Spirit Ruin, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Just as Lu Xuan thought Li Guanqi was about to release Cao Zhennan, Li Guanqi rested the Red Lotus Sword on Cao Zhennan’s neck and slowly pressed the blade into his throat. The blade sank into his flesh. Cao Zhennan trembled uncontrollably as his blood poured out.

Li Guanqi raised his hand and sent Cao Yan into a domain, all while pressing the sword deeper. He raised Cao Zhennan’s severed head high, made a grasping motion with his right fist, and extracted the man’s primordial soul. He trapped it, lit it with his Lightning Dragon Flame, and sent the burning lamp into the void.

“Did you really think I’d release him just because you asked me to?” Li Guanqi asked softly. “Who do you think you are?”

Boom!

The three heavenly kings raged. Li Guanqi was directly challenging their authority. Their personal presence was already a huge gesture of respect, yet Li Guanqi showed them none, killing Cao Zhennan right in front of them.

The bystanders retreated three thousand zhang. They were shocked. Although they’d guessed Li Guanqi was going to kill Cao Zhennan, they hadn’t expected him to do it so mercilessly before the other heavenly kings.

Unbothered, Li Guanqi placed Cao Zhennan’s head into his storage ring for Cao Yan to see later.

“How vicious… He killed Cao Zhennan just like that… These people are ruthless…”

“Good for him!” A passionate youth waved his clenched fist, admiration in his eyes. “Having a friend who would kill for you is a blessing!”

The older cultivators turned pale. There was no way this could end peacefully now. Severely injuring a heavenly king was completely different from killing one. Li Guanqi had likely provoked the territory lord too.***

The Black Sect territory lord stood beside his throne, aggrieved. The short, thin old man frowned so hard his face was a mass of wrinkles. A hologram of another man sat on his throne, legs crossed.

The Black Sect territory lord looked at the hologram and smiled bitterly. “Old Su, I’m not going to do anything! Why won’t you believe me? We haven’t met in years, but your temper is still as bad as ever…”

The translucent Su Xuan pursed his lips. He pointed at the Black Sect territory lord’s nose and said, “As if I’d ever believe you, you bastard. You’re a vengeful guy! If I hadn’t come here, you would’ve attacked already!”

As soon as Zhang Qixuan, the Black Sect territory lord, heard that Li Guanqi was attacking Cao Zhennan, he discarded Cao Zhennan’s jade slip. He was about to warn the other three heavenly kings to stand down when Su Xuan appeared.

The frail-looking Zhang Qixuan wailed, “I wouldn’t dare!”

Although Su Xuan had only sent his divine intent projection, Zhang Qixuan still didn’t dare act recklessly. It was difficult to estimate Su Xuan’s true power. Zhang Qixuan suspected that when they’d met at Prosperity Village years ago, Su Xuan had only been toying with them. He and Meng Jiangchu had sent their Divine Transformation Realm clones to Prosperity Village, but Su Xuan had been present in his main body.

Zhang Qixuan forced a smile. “Do you want me to ask the three of them to come back? Just in case they accidentally hurt Mr. Li?”

To his surprise, Su Xuan smirked. “Who said you need to call them back?”

Zhang Qixuan raised his eyebrows. He said worriedly, “Lu Xuan and the others aren’t weak…”

Su Xuan felt annoyed. He slapped Zhang Qixuan, throwing him to the ground of the main pavilion. It felt like a slap from the heavens; Zhang Qixuan hadn’t been able to stop it at all, and he was only facing a wisp of Su Xuan’s divine intent.

He swallowed hard.

“How could you look down on my grandson like that? They’re just some measly heavenly kings!” Su Xuan stood up, rested his hands on his back, and walked down the steps. “Let them resolve this on their own.”

Zhang Qixuan sighed in relief as Su Xuan walked away. Then all of a sudden, Su Xuan crouched down and stared at him blankly. His yellowed eyes were as deep as the abyss.

“Zhang Qixuan,” he warned coldly, “always consider the consequences of everything you do. Some things can be done; some things cannot.”

Su Xuan made no attempt to hide his murderous intent, and Zhang Qixuan felt as if he could be crushed like an ant at any moment. Cold sweat dripped from Zhang Qixuan’s forehead as panic began to set in.

Could it be… Does he know?!!!

Su Xuan patted Zhang Qixuan’s cheek. “If I wanted to kill you, it would be even easier than squashing an ant. Don’t think you’re good at hiding. I am watching. I have no peers below the Immortal World.”

Zhang Qixuan, lying on the ground, widened his eyes.

Su Xuan watched him slowly stand, then looked at him coldly.

“You don’t believe me?”

Crash!

He tossed a large head on the ground, its eyes staring up at Zhang Qixuan. A strange mark was visible between its eyebrows.

Zhang Qixuan turned pale.

Su Xuan said, “Go ask the immortals why they don’t dare to come down to the human realm.”

Su Xuan smiled. He crossed his arms and strolled out of the pavilion.

“Think about what you’ve done. If you do this again... I’ll bury you under the tree at the village entrance.”

He turned around, gave Zhang Qixuan a long look, and disappeared. After confirming that Su Xuan was gone, Zhang Qixuan began panting heavily. He scrambled out of the crater in a panic and put away the severed head.

His heart was racing. He was shaken to his core.

***

In the Southern Heavenly King’s Realm, Lu Xuan reached out into the void and pulled out a sword with flowing lights. He roared, “You don’t know what you’re getting yourself into!”

Duan Ming’s fan burst into flames, transforming into an iron fan that glinted coldly.

Meng Wanshu stepped forward. Her storage ring flashed as she handed Ye Feng a golden sword. Three sets of golden armor materialized around them, and a gigantic seal split into four, engulfing them all.

She tossed nine array trays into the air. A ten-thousand-zhang boundary loomed over them. She tapped the space beneath her foot, and a huge array formed. Six ancient emerald mirrors levitated outside the boundary. All the spirit qi within the array poured into their bodies, so thick and pure that they could absorb it directly without cultivating.

Ye Feng and Li Guanqi’s eyes widened. They knew Meng Wanshu had a lot of magical treasures, but they hadn’t expected so many.