451: The Eighth Incarnation in the Mortal World! A Heavenly Soldier in Journey to the West!

Tianwu World!

Lu Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, immediately sinking his consciousness inward to view the System panel in his mind.

As expected!

After completely refining the imperial seal of china, which bore the Luck of the Mortal World, he not only successfully returned to the Tianwu World but also instantly gained an astonishing 2.29 billion System Points!

However, even after returning to the familiar Tianwu World, Lu Xuan's eyes still held deep apprehension.

Relying on the Luck of the Mortal World contained within the imperial seal of china, he infinitely boosted the power of that body.

As a result, Lu Xuan hadn't even had time to plunder the Heaven and Earth Origin of the New Xia World.

An indescribable, terrifying will, transcending all things, suddenly descended!

That was the indifferent gaze from a higher plane!

Merely being swept by it caused Lu Xuan's Divine Soul to tremble violently.

This instinctive shudder of life made him instantly understand—it could not be fought, it could not be defied!

In a moment of extreme peril, Lu Xuan made a decisive choice, immediately abandoning the idea of plundering the World Origin. His Divine Soul instantly escaped into the endless Void Realm, narrowly fleeing back to the Tianwu World.

Even now, having returned to his main body, Lu Xuan still felt lingering fear.

If he had hesitated for even a moment just now, his Seventh Mortal World experience might have ended in utter failure!

The next moment, Lu Xuan composed himself and looked at the System interface in his mind.

“I really did Breakthrough to the Seventh Red Dust Immortal!”

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Seventh Red Dust Immortal (Early Stage)

Cultivation Technique: Burning Heaven Blade Technique 20/9 (Can be derived), Close Distance to the Horizon 18/9 (Can be derived), Undying and Unextinguished 18/9 (Can be derived).

Points: 3 billion

Please confirm whether to spend 500 million System Points to derive the Burning Heaven Blade Technique!

Please confirm whether to spend 300 million System Points to derive Close Distance to the Horizon!

Please confirm whether to spend 200 million System Points to derive Undying and Unextinguished!

Facing this costly choice, Lu Xuan did not hesitate.

“Derive!”

Three hundred years passed in the blink of an eye. When Lu Xuan opened his eyes again, he had already reached the Perfection stage of the Seventh Red Dust Immortal Realm.

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Seventh Red Dust Immortal (Perfection)

Cultivation Technique: Burning Heaven Blade Technique 21/9 (Can be derived), Close Distance to the Horizon 19/9 (Can be derived), Undying and Unextinguished 19/9 (Can be derived).

Points: 2 billion

Please confirm whether to spend 800 million System Points to derive the Burning Heaven Blade Technique!

Please confirm whether to spend 550 million System Points to derive Close Distance to the Horizon!

Please confirm whether to spend 300 million System Points to derive Undying and Unextinguished!

“Perfection reached. I'll derive them when I return in the next lifetime.”

After glancing at the System panel, a wisp of Black-Gold Divine Soul surged out from Lu Xuan's body once more, fleeing toward the depths of the endless Void Realm.

...In the Great Desolation World, outside the South Heavenly Gate, clouds and mist swirled, and Immortal Qi permeated the air.

The gigantic Heavenly Gate stood tall in the sky, radiating ten thousand streams of golden light and a thousand auspicious auras.

Lu Xuan suddenly snapped back to reality, finding himself wearing standard Bright-Silver Heavenly Soldier Armor, with a standard Immortal Sword hanging from his waist, standing in a neat line of Heavenly Soldiers.

A segment of memory instantly appeared in his mind.

He was currently an ordinary Heavenly Soldier guarding the South Heavenly Gate, possessing shallow Dao Cultivation, belonging to the lowest tier of the Heavenly Court.

The original body was merely a Mortal Swordsman. The reason he was able to Ascend to the Heavenly Court was due to a lucky Opportunity where he obtained a Sword Dao Legacy related to the Human Emperor in an Ancient Grotto-Heaven.

Yinglong Cloud-Treading Sword Art!

This Art was profoundly mysterious; the original body spent his entire life's effort and still failed to comprehend even a fraction of it.

But merely by imitating the superficial Sword Intent, he was able to temper his soul and penetrate the Barrier of Life and Death.

He finally received a Guiding Immortal Light, which allowed him to join the Ranks of Immortals, becoming one of the hundreds of millions of Heavenly Soldiers in the Heavenly Court.

