Chapter 293

May I ask, are you all participants in the Heavenly Dao Battlefield?

Under the gaze of hundreds of Fifth Realm geniuses, Lu Xun showed not the slightest panic.

That's right, you're also a battle participant?

Wu An paused for a moment, then asked.

Hmm, yes, please continue.

After speaking, Lu Xun walked straight to the inner ring of the circle and gave the central spot to Wu An and Lan Weiwei.

Although he had just cleared the Heavenly Dao Tower and taken first place in the Fifth Realm, Fu Xue told him to stay low-key, so Lu Xun decided to stay low-key.

One can't possibly be a show-off, telling everyone one's achievements upon meeting them.

Alright, then let's continue the previous topic; as for squads, we're still teams of ten to twelve...

Wu An continued speaking.

The Fifth Realm geniuses here mostly come from major powers and clans; they usually do nothing but cultivate, rarely engaging in outside activities.

Their attention to worldly affairs is not even as high as that of ordinary cultivators.

They may have heard Lu Xun's name, but few have actually seen him.

Thus, not many people know Lu Xun.

Lu Xun, it's him—he hasn't even reached the Fifth Realm, yet he's come to join the fun!

Still, some Fifth Realm geniuses recognized Lu Xun.

Although Lu Xun's combat prowess is outstanding, according to his understanding, Lu Xun hasn't reached the Fifth Realm; he merely relied on overpowering strength and trump cards to slay Six Realms demonic cultivators.

Without reaching the Fifth Realm, no matter how heaven-defying one's combat power, one cannot participate in the Heavenly Dao Battlefield.

Although they recognized Lu Xun, this Fifth Realm genius chose not to expose him.

One who cultivates to the Fifth Realm surely understands worldly affairs.

There's no need to offend people for no reason, especially someone like Lu Xun, a monstrous talent.

Lu Xun, what is he doing here? Could he have broken through to the Fifth Realm?

A cultivator from the Northern Dipper Hall recognized Lu Xun and ventured a bold guess.

Junior apprentice.

Eh? Senior Apprentice Yuan Zhen, why are you here too?

I managed to sneak into the top 1000, so I came to participate.

At that moment, an acquaintance found Lu Xun.

She was Senior Apprentice Yuan Zhen, whom Lu Xun met while assisting in the defense of the Heavenly Authority Fortress last time.

Yuan Zhen's talent is not bad; she actually made it into the top 1000 of the Fifth Realm.

In the Eastern region, this means she ranked among the top 500 of all Fifth Realm cultivators.

Lu Xun!! It's him!

Among the cultivators watching the spectacle from the outskirts, many more recognized Lu Xun.

The first to spot Lu Xun was Wei Guangyao of the Wei family.

Wei Guangyao and Lu Xun have some history, but there's no major grudge between them.

This guy is very arrogant, always believing he will eventually catch up to Lu Xun; unlike the He family, he didn't hire assassins on the dark web, but wants to defeat Lu Xun openly and honorably in the future.

However, as news of Rong Cheng spread, Wei Guangyao was genuinely shocked.

Just a cultivation relic... after the Six Realms, I will surely surpass you!

Wei Guangyao likewise believed Lu Xun used a cultivation relic.

Lu Xun!

Lin Qiang instinctively stepped back two paces upon seeing Lu Xun.

This guy now dares not provoke Lu Xun.

The strongest in their Lin family is only at the Six Realms.

But Lu Xun has already slain four Six Realms demonic cultivators in Rong Cheng.

No matter how they were killed, dead is dead.

Since Lu Xun can kill Six Realms demonic cultivators, his family's Six Realms cultivators might not necessarily be able to beat him.

After learning of Lin Qiang's grudge with Lu Xun, his grandfather repeatedly warned him never to provoke Lu Xun again, and even prepared to escort him to apologize by carrying thorns.

Now don't even mention Lin Qiang.

