Chapter 389 - 289: The Tournament Ends! Plotting Against Lu Xuan’s Family!
Chapter 389: Chapter 289: The Tournament Ends! Plotting Against Lu Xuan’s Family!
And Lu Xuan simulated the technique of Immortality once, advancing it to the seventh level, consuming 140,000 system points.
The remaining system points were used by Lu Xuan to fully simulate the technique of "Worlds Apart," simulating twice in total.
When simulating to the fourth level, it consumed 160,000 points.
Simulating to the fifth level directly consumed 220,000 system points.
Under the pressure of these three simulations, Lu Xuan’s strength was forcibly elevated to the Minor Achievement of the Void Realm.
However, one thing made Lu Xuan feel somewhat perplexed.
That Nine-Stripe Lunar Artifact Profound Bird Celestial Lock was the Emperor Tianqi Xia Ritian’s treasure for achieving enlightenment.
By rights, the Profound Bird Celestial Lock should be a ritual artifact highly valued by the Great Xia royal family.
But ever since Lu Xuan obtained the Profound Bird Celestial Lock.
Neither Director Zi Yao nor Her Majesty the Empress in the palace mentioned it.
It seems that they tacitly agreed as if the Profound Bird Celestial Lock did not exist.
This was fine with Lu Xuan, as he couldn’t be bothered to concoct excuses to cover it up.
In the days that followed, the progress of the Martial Arts Competition was unusually smooth, with almost no unexpected incidents.
However, such a level of smoothness made Lu Xuan feel somewhat strange.
The Martial Arts Competition in these few days was almost too smooth...
Seated in the chief examiner’s seat, Lu Xuan’s eyes scanned over the crowd below, silently pondering.
Under normal circumstances, some major forces would often feel dissatisfied due to the outcomes, even causing disturbances in the Martial Arts Competition.
But this time, there were absolutely no such unusual occurrences.
Both the disciples who lost the competition and the forces behind them behaved extremely restrained, even respectful.
"It seems to be because of these two individuals."
Lu Xuan’s gaze slightly turned toward the left and right ministers beside him, understanding the situation in his heart.
Left Minister Chang Mingsheng and Right Minister Bi Zhengzhi, these pinnacle figures of the Great Xia court, were solemnly accompanying Lu Xuan at his side.
Their presence undoubtedly served as an invisible deterrent.
Even the most arrogant forces dared not act recklessly in front of the left and right ministers of Great Xia.
Indeed, even a fool could see that the atmosphere of the Martial Arts Competition in these days was extremely solemn.
The presence of the left and right ministers of Great Xia was like two insurmountable mountains, pressing down on everyone, deterring any rash actions.
With these two big shots overseeing, naturally, no one dared to challenge the order of the Martial Arts Competition.
Even the disciples of those major forces who lost the competition dared not feel embarrassed or challenge the order of the contest.
At this moment, Left Minister Chang Mingsheng slightly smiled, speaking softly to Lu Xuan seated on the main seat.
"Mr. Lu, these days of the Martial Arts Competition have been much quieter than before."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan felt a hint of surprise.
This left minister of Great Xia, Chang Mingsheng, throughout these days of the Martial Arts Competition, had been casually talking with him, seemingly with some deeper intention.
Then, Lu Xuan faintly smiled.
"Minister Left, you jest."
"The Martial Arts Competition is originally a grand event for the court to select talents to enter the Spirit Ruins, so it should naturally be taken seriously."
"If anyone dares to make trouble, it would be disrespectful to the court."
As the final bout concluded, the Martial Arts Competition also reached its end.
"The Martial Arts Competition is over, the top three shall enter the palace tomorrow to meet the emperor!"
At the same time as Lu Xuan announced the end of the Martial Arts Competition, in a certain mysterious and bizarre dreamlike spirit realm.
Seven or eight blurry shadows were suspended above a water surface as clear as a mirror.
Sparsely, crooked lotus flowers grew on the water surface.
In each blooming lotus, a shadow vaguely appeared, as if it merged with the spirit realm.
"The Martial Arts Competition is over!" A deep, hoarse voice came from one of the lotuses, with a hint of inexplicable meaning in the tone.
"That junior Lu Xuan has now returned to the Profound Bird Guard."
Another shadow slowly spoke, the voice as if echoing through a secluded valley, possessing an eerie ethereal quality.
"I have already obtained his origins from some people of the Li Family."
