300: Fewer bones, more roads

“Lu Yang, what are you doing? Lu Fan, he’s your biological younger brother! Why are you striking with such heavy hands? What are your intentions?!”

“This is the Holy Land’s Saint selection, not child’s play. One must be decisive when striking, and the blows must be heavy. Otherwise, I will be the only one to lose, especially since you gave him the Holy Land’s Immortal Artifact…”

“Presumptuous! Rebellious son, what exactly are you saying?! It’s just a Saint selection competition, and we gave the Immortal Artifact to Little Fan because we were afraid of an accident. Since you knew this, yet still struck with such heavy hands, don’t you understand that the competition should stop when a point is reached?! Someone like you is not worthy of being the Saint of our Rising Holy Land! I now announce that the Saint of the Rising Holy Land will be Lu Fan.”

Luo Tian Star Domain, Cangzhou, Rising Holy Land.

Within the Holy Land, a Saint selection was currently being held.

However, Lu Yang, who had achieved the final victory, not only did not receive the enthusiastic cheers that belonged to him, but was also accused by the Holy Lord of the Rising Holy Land of being ruthless in his actions and unworthy of being a Saint.

On the stage, Lu Yang watched Lu Tian Qiong anxiously treating Lu Fan’s injuries and transferring the Holy Land’s Saint position to Lu Fan, and he laughed in extreme anger.

“Good, very good indeed!”

“Lu Fan is your son, but am I, Lu Yang, not your son?!”

“The Saint selection should be impartial, with the capable one taking the position. But what about you? As the Holy Lord, not only did you give the Holy Land’s Immortal Artifact to this good-for-nothing, but now this good-for-nothing, even with an Immortal Artifact, has been defeated by me, yet you still protect him and even give him the position of Saint. Good, what a show of deep father-son affection!”

“If that’s the case, why do you even hold a Saint selection competition? You could have just made an internal decision.”

“Rebellious son, how dare you!” Lu Tian Qiong was furious, raising his hand to cast a great Divine Ability, suppressing Lu Yang on the stage.

The Disciples below the stage were in an uproar at the sight.

Lu Yang, who should have been the Saint of the Rising Holy Land, was suppressed by the Holy Lord just for speaking a few truths?

This was too much.

In fact, they also felt that Lu Tian Qiong had gone too far, not only striking his eldest son but also giving the Immortal Artifact that suppressed the Holy Land to the good-for-nothing Lu Fan, allowing him to pass through all obstacles smoothly.

If it weren't for that Immortal Artifact, so many Geniuses among them would have already caused Lu Fan to fall midway.

How could he have been allowed to enter the final round?

But in this situation, they dared not stand up for Lu Yang, because judging by the Holy Lord’s attitude towards Lu Fan…

Whoever dared to stand up for Lu Yang would be going against Lu Fan, and thus going against the Holy Lord.

Ultimately, they would probably end up like Lu Yang, being suppressed on the spot by the Holy Lord, or even killed.

With no one speaking up for Lu Yang, someone finally stepped forward.

However, this person was Lu Fan.

“Father, please let go of older brother! I’m fine, and besides, if older brother wants this Saint position, then let him have it!”

Upon hearing this, Lu Tian Qiong not only did not let go of Lu Yang, but his anger grew even fiercer.

“Look at your younger brother, then look at yourself. You struck so ruthlessly, severely injuring your younger brother, yet he is still speaking up for you. Do you have even a trace of remorse in your Heart-Nature?!”

“Remorse?” Lu Yang suddenly burst into laughter: “Why should I feel remorse? Is there anything I need to feel remorse for? On the contrary, every time he makes a mistake, he blames it on me, and you believe his words without question, while what I say is treated as nonsense!”

“Rebellious son!!!”

Lu Tian Qiong’s face flushed red, and his body trembled.

Seeing this, Lu Fan quickly stepped forward to support Lu Tian Qiong, calming his Qi, “Father, older brother’s personality is just like this. Actually, it’s also my fault. I shouldn’t have come back and stolen your affection for him, otherwise, it wouldn’t have come to this.”