However, after Ascending to the Heavenly Court, the original body naturally failed to attract any attention in this Heavenly Court, where Mighty Experts constantly emerged.

“You, what are you spacing out for!”

A reprimand arrived, carrying Immortal Might, yet faintly revealing a hint of bravado masking inner weakness.

Lu Xuan looked up and saw a general, clad in standard Golden Armor and wearing a Ninth-Rank Heavenly General Talisman Seal at his waist, staring at him with a stern face.

According to the memories, this was Wang Qingteng of the Sky Patrol Division, a Ninth-Rank Heavenly General who ranked at the very bottom of the Heavenly Court's military officer System.

Immediately after, Wang Qingteng's eyes swept over the squad of Heavenly Soldiers before him, and he spoke with a voice like a great bell.

“This General has received the Officials Surname decree to descend to the Lower Realm. Within the territory of Aolai Kingdom in Dongsheng Divine Continent, a Fox Demon over a thousand years old has Cultivated into a spirit. It disregards the Heavenly Rules, willfully disturbs the Mortal World, and steals the Vital Essence and Blood of Mortals.”

“This wicked beast possesses rather secretive methods, so none of you must be careless. Today, the Officials Surname has ordered us to descend to the Lower Realm, capture this fiend, and escort it to the Demon Execution Platform!”

As he spoke, he raised a hand and pointed, landing right on Lu Xuan, who had just “woken up.”

“You, and your squad, will descend to the Lower Realm with this General. Do not tarnish the prestige of my Heavenly Court!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Heavenly General Wang Qingteng summoned a streak of Golden Escape Light.

Lu Xuan only felt an invisible force wrap around him. He and the other nine Heavenly Soldiers were swept up, transforming into more than ten streaks of light, piercing through layers of cloud haze and plummeting toward the boundless Lower Realm.

The fierce wind whistled past his ears. Lu Xuan felt the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, which was distinctly different between the Mortal World and the Heavenly Court, and he subconsciously gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist.

A feeling of absolute control over the sword, stemming from the original body's instinct, flooded his mind.

Great Desolation... Journey to the West... Heavenly Court... Lu Xuan's thoughts paused for a moment, and then an indescribable sense of absurdity rushed into his heart.

Good heavens, he had actually arrived in this top-tier Mythological World, which he had only heard about in legends in his previous life!

It was said that Mighty Experts wandered the Great Void, and Saints regarded all things as straw dogs.

This place was filled with Innate Divine Demons, Saint Disciples, and various beings backed by major powers.

This was practically the Hell starting mode. Who didn't know that here, even Grand Unity Golden Immortals who transcended the River of Fate could perish at any time?

The original body, a mere Human Immortal, wouldn't even cause a ripple in these deep waters; he was the type of Extra who wouldn't survive three episodes in the background.

That meant there was a high probability that the Eighth Mortal World experience would fail.

Thinking this, Lu Xuan quickly looked at the familiar System panel interface in his mind.

Host: Red Dust Immortal Lu Xuan (Eighth Lifetime)

Realm: Human Immortal (Early Stage)

Cultivation Technique: Yinglong Cloud-Treading Sword Art (3/9)

Points: 0

Lu Xuan knew a little about the origin of the Yinglong Cloud-Treading Sword Art; it was related to the legend of Yinglong assisting the Yellow Emperor to “defeat Chiyou and dredge the hundred rivers.”

Having wings makes it Ying, treading clouds and bringing rain.

This Sword Art deeply grasped the essence of Yinglong's ability to “control water, drive clouds, and soar through the Nine Heavens.” Once the sword momentum began, it was like a Divine Dragon traversing a sea of clouds, leaving no trace.

When light and agile, the sword shadow was like flowing clouds wrapping around the body, seemingly present yet absent, fully demonstrating the subtlety of “hiding the edge in the clouds.”

When magnificent, the Sword Aura was like the Heavenly River pouring down, borrowing the Qi of water and clouds to condense unmatched sword might.

Every move and stance secretly corresponded to the unpredictable nature of clouds and water. The sword path was ever-changing, like the clouds rolling and unfolding across the firmament, without any fixed form.

This perfectly matched Yinglong's unrestrained nature of roaming freely between Heaven and Earth, and it deeply grasped the profound truth of “The Dao follows Nature.”

