After swirling around the table, the three rays of light transformed into three indistinct figures, each about a foot tall. They appeared ethereal, but their forms were clearly those of the three Daoist, Confucian, and Buddhist monks from the earlier painting of three people gazing at the moon—the renowned Three Sages of Kunwu from ancient times.
The crimson figure sensed danger and flashed a crimson light, attempting to escape using its strange escape technique. However, for some reason, its body flickered with spiritual light, yet it remained unable to leave the hall. At this moment, the figure truly panicked. Because everyone in the hall felt that terrifying oppressive force.
The Three Saints of Kunwu back then were no ordinary Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Their successful ascension in that era clearly indicated they were late-stage Nascent Soul stage cultivators. The cultivation level of any one of them was far beyond what Lu Xuan could currently contend with. Let alone the mysterious man relying on his uncanny escape techniques.
This man was actually an elder among the Ye family cultivators. He used a special magical artifact from the Ye family, employing this Blood Escape Technique, hoping to seize the artifact by surprise. Unfortunately for him, Lu Xuan already knew about this final contingency plan. He was waiting for him to make his move, to pave the way for him.
Three figures simultaneously floated towards their magical artifacts. The three treasures hummed and bounced up, then trembled before transforming into three streaks of purple, yellow, and red light that shot out and vanished in an instant. Before the blood-red figure could react, the three rays of light completely enveloped him.
With a deafening roar, three-colored light exploded, instantly engulfing the blood-red figure. When the light faded, the figure had completely vanished. Clearly, both its physical body and nascent soul had simultaneously dissolved into nothingness.
Although this attack was formed from a wisp of divine thought of the Three Sages of Kunwu, its power was in no way inferior to an attack from a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. With the three of them working together, no one in the world could withstand it.
After this attack, the three wisps of divine thought completely dissipated into the world. The three treasures also returned to the jade table, obediently remaining still.
At that moment, Lu Xuan reappeared, easily seizing all the treasures.
"Assistant, a furious shout came from the entrance of the main hall."
Lu Xuan turned his head and saw that dozens of Ye family cultivators had gathered. At this moment, they were staring intently at Lu Xuan, their gazes seemingly wanting to devour him.
After planning for over a thousand years, someone else beat them to it and reaped all the benefits. The elders of the Ye family were now nearly driven mad.
"Put down those things, and I'll let you leave alive," the elder in charge of the Ye family said in a deep voice. More than a dozen Nascent Soul stage cultivators followed closely behind, forming an arc around Lu Xuan and the others. At the same time, they directly began to win over the three demons who were clearly hostile to Lu Xuan and Han Li.
"The three of you seem to have some grudges with these two. Why don't we join forces temporarily to eliminate them, and then discuss the distribution of the food magic treasure?"
However, they didn't notice that the three demons' faces looked as if they had eaten excrement.
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Chapter 554 Longmeng Appears
Faced with two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the Ye family, along with over a dozen Nascent Soul stage warriors, Lu Xuan didn't even bother to glance at them. Instead, he casually replied with a curt remark.
"Stop them, whether they live or die."
The three demonic beasts understood that these words weren't just for Han Li's ears, but also for theirs. Their life-or-death tokens were now in his hands. Holding their lives in his grasp, he could naturally command them.
The three demonic beasts were unwilling to accept defeat. However, their opponent was no ordinary low-level cultivator who had just gotten lucky. His cultivation level was already above theirs, and now he possessed their life-bound artifact; the three of them were utterly powerless to resist.
Thinking of this, a murderous aura flashed across the three demons' faces. Since they couldn't deal with that human, they would take their anger out on the other human cultivators.
The Ye family cultivators were also completely bewildered. Just moments ago, the other side was fighting tooth and nail, so how could their hatred have shifted so instantly? Were they the ones attracting so much hatred, or were they being deliberately provoked from the start?
Although Han Laomo was also surprised and suspicious, he vaguely understood something when he thought about the four wooden plaques that Lu Xuan had taken away. He wasn't particularly afraid of these human cultivators to begin with, and now that he had three powerful allies, he was even more fearless. If they fought openly, it wouldn't be impossible for him to leave all these Ye family cultivators here.
A flash of lightning erupted from Lu Xuan's body as he passed through the Kunwu Hall and appeared before everyone. This enraged the Ye family cultivators. Their actions clearly showed that Lu Xuan didn't take them seriously. However, before they could react, Han Li stepped in front of them.
The three demons, whose escape techniques were slightly inferior, instead used their positions to block the Ye family members from behind. Lu Xuan disappeared without looking back. Han Li, on the other hand, joined forces with the three demons to surround all the Ye family cultivators at the entrance of the Kunwu Hall.
