51: Revenge never waits overnight, Ye Yuchen, die!

The act of opening and closing the door was done in one fluid motion, and the common sword in Xu Xi’s hand had already flashed onto the bed with his body.

A sword pierced Ye Yuchen’s body, the flesh completely run through by the sharp blade.

“Pfft!”

Hearing the familiar sound of a sword piercing through, Xu Xi did not give up. Instead, he looked at Ye Yuchen’s face, which had awakened from the stinging pain.

Then, with another swing of his sword, he cut off his head, only then feeling assured that Ye Yuchen was completely dead.

The head rolled from the bed to the ground, coincidentally stopping in the area illuminated by the moonlight.

Through the moonlight, Ye Yuchen’s panicked and bewildered expression was clearly visible.

At this moment, Ye Yuchen had not even reacted, nor would he know how Xu Xi had sneaked into his room so silently.

Ye Yuchen wasn't usually one to not go out at night.

He was very familiar with the patrols of the Xuanjian Sect, and even he had been interrogated by disciples of Law Enforcement Peak multiple times when he went out at night to handle matters.

That’s why Ye Yuchen felt safe staying in Gui Xin Hall at night, unafraid of Xu Xi coming to bother him in the dead of night.

But who would have thought that Xu Xi’s strength had completely surpassed ordinary people’s understanding?

His Spirit Refinement realm strength wasn’t the main point; the key was Xu Xi’s divine sense.

Under the detection of his divine sense, anyone appearing within a hundred-meter radius of Xu Xi would be detected.

Of course, if that person’s strength was far superior to Xu Xi’s, then Xu Xi wouldn’t be able to detect them.

For example… an eighth-realm Reaching the Profound master and beings above the eighth realm.

But clearly, no one within the Xuanjian Sect met such a standard.

No matter how strong Zhuge Zhengwo was, he was only a seventh-realm Ru Xuan expert. No matter how long he had cultivated in Ru Xuan, he was still just a Ru Xuan.

Cultivation realms are a strict hierarchical system, insurmountable by anyone but a true genius.

And the gap between Ru Xuan and Reaching the Profound is not something an ordinary genius can bridge.

After finishing everything, Xu Xi immediately put away all items, only stripping off the unique mark of the Xiaoyao Sect from the longsword in his hand, and throwing it at the foot of Ye Yuchen’s bed.

His gaze scanned Ye Yuchen’s room repeatedly, and after confirming that he had left no trace, Xu Xi immediately departed, vanishing into the night as if he had never been there at all.

And the disciples of Law Enforcement Peak would naturally not run to Ye Yuchen’s room to investigate anything in the middle of the night.

The night passed without incident. The news of Ye Yuchen’s death spread early the next morning when someone came to his room, according to their previous arrangement, to find him and go on a mission together.

Otherwise, the news of Ye Yuchen’s death would have been delayed even further.

“Who is it? So ruthless, to kill Ye Yuchen.”

“Could it be Xu Xi?”

“Yesterday, Xu Xi had a conflict with Ye Yuchen, and Xu Xi even threatened to make Ye Yuchen pay.”

Inside Ye Yuchen’s room, disciples of Law Enforcement Peak were constantly searching for clues, trying to discover something to deduce the killer’s identity.

Outside, the surrounding disciples were discussing animatedly.

Immediately, some disciples linked Ye Yuchen’s death to Xu Xi, who had a conflict with Ye Yuchen yesterday.

It’s unknown if they truly thought so, or if someone secretly prompted them to deliberately stir up controversy, putting Xu Xi in the eye of the storm and making him unable to defend himself.

“Xu Xi?”

“Are you an idiot?!”

“What is Xu Xi’s strength?”

“Spirit Opening realm! Even if his cultivation has broken through, and boldly assuming, Xu Xi is already a Spirit Refinement realm expert.”

“But to travel all the way from Elder Peak to Gui Xin Hall, and pass the inspection of the Law Enforcement Peak disciples, do you think that’s something he could do?”

“To safely evade the Law Enforcement Peak’s patrols, this person’s strength must be extraordinary, at least not something achievable by anyone below Ru Xuan.”

However, as soon as that remark was made, it was immediately met with disdain from others.

A look of contempt appeared on another disciple’s face, not at all hiding his disdain for the disciple who had just suggested that the matter was related to Xu Xi.

That look was exactly like staring at a complete fool.

Within the sect, who didn’t know the strength of Xu Xi, the sixth Personal Disciple?

And even though news of Xu Xi and Ye Xueqing reclaiming the Spirit Stone Mine had only recently circulated, everyone still attributed most of the credit to Ye Xueqing.

As the Sect Master's wife's daughter, it was not surprising for her to have some trump cards, especially after Ye Liufeng's death, the Sect Master's wife would undoubtedly pour all her heart into protecting her only remaining relative.

Using a trump card from a seventh-realm Ru Xuan expert to deal with a sixth-realm Spirit Forming elder, wouldn’t that be effortless?

Moreover, Xu Xi’s identity was also not simple; no one would be foolish enough to think that Xu Xi hadn’t used the trump cards Xu Jiayin had left him.

However, after learning such news, besides shock, there was also a hint of disdain in everyone’s hearts.

To abandon his life-saving trump card for a spot in the Juefeng Secret Realm was truly foolish.

Within the sect, only ten Personal Disciples competed for the Juefeng Secret Realm spots. If Xu Xi and Ye Xueqing combined their efforts, there would be no need to take such a big risk.

By simply completing some routine tasks, no one could take those two spots from them.

“Cough, cough~”

“I was just making a bold guess…”

“What’s that saying, the more impossible something seems, the closer it is to the truth.”

“The world is full of wonders.”

Being refuted by a fellow sect disciple, the speaker just now gave an awkward smile, scratched the back of his head, and realizing his remark was somewhat inappropriate, immediately fell silent.

However, he secretly thought,

“It’s really hard to earn money spreading rumors. I got scolded for nothing.”

“But with this Spirit Stone, I can buy some elixirs to improve my strength.”

“I’ve reached the peak of Bone Forging; if my strength breaks through to the Body Unification realm, the tenth Personal Disciple position might not be out of reach.”

Various thoughts flashed through this disciple’s mind. Clearly, he was someone who had been secretly instructed by others, accepted benefits, and deliberately smeared Xu Xi.

And his ambition was not small; he actually wanted to contend for a Personal Disciple position.

Of course, if he didn’t have such ambition, perhaps he wouldn’t have taken on such a dirty job of spreading rumors.

“It’s truly exhausting, the same dirty, tiring work every day, and the pay isn’t even that good. If it weren’t for the prestige, I’d be too lazy to do this job.”

“Now I’m being watched like a monkey… I’m really about to snap!”

Inside Ye Yuchen’s room, although the Law Enforcement Peak disciples were diligently investigating, they could still hear the discussions outside.

They couldn’t help but shake their heads and sigh, truly, there are all sorts of people in this world.

“Wait!”

“This… this is… the special mark of the Xiaoyao Sect!”