Chapter 1072: The Jade Mechanism Sovereign, in peril!

Master!

Yang Ling'er's beautiful eyes glittered with starlight.

Not far away, Yang Xuan also walked over with a smile, "Master."

Lu Xuan gave a faint smile, "I haven't come to see you in a long time."

Yang Ling'er flung herself into Lu Xuan's arms, her exquisite face pressing against his chest, once again feeling the powerful, dragon-like throbbing of his heartbeat.

Lu Xuan smiled as he rubbed Yang Ling'er's hair, "The World Tree Dao Patterns in Qingming Heaven should be about fully activated now, right?"

Yang Ling'er tilted her snow-white neck slightly and nodded, "Mm-hmm. A few critical Dao Patterns remain. One of them is actually located at the headquarters of the Heaven-Burying Alliance."

Lu Xuan asked, "How have your contacts with the Heaven-Burying Alliance been lately?"

Yang Ling'er said, "The Heaven-Burying Alliance has been secretly helping us. However, its upper echelons have never shown themselves; they are likely prominent figures of Qingming Heaven."

Lu Xuan smiled and said, "Ling'er, when you once ruled Everlasting Heaven, you bestowed blessings in all directions; that counts as repayment. Come, let's rest awhile."

His divine sense probed and quickly found a relatively pure star.

"Let's go here!"

Tie Xiaoqing waved at Yang Ling'er and Yang Xuan while carrying the big black pot.

Lu Xuan flicked his sleeve, and a mysterious spatial force surged downward, enveloping the few of them.

"Hiss!"

With a flash of flowing light, Lu Xuan and the others landed on a mountain peak.

Tie Xiaoqing set up the big black pot and began cooking.

Cooking smoke curled upward.

Lu Xuan reclined on the Yan Chuang, while Yang Ling'er and Yang Xuan sat to the side.

Yang Xuan asked, "Master, have you heard that General Qi slew Luo Jin Laozi?"

Lu Xuan nodded.

Yang Ling'er pursed her lips and smiled, telling Yang Xuan, "Master can perceive all heavens; such matters are naturally known to him."

Yang Xuan exclaimed, "General Qi Chun Jing is indeed the one who, after Ling'er, has held up the banner of Everlasting Heaven! He actually managed to find such a fine opportunity."

Lu Xuan said, "Not bad. Such opportunities in the cracks are fleeting, yet Qi Chun Jing still seized it."

"Master, back then you inserted Senior Xiao A Liang's Spirit Sword into the Everlasting Heaven Starry Battlefield—did you already foresee what would come later?"

Yang Ling'er's eyes shone with divine radiance, clearly regarding this as Lu Xuan's scheme.

If Qi Chun Jing found this opportunity, it was surely due to the Master's planning.

That Spirit Sword Wine Devotee is the key to this sword!

The Master said nothing explicit, yet Qi Chun Jing simply comprehended it on his own and ended up devising such a plot.

This is nothing but tacit understanding!

Lu Xuan gazed at Yang Ling'er's eyes full of reverence, his face twitching.

Actually, back then he hadn't thought about it that much.

It was merely unintentional!

After all, Xiao A Liang's Spirit Sword can grow by absorbing human obsession and fighting spirit, and the Everlasting Heaven Starry Battlefield is undoubtedly the most suitable place for it.

Who would have thought that, by a twist of fate, it became one part of Qi Chun Jing's scheme.

"This scholar is not bad."

Lu Xuan thought to himself.

Not long after.

Tie Xiaoqing said, "Venerable Lord Lu, it's time to eat."

Soon, everyone gathered around the stone table, and Tie Xiaoqing brought over the steaming hot food.

Today's fare is boiled Golden Crow, stir-fried Spirit Chicken, and sweet-and-sour Spirit Ribs...

Yang Ling'er took a bite and smiled sweetly, "Little Qing sis, your cooking keeps getting better."

Tie Xiaoqing giggled, "All thanks to Venerable Lord Lu's teaching."

Yang Ling'er asked, "Master, now that Luo Jin Laozi has been slain, is there any problem with Bai Li Senior Sister in this vein of the Gui Dian?"

