321: Going crazy? Head to the Daxia Palace!

Lu Jiahe's expression was extremely solemn, and he sighed deeply, his worry growing even more profound: "Yunqing and Xiaocheng, those two children..."

"Alas, they..."

The words were on the tip of Lu Jiahe's tongue, but he seemed to be choked by something.

Ultimately, it turned into a heavy and helpless sigh: "Those two children."

"They went mad!"

"Big Brother!"

At this moment, Lu Yunan took a step forward and added: "Fifty years ago, Cousin Liang Cheng and Brother Yunqing, those two, successively experienced sudden strange changes!"

Lu Yunan's Adam's apple bobbed violently, and his eyes were filled with panic and confusion.

"Fifty years ago, on the day Cousin Liang Cheng was in seclusion, attempting to Break Through to a higher Realm..." Lu Yunan took a deep breath.

"The power within him suddenly ran wild, his eyes turned bloodshot, and he actually began to wreak havoc in the Blackbird Guard Headquarters."

Lu Yunan's voice became clearer and clearer: "Fortunately, half an hour later, His Majesty personally dispatched the Royal Ancestors who had been in seclusion in the Great Xia Imperial Palace for many years to take action, and only then was Cousin Liang Cheng suppressed."

"To prevent any mishaps, the Royal Ancestors had no choice but to imprison him deep within the Imperial Palace Forbidden Ground."

As Lu Yunan spoke, his fists unconsciously clenched: "What's even stranger is that, afterward, it wasn't just Cousin Liang Cheng who experienced such a thing."

"In the Imperial Capital, several such cases appeared one after another."

"Therefore, ten years later, when Brother Yunqing was also Breaking Through his Martial Artist Realm..."

Lu Yunan's voice choked: "He also experienced the exact same strange phenomenon, as if he had become demonized, falling into a state of madness."

"Ultimately, Brother Yunqing was also taken away by those Royal Ancestors and imprisoned with Cousin Liang Cheng."

The air in the courtyard seemed to solidify. Lu Xuan remained silent, but his face grew increasingly grim.

Lu Yunan continued with difficulty: "Afterward, His Majesty secretly dispatched an envoy to the Lu Family to deliver a message..."

"The envoy said that if we couldn't inform you, Big Brother, in time..."

"Perhaps... perhaps within a hundred years, Cousin Liang Cheng and Brother Yunqing would..."

"Perish, turning into ashes!"

Before he finished speaking, the temperature of the entire courtyard suddenly dropped, and the teacups on the stone table trembled silently.

Lu Xuan slowly stood up, black-gold light bursting forth from his eyes, and the Aura around his body directly caused the clouds within a hundred-mile radius to change color.

"Went mad one after another?"

Lu Xuan frowned slightly, a thoughtful gleam quickly flashing in his eyes, as if he was trying to sort out this sudden information.

Mad?

And it was fifty years ago?

This time point instantly caused doubts to arise in Lu Xuan's heart.

He clearly remembered that before he went into seclusion one hundred and fifty years ago, he had personally cleansed the Meridians and bone marrow of some talented juniors in the Lu Family.

Among them were Lu Yunqing and Liang Cheng.

With their excellent Aptitude at the time, coupled with abundant and sufficient Cultivation resources,

According to common sense, after a hundred years of diligent Cultivation, they should have long since Broken Through their Realm, and even advanced to the Divine Abode True Person Realm.

However, a Divine Palace Realm expert had long since developed Divine Thought power.

Under the protection of Divine Thought power, how could they go mad for no reason?

You're telling me now that a Martial Artist at the Divine Abode True Person Realm went mad?

Is this reasonable?

This was simply too absurd and completely went against Lu Xuan's understanding of the Cultivation world; there must be an unknown secret hidden within it.

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan's gaze gradually turned cold, as if a layer of frost had formed over it.

This matter was definitely not simple. If it wasn't man-made,

Then this world had undergone changes that he hadn't yet noticed.

There's no time to lose!

"Father, your son will go to the Imperial Palace now."

As soon as his voice fell, Lu Xuan's gaze had already fallen upon Lu Yunan.

