Slave Empire [Complete] - 25 (End)

Volume Sixteen, Love and Hate, Chapter 379: The Scattering Flower Fairy
"Lin Yulian, the 149th generation disciple and current chief elder of the Sword Inquiry Pavilion, pays respects to Ancestor Xiao!"
Lin Yulian was casually held in Xiao Yaxian's hand, and the infusion of a wisp of immortal spiritual energy restored her excessively depleted true essence, greatly benefiting her. She immediately knelt down and said:
"It was this disciple who opened the Heavenly Gate and issued the Ruyi Summoning Order. Because the current Pavilion Master, Ling Hanyan, colluded with the foreign enemy Hua Ying to pass the position of Pavilion Master to a foreign race, the Sword Inquiry Pavilion and the Hua Long Continent are in imminent danger. I had no choice but to use the Ruyi Summoning Order. Please investigate, Ancestor Xiao!"
The "Ruyi Summoning Order" is one of the Sword Inquiry Pavilion's treasured artifacts. When used in conjunction with the "Heavenly Gate Technique," it can open a void gate leading to the cultivation world and maintain it for a period sufficient to summon senior experts from the Ruyi Sect to descend to the mortal realm.
The "Ruyi Summoning Token" is indirectly controlled by the elders of the Sword Inquiry Pavilion, and can only be used when the Ruyi Sect faces annihilation. Unexpectedly, Lin Yulian dared to use this magic weapon without authorization—this is the first time the Ruyi Sect has used it since the "Seven Dark Days"!
"Heh heh!"
Hua Yinghong sneered inwardly: Without Lin Aotian's instructions, Lin Yulian would never have dared to use the "Ruyi Summoning Token."
But Lin Aotian ordered Lin Yulian to summon Xiao Yaxian to the lower realm. Regardless of whether she could defeat Hua Yinghong and his backers, even if she won with her high cultivation as a Loose Immortal, once the matter is investigated and Lin Yulian's conspiracy with Yan Nanfei to plot against the Sword Inquiry Pavilion is exposed, it won't benefit them much; on the contrary, they might be expelled from the sect—Hua Yinghong was utterly puzzled by Lin Aotian's actions.
"Ling Hanyan, the 150th generation disciple, pays respects to Ancestor Xiao!"
Xiao Yaxian slightly withdrew her imposing aura, allowing "Fairy of the Misty Clouds" Ling Hanyan to finally catch her breath. She gracefully bowed and said, "This disciple has passed the position of Pavilion Master to the 151st generation disciple, Shui Xinyue. Elder Lin's words contain many inaccuracies. Please, Ancestor Xiao, discern the truth. Xinyue, come and greet Ancestor Xiao."
Indeed, the top-secret records of the Sword Inquiry Pavilion mention the 3rd generation Pavilion Master, "Fairy of Scattering Flowers," Xiao Yaxian. It is said that her temperament was sometimes as fiery as fire and sometimes as cold as ice. She had an extremely strong personality and a heavy bloodlust, yet she was also incredibly intelligent. She even created the unparalleled "Ruyi Jue" from a set of incomplete "All Streams Return to the Source" techniques from her sect, rising to become a top expert in the ancient Sacred Continent more than 2,000 years ago, where powerful figures were numerous and martial arts reigned supreme.
After Xiao Yaxian took over as the head of the Sword Inquiry Pavilion, she transformed the Ruyi Sect from a minor, low-ranking sect into a major sect in less than a century. Her contribution to the rise of the Ruyi Sect was immense, making her even more respected than the founding ancestor among all the ancestors of the Sword Inquiry Pavilion!
Even today, the Hidden Sword Cave still enshrines Xiao Yaxian's personal sword, the "Flying Flower Sword," and a portrait that is almost perfectly lifelike and captures her spirit.
Besides, with Xiao Yaxian's cultivation level and status as a Loose Immortal, she had no need to impersonate anyone.
"The 151st generation Pavilion Master, junior disciple Shui Xinyue, greets Fairy Xiao."
Xiao Yaxian's beautiful eyes flashed with a strange light. She could tell at a glance that Shui Xinyue, the 151st generation disciple who was not yet 20 years old, had already reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, far surpassing her master Ling Hanyan, who was only at the late-stage Golden Core realm!
The fact that someone from the Ruyi Sect's legacy on Penglai Immortal Island could cultivate to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm greatly surprised Xiao Yaxian. Surprisingly, Shui Xinyue remained unfazed by the powerful aura emanating from her, calmly bowing and addressing her as "Fairy Xiao" instead of the respectful "Ancestor Xiao" used by Lin Yulian and Ling Hanyan.
This was quite interesting. "Hehe, Shui Xinyue, what a good name. The young lady's name is beautiful, and she is even more beautiful, very nice!"
Xiao Yaxian suddenly smiled, pursing her lips. "Don't I look old enough? Why do they all like to call me Ancestor? Hmm, strange—"
Xiao Yaxian suddenly turned her delicate body, her clear gaze, filled with surprise, landing directly on Hua Yinghong in the audience. She suddenly became angry, saying, "So that's what's going on! It's you causing trouble. An early-stage Integration Realm cultivator is considered quite powerful in the cultivation world. What's your name? Which sect do you belong to? How dare you come to the mortal realm and cause trouble? Humph!—"
Hua Yinghong was startled, his heart filled with horror!
As expected of a Loose Immortal—Xiao Yaxian could vaguely sense that he was using the "Spiritual and Desire Dual Cultivation Technique" to firmly unite the spiritual power of Lian Jinghong and Li Hanshuang into one, supporting Shui Xinyue's ability to resist the Loose Immortal's aura!
What shocked Hua Yinghong even more was that Xiao Yaxian's unintentional soft "humph" actually shook his primordial spirit, almost causing him to lose control and have his nascent soul escape from his body!
What powerful Loose Immortal techniques!
"Hua Yinghong greets Fairy Xiao. I am currently the Marshal of the Free Army, a mere mortal without any sect or faction. Today, I have been invited to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Sword Inquiry Pavilion Master."
Hua Yinghong steadied himself and flew down to Shui Xinyue's side, staring intently at Xiao Yaxian's eyes, which shimmered like autumn water. He smiled calmly and said, "The 'foreigners' Elder Lin mentioned probably refer to my fiancée, Shui Xinyue, who has just assumed the position of Sword Inquiry Pavilion Master; the 'enemy' Elder Lin referred to might be me, for the army surrounding the Immortal Island is none other than my Free Army."
"Oh?"
Xiao Yaxian smiled in surprise, "You're quite interesting. You confessed so readily. You're incredibly audacious!"
"I, Hua, have always been bold and outspoken, and I have nothing to hide from others,"
Hua Yinghong said proudly. "However, one has no right to speak without investigation. Before investigating the facts, Fairy Xiao, it is best not to make any rash judgments, lest you be misled by petty people and do something wrong."
Hua Yinghong could talk and laugh freely when facing Nuwa's divine phoenix, Lixi, and even dared to seize the opportunity to extort her. How much more so would Xiao Yaxian, who was merely a rogue immortal?
With Hua Yinghong's cultivation at the early stage of the Integration Realm, he might not even be able to withstand a single move from a rogue immortal, and was simply not worth mentioning.
At this moment, Liu Yufei, Miao Youlan, Xue Qianqian, Liu Ju, Liu Lan, Feng Yanran, Nangong Chuchu, Bai Sisi, Liu Qinghe, Hua Jieyu, Cheng Huilin, and Hua Yinghong's primordial spirit avatar were forming a large array in the distance according to his instructions transmitted through divine sense. They were working together to continuously transmit spiritual power using the Dual Cultivation Technique of Spirit and Desire. In addition, Lian Jinghong, Li Hanshuang, and Shui Xinyue were also connecting their divine senses with him. In fact, Hua Yinghong had now gathered the spiritual power of 15 cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage to jointly resist Xiao Yaxian's outward aura. Therefore, he could still speak calmly, which surprised Xiao Yaxian quite a bit!
Xiao Yaxian's beautiful eyes showed even more surprise, but she smiled faintly and said, "You are really cute in your frankness. You won't even give an explanation? Don't be fooled by the fact that you have some cultivators supporting you with secret techniques and tens of thousands of troops under your command. If I were to take action, I could destroy them all without lifting a finger!"
"Reporting to Ancestor Xiao, the Free Army's massive attack on Penglai Immortal Island, relying on its superior weaponry, is undeniable. Hua Yinghong has no way to deny it."
Seeing that Xiao Yaxian was determined to thoroughly investigate the truth, Lin Yulian hurriedly interjected, "Shui Xinyue is clearly a descendant of a Japanese foreign race, yet Ling Hanyan insists on passing the position of Pavilion Master to her. Add to that the tens of thousands of Free Army troops pressing in, and it's clear they intend to utterly destroy the Wenjian Pavilion. Please, Ancestor, take action and capture them all; then everything will naturally become clear."
Lin Yulian had studied Hua Yinghong's character and conduct extensively, knowing he was someone who would never easily admit defeat or submit to anyone who seemed powerful—if Xiao Yaxian took matters into her own hands and forcibly took him away, then there would certainly be a good show to watch!
"Hehe! Fairy Xiao's magical power is boundless; naturally, she could wipe out tens of thousands of my Free Army soldiers in the blink of an eye,"
Hua Yinghong chuckled. "I just wonder if Fairy Xiao, if she were to target mortals, annihilating tens of thousands of lives and adding countless sins and inner demons to her list, would she still be confident of successfully surviving the next Heavenly Tribulation? Besides, I would never stand idly by while Fairy Xiao deals with her subordinates. If we were to fight with all our might, Fairy Xiao might not stand a chance of winning!"
—Sure enough, without Lin Yulian's provocation, Hua Yinghong had already automatically fallen into her trap!
"Hmph! You're only at the early stage of the Integration Realm, yet you dare challenge a Loose Immortal? You truly don't know your place!"
Xiao Yaxian's pretty face flushed with anger as she sneered, "Even ten more of you wouldn't be a match for me."
"Hua Yinghong is cunning; Ancestor Xiao
, be careful not to fall into his trap!" Lin Yulian, seeing the increasingly tense exchange between Hua Yinghong and Xiao Yaxian, secretly rejoiced and feigned concern, saying, "Hua Yinghong possesses several divine artifacts, their power immense."
"Divine artifacts?"
Xiao Yaxian's heart skipped a beat, but her face remained impassive. "Even with divine artifacts, it depends on who uses them. If one's cultivation is insufficient, even the best divine artifact is just an inanimate object, a pile of trash in my eyes."
Divine artifacts and immortal artifacts are things that people fight tooth and nail for in the cultivation world. Having a suitable divine artifact or immortal artifact in hand could potentially increase one's strength by several levels!
After failing her tribulation and dissolving into a rogue immortal, Xiao Yaxian endured countless hardships and, with the help of her fellow disciples from the Ruyi Sect, barely survived her first millennium tribulation. Now, nearly a thousand years have passed since the last tribulation, and she could face a second one at any moment. If she could possess a superior divine artifact, her chances of safely passing the tribulation would increase several times over! Moreover, she had heard that Hua Yinghong possessed several divine artifacts, which truly made Xiao Yaxian's heart flutter!
"Ha! Ha! Ha!..."
Hua Yinghong gently squeezed Shui Xinyue's hand, then leaped up and laughed wildly, "Fairy Xiao's boldness is no less than that of men, which I greatly admire. I am unworthy, but I dare to challenge Fairy Xiao, are you willing to make a bet?"
Xiao Yaxian's eyes lit up and she asked, "What are we betting on? How do we bet?"
Hua Yinghong's "demon eyes" stared intently into Xiao Yaxian's beautiful eyes and he said, "If I lose, I will present you with three top-grade divine artifacts; if Fairy Xiao loses, you must acknowledge that Shui Xinyue will succeed as the head of the Sword Inquiry Pavilion, and from now on, no one from the Ruyi Sect will be allowed to descend to the mortal realm to interfere with the affairs of the Hualong Continent."
Xiao Yaxian giggled and said, "That's very interesting, I'll bet with you! In addition, I'll add one more thing: if you lose, you and whatever Freedom Alliance you belong to will be at my disposal, and no matter which sect or faction you have backing, they will not be able to go back on their word!"
"I have already declared that I belong to no sect or faction, yet Fairy Xiao still suspects that I have a powerful backer?"
Hua Yinghong smiled faintly and continued, "In short, I can make the decision completely, so I will agree to Fairy Xiao's wager. However, I must add one condition: if Fairy Xiao loses, you and the twelve peaks of the Immortal Island under the Wenjian Pavilion will be at my disposal!"
"Alright! Even if you have a divine artifact, how could I lose to you?"
Xiao Yaxian agreed without hesitation. As a rogue immortal, she never imagined that she would lose to a Nascent Soul cultivator!
However, as a female rogue immortal, what would it mean if she lost the duel and was at Hua Yinghong's mercy?
"There's an uninhabited island a hundred miles to the south. To avoid harming innocent people, it would be better if we fought there,"
Hua Yinghong said. "But regarding security here—"
Xiao Yaxian nodded, slightly raising her aura and broadcasting her message: "Until I return from my duel with Hua Yinghong, no one is to provoke any trouble, or they will be my enemy!"
Thousands of exquisitely beautiful flowers continuously sprang from Xiao Yaxian's palms, landing on all sides of the summit of Dengyun Peak, forming a massive, invisible barrier, shrouded in celestial energy, dreamlike and ethereal.
Everyone on the summit of Dengyun Peak was overwhelmed by the power of the rogue immortal and the barrier, finding it hard to breathe!
Having witnessed such immortal techniques, and knowing that a mere flick of a finger or even a thought could take their lives—besides that freak Hua Yinghong, who would dare to be so foolish as to challenge such a terrifying enemy?
After Xiao Yaxian and Hua Yinghong vanished using "teleportation," the thousands of people on the summit of Dengyun Peak finally recovered from the oppressive feeling and returned to normal. Some of the lower-level Wenjian Pavilion disciples even fainted!

Inside Tianmen Cave,
Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei sat facing each other, focusing their energy and trying their best to control the fluctuations within their bodies. With the multiple layers of restrictions placed at the cave entrance, they expected to remain undetected by Xiao Yaxian and Hua Yinghong.
However, "Red-Eyebrow Spear God" Yan Chimei appeared energetic, showing no signs of injury whatsoever. —So, the injury he received from Hua Yinghong in front of Cangjian Cave was just a deliberate display of skill!
"Reporting to the Ancestor, Fairy Xiao, the Scattering Flower Fairy, has indeed received the Ruyi Summoning Order and descended to the mortal realm. She has now arranged to meet Hua Yinghong at an unnamed island a hundred miles south of the main island for a decisive battle."
Lin Yulian hurriedly entered the cave to report to Lin Aotian. "When should we begin our attack?"
Lin Aotian nodded and said, "With their cultivation levels, a hundred miles is a mere instantaneous distance. We cannot rush into action now. Yulian, go and arrange for people to keep a close watch on all those people on the summit of Dengyun Peak and report the latest developments immediately."
After Lin Yulian hurriedly left, Lin Aotian then said to Yan Chimei, "Brother Yan, I have already sent my trusted disciple to spread false information and then used the Ruyi Summoning Order to trick Xiao Yaxian into descending to the mortal realm. I wonder when your sect's experts will descend?"
"Brother Lin, rest assured, once Xiao Yaxian and Hua Yinghong are both severely injured, we will open the void gate and issue the unique Fire Swallow Summoning Order of my Yan Clan. The Divine Spear Sect will send at least three Loose Immortals down to the mortal realm, ensuring that Xiao Yaxian and Hua Yinghong have nowhere to escape."
Yan Chimei smiled faintly, "If we can successfully seize control of the Hua Long Continent this time and obtain the Nameless Heavenly Book and numerous divine and immortal artifacts, the strength of my Divine Spear Sect will greatly increase, and advancing to the next cultivation level will be a piece of cake, perhaps even taking the top spot. Brother Lin has made such a great contribution, and the Sect Master will surely reward you handsomely."

