117: The dust has settled, and the glory days are over!

In his opinion, he was a Law Enforcement Elder from the Heavenly Sword Sect, a top Sect in Central Prefecture!

How noble was his status!

This young man in front of him, no matter how strong his combat power, killing the Demonic Lord was just a stroke of luck.

He must have used some secret treasure.

Facing him, this young man should be respectful and grateful!

How dare he question him?

He was simply courting death!

The Heavenly Sword Sect Elders behind him also showed disdain and arrogance in their eyes.

"Elder Li, why bother talking nonsense with this country bumpkin."

"Exactly, what kind of person can come out of a barren place like South Spirit Prefecture? He's just a frog in a well, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth."

"Letting him hand over the spoils of war is giving him face! Don't be ungrateful!"

A series of sarcastic remarks, completely undisguised.

Their high and mighty demeanor made it seem as if Chen Xu was not a hero who had killed a Demonic Lord.

But a beggar waiting for their charity.

However, facing Li Xuanfeng's spiritual power pressure.

Chen Xu's figure remained motionless.

That pressure could not even get close to Chen Xu.

It disappeared without a trace.

Chen Xu looked at Li Xuanfeng's exasperated face.

He looked at the group of clowns behind him.

The last trace of patience in his eyes completely vanished.

More words were useless.

Reasoning with such people was futile.

Only, fight!

Fight until he fears!

Fight until he submits!

The next moment, Chen Xu's figure flickered!

He just stood there, his figure swaying.

Whoosh!

Like a phantom, he instantly disappeared.

Too fast!

Everyone present, including Li Xuanfeng, who was at the Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage, was too fast to react!

Li Xuanfeng only felt a blur before his eyes, and a sense of crisis that made his scalp tingle.

It instantly enveloped his entire body!

His pupils suddenly constricted, and he was about to circulate his spiritual power and summon his Natal Flying Sword.

But it was all too late!

A palm had already grown larger and larger in his pupils!

Smack—!!!

A crisp, loud slap exploded!

This sound drowned out all the wind and cries on the battlefield.

It clearly reached everyone's ears!

For a moment, everyone was stunned.

They watched as Li Xuanfeng, this high and mighty Heavenly Sword Sect Law Enforcement Elder from Central Prefecture.

A supreme existence at the Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage.

Was slapped squarely in the face by that young man in green!

How terrifying was that palm, imbued with Primordial Chaos Dao Power!

Crack!

Li Xuanfeng's protective spiritual light, which was enough to withstand a full blow from a top-tier Magic Treasure, shattered like an eggshell before this slap!

Immediately after.

That palm directly landed on his old face, which still carried anger!

"Pfft!"

Li Xuanfeng was directly slapped off the ground!

In mid-air, he began to spin wildly, uncontrollably!

One rotation!

Two rotations!

He spun a full seven hundred and twenty degrees!

Several teeth stained with blood flew out of his mouth.

And his body drew an arc in the air.

Boom—!!!

Finally, his body slammed heavily into a half-collapsed mountain wall in the distance!

The entire mountain wall was directly smashed into a huge human-shaped pit by him!

Crushed rocks flew, and dust filled the sky!

The entire scene was dead silent!

One could hear a pin drop!

Whether it was the surviving Azure Cloud Sect Disciples, or those Heavenly Sword Sect Elders who were just incredibly arrogant.

Or those Demonic Path Cultivators who hadn't run far away.

Everyone who witnessed this scene.

They were all dumbfounded!

Their minds were blank!

What did they see?

One slap!

Just one slap!

A genuine Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage expert!

Was just... slapped away?!

Is this... is this a dream?!

The Disciples of Qingyun Immortal Sect all opened their mouths wide.

Their eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets.

They had thought that Imperial Tutor Chen would make a move, but they never dreamed that the way he made a move would be so... simple and crude!

That was a Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage expert!

Not some random nobody!

He was just slapped away like that?

After a brief shock, a surge of ecstasy filled their hearts!

What a relief!

Awesome!

It was so damn awesome!

And the seven or eight Heavenly Sword Sect Elders brought by Li Xuanfeng.

The arrogance and disdain on their faces had now disappeared!

Visibly, everyone's face was filled with deep shock and disbelief!

They stared blankly at the human-shaped pit.

