“Senior, you are Ancestor Dao Yi of the Grand Dao Sect, possessing Heaven-Reaching Ability. You can save our Eastern Wilds from this plight! We beg you to act!”
“With the White Robe Supreme’s strength, annihilating the Ji Family is but a flick of a wrist! Please, make your move!”
“Surely, the White Robe Supreme cannot bear to watch so many people of the Eastern Wilds suffer enslavement by these supreme-tier factions! We implore you!”
“With great power comes great responsibility! White Robe Supreme, please, lend us your aid!”
Lu Xuan’s lips curved into an amused smile. What the hell? A flick of a wrist? And now they were trying to morally blackmail him! If he were truly Ancestor Dao Yi, maybe he’d play along. But he was no saint. Anyone who tried to morally blackmail him got annihilated.
Lu Xuan let out a cold huff, sweeping his sleeve. Streaks of divine radiance shot forth. Whoosh! The Great Emperors who had dared to step forward and pressure him exploded, their bodies dissolving into crimson mist. An Instant Kill, every single one.
Witnessing this horrific scene, the remaining cultivators scattered, fleeing in terror. “Run!”
“The White Robe Supreme has gone mad with slaughter!”
“The White Robe Supreme is a devil!”
“The White Robe Supreme is no different from the Sikong Family!”
Lu Xuan’s face twitched at their words. Damn it all. In this world, it’s truly hard to be a good person!
Boom! Lu Xuan slammed down a palm. “What a bunch of scoundrels!”
His palm strike, vast enough to blot out the sky, descended with terrifying might, instantly killing everyone beneath it. The pitiful often have something hateful about them! These people just talked too much.
Having dealt with them, Lu Xuan activated his Insight Eye, peering directly towards the Sikong Family’s ancestral lands. He instantly located the Sikong Family’s treasury! With a thought, he conjured a colossal void handprint and reached out, seizing the entire Sikong Family.
When the massive handprint retracted, the Sikong Family’s ancestral land was left utterly devastated. The earth was torn into countless fissures, mountain peaks crumbled, rivers ran dry, and countless Spirit Herbs withered. The entire Sikong Family territory became a desolate wasteland.
Moments later, Lu Xuan’s hand held a mountain of cultivation resources. Vast quantities of Star Stones! Piles of Supreme Grade Spirit Ore! Dozens of Quasi-Dao Supreme-tier Spirit Weapons! Talismans, pills, Array Disks, Spirit Herbs… all piled high like mountains.
Lu Xuan handed all of it to Xuanji Holy Lord. “Disciple, continue cultivating. Strive to reach Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme as quickly as possible!”
Xuanji Holy Lord hesitated for a moment, then accepted all the cultivation resources. “Thank you, Master.”
Lu Xuan nodded. “I’ll heal your internal injuries.”
Xuanji Holy Lord nodded. Lu Xuan’s hand gently pressed against Xuanji Holy Lord’s delicate back. Even through her Purple Skirt, he could feel the cool, delicate texture of her skin. Boom! The power of the Heaven-Reaching Medical Scripture surged into Xuanji Holy Lord’s body like a gentle spring breeze and a refreshing spring rain.
Instantly, Xuanji Holy Lord’s body trembled slightly, her chest rising and falling, a faint blush spreading across her face. This sensation was just like the last time Lu Xuan had purged the Eerie Power from her. It was utterly profound! A feeling of wanting to resist, yet desiring more. Her internal world radiated brilliant divine splendor, like a towering ancient tree whose injured branches and leaves glowed with soft light, slowly mending their wounds. “Ah…” Xuanji Holy Lord couldn’t help but let out a soft moan.
A moment later, Lu Xuan withdrew his hand, smiling. “All done.”
Xuanji Holy Lord, still savoring the lingering sensations, composed herself. “Thank you, Master.”
Just then, the Green-skirted Girl’s exasperated voice echoed in Lu Xuan’s ear. “Hey… Big Brother, you’re making me crack!”
Lu Xuan’s face was a picture of confusion. What kind of Suggestive Words / Risqué Language was that? Lu Xuan asked, “What do you mean?”
