Chapter 462 - 455: The Lu Family Faces Annihilation Again (Second Update, Seeking Subscription)
Looking at the ravaged landscape, at the damaged mountains, at the corpses scattered everywhere.
Lu Xuanji felt sorrow in his heart and began to clean up the corpses here, urging the great fire to refine and burn them to ash.
The Lu Family had once again been exterminated.
Even though, after becoming an ancestor, Lu Xuanji became more elevated, gradually distancing himself from the lower-level cultivators; those Golden Core cultivators he could still recognize, but most of the Purple Mansion cultivators he could no longer identify.
Because he didn’t recognize them, naturally, there wasn’t much deep emotion to speak of.
But after all, they were of the Lu Family.
Yet now, the Lu Family was exterminated again.
He indeed felt unlucky; in the past, the old Purple Mansion ancestor passed away, and the Yan Yang old ancestor attacked, forcing the Lu Family mountain gate, killing seven or eight out of every ten Foundation Establishment cultivators, encountering a calamity.
Now, with chaos in Chu Country and the demon race invading, the Lu Family was exterminated once again by Infinite True Monarch.
This decline of the Lu Family seemed significant; but placed within Chu Country, it didn’t really count for much.
At this moment, opening the [Baidu Map], what was visible on the map were flames of war, endless slaughter; countless villages and towns in Chu Country were slaughtered, facing catastrophe, reduced to the demon race’s blood feast. Only a few cities, equipped with sturdy arrays, remained temporarily uninfiltrated.
Of course, this was only temporary.
Some bones were too hard, biting down was laborious, thus they were temporarily abandoned.
But when time allowed, the enemy would still breach these isolated islands.
In the world, no city is impregnable; only the costs one is unwilling to pay.
Eventually, even these isolated islands would be breached.
Watching only briefly, Lu Xuanji could no longer bear to keep [Baidu Map] open, so he closed it.
"Husband, the Lu Family is gone. But don’t worry; before the situation worsened, the Grand Elder sensed something amiss and dispersed some clansmen outside. We can rise again. Fan’Er is still alive and has reached Yue Country; Xian’Er is also alive, having reached the East Sea!"
"Though the Lu Family is extinguished, its elite still remain. In just a few hundred years, we can return to our peak!"
Ye Wanyi came forward to comfort him.
Long Xuan said, "Chu Country is in unprecedented crisis, and we should leave. Leave Chu Country. With our Nascent Soul cultivation, whether in Dao Wu Country, Yue Country, or the East Sea, we would be esteemed guests and could dominate a region!"
Ning Xue also said, "Master, Chu Country is no longer safe. A decision should be made soon, be it fleeing or fighting. Decide quickly!"
Other cultivators also stepped forward to urge.
The words varied, but the essence was the same: evacuate quickly, flee swiftly!
Chu Country is no longer safe, flee quickly!
If the green hills remain, there’s no fear of running out of firewood.
In this world, loose cultivators are also graded. For example, lower-tier Qi Refining loose cultivators live at the bottom and endure the hardest hardships, struggling to survive day by day; but upon reaching Foundation Establishment, be it joining a sect, becoming a clan’s guest minister, or founding a family, there are better options.
As for reaching the Purple Mansion Realm or Golden Core Realm, even loose cultivators fare quite well.
Lower-tier loose cultivators suffer greatly, but higher-tier ones do not suffer at all.
The Lu Family is gone, yet its leaders persist, its elites survive, holding five or six Nascent Soul cultivators, twelve Golden Core cultivators, over a hundred Purple Mansion cultivators, and nearly a thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered—forming a strong force. Even abroad or in other regions, they can live comfortably.
Now, swift action is imperative, leaving Chu Country, avoiding this cesspit.
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"Flee, then?"
A trace of hesitation flashed across Lu Xuanji’s mind.
During the war, many commoners and lower-tier cultivators had no means to flee.
Not to mention the varied dangers encountered along the way, such as demon race ambushes, the crucial issue is the sheer distance that makes fleeing impossible for many.
In times of war, common civilians sought escape but were unable.
Yet, for a Nascent Soul cultivator, fleeing is not arduous.
As long as one isn’t caught in a siege, a quick escape is achievable.
However...
"Chu Country, I’m not leaving!"
Lu Xuanji said with a smile, "If you all wish to leave, then go! I’m not leaving. Just recently, that demon race’s Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul couldn’t kill me...what do I have to fear? I’m not leaving. I’ll stay in Chu Country. Besides, Chu Country isn’t doomed yet. Several Divinity Transformation Celestial Venerables, like East Pole Celestial Venerable, are still alive, Chu Country still holds hope!"
Long Xuan felt somewhat resigned, but could only nod in agreement, "It’s not safe here. We should leave swiftly!"
Giving up the notion to leave Chu Country, Lu Xuanji’s figure flickered as he began rescuing ordinary people.
With a flick of his form, he activated the Grotto World Pearl to collect civilians, village by village, all were taken into the Grotto World Pearl.
Town after town, continuously collected; these were villages and towns near the Lu Family’s area, most bearing the Lu Family bloodline. But when the collection reached ten million, he was forced to stop.
Because the Thunder Space within the Grotto World Pearl is limited, it can only accommodate ten million people.
Seeing so many of the human race outside, yet unable to collect them, destined to become the demon race’s blood feast, Lu Xuanji felt only helplessness in his heart.
...
His figure flickered as Lu Xuanji continued forward.
Along the way, he sensed countless slaughters, countless fierce battles.
Chu Country was falling, myriad demons wantonly killed on human territories, countless cities were falling, innumerable villages vanished.
Seeing the demon race’s massacre, Lu Xuanji wanted to take action several times but held back with sheer force of will.
Killing a few small demons served little purpose and might invite significant trouble.
"Every generation has its responsibilities; ours is to hunt Nascent Soul Great Demons!" Lu Xuanji said, his eyes flashing with a hint of murderous intent.
He activated secret techniques to blend into invisibility, becoming an assassin embarking on a prolonged wait.
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Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
In the void, a Great Demon flickered, swiftly preying on the human race.
His expression was somewhat hideous, continuously devouring humans, his cultivation vastly improving.
The human race was akin to superior elixirs, continuously devouring humans allowed his cultivation to steadily increase, soon to reach Fourth-Layer Nascent Soul.
In the past, he wouldn’t dare act thus, but now he had no such worry.
But at this moment, a sword light flashed, cutting through the void.
The Great Demon struggled, poised to retaliate.
The speed of the sword light was too swift, annihilating everything in an instant, destroying myriad techniques.
The Great Demon’s body was cleaved in half, his Nascent Soul about to escape.
But a scroll unfurled, sealing it within.
First kill accomplished!
Swish, swish, swish!
At this moment, Lu Xuanji urged the sword light to slash, cutting down towards a group of Golden Core demon beasts; alongside the flickering sword light, about a dozen Golden Core demon beasts perished.
With Nascent Soul cultivation, he slaughtered a group of Golden Core demon beasts, heedless of propriety; yet he could no longer afford concern for such things.
His figure flickered and Lu Xuanji disappeared.
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PS: Only two updates today.
