Chapter 120: The Sky Has Fallen

Huang Jingxuan didn't expect that, with just a slight change in her tone, Lu Chen would notice the problem.

"That's right. A few years ago, he wanted to annex the Ziyu Palace on the grounds of gathering strength, and since I disagreed, he secretly allied with the other three major sects to suppress the Ziyu Palace."

Huang Jingxuan's face flashed with a hint of coldness.

If it were the Ziyu Palace of a thousand years ago, she would have already made the other party completely disappear from this world.

"Understood."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen's face showed no surprise.

The righteous and demonic paths are actually quite similar.

It's just that one is open contention, the other is covert struggle.

"What realm is he in now?"

"He should still be in the early stage of Dao Comprehension."

Huang Jingxuan spoke slowly.

"Then there's no need to worry about these things—just go ahead, and I'll go too when the time comes."

"Since he holds the right to speak, then this Demon-Subjugation Assembly is precisely the opportunity for you to seize that right."

Lu Chen stroked Su Qian and Mu Hanyu's heads, then continued:

"Once you gather the strength of this side of Tianzhou, you can negotiate with Xuanzhou."

"As long as the righteous sect's cohesion is stronger than that of the demon cultivators, we won't lose this battle."

"Master, I understand."

Regardless of whether it's due to the influence of the Jade Seed Technique, Huang Jingxuan fully agrees with Lu Chen's words.

"The assembly is in three days, right?"

"Mm."

"Then there's still time. During these three days, you should strive harder, raise your cultivation a bit more, and by then it will be easier to intimidate others."

Lu Chen spoke calmly, as if no one else around him was making an effort.

Upon hearing this, Huang Jingxuan's face suddenly turned red.

During this period, what she admired most was Lu Chen's composure when mentioning dual cultivation—his expression never changed.

"Yes."

Huang Jingxuan joined Su Qian and the others' group.

Lu Chen glanced at them, calculating in his heart.

Over the past month, all of them have made considerable progress.

Su Qian's cultivation has reached the mid-stage of the Cave Heaven realm, just one step away from the late stage.

The Gu sisters also made significant progress, reaching the early stage of the God Condensation realm.

Chu Lian has already reached the late stage of God Condensation; she has been the most diligent in dual cultivation and hasn't spoken these past few days.

Qin Yan's progress is equally terrifying—she has reached the peak of Cave Heaven, and the Dao Comprehension realm is now within reach.

Mu Hanyu's cultivation has reached the late stage of Cave Heaven.

Worth mentioning is that, over this past month, Mo Tiancheng from Xingya has sent multiple voice transmissions.

Following Lu Chen's advice, she used slow progress as an excuse to deflect them.

Lin Qingxi, having awakened the Xuan Yin Holy Body, has seen her dual cultivation speed surge, now reaching the mid-stage of God Condensation, the same as Lin Yunxue.

With the efforts of these nine people, Lu Chen's breakthrough has been the most astonishing.

In just one month, he went from the early stage of God Condensation directly to the peak of God Condensation.

Once the Nine Abysses Life-Reversing Pill is refined, he can break through the Cave Heaven realm!

Then he will have the ability to fight a Dao Comprehension cultivator.

During this month, besides dual cultivation, he has also done other things.

He hasn't neglected the necessary blood sacrifices.

Moreover, he has replenished the remnant souls of two Death-Substitution Curses, condensed countless God Condensation realm puppets, and restored his soul to its peak.

Of course, this also includes the Empress's help.

This month, the Empress hasn't stopped her dual cultivation with him.

She followed the cat-and-tiger method, taking what she learned from Su Qian and the others and applying it to him.

Now, the Empress's soul has fully recovered, lacking only a special opportunity.

"I don't even know what she meant by what she said before."

Lu Chen still remembers the critical moment when Qi Luo Empress sold out a month ago.

That is, at that time she would rather watch him fall into a life-or-death crisis than intervene.

"The one-month deadline has already arrived; after dual cultivation ends, using derivation technique to test will tell."

Soon, dual cultivation ended, and the several women left the room somewhat reluctantly.

Some walked with unsteady steps, some supported their waists, and some simply flew using spiritual power.

"Just what kind of constitution does the master have, that after this period of dual cultivation we're nearly exhausted, yet he still appears perfectly fine?"

Outside, Su Qian was the first to voice this question.

This question instantly resonated with the others.

"I only know he possesses an exceptional pure Yang spiritual root, but according to records, even a pure Yang spiritual root would fall into temporary exhaustion after wanton dual cultivation."

"Moreover, dual cultivation of a pure Yang spiritual root should cause one's realm to regress, but Lu Chen is different—his realm has actually increased."

"According to the normal law of yin-yang circulation, our realm should rise while his should fall."

The women discussed this, but for a time could reach no conclusion.

At this time, they saw a familiar scene again.

A ray of light shot up from inside the house into the sky.

"Is the master using the deduction technique? What is he deducing?"

Besides Lin Qingxi and Lin Yunxue, everyone else immediately recognized what it was.

"Sister Xiangxiang, what is Lu Chen doing?"

Lin Qingxi leaned close to Gu Xiangxiang and asked curiously.

"The deduction technique, by peeking into heavenly secrets, deduces future events."

"Then wouldn't that mean I can see my future with him? How many children will I have? Could there be a hundred?"

Lin Qingxi's expression showed delight.

Cultivators have special means to prevent themselves from becoming pregnant.

She had tried many times to remove this method, but Lu Chen stopped her each time.

As Lu Chen said, the world is now in turmoil, unsuitable for raising offspring.

"A hundred?" Gu Xiangxiang heard this and her eyes widened.

"Deduction has its limits; it can only deduce part of the future, and it is also vague."

"As for what you mentioned...... the matter of producing offspring, it should not happen in the short term."

Gu Xiangxiang, after all, is the same age as Lu Chen, having been together since the Nine Abyss Sect, so she understands Lu Chen quite well.

"Is that so......"

A flash of disappointment crossed Lin Qingxi's face.

As the deduction technique proceeded, Lu Chen felt himself entering that fantastical space once again.

Here, he saw a corner of the future.

"The righteous-demonic war? The reason the empress does not intervene is indeed related to it."

Lu Chen saw the scene of the righteous-demonic war and did not show excessive shock.

Afterwards, he saw someone suddenly appear from space and attack him.

Although vague, he knew that person was likely Youhuang.

The scene shifted, and Yunshu Laozu and several demonic cultivators who had comprehended the Dao all chose to erupt their killing intent, a terrifying force sweeping across the border of the Tianzhou continent.

"Do they plan to invade from Tianzhou?"

Lu Chen still did not feel overly surprised by this.

At this moment, the scene changed again.

The viewpoint moved toward the sky, and he saw a scene he would never forget in this lifetime.

"Heavens...... the sky has collapsed?!"