“Capture a thousand-year-old Fox Demon, is it?” Lu Xuan silently repeated the task in his mind.

Lower Realm, Aolai Kingdom, Linjiang County.

The night was dark as ink, but the back residence of the County Yamen was brightly lit. Inside the main hall, warm curtains hung with tassels, and a strange fragrance assaulted the nostrils.

The intricately carved mahogany long table was covered with every delicacy and fine dish the area had to offer.

Golden goblets held amber-colored nectar, and jade bottles contained rosy fruit dew.

Plates of ripe fruit looked fresh and succulent, and there was also steaming Exotic Beast Meat, the aroma spreading everywhere and greatly increasing one's appetite.

Lord Zhou, the County Magistrate of this county, had long since lost his usual official dignity.

His face was flushed, his eyes glazed over, and his official robe was draped loosely over him.

He held a golden goblet in one hand, while the other involuntarily reached toward the stunning beauty beside him.

This stunning beauty was precisely “Young Miss Su,” famous throughout Linjiang County. She wore a pink gossamer gown, nestled against County Magistrate Zhou, who was past fifty years old.

Beneath the gauze dress, her icy skin and jade bones were faintly visible. Her figure was graceful, her face peerless, and every frown and smile, every glance, was captivating and soul-snatching.

An ordinary man who simply glimpsed Young Miss Su would likely lose control of his mind and willingly offer up everything, including his life.

“My Lord, please have another drink...” Young Miss Su, who was the Fox Demon in disguise, had a voice as sweet and smooth as jade. Her slender fingers held a wine cup and brought it to County Magistrate Zhou's lips.

County Magistrate Zhou's eyes were already glazed over, his face flushed scarlet, and his entire Vital Essence was being invisibly siphoned away, thread by thread.

Yet, he remained immersed in Young Miss Su's gentle embrace, completely unaware that his end was nigh.

Just then, two gasping Yamen Runners stumbled into the main hall. Ignoring the scene inside, they immediately knelt on one knee toward the main seat and reported urgently.

“My Lord! This is bad!”

“Over in Tenghu Township... another dozen abandoned corpses were discovered in the wilderness. Every one of them was withered like a dry stick, leaving only white bones underneath!”

“The victims' families have gathered outside the Yamen, crying and begging to see you, imploring the Clear Sky Lord to uphold justice!”

This sudden news late at night seemed to clear the Magistrate's drunken, hazy mind for an instant. A flicker of shock and confusion crossed his face.

As for “Young Miss Su” beside County Magistrate Zhou, the wine cup her jade hand had just offered paused imperceptibly in the air.

A flash of interrupted anger and cold malice instantly crossed her seductive, soul-snatching eyes.

However, this anomaly vanished instantly, and a captivating smile soon reappeared on her exquisite face.

After the two constables finished speaking, they felt an irresistibly potent, strange fragrance drill deep into their nasal cavities.

They subconsciously raised their heads, and their gazes were instantly drawn and held fast by the stunning beauty seated at the main position.

They saw Young Miss Su, draped in pink gauze, her curves graceful, and her alluring features faintly visible beneath the sheer fabric.

Sensing that she was being stared at by the two constables, Young Miss Su feigned a slight frown.

That delicate, pitiful posture, mixed with breathtaking seductiveness, instantly gripped the hearts of the two men tightly.

In that instant, matters of official business, corpses, and even the County Magistrate before them were all tossed out of the men's minds.

The two constables' eyes became vacant, their breathing heavy, and only one frantic thought remained in their minds.

If they could only replace the County Magistrate and get close to this peerless beauty, they would die willingly right now!

At this moment, the sliver of clarity that had just flashed across County Magistrate Zhou's face was instantly replaced before he could react, as a Soft Hand reached out from beside him and gently hooked his arm.

A warm, fragrant, soft, and jade-like scent drilled into his nose again. He couldn't help but tremble all over, and the rationality that had just surfaced in his eyes was instantly swallowed by murky desire.

Subsequently, County Magistrate Zhou's face completely darkened.

“Hmph?”

He let out a displeased cold snort from his throat, his gaze sweeping menacingly toward the two Yamen Runners on the ground. “You two curs, how dare you interrupt this official's pleasure? Are you tired of living?”

Without waiting for the Yamen Runners to react, he shouted sternly again: “Get out immediately!”