Lu Xuan lightly raised his right hand, and a wisp of black-gold flame leaped from his fingertip, slowly condensing into a three-inch small sword in the Void Realm.

Although the sword body looked very small, it contained a terrifying pressure that made one's heart palpitate.

At the black-gold sword edge, the flowing fiery glow seemed capable of easily igniting the Void Realm.

"Yunan."

Lu Xuan's gaze was as deep as an abyss as he pushed the small sword towards Lu Yunan.

The sword body floated and rotated in the Void Realm, "This sword contains my power and can be used three times."

"With this sword in hand, even when facing any powerful expert, the Lu Family will remain safe."

As soon as Lu Yunan took the small sword, the sword body suddenly trembled, transforming into a black-gold light pattern that merged into his palm.

At the same time, a vast, ocean-like power circulated within his Meridians, instantly making him understand the terrifying nature of this sword.

"Big Brother, this..."

Lu Yunan looked up in shock, only to see that Lu Xuan's figure had already vanished from the courtyard.

Only a wisp of lingering golden Spiritual Light and the faint pressure remaining in the air proved that everything just now was not an illusion.

In reality, the moment Lu Xuan returned to Qingyun County, he had sensed various changes in the surrounding forces.

In the Baidao Prefecture region, a considerable large force had quietly risen at some unknown time.

Within this large force, there were also four Auras of Divine Abode True Persons hidden.

However, Lu Xuan, who was only focused on returning to the Lu Family as quickly as possible, although very surprised, did not take it to heart and only silently noted it down.

Lu Xuan planned to go to Baidao Prefecture City in a few days to thoroughly investigate the origin of this mysterious force.

After all, Lu Xuan would never allow any uncontrollable powerful force to appear around the Lu Family, threatening the safety of the Lu Family.

It was just that plans couldn't keep up with changes. Before Lu Xuan could take action, the matters of Liang Cheng and Lu Yunqing completely disrupted Lu Xuan's rhythm.

Helplessly, Lu Xuan could only temporarily put aside the investigation of that mysterious force and first go to the Imperial Palace to deal with the situation.

Therefore, before leaving, Lu Xuan specifically left three Divine Thoughts containing the power of creation, entrusting them to Lu Yunan's discretion.

These three Divine Thoughts of creation contained the world-rule power of destroying Heaven and Earth.

Even an unparalleled mighty figure who had just entered the Earth Venerable Realm Master Realm would find it difficult to retreat unscathed under the attack of Lu Xuan's three Divine Thoughts, and would certainly suffer heavy injuries.

If all three Divine Thoughts were unleashed, they would even be enough to instantly kill an expert who had just entered the Earth Venerable Realm Master Realm, their power could be described as terrifying and unparalleled.

Baidao Prefecture City!

The former Blackbird Guard station no longer existed.

In its place was a magnificent and grand black architectural complex.

On the towering pagoda, the three gilded characters "Lanhai Sect" hung, shimmering with dazzling light under the sun.

Inside the Sect's main hall, four men with profound Auras sat.

The hall was resplendent with gold and jade, and the spiritual jade paving the ground emitted a soft glow, illuminating the entire hall as if it were daytime.

"Hahahaha!"

A red-haired man suddenly slammed the table and burst into laughter, his voice like a booming bell, "Big Brother, I never thought that we Loose Cultivators, who have drifted in the Wujie Sea for hundreds of years,

Would one day actually be able to establish ourselves on a continent!"

The scholar in green beside him immediately echoed: "It's all thanks to Big Brother's wisdom, leading us through the Wujie Sea to seize jurisdiction over this spiritual land."

As he spoke, a hint of greed flashed in his eyes, "Although it can't compare to Asking Immortal Continent, the Spiritual Qi in this Southern Region is enough for us to establish a Sect."

"Hmph!" Another scar-faced man suddenly snorted coldly.

"Unfortunately, the center of this continent is occupied by those scoundrels who took the best land, leaving us only this borderland in the Southern Region."

The purple-robed man on the main seat slowly raised his hand, the golden wave patterns embroidered on his sleeves subtly shimmering: "Enough. It's already not easy to secure a foothold on the new continent."

