Lihuo Divine Furnace

Qingxia was picturesque, its strange peaks like ink splashed across a painting and its clouds and rosy mists like brushstrokes. It was a rare sanctuary within five hundred li.

Yet at this moment, a blood-stained scene was unfolding throughout Qingxia Sect.

Scorching heat billowed through the air.

It came from Qingxia Sect's leader. His Heart Divine Treasury was like a blazing sun as it charged into a bronze lamp.

The bronze lamp poured down blazing flames, evaporating even the nearby river and filling the sky with mist.

The flames swept toward Lu Zhou, seeking to burn him alive.

But Dao patterns flickered beneath Lu Zhou's feet. He appeared directly above the bronze lamp, then slapped down with his palm, leaving crack after crack across it.

"Ah!"

Several screams rang out in succession. The bronze lamp had been knocked flying by Lu Zhou, and the flames it scattered through the air burned several Qingxia Sect elders, turning them into human torches.

By then, Lu Zhou had already appeared before Qingxia Sect's leader. He was too fast; the Qingxia cultivators could not keep up with his pace at all.

"Ah!"

That was Qingxia Sect's leader screaming. The moment Lu Zhou appeared before him, he drove a fist into his chest and abdomen, blasting away half his body.

Yet he was not dead. Dao Palace cultivators possessed exceptionally powerful vitality.

No matter. Lu Zhou followed up with another punch to his head, smashing it apart like a watermelon.

He was dead for good.

This sight filled everyone with terror. In just a short moment, Lu Zhou had killed four Dao Palace elders of Qingxia Sect in succession, along with Qingxia Sect's leader.

At this moment, even the Dao Palace Triple Layer Grand Elder holding a Purple-Gold Gourd gasped in shock.

"Everyone, help me! If we do not kill this fiend, we will all die today!"

The Dao Palace Triple Layer Grand Elder brought out his gourd once more.

This gourd was Qingxia Sect's most powerful treasure. The surviving Qingxia elders surged with Divine Power, summoning their Dao Palace deities as well. They intended to join forces and help the Grand Elder activate the gourd to kill Lu Zhou.

The gourd released a powerful suction force, attempting to draw Lu Zhou inside.

Lu Zhou remembered that Ye Fan had encountered this very scene in the original novel.

Wanting to further test his own combat strength, he not only did not resist, but actively flew toward the mouth of the gourd.

This left the Qingxia cultivators completely bewildered.

Then a Qingxia elder became so enraged that his eyebrows stood on end. He shouted sharply!

"This fiend is truly arrogant! Does he really think Qingxia is so easily bullied? Join forces and refine him quickly!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Purple-Gold Gourd began to shake violently.

With a crack, the gourd split open, blasted through with a huge hole. A beam of divine light shot out from it.

It was Lu Zhou. This Purple-Gold Gourd could not trap Ye Fan at the first layer of the Dao Palace!

Nor could it trap him at the second layer of the Dao Palace.

He had easily blasted his way out from within.

By this point, Lu Zhou had gained an even clearer understanding of the combat strength he currently possessed.

Then Lu Zhou no longer wished to waste time.

His blood and qi surged into the heavens, and a vast sea of blood emerged behind him. He brought out the Qiankun Pearl and charged forward with his fists!

In just a few breaths, every Qingxia cultivator surrounding Lu Zhou had been blasted apart by him one after another!

Against cultivators of the same realm, killing these Qingxia cultivators was as easy as chopping vegetables for him.

Only the Grand Elder, who was a realm higher than him, caused Lu Zhou some trouble.

In the end, however, Lu Zhou relied on his extreme speed to land thirty consecutive punches on him, beating him alive into an explosion in midair.

He had originally wanted to flee, but this place had long been sealed by Lu Zhou with the Gouchen Seal. Not a single person could step out of Qingxia Sect.

"Spare us."

"Please, spare me!"

More than thirty Qingxia disciples had yet to be killed.

They could neither escape nor fight back. Terrified out of their wits, they knelt before Lu Zhou one after another and begged for mercy.

Golden light flickered between Lu Zhou's brows as his Divine Sense surged forth, forcibly examining the memories of those Qingxia disciples.

Shortly afterward, a series of popping sounds rang out.

Whenever Lu Zhou found that they had committed evil deeds in their memories, he directly shattered their heads with his Divine Sense.

In the end, only a dozen or so Qingxia disciples who had never committed evil were spared by Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou sent them away and told them to leave on their own.

