Chapter 501 - 338: Conquering the World
In the following ten days.
Lu Jinyun and his party, leading three hundred thousand Guard Army, swept through Baoxiang Temple and Qingyang Temple with overwhelming force.
The three thousand Martial Monks within Baoxiang Temple were all executed, the millennia-old temple turned to ashes.
The seventy-two Taoist temples of Qingyang Temple crumbled, ending their centuries-old tradition.
The texts and Cultivation Techniques, secret treasures, all were stored into the Lu Family’s secret vault.
In Qian Ning City, the officials trembled.
Those ministers who had been friendly with the two factions now shut their doors and refused to come out.
The palace urgently reinforced by three thousand imperial guards overnight, with Breaking Gang Crossbows mounted even on the watchtowers, as if preparing for some formidable enemy.
But most terrifying was the fearsome combat prowess displayed by the Guard Army during the annihilation of the two factions.
There were more than a dozen Grandmaster level commanders.
Moreover, the army was equipped with Tiger’s Might Iron Armor Bows, which were effective against Martial Artists.
With the demise of the factions, the power structure of the Daqian Dynasty completely shifted.
In the Lu Family’s cultivation chamber, flickering candlelight stretched the shadows of Lu Jinyun and the others long and thin.
Lu Jinyun’s hands trembled slightly as he gently placed the treasures seized from both factions onto the stone platform.
The copper rings of the Nine-Ring Scepter clashed together, producing a crisp sound of metal colliding.
The Nine-Ring Scepter, passed down through the ages from Baoxiang Temple!
A tassel of gold thread from a Heavenly Master’s Duster dangled.
This was the Heavenly Master’s Duster handed down through generations at Qingyang Temple, rumored to contain magical power within.
After completing this, Lu Jinyun and the others stood motionless like statues, making no extra movements.
The chamber was filled with an overwhelming silence, broken only by their breathing.
"Jinyun, come here!"
Lu Xuan stood with his back to the treasures on the stone platform, his dark robe fluttering without wind.
He slowly turned around, his gaze cold as frost, the depths of his pitch-black pupils faintly gleaming with a golden light.
"Within Qian Ning City, I do not wish to hear any other voices!"
His voice was eerily calm, as if discussing the most trivial matter.
"Also, there is no need for too many troublesome people within the palace!"
With his words dropped, Lu Xuan slowly declared, "Take care of them for me!"
The final words struck Lu Jinyun and the others like a heavy hammer to the heart.
Lu Jinyun felt a cold sweat instantly soaking his back, and his three brothers beside him involuntarily trembled.
They had never seen their father act this way, a stark contrast to the loyal father they remembered.
Of course, they weren’t afraid, but incredulous at what their father was doing.
To think, before their father lost himself in madness.
If anyone dared speak such treasonous words in front of him, they would surely be beheaded, even if they were his own sons.
"Father, there are many Martial Arts Grandmasters in the palace, we fear the news might leak!"
At this moment, Lu Jinyun’s throat moved violently, his eyes fixed on Lu Xuan.
"Father!" Lu Jinyun continued.
"Sun Lingyuan of the Dragon Soaring Guard wields the Dragon Guarding Sword, exerting Grandmaster Perfection strength."
"Former chief eunuch Cao Yunjin has been secluded for twenty years, his body cultivated such that even Divine Weapons barely harm him."
"Yuan Licheng of the Daqian secret guard commands three thousand secret guards, his strength reaching Grandmaster Perfection."
Lu Jinyun’s voice trembled, yet he bravely analyzed, "Unless father takes action personally, unexpected changes might occur!"
Before he finished speaking, Lu Xuan suddenly raised his hand to interrupt Lu Jinyun’s words.
Lu Xuan raised his hand suddenly, golden light surged between his fingers.
Lu Jinyun’s waist sword "zheng" left its sheath with a sound.
The bright blade quivered violently in the air, emitting a continuous humming sound.
Roar, roar, roar......
Nine tiger roars exploded successively over the chamber, causing cracks to appear on its walls.
The blade, which seemed ordinary before, now emitted dazzling golden light.
Nine fierce and savage tiger shadows roved along the knife’s edge.
The most terrifying was the white tiger’s shadow, each appearance exuding a chilling killing intent that made Lu Jinyun and the others shiver.
Stunned, Lu Jinyun and the others took half a step back involuntarily—
They clearly saw their father’s right hand, holding the sword, was radiating an elusive golden light.
Each flicker of this golden light solidified the tiger shadows on the blade a bit more.
The sword released a pressure that made them, at the Grandmaster Realm, unable to breathe.
"Upon this sword... there lies a protective force from me!"
Lu Xuan casually threw the sword, the blade precisely arced through the air like a snake, embedding perfectly into Lu Jinyun’s waist sheath.
"It can cut down anyone in the world!"
The final words fell as Lu Jinyun and the others stood aghast, seemingly reflecting on what Lu Xuan had said.
The chamber’s heavy iron door slammed shut, separating the inside from the outside into two worlds.
Lu Jinyun and the others stood still, their eyes instinctively focusing on the sword in Lu Jinyun’s hand—
The blade flowed with nine tiger king shadows, a protective barrier casually left by their father just now.
"Second brother..." Lu Jinchang’s voice trembled, his fingers grazing the hilt and suddenly retracting.
"Could this... truly be the realm we martial artists can reach?"
The blade suddenly hummed, revealing nine tiger shadows.
Each was vividly lifelike, most frightening were their eyes—surprisingly similar to their father’s!
Lu Jinyun’s throat moved, recalling that earth-shattering strike on Ten Thousand Buddha Mountain: "That day when father slew two supreme Grandmasters..."
His voice grew lower, "I clearly saw space torn apart by tiger claws..."
Li Ming, the old housekeeper, hunched his back, this old servant who served the Lu Family for three generations suddenly smiled bitterly.