"Don't sweat it, Master. I was just..." Ji Fuyao began, her voice still strained.
Lu Xuan gave her a faint smile, then took out a bottle of Healing Saint Medicine. "Take this first. Your soul was hit hard; don't push your spiritual power."
Ji Fuyao took the elixir and immediately swallowed one pill. "Yes, Master."
Lu Xuan extended his hand, and a terrifying, unseen force instantly enveloped the entire region. With a thought, the spatial rings on all the corpses in Willow City lifted, turning into countless streaks of light that flew directly to his front.
In the next instant, two blindingly bright beams shot from Lu Xuan's eyes. His divine sense swept across the Willow City area, quickly locating the hidden treasury of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.
Lu Xuan scoffed, extending a single finger.
Boom!
The finger shot toward the heavens, becoming colossal, like a towering mountain. The patterns of the fingertip were visible as it pressed down upon a specific, concealed location in Willow City.
In an instant, all the formation patterns protecting the hidden area were annihilated. Countless seals and restrictions shattered like thin paper, crumbling under the might of Lu Xuan's single strike. They vanished like dust motes scattering in the torrential rain.
Lu Xuan willed it, and all the supreme treasures from the vault flew out.
Millions of top-grade Spirit Stones!
Tens of millions of high-grade Spirit Stones!
A multitude of Saint Soldiers!
Several half-Emperor weapons!
Innumerable elixirs, spirit herbs, talismans, and formation plates—a dazzling array that filled the sky like a vast ocean.
Seeing this spectacle, Ji Fuyao was momentarily stunned.
The Dragon Guards of the Fuyao Dynasty and the Ye family members were all utterly shocked.
This was the foundation of just the Willow City branch of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion? It was terrifying! And this was supposed to be an insignificant branch! The Drunken Immortal Pavilion had nearly ten branches across the entire Cangzhou region.
Lu Xuan smiled at Ji Fuyao. "Fuyao, take these things. They're yours."
With a thought, over ten thousand spatial rings floated before Ji Fuyao.
Ji Fuyao's delicate body trembled, and her breathing quickened. "Master, this is far too much..."
She knew that among these ten thousand rings were the spatial rings of two Great Emperors, thirty Quasi-Emperors, and a large number of Half-Emperors and Saint Kings. It was impossible to imagine the sheer quantity of supreme treasures contained within.
Lu Xuan said casually, "These are all useless to me."
Everyone was astonished.
Peak Master Lu didn't even care about these treasures or this immense foundation! He completely disdained them!
Ji Fuyao reached out her slender hand and took the two spatial rings belonging to the Heavenly Net Hall Great Emperors, probing them with her divine sense.
She froze instantly.
The two Great Emperors' rings contained countless supreme treasures! There were tens of millions of top-grade Spirit Stones alone! The high-grade Spirit Stones were piled up like mountains, simply uncountable! There were also two Emperor weapons, some Quasi-Emperor tier Healing Saint Medicine and spirit herbs, and two Emperor-tier cultivation techniques!
A divine light flickered in Ji Fuyao's eyes. She looked at Qing Yan and Wang Man. "Come here, divide these spatial rings among yourselves!"
Wang Man and Qing Yan were taken aback. "Your Majesty, you should keep these cultivation resources for your own use!"
Lu Xuan said dismissively, "Why are you haggling over this trash? Come and take it! I'll give you one stick of incense to recover. After that, I'm taking you to wipe out every single Drunken Immortal Pavilion branch in Cangzhou... including the headquarters!"
As his voice fell, everyone's bodies shook, looking at Lu Xuan with profound shock.
Wipe out all the Drunken Immortal Pavilion branches in Cangzhou!
But the shock lasted only a moment before they recovered. Coming from Lu Xuan's mouth, they didn't doubt it for a second! Even if Lu Xuan had said he would shatter the entire Southern Wilds with a single palm, they would have believed him!
Lu Xuan was the living God in their hearts!
