Chapter 873: Capture the Saint of Youyue alive, old friend! (Two in one, 30

Chapter 869: Capturing the Youyue Saintess Alive, Old Friend! (Two-in-One, 3000 Monthly Votes)

Silence!

Stillness!

In an instant, heaven and earth fell silent!

All the cultivators, spirit pets, and battle beasts in Chiyue Immortal City fell into silence and paused at this moment.

They stared at the Fourth-Tier Beast King, whose body had been split in two, crashing to the ground.

“How is this possible?”

“This is impossible!”

“The Beast King… is dead! Killed by a single sword strike!”

Muttering and exclamations rose and fell, breaking the deathly silence.

All the cultivators were shocked, stunned, and bewildered.

With mouths agape, their faces filled with horror, they stared in disbelief at the corpse of the Fourth-Tier Beast King, split in two.

Hot blood poured out like a waterfall, pooling on the ground in a crimson puddle, its腥气 (腥气 -腥 qi) filling the air.

Cultivators closer by were even splashed with beast blood all over, feeling the steaming heat of the Fourth-Tier Beast King’s blood.

Such Fourth-Tier Beast King blood was incredibly precious.

It could be used as a great medicine, for refining pills, concocting potions, and tempering magical artifacts.

Under normal circumstances, they would have rushed forward to compete and collect the blood.

But now, they stood motionless, frozen in place.

They only felt a chill from head to toe, their bodies trembling uncontrollably in fear.

After all, this was a Fourth-Tier Beast King.

A Fourth-Tier Beast King, easily killed as if slicing tofu, its body split in two—it was simply horrifying!

They had cultivated for decades or even centuries, yet they had never witnessed such a terrifying scene!

Let alone them.

Even the Youyue Saintess, a Nascent Soul True Monarch, was shocked by the scene before her.

Killing a Fourth-Tier Beast King with one sword strike.

What kind of joke was this!

Although this kind of Fourth-Tier Beast King couldn’t compare to a true Fourth-Tier transformed demon king.

But no matter what, it was still a Fourth-Tier Beast King!

It possessed a physical body comparable to a Fourth-Tier demon king or body cultivator.

Throughout the many years of the Liang-Yue War, the State of Liang had always held the advantage, and these Fourth-Tier Beast Kings, cultivated through secret methods, played a crucial role.

But now, such a Fourth-Tier Beast King was killed by the Lord of Great Dream City before her with a single sword strike.

The Youyue Saintess’s heart was shaken, and she carefully examined the situation with her divine sense.

To ensure it wasn’t some kind of illusion technique.

But the body split in two, the gushing blood, the extinguished soul—none of it could be faked.

Everything told her that this Fourth-Tier Beast King was dead.

Killed by the Lord of Great Dream City before her, with a single sword strike!

“A mere Fourth-Tier pseudo-Beast King dares to bare its fangs at this seat.”

Lu Changsheng, wearing a black robe and cloak, held the Nine Tribulations Sword and spoke with a calm and indifferent expression.

As if killing the Fourth-Tier Beast King before him was just an insignificant trifle to him.

But in fact, it was.

This kind of Fourth-Tier Beast King, although possessing a physical body comparable to a Fourth-Tier demon king or body cultivator, was only that.

One must know that Fourth-Tier demon kings and body cultivators, in addition to their powerful physical bodies, also have a layer of light membrane like a protective shield, demon power, and blood energy.

To a certain extent, this helps them isolate and dissolve attacks such as divine abilities and magical power.

These pseudo-Fourth-Tier Beast Kings cannot achieve this level.

So how could they block a single sword strike from Old Ancestor Lu?

“You, you, you, who exactly are you?”

The Youyue Saintess quickly retreated, instinctively maintaining a distance from Lu Changsheng, lest she be killed by his sword.

After all, he could kill a Fourth-Tier Beast King with one sword strike; killing her would probably not require many more.

She had only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and did not want to end up with her dharma body destroyed.

However, as soon as the words left her mouth, the Youyue Saintess realized her attitude was wrong and quickly said, “Lord of Great Dream City, I wonder what benefits the State of Jiang and the State of Yue promised you? My State of Liang, Beast God Mountain, is willing to offer double!”

