304: Half-step to Earthly Venerable! The Burning Heaven Sword Technique changes!

Six months later!

Deep beneath the river, Lu Xuan, who had been silent for a long time, finally opened his eyes.

In the depths of Lu Xuan’s pupils, a profound and mysterious black-gold flame flickered. His aura was as restrained as an abyss, with not a single trace leaking out.

“Burning Heaven Blade Technique… how did it change so much?”

Lu Xuan was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he immersed his spiritual perception into the Cave Heaven Small World within his body.

—At this moment, the Cave Heaven Small World within Lu Xuan’s body was no longer what it used to be!

It had expanded countless times compared to before, and the Heaven and Earth Laws it contained had become more solidified, infinitely approaching a true world.

And at the center of this world, a Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation, identical in appearance to Lu Xuan, stood majestically, surrounded by mysterious black-gold flames.

The black-gold flames moved like living creatures, seeping into the earth along the feet of Lu Xuan’s Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation.

They transformed into countless dense chains of laws, silently supporting the operation of this world.

Furthermore, within these Heaven and Earth Law chains, there was even a faint power of world rules.

“Half-step Earth Venerable Realm!”

“Earth Venerable Realm Domain!”

“It’s almost there!”

When all the chains of the Heaven and Earth Laws completely transform into world rules, that will be the time for Lu Xuan to break through to the Earth Venerable Realm Master realm.

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Void Realm True Lord (??? )

Cultivation Techniques: Burning Heaven Blade Technique 10/9, Close Distance to the Horizon 9/9, Undying and Unextinguished 9/9.

Points: 1000

“The layers after Burning Heaven Blade Technique?”

“What does this mean?”

This tenth layer of the Burning Heaven Blade Technique somewhat surprised Lu Xuan.

It seemed that, just as he had expected, the Burning Heaven Blade Technique had reached its limit.

However, the limit of the Burning Heaven Blade Technique is its own business; what does it have to do with my system panel?

In short, in front of the system panel, no martial arts technique has a limit.

If it does, then just add points for me!

“Now that I have the power to protect myself, it’s time to go out.”

Lu Xuan didn’t think too much. He slowly got up, and the riverbed mud silently parted, the water automatically moving aside.

Taking a step, Lu Xuan walked towards the water surface as if strolling leisurely.

And the entire river behind him instantly evaporated, revealing a dry riverbed!

Subsequently, the riverbed, which had become a vacuum, was quickly filled by the surrounding river water!

It wasn’t burning, it wasn’t steaming, but…

“Returning to nothingness.”

Lu Xuan looked down at the black-gold flame flickering in his palm and whispered softly.

On this day, a pitch-black crack silently appeared deep in the sky above Lingxu Land.

It was as if… paper had been burned through by flames.

Of course, this movement was fleeting, and no one discovered it.

“The Earth Venerable realm is coming soon!”

“It’s a pity that guiding force is gone.”

Lu Xuan stood with his hands behind his back on the ground, recalling the guiding force that he had casually extinguished.

If it weren’t to prevent that old monster from finding his location, Lu Xuan would truly have been reluctant.

That guiding force seemed to be intentionally left by that Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow).

He wanted to lead himself into the strongest secret realm, to distract him, and thus achieve his goal.

Having that Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) lead the way was naturally much better than Lu Xuan searching for secret realms across the world himself.

He just didn't know how many Heaven-grade spiritual items like the compassion for all living things leaf that Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) still had.

As expected, Lu Xuan also had the same thoughts as the Remnant of Luoxu.

Both of them had their eyes on each other; it remained to be seen who would emerge victorious in the end!

“No time to lose, breaking through to half-step Earth Venerable has already consumed six months.”

“There are only four short months left until the 10-month deadline.”

Just as Lu Xuan was about to move and prepare to leave, his brow suddenly furrowed.

The moment Lu Xuan’s full power was retracted into his body, the Xufu Realm, which had been sealed, suddenly showed a subtle anomaly.

The Xufu Realm had always been empty, containing nothing but the clothes he had stored there beforehand.

Wait… Lu Xuan’s pupils contracted.

He suddenly remembered that before going into seclusion, he had placed the Deputy Commander of the Xuan Niao Guard token inside.

In an instant, a thought flashed through Lu Xuan’s mind—someone sent a message!

Lu Xuan, almost without thinking, lightly swiped his finger behind him, and a faint glow shot out from his embrace.

A black square box floated gently in the air; it was the Xufu Realm.

Immediately after, a crimson light burst forth from within the Xufu Realm, and a crimson token instantly flew to Lu Xuan’s front.

The moment the crimson token appeared, two lines of gilded text materialized as a phantom in front of Lu Xuan.

Lingxu Land in turmoil, Demon Emperor enters!

Nine months later, on LinKong Island, in the Nine Heavens Secret Realm, the Lingxu Master appears!

The phantom script above was like carved by a knife and axe, each stroke imbued with majestic imperial power.

“It’s a message from that one!”

Lu Xuan’s pupils contracted slightly. For the Great Xia Empress to personally send him a message, the severity of the situation was evident.

