He confessed his love for his master in his later years, and his cheat ability finally arrived.

Shangyun Heavenly Palace is one of the nine gates of immortality.

Daotong has been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years, producing many talented individuals. Its territory is extremely vast, and its disciples number in the hundreds of thousands.

The current sect leader, Yun Quezi, possesses extraordinary strength and profound knowledge, making him one of the few remaining saints in the world.

There are even rumors that Yun Quezi has comprehended the Great Dao of Sagehood and is only one step away from breaking through to the legendary Emperor Realm.

Under Yun Quezi's leadership, Shangyun Heavenly Palace, though not yet the pinnacle of the immortal path, has regained much of its former glory and is thriving.

As far as Lu Changsheng knew, the entire Shangyun Heavenly Palace was divided into six palaces.

Beyond the five palaces—East, West, South, North, and Center—there is a sixth palace, the Sky City where the sect leader and the Supreme Elder reside, also known as the Heavenly Palace.

The Heavenly Palace is the highest, followed by the Central Palace.

Below that are the four palaces: East, West, South, and North!

Apart from the Heavenly Palace and the Central Palace, the masters of the remaining four palaces are all supreme experts at the Spirit Emperor level.

The Palace Master of the Central Palace is Ji Jiufeng, who is currently only a Spirit King due to her short time of cultivation.

However, because Ji Jiufeng was a disciple personally taught by the sect leader Yun Quezi, and Yun Quezi even intended to groom her as the next sect leader and his successor.

In addition, her talent for cultivation was extremely extraordinary, so Ji Jiufeng was appointed as the Palace Master of the Central Palace, a position that no one in the entire Shangyun Heavenly Palace dared to object to.

Because the other four palace masters had cultivated for one or two hundred years, or even a thousand years, before breaking through to the Spirit Emperor realm.

Ji Jiufeng had only cultivated for a few decades, yet she had already reached the peak of the Spirit King realm, and was only one step away from breaking through to the Spirit Emperor realm.

Anyone could see that it was only a matter of time before Ji Jiufeng surpassed the other four palace masters.

And this time will not be long, because Ji Jiufeng has entered the Lesser Immortal Realm. With her strength and comprehension, she will surely break through to the Spirit Emperor Realm the day she leaves the Lesser Immortal Realm.

Below Ji Jiufeng in the central palace are Lu Changsheng and Xie Ling'er, her two personal disciples.

In addition, there is a council of elders in charge of many affairs in the palace and hundreds of thousands of disciples.

Looking across the entire central palace, apart from Ji Jiufeng and the elders, everyone, including Xie Ling'er, had to bow and greet Lu Changsheng as "Senior Brother" when they saw him!

Although their strength is low, their status is extremely high.

This is Ji Jiufeng's favoritism towards Lu Changsheng, which makes no sense whatsoever.

Therefore, even if the visitor was Ge Qing, the personal disciple of Qin Fenghua, the Palace Master of the Eastern Palace, he still had to bow respectfully and call him "Senior Brother"!

Because the central palace is the most honorable.

The other four palaces are next in importance.

While they may be respectable, in this world, for cultivators, strength ultimately determines everything.

Especially after Ji Jiufeng entered the Lesser Immortal Realm, no one was left to protect Lu Changsheng.

boom!

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Ge Qing's aura and pressure, released the instant they appeared, were like a vast ocean unfolding before Lu Changsheng, with surging waves.

Lu Changsheng, who was only at the fifth level of Body Refinement, was like a small boat on the sea, rising and falling with the waves, and could be capsized by a sudden, towering wave at any moment and sink to the bottom of the sea.

In front of a Nascent Soul cultivator who has condensed a Nascent Soul, even a mere wisp of aura leaking out is enough to kill a Body Refinement cultivator hundreds of times over!

Faced with such terrifying pressure, Lu Changsheng did not retreat an inch. Even his slightly hunched body was like a sharp sword piercing the sky.

Lu Changsheng knew that once he was targeted by the hunters, he could not retreat, not even a single step.