Then they looked at Chen Xu, who slowly retracted his palm, his expression indifferent.

They only felt their worldview.

At this moment, it was completely overturned.

"Now."

In this dead silence, Chen Xu's cold voice slowly sounded, echoing in everyone's ears.

"I am talking to you."

He retracted his hand, as if he had just swatted a fly.

His gaze indifferently swept over the group of Heavenly Sword Sect Elders who were already scared silly.

"When I was killing people, you stood by and watched, and now you come to divide the spoils?"

"What are you, that you dare to covet my spoils of war?"

Overbearing!

Arrogant!

"You brat! You... you dare to lay hands on a Heavenly Sword Sect Elder!"

The next moment, a Heavenly Sword Sect Elder recovered from his shock, he pointed at Chen Xu, and shouted angrily and fearfully.

"Madman! You're courting death!"

"Kill this fiend on the spot!"

"Avenge Elder Li!"

The other few also reacted, and the humiliation and anger made them temporarily forget their fear.

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

A series of crisp sword hums rang out!

Seven or eight Heavenly Sword Sect Elders simultaneously drew the long swords from their backs!

Streaks of sharp Sword Qi shot up into the sky.

Stirring up the wind and clouds!

The Aura emanating from them instantly merged into one, a chilling Killing Intent.

Remotely locked onto Chen Xu!

The Heavenly Sword Sect was founded on the sword!

Their Sword Control technique was even famous throughout Central Prefecture, possessing infinite power!

They didn't believe that with the combined strength of seven or eight Late Nascent Soul Stage Elders.

They couldn't kill an arrogant young man!

However, facing the towering Sword Qi.

Chen Xu's face showed no ripple.

He just slowly raised his eyes, his gaze lightly sweeping over them.

Boom—!!!

In an instant!

A Killing Intent a hundred times more terrifying than when he killed the Demonic Lord earlier.

Exploded from his body with a roar!

That Killing Intent was no longer a vague Aura!

It was so dense that it materialized!

Around Chen Xu, it formed a dark red Domain of slaughter!

What was even more terrifying was!

Within this Killing Intent, there was also a trace of Immortal Dao Aura!

That was the 'Cut' Law belonging to the immortal slaying sword tip!

Buzz—!!!

This terrifying Killing Intent, fused with Immortal Dao Law, instantly pressed down fiercely towards the seven or eight Heavenly Sword Sect Elders!

"Ugh!"

"Pfft!"

Almost at the moment of contact with this Killing Intent!

The seven or eight Heavenly Sword Sect Elders, who were just now aggressively shouting to form a formation and kill people.

Their faces all turned pale simultaneously!

They only felt as if their Divine Soul had been fiercely pierced by an invisible Immortal Sword!

Their Divine Souls were trembling!

Their Nascent Souls were shaking!

The towering Sword Qi that had just risen was instantly suppressed and disintegrated before this absolute Domain of slaughter!

Their so-called Sword Control technique collapsed directly before it could even be used!

Everyone swept by Chen Xu's gaze felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

Visibly, their hands holding the swords began to tremble violently, uncontrollably!

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

A series of metallic sounds of objects falling to the ground rang out.

The seven or eight Heavenly Sword Sect Elders couldn't even hold their Natal Flying Swords in their hands.

Allowing them to fall to the ground!

They froze in place, their bodies unable to move, their eyes filled with horror!

It was too terrifying!

This Killing Intent!

This Aura!

It was ten times! A hundred times more terrifying than the combined power of the two Demonic Lords earlier!

Before this power, they felt like a small boat in a storm.

They could be torn to shreds at any moment!

It was at this moment that they suddenly realized.

Why Elder Li was slapped away!

Why the two Demonic Lords had fallen!

Immortal Artifact!

This man definitely had an Immortal Artifact on him!

Moreover, it was an Immortal Artifact that he could use!

This thought directly extinguished the Battle Intent in their hearts.

At this moment, Chen Xu looked at the group of 'allies' who were already scared out of their wits, fierce in appearance but timid in heart.

He spoke slowly, word by word.

His voice was icy cold, devoid of any emotion.

"Whoever dares to say one more word."

"Their fate will be the same as that Demonic Lord."

"Those who don't believe..."

"Can try, if I can still, unleash another sword strike."

Death ultimatum!

This was a naked death ultimatum!

