Chapter 240 - 240

Chapter 240: The Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament (Part 4)

Because ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍the Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament forbade teaming up, Lu Xunxian and Lu Fenggu were transported separately to random locations within the Ghost Realm.

Whether ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍they survived from here on out depended entirely on their own abilities.

Lu ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Xunxian's luck, it seemed, was rather poor. The moment he materialized, a specter whose body blotted out the sky--its aura overwhelmingly terrifying--was already glaring at him, as if it had been lying in ambush.

The ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍instant Lu Xunxian appeared, it swallowed him whole.

But ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍in the next moment, Lu Xunxian struck from within its belly. A single sword stroke was all it took to annihilate the creature.

"This ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍unlucky? Running into an Immortal Emperor-level specter right off the bat."

Lu Xunxian furrowed his brow. The specter he'd just sensed was unmistakably at the Immortal Emperor level.

After dispatching it, Lu Xunxian slowly closed his eyes, extended his senses, and then set off toward Lu Xuanyuan's location.

Sooner or later, he and Lu Xuanyuan might cross paths. So the best solution was to find Lu Xuanyuan before that happened and simply alter his memories, erasing all recollection of himself.

He knew full well that the Peak Dao Practitioners outside were monitoring the situation inside the Ghost Realm. But Lu Xunxian wasn't the least bit concerned.

Pulling off a small trick under their noses would be effortless for him.

As for Lu Fenggu, Lu Xunxian had no intention of intervening too much.

Lu Fenggu's talent was already exceptional, and his strength was formidable.

Add to that the Immortal Emperor-level insights into the Law of Karma that Lu Xunxian had gifted him, and his combat power had risen yet another level. Surviving the first stage shouldn't be difficult.

Outside, several Dao Practitioners were observing the events unfolding within the Ghost Realm. The moment anyone chose to surrender, they would be extracted immediately.

After all, virtually every participant in the Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament was an elite of their respective faction.

Unless absolutely necessary, no force wanted their disciples participating at all.

And the one receiving the most flattery was none other than the Wang Family's Peak Dao Practitioner.

"Fellow Daoist Daofeng, your Wang Family has really produced a peerless prodigy this time. A Peak Immortal Emperor under a hundred thousand years old? He'll likely break through to the Dao Practitioner Realm within a million years."

"Oh, I'd say within five hundred thousand years at least."

"Then allow me to congratulate you in advance--another Dao Venerable for the Wang Family."

Listening to the flattering remarks from the surrounding Dao Practitioners, Wang Daofeng wore a satisfied expression, then waved his hand in feigned modesty.

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Throughout ancient times, countless prodigies cultivated to the Peak Immortal Emperor Realm at blistering speed, only to be forever stuck at the bottleneck before the Dao Practitioner Realm."

"That's different, though. With so many Dao Venerables in your Wang Family, guiding one prodigy through to the Dao Practitioner Realm should be child's play."

Not far away, Lu Tianyuan naturally overheard every word, and a mocking smile tugged at his lips.

The Wang Family's prodigy was named Wang Teng.

His birth had been accompanied by tremendous celestial phenomena, drawing the attention of every mighty being across the Dao Realm. Rumor had it that he possessed the legendary Primordial Chaos Dao Body.

He'd broken through at terrifying speed from the moment he was born, and now, at a mere ninety thousand years of age, had already reached the Peak of the Immortal Emperor Realm.

The Wang Family had been building momentum for Wang Teng relentlessly, seemingly determined to crown him champion of this Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament.

But if the Wang Family ever learned that the Lu Family had produced a two-hundred-year-old Immortal Emperor? They'd probably turn red with fury and want to go to war on the spot.

Of course, Lu Tianyuan had no intention of revealing that just yet. When the time was right, the Wang Family would find out for themselves.

Just then, Lu Tianyuan turned his gaze toward the Ghost Realm's interior and keenly spotted Lu Xunxian heading toward the northern region.

"What's he going there for? Shouldn't he just find a spot and wait out the seven days?"

Lu Tianyuan was baffled.

Under normal circumstances, all Lu Xunxian had to do was hunker down somewhere and wait. After seven days, he'd automatically advance.

And the Ghost Realm, as a High-Grade World, naturally harbored specters rivaling Immortal Emperors in power.

If Lu Xunxian was unlucky enough to encounter one, things could go very wrong.

But he said nothing more. He believed in Lu Xunxian. As that man's offspring, Lu Xunxian should have judgment of his own.

Half a day quickly passed.

Northern Ghost Realm. Lu Xunxian's figure came to a halt as he gazed at a mountain in the distance, shrouded in eerie mist.

Within that mountain, a fierce battle was raging.

One of the combatants was precisely his target--Lu Xuanyuan.

The other was the overlord of the Ghost Realm: the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor, a terrifying specter at the Peak of the Immortal Emperor Realm.

"Human, get out of my territory! I don't want to fight you!"

The Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor seemed to sense that Lu Xuanyuan was no easy prey. Its expression was ugly as it spoke.

But Lu Xuanyuan showed no fear whatsoever. He summoned his spear and laughed boldly.

"You may not want to fight me, but my goal is your head. So die!"

With that, Lu Xuanyuan struck first.

As the most outstanding prodigy of the Lu Family's current generation, Lu Xuanyuan was desperate to prove his strength.

And the best way to do that was to claim the head of the Ghost Realm's overlord, the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor, with only his Late Immortal Emperor cultivation.

He was certain that defeating the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor would make his name resound across the entire Dao Realm.

Seeing Lu Xuanyuan insist on fighting, the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor erupted with rage.

Even ordinary people had their pride--to say nothing of the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor.

"Human! Since you insist on throwing your life away, then you'll stay here forever!"

The Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor roared.

In the next instant, its body expanded at terrifying speed, forming an enormous domain in the blink of an eye.

Lu Xuanyuan couldn't dodge in time and was pulled directly inside.

But he showed not a shred of fear. He refused to believe he couldn't defeat a mere Peak Immortal Emperor!

Once trapped within the domain, Lu Xuanyuan watched as the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor waved a massive claw, and countless pitch-black, grotesque creatures began clawing their way out of the ground.

Most critically, every single one of those creatures was terrifyingly powerful, with auras rivaling Immortal Emperors.

With another sweep of its claw, the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor sent hundreds of specters charging toward Lu Xuanyuan.

Sensing that these specters were only at the Early Immortal Emperor level, Lu Xuanyuan scoffed. He raised his spear and swept it in a single arc.

Every one of the hundreds of Immortal Emperor-level specters was cleaved in two.

"Is that all you've got? Pathetic."

Lu Xuanyuan sneered at the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor in the distance.

But everything was still within the Heaven-Swallowing Ghost Emperor's control. It let out a cold, mocking laugh.

"Oh? Is that so? Then look again."

As it spoke, hundreds more specters identical to the previous wave clawed their way out of the ground--only this time, their auras were subtly but noticeably stronger.

In the next moment, the new wave of hundreds of specters charged at Lu Xuanyuan once more. But just as before, Lu Xuanyuan cut them all down with a single sweep of his spear.