The meeting of the Mulan people proceeded as follows. They essentially ignored the possibility that Lu Xuan was a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. This was mainly because Tiannan only had three powerful cultivators in total, and both were currently under their control.
Lu Xuan also noticed that he was being watched. His spiritual senses indicated that he was being tracked by some kind of secret technique. However, no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find the source. Even though he consciously collected various supernatural abilities and secret techniques, there were simply too many sects and supernatural powers in this world. Especially the cultivation system of the Mulan people, which had a completely different style. Ultimately, Lu Xuan couldn't find the source of the problem.
Until he was ambushed by three Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
That day, Lu Xuan was flying among the clouds when the surrounding clouds suddenly turned deep purple, trapping him inside.
Lu Xuan snorted coldly, his body crackling with lightning. He used lightning escape to forcibly break free from the encirclement of the purple clouds. He had sensed before that the purple clouds contained some kind of spiritual poison. However, that level of poison was completely unable to penetrate his crystal-clear golden body.
The moment he appeared, Lu Xuan felt an intense heat rush towards him. A huge fireball struck his face.
At the same time, a thunderous roar sounded behind him, and two long spears crackling with lightning pierced straight behind him. Simultaneously, something above his head transformed into a long, purplish-black tongue, coiling towards Lu Xuan from above.
The timing of the opponent's attack was extremely precise. It struck the instant Lu Xuan's lightning escape technique manifested. Under normal circumstances, it's impossible to use this lightning escape technique twice in a single moment.
For a fleeting second, Lu Xuan really wanted to teleport away and tell them that his lightning escape technique had reached a level of complete mastery. However, after thinking about it, he decided not to spoil the fun.
He could sense that the spiritual energy fluctuations of these three cultivators were different from those of ordinary cultivators. These people should be called mages, cultivators among the Mulan people. Their spells are also known as spiritual arts.
With a thought, three small shields engraved with tortoise shell patterns appeared beside Lu Xuan. As if possessing a spirit, the three shields scattered and met three different attacks.
The attack was blocked, but the three Muran mages seemed unsurprised. They were all seasoned veterans with extensive combat experience. Their attacks continued without pause.
A black-robed elder appeared from within the purple clouds. He patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist, and a gust of wind rushed towards him. Lu Xuan looked closely and saw it was a bird-like spirit beast, its body surrounded by sharp blades. At the same time, the elder spat out a silver ring.
The ring grew longer in the wind, transforming into countless ring-shaped phantoms that enveloped Lu Xuan. It seemed that from the beginning, this old man's role was that of a support. His attacks were primarily aimed at trapping, weakening, and poking from the edges of the enemy's defenses.
The other two cultivators were the true main attackers. The mage who had used the fireball spell was surrounded by seven small crimson flags. This was clearly a fire mage. The cultivator behind him opened his mouth and spat out specks of silver light. Those were actually dozens of flying needle-like magical artifacts.
The three attacks—trapping the enemy, using spiritual techniques, and employing magical artifacts—are seamlessly linked.
Lu Xuan no longer acted arrogantly. A golden light flashed around him, and his Glazed Golden Body was activated. At the same time, the shield behind him suddenly opened, clearing the path for the two long spears to attack.
The long spear pierced straight at Lu Xuan. But then, an astonishing scene unfolded.
Amidst flashes of lightning, Lu Xuan reached out and caught the two long spears that were thrust at him. The owner of the spears was a blue-robed mage. Upon seeing this, his expression changed. He hurriedly formed hand seals, attempting to recall his magical weapons.
But the next second, he felt a tremendous force that ignored his spellcasting and forcibly wielded his magic weapon.
In the sky, Lu Xuan used two long spears as weapons. With a seemingly casual swing of his right hand, the black-robed elder in the sky cried out in terror. It turned out that Lu Xuan's seemingly casual swing had struck precisely in the flight path of his wind-type flying spirit beast.
With a sharp scream, the unknown spirit beast's head was smashed open by Lu Xuan's staff.
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Chapter 524 Wei Wuyai
A few flashes of silver light appeared beside him. Dozens of silver flying needles had appeared on Lu Xuan's chest without him even noticing, piercing straight into his body.
Although Lu Xuan was confident in his physical body, he didn't intend to use it to withstand these flying needle-like magical weapons. He took a slight step back, and one of the three shields immediately appeared in front of him, blocking the flying needles.
On the other side, endless flames roared in. Seven small flags floating in the sky formed a simple array. At the cultivator's summons, countless firebirds surged forth from it.
