Chapter 249 - 249

Chapter 249 - Three Godsons, Utterly Shaken

Modu. ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Four Seasons Villa.

As ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the residence of the Dragon Nation's wealthiest man, the villa was naturally defined by understated luxury and beautiful surroundings. And with the Spiritual Qi Revival, the Spiritual Qi around Cangfeng Mountain — where Four Seasons Villa was situated — ran considerably richer than elsewhere.

At ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍that moment, Qin Zhenguo and Wu Tianfu sat facing one another, their expressions deeply troubled.

"Third ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Brother, do you think Boss will make it back safe?"

Being ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍men of high standing, they naturally had the means to observe the situation in Guang City.

But ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍starting just moments ago, some kind of force had sealed off all information from Guang City's direction, leaving them completely in the dark about their eldest brother's fate.

Qin Zhenguo took a deep breath and spoke in reassurance.

"Fortune favors the bold — Boss should be fine."

"He should be."

Wu Tianfu drew a deep breath of his own in self-comfort.

But just then, a voice rang out from beyond the gates.

"Boys, your godfather is back!"

Hearing that voice, Qin Zhenguo and Wu Tianfu both froze, because it was a voice they knew all too well.

Wu Tianfu swallowed hard and asked with palpable tension.

"Third Brother, you heard that too, right?"

"Yeah, I heard it. But... Second Brother is dead, isn't he?"

Qin Zhenguo's expression was grave as he readied himself to act at a moment's notice.

Then the two of them looked toward the source of the voice together. There, standing at the courtyard entrance, Lu Xuanxian and Xu Feng stood side by side.

And upon finally seeing that familiar face again, Qin Zhenguo and Wu Tianfu could restrain themselves no longer.

"Fourth Brother — attack!"

Qin Zhenguo roared, and Wu Tianfu understood immediately.

The next instant, the two men's attacks rained down on Lu Xuanxian like a howling tempest, but none of it inflicted so much as a scratch.

Only after a good long while did the two of them finally stop, gasping for breath.

"Had enough? If not, feel free to keep going."

Lu Xuanxian shrugged.

Xu Feng, for his part, understood exactly why the two had reacted this way.

Back then, they had been unable to accept that their second brother was just gone like that, and had once declared that if he ever showed up again, they would beat him senseless without mercy.

They had meant it as a joke, of course. None of them had ever imagined the day would come when they'd actually see their second brother again.

"All right, all right. Second Brother went through a lot to come back — stop giving him a hard time."

Xu Feng stepped in once he felt enough time had passed, cutting the other two short.

Otherwise, knowing those two, they would keep at it for at least another two and a half hours.

Once they had calmed down, Wu Tianfu fixed Lu Xuanxian with a solemn look and asked.

"So... you're really back?"

"Would I be making this up?"

Lu Xuanxian spread his hands helplessly, then proceeded to recount his experiences over the years to both of them.

When they heard that Lu Xuanxian's soul had transmigrated to the Tiansheng Continent, and that he had spent nearly three hundred years there, Qin Zhenguo placed a hand on his shoulder with a pained expression and comforted him.

"It must have been hard, all those years."

Lu Xuanxian paused.

"Ahem... it wasn't actually that hard. I'm just rather talented, is all."

After all, going from an ordinary mortal to the Mid Dao Venerable Realm in a mere three hundred years was more than enough to speak to his prodigious talent.

Though the System had played a role, the System was merely an external aid. Without Lu Xuanxian's own innate talent, he could never have broken through to the Mid Dao Venerable Realm.

Then, as if struck by a thought, Wu Tianfu swallowed hard and asked somewhat hesitantly.

"So... what's your power level now?"

"My power? Well, it's roughly at the level where I can create a few dozen universe-sized worlds with a wave of my hand."

Lu Xuanxian's utterly casual statement left all three men rooted in place, speechless for a long while.

After a moment, Xu Feng spoke up, his tone laced with doubt.

"Ahem, well, Second Brother... it's not that we don't believe you, but we'd kind of like to see it for ourselves. Could you give us a demonstration?"

"That's right, I want to see it too — what kind of power it takes to create dozens of universe-scale worlds in an instant."

After all, the observable diameter of the universe was ninety-three billion light-years, as far as they knew.

They simply refused to believe anyone could wield that kind of power.

Seeing their desire for proof, Lu Xuanxian snapped his fingers, and in that instant, he whisked them all beyond the boundary of Blue Star's universe.

The sudden shift left all three of them stunned.

Gazing upon the incomprehensibly vast starscape, they felt infinitely small — like motes of dust.

"Second Brother, where... where is this?"

Xu Feng swallowed nervously.

"Beyond Blue Star's universe. And over there — that's where Blue Star is."

Lu Xuanxian pointed toward a massive, dim sphere wrapped in layers of energy nearby.

Blue Star's Small World looked enormous, but in truth, if all its celestial bodies were combined, it would be roughly the same size as an ordinary Small World.

It was simply that some cataclysm had once shattered the continent into fragments that scattered everywhere, giving rise to the current state of things.

As Lu Xuanxian recounted the ancient history, the three men still found it all rather unbelievable.

What kind of terrifying existence could have blasted such a massive continent into trillions of stars?

"Probably someone around the True Immortal level."

Lu Xuanxian merely glanced at the scene, and visions of the past unfolded before his eyes.

"And how much stronger is a True Immortal compared to me?"

Xu Feng asked, taking the most direct approach.

"Roughly a billion times stronger."

Lu Xuanxian did a quick conversion.

A True Immortal was five minor realms above an Emperor Realm cultivator. A billion times stronger was perfectly reasonable.

At that, the three men fell silent.

Then Lu Xuanxian snapped his fingers again. Two massive Small Worlds materialized around Blue Star's universe, taking shape at a visible rate.

Before long, they had grown to rival Blue Star's universe in vastness and grandeur.

At Lu Xuanxian's current level of power, accomplishing this was effortless.

"Stop, stop! We believe you! This is just too mind-blowing. Let's go back to Blue Star first."

Qin Zhenguo hastily cut in.

Seeing that they were all convinced, Lu Xuanxian didn't press further. With a wave of his hand, he brought them all back to Blue Star.

Upon returning to Four Seasons Villa, the three men still wore shell-shocked expressions.

In the span of a single hour, the things they had experienced were so extraordinary that no one would believe them if they told.

"So, Second Brother — can you fix Blue Star's problems?"

Qin Zhenguo thought of something, excitement creeping onto his face as he hurried to ask.

Beside him, Wu Tianfu shot Qin Zhenguo a look.

"Third Brother, Second Brother can create universe-sized worlds on a whim. You really think he can't handle Blue Star's problems?"

Qin Zhenguo blinked, then smiled sheepishly.

"Right, of course."

Lu Xuanxian, for his part, considered the matter for a moment before speaking.

"I can certainly solve them, but I don't intend to do it personally. I'm going to leave it to the three of you."