Chapter 89: Point Me in a Direction; This Seat Guarantees Not a Dog or Chicken Remains!

Heavenly thunder rolled, descending from above!

A gargantuan roar shook the heavens and the earth!

When this bolt of lightning crashed down, every ounce of its fury slammed into Mo Tuojiang’s Blood-Refining Cauldron.

Boom!

The Blood-Refining Cauldron erupted with a resonance like a great bronze bell. The sound waves surged toward the sky: it was deafening! Golden lightning snaked across the surface of the cauldron. The horrific power of destruction entangled and eroded the metal until a dense web of cracks instantly spread across the furnace.

However, at a certain point, this energy vanished in the blink of an eye!

Yet the pillar of spiritual light remained as it was, still summoning the heavenly thunder.

Rumble!

The thunder continued to roll. The crowd below was gripped by terror: they fled to a great distance.

“My Blood-Refining Cauldron!”

Seeing his heavy treasure covered in cracks from the lightning strikes, Mo Tuojiang felt a surge of physical pain. Yet, under Chu Tianxiong’s obstruction, he simply could not get close to the furnace.

“I cannot get close, but you cannot save him either! Sooner or later, he will be refined into a pool of pus!” he roared, his eyes filled with a burning rage as he glared at Chu Tianxiong.

Chu Tianxiong sneered. “Heh! My beloved disciple is cultivating within it: he has even triggered a lightning tribulation! Your furnace cannot refine him!”

These words undoubtedly struck Mo Tuojiang’s deepest worry. He wanted to step forward and manipulate the cauldron to annihilate Lu Jin, but Chu Tianxiong entangled him relentlessly. He could not advance an inch!

Thus, the two continued their frantic battle while the clouds of the nine heavens rained down strike after strike of lightning. As for everyone else, aside from Long Xiwei, Yun Chaomu, and Wang Min, they had already fled far away. Some disciples with lower cultivation had even fled past the gates of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect entirely.

Boom!

Another bolt of lightning tribulation descended!

The Blood-Refining Cauldron finally reached its limit. It could no longer withstand the majestic thunder power and exploded with a roar. Fragments shot out in every direction, embedding themselves deeply into the thick, heavy boulders nearby.

It was fortunate the disciples had fled early: otherwise, a single fragment of that cauldron could have easily pierced through their defenses!

Watching the cauldron shatter, Mo Tuojiang’s gaze was complex. But when he saw the figure emerging from within, he was instantly petrified. He nearly forgot to defend against Chu Tianxiong’s next attack.

“What? This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!”

Seeing Lu Jin standing in the center of the field completely unharmed, his aura even more violent than before, Mo Tuojiang was bewildered. He had never seen such a heaven-defying person! Not only had the Blood-Refining Cauldron failed to refine him, but it had also actually allowed him to advance his cultivation within it!

Lu Jin’s realm had now successfully reached the 4th-grade Jindan. However, that horrific aura of his simply did not belong to the Jindan Realm!

“Lu Jin! You are alright: that is wonderful!”

Seeing Lu Jin walk out without a scratch, the heart Long Xiwei had been holding in suspense finally settled. Yun Chaomu, Feng Mengdao, and the others looked at Lu Jin with eyes full of disbelief. When they had advanced their cultivation, their lightning tribulations had never been this overbearing: they had never been of this scale!

“Sect Master, thank you!”

A sharp light flickered in Lu Jin’s eyes. He looked toward Chu Tianxiong and cupped his hands. If Chu Tianxiong had not stood decisively by his side today, his situation would have been extremely perilous. His ability to advance his cultivation now was entirely thanks to the Sect Master’s protection.

“Hahaha! Brat, I knew you could do it!” Chu Tianxiong laughed loudly, but his laughter was cut short by Lu Jin’s next words.

“But, Sect Master, the one who cut off Mo Linghan’s head was not you. It was me.”

Chu Tianxiong smiled upon hearing this. “It is the same thing. There is no need for us to distinguish who is who.”

Lu Jin laughed. “That will not do!”

He turned his gaze toward Mo Tuojiang. “Every wrong has its source, every debt has its debtor. Your son: I killed him. It has nothing to do with the Sect Master, and it has nothing to do with the Ten Thousand Swords Sect!”

Mo Tuojiang’s teeth ground together with a sharp crack. In this moment, he felt deeply humiliated. Rage seized his heart. He ignored everything else, frantically vibrating a long spear in his hand before thrusting it directly at Lu Jin!

“Today: I shall wash the Ten Thousand Swords Sect in blood to sacrifice to my son’s soul in heaven!”

Boom!

The spear vibrated through the void. Killing intent permeated the heavens and the earth!

“Lu Jin, hide yourself quickly!”

Seeing Mo Tuojiang attack Lu Jin frantically, Chu Tianxiong would never stand by and watch. Furthermore, Mo Tuojiang had already sent a transmission talisman to the Mo Family Ancestor. If that Ancestor arrived, Lu Jin would have no hope of escape!

