Chapter 255

Chapter 255 - Arrival at the Dao Realm — Just Surrender

"Zhenguo."

Seeing ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Qin Zhenguo arrive, Lin Meijuan greeted him.

Looking ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍at the picture of blissful devotion that Wu Tianfu and Lin Meijuan presented, Qin Zhenguo felt a bitter pang in his heart.

How ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍he envied the fourth brother. Unlike his own marriage, which was a complete disaster.

Seeing ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the look on Qin Zhenguo's face, Wu Tianfu could more or less guess what had happened.

After ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍all, the third brother's situation was no secret among them. It was just that Qin Zhenguo was too proud to accept their help, so they had never intervened.

"Third Brother, congratulations on breaking free."

Wu Tianfu said nothing more. He stepped forward, patted Qin Zhenguo on the shoulder, and offered a few heartfelt words of comfort.

Qin Zhenguo understood, and nodded.

Just then, a figure appeared before them — Xu Feng.

"Boss."

"Mm. Have you both taken care of everything? If there's still unfinished business, I can wait a bit longer."

Xu Feng waved his hand casually.

In truth, he wasn't in any particular rush. He simply wanted to go watch that Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament his second brother was participating in.

Both Qin Zhenguo and Wu Tianfu confirmed they were ready.

Xu Feng didn't press further. He nodded and spoke.

"Then let's go."

With that, Xu Feng departed Blue Star first.

Qin Zhenguo followed close behind. As for Wu Tianfu, he gripped Lin Meijuan's hand tightly, his expression sincere.

"Meijuan, let's go."

"Mm."

Lin Meijuan nodded, then turned for one last look at her children before resolutely following Wu Tianfu.

The commotion from their Ascension was immense, so they couldn't linger near Blue Star.

Otherwise, the terrifying Lightning Tribulation would have been enough to tear the planet apart.

Only after reaching a region far enough from Blue Star did the three finally release the suppression on their auras. In that instant, the Heavenly Dao rejected them, expelling them from the universe and into the Dao Realm.

As for Lin Meijuan, Wu Tianfu shielded her throughout the process, so she was brought into the Dao Realm as well.

"So this is the Dao Realm. The world we came from really is incredibly small."

After arriving, Xu Feng gazed at the Small World containing Blue Star's universe. A wave of melancholy washed over him.

They had once thought Blue Star was vast — a mere speck of dust within a colossal universe.

But now it turned out the entire universe was nothing but a speck of dust within the Dao Realm.

Did that mean there existed something even vaster beyond the Dao Realm? That the Dao Realm itself was merely another speck of dust?

Xu Feng shook his head and pushed the thought away.

His strength was limited. What was the point of worrying about things beyond his reach?

Overthinking would only invite needless anxiety.

"So, should we contact Second Brother now?"

Qin Zhenguo produced a Transmission Jade Talisman, ready to reach out to Lu Xuanxian.

Lu Xuanxian had told them that if they arrived at the Dao Realm, they should contact him directly.

But Xu Feng stopped him.

"Not yet. Second Brother said he should be participating in the Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament right about now. Let's wait ten days."

They didn't want to interfere with their second brother's performance in the Grand Tournament. After a brief discussion, all three agreed to wait ten days before making contact.

Meanwhile.

Inside a world adjacent to the Wang Family's arena, Lu Xuanxian regarded his opponent and frowned slightly.

"Just surrender. I don't feel like fighting."

Lu Xuanxian's opponent was at the Peak Immortal Venerable Realm.

For someone whose public cultivation was at the Mid Immortal Emperor Realm, there was clearly no need to actually engage.

But to Lu Xuanxian's surprise, his opponent showed not the slightest trace of fear. The man drew his spear and roared.

"I know I'm no match for you, but even so, I want to see for myself just how wide the gap between us is!"

With that, the man charged straight at Lu Xuanxian.

Lu Xuanxian sighed. He didn't bother drawing a weapon. A single punch sent the man flying.

The higher his realm, the more Lu Xuanxian's killing intent faded.

As long as his opponents didn't cross any lines, he couldn't be bothered to deliver a killing blow.

"Victor — Lu Xuanxian!"

The first day passed quickly.

Prodigies at the Immortal Emperor Realm and above had essentially all advanced.

All except for the poor soul who had drawn Wang Teng as his opponent.

After all, Wang Teng stood at the Peak of the Immortal Emperor Realm. Apart from Lu Xuanxian, no one in the entire Grand Tournament was his match.

After dispatching his opponent, Wang Teng turned toward Lu Xuanxian's direction and gave a cold snort, silently mouthing a single sentence.

Lu Xuanxian's brow furrowed slightly. It seemed that when his match with Wang Teng came, he would need to end it decisively.

Coupled with the irreconcilable enmity between himself and the Wang Family, Wang Teng's death was a foregone conclusion.

Returning to the Dao Vessel, Lu Xuanxian sat cross-legged and began contemplating his current strength.

At the Mid Dao Venerable Realm, and with a Dao Emperor Inheritance in hand, he was virtually invincible against anyone below a Peak Dao Venerable.

Once he broke through to the Late Dao Venerable Realm, even a Peak Dao Venerable wouldn't faze him.

After Lu Xuanxian returned to the Dao Vessel, Lu Tianyuan glanced over but said nothing.

Off in the distance, wave after wave of Lightning Tribulation continued to crash down. At the center of it all was Lu Fenggu.

An Immortal Emperor Tribulation was an extraordinarily long ordeal. For undying, indestructible beings, the lucky ones could finish in as little as a year.

The unlucky ones might spend centuries without passing, and might even perish beneath the tribulation.

But Lu Xuanxian wasn't worried. Lu Fenggu's foundations were solid, and his status as a member of the Lu Family all but guaranteed a smooth breakthrough to the Immortal Emperor Realm.

It was at that moment that Lu Tianyuan approached.

"Clan Elder, is there something you need?"

Lu Xuanxian looked up at the approaching elder, mildly curious.

Lu Tianyuan's expression was deeply grave. After a long moment, he sighed.

"If you happen to face Wang Teng in this tournament, I want you to surrender immediately."

Hearing the Clan Elder ask him to surrender, Lu Xuanxian's brow creased.

"Why?"

"You don't know this, but Wang Teng is the Wang Family's Qilin Son. He has countless trump cards, and word is he too has mastered two top-tier Innate Divine Abilities — on top of possessing the Primordial Chaos Dao Body."

"So if he unleashes everything he has, there's a very strong chance you won't be his match."

"Which is why I'm asking — if you face him, surrender."

Lu Tianyuan spoke with utmost sincerity.

He knew Lu Xuanxian was Lu Daotian's son, and he had glimpsed in Lu Xuanxian a shadow that surpassed even Lu Daotian.

But age was age.

Give Lu Xuanxian another thousand years of cultivation, and Wang Teng likely wouldn't stand a chance.

But the Three Hundred Forces Grand Tournament didn't account for potential — it judged contestants as they were now.

And so, to ensure Lu Xuanxian survived, Lu Tianyuan had no choice but to make this request.