“Ancestor, save me!” Yao Feng Old Ancestor tore through space, fleeing madly towards the ancestral land. Behind him, the cultivators of the Saint Son’s Lineage were equally terrified, shouting after Yao Feng Old Ancestor. “Old Ancestor, what do we do?!”
Yao Feng Old Ancestor didn’t even glance back. At this moment, he couldn’t care less about the rest of the Saint Son’s Lineage. Lu Xuan’s lips curved into a faint smile. With a casual flick of his hand, terrifying, peerless power surged forth, manifesting a Heaven-reaching Handprint that blotted out the sky, descending directly upon Yao Feng Old Ancestor.
Yao Feng Old Ancestor’s face was etched with horror. The Small World he occupied was already enveloped by Lu Xuan’s colossal palm, endless Dao Patterns flashing, transforming into an inescapable cage. He frantically activated various Talismans, Array Disks, and Defensive Spirit Weapons, desperately trying to resist Lu Xuan’s power. But it was useless! Completely useless! All his defensive treasures shattered like paper before that single palm.
“Stop! How dare you run wild in my Yao Family?! Are you tired of living?!” From within the ancestral land, Ancestor Yao Chen’s voice boomed like thunder. The next instant, a white-haired, gray-robed elder tore through the ancestral land, emerging from a Small World. His body surged with the aura of a Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme, appearing incredibly ancient. It was Ancestor Yao Chen, the true founder of the Yao Family!
The moment he appeared, all the Spirit Wood within a hundred thousand li radius of the Yao Family radiated a faint Divine Radiance. Countless strands of power, like a swarm of fireflies, flew towards Ancestor Yao Chen. He was the true master of the Yao Family! Years ago, he had inscribed countless Formation Patterns throughout the Yao Family’s territory, utilizing the Heaven and Earth Mountain and River Momentum of this very land to establish the family.
A glimmer of hope finally appeared on Yao Feng Old Ancestor’s desperate face, like a drowning man grasping at a straw. “Ancestor, he is the White Robe Supreme I once told you about!”
Ancestor Yao Chen glared at Lu Xuan. “White Robe Supreme, if you dare to kill him, I will…”
He didn't even finish his sentence before Lu Xuan’s palm crushed all of Yao Feng Old Ancestor’s defensive treasures. “Pfft!” Yao Feng Old Ancestor’s body exploded, a cloud of blood mist erupting in the void. Instant Kill! The Yao Family cultivators were utterly stunned! Yao Feng Old Ancestor… just died like that? He was the Southern Wilds’ number one… no, third-ranked alchemist!
Yao Liuli’s heart trembled. If only Peak Master Lu had acted before the grand event! None of this would have happened. Watching Yao Feng Old Ancestor’s body dissolve into blood mist, Ancestor Yao Chen’s figure froze. He hadn’t expected the White Robe Supreme to actually dare to strike! In an instant, his face turned incredibly ugly. If he hadn't emerged, Yao Feng would have been the Southern Wilds’ top alchemist. In his heart, Yao Feng’s value was second only to him in the entire Yao Family, above ten thousand others. But now… he was just dead?
Ancestor Yao Chen’s face turned ashen, towering killing intent coalescing. He flicked his sleeve, his Spirit Art shifting, and directly attempted to control the Fire Refining Furnace in Lu Xuan’s hand! Brilliant spirit patterns surged! But the Fire Refining Furnace remained unmoving in Lu Xuan’s grasp. Ancestor Yao Chen was utterly stunned. “How is this possible?!” This Fire Refining Furnace was something he had obtained from the Bronze Ancient Palace years ago, refined over countless ages. He had absolute control over it! How could he not activate it now?
At this moment, Yao Liuli cried out, “Ancestor, don’t fight the White God! You’re no match for him! He’ll kill you!” She truly didn’t want the Ancestor to fall! This was the Yao Family’s Ancestor! But upon hearing her words, Ancestor Yao Chen grew even more enraged. “You’re truly Boosting others' morale, diminishing one's own prestige!”
