Xia Shenji hadn't told Zhang Yang about Xia Xing because he wanted to scheme against Lu Yin and also because he didn't want this scandal to spread. It wouldn't be a good thing for Shenwu Plane.
He had originally planned to use Madman Lu to kill Lu Yin before dealing with Xia Xing, but he hadn't expected to be the one to fall into the trap.
Xia Xing was quickly brought over. Along the way, Xia Taili had already told him about Xia Shenji's banishment. Xia Xing also found out that Lu Yin was here, and he was both nervous and expectant. He didn't know how Lu Yin would deal with him since he had cooperated with Ancestor Shen Ji to scheme against Lu Yin.
"Junior Xia Xing greets Ancestor Xia Zhen." Xia Xing quickly bowed.
Xia Zhen waved her hand and tossed Xia Xing towards Lu Yin.
Xia Taili's face paled, "Ancestor, my father!" "Taili, the ancestor knows what to do," Xia Shenfei growled.
Xia Taili looked at Xia Zhen and then worriedly at Lu Yin.
Xia Zhen didn't hold back when Xia Xing landed in front of Lu Yin. She also hated Xia Xing.
Xia Xing had betrayed Shenwu Plane, and if it weren't for her gratitude, she wouldn't have saved him. This was fundamentally different from her revenge against the Xia family.
"We meet again, Sect Master Xia Xing." Lu Yin looked at Xia Xing with interest.
Xia Xing looked at Lu Yin with a bitter expression, "I didn't think that even Ancestor Xia Zhen would stand by your side. You really are an expert at manipulating people."
Lu Yin smiled, "You helped Xia Shenji scheme against me back then. Didn't you think that this day would come?"
Xia Xing was helpless, "Yu Hao's identity was exposed, and so was I. After all, I covered for you more than once. Ancestor Shen Ji immediately saw that I was a clone, so what could I do?
I just wanted to live. "
Lu Yin said, "That's right. You just wanted to live, but I almost died."
Xia Xing said, "If you want to kill me, then do it."
Lu Yin raised a hand, and under the gazes of Xia Taili and many other cultivators, his palm landed on Xia Xing's forehead.
Xia Taili cried out, "Lu Xiaoxuan!"
Lu Yin suddenly pulled his hand back, and his palm was filled with death energy. It was the Death God's Seal.
Everyone saw that Lu Yin had extracted the death energy from Xia Xing's body.
"I promised Senior Xia Zhen that I would remove the death energy that was controlling you. Now, you're free," Lu Yin said.
Xia Xing was shocked. Not only was she shocked that Lu Yin had dispelled the Death God's Seal, but she was also shocked that he had said such a thing. This also explained why he had betrayed Shenwu Plane. He had been forced to do so.
Xia Taili covered his mouth. Did his father really betray Shenwu Sky?
Xia Shenfei frowned and stared at Lu Yin. Why was he explaining himself?
You still want to use Father?
"Why? Do you want to catch up with me?"
Lu Yin chuckled.
Xia Xing stood up and walked towards the group from the Divine Martial Heaven. Finally, he stood at the edge.
Xia Zhen's voice rang out. "From today onwards, Xia Shenfei and Xia Luo will be in charge of Shenwu Heaven. Xia Luo comes from a branch of the Fifth Mainland, and the Fifth Mainland has the same status as the Starry Sky Tree. He and Xia Shenfei will be in charge of Shenwu Heaven."
Everyone was shocked.
Xia De immediately objected. "Ancestor, we can't let the subsidiary and main branches control Shenwu Heaven together."
Xia Zhen stared at Xia De. The power of the Progenitor Realm swept past, and Xia De's body was sent flying. He smashed into the ground and coughed up blood.
His ruthless actions caused the people of the Divine Martial Sky to fall silent out of fear.
"Does anyone else have any objections?"
Xia Zhen asked, suppressing Shenwu Heaven with her might.
Most of the people in Shenwu Heaven were ordinary disciples, and there were also some from the Xia family's subsidiary branches. There were too few direct descendants, and Xia De was one of them. Xia Shenfei, Xia Taili, and Xia Xing were all direct descendants. They had been able to control Shenwu Heaven in the past, but now that Xia Zhen was in charge, they no longer had the right to speak.
