A Nascent Soul Stage cultivator was killed instantly!

What in the hell kind of monster is this?!

“You! Don’t come any closer! You… stay away from me! I have cultivated for thirty million years! I am not afraid of death! I would rather die than surrender!” the Ziyun Sect Master shrieked, trembling.

“Are you sure?” Chen Zheng shook his head slightly, then casually pointed a finger and poked the Ziyun Sect Master on the forehead.

SPLAT!

Immediately, blood dripped from the wound.

“Don’t kill me! I was wrong, I was truly wrong! I shouldn’t have been driven by lust! Spare me! Please, spare me! I am the Sect Master of the Ziyun Sect! I am a cultivator at the peak of the Heavenly Emperor stage! You can’t kill me!” the Ziyun Sect Master howled, mustering all his strength to protect his sea of consciousness. At that moment, he couldn’t even self-destruct if he wanted to. He had discovered something incredibly strange: his Dao foundation and cultivation base had been completely sealed!

He couldn’t channel any of his power at all.

It’s over! I’m truly finished this time! I, the esteemed Sect Master of the Ziyun Sect, spent thirty million years cultivating to reach the peak of the Heavenly Emperor stage! And today, I was actually defeated by a young man!

“I am the Ziyun Sect Master! If you dare to kill me, you will make an enemy of the entire Immortal Martial World! You may be powerful, but you are no match for the cultivators of the Immortal Martial World!” the Ziyun Sect Master roared madly. He looked at the little loli and yelled, “Little Daji, save me! Hurry and save me! You are also a disciple of the Ziyun Sect! You don’t want the sect to be destroyed, do you?”

“I… I need to think about it,” the little loli replied weakly after a moment’s hesitation.

“You! Little Daji!”

The Ziyun Sect Master was so enraged he nearly fainted.

CRASH!

Suddenly, the sound of something shattering echoed from within the Ziyun Sect.

Hmm? An ancient treasure just destroyed itself!

“Haha! You will never get your hands on my Purple Mist Secret Key unless I’m dead!” the Ziyun Sect Master yelled ferociously.

BOOM! BOOM!

Thunder rolled above Ziyun Mountain as terrifying beams of sword light descended. These beams were formed from pure Sword Intent. The other cultivators hurriedly retreated at the sight.

“The Purple Firmament Sword Art!” a powerful cultivator exclaimed, instantly recognizing the divine swords hanging above the Ziyun Sect. A name was engraved upon each divine sword, and every name radiated a terrifying aura.

Ziyun Mountain housed hundreds of divine weapons, but all of them were damaged. Of these hundreds of weapons, only about a dozen were Quasi-Immortal Artifacts; the rest were Demi-Immortal or True Immortal grade. These divine weapons all belonged to an ancient legacy that was once said to be one of the top powers in the Immortal Martial World. Of course, that ancient legacy had long since declined.

“Hmph! Mere marks from the Way of the Sword!” Chen Zheng snorted. With a single gulping motion of his right hand, he absorbed all the sword marks. In an instant, his body was covered in them.

“Eh?” The Ziyun Sect Master exclaimed in surprise as he got a clear look at the dense sword marks covering Chen Zheng’s body, but he immediately followed it with a vicious sneer. “I am the reincarnation of a sage! You can’t kill me! I just need to sleep for another thousand years to recover. After a thousand years, I will surely crush you! I will personally behead you then! Heh heh heh!”

FLASH!

The moment the words left his mouth, the Ziyun Sect Master was enveloped in an immortal light and vanished.

“Where’s the Sect Master?!”

“Where did the Sect Master go?”

“That guy didn’t kill him, did he?!”

The disciples of the Ziyun Sect were completely dumbfounded.

“Little Daji, let’s find a quiet place to play,” Chen Zheng said as he put away the Green Abyss Divine Pearl. He formed a hand seal, and the little fox instantly transformed, perching obediently on his shoulder. He then produced a Jade Talisman and handed it to her. “Little Daji, use this Jade Talisman to contact a friend. Tell her we’re in danger.”

“Oh, okay!” Little Daji nodded.

WHOOSH!

The little fox vanished in a flash, appearing outside the Ziyun Sect a moment later.

“Huh?”

“Is that… the little fox?”

“What kind of technique is that?!”

The Ziyun Sect disciples were utterly shocked.

