146: My uncle is a cousin!

With just one glance, Lu Mingxuan felt his soul tremble, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!

A fear originating from the depths of his soul burst forth like a broken dam, instantly swallowing all his sanity.

He wanted to run! This thought screamed frantically in his mind!

But under the gaze of that look, his legs felt as if they were filled with lead, unable to exert even a shred of strength.

That voice was calm and breezy, like an old friend catching up, yet it sounded like a death knell to him:

“Young Master Lu, I trust you have been well?”

“Not seeing you for several months, your style remains the same.”

“Thud!”

As soon as the voice fell, the previously overbearing direct son of the Lu family actually felt his legs go soft, and he knelt straight down on that magnificent dharma boat in public.

With a cultivation of Nascent Soul Great Perfection and hailing from a top-tier aristocratic family, that insignificant pride and dignity were as fragile as a joke before a man who could easily slay three Deity Transformation Heavenly Venerables with a single sword!

He was afraid; he was truly terrified.

He feared that if he hesitated for even a moment, he would follow in his uncle's footsteps and be ground into dust by a single sword strike from the person before him.

“Celestial Venerable Han, spare my life! Celestial Venerable Han, spare my life!”

“This matter has absolutely nothing to do with my Lu family.”

“It was all Tian Wenlong, blinded by greed and acting on his own. He forced me to come along. I tried to advise him, but he wouldn't listen at all!”

To save his own life, he didn't hesitate for a second to shift all the blame onto his uncle, whose remains were nowhere to be found. He looked filled with righteous indignation, as if he shared an irreconcilable hatred with Tian Wenlong.

The mockery in Han Qing's eyes grew stronger, and a half-smile played on his lips: “Tian Wenlong—if this seat remembers correctly, he seems to be your biological uncle related by blood, doesn't he?”

“Distant, he and I are distant relatives! Celestial Venerable Han.”

Lu Mingxuan's heart skipped a beat as he denied it frantically: “I'm not close to him at all. My mother broke ties with the Tian Family long ago, and I have severed all relations with him; we never even see each other. Today's matter was a pure accident; I was forced to come!”

To survive, he had already abandoned all his principles.

Forget a dead uncle—at this moment, even if he were asked to betray his own father, he wouldn't hesitate for a second.

If he said he was distant, then he was distant.

Han Qing stared at him coldly.

He didn't say a word, and time seemed to freeze.

Lu Mingxuan's heart pounded so wildly it almost jumped out of his throat.

He could clearly feel that terrifying killing intent condensing and rising from Han Qing's body; with just one thought from the other party, his body and soul would be annihilated!

Just as Lu Mingxuan was about to collapse, Han Qing's cold Face finally uttered two words:

“Fine then.”

He spoke indifferently: “Out of respect for your third uncle, I will temporarily believe that today's matter has nothing to do with your Lu family.”

“Get lost.”

“Go back and tell the people of the Tian Family to have their family head personally crawl to my Zhilan Domain to apologize! If this seat does not see them in three days...”

Han Qing's voice suddenly turned frigid, each word like a knife:

“Then this seat shall personally take a trip to the Tianxuan Domain and wipe the Tian Family out of existence!”

A short sentence, but every word was like a heavy hammer smashing into Lu Mingxuan's heart, making him feel utterly suffocated.

Finally, he heard that word 'get lost' which sounded like heavenly music, and a sudden flash of wild joy appeared in his desperate eyes.

He survived; he actually survived.

“Thank you, Celestial Venerable Han, for your mercy! Thank you, Celestial Venerable!”

Lu Mingxuan felt as if he had been granted a general amnesty. He kowtowed several times with a thud, then scrambled away, not even having time to retrieve that valuable dharma boat.

He only wished his parents had given him two more legs as he fled this place of trouble like a madman.

Watching that pathetic retreating figure, an imperceptible cold sneer flashed in Han Qing's eyes.

Keeping this cowardly fool alive was more useful than killing him directly.

Once the pathetic figure had completely disappeared, Han Qing slowly turned around and cast his gaze downward toward the group of women who were looking up with Faces full of admiration and fervor.

The frost on his Face quietly dissipated, turning into a gentle smile.

“You all did well.”

His gaze swept over the exhausted and injured bodies of the women. His brow furrowed imperceptibly as he continued: “Unfortunately, your strength is still a bit weak after all.”

“No matter! Once I have dealt with these clowns, I will help you improve your cultivation. Go back and rest well first, and wait for my triumphant return.”

After speaking, he took a light step forward.

With that step, the Void Realm in front of him rippled like water, opening a pitch-black portal that emitted a strange aura.

His figure vanished into the portal, disappearing without a trace... deep within the Misty Forest, in the demon venerables' Immortal Cave.

As early as his last 'friendly visit,' Han Qing had left spatial coordinates here.

Now, through the Forbidden Gate - Interdimensional Teleportation, he crossed tens of thousands of miles and descended silently.

As for those few Nascent Soul Great Demons who had fled in panic, they were likely still rushing back with all their might on the way.

They never imagined that their most terrifying nightmare had already reached their home base ahead of them.

“Truly deserving of death!”

Han Qing's figure emerged from the void, a chilling killing intent in his eyes.

He had originally wanted to keep a low profile for a while and wait until he formed his Nascent Soul before settling the score.

He hadn't expected this group of beasts to be the first to jump out and test him, even daring to use cursed evil arts on his people.

They simply didn't know the meaning of death!

“Since you are in such a hurry to die.”

A cruel, savage grin curled at the corner of Han Qing's mouth. “Then today, I shall use you demon venerables to vent my anger!”

A cultivation of Golden Core Great Perfection was equivalent to the combat power of a Soul Transformation Perfection.

Adding the fact that One Sword Immortal Kneels could slay enemies across two minor Realms, he didn't even fear a Void Refining Early Stage expert.

In his eyes, what difference were the eight demon venerables from mere clay chickens and pottery dogs?

At this moment, inside the Black Wind Demon Venerable's Immortal Cave, the Eight Great Demon Venerables were clinking glasses and chatting cheerfully, fantasizing about sweeping through the lands and establishing immortal demonic achievements.

“Calculating the time, the Nascent Soul elites under my command should already be slaughtering in the Zhilan Domain, right?” The Ox-Head Demon Venerable gulped down a large mouthful of strong liquor and laughed in a muffled voice.

“Presumably, it won't be long before good news is sent back.”

“Hahaha!”

Just then.

A terrifying aura that made one's blood run cold suddenly swept in from outside the Immortal Cave!

BOOM—

A deafening explosion!

The cave entrance, forged from ten-thousand-year profound iron and reinforced with several Restrictions, actually shattered with a bang like it was made of paper.

Immediately after, a cold and playful voice echoed faintly throughout the entire Immortal Cave:

“Black Wind, my old friend, I trust you have been well?”

“An old friend has come to visit; why don't you hurry up and get out here to meet me?”

The smug smile on Black Wind Demon Venerable's Face instantly froze.

He stood up abruptly from his seat, those eyes flickering with eerie light now filled only with unbelievable shock and fear!

This voice... it was that nightmare-like voice he would never forget in his life!

“Old Devil Han!”

“No, impossible! This is absolutely impossible!”