“As long as you don’t interfere in the conflict between our two states, you can ask for anything. I will report it to the Old Ancestor, to our sect’s Nine Spirits True Monarch!”

The Youyue Saintess was usually full of wildness and aggression, rarely putting anyone in her eyes.

At this moment, facing Lu Changsheng, she was completely devoid of her usual sharpness and dominance, like a startled and stressed kitten.

After all, killing a Fourth-Tier Beast King with one sword strike was truly terrifying.

This level of strength was no less than that of Profound Sword True Monarch or her own Old Ancestor, “Nine Spirits True Monarch.”

Especially since his sword strike seemed effortless.

There was no sign of fatigue or depletion on his face.

How terrifying would a full-power strike be!

The Youyue Saintess truly couldn’t understand how the Lord of Great Dream City, who was rumored to have a physical ailment and dared not easily leave Great Dream Immortal City, could possess such terrifying strength.

With this level of strength, why wouldn’t you dominate a region, make a name for yourself in the Southern Wasteland and Northern Territory, and instead stay in a small immortal city in the State of Jiang?

“Heh heh.”

Lu Changsheng’s lips curled slightly, and he let out a disdainful chuckle, saying, “What I want, your Beast God Mountain cannot give.”

“Moreover, this seat will take it myself!”

As soon as his words fell, the Nine Tribulations Sword in his hand vibrated with a clang.

Streaks of peerless sword light slashed towards the Youyue Saintess, piercing through heaven and earth, illuminating the sky.

“Escape!!!”

The Youyue Saintess instantly felt a chill down her spine, and all the hairs on her body stood on end.

She knew that the other party had no intention of negotiating.

Her Nascent Soul level mana roared, and her tall, graceful figure was enveloped in a dark purple light, like bolts of purple lightning coiling around her, as she shot into the sky.

During this process, purple patterns appeared on her skin, interwoven and dense, her dark purple hair, like a cloak, spread wildly, and a large dark purple wolf tail grew from her tailbone.

“Roar!!!”

A phantom of a several-dozen-zhang Heavenly Wolf appeared behind her, roaring up at the sky.

Her spirit pet, the “Youyue Heavenly Wolf,” also roared up at the sky at this moment, rushing towards the Heavenly Wolf phantom behind her. The two merged, causing the Youyue Saintess’s aura to surge.

Her tall and alluring body also grew taller section by section, the tips of her ears split, turning into wolf ears, and her pupils suddenly narrowed into dark purple vertical slits.

“Heavenly Wolf Battle Body! Heavenly Wolf Youyue Slash!”

The Youyue Saintess roared up at the sky, her voice and wolf howl overlapping, forming a tangible layer of purple sound waves that rushed towards Lu Changsheng, intending to disrupt his mana circulation.

Immediately afterward, her hands, like wolf claws, overlapped, and endless purple lightning and dark light intertwined, forming a dark light several dozen zhang long, tearing through layers of void, and slashing towards the Nine Leaves Sword Light.

However.

“Chi chi chi!!!”

The Heavenly Wolf Youyue Slash was directly destroyed by the Nine Leaves Sword Light with overwhelming force, and then the sword light slashed towards her.

The Youyue Saintess’s face was full of horror. Her Nascent Soul protective mana shield shattered like glass under the Nine Leaves Sword Light, covered in dense cracks.

In just a single breath, the protective shield completely shattered, and she spat out blood, flying horizontally like a kite with a broken string.

“This, this, this…”

“Saintess!!!”

“True Monarch!!!”

The demonic cultivators in Chiyue Immortal City had faces of horror, their scalps tingling.

Where did this peerless fiend come from!

Killed a Fourth-Tier Beast King with one sword strike!

And sent the Youyue Saintess flying with another sword strike!

Although the Youyue Saintess was a newly advanced Nascent Soul cultivator.

When attacking Chiyue Immortal City earlier, they had all witnessed the Youyue Saintess’s strength.

The Core Formation Grand Elders of the State of Jiang and the State of Yue were no match for the Youyue Saintess.

