218: Lu Xuan was careless, the source of power of the eight major families!

At this moment, time seemed to stand still, and the surrounding air became solidified.

The greed on Wu Jiu's face vanished in an instant, replaced by endless fear.

He seemed to have suffered an unprecedented blow at this moment, his entire being plunged into deep shock.

No!

Didn't Mingqing say that Lu Xuan was an Outer Strength Grandmaster at Major Achievement?

But the power Lu Xuan was displaying now was clearly the Heaven and Earth power of a Divine Abode True Person!

Wu Jiu looked up at the heaven-obscuring giant hand that was so Close Distance to the Horizon above his head, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

"Witch God Curse!"

Wu Jiu held his staff, and the moment his voice fell, the staff in his hand instantly emitted a dazzling purple light.

Immediately after, sharp roars sounded, echoing and swirling in the surrounding space.

Countless purple afterimages frantically shot out from the staff, like grim reapers from Hell, heading towards the giant hand in the sky.

However, in front of that unstoppable giant hand, these purple remnant souls were as fragile as candlelight in a raging wind.

The purple giant hand did not pause in the slightest; those hideous and terrifying purple afterimages began to dissipate after colliding with the giant hand.

They instantly turned into nothingness and ashes, like paper burned by a raging fire, leaving no trace whatsoever.

In the blink of an eye, the purple giant hand had already arrived above Wu Jiu's head.

At the same time, the mysterious light in its palm became even more dazzling, mercilessly suppressing the location where Wu Jiu stood.

Boom!

This deafening sound, like the Nine Heavens thunder, caused violent tremors and shaking of the earth.

Wu Jiu's figure, as well as the people in the carriage, were ultimately submerged in this overwhelming purple ocean of Qi flow.

Dust billowed, smoke filled the air!

When everything returned to calm, only a massive pit, over ten meters deep, remained at the original spot.

After Lu Xuan dealt with these two people, he did not turn around and leave immediately; instead, he walked towards the deep pit.

If his perception had not been wrong just now, the staff held by that Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) should be a Sacrificial Artifact.

Because the power of the last strike released by that Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) contained a tremendous amount of Heaven and Earth Origin power.

Under the influence of this powerful Heaven and Earth Origin power, that Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) displayed the strength of an Outer Strength Grandmaster at Perfection before his death.

In the deep pit, Lu Xuan came to a giant rock five or six meters high, then casually flicked his hand.

The five or six-meter-high giant rock rose in response, like a cannonball, shooting towards a nearby wall and finally embedding itself into the ground.

As the giant rock was moved away, there was a pool of blurry flesh and blood on the ground, and a staff pressed underneath the flesh and blood.

Lu Xuan's brows furrowed slightly, then he gently grasped his palm, and the muddy flesh and blood seemed to be pushed aside by an invisible large hand.

The bronze staff on the ground slowly rose and stopped in front of Lu Xuan's eyes.

The next second, a purple light flickered, and the entire staff seemed to have been washed, becoming clean and tidy.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan unhesitatingly extended his right hand and took the bronze staff into his hand.

The moment Lu Xuan touched the staff, he immediately called up the System panel.

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Divine Abode True Person

Cultivation Technique: Burning Heaven Blade Technique 3/9, Close Distance to the Horizon 0/9, Undying and Unextinguished 2/9

Points: 26600

Please confirm, Host, whether to consume 16000 System points to deduce Undying and Unextinguished!

Please confirm, Host, whether to consume 20000 System points to deduce Close Distance to the Horizon.

Heaven and Earth Origin power detected. Do you want to extract Heaven and Earth Origin power?

"It really is a Sacrificial Artifact!"

Lu Xuan put away the staff in his hand, then swept his Divine Thought around again.

When Lu Xuan found that there were no other suspected Sacrificial Artifacts here, ripples spread through the surrounding space.

And Lu Xuan took a light step, and in an instant, he disappeared between Heaven and Earth.

However, not long after Lu Xuan left, the muddy flesh and blood on the ground began to show abnormal signs.

With no one around, the muddy flesh and blood slowly moved from all directions, until all the flesh and blood gathered together.

The gathered muddy flesh and blood projected wisps of eerie dark purple light from its center.

If anyone were here, they would definitely be able to clearly hear a hollow, ghostly voice.

Within that mysterious and eerie dark purple light, there was an inexplicable chanting sound, as if reciting extremely profound incantations.

After an hour, a large number of purple patterns and dense purple symbols and characters began to appear on the surface of the muddy flesh and blood.

At the very top of the muddy flesh and blood, a clear facial outline appeared at this moment.

Then, as time continued to pass, the facial outline also became increasingly clear.

