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Chen Yuan did not even glance at the two corpses, turning his gaze toward the dying Lin Qiuyue in the nearby mud pit.

With an expressionless face, he swung out a bolt of Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi accurately struck Lin Qiuyue between her brows, completely extinguishing her last trace of vitality.

With this, all thirteen Soul Transformation Cultivators from the Guanghan Immortal Palace who participated in this encirclement, including the three at the Nascent Soul Perfection Stage, were executed! Not a single one remained!

Chen Yuan slowly exhaled a breath of stale air; the continuous high-intensity battle, especially maintaining the Sword Emperor Domain and executing spatial techniques, had drained him significantly.

He put away the yixue sword, and the Sword Emperor Domain dissipated.

Afterward, he took out a few spirit transformation pills and stuffed them into his mouth.

Immediately after, he raised his hand in a beckoning motion, retrieving the storage Magic Treasures of Bai Ruoxi, Yun Zhirou, and the others, as well as the ice crystal treasure mirror. He then flicked a wisp of pill fire, burning all the corpses to ashes and erasing any traces.

After doing all this, he turned around to look at the four women, Qin Shuhan and the others, who were still in a state of shock.

He then took a step forward and appeared before them.

"Senior Sister, are you all alright?" His tone returned to its usual indifference.

The four women finally came back to their senses.

"I... I'm fine." Qin Shuhan took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the turbulence in her heart. "Junior Martial Brother, you... you have committed a monstrous disaster this time.

The Guanghan Immortal Palace will absolutely not let this go."

Ye Baixi, however, ran over with a look of adoration: "Brother, you are too amazing! Those bad guys deserved it!"

Lin Xue's beautiful eyes also shimmered, and she nodded vigorously.

Chen Yuan pulled the two women into his embrace and then gently rubbed the tops of their heads.

The two women happily nestled in Chen Yuan's embrace.

Shen Nianchu looked at Chen Yuan with a complex expression.

Chen Yuan pinched the two women's small faces again, then released them and looked at Qin Shuhan with deep eyes: "Senior Sister, the disaster is already done; regretting it is useless. Besides, if you don't say anything, who would know that I did it?"

Qin Shuhan lightly furrowed her willow brows.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan chuckled: "I am only at the Late Nascent Soul stage! How could I possibly have the strength to kill an entire group of Soul Transformation Cultivators!"

After speaking, Chen Yuan even winked at Qin Shuhan.

Qin Shuhan realized it too. Indeed! Junior Martial Brother is only at the Nascent Soul stage. A Nascent Soul Cultivator destroying Soul Transformation Cultivators is inconceivable. If you told others, they would think you had lost your mind.

No one would believe he could kill a group of Guanghan Immortal Palace Soul Transformation Disciples unless they saw it with their own eyes.

"Even so, the fact that they are hunting you is real. Once we go out, the Elders of the Guanghan Immortal Palace will very likely hold you accountable. Have you thought about how to respond?"

Chen Yuan flicked his right hand, and a dark red longsword fell into his hand.

"This is?" Qin Shuhan looked at the dark red longsword in Chen Yuan's hand, confused.

"This is the personal sword of a Soul Transformation Direct Disciple from the Kunxu Holy Land. After we go out, I will say that the Soul Transformation Direct Disciple tricked Bai Xiaolan into coming over to lure and kill her, and then made me take the blame. This dark red longsword is the payment."

Shen Nianchu asked skeptically: "Junior Martial Brother, where did you get this longsword?"

Chen Yuan explained how Senior Brother Qi had previously wanted to snatch the you tan flower from his hands.

After hearing Chen Yuan describe how he obtained the dark red longsword from Senior Brother Qi of the Kunxu Holy Land, the four women looked at each other, then expressions of realization and wry amusement appeared on their faces.

Shen Nianchu patted her chest and let out a long sigh of relief: "So that's it! Junior Martial Brother, your luck... no, your methods, are truly beyond words.

That Senior Brother Qi probably tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice, and now he even has to take such a big blame for you."

Ye Baixi hugged Chen Yuan's arm with a giggle: "Brother is the smartest! This way, when we go out, if the old monsters of the Guanghan Immortal Palace want to cause trouble, they will have to go find the Kunxu Holy Land first!"

Lin Xue also nodded in agreement, her eyes full of trust.

Qin Shuhan's tense heartstrings finally relaxed a little. She looked at Chen Yuan, her beautiful eyes shimmering with brilliance.

This Junior Martial Brother is not only outrageously strong but also so meticulous in his thinking; he had already thought of a retreat.

This composure in the face of danger and his schemes far exceed those of his peers.

"In this way, there is room for maneuver," Qin Shuhan pondered. "The Kunxu Holy Land and our Xuantian Sect have always had a delicate relationship. Their Disciple's sword appearing here is indeed excellent evidence. However, this matter needs to be made more realistic."

Chen Yuan nodded: "Senior Sister, don't worry, I understand." He scanned the site of the recent battle. Although the corpses had turned to ashes, the intense residual spiritual power and traces of the battle were still obvious.

"We need to slightly arrange the scene to make it look more like a chaotic battle between multiple parties. Especially, we must leave behind some traces of the Kunxu Holy Land's Cultivation Technique."

After saying this, Chen Yuan circulated his magic power, simulating the aura of Senior Brother Qi when he used his Cultivation Technique in his memory.

Fortunately, he hadn't killed those people instantly back then, otherwise, he wouldn't know what kind of techniques Senior Brother Qi had used.

Chen Yuan kept learning the aura of Senior Brother Qi using the dark red longsword in his mind.

Half an hour later,

With his top-tier Comprehension Ability, he had already simulated that aura to seven or eight tenths.

He used the dark red longsword to leave several sword marks on the scorched ground, enough to pass for the real thing.

Afterward, he consecutively struck out several palm shadows.

After doing all this, Chen Yuan carefully checked it again.

"Alright, this place is not suitable for staying long. The commotion of the battle just now was too great, and I fear it will soon attract others," Chen Yuan said.

The five of them did not linger and immediately set off, flying in the opposite direction from which they came.

Sure enough, about half an hour after they left, dozens of Cultivators arrived at this swamp one after another.

When they saw the mess on the ground, the scorched earth, the bottomless pits, and the faint smell of blood permeating the air, they all gasped in shock.

"What a tragic battle! This was at least a life-and-death struggle between several Great Cultivators at the Late Stage Soul Transformation, or even the Nascent Soul Perfection Stage!" an experienced Cultivator judged.

"Look at these sword marks... scorching and overbearing, it looks like the style of the Chiyangzi lineage from the Kunxu Holy Land!" a Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion Disciple analyzed while stroking his chin.

They of the Nine Heavens Sword Pavilion had a profound analysis of the sword techniques of every Sect.

"And over here, it's chillingly cold; could it be the Cultivation Technique of the Guanghan Immortal Palace?"

"The residual Sword Qi here is very chaotic; could it be a chaotic battle between multiple parties?"

Everyone discussed among themselves, guessing everything that had happened here.

Soon, someone connected it to the Guanghan Immortal Palace's wanted notice for Chen Yuan.

A reasonable speculation gradually formed: the Guanghan Immortal Palace's team encountered a strong enemy here, likely clashing with people from the Kunxu Holy Land, leading to a great battle where both sides suffered! And that wanted Chen Yuan might have just been coincidentally drawn in, or even used by someone!

This speculation sounded much more credible than "Late Nascent Soul stage Chen Yuan counter-killing the entire Guanghan Immortal Palace army," and it quickly spread among the Cultivators who witnessed the scene.