Volume Sixteen, Love and Hate, Chapter 380: The True Colors of a Lecher
"Brother Yan, this time..." " Assisting the Divine Spear Sect in plotting against our elders has already constituted a heinous crime of treason. Regarding the matter of my previous suggestion to cultivate together with your sister, please be sure to grant it."
Lin Aotian said with a hint of worry, "Furthermore, if we obtain the Nameless Heavenly Book from Hua Yinghong this time, I must be given a share to study. I have been cultivating for many years and have made considerable contributions to the Ruyi Sect, but because Xiao Yaxian strongly opposed teaching me profound techniques, my cultivation has stagnated at the late Nascent Soul stage for 50 years with little progress. Shen Ying, a mere junior, has been cultivating for many years, yet due to Xiao Yaxian's favor, she has already been promoted to the position of Inspector. Given time, I fear my position as Chief Inspector will be in jeopardy. The Ruyi Sect's unfair rewards and punishments truly frustrate me!"
"Brother Lin has rendered great service to the Divine Spear Sect this time, so it's only natural that you request to study the Wordless Heavenly Book; Brother Lin is fond of my younger sister and wishes to cultivate together, that's no problem either, leave it all to me!"
Yan Chimei raised his red eyebrows, a hint of pity flashing in his eyes, and chuckled, "However, the most important thing for cultivators is to be pure of heart and free from desires. Aren't you afraid that matters of love and lust will hinder your future ascension to the Immortal Realm and your ascension to the ranks of immortals?"
"All that talk about cultivating immortality by purifying the mind and reducing desires to improve one's realm is utter nonsense! Brother Yan, consider this: Hua Yinghong is nothing but a mortal, yet he's only been practicing martial arts for a few months and has already reached the early stage of the Integration Realm. Isn't that all because he's been cultivating with more than ten beautiful women, both spiritually
and physically?" Lin Aotian sneered coldly. "I've completely figured it out. In the mortal world, people used to say that there were no ages or seniority in the martial arts world. Now, the cultivation world doesn't care about seniority at all; it's all about strength. Improving your strength and cultivation is the most important thing. Without strength, your words will be treated like farts, and even younger generations can ride roughshod over you!"
"Hehe! To be honest, Brother Lin, I actually have several cultivation partners in the cultivation world. Otherwise, after so many years in the cultivation world, my talent and comprehension are far inferior to yours, and my cultivation level is nowhere near yours,"
Yan Chimei said with a lewd grin. "My Divine Spear Sect doesn't have as many stinking rules and regulations as the Ruyi Sect. As long as you're willing, you can cultivate and enjoy each other's company. Once you officially join our sect, you'll naturally know the infinite wonders. Hehe, Brother Lin, what do you think of Si Min?"
"Hehe! Her figure and appearance are top-notch, but I wonder how her cultivation skills are..."
Lin Aotian also revealed his true colors, leering, "Brother Yan, what do you think of Yu Lian? My Penglai Immortal Island has many female disciples, each one a peerless beauty. Although their true essence is weak, with some training, they could emulate the Yellow Emperor's ability to sleep with a hundred women at night and ascend to immortality in broad daylight, wouldn't that be a piece of cake?"
"I've heard that my Yan Hui Manor currently boasts countless beauties. When you and I brothers hold power, we might as well exchange ideas. That Shui Xinyue, known as the Lingbo Fairy, is truly a top-tier beauty; even the cultivation world would find it hard to find such a rare gem. Brother, I'll reserve her for now, shall I?"
Yan Chimei's red eyebrows twitched and danced, as if he truly had the situation under control, beaming with pride. "And that Ice Frost Fairy Li Hanshuang, the Heartless Fairy Lian Jinghong, and the Dancing Fairy He Keying, are all peerless beauties, one in a million. Hehe, Brother Lin, if you're willing to part with one or two..."
"Any female disciple of my Ruyi Sect who catches your eye, Brother Yan, just ask,"
Lin Aotian laughed. "I've heard that Yan Gongru, known as the Immortal Xiao of the Yan Hui Manor lineage, is also a top-tier beauty on the continent's list of beauties. I've already reserved her. Brother Yan, don't hesitate to part with her later!"
"Hahaha..."
These two like-minded fellows, perhaps having been minor figures in the cultivation world for too long and feeling too suppressed, were now, once they returned to the mortal realm and had the opportunity to wield power and control life and death, became increasingly animated as they spoke of beauties, their lewdness resurfacing unconsciously. Their vulgarity rivaled that of local thugs!

A hundred miles south of Penglai Immortal Island. On
an unnamed island within a ten-mile radius, the winds and clouds surged, thunder roared, and lightning flashed, the atmosphere suggesting an impending catastrophe and the end of the world!
Hua Yinghong's feet firmly planted on the ground, his mind and spirit merging with his Nascent Soul, fully unleashing his cultivation technique. His body was like a bottomless pit, absorbing endless天地元气 (heaven and earth energy).
Facing a powerful Loose Immortal like Xiao Yaxian, Hua Yinghong felt no fear, but rather a strange excitement. However, the powerful aura emanating from the Loose Immortal gave him a feeling of uncontrollable pressure, forcing him to go all out.
"Scattering Flower Fairy" Xiao Yaxian, her flowing ribbons and slender figure standing gracefully 50 meters in front of Hua Yinghong, watched with interest as he concentrated, giving him ample time to prepare. As a Loose Immortal, she disdained to strike first in front of a cultivator in the early stages of the Integration Realm.
Even in the cultivation world, "Scattering Flower Fairy" Xiao Yaxian was one of the most renowned powerhouses, the top expert relied upon by the Ruyi Sect. Even Mahayana stage experts who had survived the Heavenly Tribulation could only flee in her presence. Xiao Yaxian truly admired this young man, Hua Yinghong, for daring to challenge her.
Hua Yinghong's expression was solemn as he slowly raised his voice to Xiao Yaxian, "I know my cultivation is far inferior, so I will not hold back when I attack. Fairy Xiao, please be careful."
"Hehe! You really do seem to have some skill!"
Xiao Yaxian swayed gracefully, unable to resist giggling, "If you have any powerful moves or divine weapons, just use them and see if this fairy can withstand them."
"Splitting Mount Hua!"
Hua Yinghong brandished the Dragon Roar Blade, becoming one with the blade, transforming it into a ball of blade light that shot towards where Xiao Yaxian stood!
"Huh?"
Xiao Yaxian was surprised that Hua Yinghong would abandon the flying swords and magical treasures most commonly used by cultivators, and instead launch an attack using the most primitive method of close combat in the martial arts world.
Hua Yinghong's strike perfectly executed the essence of the "Three Forms of Breaking the Heavens," completely sealing off all possible angles from which Xiao Yaxian could dodge!
Even if the "God of Swords," Guan Shanyue, were here, he would have to admire the technique in terms of pure skill!
But this small display was of course no challenge to the founder of the Ruyi Sect, the "Fairy of Scattering Flowers"—Xiao Yaxian conjured a seven-colored peony about 3 meters long in her slender hand, with a stem as thick as a fist and a crown the size of a round table, and casually waved it, creating a floral shadow like a colorful sunset.
"Clang!"
Hua Yinghong's incomparably sharp Dragon Roar Blade struck the delicate peony as if cutting through metal, producing a crisp metallic clang!
Before ascending to the cultivation world, Xiao Yaxian's Ruyi Heart Sword had already been honed to a divine level, its power shaking the world. Now, wielding a flower as a sword, even in a pure swordsmanship contest, Hua Yinghong might not be her match, let alone with Pang Peihai's vast immortal energy infused within the seven-colored peony flower.
"Hehe, Fairy, what exquisite Ruyi Swordsmanship, what profound cultivation!"
Hua Yinghong unleashed a full-force strike, only to be sent flying more than 100 meters away by Xiao Yaxian's casual swing, his blood churning before he regained his footing!
With just one probing move, Hua Yinghong knew that the absolute difference in their strength was too great, and close-quarters combat would be ineffective.
"The difference in strength between a Nascent Soul cultivator and a Loose Immortal is far greater than you imagine. Even if I stand here without moving, you won't be able to break through my defenses or make me move even half a step,"
Xiao Yaxian said with a faint smile. "I advise you to admit defeat as soon as possible, obediently hand over the divine artifact, and await your fate. I don't think you're a bad person, so I won't make things too difficult for you."
"As the saying goes, humility brings benefit, while pride invites loss. Fairy Xiao's words are far too arrogant. If you stand still, I have a 90% chance of breaking through Fairy Xiao's defenses. Fairy, are you willing to take the bet?"
Hua Yinghong said with a "honest" smile, "I'm willing to add a divine artifact, the Rainbow Cloud Heavenly Robe, as a wager."
"Rainbow Cloud Heavenly Robe?"
Xiao Yaxian said with great surprise, "You have the legendary Rainbow Cloud Heavenly Robe, a superior-grade divine artifact personally crafted by the goddess Nuwa and the phoenix Lixi? Is it true?"
"Hehe! I never tell a lie in front of a beautiful woman."
Hua Yinghong chuckled lightly, a seven-colored robe as thin as gossamer flying from his hand, traversing dozens of meters of air before gently landing in Xiao Yaxian's hand. He laughed loudly, "With the item here, Fairy Xiao's experience and knowledge, you can tell its authenticity at a glance. With your cultivation, you should be able to unleash ninety percent of this divine artifact's power, surely enough to withstand the Second Nine Heavenly Tribulation?"
"More than the Second Nine Heavenly Tribulation. Each time a Heavenly Tribulation is overcome, a Loose Immortal's strength increases exponentially."
Xiao Yaxian sighed softly, "If I had such a divine artifact, I should have a chance to overcome the Fourth Nine Heavenly Tribulation, and live at least another 3000 years. Hua Yinghong, you're so generous in handing this divine artifact to me, aren't you afraid I'll keep it for myself?"
"Hehe! If Fairy Xiao were the type to seize treasures by force, she wouldn't be so easy to talk to; she would have already started snatching it."
Hua Yinghong said casually, "Since this item is so useful to you, Fairy, I'll take back what I used as a wager and consider it a gift to you."
"Oh? You're really generous, giving away such a divine artifact so casually. You're not just trying to do me a favor, are you?"
Xiao Yaxian put away her Rainbow Cloud Robe, her beautiful eyes sparkling with captivating charm. She chuckled softly, "No wonder you, despite not being particularly handsome, have captured the heart of the beautiful Shui Xinyue! I won't accept your gift for nothing. If you can force me to move three steps, I'll consider this a loss. If you lose this duel, I won't make things difficult for you."
"Fairy Xiao, you're far too arrogant."
Hua Yinghong was secretly pleased that his scheme had succeeded, but deliberately said, "You'd better put on the Rainbow Cloud Robe and see how I force you to take a single step!"
A small, emerald-green bow appeared in Hua Yinghong's hand—
the "Jade Bow" and "Sunset Arrow" crafted by a Nascent Soul stage expert. Could they pose a threat to a Loose Immortal?

More than 20 kilometers away, on another nameless deserted island.
Hua Yinghong's primordial spirit avatar sat in a triangle with Liu Yufei and Liu Qinghe in the center, while Miao Youlan, Xue Qianqian, Liu Lan, Liu Ju, Feng Yanran, Nangong Chuchu, Bai Sisi, Liu Qinghe, Hua Jieyu, and Cheng Huilin sat in a circle, forming a "Nine Palaces Three Talents Formation."
Within a 5-kilometer radius of the nameless island, the primordial energy of heaven and earth was frantically pulled down and poured into the "Nine Palaces Three Talents Formation." Bolts of lightning ripped through the sky, thunder roared, and the wind howled.
Hua Yinghong and the 11 beautiful women at the center of this formation were enveloped in a silvery light. Cultivators typically absorb primordial energy in a way that involves both intake and output, exchanging energy with heaven and earth, demonstrating their natural and peaceful state of mind and the balance of nature.
However, Hua Yinghong's "Nine Palaces Three Talents Formation" absorbed primordial energy in a way that only allowed it to enter without exiting, and at an incredibly fast speed! The sound of gusts of wind whipping up from all directions of the island, surging towards the formation like tornadoes, showed just how abnormally fast this formation absorbed primordial energy!
"It's ready here!"
Hua Yinghong's primordial spirit clone continuously converted the absorbed energy into spiritual power, rising at an incredible speed, while simultaneously transmitting divine thoughts to his main body.
"Alright! Transfer it here!"
Hua Yinghong smiled as he watched Xiao Yaxian, feeling the spiritual power emanating from his primordial spirit clone causing his nascent soul to expand rapidly. A continuous stream of heaven and earth energy was being converted into true energy, constantly flowing into the "Jade Bow" and "Sunset Arrow" in his hands. Suddenly, each bow and arrow emitted several meters of emerald light!
It turned out that Hua Yinghong's earlier test was merely a delaying tactic, allowing his primordial spirit clone to form the "Nine Palaces Three Talents Formation" with Liu Yufei, Liu Qinghe, and the other women, absorbing heaven and earth energy and converting it into spiritual power before secretly transferring it to him for the duel.
Facing a powerful rogue immortal like Xiao Yaxian, Hua Yinghong had no choice but to resort to such tricks—at least formally, it was still a one-man duel, not "cheating."
"Eh!"
Xiao Yaxian suddenly noticed Hua Yinghong's aura surging, his cultivation suddenly rising to the mid-stage of the Integration Realm, and still climbing. She couldn't help but exclaim in surprise again!
Could it be that Hua Yinghong, in order to win, would resort to some kind of evil technique similar to the demonic "Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique"?

At the Dragon Ascension Peak,
on the viewing platform of the Sword-Asking Ceremony, Hua Yinghong had secretly set up a "Dreamlike Restriction" for safety while arranging the flowerbeds for the Sword-Asking Ceremony.
Shui Xinyue, Lian Jinghong, and Li Hanshuang, hidden within the restriction, formed a "Three Talents Array," absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which they also converted into spiritual power and used the Dual Cultivation Technique to continuously transmit it to Hua Yinghong at the decisive battle location…
To defeat Xiao Yaxian with the weaker strength, Hua Yinghong had truly exhausted every means!

"Primordial Spirit Clone Technique!"
Hua Yinghong internally examined his divine sense and discovered that his Purple Mansion Nascent Soul had expanded wildly to the same height as his body, approaching the late stage of the Integration Realm, but it could no longer contain the massive influx of spiritual power and spiritual energy. He immediately released a Primordial Spirit Clone.
"Star Rings!"
Two golden "Star Rings" flew to a point dozens of meters above Hua Yinghong's main body and his primordial spirit clone, spinning rapidly and continuously gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Rings of tangible golden light emanated from them, extending over 30 meters! The presence
of two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators and two divine artifacts finally caused Xiao Yaxian, who had been standing there with a smile and graceful bearing, to slightly change her expression and feel a trace of pressure!