Xia Luo's lips curled up. "Please guide me in the future."
Xia Zhen looked at the unwilling gazes of Xia De and the others. That was right. The more she cared about the main branch, the more she wanted to make them suffer.
Of course, this was just her revenge against the Xia family, and she did not want to destroy them.
Lu Yin knew this as well. Once Xia Zhen was done venting her anger or Xia Shenji returned, this farce would end. But how could it be so easy?
Xia Zhen had used her Progenitor Realm to suppress Shenwu Heaven, which had forced them to agree to the subsidiary and main branches sharing control. Lu Yin had also been chased out by her. In the end, Lu Yin was still Shenwu Heaven's enemy.
No matter how Xia Zhen viewed the Xia family, her attitude towards Lu Yin was no different from the other cultivators of Shenwu Heaven.
If not for the fact that she wanted to remove Xia Xing's Grim Reaper's Seal, she would not have allowed Lu Yin to enter Shenwu Heaven.
Before Lu Yin left, Xia Zhen said, "Shenwu Heaven will not do anything to you in the future. Your enemy is Xia Shenji, and he's already been exiled. I hope you won't cause trouble for Shenwu Heaven. As for the Frigid Immortal Sect, Shenwu Heaven has no interest in joining them."
Lu Yin left Shenwu Heaven and rode the Prison Dragon back to the Fifth Mainland.
The changes in Shenwu Heaven quickly attracted the attention of the entire Starry Sky of Trees.
Xia Shenfei and Xia Luo shared control, and they each represented the main and subsidiary branches. Many people looked towards Shenwu Heaven, guessing that this change would cause Shenwu Heaven to go downhill.
However, for the time being, there was no conflict between the two sides. After all, Xia Zhen was suppressing them.
One day, Xia Ziheng arrived at the Frigid Immortal Sect and asked to see Bai Wangyuan.
He did not see Bai Wangyuan, but he did see Bai Qi.
"You can go back. This is a family matter of Shenwu Heaven. My Frigid Immortal Sect cannot do anything about it," Bai Qi said.
Xia Ziheng was put in a difficult position. "This is clearly the result of Lu Xiaoxuan's interference. Xia Zhen was deceived by Lu Xiaoxuan and has already made it clear that he will no longer participate in the Four Way Balance. Will Ancestor Bai just watch as Shenwu Heaven leaves the Four Way Balance?
How will we explain this to Xia Zhen when he returns? "
Bai Qi asked, "Then what do you want us to do?
Fight with Lu Xiaoxuan?
Or do you want to fight Patriarch Xia Zhen? "
Xia Ziheng fell silent.
Just as Bai Qi had said, no matter what Lu Yin did, Xia Zhen was the one who supported the subsidiary branches to control Shenwu Heaven. He was the Xia family's ancestor, so what could the Frigid Immortal Sect do?
"Can you let me see Ancestor Bai?"
Xia Ziheng asked.
Bai Qi said, "You should go back. Ancestor Xia Zhen is the root of the problem. If Ancestor Xia Zhen didn't support him, then how could a mere branch sect be the master of Divine Martial Heaven? How could Lu Xiaoxuan's scheme have succeeded? This is Ancestor Xia Zhen's choice, and the Frozen Immortal Sect can't interfere."
Xia Ziheng helplessly left the Frigid Immortal Sect. If the Frigid Immortal Sect had such an attitude, then the Wang family and the White Dragon Clan would definitely have the same attitude.
It was not that they did not want to interfere, but it was also not just because this was a family matter of Shenwu Heaven. It was also because they could not control Lu Xiaoxuan. Lu Xiaoxuan had made them apprehensive, and since they could not start a war, there was no point in just talking.
Xia Ziheng was unwilling to accept this. Although he was also a subsidiary branch and had wanted to receive the same treatment as the main branch, he knew that Ancestor Shen Ji would eventually return, and the subsidiary branch would never be able to make a comeback. It was better for him to play his part. Otherwise, if he crossed the line, then not only would the subsidiary branch in the abandoned land suffer, but so would his subsidiary branch.
