NOVEL NEXT Chapter 250: The Golden Light
Chapter 250: The Golden Light
Xu Lian left Pingyang County by traversing the void.
Feeling that he wasn’t proficient enough yet, he found another light point and traversed through it again.
Traversing the Void was the most basic ability of a powerful cultivator, not considered a skill, so it couldn’t be recorded under [Skills]. He could only practice more on his own.
Arriving at this new point of light, he didn’t tear through the void to step out. Instead, he leaned in closer to observe.
What he saw was a desolate mountain forest, where a family was being pursued by a group of cultivators. He didn’t know what deep-seated grudge existed between them, but the pursuers were intent on wiping them out completely.
The family’s patriarch and his wife were quite strong and should have been able to break through the encirclement. However, in order to cover the retreat of several young men, women, and children, the two of them were unable to escape and suffered severe injuries.
The cultivators also knew that the patriarch and his wife were concerned about the young ones, so they continuously attacked the youths and children, forcing the patriarch and his wife to passively defend themselves, unable to unleash their full strength.
Xu Lian hid in the void and watched silently. He didn’t intervene to save them because he wasn’t clear about what was happening. He couldn’t just judge who was good or bad based on a superficial observation. From what he could see, the methods of the cultivators pursuing the family seemed rather despicable.
“Ruan Jue, hand over the Prison God Tower,” the leader of the cultivators said coldly. “You don’t want to see your wife and the direct descendants of the Ruan family buried with you, do you?”
The patriarch, named Ruan Jue, had bloodshot eyes but a firm gaze. “If you dare to kill my wife and children, I will break through your encirclement no matter what. You won’t be able to stop me, and you’ll never get the Prison God Tower.”
The leader of the cultivators frowned. This was precisely why they didn’t dare to go all out.
If they killed the direct descendants of the Ruan family, Ruan Jue would have no more concerns and would fight with everything he had to break through and escape.
The leader sneered, “Do you think you can threaten me like that? If this drags on, it’s your family that will suffer. Why bother?”
The wife of the Ruan family said anxiously, “Husband, just give them the Prison God Tower. Our Ruan family is too weak to protect such a treasure. It’s more important to save our children’s lives!”
Ruan Jue said bitterly, “Wife, it’s not that I’m unwilling to part with this treasure. But if we give it to them, they will become even more unrestrained. They won’t let us go, and they will surely kill our whole family to silence us.”
Hearing this, the wife’s expression darkened and her eyes filled with despair. It was true – no matter what, these people wouldn’t let them go.
Hidden in the void, Xu Lian finally understood. The Ruan family had somehow obtained a treasure, and this had attracted the greed of these cultivators. As the saying goes, “A man’s wealth is his own ruin.”
“This treasure seems to have some connection to me,” Xu Lian thought, his eyes gleaming. The Prison God Tower – just from the name, it sounded extraordinary.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
The cultivators’ attacks were relentless, giving the Ruan family no chance to catch their breath.
Xu Lian finally spoke, altering his voice, “I happened to pass through the void and heard you all fighting over something called the Prison God Tower?”
Everyone in the middle of the battle froze and stopped fighting.
The Ruan Patriarch and his wife exchanged a glance, their faces lighting up with hope. They quickly kowtowed to the void.
The Patriarch said, “Esteemed Senior, we ask for your help. I am willing to offer you the Prison God Tower!”
The faces of the cultivators turned pale. Someone hiding in the void was undoubtedly a powerful figure. What could they do?
What could they do but flee?
They reacted quickly and began to scatter.
Xu Lian didn’t want news of this to leak out. He extended his hand slightly, and his energy transformed into a giant palm, like a dark cloud pressing down on the fleeing cultivators.
“Boom!”
The earth shook, and a huge palm-shaped crater appeared. At the bottom of the crater was a pool of blood and the remains of flesh and bones. The cultivators were beyond dead.
The Ruan family members all gasped in shock. The power of a powerful expert was truly extraordinary. With a single move, dozens of cultivators had been crushed to death.
Xu Lian felt a secret thrill. Hiding in the void and acting as a hidden powerhouse felt quite satisfying.
“Thank you, Senior, for saving us,” said the Ruan Patriarch. He took out a small golden tower from his spatial bag and held it above his head with both hands.
