When the smoke and dust had settled, the rain stopped too. The storm clouds dispersed and the sky was clear for thousands of kilometers. Rays of golden light shone down. A rainbow arched in the horizon.
Xiao Chen stepped toward Ling Yingfeng lying in the rubble. His gaze was icy like a cold sword.
Ling Yingfeng was already badly injured. Blood gushed out from his mouth. He was about to utter the words, "I admit defeat" when Xiao Chen stabbed a few fingers at his body, sealing his speech acupoint.
"You want to admit defeat? That's too easy!" Xiao Chen suddenly trampled a foot heavily on his face. Ling Yingfeng's face was covered with blood. He clenched his teeth. "Lad... there will be no place for you in Violet Manor in the future!"
"The Ling family? What's so great about that?" After these words, he stamped another foot on his shoulder. "Crack!" He seemed to have crushed his shoulder blade.
"What a pity Senior Sis
In the distance, the Qing ambassador saw that both men had stopped. He yelled, "Why are you standing still? Defeat him quickly!" Leng Ningfeng stretched out his hand and stared coldly at Xiao Chen. "I have told you I will concede you three moves! There are two more! After you!" Xiao Chen gave a little start. If he had sneaked an attack on Xiao Chen, he would have caught him unawares. Although he was a Fallen Devil, why did he sense that this man prefered not to associate with despicable people? However, he ought not worry about this man's character now but how he should play his next two notes. That earlier string pluck had exerted almost half his True Qi. If he could not vanquish him with his next two plucks, he would surely lose. "Why? Have you run out of energy to pluck your zither strings?" Leng Ningfeng smiled faintly upon seeing him freeze by the zither. Xiao Chen ignored him and settled his Qi to his abdome
"Thank you, Young Master Han, for your kind understanding." The guards began to employ their mystic arts to search. After some time, they nodded and smiled. "This way please, Young Master Han." Xiao Chen nodded and strode into the grand hall. The Divine Archean Zither was really just a zither string from the Fuxi Zither. Naturally, he could hide it in the Nine-heaven Jade Pendant. When the two guards saw no divine zither in his Divine Vessel, they let him in. Liu Fenghuang had almost completely recovered from her injury. She sat beside Liu Yunzheng. Xiao Chen did not see Luo Shangyan. He walked over to the Teal Jade Sect disciples and paid his respect to Liu Yunzheng. "Master." This might be the last time he addressed him thus. Liu Yunzheng nodded, smiled and made him sit. After some time, the other sects started to enter and take their places. Finally, Yu Wenji and his Empress, together with Princess Xuanyue, strolled in. Only
"Heartless Palace!" The name shook everyone's hearts. The unique Illusive-Immortal Incense from Heartless Palace was different from an ordinary Illusive-Immortal Incense. Once you inhaled it, you would not be able to exert your True Energy for several hours, no matter how highly cultivated you were. Suddenly, sword radiances streaked out. The 12 ravishing dancers had reverted to their original attires. The company cried in alarm, "They are really from the Heartless Palace! Really from Heartless Palace!" For a brief moment, everyone felt an imminent disaster about to descend on their heads. Although the Heartless Palace did not belong to the Devil's Practice, they had no contact with the other sects. Their eccentric temperament meant that their every disciple would kill at the drop of a hat. Finally, they realized when they had been poisoned. The wine was laced with the incense, the scent from the dancers' bodies as well. The poison would tak
Chu Lingjiao and the others were waiting ahead. They had summoned a Flying-cloud Stone. When they saw him, they did not say anything. The company leapt up the Flying-cloud Stone and soared toward Dragon Meridian Mountains. At dusk, the Flying-cloud Stone finally landed in the Dragon Meridian Mountains. The company went into the forest below. Chu Lingjiao said, "Well, I have brought your friend out. Can you let me have the divine zither now?" Xiao Chen walked to Luo Shangyan's side and sighed. "Senior Sister Chu, I'm sorry, I cannot let you have the zither." "What!" Chu Lingjiao's countenance changed. The 12 Heartless Palace disciples saw this and instantly surrounded the two. "This zither is too important to me. I cannot let Senior Sister Chu have it. But I can do you a favor in future to thank you... " Before he had finished, Chu Lingjiao had yelled out coldly. "I don't need you to do me a favor! I just want the
Two of them entered the town. Xiao Chen sold the low-grade Demonic Beast Internal Elixirs and earned several dozens silver ingots. By now, they were extremely tired. The inns that they looked up had no rooms. At long last, they settled in a small inn. They ordered a few random dishes. Soon, this small inn at the corner of the street filled up. The hall was bustling and people talked loudly. "Haven't you heard? A disciple of the Ancient Immortal Clan turned up at the Immortals League Competition!" "I have! He set up formations, condensed his Qi into blades, conjured up illusionary doubles... he even summoned an archean dragon in the end. Oh ho, the disciples of the Ancient Immortal Clan are all turning up. Looks like our continent will be very lively these days!" "But I heard that he betrayed the Zhou State yesterday. Seemed to be forcing Princess Xuanye to marry him. He and the Zhou Emperor fell out... " Xiao Chen
Ling Yuxuan guffawed. "Since you don't wish to go back, you might as well stay with the Ling Family... " He pulled her arm. Su Wan jerked his hand loose and frowned. "I am your cousin. You'd better not get fresh with me! You're already so old. Time to get married!" Ling Yuxuan placed his hand on the back of his brain. "What's the hurry? My elder brother isn't married as well, is he?" "Talking about your elder brother, what happened to him? Who was that Han Chen or Xiao Chen?" Two streaks of cold light gleamed out from Ling Yuxuan's eyes. "He'd better not meet me. Or I will crush his bones and send their dust flying!" "You? With your skills? Tut, tut! Even your elder brother can't beat him... " "Hey, what do you mean?... What do you mean by 'with your skills'? If it wasn't because of the Restriction in the Human World, I would be Lvl 2 Foundation Building Realm!" "Can't be bothered with
"Let's go." Xiao Chen thought no more. With his present cultivation, he could not fight 15 early-staged Foundation Building Realm Cultivators. He pulled Luo Shangyan up and dashed away. If they could survive until dusk, these assassins would then be unable to release their Divine Sense. Then, it would be far easier for them to escape. After running for nearly an hour, the sky finally darkened. A mountain chain appeared. Yet several men were still after them. Clenching his teeth, Xiao Chen dragged Luo Shangyan and dashed into the mountain forest. If he had executed the Immortal-override Steps, he would have shaken them off. But now he needed to evade the flying swords and had to take care of Luo Shangyan. They could only run at the same speed as the assassins. Luckily, the sky had dimmed and there was a large mountain ahead. When night had completely fallen, they could escape. A strong wind assaulted him from behind. Xiao Chen condensed his Qi into a blade
Luo Shangyan heard the noise and opened her eyes. She watched the half-illusionary, half-substantial Xiao Chen, who now resembled a Deity or a Devil. She said hesitatingly, "Junior Brother Xiao... " Xiao Chen finally came around. His Soul could not leave his body for too long, or he might not be able to return and would be left scattered. He turned back to look. His body was lying quietly in the mud. The Immortal-Binding Rope had loosened. The Immortal-Binding Rope could only bind a living thing. As long as the person it bound was still alive, it would never come loose. Although a Cultivator could execute mystic arts to make his Soul come out of the body, his body would still be alive. Why had the Immortal-Binding Rope come loose? Was his body... He had no time to carefully ponder. He quickly shifted his Soul back into his body. He finally opened his eyes after a long time. Ling Yuxuan's Heart Meridians had been shattered by his blow. Blood