It was as if… their own Saintess was facing this Lord of Great Dream City at this moment.

But there was an insurmountable chasm between Core Formation and Nascent Soul.

How could there be such a huge gap between Nascent Soul cultivators?

“Escape!”

“Hurry and escape!”

Some high-level cultivators in the city saw that the situation was not right and quickly fled in panic.

But seeing the Thousand Bamboo Array outside the immortal city, the puppet battle formation, and the Golden-Winged Roc, they were daunted and dared not move.

“Heavenly Wolf Battle Body!”

The Youyue Saintess had just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and had limited means. With the power of the great array, she continued to operate her Heavenly Wolf Battle Body, stabilizing her figure.

Then she opened her mouth and spat out a treasure bead, condensing a vast purplish-blue light that covered her body, attempting to escape through the void.

However, above Chiyue Immortal City, a large hand with interwoven Yin-Yang patterns appeared at some point, covering this part of the sky.

The five fingers of the Yin-Yang hand flexed slightly, pressing down with immense power, majestic and vast.

The Youyue Saintess suddenly felt heavy all over, feeling that the surrounding heaven and earth were sealed and confined.

“Yin-Yang Great Hand, Yangming True Monarch, you are Yangming True Monarch!”

The Youyue Saintess exclaimed, recognizing that this was Yangming True Monarch’s divine ability through the Yin-Yang One Qi Great Grasp before her.

She realized that the Lord of Great Dream City before her was the Yangming True Monarch who had once, in the Vast Sand Illusion Realm, counter-attacked a Nascent Soul cultivator with Azure Luan True Monarch while still in the Core Formation stage!

The Youyue Saintess’s heart was shaken. She had not expected the Lord of Great Dream City and Yangming True Monarch to be the same person.

“Is this the strength of Yangming True Monarch!?”

The Youyue Saintess had never met Yangming True Monarch, only heard of his name.

She had once thought that his counter-attacking a Nascent Soul cultivator while in the Core Formation stage was entirely due to Azure Luan True Monarch, life-burning methods, and the ultimate treasure in his hand.

Now, she realized that when facing a cultivator like Yangming True Monarch, she was like a frog in a well looking at the moon!

At this moment, a wave of regret surged in the Youyue Saintess’s heart.

She had not listened to her Old Ancestor’s words and chose to flee at the first opportunity, resulting in missing the best chance now.

“Yangming True Monarch, there was some misunderstanding regarding the previous grudges between you and my Beast God Mountain. I can apologize and offer compensation on behalf of Silkworm True Monarch!”

Looking at the Yin-Yang Great Hand pressing down, the Youyue Saintess continued to speak, hoping the other party would spare her for the sake of Beast God Mountain.

However, Lu Changsheng paid no attention to her words.

He cast out his natal spirit treasure, the [Yin-Yang Diagram], which merged with the Yin-Yang One Qi Great Grasp, further sealing heaven and earth, intending to capture the Youyue Saintess alive.

At the same time, the Sun-Moon Two Forms Profound Light Mirror vibrated, casting out a ray of Taiyin Profound Light, instantly freezing the Youyue Saintess’s body. Even the Nascent Soul mana within her body was sluggish under this Taiyin power.

“Not good!”

The Youyue Saintess’s face changed drastically, knowing that she was no match for this Yangming True Monarch at all.

The only way to escape now was for her Nascent Soul to leave her body!

Although she was filled with unwillingness and was very reluctant to do so, she had no other means or choice now.

“Whoosh—”

A Nascent Soul spirit body, entwined with a wolf soul, rushed out from the Youyue Saintess’s crown, breaking free from the seal and confinement of the Yin-Yang One Qi Great Grasp, and attempted to escape into the void, fleeing Chiyue Immortal City.

Lu Changsheng let out a disdainful chuckle.

If he had just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and had no divine abilities or spirit treasures, it would be difficult to capture the Youyue Saintess’s Nascent Soul spirit body alive.

But now…

He cast out the spirit treasure [Soul Shaking Bell], which rang out, forming a dark divine light that caused the Youyue Saintess’s Nascent Soul spirit body to suddenly freeze.

