, Second Golden Message: Reincarnation of a Sword Immortal!

Xiao Fan walked out of the Mountain and River Tower, looking utterly dejected.

This trip to the Taixu Secret Realm was a complete nightmare for him.

Despite having the all-knowing Medicine Venerable within the ring as guidance, and despite sensing two opportunities that could defy fate, each one vanished just as he was about to touch them.

The feeling was as if an invisible hand was secretly manipulating everything and toying with his fate.

"Could it really be fate playing tricks on us?"

Xiao Fan looked up at the gray sky, his eyes filled with confusion and resentment.

……

Changsheng Peak.

Unlike Xiao Fan's miserable state, Lu Yuan was in an unprecedentedly good condition.

He sat cross-legged on the cloud bed, with the mutated fire spirit pearl he had snatched from Xiao Fan hovering in front of him.

The surface of the crimson bead was covered with mysterious patterns of laws, radiating an astonishingly high temperature.

Lu Yuan possesses the Pure Yang Dao Body, which is the ultimate physique of the fire attribute, giving him a unique advantage in comprehending the laws of fire.

With the aid of this rare treasure containing the essence of the Second Transformation Fire Law, his comprehension speed can be described as advancing by leaps and bounds.

"Refine".

He uttered a single word.

The pure Yang True Fire enveloped the Fire Spirit Pearl, and strands of the purest and most refined source of laws were extracted and integrated into his primordial spirit.

The Crimson Emperor Fire Sovereign's aura also became increasingly solid and majestic.

Originally, the Fire Law was only at the first level of transformation, but under the impetus of this power, it broke through the bottleneck with unstoppable momentum.

boom!

Inside the cave, the void trembled.

A crimson sea of ​​fire appeared out of thin air in the void behind Lu Yuan.

Amidst the raging flames, a lifelike phoenix of fire was reborn from the ashes, letting out a resounding cry.

This is not a phantom, but a real energy entity.

The Second Metamorphosis Law transforms the illusory into the real.

At this point, Lu Yuan's control over flames had reached its pinnacle.

His mind stirred slightly.

In the palm of his left hand, a blue lotus flame quietly bloomed, where life and destruction coexisted—it was the Blue Lotus Earth Core Flame.

In the palm of his right hand, a miniature seven-colored fire phoenix soared and danced, sacred and domineering, which was the true fire of the phoenix.

"melt."

Lu Yuan slowly brought his hands together.

Two completely different flames began to come into contact and merge under the forceful suppression of his powerful divine sense and the laws of the second metamorphosis flame.

The violent repulsive force came, but it couldn't shake Lu Yuan in the slightest.

A moment later.

A fiery lotus, its petals as clear as crystals, a blend of green and red, exuding a chilling aura of destruction, slowly rotated in his palm.

Buddha's Wrathful Lotus.

This is the supreme killing and divine power he comprehended from the "Great Wilderness Burning Heaven Technique".

Lu Yuan could sense the terrifying power contained within this seemingly exquisite fire lotus.

If it were detonated, even without using other methods, this single strike would be enough to severely injure or even kill an ordinary mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

"It's done."

Lu Yuan released the fire lotus in his hand with satisfaction, and his aura slowly subsided.

At this time, midnight had passed.

[Ding, daily intelligence update.]

The system notification tone will sound in due course.

[White Intelligence: Maid Shen Miaoyin has developed a strong sense of crisis after seeing that the host has been cultivating with the sect leader Gu Qingxue recently, and that Gu Qingxue has advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and is radiant.]

She believes her value is declining and she could be abandoned at any moment. Therefore, tonight she is hiding in a side hall, diligently practicing the Heavenly Demon Dance of the Joyful Union Sect, attempting to secure her favor with novel methods after her host emerges from seclusion.

[White Intelligence: Xiao Fan, the chosen one of destiny, nearly collapsed mentally and suffered damage to his Dao heart after missing out on two great opportunities, the Fire Spirit Pearl and the Space Pearl, in the Taixu Secret Realm.]

He felt that the sect was a place of sorrow for him, and decided to leave temporarily to return to his family's city, Liuyun, to visit relatives and seek solace.

Lu Yuan glanced at the first two intelligence reports and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Shen Miaoyin, that enchanting woman from the Demonic Sect, does possess some skill and knows how to be prepared for danger even in times of peace. As for Xiao Fan, he's home visiting his family.

His gaze fell on the third piece of information, which shone with a dazzling golden light.

[Golden Intelligence: The heroine of destiny, Lu Xueyao, is the reincarnation of an unparalleled sword immortal. Although the main branch of the Lu family plotted to remove her innate sword bone in order to help the young master Lu Shaoyou join the Great Luo Sword Sect, causing her cultivation to be completely ruined, she still possesses the unawakened Nine Aperture Exquisite Sword Heart.]

She was later jilted by the young master of the Wang family. Her father, Lu Xingzhou, was so devastated that he became self-destructive and incurred huge gambling debts. Today, he will be forced to mortgage her to his creditors.

Xiao Fan, the chosen one, happened to be visiting his hometown. Under the guidance of the old doctor, he sensed her undying sword intent, chose to rescue her, and ultimately married her, helping her rebuild her foundation and becoming a great asset in the future.

After reading this intelligence report, a strange light flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes.

Bone extraction, annulment of engagement, reincarnation of a sword immortal.

The labels attached to Lu Xueyao are even more like those of a protagonist than those attached to Xiao Fan.

In particular, although he lost his innate sword bone, he still possessed the extraordinary talent of a nine-aperture exquisite sword heart.

The Nine-Aperture Exquisite Sword Heart undoubtedly possesses the qualities of a true sword immortal, while the Innate Sword Bone is undoubtedly far inferior.

"Xiao Fan, you really are a chosen one. Even when you go home, you can find such a top-notch opportunity to snag a bargain."

Lu Yuan sighed and then stood up.

Now that he knows, this opportunity is naturally no longer Xiao Fan's concern.

This promising swordsman is someone I could consider taking on as a disciple.

"Flowing Cloud City".

Lu Yuan took a step forward, and his figure instantly disappeared from the spot.

He didn't bring Gu Qingxue with him, nor did he alert anyone.

With the Three Transformations Space Laws he now possesses, even traversing half of the Zhao Kingdom would only take a few dozen breaths.

……

On the border of the Zhao state, in Liuyun City.

This is a remote small town with little spiritual energy.

Even so, there are several major cultivation families in the city, and the Lu family is one of them. It is a cultivation family with several Foundation Establishment cultivators in charge.

However, although the Lu family mansion was grand, there was a separate and dilapidated courtyard in the most remote southwest corner of the mansion.

The area is overgrown with weeds and the walls are mottled, forming a stark contrast to the carved beams and painted rafters in the front yard.

At this moment, the dilapidated courtyard was filled with a cacophony of shouts, curses, and cries.

"Lu Xingzhou, you old bastard, it's only right to pay back debts. If you can't come up with five thousand spirit stones today, you'll have to hand over your daughter to pay off the debt."

Several burly men with menacing faces, dressed in black, were blocking the doorway with menacing expressions.

Before them stood a middle-aged man, dressed in rags and with disheveled hair, kneeling on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy without any dignity.

"Gentlemen, please grant me a few more days. I promise I will pay it back. I'm sure I can make it all back. As for the family... the family will definitely take care of me. After all, I am a member of the Lu family."

This person was none other than Lu Xingzhou.

He was once a respectable member of the Lu family, but now, due to his gambling addiction, he has not only squandered the family fortune but has also become a disgrace to the family. He has been completely abandoned by the main branch of the Lu family and left to fend for himself.