C16 Brotherly Affection

The Demon Leopard's forward momentum did not decrease at all. Lu Qingfeng continued to raise his sword high into the air, and on the sword blade, a silver light flashed nonstop. Lu Qingfeng's face quickly became pale, and he waited until the Demon Leopard's body completely passed by before slowly standing up, turning his head to look at the position the Demon Leopard had pounced towards.

It was so fast that Duanmu and the other two did not even manage to see what had happened, and the battle had already ended. The three of them turned their gazes towards Lu Qingfeng, and when they saw his expression, they quickly surrounded him. They wrapped themselves around Lu Qingfeng, held their swords in their hands, and looked in the direction the Demon Leopard had pounced towards.

Lu Qingfeng was also very touched in his heart. It seemed that these friends of his were not wrong. At this critical moment, they were not abandoning him, but were instead risking their lives to protect him.

Lu Qingfeng did not say anything, but held onto the two crystals and quickly absorbed them. Just as Lu Qingfeng took out the crystals, the Demon Leopard had already landed on the ground. With a loud 'putong' sound, the Demon Leopard's corpse fell heavily onto the ground, its abdomen was cut four meters long. When it fell on the ground, it rolled a few times before raising a cloud of dust.

Only then did Lu Qingfeng open his mouth and say, "The Demon Leopard was opened by me. You guys go and take care of it. I need to recover some of my true essence." As the dust settled, He Tianyun stayed behind to accompany Lu Qingfeng and Duanmu and Wen Hezheng ran towards the corpse of the Demon Leopard.

Lu Qingfeng's words were indeed true. The Demon Leopard had been hacked into two halves by Lu Qingfeng's sword, from its neck to its anus. Only its head and back were connected, and its internal organs and fresh blood spilled all over the ground.

Duanmu and Youcai did not mind being dirty. They picked up their swords and started to split the corpses. The two of them were really fast. It only took them an hour to finish off the gigantic demonic leopard's corpse. After all of the equipment was assembled, a demonic leopard's hind leg was left behind. Zhu Youcai then carried it to the front of Lu Qingfeng and He Tianyun.

Lu Qingfeng had already absorbed the heaven and earth origin energy from the four crystals, and his complexion had somewhat recovered. Seeing Zhu Youcai carrying such a large demon leopard over, he couldn't help but mock: "You're talented, didn't you tease that boss yesterday, and used up a lot of energy. Now you need to replenish yourself."

Lu Qingfeng's words immediately drew a round of laughter from Duanmu Xiao Yun and He Tianyun. Amongst cultivators, how could there be any sort of physical strength? Only true essence was strong, weak, pure, mixed, and thin.

He looked at Lu Qingfeng and said with a smile, "I saw that you were quite tired just now and wanted to replenish your physical strength. But, with such a large hind leg, I guess you won't be able to eat it yourself, so I'll help you eliminate a little bit."

With that, he looked at Duanmu Xiaoyun and He Tianyun and asked, "Do you two think this is the case?" Duanmu Xiaoyun and He Tianyun turned their faces to the side at the same time, leaving him with the back of their heads and no longer paying any attention to him.

He immediately changed the topic and said to himself, "Alright, you guys rest. Leave this Demon Leopard's hind leg to me. After an hour, I promise you all will eat the sweet, smooth and tender Demon Leopard Roast."

Lu Qingfeng sat cross-legged on the grass, circulating his Five Elements True Understanding to its limit. The crystal in his hands quickly turned from jade-white to transparent, and then turned into powder and fell to the ground.

The last time his primeval essence dried up and filled up, he spent one hundred crystals. Now, after just half an hour, fifty crystals had already disappeared, and his primeval essence had only recovered to thirty percent.

This could only mean that Lu Qingfeng was one step closer to breaking through to the Mysterious Zhen realm. Another possibility was that his Zhen Yuan was much richer than before. In any case, any of these two possibilities were good news for Lu Qingfeng.

Soon, an hour had passed. Lu Qingfeng had already absorbed a hundred crystals, and the true essence in his body had recovered to eighty percent, which was a full one times faster than the ninety-eight crystals he had absorbed in Feng's quiet room.

On a flat piece of land in the distance, Zhu You Cai was still busy as he took out a barbecue rack from his storage ring.

Beside him was a small stream. On the shelf, the legs of the demonic leopard that had been cut into pieces had already changed color. Occasionally, a few drops of oil would drip from the roasted meat and land on the fire, causing sparks.

It seemed that Zhu Youcai really was a gourmet. On the two meter long barbecue rack, there were dozens of pieces of Demon Leopard meat that were sliced in half. He was currently flipping from one side to the other in a rhythmic manner, giving off the feeling of a musician striking a bell.

Originally, this was a rather messy job, but in his hands, it was so elegant. It seemed that the life of a person at this level was not a wasted one.

After absorbing the hundred crystals, Lu Qingfeng stopped and started chatting with Duanmu Xiaoyun and He Tianyun who were beside him.

