Chapter 594 - 41: Supreme Battles the Demon Ancestor, Lu Xuan Gifts a Dao Fruit

Chapter 594: Chapter 41: Supreme Battles the Demon Ancestor, Lu Xuan Gifts a Dao Fruit

Lu Xiuyuan gritted his teeth, but he was completely exhausted. With no strength left to resist, he could only watch helplessly as the golden longsword plummeted toward him.

"What a pity, what a pity!"

He sighed softly, turned to embrace Lin Youwei, and quietly awaited death.

In the next instant...

"Hm?"

Sensing something, Lu Xiuyuan and Lin Youwei looked up in confusion. They saw the golden longsword frozen in the void, unable to advance even an inch!

The expression of the Immortal who had thrown the longsword changed, and he called out in a booming voice:

"Which Fellow Daoist is there? Please show yourself!"

The other Immortals also grew vigilant. Ao Tao glanced around, searching inch by inch with his Divine Thought, but found nothing!

The next moment.

The Immortals saw the winds and clouds shift. Countless mists roiled and converged, gradually stacking together to form a gigantic human face, Covering the Sky and Sun!

By its mere existence, the gigantic face stirred up infinite auspicious omens between heaven and earth.

Upon the Earth, all the flowers, grasses, and trees slowly bowed in the direction of the face, as if in worship.

Birds and beasts swarmed over, immediately prostrating themselves as if in utmost devotion!

Even the mountains, rivers, and oceans each began to hum, as if singing praises!

All of creation paid homage.

"This is..."

One of the Immortals, sensing the supremely majestic and terrifying aura, suddenly paled. He bowed his head in prostration, saying with utmost reverence:

"Heaven!"

The other Immortals were in an uproar, and they too hurriedly prostrated themselves, trembling with fear!

Ao Tao swallowed, his expression shaken. He had heard that this vast Great Heaven and Earth had an Existence known as ’Heaven’.

But he never imagined that Heaven truly existed, let alone that it would manifest at this very moment!

’It’s just that...’

A trace of doubt arose in Ao Tao’s mind. ’Why does the face that Heaven formed from the wind and clouds look so familiar?’

Just as the many Immortals were terrified and Lu Xiuyuan and Lin Youwei were looking at each other in bewilderment,

the gigantic face spoke with a smile:

"Lu Xiuyuan."

The majestic voice reverberated in all directions, drowning out everything else.

Startled back to his senses, Lu Xiuyuan hurriedly prostrated himself and cautiously offered his respects:

"Lu Xiuyuan, a Cultivator from the Lower Realm, pays his respects to... Heaven!"

At his side, Lin Youwei grew nervous and her mind began to race. ’The legendary Heaven!’

’Why is it calling for Mr. Lu?’

’Is it because our Ascension... was technically illegal?’

Just as Lin Youwei’s heart was filled with unease, a mixture of fear and awe,

"Look again. Who am I?"

The will of Heaven and Earth laughed.

Lu Xiuyuan looked up in confusion and cautiously stared at the boundlessly vast face. The more he looked, the more familiar it seemed...

Stunned, he let out a gasp:

"Xiao... Xiaoxuan??"

The Immortals were confused. Ao Tao shuddered violently, straightened up, and staggered back, his face a mask of utter horror!

He, too, now remembered why the face was so familiar!

This—this was clearly Lu Xuan’s face!!

’That Lu Xuan is... Heaven??’

"It is I."

Heaven said with a smile:

"Teacher Lu, it’s been tens of thousands of years..."

Teacher... Lu? The Immortals and Lin Youwei all felt dizzy. It was as if those two words had turned into a great sledgehammer that was wildly smashing away inside their heads!

Heaven was calling an Immortal ’Teacher’!

The matter was so shocking, a tremendous sense of absurdity filled everyone’s heart.

Lu Xiuyuan was first overjoyed, then he seemed to fall into a daze.

"Have tens of thousands of years passed on the Ancestor Star? Xiaoxuan, how did you..."

