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Chapter 478 Lu Changsheng crushes the Five Dao Great Saints, and the Tianyuan Holy Sect is shocked!

"Here he comes, Lu Changsheng from the Wudao Holy Sect is here."

"Hurry up and get out of the way, Lu Changsheng is going to enter the Dao Plate."

"Is this Lu Changsheng? I heard that he only rose from a small town, and he is not a disciple of the sect. He can actually step by step to where he is today, and even become the Taoist partner of the saint. It's incredible."

"I don't know what's so outstanding about him? This time, I want to see his so-called eternal swordsmanship..."

Many disciples were talking about it.

They saw Lu Changsheng for the first time, and they were very curious.

Lu Changsheng went straight forward, so everyone split a road and Lu Changsheng walked in.

Soon, Lu Changsheng came to a huge building.

There was a Dao Plate inside.

However, there was a cultivator sitting cross-legged at the door.

Hou Tong!

Lu Changsheng already knew the other party's identity from everyone's discussion. It was Hou Tong, the Five Dao Great Saint sitting in the Dao Plate!

"Great Sage Hou Tong, I am ready to enter the Dao Pan to comprehend the Dao. Please give me a favor."

Lu Changsheng spoke slowly.

"Shua".

Hou Tong opened his eyes, staring at Lu Changsheng with sharp eyes.

"You are not a disciple or elder of the Taiyuan Holy Sect, so you are not allowed to enter the Dao Pan!"

Hou Tong refused directly.

"I am Lin Qingluan's Taoist partner, so can't I enter the Dao Pan to comprehend the Dao?"

"You are only the future Taoist partner of the Saint. As long as you haven't got married, you are not the real Taoist partner of the Saint. If you want to comprehend the Dao Pan, you can naturally comprehend the Dao Pan after the wedding, but not now."

Lu Changsheng frowned.

He continued: "Master Luoyang has agreed to let me enter the Dao Pan to comprehend the Dao."

"Now I am guarding the Dao Pan, and I have the final say on whether I can enter the Dao Pan. If you want to enter the Dao Pan now, let the master transfer me out of the Dao Pan, and then you can comprehend it as long as you want."

Hou Tong's words made Lu Changsheng's eyes cold.

The other party really made it clear that he wanted to embarrass him.

Would Luo Yang transfer Hou Tong?

It would definitely not be easy.

Unless Lin Qingluan came out of retreat and Lin Qingluan asked, Luo Yang would not be able to transfer a Five Dao Great Saint.

But it would take a long time to wait until Lin Qingluan came out of retreat.

Since "soft" didn't work, he could only "force".

Lu Changsheng knew that Hou Tong was also waiting for him to "force".

"Great Saint Hou Tong, tell me, how can I enter the Great Dao Pan to comprehend?"

Lu Changsheng asked directly.

"Heh."

"If you want to enter the Great Dao Pan to comprehend, there is only one way, that is to defeat me."

"If you can defeat me, you can enter the Great Dao Pan openly and you can comprehend for as long as you want."

"Then the Sect Master will not be able to hold me accountable for my poor protection."

Hou Tong followed the "rules" in every word.

But in fact, he was just trying to prevent Lu Changsheng from entering the Great Dao Pan.

The atmosphere at the scene fell silent.

Is it possible for Lu Changsheng, a "Second Dao Great Saint", to defeat Hou Tong, a Five Dao Great Saint?

This is to embarrass Lu Changsheng.

It is embarrassing for Lu Changsheng.

There are many people in Taiyuan Holy Sect who are dissatisfied with Lu Changsheng.

But the only person who dares to go against the sect master and Lin Qingluan's dissatisfaction and embarrass Lu Changsheng is probably Hou Tong.

Anyway, Hou Tong is a Five Dao Great Saint.

As long as he does not make any principled mistakes, no one can do anything to Hou Tong.

"Defeat you..."

Lu Changsheng's eyes turned cold in vain.

"Boom".

The next moment, Lu Changsheng came to life.

He walked towards Hou Tong step by step.

With every step he took, his aura soared.

With every step he took, a road appeared above his head.

The first one to appear was the Thunder and Fire Road.

Accompanied by thunder and flames.

The terrifying aura swept out.

However, although the Thunder and Fire Road was very strong, it did not surprise everyone.