Immediately afterward, the spirit treasure [Star Realm Compass] integrated into this void, forming a dharma realm, and projected rays of starlight, restricting the Youyue Saintess’s Nascent Soul spirit body.

The Youyue Saintess immediately burned her Nascent Soul origin, struggling.

But Lu Changsheng had already appeared beside her with a net bag woven from azure light threads.

The net bag fell, covering the Youyue Saintess’s Nascent Soul spirit body, then tightly bound it, like wrapping a zongzi.

This net bag was similar to Profound Sword True Monarch’s [Binding God Net].

It was a consumable Nascent Soul secret treasure that could be used to bind Nascent Soul spirit bodies.

It was something Lu Changsheng had obtained from the Zhenhai Sect’s treasure vault.

“Yangming True Monarch, the Liang-Yue War is not solely the will of my Beast God Mountain. It also concerns the layout of a certain important figure. If you act against me and disrupt the war, you will inevitably be held accountable.”

Feeling her Nascent Soul power gradually becoming silent, the Youyue Saintess immediately cried out with a frightened little face, hoping to deter Lu Changsheng through the Emissary.

However, she also knew that her current situation was not suitable for threatening someone.

She then said, “If Senior spares me, my Beast God Mountain is willing to let bygones be bygones regarding this matter. My sect is also willing to offer compensation for the grudges between Senior and my sect’s Silkworm True Monarch.”

At this moment, she no longer addressed him as Yangming True Monarch, but called him Senior.

After all, the strength and methods Lu Changsheng displayed were simply several levels above hers.

Just to capture her alive, he used four spirit treasures.

Even though she was the Saintess of Beast God Mountain and a junior of Nine Spirits True Monarch, she did not possess such abundant financial resources!

“This seat said, what I want, I will take myself; what I want to know, I will ask myself.”

Lu Changsheng said indifferently.

He did not kill the Youyue Saintess directly, but spent so many means to capture her alive, precisely because he wanted to inquire about the situation of Beast God Mountain and the “Emissary” through her.

And through the Youyue Saintess, lure out Silkworm True Monarch and Flood Dragon Holy Son, and deal with them together.

As his words fell, he struck several more restrictions on the Youyue Saintess’s spirit body, attached a talisman, and threw her into the Goddess Furnace.

This Goddess Furnace, in addition to interfering with others’ thoughts and emotions through the laws of human desire, could also be used as a cave-heaven magical artifact to imprison cultivators or store items.

It was most suitable for imprisoning a Nascent Soul spirit body like the Youyue Saintess.

“True Monarch, spare my life!”

“Please, True Monarch, grant us a way to live!”

“We are willing to surrender. We hope True Monarch will give us a glimmer of hope!”

The demonic cultivators in Chiyue Immortal City had already been scared witless when they saw the Fourth-Tier Beast King killed by Lu Changsheng.

Now seeing their own True Monarch forced to flee with her Nascent Soul leaving her body and then captured alive by this Lord of Great Dream City, Yangming True Monarch, in just a few breaths, they were even more shocked beyond belief and knelt down one after another, begging for mercy.

“Come up, a few people who can speak.”

Lu Changsheng put away all his spirit treasures and said indifferently.

Then he looked at the Youyue Saintess’s dharma body, which was being held by the Yin-Yang Great Hand.

With a slight thought, the Yin-Yang Great Hand, like mist, submerged and enveloped the wolf-like Youyue Saintess, turning into a small Yin-Yang ball.

This kind of Nascent Soul dharma body was valuable.

It could not only be traded externally as a physical body for Nascent Soul cultivators to seize, but also given to the Thousand Bamboo Array for research and puppet creation.

So if conditions allowed, Lu Changsheng would naturally not destroy it.

Throwing this dharma body into his spirit beast bag, Lu Changsheng looked at the few Core Formation cultivators who came forward with respectful and fearful expressions, and asked, “Why is there only Youyue Saintess in Chiyue Immortal City? Where is Purple Light True Monarch? Where are the cultivators from the State of Jiang and the State of Yue who were in Chiyue Immortal City before?”

