It was not only Lu Longcheng who had failed to anticipate this. Everyone present, even Old Ancestor Lu himself, had been completely caught off guard!
If Old Ancestor Lu's true body had been here, Zhang Qingyuan's move naturally could not have succeeded as a sneak attack.
But unfortunately,
what had come was merely a projection across realms.
Let alone the fact that Old Ancestor Lu believed that none could offend the majesty of a Cave True Great Power, nor did he think that a mere kid in the True Essence Realm would dare defy his will.
Just a Half-step Cave True cultivator was already nearly invincible among those of the True Essence Realm.
A true Cave True Great Power,
was even called an "immortal" by cultivators, an existence completely above True Essence!
It was precisely because of this
that when the Water Sword Immortal slew a Cave True Realm Great Power against the odds back then, the entire Yuzhou was thrown into an uproar for centuries without end!
"Immortals" who stood above all beings, lofty and supreme—
none dared offend them!
Yet now,
at this very moment, right before their eyes,
someone had done it!
Everyone who saw this scene was astonished. The air was deathly still.
Only the faint sound of a breeze brushing across the gravel could be heard.
Anyone could feel the oppressive tension in the air, as though it had nearly solidified.
Whoever dared offend the majesty of a Great Power
would fight to the death without end!
"You are very good!"
Though Old Ancestor Lu was powerful, he was separated by the entirety of the Yuantian Realm, and the token Dharma Treasure that had barely supported his descent had also been destroyed by Zhang Qingyuan.
The projected phantom immediately became like duckweed without roots, beginning