Arc 11The Wen Family’s Fall

Lu Xuan rescued the Star Moon Princess, destroyed the Wen Family, and defeated the Wu Family’s challenge before pursuing those responsible for attacks on the Blackbird Guard. As strange forces gathered around the Brocade Scale River, he confronted the Pure World White Lotus Sect and destroyed White Bone, while one enemy escaped.

  • Lu Xuan and Mu Yun attacked the Wen Family, and Lu Xuan defeated Wen Fengyuan’s attempt to kill the Star Moon Princess while containing the Haoran Ruler’s explosion and saving Mingxin Prefecture.
  • Man Qingqiu took the revived Star Moon Princess into Plum Blossom Guard custody, and Lu Xuan recovered ritual artifacts from the ruins before advancing to Divine Palace Perfection.
  • Wu Jiu attacked Mu Yun, but Lu Xuan defeated Wu Sheng’s phantom, captured Wu Jiu, and Mu Yun executed him for attacking a Blackbird Guard Vice Director.
  • Green King and White Mirage tried to free Dragon Lord from the Mysterious Black Bird Sky Lock, and Dragon Lord received Feather Emperor Old Ancestor’s Essence Blood.
  • Lu Xuan uncovered a force controlling Yuan Feng and pursued its mysterious controller, while four attackers escaped his assault through an Ancestral Artifact.
  • Su An, Liang Cheng, and Lu Yunqing exposed Yan Chengping and Fu Songde in the Feng Family case, and the Feng Family’s Ghostly Things consumed Yan Chengping before He Yan defeated the Eerie Entity formed from Feng Jin.
  • Lu Xuan returned to the Brocade Scale River as Green King and White Mirage tried to delay him, then pursued White Mirage and White Bone after they attacked him.
  • Lu Xuan immobilized White Mirage and White Bone with purple flames and killed White Bone with the Heaven Burning Blade Art, while White Mirage escaped amid Holy Mother’s cry of his name.
Chapters 251–275 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 251Star Moon Princess Lives! Lu Xuan Personally Arrives at Mingxin Prefecture!

Lu Xuan learned that the Star Moon Princess was still alive and received the Empress’s order to track her down and show no mercy to the Wen Family. After assigning Blackbird Guards to handle the devastation in Haoran Prefecture, he set out with Mu Yun for Mingxin Prefecture, where Wen MoChen was hiding in a pleasure quarter.

  • Lu Xuan used his Primordial Spirit power to inspect the Mystic Sky Hairpin and discovered that the Star Moon Princess was not dead, though she remained in the Wen Family’s hands.
  • Mu Yun arrived with Blackbird Guards, reported the Empress’s order to find the Star Moon Princess and show no mercy to the Wen Family, and described Wen Fengyuan and the other family members.
  • Lu Xuan ordered Mu Yun to accompany him to Mingxin Prefecture, while Mu Yun assigned Cloud Crane Earth Envoy and Green Pine Earth Envoy to manage Haoran Prefecture with five hundred guards.
  • Wen MoChen fled the Wen Family and hid in Floating Life Drunken Dream Pavilion in Mingxin Prefecture.

Ch. 252Wen Family Bloodline, Leave None Alive!

Mu Yun led the Blackbird Guard into Floating Life Drunken Dream Pavilion to hunt Wen Family members, after killing two Blackbird officials who had pledged allegiance to the Wen Family. Zhou Yue guided him toward Wen MoChen on the tenth floor, hoping to prove his loyalty and escape suspicion.

  • Five Blackbird Guard arrived at Floating Life Drunken Dream Pavilion, and Brother Sheng was sent flying when he tried to question them.
  • Brother Sheng ordered his men not to resist and told them to notify the pavilion master as the Blackbird Guard entered.
  • Mu Yun was revealed as the old man leading the group, and he planned to eliminate the Wen Family descendants in Mingxin Prefecture without warning the Wen Family Mansion.
  • Zhou Yue admitted that Wen MoChen was likely on the pavilion’s tenth floor and promised to find him.
  • Mu Yun told Zhou Yue that finding Wen MoChen would count as a great merit, and Zhou Yue raced upstairs.

Ch. 253Borrowing Your Head!

Zhou Yue led Mu Yun and the Blackbird Guards to the Floating Life Drunken Dream Pavilion to seize Wen MoChen. Mu Yun overpowered Wen MoChen, and the chapter ended with him saying he wanted to borrow Wen MoChen’s head.

