Chapter 1 Bloodline Plunder

The setting sun cast its golden rays across the sky.

Outside Feng Huo City, atop Emerald Cloud Peak, stood a stone table surrounded by stone stools. A young couple leaned against each other.

The boy was slender with a slightly pale, yet handsome face.

The girl, adorned in a snow-white dress, possessed jade-like skin and exquisite beauty.

With the girl's head resting on the boy's shoulder, they appeared like an immortal couple bathed in the sunset.

"Yao'er, I truly wish it could be like this forever!" the boy said softly, his face filled with happiness.

"Ming-gege, of course it can. We promised to be together for all eternity," the girl replied with a blissful smile.

The boy's name was Lu Ming, and the girl's was Lu Yao.

Looking at Lu Yao's smiling face, Lu Ming's eyes softened. He grasped her delicate, boneless hand and said, "Yao'er, although my meridians are blocked, preventing me from condensing true qi, as long as I can awaken my bloodline, the elders will purchase spiritual medicines to clear my meridians. Then I can cultivate."

"I will definitely become a martial arts expert and protect you for all eternity."

"Thank you, Ming-gege."

Lu Yao's eyes revealed a touch of emotion. "Ming-gege, did the meridian testers ever determine if you inherited your father's bloodline?"

"Yes, Yao'er. So your future husband will definitely be a strong man," Lu Ming said with a confident smile.

Lu Yao smiled slightly, picked up a wine cup from the stone table. The cup contained the famous Blood Tongue Orchid Wine, which emitted a faint fragrance.

Lu Yao swiftly kissed Lu Ming on the cheek, her face flushed with shyness. She raised the cup and said, "Ming-gege, come, Yao'er rewards you."

Lu Ming accepted the cup. "Yao'er, you treat me to a cup of Blood Tongue Orchid Wine every day. I am truly grateful to have you by my side."

He finished the cup in one gulp.

The fragrance of the wine lingered on his tongue, and Lu Ming's heart felt as sweet as the aroma. But the next moment, he felt a dizziness.

"Yao'er, why do I feel a little dizzy? This wine..."

Lu Ming leaned on the stone table and looked at Lu Yao, but he now noticed a coldness in her expression.

"Hahaha, Lu Ming, Yao'er has been with you for three years, merely to nourish your bloodline. Now the time has come to offer it up."

At that moment, a middle-aged man appeared beside them. It was Lu Yao's father.

Rumble!

Like a bolt of lightning, the words exploded in Lu Ming's mind.

"Yao'er!"

Lu Ming looked at Lu Yao in disbelief, but her eyes were filled with indifference.

"Why? I love you so much!"

Lu Yao's cold gaze was like a sharp knife piercing into Lu Ming's heart. He roared and lunged at Lu Yao.

But Lu Yao simply took a step back, and he fell to the ground.

"Duanmu Lin of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, started cultivating at six, cleared two divine meridians in half a year, entering the Warrior Realm. At nine, he entered the Martial Master Realm. Now at sixteen, he is one of the four geniuses of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect. And you? Frail, sickly, with blocked meridians. To put it bluntly, you're just trash. Even if you awaken your bloodline, you're still trash. Can you compare to Duanmu Lin?"

"Such a genius is the perfect match for me, Lu Yao. To form a marriage alliance with him, I must awaken a powerful bloodline. Since you love me so much, why not fulfill my wish and use your bloodline to help me awaken an even stronger bloodline?"

The cold words came from Lu Yao's mouth.

Bang!

At that moment, the middle-aged man stepped on Lu Ming's back, a sharp knife appearing in his hand. He shouted, "Lu Ming, offer up your bloodline!"

Ah!

The piercing pain in his spine instantly overwhelmed Lu Ming. Lu Ming roared, his voice filled with loneliness, helplessness, and despair.

Gradually, Lu Ming fell into endless darkness.

"Lu Yao, Lu Yunxiong, why did you steal my bloodline!"

Lu Ming roared and suddenly sat up in bed, the nanmu wood bed creaking under the sudden movement.

Lu Ming was drenched in sweat, his face pale. At first, he thought it was a nightmare, but he quickly realized that this was not a dream, but a reality.

The events of a few days prior resurfaced in his mind.

Lu Ming, heir to the main lineage of the Lu family in Feng Huo City. His father was the head of the Lu family. Lu Yao was the daughter of the Great Elder of the Lu family's first branch lineage.

Although they were of the same clan but different lineages, they had grown up together since childhood, childhood sweethearts, inseparable, and had even made vows of eternal love in private.

Lu Ming never imagined that Lu Yao and the Great Elder would attack him and steal his bloodline.

"Strength. It's all because I lack strength. If I had extraordinary talent and great power, how could they dare treat me like this?"

Lu Ming clenched his fists, trembling, his eyes bloodshot.

Trash!

That was Lu Yao's label for him. Lu Yao's words from three days ago still echoed in his ears.

Creak!

At that moment, the door was pushed open, and a frail middle-aged woman walked in. Looking at Lu Ming on the bed, she asked with concern, "Ming'er, did you have another nightmare?"

This beautiful woman was Lu Ming's mother, Li Ping.

Three days ago, Li Ping, worried about Lu Ming's safety, went out to search for him and saved him. Otherwise, Lu Ming would already be dead.

Ever since the news of Lu Ming's father being killed while traveling six years ago, he and Li Ping had depended on each other for survival.

Lu Ming looked at Li Ping, his gaze softening. "Mother, it's nothing, just a dream."

Looking at Lu Ming's pale face, Li Ping sat on the edge of Lu Ming's bed, touched Lu Ming's forehead, and said with heartache, "It's been three days. Every time you scream that Lu Yao harmed you. Ming'er, what exactly happened? Could it be that your injuries were because of Lu Yao..."

Lu Ming said, "Mother, it's nothing, you misheard."

Lu Ming didn't tell Li Ping that Lu Yao and the Great Elder were responsible, because Li Ping didn't cultivate. Telling Li Ping would only put her in danger.

Li Ping hesitated for a moment and said, "Ming'er, in the future, you must not call Lu Yao by her name directly in front of others. Two days ago, Lu Yao awakened a level-five bloodline and also cleared a divine meridian. Now she has gained the recognition of the elders. At the clan gathering in two months, she will take charge of the Lu family and become the head of the Lu family. Directly calling the head of the family by name will be seen as disrespectful."