Chapter 1032: Sending the Enemy a Great Gift!

Master, please give this Dao Source Fruit to Junior Sister Ling'er.

Lu Xuan took the Dao Source Fruit, nodded, and said, "I'll heal your wounds first."

This time, Ji Fuyao forcibly used the World Tree Dao Patterns to trigger the first layer's heavenly-earthly anomaly in Li Huo Valley, injuring her meridians.

After all, she is only at the Half-step Wen Dao Realm; forcibly activating the Ling Fire Great Dao brought on a backlash.

As time passed, beads of fragrant sweat seeped from Ji Fuyao's delicate body, giving off a faint scent.

In Ji Fuyao's mind, time seemed to return to the days spent in the grass house on Xuan Qing Feng.

Only by the master's side are the years peaceful.

Everything seemed to slow down.

It is a kind of indescribable ease and tranquility, free from worldly worries.

Several hours later.

Ji Fuyao bashfully rose from Lu Xuan's embrace, saying, "Thank you, Master."

Lu Xuan nodded and called Ye Chen over.

Ye Chen also began to mutter and grumble.

This medical power is extremely gentle.

The dead memories began to assail him again.

The master is just too comforting.

At this moment, Ji Fuyao gazed toward the starry sky outside the Li Huo Sect.

Boom—boom—boom!

Terrifying surges spread like a vast sea in all directions, as cloudships crossed the void and descended here, all standing guard outside the formation.

The colossal Ling Fire Giant previously condensed by Lu Xuan remained sentient, its towering stature reaching the heavens as it confronted the many powerful beings that had descended from outside.

Sun Mao had already brought people aboard cloudships to descend.

The mighty ones of the great powers all bowed respectfully, saying, "We welcome Lord Sun Mao!"

Sun Mao, clad in a brocade robe and wearing an arrogant expression, proceeded to scout inside the Li Huo Sect.

Although he could not discern too much, seeing the surging sea of Ling Fire throughout the Li Huo Sect's Star Sea, he concluded that the Li Huo Sect had already been destroyed.

"This Ling Fire Giant does not belong to the Li Huo Sect! That person is still within the Li Huo Sect, seemingly cleansing the power of Li Huo Valley."

The powerful ones, faces full of respect, asked, "Lord Sun Mao, what should we do?"

Sun Mao calmly said, "As the Art of War states: to subdue the enemy without fighting is supreme."

Upon hearing this, a pallid, cold-faced middle-aged man beside Sun Mao—like a eunuch, and Sun Mao's servant—immediately grasped his meaning, flicked his sleeve, and strode toward the great formation of the Li Huo Sect's starry sky, coldly declaring, "Rebels inside, hear me: you have ten breaths to decide. Either open the formation, or die…"

He hadn't finished speaking when Lu Xuan raised his hand and swept it.

In the next instant, the Ling Fire Giant's hand shot out a blinding bolt of Ling Fire, like a meteor.

Hiss!

The terrifying might of the Ling Fire instantly swept across heaven and earth, a blazing force that scorched the skies; the pallid man's face changed drastically as he tried to retreat, but it was too late—the Ling Fire pierced through his body in an instant.

"My lord, save me…"

Sun Mao was about to act when the Ling Fire instantly reduced the pallid man to ashes.

Instant kill!

Seeing this, the mighty ones of the great powers rushed forward, shielding Sun Mao behind them.

"Guard the master!"

"Guard the master!"

Sun Mao's face darkened as he gritted his teeth, shouting, "Break this formation! Capture and kill everyone inside!"

"As you command!"

The powerful ones surged forward, beginning to assault the Li Huo Valley formation.

"Boom—!"

The terrifying slaughterous force struck the formation, like a boulder dropped into a lake, sending up endless divine radiance, dazzling beyond compare; for a moment, the firmament of this realm trembled.

Within Li Huo Valley, Ji Fuyao's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. "Master, are they attacking the formation lines?"

Lu Xuan replied calmly, "No problem; once I activate the World Tree Dao Patterns here, I'll give them a great gift."

Ji Fuyao tilted her snow-white neck, nodded, and began sitting cross-legged to cultivate in the fire region.

