Chapter 2146: The Schemes of Lu Zhensheng

This is the ancestral hall. With so many people and servants regularly cleaning the Luming Cauldron, how did no one notice its abnormality?

Lu Zhenxian glanced at her approvingly. “Girls are indeed more observant,” he remarked.

“If I don't activate the Luming Cauldron with an incantation, this brass shard is usually wrapped within the cauldron's wall, so no one can touch it,” Lu Zhensheng said, preempting Lu Feiyan. “Could an ancestral immortal treasure be casually touched by just anyone? Great Emperor, what do you say, shall we proceed?”

At this moment, he actually became calmer. He figured that with everyone watching, surrounded by not only the Dragon God Army but also all the Lu family members, how could the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities back out now and declare the test invalid?

He Lingchuan smiled slightly. “All principles in the world boil down to one thing: legitimacy,” he said.

Everyone responded, “Exactly!”

Even if the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities wanted to become the Lu family head, his claim had to be legitimate. Otherwise, it would be difficult to silence public criticism, and the Mou Kingdom would certainly cause trouble later.

He Lingchuan's right hand rested by his leg, and he lightly flicked his cloak.

The Blood Demon immediately said, “I'll be watching you.”

Should anything unexpected happen, it would intervene immediately to protect him.

Wanqifeng ordered those around to step back a few paces, making room for the test.

He Lingchuan said to everyone, “No matter what happens, no one is to step forward.”

Everyone assented.

Then, he lightly swiped his left hand across his chest and immediately pressed it onto the brass shard.

Lu Zhensheng watched intently. This was the crucial moment; success or failure hinged on this.

He had, of course, lied.

Could the brass shard detect the Child of Fortune? Yes, it could.

However, the person being tested only needed to squeeze a drop of blood and let it fall onto the water inside the cauldron; they absolutely must not personally touch the brass shard!

One thousand two hundred years ago and six hundred years ago, the Lu family's Children of Fortune likely accidentally touched this brass shard and died suddenly on the very same day!

However, their recorded cause of death in the clan history was an ambush by enemies seeking revenge. This was because not only were their bones and muscles shattered, but their posture before death was also particularly strange:

They had died kneeling.

How did Lu Zhensheng know this? That was because when he was young, while traveling and studying in the Mou Kingdom, he once read a secret history in an inconspicuous corner of a certain academy. It recorded the past of some immortals, not only mentioning the Lu family ancestor but also clearly stating that the ancestor once personally slew a great Heavenly Demon, acquiring many spoils of war, but was also injured by a relic left behind by the Heavenly Demon.

That treasure simultaneously took the lives of several of his principal disciples and descendants.

And his descendants all died kneeling.

The Lu family ancestor later returned to his ancestral home to live, taught his descendants, and passed away more than ten years later.

After Lu Zhensheng finished reading, he repeatedly analyzed it and found that putting the facts together meant:

The Heavenly Demon relic was an ominous item. It not only killed those close to the Lu family ancestor but might have even shortened his own life.

One must know that immortals have very long lifespans; immortality is a basic principle for them. Why did the immortal ancestor die after only living for a little over ten years after the Immortal-Demon War?

Perhaps he was severely wounded in the great battle. But Lu Zhensheng still felt it was highly likely related to that Heavenly Demon relic.

Therefore, after reviewing the deaths of the two Children of Fortune in history, he believed they were also killed by the secret treasure.

That's why the immortal ancestor wrapped the shard with the Luming Cauldron, to prevent it from directly touching people.

Given this, today, let the ancestor take action and use the secret treasure to eliminate this enormous scourge before him, on behalf of Lu Zhensheng!

Since he clearly knew the other party intended to harm him, He Lingchuan would not foolishly touch it with his bare hands.

He had already hidden the Divine Bone Necklace in his palm, and this light press was to ensure the Divine Bone Necklace touched the brass shard first!

The Great Square Pot was already impatient; it wanted to see how this brass shard could possibly harm him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the Divine Bone Necklace touched the shard, the entire censer suddenly began to tremble, eliciting gasps from the crowd.

