offering the opportunity was in part due to past sentiments and years of care for his sister.