Starting as the young master of a medicine shop, he practiced swordsmanship for twenty years.

Chapter 237 Is this what it feels like to be kept by a rich woman?

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Lu Xuan was suddenly stunned. He didn't expect that the empress would let him host the martial arts competition.

The martial arts competition is about the number of places to enter the Lingxu area, and the top 100 people can enter.

However, the Lingxu Land will only appear in the world for a short year before disappearing into the unknown void again.

Therefore, the time each person can spend in the Lingxu area is limited.

The top 100 contestants in the martial arts competition were divided into five batches.

The top three winners can enter the Lingxu area at the first opportunity to search for rare treasures from heaven and earth.

Of course, accompanying them were members of the Great Xia royal family, core members of the eight major families, and true disciples of the five transcendental forces.

There are eight major families in Daxia, namely Wu, Li, Mo, Shangguan, Luo, Tang, Jiang, and Guyue!
Among them, there are three top ones, Tang, Jiang, and Guyue!

The remaining families are the lower five families.

And the five transcendent forces.

They are Daoxu Temple, Jingxin Temple, Jianling Sect, Xuanyin Xianque, and Jiyan Holy Gate.

The time this first group of people spent in Lingxu took up almost the entire year, a full ten months.

In the remaining time, the second group of people ranked 4-10 in the martial arts competition entered.

There are also some elite members of the eight major families and inner disciples of five transcendent forces.

The second batch of warriors who are eligible to enter Lingxu have a full month.

The third batch consists of 11-20 people, who will enter the Lingxu area for 15 days.

The fourth batch is 21-50 people, who will enter the Lingxu area for 10 days.

The fifth batch is 51-100, who entered the Lingxu area for 5 days.

From this perspective, the time required to enter the Lingxu area seems extremely unfair.

But at least they are still qualified to enter the Lingxu area and eat some leftovers.

In fact, a hundred years ago, the royal family of Daxia had even more extreme practices.

In the place of Lingxu, only members of the royal family of Daxia, the eight major families, and five transcendent forces are qualified to enter.

As for the rest of the people in the secular world, they don’t even have the qualifications to know, let alone want to enter the Lingxu area.

That was a hundred years ago, Emperor Tianqi Xia Ritian, the father of the current empress.

He broke the traditional convention and gave some extraordinary warriors in the secular world the opportunity to enter the Lingxu area and search for the secret treasures of heaven and earth.

Although this opportunity is rare, at least some miracles will still happen.

In this extraordinary world where force is everything and martial arts masters are above everything else, no one will joke with you.

You say it's fair?

That is wishful thinking, don't even think about it. You can just laugh secretly as long as people don't use you as a sacrifice to the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Lu Xuan dared to guarantee that the Emperor Tianqi must have experienced unimaginable resistance in order to make this decision.

When it comes to fundamental interests, it is not just the eight major families and the five transcendent forces that oppose it.

Even his own royal family would definitely step forward to stop it.

At least, Lu Xuan admired Emperor Tianqi for making this decision.

"What's wrong, Lord Lu, are you worried about something?"

When Empress Xia Mingyue turned around, it was like the wind and clouds surged. Her long hair like dark clouds danced wildly, like a mysterious wave surging in the deep night.

Her beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with endless light from the gods, sacred and beautiful, and their clarity revealed an innate majesty.

Her eyes were fixed on Lu Xuan, and the oppressive feeling in her eyes was like a real galaxy pouring out.

Looking closely, deep in the empress's pupils, there was a mysterious black bird phantom that kept spinning in it.

The black bird was surrounded by a strange and mysterious aura, as if it contained endless secrets and power. When intertwined with the empress's gaze, it added a bit of awe-inspiring momentum.

This beautiful scene amazed even the knowledgeable Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan sighed inwardly, wondering how there could be such a stunning beauty in this world.

Even Li Yanran who was in Qingyun County was somewhat inferior to this empress Xia Mingyue.

Lu Xuan was only stunned for a moment, and many thoughts flashed through his mind like a kaleidoscope.

In a moment, Lu Xuan quickly came to his senses, quickly suppressed the expression on his face, bowed his head, and spoke in a slightly faster but respectful manner.

"I dare not. Your Majesty, I will do my best to carry out your command."

