Just as Lu Xuan's brows furrowed.
A voice slowly drifted over:
"I was unaware of the arrival of Imperial Envoy Lu; I have truly failed to greet you properly!"
"It's alright." Lu Xuan looked over and saw that the person who had come was Helian Hai, the one who had established his foundation and served the royal family of Tianhai Kingdom.
Lu Xuan pointed to the clusters of demonic energy above the imperial city and asked:
"May I ask, Venerable Helian, what is the source of this demonic energy?"
"Demonic energy? I don't think so."
Helian Hai pretended not to know:
“Master Lu must be hallucinating from the long journey. With me in charge and several Core Formation cultivators setting up anti-demonic formations in this imperial city, how could there be demonic energy?”
"Is that so? What about my senior brothers?" Lu Xuan sneered.
Helian Hai calmly replied:
"They have been waiting in the palace for a long time. Lord Lu, please come with me."
A strange look flashed across Lu Xuan's lips. After thinking for a moment, he followed the other person into the huge palace.
Sure enough, there were more than a dozen figures inside, all dressed in the robes of direct disciples of the Tianhai Sect. They all appeared to be disciples of the sect leader, Yuqingzi.
"Junior Brother Lu, you're too late! Come and taste the fine wine here..." a senior brother invited with a beaming smile, already completely drunk.
Another senior disciple from the Tianhai Sect invited Lu Xuan to appraise a precious pearl from the imperial palace...
Suddenly, Lu Xuan's eyelids twitched violently, and he felt waves of palpitations and dizziness.
wrong!
It's an illusion!
Lu Xuan quickly realized what was happening and began muttering incantations.
"The Great Method of Enlightening the Mind and Purifying the Spirit!"
As Lu Xuan used this secret technique, which could only be obtained through the direct instruction of the sect leader, a lot of purple mist appeared in his mind, allowing him to instantly see through the illusion before him.
There was no fine wine or delicacies in sight; the table was covered with poisonous snakes, frogs, centipedes, and venomous insects, making one want to vomit.
Those treasures, jewels, and swords all turned into withered wood and bones.
Lu Xuan's senior brothers were already mentally unstable, their primordial spirits corrupted, and they could no longer regain their senses.
"Tsk tsk, the illusion poison technique used by a Foundation Establishment cultivator is indeed extraordinary."
Lu Xuan finished speaking.
Dozens of talismans scattered in all directions.
Rumble.
The illusions and poisons around us were cleared away.
At this moment, Helian Hai, the foundation-building deity, also revealed his true colors.
Helian Hai tore off his mask. An extremely ugly demonic cultivator appeared before Lu Xuan.
"Another demonic cultivator from the Heavenly Demon Sect?"
"What, you, a mere Qi Refining eleventh level cultivator, think you can slay demons and monsters against me? But you are indeed extraordinary, far stronger than your fellow disciples. To be able to see through my illusion, you must be one of the most core disciples of the Tianhai Sect! It just so happens that my Myriad Demon Banner is still missing a few good main souls, so you'll be the answer. Let me help you achieve immortality within my Myriad Demon Banner!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan coldly replied, "Immortal life? I'm afraid it's worse than death!"
Once the primordial spirit is refined into the opponent's Myriad Demon Banner, it will never be able to enter the cycle of reincarnation again, which is more terrifying than physical death and the dissipation of one's Dao.
"go!"
The Foundation Establishment cultivator on the other side instantly summoned a large black banner with countless illusory skulls flashing on it.
"A top-grade magic weapon!"
Judging from the aura and power of this object, Lu Xuan realized that the Myriad Demon Banner in the hands of the Foundation Establishment demon cultivator opposite him was a truly top-grade magic weapon.
"Waaaaah..."
Countless demonic souls lunged at Lu Xuan, tearing at him.
Such power is absolutely unstoppable, even for a cultivator at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.
But Lu Xuan is no ordinary person.
Just a few days ago, he killed a Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator.
Lu Xuan decisively activated the semi-top-grade magic artifacts, the Ancient Spear and the Mirror.
Lu Xuan wouldn't be saving any spirit stones at this point.
Countless spirit stones were placed into the grooves of the mirror and Gugo as if they were free.
Instantly, the power of Gugo and the mirror increased dramatically, becoming no less than that of a top-grade magical artifact.
However, Lu Xuan's magical power was ultimately only at the Qi Refining stage.
The opponent was wielding a top-grade magic weapon with the power of a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator.
It can only hold out for a short time.
Just as Lu Xuan was about to set up the defensive light barrier again and activate the talisman treasure.
A flying sword slashed down.
The Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator was instantly pierced, and his demonic body turned into ashes.
Lu Xuan looked closely.
It turned out that the sect leader, Yu Qingzi, had arrived.
"Master."
"Hmm. It's a pity I'm too late. Your senior brothers are beyond saving. Their souls have been corrupted by demonic energy, and it will be difficult for them to regain consciousness in the future."
Yu Qingzi sighed and said:
"Our sect didn't expect that a Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator had infiltrated our Tianhai Sect. This time we really miscalculated. However, this time I will leave Junior Brother Wu, who is at the late Foundation Establishment stage and is also your Uncle Wu, here to prevent demonic cultivators from infiltrating Tianhai Kingdom again to do evil."
"What about me, Master?"
Upon hearing Lu Xuan's question, Yu Qingzi pondered for a moment before replying, "We have other important uses for each other!"
...
A few days later.
Lu Xuan returned to the Ancient God Mountain Range.
That day, Yu Qingzi gave Lu Xuan an extremely important task.
It turns out that within this Ancient God Mountain Range lies an ancient sword, the Ancient God Sword.
It is a top-tier flying sword among the finest magical artifacts!
This object has been placed here for many years, protected by a late-stage Foundation Establishment formation. It contains a massive amount of ancient divine energy, making it the nemesis of demonic cultivators.
It is a treasure passed down through generations of Tianhai Sect leaders.
This time, Yu Qingzi asked Lu to use the restriction token to retrieve the ancient god sword!
Just as Lu Xuan arrived at the cave where the treasure was kept.
A figure landed:
"Fang Han? Didn't you perish?" Lu Xuan asked in surprise.
The Fang Han before them was already incredibly close to the Foundation Establishment realm.
"That was just one of my puppet avatars. I knew Yuqingzi would send someone to retrieve this sword. I didn't expect it to be you. What a small world. But this time, Fellow Daoist Lu, you can stay here."
"Demon Transformation Technique!"
Fang Han shouted loudly, and his whole body emitted countless demonic energies, which were quickly surrounded by the dark demonic energy.
A moment later, Fang Han emerged from the demonic energy, now transformed into a three-zhang-tall, three-headed, six-armed demon.
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