A Formidable Enemy Approaches

It was precisely through their mastery of the power of time that the Murong Clan had amassed enough strength to become one of the four great clans of Central Province.

"If we could get the Time Blessed Land for the Lineage, its development would surely advance even faster."

The thought suddenly occurred to Lu Fan.

After all, what the Lineage lacked most now was time.

Unfortunately, seizing a cultivation blessed land from a top-tier power was almost as hard as ascending to the heavens. Unless they could crush the other side with superior strength, it was simply impossible.

At least, the Lu Clan did not yet have that ability.

Soon, the last few Lu Clan prodigies emerged from the Time Blessed Land as well.

Notably, even Lu Chong, who had taken first place in the Lu Clan prodigy competition, had still only reached the peak of the Divine Palace Realm.

That left him somewhat dejected.

He had clearly been far ahead in cultivation at the start, so how had he ended up back on the same starting line as everyone else?

Seeing Lu Chong like this, Lu Fan immediately understood what was on his mind and said with a smile, "The Divine Palace Realm is different from the other realms. To step beyond it and break through its shackles, one needs to accumulate cultivation over many years."

"So be patient and cultivate diligently. With your talent, a breakthrough will come as naturally as a channel forming where water flows."

Lu Fan's words were not just for Lu Chong, but for the other Lu Clan prodigies as well.

(The cultivation realms: Body Tempering Realm, Qi Condensation Realm, Spirit Gathering Realm, Spirit Control Realm, Spirit Master Realm, Void Shattering Realm, Spirit Concentration Realm, Divine Palace Realm, Half-Saint, Saint Realm, Sage King Realm.)

Hearing Lu Fan's words, Lu Chong came to a sudden realization.

Lu Pengfei, meanwhile, saw hope. Last time, he had narrowly lost to Lu Chong because of the gap in their cultivation. Now that he and Lu Chong were both at the peak of the Divine Palace Realm, it remained to be seen who would win.

As for Lu Heiyu, who had placed third in the prodigy competition, he stood in a corner of the crowd and paid no mind to cultivation.

Instead, he wanted to return to the clan as soon as possible.

The leader of the Shadow Division had said that he would come looking for him again after he returned from the Murong Clan. Then he would be able to join the Shadow Division.

So he did not care in the least about fame or profit.

At last, everyone was present, and Lu Fan was ready to take the thirty Lu Clan prodigies back to the Lu Clan.

But just then, a figure suddenly appeared and blocked Lu Fan's path.

Seeing her, Lu Fan looked puzzled. "Miss Murong, what are you doing?"

The newcomer was none other than Murong Yu.

Murong Yu wore a grave expression. "Elder Lu Fan, I'm afraid you can't return to your clan for the time being."

At those words, Lu Fan immediately grew wary and prepared to fight at a moment's notice.

But what Murong Yu said next left him instantly aghast.

"What? Our Lu Clan is about to be surrounded?!"

Meanwhile, on Qiyun Mountain.

The Lu Clan.

"Ancestor, Ancestor Tianyan, this is bad!"

The clan leader, Lu Qingshan, no longer had his usual composure as he rushed anxiously into the ancestral hall.

There he saw Ancestor Tianyan sitting cross-legged on the ground, calm and untroubled.

"Ancestor, this is-"

Lu Qingshan had barely opened his mouth when Ancestor Tianyan picked up a cup of tea and held it out to him.

"Why are you in such a panic? As the leader of a clan, what kind of behavior is this?"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan immediately took the cup and drained it in one gulp.

"Speak. What is it?"

Ancestor Tianyan asked.

Lu Qingshan hurriedly replied, "Murong Yu just sent word that a terrifying power has set its sights on our Lu Clan and is about to make a move."

"We can't afford to dismiss this, Ancestor."

Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Ancestor Tianyan nodded slightly. "I already know about this."

You know?

Lu Qingshan was taken aback. "Then, Ancestor, shouldn't we do something?"

After all, the other side was coming with great momentum, and since they dared to attack the Lu Clan, their strength had to be extraordinary. Even though the Lu Clan had three Saint King ancestors, they should not be careless.