“Reporting to True Monarch, Purple Light True Monarch abandoned the city and fled. Silkworm True Monarch, Yellow Springs True Monarch, and Burned to Death True Monarch went to pursue him. The cultivators from the State of Jiang and the State of Yue are currently in the prisoner of war camp.”

These few cultivators, facing Lu Changsheng, did not dare to hesitate and quickly replied.

“Purple Light True Monarch did abandon the city and flee, as expected.”

Lu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, having suspected this earlier.

Looking at the corpse of the Fourth-Tier Beast King not far away, he exhaled lightly, patted his storage bag, and cast out the spirit treasure [Myriad Ghost Blood Pool].

Collect the blood flowing from the fourth-order Beast King to water this spirit treasure and condense the Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits.

“This is… the Myriad Ghost Blood Pool!?”

Some Core Formation cultivators recognized this famous treasure of the Yin Nether Ghost Sect and were instantly terrified.

They wondered how this spirit treasure had fallen into the hands of this Great Dream City Lord, True Monarch Yang Ming.

Legend has it that this spirit treasure is cultivated by watering it with the Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits.

This Great Dream City Lord wouldn’t massacre a city to water the Myriad Ghost Blood Pool with their blood, would he!?

Instantly, these cultivators trembled as they looked at the Myriad Ghost Blood Pool.

“Golden Peng.”

Lu Changsheng didn’t know what these people were thinking.

Although everyone here was a Demonic Dao cultivator.

But Old Ancestor Lu couldn’t bring himself to massacre a city just to condense the Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits.

The Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng entered the immortal city, and the terrifying aura of the fourth-order demon king made it difficult for many cultivators in the city to breathe.

As for spirit pets and battle beasts, facing such a fourth-order demon king, they prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling constantly.

The Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng looked at the massive corpse of the fourth-order Beast King and began to feast.

However, after just one bite, it felt that the meat quality was not right; it was tough and old, and there wasn’t much essence.

“Master, this meat is no good.”

The Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng had tasted several fourth-order demon kings.

Now, it even looked down on ordinary third-order demon kings.

In its opinion, the meat quality of this fourth-order Beast King in front of it was not as delicious as some peak third-order or quasi-fourth-order demon kings, it said with some disdain.

“Just eat it for now.”

Lu Changsheng knew that such fourth-order Beast Kings were cultivated by the Beast God Mountain through secret methods, and their lifespan potential was almost completely drained, so their flesh and blood did not contain much origin essence.

“You and Xiao Yan will watch here.”

Lu Changsheng instructed, and then had the several Core Formation cultivators in front of him take him to the prisoner-of-war camp.

Thinking that he was currently using the identity of the Great Dream City Lord, the Heavenly Origin Precious Imperial Lotus appeared in Lu Changsheng’s hand, and he called out his son, Lu Lingxiao.

“Father?”

Lu Lingxiao walked out of the Heavenly Origin Precious Imperial Lotus and frowned slightly as he looked at the situation before him.

Isn’t this Chiyue Immortal City?

How did Father kill his way to Chiyue Immortal City?

Moreover, the massive, mountain-like corpse in front, why does it look a bit like a fourth-order Beast King from Beast God Mountain?

This fourth-order Beast King is being gnawed on by the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng?

What is going on?

Lu Lingxiao looked at his father with some surprise and bewilderment.

“Regarding Chiyue Immortal City, I have already resolved it, and you will take over and manage things here from now on.”

Lu Changsheng said to his son.

“???”

Lu Lingxiao was stunned, feeling a bit confused.

How long had he been inside the Heavenly Origin Precious Imperial Lotus?

Father had already resolved the matter of Chiyue Immortal City?

This is too fast, isn’t it?

Moreover, shouldn’t Chiyue Immortal City be guarded by several Demonic Dao Nascent Soul True Monarchs?

“There was only Saintess You Yue from Beast God Mountain and a fourth-order Beast King here, so it didn’t take much time.”

Lu Changsheng saw that his son was very shocked and explained.

Lu Lingxiao looked at the corpse of the fourth-order Beast King being gnawed on by the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng; the respectful and awestruck Core Formation cultivators beside him; and further away, the trembling cultivators kneeling and begging for mercy.

