Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

Cloud Heaven City.

The capital of the Celestial Cloud Kingdom.

Although it was one of the Celestial Cloud Sixteen Kingdoms, in terms of high-level strength, the Celestial Cloud Kingdom was far inferior to the Purple Sun Sect, one of the Nine Sects.

However, as a mortal kingdom, its construction and scale were far greater than that of the Purple Sun Sect.

From a distance, its grand and imposing aura was undeniable.

It was an eye-opening experience for Qin Yan, who had never traveled far from home.

Cheng Boxuan and Yang Xiao, however, were unimpressed.

The arrival of the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast, however, did attract the attention of Cloud Heaven City.

A stir went through the crowd on the tall city walls.

”It’s a Barbaric Beast!”

”What a terrifying Barbaric Beast! It’s so enormous—it must be at least Tier Three!”

”Quick, notify General Long!”

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”Martial Uncle, these mortals are so ignorant, thinking it’s only a Tier Three Barbaric Beast.”

The Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast came to a halt.

Qin Yan scoffed from her high and mighty perch.

She had been in a daze for a long time, still reeling from the shock of the journey.

But seeing these mortals, who were even more helpless than she had felt, her sense of superiority instantly swelled, and her courage seemed to grow with it.

”Yan’Er, they are only mortals with shallow cultivation. It’s perfectly normal that they can’t see the truth,”

Cheng Boxuan explained.

As for Yang Xiao?

He couldn’t care less.

To him, there was no difference between Cheng Boxuan and the mortals before them.

In fact, even a Martial Saint was nothing special in his eyes.

It was all a matter of perspective.

”Study Lord Cheng, what should we do now?”

Yang Xiao asked. Though he was indifferent, he didn’t want to be stared at with hostility, as if he were part of a spectacle.

So he asked.

”Junior Sect Leader, please wait. I will now send a sound transmission to the Celestial Cloud Kingdom’s Sovereign.”

Cheng Boxuan moved to the front and began the sound transmission.

However, before his transmission was complete, a middle-aged man with a powerful, commanding stride walked onto the city wall. He was clad in a Golden Dragon Battle Robe. He glanced at the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast in the sky, his initial surprise quickly twisting into arrogance.

He let out a cold sneer and, ignoring them completely, gestured with his hand. A servant immediately handed him a Strong Bow.

He drew the bow and fired at the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast without a moment’s hesitation.

WHOOSH!

The arrow tore through the air.

The Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast was instantly enraged.

’How dare a mere mortal attack me?’

As a Tier Four Middle-grade Barbaric Beast, it was utterly infuriated.

The arrow only produced a TINK sound when it struck its body before falling harmlessly away.

It couldn’t harm the beast at all.

But to the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast, this was an insult.

If Yang Xiao hadn’t been on its back keeping it suppressed, it would have already begun a massacre.

Even so, endless killing intent radiated from its purple-gold eyes.

It stared at the middle-aged man in the Golden Dragon Battle Robe, looking as if it wanted to devour him whole.

This sight startled the middle-aged man.

But when he saw that the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast didn’t retaliate, a triumphant smirk touched his eyes. He drew another arrow and, SWISH, fired it at the beast.

This time, his target was its eye.

If that arrow found its mark, the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast would be blinded, despite being a Tier Four Middle-grade Barbaric Beast.

The man’s intentions were so vicious.

Even Yang Xiao’s expression flickered.

He still kept the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast from moving.

However, Yang Xiao himself moved.

He raised his hand and flicked his wrist.

A terrifying blast of Flame Qi shattered the arrow, sending the fragments falling to the ground.

”We are Disciples of the Purple Sun Sect, here to rest in Cloud Heaven City. All of you, stand down at once. If you dare to act rashly again and anger the Barbaric Beast beneath me, you will be responsible for the consequences!”

Yang Xiao’s voice drifted out, calm and measured.