  • Zhou Yue reached the tenth floor, and the old man guarding it fled rather than oppose him and the Blackbird Guards.
  • Zhou Yue’s group blasted open the private-room doors, interrupting Wen MoChen’s feast and injuring the guards stationed there.
  • Wen MoChen recognized Zhou Yue and mocked him for once kneeling and begging for mercy.
  • Zhou Yue revealed that Mu Yun was the one seeking Wen MoChen, and Wen MoChen’s confidence gave way to fear.
  • Mu Yun unleashed his Gang Essence and Divine Sense Power, overwhelming Wen MoChen and ending with a remark that he wanted to borrow his head.

Ch. 254Threat!

Lu Xuan and the Blackbird Guard attacked the Wen Family, and Lu Xuan found the captive Star Moon Princess hidden in the residence. After Wen Fengyuan confronted him and revealed a strand of his Primordial Spirit power was inside the princess’s heart, he demanded to leave.

  • Mingxin Prefecture soldiers evacuated the area around the Wen Family Residence while the Prefect obeyed the Blackbird Guard’s orders.
  • Lu Xuan and Mu Yun entered the Wen Family’s forbidden grounds and killed the guards; Mu Yun then went to confront Wen Lingyun.
  • Lu Xuan found the Star Moon Princess concealed in a room and examined her with his divine sense.
  • An invisible attack struck Lu Xuan, and their powers collided, destroying the room and nearby buildings.
  • Wen Fengyuan arrived with a Bronze Ruler, recognized Lu Xuan, and revealed he had placed Primordial Spirit power in the Star Moon Princess’s heart.
  • Wen Fengyuan demanded that Lu Xuan let him leave.

Ch. 255Wen Fengyuan's Madness! Detonating the Star Moon Princess's Heart!

Wen Fengyuan tried to use the Star Moon Princess as a hostage against Lu Xuan, but Lu Xuan revealed overwhelming strength and trapped them inside a barrier of violet flames. After Wen Fengyuan’s attack failed to break through, he chose to detonate the Star Moon Princess’s heart rather than surrender.

  • Wen Fengyuan threatened Lu Xuan by using his Primordial Spirit power to constrict the Star Moon Princess’s heart.
  • Lu Xuan swept the Blackbird Guards out of danger and crushed the Wen Family members within a thousand-meter radius.
  • Lu Xuan sealed the area with violet flames, and Wen Fengyuan realized that Lu Xuan had reached the major accomplishment stage of the Divine Mansion Realm.
  • Wen Fengyuan unleashed the Haoran Ruler’s power in an attempt to break Lu Xuan’s barrier, but the attack failed.
  • Wen Fengyuan controlled his Primordial Spirit power and detonated the Star Moon Princess’s heart.

Ch. 256Perish Together! Detonating the Sacrificial Artifact's Origin with the Primordial Spirit!

Lu Xuan fought Wen Fengyuan, who merged his Primordial Spirit with the Haoran Ruler and detonated its power, forcing Lu Xuan to contain the resulting devastation. As the sealed space expanded, Lu Xuan ordered Mu Yun to evacuate every civilian within ten miles.

  • Lu Xuan overwhelmed Wen Fengyuan with a purple-black flaming saber beam while protecting the Star Moon Princess in a flame barrier.
  • Wen Fengyuan fused his Primordial Spirit into the Seven-Pattern Moon Artifact Haoran Ruler and detonated its Heaven and Earth Origin Power in an attempt to kill Lu Xuan.
  • The explosion destroyed Wen Fengyuan and unleashed a white torrent that Lu Xuan struggled to suppress within his sealed space.
  • Lu Xuan reinforced the barrier protecting the Star Moon Princess and sent Mu Yun an order to evacuate civilians within ten miles in half a shichen.
  • Mu Yun learned that the Wen Family's other members had been executed, then ordered the Blackbird Guards to begin the evacuation as the purple-flame domain expanded.

Ch. 257The End! The Arrival of Plum Blossom Guard Director Man Qingqiu!

Mu Yun and the Blackbird Guards evacuated Mingxin Prefecture as a Seven-Pattern Moon Artifact detonated, unleashing a shockwave that Lu Xuan contained with walls of purple flame and redirected into the sky. After the blast subsided, Lu Xuan sensed Plum Blossom Guard Director Man Qingqiu approaching while Star Moon Princess remained inside a purple fire barrier.

