"Oh?"
Lu Xuan slightly raised his eyebrows, a hint of intriguing interest flashing across his face, as if carefully pondering what Wu Jiu had just said.
The Wu family?
They actually sent someone to discuss matters with him?
He mused inwardly, it seemed it should be the one who had placed his primordial spirit power on Wu Jiu.
Lu Xuan's gaze slowly fell on Wu Jiu's forehead, where a wisp of divine sense primordial spirit power lay hidden.
According to Lu Xuan's estimation, this power far exceeded that of a Primordial Spirit expert at the Great Accomplishment of the Divine Palace Realm, almost infinitely approaching a martial artist at the Perfection of the Divine Palace Realm.
Whenever the purple纹路on Wu Jiu's forehead glowed, it was accompanied by majestic and heavy power of heaven and earth, as if it could crush mountains and rivers, and eclipse the sun and moon.
Even Lu Xuan couldn't help but feel a jolt in his heart at this immense power of heaven and earth, a hint of undisguised astonishment flashing in his eyes.
Clearly, the person who wanted to discuss matters with him possessed unfathomable martial cultivation.
Most likely, it was a top martial artist at the Perfection of the Divine Palace Realm, or perhaps an unparalleled old monster who had surpassed the Perfection of the Divine Palace Realm.
Lu Xuan's eyes seemed to hold endless mysteries, the colors in his deep pupils changing rapidly, as if weighing the pros and cons, or thinking about something.
Then, Lu Xuan's right hand suddenly reached forward, and in an instant, primordial spirit power as vast as an abyss poured down like a raging flood from a breached dam.
"Hmph!"
A cold snort escaped Lu Xuan's throat, carrying an unquestionable majesty, "Accompany this司主for a trip!" His voice was like a resounding bell, reverberating in all directions.
Even as his voice still echoed in the air, Lu Xuan's right hand had already reached out and accurately grabbed Wu Jiu, whose face was filled with panic.
Lu Xuan's movements were clean and swift, as if he were picking up a defenseless chick, steadily lifting Wu Jiu's body into the air.
In that instant, an extremely terrifying power of heaven and earth surged from the palm of Lu Xuan's right hand, suppressing Wu Jiu firmly.
This power of heaven and earth was too overbearing, completely disregarding whether Wu Jiu could withstand it.
Wu Jiu felt every bone in his body creaking, and the powerful罡元power within him seemed to be frozen, unable to circulate even a trace.
Even the originally mysterious and unpredictable, glowing purple纹路on Wu Jiu's forehead.
Now, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on it, instantly dimming and losing all its momentum.
After Lu Xuan successfully broke through to the Perfection of the Divine Palace Realm, he faintly touched the bottleneck of the Cave Void Realm.
This breakthrough brought about earth-shattering changes in his strength.
Now, just how strong he had become was something even he himself found difficult to estimate.
Under Lu Xuan's divine sense primordial spirit perception, he seemed to be surrounded by endless power, a deeper understanding and control of the power of heaven and earth.
Lu Xuan's control over the power of heaven and earth had now reached a realm that other martial artists in the Divine Palace Realm could not hope to match.
Lu Xuan could now freely mobilize the vast power of heaven and earth.
Every time he activated his divine sense primordial spirit to connect with the power of heaven and earth, Lu Xuan's every move could trigger changes in the wind and clouds.
Immediately, under the collective gaze of everyone, Lu Xuan calmly raised his other hand and gently waved his sleeve towards the void in front of him.
This action seemed extremely gentle, but it seemed to contain the great power to tear apart the heavens and the earth.
In that instant, the empty space in front of him was forcibly torn open by Lu Xuan.
Then, to the disbelief of everyone, a pitch-black, deep and endless opening suddenly appeared.
That spatial opening was like a black abyss leading directly to the netherworld, bottomless.
It constantly emitted a chilling aura, as if it could devour everything around it.
Lu Xuan glanced at the deep spatial rift, his expression unchanged, and directly lifted Wu Jiu.
With just one step, the figures of the two disappeared from the sight of Mu Yun and the others.
And the spatial rift, several meters high, healed at an extremely fast speed after Lu Xuan stepped into it, leaving no trace.
Time passed in the blink of an eye, and in an open space surrounded by mountains dozens of miles away.