Lu Xuan gave a light snort, and the three shields spun around his body. Some kind of translucent runes emerged from the shields, covering every corner of his body. Those were the Heavenly Armor Runes, the true form of this rune armor.
Lu Xuan never displayed the immense power of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, nor did he employ any suppression of divine sense. Otherwise, a mere release of his full spiritual pressure would have been enough to terrify the three into inaction. A crushing blow of divine sense could have even instantly killed them.
He got entangled with these three people mainly to test his new magic weapon.
Countless firebirds collided with the Heavenly Mandate runes. Yet, the seemingly fragile, translucent runes remained completely still, suffering no damage whatsoever.
Lu Xuan smiled slightly; the effect of this talisman armor was quite good.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Xuan had already exchanged blows with his opponent several times. The several Mulan cultivators had also realized that Lu Xuan's cultivation was extremely high, and he hadn't even used his full strength yet. However, they were already in a difficult position and had no choice but to grit their teeth and attack.
Lu Xuan's hands flashed with lightning, golden bolts piercing through the two long spears. The green-robed cultivator immediately vomited a mouthful of blood. The magical artifact connected to his mind had its mark forcibly erased by Lu Xuan, severely damaging its spiritual power.
While Lu Xuan was in mid-air, countless silver circular phantoms suddenly appeared around him, binding him to the spot. However, Lu Xuan only flashed with golden light and directly broke free of the restraints using the strength of his physical body.
At the same time, three thunder beads, each the size of a ping-pong ball but flashing with different lightning, appeared in his hand.
With a thought, three lightning orbs shot into the sky. At the same time, the three Mulan mages sensed a slight change in the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy). Before they could discover what the change was, a deadly crisis gripped their hearts.
The three mages were all experienced, and without hesitation, they used various escape techniques to retreat. But it was too late. In the sky, flashes of blue, green, and purple lightning appeared, instantly transforming into a sea of lightning that enveloped the three Mulan mages.
A few breaths later, a golden light flashed amidst the lightning. A Nascent Soul cultivator had flown away. Lu Xuan watched from afar, not giving chase. He simply sighed softly. There was nothing he could do; he only had three lightning orbs.
The Ten Directions Demon-Slaying Prison had become the Three Directions Demon-Slaying Prison. Although the speed was significantly increased by using the Thunder Pearl, almost instantly killing three Nascent Soul cultivators, it still fell short of the final effect of the Ten Directions Demon-Slaying Prison. Back when Lu Xuan was just at the Nascent Soul stage, his Ten Directions Demon-Slaying Prison, performed solely with his physical body, was far more powerful than that attack.
Lu Xuan estimated that at least five Thunder Pearls would be needed to initially demonstrate the true power of the Ten Directions Demon-Slaying Prison. However, such things required fate and couldn't be forced. Lu Xuan wasn't in a hurry for the time being. The fact that the Mulan people had their eyes on him, however, gave him some anticipation. He had originally wanted to talk to the Mulan people anyway.
To be precise, he wanted to talk to the sacred bird of the Mulan people.
Three Nascent Soul cultivators attempted to ambush Lu Xuan, but not only did they fail, they were also utterly defeated and forced to retreat. Only one Nascent Soul cultivator managed to escape. This caused great unease among the Mulan people, even slowing down their advance at the front lines.
The people in Tiannan weren't blind; they had already gathered some information and learned that a highly skilled cultivator had appeared behind the Mulan people. This bought Tiannan a considerable amount of time.
Wars between cultivators are entirely different from wars between mortals. They can engage in dozens of battles in a single night. The slaughter of a city and the destruction of a country can be decided in the blink of an eye. However, due to special circumstances, they may also maintain a truce for sixty or even a hundred years.
The current war is a result of Lu Xuan's intervention, which has led to a truce between Tiannan and Mulan.
At this time, Lu Xuan also received invitations from cultivators from Tiannan.
This was Lu Xuan's first time meeting Wei Wuyai. Surrounding him were late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators who had been renowned for many years and were vaguely considered the number one expert in the south. These weren't the kind of cultivators Lu Xuan would even notice. The main reason was that Wei Wuyai used poison-based supernatural abilities. In Lu Xuan's mind, those who used poison were generally considered lowly.
However, after meeting Wei Wuyai, Lu Xuan changed his opinion of him somewhat. Wei Wuyai was one of the very few cultivators in Tiannan who possessed both a certain moral compass and a broad perspective.