267: You Beyond!

At this moment, the Golden Core Origin finally reached its critical point, and then, without any warning, it suddenly collapsed!

He had fallen in Realm!

"Pfft—!"

A large mouthful of vital blood spurted out, and Mu Han's rapidly surging aura quickly withered like a punctured balloon.

He felt as if he had been struck by a heavy blow, falling from mid-air and crashing heavily onto the ground.

Severe injuries coupled with the backlash completely deprived him of the ability to resist.

The light of the Nine Palaces Spirit Locking Grand Array pressed down on him like a solid mountain, pinning him firmly in place, unable to move even a single finger.

"I'm unwilling! I hate this!"

Mu Han's eyes were filled with endless malice and despair as he let out a hoarse roar.

"You're acting aggrieved now, give me back my Late Stage Golden Core!"

Lu Ming's face was also somewhat distorted. He had just been about to use the golden book to interrupt the opponent's secret technique.

As a result, this Beyond actually played himself into a lower Realm!

Damn it!

Lu Ming felt such heartache!

Enraged, he snatched the human emperor banner and raised it to activate it.

The banner unfurled, black mist surged, and a powerful suction force emanated, intending to forcibly seize Mu Han's Divine Soul!

"Want to seize my soul? Let's die together!"

A trace of madness flashed in Mu Han's eyes. He wanted to self-detonate his Divine Soul, determined to take someone down with him even in death!

"Suppress!"

Lu Ming's eyes were cold. He was very angry now.

So, with the Grand Array fully activated, a massive suppressive force instantly invaded Mu Han's Sea of Consciousness, forcibly shattering the power that his Divine Soul had gathered!

"No—!"

Amidst Mu Han's final wails of unwillingness and fear, his soul was forcibly torn from his Physical Body and sucked into the human emperor banner, where countless ghost soldiers swarmed him and dragged him into its depths.

The great battle finally came to an end!

Looking at Mu Han, who was now just a shell on the ground, True Person Tianxing Immortal Master let out a long breath, his aura also becoming unstable.

Although his performance in this battle wasn't as dazzling as Lu Ming's, it still exhausted his mental energy.

Fortunately, the outcome was good in the end; they had the last laugh.

However, as his gaze swept over the area below, True Person Tianxing Immortal Master's brows couldn't help but furrow deeply.

Just looking down, True Person Tianxing Immortal Master's brows furrowed deeply.

The ruins of the Ji Imperial City after the great battle appeared even more dilapidated. Many palaces had turned into rubble under the impact of energy, and the surroundings were a mess.

"No need to worry, the Third-Rank Spiritual Vein was not damaged."

Lu Ming slowly walked to his side, speaking with a playful smile.

"Ahaha... Brother Han misunderstood, that's not what I meant."

Seeing his thoughts exposed, True Person Tianxing Immortal Master awkwardly rubbed his nose.

"Alright, you also contributed a lot to this battle. What's yours will not be a single bit less."

Lu Ming waved his hand indifferently, then turned to the Void Realm to one side and said with a chuckle, "Isn't that right, Fellow Daoist Ancestor Yun Chen!"

"What?"

True Person Tianxing Immortal Master's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and he vigilantly looked in the direction Lu Ming was facing.

However, that part of the Void Realm was calm and undisturbed, with no abnormalities whatsoever.

"Brother Han, did you see wrong? That old fellow Ancestor Yun Chen didn't come at all."

True Person Tianxing Immortal Master looked at Lu Ming in confusion, suspecting that he had misperceived.

Lu Ming did not answer, but continued to gaze at that section of the Void Realm with a smile.

"Alas..."

A moment later, a soft sigh resounded.

Immediately, a flash of lightning appeared from the Void Realm, and a figure slowly emerged from it.

This person was none other than the Pavilion Master of Cloud Thunder Pavilion, Immortal Master Ancestor Yun Chen!