Even showing weakness, shock, or fear is unacceptable.

otherwise......

"snort!!"

Seeing that Lu Changsheng showed no fear whatsoever, Ge Qing snorted coldly, feeling quite displeased.

Thinking of the purpose of this trip, Ge Qing gritted his teeth, then controlled the overwhelming pressure and crushed it directly towards Lu Changsheng.

Normally, Ge Qing wouldn't have dared to attack Lu Changsheng.

But now that Ji Jiufeng is gone, what does he have to fear in the entire central palace?

The overwhelming pressure of the Nascent Soul expert pressed down, and in the deathly silence, Lu Changsheng could hear his own heartbeat sounding exceptionally strong.

The next instant, towering waves surged in from all directions.

The sound of the crashing waves was like countless mountains collapsing at the same time, and Lu Changsheng felt as if the whole world was on the verge of collapse.

The two are far too different in strength; they are not even in the same league.

Before Lu Changsheng could react, a terrifying pressure swept over him, filling the surroundings.

call out!

But when this pressure reached Lu Changsheng, the runes on the surface of the abyss began to swirl rapidly, and then it also erupted with a pressure that surpassed that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, striking straight at him.

boom!

The two oppressive forces collided in mid-air, accompanied by terrifying shockwaves, forcing Lu Changsheng and Ge Qing to retreat.

Ge Qing took five or six steps back to steady himself.

Lu Changsheng took more than ten steps back, and finally managed to steady himself by leaning against a large tree in the garden that would require several people to encircle him.

However, a sweet taste rose in his throat and blood surged to his head, but in front of Ge Qing, Lu Changsheng swallowed the blood back down.

Lu Changsheng leaned against the tree trunk, straightened up, and stared intently at Ge Qing through the abyss with murderous intent.

Without the secret treasure, the Face of the Netherworld, Lu Changsheng's fate wouldn't have been as simple as coughing up blood; it would have been...

Either dead or disabled!

"Senior brother, I was just joking with you, you won't be angry, will you?"

Ge Qing narrowed his eyes, staring intently at Lu Changsheng, who had retreated more than ten steps, a playful glint in his eyes.

The same pressure applied, yet I only retreated five or six steps, while Lu Changsheng retreated more than ten.

Moreover, with Ge Qing's strength, he could naturally discover that all of this was due to that strange mask, and that Lu Changsheng had not used any spiritual power at all.

Is there any possibility?

The Lu Changsheng before them wasn't unwilling to use his spiritual power; rather, he simply couldn't.

Remembering his master Qin Fenghua's orders before his departure, Ge Qing gritted his teeth, then drew his flying sword and walked step by step toward Lu Changsheng:

"I've always heard Master say that Senior Brother Xuan Yue is incredibly powerful and has reached a state of perfect understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. I'd like to learn a thing or two from him. I hope Senior Brother won't refuse?"

The "Xuan Yue" mentioned by Ge Qing is Lu Changsheng. In order to conceal his identity, better protect himself, and also to maintain Ji Jiufeng's reputation, Lu Changsheng presents himself as "Xuan Yue" to appear more mysterious.

Throughout the entire Shangyun Heavenly Palace, apart from Ji Jiufeng, Xie Ling'er, and the sect leader Yun Quezi, no one else knew Lu Changsheng's real name.

Because Lu Changsheng has never shown his strength in front of outsiders and always wears a mask, his strength has always been a mystery.

Now that Ji Jiufeng has left, some people can't help but want to find out how strong the Empress is.

"Old Swallow, can you defeat a Nascent Soul expert?"

Seeing Ge Qing closing in step by step, Lu Changsheng frowned. The main function of the Netherworld Mask is to conceal one's aura. Although it has a certain defensive ability, it is obviously no match for a Nascent Soul cultivator who is really going all out.

"The Devouring Heaven Cauldron is damaged, and my strength is reduced to less than one ten-thousandth. Fortunately, this brat in front of me is only at the third level of the Nascent Soul realm..."

