Chapter 242: Chapter 221: Lu Xuan Descends! Divine Sense Oppresses Feihua Prefecture! (Part 2)

The plain white hems of the garments fluttered in the wind, yet brought no spirit of liveliness, instead adding a touch of eeriness, like manipulated zombie puppets.

Ahead of these people, a grand white Lotus Platform rose.

At the center of the Lotus Platform, there were several blood-red lotus flowers of adult size.

The red was strikingly shocking, like fresh blood ready to drip, a strong scent of blood wafted forward.

It permeated the surrounding air and appeared extremely ghastly and bizarre compared to the pristine white platform.

Beside these strangely beautiful blood-red lotus flowers, an elder silently sat cross-legged on a prayer mat.

The elder’s visage was withered, his face marked with ravines like a dried-up, cracked riverbed.

His eyes half-closed, occasionally flashed with a strange white light, revealing a chillingly sinister aura.

Sparse white hair was casually tied at the back of his head, several strands fell upon his shoulders.

Furthermore, dressed in a worn and yellowed plain white long robe, its hem hovering gently in the breeze.

Yet this attire could not conceal the decaying aura he emitted.

Behind the elder, two robust men knelt silently, seemingly awaiting the elder’s commands.

"How many blood sacrifices in the city have not been offered yet!"

"And capture all those remaining Profound Bird Guards quickly as well."

"We must find them all at once; the Holy Sect doesn’t have much time left."

"The Great Xia court will soon dispatch those dogs over."

"When the White Lotus Nightmare Flower blooms, it will be the time when the foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty begins to collapse!"

"Endless nightmares will breach the confines of this world, summoned from other realms."

Speaking thus, the elder’s eyes flashed terrifying white, fixing firmly on the three yet-to-bloom blood-red lotus flowers ahead.

Upon hearing this, the two behind the elder swiftly straightened their bodies, standing straight as arrows, faces filled with utmost reverence.

They spoke simultaneously: "Back to the Supreme Guardian, aside from the special envoy among the Profound Bird Guards here, most of them have been captured by us."

"And as for the blood sacrifices in the city, we have dispatched the majority of sect members to capture them."

"Surely, it won’t take more than two days before we capture all the blood sacrifices in this prefecture city, offering them to the White Lotus Nightmare Flower."

Upon hearing this, the elder’s face, already full of ravines, wrinkled further like a desiccated orange peel.

Each crease seemed to express his displeasure, with a fierce light igniting in his eyes.

"Fools, this Guardian is giving you merely a day to capture all those people."

The elder scolded harshly, and the surrounding air suddenly condensed, affected by the terrifying aura around him.

A day’s time.....

This Qingxi Prefecture city is so vast, one can’t finish walking it even without pause.

Let alone the effort needed to capture those blood sacrifices!

"Yes, Supreme Guardian, we will personally lead the capture of those blood sacrifices right away."

Once the two men hurriedly departed, the surroundings instantly became quiet.

The elder slowly turned his head, his gaze falling again on those three blood-red lotus flowers, his eyes instantly burning with intensity, the eager light within them almost overflowing.

He was exceptionally aware of these White Lotus Nightmare Flowers’ importance to the Holy Sect.

They carried the critical weight concerning the Supreme Elder of the Holy Sect, even relating to the manifestation of the Holy Mother!

Thus, he could only stay by these three White Lotus Nightmare Flowers, keep them from any harm.

Otherwise, all the sect members previously lost would have died in vain.

Within the city, in a place of chaos, wooden debris piled high, scattered in all directions like remnants casually discarded after a storm’s sweep.

Underneath this pile of clutter lay a seemingly bottomless darkness.

Within this span of darkness, unexpectedly, over a hundred people were hiding.

Among them were a dozen men in Profound Bird attire, and huddled in the corners were women and children.

Some women even tightly held their hands over their infants’ mouths, fearing to release a single sound.

For outside beyond the wooden boards above them, cries for help echoed incessantly, each piercing and heart-wrenching, seeming to tear apart this endless darkness.

