Starting as the young master of a medicine shop, he practiced swordsmanship for twenty years.

Chapter 289 The competition is over! Conspiracy against Lu Xuan’s relatives!
The eyes of everyone present were once again focused on the examiner's seat.

However, when they saw Lu Xuan's face clearly, a low cry of surprise suddenly rang out in the huge training ground.

"So young!" someone couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.

"Master, is this the examiner?"

"Why do you look younger than those of us participating in the martial arts competition?"

A man who was about to go on stage for a fight was filled with surprise and couldn't help but ask the senior master beside him.

Almost all the contestants on the stage showed expressions of disbelief when they saw the examiner Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan had a delicate face and a calm temperament, and appeared to be only in his early twenties, which was very different from the image of an examiner they had imagined.

Shouldn't they all look like old men who have lived for hundreds of years?
They had never seen a young big shot like Lu Xuan in their lives.

It was really a knife stabbing my butt, which opened my eyes!

"This... can this examiner really keep the situation under control?" someone murmured in a low voice with a hint of doubt in his tone.

"Don't talk nonsense!" The person next to him immediately whispered, "Don't you see that the left and right prime ministers are respectful to him?"

"This examiner is definitely not as simple as he seems!"

"Didn't you hear the content of the imperial edict?"

"This one is more than just the examiner."

"He is also the deputy chief of the Great Xia Xuanniao Guard!"

"You already know the value of the Xuanniao Guard's reputation, even without me telling you."

"really!"

The Xuanniao Guard is the most mysterious organization in the Great Xia court. It has many powerful people and is directly under the Great Xia Emperor.

If you want to become the deputy chief of Xuanniao Guard, you must have considerable power.

Although everyone was filled with doubts and surprise, no one dared to look down on the young examiner.

After all, someone who can sit in that position and be treated respectfully by both the Left Prime Minister and the Right Prime Minister cannot be an ordinary person.

Lu Xuan stood in front of the examiner's seat with a calm look, as if he didn't hear the discussions in the audience.

He slowly scanned the entire room, then spoke:
"Everyone, this martial arts competition will proceed according to the usual practice."

"Regardless of age or background, anyone who makes it into the top 100 can enter the Land of Spiritual Ruins and gain supreme opportunities."

Lu Xuan's voice was very calm, carrying an invisible pressure that instantly quieted the entire audience.

"From now on, it all depends on your methods. It all depends on your ability!"

As Lu Xuan finished speaking, the atmosphere in the training ground became tense again.

Those contestants who had originally doubted Lu Xuan's age now had to calm down and focus on the upcoming competition.

"This examiner is indeed not a simple person..." Sect Leader Huang said in a low voice, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"Yes, he has such bearing at such a young age. No wonder he can sit in that position." The old man in purple robe also nodded, with a hint of emotion in his tone.

As the competition officially began, the atmosphere in the martial arts training ground gradually became heated.

Lu Xuan sat quietly in the examiner's seat, his eyes deep as he looked at the court officials in charge of the competition below.

Lu Xuan’s responsibility is to ensure the normal operation of the martial arts competition.

The rest of the trivial matters have nothing to do with him!

Lu Xuan stood on the examiner's seat, his eyes sweeping over the martial arts geniuses who were about to go on stage to compete, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions in his heart.

Most of these young people are between 27 and 29 years old, which is the golden age for martial arts training.

Each of them had a calm aura, and it was obvious that they were all martial arts geniuses who had gone through countless trials and tribulations.

"There are so many martial arts geniuses in this world, just like the swarm of fish crossing the river, they are too numerous to count!" Lu Xuan sighed in his heart.

At a glance, Lu Xuan discovered that most of these contestants were at the Blood Refining Realm, and many had even entered the Internal Qi Realm.

With such cultivation, he would be considered a genius among geniuses in any sect or family.

It can be boldly said that all the martial arts geniuses in the vast territory of the Great Xia Dynasty have gathered here.

These contestants are young, but they have already reached the level of Blood Refining or even Internal Qi, and their future achievements are limitless.

Any one of them has the potential to become a dominant force in the future, or even the pillar of the Great Xia Dynasty.

If someone wants to kill these martial arts geniuses who have not yet grown up here.

That would definitely be a heavy loss for all the major sects!

I’m afraid that some blind guys will come here to cause trouble!

However, while Lu Xuan was admiring others' martial arts talents, he ignored his own existence.

Lu Xuan is much younger than these contestants.

Of course, Lu Xuan will not be affected by this.