“Also, tell those wailing bastards outside to get back home! If anyone dares to utter another half-sentence... kill them, to serve as a warning to others.”

The two constables, who had been engrossed in Young Miss Su's beauty, were instantly jolted awake by County Magistrate Zhou's fierce scolding.

What replaced their daze was a profound fear of County Magistrate Zhou's authority.

Their faces immediately turned deathly pale. Daring not to look at the stunning Young Miss Su again, they hurriedly kowtowed.

“Y-yes! My Lord, please calm your anger! We'll leave now, we'll go handle it immediately!”

With that, the two men scrambled and crawled backward out of the hall, their movements utterly pathetic.

“My Lord, don't get angry. Come, your maidservant will help you vent your frustration.”

Hearing this, the anger on County Magistrate Zhou's face instantly melted away, replaced by a nearly stupefied obsession.

Especially after hearing Young Miss Su's intoxicatingly seductive words, he didn't hesitate at all. His plump body obediently leaned back and collapsed onto the soft brocade rug.

“Good, good... My beauty, this official will listen to you, listen to everything you say...”

County Magistrate Zhou mumbled incessantly, his eyes seeing only Young Miss Su's exquisite face, his heart filled with greedy anticipation.

Seeing this, Young Miss Su lightly covered her crimson lips and let out a soft, heart-stirring giggle.

Her eyes shifted, and the pink gauze dress slid like water waves with her movements, outlining a breathtaking figure.

Immediately afterward, Young Miss Su quickly bent down, her slender jade fingers gently stroking County Magistrate Zhou's forehead. The movement was as tender as if she were handling a rare treasure.

“My Lord, were you... satisfied yesterday?” She breathed out a fragrance like orchids, her voice seemingly laced with hooks. “Today, your maidservant will surely make My Lord... even more comfortable.”

At this point, the potent, strange fragrance surrounding them nearly solidified, completely enveloping County Magistrate Zhou.

He felt as if he were floating on clouds, and the memory of the intense pleasure from last night surged forward.

County Magistrate Zhou impatiently closed his eyes, preparing to welcome that death-defying ecstasy once again.

Almost the instant Young Miss Su bent down, an anomaly suddenly occurred!

The infatuated smile on County Magistrate Zhou's face hadn't faded, yet his plump body rapidly withered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His plump skin instantly lost its luster and clung tightly to his skeleton. The Essence of Flesh and Blood throughout his body transformed into wisps of Pink Qi, which Young Miss Su greedily absorbed into her mouth.

In just an instant, County Magistrate Zhou, who had just been immersed in an illusion of extreme pleasure, was now a pile of bleached white bones covered by an official robe!

Having finished all this, Young Miss Su slowly straightened up, casually using a silk handkerchief to wipe the corner of her lips, as if she had just finished enjoying an ordinary feast.

She glanced dismissively at the white bones, her beautiful eyes completely devoid of emotion.

“Hmph, if it weren't to make an idiot like you personally remove those annoying Divine Spirit Tablets from the residence, lest they alarm the surroundings, why would This Venerable One waste time on an ugly wretch like you, even letting you enjoy yourself for a night.”

Young Miss Su murmured softly to herself. Her voice was still gentle and seductive, but the content was chilling.

Then, her beautiful eyes swept over the luxurious residence before finally settling on the outside.

Outside, there were still many ignorant servants and guards.

Thinking of this, Young Miss Su's scarlet tongue lightly licked her soft, delicate lips.

The Vital Essence of a mere County Magistrate was nothing more than an appetizer for her.

The hundreds of Living Souls and Vital Essence and Blood within the entire Yamen residence—that was the feast Young Miss Su truly wanted to devour.

Not long after, right above the County Yamen residence.

More than ten streaks of golden light descended from the clouds, revealing the figures of Wang Qingteng, Lu Xuan, and the squad of Heavenly Soldiers.

Heavenly General Wang's gaze was like lightning, piercing through layers of roof tiles, instantly locking onto the source of the Demonic Qi inside the hall.

When he clearly saw the horrific scene inside, his face immediately fell.

“Audacious Prodigy! How dare you defy the Heavenly Rules, mislead the Mortal World, and steal the Mortals' Vital Essence! Surrender immediately!”

The voice, like thunder, suddenly boomed, shattering the night's tranquility at the County Yamen and startling the Fox Demon inside the hall who had just finished her deed.