Chapter 382 - 287: Royal Heritage! I’ll Take All the Rewards!
Chapter 382: Chapter 287: Royal Heritage! I’ll Take All the Rewards!
"Greetings, Your Highness the Princess!"
Lu Xuan didn’t take it lightly; he clasped his hands gently, bowing slightly towards Princess Xingyue in return.
"Director Lu, no need for formalities."
Princess Xingyue’s lips curved slightly, her exquisite face bearing a faint smile.
However, this smile was as fleeting as an ephemeral shadow, vanishing in an instant!
Then, Princess Xingyue decided not to continue exchanging pleasantries with Lu Xuan but instead got straight to the point.
"Xingyue’s request to His Majesty this time, specifically coming to see you, Director Lu, was to personally express my gratitude to you."
Though Princess Xingyue’s voice seemed incredibly gentle, it carried with it a barely noticeable fatigue.
Lu Xuan’s gaze slightly tightened, as he could still see the fleeting pain in Princess Xingyue’s eyes.
Yet, Lu Xuan could understand Princess Xingyue’s pain.
Indeed, when someone who has captured your heart betrays you, it feels like falling into an abyss of despair.
This time, Lu Xuan did not respond to Princess Xingyue’s thanks with words but only nodded slightly, acknowledging her gratitude in silence.
In any case, Lu Xuan couldn’t empathize with the pain of romantic love between a man and a woman.
And naturally, Lu Xuan had no desire to experience it either.
"Your Majesty, your servant sister takes her leave!"
Princess Xingyue’s voice was crisp and pleasant, and after slightly bowing to Empress Xia Mingyue ahead, her poised figure spun lightly, her palace robe gracefully flaring, her motions clean and decisive.
In an instant, she vanished from the grand hall, leaving only a faint fragrance, as if to prove she had once been there.
"Mr. Lu, you have eliminated the Wen Family and successfully rescued Xingyue."
"Truly a meritorious achievement, the Emperor is very pleased!"
Empress Xia Mingyue paused slightly before approaching with an attitude of equality.
"Mr. Lu———"
Suddenly!
The entire grand hall was enveloped by an invisible force.
An indescribable sense of oppression filled the invisible air.
Every inch of space seemed to be suppressed by some supreme power.
It was as if they had suddenly found themselves in a completely foreign world.
"This is... the Power of Law!"
Lu Xuan was taken aback, the purple vortex within him instantly became restless, seemingly stimulated by something intense.
At the same time, flames of black and gold quietly appeared within the grand hall.
Each black-gold flame wandered around the palace like a roaming dragon, directly confronting the mysterious Power of Law.
The clash of these two unimaginable forces of the Heaven and Earth Laws, though silent, caused the entire space to invert.
Lu Xuan and Empress Xia Mingyue seemed to be in sync, controlling this unstoppable force to minimize its effect on the outside world.
Otherwise, just the power of the Heaven and Earth Laws alone could render this vast palace into nothingness in less than a second!
In this flash of time, deep within the forbidden depths of the palace, ten miles away,
inside the underground palace,
three elderly men clad in ancient, lavish garments suddenly opened their eyes.
Their eyes were dry and cloudy, but at that moment, they emitted captivating dark black light from their gaze.
In that unfathomably deep black glow, the distant roars of mythical ancient beasts seemed to echo.
These three elders were indeed the most profound cornerstone of the Great Xia royal family—the three royal ancestors!
The elder residing at the center bore an even more astonishing identity.
He was none other than Xia Wuji’s brother—the founding ancestor of Great Xia—Xia Wushi!
An ancient monster, living for nearly two thousand years, having witnessed every moment of the Great Xia dynasty.
"Who is this fellow cultivator?"
Xia Wushi and the two elders beside him exchanged glances and slowly uttered a sentence.
Evidently, the confrontation between Lu Xuan and Empress Xia Mingyue had already alerted these deeply hidden royal ancestors.
At the same time, their gaze seemed to penetrate layers of palace walls, directly pointing towards the direction of the grand hall,
these three scrutinizing gazes, carrying the power of the Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect, descended directly into the Profound Instrument Hall.
The body of Xia Wushi, who was meditating cross-legged on the stone platform, began to float upwards, as if intent on personally descending into the Profound Instrument Hall to investigate!
This reaction from Xia Wushi was no surprise!
Because!
Within Xia Wushi’s perception, this unfamiliar aura of a Void Reality True Lord was something he had never encountered before.
It’s essential to understand that within the existing age of this world, there are only about a dozen Void Reality True Lords present.
They include the ancestors of the eight major families!
Leaders of the five transcendent powers!
The Director of the Profound Bird Guard Zi Yao, the enigmatic Holy Mother of the Pure World White Lotus Sect, and the ghostly serpent at the bottom of the Jinlin River!
All the aforementioned existences—Xia Wushi had memorized their auras one by one.
Yet now, this Void Reality True Lord emerging within the palace was an existence entirely foreign even to Xia Wushi!
An unfamiliar Void Reality True Lord?
To appear without any notice, right in the heart of the Great Xia royal family’s sanctuary, the Great Xia Palace!
If that were the case, that couldn’t be allowed to stand!
Bear in mind, not even the vast palace could withstand the power of two Void Reality True Lords.
The three of Xia Wushi had no intention of seeing their sanctuary turned to dust!
However, just as Xia Wushi and the others were about to leave the underground palace,
Empress Xia Mingyue’s voice suddenly echoed within, resonating continuously.
"Three Ancestors!"
"No cause for concern!"
Upon hearing this, the dark black radiance in the eyes of Xia Wushi and his companions flickered slightly, their gazes meeting as if in silent communication.