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

Chapter 417 The Sixth Life in the Mortal World, the Starry Empire!

Tianwu Realm!

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Five Incarnations of a Mortal Immortal (Beginner)
功法：焚天刀法19/9，咫尺天涯17/9，不死不灭17/9。

Points: 1000 million

For Lu Xuan, the mortal world of the Dragon Kingdom was nothing more than a temporary stop and a resource-poor training ground.

When he left, he left some inheritance for the Lu family, and also gave Hongfei, the Huang family, and others a bit of opportunity, which can be considered as a way of giving back.

In the mortal world of the Dragon Kingdom, which was in the Dharma-ending Age, the amount of the source of heaven and earth that Lu Xuan could absorb and refine, and the number of systems he could obtain, was pitifully small.

Even after exhausting the primordial energy accumulated over countless ages by Kunlun Lake, he only gained 2900 million points. It took him 2000 million points to break through to the Shattered Void realm.

Therefore, after returning to the Tianwu Realm, I had 900 million points left. Adding the original 100 million points, the total was just over 1000 million system points.

This amount of accumulation is simply a drop in the ocean for him now.

It's not even enough to deduce any one technique from the top again.

The Dragon Kingdom, that world in the Dharma-ending Age, is too low-level, with depleted resources and incomplete laws.

It was already the limit that Lu Xuan was able to barely complete the fifth mortal trial and push his cultivation to the "Shattered Void" realm, opening up a passage to leave.

At that low level of world, don't expect to be like you are in the previous higher worlds.

They can recklessly find the embodiment of the world's will and then harvest that abundant world essence.

It's likely that the world's will had barely shown its face when Lu Xuan, a mere martial arts cultivator who had shattered the void, was annihilated by a single glance from it.

"Since the Dragon Kingdom's offerings are insufficient, let us continue our journey to the next mortal world."

Lu Xuan's Dao heart was as firm as a rock, and he was not discouraged in the slightest.

As a mortal immortal, one is destined to travel through countless realms and struggle amidst the mortal world.

He simply refused to believe that in the vast and boundless universe, there wasn't a mortal world where he could fully absorb nourishment and grow until he became completely invincible!
When that time comes, Lu Xuan vowed that he would extract the essence of that world and make up for the "losses" of his confused time in the "remote and impoverished" Dragon Kingdom with interest!
With his mind made up, Lu Xuan sensed the numerous immortal restrictions he had set up around him, which were enough to isolate him from any external detection. After confirming that there were no flaws, he slowly closed his eyes.

The next moment, the void in front of Lu Xuan, like fragile glass, silently cracked open with a deep fissure!

Beyond the crack lies a bizarre and fantastical unknown space-time, where laws intertwine.

Lu Xuan's soul instantly transformed into an indescribable stream of light, leaping out of his physical body and disappearing into the crack in an instant.

"Chishan! How dare you betray the Empire and fall into the Crimson... The Sun and Moon Imperial Court will never let you go! Commander... the Commander and the others will tear you to pieces!"

The hoarse and desperate roar sounded particularly hollow in the deathly silence of the endless sea of ​​sand.

Several old jeeps were stuck crookedly beside the sand dunes, wisps of white smoke rising from their scorching hoods, only to be torn to shreds by the sweltering wind.

This place is now a shattered inferno.

The cracked earth is crisscrossed with ravines, as if it had been brutally torn apart by the invisible claws of a terrifying beast.

Several men in scarlet military uniforms lay on the scorched earth, their mangled bodies a horrifying sight—severed limbs, pierced breastplates, and pools of blood that had not yet dried, staining the sand a deep brown.

The heavy stench of blood was almost tangible, making it hard to breathe.

Before them stood the entity once known as "Red Mountain," standing silently.

It has long since transcended the realm of humankind.

The corner of his mouth was torn open in a way that defied physiological structure, extending to the base of his ear and revealing a dense array of shark-like sharp teeth.

A pair of crimson eyes contained no emotion, only the purest madness and malice.

What's most chilling are its ten fingers—the nails have been transformed into dagger-like, jet-black bone blades, with thick blood slowly dripping from the tips.

"Jie Jie Jie..."

The inhuman laughter rang out again, scraping away at everyone's reason.

"The Sun and Moon Imperial Court? The Starry Empire? Those parasites huddled on the thrones of power, their era... is over."

Chishan slowly raised his bone blade, pointing it at the sky stained with blood.

"Look at this sky, feel the earth beneath your feet! The arrival of the crimson is no longer an illusion, but a reality that is unfolding!"
It is the rebirth of civilization, and the funeral of the old world!
You can't kill them all. As long as there's even a trace of injustice, a bit of pain, a wisp of greed and desire left in this world... Crimson will devour all false order!