  • Mu Yun warned the Prefect of Mingxin Prefecture to evacuate, and the Blackbird Guards and officials led civilians away from the Wen Family Residence.
  • The Seven-Pattern Moon Artifact erupted in a massive blast, and the shockwave threatened the fleeing people.
  • Lu Xuan raised four walls of purple flame to contain the shockwave and channel its force into the sky.
  • The white pillar of light faded, leaving the area in ruins while Lu Xuan remained unharmed but had spent more than half his strength protecting the city.
  • Lu Xuan sensed Plum Blossom Guard Director Man Qingqiu nearby and saw Star Moon Princess still lying within a purple fire barrier.

Ch. 258An Unexpected Windfall: The Wen Family's Remaining Ritual Artifacts!

Man Qingqiu arrived with the Empress's decree to bring Star Moon Princess back to the palace, while Lu Xuan concealed his suspicions about her condition. After the Plum Blossom Guard took Star Moon Princess away, Lu Xuan searched the ruined Wen Family Residence for surviving ritual artifacts and found a mysterious bronze bead.

  • Mu Yun recognized Man Qingqiu, ordered the Blackbird Guards to seal off the area around Lu Xuan, and left without questioning her.
  • Man Qingqiu told Lu Xuan she had come under the Empress's decree to retrieve Star Moon Princess, and Lu Xuan claimed the princess had died.
  • Man Qingqiu reassured Lu Xuan that the Plum Blossom Guard would handle Star Moon Princess, then revived her with crimson mist and had her guards carry her away.
  • Lu Xuan mourned the destruction of Wen Fengyuan's Seven-Pattern Moon Artifact, then realized other Wen Family ritual artifacts could remain buried beneath the residence.
  • Lu Xuan searched the Wen Family Residence with his Primordial Spirit power and spotted a bronze bead among the rubble, then pulled it toward himself.

Ch. 259Bottleneck of the Void Realm! Heaven and Earth Law Power!

Lu Xuan extracted System Points from three ritual artifacts and used them to deduce the Heaven Burning Blade Art twice, reaching Divine Palace Perfection. He sensed Heaven and Earth Law Power within his Divine Palace but found that the Void Realm bottleneck still blocked him from exploring it.

  • Lu Xuan sealed himself inside a mountain cave with a purple flame wall and prepared to deduce his cultivation techniques.
  • Lu Xuan extracted 230,000 System Points from the Azure Spirit Pearl and two other ritual artifacts recovered from the Wen Family Residence.
  • Lu Xuan spent 410,000 System Points to deduce the Heaven Burning Blade Art twice, then endured seven days of violent power surges inside the cave.
  • Lu Xuan reached Divine Palace Perfection and sensed a purple vortex in his Divine Palace that seemed to contain Heaven and Earth Law Power.
  • Lu Xuan recognized that an invisible bottleneck still prevented him from fully exploring the power associated with the Void Realm.

Ch. 260Wen Family Treasury's Hidden Wealth! Wu Jiu Appears!

Mu Yun oversaw the search of the Wen Family ruins and the discovery of its treasury, then confronted Wu Jiu, who arrived claiming the Wu Family ancestor wanted to see Lu Xuan. Mu Yun told him Lu Xuan had left and warned him to leave, leaving tensions between the Blackbird Guards and the Wu Family unresolved.

  • Mu Yun ordered the Blackbird Guards to search the Wen Family ruins for its treasury and secret records.
  • An elderly Blackbird Guard reported that the Wen Family treasury had been found and presented more than fifty boxes of precious spiritual objects.
  • Mu Yun ordered the objects recorded and reserved all decisions for Lu Xuan, then asked to inspect the treasury and locate the Wen Family records.
  • Mu Yun sensed Wu Jiu approaching and recognized the Wu Family Supreme Elder, suspecting the Wu Family had sent him to interfere.
  • Wu Jiu landed at the ruins, mocked Mu Yun, and demanded to see Lu Xuan in the name of the Wu Family ancestor.
  • Mu Yun said Lu Xuan had left Mingxin Prefecture and warned Wu Jiu to leave immediately.

Ch. 261Lu Xuan, Don't Do Anything Reckless!