A third shadow added, its tone carrying a sense of pride and coldness.
"Southern Domain, Anzhou, White Dao Prefecture!"
"Qingyun County, Lu Family Pharmacy!"
The shadow continued, with a tone of mockery and greed.
"Heh heh! Truly, the world is vast and full of wonders!"
"A mere small pharmacy!"
"Among these ordinary folks, emerged such a real dragon as Lu Xuan!"
Another shadow sighed admirably, a tone full of incredulity.
"Truly a great opportunity sent by the heavens!"
The last shadow chuckled softly, the voice filled with undisguised excitement.
"If we could gain the great opportunity on Lu Xuan, our own martial arts cultivation would surely advance further!"
A shadow agreed, saying, "Indeed!"
"Lu Xuan must be hiding some astonishing secret."
"If we could unearth his secret, when the Power of Origin appears in the Spirit Ruins, we might obtain an extra share of power."
"Even the old guys of the Great Xia royal family and Her Majesty the Empress can’t easily obtain the Origin of the Spirit Ruins."
"Exactly!" Another shadow replied.
"However, if Lu Xuan stays around the Sky Capital, we can’t easily make a move."
"We must lure Lu Xuan out of the Sky Capital first!"
"Hmph."
The third shadow coldly laughed, "As long as we join forces, no matter what earth-shattering methods Lu Xuan has, he cannot escape."
"You mean..." The other shadows understood his intention, their voices carrying a hint of cold laughter.
"Exactly, start with Lu Xuan’s family, force him to hand over the opportunity!" the shadow coldly stated, "Once we seize his weakness, he won’t dare to not comply!"
Even if Lu Xuan refuses to obediently hand over his secret, as long as he is lured outside of the Sky Capital, it will be enough!
"Lu Xuan, your opportunity will ultimately become ours!" a shadow softly laughed, voice filled with greed and coldness.
Their voices echoed in the spirit realm, as if brewing some conspiracy.
Their gaze, through the lotus, seemed to penetrate the barriers of space.
Falling upon the distant Southern Domain Anzhou White Dao Prefecture, upon the small place known as Qingyun County.
These mysterious shadows discussing were the ancestors of some of the eight major families and the leaders of three transcendent powers!
Besides the ancestors of the Li Family and the Shangguan Family who were absent, the rest of the families were all here.
The three transcendent powers, besides Daoxu Temple and Jingxin Temple, the leader of the Sword Spirit Sect, the leader of the Profound Sound Immortal Palace, and the Extreme Flame Saint Sect all appeared here.
Lu Xuan exhibited Half-Step Void Realm strength at the age of 20.
It indeed startled them all greatly!
No matter how prodigious your martial talent is, it still requires a vast amount of martial resources to support it, doesn’t it?
Thus, with the body of a mortal, Lu Xuan pioneered the history of this land!
A peerless fierce person!
A heavenly sent fierce person indeed!
Half-Step Void Realm True Monarch at the age of 20, simply unheard of!
If you ask why they speculated on Lu Xuan’s realm, it starts from the four Day Spirits from Mingxin Prefecture in the Eastern Domain.
The Day Spirits are one of the key strengths of the eight major families and five transcendent powers.
Using the divine sense of a Martial Artist in the Divine Mansion Realm to establish in a Ten-Stripe Sun Artifact, they gain incredible power, almost equivalent to immortality.
However, obtaining such power is not without price.
Although the power of the Ten-Stripe Sun Artifact is formidable, each Ten-Stripe Sun Artifact can only accommodate the divine sense of three Day Spirits.
This means the number of Day Spirits is extremely limited and cannot be mass-produced into such "monsters."
Even more lamentable is that although the Day Spirits have the enhancement of the Ten-Stripe Sun Artifact, their martial arts realm becomes permanently stagnated.
Indeed, once becoming a Day Spirit, their cultivation is forever fixed at the Divine Mansion Realm, never able to break through to higher levels.
This cost is undoubtedly a significant decision for many Martial Artists aspiring for the pinnacle of martial arts.
"This time, let each of us send a Day Spirit."
"Ensure that before Lu Xuan finds out, all blood relatives associated with him are captured."
Eight Day Spirits, equivalent to eight true persons of the Divine Mansion Realm, descending all at once upon the obscure Qingyun County!
If County Magistrate Ye Qingshan knew this, he’d probably be scared to death on the spot!