What they were expecting was Lu Changsheng's second avenue.

Suddenly, Lu Changsheng's Eternal Sword Dao emerged.

The terrifying sword intent seemed to block the void all at once.

The entire void was filled with terrifying sword intent.

At this moment, everyone was facing Lu Changsheng's Eternal Sword Dao.

"What a strong avenue power! Is this the Eternal Sword Dao? It is said that in a one-on-one fight, even the sword of the Saint Qingluan is not as good as the Eternal Sword Dao."

"Lu Changsheng became the Taoist partner of the Saint Qingluan by relying on the Eternal Sword Dao. Seeing it today, it is indeed worthy of its reputation."

"It is said that Hou Tong also comprehended a sword path, but now it seems that it is far inferior to Lu Changsheng's Eternal Sword Dao."

"This Eternal Sword Dao can really be called the first sword path, no wonder even the Saint Qingluan can't beat it."

"Only in terms of swordsmanship, who in the world can surpass Lu Changsheng?"

With the appearance of the Eternal Sword Dao, countless disciples and elders of the Taiyuan Holy Sect were really shocked.

Seeing is believing.

Even if it is said that Lu Changsheng's Eternal Sword Dao is so powerful, if you have not seen it with your own eyes and experienced it personally, you cannot empathize with it.

And now, the Eternal Sword Dao is right in front of them.

They finally know how terrible the Eternal Sword Dao is.

It is worthy of being able to suppress countless sword arts in the world, and it is indeed the best sword art in the world!

"What a great Eternal Sword Dao! In terms of sword art alone, I am not as good as you. But how can we, the cultivators of our generation, rely on only one avenue? No matter how powerful your Eternal Sword Dao is, it will be suppressed by two or three avenues!"

"What's more, I have five avenues!"

As soon as Hou Tong's voice fell.

Five avenues suddenly appeared on his body.

"boom".

The terrifying power of the avenue set off a terrifying momentum, confronting Lu Changsheng's power from a distance.

However, how can two great avenues be a match for the momentum of five great avenues?

It can be seen with the naked eye that Lu Changsheng's two avenues are suppressed by Hou Tong's five avenues.

Indeed, no matter how strong the Eternal Sword Art is, how can it fight against the five great avenues?

"You are right, two avenues are indeed difficult to compete with five avenues."

"But, who said Lu has only two avenues?"

Lu Changsheng had just finished speaking.

The next moment, he stepped forward again.

"boom".

Suddenly, the ground seemed to be shaking.

An extremely thick-looking avenue appeared in the void.

Heavy soil road!

Lu Changsheng displayed the Chongtu Dao, and many monks from the Ten Thousand Yuan Holy Sect were in an uproar.

"Is that the third avenue?"

"It is indeed the third avenue. Lu Changsheng is actually a great sage of the third path? When did it happen?"

"Three avenues. It is said that Lu Changsheng is a great sage of the second path, so are there three avenues?"

"Calculating the time, Lu Changsheng was the Great Sage of the Second Path a thousand years ago. Isn't it normal for another great path to be condensed in this thousand years?"

"Huh? Yes, it's been a thousand years, this is normal..."

Many monks have almost forgotten.

The news that Lu Changsheng was the Second Great Sage was already a thousand years ago.

For the true genius.

A thousand years, one avenue, isn't that normal?

In fact, it is quite slow.

At least not as fast as Lin Qingluan's cultivation speed.

Lu Changsheng, Lu Changsheng did not stop.

When he took the fourth step, the temperature in the void suddenly dropped sharply.

There seemed to be faint traces of ice crystals appearing.

"Click".

It seemed like even space was frozen.

Everyone stared at the top of Lu Changsheng's head.

What did they see?

Avenue!

It’s the main road again!

And it was still a white flame.

But the flame was not hot, but very cold.

This is the Avenue of Ice and Fire!

"The fourth avenue! Lu Changsheng is already a great sage of the four avenues?"

"And it's a very powerful avenue like the Ice and Fire Avenue, second only to his Eternal Sword Way."

"In a thousand years, Lu Changsheng has condensed two avenues? This... even if she is not as good as Qingluan Saint, she is definitely a true genius..."

"Saint Qingluan's vision is really good..."