“S-Senior Brother… that… little fox… seems to have an extraordinary bloodline, just like Eldest Senior Sister. I’ve heard the sect elders mention that those with noble bloodlines are born with heaven-defying abilities. That technique just now… it must have been the… the little fox’s doing, right…?” a core disciple of the Ziyun Sect whispered.

“Then… why did that man have her contact a friend? Could it be that he knows our Ziyun Sect’s Master has an extraordinary background, so he deliberately had her contact that friend?”

“Who is this friend? Could she be a Heavenly Lord? Or a Holy Emperor?”

The Ziyun Sect disciples grew even more confused.

「The Immortal Ruins.」

It was a massive city, spanning thousands of acres. A majestic palace stood in its center, and within the palace were several figures. The one at the head was a man in a red robe. Seated beside him were two young women, each with a lotus-flower marking between her eyebrows.

“Father, do you think Ancestor Chen will come here? I heard a rare treasure has appeared at the Ziyun Sect on Ziyun Mountain. If he obtains a great fortune there, he might make his way to the mountain,” one of the young women said, glancing worriedly at the flame totem on the red-robed man’s forehead. Her gaze then swept over two other figures, and she lowered her voice. “Father, those two brats escaped from Donghua Continent. Are you really taking them to the Ziyun Sect? That place is the territory of fiends from the Demon Realm. They are of the Demon Race. If you bring them there, I’m afraid…”

“Insolence!” the red-robed man roared, cutting her off. “I am the Crown Prince of the Fire Spirit Holy Dynasty. Do I need you to teach me how to conduct my affairs?”

“I wouldn’t dare!” The young woman panicked, hastily lowering her head and not daring to utter another word.

“Hmph!” The red-robed man harrumphed, glancing at the two girls beside him. The flame pattern on his forehead suddenly shifted, its color changing from fiery red to dark gold as it released an overwhelmingly majestic aura.

WHOOSH!

His daughter and the two girls trembled in unison, and feeling the immense pressure of his majesty, they all fell to their knees.

“We pay our respects to the Holy Son!” the two girls spoke respectfully.

“You may leave now. I have some questions for them,” the man in red said indifferently.

“Yes!” his daughter replied, leaving the main hall with her head bowed.

“Little thing, what’s your name?” the man in red asked, sizing up the small creature known as Xiao Gu. The corners of his mouth curved into a smirk as he suddenly reached out and grabbed for it.

BOOM!

The small creature’s body shuddered.

WHOOSH!

It was instantly enveloped in a reddish-gold fireball.

“Haha! This demonic beast is a Fire Qilin!” the man in red exclaimed in ecstasy. He then shouted, “Since you follow Chen Zheng, you must know what kind of existence he is! I am the Holy Son of the Fire Spirit Holy Dynasty! I am the future Fire Spirit Holy Emperor, and I am destined to rule over all the myriad realms!”

BOOM!

With a burst of fire, the fireball exploded.

WHOOSH!

A streak of light flew out.

“Hm? Where is my fire seed? How did my fire seed disappear?!” the red-robed man said, stunned.

My refined fire seed is gone! My fire seed wasn’t some ordinary seed; it was a divine fire seed I obtained in the Sacred Fire Realm! I relied on that divine fire seed and cultivated for thirty thousand years just to forge my Fire Spirit Holy Body, which is already comparable to a Heavenly Emperor! Yet, the fire seed vanished right before my eyes! This is an absolute humiliation!

“You…” he stammered, “You… who are you…?” The man in red snapped his head up, his gaze locking onto the small fox.

“Hee hee!” the little fox gave a cheeky grin.

The man in red froze. Is this little fox mocking me? How dare this little thing with its shallow foundation and trash-tier cultivation mock me?

“Hmph! Who do you think I am, that a lowly creature like you has the right to mock me? Considering you helped me a moment ago, I’ll spare your life. I will now bestow upon you a fire seed. Take it and scram!”

Abruptly, the dark golden flame totem on the man in red’s forehead lit up.

“A fire seed!” the small fox’s eyes instantly sparkled.

“Hmph! At least you know what’s good for you. Now, get lost!” the man in red said with a look of disdain.

“Hee hee!” The little fox grinned widely. A strange, eerie light appeared in its eyes, and then its pupils transformed into two black holes. With a powerful suction, they pulled the flame totem right off the red-robed man’s forehead and into them.

“Hm?” The man in red’s brows furrowed slightly.

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