He did not want to be implicated.
He had not originally planned to go to the Wang family, but the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. He eventually decided to go to the Wang family and request an audience with Ancestor Wang Fan. At the very least, he could express his stance and wait for Ancestor Shen Ji to return.
He turned around and headed towards the Wang family's mainland.
Between the Frigid Immortal Sect and the Wang family's mainland, Lu Yin and Hen Xin stood there quietly.
This time, Lu Yin planned to deal with Xia Ziheng.
This Half-Ancestor had caused him a lot of trouble in the past, and he had said that he would definitely kill him.
Now that Xia Ji was dead, it was Xia Ziheng's turn.
Lu Yin was not satisfied with revenge, but there were some grudges that had to be taken.
One day later, Lu Yin did some calculations. "It's about time." He looked at Hen Xin. "It shouldn't be a problem to deal with Xia Ziheng, right?"
Henshin replied, "No problem."
Lu Yin nodded. "When do you plan on breaking through to the Progenitor realm?"
Hen Xin's eyes flashed. "I don't feel like I'm breaking through. The Ancient God once said that if I don't feel like I'm breaking through to the Progenitor realm, then the chances of failure are extremely high."
You don't feel like you're breaking through?
Lu Yin recalled the scene when he had merged with Lan Hou's body. During the battle at the back of the battlefield, Lan Hou had been heavily injured by Hen Xin's attack. Hen Xin's power level was even higher than what he had shown.
He was probably worried that Lu Yin would stop him from breaking through.
Lu Yin clasped his hands behind his back. Would he stop Hen Xin?
Once Hen Xin broke through to the Progenitor realm, it would definitely not be a good thing for Lu Yin. The man was ambitious, and Lu Yin should stop him, but stopping him from breaking through would be the same as stopping the humans from gaining another Progenitor.
Just as he was thinking about this, a fluctuation came from the distance.
Lu Yin looked up. "There's a battle. Let's go."
Far away from Lu Yin and Hen Xin, Xia Ziheng stared at the strangely laughing doll in front of him in fear. "The Witch Spirit God?"
"Keke, from this moment on, I'm Xia Ziheng." The Witch Spirit God floated in the air and cackled.
Xia Ziheng's eyes narrowed, and he turned to flee without hesitation. Although he was a Half-Ancestor, he had never thought of fighting against the Seven Skygods' bodies. These seven old monsters were not people that he could fight against.
Just as he turned around, Xia Ziheng felt a sense of danger envelop him. He released his inner world, and countless blades formed a birdcage around him. Outside his inner world, an invisible force permeated the area. "Witch Spirit God, this is the Top Realm. How dare you appear here?"
Just as he finished speaking, a figure walked out from the front and grabbed at Xia Ziheng. Behind Xia Ziheng was the Witch Spirit God.
Xia Ziheng slashed out with his blade from his inner world, but the figure in front of him waved his hand and caused Xia Ziheng's blade to mysteriously disappear. The Witch Spirit God wobbled into the birdcage and faced Xia Ziheng.
At this moment, Xia Ziheng experienced a rare moment of fear. It was the same fear that he had felt when he had faced the Undying God and the strange and sinister Witch Spirit God. He wanted to run as far away as possible, but his vision suddenly changed. His eyes appeared on his hands, and he saw his own legs. His nose appeared above his head, and his ears appeared below his feet. His five senses swapped places, causing his entire being to fall into chaos and his inner world to collapse.
In the face of the Witch Spirit God, Xia Ziheng was as powerless as a child.
The Witch Spirit God grabbed the back of Xia Ziheng's neck and exerted force. There was a cracking sound as all of Xia Ziheng's bones shattered. The birdcage that had been formed from blades shattered at the same time, and Xia Ziheng was held in the Witch Spirit God's hand like a marionette.
The eyes in Xia Ziheng's palm turned, and they were filled with fear. "I surrender! I'm willing to join the Eternals!"