He has achieved what he has today entirely through his own hard work and practice.

This is not my limit!
The system adds some points to me!

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: True Lord of the Cavern Void (Minor Success)

功法：焚天刀法8/9，咫尺天涯5/9，不死不灭7/9。

Score: 34660
The two spiritual objects from the cave heaven refined a total of 30 system points.

Adding an eight-patterned moon device, 16 system points were extracted.

Adding the two together, Lu Xuan gained a total of 46 system points in just half a day.

46 system points, plus the remaining 94660 system points.

That means a total of 554660 system points!
Lu Xuan deduced immortality once and deduced it to the seventh level, consuming 14 system points.

Lu Xuan used all the remaining system points to deduce "A World Away", and he did it twice in total.

When the deduction reached the fourth level, 16 points were consumed.

When the deduction reached the fifth level, 22 system points were directly consumed.

After three deductions, Lu Xuan's strength was forcibly raised to the level of minor success in the realm of Dongxu.

However, there was one thing that made Lu Xuan feel a little confused.

The Nine-Pattern Moon Artifact, the Black Bird Sky Lock, is the treasure that Emperor Tianqi Xia Ritian used to prove his truth.

Logically speaking, the Xuanniao Sky Lock should be a sacrificial artifact that the royal family of Daxia values very much.

However, ever since Lu Xuan obtained the Xuanniao Sky Lock.

Neither the Zi Yao Sizhu nor the Empress in the palace ever mentioned it.

It seemed as if they all had the same idea and assumed that the Xuanniao Sky Lock did not exist.

This is better. Lu Xuan is too lazy to make up excuses to cover up the past.

In the next few days, the martial arts competition progressed exceptionally smoothly with almost no accidents.

However, this level of success made Lu Xuan feel a little strange.

The martial arts competition these past few days has been going way too smoothly...

Lu Xuan sat in the examiner's seat, his eyes swept over the people in the audience, thinking secretly in his heart.

Under normal circumstances, there will always be some powerful forces in martial arts competitions who will be dissatisfied with the outcome and even cause some disturbances.

This time, however, no such unusual circumstances occurred. Both the disciples who had lost the match and the forces behind them displayed extreme restraint, even respect.

"It seems that it's because of these two people."

Lu Xuan glanced at the two ministers beside him from the corner of his eyes, and understood what was going on.

Left Prime Minister Chang Mingsheng and Right Prime Minister Bi Zhengzhi, the two most powerful figures in the Great Xia court, were sitting beside Lu Xuan with serious expressions on their faces.

The presence of the two of them is undoubtedly an invisible deterrent.

Even the most arrogant force would not dare to act presumptuously in front of the two prime ministers of Daxia.

Indeed, even a fool could see that the atmosphere of the martial arts competition these days was extremely serious.

The existence of the two prime ministers of Daxia is like two insurmountable mountains, which make everyone afraid to act rashly.

With these two great figures in charge, naturally no one dares to challenge the order of the martial arts competition.

Even the disciples from powerful forces who lost the competition did not dare to get angry or challenge the order of the martial arts competition.

At this time, Zuo Xiangchang Mingsheng smiled slightly and spoke in a low voice to Lu Xuan who was sitting on the main seat.

"Master Lu, the martial arts competition these past few days has been much quieter than usual."

Lu Xuan was a little surprised when he heard this.

Chang Mingsheng, the left prime minister of Great Xia, has been talking to me intentionally or unintentionally during the martial arts competition in the past few days, and there seems to be some deep meaning behind it.

Then, Lu Xuan smiled faintly.

"Lord Zuo Xiang is joking."

"The martial arts competition is a grand event for the imperial court to select talented people to enter the Lingxu area, so it should naturally be taken seriously."

"If anyone dares to cause trouble, it would be disrespectful to the imperial court."

With the end of the last competition, the martial arts competition also came to an end.

"The martial arts competition is over. The top three will enter the palace tomorrow to meet His Majesty!"

Just as Lu Xuan announced the end of the martial arts competition, in a mysterious and strange dreamland.

Seven or eight blurry shadows were floating on the mirror-clear water.

Crooked lotus flowers grow sparsely on the water surface.

A shadow vaguely emerges in every blooming lotus, as if it has merged into this spiritual realm.

"The martial arts competition is over!" A low and hoarse voice came from one of the lotus flowers, with a hint of inexplicable meaning in the tone.

"That junior Lu Xuan has now returned to the Xuanniao Guard."