"Rest assured, everything is under my control. Since they dare to come, let the world see the foundations of our Lu Clan."

Ancestor Tianyan remained utterly composed, as though he paid no matter any heed.

With that said, Lu Qingshan naturally swallowed his worries back down.

He had absolute trust in Ancestor Tianyan.

Then Lu Qingshan left the ancestral hall.

"First elder."

In the clan leader's residence, Lu Qingshan summoned Lu Guangyao.

"Clan Leader, what are your orders?"

Seeing Lu Qingshan's serious expression, Lu Guangyao asked curiously.

The Lu Clan had been developing very smoothly of late, and he had not seen such an expression on Lu Qingshan's face in a long time. He could not help wondering if something had happened.

"It's nothing much. A formidable enemy is about to arrive. To prevent unnecessary casualties, tell the clansmen that the Lineage is going on level-one alert."

Lu Guangyao was dumbfounded.

A formidable enemy is coming?

Level-one alert?!

And he calls that nothing much??

What sort of ordinary foe could be called a formidable enemy by the current Lu Clan?

But seeing how calm and untroubled Lu Qingshan looked, Lu Guangyao immediately calmed down.

He guessed at once that Lu Qingshan had probably just come from the ancestral hall.

No wonder he, the elder in charge of the Lineage's intelligence, knew nothing about such a major development. Ancestor Tianyan had probably divined something again.

But it seemed the ancestors already had a countermeasure, or Lu Qingshan would never be this calm.

In that case, there was no need to panic.

Lu Guangyao then withdrew, and the Lu Clan went on level-one alert.

"That's the Lu Clan."

Elsewhere, high in the void.

Several terrifying presences suddenly emerged, all looking toward the powerful clan on Qiyun Mountain.

The Lu Clan.

The power that had been in the limelight more than any other of late.

And now, the Lu Clan had become their target.

"Three Saint Kings. They truly are extraordinary!"

One of the figures probed the Lu Clan's strength and immediately cried out in surprise.

But another figure then sneered. "So what if there are three? With our combined strength, can we not deal with a mere three Saint Kings?"

"Indeed. Though the Lu Clan is strong, its foothold in Central Province is unsteady. Now is a good time for us to strike. If we wait until the Lu Clan has established itself, I'm afraid it will be even harder to deal with them."

Soon, a full six figures emerged together, each radiating an incomparably powerful presence.

Rumble!

All at once, the space above the Lu Clan shattered.

Terrifying presences swept across the whole of Qiyun Mountain in an instant.

Six Saint King experts had joined forces, and their target was the Lu Clan.

Like a boulder hurled into water, the news instantly sent enormous ripples across Central Province, shocking countless experts and powers.

Someone actually dared to attack the Lu Clan at a time like this.

Who in the world did not know that the Lu Clan had a ninth-grade alchemist? With influence that great, the slightest mistake could plunge them into eternal damnation.

Sure enough, the moment the news spread, several experts headed toward the Lu Clan.

They were going to aid the Lu Clan.

More precisely, they were going to aid the Lu Clan's ninth-grade alchemist.

"So there really are people who aren't afraid to die."

Sensing people approaching the Lu Clan, one of the Saint King experts sneered.

"Pay them no mind. They're only trying to fish in troubled waters."

With the six Saint King experts united, very few in all of Central Province dared to oppose them.

Even if anyone came, they would at most be putting on a show.

This time, they were determined to take the Lu Clan, so they would display overwhelming might and give the clan no chance at all.

"Attack!"

In an instant, one of the Saint King experts struck out at the Lu Clan with a punch.

A fist radiance flashed into being, revealing the full might of a Saint King.

"Is this the power of the Sage King Realm?"

Sensing the power of that punch, Clan Leader Lu Qingshan's expression turned grave.

Before that punch, he felt utterly powerless.

Just as the entire Lu Clan was about to be destroyed by the punch, a rumble suddenly rang out across the clan.

Immediately afterward, a gigantic formation covered all of Qiyun Mountain and erupted with supreme might.