Chapter 222: High Star Great Emperor Hunts Ji Fuyou!

"Lu Xuan, where did you send the Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor to?"

The sect leader stepped into Lu Xuan's cave dwelling, saw Lu Xuan lounging leisurely, and his face darkened.

He had arrived just a step too late, and as a result, the Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor had been sent away!

No.

What does Xuan Qing Feng want to do with this broken formation?

Lu Xuan slowly rose to his feet, and Chen Zhangsheng's voice came from beside him, telling Lu Xuan what had just happened.

Lu Xuan lightly said, "It's fine, these are just trivial matters."

The sect leader inadvertently caught sight of some new works on Lu Xuan's table: "Picture of the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Riding," "Ladies' Self-Portrait Picture," "Three Heroes Driving Car Battle Lü Bu," …

He was furious, shouting, "Where is the Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor now?"

Lu Xuan shrugged, "Heaven's secrets must not be leaked."

The sect leader was speechless.

A moment of silence.

The sect leader whispered, "Is this the White-robed Senior's intention?"

Lu Xuan pointed toward Chen Zhangsheng's cave dwelling, "Yeah, it's all his doing."

The sect leader frowned slightly, falling into thought.

A moment of silence.

A glint flashed in the sect leader's eyes, "Could it be that the White-robed Senior did this intentionally?"

Lu Xuan's face twitched; he silently thought, Lao San definitely did it on purpose, and said, "He did it on purpose."

The sect leader wasn't angry but laughed, "Excellent! Excellent! That White-robed Senior surely didn't act aimlessly; there must be a deeper meaning."

Lu Xuan: "……"

Lao San has jack shit of deep intention.

At that moment.

Chen Zhangsheng wore a gray robe, standing in Lu Xuan's cave dwelling, feigning cluelessness, "Master, what happened?"

Lu Xuan really wanted to kick Chen Zhangsheng.

Still pretending?

The sect leader recounted the whole incident to Chen Zhangsheng.

Chen Zhangsheng was somewhat surprised, then said solemnly, "Looks like from now on, whoever wants to come to Xuan Qing Feng should let the master know beforehand, otherwise accidents might happen."

The sect leader nodded, "That makes sense. I'll immediately inform the sect elders and disciples."

……

Above the Void

The Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor shot like a bolt of lightning, tearing through the heavens, and a surge of divine rainbow surged forth.

At first, the Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor felt a hint of excitement, thinking the White-robed Great Emperor was joking with him, but then realized he was being sent to a distant place.

He had no idea where he was being sent.

This mysterious formation was actually continuously drawing power from his body to become the source of his forward momentum!

The Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor's gaze was deep, his thoughts racing, "This White-robed Dao Friend is unfathomable; he surely didn't send me here for no reason—he must have another purpose!"

After the time it takes to burn an incense stick.

The Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor was traversing the void.

After an hour.

He was still flying.

After a day.

The Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor finally noticed that the power of the formation patterns on his body was waning; he extended his divine sense to scan the surroundings, "Where is this?"

Boom!

The Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor finally landed somewhere.

He looked around; the heavens were dim and lightless, the earth gloomy, utterly desolate, mountains collapsed, rivers dried up—this was a land of utter desolation!

The fundamental principles of heaven and earth had been stripped away; everything within hundreds of thousands of li was dead ground, the power of heaven and earth had vanished, there was no vital energy of any living being, making it look ancient and barbaric.

The Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled, "White-robed Dao Friend, where have you sent me? Which province of Nan Huang is this?"

Boom!

The Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor stepped into the void, a jade slip of ancient azure appeared in his hand; with a thought, the spirit power map of the Nan Huang provinces appeared.

After a moment, the Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor knew where he was.

This place is called Fu Province; these ruins are precisely the former site of the Fu Yao Dynasty!

The Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor's eyes blazed, "White-robed Dao Friend, sending me to Fu Province must have great significance!"

He began to investigate, sweeping past the palace ruins.

Suddenly!

Within the Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor's spatial ring, that thread of Bronze Ancient Hall's Dao Resonance began to vibrate.

"Huh?" the Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor expressed some surprise, flicked his sleeve, and directly extracted that thread of Dao Resonance.

Hiss!

In an instant, divine radiance burst from the Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor's hand, shining like brilliant stars, and the Dao Resonance of the Bronze Ancient Hall resonated with this realm.

Countless strands of golden light continually surged from the void's cracks, filling the Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor's surroundings with mysterious power, like flowing water, like a spring breeze, subtly harmonizing with heaven and earth.

Flames ignited in the Heavenly Origin Old Ancestor's eyes, his heart surged, "Indeed, after searching high and low, I found it without effort! The Bronze Ancient Hall is actually hidden in Fu Province!"

Meanwhile, that thread of Bronze Ancient Hall's Dao Resonance was undergoing an anomaly, actually transforming into the shape of a token.

Bronze Token!