"Release your pathetic resistance, embrace it, let crimson flow into your veins, and give you... true power."

It lowered itself, its voice filled with deadly allure.

“Look at me, I was once nothing more than an obedient hunting dog under the empire’s command.”

But now, I possess the power to tear apart these shackles. This is the most thorough revenge we ordinary people can take against an unjust world!

Suddenly, Chishan's voice stopped abruptly, drowned out by an angry curse.

"I'll fuck your mother's crimson!!!"

The man with the broken leg, veins bulging on his neck, roared hoarsely, almost tearing the scorching air apart.

The intense pain and the sight of his companion's gruesome death had burned away his last shred of reason.

On the man's broken body, countless starlight surged from every pore, and a dazzling stream of light surrounded him, forming a miniature galaxy in the desolate desert.

As a transcendent being of the "Starry Realm" in the Starry Empire, he knew all too well that this was like a moth drawn to a flame.

But the man with the missing leg knew even better that some things were more important than life and death.

The next moment, he frantically activated the "Star Vortex" within his body, and the rotating energy core roared at an unprecedented speed.

The man with the broken leg poured all his life force, all his will, and all his resentment into this final blow.

"Radiant Star - Breaking Army!"

He roared the name of his family's inherited combat technique, stomped his single leg on the rock beneath his feet, and used the recoil to propel himself into the air.

A star-shaped fist imprint, several meters high, was then unleashed with a thunderous roar. It was filled with flowing light and dazzling starlight. The pure star power contained in the fist wind caused the surrounding crimson aura to dissipate.

In this desolate desert under the blazing sun, this fist imprint attempts to rival the brilliance of the sun and moon.

However, the Chishan opposite, which had transformed into a monster, merely opened its enormous mouth that stretched all the way to its ears, its sharp, interlocking teeth gleaming with a chilling, eerie light.

There was no trace of seriousness in his bloodshot eyes, only pure mockery, as if watching an insect struggle.

They were even too lazy to move.

Chishan casually raised his ten dagger-like, ferocious claws and made a random slash in the air at the surging star-shaped fist imprint.

"laugh--!"

Ten eerie red lights flashed by in an instant, their speed exceeding the limits of visual perception.

The magnificent fist imprint, which contained all the life force of the man with the broken leg, was completely disintegrated the moment it came into contact with the red light, forming countless scattered points of light in mid-air without even causing a ripple.

The crimson light showed no signs of weakening, instantly sweeping past the man with the broken leg who was suspended in mid-air.

"No! Leibli—!"

Amidst the heart-wrenching screams of his companions, time seemed to stretch out infinitely. They watched helplessly as Leibli's body abruptly disintegrated in mid-air, his face, along with the lingering resolute expression, being sliced ​​into pieces.

As the blood splattered into the void, it was instantly vaporized by the blazing red light into a dark red blood mist.

In the end, Leibli's shattered body, along with the ten bottomless trenches carved into the ground, was buried beneath this desert.

The distant Red Mountain slowly retracted its claws, disdainfully scattering a wisp of starlight that drifted in front of it.

The next moment, Chishan shook the blood off his fingertips, tilted his head in feigned annoyance, but his crimson eyes flashed with a cruel and mocking light, like a cat playing with a mouse.

"Oh dear, really, I got carried away and didn't know my own strength... Now look what's happened, I've ruined Lord Black Tiger's 'snack'."

As it spoke, its gaze slowly swept over the three remaining members—teammates who had fought alongside it and belonged to the Ninth Guard of the Sun and Moon Imperial Court.

“My dear old friends,” Akayama’s voice carried a false intimacy.

"You all can't bear to see me punished by Lord Black Tiger, can you? How about... you all help me 'appease' the Lord's anger?"

"Hehehe..." Inhuman laughter echoed across the desert, more chilling than the cold wind.

"brute!"

Of the three, only the female team member could still manage to squeeze out a curse through gritted teeth.

She was about thirty-five years old, and even though her face was covered in dust and blood, one could still see the resilience and beauty that came with weathering the storms of life.

Although her black hair was somewhat disheveled, it was still neatly tied up with a gleaming light blue hairpin—that was her attire as a married woman.

At this moment, the female team member's eyes, burning with rage, were fixed on the traitor who was no longer human, as if she wanted to burn through his twisted soul.

"Changwei, I've come to find you..."

She gazed at Chishan's distorted face, but her eyes seemed to pierce through him, looking towards the distant shore.

The resolute figure of her husband as he sacrificed his life years ago, the innocent yet determined look in her son's eyes when he first put on his military uniform, the way her daughter frowned in thought in front of the academy's star chart...

