Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 776 - 399: Clone

A few months ago, assassins from the Iron Tomb found Fu Mingcheng and "invited" him and the Iron Tomb's higher-ups to participate in a remote negotiating meeting.

The meeting's content was simple: the Iron Tomb and Jianghutong would join forces. Jianghutong would use its vast intelligence network to provide the Iron Tomb with the necessary information, and the Iron Tomb would assist in dealing with some of Jianghutong's competitors.

This collaboration was one-sided; Fu Mingcheng had no choice in the matter—the assassins' blades were already at his throat.

If it were only forced collaboration, with assassins lurking at his side... Fu Mingcheng wouldn't have ended up pleading for Lu Yu's help.

The key issue was that the Iron Tomb's demands became increasingly excessive, severely threatening his interests and adversely affecting Jianghutong's interests, clearly intending to bleed him dry.

After suffering losses in both overt and covert confrontations, Fu Mingcheng had no choice but to seek outside assistance.

Initially, he approached the Patriarch of the Ling family in Beifeng City, hoping they could send people to help protect him. In exchange, Jianghutong would allocate part of its business interests in Beifeng City to the Ling family.

Although the Ling family was unclear about the sudden emergence of Jianghutong and its exact background, it indeed could bring significant benefits to them. Otherwise, they wouldn't have transferred their prestigious restaurant to Fu Mingcheng.

The Ling family sent people to protect Fu Mingcheng, and after several clashes with assassins from the Iron Tomb, they realized that Jianghutong had provoked a rather powerful assassin organization. Consequently, they demanded more interests from Fu Mingcheng.

Knowing the strength of the opponent, the Ling family's temporary price hike was not considered taking advantage of the situation.

Back then, it was considered decent that the Ling family hadn't directly withdrawn from the conflict between the two forces. After all, Fu Mingcheng hadn't been forthcoming with them.

Then, just when Fu Mingcheng, after much hesitation, decided to make a painful concession.

The Ling family suddenly withdrew and stated they would no longer get involved in the disputes between him and the Iron Tomb.

The reason was that the night before Fu Mingcheng was about to agree, they were visited by a black-clad individual who clearly stated he was from the Iron Tomb.

That would have been one thing, but the most crucial part was that this person was a Martial Cultivator at the Nascent Soul level.

Up to now, the Ling family had no Martial Cultivator of the Nascent Soul level to oversee things.

Although they had some ace cards to counter Martial Cultivators at the Nascent Soul level, it was not wise to oppose an assassin organization with one, maybe even several Nascent Soul level cultivators, just for some interests.

Finally, the Ling family decided to withdraw and no longer meddle in the grievances between Jianghutong and the Iron Tomb.

However, the Ling family didn't cut ties completely. Upon their retreat, they advised Fu Mingcheng that the Iron Tomb had Martial Cultivators at the Nascent Soul level and urged him to be careful, to back down if necessary.

After all, Jianghutong had brought the Ling family quite a bit of profit over the past year, and they didn't want to see it vanish just like that.

Fu Mingcheng had no other option but to seek Lu Yu's help. He knew that the Divine Weapon Pavilion was a giant entity, and if Lu Yu was willing to help, getting anyone from the Pavilion would resolve this crisis for him.

After listening to Fu Mingcheng explain the whole story, Lu Yu set down his chopsticks and took a sip of tea to cleanse his mouth.

Putting down the teacup, he asked, "Where is the Iron Tomb's lair?"

The fact that the Iron Tomb had a Nascent Soul level Martial Cultivator didn't surprise Lu Yu. After all, a year ago, he had already killed a Core Formation level Martial Cultivator from the Iron Tomb.

If they could casually deploy a Core Formation level Martial Cultivator, then having a Nascent Soul level cultivator was not unexpected.

After all, officially, there had been Nascent Soul level players as early as a year ago, and the Iron Tomb, established even earlier than the official entry into the Divine Martial World, having Nascent Soul level players was quite normal.

Fu Mingcheng instinctively replied, "It's at the border of the Western Desert, where there's a hidden city known only to the Western Desert natives and a few roving fugitives."

"That place is called the City of Sin; without someone familiar to lead the way, outsiders simply can't find it."

After speaking, he finally realized that he had just instinctively put himself in the position of Lu Yu's subordinate.

Even if he didn't want to admit it, facing Lu Yu still made him feel inferior and inexplicably tense.

He attributed these feelings to past habits.

In reality, it was because he was influenced by Lu Yu's aura; the presence of the strong inherently affects the psyche of the weaker, triggering reactions such as submission, tension, and difficulty controlling one's behavior.

"Brother Lu, could you help me find an elder from the Divine Weapon Pavilion to assist? I've prepared the compensation," Fu Mingcheng quickly said after readjusting his mindset.

He took out a purple Crystal Card and handed it to Lu Yu with both hands, saying, "Here are one hundred thousand Spirit Stones. Please accept this, Brother Lu, as an intermediary fee for asking someone to help."

Lu Yu glanced at the Crystal Card Fu Mingcheng handed over, took it without hesitation, and spread his hands, asking, "Where's the compensation you prepared?"

Fu Mingcheng, thinking he was about to give it directly to the elder, hastily handed over another Crystal Card he had prepared to Lu Yu.

Lu Yu casually scanned it with his senses, and upon seeing the balance of one million Spirit Stones within, he was slightly surprised—he didn't expect Fu Mingcheng to be so wealthy.

In the past, a deal of tens of thousands of Gold Coins would have excited him for half a day; now, he could casually pull out a million Spirit Stones.

No wonder he walked with such grandeur and exuded an air of grandeur.

Lu Yu casually stored the Crystal Card in his bag. Seeing this, Fu Mingcheng became a bit anxious and asked, "When will the elder from the Divine Weapon Pavilion arrive?"