"Junior Brother, are you still so stubborn?"

On the terrace, the debate between the senior and junior disciples resumed.

Even though their last conversation wasn't pleasant, Zhengtian Taoist still hadn't given up on persuading Lin Zixiao.

Lin Zixiao was one of the top warriors in the Divinity Realm, with a possibility to advance to the Realm of Ultimate Strength in the future. Ji Chengtian valued Lin Zixiao highly, even more than the entire Shenxiao Dao.

In fact, if it weren't for Zhengtian Taoist's hasty actions, Ji Chengtian would have had plenty of time to gradually erode Lin Zixiao's persistence.

Tomorrow, Ji Chengtian planned to host a banquet to invite Lin Zixiao, attempting to clarify the advantages and disadvantages, persuading him to join his ranks.

"Senior Brother, it's you who are stubborn." Lin Zixiao shook his head and said.

Blinded by family ties, Lin Zixiao couldn't understand Zhengtian Taoist's emphasis on his relationship with his grandson and naturally couldn't agree with Zhengtian Taoist's actions.

The long lifespan in the Divinity Realm made one regard familial feelings lightly. As a Daoist, Lin Zixiao even more so couldn't comprehend Zhengtian Taoist's slightly irrational emotions.

Not to mention, Zhengtian Taoist's affection for his grandson seemed unnatural; even an ordinary grandfather wouldn't dot on his grandson to such an extent.

One could only say that everything has its own fate. If it weren't for Zhengtian Taoist's excessive pampering of his grandson, the Shenxiao Dao wouldn't be facing the current predicaments.

Similarly, if Shenxiao Dao hadn't encountered such adversity, Lin Zixiao wouldn't want Qu Zhen dead.

'Now, it's about time.'

Lin Zixiao's eyes burned as he gazed towards the East City Gate.

That was where Qu Zhen was expected to exit the city today.

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Somewhere in the wilderness of Xuanzhou, a streak of lightning flashed from the sky, revealing Qu Zhen's figure upon landing.

Determined to find the woman in black and avenge his past humiliation, Qu Zhen didn't hesitate to use the flying secret technique "Thunderclap and Lightning Escape," expending a large amount of True Qi to rush here swiftly.

By the time he landed, even his vast True Qi cultivated through the "Sky-Supporting Great One Technique" was nearly depleted.

Qu Zhen took out a Dragon and Tiger Pill, swallowed it, and began practicing to digest and replenish his True Qi.

Zhang Xuanji, a fellow disciple of the Shenxiao Dao, had developed the Dragon and Tiger Pill out of his research on the Dragon Tiger Golden Pill, and the sect naturally had a sufficient supply in stock.

Though the pill was precious, for someone of Qu Zhen's status, it was nothing out of the ordinary. His grandfather now wielded considerable power within the Shenxiao Dao; was there anything he could not have?

After a short break to replenish his True Qi, Qu Zhen, with an expectant smile, set out on the mountain path.

With his True Pill Realm capabilities, the rugged mountain paths couldn't impede him. In just a little over a quarter of an hour, he had nearly searched through half the mountain and finally discovered a thatched cottage.

As he approached the cottage, the black shadow with its back turned to him came into his view.

"Hoo—"

The familiar silhouette made Qu Zhen's breathing instantly roughen; it was a figure etched into his heart, one he dreamed of day and night.

"Finally found you, you bitch!"

"A year! An entire year! Do you know how I've spent this year? Thinking of you day and night, thinking of tearing you apart, killing you, slicing you into a thousand pieces!!"

Qu Zhen cried out, his distorted face showing a sinister killing intent.

Since his recovery, it had been nearly a year. The experiences he went through, along with the subsequent nightmares that plagued him, had twisted the psyche of this once Righteous Sect adhering man-child into such a state.

Then, what responded to his year-long yearning was the sinister green Sword Light, swift Sword Qi.

Xuanyin Twelve Swordsmen·Qiankun Renwoxing.

When the heart reaches, the sword follows; the Sword Qi was so fast that Qu Zhen couldn't dodge it. Even the protective Thunder and Lightning Gang Qi couldn't fend off this Xuanyin Sword.

However, the Sword Qi was still blasted away.

Flashes of Thunder Light, and Qu Zhen's ascending clothes burst apart, revealing the blue electric-glow flickering soft armor beneath.

Since the last time he was nearly killed, Zhengtian Taoist was extremely worried about Qu Zhen's safety. The Zha Lei Divine Armor was an artifact Zhengtian Taoist specifically chose to protect Qu Zhen.

Though soft armor, the electric glow contained within was sufficient to withstand a full-force strike from a Divinity Realm warrior, and it could even reduce the attack power from True Pill Realm and below by seventy percent.

As long as Qu Zhen didn't seek death, in the chaos of the current world, he could remain unharmed.

The world was vast, and Divinity Realm warriors were not that easy to encounter. Although Qing Yu regularly faced enemies above the Divinity Realm, it was because his realm level warranted such opponents; non-Divinity Realm warriors weren't even qualified to be his enemies.

Of course, there was another exception, and that was the current situation of Qu Zhen being targeted by a Divinity Realm warrior.

The presence of a Sword Maiden proved she had enough power to kill Qu Zhen.

"Splitting Universe Majesty."

A powerful technique emerged; the Sword Maiden wielded the Unreal Demon Sword, and the howling Qi Force shattered space and splintered the universe, descending with boundless sharpness.

Splitting Universe Majesty had an exceptionally sharp Qi Force, further enhanced by the Unreal Sword's copied and mimicked utmost sharpness, its power exceeding the threshold of the True Pill Realm, killing any it encountered.

With the Heavenly Demon Weapon, the powerful technique, and the Sword Maiden's overwhelming strength over Qu Zhen, the disparity in combat ability between the two had reached a level of despair.

Darkness, despair; Qu Zhen seemed to return to that time last year when confronted with death, the deep despair suffocated him.

"Ah—"

Crying out, fear forced out potential, Qu Zhen unleashed thunder with all his might, channeling all his power into this one move.

"Crack—"

Lightning flared brilliantly, and the brief intense brightness lit up the dim mountainside in glaring white.

Amid the brightness, the black figure wielded the sword to slice apart the thunderbolt, then executed four consecutive sword strikes that severed four limbs, leaving behind only a torso clad in the Zha Lei Divine Armor.

"Bang—"

The torso dropped to the ground, rolling downhill, but the golden long sword that stabbed through it pinned it firmly to the ground.

"Ahhh—"

Zha Lei Divine Armor couldn't shield against the edge of Wu Wang; Qu Zhen screamed, reliving the scene from a year ago. But this time, no one would save him in time.

"Puff puff puff······"

Just like a punctured balloon, Sword Qi burst from inside out, riddling Qu Zhen's body with countless holes. Combined with the wounds on his limbs, Qu Zhen lost the strength to scream within mere two breaths.

Another two breaths and Qu Zhen bled to death, just like that.

The Sword Maiden hadn't said a word the entire time; after confirming her target was dead, she withdrew her sword and left. To her, Qu Zhen wasn't worth retaining in her memory; without the Mirror Master's order to kill this man, she might not have recalled almost having killed him in the past.

Four hours later, Shenxiao Dao disciples who followed Qu Zhen arrived. After a thorough search, they found Qu Zhen's unrestful corpse.

Looking at the body, all present had ashen complexions, knowing they were in deep trouble.

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