After leaving Kunwu Palace, Lu Xuan went directly to the Demon Suppression Tower. This was the core of the entire Kunwu Mountain seal, and also Lu Xuan's main target this time.
The sealed Yuan Sha Saint Ancestor was undoubtedly an opponent Lu Xuan could not defeat. However, in the original story, the opponent's cultivation was extremely powerful; a single finger could instantly kill a Nascent Soul cultivator. This was because the Ancient Demon had collected many demonic artifacts over the years, which helped her escape and recover her cultivation.
This allowed her to retain considerable combat power even after breaking the seal. Now, the ancient demon is long gone. With no one to help her, even if she were to break free, she wouldn't be able to maintain combat power above the Nascent Soul stage. Therefore, Lu Xuan wasn't actually that afraid of her.
The only thing to worry about is that the opponent is, after all, the Holy Ancestor of the Demon Realm, and his trump cards are definitely beyond my imagination. If he were to fight me to the death, things would get very difficult.
On the eighth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower, two teleportation arrays, one black and one white, appeared before Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan knew that the white one was for sealing Linglong, while the black one was for sealing Yuan Sha Saint Ancestor.
Although they were supposedly sealed separately, the two teleportation arrays actually led to the same destination. They were simply separated by some incredible supernatural power used by ancient cultivators. This was to give Linglong a space to recover and reclaim her body.
Back then, the Holy Ancestor Yuan Sha was severely injured and had no choice but to possess Linglong's Heavenly Wolf body with her primordial spirit. Originally, she held an absolute advantage, even forcing Linglong to split her primordial spirit. However, the ancient cultivators at that time were on Linglong's side. They carved out an independent space within the seal for Linglong to rest.
After accumulating strength for a period of time, they went to fight Yuan Sha. If they couldn't win, they went back to rest. After several rounds of this, Yuan Sha was worn down to the point of collapse.
However, Yuan Sha Saint Ancestor was a ruthless man. Seeing that he was no match for her, he directly used a secret technique, fusing his primordial spirit with Linglong's Heavenly Wolf Body. Now, Linglong could no longer expel him. To completely reclaim her physical body, Linglong had no choice but to devour him.
For Yuan Sha, this was merely a slow death. But at least it allowed her to buy herself some more time. In reality, Yuan Sha was already nearing her breaking point.
Lu Xuan thought for a moment and then entered the white teleportation array. The white teleportation array led to a grand hall sealed by a powerful restriction. Compared to the other restrictions on Kunwu Mountain, the restrictions here were much more advanced. This was because the core of the entire restriction was a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure, the Eight Spirit Ruler.
In the previous era, this was a renowned and powerful spiritual treasure. Moreover, it was a Buddhist magical artifact specifically designed to trap and control enemies. An array set up with this treasure would naturally be as stable as a rock.
However, these were not problems for Lu Xuan. In fact, the entire main hall of Kunwu Mountain posed virtually no threat to him at this point. This was because Lu Xuan now possessed the Dragon Transformation Seal and the Crystal Tablet. The two core keys to the Kunwu Mountain seal were both in his hands. Although he didn't yet have the power to control the entire Kunwu Mountain seal at will, given Lu Xuan's cultivation level, passing through any of the restrictions was effortless.
He ignored the Eight Spirit Ruler above his head and walked directly through the restriction into the main hall.
The main hall was empty, but Lu Xuan could sense someone spying on him. The other person's cultivation was undoubtedly far superior to his own; even with his divine sense fully activated, Lu Xuan couldn't find their whereabouts. However, Lu Xuan wasn't worried. Although Linglong possessed formidable cultivation, within the restrictions, she was at most at the Nascent Soul stage.
Most importantly, the other party, in order to seize control of the body from Yuan Sha, would absolutely not engage in much fighting with him.
Unable to find anything by scanning with his divine sense, Lu Xuan thought for a moment. He raised his right hand, and ten small, multicolored flags flew out from his body and were planted around the main hall.
As expected, Linglong, who was hiding in the shadows, could no longer hold back after Lu Xuan made his move. In the void, a green light flashed, and Lu Xuan felt an invisible force strike his protective aura.
With a thought, three silver shields appeared around him, blocking the attack. Then, a soft laugh echoed in the void.
"You actually managed to block it, little guy. Your cultivation level is quite interesting. Could you be a descendant of the Three Saints of Kunwu? However, you don't have any of their aura on you. But you do have something like the Dragon Transformation Seal. So, who exactly are you?"
"Who I am is not important. What matters is what I can offer you, senior. I wonder if I should call you Linglong or Longmeng now?"
As soon as these words were spoken, an invisible attack resounded from the void once more. At the same time, a pair of green pupils appeared before Lu Xuan. Linglong, or rather Longmeng, had finally appeared before Lu Xuan.
Have you seen Xue Ling? Where is she?