Chapter 257

Chapter 257 - Lu Xuanxian VS Wang Teng

"In ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍any case, I'll spare you the long speech."

"We'll ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍see each other in the finals."

With ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍that, Lu Xuanyuan waved and departed.

Just ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍then, Lu Tianyuan walked over and spoke evenly.

"The ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍final stage will still be held here. It begins in thirty days, so use the time as you see fit."

"Understood, ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Clan Elder."

Lu Xuanxian nodded.

At that moment, the Transmission Jade Talisman inside his Storage Ring trembled. Lu Xuanxian received the message, excused himself to Lu Tianyuan, and set off.

Watching Lu Xuanxian leave, Lu Tianyuan could only shake his head, then turned his gaze to Lu Fenggu in the distance.

Lu Fenggu was still undergoing his tribulation.

An Immortal Emperor Tribulation was no easy thing to endure.

Meanwhile, Xu Feng and the others had run into trouble.

They were surrounded by a group of Immortal-level cultivators. Xu Feng and the other three wore grim expressions, while Lin Meijuan was shielded behind Wu Tianfu.

"Hand over your woman, kid. Do that, and I'll even put in a word to get you into my Wang Family!"

The leader was a Wang Family disciple, currently leering at Lin Meijuan behind Wu Tianfu with undisguised greed.

The chain of events was simple enough.

Shortly after ascending to the Dao Realm, the four of them — at Xu Feng's suggestion — had decided to find a place to settle down first and wait until Lu Xuanxian finished the Grand Tournament before contacting him.

They hadn't expected to cross paths with a passing Wang Family disciple along the way. And as luck would have it, this particular disciple had a taste for married women.

Lin Meijuan, well-maintained under Wu Tianfu's care, was quite attractive.

On top of that, the Wang Family disciple could tell Xu Feng and the others had just ascended to the Dao Realm, which was precisely why he acted so brazenly.

Most importantly — he was a member of the Wang Family.

Who in the Dao Realm would dare disrespect the Wang Family?

"In your dreams! My brother is on his way right now. You can take it up with him."

Xu Feng stepped forward, shielding Qin Zhenguo, Wu Tianfu, and Lin Meijuan behind him with his True Immortal cultivation.

After all, he was the eldest brother. When it mattered, he had to stand at the front.

But a True Immortal's cultivation was nothing to a Wang Family disciple.

The one causing them trouble was named Wang Chengfeng. Though his status within the Wang Family was unremarkable, his cultivation was no joke — Peak Immortal King.

Seeing Xu Feng step forward, Wang Chengfeng sighed and unleashed his Peak Immortal King aura, instantly suppressing all three men. Only Lin Meijuan was left unharmed.

After all, he had his eye on Lin Meijuan. He certainly wasn't going to let her get hurt.

"Come now, beauty. Just give in. Surely you don't want to watch your husband get hurt?"

Lin Meijuan's expression was ugly. She was just about to swear she'd rather die than submit when an even more terrifying wave of pressure descended, slamming Wang Chengfeng and all his lackeys to the ground.

Lu Xuanxian descended from the sky, his face thunderous.

"Who dares try to take my brother's wife?"

Seeing Lu Xuanxian arrive, all four of them finally broke free and rushed to his side.

"Second Brother, you're finally here."

Wu Tianfu spoke, his expression dark.

Had Lu Xuanxian arrived any later, they might truly have been done for.

Though Lu Xuanxian had bestowed upon them foundations at the Immortal Venerable level, they still needed the opportunity to actually use them.

Wang Chengfeng had attacked without warning. Who could have possibly reacted in time?

"I'm here now. Rest easy — every last one of them dies today."

Lu Xuanxian's gaze fell on Wang Chengfeng, pinned helplessly to the ground.

"You dare lay a finger on my brother's wife and bully my brothers. Have you decided how you'd like to die?"

Confronted by Lu Xuanxian's overwhelming presence, Wang Chengfeng was terrified.

This person was at least an Immortal Venerable!

There was no other way he could have suppressed him so effortlessly.

But then, remembering who stood behind him, Wang Chengfeng found his bluster.

"You dare kill me?! I'm a member of the Wang Family! If you kill me, the Wang Family will never let you go!"

"That's none of your concern. If those are your last words, then be on your way."

Lu Xuanxian raised his sword and brought it down toward Wang Chengfeng.

But at that instant, a figure appeared before Wang Chengfeng, thrusting a spear forward to deflect Lu Xuanxian's strike.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanxian, don't you think attacking a member of my Wang Family without so much as a word is a bit disrespectful?"

Seeing Wang Teng block his blow, Lu Xuanxian frowned.

He hadn't expected this one to come charging in.

Earlier, Wang Teng had been keeping tabs on Lu Xuanxian. When he saw Lu Xuanxian depart, he had followed. That was how he'd arrived in time to intervene.

As for Wang Chengfeng, his face lit up at the sight of Wang Teng, his voice brimming with gratitude.

"Thank you for saving me, Young Lord!"

"Pathetic disgrace. Get out of my sight."

Wang Teng snorted coldly and dismissed Wang Chengfeng.

Having been spared, Wang Chengfeng naturally didn't dare refuse. He nodded and turned to flee.

Lu Xuanxian gave a cold huff.

"You think you can bully my brothers and just walk away? Not a chance. Die!"

With that, Lu Xuanxian placed a protective barrier of power around Xu Feng and the other three, then charged after Wang Chengfeng, determined to cut him down.

Though Wang Chengfeng was a member of the Wang Family, he had been in the wrong first.

Even if Lu Xuanxian killed him, the Wang Family couldn't possibly start a feud with the Lu Family over him. That was precisely why Lu Xuanxian dared to act.

Seeing Lu Xuanxian still pressing the attack, Wang Teng's fury ignited.

"Fine! Since it's come to this, let's settle what we couldn't last time!"

Lu Xuanxian paid no attention to Wang Teng's provocation.

He had only one objective: kill Wang Chengfeng, even with Wang Teng in the way.

The next instant, the two clashed. Terrifying waves of energy radiated outward, and Xu Feng's group hastily retreated to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

As for Wang Chengfeng's lackeys, none of them were as strong as their leader. The moment Lu Xuanxian and Wang Teng began fighting, the shockwaves alone obliterated them all.

The instant the two engaged, Lu Tianyuan — aboard his Dao Vessel — sensed the disturbance and frowned.

"What's that boy gotten himself into now?"

Despite his grumbling, his body moved with perfect honesty, setting off at once.

Nearby, Lu Xuanyuan and Lu Nianfeng also felt it. As fellow members of the Lu Family, they hurried over as well.

As for Wang Daofeng, he too sighed and headed toward Wang Teng's location.

So much for Wang Teng's promise not to fight Lu Xuanxian before the final stage. How had they ended up at each other's throats again?

But Wang Daofeng didn't dare slow down. If anything happened to Wang Teng, this Clan Elder could start writing his last will.