Wu Jiu attacked Mu Yun after demanding Lu Xuan’s whereabouts, using the Wu Family Old Ancestor’s power to suppress and wound him. Lu Xuan arrived just as Wu Jiu was about to cripple Mu Yun, broke the suppression, and left Wu Jiu panicking as he tried to claim he had come to discuss matters.

  • Wu Jiu learned from Mu Yun that Lu Xuan had left Mingxin Prefecture, then threatened Mu Yun when he refused to say when Lu Xuan would return.
  • Wu Jiu invoked the Wu Family Old Ancestor’s power, suppressing Mu Yun and the Blackbird Guards before striking Mu Yun with purple Gang Essence.
  • Mu Yun used the Azure Darkness Sword to weaken Wu Jiu’s attack, but the blow still sent him crashing across the ground and left him badly wounded.
  • Wu Jiu threatened Mu Yun for Lu Xuan’s whereabouts and decided to cripple him rather than kill a Blackbird Guard.
  • As Wu Jiu struck at Mu Yun, Lu Xuan arrived and caused Wu Jiu’s right arm to burn away, then shattered the oppressive force with his divine sense and Primordial Spirit power.
  • Wu Jiu recoiled in fear and told Lu Xuan not to act recklessly, claiming he had come to discuss matters on behalf of the Wu Family.

Ch. 262You Can Leave, But Wu Jiu Cannot!

Lu Xuan suppressed Wu Jiu and confronted Wu Sheng, the Wu Family’s half-step Void Realm Third Ancestor, who offered to end their feud and give up the Moon Chasing Staff. Lu Xuan accepted the deal but insisted that Wu Jiu be executed for attacking a Blackbird Guard Vice Director.

  • Lu Xuan seized Wu Jiu, suppressed the power hidden in his forehead, and carried him through a spatial fissure to a distant clearing.
  • Wu Sheng’s purple markings left Wu Jiu’s forehead and formed the phantom of the Wu Family’s Third Ancestor, who rebuked Wu Jiu after realizing Lu Xuan could overpower him.
  • Wu Sheng chose to reconcile with Lu Xuan and offered him the four-pattern Star Artifact Moon Chasing Staff as an apology.
  • Lu Xuan accepted Wu Sheng’s offer but declared that Wu Jiu had to stay and die under Great Xia Dynasty law for attempting to kill a Blackbird Guard Vice Director.

Ch. 263Invincible Below the Void Realm!

Lu Xuan demanded custody of Wu Jiu, but Wu Sheng refused and used the Bone Erosion Staff to help Wu Jiu escape. Lu Xuan destroyed Wu Sheng’s Primordial Spirit phantom and set his sights on taking the staff.

  • Wu Sheng refused to hand Wu Jiu over, insisting the Wu Family would punish him according to its own laws.
  • Lu Xuan ordered the others to withdraw, and Wu Sheng challenged him as Wu Jiu fled.
  • Wu Jiu’s Bone Erosion Staff unleashed a black tide that destroyed Lu Xuan’s purple-flame hand, while a faint wisp of purple qi followed Wu Jiu as he escaped.
  • Lu Xuan revealed his interest in the Bone Erosion Staff and attacked Wu Sheng’s Primordial Spirit phantom.
  • Lu Xuan’s purple-flame hand broke through the black canopy, crushed Wu Sheng’s phantom, and left him free to claim the staff.

Ch. 264Mu Yun Slays Wu Jiu, the Green King Appears at the Brocade Scale River in White Path Prefecture!

Lu Xuan captured Wu Jiu and handed him to Mu Yun, who killed him after stopping his escape and ensuring he could not regenerate. Meanwhile, two robed figures arrived at the Brocade Scale River in White Path Prefecture, where one identified the river bottom as the Dragon Lord’s prison.

  • Lu Xuan seized Wu Jiu with the Bone Erosion Staff and brought him to Mu Yun in Mingxin Prefecture City.
  • Mu Yun confronted Wu Jiu, who tried to flee and use the city’s commoners as shields, but Mu Yun struck him down with Heaven and Earth Power.
  • Mu Yun cut Wu Jiu apart with the Azure Darkness Sword and destroyed his remains to prevent him from regenerating through the Wu Family’s Ten-Pattern Sun-Rank Ritual Artifact.
  • Two robed figures flew over Peaceful Town and landed beside the Brocade Scale River.
  • One of the figures, addressed as Green King, incapacitated everyone nearby, and the other said the Dragon Lord was imprisoned at the river bottom.