The will of Heaven and Earth replied calmly:

"Teacher Lu, since your death, only twenty-four years have passed on the Ancestor Star... As for me, it’s a long story. I was simply forced to become this Great Heaven and Earth."

As the majestic voice shook all directions, Lin Youwei couldn’t help but swallow. She recalled the events of twenty-four years ago in the Lower Realm—that giant hand that had crossed the Celestial Realms, accompanied by a Cyan Lamp...

’Could that have been him??’

The will of Heaven and Earth spoke again:

"Originally, I needed to plan things more carefully, but an unexpected variable has emerged. Therefore, I will speak plainly..."

He transmitted a great message that reverberated in Lu Xiuyuan’s mind. The latter’s eyes widened in realization, and he immediately nodded firmly.

"I will see it done."

"Go now, go..."

An illusory object fell into the Heaven-Opening Banner. Then, a crack opened in the world, and a golden bridge appeared, carrying Lu Xiuyuan and Lin Youwei away.

Originally, Lu Xuan had planned to create a ’coincidence,’ an ’accident,’ that would allow Teacher Lu to quietly ’ascend’ with the Heaven-Opening Banner to the era of the Late Han Dynasty.

But with this sudden change, the great river of Years was in turmoil, and all the Dao Fruits were no longer paying attention to the Profound Purity Realm, which actually saved him a lot of trouble.

’But...’

The will of Heaven and Earth gazed above the river of Years and muttered to itself in confusion:

"Such a terrifying True Spirit and Innate Spiritual Light... is this your Transcendent Trait?"

"But, if that’s the case, how did you manage to replace a piece of history on a fundamental level and take over a certain ’identity’?"

"Or is it that..."

Lu Xuan focused his thoughts.

"Or is it that Fu Xi has... two Transcendent Traits?"

Shaking his head, he suppressed the thought and muttered to himself:

"Next, if all goes according to plan, Teacher Lu should be able to forge half an Illusory Dao Fruit. Once he presents it as a gift, a Dao Fruit will be born."

.........

「Purple Cloud Palace.」

Profound Origin Fusheng walked out of the Daoist Palace. He avoided the terrifying shockwaves from the clash of Dao Fruits as he escorted Xiaohuo’Er into a certain stretch of the river of Years.

He said:

"Go to the foot of the Stone Stele in that era. Find the Goddess. The moment she sees you, she will understand everything."

"You got it, Master!"

.........

The golden bridge of heaven and earth flashed and vanished. Two figures tumbled to the ground, covered in dust.

"Mr. Lu, where are we...?"

Lin Youwei looked around in a daze. They had landed outside a giant city where people and carriages streamed through the main gate. The city walls were immensely high and actually exuded an Immortal Dao Rhyme.

Lu Xiuyuan shook his groggy head, stared at the plaque on the city wall, and muttered:

"Luoyang City..."

He was slightly startled. ’Where has Xiaoxuan sent me?’

’Luoyang City... could it be the Luoyang from Ancient Times?’

As he pondered, he quickly sensed his inner spiritual world to confirm the Heaven-Opening Banner was still there. He breathed a slight sigh of relief and began to go over Xiaoxuan’s instructions again and again.

At his side, Lin Youwei couldn’t hold back any longer. She glanced around frantically and asked, her voice full of unease:

"Mr. Lu, what in the world is the deal with that ’Heaven’ and you...?"

Lu Xiuyuan let out a long breath.

"It’s a long story. Right now, our priority is to find this world’s Emperor of Shu, Emperor Wu, and Emperor Wei. We need to have them prepare to abdicate their thrones and then help some great senior attain a Dao Fruit..."

"Huh??" Lin Youwei was even more confused.

Just then, a clamor arose from the main road behind them.

The two of them turned to look and saw two imperial carriages approaching in a grand procession. A terrifying aura emanated from within the carriages, so powerful it made even Lu Xiuyuan’s heart palpitate!

An official at the head of the procession shouted:

"The Emperor of Shu and Emperor Wu have arrived! We invite Emperor Wei to present himself!"