The purple-robed man's voice was not loud, but it immediately silenced the other three.

There was no other way. These four individuals had committed heinous crimes on Asking Immortal Continent and were wanted by those Lao Jiahuo (Old fellows) from Asking Immortal Holy Domain.

Therefore, they had drifted in the Wujie Sea for hundreds of years.

As for how they discovered this continent of the Great Xia Dynasty, it was when the four of them passed by and sensed the heaven-shaking commotion here!

Just then, a blue stream of light suddenly pierced through the air from outside the main hall, condensing into the afterimage of a hunched, wretched man in the center of the hall.

"Sect Master!"

"Heiri has important matters to report!"

The blue afterimage knelt on one knee in the air, sinister light flickering in his eyes.

Seeing this, the purple-robed Sect Master immediately frowned: "Why such a panic?"

Heiri grinned sinisterly, revealing a set of jagged, yellow teeth.

"Sect Master, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in Qingyun County has suddenly surged by more than a dozen times,

Numerous rare Spirit Medicines have appeared out of thin air in the mountains, and there are even a few Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fruits that are rarely seen in a thousand years!"

Heiri rubbed his thin, withered hands, a greedy glint in his eyes: "At this rate, in less than three years, Qingyun County will definitely become a blessed land!"

"It's just that..."

"Just what?" The purple-robed Sect Master suddenly straightened up, his eyes blazing with sharp light.

"It's just that the Lu Family in Qingyun County doesn't seem to know their place,"

Heiri hunched his back, his voice growing colder, "When I sent someone to discuss the ownership of the spiritual land just now, they actually dared to ignore our Lanhai Sect!"

The four people in the hall frowned simultaneously upon hearing this.

A big man slammed the table and stood up, raging flames rising around him: "A mere small Family in a county town dares to oppose my Lanhai Sect?"

"Big Brother, let me go destroy them!"

"Wait."

The purple-robed Sect Master raised his hand to stop him, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes, "Does this Lu Family have any backing?"

Heiri spat disdainfully: "It's just a small Family with a few Outer Strength Grandmasters."

"The strongest is merely a Martial Artist who has achieved Minor Achievement as an Outer Strength Grandmaster."

"Sect Master, rest assured, I have already investigated clearly. In this Lu Family, there isn't even a Divine Palace Realm Immortal Master!"

A scar-faced man grinned upon hearing this: "If that's the case, what are we waiting for?"

"Big Brother, let me lead people to slaughter the entire Lu Family. It'll be perfect to use their blood to consecrate our Lanhai Sect's founding banner!"

The purple-robed Sect Master pondered for a moment, then suddenly revealed a cruel smile: "Good!"

"However..."

A cunning glint flashed in his eyes, "First, have Heiri send a few Disciples to 'visit' them and see what confidence this Lu Family truly has."

"Remember--"

The purple-robed Sect Master's voice suddenly turned cold: "If they dare to resist, kill them without mercy!"

Heiri was overjoyed upon hearing this and was about to accept the order and leave, but then he heard the scholar in green suddenly speak: "Wait!"

"Big Brother, I always feel there's something strange about this matter."

"The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi suddenly surged, and it just so happens to be near that Lu Family... Could it be..."

"What's there to fear!"

Another red-haired man impatiently interrupted, "Even if there's something strange."

"With the strength of us four Divine Abode True Persons, would we be afraid of a mere small Lu Family?"

The purple-robed Sect Master nodded slightly: "Third Brother makes sense."

"Heiri, you personally lead the people to handle it. Remember--" A cold light flashed in the purple-robed Sect Master's eyes.

"Leave no one alive!"

"Yes, Sect Master!"

The next moment, Heiri bowed with a sinister smile, and the blue afterimage gradually dissipated in the air.

The four people in the hall looked at each other and smiled, as if they had already seen the day the Lanhai Sect would dominate the Southern Region.

Little did they know what kind of terrifying existence they were provoking...

"Why are you still standing there stunned?"

"The Sect Master has given an order, follow me!"

