Tianyuan Great World, a mysterious place.
Before a massive teleportation array, the black-robed elder from the Netherworld Palace, leading many high-ranking members of its branches, stood respectfully waiting.
If Lu Qing were here, he would find that there was an old friend among them whom he knew quite well.
It was Mo Hongyun, the owner of the Treasure Pavilion, whom he had saved back in the Little Cang Realm.
Mo Hongyun's aura is now restrained and harmonious, clearly indicating that she has already entered the Nascent Soul realm.
However, Mo Hongyun was a little puzzled at this moment. What kind of important person could make her master, an eighth-level Nascent Soul cultivator, so solemnly lead everyone to wait here?
Could it be that something major happened outside while she was in seclusion?
Amidst Mo Hongyun's confusion, the teleportation array suddenly began to flicker.
A few breaths later, several figures appeared inside the teleportation array.
The aura subtly revealed by each figure made Mo Hongyun's heart tremble.
She understood that this must be the important person her master and the others were waiting for.
Sure enough, upon seeing those figures, Mo Hongyun's current master, the old man in black robes, trembled and immediately went to meet them.
"Elder, it's actually you who came in person, along with Junior Brother Heiming and Junior Sister Hongfei. I didn't expect you to come too."
Three people were teleported over: an elderly man with white hair, a young man wearing a mask, and a charming woman.
The young man among them was none other than Hei Ming, a true disciple of the Netherworld Palace who had a brief encounter with Lu Qing in the Guixu Secret Realm.
"If that person is really in the Tianyuan Great World, I'm afraid none of you can do anything to him if I don't come here," the white-haired old man said calmly.
"Senior Brother Zhang, is what you said in the message true? Did that person really appear in the Tianyuan Great World?" Hei Ming asked at this moment.
As for the charming woman, she also looked on with curiosity.
The reason she came here was because she heard that the mysterious person who had caused a great upheaval in the Guixu Secret Realm and even killed the Demon Slaughter Mountain of the Black and White Sect had appeared in the Tianyuan Great World.
Out of curiosity, I followed them.
I want to see if the legendary figure who caused so many holy lands to suffer great setbacks is really as formidable as the rumors suggest.
"I'm not entirely sure either, but I have a record of that person's image here. Junior Brother Heiming, you've met that person before, see if it's him."
However, Elder, let me preface this by saying that I think it's best for our Netherworld Palace to refrain from provoking this person for the time being.
The old man in black robes said cautiously.
"Oh, what do you mean? Are you saying that even I can't do anything to a junior in the Nascent Soul Realm?" the white-haired old man said calmly.
“That’s not what I meant at all,” the old man in black robes quickly replied.
He dared not offend this person, after all, this was a Dao Integration Realm expert, who could crush him with a single finger.
"As for the reason, Elder, you should understand after watching this video."
After saying that, the old man in black robes took out a recording stone, activated it with his magic power, and manifested a light screen.
On the light screen, a video was played, showing Lu Qing fighting against the elders of the Holy Alliance and a group of demon kings of the demon race at Tian Sheng Peak.
"It's him!"
Upon seeing Lu Qing, who remained unfazed despite being surrounded by numerous powerful figures within the light screen, Hei Ming immediately spoke.
In the battle at Tian Sheng Peak, Lu Qing used his original appearance, just like in the Gui Xu Secret Realm.
So Black Nether recognized him immediately.
More importantly, he was all too familiar with the expression on the person's face in the light screen.
That calm and collected expression, as if no matter what happens, everything is under control and everything is within expectations.
Apart from Lu Qing, he had never seen this in anyone else.
"This person has actually come out of the Guixu Secret Realm. How did he get out? And why is he here? Could it be that he comes from the Tianyuan Great World?"
Hei Ming was greatly shocked. His thoughts raced, and many guesses suddenly came to mind. He was also quite excited.
Since the trip to the Guixu Secret Realm, many powerful forces have sent out countless spies to secretly investigate Lu Qing's background.
No matter how hard they investigated, they couldn't find any clues.
Lu Qing seemed to have appeared out of thin air; there was no information about him in the nearby immortal realms or among the countless sects and forces.
Unexpectedly, I now see him appear in the Tianyuan Great World.
"This is... Fellow Daoist Lu?!"
In the corner, Mo Hongyun saw Lu Qing on the light screen and was equally shocked.
Although Lu Qing in the light screen has changed somewhat compared to back then.