But what concerned Lu Xuan more was the information revealed in the first half of the message—Demon Emperor Realm!

That was an existence equivalent to a human martial artist at the Earth Venerable Realm Master realm!

Also, where did this Demon Emperor realm beast come from?

Are you telling me that within the small Great Xia Dynasty, there actually exists a demon beast at the same realm as an Earth Venerable Realm Master?

And it just ran into Lingxu Land without a word!

If it were someone else, Lu Xuan would have thought someone was playing a joke on him!

Demon Emperor Realm demon beast!

No wonder even Empress had hurriedly entered this Lingxu Land.

It seemed that someone could forcibly break through the restrictions of Lingxu Land through mysterious means.

But what these means were, Lu Xuan had no clue.

“LinKong Island Nine Heavens Secret Realm… Lingxu Master…”

Lu Xuan murmured softly.

Empress Xia Mingyue’s message was too brief, providing no details about these mysterious places.

Lu Xuan quickly calculated. Six months had already passed, leaving less than three months until the so-called Lingxu Master appeared.

After a moment of thought, Lu Xuan waved his hand, and the Xufu Realm and the Blackbird Guard token instantly vanished into thin air.

Although the Empress had personally sent the message, Lu Xuan chose not to fully trust others.

Lu Xuan would never trust anyone unreservedly; this was his principle for living in the world.

“Three months… that should be enough.”

Lu Xuan’s eyes were deep, and he already had his own plan in mind.

For the next three months, he would madly sweep through Lingxu Land, seizing Heaven and Earth treasures to prepare for breaking through to the Earth Venerable Realm Master realm.

After all, all conspiracies and schemes are nothing but castles in the air in the face of absolute strength.

Thump, thump, thump!

Just then, a rapid sound of footsteps broke the silence, quickly approaching from afar.

A cold glint flashed in Lu Xuan’s eyes, and his figure dissipated into the world like smoke.

He stood silently in the void, looking down at the group of panicked Imperial Clan disciples fleeing below.

Black-gold Creation Fire flickered deep within Lu Xuan’s pupils, thoroughly seeing through the cultivation details of everyone below.

Two martial artists at Inner Energy Major Achievement, four martial artists at Inner Energy Major Achievement, and ten martial artists at Inner Energy Minor Achievement and below.

“Prince Xuanyi, Princess Yunshu, those rebels probably won’t find our location.”

“There’s a big river ahead, let’s rest there for a while.”

More than a dozen figures, like shooting stars, swiftly flew through the air, then stopped at the exact spot where Lu Xuan had just stood.

However, their hurried voices carried the relief of surviving a calamity.

Among the sixteen figures, the two standing at the core were a man and a woman.

The two leading figures, a man and a woman, were dressed in the Xuan Bird brocade robes unique to the Great Xia Dynasty.

They were precisely the previously mentioned Imperial family members, Prince Xia Xuanyi and Princess Xia Yunshu, both appearing to be around twenty-eight years old.

Xuan Bird brocade robes were only permitted to be worn by core bloodline members of the Imperial family.

Both of them were born to the late emperor’s concubines. Although their status within the Imperial family was far inferior to Empress Xia Mingyue and the nine titled princes,

at least outwardly, they could respectfully address the current Empress as Imperial Sister.

Xia Xuanyi’s handsome face was clouded with gloom, and the sleeves of his black Xuan Bird brocade robe had been torn by several sword qi.

Princess Xia Yunshu, beside him, was even paler, her hair disheveled, completely lacking the elegant demeanor of an Imperial princess.

“Rest here first,” Xia Xuanyi said in a deep voice, his gaze cautiously sweeping the surroundings.

“That big river…”

“How strange!”

“How can the temperature be so high?”

With just one glance, Xia Xuanyi noticed the anomaly of the large river ahead.

The air temperature near the river was unusually high, as if a large fire had just occurred.

Undoubtedly, someone had been here!

And it was likely an existence above an Outer Strength Grandmaster.

“Imperial Brother, do we still need to cross the river?”

Xia Xuanyi’s question filled everyone behind him, including Princess Xia Yunshu, with wariness.

Xia Xuanyi, at the very front, kept his face taut and did not answer immediately, but pondered for a while.

Then, he gritted his teeth and spat out a single word.

“Cross!”

Immediately, Xia Xuanyi’s veins bulged on his forehead, and he cursed a few times.

“Empress told us to temporarily hide in Lingxu Land and not enter any secret realms.”

“Damn Luo family, Jiang family, Extreme Flame Holy Gate…”

“These damned rebels actually rebelled!”

“They even colluded with the demon race. Even outside Lingxu Land, the Great Xia Dynasty has experienced violent turmoil.”

“The Eight Great Families have raised rebellions in various places.”

In short, the Great Xia Dynasty’s political situation had changed.

Not only had Lingxu Land undergone earth-shattering changes, but the situation in the Great Xia Dynasty had also begun to become chaotic.

Countless major forces, five of the Eight Great Families, and the Five Transcendent Forces, all launched attacks on the Great Xia Imperial Palace.