Ch. 265Rescuing Dragon Lord, Feather Emperor Old Ancestor!

Green King and White Mirage reached Dragon Lord at the bottom of the Brocade Scale River and found him bound by the Great Xia Dynasty’s Mysterious Black Bird Sky Lock. Through Xiao Jin, Dragon Lord learned that Feather Emperor Old Ancestor wanted this world but could not yet break its confinement.

  • White Mirage promised Green King that the Pure World White Lotus Sect would help rescue Dragon Lord, while Green King refused to commit to an alliance against the Great Xia Dynasty before Dragon Lord was freed.
  • Green King transformed into a colossal azure serpent and plunged into the Brocade Scale River, awakening Dragon Lord in the depths.
  • Green King and White Mirage approached Dragon Lord but stopped when they sensed the black protective barrier and saw the nine chains binding him.
  • White Mirage recognized the chains as the Mysterious Black Bird Sky Lock, a powerful ritual artifact wielded by the previous emperor, Xia Ritian.
  • Dragon Lord recognized Green King as Qing Lin and Xiao Jin, then learned that Feather Emperor Old Ancestor had sent Xiao Jin's Primordial Spirit into the Great Xia Dynasty to seek a way into this world.

Ch. 266A Drop of Feather Emperor Old Ancestor's Essence Blood!

White Mirage, Lion Lord, and Dragon Lord coordinated their powers to open a brief gap in the Mysterious Black Bird Sky Lock. Lion Lord’s Primordial Spirit was destroyed as it entered the gap, but the drop of Feather Emperor Old Ancestor’s Essence Blood passed through and plunged into Dragon Lord.

  • Dragon Lord pressured White Mirage, who identified himself as a member of the Pure World White Lotus Sect and said he had come to rescue Dragon Lord.
  • Lion Lord condensed its Primordial Spirit around the drop of Feather Emperor Old Ancestor’s Essence Blood and sent it toward Dragon Lord.
  • Dragon Lord struggled against the Mysterious Black Bird Sky Lock to weaken its seal, while Green King urged White Mirage to help.
  • White Mirage used the Spirit Cleansing Pearl to strike the black curtain as Dragon Lord and Lion Lord attacked, opening a small gap.
  • Lion Lord’s Primordial Spirit entered the gap but was crushed by black currents, while the essence blood passed through and entered Dragon Lord’s body.

Ch. 267Heaven and Earth Dharma Image of a Void Glimpse True Lord! Earthly Venerable Realm Lord Feather Emperor!

Feather Emperor Old Ancestor appeared within Dragon Lord’s mind, recognized that Long You had reached the Demon Lord realm, and gave it a drop of Essence Blood to help it gain Great Demon Lord strength temporarily. After Dragon Lord vowed to return in three days and take revenge on Xia Ritian, the story shifted to an elderly man guarding the Primordial Beginning Sword in the Great Xia imperial mausoleum, who sensed that the seal containing the Netherworld Python had loosened.

  • Long You prostrated itself before Feather Emperor Old Ancestor, who praised its successful breakthrough into the Demon Lord realm.
  • Feather Emperor Old Ancestor examined the Mysterious Black Bird Sky Lock, identified the Spirit Ruins Land as an incomplete small world, and restrained its desire to seize it.
  • Feather Emperor Old Ancestor gave Long You a drop of Essence Blood and instructed it to explain how it had entered Great Xia territory when it returned to Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
  • Long You swallowed the Essence Blood, then opened its eyes and threatened Xia Ritian, promising to return in three days and make him repay blood with blood.
  • White Mirage watched Dragon Lord settle back into stillness and wondered whether Xia Ritian had ever truly died.
  • An elderly man in the Great Xia imperial mausoleum sensed that the Heaven and Earth Seal containing the Netherworld Python had loosened, then returned his attention to the Primordial Beginning Sword and trusted Mingyue to handle matters.

Ch. 268The Eight Great Families: Members of the Tang and Jiang Families Arrive!

Lu Xuan stayed in Mingxin Prefecture to protect the Blackbird Guard’s work and began refining the Wen Family’s Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects. Meanwhile, four mysterious figures from the Tang Family and Jiang Family sought news of Wen Fengyuan’s killer, then left to question the Blackbird Guard after Jiang Yan killed the Prefect Lord.