The intensity was like a magnitude nine earthquake; the cauldron seemed on the verge of jumping off the ground.

If it weren't for the water inside, it would probably be humming right now, just as its name implied.

At the same time, the golden threads on the cauldron lit up brightly. The light was more dazzling than the scorching sun, causing those around to feel a stinging pain in their eyes and see stars, prompting them to quickly turn their heads away.

But He Lingchuan noticed that the brass shard was still in its original position; it had not been swallowed by the Divine Bone Necklace!

This was unprecedented.

It was known that the Divine Bone Necklace always swallowed treasures "without resistance" in one gulp. What was happening now? Was the brass shard too tough to swallow?

With just this one instance, He Lingchuan knew this item was extraordinary.

But after a few breaths, the golden light retracted, and the brass shard disappeared.

Although it resisted fiercely, the Divine Bone Necklace still absorbed it.

There were twists, but the result was still as He Lingchuan had expected.

But what exactly was this thing, and how could it forcefully resist the Great Square Pot?

Seeing this, Lu Zhensheng's vision went black, and his body swayed twice, nearly falling. Lu Qing'an had no mind to help him, only managing to exclaim, “What's going on!”

Where did the immortal ancestor's relic go?

Most importantly, why was the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities perfectly fine?

He Lingchuan slowly withdrew his hand, shaking off the water droplets from his arm, looking completely at ease.

Lu Qing'an immediately questioned him, “Where's the brass shard? You couldn't pass the test, so you hid my Lu family's relic!”

His reaction was quick; he immediately questioned the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities in front of all the Lu family members:

“Oh, so the test can be done casually, but the results won't be shown to us? You've hidden it.”

He Lingchuan's face was calm as still water. “This is an ominous item; anyone who touches it will die. Lu Zhensheng, how many people have you harmed with it?”

Lu Zhensheng also recovered his wits and loudly retorted, “What do you mean, Great Emperor? Return my Lu family's immortal treasure first, then we'll talk!”

He Lingchuan was about to speak when he felt the Divine Bone Necklace violently twitch in his palm, as if something was about to be released.

The next instant, everyone saw countless golden threads emerge from his palm, spreading up his hand, across the back of his hand, and all the way to his wrist!

Wanqifeng was greatly alarmed. “Master!”

They could all see the golden threads moving under He Lingchuan's skin, glowing as they moved, making his entire body appear radiant with golden light.

This kind of light was absolutely not normal!

He Lingchuan was also a little surprised and subconsciously channeled his true energy to resist.

However, his true energy swept through his entire body, yet could not find any invader!

Everyone watched wide-eyed as these golden threads invaded the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities' body. Yet when He Lingchuan looked inward, his body was empty and clean, as if the golden threads were merely an illusion.

However, this absolutely could not be just an illusion.

Lu Zhensheng watched, holding his breath. His calculations were correct; the immortal ancestor's secret treasure would definitely affect the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities!

Kill him, he must be killed!

A Heavenly Demon secret treasure that even immortals were helpless against would certainly be able to take the Great Emperor of Nine Serenities' life!

In He Lingchuan's mind, a glimmer of understanding arose:

This was clearly a power beyond physical force, divine abilities, or curses; therefore, it couldn't be countered with mere true energy.

But the Great Square Pot had absorbed the brass shard and then returned it to him—was it confident that he could endure it?

At this instant, He Lingchuan felt his body become incredibly heavy, as if a huge mountain had suddenly pressed down on his shoulders, neck, and back!

A majestic and vast voice echoed in his ears, like the solemn striking of a great bell:

“Kneel!”

He Lingchuan's body, tempered through countless trials, which could resist fire and poison unharmed even inside the Muwang Cauldron, now had his calves trembling, and his spine audibly cracked under the pressure.

This sound was audible even to the black-armored guards nearby.

If he didn't bow his head or kneel, his bones would likely break!

The voice was cold but made one's soul tremble: “If you don't kneel, you will surely die!”