It was precisely the face of Wu Jiu, the person who had died at Lu Xuan's hands not long ago!

Resurrection from the dead!

Lu Xuan probably never would have imagined that in this world, there was such a profound power that could bring a dead person back to life.

However, the first thing Wu Jiu did upon resurrection was to glance at his left thigh.

The flesh and blood of that thigh gradually began to wither and rot, turning into dust between Heaven and Earth.

Thus, Wu Jiu could only support his entire body with his sole remaining right leg.

After Wu Jiu scanned his surroundings, the fear in his eyes gradually dissipated.

"Fortunately, with the protection of the Ancestral Artifact, I was able to survive from the hands of that monster, Lu Xuan."

Among the Eight Great Families, there are legendary perfect Sun-level Sacrificial Artifacts.

And the Wu Family's Ancestral Artifact is that perfect Sun-level Sacrificial Artifact, possessing unimaginable power beyond the world!

As one of the Grand Elders of the Wu Family, Wu Jiu happened to be qualified to leave his power imprint in the Ancestral Artifact.

And after leaving his power in the Ancestral Artifact, he would be protected by the Ancestral Artifact's power, thereby gaining incredible power.

Wu Jiu's resurrection was due to the power of the Ancestral Artifact in the ethereal Realm.

However, this kind of resurrection was not without cost; the lost thigh just now was the price of his resurrection.

Rather than saying it was a resurrection, it was more like the Ancestral Artifact's power re-condensed and healed his body, which had been reduced to a muddy mess.

However, there are limitations to using this power.

Only a Martial Artist who is an Outer Strength Grandmaster at Major Achievement or above can withstand the terrifying power of the Ancestral Artifact with their Physical Body.

Moreover, their own flesh and blood must not be too severely damaged; a large amount of intact flesh and blood must be maintained for the Ancestral Artifact to resurrect them.

If someone were to completely annihilate the flesh and blood, let alone the Ancestral Artifact, even if Immortals came, they wouldn't be able to revive them.

After Wu Jiu examined his body, he recalled the desperate scene just now.

"This Lu Xuan is actually a Martial Artist of the Divine Palace Realm!"

He simply couldn't believe that Lu Xuan was a Divine Abode True Person!

Unacceptable!

He couldn't accept it!

Wu Jiu truly couldn't accept this fact!

"However, for me, Wu Jiu, to survive in front of a Martial Artist of the Divine Palace Realm, that must be a first in history."

"This Lu Xuan, although he is a Divine Abode True Person, is obviously not from those major powers."

"Otherwise, he should know the power of the Eight Great Families."

"His own flesh and blood would definitely have been obliterated by Lu Xuan, this Divine Abode True Person, losing the ability to resurrect from the dead."

After Wu Jiu's resurrection, his courage had already been shattered by Lu Xuan.

The power of a Divine Abode True Person was not something an Outer Strength Grandmaster ant like him could challenge.

Wu Jiu's first thought was to immediately leave Fu City and return to Heavenly Capital.

He would report Lu Xuan's Martial Dao Realm to the Old Ancestor in his Family.

Only the few Old Ancestors in the Family could deal with Lu Xuan of the Divine Palace Realm.

"This is a bit troublesome now. How did Mingqing provoke this Lu Xuan? He's really too impetuous."

"If he ascends to that imperial throne in the future, how will he govern the entire Great Xia Dynasty?"

At this moment, Wu Jiu actually started blaming his nephew, the nephew who almost got him killed!

But he didn't mention his own covetous desire for Lu Xuan's secrets just now.

Meanwhile, Lu Xuan, after leaving, arrived at a hidden cave, preparing to refine the Sacrificial Artifact in his hand!

"Extraction failed!"

This prompt echoed in Lu Xuan's mind. Lu Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, which were filled with indifference.

"Failed?"

Lu Xuan gripped the bronze staff tightly in his right hand. Because of the excessive force, the knuckles of Lu Xuan's five fingers made popping sounds.

"What does that mean!"

"Could it be that the owner of this Sacrificial Artifact is not dead yet?"

Lu Xuan suddenly looked up out of the cave. He remembered what Ye Qingshan had told him back then.

If his own power could not enter the Sacrificial Artifact, it proved that the owner of the Sacrificial Artifact was not dead yet, and the imprint of the Sacrificial Artifact was still there!

The next instant, Lu Xuan, who was sitting cross-legged, narrowed his eyes and silently disappeared from the cave.

When Lu Xuan reappeared, he had already returned to the place of the previous battle.

Lu Xuan stood in the deep pit, looking at the spot where the Sacrificial Artifact had been buried just now.

That muddy flesh and blood had actually disappeared, leaving only some dried dark red bloodstains!

??????

