Chapter 888: 888. Chapter 886: Having Noticed Something

888. Chapter 886: Having Noticed Something

Wasn't it said that Lu Yuan would only return tomorrow? How come he's back tonight…

Could something have happened?

Some elders furrowed their brows, looking puzzled.

Just then, another, relatively junior elder rose to his feet and spoke in a low voice.

Lu Yuan is, after all, a member of our Lu clan; he probably won't stand by and do nothing. Let's wait and see what happens.

Upon hearing this, the elders all nodded in agreement, except the Supreme Elder, who remained stern.

…

After leaving the sect's ruins, Lu Yuan did not rush back to the family, for he was quite familiar with the place and was fairly satisfied with the gains from this exploration; he intended to find a spot to settle into secluded cultivation for a while.

After all, with his current cultivation, if he didn't seize the opportunity to advance it further, he would never achieve the expected results.

So, after leaving the sect's ruins, he fled to a nearby town.

But just then, he suddenly sensed something odd! "Huh? This is…"

Lu Yuan's eyes narrowed, his gaze locking onto the space ahead as if he had sensed something! Swish—swish!

In the next instant, three figures shot up and lunged at him head-on.

"Hn?" Lu Yuan's expression shifted slightly, his eyes turning icy.

"Lu Yunlong's aura!"

Sensing three somewhat strange, unfamiliar auras, Lu Yuan's face darkened as he flung his arms outward! Boom—

In an instant, fierce winds kicked up, and the three black shadows were torn to shreds by the fierce gusts before they could even reach him.

Yet strangely, although the black-clad men turned to ash, they left no flesh or blood behind, and the instant their bodies hit the ground, they bizarrely merged together! Whoosh— in the blink of an eye, three new black-clad figures appeared out of nowhere before Lu Yuan!

At that moment, his eye twitched and his face grew grim.

"Sure enough, they're puppets!" Lu Yuan's expression turned ferocious.

After their bodies fused, they became mindless, battle-hungry puppets of immense strength! Staring at the puppets before him, Lu Yuan's eye twitched, killing intent surging—'No!'

Lu Yuan's brows knit tightly, his face growing ever grimmer.

This situation clearly defies common sense! Given that these people are dead, their corpses should have scattered to the wind—so why, after fusing, did they bizarrely revert to their original forms?

He had never seen or encountered anything like this—not even the former head of the Lu family, Lu Yunlong, had ever mentioned it to him.

"Hmph! Whatever sorcery this is—shatter it!"

Lu Yuan let out an angry roar, swinging both fists as two clusters of purple-flame-like spiritual energy surged forth, brimming with killing intent.

Boom—boom…

Accompanied by two earth‑shaking blasts, the three puppets collapsed on the spot, vanishing completely into the void.

Yet strangely, aside from the scattered debris and lingering shockwaves, not a trace of blood or any object remained.

It was as if those puppets were merely a gust of wind—after they passed, not even a speck of dust was left.

"Unbelievable!"

Lu Yuan's face turned ice‑cold, killing intent radiating from his whole body as he slammed his palms forward, unleashing a rolling tide of purple flames that swept ahead.

Boom—

The purple flames surged and raged, instantly enveloping a radius of a hundred zhang ahead! It all looked as beautiful as a landscape scroll, with no trace of an attack.

At the same time, a cold chuckle rang in his mind: 'Heh heh heh, brat, your strength is truly astonishing!'

"Who?" Lu Yuan heard the voice, flew into a rage, turned and snapped—'Just who are you?'

"Hmph!" a strange cold snort suddenly rang out.

"You wanted revenge, didn't you? Well, old man, I've come!"

Boom—boom—boom! The words echoed in his ears, and the entire hall trembled incessantly.

In the next instant, amidst the rolling purple flames, a blinding golden light burst forth, followed by a golden figure shooting up into the air and hovering arrogantly in the void! 'Hiss! Is it him?'

Upon seeing the person's face clearly, Lu Yuan's pupils constricted and his heart shuddered.

"Hahaha! That's right, it's me, the old man!"

Amid his laughter, he lightly raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and pointed a finger from afar.

Boom! A sudden explosion rang out, and Lu Yuan, caught off guard, was blown straight backward.

"Damn it!"

Lu Yuan gritted his teeth and shouted, his face turning deathly pale.

Had it been anyone else—even a martial artist of the same rank—they wouldn't dare to clash head‑on so rashly, for that brief exchange had already nearly cost him.

Yet the opponent gave him no time to react, lightly stepping on the void to dart up halfway, then, from a distance of a hundred zhang, focused his gaze on him once more.

"Kid, surrender quietly, or you'll regret it!"

"Hmph! You think I'm afraid of you?" Lu Yuan snarled, madness flashing in his eyes.

And the moment the opponent unleashed his heavy pressure, Lu Yuan's gaze instantly turned gloomy.

Although the opponent's aura was subtle, he could clearly tell that the man had already broken through that bottleneck and entered the next stage! Even though he seemed to have just broken through, this was enough to prove his formidable strength—he was hardly weaker than Jiang Tian before.

"Hiss! Who… who exactly are you?"

Lu Yuan's eye twitched, his face filled with dread, and his head buzzed.

This outcome was beyond his wildest imagination! 'Hahaha, old man Li Defa!'

He gave a cold smile, calling himself Li Defa, his tone mocking and jeering, which infuriated Lu Yuan.

"When did a fellow named Li Defa pop up in the martial world of Canglanguo? I've never heard of him before," Lu Yuan shook his head, a flicker of doubt crossing his face.

He had indeed never heard the name Li Defa before, but that didn't matter.

What mattered was that this person's existence posed a serious threat to him.

This Li Defa is the Lu Family's enemy; in his early years he feuded with his father, and their grudge is extremely deep.

And in the past several decades, the two sides have repeatedly clashed, each time ending without a clear victor.

Although he knows little about his father's affairs, it is said that before his father's demise, he repeatedly warned him to never provoke this Li Defa.

Now, this formidable enemy has finally arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect, and as soon as he acted he unleashed a mysterious and unfathomable secret technique—clearly with ill intent.

Based on the opponent's just-displayed mysterious tactics, Lu Yuan without hesitation concluded that the other side must have come prepared and was certainly no ordinary person.

Meanwhile, as his thoughts raced, Li Defa curled his lips into a ferocious cold smile, and lightly flicked his right hand.

Buzz! Only see him flick his fingers, three copper coins of various shapes shot out suddenly, swirling around Lu Yuan left and right.

Buzz buzz buzz! A low, muffled sound followed, and the three copper coins rapidly spun around Lu Yuan's exterior; after several turns they suddenly converged.

Swish! In an instant, the three copper coins swiftly twisted together, forming a silver light blade that suddenly slashed toward Lu Yuan. (End of chapter)