263: Invincible below the Dongxu realm!

Lu Xuan’s words to keep Wu Jiu had just left his mouth when Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s Primordial Spirit phantom, floating in mid-air, instantly froze the unrestrained smile on his face, as if it had been suddenly covered by a layer of frost.

Following that, Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s frozen expression slowly returned to calm, yet beneath this calm, turbulent undercurrents seemed to be hidden.

"Daoist Lu, you know this is impossible."

"As a member of the Wu Family, Wu Jiu can only be dealt with by our Wu Family."

Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s face turned cold, his eyes devoid of warmth, staring directly at Lu Xuan, his words betraying no emotional fluctuations, like a bottomless cold abyss.

If Wu Jiu, as a Grand Elder of the Wu Family, were handed over to Lu Xuan for disposal, how could the Wu Family ever stand tall in the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty again?

Moreover, this was to hand over Wu Jiu right in front of him, the Ancestor of the Wu Family.

This was impossible!

The Eight Great Families cannot be insulted!

Members of the Eight Great Families can only be handled by the Eight Great Families themselves; outsiders have no right to interfere.

Of course, the supreme Great Xia Emperor in the Imperial Palace was an exception!

Seeing that Lu Xuan remained silent, showing no intention of backing down, a sharp killing intent flashed in Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s eyes.

However, this killing intent was fleeting; Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng quickly suppressed the resentment and ruthlessness in his heart and spoke again, his tone carrying a hint of helpless compromise.

"Daoist Lu, the matter of Wu Jiu ambushing Mu Yun is due to our Wu Family’s lax discipline, and we should bear the consequences."

Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s gaze was fixed on Lu Xuan, "But for the mistakes of our Wu Family members, our Wu Family has its own rules."

"After Wu Jiu returns to the Wu Family, this Old Ancestor will certainly use the Wu Family’s disciplinary law to punish him, without leniency, and will definitely give Daoist Lu a satisfactory explanation!"

Lu Xuan, though seemingly young, acted with such strong will, pressing hard with every word.

He showed no regard for him, the Ancestor of the Wu Family.

Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng was secretly enraged, though his face still maintained some composure.

A young, arrogant junior!

Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng scoffed inwardly, feeling that Lu Xuan was too ignorant of his own limitations, completely disregarding the Eight Great Families.

Do not think that reaching the Peak of the Divine Palace Realm means one can do as one pleases, without any scruples.

Little did he know, as long as one was not a Void Realm True Lord, the Eight Great Families would always be an unbeatable myth within the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty.

Seeing that Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng was unwilling to accept, the impatience on Lu Xuan’s face flickered and then intensified, becoming impossible to hide.

The next moment, Lu Xuan didn’t even bother with pleasantries, directly scolding Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng sharply.

"Noisy!"

Lu Xuan’s two words seemed to be imbued with frost, chilling to the bone.

"Unrelated personnel, retreat immediately!"

"If you linger here, do not blame this Lord for being impolite and apprehending you as well!"

Lu Xuan’s words were filled with strong emotion, as if he was about to make a move the next second.

"Good!" Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s eyes widened, glaring angrily, his voice squeezed through his teeth.

"Very good!"

Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng was enraged!

He was truly enraged!

This junior was too much of a bully!

Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s heart was filled with suppressed rage, like a volcano about to erupt.

"Lu Xuan, today this Old Ancestor wants to see."

"How capable you truly are, to take Wu Jiu from this Old Ancestor’s hands!"

As soon as his voice fell, Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng looked up and laughed in extreme anger, his laughter shaking the space, producing rolling rumbles, as if it could shatter this entire world.

In an instant, a terrifying vortex of Qi flow and storm, centered around Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s Primordial Spirit phantom, swept out wildly.

The surrounding air was twisted and deformed, and amidst the flying sand and stones, Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s boundless Divine Thought Primordial Spirit power was also mixed in!

At this moment, the happiest person was undoubtedly Wu Jiu.

Wu Jiu’s previous suppressed emotions instantly vanished, replaced by an irrepressible excitement, and even the expression on his face showed a sense of exhilaration.

"Lu Xuan, this ignorant and arrogant junior!"

"He is simply arrogant to the extreme, putting no one in his eyes, and showing no reverence for the Wu Family, one of the Eight Great Families."

Wu Jiu cursed incessantly in his heart.

Thinking of this, a sinister glint flashed in Wu Jiu’s eyes, "Hmph, now there’s a good show to watch. Let Old Ancestor Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng teach this arrogant junior a good lesson."

"Let’s see if you still dare to be so presumptuous, and let you know that there are always people stronger than you, and heavens beyond heavens!"

Suddenly, an unexpected change occurred!

The paintblack staff in Wu Jiu’s hand, without warning, shot towards Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng in the sky.

Its speed was as fast as lightning, drawing a blurred afterimage in the air.