Everyone within the darkness could clearly hear the en masse panic-stricken flight occurring overhead.

The chaotic sound of footsteps, desperate cries, and painful roars intertwined.

At this moment, on the ground above, a few soft footsteps could be heard, completely different from the panic-stricken steps.

They were three men in white robes, members of the Pure World White Lotus Sect.

Behind them, a more horrifying scene unfolded as two monstrous infant creatures crawled rapidly on all fours.

Their tender skin was covered in glaring blood vessels, emitting a sinister red glow.

A pair of hollow, transparent white eyes, filled only with madness and bloodthirst.

The small bodies twisted with exceptionally agile movements, occasionally emitting meaninglessly low growls from their mouths.

The blood-red drool dripped continuously from their mouths, leaving a wet stain on the flat ground.

Were these not the White Lotus Blood Infants that Lu Xuan was most concerned about?

"The Holy Infants have stopped, it seems there are Martial Artists, these blood meals, present here."

"If the Holy Infants’ senses are correct, these damned blood meals are hiding right there."

No blood meal Martial Artist’s scent could escape the nose of the White Lotus Blood Infants.

Following the gaze of these three Pure World White Lotus men, there lay a heap of ruins made of shattered wood fragments.

"Let’s move."

"The two elders personally instructed us, the Supreme Guardian demanded that we must capture these blood meals today."

"If we fail, we will be dealt with according to the sect’s rules!"

The speaker’s eyes were sinister, a cruel curve appeared at the corner of his mouth, and his tone was filled with extreme indifference and killing intent.

Suddenly, the three middle-aged men of the White Lotus Sect moved in unison, exploding with a towering momentum.

Three terrifying auras, like sea-dragon serpents unleashed, roared into the sky.

These three surging forces caused the surrounding air to begin to tremble.

After exchanging a glance, a fierce resolve flashed in their eyes, and their bodies erupted like cannonballs, blasting toward the thick layer of shattered wood fragments.

With a loud crash, wood chips flew in the air, and the mountainous pile of wood pieces was forcibly pushed aside by these three men, scattering around and raising a cloud of choking dust.

Their ruthless actions gave no regard to those hiding below.

Resulting in some sharp wood fragments, like arrows shot from a bowstring, striking toward the innocent civilians below.

In this critical moment, several Profound Bird Guards in yellow uniforms reacted quickly, their blood energy surged, shattering the sharp wood fragments flying at the innocent civilians.

"Damn it!"

"I didn’t expect these cultists to discover us after all."

"You people take the civilians and leave first, and Wei and I will hold them off for a while."

During this, two seemingly fifty or sixty-year-old men leapt up, their bodies exuding the aura of Martial Artists at the pinnacle of the Blood Refining Realm.

The two of them were among the strongest Profound Bird Guards in Feihua Prefecture, except for the Lord of the Guards and the two deputy lords.

However, the Guard Lord was not in Feihua Prefecture, and the two deputy lords were struck dead by that terrifying old monster in one blow.

Leaving these Profound Bird Guards as the last ones struggling in the prefecture city.

These two men, upon seeing the three Pure World White Lotus men ahead, showed a look of determination.

These three Pure World White Lotus cultists only had two who had achieved great completion in the Blood Refining Realm and one with minor completion.

However, what made them wary were the two White Lotus Blood Infants crouched behind the three men.

"Wei, it seems we won’t escape this calamity today."

As soon as the words fall, the two Profound Bird Guards swayed and charged towards the Pure World White Lotus members in front!

Simultaneously, above Feihua Prefecture City.

A mystical purple arc shadow descended from the sky, like a falling star.

In an instant, accompanied by a slight tremor, it stirred a few strands of fine dust.

The purple shadow landed precisely on the pristine Lotus Platform, facing the elder in the white robe.

"It seems this is it, Feihua Prefecture!"

Lu Xuan stood with hands behind his back, showing no intent to give the elder before him time to react.

The terrifying divine sense from his divine palace swept out from within, enveloping the entire space above Feihua Prefecture, taking in all the scenes within the city into his mind.