83: Chapter 83 Facing Lu Yuanze

The grand ambitions from just a moment ago had already been cast to the winds.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

"Clatter, clatter, clatter!"

Under Lu Yuanze's pressure, which felt almost tangible, Zhou Qian was utterly terrified.

Rolling over, he knelt on the ground and began to kowtow incessantly.

"Senior Lu, Junior was blind just now and failed to recognize your greatness. I spoke some nonsense; I hope Senior is magnanimous enough to forgive me."

Lu Yuanze licked his dry lips.

*Crack!*

Spiritual power condensed in his hand, and he struck like a falling blade.

"Ah!"

A sharp pain, identical to when he was first crippled, radiated from the base of his thighs.

Zhou Qian lay on the ground, propping himself up slightly with his arms, barely managing to glance at the situation below.

His eyes trembled, unable to believe what he saw.

Both long legs had been severed at the root, blood gushing out like a spring.

"My three legs... they're all gone!"

This thought flashed through his mind before he fainted from excessive blood loss.

"Are you amusing me? After that grand speech, I thought you were a real man I could torment."

"I didn't expect you to be such a coward."

He kicked him aside.

His face was full of disdain.

"I didn't expect his root to really be destroyed. I wonder which bold fellow dared to impersonate me."

"If I catch him, I'll make sure he knows the meaning of wishing for death but being unable to die!"

He looked around.

The guards on the city walls had already fled for their lives.

He cackled, "Trying to run? If I let small fry like you escape, I'll truly become a laughingstock in the world of evil Cultivators."

He shouted loudly.

A large number of souls turned their aim, targeting those fleeing Donglin Fortress.

Their speed was far beyond what a Qi Refining Cultivator could ever match.

Whether flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water, or tunneling through the earth...

None could escape the pursuit of the vengeful ghosts from the soul banner.

Accompanied by countless screams...

This wave of fleeing guards and Zhou Family Cultivators was completely wiped out!

Below the high walls, the Loose Cultivators and the few guards blocked by the Formation and city walls were already in a total panic!

Some rushed forward blindly to escape the fortress.

Others hid among the houses like shrinking turtles.

Xu Changsheng and Crimson Rainbow, standing in the shadows, naturally witnessed this scene.

The latter no longer had her previous cheerful expression of watching the chaos; her delicate brows furrowed as she sent a Divine Sense transmission.

"Brother Xu, I was too impulsive just now. You were right."

Feeling Lu Yuanze's overbearing and sinister Divine Sense sweep, the bells on her ankles and wrists seemed to freeze, not daring to make the slightest sound for fear of attracting his attention.

"This Lu Yuanze's cultivation is truly profound. When my Divine Sense brushed past him the moment he broke the Formation, he felt no weaker than a False Core Elder in the Sect."

Xu Changsheng, knowing Lu Yuanze's strength, nodded thoughtfully.

"Oh, why are you still standing there? Do you want to join the soul banner with me and be siblings?"

Grabbing Xu Changsheng's sleeve, she started heading back.

"Let's go to Sister Tang's place and take her with us!"

Xu Changsheng did not object.

...

The distance was not far.

The two jogged along, dealing with a few small vengeful ghosts at the Qi Refining Early Stage, and arrived at the Xie Family's ancestral grounds.

To their surprise...

The Xie Family's ancestral grounds were orderly, showing none of the chaos outside.

Crimson Rainbow was puzzled and urged them, "Lu Yuanze is about to kill his way here, and you're all just standing here like fools, waiting to die?"

The leading old man shook his head: "The Clan Chief's Foundation Establishment Breakthrough isn't over yet. How could we have the face to leave?"

Crimson Rainbow was anxious: "Oh, she took a marrow protecting pill. Even if she fails this Breakthrough, there's always a next time. But if she loses her life, she'll have to wait for her next life."

At the same time...

Lu Yuanze also noticed the expanding spiritual power vortex condensing above this location.

He raised an eyebrow: "Interesting. Someone actually dares to attempt Foundation Establishment at this moment. Let me see who it is!"

With that...

He strolled through the air, reaching the sky above the Xie Family in just a few dozen steps.