But Mo Hongyun recognized him immediately; it was Lu Qing, the one who had saved her life and helped her escape the control of the Venerable Miaoyu.
"Are Master and the others going to deal with Fellow Daoist Lu?"
This caused Mo Hongyun's heart to be thrown into turmoil.
I was both shocked and anxious.
She never expected that the person who had attracted such great attention from her master and others, and who even had a top expert sent from headquarters to provide support, was actually Lu Qing.
As a disciple of the Netherworld Palace, Mo Hongyun has been cultivating here all these years.
She knew very well just how terrifying the Netherworld Palace's foundation was.
This mysterious place is merely a branch of the real Netherworld Palace.
Even so, it was enough to make the three major clans of the Tianyuan Great World extremely wary, and they would never provoke them on their own initiative.
Now that Lu Qing has been targeted by this behemoth, how could Mo Hongyun not be anxious?
No one noticed the change in Mo Hongyun's expression.
Because they were all completely captivated by the images on the light screen.
Even a powerful figure like the old man in black robes, who had seen this footage before, was still shocked when he watched it again.
As for the Black Nethers who just arrived, needless to say.
As the video played, their eyes widened.
Especially when he saw Lu Qing transform into a giant and casually swat those Holy Alliance elders like mosquitoes, Hei Ming's mouth gaped open.
When the video finished playing, the three of them were completely stunned.
"He shattered a ninth-level Nascent Soul with a single punch, and casually annihilated more than ten demon kings with a single sword strike. In such a short time, his strength has increased so terrifyingly?"
Hei Ming murmured, his eyes filled with frustration.
After his trip to the Guixu Secret Realm, he went back into seclusion and diligently cultivated, eventually breaking through the barrier and entering the Ninth Tribulation of the Primordial Spirit.
I originally thought I could get closer to Lu Qing.
Unexpectedly, the distance has now become even greater.
Even a top-tier expert who had reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm was blasted to death by Lu Qing with a single punch.
With his current strength, he probably couldn't even withstand a single finger from his opponent.
"This is the mysterious person who single-handedly monopolized the inheritance of the Guixu Secret Realm. He's indeed powerful. I've set my sights on him!"
The alluring woman stared intently at Lu Qing on the screen, her eyes shining brightly, her face flushed with an unusual rosy hue, clearly excited.
As for the white-haired old man, his expression was extremely solemn.
He hadn't expected that even a divine sense clone at the Dao Integration Realm couldn't do anything to Lu Qing.
No wonder Zhang Qiao said earlier that their Netherworld Palace was not suitable to provoke him for the time being.
If even a divine sense clone can't do anything to him, then as long as he's in the Great World, this Nascent Soul Realm kid is practically invincible.
"Slaying a Nascent Soul Ninth Tribulation expert... Fellow Daoist Lu has actually become this powerful?"
Mo Hongyun was even more astonished.
With her current strength, she actually couldn't understand the battle within the light screen.
After all, the cultivation level of any one of the powerful figures there was far above hers, and she simply couldn't see through them.
But she heard Hei Ming's words clearly just now.
Seeing the shocked and stunned expressions on everyone's faces, she had a rough idea of what had happened.
For a moment, my mind went blank.
Although she knew that Lu Qing was no ordinary cultivator, having displayed unparalleled talent back then.
She never imagined that the young man who was at the Golden Core stage back then needed help from others even to enter the Tianyuan Great World.
In less than a century, it has grown to such an extent.
Even peerless experts who had reached the peak of the ninth tribulation of the primordial spirit were killed by him at will.
"What exactly has Fellow Daoist Lu experienced over the years?" Mo Hongyun couldn't help but wonder.
"Elder, this is why I said our Netherworld Palace is not suitable to provoke this person for the time being."
The old man in black robes smiled wryly and said, "Actually, after I sent a message to headquarters, some things happened in the Tianyuan Great World in the past few days, which were also related to this person."
"What is it?"
The white-haired old man came to his senses and asked.
"Just a few days ago, this person appeared in the capital of the demon race in the Tianyuan Great World and directly extorted the demon emperor, demanding 300,000 high-grade spirit stones and 100 top-grade spirit stones..."
"...After leaving the Demon Realm, he disappeared again, and no one knows where he went."
"It can be said that during this period of time, he had beaten up all three major clans of the Tianyuan Great World and squeezed nearly a million high-grade spirit stones and hundreds of top-grade spirit stones from them."