Volume Sixteen, Love and Hate, Chapter 381: Mutual Destruction.
Xiao Yaxian truly hadn't expected Hua Yinghong to have so many tricks up his sleeve: The "Primordial Spirit Clone Technique" splitting into two was commonplace, but to use a secret method to receive spiritual energy from afar and forcibly raise the cultivation levels of both his main body and clone by two levels was something no ordinary cultivator could do!
And the two high-grade divine artifacts, the "Star Rings," at least increased Hua Yinghong's attack power by another level—in other words, the attack power Xiao Yaxian was facing now would be no weaker than that of two Tribulation Transcending stage cultivators!
"Immortal Spirit Armor!"
Finally, Xiao Yaxian was moved by Hua Yinghong's series of seemingly extravagant gestures, and with a thought, she donned the defensive magic weapon she had crafted herself, the "Immortal Spirit Armor."
A suit of armor, shimmering with seven-colored light, fully adorned Xiao Yaxian. Arm guards, wrist guards, chest guards, leg guards, and an inverted triangle-shaped waist-cinching skirt further accentuated her already tall and graceful figure, making her even more dashing and captivating!
In terms of strength alone, a Tribulation Transcending stage cultivator was already infinitely close to a Mahayana stage expert; the only difference lay in whether or not they had undergone the Heavenly Tribulation to forge an immortal body. Two Tribulation Transcending stage cultivators combined already possessed the power to harm a Loose Immortal, especially since Xiao Yaxian had boasted that she would remain motionless, forced to withstand all of Hua Yinghong's attacks without being able to dodge—essentially putting herself in a tight-fitting constrictor!
If a dignified Loose Immortal were to be defeated in a one-on-one duel by a junior cultivator in the early stages of the Integration stage, the entire cultivation world would laugh their heads off!
"A clone of the primordial spirit!"
Hua Yinghong sensed the continuously increasing spiritual power emanating from the "Nine Palaces Three Talents Formation" and the summit of Denglong Peak. Endless energy continued to surge from the void, and he attempted to release his third primordial spirit clone for the first time.
A cultivator who had advanced to the Integration Stage had their primordial spirit fused with their body. Theoretically, with sufficient spiritual power, they could create countless primordial spirits, or countless primordial spirit clones. However, releasing even one more primordial spirit clone consumed an astonishing amount of energy and spiritual power. Except in desperate situations or for escaping, very few people would foolishly release more than three primordial spirit clones simultaneously.
Xiao Yaxian saw another "Hua Yinghong" appear out of thin air, topped with a "star ring" blazing with flames. Three identical Hua Yinghongs surrounded her in a triangle, and she knew things were going badly: three cultivators equivalent to those in the Tribulation Transcending Stage attacking simultaneously—even a Loose Immortal would be overwhelmed!
"Nine Arrows to Pierce the Void!"
Hua Yinghong felt as if he had the entire universe under his control at this moment, and the feeling of being one with the universe was incomparably moving! He let out a low whistle as he unleashed the "Sunset Arrows" that had been gathering momentum for a long time!
A string of arrows with emerald light disappeared into the void the moment they left the bowstring. Hua Yinghong's "Sun-Shooting Heart Technique" had been cultivated to the point of complete control, and his rapid-fire arrow technique had no gaps. The nine "Sunset Arrows" were infused with countless true essences and shot towards Xiao Yaxian from the void almost simultaneously!
"Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers!"
Xiao Yaxian's divine sense caught the approach of the "Sunset Arrows," and she let out a delicate shout. She rapidly waved the seven-colored peony in her hand, and countless colorful peony flowers the size of bowls appeared in the air. Each petal shimmered with an alluring light and carried a faint, refreshing fragrance.
The emerald green "Sunset Arrows" revealed their true form, colliding with the colorful peonies and exploding with a series of crackling sounds like popping beans. The peonies, formed from condensed immortal energy, were shattered into fragments. However, the nine formidable "Sunset Arrows" lost their momentum and, guided by his divine sense, flew back into Hua Yinghong's hand.
"Three-Star Chain!"
Hua Yinghong focused on three things at once; three "Star Rings" spun in a triangular formation, flying straight towards Xiao Yaxian, unleashing thousands upon thousands of dazzling golden rays and flames of incredible power!
Having a powerful rogue immortal as a live target to test a cultivator's attack methods was a rare opportunity. Hua Yinghong knew that no matter what he attacked, it might not have much effect on Xiao Yaxian, so he recklessly enjoyed the thrill of attacking with all his might!
"Thousand Illusions of Sword Qi!"
Xiao Yaxian rapidly activated her immortal energy, wielding her immortal artifact, the "Seven-Colored Peony." Streams of seven-colored light shot out, each beam tens of meters long, tearing through the air with thunderous roars!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
When the "Star Ring" was still more than 20 meters away from Xiao Yaxian, it was struck by her seven-colored light and suspended in mid-air, spinning endlessly, unable to advance an inch—the power contained within those seven-colored lights was simply too immense; even the "Star Ring" was almost forced back to its original form!
Fortunately, the "Star Ring" lived up to its reputation as a superior-grade divine artifact—if it had been a slightly inferior flying sword used by a cultivator, it would probably have been shattered to pieces by the seven-colored light!
"Hehehe! An eye for an eye! Since you enjoy destroying flowers so much, I'll give you more to play with!"
Xiao Yaxian effortlessly deflected Hua Yinghong's relentless onslaught, a melodious laugh echoing in the air as she launched her own attack.
While it seemed Xiao Yaxian had easily withstood Hua Yinghong's attacks, her immortal energy had actually been significantly depleted. Superior-grade divine artifacts like the "Star Ring" automatically absorb spiritual energy to launch attacks. If she continued to fight head-on, replenishing her immortal energy in the spiritually deficient mortal realm would be extremely difficult, and after significant depletion, she might actually be injured by the "Star Ring"!
Offense is the best defense. Xiao Yaxian's jade-like fingers formed a magic seal, and the "Seven-Colored Peony" in her hand danced rapidly.
Silently, countless colorful peonies appeared in the sky, each the size of a washbasin, its petals as sharp as blades, and each flower was spinning wildly, emitting a terrifying hissing sound!
Thousands upon thousands of colorful peonies shot towards Hua Yinghong and his two primordial spirit clones!
This was an all-around, no-holds-barred attack! Besides enduring it head-on, Hua Yinghong's only option was to use "teleportation" to escape quickly—wouldn't that be tantamount to surrendering?
Xiao Yaxian's counterattack had barely begun when Hua Yinghong was immediately overwhelmed! Each of those floating seven-colored peonies contained a tremendous force of thousands of pounds. Although he used the "Star Ring" to protect his main body and primordial spirit clones, creating a massive light barrier as defense, under the relentless, continuous impact of countless peonies, the light barrier formed by the "Star Ring" was trembling constantly, and it seemed it could not hold on any longer.
"Return to One!"
Hua Yinghong felt his true essence being drained away like water, his nascent soul on the verge of collapse, unable to even sustain the spiritual energy transmitted from afar! He gritted his teeth and quickly swallowed a handful of top-grade "Immortal Mushroom Pills" to replenish his depleted true essence. He commanded his two primordial spirit clones to reveal two divine artifacts, simultaneously unleashing a forbidden technique that imprisoned space!
"Demon-Slaying Sword!"
"God-Slaying Blade!"
Xiao Yaxian's expression changed drastically when she saw Hua Yinghong unleash his ultimate move!
One of Hua Yinghong's primordial spirit clones held a strangely shaped short sword about three feet long, gleaming with crimson light. It shot towards her with a golden flame tens of meters long, and the seven-colored peony flowers formed from energy turned to ashes upon contact with the flames emitted by the sword!
—The "Demon-Slaying Sword" is said to be a top-three super artifact in the Immortal Realm, its blade sealed with the "Swift Heavenly Fire," hailed as the strongest flame in the Immortal Realm—a terrifying weapon that even gods, immortals, demons, monsters, and Buddhas avoid like the plague, capable of directly destroying the primordial spirit!
Hua Yinghong's other primordial spirit avatar wielded a small, two-foot-long, gleaming black dagger. Countless curved black blades shot wildly through the air, shattering thousands upon thousands of seven-colored peonies formed from celestial energy!
—The "God-Slaying Blade" is even more infamous than the "Demon-Slaying Sword" in the Immortal Realm!
Legend has it that the Demon Emperor Xing Tian, wielding the "God-Slaying Blade," wreaked havoc in the Jade Emperor's Lingxiao Immortal Palace, killing thousands of immortals and gods without even a chance for reincarnation, their bodies and souls annihilated. This blade is ranked number one among super demonic weapons! Good
heavens! Just who is Hua Yinghong?
Xiao Yaxian suddenly felt a tremor in her heart, realizing how unwise it was to engage in this duel with Hua Yinghong: anyone who could simultaneously possess such super artifacts as the "Demon-Slaying Sword" and the "God-Slaying Blade" must have an extraordinary background, perhaps even being the reincarnation of a powerful immortal or peerless demon god, or at least having a super-powerful backer!
Fighting such a person, regardless of victory or defeat, would be far from a good thing!
Facing the overwhelming power of these two super artifacts, Xiao Yaxian knew that if she were struck by either one, her "Immortal Spirit Armor" would offer little protection, and she would definitely be utterly destroyed!
"Ruyi Immortal Sword—"
With her left hand, Xiao Yaxian unleashed a powerful array of seven-colored peonies, temporarily hindering the "Star Ring's" attack, while her right hand revealed an ancient-looking longsword, flashing out hundreds of sword strikes to create a dense sword screen!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."
A series of explosions rang out, blinding light flashed wildly, and countless sword shadows and peony flowers were shattered. Xiao Yaxian suddenly let out a soft cry, thrown more than 200 meters away by the massive explosion caused by the energy surge!
If Hua Yinghong himself had the cultivation of the late stage of the Integration Realm, the power of these few divine artifacts alone would have been enough to obliterate Xiao Yaxian's immortal body!
Fortunately, Hua Yinghong's current strength was not strong enough, and even the most powerful divine artifacts and demonic weapons could only play a limited role in his hands. Xiao Yaxian barely managed to cope with it under her full resistance!
The "Demon-Slaying Sword" and the "God-Slaying Blade" were not weapons that could be used at will—Hua Yinghong barely managed to use them once before feeling his true energy completely drained. He could no longer maintain the two primordial spirit clones in front of him and quickly withdrew them.
Looking inward with his divine sense, his Purple Mansion Nascent Soul was exhausted and collapsed like mud, even the primordial spirit clone more than 20 miles away was affected! Hua Yinghong quickly swallowed a handful of top-grade "Immortal Mushroom Pills," suppressing his urge to fall asleep, and flew towards the spot where Xiao Yaxian had landed!
"I lost!"
Xiao Yaxian's face was pale, a trace of golden blood seeping from the corner of her mouth. She admitted defeat to Hua Yinghong in a slightly weak voice. She had already suffered minor injuries after taking Hua Yinghong's full-force attack. Although she had the strength to continue fighting, she had been forced by Hua Yinghong to move more than 200 meters away from where she stood, and according to the bet, she had lost the duel!
"Fairy Xiao, quickly take this!"
Hua Yinghong took out a pill the size of a pigeon egg, exuding a refreshing fragrance, and handed it to Xiao Yaxian.
"This is the legendary supreme medicine—Shennong Pill!"
Xiao Yaxian exclaimed in surprise, "You're just casually giving away the entire Shennong Pill? Who are you anyway?"
"Now is not the time to talk!"
Hua Yinghong said anxiously, "If I'm not mistaken, Fairy Xiao has fallen into a conspiracy. If you want to see a good show, please quickly take the Shennong Pill to heal your injuries and prepare for the big change." "
Swoosh!—"
As he spoke, several colorful fireworks shot into the sky from a place several miles away!

Inside Tianmen Cave.
Lin Yulian hurriedly reported to Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei, "Simin and Nanfei sent word that they witnessed Xiao Yaxian and Hua Yinghong dueling, resulting in both of them being seriously injured!"
Yan Chimei was overjoyed upon hearing this, "Brother Lin, it's time!"
"Immortal Gate Technique!"
A flash of sword light appeared in Lin Aotian's hand, and he easily unleashed the "Immortal Gate Technique," instantly creating a golden void gate in Tianmen Cave!
Yan Chimei flicked his wrist and threw a fiery red, swallow-shaped object into the void gate—the very "Fire Swallow Summoning Token" used by the Divine Spear Sect to send urgent messages!

On the Nameless Island
, time ticked by. Hua Yinghong and Xiao Yaxian sat cross-legged, eyes closed, focusing their energy on recovering the power lost in the previous duel.
Suddenly, Xiao Yaxian's face hardened, and she spoke in a chilling voice, "I wonder which fellow Daoist has graced us with their presence? Perhaps you could show yourself so I can properly entertain you."
"Heh! Many years have passed. I didn't expect Fairy Xiao's temper to remain so fiery. But I, this young master, quite like that fiery spirit."
A young man in his early twenties, resembling a scholar, appeared with three others about 30 meters away from Xiao Yaxian and Hua Yinghong.
This scholar was quite tall and handsome, casually waving a folding fan with a smile, feigning a dashing and debonair air. However, his eyes darted around, and his speech and mannerisms were somewhat frivolous, making it clear at first glance that he was not a respectable person.
Yet, from the casually waved folding fan, streams of pure true energy surged forth, radiating an extremely powerful aura that made Hua Yinghong feel somewhat breathless—someone with this level of cultivation was at least a master of the Integration Stage or higher!
“我道是哪位，原来是神枪宗的吴少宗主啊！”
萧雅仙冷冷地道：“你跑到人间界来干什么？是不是身上的断骨接好了，又皮痒欠揍了？”

第十六卷爱恨情仇第三百八十二章连环阴谋
与此同时，华映宏接到萧雅仙以“传神术”介绍道：“这个家伙是修真界神枪宗的少宗主吴应雄，仗着神枪宗势力欺男霸女，是出名的花花恶少。20多年前，这个家伙竟敢调戏我如意宗门下一名女弟子，被我一怒之下打断8根肋骨，毁掉飞剑以示惩戒，想不到今天会跟到人间界来报仇。他身边3人都是神枪宗聘请的客座散仙，其中一人还与我有点过节。看来真被你猜中，我确是被林傲天这个欺师灭祖的混蛋出卖了。”
"Hehe! As the saying goes, 'A beating is a sign of affection, a scolding is a sign of love, and without beatings and scoldings, the cabbage will be cold.' Back then, this young master was given a massage by Fairy Xiao's soft fists, which made my bones and flesh feel numb and extremely comfortable. I still find it unforgettable!"
Wu Yingxiong lightly waved his folding fan in one hand and pulled over an old Taoist priest in a green robe with disheveled white hair and a face ashen like a stone. He grinned strangely and said, "This young master has always remembered it. Today, I specially invited a few seniors to cordially invite Fairy Xiao to use her magic again so that I can enjoy Fairy Xiao's soft fists once more. Hehehe... This senior Qing Shi, a wandering immortal, is an old friend of Fairy Xiao. Doesn't his face look like a green stone?"
"Hehe! This humble Taoist, Qing Shi, greets you. Since I last received instruction from Fairy Xiao under her Ruyi
Immortal Sword, 100 years have passed without me realizing it. I have never forgotten it for a moment." Qing Shi, the old Taoist, smiled insincerely, pointing to a wrinkled old Taoist in purple robes with a purple vine staff and a middle-aged Taoist with red hair and no beard, dressed in a bright red Taoist robe, and said in a trembling voice, "These two are my junior brothers, Zi Shi and Huo Shi. The three of us brothers are now guest elders of the Divine Spear Sect. This time, at the request of Sect Master Wu, we are willing to act as matchmakers for Fairy Xiao's marriage to Young Sect Master Wu, so that they can cultivate together. I wonder what Fairy Xiao thinks?"
"Bah! What is Wu Yingxiong? He's not even worthy to carry my shoes!"
Xiao Yaxian's temperament was clearly the kind that was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside. She seemed delicate, but her temper was extremely fiery. She blurted out, "Old Daoist Qing Shi, it was you who came to challenge me back then, and I accidentally injured you. Whose fault is that? I never thought you would join the Divine Spear Sect to seek revenge. Hmph! Why don't you draw up the rules? I want to see what amazing skills you've cultivated in the past 100 years!"
"Heh heh! I tried to reason with you, but you wouldn't listen, so I had no choice but to resort to force."
A sinister aura rose from the old Taoist's face as he said ominously, "We just set up the Immortal-Trapping Array here. Fairy Xiao is injured, and facing three opponents alone, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape, will you?"
Xiao Yaxian's divine sense probed her surroundings and found that the space within a radius of several miles was shrouded by the invisible restriction of the "Immortal-Trapping Array." She probably couldn't even use teleportation or break through the void gate to escape to the cultivation world. She was both angry and furious and said, "You dare to attack me, a fairy, with your numbers? Aren't you afraid that the Ruyi Sect will come after you?"
"Hehe! Perhaps Fairy Xiao has been isolated from the world for too long and is out of touch with reality. If the Ruyi Sect didn't have Fairy Xiao's support, how could it be a match for my Divine Spear Sect?"
Wu Yingxiong smugly chuckled. "The Ruyi Sect has been dominating the Divine Spear Sect for thousands of years; it's time for a change of position. We can use the Ruyi Sect's treasured Immortal-Trapping Array; doesn't Fairy Xiao understand the mystery behind it?"
Xiao Yaxian was immediately stunned: "Wu Yingxiong, are you saying that besides Lin Aotian, there is another traitor in my Ruyi Sect who sold the sect's treasured Immortal-Trapping Array to the Divine Spear Sect? Only the heads of the various academies and elders have the opportunity to access the Immortal-Trapping Array; that's impossible!"
Old Daoist Qing Shi coldly said: "Xiao Yaxian, are you going to shut down your cultivation and surrender, or do you want my senior brother to take her down?"
Three Loose Immortals plus one late-stage Integration Realm expert could easily defeat one injured Loose Immortal. As for Hua Yinghong beside Xiao Yaxian, Qing Shi Daoist and Wu Yingxiong only glanced at him before ignoring him completely: how could they possibly consider a wounded early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator a threat?
While Xiao Yaxian dealt with Wu Yingxiong and Qing Shi Daoist, Hua Yinghong remained silent and coldly observing. After his fierce battle with Xiao Yaxian, he had forced himself to stay awake, immediately consuming a handful of top-grade "Immortal Mushroom Pills" and a "Shennong Pill" to recover his strength, perfectly aligning with the essence of cultivation.
The "Shennong Pill" was a divine pill given to him by the goddess Nuwa, the phoenix Lixi, and was naturally no ordinary item. Legend has it that after a cultivator consumes and refines a single "Shennong Pill," the energy contained within is enough to propel them from the early Nascent Soul stage all the way to the late-stage Nascent Soul stage. This is why even Xiao Yaxian was surprised by Hua Yinghong's generosity!
In the short time that had passed, Hua Yinghong had absorbed the "Immortal Mushroom Pill" and refined a portion of the "Shennong Pill," advancing his cultivation to the mid-stage of the Integration Realm. Meanwhile, Xiao Yaxian, after consuming a "Shennong Pill," had already refined half of its medicinal power in that short time, her injuries long since healed. Her feigned injury was merely a charade orchestrated by Hua Yinghong
. Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei's supposedly ingenious elaborate scheme was riddled with flaws in Hua Yinghong's eyes. Especially after Xiao Yaxian was summoned down by Lin Yulian using the "Ruyi Summoning Order" through a void gate, Lin Aotian, Yan Chimei, and their subordinate cultivators hid, further arousing Hua Yinghong's suspicion. He vaguely suspected a possible conspiracy involving the cultivation world, but he had no idea what these two were up to.
Only after Hua Yinghong and Xiao Yaxian fought to the point of mutual destruction did Wu Yingxiong appear with three rogue immortals: Qing Shi, Zi Shi, and Huo Shi Dao Ren. After a brief exchange, Hua Yinghong fully understood the situation: it turned out that not only in the mortal realm of the Hua Long Continent, "Yan Hui Manor" had designs on Wen Jian Pavilion, but in the cultivation world, the Divine Spear Sect was also secretly plotting against the Ru Yi Sect!
"Ha! Ha! Ha... Interesting! Interesting!"
With his mind racing, Hua Yinghong suddenly burst into laughter, struggling to suppress his chuckles as he said, "Strange things happen every year, but this year there are especially many. A toad trying to eat swan meat, and even managing to find a stinky Taoist to do the deed—it's truly amusing! Wu Yingxiong, you want to marry Fairy Xiao, but you haven't even asked if this Grand Marshal agrees yet!"
Wu Yingxiong, Qing Shi, Zi Shi, and Huo Shi Dao Ren were suddenly startled by Hua Yinghong's maniacal laughter: had this insignificant little man gone mad, daring to be so presumptuous in front of so many powerful figures in the cultivation world!
Emerging from the void gate, Wu Yingxiong, Qing Shi, and the others, fearing Xiao Yaxian's escape, hastily teleported here to set up the "Immortal-Trapping Array" without much conversation with Yan Chimei. They assumed Xiao Yaxian was injured by one of Hua Yinghong's powerful backers or elders, never imagining that Hua Yinghong possessed the strength to injure her!
"Who do you think you are?"
Wu Yingxiong snapped his folding fan shut, glancing at Hua Yinghong with suspicion. "You have no right to speak here!"
"Hmph!"
Hua Yinghong snorted coldly, his face arrogant. "Wu Yingxiong, listen up! I am Marshal Hua Yinghong of the Free Army. Fairy Xiao accepted her defeat and is now under my command. I hereby order you to immediately return to the cultivation world, or else I will personally lead my millions of troops to annihilate your Divine Spear Sect!"
"Ha! Ha! Ha!...This is hilarious!"
Seeing Hua Yinghong's serious and earnest demeanor, Wu Yingxiong couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying, "No matter how many armies the mortal realm has, in the eyes of cultivators, they are nothing but ants. Even if you have millions, hundreds of millions, it's all for naught. It's truly laughable, hahaha!"
Hua Yinghong's expression suddenly changed. "Wu Yingxiong, how dare you send someone to attack Denglong Peak? Prepare to die!"
With a flash, Hua Yinghong released a primordial spirit clone, which suddenly disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Ah?"
The old Daoist Qing Shi's expression changed drastically upon seeing this!
—Within the Ruyi Sect's treasured "Immortal Trapping Formation," even ordinary immortals cannot use "teleportation," yet Hua Yinghong was able to escape with a primordial spirit clone out of thin air. How could this be? When

