45: Chapter 45 Why are you chasing me relentlessly?

"Huff… Finally back." Lin Feng glanced excitedly at the peaks of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the stone in his heart finally settling. "I must report this matter to the Sect Master immediately."

These past few days of traveling had left him physically and mentally exhausted, all while having to remain vigilant against anyone pursuing him.

"It seems this kid arrived a step too late; the Heavenly Demon Sect has already been wiped out by someone."

Ye Xuan shook his head, sitting on the back of the puppet of tianxuan realm, soaring above the clouds and surveying the scene below.

Over twenty immortal mountains had been destroyed. Deathly energy swirled over the peaks, revealing ruins everywhere—the Library Pavilion had been severed, and hundreds of cave dwellings had been reduced to powder. Only the mountain gate remained intact.

The spirit arrays that had been set up around the area were destroyed, and there was not a trace of spiritual energy left within the Heavenly Demon Sect. Faint traces of burning from Mystic Power could still be seen in the surroundings.

However, this was quite fitting for that purple luck attribute of Lin Feng's—the Lone Star of Heavenly Nemesis.

It was a bit surprising, though; was this thing really that powerful even at the purple level?

First, it caused the death of his parents when he was young.

And now, it had directly caused the entire sect to meet its end?

Ye Xuan pondered for a long time, but his mind kept returning to the same conclusion.

The Heavenly Demon Sect was finished.

As Lin Feng stepped into the mountain gate of the Heavenly Demon Sect and saw the scene before him, he couldn't help but freeze, his face filled with terror. "How could this happen? The Heavenly Demon Sect has been wiped out!"

He repeatedly opened and closed his eyes, staring wide, then reached out to rub them before collapsing onto the ground. He fell into silence, not knowing what to say at that moment. After a long while, he muttered to himself, "Where am I to go now?"

Despair and horror were displayed vividly on his person.

"It must have been that woman! It must have been her! I will definitely have my revenge. One day, when my strength surpasses yours, I will make you kneel before me and beg for mercy."

Lin Feng recalled the terrifying woman who had slaughtered their group a few days prior, looking at the dilapidated state of the sect below, where most areas were frozen over and deathly quiet.

He circled the entire Heavenly Demon Sect, only to find not a single living soul.

Suddenly, Lin Feng remembered something and hurried toward the Library Pavilion and the Treasure Pavilion. Unfortunately, both places were already empty, filled only with collapsed rubble and broken walls.

"Damn it, not a single mystic artifact left!"

Lin Feng felt incredibly unlucky. Feeling dejected, he kicked forward, but his expression suddenly changed. A sharp pain spread slowly from the sole of his foot throughout his body. "What the hell is this thing? My foot—it hurts!"

This moment left Lin Feng slightly stunned. He followed his gaze toward the dark area ahead and was immediately startled. "Isn't this the Forbidden Land of the Heavenly Demon? How did I end up here?"

The Forbidden Land of the Heavenly Demon was filled with wandering, gloomy light, and from time to time, ghostly wails echoed from the surroundings—sounds that were eerie and terrifying.

Three meters away from Lin Feng lay a golden hand bone; it was the object he had just kicked.

Ordinary bones usually appeared white and often carried a faint, sinister aura, but this bone was golden and lacked any trace of a dangerous presence.

"Click, click, click—"

As Lin Feng stared at the hand bone, the joints of the bone actually moved slightly, causing goosebumps to rise all over him.

"Hmph, forget it. Since this thing is so miraculous, it must have its uses." Without further thought, Lin Feng directly stored the hand bone into his spirit ring, for he had a premonition that if he didn't take this item, he would definitely regret it later.

Watching Lin Feng place the hand bone into his spirit ring, Ye Xuan couldn't help but mutter to himself, "This kid's luck really is world-shaking. He can just kick something and obtain a fortuitous encounter; it's truly unparalleled."

The place was a mess and completely empty.

"Sigh, that damn woman. With strength as powerful as hers, why would she still need the resources of a small sect?" The frustrated Lin Feng couldn't help but complain.

However, there were still some gains—a spirit ring from an inner sect elder and three spirit rings from inner sect disciples, totaling about thirty thousand spirit stones.

It was better than nothing, and these resources were enough for him to improve his cultivation by about three levels.

Lin Feng scavenged back and forth for two hours and was planning to leave the Heavenly Demon Sect.

Ye Xuan hadn't seen a shadow of that book, the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal Art. Could it be that this kid, Lin Feng, was carrying it on his person?

"Hell, but that makes sense. With such a precious item, how could he not keep it with him?" Ye Xuan was instantly relieved, the killing intent in his eyes erupting. "But since that's the case, I cannot leave this guy alive."

"Kid, where are you going?"

Ye Xuan leaped and arrived in front of Lin Feng, looking at him with a faint, mocking smile.

"You, who are you?" Lin Feng, who had been intending to leave, furrowed his brows. Upon seeing that it was Ye Xuan, his expression changed drastically. "Why are you here?"

Two days ago, Lin Feng had seen this impossibly handsome young man on the back of a fifth-rank demonic beast, the Ice Wheel Bird, embraced by two voluptuous beauties, big and small, enjoying the blessings of both.

Lin Feng knew that if he didn't bow his head at this moment, he would surely be finished. Suppressing the stifled anger and fury in his heart, he took out all his worldly possessions from his robes and handed them to Ye Xuan.

A fawning expression appeared on his face: "This big brother, I don't know how I offended you, but this is my spirit ring. It's yours now. Please, I beg you to spare my life. I guarantee I will never appear in your sight again!"

Between life and death, Lin Feng chose to live in humiliation, hoping that Ye Xuan would accept these items and let him go. As long as he was alive, there would be a way to avenge today's grudge in the future.

"If my divine sense were any weaker, I might have actually believed the nonsense you just spouted."

Ye Xuan's powerful divine sense had long since locked onto everything about Lin Feng, and even the trace of killing intent the kid had just emitted was captured. He then laughed mockingly, "Kid, you're quite good at playing the fool!"

"You—"

Lin Feng finally panicked. Feeling this formidable aura, he said in disbelief, "You are actually in the Spirit Profound Realm!" Being only at the fourth level of the True Profound Realm, how could he possibly be a match for Ye Xuan?

"Brother, I have no grievances with you. Why must you push things so far? Why, why must you kill me!"

Lin Feng's plain face revealed unwillingness, and his eyes held a faint hint of pleading.

"Why, you ask? Interesting."

Ye Xuan sneered and then revealed the truth: "Those who kill others will always be killed themselves. You killed so many commoners of my Great Qin Dynasty; how do you have the nerve to ask why?"

"For the slaughter you have committed, you shall pay with your life!"

"Hahaha, you are truly hypocritical. I have never met you before, yet you compare the lives of a bunch of worldly people to me. It's truly ridiculous!"

Knowing that the situation could not be reversed, Lin Feng laughed instead of getting angry, saying with a cold expression: "Back then, my parents lost their lives because they saved you cultivators who treat human life like grass. What is wrong with me killing a few people from the secular world? Why must you keep chasing me!?"