Ji Fuyao pushed forward half of the ten thousand spatial rings, handing the rest to Wang Man and Qing Yan. "You have one stick of incense to recover from your injuries as quickly as possible."
Wang Man and Qing Yan immediately sat cross-legged, their hearts surging with excitement.
In the sky, a thousand Dragon Guards of the Fuyao Dynasty and the Ye family Old Ancestors all sat in the void, swallowing Healing Saint Medicine. Their spiritual seals shifted, and brilliant divine light surged around them as they began to recover!
As they recovered, they observed the world around them.
The heavy rain still fell! The lightning still tore through the sky!
But the natural energy of this region had quietly changed.
The ominous aura of this fierce land, surrounded by mountains and coursing with dark rivers, had suddenly vanished. The world seemed to have been renewed.
Wang Man suddenly murmured, "This is no longer a place of certain death; this is a place of desperate life!"
Hearing this, Qing Yan turned to look at Willow City. Around the city, countless massive willow trees swayed in the storm.
When the mountains and rivers seem to end, a new village appears in the shade of the willows!
This was entirely due to Peak Master Lu's arrival, which had forcibly altered the natural topography and energy of the land!
Qing Yan's gaze was fervent as she looked at Lu Xuan, seemingly enlightened. She declared, "The most important thing is that Peak Master Lu's Power of Destiny is extremely potent. His Destiny has clearly changed the natural energy of this land."
Everyone was astonished.
In the distance, Wei Yan and his men lay on the ground like dead dogs, severely injured and barely clinging to life.
Wei Yan's eyes were clouded; the scene before him was a nightmare.
Who could have imagined that Empress Fuyao's backer was such a supreme Emperor-tier expert? He was only a One-star Great Emperor, yet he slaughtered his peers as easily as butchering chickens!
He had chosen wrong! He should have submitted to Ji Fuyao!
Tears of regret streamed down his face.
Now, he knew that falling into Commander Wang Man's hands meant he wouldn't even be allowed to commit suicide. All that awaited him was eternal, dark torment.
The pain! It was excruciating!
At this moment, Lu Xuan looked at Ji Fuyao. "Fuyao, your reincarnation secret has been exposed. The high-level figures in the Heavenly Net Hall know now."
Ji Fuyao's body trembled at the news.
The reincarnation secret was an ultimate, forbidden art! It was a secret that countless supreme Great Emperors dreamed of possessing!
Why?
For several epochs, the Ultimate Path to Supremacy had not opened. Even the lifespan of a Peak Great Emperor was not endless, and they couldn't endure the passing of an entire epoch!
While the Forbidden Zones held Ancient Great Medicine that could prolong life, such elixirs were as rare as phoenix feathers in the vast Southern Wilds.
Therefore, many Peak Great Emperors chose to seal themselves in minor worlds, hibernate in Forbidden Zones, or hide away. The reason the various foreign races were no longer visible on the Southern Wilds was because they had sealed themselves away.
If those Peak Great Emperors learned of this reincarnation secret, they would flock to it like ducks!
This was a chance for those supreme magnates to live another life!
Even setting that aside, with the Bronze Ancient Palace appearing in this era, the Great Era was about to begin, and the Ultimate Path would surely emerge.
When the time came for the struggle over the Ultimate Path, blood would flow like rivers, and Great Emperors would fall like rain!
If they possessed this reincarnation secret, they would have a retreat, allowing them to risk everything to fight for the ultimate opportunity. If they failed, they could simply reincarnate and start anew!
A trace of panic rose in Ji Fuyao's heart.
She didn't know if the Grand Dao Sect could protect her once this earth-shattering secret was exposed! At that point, the Grand Dao Sect would have to face the hegemonic forces of the entire Southern Wilds!
With the Ultimate Path opening in this lifetime, and her possessing the supreme reincarnation secret, she would become the target of all!
Ji Fuyao had read the records concerning the Ultimate Path—it would be a time of carnage, rivers of blood, and blood staining the sky.