gods fight, mortals suffer.
The disciples of the Sword Inquiry Pavilion around the Sword Inquiry Platform atop Denglong Peak had already fled, avoiding the area as far away as possible.
Although any one of these disciples from the Sword Inquiry Pavilion would be a formidable human expert even on the Hua Long Continent, the battles between cultivators were far beyond their control—any slight loss of control could result in their complete annihilation!
Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei, leading more than ten trusted cultivators, flew through the air, displaying various magical treasures and flying swords, their multicolored lights flashing incessantly, as they launched an attack on the viewing area surrounded by blooming flowers and a sea of trees!
As Hua Yinghong had predicted: after he and Xiao Yaxian fought to a standstill, Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei opened a void gate, summoning Wu Yingxiong and three loose immortals to the nameless island's decisive battleground. They, along with a group of cultivators, dealt with Shui Xinyue, Lian Jinghong, Li Hanshuang, and others on the viewing platform—two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, a group of cultivators whose weakest were at the Out-of-Body stage, and a group of human experts—it was a piece of cake, wasn't it?
Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei's plan was meticulously crafted: if they captured Shui Xinyue, Ling Hanyan, Lian Jinghong, and others on one side, while Wu Yingxiong, Qing Shi Laodao, and others captured Xiao Yaxian and Hua Yinghong on the other, the entire Hua Long Continent would fall into the control of the Divine Spear Sect. However, they never expected that the magical plants and various flowers that Hua Yinghong had casually planted earlier were actually a "Dream Restriction" with extremely strong defensive capabilities!
—Since Hua Yinghong had long harbored suspicions about Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei, why wouldn't he have made proper arrangements beforehand to ensure the safety of Shui Xinyue, Lian Jinghong, and the others? Why would he have left Denglong Peak to duel with Xiao Yaxian so confidently? When
Lin Aotian, Yan Chimei, and the others appeared at the summit of Denglong Peak, the first problem they encountered was the invisible restriction set up by Xiao Yaxian—the Ruyi Illusion Array. But as a member of the Ruyi Sect, Lin Aotian was quite familiar with this restriction and broke it without much effort.
However, the "Dream Restriction" activated by Shui Xinyue according to the method taught by Hua Yinghong caused Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei a great headache: the magical plants and flowers transformed into an enormous Qimen formation, completely covering the entire viewing platform, making it impossible to see their true form. If they hadn't reacted quickly, Lin Aotian, Yan Chimei, and the other cultivators would have been trapped inside and unable to escape!
Usually, there are two ways to break a Qimen formation: one is to recognize the formation, enter the formation, find the formation's core, and destroy it; the other is to use saturated attack power exceeding the formation's capacity to forcibly destroy it.
Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei naturally did not recognize the "Dream Restriction" that Hua Yinghong had learned from Feng Lixi, so they could only choose a powerful method to break the formation!
Lin Aotian took out a blue ring made of an unknown material, threw it a hundred meters above the viewing platform, and used his hands to form hand seals, pouring in streams of abundant true energy into it, frantically condensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
A howling wind swept through the air, drawing in all the vital energy of the heavens and earth into the inconspicuous little ring. Soon, the ring emitted layers of faint blue light, which grew stronger and stronger, the powerful suction creating a wind force comparable to the most terrifying hurricane!
"Hurricane Ring!"
In the sky, the blue ring rapidly expanded to a radius of hundreds of meters, forming a super hurricane hundreds of meters thick, its eye swirling down upon the "Dream Restriction"!
Yan Chimei let out a sinister laugh: "Behold my Blood Spear Killing Formation!"
A fist-sized blood-red bead flew from Yan Chimei's hand, from which nine blood-red spears emerged, flying wildly through the air like nine blood dragons. As he continuously performed hand seals and unleashed his true energy, those blood-red spears, like a school of red marlin in a tropical ocean, rapidly multiplied—one becoming two, two becoming four, four becoming eight—before long, they transformed into thousands upon thousands of blood-red spears, each about three meters long!
The blood spears darted through the air, weaving a massive crimson curtain of light!
"Hmph!"
Yan Chimei shouted, spitting out a crimson beam that transformed into a sky full of blood-red light, striking each of the blood spears. Instantly, the spears, all pointing downwards, hurtled down from hundreds of meters high towards the "Dream Restriction"!
Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei's trusted henchmen also unleashed their flying swords and blood spears, launching a fierce attack on the "Dream Restriction"!
"Boom!"
The cultivators' magical attacks shook the heavens and the earth, their power seemingly no less than that of the Free Army's powerful bombs!
Inside the "Dream Restriction," Shui Xinyue, Li Hanshuang, and Lian Jinghong unleashed three "Star Rings" that spun and danced in the air, gathering the energy of heaven and earth to block the endless hurricanes, blood spears, and flying swords falling upon them.
The incredibly powerful hurricane struck the "Star Ring," immediately generating a tremendous gravitational pull that dragged Li Hanshuang and Lian Jinghong's two "Star Rings" away from the barrier and into the air. The vast difference in strength couldn't be bridged by any divine artifact; even with their "Star Rings," Li Hanshuang and Lian Jinghong were no match for Lin Aotian!
The "Star Ring" controlled by Shui Xinyue shot out countless rays of light, barely managing to block the hundreds of blood spears raining down from Yan Chimei, but was gradually smashed back to its original shape, falling back into the bushes! The
countless blood spears continuously crashed into the "Dreamlike Barrier," causing ripples in the air and the barrier to shake violently, on the verge of collapse!

Volume Sixteen: Love and Hate, Chapter 383: The Dragon's Reverse Scale
"Hmph! I, Hua Yinghong, hate nothing more than you two-faced scoundrels who treat words like farts!"
With a cold snort, Hua Yinghong appeared beside Shui Xinyue as if walking out of thin air, brandishing his jet-black "God of Slaughter Blade." He casually swung it, unleashing countless arc-shaped black light blades, each tens of meters wide, shooting wildly through the air. The hurricane was cleaved into nothingness, and the blood spears were all shattered to pieces upon encountering the black light blades!
"Hua Yinghong! How is this possible!"
Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei exclaimed simultaneously!
This guy was clearly seriously injured in his duel with Yue Xiaoyaxian, and surrounded by Wu Yingxiong and three loose immortals who had set up the "Immortal Trapping Formation." How could he have managed to return to Denglong Peak?
Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei were unaware that Hua Yinghong's divine artifact, the "Star Ring," had another wondrous use called "Celestial Star Link": Hua Yinghong and any of the women who possessed the "Star Ring," within a range where they could establish a mental connection, could directly create a spatial passage, similar to summoning magic in the world of Oba, "pulling" them together!
This wondrous use of the "Star Ring" was precisely why even the "Immortal-Trapping Array" couldn't trap Hua Yinghong.
"Hua Lang!"
Shui Xinyue, under the fierce attack of Yan Chimei's "Blood Spear Killing Array," had exhausted her true energy. Seeing Hua Yinghong arrive, she relaxed, her delicate body limp, and she collapsed onto the grass.
"You all deserve to die!"
Hua Yinghong watched Shui Xinyue collapse to the ground, feeling inexplicably heartbroken and filled with rage. He gripped the "God of Slaughter Blade" tightly with both hands, and his figure flashed like lightning, transforming into a black light that shot hundreds of meters into the sky. He unleashed the "Three Forms of Heaven-Shattering," and countless blade beams carrying earth-shattering energy slashed down fiercely at Lin Aotian, Yan Chimei, and the other cultivators!
A black line appeared in the sky, followed by countless dense beams of black light bursting forth—the blade light unleashed by Hua Yinghong's "God of Slaughter Blade"!
With a resounding "hum," the blade's energy was so immense that all the air within a thousand meters was pushed aside, billowing black clouds, yet strangely silent, leaving only a deathly stillness! The
"God of Slaughter Blade" truly lived up to its reputation as the Demon Emperor Xing Tian's super artifact. Within its controlled range, it naturally imprisoned space, forming an absolute domain from which even immortals and gods could not escape using teleportation or other magical treasures; only a direct confrontation was possible!
If they couldn't win, there was only one path—death!
Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei were terrified, their faces turning deathly pale! They hadn't been in the cultivation world for long, their status wasn't high, and they hadn't been exposed to many top secrets; they didn't even know the terrifying reputation of the "God of Slaughter Blade." Facing Hua Yinghong's blade light, they felt they had absolutely no room to dodge, not even a chance to escape using teleportation!
"You bastard Hua Yinghong, I'll fight you to the death!"
Lin Aotian gritted his teeth, his eyes wide, and a bluish mist suddenly filled his handsome face as he roared, "All Streams Return to Their Source!"
He spat out a small blue sword about three inches long, which transformed into a gleaming flying sword, as thin as a cicada's wing, about one meter long and no more than two fingers wide, after a flash of blue light.
Beams of blue light, containing immense energy, shot from the void hundreds of meters away, converging on the long sword. Lin Aotian was enveloped in a dazzling blue light. With a roar, he flashed forward, meeting Hua Yinghong's killing intent head-on with his sword.
"All Streams Return to Their Source" is a desperate, desperate technique from the incomplete cultivation manual of the Ruyi Sect, similar to the Buddhist "Immovable Buddha Seal." The user of this technique can unleash their potential for a short time, increasing their cultivation level by more than double, but also pays a heavy price!
"I'll fight to the death!"
Facing the terrifying killing intent of the "God of Slaughter Blade," Yan Chimei's red eyebrows furrowed. He brandished a blood spear over 3 meters long, spitting out a mouthful of blood onto the spear. He even activated the "Blood Fiend Technique," a desperate move used by the Divine Spear Sect to forcibly boost cultivation!
Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei's subordinate cultivators were even more helpless under the "God of Slaughter Blade": one by one, they were pressed down by the blade's energy and could not move. They watched helplessly as hundreds of indestructible blade energies struck their bodies, cleaving their flesh in two at the waist. Their nascent souls were destroyed before they could escape!
A hissing sound echoed through the sky, followed by a thunderous roar as hundreds of dark blades shattered Lin Aotian's blue sword and Yan Chimei's blood spear. A series of whistling and flashing sounds followed...
After a period of turbulent wind and lightning, Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei's heads hung suspended in mid-air—this wasn't due to Hua Yinghong's beheading, but rather the result of their bodies below the neck being completely shredded by the force of the "God of Slaughter Blade"!
Two two-foot-tall golden Nascent Souls, identical in appearance to Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei, emerged from above their heads, transforming into two beams of golden light that shot straight into the sky, letting out desperate howls: "Hua Yinghong! I, Lin Aotian (Yan Chimei), am not finished with you!"
"You still want to escape?"
Hua Yinghong rode his sword into the sky, chasing after them into the clouds. With a flick of his wrist, two golden beams of light flew out, as fast as lightning. Instantly, two "star rings" appeared, encircling the necks of Lin Aotian and Yan Chimei's Nascent Souls
, and flew back to him, mockingly saying, "You've violated my taboo. Now that you're in my hands, do you think you can escape?" A dragon has its scales; touching them means certain death. The beauties beside Hua Yinghong were his scales. Lin Aotian shouldn't have dared to mess with Shui Xinyue, Li Hanshuang, and Lian Jinghong—wasn't that just courting death?
Lin Aotian now looked exactly like a naked, pale infant. He truly hadn't expected that even his desperate attempt to use "All Streams Return to the Source" wouldn't save his physical body, and even his Nascent Soul Blood Escape technique wouldn't allow him to escape Hua Yinghong's grasp—he should have known better than to utter those harsh words!
"Hua Yinghong, killing is just a matter of beheading,"
Lin Aotian said weakly, "According to the rules of the cultivation world, no matter what deep-seated hatred exists between cultivators, destroying the physical body is enough to settle things. You...you captured my Nascent Soul, what exactly do you want?"
At this moment, Lin Aotian's ambitions had long since vanished in fear; preserving his Nascent Soul and continuing his cultivation was his greatest wish!
"You're really stupid! I really don't know if you cheated when you became the Sword Inquiry Pavilion Master."
Hua Yinghong casually grabbed Lin Aotian's "cute" nascent soul, letting out a sinister "hehe" laugh. "This is the mortal realm, so of course we only follow the rules of the mortal realm. The rules of the cultivation world are bullshit in my eyes! What use is it to leave your nascent soul, a traitor to your master and ancestors, to prevent it from harming the mortal realm?"
"Ah—"
Lin Aotian's nascent soul suddenly let out an extremely shrill scream, but the sound couldn't escape the restrictions set up by Hua Yinghong...

