Chapter 1225

Who is this woman?

Just as Lu Xuan was investigating, Xiao Nannan sensed something, and an incomparably childlike smile appeared on her delicately carved face.

Big brother...

She still clung tightly to Lu Xuan, as if only in his embrace could she feel an everlasting tranquility.

Lu Xuan gave a faint smile and turned his gaze toward the Xuanlin Butterfly Ruins.

As vast amounts of temporal power and dream power were withdrawn, the mountains, rivers, heaven and earth there became rootless wood and sourceless water.

Boom!

Crack!

The mortal realm began to collapse continuously, the last place being the town.

When this destructive force descended upon the town, a gray-robed figure suddenly stepped into the void and rose.

It was Chen Zhangsheng!

Behind him, Fang Yuan's long skirt billowed, her jade feet light and graceful, as she also stood in the void.

"Third junior brother, so you were hiding here." Ye Chen rubbed his nose.

Many townspeople kowtowed before Chen Zhangsheng, all looking terrified.

Their bodies became extremely insubstantial and illusory; divine light could pass through them!

These phantasmal beings wore blank expressions, their eyes reflecting visions of shattered mountains and rivers, lands collapsing and earth splitting; they could not comprehend the present situation at all.

"Old Chen, what is going on?"

"You are an immortal; can you save us? We do not want to die!"

"Old Chen, you are an honest man; don't deceive me—are we truly not real?"

Chen Zhangsheng looked toward Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan slowly spoke to the townspeople, directly stating the truth.

"You are not truly human, yet you are not entirely false either."

"Your spirit essence is seized from the true beings of Yunlan Heaven; it is a projection, and your forms come from Xiao Nannan's past memories."

Upon hearing this, the townspeople were stunned.

Each word Lu Xuan uttered struck their bodies like thunderbolts!

In that case, the endless repetition of ages has indeed made them a strange kind of 'living being'!

Now that the town is shattered, they too must shatter along with it.

Just then, not far away, Ku Fan's body suddenly trembled, and simple white radiance flared all over him, surging outward in all directions.

The power of the Mundane Dao!

Boom!

Seeing these mortals, he could not help but feel many emotions.

How similar these townspeople are to his own life; he spent his whole life pursuing the Mundane Dao, only to see the truth in the True Martial Sect, realizing that an insurmountable great mountain lies between immortals and mortals.

He too began as an ordinary mortal, gradually stepping onto the path of cultivation!

In the True Martial Sect, that place was originally his limit; had it not been for the Lu Sovereign's intervention, he would have stopped there.

Ku Fan's body entered an extraordinarily strange state, murmuring, 'Going with the flow is mortal, going against is immortal; truth is mortal, falsehood is immortal… I was originally a mortal, I follow the Mundane Dao.'

Everyone was stunned.

Who would have thought Ku Fan had attained enlightenment!

Jiang Rou's face was filled with excitement, her hands clasped together, she sincerely rejoiced for Ku Fan.

Ku Fan abruptly turned, bowed respectfully to Lu Xuan, and said, 'Lu Sovereign, can you save these townspeople?'

These townspeople helped him attain enlightenment, and they share a karmic bond.

Xiao Nannan looked at Lu Xuan with an obedient expression; many faces in the town were people from deep in her memory, and her young heart felt reluctant: 'Big brother, can you help those people… please?'

Lu Xuan nodded, 'Yes.'

Letting these phantasmal beings survive is quite simple.

Previously they relied on temporal power, Xiao Nannan's memories, and the spirit essence of myriad beings in Yunlan Heaven; now that temporal power has been stripped away, we only need to reinfuse temporal power!

First, sever their connection to those beings of Yunlan Heaven!

With a thought, Lu Xuan directly cut forth using Xiao Nannan's temporal power.

Hiss!

A terrifying sword qi swept straight across the entire town, like a vast river rushing past, an intangible temporal force piercing the townspeople's bodies.

Cut!

Sever their ties to the true Yunlan Heaven!

Then, Lu Xuan spread his hand and looked at Chen Zhangsheng, 'Old Three.'

Chen Zhangsheng understood, directly drawing forth a fragmentary river of time from the Bronze Ancient Hall.

This river of time shimmered with golden light, having no ripples or waves, as Chen Zhangsheng had already erased all causality from it.

A blank river of time!

Lu Xuan slapped his palm, endless intricate and obscure dao patterns surged, landing upon the river of time; in the next instant he uttered a single word, 'Go!'

The river of time wound through the town and finally dissipated into the intangible.

Specks of starlight gathered into the townspeople's bodies.

They looked curiously at their own bodies, all kowtowing to Lu Xuan, 'Thank you, immortal!'

Lu Xuan's face twitched.

This Old Three fellow, having stayed in the town for so long, ultimately still gave him this great karma.

This small town truly exists in the outside world; it is a place of immense strength.

Now these "fake" towns have been completed, far away from the real small town.

In the future, cause and effect will inevitably be mutually exclusive.

However, cause and effect—he already bears too much karma; one more doesn't matter.

Lu Xuan gazed at the Stabilizing Earth Pearl and calmly said, "In another half day, I can completely eliminate the influence of the Mysterious Scale Butterfly Abyss on Cloud Mist Heaven."

Everyone looked on with awe and reverence.

Truly worthy of the Venerable Lord Lu!

A mere gesture can set the heavens and earth!

At this moment, in a place far from the Long River Sword Sect.

In the starry sky occupied by the Gu Clan, Feng Kuang Man held Formation Gu with many Gu Clan members, analyzing the great formation of Cloud Mist Heaven.

A hint of ferocity appeared on Feng Kuang Man's face: "Damn it! No time to kill Fang Yuan. This traitor has already joined forces with the Spirit Martial Emperor and his group."

A gray-robed man behind him said, "No problem. Following the ancestor's plan, we have almost completed it. Once this Formation Gu records all the formation patterns, we can leave Cloud Mist Heaven."

Feng Kuang Man's veins bulged as he gritted his teeth: "Once again, that traitor Fang Yuan escaped from my grasp! Unfortunately, Cloud Mist Heaven is about to erupt in war; we must leave."

On another side, in the star sea where the Deceit Palace resides.

The Ming Formation Elder, hair disheveled, with countless formation patterns constantly intertwining in his hands, shouted madly: "Done! I've done it!"

The Black Sandalwood Killer Ancestor rejoiced, laughing wildly, and vigorously patted the Ming Formation Elder's shoulder: "Good, good, good! It's time to kill Lu Xuan and the Spirit Martial Emperor!"

This is the Dark Calamity Ancestor's command!

Their mission this time has two parts!

First, the Ming Formation Elder must comprehend the Everlasting Heaven Formation Lines.

Second, to attack Lu Xuan and probe his true strength.

The Black Sandalwood Killer Ancestor gave a cold chuckle: "If we can slay Lu Xuan and the Spirit Martial Emperor, we can accomplish everything in one battle! My only worry right now is Qi Chun Jing, but he is severely wounded; even if he descends wielding a human race sword, he may not be my match."

Upon thinking this, the Black Sandalwood Killer Ancestor became confident, flicked his sleeve, and ordered: "All members of the Deceit Palace, gather within an hour! Attack the Long River Sword Sect!"

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