The originally calm mid-air suddenly cracked open a huge spatial rift without warning, like a hideous wound torn in the sky and earth.
Then, an object was thrown out of the spatial rift as if it had been ejected by a powerful force.
Afterward, the object crashed heavily on the ground, kicking up a large cloud of dust.
Looking closely, the object that fell so embarrassedly was none other than Wu Jiu.
Lu Xuan had no sympathy for people like Wu Jiu.
He knew that if he hadn't appeared in time, Mu Yun would probably have suffered a tragic end.
A lifetime of painstaking martial cultivation would have turned into a fleeting bubble, instantly reduced to nothing.
Just based on Wu Jiu's intention to cripple Mu Yun's cultivation, Lu Xuan was completely justified, and killing him would be well-deserved and legitimate.
No matter the Wu family, or whoever it was, they couldn't find fault with Lu Xuan.
After all, according to the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty, anyone who dared to attack a Blackbird Guard would only have one ending.
Death without pardon!
However, Lu Xuan did not immediately deliver a fatal blow.
He knew that this Wu Jiu was just a small fry.
The Wu family behind him was the real trouble.
Lu Xuan wanted to see what those people in the Wu family wanted to talk about with him.
If Lu Xuan hadn't had this thought, then Wu Jiu wouldn't have just lost an arm.
His dog life wouldn't even have the qualification to see Lu Xuan, and would have been crushed into powder by Lu Xuan's divine sense primordial spirit power!
However, at this moment, Wu Jiu's face was full of humiliation, and his extremely venomous expression seemed to freeze the surrounding air.
He was also a member of the Eight Great Families, how dare this bastard Lu Xuan humiliate him so!
Just as Wu Jiu couldn't restrain himself and was about to act recklessly, the purple纹路on his forehead was like a mysterious rune being ignited.
In an instant, the purple纹路shone brilliantly, dazzling to the point of almost causing dizziness.
Then, a strange scene occurred, the purple纹路seemed to possess its own consciousness, and detached and fell off from Wu Jiu's forehead nimbly.
The purple纹路that fell off Wu Jiu's forehead was suspended in the air.
After a moment, it gradually transformed into a clear and huge face phantom.
This face phantom was several丈high, resembling an extremely old man.
The old man's hair and beard were completely white, like frost and snow. His face was deep and carried an unspeakable majesty and mystery.
When Wu Jiu saw the old man's illusory face in mid-air, he suddenly found a surge of power, despite his disheveled appearance from the fall.
Wu Jiu quickly scrambled up from the ground, using both his hands and feet. His face was filled with resentment as he shouted loudly, "Ancestor, that damned brat is Lu Xuan!"
And Lu Xuan, the one Wu Jiu resented so deeply, was standing quietly about ten meters away.
However, Wu Jiu's accusation didn't earn him the old man's protection. Instead, it was like lighting a powder keg.
"Shut up!" The old man roared, his voice like a thunderclap, seemingly able to shatter the sky. "You useless waste who does more harm than good, get out of my sight!"
The old man's voice was filled with anger, a disappointment of not meeting expectations.
Under this pressure, Wu Jiu froze on the spot, his face alternating between white and red, filled with frustration but not daring to say another word.
Because this ancestor of the Wu family was the Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng!
A being at the half-step Void Realm.
Therefore, even if Wu Jiu had ten thousand times the courage, he would never dare to disobey the Ancestor Wu Sheng!
The reason why Wu Sheng reprimanded Wu Jiu so harshly was for a very profound reason.
Just now, his divine sense, which was even more powerful than a Nascent Soul True Person, was actually suppressed by Lu Xuan, who appeared to be extremely young.
With just one hand, he was able to render his divine sense powerless to resist.
If Lu Xuan hadn't withdrawn that terrifying power of heaven and earth,
Wu Sheng even suspected that his divine sense would have been completely annihilated by Lu Xuan in an instant, reduced to ashes, leaving no trace behind.
Lu Xuan's possession of such great strength filled Wu Sheng with both surprise and anger.
In all the world, there was only one possibility for a martial artist to suppress his divine sense so easily.
Either this Lu Xuan was a martial artist at the peak of the Divine Palace Realm, or he was like him, a being at the half-step Void Realm!
"Hiss!" Wu Sheng gasped, a storm raging in his heart, his eyes fixed on Lu Xuan.