Lu Xuan felt such confusion for the first time. In this world, besides himself...

Could there be someone else who had cultivated a Martial Dao Body Tempering Cultivation Technique to such a degree?

Like that muddy flesh and blood just now, if it were Lu Xuan, he could rely on the Undying and Unextinguished Martial Dao Body Tempering Cultivation Technique to recover to a completely unharmed state.

However, that was also the power he possessed only after cultivating the Martial Dao Body Tempering Cultivation Technique to its Peak.

Could it be that this person from the Wu Family also cultivated a Martial Dao Body Tempering Cultivation Technique to its Peak?

It seems he still underestimated the people of these Eight Great Families.

Lu Xuan's eyes flickered with dazzling purple light, and at the same time, he silently made a decision in his heart.

Wu Jiu would never have thought that it was precisely because of his unexpected action...

That Lu Xuan completely understood, bringing immense disaster to the people who came after him.

It seems that killing people still needs to be done cleanly, leaving no traces.

From today onwards, Lu Xuan would not make the same mistake again!

Moreover, these Eight Great Families in Heavenly Capital also needed to be thoroughly investigated.

Ming Prefecture, Feihe Prefecture!

At Bifeng Valley in Feihe Prefecture, a group of people dressed in clean white robes were sitting cross-legged. In front of them sat two Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow).

The two Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) were dressed in long robes, one white and one red. Their eyes were tightly closed, and they sat quietly on white Lotus Platform, continuously chanting mysterious incantations.

The next moment, the Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) in the red robe suddenly opened his eyes.

Countless white lotus shadows flickered in his pupils, and wisps of strange white light spilled from his eye sockets, shooting towards the distant sky.

"Li Chengxing, your Blackbird Guard people are truly like lingering ghosts!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the white-robed Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) sitting cross-legged beside the red-robed Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) slowly opened one eye, gazing at the entrance of the valley ahead.

This white-robed Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) was precisely the one-eyed Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) who had appeared in the Hu Lao Mountain Range, the Tai Shang Protector of the Netherworld White Lotus Sect!

At the entrance of Bifeng Valley, more than a dozen figures appeared abruptly like ghosts at the mouth of the valley.

The four figures standing at the very front were all wearing dazzling red robes.

On the red robes, vivid Black Xuan Bird patterns were embroidered.

And the Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) standing at the head was none other than Li Chengxing, the Deputy Commander of the Xuan Niao Guard!

After Li Chengxing appeared, his eyes remained fixed on the two Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) above.

Upon seeing the red-robed Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow), a hint of surprise flashed in Li Chengxing's eyes, seemingly quite surprised by the appearance of this red-robed Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow).

"Hehehe!"

"Crimson Eagle, I didn't expect you, this Undying and Unextinguished Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow), to still be alive."

"It really proves that saying, 'Good people don't live long, but scourges last a thousand years!'"

"Two Tai Shang Protectors of the Netherworld White Lotus Sect, your Netherworld White Lotus Sect has such a grand scheme."

For more than a month, Li Chengxing had been leading the Blackbird Guard here in Ming Prefecture, extensively eliminating the demonic cultists of the Netherworld White Lotus Sect.

However, as the demonic cultists of the Netherworld White Lotus Sect were continuously eliminated, Li Chengxing always felt something strange, but he couldn't quite figure it out.

These two Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) had never shown their faces when he and his group came forward to eradicate those demonic cultists of the Netherworld White Lotus Sect.

Now, the only demonic cultists of the Netherworld White Lotus Sect remaining in the entire Ming Prefecture were those in Bifeng Valley.

Suddenly, a small black dot in the distant sky rapidly cut through the clouds, flying down from the firmament.

In just a few breaths, the small black dot revealed itself in front of everyone—it was a small black bird!

"Black Xuan Bird?"

Right under Li Chengxing's nose, the Black Xuan Bird slowly landed on the shoulder of a Blackbird Guard Elder behind him!

The Blackbird Guard Elder, quick-witted, took the rolled-up small piece of paper from the Black Xuan Bird's foot and quickly unfolded it to read.

After scanning the content on the small paper in one glance, the Blackbird Guard Elder's face changed drastically, and he shouted without any concealment.

"Mystic Guard Deputy Director, something bad has happened! A large number of White Lotus Nightmare Flower have appeared in Feihe Prefecture Fu City! We've been fooled!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengxing hadn't even had time to react when the white-robed Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) opposite burst into laughter.

"Hehehehe!"

"Old Hong, it seems our Holy Sect's plan has finally succeeded."

"The White Lotus Nightmare Flower, by devouring all the humans in the entire Feihe Prefecture Fu City, can bloom and summon a large number of Holy Nightmare Ghosts!"