Chapter 473: Cunning Lord of Heart Spirits: Conspiracy Overturned

【Xiao Yan: So the Lord of Heart Demons is dead like this?】

【Pang Bo: What else could happen? You all know the group owner’s strength—when has he ever let us down?】

【Ye Chen: I wonder who’s stronger—the Lord of Heart Demons or the Source Elder?】

【Han Li: It should be the Source Elder! Though he is a Primordial Immortal, his great array grants him foundational power surpassing even a Primordial God’s divine force, not to mention his mastery of countless cultivation methods—he must be stronger than the Lord of Heart Demons!】

【Xiao Yan: Correct! The Source Elder is one of the Black Lotus Divine Emperor’s divine generals; his techniques are among the finest even among peak Primordial Gods!】

【Xiao Yan: The Lord of Heart Demons’s strength is decent, but he’s a native—he never mastered many powerful methods!】

……

While the group members chatted idly…

On another front, upon witnessing the Lord of Heart Demons slain so easily by Lu Qingshan, the entire third-rank void fell silent.

Both the Nüwa faction and the Wujian faction had fallen utterly still.

After all, according to the Lord of Heart Demons’s own words, he had secretly orchestrated this great calamity.

As the former king of the Wujian Chaos World, the Lord of Heart Demons had been famed far and wide!

At the moment he appeared, even the Nüwa faction, which held overwhelming advantage, had trembled with fear.

Yet no one expected the Lord of Heart Demons to be slain so effortlessly by the Lord of All Worlds!

“How could this happen?”

In the Wujian faction, the Wujian Divine King stared blankly at the scene before him.

Earlier, when he saw the Lord of Heart Demons break free from the Heavenly Dao, his heart had been filled with ecstatic excitement.

After all, though he was nominally the leader of the Wujian faction, the real decisions were made by Feng Mo, and the other elders paid him no mind.

With the Lord of Heart Demons freed, he would naturally resume control of the Wujian faction, allowing him to better ride on his coattails!

Later, when Lu Qingshan deliberately confronted the Lord of Heart Demons, the Wujian Divine King had been quite pleased.

After all, Lu Qingshan had once attacked him directly—if the Lord of Heart Demons could kill him, it would be a blessing for him.

But how could he have imagined that the Lord of Heart Demons, whom he saw as his shield, had been slain outright by Lu Qingshan?

“Where on earth did this Lord of All Worlds come from?”

The Wujian Divine King was now filled with profound dread, secretly edging closer toward Feng Mo’s position.

That way, if Lu Qingshan turned on him, he could immediately seek Feng Mo’s aid!

“This is…”

On the other side, inside the dark-gold fortress, Ci Xiu the Great Demon God and the Blade Lord both turned pale upon seeing Lu Qingshan slay the Lord of Heart Demons with two swords.

The Lord of Heart Demons’s strength was already formidable among peak Primordial Gods, especially his survival ability—neither Ci Xiu nor the Blade Lord, even if they unleashed their full power, could match him.

Yet now, such a powerful Primordial God had been slain by the Lord of All Worlds!

“The Lord of All Worlds’s strength is nearly at the World Realm level!”

Ci Xiu the Great Demon God trembled inside: “Among all the Primordial Gods and Primordial Immortals I’ve encountered in the Chaos, the Lord of All Worlds ranks among the top three!”

“Go, leave at once—if we don’t go now, we may never get away!”

“I just fought a peak Primordial God nearing the World Realm?”

The Blade Lord beside him was also stunned—he had indeed battled Lu Qingshan for a long time.

Whoosh!

The dark-gold fortress immediately shot off as a streak of light into the endless chaos.

Of course, though the dark-gold fortress departed, it left behind two divine force incarnations of Ci Xiu the Great Demon God and the Blade Lord.

They too were deeply curious—what exactly was the Lord of All Worlds planning?

……

Meanwhile, within the Wujian faction, the Source Elder also stared at Lu Qingshan with deep fear.

“Thank heavens! Thank heavens I didn’t act!”

The Source Elder silently rejoiced: “I never imagined the Lord of All Worlds’s strength was this terrifying—even my true body here wouldn’t be his match!”

