CHAPTER 342: CHAPTER 337: MARRIAGE?

After gaining control of the Moon Palace, everyone looked up at the sky.

Above the sky, the destructive storm raged, and at that extreme height, Lu Xiao was intercepted as he tried to escape, surrounded by several top cultivators, sealing off his way of retreat.

"Lu Xiao can’t escape now." Li Fan looked up towards the sky.

"What Lu Xiao has done deserves death." Lu Wangji also looked up at the battlefield above, saying, "Let’s go, let’s send him off personally."

"Alright." Yu Dingzhou nodded, and the two elders soared into the sky. Although their realm wasn’t as high as Lu Xiao’s, with Mo Zhantian and the West Flame Island’s Island Master present, they only needed to assist.

Moreover, Li Fan clearly understood that their action was actually a position, indicating that not all Moon Palace cultivators stood with Lu Xiao. This was indeed a stratagem to fight for the Moon Palace, showing utmost care.

The top cultivators joined forces, and before long, Lu Xiao could no longer hold out as Mo Zhantian’s Sun God Spear pierced through his body. Yet even so, terrifying energy continued to erupt from him, and he roared angrily: "I united the West Sea, what did I do wrong?"

"Burn."

Mo Zhantian had no desire to waste words with him; the Sun God Spear erupted, wrapping Lu Xiao as if encased in a blazing sun, burning his body and consuming his divine soul.

"Victory and defeat. Lu Wangji, I shouldn’t have spared you all those years ago." Taiyin’s power still erupted from his body as Lu Xiao said with a bitter gaze.

"What is the true story behind my son’s death all those years ago?" Lu Wangji’s weary eyes stared at Lu Xiao.

"Want to know the truth?" Lu Xiao mocked with a smile, "Find out yourself."

After speaking, he laughed wildly, and a ray of Divine Sword light chopped down, slicing off Lu Xiao’s head with a choking splutter, as a shadow fled toward a distant escape, but how could they allow the divine soul to escape?

The Divine Sword and God Spear pursued simultaneously, the sun’s fire burning its divine soul, Lu Xiao’s shadow emitted a miserable cry, disappearing bit by bit into the heavens and earth.

"Lu Xiao is dead." Inside the Moon Palace, countless gazes looked towards the sky, feeling somewhat unreal.

The commanding presence of the Moon Palace’s Palace Master Lu Xiao fell in the West Sea turmoil.

After killing Lu Xiao, the figures in the sky descended, suspended above the Moon Palace, a powerful oppressive force enveloping the entire palace.

"The Moon Palace colluded with demons, betrayed the West Sea, how do you all think it should be dealt with?" Mo Zhantian said coldly, his killing intent surging, causing the Moon Palace’s members to tremble in body, yet some angrily looked at Mo Zhantian.

Wasn’t it previously agreed to only kill the mastermind?

Now that Lu Xiao is dead, does Mo Zhantian want to take the opportunity to eliminate the Moon Palace?

"Master Mo, what do you think?" The West Flame Island’s Island Master asked.

Mo Zhantian’s gaze swept downward, then looked at Li Fan, saying, "The reversal of the situation in the West Sea is all thanks to Xiao Fan, otherwise today’s doomed ones would be us. Therefore, let Xiao Fan decide on the matter of the Moon Palace, how about it?"

Li Fan looked at Mo Zhantian, understanding he was offering him this favor.

"I agree." Liu Zonglin, the West Emperor Palace Master, naturally wouldn’t oppose.

"I have no objections." The West Flame Island’s Island Master said little, Mo Zhantian spoke the truth, if not for Li Fan wielding the Xuanyuan Sword, the West Sea would indeed be in imminent danger.

For a moment, the eyes of the Moon Palace people all fell on Li Fan.

The life and death of the Moon Palace depended on his word.

Li Fan, not hesitating, surveyed the crowd, and spoke loudly: "I’ve heard that for a thousand years, the Sun and Moon Dual Palace has stationed at the West Sea, guarding against demons. However, now, a group led by Lu Xiao has abandoned the Moon Palace, and thus the West Sea. This is not entirely the fault of the Moon Palace, yet the Moon Palace cannot shirk its responsibility; hence I propose, the whole Moon Palace must be entirely reorganized, and anyone associated with Lu Xiao should be purged, cleansing the Moon Palace’s ranks thoroughly."

"Two elders stood up first, opposing Lu Xiao. I consider they could temporarily assume the Moon Palace’s Palace Master positions, overseeing the Moon Palace’s reorganization, while Master Mo and other powers supervise."

"Finally, after clearing the Moon Palace’s rebellion, to prevent recurrence and strengthen the West Sea’s power, I believe the Sun and Moon Dual Palace, separated for a millennium, should reunite as one."

Li Fan looked at everyone and said.

Upon hearing the initial words, the Moon Palace people generally agreed, but when it reached the last sentence about reuniting the Sun and Moon Dual Palace, many Moon Palace cultivators’ expressions changed.

An elder voiced, "I disagree. After the separation of the Sun and Moon Dual Palace, years of conflict ensued; if reunited, the Moon Palace will surely be suppressed."

After the reorganization, the Moon Palace will inevitably suffer significant primordial energy loss, and without a top cultivator like Lu Xiao, how could it contend against the Sun Palace?

Many whispered objections to this proposal, even Lu Wangji and Yu Dingzhou hesitated, as this matter could shake the Moon Palace’s foundation.

"Young hero, the Sun and Moon Dual Palace has been independent for years, this might be unwise." Lu Wangji looked at Li Fan and said softly.

