Chapter 1187: Chapter 498: "I Am His Ending.

Just died like this?

The Lu Family... on what grounds?

Li Chengjun’s mouth twitched a few times, with all four major Changqing Immortal Clans present, how could Cheng Jingxuan and these powerhouses at the peak of Divine Concealment just die?

Even if they died, such an intense battle did not cause this small world to collapse?

This is unreasonable!

Besides, the Lu Family definitely doesn’t have this capability!

"Your Majesty the Holy Emperor..." Li Chengjun turned his head to look at Li Chengshi, "The situation is a bit bizarre, should we..."

Li Chengshi gently shook his head, glanced at the head of Cheng Jingxuan in his hand, and sensed the array concealed within this world.

"Ritual Refinement..."

Li Chengshi’s expression was somewhat gloomy. He was familiar with this array; it was specifically used for extracting Source Blood.

Being preempted by Xuanri Mountain in such matters...

Absolutely intolerable!

Li Chengshi signaled with his eyes to those around him, and a loud voice sounded from the front: "Li Chengshi, Saint Emperor Li, even if your strength is outstanding, here, you’d better behave."

Seeing the blood-colored middle-aged man appear in his line of sight, Li Chengshi squinted slightly: "Qin Wenda, did you ally with the Lu Family? Or with Xuanri Mountain?"

Qin Clan Leader Qin Wenda gave him an indifferent glance: "These are trivial matters."

After speaking, he slightly turned aside, "Follow me."

"Your Majesty the Holy Emperor..."

"Let’s go."

At such a moment, Li Chengshi wouldn’t retreat any further. After tossing the head to Li Chengjun, he followed Qin Wenda.

Along the way, Divine Concealment and Divine Presence cultivators from the Changqing Immortal Clan were kneeling in the array’s eye, their blood transforming into a mist that spread toward the Sky Dome.

Li Chengshi slightly furrowed his brow; how did the Lu Family manage to wipe out the rest of the Changqing Immortal Clan... Hmm?

Upon seeing a few Divine Presence individuals from the Qin Clan and the Lu Clan, Li Chengshi’s eyelid twitched involuntarily. What does this mean?

He glanced at Qin Wenda ahead of him, contemplated for a few seconds, and suppressed his doubts to avoid falling into passivity.

Before long, they arrived outside the Minglong Hall of the Lu Family. This place not only had more intense blood mist but also scorching fire attribute spiritual energy that distorted space.

The Source Blood of the Lu Family belongs to the fire.

Even without devouring Immortal Fire, their inherent Fire Spiritual Power could reach the level of Immortal Fire.

Li Chengshi glanced at the Lu Family and the Qin family immortals kneeling outside the hall, his expression mostly unchanged, but when his gaze fell on several heads hanging from the eaves, his brows furrowed.

Aside from the Qin and Lu Clans, the clan leaders of the other Changqing Immortal Clans were all dead.

Li Chengshi continued onward without outward emotion. When he stood at the hall entrance and saw the figure at the upper seat within, his frown deepened.

It wasn’t Lu Zhengyun!

"Your Majesty the Holy Emperor, why can’t I see clearly who is sitting there, whether it’s a man or a woman?"

Li Chengjun’s voice made Li Chengshi’s brows furrow even more; only he could see the masked woman?

The Time Path, or...

"Li Chengshi, sit."

Upon hearing the familiar neutral voice, Li Chengshi’s expression changed again. Was the head of Xuanri Mountain a woman?

But how could she be sitting in the position of the Lu Clan’s Clan Leader?

Li Chengshi asked while walking: "Where is Lu Zhengyun?"

"For now, I am the leader of the Lu Family," Lu Yunzhu said blandly. "Of course, I am also surnamed Lu."

Li Chengshi paused, not because Xuanri Mountain had taken control of the Lu Family, but because the Lu Family had taken over Xuanri Mountain?

Or perhaps this person possessed someone in the Lu Clan...

If that were the case...

Li Chengshi’s face was uncertain as he asked, "How did you kill Cheng Jingxuan and them? The Lu Family and the Qin Family are not enough, and you didn’t mobilize the forces of Xuanri Mountain."

"Simple, just don’t invite them all at once," Lu Yunzhu said nonchalantly. "Invite Cheng Jingxuan to cooperate against others. Cheng Jingxuan obediently came and was then killed by the Lu Family and the Qin Family. Then use the same method to invite cooperation, and so their heads all ended up hanging from the eaves."

Li Chengshi fell silent; he indeed hadn’t considered the approach of inviting one by one.

The Lu Clan and the Qin Clan were no match for the other three clans, but in a two-on-one scenario, it was indeed an easy task.

"Where are Lu Zhengyun and Qin Lanyue?"

Lu Yunzhu rose and descended the steps: "These two are still alive, but they won’t show up for now."

