Chapter 979: Lu Xuan Ascends to the Upper Realm!

Ding! Disciple mission issued: Help ninth disciple Yang Ling'er reforge and condense Dao patterns, activate the outer grand formation of Qingming Heaven!

The voice fell!

Lu Xuan was slightly taken aback.

It's been ages since a disciple mission!

The system immediately told Lu Xuan the status of Yang Ling'er and the others.

Lu Xuan nodded. 'I got it.'

Although they haven't yet departed from Weiyang Heaven, he can first head to Qingming Heaven.

I've seen all the scenery of this realm; let's go out for a stroll.

After a moment, he slowly rose from the recliner and looked up at the void above.

Not far away, Tie Xiaoqing watched Lu Xuan's expression and immediately asked, 'Lord Lu, where are you going?'

As Lu Xuan's little shadow, she had long learned to read faces and tone.

Whatever Lu Xuan intended, she could always guess correctly.

Lu Xuan smiled. 'I'm heading to the upper realm.'

Tie Xiaoqing immediately slung the big black pot onto her back.

Duang!

The big black pot landed on her jade back with a dull thud.

She was in a hurry!

She is now Lord Lu's personal chef!

Moreover, her cooking skills have advanced by leaps and bounds in the past half year!

Tie Xiaoqing placed her delicate, fair hands on her ample chest, looking obedient and pitiful as she begged, 'Lord Lu, I want to go too—bring me along!'

Lu Xuan was both amused and exasperated.

On the other side, Tie Cangqiong rushed over, scratching his head, 'Me... me too.'

Lu Xuan: '......'

Soon, Ah Li, Li Yue, and Xiao Qing also came over.

Li Yue's beautiful eyes slightly furrowed, 'Lord Lu, are you going to the upper realm now? Ah Li is only at the Seven-Star Sovereign realm; I want to wait until she reaches the Nine-Star Sovereign realm before we head to the Yaotian Realm.'

Lu Xuan smiled. 'No problem. Once Ah Li reaches the Nine-Star Sovereign realm, I'll descend to the lower realm and send you to the Yaotian Realm.'

Ah Li came over, flung herself into Lu Xuan's embrace, and tightly hugged him.

'Master...'

Lu Xuan smiled as he stroked Ah Li's hair; her softness was indescribable, a faint fragrance entered his nostrils, and he smiled, saying, 'It's fine—we'll meet again soon.'

Ah Li's eyes reddened slightly; after a long while she released Lu Xuan, murmuring, 'Mm-hmm.'

Xiao Qing also came over, flung herself into Lu Xuan's embrace, saying, 'Lu Xuan, what about me?'

Lu Xuan rubbed Xiao Qing's head, smiling, 'Same for you—once you fully master this realm, you can also ascend to the upper realm.'

This realm is derived from the trunk of the World Tree; although the power of the Great Dao is much less than in the upper realm, it is still an indispensable part of the World Tree.

Xiao Qing nodded. 'Okay.'

Beside her, Tie Xiaoqing's eyes sparkled with little stars as she enviously gazed at Heavenly Dao Xiaoqing.

She wants to be hugged by Lord Lu.

But she dares not.

Next, Lu Xuan descended again to the Great Dao Sect, briefly briefing the ancestors and sect leader.

'Let the Great Dao Bell temper itself in the starry sky; in half a year it has already been inscribed with endless Dao patterns, and it will ultimately evolve into the ultimate artifact of this realm!'

Many of the ancestors were somewhat excited.

Not long after, Lu Xuan returned.

He had Tie Xiaoqing and her brother come over; the two immediately stood excitedly beside Lu Xuan, who flicked his sleeve, releasing a surge of spatial power.

'Boom!'

Within the realm barrier, a supremely brilliant Divine Light blazed forth, obscure ancient Dao patterns surged, and gradually formed a spatial rift.

Ah Li, Xiao Qing, and the others waved at Lu Xuan, their eyes reflecting his retreating figure as he instantly vanished from the spot.