  • Lu Xuan examined the Wen Family’s vast collection of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects and used his power to seal his room before beginning to refine them.
  • Four mysterious figures confronted the Prefect Lord of Mingxin Prefecture and asked what had happened to the Wen Family.
  • The Prefect Lord told them the Blackbird Guard had destroyed the Wen Family, but they demanded to know who had killed Wen Fengyuan.
  • Jiang Yan turned the Prefect Lord into a skeleton before he could answer, prompting Tang Yun to challenge her.
  • The other two figures stopped Jiang Yan and Tang Yun from fighting, and the four decided to question Blackbird Guard members before vanishing.

Ch. 269Manifesting the Heaven and Earth Dharma Image!

Lu Xuan exposed the being controlling Earth Envoy Yuan Feng, then used his transformed Heaven and Earth Dharma Image to save Yuan Feng and destroy the power controlling him. He pursued the mysterious controller, while his cultivation advances brought him to the threshold of the Void Realm.

  • The Profound Envoy reported that the Prefect of Mingxin Prefecture had vanished and that powdered human bones had been found, so Mu Yun ordered an investigation and sent word to the Governor of Wentai Prefecture.
  • A red-robed Blackbird Guard reported that Earth Envoy Wu Chong, three Azure Rank Blackbird Envoys, and ten Yellow-Rank Mysterious Black Bird Envoys had disappeared while traveling toward West City.
  • Mu Yun recognized that the apparent Earth Envoy Yuan Feng was controlled by an eerie force, and the impostor revealed that he knew Lu Xuan and had come to see him.
  • Lu Xuan identified Primordial Spirit power around Yuan Feng, then used his Heaven and Earth Dharma Image to freeze the wooden structure and erase the force threatening Yuan Feng.
  • Lu Xuan pursued the mysterious controller through a different-dimensional space after the attacker tried to kill Yuan Feng, and his cultivation status showed that he had reached the threshold of the Void Realm.

Ch. 270Sun Spirit Envoy!

Lu Xuan intercepted Tang Yun, Jiang Yan, and two other mysterious pursuers and annihilated them with a devastating purple attack. Tang Yun survived by returning to the Ancestral Land Extremity through the Ancestral Artifact, where an imposing voice demanded to know what had happened in the Eastern Region.

  • Lu Xuan gathered the Blackbird Guard corpses in a bamboo grove and tracked the four fleeing figures using the mysterious power taken from Earth Envoy Yuan Feng.
  • Tang Yun warned Jiang Yan and the two other men that Lu Xuan could not be fought, then the four encountered Lu Xuan blocking their path.
  • Lu Xuan attacked the four with purple light and appeared to annihilate them, but he sensed four strange forces escaping and wondered if they had survived.
  • Tang Yun reappeared in a secret realm near the Imperial Capital and realized that Lu Xuan was not a Void Glimpse True Lord.
  • An aged voice asked Tang Yun why he had activated the Ancestral Artifact and whether something had happened to the Wen Family.

Ch. 271White Path Prefecture! Liang Cheng and Lu Yunqing's Methods!

Lu Xuan returned to Mingxin Prefecture after confirming that four mysterious attackers had not revived, then the story shifted to White Path Prefecture, where Su An, Liang Cheng, and Lu Yunqing captured Yan Chengping for the Feng Family massacre. They brought him to the ruined Feng Residence, where Liang Cheng tortured him to force him to stop pretending to be unconscious, while Lu Yunqing wondered why his methods seemed so cruel.

  • Lu Xuan ordered proper burials and tenfold compensation for the dead Blackbird Guards, then decided to return to Peace Prefecture after watching the four attackers for a day.
  • Su An, Liang Cheng, and Lu Yunqing ambushed Yan Chengping in Panshi County and beat him until he revealed that he had acted under orders.
  • Su An told Liang Cheng and Lu Yunqing to take Yan Chengping to the Feng Residence, where county yamen runners had gathered.
  • Liang Cheng bound Yan Chengping in a rag and carried him with Lu Yunqing to the Feng Residence.
  • Liang Cheng forced a healing pill into Yan Chengping and crushed his fingers when he continued pretending to be unconscious.
  • Lu Yunqing watched Liang Cheng torture Yan Chengping and privately wondered why his cousin's methods resembled those of brutal officials.

Ch. 272The Resurrected Feng Family, He Yan Appears!