Scenes flashed rapidly through the middle-aged woman's mind, eventually turning into a barely audible sigh.

"And Ming'er, Yue'er... Mother... is going first. You two siblings, from now on, you must support each other and walk to the end."

Her voice was soft, yet carried an inexplicable calmness, as if she were not saying goodbye, but completing a preordained ritual.

The middle-aged woman did not turn around, but slightly tilted her head and spoke clearly to her two remaining teammates behind her.

"We have lost, but please remember, Commander Gao Zheng and Deputy Commander Lu Xuan... will never let our blood be shed in vain. They will avenge us for this blood debt."

She paused, and the bright "moon" within her body began to groan in despair, as violent energy surged and roared through her meridians.

This is a self-destruction technique possessed only by experts at the Bright Moon Realm or higher in the Starry Empire.

"Everyone... are you ready?"

This seemingly ordinary question caused the two dying men behind him to simultaneously unleash their last glimmer of light in their eyes.

They smiled at each other, a smile that contained no fear, only relief and an almost proud understanding.

At that very moment, Chishan's crimson pupils suddenly contracted, and the fear stemming from its life-or-death instinct caused it to let out a shriek.

"You filthy woman, what do you think you're doing? Stop—!"

Its monstrous body unleashed its full power, transforming into a dark red streak that tore through space, the sonic boom shattering the sand and gravel in its path.

Ten sharp fingers, carrying an aura of annihilation, stabbed madly toward the woman—only ten meters away! Five meters!

But it was too late.

There was no deafening explosion, only light.

An extremely pure and icy moon-white radiance first burst forth from her chest.

Immediately, her entire body seemed to transform into transparent glass, within which a miniature, flawless bright moon appeared and expanded.

"The bright moon...purifies the world."

She uttered those four words softly, as if in prayer.

The next moment, the bright moon shattered silently, not in destruction, but in release.

The vast moonlight, like a bursting dam, swept out from her center and swallowed everything.

Wherever the light reaches, sand, rocks, and even air are instantly purified and decomposed into the most primitive particles.

There was no smoke of gunpowder, no wreckage, only a fleeting, absolutely pure void, as if this area had been completely erased from the world.

The middle-aged woman chose the most extreme way to end her life, at the cost of the complete collapse of her own menstrual cycle.

She transformed everything she possessed—her flesh and blood, her soul, and her cultivation—into this final, transcendent purifying light.

The middle-aged woman would rather die than allow her and her companion's bodies to be defiled by the crimson.

"Damn it! This bunch of stubborn good-for-nothings! Why should those parasites who occupy the pinnacle of power in the Sun Moon Imperial Court be worthy of your dying for them!"

Chishan's broken half-head roared twistedly on the sand, and its remaining eye burned with resentment and incomprehension.

"They are the source of all evil, greed, and desire in the world! Only Crimson... only Crimson is the true savior! You simply don't understand!"

Amidst its frenzied roars, the scattered remains and flesh on the scorching sand began to writhe violently, displaying a terrifying vitality that sent chills down the spine.

Countless fleshy buds, like scarlet venomous snakes, proliferated, intertwined, and spread wildly, emitting a sticky sound that made one's teeth ache.

In just a few breaths, an intact Chishan rose again from this warm bed of flesh and blood.

It stretched its newborn neck, making a chilling "crack" sound, and then that inhuman laughter echoed across the desert once again.

"Hehehe... Do you see that? This is the immortal power bestowed by Crimson! The Starry Empire... no, this entire world will eventually become Crimson's breeding ground!"

It spread its arms as if embracing the polluted sky, its face displaying a distorted expression that was a mixture of blind loyalty and fanatical devotion, like a mad believer who had witnessed a miracle.

A unique urban core that blends modern efficiency with classical charm, heavily guarded, where small military airships glide silently along low-altitude tracks like patrolling falcons.

In the center of this forbidden area for civilians stands a magnificent architectural complex that blends modern structure with ancient aesthetics.

This is the true power heart of the Starry Empire—the Sun and Moon Imperial Court.

At this moment, inside a towering spire in the outer hall, the cold-lined, modernist doors are tightly closed.

In the center of the empty hall, a middle-aged man of about forty years old with a stern face suddenly opened his eyes in absolute silence.

Those were eyes that seemed to hold the entire starry sky, noble and elegant.

He raised his head slightly, his gaze seemingly piercing through the solid roof of the palace, looking towards the endless distance beyond.

Host: Lu Xuan, the Immortal of the Mortal World (Sixth Incarnation)

Realm: Blazing Sun Realm (Perfect)
Technique: Zhou Tian Xing Mou (6/9)

Score: 0
"A new mortal world, how interesting!"

(End of this chapter)