“Go!” Chen Zheng gritted his teeth and roared, taking a step into the teleportation formation.

WHOOSH! Inside the ancient city, thousands of lights suddenly flared to life.

In the next moment, with a chorus of whooshes, thousands of Qing Ming Sect disciples entered the teleportation formation.

BOOM!

Chen Zheng activated the teleportation formation.

HUM!

With a flash of light, the thousands of Qing Ming Sect cultivators in the ancient city vanished.

BOOM!

At that exact moment on Planet Heavenly King, a boundless aura shot into the sky. It was followed by an extremely cold voice that swept across the entire ancient star.

“Qingyang Swordmaster! Come to the Qing Ming Sect at once and receive your punishment!”

“You have violated the laws of the Qing Ming Sect!”

“The Qing Ming Sect has governed Planet Heavenly King for ten thousand years; we will not tolerate your reckless actions! I advise you to surrender willingly to avoid physical suffering!”

BOOM!

A wave of Sword Intent pressed down on the Qingyang Swordmaster!

On Planet Heavenly King, all cultivators—aside from the ordinary ones inside the ancient city—wore looks of shock.

“A Profound Immortal!”

“A Profound Immortal has appeared on Planet Heavenly King!”

“Run!”

Inside the ancient city, mortals and cultivators alike were terrified, scrambling over one another as they rushed toward the central square.

WHOOSH!

At that moment, a brilliant Sword Intent swept across the sky above Planet Heavenly King, making every living being on the planet tremble in fear.

RUMBLE!

A single sword strike shattered the ancient city’s restrictive barrier.

The Qingyang Swordmaster, his white robes fluttering, descended from the sky. His gaze fell upon the altar in the square, and the corner of his mouth curled into a smirk. He threw a punch, blasting the altar to rubble. Then, he took out a Jade Talisman, crushed it, and shouted, “I am Qingyang Swordmaster, an Elder of the Xuantian Sect! Listen closely!”

WHOOSH!

Instantly, hundreds of divine senses tore through the air. Among them were the divine senses of the Qing Ming Sect Master and several of its great elders.

The Qing Ming Sect Master’s face was livid. When he got a clear look at the Qingyang Swordmaster, his expression grew even more grim.

“The Qing Ming Sect… I will annihilate the Qing Ming Sect. From this day forward, this star belongs to the Xuantian Sect! I don’t care who you are or where you come from. Anyone who dares to defy the decree of the Xuantian Sect will die!”

The white-robed, white-haired Xuantian Sect Elder was utterly cold. With a casual flick of his finger, a streak of sword light shot across the sky. SQUELCH! It pierced the Nascent Soul of a fleeing cultivator, who let out a final, wretched scream as it plummeted from the sky.

“A Profound Immortal!”

“You are a Profound Immortal Senior!”

Screams rang out from all over Planet Heavenly King.

“Dammit! We were unaware of your arrival, Profound Immortal Senior! We have given offense. Please, forgive us!”

With a low roar, a black-robed crone came soaring through the air. Her murky eyes locked onto the Qingyang Swordmaster, and she frowned slightly. “Qingyang Swordmaster, I am an Elder of the Qing Ming Sect! You killed our sect’s Young Master, and this Mistress will not let you go!”

“Qing Ming Sect? Hah. Nothing but ants.”

The Qingyang Swordmaster’s face was expressionless. With another wave of his hand, the black-robed crone’s physical body exploded, and even her Primordial Spirit was incinerated into ash.

The Qing Ming Sect Master drew in a sharp, cold breath. A Profound Immortal had just casually slain an Elder of the Qing Ming Sect!

GULP!

In the square, the remaining cultivators of the Qing Ming Sect trembled uncontrollably, seized by a terror so profound that the thought of resistance never even crossed their minds.

“Hmph! The Qing Ming Sect has stood on Planet Heavenly King for ten thousand years! How could a mere Profound Immortal dare to provoke us!”

Suddenly, a furious roar echoed from the heavens.

The next second, an elder descended from the sky. He was dressed in blood-red robes, holding a long, blood-drenched saber in his right hand.

This was a Profound Immortal.

Moreover, he was a Profound Immortal at the Great Perfection stage.

Recognizing the elder’s face, the Qing Ming Sect Master’s eyes lit up with excitement. He hurriedly bowed and said, “Greetings to Senior Blood Knife Old Demon!”

“Blood Knife Old Demon…”

“Blood Knife Old Demon is here!”

“Blood Knife Old Demon! They say he’s reached the half-step Immortal King realm and once killed an Immortal King in the Heavenly Martial Holy Domain!”