He looked down at the Xie Family members as if they were mere ants.

Xu Changsheng narrowed his eyes.

Xie Wantang's worried voice reached his ears: "Husband Xu, this Lu Yuanze...?"

He shook his head: "He has nothing to do with me. I only have a painted skin of this man; I don't actually know him."

Xie Wantang's tone was full of worry: "Then what should we do? Tanger is currently at the half-step Foundation Establishment stage and cannot see through his cultivation."

"This Lu Yuanze might have already transcended the scope of Foundation Establishment."

Xu Changsheng was about to offer some comfort.

In mid-air, Lu Yuanze laughed: "The one inside, what kind of secrets are you whispering? I didn't expect an unexpected harvest."

"A Cultivator like you in the middle of Foundation Establishment has overflowing spiritual power, an unstable soul, and is easily invaded by Evil Qi. My Hundred Ghost Banner just happens to need a soul like yours to be the primary malevolent spirit!"

The next moment...

He raised his hand.

A gust of wild wind rose.

The heavy roof of the hall was actually torn open like a piece of paper.

"Protect the Clan Chief!"

Someone shouted loudly.

A crowd of Xie Family Cultivators either took out Magical Artifacts or cast Spells, with various colors of spiritual light flashing.

"Noisy!"

Lu Yuanze waved his sleeve, and a pressure as solid as substance enveloped everyone present.

The condensing Spiritual Qi extinguished like candles in the wind, and Magical Artifacts clattered to the ground.

Except for two Elders at the Qi Refining Great Perfection and Xu Changsheng and Crimson Rainbow, everyone else could not bear it and knelt one after another.

Lu Yuanze didn't care.

His bloodshot eyes looked at the faint blue figure in the hall.

His eyes immediately lit up.

"A great beauty!"

He saw Xie Wantang with her hair draped over her shoulders, her features like a painting, sitting cross-legged on a golden cushion, her long dress fluttering.

Her beautiful eyes were tightly closed, completely ignoring the pressure above her head.

Because...

Xu Changsheng had already told her that he would block this calamity for her.

"Since Husband Xu has said so, no matter what, I am willing to follow his lead!"

Lu Yuanze stared lecherously at Xie Wantang: "I have survived many near-death experiences and endured all sorts of hardships; it's time I had a Dao Companion."

"Fairy, may I ask your name? I am Lu Yuanze. Are you willing to become my Dao Companion and cultivate the path of longevity together?"

The crow feather hidden in Xu Changsheng's sleeve had already been quietly activated.

Before he could act...

Beside him, Crimson Rainbow snapped: "She already has a Dao Companion, so don't even think about it."

"Oh, and who are you?"

Lu Yuanze noticed Crimson Rainbow out of the corner of his eye, and his eyes lit up again: "You're not bad either. You can be my concubine."

Crimson Rainbow laughed out of anger: "I am a Personal Disciple of True Monarch Blazing Sun of the Jinyang Sect. If you say one more word, aren't you afraid of being crushed to pieces?"

"Jinyang Sect?"

Lu Yuanze said in surprise.

Seeing this, Crimson Rainbow said proudly: "How's that? Scared? If you're scared, then hurry up and let me and everyone here go."

"Let you go? How is that possible? Since you're a Disciple of the Jinyang Sect, I can't let you leave even more!"

Lu Yuanze cackled.

Seeing that the name of the Jinyang Sect couldn't intimidate him, Crimson Rainbow had no choice but to send a Divine Sense transmission to Xu Changsheng.

"I have a speed-type talisman treasure that should be able to lose this person. In a moment, you grab Sister Tang, and we'll leave together!"

However, Xu Changsheng ignored her.

Ignoring the pressure...

He slowly floated up.

Holding a crimson plume in his hand.

"And who are you?"

"I am Xu Changsheng, here to take your life!"

"Take my life? With your Qi Refining Junior cultivation?"

"Hahahaha! Is your surname also Zhou? You talk as big as that Zhou Qian. I wonder if you're as soft as he was."

However, at that moment...

His expression suddenly froze.

A world-shaking, terrifying aura rose rapidly in the surroundings!