novelraw Chapter 246 - 185: Grotto Heaven Breached, Return to the Imperial Capital, End of the Little World Journey
Chapter 246 - 185: Grotto Heaven Breached, Return to the Imperial Capital, End of the Little World Journey
"Hahaha!"
Lu Mingyuan looked at Lu Guangjing, who was pinned to a tree and laughing maniacally, a confused expression on his face.
"To think that I, a Prince, would die here."
"I plotted and schemed, yet I still fell at the hands of the Taoist Sect."
Even in death, Lu Guangjing couldn’t understand why he had been so miserably defeated.
His plan had been so seamless.
After using Yingsha Ancient City to get rid of Lu Yunqing, he would have been the victor, and no one else would have posed a threat.
His mistake was going to the Pearl White Sand Islands.
Lu Mingyuan didn’t want to see Lu Guangjing find peace or die so comfortably. He said coolly, "The taste of defeat is bitter, isn’t it? You think this is your only loss? In fact, you’ve been defeated many times. This is just the latest."
"You murdered numerous princes. This is the end you deserve."
Hearing this, Lu Guangjing’s mind flashed with memories: the assassination attempt on Princess Jinwu, the strangeness of the Fourth Prince’s actions, the schemes against the Seventh Prince’s merchant guild... Thinking back, there was something suspicious about all of it.
His eyes widened as he glared at Lu Mingyuan.
"So it was you!"
Lu Guangjing’s aura instantly weakened, and his Dao Practice regressed.
"As for your Endless Pavilion, it will soon be mine."
Hearing this, Lu Guangjing died with his eyes open in eternal regret.
Lu Mingyuan showed no mercy. He plunged his saber into Lu Guangjing’s heart, the Saber Qi wildly churning his organs and Qi Sea Dantian.
He thrust a hand into his Qi Sea and crushed his Golden Core!
"Rest well in Hell, my dear Second Brother."
Among the many members of the Blood Shadow Legion, just before he died, Lu Guangjing saw several familiar faces.
’Those people... they were all my subordinates...’
Drenched in his own blood, Lu Guangjing collapsed into a puddle of it as the blade was withdrawn. Crimson gore gushed from his hands, chest, abdomen, and thighs, and his life force was completely extinguished.
With a cold expression, Lu Mingyuan severed Lu Guangjing’s head.
Flames surged from the Divine Fire Mark between his brows, ready to incinerate Lu Guangjing’s corpse. But as he infused his eyes with Primordial Qi, he saw Lu Guangjing’s Divine Soul floating free.
Lu Mingyuan clenched his fist, intending to crush the Divine Soul.
But he was blocked by a restriction.
Suddenly, a ray of light appeared.
The phantom of a shrewd, elderly man in a Confucian robe materialized. He saw Lu Mingyuan and his eyes revealed his surprise.
"You killed him?"
His tone immediately turned grave and accusatory. "Who are you, that you dare kill my disciple?"
’He had a backup plan, just as I expected.’
Everything was within Lu Mingyuan’s calculations.
The Nan Zhou National Preceptor had placed a restrictive True Words incantation inside Lu Guangjing’s body to protect his Divine Soul.
Lu Guangjing was a Qi Cultivator. Even without a Flesh Body, he could use his Divine Soul to reconstruct one.
Lu Mingyuan had prepared for this very possibility.
Lu Mingyuan remained silent, ignoring the robed old man’s question. Instead, he summoned a golden bead hidden deep within his heart. The moment it appeared, it radiated a dazzling golden light.
Buddha’s Relics.
Under the light of the Buddha’s Relics, all Divine Techniques and True Words were purified, reverting to their original form.
The phantom of the robed old man was immediately dispelled, his face filled with utter confusion just before he vanished.
Bathed in the light of the Buddha’s Relics, Lu Guangjing’s Divine Soul dimmed.
With a wave of his hand, Lu Mingyuan sent the Divine Flame down, incinerating Lu Guangjing’s corpse until only a pile of ash remained.
He gathered Thunder Primordial Qi in his palm and shattered the Divine Soul, denying it any chance of Reincarnation.
Meanwhile, he had the Earth Shadow Warriors sit in a circle and chant the Buddhist Transmigration Scripture one by one.
Lu Mingyuan himself pulled the Danhuo Divine Sword from the ground, which still carried the lingering aura of Taoist Qi. He then took Lu Guangjing’s Storage Jade Pendant and, with a great sweep of his sleeve, scattered the ashes.
In an instant, the ashes were carried away by the wind.
The trifecta of a perfect murder: destroying the body, trapping and extinguishing the soul, and scattering the ashes.
After all that, he couldn’t possibly be more dead.
[The Second Prince, Lu Guangjing, was plotted against and personally slain by the Life Master. His Divine Soul has been obliterated, his bones have been scattered to the winds, and his Dragon Fortune has dissipated.]
Lu Mingyuan was not surprised by the notification before him.
「Emperor Orange Fate Grid - Trapped Dragon in the Abyss, Refinement Level increased to 86%」
「Promoted Life Chart Traits - Dragon Raising Its Head (High Level)」
「Dragon Raising Its Head (High Level): Every time you overcome a calamity, you have a chance to obtain a golden Opportunity.」
After Lu Guangjing’s demise, an overwhelming wave of Dragon Fortune descended upon Lu Mingyuan.
This surge of Dragon Fortune was more potent than all the previous ones combined.
He didn’t know if it was because he had killed Lu Guangjing with his own hands, or if it was simply because Lu Guangjing had carried an immense amount of Dragon Fortune.
His Cultivation rose rapidly.
「Blood Glutton Celestial Fall Scripture - Divine Sensing Chapter (Tenth Floor: 800,000/1,000,000)」
Two hundred thousand points—comparable to the energy from a Tenth Realm Great Demon known as a Demon Venerable.
He broke through from the Late Stage of the Ninth Realm to the Peak of the Ninth Realm.
And to think, it hadn’t been long since he’d reached the Dragon Gate Realm.
Now, he was progressing toward the Tenth Realm, the Vajra Realm, at an incredible speed.
Including himself, there were now four princes remaining. Excluding himself, there were three others.
Lu Guangjing’s death was bound to create terrifying waves.
The entire Infinite Faction would be a dragon without a head, and the underground Demon Dao forces of the Central Plains World would enter a new Chapter.
The upright figure of a woman in black with a high ponytail and a cold demeanor couldn’t help but surface in his mind.
Lu Mingyuan believed that with Luo Ying there, she could definitely salvage the situation.
If Luo Ying rose to power and became the new leader of the Endless Pavilion, he would, by extension, have indirect control over the authority of the Infinite Faction.
...
The very moment Lu Guangjing’s body perished, his Dao was extinguished, and even his Divine Soul was shattered, far away in the Great Wilderness Tomb Canyon, the Ninth Prince, Lu Yunhuang, seemed to sense something.
He glanced toward the sky.
"Sir, what is it?"
A voice from within him said, "Lu Guangjing is most likely dead."