The Netherworld Palace truly lives up to its reputation as the most well-informed force in the Tianyuan Great World.
They also found out about Lu Qing's harvesting of spirit stones from the demon and monster races.
The things the black-robed elder said made the white-haired elder and Hei Ming gasp in shock.
It wasn't just the sheer awe at Lu Qing's insane act of extorting three major clans that was shocking, but also the fact that he actually managed to extort such a massive amount of spirit stones.
You have to understand, that's nearly a million high-grade spirit stones and hundreds of top-grade spirit stones.
Such a large quantity of spirit stones would take even the entire Netherworld Palace a long time to collect and accumulate.
For a moment, even a powerful figure like the white-haired old man at the Dao Integration Realm couldn't help but feel a sense of envy and jealousy.
He might not value high-grade spirit stones too much, but top-grade spirit stones are extremely useful even for those in the Dao Integration Realm.
Even with his years of accumulation, he didn't have that many top-grade spirit stones.
"Fellow Daoist Lu still loves spirit stones so much."
On the contrary, Mo Hongyun couldn't help but smile when she heard these words.
She couldn't help but recall that Lu Qing had joined her Treasure Pavilion as the chief talisman maker back then, also in order to earn spirit stones.
"You're right, our Netherworld Palace should indeed avoid making enemies with this person."
The white-haired old man remained silent for a while before finally speaking.
Hearing this, the old man in black robes finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But soon, he heard the Supreme Elder continue, "However, it is not good for our Netherworld Palace to make enemies with him, but there is one place that should be very interested in news about him."
The old man in black robes was startled: "Supreme Elder, you mean..."
The white-haired old man smiled slightly: "Naturally, it is the Black and White Temple. Many of the true disciples of the Black and White Temple were killed by this man in the Guixu Secret Realm, and even Mo Tushan died at his hands."
Hei Bai Guan hated this man to the core, wishing he could tear him apart and skin him alive.
If word gets out that this person has appeared in the Tianyuan Great World, what do you think the Black and White Temple's reaction will be?
The old man in black robes knew without a doubt that, given the domineering nature of the Black and White Sect, they would do everything in their power to intercept and kill Lu Qing.
"But even the Black and White Observatory wouldn't be able to do anything to this person in the Tianyuan Great World, would they?"
The white-haired old man glared and said, "Who said I wanted him dead? This man is the sharpest blade. I'm going to use this blade to wear down the Black and White Sect's foundation!"
"I see, I understand now!"
The old man in black robes suddenly realized and repeatedly agreed.
"Now it's up to you. Remember, you must sell this information for a good price, and you must conceal this person's recent achievements in the Tianyuan Great World. Just let the Black and White Temple know about his affairs in the Tianyuan Great World," the white-haired old man instructed.
"This disciple understands."
The old man in black robes agreed, but his heart trembled slightly.
The Supreme Elder's instructions were clearly intended to trick the Black and White Temple.
To some extent, the Supreme Elder also represents part of the will of the headquarters.
Could it be that the higher-ups are planning to take action against the Black and White Viewpoint?
The thought that his own faction was about to take action against one of the most powerful forces under another star system deeply shocked the old man in black robes.
He understood that something big was about to happen.
Lu Qing was unaware of the secret arrangements made by the Netherworld Palace.
At this moment, he was single-mindedly cultivating in seclusion beneath the earth, attempting to break through to the ninth tribulation of the primordial spirit realm.
Because the [Perfect Divine Technique] had already been deduced by Lu Qing to the level of the Ninth Tribulation of the Primordial Spirit.
Therefore, for him, there is no bottleneck between the eighth and ninth tribulations.
What he has always lacked is spirit stones.
As long as he has enough pure spiritual energy, he can continue to advance bravely until he crosses that barrier.
And so, he devoted himself to cultivation in the meditation room he had specially built.
He continuously scattered large amounts of spirit stones, arranging them into spirit-gathering arrays.
The incredibly rich spiritual energy almost solidified in the quiet room before he swallowed it whole, quickly refining it and transforming it into his own cultivation.
In the midst of the chaos, tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones were continuously refined by Lu Qing.
Finally, on this day, he shuddered, and an incomparably powerful aura emanated from his body.
At the same time, the Great Dao trembled, and its heavenly might descended, unleashing countless wisps of calamity and death energy that engulfed him. (End of Chapter)
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