One sword kills

“Line up! This is the jade pillar for testing Physique and Spiritual Root,” a Disciple from Yaochi Immortal Palace said, while motioning for the Cultivators participating in the assessment to enter in an orderly fashion.

“Zhang Jiayi,” the Disciple from Yaochi Immortal Palace called out.

“Here.”

“Go ahead, test your Spiritual Root and Physique. Just place your hand on the jade pillar and input your Magic Power.”

“Alright.”

The woman named Zhang Jiayi walked up and, filled with anticipation, pressed her hand onto the stone pillar.

Instantly, the stone pillar glowed brightly and two lines of Divine Script appeared.

“Aptitude: Medium, Spiritual Root: Medium. Passed. Next.”

The woman, Zhang Jiayi, nervously awaited the result. When she heard “Passed,” her face immediately broke into an excited smile.

Many people were like this, hoping their Aptitude would pass.

Su Jinxiu was no different.

She was quite confident in her own Talent; passing was not an issue. However, she didn't know to what extent she could go, whether she could shock everyone and gain the favor of many Elders.

“Jinxiu, our Su Family is counting on you,” Su Mother said with a smile, even though she was more nervous than Su Jinxiu.

“Sister, I believe you can do it,” Su Zhan also said.

Su Jinxiu also nodded, agreeing that she could do it.

Lin Chen, however, was dismissive. He said blandly, “This jade pillar is nothing special. It’s fine for testing ordinary Aptitude, but it can’t test peerless Talent.”

The Child of Destiny was always like this, if he didn't say something special, or grandstand, it was as if he had no sense of presence.

“Shut up. It’s as if you know everything. You’ve only been in Qi Refining for a few days and you’re already making a fuss. Do you really think you’re peerless?” Su Zhan mocked.

The more he looked at Lin Chen, the more he felt he was an idiot. This Magic Treasure used for testing by Yaochi Immortal Palace had all withstood scrutiny.

Putting everything else aside, any item the Immortal Palace casually threw out was a treasure countless people yearned for.

Lin Chen glanced at Su Zhan, chose to shut up, and offered no explanation.

Su Jinxiu was in a good mood, but Lin Chen kept saying such idiotic things, which made a hint of displeasure rise in her heart.

“No one will think you’re mute if you don’t speak,” Su Jinxiu said coldly.

Seeing Su Jinxiu speak like that, Lin Chen naturally chose to shut up.

One by one, people went up to test, and one by one, they stepped down. Some wore worried expressions, while others were overjoyed, each different.

Soon, it was Su Jinxiu’s turn.

“Su Jinxiu.”

“Here.”

Hearing the call, Su Jinxiu immediately flew forward and stood before the jade pillar.

“Begin.”

“Mhm.”

Su Jinxiu took a deep breath. She pressed her jade hand onto the jade pillar and infused it with Magic Power.

Soon, the jade pillar radiated light.

At first, it only emitted a hazy Holy Light, but in just a blink of an eye, the hazy Holy Light began to entwine the jade pillar and surge wildly. Red, yellow, white, green, orange—five-colored auspicious light flowed, completely enveloping the entire jade pillar.

On the jade pillar, ripples spread outwards, dispersing a hazy wave in all directions.

With a muffled boom.

Above the jade pillar, a massive beam of light shot towards the sky, as if a sword was raised to the heavens, spanning thousands of miles like a towering pillar, its momentum like a Phoenix, its sanctity like a Phoenix.

On Su Jinxiu’s body, her two strands of hair falling forward fluttered slightly without wind, making her appear beautiful, agile, and gracefully dancing, like a Fairy in the wind.

She unconsciously floated upwards, her body enveloped in five-colored auspicious light, as if she were a born Goddess, a Holy Heavenly Maiden!

“This, this, this…”

“Holy crap, what kind of phenomenon is this? The commotion is too big.”

“In the history of my Yaochi Immortal Palace, the number of Disciples who have triggered such a phenomenon is no more than ten. Today, another Prodigy has been added. Heaven bless my Immortal Palace,” a beautiful Female Elder of Yaochi Immortal Palace said excitedly.

“Someone, quickly go report to the Palace Lord! Tell her we have received a Disciple with peerless Talent today!”

“Yes!”

Su Jinxiu withdrew her hand, but the phenomenon did not stop, still spanning the sky, as if heaven itself was celebrating.

“This…”

She herself had not expected this result.

Su Mother and Su Zhan stared blankly at Su Jinxiu in the sky, feeling a little unfamiliar, but soon they were overjoyed to the point of tears.

“The Su Family is saved.”

Lin Chen looked at the shocking phenomenon in the sky, unable to react for a moment.

He had originally thought his peerless Immortal Root was already enough for a Genius, but he hadn't expected Su Jinxiu's Talent to be completely on par with his own.

