A crime before the disciple! Offerings of shredded meat for Martial Uncle Su!
Thirty miles from the foot of Qinglan Sect Mountain lay Taoyuan Village.
A young man, clothes tattered and body covered in wounds, ran towards the village entrance, his face a mask of terror.
A monster of the Sword Dao! he thought. I never expected such an incredibly rare Sword Dao monster to appear in the Qinglan Sect! I've only read three chapters of the original story, but I'm certain the Qinglan Sect definitely doesn't have a boss like that! Otherwise, the protagonist Ye Chen would have been crushed long ago. How could he have ever risen to prominence? Forget it, no more thinking! I barely managed to sacrifice my body to escape at the last critical moment. Right now, getting back to my sect is the priority!
Xiao Cheng still shuddered, remembering the terrifying Divine Skills his opponent had used—transforming into a veritable river of Sword Qi! He had a gut feeling: if he hadn't fled when he did, even with the Undying Method of Ghoul protecting his physical body, his Divine Soul would inevitably have been annihilated!
Upon entering Taoyuan Village, Xiao Cheng walked along the main street into the bustling marketplace, renewed panic gripping him.
It turned out he was congenitally bad with directions. During his recent escape—sacrificing his body in his haste—he had left all his junior martial brothers from the Kunlun Sect behind!
This won't do. I need to grab someone to lead the way quickly, in case that Lin Xiao, in his madness, tracks me down!
He made up his mind and scanned his surroundings.
He then spotted a one-armed teenager dressed in black, exuding a somber aura, selecting medicinal herbs in front of an apothecary.
This person has a Qinglan Sect Daoist token tied to his waist; he must be a Disciple of the Qinglan Sect! Xiao Cheng mused. Alright, I'll just grab this unlucky bastard. Once I reach Kunlun Mountain, I'll kill him with a single strike to vent some of this lingering fury!
His decision made, he strode brazenly forward.
Although he had just sacrificed his body, leaving his physical form extremely weak and his cultivation level at only twenty to thirty percent of its original strength, it was still more than enough to bully a mere servant Disciple responsible for procurement.
Therefore, he didn't even bother drawing his sword, instead slowly approaching the young man from behind.
Damn it! the youth fumed internally, unaware of the figure behind him. That old scoundrel, the Blood Demon, has humiliated me far too much! While he's in secluded cultivation, he actually orders me, a dignified, Heaven-mandated Princely Heir, to run errands and do chores for him! Shouldn't this kind of task be handled by small fry like Yuanyi?
Taoyuan Village was a rare spirit-gathering blessed land, frequented by many itinerant cultivators. The young man continued to mutter his complaints:
Forget it, forget it. According to that Blood Demon, after Yuanyi sets up the 'death trap' during Lin Xiao's wedding night, it will be another five or six days before he can break his seal! And the moment he breaks free will be when his Spirit Body is at its weakest! At that time, I'll strike him when he's vulnerable! I'll seize his Demon Core origin! The moment for me, Ye Wudi, to shake the world with my fame and reclaim my past glory will finally arrive! And the next step will be to use the cruelest methods to torture that dog Lin Xiao!
Lost in thought, a wild, arrogant smile spread across the young man's lips.
Just then, a rough voice sounded from behind him.
Ye Chen's body tensed, and he slowly turned around.
He saw a young cultivator of about his own age, possessing an extraordinary aura.
"Are you talking to me?" Ye Chen frowned, instinctively tightening his grip on his sword case.
"Obviously!" Xiao Cheng, who rarely wasted time on such ant-like NPCs, got straight to the point, "I am Daoist Xiao Cheng of the Kunlun Sect. I'm passing through and have lost my bearings. You! Lead the way for me at once. When we return to the Kunlun Sect, I, this Daoist, will certainly not treat you unfairly."
Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, then his face flushed with anger!
To think that I, Ye Wudi, since my debut, have never had anyone dare to speak to me so arrogantly, aside from that nemesis on Divine Phoenix Peak! Damn it! Within the entire Qinglan Sect's territory, besides Lin Xiao, no one is allowed to be more arrogant than me, Ye Wudi! Wait... why 'besides Lin Xiao'? Could it be... I've already subconsciously accepted that I'm beneath that guy? Forget it! Never mind that for now! I'll deal with this page boy first!
Ye Chen dismissed these thoughts, his pitch-black eyes coldly fixated on the other party. "What bullshit Daoist? Do you even know who I am, huh?"
"Just an ant. Does it even matter who you are?" The man sneered, apparently having run out of patience. With a flick of his fingers, he summoned his Daoist Sword!
"Follow me north at once! Otherwise... you'll be courting death!"
The man's gaze was chillingly sharp, his Daoist Sword aimed at the one-armed youth, his eyes allowing no room for defiance.
Ye Chen was momentarily stunned. He felt a strange sense of déjà vu from the man's words!
The next instant, the Princely Heir of Beichuan, who had long endured oppression from all sides and borne countless humiliations, exploded with emotion. He drew his Immortal Sword and unleashed a furious strike at the man!
This sword strike contained all the power of the Demon in his Daoist Mind!
He believed it capable of slaying a Nascent Soul cultivator!
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With the Beichuan Princely Heir's roar, a terrifyingly domineering wave of Five Elements Annihilation Sword Qi swept forth.
It was only at this moment that Xiao Cheng, the Daoist of the Kunlun Sect, finally realized something.
It turned out... the servant Disciple he'd dismissed actually possessed strength on par with Lin Xiao!
What the hell kind of monsters are all these people in the Qinglan Sect?! he despaired. If I had known this earlier, after I pressed 'F' and messed with that 300-jin Master's wife that day, I should have fled the scene immediately! If I had left the scene, I wouldn't have run into Master. If Master hadn't caught me, I wouldn't have been forced to accept the Qinglan Sect's invitation, and then I wouldn't have encountered these two monsters!
The final, deafening sound reverberated in his ears.