Despite receiving so many benefits from Empress Xia Mingyue, Lu Xuan still chose to take on this matter.

That is the task of hosting the martial arts competition in half a year.

After seeing Lu Xuan take on this task, Empress Xia Mingyue raised the corners of her mouth slightly in front of Lu Xuan.

A hint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes, and her voice was gentle yet dignified: "Very good, Lord Lu, I am relieved to have you preside over the martial arts competition."

She nodded slightly, looking at Lu Xuan slowly with some appreciation in her eyes, and continued.

"This is the first time I've seen a martial arts prodigy like Lord Lu Aiqing in all these years."

"In the Great Xia Dynasty, finding a martial arts prodigy as unparalleled as Lord Lu is probably harder than ascending to heaven."

"Only the founding emperor of the dynasty could compete with you, Lord Lu."

As she spoke, Empress Xia Mingyue took a few steps forward and almost stood face to face with Lu Xuan.

Empress Xia Mingyue is tall and looks only slightly shorter than Lu Xuan.

At this moment, Empress Xia Mingyue and Lu Xuan were so close that they could even hear each other's breathing clearly.

Lu Xuan clearly felt that the empress's proud softness was lightly touching his chest, like a feather brushing past, causing his heart to tremble.

Looking at Lu Xuan who was so close to her, a strange look flashed across the beautiful eyes of Empress Xia Mingyue.

She unconsciously raised her right hand, her wrist was as white as snow, and her fingertips were filled with a faint dark light.

She gently lifted Lu Xuan's chin. The action looked extremely gentle, but it concealed Lu Xuan's irresistible power.

Lu Xuan had never expected that Empress Xia Mingyue would behave like this. He originally thought that this was just an ordinary conversation between the emperor and his subjects.

However, facing this shocking change, it exploded like thunder in Lu Xuan's mind.

Not only was Lu Xuan not surprised at all, but he was filled with horror, and his heart was beating uncontrollably.

In an instant, fear appeared in his eyes for the first time and his eyes widened.

Lu Xuan's body also tensed up unconsciously, and strands of mysterious golden light quickly emanated from his body.

This is the power of Lu Xuan's immortal martial arts technique, which was instinctively released at this moment.

This means that Lu Xuan's physical perception has detected unprecedented danger.

Lu Zheng's eyes suddenly shone with a dazzling purple light, and his figure changed rapidly like a ghost.

In the blink of an eye, he had already flashed to a position ten steps away from Empress Xia Mingyue.

Lu Xuan's speed was so swift that it seemed as if he had teleported in an instant, leaving behind only a faint afterimage that slowly dissipated. Empress Xia Mingyue's lustrous, snow-white hand remained in the same position as before, hovering in the air above Lu Xuan's afterimage.

Her beautiful eyes turned slightly, and the calmness and leisure in her eyes were instantly filled with astonishment.

The expression on Empress Xia Mingyue's exquisite and beautiful face froze slightly.

She obviously didn't expect that Lu Xuan would have such amazing martial arts skills.

This mysterious martial arts technique made Empress Xia Mingyue unable to recover for a moment.

What a powerful martial arts technique!

If she sensed correctly, the martial arts skills that Lu Xuan used just now contained a trace of the power of law.

The power of the law of space!!!!!!

How could this Lu Xuan, at the age of around twenty, have cultivated a martial arts technique to such a high level?

He actually cultivated a trace of the power of the law of space!
hiss!
terror!
Horror!
In this case, my original plan would have to be changed temporarily.

Because Xia Mingyue herself did not realize that Lu Xuan had unique talent in martial arts.

He actually has an incredible comprehension that allows him to practice martial arts to such a high level.

While Empress Xia Mingyue was surprised by Lu Xuan's martial arts skills, Lu Xuan was also frightened by her terrifying strength.

This empress Xia Mingyue is worthy of being the ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The moment Lu Xuan was touched by Empress Xia Mingyue, he felt the long-lost breath of death.

It was the kind of intuition that felt like one was truly facing death, the kind where even the immortal martial arts couldn't heal the injuries.

This kind of power can ignore the healing power of his own immortal martial arts and completely wipe him out.

Only warriors at that level could have this ability.

The realm of Dongxu!

The power of the cave sky law possessed by the True Lord Dongxu!
This is a terrifying power that can easily defeat the power of heaven and earth in the Divine Mansion realm, and can easily wipe out the divine consciousness and soul.