Empress, and the three Royal Ancestors, being within Lingxu Land, were unable to suppress the rebellion immediately.

Most importantly, a terrifying demon beast, appearing from who knows where, had been constantly chasing Empress within Lingxu Land!

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan’s eyes blazed with light.

What was he hearing!

The next moment, Lu Xuan’s figure slowly appeared in the void.

His dark black robe moved without wind, and each step he took caused ripples in space.

“Can you tell Lord Lu, who exactly is the demon race you mentioned?”

Lu Xuan wasn't particularly interested in the rebellion of the Eight Great Families.

Anyway, this Great Xia Dynasty wasn't his, so why bother worrying about it?

What truly interested Lu Xuan was the demon race mentioned by Xia Xuanyi.

Lu Xuan wanted to find out where that Demon Emperor realm demon beast came from.

Lu Xuan’s sudden appearance made the people below feel as if they were facing a great enemy, and the young guards behind them all drew their swords.

Xia Xuanyi shielded his sister behind him and forced himself to look up calmly.

“May I ask which senior…”

Before he could finish speaking, Xia Xuanyi’s pupils suddenly contracted, and his voice began to tremble: “Lord Lu… Lord Lu!”

In the hearts of those who entered Lingxu Land, Lu Xuan was renowned, and his face had long been deeply imprinted in their minds, unforgettable.

Lu Xuan merely nodded slightly, his eyes calm and unperturbed. His indifferent gaze looked directly into Xia Xuanyi’s eyes, and an invisible pressure spread out like a tide.

“Speak!”

Lu Xuan’s voice was deep and powerful, carrying an undeniable authority, as if asking a question, yet also giving an undeniable command.

Half an hour later.

Lu Xuan’s figure appeared several hundred miles away, right at the entrance of a hidden secret realm.

As for what had happened during his six months of seclusion, Lu Xuan also learned from the two Imperial family members.

“Nether Python, that vile beast, actually returned.”

“As for the so-called Demon Emperor, it should be the bird-shaped demon beast that ambushed me that day.”

“Hmph!”

“This Lord hasn’t even settled scores with them yet, and they’ve come knocking on my door.”

Lu Xuan felt extremely frustrated when he thought about his current predicament.

The mysterious old man of Lingxu Land, a Demon Emperor of the Earth Venerable realm, and those Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) with whom he had grievances.

It seemed that almost everyone was looking for his whereabouts.

“Three months from now, let Lord Lu see your methods.”

“But for now, I’ll collect a little interest.”

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan’s lips curled into a cold smile, and his body unhesitatingly merged into the secret realm’s light gate.

In an instant, the world inverted, and what greeted Lu Xuan’s eyes was a dark, dense forest, with the scent of decaying leaves mixed with blood rushing towards him.

“Oh?”

“Someone’s here?”

“Why doesn’t he have the secret realm guiding light on him?”

The moment Lu Xuan appeared, more than ten sharp auras locked onto him simultaneously.

In the open space ahead, dozens of martial artists in green-patterned Xuan robes stood in a line.

Around them were mountains of demon beast corpses, some still bleeding profusely.

The leader, with a ferocious Luo family emblem embroidered on his chest, glared over with a murderous aura.

“Get lost!”

“From now on, this secret realm belongs to our Luo family.”

“You….”

“It… it’s you!”

“Lu…”

The Luo family cultivator who spoke suddenly had his face contorted, his pupils rapidly contracting to the size of needlepoints.

He staggered back two steps, his Adam’s apple bobbing, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

“It… it’s you!”

The terror on the Luo family cultivator’s face instantly turned into fawning, squeezing out a smile uglier than a cry, as he repeatedly cupped his hands in greeting.

Cold sweat seeped from his forehead, his Adam’s apple bobbed, and his voice carried a deliberate ingratiation: “It turns out to be Lord Lu!”

This junior was ignorant, please be magnanimous…”

However—

Beneath his lowered sleeve, a hand tightly clutched a strange token, seemingly intending to transmit the news of Lu Xuan’s appearance.

But the next instant—

“Pfft!”

His wrist suddenly exploded in a spray of blood, and that miraculous token was actually incinerated by a wisp of black-gold flame!

Lu Xuan looked at him with a half-smile, the black-gold flames flickering in his eyes as if they could see through all disguises.

The Luo family cultivator let out a violent scream, his face ashen.

He finally understood at this moment that in the face of absolute strength,

any small movement was futile!

Black-gold flames spread from beneath Lu Xuan’s feet, instantly transforming into a towering sea of fire.

“Spare me!”

“Save me…”

“Lord Lu, spare me!”

“Lu Xuan, my Luo family’s Royal Ancestors will definitely not let you go.”

Wherever this flame passed, space twisted and shattered, and the Luo family cultivators fleeing in panic let out screams.

Subsequently, all living beings in the secret realm turned into wisps of smoke and dissipated under the sea of fire.

In the black-gold sea of fire, only Lu Xuan stood with his hands behind his back.

Black-gold flames flowed around Lu Xuan’s body, not harming him in the slightest, but rather obediently like subjects.