Li Chengshi nodded, then turned and sat in a chair, relaxing a little: "So, why did you invite me here? It wouldn’t be just to watch your slaughter show, right?

Do you want to cooperate with me to divide these Source Bloods?"

"You’re thinking too much."

"Oh?" Li Chengshi raised an eyebrow: "Aren’t you worried I’ll team up with the Cloud Sky Mountain group to take you down?"

"If you live to that time, we’ll talk."

"What do you mean?"

"Dragon Clan..." Lu Yunzhu stood with hands behind her back after exiting the hall. "Zhu Tianqi is moving the Dragon Soul Hall towards Qingqiu, and Lu Jin’an will set off shortly for a decisive battle with Zhu Tianqi."

Hearing this, Li Chengshi straightened a bit. He didn’t know about either of these events.

"What do you mean..."

"Benefit as a bystander." Lu Yunzhu chuckled lightly: "Zheng Dongliu won’t live much longer. If Zhu Tianqi and Lu Jin’an die, you would truly be the first under heaven, wouldn’t you be moved?"

"You want me to ambush them?" Li Chengshi closed his eyes: "And you?"

"Naturally, refining these Source Bloods." Lu Yunzhu looked up at the blood-red sky: "If you win, Xuanri Mountain won’t be your opponent; if you lose, then I will be the first."

After a pause, she casually tossed over a token: "The experts of Xuanri Mountain, you’re free to mobilize."

Li Chengshi reached out to catch it and questioned: "You’re just going to sit in the rear? That’s no good!"

"Zheng Dongliu will deal with the Changqing Immortal Clan issues before dying." Lu Yunzhu said slowly, "Of course, you can also stay here, but you’ll have to face Zheng Dongliu.

Though Zheng Dongliu is now in the Heavenly Human Five Declines, precisely because of this, he is most fearsome. Make your choice."

Li Chengshi contemplated for a while, then stood up and said: "Pleasure working with you."

Compared to a mutual defeat between Zhu Tianqi and Lu Jin’an, the backlash from Zheng Dongliu, Yunding’s strongest, near death is more terrifying.

Lu Yunzhu let out a mocking laugh, which Li Chengshi pretended not to hear.

He had faced Zheng Dongliu in his prime and knew well how strong he was.

Now that Zheng Dongliu was about to die, there was no point in risking losses at his hands.

"Why is Zhu Tianqi moving the Dragon Soul Hall to Qingqiu?"

"Zhiyu is in Qingqiu."

Li Chengshi nodded, then asked: "Moving the Dragon Soul Hall isn’t a trivial task. How long do you think it will take?"

Lu Yunzhu said blandly: "In ten days."

"There are quite a lot of preparations for moving over..."

Before Li Chengshi could finish, Lu Yunzhu interrupted directly: "Lu Jin’an doesn’t have the gentleman’s agreement of waiting until Zhu Tianqi is ready to act, do you think he’ll wait?"

"True." Li Chengshi stepped forward: "One last question, what’s your relationship with the Lu Family?"

"In the future, the Lu Family will no longer have Source Blood."

Hearing Lu Yunzhu’s words, Li Chengshi nodded slightly: "That’s good enough for me."

With that, he left the small world of the Lu Clan with the strong cultivators from Hidden Life Mountain.

Still standing outside the hall, Lu Yunzhu removed the mask from her face, and not far away, Qin Wenda couldn’t help but say: "You’re letting Jin’an face this alone?"

"This is his inescapable destiny."

Lu Yunzhu’s face was expressionless: "There’s only this path, there’s no alternative."

Qin Wenda furrowed his brows: "How far can you see?"

"Father, you need not ask."

Seated in a wheelchair, Qin Suian spoke calmly: "Some things lose their magic once spoken, you just do what you need to."

Qin Wenda looked at his long-lost daughter, sighed lightly, then turned to the Divine Concealment and Divine Presence cultivators of the Qin and Lu Clans kneeling below: "All rise, follow me."

Though the upper echelons of the Gu, Hua, and Cheng Clans had suffered heavy casualties, there were still many clansmen left at the headquarters, and all these people must be captured.

Every cultivator with Changqing Immortal Clan blood in their veins carried Source Blood, not a single drop should be missed.

Led by Qin Wenda, silhouettes soared into the sky, and Qin Suian moved to Lu Yunzhu’s side, softly asking: "Will Li Chengshi act?"

"He has no choice," Lu Yunzhu sneered, "A third place fears both the first and the second. No matter who wins or loses, he can’t become the first, so he has only this choice."

"Are you worried about Jin’an?"

As Qin Suian spoke, Lu Yunzhu’s expression suddenly grew more cheerful, her voice laden with meaning: "What he believes to be the end is not the end at all.

I am the end."

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