Just You, and You Dare Call Yourself a Sage

Seeing Lu Xuan, Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiao Sisters finally found their confidence. After all, by cultivation alone, the four siblings were truly no match for Ghost Chariot and Nine-Infant.

After all, Ghost Chariot and Nine-Infant were both among the Heavenly Court's Ten Great Demon Sages. Though they had not reached the Quasi-Sage realm, they were already at the peak of Great Luo.

Thus, when they saw that Lu Xuan was merely in the late Great Luo stage, their faces showed utter disdain.

Ghost Chariot directly addressed Lu Xuan. "I am Ghost Chariot, one of the Demon Race's Ten Great Demon Sages. Wuyi Mountain has now been incorporated into Demon Race territory."

"If you wish to remain, then join my Demon Race. Otherwise, get the hell out of Wuyi Mountain at once, lest you invite a calamity that costs you your lives."

Lu Xuan stared coldly at Ghost Chariot and spoke word by word. "What a grand Demon Sage Ghost Chariot. I wonder whether you have the strength to bear the word 'sage.'"

Being scorned by someone whose cultivation was beneath his own was something Ghost Chariot could never accept. He immediately drew his treasured sword and charged at Lu Xuan.

Watching the enraged Ghost Chariot, Lu Xuan merely sneered. "Perfect. Today, I'll use you to test the magic treasure I've just refined."

As he spoke, Lu Xuan raised the Heaven-Earth Sea-Calming Ruler. In an instant, dragon roars rang without end, and the boundless dragon's might became tangible.

Before Ghost Chariot could rush forward, the Heaven-Earth Sea-Calming Ruler had already descended, smashing squarely into the middle of his heads.

With that single blow, Ghost Chariot's head was blasted apart by the Heaven-Earth Sea-Calming Ruler. Corrosive foul blood sprayed into the air.

Lu Xuan waved his hand, and the Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus flew out at once. Its all-encompassing purifying light instantly cleansed the foul blood.

"A beast is a beast. Even the blood you spill harms the Primordial World. Yet you still dare call yourself a sage. I truly wonder who gave you such courage."

If anyone else had had their head blown apart, their life would likely have ended there. But Ghost Chariot did not perish from it.

A new head actually grew from his severed neck, his gaze upon Lu Xuan filled with unrestrained fury.

"You dare rely on the power of a magic treasure to destroy one of my heads! If I do not devour your soul today, you will never know what this Demon Sage Ghost Chariot is capable of!"

As he spoke, Ghost Chariot revealed his true form: a monstrous bird with ten necks and nine heads. As for why it had ten necks but only nine heads, one had been blown apart by Lu Xuan.

Looking at the disgusting creature, Lu Xuan snorted coldly. "You are nothing but a vile feathered beast. Even if Demon Master Kunpeng revealed his true form here on Wuyi Mountain, whether he stayed or left would still be decided by me."

As he spoke, Lu Xuan drew the Heaven-Earth Sea-Calming Ruler through the air. In an instant, dragon whiskers formed a prison, trapping Ghost Chariot within.

At the same time, a drop of Ghost Chariot's essence blood drifted toward Lu Xuan, who steadily caught it in his palm.

Then flames rose from Lu Xuan's palm. Within moments, he refined that drop of Ghost Chariot's essence blood until it vanished into his hand.

Meanwhile, Ghost Chariot continued charging left and right within the prison, trying to break free. Unfortunately, the dragon's breath held him firmly in place, constantly suppressing even his cultivation.

At that moment, Lu Xuan leaped into the air. In the next instant, his body began to change, and in the blink of an eye, he had transformed into a divine Ghost Chariot bird with ten heads.

The ten heads then spewed flames at once, engulfing Ghost Chariot in the blazing inferno. From time to time, Ghost Chariot's heart-rending screams rang out.

Nine-Infant, standing nearby, was terrified. The dragon's might suppressed him even more strongly than it did Ghost Chariot.

Ghost Chariot was, after all, part of the avian race, but Nine-Infant was a genuine member of the scaled-and-armored race. He was innately suppressed by the dragon race.

That was why, after Ghost Chariot was trapped, Nine-Infant had delayed so long without helping him. The immense dragon breath had already made it difficult for him to move.

Now that he saw Lu Xuan transform into Ghost Chariot's form and even master all of Ghost Chariot's divine abilities, Nine-Infant was even more desperate to stay far away from Lu Xuan.

He immediately stepped forward and bowed. "Senior, please show mercy. We did not know your identity and have offended you. I beg Senior to be magnanimous."

Lu Xuan transformed back into human form and glared at Nine-Infant. "If my strength had been inferior to yours, would you still have apologized to me?"

"By then, you would likely have eaten us clean, bones and all. You have even forcibly seized Wuyi Mountain."

Lu Xuan's words left Nine-Infant speechless for a time, for every word was true. They had indeed done no small number of such things.

But now, he could not defeat Lu Xuan, nor could he abandon Ghost Chariot and leave alone. He could only force himself to speak.

"So long as Senior releases Ghost Chariot, my Demon Race is willing to offer a gift as an apology. I beg Senior to show mercy."

Lu Xuan sneered. "Offer a gift? Then I would like to hear what gift your Demon Race can produce to redeem Ghost Chariot from my hands."

This put Nine-Infant somewhat at ease. So long as Lu Xuan was willing to negotiate, everything would be manageable. Once Ghost Chariot was rescued, how they took revenge afterward would still be for the Demon Race to decide.

After all, although Lu Xuan could utterly crush Ghost Chariot and Nine-Infant, before the two Demon Race Emperors, he was not worth a fart.

As for Lu Xuan's claim that even Demon Master Kunpeng, after revealing his true form, would need Lu Xuan's permission to leave Wuyi Mountain, Nine-Infant subconsciously ignored it. He considered it nothing more than empty boasting.

Thus, he directly said, "I am willing to offer one innate spirit treasure as compensation on Ghost Chariot's behalf, to apologize to Senior."

As he spoke, Nine-Infant took out an innate spirit treasure and respectfully presented it before Lu Xuan.

This innate spirit treasure was merely low-grade, but its shape was quite uncommon. It was a ruyi-shaped magic treasure.

After taking a look, Lu Xuan asked Zhao Gongming, "Do you like it? If you do, take it. If not, have him replace it with something else."

Zhao Gongming merely glanced at the ruyi and felt a sense of familiarity, so he directly nodded to Lu Xuan.

"Thank you, Martial Uncle. This disciple feels that this ruyi has some affinity with me."

Seeing that Zhao Gongming liked it, Lu Xuan waved his hand and sent the ruyi from Nine-Infant's hand to Zhao Gongming.

Yet Lu Xuan showed no intention of releasing Ghost Chariot. Instead, he directly said to Nine-Infant, "One low-grade innate spirit treasure is not enough for me to let this matter pass."

"However, I will not make things difficult for you. I will let you leave now and return to the Heavenly Court to deliver a message. Tell Dijun to exchange three drops of essence blood for his subordinate."

After speaking, he waved at Nine-Infant. A powerful Space Law suddenly arose, tearing open the void and sending Nine-Infant ten thousand miles beyond Wuyi Mountain.

This godlike method frightened Nine-Infant so badly that he did not dare delay in the slightest. He hurried all the way toward the Demon Race Heavenly Court, intending to report the matter to the two Demon Race Emperors at once.