“Older brother has the Exquisite Immortal Bone; he is destined for Immortal Ascension in the future. As for me, not only is my Aptitude poor, but I also make older brother dislike me. I don’t want this Saint position… This Saint position is most suitable for older brother; he will surely lead our Rising Holy Land to its Peak.”

Lu Tian Qiong placed his hands on Lu Fan’s shoulders, comforting him: “You don’t need to belittle yourself. With your pure Heart-Nature, even without top-tier Aptitude, you still have a chance to achieve True Immortal…”

Speaking of this, he looked at Lu Yang again.

“Your Heart-Nature is not good; giving you the Exquisite Immortal Bone would be a waste. It’s better to complete Little Fan; only his pure Heart-Nature can perfectly unleash the power of the Exquisite Immortal Bone.”

After saying that, without giving Lu Yang a chance to react, Lu Tian Qiong directly used his methods to forcefully dig out the Exquisite Immortal Bone from Lu Yang’s body.

Lu Yang’s heartbreaking screams echoed throughout the Rising Holy Land.

The pain of having an Immortal Bone extracted was even harder to bear than the annihilation of one’s Divine Soul.

Even some Disciples of the Rising Holy Land couldn’t bear to watch their Holy Lord’s actions and wanted to persuade him, but they were stopped by their friends beside them.

“Senior Brother Lu has always been good to us, while Lu Fan has caused so many outrageous things since he came to the Holy Land. Can you really just sit back and do nothing?”

“Right now, the Holy Lord is simply biased towards this younger son. If you go up and persuade the Holy Lord and he gets unhappy, he might annihilate your Primordial Spirit.”

“...”

Among the many Disciples of the Rising Holy Land who had received favors from Lu Yang, not a single one spoke up for Lu Yang in the face of the Holy Lord’s authority.

Lu Yang, enduring the excruciating pain, took everything in.

“If one day, I can ascend to Immortality, not a single soul in the Rising Holy Land, from top to bottom, will be left alive!”

Unfortunately, there was no ‘if’.

With such crude methods used to strip away the Exquisite Immortal Bone, his, Lu Yang’s, chances of survival were less than one in a thousand.

Finally, the Exquisite Immortal Bone was stripped out.

Lu Yang also collapsed weakly to the ground, his consciousness gradually fading.

“Send him to Utility Peak, and he shall start as a Utility Disciple. His current arrogant and extravagant demeanor is due to the privileged conditions he was accustomed to. He can return when he has reformed.”

Lu Yang could no longer hear clearly.

He only felt his body suspended, being thrown by a great force towards a certain direction.

【Ding! O wanderer from afar! You, like us, are a pitiful person with a home but nowhere to return. Join us, join our All-Heavens Great Love Family! Here, you will gain a group of relatives, but please note, relatives cannot be sacrificed, and please do not easily do foolish things that harm others and benefit no one!】

A notification sound suddenly rang in his mind.

But Lu Yang felt like he couldn’t hold on much longer.

This Chat Group came too late.

He was probably going to die.

At the same time.

The Chat Group also sounded an entry notification.

【Ding! Congratulations to ‘One Bone Less, One Path More’ for joining the Chat Group.】

The group members, who were discussing whether Chu Mo was still alive, immediately noticed the new member joining the group.

Before they could react.

The System urgently reminded them that the newly joined group member seemed to be somewhat dead.

【Qi Xuan: Holy crap! The new guy just joined the group and is already somewhat dead! This is too damn outrageous! We just lost Chu Ge not long ago, we can’t lose another relative.】

【Lin Yan: When Chu Ge returns, your mouth will be gone!】

【Li Tian Ce: Exactly, talking bad about Chu Ge behind his back, when Chu Ge returns as a king, you’re finished!】

【Qi Xuan: Which eye of yours saw me speaking ill of Chu Ge? I’m truly trying very hard to communicate with the Heavenly Dao of our world, asking him to contact Old Ancestor Hongjun to bring Chu Ge back. I’m truly an innocent bystander who got shot!】

Mount Tai, Qi Xuan was sitting on a raised platform, with a small table in front of him on which prayer documents were placed.

The first character on it was:

Heavenly Dao, I want you to retrieve someone. I hope you don’t fail to appreciate the favor, otherwise, I will definitely find someone to slaughter this Heaven of yours!