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Chapter 226: Eliminating Demons and Defending the Dao
The Tiannan Realm.
It was a Mid-Grade World, and the strongest being within it was merely at the Peak of the Immortal Monarch Realm.
But at this moment, the Tiannan Realm's Realm Ruler had been beheaded, his eyes still wide open in death.
A figure shrouded head to toe in Demonic Qi had one foot planted on the Realm Ruler's severed head, leering at the trembling immortals before him.
"Be good little nutrients for my ascent to power. Don't worry--I'll take you all with me to the top of the Dao Realm!"
This was clearly the Demonic Cultivator described in the Lu Family's mission.
With those words, the Demonic Cultivator went on a killing spree, slaughtering ninety percent of the Tiannan Realm's living beings and converting them into his own power.
His cultivation rose from the Early Immortal Venerable Realm to the Mid Immortal Venerable Realm as a result.
As for the surviving ten percent, it wasn't that the Demonic Cultivator didn't want to kill them--it was because Lu Xunxian had arrived.
Just as the Demonic Cultivator was about to absorb the remaining beings of the Tiannan Realm, Lu Xunxian's voice rang out.
"You must be the Demonic Cultivator from the mission."
Lu Xunxian looked at the Demonic Cultivator, then produced his mission token. The Demonic Cultivator's portrait materialized on its surface.
The Demonic Cultivator turned to Lu Xunxian and, sensing the Peak of the Immortal Monarch Realm aura emanating from him, a sinister grin spread across his face.
"One of the Lu Family's people? They only sent a Peak Immortal Monarch to die? Fine then--become my nourishment!"
In the distance, the surviving immortals of the Tiannan Realm looked at Lu Xunxian with eyes full of despair. They had hoped he was their savior, only to realize he'd come to die alongside them.
The Demonic Cultivator finished speaking, and torrents of Demonic Qi surged from his body toward Lu Xunxian, intent on devouring him.
But in the next instant, Lu Xunxian furrowed his brow and swung a single palm.
"Noisy."
"What?!"
The Demonic Cultivator's expression twisted in shock. Before he could even retaliate, Lu Xunxian's palm strike killed him on the spot, leaving only his severed head behind.
Had he not needed the head as proof for the mission, Lu Xunxian wouldn't have left even that.
This utterly jarring reversal left the surviving immortals of the Tiannan Realm slack-jawed. They clearly hadn't expected a Peak Immortal Monarch like Lu Xunxian to instantly kill a Demonic Cultivator who had already broken through to the Mid Immortal Venerable Realm.
With that done, Lu Xunxian prepared to leave immediately.
He had only come to the Tiannan Realm for the Contribution Points. Now that the mission was complete, it was time to go.
But just as Lu Xunxian was leaving, an immortal stepped forward, her face contorted with rage.
"If you're so powerful, why did you come so late?! It's all because of you--you're the one who got them killed!"
Her Dao Companion had just died at the Demonic Cultivator's hands. If Lu Xunxian had arrived earlier, her Dao Companion would still be alive.
As she spoke, the surrounding immortals joined in, hurling accusations one after another.
After all, the Tiannan Realm had lost a full ninety percent of its living beings, and all of it--in their eyes--was because Lu Xunxian had arrived too late.
Hearing this, Lu Xunxian halted, turned around, and regarded them with an amused expression.
"Oh? Is that so? Then what exactly would you have me do?"
"Simple. Compensate us for our losses. Have the Lu Family bring back the dead!"
The female immortal who had spoken first declared this with brazen self-righteousness.
As a vassal realm of the Lu Family, the Tiannan Realm's people naturally knew of the Lu Family's power.
If the Lu Family intervened, they could absolutely resurrect the dead.
Lu Xunxian couldn't help but burst into wild laughter.
Seeing Lu Xunxian laughing wildly, the female immortal furrowed her brow. "What are you laughing at?"
In the next moment, Lu Xunxian's laughter cut off abruptly, and he glared at them with fury.
"I never would have guessed you've all been possessed by Demonic Cultivators. In that case, it seems I have no choice but to eliminate demons and defend the Dao--and send you on your way."
"Wait, we haven't--"
The female immortal's face drained of color as she tried to explain.
But Lu Xunxian gave her no chance. A single palm strike fell, killing every last one of the Tiannan Realm's remaining immortals in one blow.
Only after that did Lu Xunxian turn and leave.
What a joke. If not for him, they'd already be dead--and they had the nerve to blame him?
So now he had merely corrected that mistake. At most, one could say he'd avenged them.
With that done, Lu Xunxian departed the Tiannan Realm and headed for the next world.
In the blink of an eye, another century passed.
Within the Changqing Realm, Lu Xunxian had collected all five Demonic Cultivators' heads and had let his cultivation rise to the Peak Immortal Venerable Realm.
A hundred years to go from Peak Immortal Monarch to Peak Immortal Venerable--that should be perfectly reasonable.
After reaching the Peak Immortal Venerable Realm, Lu Xunxian headed back to the Lu Family.
He arrived at the Contribution Hall and submitted the five Demonic Cultivators' heads.
Upon seeing the five heads, the Contribution Hall's steward couldn't help but freeze--all five Demonic Cultivators had actually broken through to the Immortal Venerable Realm.
But what truly staggered him was that Lu Xunxian had somehow advanced from Peak Immortal Monarch all the way to Peak Immortal Venerable.
"How did you manage this?"
The steward stared at Lu Xunxian, his scrutinizing gaze seeming to pierce right through him.
"Reporting to the steward, over the past century I encountered some fortunate opportunities while outside. Combined with the great battles against those five Demonic Cultivators, I gained certain insights and naturally broke through to the Peak Immortal Venerable Realm."
Lu Xunxian's explanation was delivered without a single flaw. Yet the steward remained skeptical.
Since when could a Peak Immortal Monarch break through to Peak Immortal Venerable in a mere century? Even the Lu Family's Dao Son couldn't pull that off.
But he couldn't detect anything wrong with Lu Xunxian, and he himself was at the Peak of the Immortal Emperor Realm.
If there were anything off about Lu Xunxian, how could he possibly fail to detect it?
After accepting the five Immortal Venerable-level Demonic Cultivators' heads, the steward raised his hand and increased the Contribution Points in Lu Xunxian's Identity Token to five hundred.
After a moment's thought, the steward looked at Lu Xunxian and asked.
"So, what do you plan to do with your Contribution Points?"
Lu Xunxian blinked, then answered without hiding his intentions.
"I want to become a true member of the Lu Family."
"Is that so? In that case, this old man will gift you five hundred points so you can become an Inner Clan Disciple of the Lu Family."
The steward thought it over, then offered proactively.
In his eyes, anyone capable of advancing from Peak Immortal Monarch to Peak Immortal Venerable in a mere century had limitless potential.
A mere five hundred Contribution Points was nothing to him, but if he could use them to build goodwill with Lu Xunxian, the investment would pay for itself many times over.
Lu Xunxian paused, then smiled and shook his head in refusal.
"Thank you, but I don't like owing others favors."
Seeing Lu Xunxian refuse, the steward didn't push the matter but still handed him a token.
"My name is Lu Pingfeng. If you ever need anything in the future, you can use this token to find me."
Faced with Lu Pingfeng's goodwill a second time, Lu Xunxian didn't refuse again.
Refusing once more would be a slap to Lu Pingfeng's face, and that could lead to complications down the road.
"Then I thank you, Steward."