Several hours later, Ye Chen's injuries healed.

Lu Xuan led the two directly into the third layer of the fire region, flicked his sleeve, and a gentle green power washed down, enveloping Ji Fuyao and Ye Chen. "You may comprehend the Ling Fire Great Dao here," he said.

He began to activate the World Tree Dao Patterns.

Hiss—hiss—hiss!

As Lu Xuan chanted the obscure, intricate Ling Secret, streams of Ling Fire wound like dragons through the earth's core in Li Huo Valley, and the patterns once tempered by endless ages of Ling Fire began to burst forth with a different Dao Resonance.

Connecting with the World Tree!

Truly merging with the World Tree!

One day later.

The might of Ling Fire in Li Huo Valley grew even fiercer; a mere wisp of the World Tree's power pouring down was enough to transform this place completely.

Those Dao Patterns grew obscure, gradually merging into the World Tree's interior.

In the distant Eastern Star Sea, Yang Ling'er felt a hint of delight as she lowered her gaze to her crystalline jade palm; three World Tree Dao Patterns had formed there, and she could clearly sense a connection between herself and the Azure Abyss Heaven.

Those were the markings she had inscribed at her peak; only the Dao Patterns activated at the border of the Eastern Star Sky remained, enabling her to encircle the Azure Abyss Heaven.

However, during her endless ages in the lower realm, the Azure Abyss Emperor also laid down countless Dao Patterns, thereby firmly controlling the Azure Abyss Heaven.

But comparing the two sets of Dao Patterns, naturally the ones she had laid down earlier are more profound.

After all, that was given to her by Lord Lu!

Yang Xuan also said somewhat excitedly, "Ling'er, we only have the last piece of the puzzle left."

At that moment, inside the Li Huo Valley, Lu Xuan slowly rose to his feet, he grabbed with a big hand, directly seizing the spirit fire essence of the Li Huo Valley, transforming it into two strands, which respectively fell before Ji Fuyao and Ye Chen.

Lu Xuan looked outward beyond the starry sky; the people under Sun Mao's command were still attacking the formations here, Lu Xuan let out a contemptuous laugh, "Alright, let's go; once they break in, they'll see the gift I've prepared for them."

Ji Fuyao asked, "Master, where are you headed next?"

Lu Xuan said, "Go find Ling'er and Yang Xuan to help her refine the final piece of the World Tree Dao Patterns."

Ye Chen looked at Ji Fuyao, "Senior Sister, what about us?"

Ji Fuyao fell into thought; although she also wanted to go with Lu Xuan, staying here to continue seizing the dao source fruit for Junior Sister Ling'er was more important.

Junior Sister Ling'er needs their help to return to the peak!

Even if Junior Sister Ling'er completes the final piece of the puzzle, she still needs to continue absorbing the power of the World Tree to return to the peak.

The road they must travel is still long.

Thinking of this, Ji Fuyao said, "Master, Ye Chen and I will still stay in this western region. If we can stir up some waves, we can also interfere with the Azure Abyss Emperor's sight."

Lu Xuan nodded, his thought moved, and an incredibly profound spatial power surged, enveloping Ji Fuyao and the others, causing them to vanish instantly from the spot.

In the next instant, they had already arrived at a distant place of the Li Huo Valley.

Ji Fuyao looked back, and the many forces led by Sun Mao and others were still frantically attacking this expanse of heaven and earth.

Moreover, because the disturbance was too great, it had already drawn the attention of other forces.

Countless divine senses were probing this expanse of heaven and earth, wanting to see the fate of the Heaven-Burying Alliance.

Lu Xuan didn't look back, he rubbed Ji Fuyao's head and said, "Now the World Tree Dao Patterns in three directions have been activated; soon, the entire Azure Abyss Heaven will manifest heavenly-earthly omens, and the Azure Abyss Emperor will naturally notice. I must go help Ling'er and Yang Xuan."

"However, before that, I need to connect the three World Tree Dao Patterns. Fuyao, Ye Chen, I'm leaving first."

A true man never looks back at the explosion!

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