“Beat him!”
Boom!
Chen Changsheng shot into the air, truly going to beat the Ancestor. Lu Xuan blinked, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. He’d only asked casually. Did the Ancestor and Chen Changsheng have some old grudge? Interesting, indeed! Just what was his Third Disciple’s true identity?
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
Now, Lu Xuan and Chen Changsheng were beating Ancestor Dao Yi together! Chen Changsheng showed no mercy, his strikes relentless. Lu Xuan smiled faintly, a rare intensity in his Third Disciple’s movements.
Ancestor Dao Yi whimpered, clutching his head, a truly pathetic sight.
Lu Xuan then turned to the Green-skirted Girl. “Xiao Qing, care to join? I can tell you’re a bit miffed too.”
Boom!
Grinding her tiny fangs, the Green-skirted Girl stomped her delicate, pale leg. She was in! Joining the beating of Ancestor Dao Yi!
Back then, Ancestor Dao Yi had abandoned the Supreme Fruit Position, and she still held a grudge over it! Ancestor Dao Yi was, without a doubt, the second most terrifying individual in the Southern Wilds across countless epochs, second only to Lu Xuan himself! To think he’d been utterly ruined by Liu Ruyan!
She was furious!
Moreover, Ancestor Dao Yi had made an agreement with the powerful entity residing in the Holy Land within the Bronze Ancient Palace. But because he’d handed over the epoch’s Supreme Fruit Position to Liu Ruyan, that agreement had never been fulfilled! This had profoundly impacted the Tai Chu world!
Later, rumors spread throughout the Southern Wilds that Ancestor Dao Yi had abandoned the Supreme Fruit Position for the sake of the Heavenly Dao, claiming he didn’t wish for the world’s living beings to bleed. What utter nonsense! It was all because of Liu Ruyan! A peerless expert, brought low by a mere woman!
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The Green-skirted Girl clenched her small, pink fists and delivered several resounding blows to Ancestor Dao Yi’s head!
Lu Xuan burst into laughter. Xiao Qing was quite amusing in her ferocity!
Three people, ganging up to brutally beat Ancestor Dao Yi! The onlookers were utterly petrified. Liu Ruyan’s swollen, yet still beautiful face, registered an expression of utter disbelief. Dao Yi, so incomparably powerful, had never been beaten like this before! In the Southern Wilds, he was always the one doing the beating!
Just then, Lu Xuan looked at Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others. “Old Ancestors, why don’t you all come over and give the Ancestor a good thrashing too?”
Their faces twitched. “Ah, this…”
A moment of silence. The Old Ancestors’ faces twitched again, and they frantically waved their hands. “We wouldn’t dare, we wouldn’t dare.” How could they possibly beat their own Ancestor? Only Lu Xuan was so utterly lawless!
But then, a thought struck them. The point wasn't whether they dared to beat the Ancestor, but that they needed to stop this madness! The Ancestor had been thrashed for too long; they couldn’t let it continue! With this in mind, Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others soared into the air, shouting loudly, “Stop hitting him!”
Junior generations beating their Ancestor—what a joke that would be if it got out! Thankfully, everyone’s memories would be erased after the Bronze Ancient Palace closed. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing!
Lu Xuan chuckled, looking at Chen Changsheng and the Green-skirted Girl. “Still want to keep going?”
“Yes!” the Green-skirted Girl declared decisively.
The three of them continued to brutally beat Ancestor Dao Yi for a while longer, their battle erupting across tens of thousands of miles in the starry sky! Up and down! Left and right! Thump! Thump! Thump! Ancestor Dao Yi let out continuous low growls, utterly unable to defend himself. Liu Ruyan watched it all, utterly stunned.
Lu Xuan asked, “Ancestor, have you learned your lesson?”
Ancestor Dao Yi was completely bewildered.
Lu Xuan said, “You clearly had the strength to conquer all, yet you chose to be a simp.”
Ancestor Dao Yi felt a wave of acute embarrassment. Indeed, many had advised him not to fall too deeply for Liu Ruyan back then. But he couldn't help himself. He knew Liu Ruyan had many flaws, but he couldn't control his feelings!
Lu Xuan shook his head. “Ancestor, you were too cowardly.”
Ancestor Dao Yi finally managed to speak. “Indeed, I let the Grand Dao Sect down back then.”
Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others quickly interjected, “Cough, cough… Lu Xuan, that’s enough beating for now.”
Lu Xuan gave Ancestor Dao Yi one last kick.