In just a blink of an eye, the black staff held by Wu Jiu had floated before Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng.

The next instant, the heaven and earth patterns engraved on the deep black staff, as if awakened by a mysterious force, suddenly erupted with dazzling black light.

This black light, like a surging tide, quickly spread in all directions, and in the blink of an eye, it seemed to transform into a vast, sky-obscuring curtain.

The pitch-black curtain swallowed all surrounding light, constantly exuding an extremely terrifying Aura.

Seeing that the Old Ancestor had already made his move, Wu Jiu rejoiced inwardly, knowing that his chance to escape had arrived.

Just an instant before the black curtain enveloped him, Wu Jiu’s entire Aura suddenly changed, his whole body taut like a fully drawn bowstring, poised to strike.

Immediately after, his figure flickered, moving like a ghost, transforming into a black afterimage, and swiftly flew into the distance.

As he moved, he created a rushing wind, and the surrounding air was churned into disarray, indicating his urgent desire to flee.

Seeing Wu Jiu attempting to flee, Lu Xuan’s eyes instantly narrowed, revealing a purple glow.

In an instant, the Void Realm above Wu Jiu’s head suddenly twisted and fluctuated, then strangely collapsed.

Immediately after, a giant hand, burning with surging purple flames and imbued with the immense power to overturn mountains and seas, crashed down towards Wu Jiu’s body.

"Trying to run?"

Lu Xuan snorted coldly, these two extremely brief words, however, carried endless deterrence, like a thunderclap exploding on flat ground, echoing around Wu Jiu.

In an instant, Wu Jiu’s entire body was firmly suppressed by an irresistible force of heaven and earth.

This power of heaven and earth was so heavy that it felt as if the entire firmament had pressed down, as if to crush Wu Jiu inch by inch, reducing him to dust.

Wu Jiu’s legs trembled slightly under the immense pressure; he exerted all his strength, barely managing to stand firm on the ground, every muscle taut from exertion.

Wu Jiu quickly looked up, only to see his eyes bloodshot, filled with fear and despair.

He stared fixedly at the purple-flamed giant hand, imbued with scorching flames, above his head.

"No!"

Wu Jiu shrieked, his voice full of unwillingness and despair; in the face of this world-destroying power, his resistance seemed so insignificant.

"Old Ancestor, save me!"

Wu Jiu shouted at the top of his lungs, hoarse and exhausted, hoping that Old Ancestor Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng could help him at this critical moment.

No sooner had Wu Jiu’s cry for help fallen than Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng, as if telepathically, instantly perceived Wu Jiu’s plight.

The next instant, the entirely black staff inexplicably trembled.

Immediately after, the dark and profound staff body suddenly glowed with a strange black light, and the heaven and earth runes flickered in and out of sight.

Suddenly, a dull roar emanated from deep within the staff.

In the very next moment, a black tide, seemingly possessing its own consciousness, surged out from the staff with the momentum of overturning mountains and seas.

The tide churned, and waves splashed, every drop of inky water exuding a chilling coldness, and a terrifying Aura quickly permeated the air.

This tide was as thick as ink, rolling and roaring, seemingly containing endless malice and power.

A moment later, this black tide, carrying a world-destroying Aura, like an arrow shot from a bowstring, surged towards Lu Xuan’s purple-flamed giant hand, which was condensed from his Divine Thought Primordial Spirit power.

Its speed was extreme, almost instantly covering the distance between them.

Wherever the black tide passed, space seemed to be violently impacted, creating ripples of intense distortion.

The originally stable Void Realm space, as if overwhelmed, emitted faint "sizzling" sounds, as if it could collapse at any moment.

Under the continuous onslaught of the black tide, like a torrent, Lu Xuan’s purple-flamed giant hand, which was burning fiercely, was instantly completely submerged by it.

The incomparably scorching purple flames, under the impact of the black tide, seemed like the flame of a dying candle, offering no resistance and quickly fading away.

And below, Wu Jiu, acutely perceived that the terrifying, mountain-like power that had been pressing down on him had quietly dissipated.

Wu Jiu, having narrowly escaped death, his face was filled with the relief of surviving a catastrophe.

He dared not linger for a moment, not even daring to look back, desperately fleeing forward, only regretting that he didn’t have more legs.

At this moment, Wu Jiu had only one thought—to get as far away from this terrifying place as possible.

Especially Lu Xuan, this young junior with terrifying methods, had simply become an unshakeable nightmare in Wu Jiu’s heart.

In Wu Jiu’s eyes, this Lu Xuan was extremely dangerous.

If he had a choice, Wu Jiu wished he would never see Lu Xuan again in this life.

Even a glimpse of Lu Xuan’s figure from afar would make Wu Jiu tremble with fear.

Because Lu Xuan, this reckless madman, truly dared to kill him!

Just as Wu Jiu was fleeing in a panic, as if his life depended on it, towards the distant horizon.