He slammed his hand down. Within the hundred thousand li territory of the Yao Family, the power of all Spirit Wood became his to command. An endless, gurgling river of green energy was drawn forth, surging towards Ancestor Yao Chen. This entire heaven and earth transformed into an incredibly verdant landscape, condensing bizarre Dao Patterns as the power of grass and wood continuously gathered. Lu Xuan remarked indifferently, “Somewhat interesting.” It was his first time witnessing someone fight by drawing upon the power of grass and wood! At this moment, Ancestor Yao Chen was like the lord of all flora, borrowing their power at will.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!” For a moment, terrifying power, vast as an abyss and deep as the sea, poured into this heaven and earth, like a colossal green river slowly rising. The Yao Family cultivators all retreated, their faces filled with awe and reverence. This power was simply too immense! “This is the power of our Yao Family Ancestor! The entire Yao Family’s heaven and earth serves as his Spirit Weapon, an endless supply of power at his command!” “It’s terrifying! From his aura, he seems far, far stronger than the White Robe Supreme!” “I wonder if the White Robe Supreme can even withstand a single attack from our Ancestor?” The Saint Son’s Lineage felt their confidence return.
Only Yao Liuli continued to shout, urging Ancestor Yao Chen to stop. But Ancestor Yao Chen had long since ignored Yao Liuli. He flicked his sleeve, and a colossal green power in the air manifested into a Heaven-Reaching Chains, thick as a barrel, imbued with terrifying Supreme Killing Power, crushing down directly upon Lu Xuan. The normally gentle power of grass and wood had now become incredibly violent! At the same time, Ancestor Yao Chen conjured another Heaven-reaching green longsword. Its blade spanned the void, thousands of zhang long, following closely behind the Heaven-Reaching Chains, pressing down on Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan, looking utterly unbothered, flicked his sleeve. In his hand, several powers instantly manifested: the Heaven-Burning Art, Desolate Heaven Art, Xuanji's Art, Grand Dao Scripture… An incredibly profound and mysterious aura emanated from Lu Xuan. Several Dao Rhymes surged simultaneously, his body shining brilliantly. The fierce and domineering, the heaven-burning and sea-boiling, the harmonizing with heaven and earth, and the non-action and desireless — these four powers embraced and returned to one, achieving an incomparably perfect state of Dao to One.
From a distance, Ye Chen turned to Xuanji Holy Lord. “Junior Sister, Master is teaching us how to fight right now, isn’t he? So, we must keep our eyes glued to his every move.” Xuanji Holy Lord’s eyes flickered. She nodded, her heart deeply shaken.
Then, Lu Xuan unleashed a single punch. “Boom! Boom! Boom!” A Heaven-reaching Handprint slammed directly into those two Supreme Killing Powers. In mere breaths, Ancestor Yao Chen’s two powers shattered and dissipated. The green energy fluttered in the void, then turned to dust. Moreover, the residual power of Lu Xuan’s palm remained formidable, continuing its trajectory directly towards Ancestor Yao Chen.
“How is this possible?!” Ancestor Yao Chen cried out in alarm. He had gathered the grass and wood power of the Yao Family’s hundred thousand li territory; his strength was almost infinitely close to a true Supreme! How could it be so utterly vulnerable? Ancestor Yao Chen roared, “Fellow Daoist, wait! Why don’t we sit down and talk?!” But Lu Xuan remained unmoved.
Ancestor Yao Chen gritted his teeth, waving his large sleeve. He directly condensed the Yao Family’s Heaven and Earth Mountain and River Momentum to block Lu Xuan’s terrifying strike. With a thunderous roar, within a hundred thousand li radius centered on Ancestor Yao Chen, endless brilliant Formation Patterns surged from deep within the earth, soaring towards the sky. Mysterious patterns condensed into countless pillars of light, sealing off this heaven and earth. This was the Yao Family’s unique 'Ten Thousand Woods Return to Heaven' Mountain and River Momentum formation. Instantly, brilliant Divine Radiance pierced through the earth, dense and pervasive. Coupled with the emerald sea of grass and wood power Ancestor Yao Chen had condensed, the power he now wielded was several times stronger than before!
Lu Xuan said indifferently, “The Yao Family has some tricks up its sleeve. Ancestor Yao Chen finding this place back then was indeed a stroke of heaven-sent luck.” “But it’s still too weak!”
Boom! Crack! All of Ancestor Yao Chen’s methods were instantly shattered by that residual palm strike. It was utterly crushing, like destroying the withered and pulling down the rotten! The fear of death made Ancestor Yao Chen’s scalp tingle. He immediately knelt down before Lu Xuan. Thud! “Fellow Daoist, please show mercy!” In the distance, Yao Liuli also knelt before Lu Xuan. “Peak Master Lu, I beg you, please don’t kill the Ancestor!”