The Enlightenment Ceremony had begun, and the Heavenly Ruins Immortal Sect had long since closed its gates.
Now the ceremony's drums rang out in every direction, stirring every heart. For Lu Ren to choose this moment to enter the Heavenly Ruins Immortal Sect was a naked provocation.
But where had Lu Ren found the nerve to come and challenge the Heavenly Ruins Immortal Sect?
Chu Hansha narrowed his eyes, then sneered. "Open the gates. Let him in!"
Rumble!
The gates opened at once. Everyone saw Lu Ren, clad in a long azure robe, fly in from the entrance with an old man beside him.
But when they saw the old man's face, they were stunned.
"That's..."
"Yuan Luozi, the first president of the Myriad Pills Merchant Guild!"
"That old fossil came here with Lu Ren? Is he planning to back him up?"
Yuan Luozi was a true powerhouse of the older generation in the Tianxu Immortal Realm. He had weathered several Immortal Path Minor Tribulations and even used one to break through to Fifth Tribulation Transcendence. Across the entire Jade Clarity Immortal Realm, he ranked among the strongest.
Under everyone's gaze, Lu Ren flew from the gates to the sky above the Heavenly Ruins Immortal Sect's plaza. He looked at Chu Zhaoming and said, "Chu Zhaoming, you've tried to kill me time and again. You should know why I've declared war on you!"
Chu Zhaoming's gaze sharpened. With a soft laugh, he said, "Today is your only chance to fight me. Miss it, and you'll never qualify to face me again!"
Lu Ren met his gaze. "I don't care whether you think I qualify to fight you. You've tried to kill me again and again. Today, I came to kill you!"
"How dare you!"
Elder Qiu Kongying let out a