I Have an Omen System

Chapter 394: Chapter 248: Venerable Minghuan

BOOM!

A spray of eerie, ice-cold green flames burst into existence inside the ice sculpture.

CRACK...

The ice sculpture trembled violently, its surface fracturing with countless cracks before melting into droplets of water!

Lu Hanzhou broke free with ease.

Aside from a bit of frost on the hair at his temples, he was completely unharmed.

"If I gave you a few more decades, perhaps I truly wouldn’t be a match for you."

Lu Hanzhou shook his head, a look of regret on his face. "Unfortunately, you’ve met me now. Don’t blame me for being ruthless!"

BOOM!

Lu Hanzhou raised his sword once more, and a vast, ancient Blood Evil Qi surged forth.

Qin Xuan’s heart sank to the pit of his stomach.

The Profound Water Jade was miraculous, but its main functions were to aid cultivation and calm the mind. Trapping and harming enemies was merely a secondary effect.

Moreover, his opponent’s Cultivation was too high to be restrained for long.

The Divine Soul enhancement from the Giant Spirit True Spirit’s possession was rapidly fading, and the power of the three Demon Pills was nearly depleted...

Qin Xuan’s mind raced. He had played all his trump cards.

’Unless I expose the Nameless Senior Sister, or use the Power of Destiny Star from those three Life Stars...’

’But the Life Stars involve too much. The consequences of using them are unpredictable.’

’This Lu Hanzhou’s background is a mystery. Who knows if he has even more terrifying trump cards?’

’I can’t hesitate any longer. I have to make a move...’

Just as Qin Xuan prepared to communicate with the three hidden Star Mansions in his body and draw upon the Power of Destiny Star for a final, desperate struggle...

"Junior Brother Lu, stop!"

A majestic and domineering voice suddenly rang out.

The next moment, a tall and sturdy figure appeared in an instant between Qin Xuan and Lu Hanzhou.

Qin Xuan was overjoyed.

"Senior Brother Chen!"

The newcomer was none other than Chen Xuanba.

After advancing to the Mid-stage Golden Core, Chen Xuanba’s aura had become even more domineering. Most notably, his pupils were a faint gold, and as he blinked, the faint illusion of double pupils would flash by.

He naturally exuded a tyrannical presence that could suppress all in its path.

"Junior Brother Lu, you’ve gone too far. Bullying someone weaker than you, and even using the Green Blood Sword Talisman and the Nether Dao Skill... Don’t you feel it’s beneath your station?"

Lu Hanzhou’s expression changed drastically upon seeing Chen Xuanba. He sneered, "Chen Xuanba, aren’t you overstepping your bounds? Since when do I need your permission to kill someone?"

Chen Xuanba glanced indifferently at Lu Hanzhou and slowly shook his head.

"Contests for opportunities should be decided by skill. Junior Brother Qin is now a Holy Sect Demon Son, while you are the esteemed Director of the Celestial Demon Hall. It is already improper for you to use your Purple Mansion Peak Cultivation to oppress him."

"This matter ends here. Otherwise... don’t blame me for asking Venerable Minghuan to personally pass judgment!"

Hearing this, Lu Hanzhou’s face changed abruptly.

His expression grew so dark it seemed water could drip from it.

"Good. Very good. Chen Xuanba, you’re really something!"

Lu Hanzhou stared daggers at Chen Xuanba’s faint golden double pupils, having just spat out those three words.

The air inside the Cave Mansion froze.

After a few breaths, the sharp aura around Lu Hanzhou slowly receded. He barked coldly,

"Chen Xuanba, I’ll remember what happened today. Since you’re so insistent on protecting him, even bringing up a Venerable... I have nothing more to say."

"However, this isn’t over."

"When I advance to the Golden Core realm, we will settle all our scores, new and old!"

BOOM!

Before his voice had even faded, Lu Hanzhou’s figure flickered, transforming into a streak of green and bloody light that melted into the void, vanishing without a trace in an instant.

Chen Xuanba’s faint golden double pupils remained calm and undisturbed. He simply replied dispassionately, "Mm. Junior Brother Lu, you’d best watch yourself."

With his powerful enemy gone, the tension in Qin Xuan’s mind finally eased. The power he had forcibly raised using the essence of the Giant Spirit Blood Demon receded like a tide.

"Thank you for saving my life, Senior Brother Chen."

An intense wave of weakness washed over him, and Qin Xuan’s face turned deathly pale, but he didn’t forget to bow and express his gratitude, his voice filled with appreciation.

If it weren’t for Chen Xuanba, he probably would have truly died here today.

Chen Xuanba waved his hand. His aura was domineering and wild, but his face held a trace of gentleness. "No need for such formalities. Speaking of which, it’s my fault you ended up offending him."

"Huh?"

Qin Xuan looked up, his face full of confusion.

Chen Xuanba said apologetically, "Fifty years ago, at the border of the Jade Wind Country, you took action and helped me kill Fang Lin, the previous Daoist of the Cyan Cloud Sect. Do you remember?"

Qin Xuan was taken aback, then nodded. "Of course, I remember. I just happened to be there at the right time. I never thought I’d have the honor of saving Senior Brother Chen."

A bitter smile touched the corner of Chen Xuanba’s mouth. "Back then, Lu Hanzhou and I were competing for the position of our sect’s Demon Child... That Daoist, Fang Lin, was the final test."

"If you hadn’t intervened back then and disrupted Junior Brother Lu’s plans, allowing me to escape with my life, he would have likely been the one to become the Demon Child."

Qin Xuan’s eyes widened in sudden understanding.

"This... This means... I’m the one who blocked his path?"

"Correct."

Chen Xuanba said grimly, "Furthermore, Junior Brother Lu is the only son of Venerable Minghuan, one of the two Venerable Divinity Transformations in the Holy Sect."

"Venerable Minghuan presides over the ’Hairpin Gold’ attainment, which conceals decadent, bewitching sounds within its killing techniques, making it treacherous and difficult to defend against."

The son of a Venerable Divinity Transformation!

Qin Xuan processed this stunning information.

No wonder he was so unscrupulous, with an endless supply of tricks... So that was the root of it all.

He had unintentionally ruined the grand plans of this Demon Second Generation!

No wonder Lu Hanzhou’s killing intent towards him was so intense.

He couldn’t help but smile bitterly. "This... is truly an undeserved disaster."

But another question arose in Qin Xuan’s mind, and he couldn’t help but ask, "Senior Brother Chen, I remember when we first met fifty years ago, the Green Blood Sword Demon was already a Purple Mansion Cultivator."

"Why is it that fifty years later, he still seems to be stuck at the Purple Mansion Peak?"

With Lu Hanzhou’s status and talent, fifty years should have been enough time to reach the Golden Core realm, even if he had to brute-force it with resources.

Chen Xuanba scoffed at the question.

"Him? His ambition simply exceeds his grasp. He’s been in seclusion for the past fifty years, not because he can’t achieve Core Formation, but because he’s trying to form the legendary Perfect Immaculate Golden Core!"