Duanmu Xiaoyun said, "Brother Qingfeng, you saw it yourself. The three of us are like blood brothers, but in fact, apart from growing up together, we have a special relationship. The father of the Heavenly Fate Sect is me and my talented uncle, my talented mother is the second and third aunt of the Heavenly Fate Sect. Our first aunt is the current Empress He of the Southern Champion Empire. The second prince of the Empire, Nangronglin, is our first cousin." "You will see him in the future. He will also go to the Greencloud Sword Sect to participate in the disciple recruitment test."

Then, Duanmu Xiaoyun pointed at Zhu Youcai and said, "You're a very loyal person. You're willing to stick your neck out for your friends, just that you're a bit talkative and greedy. You can take anything else. Look at the clothes he's wearing, how would anyone know that he's the eldest son of an empire's treasurer?"

It wasn't hard to tell from Duanmu Xiaoyun's words that he truly considered Lu Qingfeng to be a close friend, and Lu Qingfeng was also a righteous and loyal person. If others threw a gaze at him, he would return the favor. The three of them chatted for nearly an hour before Zhu Youcai walked over with a large tray.

Seeing Zhu Youcai walk over, the three of them stopped talking and looked at him. Seeing their gazes, Zhu You finally muttered, "Why are all of you looking at me like that?"

Duanmu Xiaoyun said, "You said before that the barbecue would be ready in an hour. Now look at it. It's been two hours before you finished it. You must have blown it apart!"

Zhu Youcai immediately retorted, "What?! Due to the presence of Brother Lu today, I have made a special and meticulous process to prepare these Demon Leopard Meat. I don't believe that if you guys have a taste, it will definitely taste different from what it was in the past. "

Hearing Zhu Youcai's words, He Tianyun could no longer hold it in. He stretched out his hand to grab the roasted meat, but was stopped by Duanmu Xiaoyun. "Wait, wait. Brother Lu is here today. How can we do without wine?" Just as he finished speaking, a brown wine jar appeared in front of everyone. The lid of the jar was covered with a red silk cloth. After removing the cloth, they pulled out a wooden cork the size of a bowl. The strong aroma of wine assaulted them.

Zhu Youcai's eyes lit up when he saw the wine. He immediately took out four large wine cups and poured a cup for each of them. At the same time, he said with conviction, "This is the first glass of wine to celebrate our three brothers getting to know Brother Lu. Cheers!"

The four of them drank their first cup of wine. Only then did Zhu Youcai fill their second cup of wine, "This second cup of wine is to thank Brother Lu for saving our lives. Cheers!"

Then, Zhu Youcai filled the cups to the brim with the third cup of wine, "This third cup of wine is to celebrate the improvement of my roasted meat. Cheers!" After finishing three cups of wine, Zhu You then filled three cups for himself, "Today, I grilled meat for too long. If I don't fulfill my promise of an hour, I will punish myself with three cups of wine."

Duanmu Xiaoyun pointed at Zhu Youcai and said, "You brat, once you see wine, you'll lose your life. You'll need to find an excuse to drink a few more cups than others.

Zhu Youcai chuckled, "This is called having more capable people than good people. Drink a bit of your wine as well. It will save you a lot of discomfort from drinking too much."

With that, he looked at Lu Qingfeng, "Brother Qingfeng, if you feel that my cooking skills are not bad, I will cook a barbecue for you for a long time in the future. However, I have a request.

Lu Qingfeng was not a man who would keep a straight face when he heard Zhu Youcai mention him. He smiled and said, "No matter how good the roast meat is today, I can't eat it. I can't be a thug who wants to sell me to someone else for a piece of roasted meat, can I? "Talent, why don't you add something for me to think about before I consider it?"

Everyone knew that Lu Qingfeng was only joking. Even if there was no roast meat, when they were in danger, Lu Qingfeng would draw his sword to help.

Zhu Youcai was truly a blabbermouth. Seeing that Lu Qingfeng had taken over his army, he immediately continued, "Besides myself, I don't have anything else. How about you give me to you?" As he finished speaking, he glanced at Lu Qingfeng with an ambiguous gaze.

The look in Zhu Youcai's eyes made it so that they were on the verge of breaking down. Just as they were about to drink the wine in their mouths, they couldn't help but spit it out.

Zhu Youcai was right next to Lu Qingfeng, spitting out a mouthful of wine. As it happened, Zhu Youcai's face was sprayed full of wine. Not a single drop of it had been lost. Everyone could not help but burst out laughing.

Duanmu Jiuyun smiled as he reached out a hand, pointed at Zhu Youcai and said, "Do you know what this is called? "This is called 'The heavens have done the wrong thing, but cannot do the wrong thing'. You are reaping what you sow."

Zhu Youcai stretched out his hand and wiped his face that was covered in wine. He let out a long sigh, "Ai, a good cup of wine is wasted just like that. Sin, sin!" With that, he let out a long sigh.

Lu Qingfeng, Duanmu Xiaoyun, and He Tianyun did not faint after hearing that last sentence of his. Lu Qingfeng finally saw what a true prodigy of heaven and earth meant.