Above the nameless island.
Xiao Yaxian waved her immortal artifact "Seven-Colored Peony," and countless beautiful peony flowers danced and spun in the sky, fighting evenly with a flying sword with blue flames commanded by the old Taoist Qingshi.
Both were Loose Immortals who had survived the Nine Heavens Tribulation, their strengths were extremely similar, and they had fought each other 100 years ago, so they knew each other well. If there were no unexpected events, this fight would probably last for several days and nights without a clear winner.
Qing Shi Lao Dao had become a Loose Immortal 200 years earlier than Xiao Ya Xian, but in a one-on-one fight, he was no match for her. However, with his cultivation level, keeping Xiao Ya Xian occupied would not be difficult. The remaining two Loose Immortals, Zi Shi Lao Dao and Huo Shi Lao Dao, plus Wu Ying Xiong, the young sect master of the Divine Spear Sect at the late stage of the Integration Realm, would be able to deal with Hua Ying Hong in the blink of an eye.
Yet, the battle scene on the other side made Qing Shi Dao Dao feel terrified, while Xiao Ya Xian remained calm and composed!
There's a saying in the cultivation world: "No matter how high your cultivation level, it can't compare to someone with good fortune." This means that while a cultivator's own strength is important, a lower-level cultivator can still use powerful magic weapons and elixirs that quickly restore their true essence to potentially defeat a higher-level cultivator!
Twenty years ago, Wu Yingxiong, relying on his position as the young sect leader of the Divine Spear Sect and possessing several extremely powerful magic weapons, despite only having an early-stage Integration Realm cultivation, dared to flirt with a female cultivator from the Ruyi Sect who was at the mid-stage Integration Realm.
The folding fan in Wu Yingxiong's hand appeared ordinary, but it was actually one of the Divine Spear Sect's most prized treasures—a superior-grade immortal artifact called the "Five Elements Heaven-Shaking Fan."
The "Five Elements Heaven-Shaking Fan" was rumored to have been crafted by a true immortal, but for some unknown reason, it remained in the cultivation world. This immortal artifact used many rare and precious materials: the fan ribs were made of ten-thousand-year-old golden bamboo, the fan surface was made of polar ice silkworm silk, and it was refined with immortal fire. During its forging, the Five Elements Heaven-Shaking Fan requires the simultaneous melting of four elements: Fire Red Crystal, Water Black Crystal, Wood Green Crystal, Earth Yellow Crystal, and Yang Demon Crystal. It takes forty-nine days of refining to complete.
The fan is engraved with 49 defensive formations, 36 offensive formations, and numerous other uses, including exorcising demonic influences, avoiding water and fire, and protecting against all poisons. Although Wu Yingxiong couldn't utilize even half the power of the Five Elements Heaven-Shaking Fan, he still managed to injure the beautiful cultivator from the Ruyi Sect, only to have her inadvertently release her unique distress signal.
That beautiful cultivator was one of the personal disciples of "Scattering Flower Fairy" Xiao Yaxian. Enraged, Xiao Yaxian personally broke eight of Wu Yingxiong's ribs. If it weren't for her concern about Wu Yingxiong's status as the young sect leader of the Divine Spear Sect, which might incite a war between the two sects, this playboy would likely have been annihilated by Xiao Yaxian!
Wu Yingxiong didn't get to eat the mutton; instead, he got himself into trouble and was imprisoned for 20 years. This incident also cemented a feud between the Ruyi Sect and the Divine Spear Sect.
Meanwhile, Wu Yingxiong once again unleashed the "Five Elements Heaven-Shaking Fan" against Hua Yinghong. A small folding fan danced and swirled in the air, gathering the vital energy of heaven and earth, growing larger and larger, flashing with white light. Suddenly, the landscapes depicted on the fan's surface detached from the fan and flew away!
The five elements of heaven and earth rapidly gathered, transforming into a mountain several hundred meters in circumference. From the mountain, countless round, table-sized boulders roared down, crashing down on Hua Yinghong's head!
And that wasn't all—an endless stream of flames, powerful enough to incinerate a cultivator's primordial spirit, surged forth from the "Five Elements Heaven-Shaking Fan," engulfing Hua Yinghong. Within the flames, countless giant trees, hundreds of meters long, collided, each impact unleashing countless bolts of azure lightning, while the crimson flames swirled around the trees, burning fiercely. The combination of fire and wood created immense power!
Wu Yingxiong's cultivation was superior to Hua Yinghong's, and he possessed the incredibly powerful "Five Elements Heaven-Shaking Fan." Even if he couldn't unleash its full power, defeating Hua Yinghong should be a piece of cake!
But this time, Wu Yingxiong truly couldn't have imagined: when it came to comparing magical treasures, even the entire Divine Spear Sect couldn't match Hua Yinghong, who had the backing of the Nuwa Divine Phoenix Lixi!
"Five Elements Formation?"
Hua Yinghong was only dealing with Wu Yingxiong's primordial spirit clone. He raised his hand and sent out a "Star Ring" to trap the illusory small mountain, fixing it in mid-air, unable to move. Meanwhile, he himself gripped the "Demon-Slaying Sword" tightly in his right hand, and countless golden flames shot out like lightning. The powerful force of the "Three Forms of Heaven-Breaking" shook the earth and sky, and the five elements in the sky were forcibly blasted back hundreds of meters!
Those seemingly enormous logs, countless huge rocks, and towering flames of fierce fire came into contact with the "Demon-Slaying Sword's" rain of golden heavenly fire, and were instantly cleaved into fragments. Then, they were directly transformed into the most basic elements of heaven and earth and dissipated into nothingness by the heavenly fire.
With the immense spiritual power secretly transmitted from the super artifact and the "Nine Palaces Three Talents Formation," Hua Yinghong's cultivation was far superior to Wu Yingxiong's, and the divine artifacts he wielded were incredibly powerful, giving him a clear advantage!

Wu Yingxiong could barely manage to entangle with Hua Yinghong's primordial spirit avatar for a while, and the situation was relatively even. Three miles away, on another battlefield, the two powerful Loose Immortals, Zishi Daoist and Huoshi Daoist, were forced to join forces against Hua Yinghong's true form and were still complaining bitterly, utterly frustrated!
Zishi Daoist's Loose Immortal cultivation was no joke: under his full-force activation of his technique, a purple flame over 10 meters long rose around him, burning ever more fiercely, transforming him into a purple fireball over 10 meters in diameter. Each time he made a hand seal, dozens of fireballs over 2 meters in diameter would attack Hua Yinghong!
The Firestone Taoist wielded a gigantic golden feather, over ten meters long, called the "Golden Crow Feather"—a feather from the legendary ancient divine bird, the "Three-Legged Golden Crow," containing a solar fire second only to the Swift Heavenly Fire.
Each time the Firestone Taoist waved the golden feather, dozens of massive fire pillars, hundreds of meters long and as thick as a round table, would rain down upon Hua Yinghong!
To the Purple Stone and Firestone, Hua Yinghong appeared as a tiny bird, nimbly flitting among the fireballs and pillars—compared to the enormous, densely packed fireballs and pillars, Hua Yinghong's height of over 1.8 meters truly made him a "little bird."
This "little bird's" situation seemed extremely perilous, constantly on the verge of being engulfed by the flames, but strangely, he always escaped unscathed.
"Heh! Heh! Heh!...Again! Again! This fire is so warm, it's so comforting!"
Facing the incredibly powerful attacks of the two fire-wielding immortals who could burn a person to ashes at any moment, Hua Yinghong let out an extremely relaxed laugh, occasionally uttering teasing sounds.

Volume Sixteen: Love and Hate, Chapter 384: Demonic Outburst
"Crack! Crack! Crack!..."
To deal with the incredibly powerful combined attack of the two immortals, Hua Yinghong did not use the "Star Ring," but instead held a hundred-meter-long, retractable silver whip—the God-Slaying Whip!
Each swing of the God-Slaying Whip would strike the protective fireball of the Purple Stone Elder or the protective shield formed by the Fire Stone Elder's immortal armor, the "Fire Spirit Armor"—the bodies of immortals are pure energy bodies formed by the nascent soul absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, and each strike of the "God-Slaying Whip" was equivalent to striking the nascent soul and primordial spirit directly, causing the two old Taoists to cry out in agony!
Unbeknownst to Zishi and Huoshi, the one fighting them was ostensibly Hua Yinghong, but in reality, the goddess Feng Lixi had secretly taken control of Hua Yinghong's body—their true adversary was the goddess Feng Lixi!
Since Hua Yinghong's uniquely gifted "Chaotic Primordial Body" became an excellent furnace, Feng Lixi's cultivation speed had increased a thousand times compared to her pure spiritual form in the "Divine Treasure Vault"! Furthermore, Hua Yinghong was quite sensible, consuming countless elixirs and pills like candy, most of which were converted into pure spiritual energy that Feng Lixi readily accepted. In just over a month, Feng Lixi's cultivation speed had skyrocketed!
Feng Lixi was originally a top-tier twelve-winged angel-level deity. After her spiritual body returned to human form, her divine status had at least recovered to the level of a ten-winged angel-level first-tier deity. Meanwhile, the strength of loose immortals like Zishi and Huoshi, who had survived the Nine Heavenly Tribulations, was roughly equivalent to a strong eight-winged angel among the middle angel race.
A physical body holds extraordinary significance for a deity: if Feng Lixi were to use her spirit form to deal with the two rogue immortals, Zishi and Huoshi, she would only have a slight advantage. However, if Feng Lixi took control of Hua Yinghong's body, she would be a true first-level god, making dealing with the two rogue immortals a piece of cake!
Given Hua Yinghong's personality, he always believed in "self-reliance rather than divine intervention," preferring to solve problems himself. He didn't want to owe Feng Lixi any favors; relying on others was always uncomfortable.
However, the Divine Spear Sect was utterly shameless: Wu Yingxiong, in order to cultivate a rogue immortal, had come to the mortal realm to swagger and interfere in human affairs, openly breaking the rules. Hua Yinghong knew he couldn't handle the two rogue immortals on his own, and had no choice but to ask Feng Lixi for help—at this point, wouldn't it be foolish to leave such a powerful backer unused?
After sending two primordial spirit clones to the summit of Denglong Peak and to deal with Wu Yingxiong, Hua Yinghong handed over control of his body to Feng Lixi, leaving his own natal nascent soul in his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness, seething with frustration—Damn it! To deal with shameless people, you have to use even more shameless methods! When you've accumulated enough strength, you must storm the cultivation world and completely annihilate the Divine Spear Sect!
Strength! There are almost no rivals to the Free Army in the mortal realm—how can you create strength to rival the cultivation world in the shortest time?
Hehe! Hua Yinghong's eyes darted around, and he started thinking about the super-rich goddess Nuwa, Feng Lixi.
"Hehe! Is that all you've got? You're really pathetic!"
Feng Lixi was unaware that Hua Yinghong was racking his brains to scheme against her. While teasing her, she swung her God-Slaying Whip, sending Zishi and Huoshi dodging in all directions.
Having finally gotten a chance to have some fun, and with two powerful rogue immortals as her opponents, Feng Lixi was naturally unwilling to end the battle quickly. A "God-Slaying Whip" was swung with a whooshing sound, its power terrifying, yet the force was perfectly controlled. It only caused Zishi and Huoshi Daoist pain, but not serious injury, much less death. It was purely for fun!
— With the power of the super artifact "God-Slaying Whip," if Feng Lixi had lashed out with all her might, Zishi and Huoshi would have been utterly annihilated!
"Junior Brother Huoshi, let's fight him!"
Old Daoist Zishi was almost in tears from being teased! Up to this point, the old Daoist was probably still dazed, believing that he was being toyed with by Hua Yinghong, a Nascent Soul cultivator, using a divine artifact!
Zishi now coveted the "God-Slaying Whip" immensely—if he could risk his life to kill Hua Yinghong and obtain this incredibly powerful whip, wouldn't his future tribulations be much easier?

"Thousand Illusions Golden Spear Formation!"
Seeing that he could not defeat Hua Yinghong, Wu Yingxiong gritted his teeth and unleashed a series of dozens of unpredictable hand seals!
The 36 ribs of the "Five Elements Heaven-Shaking Fan" shot out, multiplying into two, then four, then eight, until they became thousands, even tens of thousands, of giant golden spears, each tens of meters long, raining down on Hua Yinghong!
Judging by the sheer force of those golden spears, even a rogue immortal wouldn't dare to take them head-on; they would have to give way first!
Hua Yinghong's figure blurred as he rode the "Demon-Slaying Sword," transforming into a ball of golden light and soaring into the sky: "I'm not playing with you anymore!"
Wu Yingxiong only saw a cylindrical passage, about 10 meters in diameter, carved through the dense array of golden spears by a beam of golden light. That beam of light shot straight towards him, giving him no chance to dodge!
The golden light broke through numerous obstacles, flying to within 30 meters of Wu Yingxiong, instantly turning his face pale with fright!
"Heavenly Armor!"
A brilliant blue light flashed from Wu Yingxiong's body as an exquisitely crafted suit of armor, shimmering with blue light and strange runes, was donned—this spoiled young master actually intended to use his protective armor to withstand the "Demon-Slaying Sword" head-on!
From birth, Wu Yingxiong had been the apple of the eye of the Divine Spear Sect, pampered with the sect's best cultivation techniques and countless elixirs and magical treasures. He was practically incapable of fighting without his magical weapons!
However, even after using all his most powerful magical treasures and techniques, Wu Yingxiong still couldn't withstand Hua Yinghong's thunderous strike of the "Demon-Slaying Sword." When Hua Yinghong charged towards him on his sword, unleashing his masterful close-quarters combat technique, the "Three Forms of Heaven-Shattering," Wu Yingxiong was completely bewildered!
Hua Yinghong had expected to at least exchange a few blows with Wu Yingxiong once they got close, but the result was quite unexpected: Wu Yingxiong stood there like a fool, not knowing how to dodge or what weapon to use to parry, just futilely waving his ribless "Five Elements Heaven-Shaking Fan"!
"Heh! You're too weak, aren't you?"
Hua Yinghong's "Demon-Slaying Sword" conjured several sword shadows, dodging Wu Yingxiong's utterly unorthodox folding fan, which was even worse than that of an ordinary martial artist, and directly slashed at the playboy's waist.
Wu Yingxiong's "Heavenly Essence Armor," used for emergency protection, was one of the Divine Spear Sect's treasured artifacts, and it was indeed a good item. However, under the close contact of the super artifact "Demon-Slaying Sword," the "Heavenly Essence Armor" was only slightly better than ordinary armor—Hua Yinghong cut him in two at the waist with a single sword strike!
"Ah!—"
Wu Yingxiong suddenly let out a shrill scream. Three identical golden nascent souls, each about two feet tall, shot out from above his head, transforming into three golden beams and fleeing in three different directions!
"Where do you think you're going!"
Any nascent soul that escaped could cause endless trouble, so Hua Yinghong certainly wouldn't be polite. His "Star Ring" transformed into three golden beams and flew out like lightning. A series of loud "waaaaaah" sounds rang out as all three of Wu Yingxiong's nascent souls were caught by the neck and flew back unwillingly!
"Hehehe! Hehehe!..."
A wicked smile appeared on Hua Yinghong's face. He reached out with his left hand, grabbed one of Wu Yingxiong's nascent souls, and placed his right hand on the nascent soul's head, using the "Soul-Seizing Technique" to thoroughly search Wu Yingxiong's consciousness.
"Hmph! Do you still dare to resist?"
Suddenly, Hua Yinghong snorted coldly, his face darkening, and he spat out a stream of Samadhi True Fire, which was blue and purple, from his palm.
"Ah!—"
Being roasted by the Samadhi True Fire was no pleasant experience for Wu Yingxiong's nascent soul. His soul, which had desperately tried to protect its divine sense from Hua Yinghong's search for secrets about the Divine Spear Sect, unexpectedly suffered greatly as a result, letting out a piercing, ear-piercing scream!
In Wu Yingxiong's mind, Hua Yinghong at this moment was practically a demon: Where did this fiend come from? How could his heart be even more ruthless than a demon cultivator, and his methods even more vicious?