Only then did he finally stop. Ancestor Dao Yi slumped onto the void, incredibly weak and looking utterly miserable. His Dao Rhyme was withered, and his body was riddled with wounds.
Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others approached, their expressions complex, and bowed respectfully to Ancestor Dao Yi. “Ancestor, this is Peak Master Lu Xuan of Azure Mystery Peak, and beside him is Peak Master Lu’s third disciple, Chen Changsheng. They are all our own people.”
Ancestor Dao Yi froze. He stared at Lu Xuan and Chen Changsheng for a long time. What? He’d been beaten by his own people! It seemed the future generations held a great deal of resentment towards him! For a moment, Ancestor Dao Yi and Xuan Shang Old Ancestor exchanged bewildered glances. He forced a bitter smile. “The new generation truly outshines the old.”
Lu Xuan smiled. “Ancestor, greetings.”
Ancestor Dao Yi stiffened slightly. His face throbbed, and so did his pride.
Just then, Liu Ruyan slowly approached Ancestor Dao Yi, gently stroking his face. “Dao Yi, are you alright?”
Ancestor Dao Yi coughed twice. “I’m fine!” He truly hadn’t expected such a brutal attack from the future!
Lu Xuan said, “Ancestor, consider this: in this starry sky, Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others cannot summon Outer World Yin Soldiers, yet the Supreme Profound Sect can! Moreover, even the secret art of Summoning Ancestors is controlled by the Supreme Profound Sect. Is this appropriate?”
Ancestor Dao Yi pulled Liu Ruyan into his embrace, a hint of awkwardness in his voice. “Indeed, I was too thoughtless back then!”
Lu Xuan: “…”
At that moment, Liu Ruyan scoffed, turning to Dao Yi. “Dao Yi, you once said you would do anything for me, didn’t you? Now, I want you to kill them! Use that trump card!” She pointed at Lu Xuan and Chen Changsheng, then at Xuan Shang Old Ancestor and the others. Seeing this, Feng Tianxiao’s heart swelled with joy, and he prostrated himself, glancing at Lu Xuan and his group. What? Ancestor Dao Yi had a trump card!
Dao Yi gently kissed Liu Ruyan’s cheek, sighing. “Ru Yan, how could I harm my own sect’s people?” Before he could finish, Liu Ruyan extended a jade-like finger and pressed it against his lips, repeating, “You once said you would do anything for me!”
Dao Yi looked helpless. “I am no match for Lu Xuan.”
“But we can summon that powerful expert from the Starry Sky Holy Land!” Liu Ruyan broke free from Dao Yi’s embrace, her face cold and furious, as she declared.
Everyone was stunned! A powerful expert from the Starry Sky Holy Land! Ancestor Dao Yi of the Grand Dao Sect actually had a connection with that Holy Land expert? They couldn’t even enter the periphery of the Holy Land!
Liu Ruyan’s expression shifted as she glared at Ancestor Dao Yi. “You refuse to act, do you? Then I will!” A Canggu Jade Pendant suddenly appeared in her hand. Ancestor Dao Yi’s face changed slightly. “Don’t activate that Canggu Jade Pendant!”
Seeing the Canggu Jade Pendant, the Green-skirted Girl spoke. “Dao Yi, you got that from the Starry Sky Holy Land, didn’t you?” Ancestor Dao Yi nodded. The Green-skirted Girl slowly continued, “Back then, you clearly gained the recognition of that person in the Holy Land and could have received their inheritance, yet you gave it up for Liu Ruyan. And you actually gave this Canggu Jade Pendant to her.”
Upon hearing this, Ancestor Dao Yi’s gaze became distant, as if recalling many past events. Liu Ruyan trembled with rage, her fair neck turning crimson, as she snapped at the Green-skirted Girl, “What nonsense are you spouting?!”
Everyone was taken aback. Ancestor Dao Yi had actually gained the recognition of the Holy Land within the starry sky? They couldn’t even get past its outer defenses! No wonder their various Supreme Ancestors had all said that Ancestor Dao Yi of the Grand Dao Sect possessed heaven-reaching power, but it was a great pity. Ancestor Dao Yi could have entered the Holy Land and received its inheritance, but he didn’t. For Liu Ruyan, he had actually given up two heaven-defying opportunities!
Lu Xuan was slightly taken aback. So, Ancestor Dao Yi had almost subdued the Bronze Ancient Palace? Ah, this… The Green-skirted Girl, with an old-fashioned air, said, “Dao Yi, what a terrible waste.”