The Green-skirted Girl replied, “Come to the Starry Sky and see for yourself.” As she spoke, the Green-skirted Girl marked a location for Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan activated his Insight Eye; the marked location was already beyond the Primordial Star. Indeed, it was the Starry Sky!
Xuanji Holy Lord was about to turn and return to the Eerie Abyss when Lu Xuan smiled and spoke. “Come with me to see the Starry Sky.”
Xuanji Holy Lord tilted her delicate neck, her eyes sparkling. “The Starry Sky?”
Lu Xuan chuckled. “Come on.” He directly activated the power of Heaven-Reaching Array Patterns, a profound force soaring into the nine heavens, instantly enveloping Xuanji Holy Lord. Their bodies vanished from the spot.
Boom! The next instant, Lu Xuan appeared in the Starry Sky, bringing Xuanji Holy Lord with him. The Green-skirted Girl skipped over, pouting. “Hey, hey, hey.”
Lu Xuan smiled, gazing at the boundless Star River, and couldn’t help but recite a poem. “The sun and moon journey, as if born from it; the brilliant Milky Way, as if it contains them. Stars hang low over vast plains, the moon sinks into the desolate wilderness. The Star River, a stream in the center, the long river gradually falls, and the morning stars dim.”
Clap, clap, clap! The Green-skirted Girl couldn’t help but applaud Lu Xuan. “I never knew you were a poet!”
Lu Xuan replied, “No, actually, I’m a tailor.”
The Green-skirted Girl, her bright eyes sparkling, linked arms with both Lu Xuan and Xuanji Holy Lord. Xuanji Holy Lord’s beautiful eyes swept around, her heart stirring slightly. She felt Lu Xuan’s poetry contained endless profound mysteries. How marvelous, how profound! She truly couldn’t have uttered such poetic lines herself.
Xuanji Holy Lord couldn’t help but gaze around, her eyes shimmering with boundless, brilliant light. The Primordial Star lay beneath their feet, appearing as a perfect sphere. She could discern the outlines of the Five Domains. In the distance, countless stars floated, some incredibly dim, others blazing fiercely, densely packed, their numbers overwhelming. Is this beyond the Tai Chu Realm? This was Xuanji Holy Lord’s first time witnessing such a magnificent Starry Sky! Beyond the Starry Sky, that’s where it truly begins! Since becoming Lu Xuan’s disciple, her horizons had broadened. But only at this moment did she realize how limited her perspective had been while in the Southern Wilds. But there’s no helping it. One cannot know the height of a mountain without climbing its peak. One cannot know the depth of the sea without standing at its abyss. Even from a great distance, Xuanji Holy Lord could sense terrifying auras emanating from the far reaches of the Starry Sky. So terrifying! Those auras could easily Instant Kill her!
Lu Xuan chuckled, discerning Xuanji Holy Lord’s thoughts. He said calmly, “A single leaf can obscure the view of the vast Starry Sky. But if your strength is insufficient, even with the Starry Sky before you, you’d remain oblivious. The leaf that obscures your vision isn’t just any leaf; it is the Primordial Star itself.”
Xuanji Holy Lord tilted her delicate neck, composing herself. Lu Xuan’s words, once again, were filled with profound mystery. She understood. Only after crossing this mountain, can one see the next. Imagination alone cannot reveal what the next mountain looks like, even if they are identical.
Just then, Xuanji Holy Lord suddenly felt her body stiffen, as if frozen. The Starry Sky Gale! But Lu Xuan was unaffected! Neither was the Green-skirted Girl! Xuanji Holy Lord’s heart tightened. This was a power far colder than anything on the Supreme Path—this was Starry Sky Power! She had effectively arrived on a true Supreme Path! The so-called Supreme Path was, in essence, the Starry Sky Path!
Lu Xuan smiled, saying, “Baili, you can take out some Star Stones to refine and comprehend the Starry Sky Power.”
Xuanji Holy Lord immediately took out some Star Stones and began refining them. Sure enough, her body felt warmer. The Green-skirted Girl clapped her hands lightly, dispersing some of the Starry Sky Gale around Xuanji Holy Lord, adjusting the power to a level Baili could withstand.
Lu Xuan asked, “So, where exactly are you ‘cracking’?”