Zishi and Huoshi Laodao were truly fighting desperately! The sight of these two rogue immortals fighting for their lives was truly terrifying—
Huoshi Laodao's "Golden Crow Feather" flew out of his hand, transforming into a red fire dragon over 200 meters long, its claws outstretched, swirling in the air with countless bolts of lightning and flames, relentlessly bombarding Hua Yinghong, controlled by Feng Lixi!
Nine purple flame swords, each tens of meters long, flew from the hands of the old Taoist Zishi. They spun in the air, creating thousands of purple sword beams that connected in perfect circles, forming a perfect fire circle over a thousand meters in circumference. Within this circle, two flames moved, forming the shape of a Tai Chi symbol. The
"Tai Chi Yin-Yang True Fire Sword Formation" was the old Taoist Zishi's strongest attack!
The fire-attribute energy of heaven and earth was continuously absorbed, flowing into the enormous fire circle. The raging flames forced open all the air, hissing and the buzzing of the swords reverberating through the heavens and earth!
"Now that's getting interesting!"
With the two old Taoists fighting desperately, Feng Lixi suddenly felt an invisible pressure increase dramatically, and the divine power she poured into the "God-Slaying Whip" surged. Suddenly, the entire "God-Slaying Whip" blazed with golden light, countless golden circular halos spinning rapidly, catching all the lightning, flames, and sword light in the sky!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!..."
Perhaps Feng Lixi had had enough fun. Hundreds of golden rings flew out from the "God-Slaying Whip," splitting into two groups to cover the old Taoists Zishi and Huoshi, who began their counterattack!
"Ah—"
Blood splattered. The old Taoist Zishi was forced into a frantic state, unable to defend himself properly. A sharp golden ring cleaved a half-foot-deep, two-foot-long gash in his back, nearly splitting his upper body in two!
With a shrill scream, the old Taoist Zishi transformed into a streak of blood and fled towards the location of the old Taoist Qingshi. The air echoed with the old Taoist Zishi's extremely venomous curse: "Hua Yinghong, you wait! I will definitely come back to slaughter your entire family in the future!"
"Crack!—"
Feng Lixi unleashed her fury, and the "Golden Crow Feather" in the old Taoist Huoshi's hand was whipped back to its original form by the "God-Slaying Whip." He barely managed to block most of the golden rings flying around him, but two of them still slashed his thighs, almost severing them at the root. He screamed in pain, turning into a blur of blood as he fled towards the old Taoist Qing Shi!
"Boom!—"
Several miles away, the old Taoist Qing Shi unleashed a thousand layers of sword energy, sending "Scattering Flower Fairy" Xiao Yaxian flying back a hundred meters. He then roared madly, "Hua Yinghong, you dare hurt my two junior brothers? Just you wait! I'll definitely invite my friends from the Scattered Immortal Alliance to descend to the mortal realm, skin you alive, remove your bones, drain your blood, seal your nascent soul in a magic weapon, and use the sun's rays to scatter your soul forever, never to be reborn! You, you despicable bastard, what kind of cultivator are you?"
The old Taoist Qing Shi was now jumping up and down, cursing like a street thug; he was no longer a half-Scattered Immortal. He was just like a street ruffian!
"You old scoundrel, don't shout so loudly, or you'll hurt yourself!"
Hua Yinghong flew unhurriedly to Xiao Yaxian's side, his "God-Slaying Whip" retracting to about a meter in length. He shook his head and chuckled evilly, "You yourselves set up the Immortal-Trapping Array, and even you yourselves couldn't open the void gate to escape here in half a day. Do you think you can escape my grasp? Heh, you've trapped yourselves in your own web, you're incredibly stupid!"
"This old Daoist admits defeat today,"
the old Daoist Qing Shi said, his iron-blue face turning pale with fright at Hua Yinghong's apparent intent to kill him. He softened his tone and said weakly, "Killing someone is just a matter of beheading them. Isn't destroying Young Master Wu's physical body and capturing his Nascent Soul enough? Why do you still want to keep us alive?"
"I don't need you for anything,"
Hua Yinghong's primordial spirit avatar flew from afar and approached, taking over the conversation, "but I've recently become a bit addicted to collecting slaves, and I want to keep you as my slaves. Haha! Collecting rogue immortals as slaves, I'm probably the first person in history to do so, it's absolutely exhilarating!"
"You!—"
Old Daoist Qing Shi was so angry his eyes turned white, and he almost couldn't catch his breath: he was a dignified rogue immortal, with such a noble status, yet he was being treated as a slave by Hua Yinghong! Just thinking about it made him furious!
"Heh heh! What do you mean, 'you'?"
Hua Yinghong sneered domineeringly, "Old Daoist Qing Shi, don't think that being my slave is beneath you. I'm afraid that in the future, there will be people scrambling to be my slaves, but you might not even have the chance! May I ask, Fairy Xiao, how long can the strongest rogue immortal in the cultivation world live?"
Xiao Yaxian looked at Old Daoist Zi Shi and Old Daoist Huo Shi beside Old Daoist Qing Shi, who were being brutally beaten by "Hua Yinghong" with the "God-Slaying Whip" and were still trembling from the pain after taking a handful of pills. She couldn't help but feel secretly relieved: it turned out that "Hua Yinghong" had shown her some mercy earlier! She casually remarked, "The strongest rogue immortal in the cultivation world was the Pure Yang True Man who survived the Third Nine Heavenly Tribulation, but I heard that he unfortunately perished during the Fourth Nine Heavenly Tribulation a few months ago."
At this point, Xiao Yaxian's beautiful face darkened.

Rogue
immortals appear incredibly glamorous in the cultivation world, almost able to roam freely like crabs, but because they lack physical bodies, each Heavenly Tribulation is a near-death experience. Very few can safely survive the First Nine Heavenly Tribulation, and those who survive the Second Nine are extremely rare; there's no word of anyone safely surviving the Fourth Nine Heavenly Tribulation.
On the other hand, cultivators, by slowly increasing their cultivation and realm, can forge immortal bodies after surviving the Heavenly Tribulation, ascend to the Immortal God Realm, and attain unimaginably long lives!
Seeing Xiao Yaxian's dejected appearance, Feng Lixi felt a pang of sympathy. Xiao Yaxian herself was a spirit who had lost her physical body and cultivated her primordial spirit, yet she refused to refine it, gather the vital energy of heaven and earth, and cultivate as a wandering immortal because she believed wandering immortals truly had no future.
Of course, there are always exceptions.
"Don't be sad, sister. As long as you follow me, I will help you rebuild your physical body in the future. Becoming an immortal or a god is no problem."
Almost subconsciously, Feng Lixi spoke these unbelievable words through the mouth of "Hua Yinghong"!
"What did you call me? Sister?"
Xiao Yaxian looked suspiciously at the two identical Hua Yinghongs and said, "I have cultivated for over 2000 years. As far as I know, apart from reincarnation, there has never been a wandering immortal who could directly rebuild their physical body."
The only way out for a wandering immortal is to reincarnate when they cannot withstand the heavenly tribulation, but their original consciousness will be completely erased, almost no different from annihilation of body and soul.
"Hehe, although you're over 2000 years old, you look younger than me. If you'd be willing to call me 'brother,' I'm willing to help you reshape your physical body. I possess the secret formula for a heaven-defying elixir that can reshape the body. Although the elixir requires numerous rare and precious materials, there's always hope, isn't there?"
Feng Lixi almost revealed herself to be the goddess Nuwa with a careless remark! Calling Xiao Yaxian "sister" was an honor for someone of her status—but even goddesses make mistakes, and she forgot that this body belonged to Hua Yinghong!
The two Hua Yinghongs merged back into one, and the one who spoke up was now the real Hua Yinghong. Realizing her slip of the tongue, Feng Lixi quickly and obediently relinquished control of the body to Hua Yinghong, letting him smooth things over.
However, dealing with such a small situation was a piece of cake for Hua Yinghong!
"You really have the secret formula for the legendary heaven-defying elixir?"
Xiao Yaxian asked, both surprised and delighted. "Then wouldn't I be able to ascend to the Immortal Realm without reincarnation?"
"Hehe, of course!"
Hua Yinghong glanced sideways at the three old Daoists, Qing Shi, Zi Shi, and Huo Shi, whose eyes were shining. They deliberately ignored him and chuckled to themselves. "Would you like to call me brother?"
It seemed that Hua Yinghong had recently become addicted to being Brooke's "brother" and was even considering taking Xiao Yaxian, the "Fairy of Scattering Flowers," who was more than 2,000 years older than him, as his sister!
"Then I'll call you brother from now on."
Xiao Yaxian smiled like a spring flower in full bloom. "I've lived for more than 2,000 years and have never had a brother before!"
In the long years of cultivation, Xiao Yaxian had devoted herself to the path of immortality and had long forgotten all worldly etiquette. In the cultivation world, strength reigns supreme. Even Xiao Yaxian couldn't fathom Hua Yinghong's true power—since Hua Yinghong liked her, she might as well acknowledge him as her brother.
Besides, a bet is a bet—there was a prior agreement that if she lost the duel, she would be at Hua Yinghong's disposal. Even if Hua Yinghong wanted to take Xiao Yaxian as a slave, she probably couldn't go back on her word!
If Hua Yinghong truly had a way to refine a "heaven-defying divine pill," Xiao Yaxian could rebuild her physical body without reincarnating and erasing her original consciousness. With her strength, ascending to become a true immortal would be a piece of cake—wouldn't being his sister be all benefits and no harm?
"Um... Young Master Hua, you said you could refine the Heaven-Defying Divine Pill, you're not lying, are you?"
Old Daoist Qing Shi finally couldn't help but interject, "You're just a cultivator in the Integration Stage, how could you possibly refine such a legendary divine medicine as the Heaven-Defying Divine Pill?"
"Old Daoist Qing Shi, believe it or not! As a guest elder of the Divine Spear Sect, you should know that I possess the Wordless Heavenly Book, which contains everything. It's not surprising that it contains the secret formula for refining the Heaven-Defying Divine Pill!"
Hua Yinghong brandished the "Demon-Slaying Sword" with an imposing aura, saying, "Enough nonsense! If you three brothers are willing to acknowledge me as your master, you will not only have the opportunity to obtain the Heaven-Defying Divine Pill, but also receive great benefits. If you are unwilling, I will now annihilate you all, body and soul, to save you from future trouble! Hehe! Do you recognize this Demon-Slaying Sword?"
A terrifying sword aura erupted from the "Demon-Slaying Sword." Hua Yinghong's cultivation level was not high enough to fully unleash the power of this super artifact, but the invisible pressure was enough to make Qing Shi Laodao's confidence in him exceed 90%!
This guy who had a lot of artifacts in his hands and easily injured two loose immortals in a fight was most likely a real great immortal or god who secretly descended to the mortal world to pretend to be weak while actually being strong. Otherwise, there was really no way to explain it.
“Young Master Hua, if you truly can refine a heaven-defying elixir, my two brothers and I are willing to serve you as your subordinates.”
The old Daoist Qing Shi, his pale face showing a troubled expression, said, “However, to ask us, dignified rogue immortals, to become your slaves is truly unacceptable!”
“Hmph!”
Hua Yinghong snorted twice, then said to Xiao Yaxian, “Yaxian, you are responsible for holding off the old Daoist Qing Shi, let me first eliminate Zi Shi and Huo Shi. The spiritual bodies of rogue immortals are highly nourishing; if I can refine one or two, I might be able to immediately transcend tribulation and ascend to immortality!”
“Alright! Old Daoist Qing Shi, take this!”
Without hesitation, Xiao Yaxian unleashed thousands upon thousands of seven-colored peony flowers from her hand, raining down upon the old Daoist Qing Shi!
Old Daoist Qing Shi's schemes against her and Ruyi Sect, aided by the "Divine Spear Sect," infuriated Xiao Yaxian. If it weren't for the unexpected encounter with her miraculous "brother" Hua Yinghong, she might have been captured alive and handed over to the playboy Wu Yingxiong for his wanton humiliation—such a despicable and shameless rogue immortal deserved to meet a nemesis like Hua Yinghong!
Under Xiao Yaxian's immense pressure, Old Daoist Qing Shi was forced into a frantic state!
"Three Forms of Heaven-Shattering!"
Hundreds upon hundreds of golden sword beams appeared in the void. Taking advantage of Old Daoist Qing Shi's distraction, Hua Yinghong, riding the "Demon-Slaying Sword," hurtled towards the heavily injured Zishi and Huoshi!
"Ah!—"
Old Daoist Huoshi, whose two legs had just been severed, had recovered some of his strength by gathering the energy of heaven and earth, but his power was still less than 30% of normal. Unable to dodge, Hua Yinghong severed his arms and legs again with a single move, leaving him a mangled corpse with only his head and body!
Even more powerful was the "Swift Heavenly Fire" from the "Demon-Slaying Sword" entering the body, damaging the primordial spirit, and almost instantly burning away most of the pure energy of the scattered immortal body!
"Old Daoist Qing Shi, I'm issuing this final warning: if you don't surrender and become slaves, I will no longer accept your surrender and will let you all taste the true power of the Demon-Slaying Sword!"
Hua Yinghong uttered his final threat. "Don't think that being a rogue immortal is anything special; in my eyes, you're no different from ordinary mortals!"
The sky was filled with "Demon-Slaying Swords," each strike uncompromising, slicing Zi Shi Daoist into a gruesome mutilation. A series of screams echoed across the nameless island!
Zi Shi and Huo Shi Daoists, severely wounded, cried out in pain, undoubtedly affecting Qing Shi Daoist's fight against Xiao Yaxian, making him even more vulnerable.
"Ten Thousand Flowers Calamity!"
Seeing that the situation was now under Hua Yinghong's control, Xiao Yaxian had no more worries and unleashed her most powerful and signature technique.
Countless petals of seven-colored peonies appeared from the sky like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, filled with the breath of spring. They formed a wondrous array in the air, like tens of thousands of flower pillars, rapidly spinning above the old Taoist Qing Shi's head, emitting a soft "humming" sound.
As Xiao Yaxian manipulated her hands with incantations, the peony petals spun even faster. And as the speed of the spin increased, a deafening sound of air being torn apart instantly resounded throughout the heavens and earth!
"Azure Fire Sword!"
A small azure short sword flew from the old Taoist Qing Shi's hand. He vigorously manipulated the incantation, and in the blink of an eye, the azure short sword multiplied into ten, ten into a hundred, a hundred into a thousand, a thousand into ten thousand... In an instant, centered on the old Taoist Qing Shi, countless azure swords, carrying extremely intense flames, shot out to meet the petals formed from energy!
Countless petals collided with the azure swords, and a violent explosion resounded through the sky, with chaotic energy flowing in all directions. The petals, formed from energy, shattered upon collision with the cyan sword. Pink and cyan energy danced and scattered wildly in the air. Gradually, more and more of the cyan sword disappeared, while the peony petals danced and spun with even greater vigor!
Finally, all the cyan swords vanished, and the peony petals that filled the sky multiplied, then multiplied again, finally forming a seven-colored peony the size of a bowl. It danced around the pale-faced, listless old Taoist Qing Shi—indicating that the old Taoist Qing Shi had been completely defeated by Xiao Yaxian!
"Brother, this old Taoist Qing Shi is now yours to deal with!"
Xiao Yaxian's "Shennong Pill" had been refined even more during this fierce battle, making the use of the "Myriad Flower Calamity" move easier and more effortless than before, with abundant stamina. It seemed that she had inexhaustible energy within her, making this battle easier than she had imagined!
Suddenly having an extra "brother" felt a little strange, but after naturally taking on the role of "sister," Xiao Yaxian suddenly discovered that being cared for brought her a sense of security she had never felt before—it was truly wonderful!
Unconsciously, a ripple of emotion began to stir within her immortal heart .
"Hehe! I wonder what it's like to refine a rogue immortal's spirit body with the Nine Netherworld Fire?"
Hua Yinghong used his left hand to pull the old Daoist Zishi close, and a black flame over a meter high suddenly erupted from his right index finger. With a flick of his finger, a foot-long black fire snake began to writhe all over the old Daoist Zishi's body!
"Ah! It hurts!—Don't burn me! I'm willing to acknowledge you as my master, spare my life!"
the old Daoist Zishi cried out in pain!—That black fire snake was the "Nine Netherworld Fire," capable of directly burning the primordial spirit, the most feared weapon by cultivators, especially those with spirit bodies!
In just a few breaths, the old Daoist Zishi was burned to the point of near death! The pure energy that had been burned away by the "Nine Netherworld Fire" and dissipated into the air was ruthlessly absorbed by Hua Yinghong—it seemed that Hua Yinghong's claim of refining a scattered immortal was not just empty threats!
The old Daoist Qing Shi turned pale and quickly submitted: "This old Daoist admits defeat!...I am willing to acknowledge you as my master..."
The longer one lives, the more one cherishes their life.
The old Daoist Qing Shi had been stubborn because he believed Hua Yinghong wouldn't dare commit the heinous act of destroying another's primordial spirit, otherwise it would easily breed demonic obstacles, making it extremely difficult to overcome the Heavenly Tribulation later. Little did he know Hua Yinghong's true origins, possessing the unique demonic technique "Nine Netherworld Fire"—demonic cultivators always act without restraint, regarding increasing their strength as paramount; if they could refine a scattered immortal's spirit and primordial spirit, their strength would absolutely increase dramatically!
Seeing that Hua Yinghong was fearless and dared to refine his junior brother, the old Daoist Zishi, he was no different from a demon cultivator, and even more ruthless. How could the old Daoist Qingshi dare to resist?
"Hehehe... all three of you repeat after me..."
Hua Yinghong secretly chuckled with the satisfaction of his scheme succeeding, while using a master-servant contract to take Qingshi, Zishi, and Huoshi, these three unfortunate rogue immortals, as slaves whose lives were in his hands.
Taking in slaves was a last resort: although the gods had made an agreement that the celestial realm and the cultivation world should not interfere in the mortal realm, Hua Yinghong never believed that these bullshit agreements could last forever.
Agreements are always just temporary compromises, and they will be broken one day!
If the Free Army really hurts the allied forces of the European and American countries, and even one day marches to the continents of Oba and Meisi to destroy the Holy Spirit Cult—it's almost a given: the Angel Bird Humans will definitely send their angelic troops down to the mortal realm, and even those more terrifying gods may intervene in human affairs. This is Hua Yinghong's biggest worry!
With Xiao Yaxian leading four rogue immortals—Qingshi, Zishi, and Huoshi—as his henchmen, and the top goddess Feng Lixi secretly acting as a powerful backer—even if the Heavenly Realm sent out an angelic army, Hua Yinghong wouldn't be completely powerless to resist, right?

