“I’ve been exposed?” Chen Luo’s face was a mask of disbelief. He had been lurking in the depths of the void for days, holding his hand only because he hadn't seen the White Robe Supreme and was wary of Xuanji Holy Lord. He had been continuously activating the Turtle Breath Grand Art left by the Dark Shadow Supreme, and for the past few days, his aura was almost completely concealed, like a dead thing, without a single flaw. Moreover, he had never failed in his life! Yet, here he was, exposed!
At that thought, Chen Luo’s figure blurred, tearing through space as he prepared to flee Azure Mystery Peak. Lu Xuan looked up, his voice calm. “Did I say you could leave?”
Chen Luo’s cold voice echoed. “Don’t force my hand!”
Just then, Chen Changsheng subtly made his move. Endless dim Formation Patterns surged around Chen Luo, and the surrounding void was instantly sealed, making spatial traversal impossible. Seeing this, Chen Luo’s face was icy as he glared towards Azure Mystery Peak, trying to pinpoint the White Robe Supreme’s location.
“White Robe Supreme, don’t push your luck! If you don’t let me leave, I’ll kill them all!”
No one responded. Chen Luo’s face twisted into a snarl, his figure blurring once more as he charged directly towards Azure Mystery Peak. A forced assassination!
Chen Changsheng simply deactivated Azure Mystery Peak’s array. By the stone table, Lu Xuan and the others paid Chen Luo no mind.
Chen Luo drew closer and closer to Lu Xuan and his disciples. Five thousand zhang! Three thousand zhang! One thousand zhang! Yet, Lu Xuan and the others were still eating. Chen Luo finally snapped. “In my life, I’ve successfully assassinated Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supremes! Are you truly looking down on me?!” He felt an inexplicable humiliation! He was one of the Eight Killers of Dark Shadow Island! No one could slight him!
Chen Luo said coldly, “Since you’re so confident, let’s see if you can stop me!” He began to search for his assassination target. “The White Robe Supreme will definitely act. This is my gamble against him! First, his four disciples are out. The White Robe Supreme would surely prioritize protecting them. Lu Xuan is also out. Killing him would tarnish my reputation. That leaves only this Green-skirted Girl.” Chen Luo pondered. This Green-skirted Girl had appeared suddenly; he hadn’t seen her before. “She’s the one to kill!”
In an instant, Dark Shadow Monarch Chen Luo was behind the Green-skirted Girl. “Swoosh!” An ancient short blade slashed towards the Green-skirted Girl’s nape. Everyone paused slightly. “He actually chose the Green-skirted Girl?” Good choice, indeed. The Green-skirted Girl pouted, saying, “Why kill me? Do I look that weak?”
Chen Luo’s short blade streaked like lightning, but the imagined spray of blood didn’t appear! Instead, his short blade began to shatter. “Boom!” “Crack!” The Dao Patterns inscribed on the short blade also began to disintegrate, turning directly into dust. The Green-skirted Girl didn’t even turn her head. She extended a slender finger, like a spring onion, and pointed behind her. Chen Luo’s physical body began to continuously crack and crumble, his very Dao and Rhyme disintegrating. Chen Luo looked at the Green-skirted Girl with utter disbelief. “Who… are you…?”
Boom! Chen Luo vanished into nothingness. The Green-skirted Girl erased his entire existence.
At the same time, the Dark Shadow Monarchs of Dark Shadow Island were gathered in their main hall, awaiting news of Chen Luo’s assassination of the White Robe Supreme. “Whoosh!” An invisible force rippled through them. Xiao Nuo, the leader of the ‘Eight Killers’ Dark Shadow Monarchs, looked utterly bewildered. “I feel like I’ve forgotten something?” The other Dark Shadow Monarchs also looked puzzled, asking, “Why are we gathered here?” No one remembered Chen Luo anymore. Everything related to Chen Luo on Dark Shadow Island was erased! Even the Dark Shadow Island Lord was no exception; he remembered nothing. Dark Shadow Island now had only Seven Killers. Chen Luo was gone from the Southern Wilds, as if he had never existed.
