The Scapegoat: Dark Immortal Hall! If you say the word, the Dark Immortal Hall will vanish in the next second!

"The Lu family? Haha, the Immortal Lu Family has been history for five months now—they've already declared their annihilation." Feng Yi looked at Lu Yuan, his eyes flickering. "Looks like you're from the Lu family too. What, you didn't know?"

Lu Yuan's heart plummeted into an abyss, and a tidal wave of murderous intent surged through his chest. He wasted no more words.

Raising his hand, Lu Yuan pressed two fingers together like a sword. Sharp Sword Qi burst forth, and everyone on the street felt a prickling sensation at their backs, a chill creeping into their hearts.

Feng Yi, the one directly targeted, felt as if a divine blade had been pressed against his forehead, freezing him in place. Every pore on his body stung with unbearable pain.

"You... what do you think you're doing?" Feng Yi's voice trembled with fear as he swallowed hard. "I'm a True Disciple of the Great Sun Cult! My master is the Left Protector of the Great Sun Cult. If you dare kill me, not just you, but every last Lu family remnant hiding in Pingtian Domain won't survive!"

"Let me go, and I'll leave immediately. Let's pretend this never happened, how about that?"

"Begging for your life while trying to threaten others—did you learn that from those idiots in the Beautiful Country?"

Lu Yuan murmured, then waved his hand lightly at Feng Yi.

Feng Yi didn't even feel anything. The next second, three heads flew into the air.

A Saint-level prodigy from a major cult had died here without warning.

On both sides of the street, countless people held their breath, not daring to make a sound.

Lu Yuan paid them no mind. He turned and led Lu Changming and Lu Changyue away from the place quickly.

Lu Yuan could no longer bear the burning anxiety in his heart. He desperately needed to know what had happened to the Lu family.

In Tianxiao City, a quiet courtyard built by a lake.

"Tell me, what happened."

Lu Yuan's voice was heavy as he asked the two before him.

Lu Changming's face was grim. He glanced around, then took a deep breath. "Brother Yuan, before I tell you the truth, you have to stay calm. Don't do anything rash."

Lu Yuan nodded. He understood that Lu Changming was afraid he'd charge off recklessly to take revenge once he knew the truth.

Lu Changming continued, "Brother Yuan, I don't actually know the full details. At the time, Changyue and I were away. Then we got a thunderbolt of news—our Lu family had been wiped out!"

"After hearing that, Changyue and I rushed back to the clan, but all we saw was rubble. Our Lu family... it's really gone!"

Lu Changming's face was pale. Who could have imagined that the once-invincible Immortal Lu Family would be destroyed overnight?

Lu Changming went on, "After that, every Lu family member still outside was hunted down. The forces that used to be friendly with us either turned their backs or were too afraid of something to offer us shelter."

"The Immortal Gu Family and the Feathered Immortal Dynasty are the two main forces behind the hunt."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan's mind churned like a storm. No words could capture the turmoil inside him.

But he still kept his composure and asked, "Do you know who destroyed our Lu family?"

The Immortal Gu Family and the Feathered Immortal Dynasty were both on the same level as the Lu family, but they couldn't be the main culprits. Those two forces alone couldn't have annihilated the Lu family in a single night.

Lu Changming shook his head. "I don't know. Who the real culprit is remains a mystery to this day."

Lu Yuan fell silent, then said, "Heal your wounds first. We'll talk about everything once you're better."

With that, Lu Yuan got up and left, returning to his room.

As soon as he entered, he closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he found himself in a vast, starry expanse.

At the far end of the starry sky stood nine colossal, majestic beings.

Sensing Lu Yuan's arrival, one of the main gods let out a soft exclamation.

"Oh? Why are you here?"

Lu Yuan's face was dark and grim. He cut straight to the point: "The Lu family has been destroyed. I want to know who the culprit is!"

Destroyed?

The nine main gods were surprised. They all knew that the Lu family was the clan Lu Yuan had been born into.

"Wait, let us look into it."

The nine main gods spoke in unison. To them, this matter was neither major nor minor.

The Lu family was still as insignificant as a speck of dust in their eyes, but since it involved Lu Yuan, they had to take it seriously.

Soon, one of the main gods said, "Found it. The culprit is the Dark Immortal Hall, with accomplices including the Immortal Gu Family, the Feathered Immortal Dynasty, and the Ancient Dragon God Cult... However, the Dark Immortal Hall was acting on orders from a High Immortal of the Immortal Court."

"The Dark Immortal Hall... the Immortal Court?!"

Lu Yuan's expression shifted. On the Dark Continent, the hierarchy of forces was: Gang, Sect, School, Clan, Cult, Heavenly Venerate Sect, and Immortal Dao Lineage.

The Lu family, the Gu family, and the Feathered Immortal Dynasty all belonged to the Immortal Dao Lineage level.

But above the Immortal Dao Lineages on the Dark Continent were five transcendent-level Supreme Powers.

None of these five Supreme Powers originated from the Dark Continent itself. They were branches of colossal forces from outside the Dark Continent.

The Dark Immortal Hall was one of these five Supreme Powers, and the branch on the Dark Continent was merely a division of the true Dark Immortal Hall.

The true Dark Immortal Hall, across the Primordial Great Realm, was a superpower.

Yet even the Dark Immortal Hall was just an affiliated faction of the Immortal Court.

The Immortal Court is a hegemon force spanning infinite multiverses of time and space.

It stands on the same level as the Taiyuan Divine Court and the Main God Hall.

However, in terms of overall strength, the Main God Hall surpasses the former two.

The perpetrators turned out to be the Dark Immortal Hall and the Immortal Court.

Lu Yuan felt an unprecedented level of difficulty; either of these two major forces alone was beyond what he could contend with in his current state.

From how the Dark Immortal Hall annihilated the Lu family overnight, it was clear that the Dark Immortal Hall's rank far exceeded that of the Immortal Dao Lineage.

Just then, the Main God who had spoken earlier said again, "I haven't finished yet. Your Lu family was not completely wiped out—only suffered some heavy losses. At the critical moment, your Lu family ancestor erupted with power at the Emperor Venerable level and self-exiled the entire Lu family."

"The Lu family wasn't destroyed—just self-exiled by the ancestor?"

Lu Yuan was overjoyed. As long as the Lu family wasn't annihilated, everything could still be salvaged.

"Can you find out which world the Lu family was exiled to?" Lu Yuan asked.

Exile meant much the same as being driven out and banished.

The Main God shook its head. "The Cosmic Heavens are too vast; there is no way to trace them."

Lu Yuan felt some disappointment, but not too much discouragement. Just knowing this much was already good enough.

But then, Lu Yuan asked in confusion, "The Dark Immortal Hall... the Immortal Court—why did they move against my Lu family?"

"Unknown. And it doesn't matter. As long as you give the word, whether it's the Dark Immortal Hall or the Immortal Court, we can erase them for you. Even an Immortal Lord is not beyond killing."

One of the Main Gods spoke, startling with its bluntness.

Lu Yuan shook his head and sneered. "No need. My Lu family's vengeance shall be taken by the Lu family themselves."