“Thank goodness I had the patience to hold back and didn’t act rashly—this time again, I narrowly escaped disaster!”

“But after this calamity, I’ll have to flee into the chaos with Feng Mo—I’ll need another plan to break away later!”

With this thought, the Source Elder’s mind calmed.

His purpose in remaining in the Three Realms was, of course, the World Heart.

After all, even an ordinary World Heart was a treasure prized by World Gods and Chaos Immortals; but this one formed from the collision of two Chaos Worlds was far more valuable.

Unfortunately, during the ancient Great Annihilation, he had missed his chance—and now, Lu Qingshan had once again disrupted everything.

……

On another front…

“Lord of All Worlds, Sui Ren Shi, the Three Pure Ones, the Buddha…”

The Demon Lord stood in the void, gazing across at Lu Qingshan and the great ones of the Nüwa faction: “By now, the situation is crystal clear!”

“This calamity was ignited by the Lord of Heart Demons to escape the Heavenly Dao. Now that he is dead, and both sides have suffered heavy losses, the burden on the Three Realms has lessened—could we not call a truce?”

“This…”

Upon hearing Feng Mo’s words, the Nüwa faction’s experts felt deep reluctance.

After all, both sides had lost many in this battle—they were unwilling to let the Wujian faction remain in the Three Realms.

But the Lord of Heart Demons had been slain by Lu Qingshan, and Lu Qingshan was a Chaos outsider—they still had no clue what his true intentions were.

Moreover, Lu Qingshan’s displayed strength was far more terrifying than the Lord of Heart Demons’s—if he harbored any scheme, they would struggle to stop him.

Thus, for now, they could not continue fighting the Wujian faction.

“Lord of All Worlds, what do you think?” San Qing Dao Ren, still controlling the Nüwa’s Sky-Mending Array, immediately turned to Lu Qingshan.

Hearing this, the other great ones of the Nüwa faction also turned toward Lu Qingshan.

Though they could not fully trust Lu Qingshan, before he showed clear hostility, they were willing to respect him.

“Not yet!”

Lu Qingshan gazed across at the Source Elder hiding within the Wujian faction, then smiled: “Lord of Heart Spirits, you’ve watched the show long enough—it’s time to show yourself.”

Upon hearing this, every expert in both the Nüwa and Wujian factions turned pale.

For there was no such being as the Lord of Heart Spirits in the Three Realms—and since Lu Qingshan named him, the man must be a powerful Chaos outsider.

Immediately, all the great ones in the void turned toward the Source Elder’s direction.

The Source Elder, upon hearing Lu Qingshan utter the name “Lord of Heart Spirits,” was struck with sudden shock.

For his true body was the Lord of Heart Spirits; the one here was merely his Second Soul.

Moreover, his Second Soul had entered the Pangu Chaos World severely wounded, then successfully possessed the Source Elder.

Logically, after such a tortuous journey, even those who knew his true body would never recognize him.

And in the Source Elder’s memories, his true body had never encountered a being like Lu Qingshan.

That was precisely why he was so stunned when Lu Qingshan recognized him.

But now that Lu Qingshan had exposed his identity, he could no longer hide.

“Lord of All Worlds!”

The Source Elder gently waved his dust whisk, then stepped forward two paces: “Have we met before? How did you recognize my identity?”

Upon hearing this, all the other experts were deeply alarmed.

“So it really is the Source Elder?”

“Lord of Heart Spirits? Has this Source Elder been possessed by a Chaos outsider?”

“He’s the Lord of Heart Spirits under the Black Lotus Divine Emperor!”

Ci Xiu the Great Demon God, who had left his incarnation to watch, exclaimed in astonishment: “Looks like something truly exciting is about to happen!”

“Hahaha!”

Lu Qingshan gazed toward the Source Elder and laughed: “Lord of Heart Spirits, hiding your possession of the Source Elder from others is fine—but you can’t hide it from me!”

Lu Qingshan would not tell him he recognized him due to plot knowledge—he continued: “Now that I’ve finally met you, Lord of Heart Spirits, I must see your strength!”

“Of course, if your strength is insufficient, you’ll meet the same fate as the Lord of Heart Demons!”

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan’s words, the Lord of Heart Spirits who had possessed the Source Elder turned pale.