A dozen miles north of the Nameless Island, on a hundred-zhang-high cliff on another small island,
"Gun God" Yan Nanfei and "Crimson Fairy" Yan Simin watched from afar as the churning clouds above the Nameless Island returned to normal. The final result of a thrilling battle left the two standing motionless and silent, like two stone statues.
"Nanfei, let's go!"
Yan Simin sighed. "Hua Yinghong's rise to power is unstoppable. There's no place for us in the mortal realm anymore. Why don't we go to the cultivation world?"
"Sister Min, we can leave, but can the vast Yan Hui Manor and the Yan family really leave?"
Yan Nanfei said with a bitter smile. "If we just leave, given Hua Yinghong's methods, the Yan family will inevitably suffer, perhaps even be wiped out. How can we let our descendants bear the responsibility for what we've done?"
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
A series of crisp claps rang out, and Hua Yinghong, having withdrawn his wind-escape technique, appeared a few meters away. He nodded in praise, "Yan Nanfei, you were willing to forgo the chance to escape to the cultivation world and stay to shoulder the responsibility. That truly makes you worthy of the title 'Gun God.' The survival of Yan Hui Manor and the Yan Clan of Suzhou and Hangzhou rests on your decision."
Eleven stunning beauties, including Liu Yufei, Miao Youlan, Xue Qianqian, Nangong Chuchu, and Liu Qinghe, appeared together, hovering in the air and surrounding Yan Nanfei and Yan Simin.
A powerful, invisible barrier sealed the space; even if Yan Nanfei wanted to break through the void and escape, he would have no chance!

Volume Sixteen, Love and Hate, Chapter 386: Gongru's Infatuation
"Hua Yinghong, do I still have a choice?"
Yan Nanfei's handsome face remained unchanged, but his expression suddenly seemed to have aged decades. He said, "Kill or torture, it's all up to you. I only hope you'll show mercy and spare the Yan family members and those innocent soldiers of the New Song Army."
"I'm not afraid of corpses strewn everywhere or rivers of blood, but I'm not a bloodthirsty person."
Hua Yinghong shook his head and sighed softly, "As long as you order them to lay down their weapons and accept reorganization, I guarantee they will still have the opportunity to make contributions in the fight against the alien race. Actually, you only spared them because you knew I wouldn't kill you recklessly, right?"
Yan Nanfei smiled faintly, "If you still rely on indiscriminate killing to establish your authority when you achieve a great victory, you have no right to dominate the world!"

On March 17th, 995 of the Hualong Continent calendar, the Changlong Flower Festival and the Martial Arts Tournament were due to close.
The flower festival and the Daoist debate were held very smoothly.
Thanks to the intelligence gathered by Dan Qingsheng, Sasakin, and Tanaka Ryukichi, and the relentless pursuit of leads using the "Soul-Capturing Technique," the Free Alliance's "Heavenly Net" operation to eliminate Japanese ninjas, assassins from the Misty Heaven Seven Kill Hall, intelligence agents from the Misty Rain Mirror Flower Pavilion, and the "Swallow Return Manor" infiltrators was extremely successful. Almost all infiltrators of any importance were either captured or killed, with very few escaping.
Sending a large number of people to feign an attack on the Changlong Flower Festival was itself a smokescreen by "Gun God" Yan Nanfei to plot against the Sword Inquiry Pavilion and create confusion. After the elimination operation began, there were no unexpected incidents at the flower festival and the Daoist debate. After all, even "Gun God" and "Swallow Return Manor" were no longer considered a threat by the Free Alliance, so how many people would dare to cause trouble during the flower festival?
The Fragrant Garden was a riot of color, a breathtaking sight, and an unprecedented spectacle.
This year's Changlong Flower Festival is vastly different from previous years, showcasing an astonishing variety of flowers: peonies, orchids, apricot blossoms, magnolias, bauhinia, pear blossoms, roses, crabapple blossoms, herbaceous peonies, azaleas, pomegranate blossoms, jasmine, impatiens, lotus, locust blossoms, osmanthus, lilacs, chrysanthemums, plum blossoms… Especially remarkable is the simultaneous blooming of flowers that typically bloom in different seasons throughout the year, a feast for the eyes of visitors.
Most remarkably, an area of over 100 square meters displays hundreds of pots of fragrant and dazzling night-blooming cereus!
—Whenever a visitor arrives, the flower tube of the night-blooming cereus slowly rises, its deep purple outer petals unfurling, revealing a large, snow-white flower composed of over 20 petals. The petals and stamens tremble slightly, like a beautiful woman swaying gracefully, an incredibly beautiful and captivating sight!
This is an unbelievable spectacle. Anyone with even a slight appreciation for flowers knows that the Epiphyllum oxypetalum, also known as the "Qionghua" or "Beauty Under the Moon," is a beautiful flower with lush green leaves. It displays its exquisite beauty only in the stillness of summer and autumn nights.
The Epiphyllum oxypetalum typically blooms from June to October, opening usually at night. Its blooming period is extremely short; the corolla closes about 3 to 4 hours after opening, and the flower quickly withers, hence the ancient idiom "a flash in the pan."
The magnificent scene of thousands of flowers blooming in Piaoxiang Garden is undoubtedly the masterpiece of the green environmental protection company co-founded by Brooke and Huajieyu. The magical life force directly fosters numerous flowers that are not even of this season, making the visit to the flower show worthwhile and unforgettable for all visitors!
During the flower festival, Piaoxiang Garden and 24 other flower exhibition gardens in the city charge admission fees. Even the price of NT$300 per ticket does not deter the enthusiasm of visitors. At the main exhibition hall, Piaoxiang Garden, tickets for the closing ceremony on the last day cost between 2,000 and 5,000 yuan depending on the seat, and all 100,000 tickets were sold out!
The flowers were beautiful and fragrant, and the grand finale of the flower festival's closing ceremony, "A Riot of Beauty," featured numerous stunningly beautiful women, making it even more enticing!
At 3 pm, under the bright spring sunshine, the usually bustling area in front of the Epiphyllum exhibition was deserted, with only two people present.
All the visitors had gathered in front of Piaoxiang Pavilion to watch the "Rumble of Beauty" performance.
People often use "as beautiful as a flower" to describe beautiful women, but upon closer inspection, it's more accurate to say that the women are more beautiful than the flowers. Otherwise, how could such exquisitely beautiful Epiphyllum flowers still captivate visitors?
“Gongru, it would be a great pity if the closing ceremony of this year’s Changlong Flower Festival were without you, without your unparalleled flute music.”
Hua Yinghong gazed intently at the “Flute Immortal” Yan Gongru before him, a strange emotion rising in his heart, but he said lightly, “The actions of your grandfather, your father, and Yan Hui Manor have nothing to do with you, so why should you torment yourself over them?”
Yan Gongru was tall and slender, with a flawless, jade-like face, a delicate nose, lips like red water chestnuts, and arched eyebrows like the moon. Her bright, clear eyes were like a bottomless pool, giving her an ethereal and otherworldly air. What
attracted Hua Yinghong most was the faint melancholy in her eyes.
In Dan Qingsheng’s painting of the continent’s beauties, Yan Gongru was lively and pretty, her smile and the laughter in her eyes always so sincere and pure, with a hint of mischief. Seeing that smile evokes genuine affection, never a hint of disrespect.
But the beauty before him, Yan Gongru, wore only a faint melancholy on her face and in her eyes, revealing an inexplicable sadness, as if happiness would never return.
Melancholy beauties often possess a captivating quality.
At least, Hua Yinghong now felt that if he couldn't bring joy back to the beauty before him, he would be the culprit!
—After all, Yan Gongru's grandfather, the "Gun God" Yan Nanfei, was his prisoner, and the once-renowned "Yan Hui Manor" could be reduced to ashes at any moment at his command!
"The epiphyllum is very special. It always chooses to bloom at dawn, when the morning dew has just condensed. Do you know why?"
Yan Gongru's pair of bright, watery eyes met Hua Yinghong's "magical eyes." Her alluring cherry lips twitched slightly, forcing a faint, melancholic smile. "There's a legend about the epiphyllum. Would you like to hear it?"
Hua Yinghong said, "I want to hear it."
Yan Gongru turned her pretty face to look at a pot of epiphyllum in full bloom and said softly, "Legend has it that the epiphyllum is the last of the twelve flower fairies in the celestial realm, and the granddaughter of the Heavenly Emperor. She used to bloom every day, blooming brilliantly and beautifully in all four seasons, just like the epiphyllum here.
"A young man would go to the place where the beautiful epiphyllum grew every day and carefully weed around her. Over time, the epiphyllum silently fell in love with him."
"When the Heavenly Emperor learned of this, he was furious. How could this young man, a mere flower servant, be worthy of the epiphyllum? So, the Heavenly Emperor cast the young man into the cycle of reincarnation, making him forget his past life and the epiphyllum.
"But the epiphyllum could not forget the young man. She begged the Heavenly Emperor, willing to grant him any request, only asking that he spare her lover. For this, she was demoted by the Heavenly Emperor, forced to bloom only for a fleeting moment each year, preventing her from ever seeing her lover again."
"The epiphyllum knew that her lover had been reincarnated as a disciple of Buddha, and that every year he would go to Flower Mountain to collect autumn dew to brew tea for Buddha. So she specially chose to bloom at that time! She hoped to see her lover once a year, just once, that would be enough! Unfortunately, spring comes and goes, flowers bloom and wither, and her lover, who had forgotten his past life, never recognized her again..."
"Actually, I've read this story too. That young man was the Venerable Weituo, a disciple of Buddha. The epiphyllum bloomed only for Weituo."
Hua Yinghong interjected calmly, "This tragic love story is moving, but it also makes one indignant. If I were to add an ending, it would be that one day Weituo suddenly remembered the epiphyllum fairy, and in anger used his great power to kill the Heavenly Emperor. The lovers would then be reunited and live happily ever after."
"But the Heavenly Emperor is, after all, the grandfather of the Ephemeral Flower. If he is killed by Wei Tuo, how can the Ephemeral Flower be happy?"
Yan Gongru's beautiful eyes welled up with tears as she sighed softly. "Therefore, when Wei Tuo wanted to kill the Heavenly Emperor, the Ephemeral Flower would try her best to stop him. If she couldn't, she could only wither away in sorrow, and she could never live happily with Wei Tuo forever."
"Gongru, you are a kind and innocent girl like the Ephemeral Flower, but you don't know how ambitious your ancestor is, or how deep the harm he can cause!"
Hua Yinghong sighed softly. "If I were the one who failed in your ancestor's conspiracy this time, I don't know how many people on the entire Hua Long Continent would be lying dead, suffering in dire straits. If your ancestor and the Yan family do not receive the punishment they deserve, how can I convince the people of the world? It's not impossible to forgive your ancestor and the Yan family, but—"
Yan Gongru suddenly knelt down, sobbing softly, "If you are willing to spare my ancestor and the Yan family, Gongru is willing to be your slave—"
“Gongru, I know Fei’er has already given you a star ring. None of the girls I like are servants, nor will I have any servants by my side. Very well, I fear neither heaven nor earth, but I hate seeing girls sad more than anything. If I were to make Gongru sad, it would be my greatest sin.”
Hua Yinghong casually flicked a gust of wind from his sleeve to stop Yan Gongru from kneeling, and extended his right hand with a smile: “If you promise to be happy from now on, and no longer be sad and melancholy, I will spare your grandfather and the Yan family. However, your grandfather’s cultivation must be destroyed so that he can live out the rest of his life in peace, and the Yan family of Suzhou and Hangzhou must unconditionally submit to the Freedom Alliance.”
“Thank you! I!”
Yan Gongru was speechless, her phoenix eyes glazed over, and she placed her soft, snow-white, slender hand in Hua Yinghong’s.
This was the most lenient treatment that Hua Yinghong, who always advocated eradicating evil completely, could offer. During the days Hua Yinghong was asleep, Yan Gongru, with the kind guidance of Xue Qianqian and other women, obtained a "Star Ring" from Liu Yufei—one of the key reasons why Hua Yinghong didn't kill "Gun God" Yan Nanfei on Penglai Island. Even
heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman. Yan Nanfei had sent his stunningly beautiful granddaughter, "Flute Fairy" Yan Gongru, to Changlong City to be his prey, but there was a deeper meaning: even if the Penglai Island affair failed, as long as "Romantic Marshal" Hua Yinghong was interested in Yan Gongru, he couldn't very well kill her own grandfather, could he?
Yan Gongru's small hands were soft as cotton, smooth as silk, and warm as jade; holding them felt exceptionally touching.
Hua Yinghong, captivated, pulled the beauty into his arms and said softly, "Gongru, let's go to Piaoxiang Tower. Everyone's looking forward to it!"
"But I no longer want to go,"
Yan Gongru said shyly, inhaling Hua Yinghong's unique masculine scent. "Those empty titles are like fleeting clouds. If I were a night-blooming cereus, I would only bloom for you from now on." "
If the Changlong Flower Festival weren't with you, wouldn't it be a regret for all time?"
The beauty's deep and tender confession made Hua Yinghong's heart tremble uncontrollably. He waved his hand, setting up a "dreamlike barrier" around them, and lowered his head to kiss her small, delicate red lips deeply.
"Hua Lang,"
Yan Gongru's exquisite lips uttered a soft, mesmerizing moan.