After such a great battle, Lu Zhou's white robes still fluttered cleanly, untouched by even a speck of dust.

He strolled through Qingxia Sect, climbing one peak after another. Before long, he discovered three imprisoned old men inside a stone cell.

They were Qingxia elders. Because they had opposed supporting bandits in their evil deeds, they had been suppressed and imprisoned here.

Lu Zhou released them and told them to leave on their own as well.

Not long afterward, Lu Zhou ascended Qingxia's main peak and found Qingxia Sect's treasure vault.

In the end, he obtained nearly two thousand jin of source from Qingxia's treasury.

He stored all of it in his Qiankun Pearl, piling it beside the Holy Spring Pool and the World Tree along with the source he already possessed.

There were now more than two cubic zhang of source piled there. Source energy billowed forth, and rainbow mists swirled like fog, dazzlingly radiant enough to make one unable to keep one's eyes open.

Shortly afterward, Lu Zhou shot into the sky, a great seal appearing in his hand.

It was the Ultimate Emperor Weapon, the Gouchen Seal, also known as the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal.

Perhaps because this Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal had been obtained through Lu Zhou's check-in and was already completely bound to him.

Thus, although Lu Zhou was only a minor second-layer Dao Palace cultivator, he could still barely activate the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal and unleash some of its power.

With a thought, the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal sent down a ray of light.

The next instant, an immensely shocking scene unfolded.

The entire region where Qingxia Sect stood suddenly rose from the ground.

Eighteen mountain peaks, rivers, streams, waterfalls, ancient trees, strange rocks, medicinal fields, and even the demon beasts raised as mounts all rose into the air as one.

Lu Zhou brought out the Qiankun Pearl. It shone with dazzling radiance, and within it, a vast and empty great world could faintly be seen.

The next moment, the airborne Qingxia Sect was completely taken into the Qiankun Pearl by Lu Zhou, becoming part of Qiankun Heaven and Earth.

After settling this matter, Lu Zhou did not remain there any longer. He identified the direction and headed straight for Lihuo Cult.

Before long, he arrived at Lihuo Cult.

Lu Zhou directly brought out the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal. The Lihuo Cult cultivators had no time to react; they did not even understand what had suddenly happened.

They were all suppressed by the Dao patterns emanating from the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal.

Lu Zhou did not slaughter innocents indiscriminately.

He was not a bloodthirsty person.

He appeared before the suppressed Lihuo Cult cultivators, his Divine Sense surging once more as he forcibly searched through their memories.

Shortly afterward, of the several hundred members of Lihuo Cult, only a little over thirty were sent away by Lu Zhou.

As for the rest, they were all burned into ashes by the Lihuo flames poured forth from the Lihuo Divine Furnace under Lu Zhou's control.

The Lihuo Divine Furnace shrank to an inch in height and appeared in Lu Zhou's palm.

Its entire body gleamed with crystalline light, waves of scorching heat spilling from it.

There were faint, blurry carvings upon its body. One could vaguely make out a blazing sun and several divine birds.

Lu Zhou pressed down with his fingers and tested it. With his current strength, he could even deform the Lihuo Divine Furnace.

He put away the Lihuo Divine Furnace and silently recited, "Check in."

Ding! The host has checked in at Lihuo Cult in the Northern Region. The host has obtained ten cubic zhang of source, which has been stored in the host's Qiankun Pearl!

Following his usual practice, Lu Zhou piled all the source beside the Holy Spring Pool and the World Tree.

Not long afterward, Lihuo Cult's grounds were also taken into Qiankun Heaven and Earth by him.

Then Lu Zhou soared into the sky and headed straight for Luoxia Sect.

Before long, Luoxia Sect and Seven Stars Pavilion followed in the footsteps of Qingxia Sect and Lihuo Cult.

These two sect grounds were also taken into Qiankun Heaven and Earth by Lu Zhou, adjoining the original Qingxia Sect and Lihuo Cult.

The previously empty Qiankun Heaven and Earth became somewhat more vibrant.

Ding! The host has checked in at Luoxia Sect in the Northern Region. The host has obtained one cubic zhang of source, which has been stored in the host's Qiankun Pearl!

Ding! The host has checked in at Seven Stars Pavilion in the Northern Region. The host has obtained one cubic zhang of source, which has been stored in the host's Qiankun Pearl!

At this moment, Lu Zhou had already appeared at the oasis where Xuan Yue Cave was located.

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