"There are four avenues, and there are also top avenues such as the Eternal Sword Dao and the Ice and Fire Dao. The Great Sage Hou Tong is indeed stronger, and his cultivation is still better than Lu Changsheng."

"Cultivation is cultivation, and combat power is combat power. Many geniuses can defeat the strong, can't Saint Qingluan be able to defeat the Nine Great Sages?"

Not only the disciples were shocked.

Even Sect Leader Luoyang, Hou Tong and others were shocked.

A great saint of the second path has now become a great saint of the fourth path?

For a moment, everyone's expressions became solemn.

Hou Tong would never dare to underestimate Lu Changsheng.

But he also has his own pride.

"Even if you are the Great Sage of the Four Paths, you are still no match for me!"

Hou Tong said coldly.

"Really? Lu wants to give it a try!"

Lu Changsheng did not feel any terrifying pressure from Hou Tong, nor did he feel much danger.

This can only explain one problem.

Hou Tong is nothing more than that.

Lu Changsheng has a profound knowledge. The higher his cultivation level, the deeper his accumulation will be.

In the past, Lu Changsheng could only fight beyond one level.

But now, Lu Changsheng seems to have been able to surpass two levels.

His opponent is no longer the Great Sage of Five Paths, but perhaps the Great Sage of Six Paths!

However, Hou Tong must pass this level first.

"Boom."

The next moment, Lu Changsheng took action.

He also didn't want to waste time with Hou Tong.

The power of the four avenues was directly crushed down in the most arrogant way, trying to crush all five of Hou Tong's avenues in one fell swoop.

"Arrogant!"

Hou Tong's eyes turned cold.

Of course he knew what Lu Changsheng was thinking.

Since he was going to have a head-on confrontation, even if the opponent's cultivation level was lower than his own, what was Hou Tong afraid of?

Therefore, he also mobilized five avenues to directly confront the enemy head-on.

He wanted to "crush" Lu Changsheng in front of everyone.

"Bang".

Finally, the avenues met.

A total of nine avenues collided together without any fancy at this moment.

The terrifying power of the avenue swept across in all directions.

If the avenues are so head-on, then the competition is whose avenue is stronger.

This kind of head-to-head confrontation without any fancy, the strong is strong and the weak is weak.

The horrific aftermath made disciples from all directions unbearable.

But fortunately there are Luo Yang and others.

He immediately rolled up his hands and swept away the disciples.

Retreat to a certain distance.

Then with a wave of his hand, he actually mobilized the power of the magic circle and enveloped Lu Changsheng and Hou Tong.

This is a mountain-protecting formation.

Not even the Emperor can break it.

However, Luo Yang's expression was extremely solemn, staring closely at the place where the two paths collided.

There was a vague feeling in his heart.

He seemed to underestimate Lu Changsheng.

Not only did he underestimate Lu Changsheng, but maybe everyone underestimated Lu Changsheng.

"Click".

After a tight moment, a crisp sound reached everyone's ears.

Everyone's hearts trembled.

The winner will probably be decided.

After all, this sound is the sound of the avenue breaking.

"Whose avenue is broken?"

"It should be Lu Changsheng."

"Lu Changsheng is the Great Sage of the Four Paths. No matter how strong the Great Sage is, his cultivation level is still lower than that of the Great Sage Hou Tong. The four great avenues are too disadvantageous compared to the five great great avenues."

Obviously, many people know that the competition between the avenues is very dangerous.

We also know that the greater number of avenues has an advantage.

So, they stared closely at the place where the two paths collided.

Soon, they saw a clue.

The avenue is indeed cracked.

There were even cracks.

The number is increasing.

However, it is not Lu Changsheng's road, but Hou Tong's road!

Suddenly, everyone was in an uproar.

It was Houtong Avenue that cracked.

But Lu Changsheng's four avenues remained motionless.

No damage at all.

This time, the judgment was made.

You don't have to wait until the end to know that Hou Tong has lost.

And it was a complete failure!

"stop."

"Great Sage Hou Tong, Great Sage Immortal, please stop. If the fight continues, the avenue will collapse, which will be too dangerous."

At this time, Luo Yang finally spoke.

He also mobilized the power of the mountain-protecting formation to separate the two of them in one fell swoop.

Lu Changsheng nodded and stopped when he was ready.

However, Hou Tong looked lost and his face was ugly.

"I lost..."