Xu Lian didn’t stand on ceremony. With a wave of his hand, his energy pulled the small golden tower toward him, flying into the space where he was hidden.
The members of the Ruan family finally realized where he was hiding. They had been kowtowing in the wrong direction earlier, so they awkwardly turned to bow in the direction where the small golden tower was flying.
Just as the small golden tower was about to enter Xu Lian’s hidden space, a large hand suddenly reached out from another space and grabbed the tower.
“Damn it, another hidden expert!” Xu Lian was furious. Just as the treasure was about to fall into his hands, someone else had snatched it away. How could he tolerate this?
He activated the Great Desolate Dragon Grasp, transforming his energy into a dragon claw-shaped hand that instantly grabbed the hand holding the small golden tower.
“Crack!”
“Boom!”
Xu Lian exerted his strength, and the dragon claw-shaped hand forcefully tore off the hand that had grabbed the small golden tower.
The hand shattered and the energy dispersed, causing a massive explosion.
The members of the Ruan family were stunned. They hadn’t expected that besides the senior who had helped them, there was another powerful expert hidden in the void. They didn’t dare to stay any longer and quickly left the scene.
Xu Lian’s dragon claw-shaped hand held the small golden tower, and he felt a secret joy. The Great Desolate Dragon Claw was indeed useful.
However, before he could celebrate, a translucent chain shot out from the space where the hand had emerged, wrapping around his dragon claw-shaped hand and preventing him from pulling the small golden tower into his hidden space.
“Are you serious?” Xu Lian was annoyed. With one hand maintaining the Great Desolate Dragon Grasp, he struggled against the translucent chain. His other hand wasn’t idle either – he flipped it over and took out the Sword of Destruction, unsheathing it instantly.
As the Sword of Destruction was drawn, the clear sky instantly darkened. Blood red lightning streaked across the sky, and Xu Lian was empowered by the Night Blood Lightning Sword Domain.
He swung the Sword of Destruction, slashing directly toward the space where the chain had emerged.
“You want to steal my treasure? I’ll cut you down!”
The reason he dared to attack was that he had already sensed the cultivation level of the expert hidden in that space-Return to Truth eigh t stage , two minor realms higher than his own.
However, with the protection of the divine laws of his divine kingdom, the divine bone of a supreme deity on his head, the Sword of Destruction, and the sacred techniques from the Sacred Spirit Record, Xu Lian’s combat power was comparable to a peak Return to Truth 9th Stage expert. Dealing with a Return to Truth 8th Stage expert wasn’t a problem for him.
“Boom!”
The sword light slashed into space, shattering it like porcelain. A muffled groan came from within, surprising Xu Lian. From the sound, it seemed to be a female expert?
Just as Xu Lian was about to deliver another slash, the female expert tumbled out of the shattered space, her clothes stained with blood. Her long flowing hair and stunning beauty were still evident, but she stubbornly held onto the chain, her eyes fixed on Xu Lian’s hidden space.
“The Sword of Destruction? You’re Xu Lian! The Holy Son of Nine Heavens!” she exclaimed.
Xu Lian knew that using the Sword of Destruction would expose his identity. The night and blood lightning phenomena of the sword were too distinctive. He coldly said, “Are you so desperate for treasure that you’d risk your life? You know you’re no match for me, but you’re still clinging to that chain.”
The female expert appeared to be in her early thirties, but her youthful looks suggested that she had advanced quickly in her cultivation while maintaining her youthful appearance.
She took out a jade talisman and held it tightly. “I have a Divine Escape Talisman. You can’t kill me. But I have a piece of advice for you – the Prison Demon Tower is a treasure of our Heavenly Demon Holy Land. We are determined to retrieve it at any cost. Even the Nine Heavens Sacred Land might not be able to protect you. Taking the Prison Demon Tower will only bring you endless trouble!”
“Prison Demon Tower? Prison Demon Tower?” Xu Lian was confused. “The Ruan family called it the Prison God Tower, but you’re calling it the Prison Demon Tower. What’s the real name of this little golden tower? What’s its origin?”
The female expert explained, “This is a treasure from the Desolate Era that belongs to our Heavenly Demon Sacred Land. For some reason, it was lost, and recently we heard news of its reappearance. All the experts from our sacred land have been searching for it. I was lucky enough to find it.”
“Lucky?” Xu Lian laughed. “I would say you were unlucky to meet me.”