Su Yan's breath paused at the words.
"You're saying that Lu Gongzi is Lu..."
"Exactly." A calm voice echoed in everyone's ears, and Lu Yan, clad in dark robes, appeared before everyone.
Sweeping his gaze over several direct disciples whose cultivation was at the late and peak Foundation Establishment stage, Lu Yan's expression remained serene as he said:
"I am Lu Yan, what guidance do you seek?"
Su Yan's mind was thrown into chaos. Lu Yan and Lu Gongzi appearing simultaneously had already made her suspicious, but she instinctively denied the thought at first.
Now, with other direct disciples questioning and Lu Yan admitting openly, she felt at a loss.
Leading the group, Xiao Shang scrutinized Lu Yan with disdainful eyes and said:
"Even a low-level loose cultivator can ascend to the Foundation Establishment stage. It seems you've gained a lot from Ji Xingyao and Su Yan.
I, Xiao Shang, disdain to trouble low-level cultivators. Tell me the secret to Ji Xingyao's recovery, and I'll let you leave."
But Lu Yan's response was merely an indifferent gaze.
Just a mere peak Foundation Establishment; Lu Yan had slain countless in the demon version, the apocalypse version. If not for having the identity of a Cyan Simurgh Sect direct disciple, how could Lu Yan bother with such minor characters?
Lu Yan's indifferent gaze, as though seeing nothing, provoked Xiao Shang. Remembering how Ji Xingyao had extorted him after severely injuring him last time, just to exchange for a Scripture Transmission Order for Lu Yan, a surge of anger rose in his heart.
With a flick of his duster, Xiao Shang sneered and said:
"How dare a mere outsider intrude upon our Qingwu Blessed Land, deserving death!"
As he spoke, the wind howled between heaven and earth, spiritual light from the duster merged into the wind, manifesting Wind Technique above the sky.
Su Yan reacted first, removing a jade hairpin from her head, transforming it into a sword light to cleave the wind, shouting loudly:
"Lu Gongzi is here at my invitation."
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Su Yan hesitated for a moment, considering Lu Yan's mysterious identity, before gritting her teeth to say, "Lu Gongzi has done me a favor."
"Alright, fine!" Xiao Shang said angrily, surveying the other direct disciples, speaking solemnly:
"He is the culprit behind Ji Xingyao's recovery and has come to Cyan Simurgh Sect, surely possessing an artifact capable of restoring Ji Xingyao.
If he's allowed to contact Ji Xingyao, you all can forget the true successor position for this lifetime."
These words made the initially indifferent direct disciples unable to remain uninvolved.
They either summoned magical artifacts or formed a Dharma Seal with their fingers, and amidst the wind and thunder, spell phenomena appeared between heaven and earth, enveloping several hundred meters.
As direct disciples of a prestigious sect, their power far surpassed those of the same level, and their united action naturally made for an extraordinary scene.
In comparison, only Su Yan appeared somewhat alone and struggling.
At this moment, Lu Yan finally moved.
In the past half year, Lu Yan mostly employed the Human Emperor Banner to command Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals in battle, but this did not mean his power was weak.
With a Supreme Dao Foundation, his magical power, physical body, and Divine Soul all far exceeded those of the same level, and he grasped all techniques below the third level, enough to sweep away strong peers.
Lu Yan spread his fingers, and instantly, the four symbols of earth, water, wind, and fire moved around him, and infinite realizations of the Profound Vagina Door surged into his mind.
In the Profound Vagina Door lay unutilizable calamities from the longevity version, but Lu Yan comprehended all techniques below the third level, capable of replicating some traits of the Profound Vagina Door through spells.
In the void, a portal gathered from the earth, water, wind, and fire symbols slowly manifested. As the techniques used by the direct disciples inherently belonged to the four symbols, the Four Symbols Gate manifested as the source of all techniques, suppressing the spells of many direct disciples.
Whether the howling winds or dazzling lightning, all dissipated in a moment.
Xiao Shang's face revealed fear, and he instinctively shouted loudly:
"It's Divine Techniques!"
"How can you possess Divine Techniques?"
Lu Yan did not reply but continued to direct the Four Symbols Gate to descend slowly.
The present direct disciples tried to wield spells in defense, but the spells crumbled before forming, and the backlash from the spells caused them all to spit blood on the spot.
Xiao Shang glared angrily at the indifferently faced Lu Yan, his eyes wide open and shouted loudly:
A sigh echoed in the heavens, followed by gathering winds and clouds forming a giant face above the sky, revealing a Golden Core Peak cultivation.
Eyes filled with majesty stared at Lu Yan, who controlled the Four Symbols Gate, as a vast voice reverberated across the land.
"Daring to be so ruthless in a peer contest, such behavior is no different from the demon sect."
With those words, a massive Treasure Tower crashed towards Lu Yan, and the Four Symbols Gate collapsed in less than a breath.
The suppression from Golden Core Peak, even a Supreme Dao Foundation couldn't bridge.
Xiao Shang's eyes flashed with a hint of satisfaction, for no matter how exceptionally talented Lu Yan was, only talent wouldn't suffice in this world.
Faced with the strike from Golden Core Peak, Lu Yan squinted, his hands behind his back, seemingly abandoning resistance entirely.
On the contrary, Su Yan's voice was anxious:
"Lu Gongzi was invited by me, I urge Elder Xiao to cease."
Nonetheless, Elder Xiao at Golden Core Peak remained unmoved, letting the Treasure Tower continue to fall towards Lu Yan.
Just then, a calm voice echoed once more.
"I am, Lu Yan of Taiyi Sect."
In the next instant, it seemed time and space froze, and the massive Treasure Tower came to a sudden halt in front of Lu Yan.