“Since you refuse to submit to my command, then I shall explore the secrets you hold.”
The Xuanwu Emperor's expression remained as still as water, his tone devoid of any hint of anger.
However, one could sense a domineering aura, as if his words were divine decrees, brooking no dissent.
Lu Xin remained unmoved, a hint of displeasure in his heart. He had no intention of further delay, suspecting the other party might be stalling for time while his true body hastened to arrive.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, he decided to strike first.
With a wave of his hand, five divine swords instantly flew out, completely surrounding the Xuanwu Emperor's projection and the squad of celestial soldiers.
“Hmph, that sounds nice, but even if I agreed to become your subordinate, your curiosity would only grow, and you would inevitably attack me.”
As he spoke, the five divine swords linked their energies, instantly forming a grand formation.
It was the new Five Elements Sword Formation he had just developed.
As the sword formation took shape, Five Elements Lightning Sword Qi, containing the sharpness of metal, the ferocity of fire, the solidity of earth, the gentleness of water, and the exuberance of wood, descended in a crisscrossing pattern.
Instantly, it felt as if the world was collapsing, with only a sense of destruction remaining.
“What you say is not wrong; I cannot be certain about things that have not happened.”
However, facing such terrifying Lightning Sword Qi, the Xuanwu Emperor's projection remained unfazed.
He even seemed to disregard it.
It turned out that, for some unknown reason, these terrifying Lightning Sword Qi stopped abruptly ten thousand feet away from him, unable to advance an inch.
Even those beneath him were protected.
“A sword formation composed of Five Elements True Lightning is not bad, but unfortunately, the grade of the spiritual treasures is too low; they must have only recently been refined.”
“Furthermore, without the blessing of laws, the power of the sword Qi formed by the five lightning elements is ultimately a little lacking.”
The Xuanwu Emperor's projection shook his head, suddenly pointed a finger, and the sword formation in front of him seemed to have been struck in its weak spot.
It instantly collapsed.
Subsequently, the terrifying Sword Qi gradually dissipated into nothingness.
“The insight of a Mixed Origin Golden Immortal is indeed different.”
The shattering of the sword formation with a single finger stirred up a storm in Lu Xin's heart.
Although he had only recently developed this sword formation and it had many flaws, its destruction with a single finger was clearly beyond his expectations.
It also made it somewhat difficult for him to accept.
Thus, he could not delay any longer. He retrieved his divine swords and prepared to leave immediately.
Whoosh!
As his body transformed into a beam of light, he disappeared in the blink of an eye.
However, a hand was faster than him, appearing directly in front of him and reaching out to capture him.
“The Law of Space?”
Seeing the palm suddenly emerge from the void, Lu Xin widened his eyes and, without thinking, unleashed the Supreme Fire Lightning Sword from his fingertips to meet it.
Instantly, the void, like an ice surface subjected to an unbearable impact, developed countless cracks like a spider web.
Then, countless violent bursts of energy scattered outwards.
Lu Xin was shaken back repeatedly, like a shooting star streaking across the night sky.
However, the palm was enveloped in endless lightning fire and then retracted.
“So that’s how it is.”
After a true collision, Lu Xin finally understood that although this projection of the other party was not weak, it was not very strong either.
In a head-on collision, it would at most be about the same as him.
Thinking about it, it made sense. How could a mere decree carried by a Celestial Immortal allow the other party to project more power?
But even so, he still did not intend to stay any longer.
Taking advantage of the palm's retraction, he disappeared again, this time even faster, and instantly landed in White Light Star, then vanished without a trace.
“It’s a pity this is a sub-scroll.”
The Xuanwu Emperor's projection casually extinguished the lightning fire in his hand, then glanced at the scroll of bright yellow color beneath his feet.
It could be seen that a crack had appeared on it.
Then, he shook his head and stopped paying attention to it, his eyes turning back into stars, looking down at White Light Star below.
After a while, he retracted his gaze in surprise, “I didn’t expect that there is still a spatial passage existing in this place, the Yin-Mysterious Qi is dense, I wonder where it leads to.”
“It seems I have to come and see it myself.”
Then his figure disappeared, never saying a word to the squad of celestial soldiers from beginning to end.
“Captain, what do we do now?” Seeing that the two had left, leaving only them, one person asked tremblingly.
The others were in a similar state. They had just experienced what it meant to be caught in the crossfire of gods fighting.
The aftermath of the battle, even if only a trace was exposed, was probably not something they could withstand.
Therefore, they still couldn't believe it was real that they were still alive.
“Let’s go back first.”
The golden-armored captain regained his senses, respectfully holding the scroll that had returned to its original state.
After this experience, how could these people have any objections? They all wanted to go back first and then talk about it.
… …
After returning to White Light Star, Lu Xin put away the Mingluan Immortal Palace and directly entered the Land of White Bones. Fortunately, Zi Wan and the other two were inside.
Without time to explain, he directly swept them up and disappeared without looking back.
Then, after running far enough, he took the time to descend his divine sense to Xu Daoquan's sect, telling them that if they wanted to live, they should destroy the statues enshrined in the sect.
And don't mention his relationship with him; it was best to just leave.
The Xuanwu Emperor might not bother to find trouble with this little ant, but others might.
Then, to be safe, Lu Xin again descended his divine sense to the Dao lineage he had established with the Yuanyuan Daoist persona, instructing them in the same way as before.
Only then did he feel relieved.
“Master, what happened? Why are we leaving in such a hurry?”
Hua Nu's face was a little pale, obviously having been startled by being suddenly swept away just now.
“I encountered some trouble, but it's not a big problem. If I wasn't thinking about you all not being taken into the space yet, I wouldn't have bothered to run.”
While observing the surroundings, Lu Xin explained the situation in detail.
“Mixed Origin Golden Immortal, are they really that powerful?” Hua Nu was clearly still lacking a concept of what a Mixed Origin Golden Immortal was.
“In short, they are not weak.”
Lu Xin had no idea how strong a Mixed Origin Golden Immortal was either.
He had only seen two so far. He had fought with the Xuanwu Emperor, but it was only a projection.
Perhaps it wasn't even a projection.
Not to mention the Curse Evil Emperor, who had been locked up for who knows how many years, his strength was long gone.
But even so, he couldn't solve them.
“Then Master, where are we going next?” Hua Nu asked again.
Lu Xin thought for a while, “Let’s explore here first, anyway, we just need to find a place to cultivate.”
“You first enter the Beauty Picture and tell Zi Wan and Little Vermilion Bird what happened, and I will let you out when I find a place.”
He still decided to quickly find a place to comprehend the laws. The great calamity was approaching, the outside world was changing rapidly, and there was too much uncertainty.
And he still had people to protect.
In addition, this sudden encounter with the Xuanwu Emperor's projection deepened his sense of urgency.
Therefore, his desire to explore this place had faded, and he only wanted to quickly find a suitable place to settle down.
“I understand, Master, you must be careful.”
Hua Nu always listened to Lu Xin's words, so without hesitation, she directly entered the Beauty Picture.
“This thing is really amazing, just a mere spiritual treasure, being able to hold living things is one thing, but it can even be stored in another space.”
Lu Xin rolled up the Beauty Picture, touched it, and sighed again at the picture's magic.
No longer thinking too much, he put the Beauty Picture into the Profound Soul Pearl, then glanced back and went into the Land of White Bones without hesitation.