Chu Tianxiong shot in front of Lu Jin like a bolt of lightning. After neutralizing the attack, he spoke in a commanding tone: “Lu Jin! You are no mere fish in a pond! Today: this Seat has had his fill of excitement. Even if I must offend the Mo Family, it is worth the price! My only wish is for you to leave immediately! That Mo Family Ancestor is not someone we can deal with. Remember: return in the future and avenge this Seat!”

These words were spoken with such finality that Lu Jin felt a sense of impossibility in refusing. However, he darkened his gaze for a moment and suddenly smiled.

“Sect Master: if I leave today, do you think I would have the face to ever return?”

That single sentence left Chu Tianxiong stunned and speechless. Previously, Long Xiwei had asked him to go. Now, Chu Tianxiong was asking him to leave. These were the people who truly cared for him. Yet, how could he possibly abandon the people who cared for him and flee alone!

“Hmph! None of you are going anywhere! Once my Mo Family Ancestor arrives, your Ten Thousand Swords Sect shall be a river of blood!” Mo Tuojiang laughed coldly. His family’s Ancestor possessed unfathomable cultivation. Even if the entire Ten Thousand Swords Sect combined their strength, even with the power of the Sect-Protecting Grand Array, they would be no match for him!

“Then I shall destroy you first, then destroy your Ancestor!”

Lu Jin let out a cold shout. Before his voice even landed, he charged toward Mo Tuojiang once more! He had now taken the initiative to attack Mo Tuojiang twice, leaving even Chu Tianxiong staring with absolute shock. This fellow truly was not afraid of death!

However, this time, when he saw Lu Jin’s violent offense, his expression shifted! Lu Jin’s attack this time was undoubtedly far more formidable than before. A single advancement had caused his combat power to surge: even his aura was not the least bit inferior to Mo Tuojiang’s!

What level of combat power does this kid actually possess?

Chu Tianxiong was also bewildered. But in the next second, he also charged forward! Since the Mo Family Ancestor was coming, he didn’t mind joining forces with Lu Jin to destroy Mo Tuojiang first. They would clear the obstacles for the battle to come! The fewer troubles, the better!

“I will kill you!”

Mo Tuojiang had previously been confused as to how his son, Mo Linghan, could have fallen to Lu Jin despite his cultivation level. Now, he understood instantly. Lu Jin’s combat power was far higher than his actual realm! He even had to treat Lu Jin’s attacks with absolute seriousness: otherwise, he might very well flip his ship in a shallow gutter!

When Chu Tianxiong shamelessly joined the fight, Mo Tuojiang sacrificed his trump cards without reservation! If not for that, he truly might not have lasted until the Ancestor’s arrival!

Yet, even so, he had not expected to be defeated so quickly! He was already evenly matched with Chu Tianxiong. He thought Lu Jin’s involvement wouldn’t do much, but when a mental power attack from Lu Jin hit him, followed by a burst of spiritual power that far exceeded the 4th-grade Jindan Realm, he was instantly defeated! There was no suspense!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Mo Tuojiang’s body retreated rapidly. In this moment, he actually wanted to flee! Unfortunately, under the suppression of the two men, he didn’t even have the possibility of escape left!

Lu Jin was even more decisive. The Hell-Prisoner Calamity Sword erupted with a suppressing force. Sword light descended from the heavens like a cage, looking to bind and suppress him.

“Who is so bold as to touch a member of my Mo Family!”

Buzz!

At that exact moment, a voice like a great bronze bell echoed through the heavens and the earth!

Everyone’s scalp went numb. Looking up, they saw an old man with a long, grizzled beard descending from the sky. His entire aura was like a rising tide: sharp and domineering. The moment he arrived, an attack shot toward Lu Jin.

Puchi!

Lu Jin’s longsword thrust straight forward, instantly piercing through Mo Tuojiang’s Dantian!

Mo Tuojiang’s eyes were full of disbelief. He never expected that even with his own Ancestor intervening, his Dantian would still be pierced and his cultivation abolished!

Boom!

In the next second, the Ancestor’s offensive landed squarely on Lu Jin. Along with a thunderous roar, Lu Jin’s body was sent flying back, retreating dozens of yards!

“You dare to touch a member of my Mo Family!”

Seeing Mo Tuojiang’s Dantian pierced, the Mo Family Ancestor was instantly enraged. A surge of violent spiritual power poured out, wrapping Lu Jin in the blink of an eye like a giant cocoon. There was no way to escape!

In this instant, many felt a sense of absolute despair. Even Chu Tianxiong’s heart trembled violently!

“Brat: You touched my Mo Family. Die!”

The Mo Family Ancestor’s gaze was freezing as he looked at Lu Jin. In the next second, his withered, large hand made a sudden grasping motion!

Lu Jin felt his entire body being restricted. In his desperation, the devouring power of the Heaven Burial Coffin began to open frantically.

However, in the next instant, he heard a casual sentence drift out.

“Is the Mo Family supposed to be strong? Point me in a direction: this Seat guarantees not even a dog or chicken will be left alive.”