Chapter 235 : Chapter 235
Chapter 235: Lu Xuanyuan's Departure
"This matter ends here. If I find you bullying my Lu Family's juniors again, the next person who comes won't be me."
Lu Tianyuan let out a cold snort, then swept his sleeves and departed.
The Myriad Realms Venerable was left standing alone, staring at his nearly destroyed Myriad Realms Mountain with an incredibly ugly expression.
But there was nothing he could do about Lu Tianyuan.
All he could do was swallow his rage in silence.
Only, not long after Lu Tianyuan left, the more the Myriad Realms Venerable stewed over it, the angrier he grew. Suddenly, a voice materialized within his mind.
"Do you want revenge?"
"Who are you?"
The Myriad Realms Venerable's expression changed sharply, his guard rising.
Anyone capable of transmitting a message to him without his detecting it had to be far more powerful than him--at least a Dao Venerable.
"Who I am doesn't matter. What matters is--do you want revenge?"
The voice seemed to carry a kind of insidious enticement, luring the Myriad Realms Venerable toward the abyss.
Recalling his earlier humiliation and the Lu Family's insufferable arrogance, the Myriad Realms Venerable gritted his teeth.
"I want revenge!"
"Good. Very good." The bewitching voice came again.
"So what do you need me to do in order to help me get my revenge?" the Myriad Realms Venerable asked, his wariness fully intact.
"Simple. Become my follower, and I shall grant you power beyond measure. Enough to effortlessly destroy any existence below the Dao Venerable Realm."
"And what about Dao Venerables?"
The Myriad Realms Venerable asked, perplexed.
He didn't fear Dao Practitioners. What he feared was the Lu Family's Dao Venerables.
If a Dao Venerable came after him, he was as good as dead.
"Even if a Dao Venerable strikes at you, with my power, you will be an undying and imperishable existence."
The bewitching voice assured him. And upon learning that even a Dao Venerable couldn't kill him, the Myriad Realms Venerable gritted his teeth and agreed.
"But how can I be sure you're telling the truth?"
"Simple. Follow my guidance to a certain place, and you will believe."
"Fine, I accept!"
"Lu Family... Lu Tianyuan... just you wait. I will destroy you all!"
The Myriad Realms Venerable vowed under his breath, then set off in the direction the bewitching voice in his mind indicated.
Far beyond the Dao Realm, in that void of primordial chaos.
Imprisoned within his cage, the Evil God Kaigulas opened those malevolent eyes.
"At last, someone has taken the bait!"
"Last time was my mistake--losing the Human Sovereign Banner and wasting an opportunity."
"But this time, I will not fail. Dao Realm, prepare to welcome the arrival of your emperor!"
"Keh heh heh... keh heh heh heh!"
Time passed in the blink of an eye, and the date of the Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament drew near.
Meanwhile, in the Immortal Realm.
"Fuck! I just can't find him!"
Lu Xuanyuan was so furious he nearly smashed the compass in his hand to pieces.
But in the end, reason won out over rage.
"Forget it. I'll stop searching for now. That guy's already broken through to Immortal Emperor--he's not going to die any time soon. He can stay in the Immortal Realm for now."
"I'll come back and bring him home after the Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament."
As the tournament's start date drew closer, Lu Xuanyuan finally made up his mind.
He would return to the Lu Family first, participate in the Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament, and then come back for the lost clansman.
After all, he was the trump card of his branch. If he missed the Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament, he'd have to wait until the next one.
With that thought, Lu Xuanyuan stowed his Bloodline Compass and headed for the Thirty-Three Heavens.
The Thirty-Three Heavens was the closest point to the Dao Realm. All he needed to do was crush his token there, and the Lu Family's Dao Practitioner would come to escort him to the Dao Realm.
At the moment, Lu Xuanyuan was extremely close to the Primordial Sect, and so he failed to notice that in the instant he stowed his compass, its needle had made the slightest of movements.
Upon reaching the Thirty-Three Heavens, he crushed the Jade Talisman in his hand.
In the next moment, the Lu Family's Peak Dao Practitioner stationed outside the Immortal Realm slowly opened his eyes and turned toward the Immortal Realm.
The instant he drew close, a Wang Family Dao Practitioner moved to intercept him.
"Fellow Daoist, please allow me passage. I'm here for one of our Lu Family's own."
After establishing his identity as a member of the Lu Family, the Wang Family Dao Practitioner didn't make things difficult for him.
As the Lu Family's Peak Dao Practitioner acted, a rift was torn open in the Thirty-Three Heavens of the Immortal Realm.
Zhu Qingyan's eyes snapped open, her expression turning deeply solemn.
Almost simultaneously, all nine Peak Immortal Emperors across the Immortal Realm opened their eyes and turned toward the rift.
"Who was it? Has someone descended into the Immortal Realm? Or has that Lu Family envoy departed?"
The eight Peak Immortal Emperors speculated silently.
Only Zhu Qingyan harbored a trace of hope. What if it was Lu Xunxian returning?
Inside the Ancient Wood Sect.
Lu Dao also gazed up toward the heavens.
"Lu Dao, what's wrong?"
Beside him, Lu Qingyun opened her eyes after finishing her training, her expression curious.
Looking at Lu Qingyun now, her cultivation speed had slowed considerably compared to before. After more than a century of training, she had only barely broken through from the Early Immortal King Realm to the Late Immortal King Realm.
"Someone has torn through the Immortal Realm's barrier."
As Lu Dao spoke, surprise flashed across Lu Qingyun's face.
But it quickly turned to hopeful excitement. "Is it Father? Has he come back?"
Lu Dao shook his head without hesitation. "It's not the master. With the master's strength, he wouldn't need to tear through the Immortal Realm's barrier to descend."
"It's not him? Oh well, never mind then."
Hearing it wasn't her father, the spark of excitement in Lu Qingyun's eyes was instantly doused, and she lost all interest.
At the Thirty-Three Heavens, after the Lu Family's Dao Practitioner tore through the Immortal Realm's barrier and extracted Lu Xuanyuan, the rift gradually healed and soon returned to its original state.
"Clan Elder."
After being brought out, Lu Xuanyuan cupped his fists toward the Clan Elder.
The Clan Elder gave a slight nod, then noticed something and furrowed his brow.
"Where is the lost clansman?"
"Ahem, well, Clan Elder... I truly couldn't find him. And with the Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament about to begin, I thought I'd go back and search again after the tournament is over."
Lu Xuanyuan was somewhat embarrassed, but quickly offered his explanation.
"Since he's already broken through to Immortal Emperor, he should be safe for the time being."
"Besides, I suspect he's deliberately hiding, which makes it very difficult to track him down."
The Clan Elder let out a sigh, then nodded in acceptance.
"Very well. After all, you're the Heaven Branch's trump card, so the Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament takes priority."
"As for the lost clansman, we'll deal with that after the tournament."
"Thank you, Clan Elder."