328: Chapter 327 Driven by Profit

However, not now... to be safe, it would be best to wait until he stepped onto the Sendai and became a true Immortal...

Otherwise, there would still be risks, and he had a vague feeling that after his Divine Soul ascended the Sendai, he might unlock new Divine Abilities.

"I'll let you live for a few more days!" he murmured.

A gentleman does not stand under a crumbling wall; if he died, everything would turn to dust.

Nothing would remain, but as long as he lived, his Family would be safe.

Because they needed him to come to them...

Why did he crush his Smart Bracelet?

It was because he hoped that by not seeing videos of his Family, his Breakthrough would not be affected.

Rising to his full height... he headed toward the starry sky.

Transportation on the Kamai Star was already paralyzed... and trying to return through space was even more unsafe,

So he prepared to cross the sea of stars with his Physical Body, Cultivating while traveling through space...

...

Blue Star... Hongzhou City.

"Old Ancestor, the Wang Family launched a surprise attack on Chaos Star yesterday and occupied it. What should we do?" the current head of the Huangfu Family asked.

"Yanshu, do you think Wang Haoran knows more than we do? Why is he so intent on putting Lu Qingfeng to death? Does he really think a Martial Artist can withstand the power of a Planet Destroyer Cannon?" Ancestor Huangfu couldn't quite figure it out.

According to his understanding and thoughts, controlling Lu Qingfeng was the most appropriate course of action, not killing him. Although he could destroy large warships with his bare hands, in the footage, he had also used many punches.

Surely he couldn't withstand the main cannon of a mothership, right?

Or could he?

Right... he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Yanshu, did Wang Haoran go to Oasis Star some time ago?"

"Yes, Old Ancestor!"

"Investigate it for me. That Oasis Star has been strange for a long time; see if there's anything special about it."

"Yes, Old Ancestor!" Just as he turned to leave, his Smart Bracelet lit up. He checked the message and froze in place.

After watching for a while, he turned back, his expression grim. "Old Ancestor, I finally understand why the Wang Family wants to kill Lu Qingfeng..."

"Why?"

"Old Ancestor, this is the latest combat video recorded by our reconnaissance ship. Take a look!" After saying that, he transmitted the video over.

Not long after...

*Hiss...*

He took a sharp breath... Killing Intent filled his eyes. "This Lu Qingfeng cannot be allowed to remain; he must die... Also, why did the Wang Family know in advance that he would be this terrifying? Is it just because they have many spies? Lu Qingfeng didn't take action many times on Chaos Star..."

"So, it must be related to Oasis Star... If the Wang Family wanted to kill him, they would have acted long ago, not now... Send people to investigate Oasis Star thoroughly. Also... we need to get involved with Chaos Star as well..."

"Understood, Old Ancestor!"

Looking at the back of the Huangfu Family head, Ancestor Huangfu felt a deep sense of worry in his heart...

One step behind... and you're behind at every step. Was he going to lose again?

He was somewhat unwilling... Wang Haoran must have grasped a secret more core than his own.

And it wasn't a small secret, but a monumental one... related to Martial Arts.

So he made a phone call and then sat and waited.

Before long, Huangfu Xinyu walked in.

"Old Ancestor..."

"Sit down!"

After she sat, Ancestor Huangfu projected the video from just now.

"Watch this video first!"

After a moment, she finished the video and asked, "He's much stronger than before."

"Yes, I know. This has already surpassed the scope of a human being, do you understand?"

She nodded.

"Before, I could ignore him because Chaos Star is 2.6 million light-years from Blue Star; he couldn't possibly make it here. But now, do you see? If someone like this suddenly descended upon Blue Star, none of our Noble Families would have a way to survive. Therefore, he must die..."

"The Wang Family wants to destroy him, but can't we win him over?"

Facing Huangfu Xinyu's question, he shook his head. "No matter how much we fight with the Wang Family, we won't go for the kill, because we both know our goals are the same. To put it bluntly, it's what the commoners call officials protecting each other; it's a matter of essence..."

"But Lu Qingfeng is different. He is someone who came up from the bottom; he will definitely break this structure. So for someone like him, when his strength is not great enough and he can be controlled, we can win him over. But now, we can't control him at all, so we can only kill him... and we must go all out... Not just the Wang Family, but us as well... In this matter, our goals are aligned..."

At this point, he sighed. "The struggle between Noble Families is merely a struggle for power, but the struggle between Lu Qingfeng and us is a struggle of life and death. You must understand this!"

Huangfu Xinyu said no more, but the Old Ancestor continued to ask, "Did he ever mention anything else to you? Think carefully. Why would he improve so quickly... to the point of being so inhumanly powerful?"

"Old Ancestor, I've told you everything I know!"

"Then did he ever mention Oasis Star to you?"

"No... many people know about the tree king essence, right?"

"I see," Ancestor Huangfu sighed. "Go and attend to your business."

He suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness... Immortal Ascension... what an alluring prospect, yet he was completely in the dark about it.

...

At the entrance of the Wang Family...

A middle-aged couple had just gotten into a car, preparing to leave.

In the car, the woman said with some worry, "Jingwei, is what we're doing right or wrong?"

Zhang Jingwei was silent for a moment before replying, "Xiao Rui, we are also helpless. Ever since we hung up that 'A Sprig of Plum' painting, we've had no choice. I hope our cheap Master can die without too much pain..."

"Jingwei..."

"Xiao Rui, say no more. I know you're saying he helped us achieve our dreams while we deceived him, but have you considered that after he dies... we will carry forward Gene Martial Arts? That can be considered doing right by him!"

Jiang Ruiyi fell silent...

Seeing his wife not speaking, he continued, "Xiao Rui, everyone looks out for themselves. Do you think his theories can succeed under the surging tide of the Human Alliance and the Intelligent Human Alliance? Following his way, when would Gene Martial Arts ever be promoted to all of humanity?"

"So... we are benefiting all of humanity. The Family Head said that after Master... no, after Lu Qingfeng dies, he will promote Gene Martial Arts, and we will be the fathers of Gene Martial Arts... our names will go down in history..."

"Which person who has gone down in history doesn't have unspeakable secrets behind them? Xiao Rui, not to mention us, just look at the Wang Family's Old Ancestor. How many shameful things has he done... yet in the end, he is still revered by the world... In the matters of this world, there is no right or wrong, only whether it is useful or beneficial to us!"

"I know, Jingwei. I just feel bad in my heart... Master wasn't bad to us; one could even say he was very good!"

"Pfft..." Zhang Jingwei sneered. "Xiao Rui, oh Xiao Rui... He was good to us because we were useful. He needed us to do things for him. Think about it, what kind of life have we led these past few years? Researching every day in a dark cave... He was also doing it for profit, understand? Profit... If we had no value... if we were just restaurant owners, do you think he would have still taken us as disciples?"

Hearing this, Jiang Ruiyi sighed and didn't speak again...

"Xiao Rui, the whole world rushes for profit; the whole world bustles for gain... It's not that we are wrong, but that the world is wrong...

We are just going with the flow... what's wrong with that? Everyone in the world is like this... the people of the world are like this, and so are we..."