Even their Lin family, in the face of Lu Xun, is about to become small fry.

This makes Lin Qiang dare not provoke Lu Xun.

It's him!

On the other side, Liu Mei also saw Lu Xun, and her eyes instantly filled with hatred.

Don't think she's attached to Li Chao; she knows deep down that Li Chao completely uses her as a furnace.

Liu Mei's hope of rising by clinging to a strong person is basically gone.

Having gone through so many men, she is already a wilted blossom; which strong person would treat her sincerely?

Thus, Liu Mei came to hate Lu Xun.

She blamed Lu Xun for all of this.

In fact, Lu Xun merely, after seeing her true colors, actively distanced himself from her.

People's psychology is sometimes like that.

Especially for a woman like Liu Mei.

Chao-ge, he is Lu Xun.

Liu Mei hurriedly sent a voice transmission to Li Chao.

Over the past year or so, her cultivation progress has been not bad; she's already at late Second Realm, approaching Third Realm.

She is not inferior to some geniuses who have opened the Heaven Earth Meridian.

Her rapid progress is due to her cultivation becoming stronger, which enables her to better assist men in their cultivation.

So both Lin Qiang and Li Chao are using some radical methods to help her increase her cultivation.

For example, they directly use cultivation-boosting pills, without worrying about whether they will affect her later growth, first raising her cultivation and then discussing it.

"Is he Lu Xun?"

After receiving Liu Mei's voice transmission, Li Chao's gaze involuntarily turned toward Lu Xun.

"No wonder."

He felt Lu Xun looked familiar after seeing him.

"Brother Chao, he hasn't even reached the Fifth Realm, coming here to join the fun—what a great opportunity, aren't you going to give him a good loss of face?"

Liu Mei continued sending voice transmission.

Lu Xun gave Liu Mei a casual glance.

The martial intent contained in that glance made Liu Mei's heart tighten, as if pressed by a great mountain, her face turning much paler.

Her voice transmission skill was too poor, and Lu Xun heard it.

This woman, Lu Xun almost forgot about her; he didn't expect her to pop up again, and she's even latched onto a Fifth Realm genius.

The more she latched on, the more formidable she became.

"Lu Xun, you're only at Fourth Realm, coming here to eavesdrop on our plans—isn't that inappropriate? Who knows if you'll leak the information to other tribes?"

After a moment of contemplation, Li Chao pointed his spear at Lu Xun.

Although they treat Liu Mei as a cauldron, such a good cauldron is not easy to find; moreover, geniuses envy geniuses, so he still harbors some resentment toward Lu Xun.

"What, Lu Xun?"

"Is he Lu Xun?"

Li Chao's words caused many Fifth Realm geniuses to look toward him.

"Lu Xun?"

Wu An, ranked first among Fifth Realm, was startled.

He really hadn't heard of Lu Xun before.

The modest results Lu Xun achieved in the secret realm examination also caused quite a stir in the cultivation school.

Placed in society, in the eyes of these already-graduated Fifth Realm peak geniuses, it's hardly a big deal.

Having graduated so long ago, they rarely pay attention to school affairs.

As for the fame Lu Xun gained when he initially supported various cities, it spreads more among ordinary people and low-level cultivators.

As for him in Xuanji City, he has no mind to pay attention to these matters.

Not long after the events in Rong Cheng, Wu An has been cultivating these days and is similarly unaware.

"Lu Xun... what a familiar name."

Beside her, Lan Weiwei seems to have heard the name Lu Xun, but she doesn't know much about him.

She is a genius from the Moon Palace.

Due to the great distance, the network between the moon and Lan Xing is not interconnected.

It's not a particularly major matter, making it difficult to transmit to the moon.

"Li Chao, what are you saying? Lu Xun killed so many foreign tribespeople—how could he possibly relay information to them?"

"That's right, what we're discussing isn't any secret; this tactic has been used for several years, we just want to let you newcomers know some details."