It was truly hard to imagine how his father had killed his way into Chiyue Immortal City and dealt with Saintess You Yue and the fourth-order Beast God in such a short time.

However, having served as the Young City Lord in Great Dream Immortal City and having trained on the Yue Kingdom front lines for many years, his state of mind was far superior to ordinary people. He quickly calmed down, took a deep breath, and asked if they were going to the prisoner-of-war camp to rescue people now.

“That’s right.” Lu Changsheng nodded.

Immediately, under the respectful and awestruck gazes of everyone, he and his son Lu Lingxiao arrived at the prisoner-of-war camp.

His Nascent Soul divine sense probed out.

Lu Changsheng instantly saw his son Lu Qingxuan and others.

Sons like Lu Xingyang, Lu Qingze, and others were fine.

They were just sealed of their magic power and imprisoned in a dark cell, their faces pale and their condition weak.

However, his son Lu Qingxuan had chains piercing through his shoulder blades, his body covered in bright red bloodstains and wounds, almost only having one breath left.

In an instant, a surge of anger welled up in Lu Changsheng’s heart.

At the same time, Lu Changsheng noticed a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing dark red armor, with a bloody murderous aura between his brows.

Although they hadn’t met for decades, Lu Changsheng recognized this person at a glance.

It was precisely his old friend from his early years, Li Feiyu.

Regarding Li Feiyu, he had asked his wife Lu Miaoyun to keep an eye on him.

But he had never been able to find out any information about him.

After mastering divination, he had calculated Li Feiyu’s situation through the blood of the Li family’s descendants.

However, the second generation of the Li family, Li Feiyu’s children at the time, all lacked spiritual roots and had long since died of old age.

And the bloodline of the third generation was too thin, so he could only divine that Li Feiyu was still alive and not in Jiang Kingdom.

He didn’t expect that the latter had actually joined the Demonic Dao and become a Demonic Dao cultivator from Liang Kingdom.

Lu Changsheng had no aversion to righteous or demonic paths.

But seeing the bloody murderous aura between Li Feiyu’s brows, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.

“Feiyu has a seventh-grade spiritual root. If he wants to break through to Core Formation, unless he obtains a supreme opportunity, joining the Demonic Dao is a good choice.”

Lu Changsheng could understand his friend’s choice and saw that he was currently a False Core cultivator.

A False Core, although it didn’t enter Old Ancestor Lu’s eyes.

But for someone with a seventh-grade spiritual root and no background resources to reach this point, it was already very remarkable.

A hundred years ago, who would have thought that the two sons-in-law from Qingzhu Mountain could grow to such a level today?

Lu Changsheng did not step forward to acknowledge Li Feiyu.

He planned to let his son interact with him later.

At this moment, Li Feiyu was very surprised.

He didn’t expect that this Nascent Soul True Monarch, after killing the fourth-order Beast King and dealing with Saintess You Yue, would rush to the prisoner-of-war camp immediately.

He had also wanted to rescue Lu Qingxuan during the chaos.

Now, looking at the situation, this Nascent Soul True Monarch had come to support Jiang Kingdom and Yue Kingdom, so he didn’t need to carry out the rescue himself.

What he should worry about next is how he himself should survive…

Li Feiyu sighed in his heart, truly not expecting that the situation on the Chiyue Immortal City front line could change so drastically in such a short time.

But where did Yue Kingdom and Jiang Kingdom get such a Nascent Soul True Monarch?

He kept his eyes down, not daring to look around, for fear of being noticed by this Nascent Soul True Monarch.

“Release everyone.”

Lu Changsheng said coldly, then his figure suddenly disappeared, teleporting to the deep dark cell where Lu Qingxuan was imprisoned.

He raised his hand and shattered the chains on him, helping him stop the bleeding and heal his wounds.

“Father…”

After Lu Qingxuan broke through to Core Formation, he went to Great Dream Immortal City to consult Honglian about the “Nine Thunder-Fire Techniques”.

He knew that the current City Lord and City Mistress of Great Dream Immortal City were his father and Senior Peach God.