Half of all Great Emperors in the history of the Southern Wilds died in a single chapter.
Thinking of this, Ji Fuyao looked up at Lu Xuan. "Master, what should we do?"
Lu Xuan looked utterly calm. "It's nothing. I'm here."
I'm here.
Ji Fuyao's heart gave a slight tremor.
Since her Master had said those words, all fear instantly vanished.
A recent memory flashed in her mind: when she called her Master's name, he truly answered.
"I'm here. I've always been here!"
That moment had deeply shaken her soul, becoming an indelible memory in the deepest part of her heart!
Ji Fuyao's eyes welled up slightly, and her nose stung.
This feeling of having her Master by her side made her feel as if she were back on Azure Mystery Peak.
Lu Xuan smiled. "No need to worry. The news of your reincarnation method is an ultimate secret, even within the Heavenly Net Hall. Only the highest echelons know. The two One-star Great Emperors knew because Wei Yan told them first, but they swore a Heavenly Dao Oath not to reveal this secret."
Ji Fuyao tilted her snow-white neck and nodded. "Understood, Master."
Lu Xuan continued, "The Heavenly Net Hall is currently only suspicious. After all, the secret of reincarnation is too shocking and outrageous. Fuyao, don't worry about this."
Ji Fuyao replied, "I won't."
One stick of incense later.
Ji Fuyao, clad in a fiery red dress, slowly rose. Her long, slender legs carried her toward Lu Xuan, her perfect, curvaceous figure radiating endless charm. "Master, the time is up."
In the distance, Commanders Wang Man and Qing Yan, along with the Ye family Old Ancestors, also rose, looking at Lu Xuan with immense respect. "Peak Master Lu, we are ready."
Lu Xuan nodded.
Wang Man and the others extended their hands, instantly pulling Wei Yan and the other Drunken Immortal Pavilion traitors toward them, where they were immediately restrained.
Wei Yan and the others were trembling uncontrollably, so terrified they soiled themselves.
Wang Man wore a sinister, savage grin as he looked at Wei Yan. "Wei Yan, this is only the beginning!"
At this moment, Qing Yan took out a map and handed it to Lu Xuan. She cautioned, "Peak Master Lu, if we go to Cangzhou City, there are several major powers there whose Old Ancestors are Two-star Great Emperors. The Drunken Immortal Pavilion is allied with them, and they might try to stop us."
Lu Xuan took the map, glanced at it, and said casually, "A mere Two-star Great Emperor? It's nothing. If they dare to interfere, we'll simply wipe them out too."
Everyone was slightly stunned.
Peak Master Lu was truly overflowing with dominance!
A moment later, Xu Xiu waved his large sleeve, directly activating a corner of a supreme Great Emperor formation pattern.
Rumble!
An incomparably terrifying spatial power surged around Lu Xuan. The profound, mysterious aura left everyone deeply shaken.
The void tore open! Space twisted!
Within the spatial rift, everyone saw incredibly complex Great Emperor formation patterns.
Ji Fuyao's delicate body trembled, and she instinctively moved closer to Lu Xuan. Her voice was slightly shaky. "The power of a Peak Great Emperor's formation pattern!"
Hearing this, the loyalists of the Fuyao Dynasty all looked at Lu Xuan.
Sure enough!
Peak Master Lu was a Peak Great Emperor! No... to casually summon a Peak Great Emperor formation pattern, Peak Master Lu must be hiding even more power! His One-star Great Emperor realm was clearly just a disguise!
Lu Xuan looked at Ji Fuyao, waved his sleeve, and, as if performing a trick of the universe, enveloped Ji Fuyao and the others, stepping directly into the spatial rift.
In a single instant, everyone felt the scenery shift before their eyes. When they looked up again, they were standing in the sky above Cangzhou City.
Seeing this, everyone was dumbfounded.
What?
In the span of a single breath, they had crossed the distance from Willow City to Cangzhou City!