Outside the Fu City, Heiri led more than ten elite Disciples of the Lanhai Sect, aggressively advancing towards Qingyun County town.

"Listen up, all of you!"

Heiri flew through the air, his withered finger pointing towards the distant Lu Family residence, "Later, don't leave a single living soul!"

"Especially that old undying Lu Jiahe, the Sect Master specifically wants his head!"

"Yes, Elder Heiri!"

The Disciples responded in unison with Heiri, their eyes gleaming with bloodlust.

They quickly streaked across the sky, soon hovering above the Lu Family residence.

Heiri activated the Gale Force within his body, his voice booming like thunder, echoing throughout Qingyun County town.

"People of the Lu Family, get out here and die for this Grandmaster!"

"From today onwards, Qingyun County belongs to my Lanhai Sect!"

Heiri's wild laughter reverberated above the county town, startling birds to scatter.

Because Heiri, as a Martial Artist who had achieved Minor Achievement as an Outer Strength Grandmaster, did not take the Lu Family seriously at all.

There was no movement within the Lu Family residence. Heiri grinned savagely and waved his hand: "Smash it for me!"

Dozens of sharp Sword Qi crashed down, but at three zhang from the Lu Family's rooftop, they were suddenly blocked by an invisible barrier.

That terrifying Sword Qi was like a mud ox entering the sea, not even stirring a ripple.

"What's going on?"

Heiri's face changed drastically. Just as he was about to attack again, he saw the Lu Family's main gate slowly open.

An old man with a white beard, dressed in a green robe, walked out with his hands behind his back. It was precisely the Lu Family's Family Head, Lu Yunan.

"Alas, you outsiders are truly stubborn."

After hearing Lu Yunan's words, Heiri was furious and felt extremely humiliated: "Ant, you seek death!"

Heiri fiercely conjured a dark blue dagger, which transformed into a stream of light and shot straight for Lu Yunan's heart.

However, just as the dagger flew halfway, a black-gold flame small sword suddenly appeared in Lu Yunan's palm.

Lu Yunan simply waved his hand—

"Boom!"

A pillar of flame light that spanned Heaven and Earth suddenly erupted. Heiri didn't even have time to let out a scream before he was reduced to ashes in the terrifying fiery wave.

The lingering flames continued unabated, incinerating all more than ten Lanhai Sect Disciples in the air.

After the pillar of flame light dissipated, the entire sky above Qingyun County had already turned into a black-gold sea of fire.

The next morning, the sky above Baidao Prefecture City was clear.

Inside the Lanhai Sect's main hall, the purple-robed Sect Master was enjoying tea and discussing the Dao with his three brothers.

The red-haired man slammed the table and laughed: "Big Brother, Heiri has been gone for so long, he must have already slaughtered the Lu Family..."

Before he finished speaking, the entire hall suddenly trembled violently.

The four of them looked up in horror, only to see a black-gold pillar of fire, a hundred zhang in diameter, falling from the dome like a heavenly punishment!

"This is..."

"What the hell is this?!"

The purple-robed Sect Master's pupils contracted. He hadn't even had time to conjure his protective Magic Treasure before the world-destroying flame wave had already swallowed the entire hall.

In the face of absolute power, the defenses of the four Divine Abode True Persons shattered like thin paper.

They didn't even manage to let out a scream before their bodies were annihilated inch by inch in the sky-burning flames.

The black-gold pillar of fire lasted for a full three breaths.

After the black-gold fiery wave dissipated, the once magnificent Lanhai Sect main hall had already transformed into a charred, thousand-zhang-wide deep pit.

At the bottom of the pit, on the vitrified rocks, four humanoid black shadows were faintly discernible—those were the last traces of the four Divine Abode True Persons left in the world.

What was even more chilling was that the buildings within a ten-mile radius were completely unharmed.

It seemed that this world-destroying pillar of fire was precise enough to only target the primary offenders and some core members of the Lanhai Sect.

In the Lu Family, far away in Qingyun County.

Lu Yunan seemed to sense something and looked towards Baidao Prefecture, gently stroking the gradually fading black-gold flame small sword in his palm.

"Big Brother's methods... are truly unfathomable."