At the same time, after Li Chao's words were spoken, a Fifth Realm genius spoke up to defend Lu Xun.

Especially the Fifth Realm geniuses from the Northern Dipper Hall.

In their eyes, Lu Xun is a junior fellow student, and such a heaven-defying junior fellow student naturally deserves protection.

"That won't do either; here everyone is a Fifth Realm contestant—if just anyone could come over, wouldn't that be chaos?"

Li Chao argued based on that, wanting to drive Lu Xun away, in order to make him lose face.

"Who says I'm not Fifth Realm?"

At that moment, a lazy voice sounded.

Lu Xun's aura surged, his inner divine treasury trembled, and the powerful pressure caused the surrounding Fifth Realm geniuses to instinctively unleash their protective true qi.

"Fifth Realm!"

"He has reached the Fifth Realm!"

"Hiss! How could that be!"

At this, the geniuses around who knew Lu Xun's realm were all startled.

"Fifth Realm!"

Li Chao's eyes narrowed.

Lu Xun and Liu Mei are classmates.

In just over a year, Lu Xun has surged to the Fifth Realm in terms of realm.

This made Li Chao somewhat doubtful of his own eyes.

"What, he broke through to the Fifth Realm!"

"This is impossible!"

Among the onlookers, Wei Guangyao was struck as if by a heavy blow, his eyes full of shock.

"Damn, he's really a pervert."

Lin Qiang retreated behind the crowd, afraid that Lu Xun would notice him.

"He, he... he..."

Liu Mei was so startled she became stuttering, there saying "he" for a long time, unable to utter the following words no matter what.

"Five Realms! Lu Xun actually broke through to Five Realms!"

"Truly a heaven-sent talent!"

"A Five Realm at twenty... how defiant of heaven must that be."

"Can it be called unprecedented and unmatched?"

Outside, more cultivators were startled.

Those cultivators who knew Lu Xun were all dumbfounded.

The matter of Lu Xun killing a Six Realm cultivator could still be settled by forcefully using some overpowered trump cards.

The increase in realm, however, is genuine.

Five Realms is Five Realms; it cannot be faked, and others cannot help.

But Lu Xun has just turned twenty not long ago.

"It's just a cultivation relic; the faster he breaks through now, the more miserably he'll cry later."

"That's right; there used to be Six Realm cultivators in their twenties, but they ended up stuck at Six Realm for life."

Many people also are not optimistic about Lu Xun.

Using cultivation relics, no matter how fast the realm breakthrough, in their view it's not very meaningful.

The hidden dangers of cultivation relics are too great; if fully absorbed, subsequent growth will definitely be affected.

Lu Xun breaking through to Five Realms so quickly, in their view, must be due to fully absorbing the cultivation relic.

"What a pity, such a talented genius, yet he's going further down the suicidal path."

"Yeah, first immortal martial dual cultivation, now using cultivation relics..."

Someone felt regret for Lu Xun.

"He is the Lu Xun who let Xinghe decide to stay here?"

There are not a few people in the high sky.

A white-haired elder noticed Lu Xun and asked the father of Liu Xinghe beside him.

"Yes, grandfather, he is Lu Xun."

"Breaking through to Five Realms this fast, even a reincarnated person would find it hard; most likely he used a cultivation relic, he won't amount to much, bring the news to Xinghe, while the Rainbow Bridge still has one day left, let him return."

"Okay, grandfather, I'll arrange it now."

Liu Xinghe's father was overjoyed, quickly arranging people to call Liu Xinghe back.

The reason Liu Xinghe decided to stay at this Ancient Road Node is that Lu Xun's stimulation is a key factor.

Now, Lu Xun's realm breakthrough so fast, in the eyes of some top experts, he has instead become a mediocrity.

"Is this Xiao Yue's ideal husband?"

"Yes, uncle."

"What is Yue doing, finding such a shortcut-taking pretty boy; at this pace, at most he'll reach Six Realm and be stuck for life."