Before the Devouring Heaven Cauldron could finish speaking, Lu Changsheng forcibly interrupted him:

"Stop with the nonsense, just tell me, can you win or not?"

"We can win!"

The Devouring Cauldron was stunned. It was clearly an old man with depleted blood and energy, but suddenly he became passionate, which made the Devouring Cauldron very uncomfortable.

But as a spirit of the artifact, the Devouring Cauldron couldn't help but add:

"However, I have only just awakened and my strength has not yet fully recovered. If I were to make a move now, I would surely fall into slumber again!"

"Actually, you have a better way. Although Ji Jiufeng is gone, the elders are still in the palace. As long as you shout for help, the elders will definitely step in to resolve this crisis and endure it for a while..."

"To hell with being low-key! To hell with being patient!"

"They've already come knocking on our door, why should we put up with it? Do they really think I'm made of clay?"

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath, gathering all the remaining spiritual energy in his body into the Devouring Heaven Cauldron within him, and then spoke with an unprecedented seriousness and earnestness:

"Old Tun, if you trust me, then make your move!"

"I, Lu Changsheng, swear to Heaven that I will exhaust every means to awaken you!"

It's sizzling!

It's sizzling!

As Ge Qing drew closer, countless tiny bolts of lightning burst forth from the tip of the sword.

With each step he took, a sword flower made of lightning bloomed in the void. After nine steps, the sea of ​​lightning surged, completely trapping Lu Changsheng within it and cutting off all his escape routes.

Clearly, Ge Qing was using a deadly move, going all out to defeat Lu Changsheng in front of him.

Look at this tiger, and even the entire central palace—aren't they made of paper?

"Ninefold Thunder Light Sword, kill them all!"

Swish swish!

In the next instant, Ge Qing transformed into a bolt of lightning, accompanied by nine lightning sword flowers around him, and charged towards Lu Changsheng, exploding with a deafening roar.

Once this move is unleashed, not only would Lu Changsheng, who is only at the fifth level of Body Refinement, be killed or maimed, even if a cultivator at the third level of Nascent Soul were to come.

Lu Changsheng, though masked, remained cold and composed, his cloudy eyes showing no sign of panic.

Time may have aged his body, but it has made his heart exceptionally strong.

"Now that you have refined the Heaven-Devouring Cauldron, you are my master!"

"Don't even mention putting me into a deep sleep; even if the cauldron shatters and the spirit disperses, what's wrong with that?"

As soon as the Devouring Cauldron finished speaking, a strange black mist suddenly erupted from Lu Changsheng's dantian. Wherever the mist passed, the surrounding space was completely sealed off, preventing any outside exploration.

"Devouring Heaven Demon Art, devour it all!"

Boom!

Before the nine sword flowers completely exploded, the surrounding space suddenly transformed into nine gaping maws that swallowed the sword flowers one by one.

Like a pebble thrown into water, it disappears completely without a trace, except for a few scattered ripples.

Before Ge Qing could react to what was happening, the Devouring Heaven Cauldron appeared out of thin air. Its dark body swelled in the wind, transforming into a giant tens of meters long, sweeping across with the force of thunder.

boom!

Like rivers drying up, the sea of ​​clouds churning, the world seemed to be split in two.

A moment later, the lightning in the sky died down, and the void returned to silence.

Ge Qing's body collapsed to the ground like a kite with a broken string, and she fainted.

The Devouring Cauldron transformed into a stream of light once more, disappearing into Lu Changsheng's body and falling into a deep slumber.

The surging air subsided, and the world returned to its clear state.

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and reached out to touch his dantian. He remembered everything the Devouring Heaven Cauldron had done for him.

But now is far from the time for sentimentality.

Ge Qing is only in a coma; who knows when she will wake up?

Those villains died tragically from talking too much; Lu Changsheng didn't want that to happen to him.

He staggered to Ge Qing's side, bent down to pick up the flying sword that had fallen to the ground, and slashed down at Ge Qing with the sword.

Swish!

With one sword stroke, he severed the tendons in both of his hands.

Swish!

With another sword strike, he severed the tendons in both of his feet.

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