Another shadowy figure slowly spoke, his voice like an echo in a valley, carrying a strange, ethereal feeling.

"I have learned about his origins from some people in the Li family."

The third shadow took over, with a hint of pride and coldness in his tone.

"Southern Territory Anzhou Baidao Mansion!"

"Lu Family Pharmacy in Qingyun County!"

The shadowy figure continued, his voice tinged with sarcasm and greed.

"Hahaha! The world is so big, there are so many strange things!"

"A small pharmacy!"

"Among this group of ordinary people, there emerged a true dragon like Lu Xuan!"

Another phantom exclaimed, his tone full of disbelief.

"What a great opportunity!"

The last shadow chuckled softly, with a hint of excitement that was hard to conceal in his voice.

"If we can obtain this great opportunity from Lu Xuan, our martial arts cultivation will definitely reach a higher level!"

A shadowy figure followed and echoed, "Good!"

"This Lu Xuan must be hiding some shocking secret."

"If we can unearth its secret, we might be able to gain more power after the origin power of the Spirit Ruins appears."

“Even those old guys from the Great Xia royal family and that female emperor can’t easily obtain the origin of the Spirit Ruins Land.”

"That's right!" Another shadow replied.

"However, if Lu Xuan hides around Tiandu, it will be difficult for us to take action."

"It seems we have to lure this Lu Xuan out of Tiandu first!"

"Humph."

The third shadow sneered, "As long as we join forces, no matter how powerful Lu Xuan is, he will find it difficult to escape."

"You mean..." The other shadows understood his intention immediately after hearing what he said, with a hint of cold smile in their voices.

"That's right, start with Lu Xuan's family and force him to hand over the opportunity!" The shadow said coldly, "As long as we seize his weakness, there's no doubt that he will surrender!"

Even if Lu Xuan refuses to hand over the secret, we just need to lead him out of Tiandu!

"Lu Xuan, your opportunity will eventually become ours!" A shadow laughed softly, his voice full of greed and coldness.

The voices of these people echoed in the spiritual realm, as if they were brewing some conspiracy.

Their gazes passed through the lotus flowers, as if penetrating the barriers of space.

It fell in the distant Baidao Prefecture of Anzhou in the southern region, in a small place called Qingyun County.

The mysterious shadows in these conversations are the ancestors of some of the eight major families and the leaders of three transcendent forces!
Except for the ancestors of the Li family and the Shangguan family, all the other families are here.

The three transcendent forces, in addition to Daoxu Temple and Jingxin Temple, the head of Jianling Sect, the head of Xuanyin Xianque, and Jiyan Holy Sect all appeared here.

At the age of 20, Lu Xuan demonstrated the power of the Half-Step Void Realm.

It really scared them!

No matter how amazing your martial arts talent is, you still need a huge amount of martial arts resources to support it.

In this way, Lu Xuan, as an ordinary mortal, created a historical precedent for this land!
A peerless and powerful man!
A powerful man descended from the sky!

Reaching the realm of Half-Step Dongxu Zhenjun at the age of 20 is simply unheard of!

If you want to ask why they guessed Lu Xuan's realm, it started with the four Sun Spirit Envoys of Mingxin Mansion in the Eastern Region.

The Sun Spirit Envoy is one of the important forces of the eight major families and the five transcendent forces.

A warrior at the Divine Mansion realm can place his divine consciousness on the Ten-Patterned Sun Artifact and gain the incredible power contained therein, which is almost equivalent to immortality.

However, this power does not come without a price.

Although the power of the Ten-Pattern Sun Artifact is strong, each Ten-Pattern Sun Artifact can only carry the divine thoughts of three Sun Spirit Envoys.

This means that the number of Sun Spirits is extremely limited, and such "monsters" cannot be mass-produced.

What is even more regrettable is that although the Sun Spirit Envoys have the blessing of the Ten-Patterned Sun Artifact, their martial arts realm will stagnate because of it.

Yes, once they become Sun Spirit Envoys, their cultivation will be forever fixed at the Divine Mansion Realm, and they will never be able to break through to a higher level.

This price is undoubtedly a huge decision for many warriors who are pursuing the pinnacle of martial arts.

"This time, each of us will send a Sun Spirit Envoy."

"We must capture all of Lu Xuan's blood relatives before he finds out."

Eight solar spirit envoys, equivalent to eight real people from the Divine Palace, descended on Qingyun County, a remote place, at the same time!
If Ye Qingshan, the magistrate of Qingyun County, knew about this, he would probably be frightened to death on the spot!
(End of this chapter)