Chapter 82

Upon learning that Luo Xiu was a genius member of the Hunters' Guild, the people present became even more enthusiastic.

The Hunters' Guild did not prohibit its genius members from joining other forces, and it was said that the treatment of genius members by the Hunters' Guild was not particularly good.

"Little brother, as far as I know, the Hunters' Guild does not provide protection for its genius members, and only offers martial arts, not cultivation resources," the middle-aged woman said slowly. "If you join our Thunder Martial Gate, with your status as a core disciple, no one in the Dousea County will dare to provoke you. You will receive a large amount of elixirs and essence stones every year. With these cultivation resources, I believe your cultivation will advance much faster."

The middle-aged woman seemed to be very familiar with the rules of the Hunters' Guild.

The benefits were indeed numerous, but Luo Xiu still did not want to join a sect, because once he joined, he would have to bear the corresponding responsibilities and would lose his freedom.

What is the purpose of a martial artist's cultivation?

Some people cultivate for power and status, while others cultivate for longevity.

Luo Xiu cultivates to be free and unrestrained in the world. The waters of the sects are deep, and Luo Xiu had a deep understanding of this during his time in the Outer Sect of the Free and Easy Sect.

It was precisely because of those experiences in the Outer Sect of the Free and Easy Sect that Luo Xiu decided against joining a sect.

Even if he were to join a sect, he would not choose the Thunder Martial Gate, because Le Pengcheng knew his secret. If others also knew his secret, it was uncertain whether there would not be others in the Thunder Martial Gate who would covet it.

In less than a year, he had cultivated from the second level of Body Tempering to the Innate Realm. Anyone would think that he must have had a heaven-defying encounter.

"I have no intention of joining a sect for the time being, please understand, senior," Luo Xiu politely declined the middle-aged woman's invitation.

The middle-aged woman showed a disappointed look but did not insist, "If you have the intention to join, our Thunder Martial Gate will always welcome you."

Luo Xiu thanked her and bowed to the others present before leaving hurriedly.

There were still very few people who knew about his past experiences, and since he had taken the Body Transformation Pill, he did not show his true face. Although the many Martial Kings and Martial Ancestors present could sense that he had disguised his appearance with their divine senses, they did not think much of it.

If someone were to investigate his past, many people would surely be interested in him, and countless troubles would follow.

"My strength is still too weak..."

As he moved through the forest, Luo Xiu's mood became somewhat heavy.

Just now, being probed by the divine senses of the Martial Ancestors and Martial Kings, Luo Xiu deeply understood the danger. If these people knew his secret, the consequences would be unimaginable.

At the same time, he was filled with gratitude towards Ye Xiangdou and President Wen Qianhong. They must have guessed that he had an extraordinary encounter but did not have any greedy thoughts. Ye Xiangdou even recommended him to President Wen Qianhong, making him one of the genius members of the Hunters' Guild.

In Yunlong County, there were many people who knew about his past experiences, which made Luo Xiu's sense of crisis even stronger.

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Relying on his life perception ability, Luo Xiu avoided the territories of powerful beasts. Following the rough map, he crossed the ancient forest and headed for Yunlong County.

After the end of the Free and Easy Sect's Sect Master competition, Di Sigu became the new Sect Master of the Free and Easy Sect. The status of those in his faction within the sect also rose accordingly.

After an investigation, Gou Hongyi was roughly certain that the person who killed his grandson, Gou Jinchuan, was Luo Xiu.

He investigated Luo Xiu's past and found that this young man from the Qingyun Martial Hall had cultivated from the second level of Body Tempering to the fifth level of Qi Sea in less than a year.

Not only that, he also found that Luo Xiu had once posted a bounty task in the Hunters' Guild with a fifth-grade treasure, inviting the Spirit Refinement Martial Ancestor Ye Xiangdou to take action, and even had President Wen Qianhong intervene.

Imagine, how could a Qi Sea martial artist have a fifth-grade treasure? And how could his cultivation speed be so fast?

"This boy must have had a heaven-defying encounter!"

After obtaining this information, Gou Hongyi sent the Outer Sect Enforcer Zhang Luliang to Qingyun City to monitor Luo Xiu's parents and sister.

Luo Xiu's relatives were now protected by the Hunters' Guild, so he did not dare to act rashly. However, as long as he sent people to watch, he was sure that Luo Xiu would eventually show up.

Gaoyi City is the closest city to the Guanlei Mountains in Yunlong County.

This was the second time Luo Xiu came here. After entering the city, he immediately went to the Hunters' Guild branch, paid two hundred lower-grade essence stones, and used the teleportation array to directly reach Qingyun City.

After several months, he missed his parents and sister very much. When he was ten, he entered the martial hall for cultivation and rarely saw his family.

However, Luo Xiu was also very clear that his parents and sister did not have the talent for martial arts. Even with longevity elixirs, they would only live for no more than two hundred years, while he, as an Innate Martial Master, could live for at least three hundred years.

As his cultivation realm advanced, he would exist for a longer time, while his family would eventually return to dust.

With the protection of the Hunters' Guild, Luo Xiu's parents and sister lived a peaceful and tranquil life.

Dissipating the effects of the Body Transformation Pill, Luo Xiu arrived at the door of his home in the city.

As soon as Luo Xiu appeared, the news was quickly relayed to Zhang Luliang.

"This boy actually came back?"

Since he was ordered by Elder Gou Hongyi to monitor the Luo family, Zhang Luliang had been living in the Zhang family in Qingyun City.

