97: To follow Lu Yuan? That's killing him by destroying his spirit!

"Hum!"

The Void Realm shook violently.

Behind him, endless Chaos mist surged, and the phantom of an Immortal King, vast and boundless, sitting cross-legged above the Nine Heavens, manifested.

The Immortal King was surrounded by True Dragons and Divine Phoenixes, as if he had crossed ancient time and space, carrying the supreme dignity to suppress the heavens and myriad worlds.

It was the Sacred Body Phenomenon—Immortal King Descends Upon the Nine Heavens!

"Break."

Lu Yuan uttered a single word lightly, and the Immortal King phantom moved, simply slapping out a palm.

There were no fancy Law changes, only power that was pure to the extreme!

Law of Strength, Fourth Transformation Perfection!

"Boom!"

As this palm fell, it felt as if the sky was collapsing and the earth was sinking.

The ten-thousand-foot giant wave, which appeared arrogant and capable of submerging mountains and rivers, was as fragile as a bubble before this golden giant palm; it shattered instantly, turning into water vapor that dissipated across the sky.

Immediately after, the golden giant palm did not lose momentum and directly grabbed the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl suspended in mid-air.

"Crack!"

The Divine Soul imprint that Cang Lan Daoist Lord had left on the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl was forcibly erased by Lu Yuan's overbearing Divine Sense.

"Pfft!"

With his soul-connected Magic Treasure seized, Cang Lan Daoist Lord's face turned deathly pale instantly. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and the arrogance in his eyes instantly turned into endless terror.

"You... how is this possible?!"

But this was not the end.

Lu Yuan flicked his hand, and the golden giant palm, like swatting a fly, slammed heavily into Cang Lan Daoist Lord.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud.

Cang Lan Daoist Lord didn't even have time to scream. His whole body flew backward like a broken kite, his protective spiritual light shattered instantly, all his bones broke, and he slammed heavily into the ten-thousand-year glacier below, creating a bottomless pit.

The dust settled.

Cang Lan Daoist Lord lay at the bottom of the pit, covered in blood, his aura withered to the extreme. In those eyes looking at Lu Yuan, there was despair that made him doubt his life.

One palm!

Just one palm!

His proud Top-Grade Spiritual Treasure was seized, his proud Law Domain was broken, and he was even beaten half to death!

This person... what kind of monster is he?!

Between heaven and earth, there was dead silence.

The two Grand Elders of Guanghan Palace were already trembling with fear, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Meanwhile, Fairy Lengyue, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, had eyes filled with brilliant colors at this moment.

She stared fixedly at Lu Yuan, as if looking at an unpolished jade of peerless quality.

Strong!

Too strong!

This method of lifting weight as if it were light, of turning one's hand to create clouds and rain, was definitely not that of an ordinary Middle Stage Void Refining cultivator; he might even be a mighty figure at the Late Stage or even Perfection of Void Refining who had hidden his cultivation!

In this cultivation world where the weak are prey to the strong, power is the only truth.

Fairy Lengyue was a woman who admired strength to the extreme. The reason she did not give Cang Lan Daoist Lord a good look was not because she was aloof, but because she felt he was not strong enough to be worthy of her.

But this man before her...

Fairy Lengyue took a deep breath, and on her originally cold and arrogant face, a smile as warm as a spring breeze, even carrying a hint of charm, instantly appeared.

She stretched out her slender hand, smoothed the hair at her temples, then moved her lotus steps lightly, walked to Lu Yuan, and bowed gracefully.

With this bow, her figure was extremely soft, and the neckline of her moon-white palace dress opened slightly, revealing a breathtaking expanse of snow-white skin.

"Fairy Lengyue of Guanghan Palace pays respects to Senior."

Her voice was soft and gentle; where was the dignity of a Palace Master from before? She looked exactly like a little woman.

"Senior's Divine Might covers the world; this junior admires you to the utmost."

"This Cang Lan Daoist Lord has no eyes and dared to offend Senior; he truly deserves his punishment."

"Since this Guanghan Immortal Mansion was opened by Senior, the Opportunity within should naturally belong to Senior. My Guanghan Palace has absolutely no intention of coveting it; I only ask to be by Senior's side and listen to your teachings."

She lifted her head, her beautiful eyes looking at Lu Yuan, filled with undisguised worship and admiration.

This sudden change of face left Cang Lan Daoist Lord, who had just crawled out of the pit, dumbfounded.

"Pfft!"

He spat out another mouthful of blood; this time, it was from anger.

"Leng Yue... you..."

Cang Lan Daoist Lord pointed at Fairy Lengyue, his finger trembling, his eyes full of disbelief and heartbreak: "For you, I did not hesitate to offend a strong enemy... you... you actually..."

He never imagined that the goddess he had pined for for a thousand years would be so humble and fawning before the man who had just beaten him into a cripple!

His Dao Heart was almost shattered at this moment.

Lu Yuan looked at the woman before him who changed her face as easily as turning a book, a playful arc curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Oh?"

"Didn't you want this Immortal Mansion Legacy just a moment ago?"

"Senior is joking."

Fairy Lengyue did not change her expression and said softly: "Treasures belong to those with virtue. With Senior's strength, who could be more virtuous than you?"

"I was merely sitting in a well looking at the sky; only after seeing Senior's true countenance today do I know there is a sky beyond the sky."

"As long as Senior does not mind, I am willing to lead all of Guanghan Palace to follow Senior's lead."

A hint of mockery flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes, and he said indifferently: "Want to follow me?"

"Fine."

"However, this seat does not need people who can only talk."

Lu Yuan reached out and pointed to the heavily injured and dying Cang Lan Daoist Lord below, his tone as indifferent as water.

"Kill him."

"Consider it your pledge of allegiance."

At these words, the whole scene was shocked.

The two Elders of Guanghan Palace changed color greatly and hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade her.

"Palace Master! You cannot!"

"Cang Lan Daoist Lord is the Grand Elder of the Tianlan Immortal Sect. If we kill him, the Tianlan Immortal Sect will surely fight us to the death, and then the two Sects will go to war..."

"Shut up!"

Fairy Lengyue turned her head abruptly and shouted, interrupting the Elder.

She turned around, and the gaze she directed at Cang Lan Daoist Lord no longer held the perfunctory attitude from before; only cold, bone-chilling killing intent remained.

In her view, although the Tianlan Immortal Sect was not weak, if she could climb the high branch of the mysterious powerhouse before her, what was the mere Tianlan Immortal Sect?

Moreover, this was an excellent Opportunity to show loyalty to Lu Yuan.

"Leng Yue... you... you want to kill me?"

Cang Lan Daoist Lord looked at Fairy Lengyue approaching step by step, his eyes revealing thick despair and pleading.

"I have pursued you for a thousand years!"

"For these thousand years, I gave you whatever you wanted! You needed Spirit Medicine, I braved the Forbidden Ground to get it for you; you needed Magic Treasure, I exhausted my family fortune to refine it for you!"

"Even this time... I only came because of you!"

"Can this thousand years of affection not even earn a shred of your heart?"

Cang Lan Daoist Lord wept, every word dripping with blood.

However.

On Fairy Lengyue's beautiful face, there was only indifference.

"Cang Lan, you are too naive."

She looked down at him, her tone cold and heartless: "I accepted your gifts because those things were useful to me, which does not mean I have to accept you."

"As for affection?"

"In my eyes, you are nothing more than a persistent stranger."

"Your so-called deep affection is, to me, merely a nuisance."