So he opened his blurry eyes, looked at the figure in the black robe and cloak before him, and thought he was having a hallucination.

“Qingxuan, don’t speak, rest well.”

Lu Changsheng took out a medicinal pill, fed it to him, and then helped him refine it to stabilize his physical condition.

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingxuan felt the surging vitality throughout his body, his heart trembled, and he looked at the man before him, unable to help but be surprised.

Did Father really come?

Could it be that the vibration in the immortal city just now was Father fighting with Saintess You Yue?

But why did the battle end so quickly?

Lu Qingxuan’s magic power was sealed, and he was imprisoned in this dark cell. His consciousness was blurry, and he only vaguely felt a huge commotion in the immortal city, but he didn’t know what was happening.

After his injuries improved slightly and his consciousness cleared, Lu Qingxuan felt that he was not dreaming or hallucinating, and he softly called out, “Father, is that you?”

“It is I.”

Lu Changsheng’s gentle voice echoed in his mind.

In an instant, Lu Qingxuan’s slightly tense mind completely relaxed, and a surge of joy welled up in his heart.

“Father, you… how did you come?” Lu Qingxuan asked.

He didn’t expect that Chiyue Immortal City had only just fallen, and Father had already come to rescue him.

“I came late.”

Lu Changsheng sighed softly, then his voice turned a bit cold and asked, “Who did this?”

“True Monarch You Yue. She found the [Fusang Thunder-Struck Wood] you gave me in my storage ring…”

Lu Qingxuan’s expression was weak as he recounted his experiences from a few days ago, being interrogated by the other party.

In the end, the other party used soul-bewitching and soul-searching techniques. A wisp of light spiritual energy surged in his mind, maintaining a sliver of clarity, allowing him to bluff his way through and be spared by Saintess You Yue.

“Saintess You Yue!”

A fierce look appeared in Lu Changsheng’s eyes, and he said to his son, “Don’t worry, I will handle this matter.”

“Father.”

At this moment, Lu Lingxiao rushed over and asked about Lu Qingxuan’s condition with concern.

“Qingxuan, you and Lingxiao will take over and be responsible for matters here in the immortal city. You can declare to the outside that you are a disciple of the Great Dream Immortal City’s City Mistress.”

Seeing that his son was not in serious danger, Lu Changsheng did not continue to heal Lu Qingxuan, preparing to deal with the situation that would follow.

According to what he had learned earlier, True Monarch Heavenly Silkworm, True Monarch Yellow Springs, and True Monarch Fen Mo had gone to pursue True Monarch Zi Guang.

Once Beast God Mountain received news of the situation here, they would definitely rush over immediately.

Besides True Monarch Heavenly Silkworm, True Monarch Yellow Springs, and True Monarch Fen Mo.

The Supreme Elder of Beast God Mountain, “True Monarch Nine Spirits,” and the Demonic Dao Envoy behind this Liang-Yue war might also come.

And he had consumed a lot of magic power when he fully activated the Michen Banner to rush here before, so he was not in his peak state now and had to recover as soon as possible.

“Take over, be responsible for the immortal city?”

Lu Qingxuan was stunned, his expression surprised and bewildered, not understanding what this meant.

He had thought that his father had used some method to lure away Saintess You Yue and thus infiltrated Chiyue Immortal City to rescue him.

Otherwise, why did the commotion just now end so quickly?

“Saintess You Yue has been dealt with by Father, so we need to quickly take control of this immortal city and deal with the subsequent troubles.”

“This, this, this…”

Even though Lu Qingxuan had experienced many great storms, upon hearing these words, he was still shocked beyond belief.

However, he quickly calmed down and said to Lu Changsheng, “Father, before, True Monarch Heavenly Silkworm, the Flood Dragon Saint Son, and True Monarch Fen Mo went to pursue True Monarch Zi Guang. If they receive news, they will definitely rush back.”

“Now the immortal city is damaged, and the main control disk of the grand formation was taken away by True Monarch Zi Guang, making it difficult to operate at full capacity and block multiple Nascent Soul True Monarchs.”