That spatial rift then vanished as well.

……

Qingming Heaven.

The starry sea of the Azure Abyss Empire glittered, and the Qingming Tiangong stretched across the endless void.

In the heavenly palace's main hall, Azure Abyss Emperor Huang Zhong sat coldly upon his throne, looking down at Sun Qinghou: 'Didn't you say Gu Yue Laozi had already agreed? Half a year has passed, why hasn't he descended? Instead, they've been seizing more of our Qingming Heaven's Dao-source fruits!'

His voice was filled with impatience and anger.

Half a year ago, after Sun Qinghou returned to make his report, he was indeed excited for a while.

Afterward, Gu Yuan Tian and Gui Dian sent word again, wanting to obtain more Dao-source fruits and the power of the World Tree.

He agreed.

But half a year has passed, and the Nine-turn Battle Gu has still had no news!

This made him very angry.

The Gui Dian and Gu Yuan Tian show no sincerity at all!

Sun Qinghou prostrated himself on the ground, nodding and bowing, only able to stammer, 'Your Majesty, could it be that Gu Yue Laozi has changed his mind?'

Huang Zhong frowned; he had already examined Sun Qinghou's memory imprint.

On that day, Gu Yue Laozi had indeed promised, and the Nine-turn Battle Gu was in Bai Loulan's hands.

Based on his understanding of Gu Yue Laozi, he won't regret it; he's likely deliberately suppressing.

Huang Zhen let out a cold chuckle, silently thinking, "Is this a show of force against me? Do they think that in the Everlasting Heaven battle, our Azure Abyss Heaven deployed too few troops?"

After a moment, he shook his head and poured all his anger onto Sun Qinghou, "Stupid pig! Since the Spirit Martial Emperor ascended to the upper realm, my Azure Abyss Heaven seems to have gained another wave of resistance against me. I previously had you investigate and handle this matter; is this the result of your handling? It's only getting worse."

Sun Qinghou was about to speak when Huang Zhen let out a cold snort.

"Boom!"

A terrifyingly overwhelming pressure, like a hundred thousand massive mountains weighing down on Sun Qinghou.

"Pfft!"

Sun Qinghou spat out a mouthful of essence blood, "Your Majesty, spare my life!"

After a moment, Huang Zhen's pressure eased, "Tell me the results of your investigation."

Actually, he couldn't care less about this so-called resistance organization.

Throughout endless ages, many similar resisters have appeared.

He only needs to make a slight move, and these resisters will vanish into ashes and smoke.

But gradually Huang Zhen discovered that these resisters were like insects—eliminate one wave and another appears, so weak that he scoffs at them, so he no longer pays attention to this matter.

Sun Qinghou rose from the ground and said, "This organization is called the Heaven-Burying Alliance; they merely want to secretly contact Everlasting Heaven. But Everlasting Heaven has sealed its borders, so they've made no progress. I intended to let them reveal themselves and then catch them all in one net; otherwise, acting now might scare the snake in the grass."

"Moreover, if they truly could contact Everlasting Heaven, perhaps we could covertly target Everlasting Heaven?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Zhen calmly said, "Your idea is not bad. Continue to monitor the Heaven-Burying Alliance!"

Sun Qinghou clasped his hands in salute, said his piece, then withdrew from the hall, "Yes, your command!"

Watching Sun Qinghou's departing direction, Huang Zhen suddenly burst into laughter, "Heaven-Burying Alliance? Hahaha! Ridiculous, ridiculous! I, who single-handedly dominate Azure Abyss Heaven, who could overturn my heavens?"

……

Meanwhile, at the southern edge of the star sea of Azure Abyss Heaven.

"Boom!"

"Crack!"

Void Rending!

Space warped!

Lu Xuan, clad in a white robe, slowly stepped out of the void, a faint divine radiance flowing across his face, obscuring his true features.

Behind him were Tie Xiaoqing and Tie Xiongqiong.

Tie Xiaoqing looked around in astonishment, "Venerable Lord Lu, is this the upper realm?"

……