After a long time, Hou Tong finally admitted defeat.

If he continues, he will definitely be the one who suffers.

After all, his avenue is now riddled with holes and has reached its limit.

If he continues, his avenue will collapse.

However, Hou Tong was a little unbelievable.

He is the Great Sage of the Five Paths, and even the path he comprehends is not an ordinary path.

He actually lost too?

He was even defeated by others.

You know, he was once a genius, and it was he who surpassed his opponents and defeated them.

But now, he was completely defeated.

It has completely become a joke to Taiyuan Shengzong.

"So, can I enter the Great Path?"

"sure."

The Great Sage Hou Tong stepped aside to make way.

To lose is to lose.

Hou Tong is still a person who can afford to lose.

What's more, he is a great saint.

There is still a glimmer of hope to become a high-level saint in the future.

This time Hou Tongshu was convinced.

Facing Lu Changsheng, who only had four avenues, he really couldn't stop him.

Even the Great Sage Hou Tong still had a vague feeling about Lu Changsheng facing Lin Qingluan.

No, I even felt more pressure than when I faced Lin Qingluan.

But, how is that possible?

What kind of person is Lin Qingluan?

That is the great sage who has the best chance of becoming the great emperor.

Even though Lu Changsheng is talented, he is not bad either.

Can we say that he became a great emperor?

It's still a long way from disappearing at all now.

Lu Changsheng finally entered the Great Dao Pan.

His figure disappeared without a trace.

Many people present still haven't come back to their senses.

Great Sage Hou Tong, are you losing now?

"Lu Changsheng won? With four avenues, he defeated the great sage Hou Tong who had five avenues!"

"The two sides were completely head-to-head with the power of the Great Dao, without any tricks. Lu Changsheng defeated the Great Sage Hou Tong with absolute strength. It is incredible. It seems that Saint Qingluan was like this back then."

"Yes, when Qingluan Saint was born, she was invincible and fought across levels. Basically, monks one level higher than Qingluan Saint were no match. Now it seems that the same is true for Lu Changsheng. No wonder he can become Qingluan Saint. The female Taoist companion is truly extraordinary."

"Hou Tong was defeated again. Last time he was defeated at the hands of Saint Qingluan. Now he is convinced."

"With the talent Lu Changsheng has shown now, it seems that it will not be a problem to become a high-level great saint in the future. When the time comes to become the Taoist companion of Saint Qingluan, then our Tianyuan Holy Sect will be equivalent to having an extra high-level great saint, and There is still hope for the Nine Paths Great Sage, why not?"

"Now I feel that Qingluan Saint and Immortal Saint seem to be the perfect couple..."

Lu Changsheng's powerful defeat of the Great Sage Hou Tong made many disciples of Tianyuan Holy Sect look at Lu Changsheng with admiration.

I even think Lin Qingluan has good vision.

Lu Changsheng becoming Lin Qingluan's Taoist companion is also a good thing for Tianyuan Holy Sect.

A high-level saint is not so easy to be born.

And if Lu Changsheng continues on his path, he has a high chance of becoming a high-level great sage.

The discussions of the Tianyuan Holy Sect had no influence on Lu Changsheng.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng had entered the Great Dao Pan.

As soon as he entered, he saw a huge disk in the spacious hall.

There are all kinds of lights emanating from it.

Shine!

Lu Changsheng was very familiar with those lights.

The power of the avenue!

It’s all the power of the avenue!

Every ray of light represents a kind of great power!

Moreover, every power of the great avenue is extremely clear.

No matter how long it takes, the power of these avenues remains as clear as ever.

The reason is simple.

The power of these avenues is bound in the huge disk.

And this disk is the Great Dao disk.

A very special treasure that can contain the power of the avenue and prevent it from escaping.

It's perfect for leaving traces of traces.

"With so many clear Dao marks, the power of the Dao in the Dao marks left by the Great Sage can be completely preserved, which is very convenient for me to simulate the Dao."

A smile appeared at the corner of Lu Changsheng's mouth.

He was quite satisfied with the Dao disk.

So Lu Changsheng stayed in the Dao disk and began to comprehend the power of the Dao silently.

With such clear Dao marks, Lu Changsheng can comprehend a Dao in just one year.

But reconstructing the Dao is a little more troublesome.