“Moreover, True Monarch Zi Guang’s situation is unclear. If the main formation disk falls into the hands of True Monarch Heavenly Silkworm and the others, it will be very troublesome.”

Lu Qingxuan had been in Chiyue Immortal City all along, so he had some understanding of the situation here and spoke up to remind him.

“Don’t worry, as long as they dare to come, I will make sure they never return!”

Lu Changsheng said with a cold expression, his voice carrying an undeniable confidence and dominance.

Holding the Nine Tribulations Sword, his combat power was enough to fight against any mid-stage Nascent Soul giant.

But if he fully activated the [Sun-Moon Two Instruments Profound Light Mirror], he would be enough to repel, or even kill, a mid-stage Nascent Soul giant.

Although the grand formation of Chiyue Immortal City was damaged.

But as a peak third-order formation master, if he controlled the operation of this grand formation, he would definitely be far superior to Saintess You Yue.

Merging with the grand formation and then activating the [Sun-Moon Two Instruments Profound Light Mirror], unless the opponent was a late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivator, or a demonic beast with a top-tier true spirit bloodline and astonishing defense like Old Ancestor Turtle Immortal.

Otherwise, he was confident in blasting them to death.

Moreover, Thousand Bamboo Array was also skilled in positional warfare.

Only by defending the immortal city could his combat power be maximized!

At this moment, Lu Changsheng felt a little regretful.

He felt that this trip was a bit hasty.

Otherwise, if he had brought Gui Da, it would have been foolproof.

“As long as the Demonic Dao Envoy is not a late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivator, whether Gui Da is here or not doesn’t matter.”

Lu Changsheng muttered in his heart, not liking to use all his trump cards.

He hoped that the outside world would have some misjudgment of his strength and lower their assessment of him.

Moreover, his identity as the Great Dream City Lord was deeply tied to the Lu family of Bilake Mountain.

If his reputation was too great, there was a certain probability that it would bring trouble to Bilake Mountain.

“Yes, Father.”

Lu Qingxuan and Lu Lingxiao exchanged glances, both sensing an invincible aura from their father’s words.

They even felt a little anticipation in their hearts, looking forward to seeing their father fight against True Monarch Heavenly Silkworm, the Flood Dragon Saint Son, and others later.

The two did not delay further and rushed to handle the situation.

“This person is an old friend of mine from my early years, named Li Feiyu. Qingxuan, you should have a little memory of him. Interact with him and get to know him.”

Lu Changsheng transmitted his voice to his son Lu Qingxuan again, explaining Li Feiyu’s situation.

“Hmm?”

Lu Qingxuan was stunned when he heard his father’s words and received the image of his appearance transmitted to his mind.

Before, after being severely interrogated, his body was miserable and weak, and this person had fed him a healing medicinal pill.

He had thought that the Liang Kingdom cultivator was afraid he would die and hadn’t paid too much attention.

He didn’t expect that the other party was actually his father’s friend, Li Feiyu.

He had some memory of Li Feiyu.

He remembered that when he was young, this Uncle Li had visited Bilake Mountain.

At that time, Sister Ruyi was in danger.

This Uncle Li had even gone to White Tiger Mountain with his father to demand an explanation for Lu Ruyi.

Lu Qingxuan suddenly realized that the other party had likely recognized him.

“This person is Uncle Li?”

Lu Qingxuan immediately said, recounting the matter of Li Feiyu feeding him a medicinal pill earlier.

“Oh?”

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy surged in Lu Changsheng’s heart.

Seeing his former close friend join the Demonic Dao, his body permeated with bloody killing aura, and condensing a False Core with the help of the bloody killing aura, he felt some emotion in his heart, worried about the changes in the world and how things and people had changed.

Now, hearing that his friend had recognized his son Lu Qingxuan and was willing to help, he instantly felt that Li Feiyu was still the same Li Feiyu from before, and a sense of relief surged in his heart.

“Yes, it is Uncle Li. You can acknowledge him later and learn about his situation over the years.”

Lu Changsheng said to his son, and then the Goddess Furnace appeared in his hand, preparing to interrogate Saintess You Yue!