Tian Yuan Lao Zu held his breath, gazing at the Bronze Token before him.

Only to see that its surface was inscribed with endless, intricate, obscure Dao patterns, each stroke as if drawn by the hand of creation itself, profound and ever-changing, indeed having surpassed the realm of the Emperor.

Lightning flashed in Tian Yuan Lao Zu's mind; according to the records of the Great Dao Sect, the Bronze Token is the sole secret key to opening the Bronze Ancient Hall!

Not long after.

The Bronze Token fully condensed and fell into Tian Yuan Lao Zu's great hand.

Tian Yuan Lao Zu probed deep into the void, finally detecting a trace of a clue.

The Bronze Ancient Hall had opened up a small world of its own, hidden within Fu Prefecture!

But when Tian Yuan Lao Zu tried to probe further, above the void, golden light spread, a terrifyingly overwhelming force bore down on him; in an instant he could not bear it, and blood tears streamed from his eyes.

Tian Yuan Lao Zu gave a wry smile; the Bronze Ancient Hall far surpasses the Emperor Realm, absolutely not something he can dare to probe!

At that moment, a cold female voice echoed in Tian Yuan Lao Zu's mind: 'In two months, the Bronze Ancient Hall will descend! Carry the Bronze Token and you can open it! This matter must be announced to all the prefectures of Nan Huang.'

Having spoken those words, above the void, there remained no trace of the Bronze Ancient Hall's aura.

Tian Yuan Lao Zu broke out in a cold sweat; just now, when he probed the Bronze Ancient Hall, he felt a lethal killing intent!

That woman's voice just now was too terrifying.

A single word could decide his life or death!

Tian Yuan Lao Zu bowed respectfully to the void, quickly withdrew from the place, yet his heart remained shaken, unable to calm for a long time.

He wondered in his heart just who that speaking woman was.

After a moment, he shook his head; such an existence is not something he can presume to guess.

Tian Yuan Lao Zu collected his thoughts, myriad reflections arising, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh: 'White-robed Daoist, you are truly a divine person!'

Indeed, it was the White-robed Daoist who intentionally brought him here!

It seems the White-robed Daoist long knew that the Bronze Ancient Hall was right here.

Upon returning, I must certainly thank the White-robed Daoist!

Tian Yuan Lao Zu's gaze grew deep; he felt he could see less and less into the White-robed Daoist!

Just who is this person?

He had once perused the ancient texts of the Great Dao Sect, and there is no such person recorded!

'It's time to go back.'

Tian Yuan Lao Zu let out a soft sigh, turned his head to glance at the ruins of the Ji Fuyao Imperial Dynasty, and suddenly thought of Ji Fuyao: 'Hmm? How is Fuyao doing now? Let's go see.'

Speaking, he took out an ancient jade tablet from his bosom; his hand seal shifted, the tablet shone with brilliant light, and a mark appeared upon it.

It was Ji Fuyao's mark!

Tian Yuan Lao Zu felt a hint of astonishment: 'Fuyao is near Fu Prefecture; judging by the direction, it's Liang Prefecture! Perfect to bring Fuyao back to the sect—now the Extinction Sect has a bounty on her, so it's inadvisable for her to wander outside.'

Thinking of this.

Tian Yuan Lao Zu directly tore open the void and shot toward Liang Prefecture.

Tian Yuan Lao Zu was in high spirits.

This time, the White-robed Daoist truly rendered great assistance!

He stroked his beard and smiled: 'White-robed Daoist is quite a remarkable person! It seems this is a task assigned to me—to bring Fuyao back. Hahahaha!'

……

Liang Prefecture.

Ji Fuyao led her subordinates, driving their spirit vessels to shoot through the void, tracing out strand after strand of incomparably brilliant formation patterns.

'Crack!'

'Boom!'

The void was torn, space twisted.

Ji Fuyao stood atop the spirit vessel in a scarlet long robe, her aura surging with that of a quasi-emperor, deep as an abyss, vast as the sea; her Dao Resonance flowed like stars, her hair crystalline, her whole being like a banished immortal—ethereal and holy.

Having entered the quasi-emperor realm, she could ever more keenly feel the power of the Dao Resonance within her body, like a gentle stream cleansing her soul, flesh, and hidden stores.

Now the Dao Resonance within her is stronger than in her previous life by countless folds!

And this time, it is naturally thanks to her master, Lu Xuan!

Precisely on Xuan Qing Feng, she consumed vast quantities of heavenly and earthly treasures, which gave her today's foundation and background!

At this moment, Wang Man and Qing Yan slowly came behind Ji Fuyao, lowering their voices to say, 'Your Majesty the Empress, the number of High Star Great Emperors following us from behind is growing ever more.'

Killing intent surged to the heavens!

The many imperial dragon guards were utterly terrified.

Since the Extinction Sect's bounty was issued, just how many High Star Great Emperors have come to hunt down Her Majesty the Empress!

……