When his words fell, the entire scene was dead silent!

The few Heavenly Sword Sect Elders were even more terrified, shivering all over, their breathing even stopped.

Unleash another sword strike?

What a joke!

They had no doubt that as long as they dared to say 'no', the next second, that terrifying Sword Qi that had killed the Demonic Lord would fall upon their heads!

They didn't want to die!

Boom!

At this moment, from the human-shaped pit in the distance.

A loud noise came.

Li Xuanfeng struggled to crawl out of the pile of rubble.

At this moment, he was in an extremely sorry state.

His white robe, representing the glory of the Heavenly Sword Sect, was already tattered.

Covered in dust and blood.

His half of his old face was highly swollen, bruised and purple, like a fermented pig's head.

It no longer resembled its original appearance.

Li Xuanfeng gritted his teeth, the smell of blood and earth mixed in his mouth.

Making him almost vomit.

Visibly, the muscles on his swollen, pig-like old face were twitching wildly.

Humiliation!

Unprecedented humiliation!

He, Li Xuanfeng, a dignified Heavenly Sword Sect Law Enforcement Elder, a supreme existence at the Great Perfection Nascent Soul Stage, a figure who, in Central Prefecture, could stomp his foot and cause countless Sects to tremble.

When had he ever suffered such a great insult?

To be slapped away in front of countless juniors!

This was more unbearable than killing him!

He wanted to fight back, he wanted to draw his sword, he wanted to tear this arrogant madman who had made him lose face into ten thousand pieces!

But he didn't dare!

When his gaze met Chen Xu's eyes.

Feeling that Immortal Dao Killing Intent that could sever his Divine Soul.

And annihilate his Nascent Soul.

All the anger and unwillingness in his heart.

It was as if a basin of ice water had been poured over him from head to toe, chilling him to the bone!

Reason was frantically telling him.

Do not act!

Once he acted, he would definitely die!

This man truly dared to kill him!

And he had the ability to kill him!

The corpses of the two Demonic Lords were still fresh, and the thousand-zhang sword mark that had ploughed the earth.

That was the best proof!

In the end, all the anger transformed into deep fear and powerlessness.

Li Xuanfeng struggled to crawl out of the deep pit in the mountain wall.

He didn't dare to look at Chen Xu again, as if one more glance.

His own Nascent Soul would be torn apart by that terrifying Killing Intent.

He looked at the Heavenly Sword Sect Elders who were already scared silly, and spoke with humiliation: "Go..."

The seven or eight Heavenly Sword Sect Elders felt as if they had received a great pardon, and dared not linger for even a moment.

They hurriedly rushed over, propped up Li Xuanfeng, who could barely stand, and like dogs with their tails between their legs, transformed into several streaks of light, fleeing frantically towards the distant horizon without looking back.

They didn't even dare to say another word of pleasantries!

Watching those few streaks of sword light fleeing in disarray.

The entire Qingyun Immortal Sect fell into a brief silence once again.

The next second.

"Hahahaha! They left! Those bastards who took advantage of the fire, ran away with their tails between their legs!"

"Awesome! It's so f***ing awesome! Did you see the old geezer's expression when he was slapped away? Like a spinning top!"

"Serves them right! What kind of Heavenly Dao Alliance allies? I think they're just a bunch of bandits!"

"Imperial Tutor Chen is mighty! Imperial Tutor Chen's Divine Might is unmatched!"

All the surviving Azure Cloud Sect Disciples, after a brief moment of stunned silence.

Erupted into earth-shattering cheers!

What a relief! It was truly exhilarating!

They looked at the green-robed figure, who was still calm and collected.

The awe and gratitude in their eyes had reached its peak.

What is a strong person?

This is the true demeanor of a strong person!

Outwardly, with thunderous methods, he slayed the Demonic Lord, turning the tide from the brink of collapse!

Inwardly, facing the shameless faces of the so-called "allies".

He showed not a shred of courtesy, directly slapping them away!

Overbearing! Powerful! Protective!

At this moment, in the hearts of all Azure Cloud Sect Disciples.

Chen Xu's image was no different from a deity!

Chen Xu, however, didn't pay much attention to this.

They were just a bunch of clowns; killing them would only dirty his hands.

His gaze slowly fell on the beautiful figure in the center of the plaza, protected by a green light shield.