Besides the Liu Clan, the Fu Clan is actually here as well.

What Fu Yue doesn't know is.

The lie she once told to get her father to act has already spread through the Fu Clan.

Well, her grandfather, the old master Fu, knows too.

The Heavenly Dao Battlefield is a major event of the highest order on Lan Xing.

This concerns the future of Lan Xing.

Therefore, besides the Five, Six, Seven Realm cultivators participating in the war, there are also many strong ones lurking in the dark.

They are not merely here to watch the spectacle.

In fact, Lan Xing is now in a state of war readiness.

All the star-annihilating cannons in the space fortresses are fully charged and can fire at any time.

This is because when many spirit stars jointly open the Origin Land, it will attract extremely terrifying stellar alien invasions.

Even... an alien tide!

"Lu Xun, even if you broke through to Five Realms, what of it? There are many Five Realms, only a thousand have battle qualifications; you just broke through, where do you get your qualification?"

When the observers, both open and covert, were shocked by Lu Xun displaying his Five Realm cultivation.

Li Chao, however, kept pursuing Lu Xun.

Either not speak.

Having spoken, one must naturally achieve the goal.

"How do you know I lack battle qualifications?"

Lu Xun countered.

He now really wants to tell Fu Xue, "Look, I'm so low-key, yet they still chase and attack me."

"Have you cleared the Heavenly Dao Tower? The Tower differs from outside battles; there you can't rely on any tricks, only true skill! Even if you killed a Six Realm cultivator, if you don't make the top thousand, you won't have battle qualifications!"

Li Chao snorted coldly.

"What rank are you?"

Lu Xun sized up Li Chao from head to toe.

"Just this morning I entered the top thousand!"

Li Chao raised his head, full of pride.

You got into the top 1000 this morning?

Lu Xun's expression turned strange.

"Oh, sorry, you're now 1001!"

Lu Xun said lightly.

"What?"

Li Chao's expression changed, and he immediately reacted: "Impossible, you're only at the first level of the Five Realms, you couldn't possibly make it into the top 1000!"

"Good heavens..."

Before his words even finished, a female cultivator exclaimed in surprise.

"What's wrong, Ding Xiang?"

"Lu Xun... Lu Xun cleared the Heavenly Dao Tower and took first place in the Five Realms!"

"What?!"

That female cultivator's words left everyone present greatly shocked.

"Cleared the Heavenly Dao Tower? Is that for real?"

"The rankings of the Heavenly Dao Tower have changed—check it yourselves."

Some didn't believe it.

They all took out their phones and logged onto a specialized website.

Very few people know about this website; even if ordinary people know of it, they can't access it.

Only those who have cleared the Heavenly Dao Tower are qualified to log in.

Inside it is the ranking list of the Heavenly Dao Tower.

"Hiss!"

"Indeed!"

"My goodness!"

Upon checking, the many cultivators present all let out cries of surprise.

Because of this news, it was confirmed.

Lu Xun truly cleared the Heavenly Dao Tower and naturally took first place in the Five Realms.

"This... just who is he?"

After the original first-place holder, Wu An, confirmed this news, he took a deep breath.

His whole heart was extremely unsettled.

Wu An had held the first-place position for several years.

As a result, he was now pushed down by the suddenly appearing Lu Xun.

Being pushed down was bad enough, but Lu Xun was so heaven-defying that he directly cleared the Heavenly Dao Tower.

His second place and Lu Xun's first place differ by a full twenty levels.

If graded like an exam, the difference wouldn't be 20 points but 99 points.

The value of those twenty levels behind surpasses the combined worth of the several dozen levels ahead.

Thus, Lu Xun still cleared it.

This made Wu An, a heavenly pride, also feel immense pressure at this moment.

He, who had always amazed others, was now amazed by Lu Xun.

"Amazing... I didn't expect there to be such a genius on Lan Xing."