Yan Chengping exposed Fu Songde as the killer of Feng Jin and the thief of the Feng Family’s treasures, but Liang Cheng and Su An left him inside the burned estate as bait for the Feng Family’s Ghostly Things. He Yan arrived to watch the spirits emerge and consume Yan Chengping, leaving him facing the Black Shadows at the hall entrance.

  • Yan Chengping accused Fu Songde of murdering Feng Jin and stealing more than half of the Feng Family’s treasure.
  • Fu Songde attacked Yan Chengping, but Liang Cheng stopped him and overpowered him; Su An knocked Fu Songde unconscious and ordered the county officials to take him away.
  • Liang Cheng carried Yan Chengping into the burned Feng Family estate, where Su An left him alone as bait while the three men went outside to wait.
  • He Yan arrived and explained that resentment could let the dead return as Ghostly Things, warning the others not to act rashly.
  • The Feng Family’s Ghostly Things emerged inside the hall and consumed Yan Chengping, reducing him to ashes as He Yan watched from the entrance.

Ch. 273It Was You! The Brat Who Destroyed This Lord's Dharma Manifestation!

He Yan destroyed the Calamity-Level Eerie Entity that had taken Feng Jin’s form, then ordered Su An, Liang Cheng, and Lu Yunqing to resolve the Feng Family extermination case and return to the prefectural city. At Peaceful Town, Lu Xuan emerged from a spatial rift above the Brocade Scale River, where the Netherworld Python recognized him as the one who had killed Red Scale and destroyed its dharma manifestation.

  • He Yan fought the Eerie Entity formed from Feng Jin, burned through its endless Black Shadows, and cut it down with his Golden Silk Black Great Saber.
  • He Yan ordered Su An, Liang Cheng, and Lu Yunqing to visit the county office the next day, resolve the Feng Family extermination case, and return to the prefectural city.
  • Su An warned Liang Cheng and Lu Yunqing that Ghostly Things and resentful human souls were appearing more often, while Liang Cheng trusted that Xuan-ge could handle any danger.
  • Lu Xuan emerged from a black spatial rift above the Brocade Scale River in Peaceful Town.
  • The Netherworld Python opened its eyes and recognized Lu Xuan as the brat who had killed Red Scale and destroyed its dharma manifestation.

Ch. 274The Netherworld Python's Strength, Lu Xuan Calls for Backup!

Lu Xuan arrived at the Brocade Scale River after Li Chengfeng warned him that the Netherworld Python might be breaking free, and he summoned Blackbird Guard Division Head Zi Yao as backup. White Mirage fled when he sensed Zi Yao’s arrival, but Lu Xuan struck at him, forcing him to escape and join up with White Bone.

  • At the river bottom, Green King recognized Lu Xuan and urged White Mirage to hold him off for one day until the Netherworld Python, whom he called Dragon Lord, broke free.
  • Li Chengfeng told Lu Xuan that strange events at the Brocade Scale River might signal the Netherworld Python’s escape, and Lu Xuan came seeking the beast and its sealing Ritual Artifact.
  • Lu Xuan called for Division Head Zi Yao, prompting White Mirage to flee and leaving Green King behind; Zi Yao arrived as Lu Xuan departed to pursue a Pure World White Lotus Sect demon.
  • Lu Xuan attacked White Mirage with a massive palm strike, but White Mirage escaped the shockwave and reached White Bone, warning him that they could not defeat Lu Xuan head-on.

Ch. 275Slaying White Bone and the Old Woman! Lu Xuan Caught Holy Mother's Eye!

White Mirage and White Bone attacked Lu Xuan with their combined lotus technique, then tried to escape when he survived and unleashed a terrifying purple vortex. Lu Xuan burned White Bone to ashes, but the white radiance carrying Holy Mother escaped after calling his name.

  • White Bone recognized Lu Xuan and blamed White Mirage for bringing her near the Blackbird Guard's Chief, Zi Yao, while they were still in danger.
  • White Mirage and White Bone launched their Myriad Illusion Lotus Shadow attack at Lu Xuan, then fled, believing their combined Moon-Rank artifacts would stop him.
  • A purple vortex appeared above White Mirage and White Bone, immobilized them, and struck them with a giant hand of purple flames.
  • Lu Xuan emerged from the flames and slashed at the escaping white radiance with the Heaven Burning Blade Art.
  • The blade reduced White Bone to ashes, while the white radiance escaped and left Holy Mother's cry of “Lu Xuan!” echoing behind it.
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