Before, it took Lu Changsheng about five years to reconstruct a Dao.

But as Lu Changsheng reconstructed more Daos, he became more familiar with the Dao.

Under normal circumstances, the time can be shortened to three or even two years.

Of course, if a very complex Dao is simulated, it will also take five or even more than five years.

Therefore, the time Lu Changsheng needs to comprehend the Dao and reconstruct the Dao is about three years.

This is the fastest speed Lu Changsheng can achieve.

Now Lu Changsheng's virtual world has reached perfection.

All that is left is to reconstruct the Dao and improve the virtual world.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng reconstructed the Dao in the Dao disk with peace of mind.

One, three, five, eight, ten...

As Lu Changsheng reconstructed more and more avenues.

He stayed in the avenue disk for longer and longer.

Fortunately, Luo Yang, the leader of Taiyuan Holy Sect, also asked Lu Changsheng and knew that it might take hundreds of years for Lu Changsheng to comprehend the avenue.

Therefore, Luo Yang asked people not to enter the avenue disk again to give Lu Changsheng a quiet environment.

As time went by.

Lu Changsheng reconstructed too many avenues.

Even reached one hundred!

However, a full one hundred avenues still made Lu Changsheng feel unsatisfied.

Moreover, his virtual world was indeed not upgraded to the extreme.

You can continue to reconstruct the avenue.

Lu Changsheng gritted his teeth and continued to reconstruct the avenue.

One hundred and one, one hundred and three, one hundred and five, one hundred and eight...

Finally, when Lu Changsheng reconstructed one hundred and eight avenues, he stopped.

It reached the limit.

Lu Changsheng could feel that the improvement of the virtual world had finally reached the limit.

Only by reopening the world under this circumstance, Lu Changsheng's virtual world will not collapse and can withstand the impact of the explosion.

However, there are a total of 108 avenues.

It took a full 324 years!

"Shua".

Lu Changsheng opened his eyes.

He was still in the avenue disk.

However, the virtual world was complete, and the number of reconstructed avenues was sufficient.

Now, Lu Changsheng had to try to reopen the world for the fifth time.

So, Lu Changsheng left the avenue disk.

Lu Changsheng found Luo Yang, the leader of Taiyuan Shengzong.

Asked about Lin Qingluan.

Others may not know about Lin Qingluan's situation, but how could the leader of Taiyuan Shengzong not know?

"Master, Qingluan has been in the secret realm for 1,300 years. What is the situation now?"

Lu Changsheng asked.

Lin Qingluan used 3,000 years to become the Eight Great Saints.

Now it takes a full 1,300 years from the Eight Great Saints to the Nine Great Saints.

But there is still no news.

This made Lu Changsheng wonder if Lin Qingluan was in trouble.

Luo Yang looked at Lu Changsheng, and after a moment's silence, he said, "In theory, Qingluan has walked out of the secret realm in 1,300 years. However, Qingluan sent me a message not long ago, saying that she had found an opportunity, but she had to stay in the secret realm for a long time."

"You can see for yourself."

Luo Yang gave Lu Changsheng a message stone.

There was indeed a message on it.

Tell Luo Yang not to worry.

The secret realm is very safe, at least it can't do anything to Lin Qingluan.

Then Lin Qingluan said that she had found an opportunity in the secret realm and was comprehending the ninth avenue.

Once she came out, she would be able to become the Nine Dao Great Saint.

Tell Luo Yang not to send anyone to disturb her, lest the work be in vain.

Lu Changsheng was relieved.

It turned out that there was an opportunity.

But it's normal to think about it.

Outsiders speculated that Lin Qingluan could become the Nine Dao Great Saint within ten thousand years.

At that time, Lin Qingluan was only three thousand years old.

In other words, the outside world gave Lin Qingluan seven thousand years to break through to the Nine Dao Great Saint.

This shows that the Nine Dao Great Saint is very unusual.

"Don't worry, this secret realm is not that dangerous. Lin Qingluan's current strength is below that of the Great Emperor. Who can do anything to her?"

"On the contrary, Great Sage Changsheng, you came to me not just to inquire about Qingluan's news, right?"

Luo Yang asked.

Lu Changsheng has been in the Great Dao for more than 300 years.

Now he suddenly came to Luo Yang, there must be something.