This child was so powerful, it was truly terrifying!
Thoughts raced through his mind, countless ideas flashing by.
Currently, the Wu family only had two choices.
First, abandon past grievances, turn enemies into friends, and actively befriend this monstrous martial artist, Lu Xuan.
Befriending Lu Xuan could not only dispel the misunderstanding between him and the Wu family,
but also possibly allow the Wu family to control a portion of the Xuan Bird Guard's power by leveraging his identity as the Deputy Commander of the Xuan Bird Guard.
Second, at all costs, mobilize all the Wu family's power and try to completely eliminate Lu Xuan to prevent future troubles.
But this was undoubtedly a very tricky matter.
The strength that Lu Xuan had displayed was simply too astonishing.
After Wu Sheng thought about this, a kind smile quickly appeared on his old face.
As if he was a completely different person, he was so amiable that it caught people off guard.
"Fellow Daoist Lu," Wu Sheng said in a calm tone, with a hint of kindness, "This old man has been thinking, perhaps there are some small misunderstandings between us."
"Why don't you give this old man some face, and let's write off the grudges between you and the Wu family, forgiving the past, what do you think?"
Wu Sheng paused, a glint flashing in his eyes, and said steadily, "The Four-Pattern Star Artifact Moon Chasing Staff that Fellow Daoist Lu has in your possession was originally something from our Wu family."
"But now, let's just treat it as our Wu family's apology gift to Fellow Daoist Lu."
After saying this condition, Wu Sheng looked at Lu Xuan with anticipation, seemingly waiting for his reply, "Fellow Daoist Lu, what do you think?"
Wu Sheng looked confident, believing that the conditions he had offered Lu Xuan were full of sincerity and rare.
After all, in the Great Xia Dynasty, there were very few people who could make the Wu family, one of the eight great families, bow their heads and make concessions.
As a powerhouse at the half-step Void Realm and the Third Ancestor of the Wu family, Wu Sheng was already placing great importance on Lu Xuan by setting aside his dignity to say these words.
Lu Xuan was a smart junior, he knew how to choose.
As Wu Sheng expected, Lu Xuan did agree to the conditions he proposed.
"Alright!"
Lu Xuan replied crisply.
Anyway, as far as he was concerned, he could get a valuable Four-Pattern Star Artifact for free without paying any price.
Why not do such a profitable deal?
"Very good!"
Seeing Lu Xuan agree, Wu Sheng smiled and hurriedly said.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, from now on, the grudges between you and our Wu family will be written off."
As he spoke, the smile on Wu Sheng's face grew even more, and he warmly invited, "If Fellow Daoist Lu returns to Tian Du in the future, I hope you can come to the Wu family for a chat."
"So that this old man can have the opportunity to witness Fellow Daoist Lu's demeanor in person."
The Wu Jiu below was stunned in place when he saw his ancestor talking and laughing with Lu Xuan.
His eyes were wide with disbelief.
This… what's going on?
Ancestor, why did you change your mind!
Wu Jiu screamed wildly in his heart, full of hatred for Lu Xuan.
He didn't want to see Lu Xuan, this junior, living in this world for even a moment.
Didn't we agree before?
To make Lu Xuan, this ignorant junior, bow his head and admit his mistake to the Wu family, and then take back his Four-Pattern Star Artifact Moon Chasing Staff in a justified manner.
But how did the current scene turn into the Wu family bowing their heads to Lu Xuan, this damned junior.
Damn Lu Xuan!
Wu Jiu felt that his lungs were about to explode with anger, the raging fire in his chest almost swallowing him whole.
This damned Lu Xuan almost killed him before, and also took away his sacrificial artifact.
Now it's become his fault instead?
Is there any justice in this world?
However, before Wu Jiu could open his mouth to dissuade him, Lu Xuan's low voice came slowly.
"Today, Wu Jiu publicly assassinated the Deputy Commander of the Xuan Bird Guard. According to the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty, he should be executed immediately!"
Lu Xuan said indifferently with a cold expression.
"You can leave, but Wu Jiu must stay and die!" After saying that, Lu Xuan didn't even raise his eyelids, and casually waved his hand at Wu Sheng in mid-air.
This appearance was like chasing away an insignificant fly, signaling him to leave quickly.
