“Someone’s coming in?”
Sensing people outside forcing their way in, Lu Xuan immediately transformed into a streak of purple light and sped towards a certain area within the Xiao residence.
That direction led to Xiao Gaoyuan’s secret treasury, a discovery Lu Xuan had made while secretly observing the Xiao family.
He just wasn’t sure if this Xiao Gaoyuan had any Heaven and Earth spiritual items stored there.
Shortly after Lu Xuan left, a large group of people entered the Xiao residence.
At a glance, they were all wearing Vermilion Bird uniforms.
These people were, naturally, the Vermilion Bird Guard of Jingtai Prefecture.
Upon entering the Xiao residence, the guards didn’t stop moving; each held their specially-made Vermilion Bird blades.
For a moment, it seemed like the Jingtai Prefecture Vermilion Bird Guard would turn the entire Xiao residence upside down, searching everywhere for survivors.
Mo Ronghua and another elderly man, however, stared deeply at the purple clouds lingering in the sky.
“Old Mo, how could such terrifying Yin aura exist here in the Xiao residence?”
“But this Yin aura didn’t last long before it vanished completely.”
“I wonder which senior expert passed by the Xiao residence and conveniently dealt with that thing.”
“Otherwise, you and I might have had to use that device to send a message back to headquarters.”
The elderly man speaking was none other than the Vice Envoy of the Jingtai Prefecture Vermilion Bird Guard, a martial artist at the minor accomplishment level of the Inner Qi realm.
Mo Ronghua didn’t reply. Instead, he gazed at the purple clouds, lost in thought.
Without a doubt, this astonishing commotion must have been Lu Xuan’s doing.
Sigh, this Lu Xuan really manages to surpass my understanding every single time.
Originally, Mo Ronghua thought Lu Xuan was just a recently promoted Martial Arts Grandmaster.
But now, looking at this terrifying scene, it nearly scorched the very sky.
In Mo Ronghua’s understanding, even though External Gang Grandmasters were incredibly powerful, they shouldn’t be able to reach this level.
To influence the changes of the vast heavens and earth with one’s own strength.
Aside from martial artists above that certain realm, who else could possibly achieve such a feat?
Was this approaching the power of a Divine Mansion True Person?
Mo Ronghua’s eyes were filled with shock, and another thought surfaced in his mind.
That was, once he returned to the Mo family this time, he would report everything about Lu Xuan to the family head, and even to the ancestors!
This was a golden opportunity; the Mo family absolutely had to go all out to win over Lu Xuan.
Just as Mo Ronghua was pondering this, a dozen or so Vermilion Bird guards, carrying several dozen unconscious people, hurried over from a distance.
“Envoy, the entire Xiao family is dead!”
“Only these few dozen Xiao family servants remain, and they still have vital signs.”
“However, they’ve all lost consciousness.”
“They’ve probably been heavily eroded by the Yin aura.”
Upon hearing that the Xiao family was completely wiped out, Mo Ronghua’s brow furrowed slightly.
“The Xiao family is all dead?”
Well, dead is dead.
Anyway, the deaths of those wretches had nothing to do with him.
“Send a few people to notify the Prefectural Vice Commissioner and have him come handle Xiao Gaoyuan’s matters.”
“Report that Xiao Gaoyuan and his entire family died at the hands of an E-class anomaly, and have him truthfully report it upwards.”
A Prefect was different from other officials; a Prefect was a legitimate imperial court appointee.
With Xiao Gaoyuan, a Prefect, dead, this definitely had to be reported to the imperial court.
It was just that Xiao Gaoyuan’s uncle might be a troublesome complication.
After dealing with Xiao Gaoyuan’s matters, Mo Ronghua turned to the elderly man beside him.
“Old Gao, help expel the Yin aura from these dozens of people.”
Mo Ronghua sensed that the Yin aura inside these dozens of servants wasn’t very severe.
So, relying on their own martial arts, they might still tough it out and survive.
But since Mo Ronghua had seen them, he might as well help them remove the residual Yin aura.
“Oh right, Envoy, we also discovered some of the Xiao family’s treasures in a hidden secret chamber.”
“However, on the floor, there were three small wooden boxes that had been opened and then thrown aside.”
“I sensed residual Heaven and Earth spiritual energy inside those small wooden boxes.”
“Presumably, those three small boxes contained Heaven and Earth spiritual items.”
Upon hearing this speculation, Mo Ronghua’s eyelid twitched, and the image of Lu Xuan flashed through his mind.
“Alright, no need to record such trivial matters.”
“What was in those three small boxes wasn’t Heaven and Earth spiritual items, but ordinary potent medicinal herbs.”
Mo Ronghua’s meaningful words were immediately understood by that guard, who quickly responded, “Yes, Envoy!”
Vermilion Bird Guard Mansion!
“I didn’t expect the Xiao family to have so few Heaven and Earth spiritual items.”
“I only got three low-grade ones.”
In front of Lu Xuan, on a wooden table, lay a lusterless bronze coin.
The sacrificial bronze coin, which previously appeared profound and obscure, now seemed as unremarkable as any ordinary object.
This was because the Primordial Source of Heaven and Earth contained within this Chen-grade, two-mark sacrificial artifact had already been refined by Lu Xuan into system points.
A single Chen-grade, two-mark sacrificial artifact netted Lu Xuan a full six thousand system points!
This sudden influx of massive system points surprised Lu Xuan somewhat.
Host: Lu Xuan
Realm: External Gang Grandmaster (Great Accomplishment)
Techniques: Heaven-Scorching Blade Art 1/9 (Deducible), Flowing Light Step 1/9 (Deducible), Adamant Vajra 8/9 (Deducible)
Points: 10909
*Please confirm, host, whether to consume 8000 points to deduce the Heaven-Scorching Blade Art.*
Please confirm, host, whether to consume 400 points to deduce the Flowing Light Step!
Please confirm, host, whether to consume 2000 points to deduce the Adamant Vajra.
Three low-grade Heaven and Earth spiritual items provided 240 system points, plus the 6000 points from the Chen-grade, two-mark sacrificial artifact.
“Over ten thousand now?”
“The Heaven-Scorching Blade Art can finally be deduced as well.”
As for the Heaven-Scorching Blade Art, Lu Xuan planned not to deduce it just yet.
Instead, he would first advance the other two martial techniques to new levels.
The sheer power of the Heaven-Scorching Blade Art had made Lu Xuan interested in what the other two techniques could become.
If he could deduce Adamant Vajra and Flowing Light Step to a level comparable to the Heaven-Scorching Blade Art, their power would definitely not be inferior.
For now, with over ten thousand system points, he should be able to push Adamant Vajra to its next stage.
Initiate Adamant Vajra deduction!
As Lu Xuan confirmed, a dazzling, brilliant golden light radiated from every part of his body!
He seemed like the incarnation of a supreme divine Buddha, capable of suppressing all demons, monsters, filth, and evil!
……….
Heavenly Capital!
Deep within the Great Xia Imperial Palace, Longde Hall!
Outside Longde Hall, slabs of translucent golden jade paved the entire pathway.
Etched into the golden jade were various exquisite patterns, the most striking of which were the soaring, dancing black Vermilion Birds!
And this was precisely the hall where the Great Xia Emperor personally reviewed and approved memorials from across the empire!
In the distance along the Longde Hall pathway, three figures could be seen carefully approaching.
Leading the way was a palace maid in a red robe, followed by two white-haired elderly men.
These two elders were from the Surveillance Department – the Director and the Vice Director!