Murong Zhuyun, whose Aura was weak.

Chen Xu took a step and slowly walked over.

As he passed, the Azure Cloud Sect Disciples who were still cheering.

All consciously made way for him.

They raised their heads, with reverent gazes.

Welcoming this True Immortal who had saved their Sect.

Chen Xu soon arrived before the main hall, which had been reduced to ruins.

He waved his hand... the green light shield protecting Murong Zhuyun slowly dissipated.

At this moment, Murong Zhuyun was still unconscious.

Her Sect Master's robe was already tattered and stained dark red with blood.

That originally cold and beautiful face.

Was now as pale as paper, without a trace of color.

Burning her Nascent Soul and Lifespan, and then enduring a full-force attack from a Demonic General.

Finally, she was even prepared to self-destruct her Nascent Soul.

She was too severely injured.

If Chen Xu hadn't intervened at the last moment.

And forcibly stabilized her collapsing Nascent Soul with Primordial Violet Qi.

At this moment, she would have long since perished.

But even so... her current situation was not much better!

Chen Xu didn't hesitate; he walked to Murong Zhuyun's side and slowly squatted down.

He reached out and gently supported Murong Zhuyun's delicate and weak upper body.

Allowing her to lean against him.

Then, he pointed two fingers at Murong Zhuyun's smooth forehead.

Buzz!

A stream of Primordial Violet Qi surged from Chen Xu's fingertips.

Slowly flowing into Murong Zhuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

This power was gentle yet domineering.

The moment it entered Murong Zhuyun's body.

It transformed into life spiritual power.

And began to rapidly repair her Meridians, which had been broken inch by inch, nourishing her cracked and nearly collapsing Nascent Soul.

Even the Lifespan she had burned was slowly recovering at an incredible speed under the nourishment of this Primordial Violet Qi!

Primordial Violet Qi is the Origin Qi from the beginning of heaven and earth.

And the start of all things.

Its profoundness had long surpassed the understanding of Cultivators in this realm.

Bringing the dead back to life and regenerating flesh and bones were mere trifles for it.

"Mmm..."

Under the nourishment of the Primordial Violet Qi, Murong Zhuyun, who was in a coma.

Let out a soft moan.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly.

Then, she slowly opened her cold and beautiful eyes.

What came into view was an exceptionally handsome face, very close.

And a warm and firm chest.

Murong Zhuyun's mind was still a bit muddled.

She felt like she had a very, very long dream.

In the dream, the Sect was breached, fellow Disciples died tragically, and blood flowed like rivers.

In the dream, she burned everything, preparing to perish with the enemy.

At the last moment of her life.

She seemed to see a sword light, coming from the Nine Heavens.

Then... then she woke up.

"I... didn't die?"

Murong Zhuyun murmured to herself.

Her voice was very dry.

She instinctively moved.

Wanting to sit up.

But found herself truly leaning against a man.

It was him!

Chen Xu!

Boom!

All memories flooded into her mind at this moment!

That purple-gray Sword Qi that tore through the sky!

That invincible figure, one person, one sword, facing ten thousand armies alone, slaying two great Demonic Lords!

It was all real!

It wasn't a dream!

He really came at the most desperate moment!

It was he who, by his own power, saved the entire Qingyun Immortal Sect!

"Chen... Imperial Tutor Chen..."

Murong Zhuyun's pretty face flushed "whoosh" all at once.

Instantly turning red.

From her cheeks, all the way to her earlobes.

She had lived for hundreds of years, her heart as still as water.

When had she ever had such intimate contact with a man?

She struggled, about to leave Chen Xu's embrace.

"Don't move."

Chen Xu's voice sounded, pressing on her soft, fragrant shoulder.

"Your injuries are not stable; forcibly circulating your Qi will damage your Foundation again."

A warm sensation came from her shoulder.

Causing Murong Zhuyun's body to suddenly stiffen.

She could feel streams of warm spiritual power continuously flowing from Chen Xu's fingertips into her body.

That energy made her feel incredibly comfortable.

As if soaking in warm spring water.

The severe pain and weakness originally caused by burning her Nascent Soul were rapidly fading.

Murong Zhuyun gave up struggling.

She just quietly leaned in Chen Xu's embrace, pretending to close her eyes!