It wasn’t loud, yet it resounded clearly in everyone’s ears.

This put many of the onlookers slightly at ease.

At the same time, it also made them worry.

Because the middle-aged man in the Golden Dragon Battle Robe had drawn yet another arrow.

And this time, he was aiming at Yang Xiao.

”General Long, you mustn’t! They are Disciples of the Purple Sun Sect; we cannot afford to slight them.”

A Silver Armored General cried out, trying to stop him.

But the man in the Golden Dragon Battle Robe—the General Long he spoke of—shot him a glare. ”They claim to be Disciples of the Purple Sun Sect, and we’re just supposed to believe them? Besides, even if they are, they can’t be this lawless. Daring to fly straight into my Celestial Cloud Capital, they’re simply courting death! If I don’t teach them a lesson today, how can I, Long Xingkong, maintain my prestige as the Dragon Gate Grand General and the Capital Guardian Marquis?”

’Dragon Gate Grand General? Capital Guardian Marquis?’

Hearing those titles, Yang Xiao’s brow furrowed slightly.

’So it’s him.’

Cheng Boxuan, however, was furious.

He stepped forward and said coldly, ”A mere mortal, provoking us without cause. And you dare to continue even after learning our identities? You’re simply courting death!”

Qin Yan felt the same way.

Her face was flushed with indignation.

But General Long just laughed. ”Me, courting death? I think you’re the ones who don’t know their place. I, Long Xingkong, am not afraid of your Purple Sun Sect. Go on and try me!”

After his laugh, Long Xingkong suddenly released the bowstring.

An arrow shot toward Yang Xiao.

This shot was far more terrifying than the previous two.

It carried with it a resolve to kill.

’A mere cultivator at the Second or Third Layer of the Innate Realm… he’s dead for sure this time,’ Long Xingkong thought with a sneer. ’Hmph, let’s see if the Purple Sun Sect can still hold back after I kill this one!’

Long Xingkong laughed inwardly.

In truth, the moment he appeared and saw the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast, Long Xingkong already knew who the visitors were.

After all, the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast appeared once every three years.

Ordinary people, and even common soldiers, might not recognize it.

But as the Dragon Gate Grand General and Capital Guardian Marquis, Long Xingkong most certainly did.

Yet, instead of making the proper arrangements, he had provoked them directly.

And now, he was even trying to kill Yang Xiao.

This act made everyone atop the Purple Gold Cloud Peng Beast burn with an exceptional fury.

Even the perpetually calm Yang Xiao’s expression changed. ”I originally had no intention of digging into the past, into what happened when I was a child. But now, you dare to provoke me? You’re the one who is truly courting death!”

That’s right. The moment he heard the man’s name was Long Xingkong and that he was the Dragon Gate Grand General and Capital Guardian Marquis, Yang Xiao knew exactly who he was.

He had once been his father’s greatest rival.

He had plotted against his father time and time again.

He had framed his father.

Moreover, when Yang Xiao was just a child, Long Xingkong had even sent assassins after him—all for the sake of his own son.

He had barely escaped with his life.

If it weren’t for this man, Yang Zhentian’s determination to leave the Celestial Cloud Kingdom and go to the Purple Sun Sect would never have been so strong.

At the very least, he would not have completely severed ties with the Celestial Cloud Kingdom.

The architect of all this was the middle-aged man before him.

Originally, Yang Xiao felt that since these events had happened nearly a decade ago, there was no need to dwell on them. He never imagined, however, that this man would dare to try and kill him the very moment they met.

In that case, for any number of reasons, Yang Xiao could not let him go.

”Since you enjoy shooting people to death so much, then today, you can have a taste of that pain yourself!”

With a mere thought, the arrow flying toward Yang Xiao froze in mid-air. He flicked his finger lightly, and the arrow spun around.

It shot back through the air.

Its speed and lethality were now even greater than before.

Headed straight for Long Xingkong.