The area in front of Piaoxiang Tower was now a sea of joyous noise.
Apart from the newly appointed Sword Inquiry Pavilion Master, "Lingbo Fairy" Shui Xinyue, who has yet to appear, and Qiu Shuiyun, who has
gone into seclusion, eight of the ten beauties from the "Continental Beauties' Compendium" have already appeared on the "Beauties' Showdown" stage. Liu Qinghe, Hua Jieyu, Nangong Chuchu, Cheng Huilin, Dongfang Mingzhu, Ximen Bixia, He Keying, and the radiant Yan Gongru, who arrived late, each beauty is breathtakingly beautiful and unparalleled. Their various talents are also superb, making those who bought tickets at exorbitant prices, even those who paid as much as 10,000 yuan to scalpers, exclaim that it was all worth it!
In addition to those from the original "Continental Beauties' Compendium," this year's flower show also features many other renowned beauties who have graced the stage, equally stunning the audience and eliciting continuous cheers and climaxes from the 100,000 spectators!
Miao Youlan, Xue Qianqian, Liu Lan, Liu Ju, Feng Yanran, Bai Sisi, Leng Xiangrui, Qiu Shuiling, Liu Yongqi… More than 30 stunning beauties appeared on stage one after another. Each of them was an outstanding figure from various countries and families across the Hua Long Continent, representing different backgrounds and powers.
When the green-haired, green-eyed Life Envoy, the elven beauty Bokis, took the stage, it drew a tidal wave of cheers, and the atmosphere reached a new peak!
“Ladies and gentlemen, now we solemnly present the final grand finale of this year’s Flower Festival closing ceremony—please welcome—tell me loudly, who do you most want to see right now?”
The female host of the “Beauty in Full Bloom” event, Huang Shengyi, was no less stunning than the many exquisite beauties who appeared on stage; she was also a peerless beauty who could captivate all beings and bring down kingdoms.
She possessed a captivating, star-like radiance, her long, black hair cascading like a waterfall. Tall and slender, with perfectly proportioned curves, her skin glowed, smooth and fair. A pair of bright, dark eyes shone with an unusual light. Even more alluring was her elegant and graceful demeanor, alluring yet not wanton, lively yet dignified, possessing a unique and captivating charm.
"Liu Yufei, Liu Yufei..."
"Shui Xinyue, Shui Xinyue..."
Inspired by Huang Shengyi, the 100,000 audience members erupted in deafening shouts, countless admirers of Liu Yufei and Shui Xinyue chanting their names!

Volume Sixteen: Love and Hate, Chapter 387: Dominating the World (End)
"Where's the cheering? Louder!"
Huang Shengyi, known as the "Number One Campus Beauty" of Tsinghua University and nicknamed "Mermaid," was a lucky one who had passed countless selections and rigorous trials to earn the right to host the Changlong Flower Show. Because she herself was an exceptionally beautiful woman who attracted countless eyes, and was particularly skilled at creating emotional buzz, speaking eloquently, and exuding charm, she brought the grand closing ceremony of the Changlong Flower Festival to one climax after another, yet still managed to keep everyone on the edge of their seats at the very end!
"Liu Yufei! Liu Yufei! Liu Yufei!"
"Shui Xinyue! Shui Xinyue! Shui Xinyue!"
In fact, everyone knew that all the beauties before her were just a prelude: the competition for the title of Flower Queen of this year's Flower Festival would only take place between the two beauties, Liu Yufei and Shui Xinyue!
The ranking of beauties in the "Continental Beauty Ranking" not only considers appearance and talent, but also takes into account the strength and status of the forces they represent, especially the competition for the title of Flower Queen, which implicitly represents who will hold the reins of power.
When Dan Qingsheng painted his "Compendium of Beauties of the Continent," he struggled to decide between Liu Qinghe and Shui Xinyue
as the most beautiful, racking his brains over the choice. Ultimately, Shui Xinyue was listed as the most beautiful, yet no portrait of her was included. Dan Qingsheng claimed he couldn't capture her essence and spirit, leaving her out of the painting—a seemingly excused move. This implied that while the Ruyi Sect was the most powerful force on the continent, it remained hidden in the shadows, its true nature obscured. Conversely, Liu Qinghe was listed as the second most beautiful, subtly suggesting that the Liu family of the Later Tang Dynasty held the second greatest power, operating openly and undeniably.
Now, Liu Yufei represents the Free Alliance, and Shui Xinyue represents the Ruyi Sect. Between these two beauties, who will truly reign supreme?

In Piaoxiang Garden within Changlong City, 100,000 people were swept up in a frenzy of excitement and cheers for the numerous stunning beauties.
Outside Changlong City, at the air force base's training ground, over 100,000 people watched the final battle
of the Dao Discussion Conference. The seven-day conference was a feast for martial artists, and today was the grand finale!
A stunning beauty is undoubtedly pleasing to the eye, but for many martial artists dedicated to pursuing the Dao, the "Wordless Heavenly Book" is far more alluring than the most beautiful woman on the Hua Long Continent!
Besides the powerful clans and martial arts sects that produce numerous heroes, there are also many lone heroes among the common folk, many of whom are exceptional. Unlike the powerful clans who can easily gain access to the "Wordless Heavenly Book" by joining an alliance with their vast power, they can only obtain it by participating in the selection competition of the "Dao Debate Conference."
Everyone on the continent knows that the "Dao Debate Conference" is a tool used by Hua Yinghong to recruit heroes and talents from the Hua Long Continent using the "Wordless Heavenly Book." However, no one can resist this temptation!
Only the top 20 in the "Dao Debate Conference" selection competition have the opportunity to comprehend the Wordless Heavenly Book, and the champion of the selection competition can have a fair fight with Hua Yinghong—this rule is practically Hua Yinghong setting up a arena for the title of "Number One Under Heaven."
In literature, there is no first place; in martial arts, there is no second.
Since ancient times, the title of "Number One Under Heaven" has been an empty title for martial artists, and few have ever
truly seen through it. Although tens of thousands of martial artists register for the Dao Discussion Conference, only a small number actually make it to the selection rounds: each applicant must first spar with four carefully selected Free Guards and pass a qualification test to enter the first round. In reality, only about 100 people qualify for the selection rounds!
After six days of rigorous selection, the top 20 martial artists and the champion of the preliminary rounds have been determined.
"Divine Sword Prince" Ximen Jie is undoubtedly a true martial artist who is obsessed with martial arts and indifferent to beauty. Thanks to the power of the Ximen family and their increasingly close cooperation with the Free Alliance, Ximen Jie originally didn't need to participate in the "Daoist Discussion Conference," but he still signed up for the preliminary rounds and defeated several strong opponents to reach the finals—all because he wanted to fight Hua Yinghong again, to fulfill the unfulfilled wish from their duel on Mochou Island! After
the battle on Mochou Island, Ximen Jie's cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds once more. With the strong support of the Ximen family elders, who used a power-enhancing elixir refined from the "Ten-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus" he had secretly obtained years ago, and with the suppression of the "Nine Provinces Seal" gone, his cultivation advanced to the late Golden Core stage, allowing him to enter the finals.
But Ximen Jie could only sit in the stands with deep regret! —Because in yesterday's championship final, he not only lost, but lost miserably, and was completely convinced of his defeat!
Facing his opponent in the final, Ximen Jie easily unleashed the strongest move of the former "Sword God" Ximen Xue, "Frozen World," yet was forced to abandon his sword and admit defeat!
In the center of the martial arts arena, a lonely, forlorn man in black stood with his eyes closed, awaiting Hua Yinghong's exit.
A white cloth band was wrapped around the man's forehead, tied in a knot at the back of his head, and then casually drifted down to his back.
"Yagyuu Shizuku's sword no longer belongs to this world. If the Daoist Tournament hadn't forbidden death, I would have surely died under the Muramasa Demon Sword!"
—These were the words Ximen Jie spoke after his duel with Yagyuu Shizuku.
The man in black in the center of the martial arts arena was none other than Japan's number one martial artist, the Martial God Yagyuu Shizuku!
On March 10th, Hua Yinghong personally led the Flying Dragon warship force to bomb Japan, causing an unprecedented tragedy that killed millions of Japanese. This finally drew Yagyu Jingyun back to the Hua Long Continent, who couldn't even wait for his August 15th appointment with Sword God Lang Qingyun on Lonely Star Island!
"Yagyu Jingyun, I admit you are a true martial artist. Now you can leave."
Hua Yinghong appeared from the void before Yagyu Jingyun and said calmly, "Even if you have completely deciphered the secret of the Muramasa Demon Sword, you are still no match for me."
"Hua Yinghong! The best in the world! Hua Yinghong! The best in the world!..."
Among the more than 100,000 people in the stands, not a single person saw how Hua Yinghong appeared in the center of the arena. But seeing Hua Yinghong with his cool short hair, wearing a blue samurai robe, casually standing before Yagyu Jingyun, the entire audience spontaneously cheered!
In his final battle against Yagyu Shizuku, Ximen Jie unleashed the ultimate technique "Frozen World" with the "Heavenly Profound Frost Sword," representing the pinnacle of known martial arts in Hualong. Yet, he was defeated in a single move by Muramasa's demonic blade!
No one, including the "Plum Blossom Sword Saint" Mei Shanmin, had enough confidence to defeat Yagyu Shizuku—making Hua Yinghong, the possessor of the "Wordless Heavenly Book," their only hope!
Every member of Hualong hoped that Hua Yinghong would defeat Yagyu Shizuku and uphold the dignity of Hualong martial arts and its warriors!
"Hua Yinghong, I should actually thank you for being able to decipher the secret of the Muramasa Demon Blade!"
Liu Shengjingyun slowly opened his eyes, his gaze as gentle as a spring breeze, no longer bearing the eerie bloodlust he had shown during his battle with Shangguan Jin Hong before Shunchang City. He continued, "When the sacred mountain erupted, I was diligently cultivating in Kyoto. The Muramasa Demon Blade spontaneously absorbed the vengeful spirits of tens of thousands of weeping Japanese. For the first time in my life, I stopped trying to forcibly control the demon blade and instead used my mind to feel and embrace them, becoming one with them, without distinction. Only when my heart became as vast and boundless as heaven and earth did I truly comprehend the way of the sword and break through the limits of martial arts."
"You participated in the Daoist Conference and won the championship. Did you come here to avenge the Japanese?"
Hua Yinghong gently shook his head and said, "I know you are actually the son of Emperor Liu Suifeng and Princess Akira Akihara of the Japanese royal family. Although you have Japanese blood, you are still a member of the Hualong clan. Back then, the Japanese massacred the entire city of Jianning. Why didn't you intervene then? Now that I have bombed Japan, you want to step forward to avenge them. Is it worth it?"
"I didn't come here to avenge anyone. I only want to duel with you, and preferably kill you in a fair fight."
Liu Shengjingyun said calmly, "The Hualong clan and the Japanese clan are my father's and mother's clans. From my perspective, I am impartial. If you don't die, the Japanese clan will be wiped out, their nation and race destroyed. As long as I have a breath left, I will not allow you to exterminate the Japanese clan!"
"Perhaps I've had the thought of exterminating the Japanese, but I could never actually do something so inhumane,"
Hua Yinghong said calmly. "The new Sword Inquiry Pavilion Master, Shui Xinyue, is a descendant of Daoist Shuiyue Zhang Daoling and a Japanese woman, and has Japanese blood, but that doesn't prevent her from being my lover. The Shuiyue Sect ninjas have lived in seclusion on the mainland for many years without committing any evil deeds, and I haven't harmed them in the slightest."
Liu Shengjingyun remained silent for a long time before saying, "You mean, there's still a possibility of letting the Japanese go?"
"The Japanese must rise from the ashes like the Hualong people, or they will surely perish. I have always acted with ruthless methods, which may seem iron-fisted, but I believe I am not without morality."
Hua Yinghong shook his head and said, "Whether you are a Hualong person or a Japanese, you have the right to survive and develop. It's not wrong for the Japanese to want to survive and develop, but they must understand the most basic morality, conscience, and responsibility of humans as the most intelligent of all beings. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to repay blood with blood! If you are willing to help me pacify Japan as soon as possible, the Japanese will gain a wider space to live. You might as well think about it, there are at least 50 ethnic minorities in the Hualong nation, why can't the Japanese be one of them?"
The shouts around the training ground stopped. Everyone only saw Liu Shengjingyun and Hua Yinghong standing opposite each other, their lips moving constantly as they talked, but no sound could be heard, and there was no intention of fighting at all.
—Could it be that the highly anticipated final battle would be all talk and no action, and Hua Yinghong and Liu Shengjingyun were just competing in verbal skills?
"I thank you for sparing the Japanese a way out, but I still must fight you!"
A fierce and powerful aura suddenly erupted from Yagyu Shizukumo, spreading in all directions.
The entire martial arts arena and the surrounding stands were instantly enveloped by an invisible blade aura. Everyone seemed to feel like they had become the target of Yagyu Shizukumo's imminent attack. Even top experts like "Plum Blossom Sword Saint" Mei Shanmin and "Divine Sword Prince" Ximen Jie felt as if a knife was held to their throats, struggling to breathe and unable to move!
"Take this!"
Yagyu Shizukumo's figure vanished into thin air, transforming into a dazzling white lightning bolt that swirled around Hua Yinghong's body, attacking at a speed so fast that no one could see it!
"Why are you doing this!"
Hua Yinghong sighed lightly, flicking his left sleeve and casually grabbing at the air with his right hand!
The lightning dissipated!
Yagyu Shizukumo's aura, which had been used to intimidate the surrounding martial arts arena, vanished without a trace. He was now bound several meters above the ground by Hua Yinghong's extremely powerful true energy, unable to move!
One move! Hua Yinghong defeated Yagyu Shizuku in just one move!
Yagyu Shizuku stared wide-eyed in disbelief!
"The 'Surging Wind and Weeping Rain Technique' hidden within the Muramasa Demon Sword, even at its peak, can only advance one to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm,"
Hua Yinghong's voice directly entered Yagyu Shizuku's ears. "I will give you the complete 'Heaven and Earth Limitless Technique.' The path of heaven is long; you'd better take care of yourself!"
The entire martial arts arena, with over 100,000 people, suddenly held their breath and stared wide-eyed. It
was so quiet you could hear a pin drop! —How terrifying was the strength Yagyu Shizuku had just displayed! Yet, against Hua Yinghong, he was utterly powerless, like a lamb encountering a tiger!
Hua Yinghong's figure, initially tiny in the empty center of the arena, suddenly became incredibly tall.
The image of an invincible, peerless overlord was deeply etched into everyone's hearts!

In front of the Fragrant Pavilion, on the "Beauty in Full Bloom" stage
, flashes of white light streaked by, accompanied by a constant barrage of camera clicks.
Reporters from numerous media outlets, including the *Liberty Daily*, *Changlong Metropolitan Daily*, and *Treasure Daily*, were snapping away with their newest cameras imported from the East Asian continent!
Liu Yufei, arm in arm with "Water Fairy" Shui Xinyue on her left and "Frost Fairy" Li Hanshuang on her right, gracefully ascended from the Fragrant Pavilion, descending slowly onto the stage like celestial maidens, naturally causing an unprecedented stir and cheers from the crowd!
Liu Yufei, dressed in purple, her pretty face smiling, exuded composure and supreme elegance, like the queen of peonies. Shui Xinyue,
in flowing white robes, her rosy cheeks radiating spring, was ethereal and otherworldly, like a lotus rising from clear water.
Li Hanshuang, in black robes and a flowing sash, had a cool and aloof demeanor, her graceful figure like a plum blossom braving the snow.
The three beauties, each with their own distinct charm and beauty, stood together, making it difficult to choose a favorite!
"Thank you all very much for attending this year's Flower Festival."
Liu Yufei's voice was as melodious as heavenly music, gentle yet powerful, silencing the noise from below the stage. "Before the festival closes, please welcome the newly appointed Sword Inquiry Pavilion Master, Fairy Xinyue, and the Valley Master of Heartless Valley, Fairy Hanshuang, to present the final performance!"
Suddenly, a sword-shaped token appeared in Shui Xinyue's palm, reflecting dazzling light in the sunlight. She smiled faintly and said, "On behalf of the Ruyi Sect, I hereby issue the Sword Inquiry Order. From this day forward, all who obey the Sword Inquiry Order must unconditionally obey the orders of the Free Alliance!"
Li Hanshuang also revealed an almost identical golden sword-shaped token in her palm, coldly stating, "On behalf of Heartless Valley, I agree to issue the Sword Inquiry Order!"
*Snap!—*
The Sword Inquiry Order's Yang and Yin symbols merged into one, instantly transforming into a golden beam that shot hundreds of meters into the sky, becoming a giant golden sword tens of meters long. Under the golden sunlight, it shone with a domineering brilliance, its aura extremely intimidating!
"Click, click..."
Countless cameras captured this historic moment: the Free Alliance, which was already powerful enough to dominate the world on its own, now officially received the support of the "Sword Inquiry Order," undoubtedly indicating that its dominance over the world was just around the corner, and a new generation of overlords of the Hua Long Continent was born!
(The End of "Slave Empire")

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