Occasionally, she would secretly look up, gazing at Chen Xu's chiseled profile, and in her beautiful eyes.

A myriad of complex emotions flickered.

There was gratitude, awe, admiration, and even a hint of... reliance.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Xu slowly withdrew his finger.

"Alright."

He released Murong Zhuyun, his voice still calm.

Murong Zhuyun felt that her internal injuries had recovered by seventy to eighty percent.

Even the depleted spiritual power had been replenished by more than half.

She even felt that her cultivation, after this process of destruction and then reconstruction.

Actually showed a slight sign of improvement!

This... this was simply incredible!

She struggled to stand up, tidying her somewhat disheveled robes.

Then, she bowed deeply to Chen Xu.

Performing an extremely solemn great禮.

"Thank you, Imperial Tutor Chen, for saving my life!"

"This kindness and sentiment, the entire Qingyun Immortal Sect, from top to bottom, will never forget!"

When she said this, she was very sincere.

"If not for Sir's intervention, my Qingyun Immortal Sect's ten-thousand-year Foundation would have been destroyed today!"

Chen Xu looked at her and said calmly: "I and the Qingyun Immortal Sect are allies; when the Demonic Path invades, I naturally should act."

"Allies..."

When Murong Zhuyun heard these two words, a bitter smile appeared on her face.

She looked around.

Seeing the devastated mountain gate, seeing the scattered limbs and broken bodies everywhere, seeing those who survived.

But were all injured, and the Elders and Disciples with sorrowful expressions.

Her heart was bleeding.

This battle, the Qingyun Immortal Sect, won.

But, it was a tragic victory.

Only one in ten of the Sect Disciples remained.

The mountain-protecting array was destroyed, and ten thousand years of heritage were exhausted.

The current Qingyun Immortal Sect... was already a name without substance.

Let alone bearing the heavy responsibility of guarding the gateway to the South Spirit Prefecture, even a casual second-rate Sect.

Could easily annex them.

Internal and external troubles!

The Qingyun Immortal Sect had reached the brink of life and death!

And there was only one way to break this deadlock!

That was the man in front of her!

Thinking of this, Murong Zhuyun took a deep breath, and a look of determination flashed in her cold, beautiful eyes!

She turned around, facing all the surviving Azure Cloud Sect Disciples, her voice, amplified by spiritual power, reached everyone's ears.

"All Qingyun Immortal Sect Elders and Disciples, heed my command!"

Hearing the Sect Master's call, those Disciples who were helping each other or collecting the remains of their fellow Disciples, all stopped their actions.

And looked over in unison.

Murong Zhuyun looked at them, at these Disciples who had coexisted and perished with the Sect.

Her eyes were slightly red.

But her tone was incredibly firm!

"I, Murong Zhuyun, as the current Sect Master of the Qingyun Immortal Sect!"

"Hereby, in front of all my fellow Disciples, and in front of the spirits of the Qingyun Immortal Sect's Ancestral Masters throughout the generations, announce a decision!"

Everyone's hearts were in their throats.

They didn't know... what the Sect Master was going to announce at this time.

The next second.

Murong Zhuyun's voice, like a thunderclap, exploded in everyone's minds!

"From today onwards, my Qingyun Immortal Sect willingly merges into the Great Feng Dynasty's Chen family!"

"Henceforth, we will serve Sir Chen Xu as our Lord!"

"Only Lord Chen's commands shall be obeyed!"

Boom!

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire place fell into dead silence!

All the surviving Elders and Disciples were stunned!

They all widened their eyes.

Looking at their Sect Master in disbelief.

The Sect... is merging into the Chen family?

Serving Imperial Tutor Chen as their Lord?

What... what does this mean?

Doesn't this mean that the Qingyun Immortal Sect, from today onwards, will change its surname to Chen?!

However, before they could recover from this immense shock.

Murong Zhuyun's next words.

Caused their brains to completely crash!

She slowly turned around, facing Chen Xu once again.

On that pale, beautiful face.

A touching blush appeared.

But her gaze was incredibly serious and firm.

She looked directly into Chen Xu's eyes and clearly said: "I, Murong Zhuyun myself..."

"Am willing to be Sir Chen Xu's concubine!"

"To serve by his side for life, and to manage the Qingyun lineage for the Chen family!"

"I will not shrink from death!"