Lan Weiwei's eyes were likewise filled with astonishment.

Those living on the Moon are all elite among elites, with not a single ordinary person.

The children born there undergo aptitude testing from the start.

If the test shows nothing special and opening the meridians is difficult, they will be sent via a specialized institution to Lan Xing to be adopted by some people.

This results in there being no true mediocrities on the Moon.

Some geniuses on the Moon even disdain to show their faces on Lan Xing.

People are just like that.

After staying in a place for a long time, one comes to regard it as the center of the world.

People on the Moon, after living there a long time and with its unique talent‑cultivation model, many develop a lunar mindset, believing the Moon is a superior existence.

This isn't their fault; there truly are many geniuses on the Moon.

Especially the younger generation.

Because of the Moon's special talent‑cultivation model, it has only gradually been perfected over the past twenty or thirty years.

Lan Weiwei is still relatively good.

In her lifetime, she has seen far too many geniuses on the Moon.

But a genius like Lu Xun... she has never seen one like that before.

"Cleared the Heavenly Dao Tower... this... this... this..."

"Thump~"

"Guangyao, what's wrong with you, Guangyao~"

Wei Guangyao, who was watching the excitement outside, also received the news.

After saying "this" three times, his legs went weak and he nearly collapsed to the ground.

Even if Lu Xun's combat power were stronger and his realm higher, Wei Guangyao still had confidence he could surpass Lu Xun.

Because he thought Lu Xun had used a cultivation relic.

But Lu Xun has cleared the Heavenly Dao Tower, so it's different.

The gold content here is terrifyingly high.

Which family's genius who used a cultivation relic could clear the Heavenly Dao Tower?

Even if Lu Xun truly used a cultivation relic, clearing the 99‑story Heavenly Dao Tower would actually further prove his monstrous talent.

This means Lu Xun has completely turned the power of the cultivation relic into his own, without suffering any negative effects.

Such a situation hardly exists.

But in Lu Xun's case, it truly exists.

This makes Wei Guangyao unable to accept it!

How could this be...

Liu Mei was likewise heavily struck; her face instantly turned deathly pale.

Let's go, let's go, we can't afford to provoke them, we can't afford to provoke them.

Lin Qiang, frightened, decided to leave and would no longer watch the excitement.

Wait, don't let Xinghe come back yet.

In the high sky, the Liu family elder stopped Liu Xinghe's father.

Okay, Grandfather.

Liu Xinghe's father hurriedly called out to the person who had been arranged.

Although he really didn't want Liu Xen to stay here, given the current situation, if Liu Xinghe truly came back, his Dao heart would likely shatter into mush.

Hahaha, this is exactly our Fu family's excellent son‑in‑law!

On the other side, the Fu family elder immediately changed his tone.

Before, it wasn't his fault either; Fu Yue is such an outstanding young lady, yet she ended up choosing someone who used a cultivation relic and still recklessly pushes to raise his realm—a naive pretty boy.

From the Fu family elder's perspective, Lu Xun is nothing but a greenhorn.

He is merely a little dissatisfied, and has no intention of doing anything else, such as interfering with Fu Yue's choice.

Now that he has learned Lu Xun cleared the Heavenly Dao Tower, he instantly acknowledged him.

This is what reputation is!

The reputation of the Heavenly Dao Tower is top‑notch.

The gold content is too high.

It's as high as a building several hundred stories tall.

Well,

The entire South Heaven Gate, as this news spread, was filled with exclamations.

This matter directly shocked everyone.

Impossible, impossible, this is impossible....

In the crowd, Li Chao stared at his phone screen, his whole self nearly going mad.

Lu Xun really cleared the Heavenly Dao Tower, dealing a heavy blow to his face.

This alone is enough to make him miserable.

What's worse is... damn it, Li Chao got pushed down by Lu Xun.

Lu Xun was right.

He went from rank 1000 in the Five Realms to rank 1001.

How can Li Chao possibly accept this!