A very subtle, almost imperceptible wisp of purple Qi, like a ghost, quietly flashed past his back.

The purple Qi was as fast as lightning, fleeting, and only those with extremely keen perception could detect this subtle anomaly.

Lu Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, his dark brocade robe fluttering in the wind, his expression calm, his gaze profound as he looked into the distance.

Wu Jiu’s figure was rapidly disappearing into the sky, and Lu Xuan just quietly gazed at him.

For a long time, Lu Xuan ultimately chose not to make another move, seemingly allowing Wu Jiu to leave.

Lu Xuan’s expression remained unchanged, and in his calm eyes, there seemed to be hidden considerations unknown to others, as if everything was within his grasp.

The reason Lu Xuan no longer paid attention to Wu Jiu was because his attention was entirely drawn to Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng above in mid-air.

"How delightful!"

Lu Xuan murmured to himself, a determined glint flashing in his eyes.

Of course, do not misunderstand, Lu Xuan had no interest in Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s Primordial Spirit phantom.

What Lu Xuan coveted was naturally the mysterious black staff in front of Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng.

Sacrificial Artifact!

That was one of the things Lu Xuan most wanted to get his hands on, a Heaven and Earth Sacrificial Artifact!

In Lu Xuan’s eyes, this black staff would absolutely not be inferior to Old Ancestor Wen Fengyuan’s Seven-Pattern Moon-grade artifact, the Vastness Ruler.

Comparing the two, from the single strike just now, it was evident that the power of the Heaven and Earth Origin contained within this Sacrificial Artifact was on par with the Vastness Ruler, evenly matched!

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan’s hands, which had been clasped behind his back, slowly loosened.

Lu Xuan’s expression suddenly turned stern, his gaze like a torch as he looked at Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng, and he roared abruptly:

"How dare you!"

"Old Man, you actually dared to obstruct this Lord from apprehending the criminal who ambushed Mystic Guard Deputy Director Mu Yun, what is your crime?!"

Lu Xuan’s questioning caused rolling waves of sound to rage in mid-air, making the surrounding air hum and vibrate.

"Hmph, Lu Xuan, stop putting on airs in front of this Old Ancestor!"

Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng snorted coldly, his eyes full of disdain, "Don’t try to pressure me with these high-sounding words."

The next second, the Aura around Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s Primordial Spirit phantom suddenly surged, and the surging power of heaven and earth transformed into a raging storm sweeping all around.

"No need for more empty words, let’s see the truth in action. Only after a fight will we know who is superior!"

With that, Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng stared intently at Lu Xuan, seemingly wanting to test Lu Xuan’s true strength.

This Bone-Eroding Staff was a Seven-Pattern Moon-grade Sacrificial Artifact that Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng obtained after he Breakthrough to the Divine Palace Realm back then.

With the Heaven and Earth Origin power of the Bone-Eroding Staff, his Primordial Spirit phantom could infinitely approach the power of Divine Palace Realm Perfection.

Today, Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng wanted to find out whether this Lu Xuan truly reached Divine Palace Realm Perfection.

In his opinion, if Lu Xuan truly was that strong, it would undoubtedly be a huge threat.

Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng mused inwardly, if Lu Xuan had indeed reached Divine Palace Realm Perfection, then this child must not be allowed to live.

If left unchecked, given time, he would certainly become a major hidden danger.

At that time, Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng planned to immediately notify the other families and unite their forces.

While Lu Xuan’s Foundation was unstable, they would quickly eradicate this menace.

Lu Xuan was too lazy to waste more words with Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng. In an instant, his eyes burst with purple light, like two rising purple suns.

"Leave this staff!"

As soon as Lu Xuan’s voice fell, a scene that astonished Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng suddenly appeared.

A giant purple-flamed hand capable of enveloping the sky instantly formed outside the black curtain.

Subsequently, the sky-obscuring purple-flamed giant hand, with an unstoppable momentum, forcefully broke through the black curtain.

Then, the purple-flamed giant hand, imbued with a world-destroying Aura, lunged directly towards Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s Primordial Spirit phantom.

The immense power of heaven and earth within the purple-flamed giant hand caused the surrounding space to twist and deform.

Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s Divine Thought Primordial Spirit phantom was about to make a move but found that there was no time to react.

The five fingers of the purple-flamed giant hand in mid-air instantly closed, tightly grasping Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s Divine Thought Primordial Spirit phantom.

With a faint "crackling" sound, Wu Family Third Ancestor, Wu Sheng’s Primordial Spirit phantom, enveloped by the purple-flamed giant hand, instantly dissolved into specks of starlight like a fragile bubble, dispersing into the heavens and earth.

Currently, Lu Xuan was invincible below the Void Realm.

A mere Primordial Spirit phantom infinitely approaching Divine Palace Realm Perfection was simply a trivial matter for him!