"Senior."

Li Fan said, "The actions of the Moon Palace this time have betrayed the West Sea, causing countless cultivators to perish. In the battle at Nine Infant Island, more than half of the participants were killed or wounded, including those from the Sun Palace, West Emperor Palace, West Flame Island, and various other cultivators. Does elder believe that merely dealing with Lu Xiao and his followers will quell the anger of the West Sea cultivators? How will the Moon Palace find a foothold in the West Sea in the future?"

Lu Wangji fell silent upon hearing Li Fan’s words, also harboring hatred towards Lu Xiao, as this indeed counted as a deep-seated enmity.

"Moreover, with Lu Xiao dead, is the Moon Palace after this restructuring still the Moon Palace of the past? Can it still stand at the pinnacle of the West Sea?"

Li Fan continued, "The unification of the Sun and Moon Dual Palace is the best choice. Furthermore, the Sun and Moon Dual Palace originally existed as a family, and Master Mo has always hoped for the unification of the Sun and Moon Palace to revive it. He will certainly not suppress the Moon Palace."

"What Xiao Fan said is correct. Our Sun and Moon Dual Palace are essentially one, belonging to the same lineage. Everything can return to how it was before," Mo Zhantian said. "After the unification of the Sun and Moon Dual Palace, I will still retain everything of the Moon Palace and appoint the elders of the Moon Palace to be elders of the Sun and Moon Palace, reviving the Sun and Moon Palace."

Upon hearing these words, Lu Wangji sighed as well. He knew very well that what the two men said was true. The Moon Palace was no longer the Moon Palace it used to be, and doing this would be beneficial for it.

"I agree with the unification of the Sun and Moon Dual Palace." Lu Wangji said loudly, being the first to express his support.

In such a situation, the people of the Moon Palace understood that they had no other path to take.

Afterward, cultivators from various factions took refuge in the Moon Palace. With Mo Zhantian’s help, Lu Wangji and Yu Dingzhou reorganized the Moon Palace.

For seven consecutive days, the Moon Palace carried out purges, almost completely eradicating Lu Xiao’s faction and those deeply entangled with them, killing whom they must, crippling whom they must.

Now, the power of Lu Wangji and Yu Dingzhou was already able to completely control the Moon Palace. During this process, Mo Zhantian did just as he promised, only supervising and not interfering in the internal affairs of the Moon Palace.

After the restructuring, Lu Yuan’s status in the Moon Palace was unmatched. The two elders controlling the Moon Palace were her grandfather and maternal grandfather, and with the connection of Li Fan, if she wished, there would be no problem in inheriting the Moon Palace in the future.

At this moment, a group of people gathered inside the main hall of the Moon Palace.

"Now that the affairs of the Moon Palace are settled, the demons in the West Sea must be eradicated." Mo Zhantian said. The disaster caused by the demons had rung an alarm bell for them, making it necessary to sweep through the West Sea’s demons.

"I will order the sword cultivators of West Flame Island to travel to all parts of the West Sea to slay demons."

"After returning to the island, I will lead a team to the Nine Infant Island territory to eradicate the remnants of demons, and the Sun Palace will henceforth enter the world, first pacifying the demon domains of the West Sea."

"Our West Emperor Palace will follow as well." Liu Zonglin said.

"The Moon Palace will need some time, and will then join in demon eradication." Lu Wangji said. "Xiao Fan, what are your plans?"

In recent days, the elders and Li Fan naturally became familiar with each other as well.

"I also plan to go to the West Sea to hunt demons and then to retreat and cultivate for a period of time." Li Fan said. Now that the matters of Lu Yuan had been resolved and the West Sea turmoil had been quelled, he planned to cultivate for a while and then return inland.

"Before that, why not first have a wedding with Yu’er in the Moon Palace?" Lu Wangji said.

"A wedding???" Li Fan was stunned, looking somewhat flabbergasted at Lu Wangji, while everyone else in the hall was also taken aback.

"That’s a great idea." Yu Dingzhou immediately agreed. "You two grew up together on Li Mountain, almost like childhood sweethearts, and have traveled the world together, helping each other. Now you are both at the right age."

Lu Yuan: "???"

The two exchanged a glance, neither expecting the two elders to suddenly propose such an outrageous idea.

"You two old guys are talking nonsense. They are just friends, without that kind of relationship." Mo Zhantian said. "But Yue Chan has always had feelings for Xiao Fan."

Li Fan: "..."

"I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave." Liu Zonglin said with a smile, choosing not to get involved in such affairs, and the other unrelated people also left the main hall.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, what are you talking about?" Lu Yuan said softly, feeling extremely embarrassed.

"When a man comes of age, he should marry, and when a woman comes of age, she should be given in marriage. What’s there to be embarrassed about? Grandpa will make the decision for you." Lu Wangji said.

"I suddenly remember I have something to do as well, so I’ll take my leave, old man." Li Fan said, turning around and slipping away.

"Wait..." the elder called out, but Li Fan had already made a swift exit, shouting, "Lu Yuan, you stay in the Moon Palace and cultivate for a while; I’ll head to the West Sea to slay demons, and then come back to meet with you."

Lu Yuan looked outside and responded, "Okay."

Then, she heard the sound of Li Fan’s sword control.

"You girl, why didn’t you seize the opportunity and let him go?" Lu Wangji said.

"Grandpa, I’m going to cultivate as well," Lu Yuan said and then left without much explanation, though many things crossed her mind.