Under One Person: The Seeker of the Dao in the Lü Family

Chapter 268 The Devouring of Pills Between Life and Death, The Shattered Dao Heart of the Tang Clan

"I need you to make a move so that I, your great-grandson, can witness the Dan Shi technique of your Tang Clan."

At this moment, Lü Ci was just like a businessman haggling in a market, earnestly discussing his accounts and reasoning with the Tang Clan members, even though it seemed a bit unreasonable to outsiders.

"Are you serious?"

Tang Miaoxing and Xu Xin looked at Lü Ci, not feeling unhappy about being taken advantage of, but rather somewhat surprised.

The younger generation might not know about the Tang Clan's Dan Shi technique, but Lu Ci, an older generation member, certainly did; it was a method that could lead to certain death.

Even though Zhang Huaiyi suppressed Dan Shi using some unknown means, he only suppressed it; he did not eliminate Dan Shi's influence on him.

In other words, Dan Shi's record from ancient times to the present is undefeated. Apart from the Tang Clan, everyone who has seen Dan Shi has died under his domineering methods.

Now that Lü Ci has ordered them to target Lü Qian, is he out of his mind, or is he truly heartless enough to harm a younger generation?

"I didn't actually ask you to kill them. Do you think I'm that kind of cold-blooded and cruel person?"

Lu Ci looked at the two of them speechlessly, somewhat annoyed by their stereotypes. He, Lu Ci, wasn't really crazy; why would he hold a funeral banquet instead of a birthday celebration?

"Give me a straight answer. Are you two going to do it or not? Show me the Dan Shi and let this great-grandson see it and increase his knowledge."

"Ha, the killing techniques of my Tang Clan have become the tricks you, Lü Ci, are showing off."

Tang Miaoxing shook his head and instructed Xu Xin, "Junior brother, since they have extended such a warm invitation, let's treat it as a fireworks display for Young Master Lü. Be careful not to draw blood."

"Alright, junior, stand still and don't move."

Lu Qian stood there, looking at Xu Xin with curiosity. He had also heard about Dan Shi.

In the original work, Dan Shi's appearance was a matter of instant death, and this method was quite strange. If you mastered it, you would achieve great success, but if you couldn't, you would only die.

Even the Five Elements and Five Virtues Herbal Rejuvenation Pill of the [Qi Body Source Flow] cannot cure the Pill Devouring. In terms of danger, it is even more dangerous than the incomplete [Reverse Life Triple] of the Three Ones Sect, which makes Lü Qian very curious.

"Kid, you're curious, aren't you? Watch carefully and don't touch anything."

Xu Xin calmly gazed at Lü Qian, clearly seeing the curiosity in his eyes. He immediately composed himself and gave an order, "This is no joke. I'm counting on you to help me be reborn."

"Alright, you can do it now."

Lu Qian stood still, his sleeves tucked in, the crimson-gold patterns in his pupils appearing and disappearing, as if flames and gold were shining brightly within them.

Lu Ci pulled Lu Xiao away to create some distance, and Tang Miaoxing and the Tang Clan members also left enough space for them.

At the entrance of Lüjia Village, Xu Xin and Lü Qian stood facing each other. A quiet and empty atmosphere lingered between them, and even a gentle breeze could not dispel the solitude.

It seemed like only a moment had passed, or perhaps just a fleeting instant, when the silent and empty atmosphere on the field suddenly changed. An invisible, oppressive atmosphere enveloped the two of them, as if the loneliness of life and death was permeating that invisible atmosphere.

Dan Shi has already made his move!

Lu Qian stood still, his crimson-gold pupils reflecting Xu Xin's body. In his vision, for a fleeting moment, Xu Xin's figure became distorted and blurred, followed by a wave of fear and palpitations as if death were crashing down on him.

But he seemed oblivious to death; his crimson-gold eyes remained as bright and alert as ever, his piercing gaze sweeping across his surroundings as if he had seen something in the formless void.

It was something invisible to the naked eye, something as tiny as dust, formless and shapeless, like a chaotic atmosphere, which drifted around him and lingered on the edges of his robes.

As Lü Qian observed the atmosphere, his brows suddenly twitched, and a flicker of interest appeared in his crimson-gold eyes.