Lu Changsheng said directly: "I had a glimmer of inspiration when I was comprehending the Great Dao. I hope to try to see if I can make a breakthrough in the cave."

He came to ask for the cave.

"Breakthrough?"

"Doesn't that mean I have to condense the fifth Great Dao?"

Luo Yang's eyes showed a touch of surprise.

How many years have passed?

Only more than 300 years.

Lu Changsheng is going to condense the fifth Great Dao again?

This is simply...unbelievable.

Is Lu Changsheng really another Lin Qingluan?

But how is this possible?

"Not so fast, it's just that I have some inspiration. I still have to try to see if I can break through."

Lu Changsheng said calmly.

But the more he said this, the more Luo Yang believed that Lu Changsheng probably had some confidence.

"The cave is easy to talk about."

"Great Sage Changsheng, you are the Taoist partner of the Saint Qingluan, and naturally you are also a member of our Tianyuan Holy Sect. If you need anything, just ask, and our Tianyuan Holy Sect will do its best to support you!"

Luo Yang said solemnly.

Before, Luo Yang's attitude was a bit ambiguous.

Even when Lu Changsheng defeated Great Sage Hou Tong, Luo Yang's attitude did not seem to change.

Until now, Luo Yang's attitude has changed.

This is to give Lu Changsheng clear support.

Obviously, Luo Yang knows very well that once Lu Changsheng breaks through to become a five-way great sage.

With Lu Changsheng's terrifying combat power, he will definitely be able to defeat the six-way great sage.

He can even be called the top existence under the high-level great sage.

Apart from other things, this combat power alone is worth winning over by the Taiyuan Holy Sect.

Don't look at the fact that many top forces have high-level great sages.

There are even quite a few of them.

But in fact, high-level great sages rarely deal with the affairs of some sects.

Basically, those who deal with affairs are some five-way and six-way great sages.

If a high-level Great Saint is needed to take action, it will definitely be a major event that will shake the entire sect.

Once Lu Changsheng becomes a Great Saint of the Five Daos, with Lu Changsheng's combat power, no one can ignore Lu Changsheng.

Even among the top forces, Lu Changsheng can play a big role.

This is the reason why Luo Yang changed his attitude.

However, no matter why Luo Yang changed his attitude, Lu Changsheng's goal was achieved.

Since Luo Yang said that he would fully support him, Lu Changsheng would not be polite.

"If Sect Master Luo can support Lu with more Dark Domain Origin Power, then Lu will be very satisfied."

Lu Changsheng said.

He only has 49 strands of Dark Domain Origin Power left now.

It is not enough to support him to reopen the world for the sixth time.

What's more, Lu Changsheng wants to reopen the world for the seventh, eighth, and ninth times.

That requires a lot of Dark Domain Origin Power.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng will never have too much Dark Domain Origin Power at any time.

And the more the better!

With the power of Taiyuan Holy Sect, even without Lin Qingluan's full help in collecting, he should be able to collect some Dark Domain Origin Power.

Lu Changsheng was unwilling to give up.

"That's no problem. In fact, Taiyuan Holy Sect has also been collecting Dark Domain Origin Power in recent years, but it's just very slow."

"When Changsheng Great Sage condenses the fifth avenue, Taiyuan Holy Sect will definitely prepare a gift!"

Luo Yang said with a smile.

It was also a guarantee for Lu Changsheng.

But the premise is that the fifth avenue must be condensed.

Otherwise, nothing can be mentioned.

After all, Luo Yang is the leader of Taiyuan Holy Sect, not Lin Qingluan.

He gives priority to the entire Taiyuan Holy Sect.

This is fundamentally different from Lin Qingluan.

Lin Qingluan gives priority to Lu Changsheng, after all, Lu Changsheng is her Taoist partner!

"Then I'll have to trouble Sect Leader Luo!"

Lu Changsheng nodded.

He didn't mind.

He is Lin Qingluan's Taoist partner, and there is still a gap between him and the Taiyuan Holy Sect.

Luo Yang is only willing to support Lu Changsheng after he has shown some value.

This is normal!

So, Lu Changsheng got up and left, and went directly to the cave that Luo Yang prepared for him.

To simulate the fifth avenue, you have to reopen the world first.

"Let's start."

Lu Changsheng adjusted his state, and with a thought, his virtual world quickly began to collapse.