Only Lu Xuan and a few others retained their memories. Ye Chen said, “So powerful.” The Green-skirted Girl giggled, “He’s nowhere near as strong as Lu Xuan.”
Not long after, Lu Xuan finished eating and reclined in his lounge chair. The Green-skirted Girl stopped eating too, coming behind Lu Xuan to rub his shoulders. Everyone was startled. The Heavenly Dao rubbing Master’s shoulders! A unique sight in the Southern Wilds! Lu Xuan said calmly, “Xiao Qing, put some effort into it!” Everyone was speechless.
After rubbing for a while, the Green-skirted Girl immediately burrowed into Lu Xuan’s arms, her small hands exploring his body. “Where’s the Star Core?” “Where’s my reward?” Lu Xuan said, “You’re too perfunctory.” But he still took out that half of a Lower Origin Star Core. The Green-skirted Girl’s eyes lit up. She snatched it instantly and shoved it into her mouth. “Gulp.” She swallowed it directly. She gently rubbed her belly, then stood up and placed her belly next to Lu Xuan’s ear, saying, “Listen.” Gurgle! Gurgle! Lu Xuan heard the sound of the Grand Dao contending, the echo of myriad laws surging, and the roar of rules constantly reorganizing. The Green-skirted Girl showed a tired expression. Lu Xuan’s face twitched. Even the Heavenly Dao couldn’t escape the rule of getting sleepy after a full meal!
The Green-skirted Girl yawned. “I’m going to rest now. After eating this Star Core, the Tai Chu Realm can upgrade a bit more. The Domain Gates can open a little later.” As she spoke, a cluster of divine radiance appeared in her small hand. Its light was brilliant, surging with the power of spatial rules, and she placed it in his hand. “These are the Spatial Array Patterns for the Five Domains’ Domain Gates. Lu Xuan, you won’t need to wait for the Domain Gates to open to travel through the Five Domains anymore.” Lu Xuan instantly refined this cluster of divine radiance. “Boom!” Instantly, he felt an incomparably profound and mysterious power. The Tai Chu Realm’s World Barrier Power had vanished before him. From now on, within the Five Domains, he could use the power of Spatial Array Patterns to go wherever he pleased.
Lu Xuan flicked the Green-skirted Girl’s forehead. “At least you have some conscience.” The Green-skirted Girl asked curiously, “Lu Xuan, do you have many more Star Cores?” Lu Xuan took out the last Lower Origin Star Core. “Only this one is left.” The Green-skirted Girl immediately tried to snatch it, but Lu Xuan put it into his System Space. The Green-skirted Girl immediately began searching Lu Xuan’s body again, but couldn’t find it. Soon, she gave up. She had already consumed most of a Lower Origin Star Core and was currently unable to refine another. “I’m off!” The Green-skirted Girl waved at Lu Xuan, instantly vanishing before everyone’s eyes. To refine the Lower Origin Star Core and upgrade the Tai Chu Realm!
Several hours later, after Ye Chen and Ji Fuyao finished eating, Lu Xuan tossed out two jade slips. “Your realms have advanced, but your insights are still lacking. These contain many insights. You can learn from them.” Ji Fuyao and Ye Chen took the jade slips, their expressions subtly changing. The insights within these jade slips were practically tailor-made for them! Desolate Heaven Art, Star-Plucking Hand, Path of Alchemy, Heaven-Burning Art…
That night, Lu Xuan heard the System’s voice in his ear.
“Ding! First disciple Ji Fuyao is cultivating! Synchronizing cultivation!”
“Ding! Second disciple Ye Chen has gained insights into the Desolate Heaven Art! Synchronizing!”
“…”
The next day, Chen Changsheng found Lu Xuan. “Master, shall we open the Southern Wilds’ Supreme Path now?” Lu Xuan nodded. Meanwhile, in Fuzhou, one of Chen Changsheng’s puppets performed a Spirit Art. Terrifying power surged through the void! “Boom!” “Crack!” Space tore apart! The void twisted! A corner of the Bronze Ancient Palace appeared above Fuzhou, beginning to tear apart the Tai Chu Realm’s heaven and earth. Instantly, the entire Southern Wilds was in an uproar. “This is… the Supreme Path opening?”