Chapter 1142: with translation of chapter title

Lu Xuan collected all the storage rings in the area and handed them to Ji Fuyao, "Divide these storage rings among yourselves."

Ye Chen said, "Master, what heavenly treasure was that light rain just now?"

Lu Xuan gave a faint smile, "This thing is called the Insect‑Clearing Mystic Liquid; it can only dispel insects below the ninth transformation."

Everyone was stunned.

This thing can be called terrifying; it completely counters the Gu Clan!

Tie Xiaoqing showed an admiring expression, "Lord Lu, is that marvel something you refined?"

Lu Xuan neither confirmed nor denied, nodding slightly.

The system wore a look of contempt, "Shameless, host!"

Lu Xuan: "……"

He turned his gaze toward Yang Ling'er's direction; she was still exerting all her effort to refine the World Tree Dao Patterns, her body surrounded by specks of emerald divine light, sparkling like starlight, and beneath her jade feet the World Tree's patterns kept lighting up.

"Chi chi chi!"

As numerous divine lights shone brightly, the power of the World Tree was constantly awakening.

Yang Ling'er's body gained a willpower that could overwhelm the world!

Lu Xuan withdrew his gaze and looked toward outside the formation.

The outside world was still in battle!

The white donkey was still negotiating with Situ Zhen and the others, but its originally glossy fur had been scorched in many places, revealing pink flesh that flickered with a protective divine light, quite mysterious.

Now not only Situ Zhen, but also a large number of the Azure Abyss Army were besieging the white donkey.

One donkey, guarding the great formation!

"Boom boom boom!"

Situ Zhen's blade qi swept across, continuing to roll over the shattered hall outside; its killing power made one's heart turn cold.

The other elders of the Heaven‑Burying Alliance had no chance to act at all!

Fortunately, the Azure Abyss Army's target is now the white donkey; otherwise those Heaven‑Burying Alliance elders would be wiped out entirely!

Xiao Alian smiled, "I didn't expect this donkey isn't just boasting; it's really quite strong."

Lu Xuan said, "Its bloodline is heaven‑defying; it's also a promising prospect."

Ji Fuyao's beautiful eyes slightly furrowed as she sighed, "Situ Zhen is too powerful."

Lu Xuan said, "I've heard of him!"

Situ Zhen is called the strongest commander of the Azure Abyss Army!

His strength is only below the Azure Abyss Emperor!

Ye Chen asked, "Master, is Situ Zhen a traitor or is there something else? There are Gu creatures inside their bodies!"

Lu Xuan opened his Insight Eye and looked at Situ Zhen, quickly discovering a strong Gu force within his body.

This power entangled his soul, flesh, and Dao foundation!

And the true Situ Zhen's consciousness had sunk into silence!

"It's merely an eighth‑transformation Gu!"

Lu Xuan's mouth corners rose slightly, "Situ Zhen and the others are not traitors; they are merely controlled by the Gu."

Ye Chen said, "No wonder."

Lu Xuan said, "Stay here and don't move; I'll go awaken Situ Zhen and then return!"

Ji Fuyao tilted her snow‑white neck slightly, "Okay."

Lu Xuan's thought moved, a mysterious spatial power surged, and he instantly shifted to outside the formation.

"Boom!"

Lu Xuan, in a white robe, his face calm and composed, with a faint divine radiance flowing over him, walked straight toward Situ Zhen.

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

"Lu Xuan!"

"Lord Lu has arrived!"

Whether the elders of the Heaven‑Burying Alliance or the Azure Abyss Army, they all exclaimed in surprise.

The white donkey finally let out a sigh of relief and shouted, "Lord Lu, even a production team's donkey wouldn't be driven this hard!"

Lu Xuan walked toward Situ Zhen with an air of old‑god composure.

With each step he took, a golden Dao diagram appeared beneath his feet!

Everyone was instantly stunned!

Wasn't it said that Lu Xuan had not recovered his strength?

Is he intending to single‑handedly withstand Situ Zhen?

Situ Zhen is unquestionably the second‑ranked person in the Azure Abyss Heaven; if even he is no match for Lu Xuan, then only the Azure Abyss Emperor would need to act!

Although the Azure Abyss Emperor's whereabouts are unknown now, he is surely patrolling the void.

An Azure Abyss Army commander immediately produced an ancient jade slip and shouted, "Contact His Majesty the Emperor at once! Lu Xuan has appeared!"

Upon hearing this, many Azure Abyss Army troops reacted.

Right!

The Azure Abyss Emperor was already waiting like a hunter!

This siege of the Spirit Martial Emperor was meant to force out Lu Xuan and Qi Chun‑jing.

I never expected Lu Xuan to really appear!

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

One after another, the sound-transmitting jade slips shattered directly.

At that moment, Situ Zhen coldly laughed as he stepped through the void toward Lu Xuan, the long blade in his hand emitting a terrifying cold light, and the blade domain beneath his feet was like the vast, white expanse of the Canglang waters.

The blade's might pierces the heavens!

"Lu Xuan, die for me!"

Situ Zhen let out a loud roar, raised his long blade high, and slashed directly down at Lu Xuan.

In an instant, the entire firmament blazed brightly, incomparably radiant, as if a long river poured down.

Lu Xuan finally halted his steps, he flicked his sleeve, and the remaining worm‑dispelling mystic fluid in the jade bottle turned into falling rain, scattering down.

"Pitter‑patter!"

Rain began to fall over everyone's heads.

A great number of the Azure Abyss Army, as if facing a formidable foe, cried out in alarm, "What is this?!"

Last time, Lu Xuan had even cast the heaven‑defying talisman to help Qi Chun‑jing turn the tide, and this news infinitely magnified Lu Xuan's terror.

Now the scattered raindrops began to fall, and everyone's hearts were filled with dread.

But in the next instant, everyone realized they were unharmed.

"Hahaha! This rain seems utterly useless, huh?"

"There's nothing mysterious about it!"

"Lord Lu, are you trying to laugh us to death?"

"……"

Lu Xuan's gaze fell entirely on Situ Zhen and Elder Hou and the others, and he shouted sternly, "Wake up!"

Now we only need to awaken these dozen or so strong ones, and the situation on the field can be reversed!

Situ Zhen and the others are undoubtedly the strongest top‑tier experts present!

These two words contain the voice of the Great Dao, and they also bear the power of the World Tree, striking the divine sense of Situ Zhen and the others.

For those not controlled by the worm‑creatures, the effect is minor, but for Situ Zhen and the others it is like a thunderbolt from a clear sky!

The rain falling from Above the Void instantly dissolved the slave‑worm Dao Resonance within their bodies, and their dormant divine souls were struck as if by lightning.

"Wake up!"

"Wake up!"

"……come!"

In their Sea of Divine Sense, it seemed as if a deity were shouting, echoing endlessly.

"Hum!"

Situ Zhen's body froze in place Above the Void, the long blade in his hand completely halted, and his divine sense suddenly awakened.

"Lu, Lord Lu!"

His eyes cleared up, and he looked at Lu Xuan with utter shock.

"Sizzle!"

He forcibly retracted the blade qi that had been building up, the long blade began to tremble wildly, and the terrifying killing force was forcibly stopped.

"Thud!"

Situ Zhen, holding his long blade, directly knelt down before Lu Xuan.

Seeing this, everyone was stunned.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

Isn't Situ Zhen on their side? How could the Sword Dao Lord Lu directly defect?

Situ Zhen's face bore endless self‑reproach and regret as he apologetically said, "Lord Lu, sorry, I have made a grave mistake."

"……"