His face held unconcealed shock and awe. He first glanced at Mu Han, who lay motionless on the ground, then looked warily at Lu Ming and the soul-devouring human emperor banner behind him, which exuded monstrous Evil Qi.

"Old ghost Ancestor Yun Chen, didn't you say you weren't coming!"

True Person Tianxing Immortal Master immediately felt a surge of anger when he mentioned this.

He had been fighting tooth and nail outside, expending both effort and energy, while this old fellow, after lending out a few Magic Treasures, just sat back waiting to share the spoils.

Now that the battle had just ended, he appeared to demand benefits, which was truly infuriating.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Ancestor Yun Chen, are you worried about your Magic Treasures, or are you concerned about our safety?"

Lu Ming also looked at Ancestor Yun Chen with a smile.

His Divine Sense was already far superior to ordinary people, and with a "dharma body" blessing him, he had detected someone lurking in the dark even before the battle.

However, with the Third-Rank Grand Array isolating the inside and outside, people from outside couldn't enter, and people from inside couldn't leave, so he hadn't paid it much mind.

"Fellow Daoist Han, you jest. This old man's few Magic Treasures probably wouldn't even catch your eye."

Ancestor Yun Chen's expression remained unchanged, showing no embarrassment.

He was naturally rigid in character, and he had indeed come for the Magic Treasures on this trip.

Are you kidding? Eight Magic Treasures! Who wouldn't be worried?

Although these Magic Treasures were of ordinary quality, and most were functional Magic Treasures, Magic Treasures were still Magic Treasures!

Moreover, these were items passed down through generations of the Cloud Thunder Pavilion, and could not be lost!

What Ancestor Yun Chen didn't say was that he was worried these two might be defeated by the Outsider, and his Magic Treasures would be lost.

That's why he had followed all the way, even using a Magic Treasure to conceal his presence and aura during the process.

He intended to seize the opportunity to retrieve his Magic Treasures if they were defeated.

As for other intentions, he truly had none.

Especially after witnessing the entire battle, he dared not harbor any other thoughts.

"Please do."

Lu Ming raised his hand, indicating no obstruction.

Those Magic Treasures were indeed insignificant to him.

The few items he possessed were no worse than any of those eight.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist."

Seeing that Lu Ming did not obstruct him, Ancestor Yun Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retrieved all his Magic Treasures.

Once he had finished gathering them, Lu Ming went straight to the point.

"Since everyone is here, let's proceed with the distribution as agreed."

"Wait!"

Ancestor Yun Chen suddenly interrupted, his expression solemn. "Yun has not participated in the battle, so I feel unworthy. The original agreed share will suffice."

Although he was rigid, he was not pedantic, nor was he foolish!

Lu Ming's various methods had startled him, not to mention the suspicions he harbored.

Did Cheng Qingxuan of Qingxuan Sect not want to come, or was he unable to?

He wasn't clear about the Qingxuan Sect's affairs, but Cloud Thunder Pavilion's Yunding Tower was also spread throughout the Southern Wilderness Region.

Even if he wasn't adept at gathering intelligence, he had still heard many things.

According to the intelligence he had gathered, several core figures from Heavenly Star Immortal City had recently frequently visited Qingxuan Sect.

Even True Person Tianxing Immortal Master had been seen there.

This was extremely abnormal!

How could Cheng Qingxuan, with his personality, tolerate someone else sleeping soundly beside his bed? He was fierce at home but meek outside.

Although he was outwardly cowardly, he was most adept at acting tough within his own territory!

Someone was repeatedly jumping around on his territory, yet he didn't even dare to utter a peep.

So, Ancestor Yun Chen had a faint suspicion in his heart, but he couldn't be certain.

Regardless of the truth, he was unwilling to take that extra ten percent of profit, seeking only peace of mind.

After all, that Outsider wasn't a good person, but this one was even less of a benevolent sort.

He was truly afraid that the other party would find an excuse to deal with him as well.