The other cultivators on Planet Heavenly King gasped upon hearing the elder’s name. This old man wasn’t just terrifyingly strong; he was a killing maniac! If a lunatic like him were to start a slaughter on Planet Heavenly King, the entire planet would likely turn into a sea of blood.

“Blood Knife Old Demon! Why is that old demon here?!”

Inside a tavern in the ancient city, several cultivators leaped to their feet in panic, turning to flee.

“Senior Blood Knife!” Chen Zheng’s eyes showed deep reverence as he saw the elder. He quickly clasped his hands in a respectful salute. “Junior Chen Zheng, Sect Master of the Qing Ming Sect, pays his respects to Senior Blood Knife!”

“Blood Knife Old Demon… Isn’t that the legendary ruthless expert who was just one step away from transcending his tribulation and ascending?”

“Legend says a sect once angered him, and he massacred their entire mountain, refining hundreds of their cultivators into blood slaves!”

“Why has such a vicious person come to Planet Heavenly King? Is he here to destroy it?”

Cultivators throughout the ancient city began to speculate on the Blood Knife Old Demon’s purpose. However, news quickly spread that Chen Zheng had invited the Profound Immortal Senior to suppress his counterpart. A Profound Immortal! Even on a ninth-rank star like Planet Heavenly King, that was the pinnacle of combat power.

The Qing Ming Sect Master sneered, “Who are you to cause trouble in my Qing Ming Sect and destroy the sacrificial artifact left by our patriarch? Do you really think the Qing Ming Sect is an easy target?”

“Qingyang Swordmaster!” At that moment, Blood Knife Old Demon’s gaze fell upon him. He let out a fierce roar, “Where is the Patriarch of my Qing Ming Sect!?”

What! He was the Qingyang Swordmaster! The cultivators on Planet Heavenly King were aghast.

Below, the Qing Ming Sect Master, Chen Zheng, roared, “Qingyang Swordmaster! Before the might of our Supreme Elder, you will kneel!” His body flickered as he pounced, spitting out two treasures from his mouth: a green banner and a three-foot green blade. The banner radiated a faint, cyan immortal light, while the blade glinted coldly.

CLANG!

With a sharp ring, the Qing Ming Sect Master spurred the banner onward. It transformed into a sword shadow that tore through the void and stabbed toward the Qingyang Swordmaster’s chest.

RIP!

The blade pierced straight through him.

“Haha! Qingyang Swordmaster! Is that all you’ve got? Did you think being a Profound Immortal meant you could act so wantonly? You’re wrong! Our Qing Ming Sect’s Supreme Elder reached the great perfection of the First-Grade Golden Core realm decades ago! Even if you are a Profound Immortal, you are no match for our Supreme Elder!” the Qing Ming Sect Master laughed arrogantly, a ferocious grin on his face. “Since you’re looking for death, I’ll be happy to oblige! Die!”

BOOM!

The banner erupted with a towering Sword Intent.

BANG!

However, just as the banner’s might was about to envelop the Qingyang Swordmaster, a black-and-white Immortal Sword suddenly appeared, blocking both the banner and its master.

CLANG!

The Immortal Sword and the Qingming Flag collided, sending sparks flying everywhere.

“What?!”

“That’s a peerless Immortal Sword!”

“The Qing Ming Sect Master used the Qingming Flag, one of the sect’s foundational treasures, to attack a Profound Immortal, and he still hasn’t taken him down!”

Everyone was astounded.

“Hm? An immortal artifact?” Blood Knife Old Demon narrowed his eyes, recognizing the Immortal Sword that the Qingyang Swordmaster had summoned.

WHOOSH!

The moment the Qing Ming Sect Master saw the Immortal Sword, his pupils shrank violently.

“Hmph!” Blood Knife Old Demon snorted again. “A mere Profound Immortal. Even if you command an Innate Immortal Spirit Vein, you couldn’t possibly possess an Immortal Sword. You must be relying on some external force to withstand my Qing Ming Sect’s greatest treasure! Little thing, surrender obediently, and I will spare your life. If you refuse, I will make you pray for death!”

“Oh? So you want to capture me alive,” the Qingyang Swordmaster said, glancing indifferently at Blood Knife Old Demon.

“Haha!” Blood Knife Old Demon laughed uproariously before his voice turned mercilessly cold. “Boy, do you have any idea who you’re facing? I am in the Profound Immortal realm, and while I haven’t stepped into the Quasi-Saint Domain, I am not far off! And you, a piece of Profound Immortal trash, dare call yourself an expert? I could kill you with a single breath!”

WHOOSH

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