"Senior, your Tang Clan has a truly profound foundation. This method doesn't seem like something an assassin could develop."

"Using this thing to kill is somewhat unfair to its profound mystery, but this thing truly has nothing in the Five Elements that it cannot kill."

As he spoke, he suddenly reached out and, before Xu Xin could react, touched a patch of air in front of him with his fingertips.

"You little brat, you're asking for it!"

Upon seeing this, Xu Xin's eyes widened in shock. He hurriedly withdrew the pill and then flashed to Lu Qian's side.

"Young Master Lü, this is not the fault of our Tang Clan."

Tang Miaoxing turned around and stood between Lü Ci and the Tang Clan members, and solemnly apologized to Lü Ci, "Dan Shi was something he wanted to do himself, so it's not our fault."

At that moment, he was still somewhat shaken. After all, he had actually managed to get Dan Shi on Lü Ci's manhood. Now, forget about paying back the debt; dealing with this mad dog Lü Ci was the top priority.

Lu Ci was a lucid madman. Although he was just as ruthless and cruel to the Lu family bloodline, he valued it very much.

Now that Lü Qian, the young Lü Zu and a descendant of the Lü clan, is dying right before his eyes, if the other party doesn't go crazy, he won't be the Lü Ci he knows.

Tang Miaoxing glanced at Lü Qian, who was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the field. The breathtaking action Lü Qian had just performed was still fresh in his mind. He didn't have time to regret it and was about to cover the retreat of the Tang Clan, but Lü Ci's reaction surprised him.

"Heh, just watch out, Master Tang. It's not me who should be worried."

Lu Ci looked at Tang Miaoxing, who was blocking his way, chuckled, and then raised his chin, gesturing for the other to look behind him, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

"The Dan Shi can kill mortals, but it can never kill the immortal seedlings of my Lü family."

From the beginning until now, Lü Ci has always maintained a calm and composed demeanor, seemingly unconcerned about Lü Qian's demise.

Watching Lu Qian, that little hedgehog, grow up, I know that he is indeed as crazy as I am, but he is also as clear-headed as I am, and he would never do anything to dig his own grave.

Now that he dares to touch Dan Shi, it must be because his precious great-grandson, who possesses unparalleled talent, has learned something from it.

It's just a pity that this might shatter the hearts of the Tang Clan members into dust.

"Sect Leader, the Dan Shi... Dan Shi has been broken?"

Just as Lü Ci had expected, the Tang Clan disciples looked at Lü Qian behind Tang Miaoxing with identical expressions of disbelief. They trembled as they pointed at Lü Qian, as if witnessing the shattering of a myth and the birth of a legend.

"How...is this possible!"

Tang Miaoxing turned to look at Lü Qian and Xu Xin, but in the next instant, a tremor spread throughout her body from her pupils, "The Pill Devouring Technique... is broken?"

At the entrance of Lüjia Village, Lü Qian sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, in a posture with his five hearts facing the sky. His expression was calm and natural, showing no sign of the ferocity of being worse than dead after being poisoned by the pill.

Red, yellow, white, black, and blue—the five elements radiate light through his body, and the Qi of the five elements circulates and refines within his upper, middle, and lower Dantian. The pure and turbid Qi rotates freely with his breathing.

As the pure and turbid energies rise and fall in rotation, the circulation of the five elements' energy accelerates, slowly converging at the middle dantian. The energy flow gradually solidifies, finally radiating a five-colored brilliance.

A radiant light appeared and disappeared, revealing a golden elixir that seemed both real and illusory. This golden elixir was round and radiant, like the Mid-Autumn Moon or the sun in the heavens. Its multicolored radiance shone on Lü Qian's entire body, as if reaching to the heavens and the earth.

As the five elements circulate, the golden elixir gradually becomes complete. But in the very next instant before it is complete, the vibrant golden elixir vanishes without a trace, and the ever-flowing energy of the five elements falls into silence.

"Whoosh—"

In an instant, a hazy, silent atmosphere enveloped Lü Qian. The atmosphere was formless and shapeless, like chaos, yet it exuded a familiar sense of death.

"Dan Shi!"

Standing beside Lü Qian, Xu Xin's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the familiar atmosphere. "This kid has learned the Pill Devouring Technique!" he exclaimed.

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Chapter Two!