Could it be that the empress Xia Mingyue before her is a being of that realm in mythology and legend?

True Lord Dongxu?

When Lu Xuan thought of this possibility, all the power of his spiritual consciousness was circulated throughout his body.

He is ready at any time to release the so close yet so far away again and escape thousands of miles away.

Lu Xuan took a deep breath and quickly calmed down the turbulent emotions in his heart.

Afterwards, Lu Xuan leaned forward slightly, his movements elegant and steady, and he bowed slowly, his expression remaining calm throughout the whole process, and he spoke calmly.

"Your Majesty, I lost my composure just now. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Upon seeing this, Empress Xia Mingyue slowly withdrew her right hand and her gaze fell on Lu Xuan again, with a hint of elusive mystery in her eyes.

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, as if she was smiling, and she opened her red lips lightly: "It's okay, Lord Lu, don't mind. My actions just now were just a little bit of my love for talent."

"Since Lord Lu has already accepted the martial arts competition, I will also give this item to you as a reward."

Empress Xia Mingyue said nothing more. She waved her hand and a brilliant black light suddenly burst out.

It streaked across the sky like a meteor chasing the moon and shot straight towards Lu Xuan's face.

In an instant, a tiny black square object hovered steadily in front of Lu Xuan's eyes.

This black square object looks no bigger than the size of a palm, but it is surrounded by wisps of dark air currents.

There seems to be a layer of faint light flowing on the surface, as if it is an endless black hole that can swallow up everything in the world.

"This is a cave heaven spiritual treasure, a floating world. There is a square of void cut in it that can absorb external objects into it."

"Lord Lu, I don't need to explain this in detail. I'm sure you will understand."

"After half a year, Lord Lu, please don't let me down."

After she finished speaking, Empress Xia Mingyue's face instantly regained her former sacred and majestic temperament, and her face was as cold as ice.

His tone was filled with unquestionable determination, and he spoke each word with emphasis.

"Go back!"

This time, Lu Xuan was cautious. He first secretly used his spiritual sense to sense the surroundings of this floating world and found that there was no dangerous aura around it.

Lu Xuan no longer hesitated and stretched out his hand without any intention of concealing anything.

At this moment, Lu Xuan was extremely excited.

This level of excitement is even greater than when he got the black spirit wood, the spiritual object from the cave just now.

After listening to the brief introduction of Empress Xia Mingyue about this illusory world, Lu Xuan could basically make up his mind.

The Floating World, isn't this one of the things I knew most clearly in my previous life?
It can be said to be a space magic weapon that everyone must have!

Storage ring!
It is simply a must-have artifact for murder, arson, robbery and treasure-stealing!

What Lu Xuan did not expect was that there would be a day when he would be able to obtain this thing.

Lu Xuan quickly grasped the Floating Realm in his hand, then bowed again and spoke.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

This sentence revealed Lu Xuan's sincere gratitude without reservation.

Is this what it feels like to be kept by a rich woman?

Lu Xuan was deeply shocked by the heroism of Empress Xia Mingyue.

It felt like after working so hard in Anzhou for so long, what he gained was not as good as the casual gift from the empress in front of him.

However, despite his gratitude, Lu Xuan's speed in leaving the hall at this moment could be described as lightning fast.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Xuan's figure disappeared from the sight of Empress Xia Mingyue.

Lu Xuan was scared!

The strength of this empress is the first one he has never been able to fully understand since he was born.

After Lu Xuan left the hall, he thought secretly in his heart.

Entering the palace today was the most adventurous thing he had ever done in his life, bar none.

Lu Xuan swore that he would never commit the dangerous behavior he did today again in his life.

Without enough strength to protect himself, Lu Xuan decided not to enter the palace and face this unfathomable empress.

At the same time, the moment Lu Xuan left the hall.

Beside Empress Xia Mingyue, ripples began to appear in the void.

After the space twisted for a while, a purple light emerged from the void.

After the purple light and shadow solidified, a woman stepped out from the void, her purple skirt fluttering in the wind, swaying like a dream.

The woman looks graceful, and every line of her body seems carefully carved, exuding a mysterious and cold demeanor.

"Zi Yao, this Lu Xuan is quite interesting. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)