Upon receiving the news of Luo Xiu's return, he immediately took out a communication box and informed Elder Gou Hongyi of the Free and Easy Sect's Inner Sect.

Luo Xiu's parents and sister did not know about his many affairs. His return filled the entire house with a joyful atmosphere.

In the living room, the family warmly greeted each other. Luo Xiu's sister, Luo Xiuer, sat next to a young man, who was a disciple of the Liu family in Qingyun City, and they were already engaged.

This young man, named Liu Yuan, was the son of the current head of the Liu family and had a cultivation level of the fifth level of Qi Sea.

Seeing that his sister had found a home, Luo Xiu felt very comforted. He could also see that Luo Xiuer and Liu Yuan were very much in love, and Liu Yuan had no ulterior motives in approaching his sister.

The peaceful life of his family put Luo Xiu at ease, but within his perception range, there were many martial artists lingering near the Luo family's residence, and a cold look appeared in Luo Xiu's eyes.

Luo Xiu did not hide his whereabouts, so when he returned, not only did Zhang Luliang immediately receive the news, but the Qingyun City branch of the Hunters' Guild also quickly knew he had returned.

After all, the Hunters' Guild was responsible for protecting Luo Xiu's family, and among the martial artists lingering near the Luo family's residence, there were both people sent by Zhang Luliang and people from the Hunters' Guild.

Zhuang Nantian visited, and when he first saw Luo Xiu, he showed a look of surprise, "You have actually broken through to the Innate Realm?"

After the incident at the Qingyun Martial Hall, Zhuang Nantian had resigned from his position as an elder, and President Ye Xiangdou had assigned him to be responsible for the safety of the Luo family.

Zhuang Nantian could not help but be shocked and amazed because he clearly remembered that Luo Xiu was still at the second level of Body Tempering more than half a year ago, and now he was already at the Innate Realm. This cultivation speed was unprecedented. How was this possible?

Luo Xiu did not explain his cultivation, but the intelligence brought by Zhuang Nantian made his eyes flash with a cold light and a killing intent.

"Zhang Luliang is currently in Qingyun City, monitoring my family on the orders of Gou Hongyi?"

Luo Xiu held the intelligence and coldly snorted. Since Gou Hongyi had taken action, it was undoubtedly because he suspected that Gou Jinchuan's death was related to him.

As for Zhang Luliang, he and Luo Xiu were mortal enemies.

Being mortal enemies, he must die!

This was Luo Xiu's plan.

However, Luo Xiu also knew that killing just Zhang Luliang was not enough. The most threatening person was still Gou Hongyi, an Inner Sect elder of the Free and Easy Sect and a Martial King realm powerhouse.

Although his family was openly protected by the Hunters' Guild, Gou Hongyi might not dare to act rashly, but he could not guarantee that he would not use some underhanded means.

Luo Xiu did not want his family to be implicated because of his affairs, so he had to eliminate all hidden dangers.

Although President Wen Qianhong favored him, he could not act on his behalf due to the guild's rules. The only way was to post a bounty task.

Arriving at the Qingyun branch of the Hunters' Guild, Luo Xiu met Ye Xiangdou.

Like Zhuang Nantian, when Ye Xiangdou discovered that Luo Xiu was already at the Innate Realm, his old face was full of shock and disbelief.

"An Innate Realm at fourteen can be rated as a medium-grade Yellow-level genius," Ye Xiangdou sighed.

In the Hunters' Guild, the higher the rating of a genius, the higher the authority and the more attention from the guild's upper echelons.

"What is the highest level of bounty task I can post with my authority?" Luo Xiu asked.

"A medium-grade Yellow-level can invite a Martial King to act, and if it's a medium-grade Yellow-level, with sufficient conditions, a Martial Lord can be invited!" Ye Xiangdou's eyes flashed.

"Martial Lord?" Luo Xiu was surprised, "Is there a Martial Lord in Yunlong County?"

As far as he knew, the highest cultivation level in Yunlong County was President Wen Qianhong, a fourth-level Martial King.

Ye Xiangdou shook his head, "Not to mention that there is no Martial Lord in Yunlong County, there is no Martial Lord in the thirteen counties of Tianwu Kingdom. However, there are Martial Lords in the eight provinces and the capital of Tianwu Kingdom!"

"As long as you can offer conditions that can move them, a Martial Lord can be teleported to Yunlong County."

As he said this, Ye Xiangdou stared at Luo Xiu, curious about what kind of encounter Luo Xiu had had, not only to advance so rapidly in cultivation in just over half a year but also to obtain so many treasures.

He clearly remembered that Luo Xiu had once brought out a sixth-grade martial art and several fifth-grade treasures.

A fifth-grade treasure and a seventh-grade martial art can invite a Martial King to act, while a sixth-grade treasure and an eighth-grade martial art are required to invite a Martial Lord!

If Luo Xiu could bring out treasures of this level, then his encounter must have been truly terrifying.

After all, in the thirteen counties of Tianwu Kingdom, there were no Martial Lords, no sixth-grade treasures, and no eighth-grade martial arts.

"I can't afford a Martial Lord," Luo Xiu laughed bitterly. Not to mention that he couldn't afford it, even if he could, he would not do so at this critical moment.

If people knew that a mere Innate Realm martial artist like him possessed a Martial Lord's inheritance, the forces in the thirteen counties of Tianwu Kingdom would be tempted, and various means of open and covert attacks would make his life unbearable.

Exposing some fifth-grade treasures for Martial Kings would be fine.

"Whatever it takes, this time I must cut off the roots and eliminate all future troubles!"

This time, Luo Xiu was truly determined.