Lu Xuan said, "This time I ascend to the upper realms just to go to the Gui Dian and see you, Bai Li Senior Sister. She's all alone in the Gui Dian starry expanse, which is too lonely."

Yang Xuan couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed. In the lower realms, Bai Li Senior Sister was alone in the Gui Yu. Whenever we gathered, she could only meet them through image power."

Yang Ling'er said, "Senior Sister has sacrificed too much."

Lu Xuan nodded, "When the time comes, I'll go check on how the Luo Mai is doing."

……

Gui Dian, Luo Mai Starry Space.

"Boom boom boom!"

The ancient cloud vessels of the other six veins of the Gui Dian all surged into the Luo Mai Starry Space from all directions.

Wherever the cloud vessels went, they directly plundered!

"Boom!"

A cloud vessel bearing the Yin Mai descended upon a star; upon the vessel, intricate Dao Patterns swirled, and many Yin Mai elders stood there.

The leading sinister-looking middle-aged man flicked his sleeve and declared directly.

"The resources of this star belong to my Yin Mai!"

Upon the star, the many elders sighed miserably, "What if we refuse?"

The sinister-looking man gave a cold chuckle, "Humans have an old saying: courtesy before force."

Hearing this, the many elders had no choice but to withdraw from the star, leaving the Yin Mai people to plunder its resources.

This scene likewise occurred elsewhere in the Net Vein Star Sea.

But some Net Vein Elders were still resisting.

Naturally, this brought about a fierce battle!

The elders of the other Seven Veins sneered, "We're all our own people, don't be shameless! Your Net Vein Supreme Ancestor has fallen, the Son of the Sequence has been buried—this is no fault of ours!"

If anyone resisted, the Seven Veins Elders would all attack together.

For a time, none could withstand them!

The Seven Veins' cloud ships swept in like a plague of locusts, devouring everything in the Net Vein Starry Sky, like a vast sea surging into the depths of the starry void.

Many Net Vein elders and disciples looked on with grim faces, helpless to watch as the Seven Veins plundered.

Moreover, the Net Vein people were to be sent to remote lands, thereby losing their original advantageous conditions.

The Seven Veins Elders continually advanced toward the Shadow Abyss, their eyes blazing with fervent light.

Shadow Abyss—this is where Luo Jin Laozi hid his supreme opportunity!

This was the utmost priority of their expedition!

This time, besides seizing opportunities, they were also recruiting the Net Vein's strong ones.

Know that when Luo Jin Laozi was alive, the Net Vein was the chief of the Eight Veins, and his subordinates teemed with powerful cultivators.

But now, with the rabbit dead and the hounds scattered, the recruitment order of the Seven Veins Supreme Ancestor carries immense weight.

"Hiss!"

Streaks of dark light transformed into tremendous qi, giving rise in the starry sky to several towering spirit banners imbued with the Dao Resonance of Yin Tian Jue, Shi Yuan Laozi, and others, their might immensely grand.

"By the order of Yin Tian Jue Laozi, recruit under my banner!"

"By the order of Shi Yuan Laozi, recruit under my banner!"

"……"

As these recruitment spirit banners were unleashed, upon each star the long‑dormant mighty auras surged skyward.

"I wish to join the Yin Vein!"

"I wish to join the Eclipse Vein!"

"I wish to join……"

Seeing this, the Seven Veins Elders' mouths twitched upward slightly.

These strong ones are the Net Vein's last pillar!

Since they have chosen to sever ties with the Net Vein at lightning speed, annexing the Shadow Abyss should pose no problem.

But at this moment.

From the depths of the starry sky before the Shadow Abyss, an immensely ancient voice rang out: "Luo Jin Laozi has only just fallen a few days ago, and you already come to carve up my Net Vein Starry Sky—this is utterly outrageous!"

Although my Net Vein's Son of the Sequence has fallen, there remains a candidate appointed by Luo Jin Laozi for the Son of the Sequence—especially Bai—who need only undergo the Sequence Trial to claim the Sequence!

……