“Could it be that this is a match made in heaven?” A strange thought arose in his mind.

Soon, the Elders of Yaochi Immortal Palace arranged for over ten Disciples to come and escort Su Jinxiu to the next assessment item.

With this Talent, she deserved to be taken seriously. It would be best to complete all her assessments now to determine her Disciple Rank.

Seeing her receive such importance, many people looked at her with eyes full of envy.

Su Mother and Su Zhan were also like this; their eyes towards Su Jinxiu were filled with hope and longing, a joy that looked forward to the future.

Just then, a Kunpeng, ten thousand feet long, flew across the sky. The aura of a Golden Immortal briefly revealed itself, drawing the attention of countless people.

“What is that?”

The Elder of Yaochi Immortal Palace looked up and saw a solemn woman, whose Holy Qi was as magnificent as a flower and whose power was unfathomable, accompanied by a young man beside her.

“That’s the Palace Lord.”

“The Palace Lord has arrived! Hurry and pay your respects!”

Upon hearing of the Palace Lord’s arrival, the Disciples and Elders of Yaochi Immortal Palace instantly bowed their heads, respectfully saluting.

The Disciples who came to participate in the assessment also gasped for breath and quickly paid their respectful salutes, not daring to look directly at the newcomers, fearing to offend the Palace Lord of the Immortal Palace.

Everyone present, upon hearing of the Immortal Palace Palace Lord’s arrival, bowed their heads in salute.

Except for one exception: the live-in son-in-law, Lin Chen.

He looked up at the sky, wanting to see the newcomers clearly, but his cultivation was too low; he couldn't even see through the mist that Yu Yue had conjured in front of her.

“Idiot, if you want to die, don’t drag us down with you,” Su Zhan transmitted, cursing. He found Lin Chen truly impolite, daring to look up so brazenly.

Su Zhan even tugged hard on Lin Chen’s sleeve, telling Lin Chen to be sensible and lower his head.

Lin Chen, however, waved his hand away, shaking off Su Zhan’s grip, not taking it seriously at all.

‘What kind of prestige did this Lord have in his previous life? What kind of people haven’t I seen? What if I take a look? Will I die?’

Ignoring the advice, Lin Chen remained as self-willed as ever.

Not just Su Zhan, even the people next to Lin Chen thought he was crazy and quietly moved more than ten meters away from him, so as not to be splashed with blood later.

This kind of person was just looking for death, alright.

“Young Master, I will first handle the matter of this Genius Disciple,” Yu Yue said respectfully.

Xiao Fan held her hand and said, “You are the greatest in Yaochi Immortal Palace. What you say goes.”

Yu Yue smiled sweetly, her heart filled with tenderness.

Turning her head, she resumed her cold expression, and her voice became sacred and indifferent. A powerful, domineering aura of a Palace Lord naturally emanated from her.

“No need to be reserved, all of you may rise,” Yu Yue said softly, but it echoed like a heavenly sound, reaching everyone’s ears.

“Yes.”

“What just happened? Who caused that shocking phenomenon?” Yu Yue asked.

The Elder immediately pointed to Su Jinxiu and pushed her forward.

Su Jinxiu was very excited; she felt that her wish had come true. Su Jinxiu stepped forward and said respectfully, “Replying to the Palace Lord, this Disciple caused it just now.”

“Excellent bone structure, extraordinary Physique. Not bad.”

“You have great potential.”

Saying that, Yu Yue bestowed a bottle of Medicinal Pills. She said blandly, “Here is a bottle of Seven Treasures Golden Immortal Pill, which can help you advance to the next Rank.”

Su Jinxiu trembled as she took it, and she said excitedly, “Thank you, Palace Lord, for the bestowal. This Disciple will certainly live up to the Palace Lord’s kindness.”

“Mhm,” Yu Yue merely said indifferently.

She then said to the Elders present, “Give this Disciple more care.”

“Understood,” the beautiful Female Elder replied respectfully.

Xiao Fan’s gaze followed the sound downwards, looking at the Prodigy, Su Jinxiu. Dressed in a cyan robe and skirt, with silver hairpins and golden hair ornaments, she struck him as somewhat stunning at first glance.

Her face was like a peach blossom, her eyes sparkled like a sea of stars, and her slightly upturned eyelashes were neither seductive nor alluring. Her willow waist was slender enough to be clasped in one hand, and her jade-like legs were slender and long.

Her figure was naturally perfect, her beauty was innate, truly a peerless beauty.

Xiao Fan secretly sighed, “As expected of a Qi Luck Maiden, she’s truly beautiful.”

Hehehehe, a new Qi Luck Maiden has appeared, can the Child of Destiny be far behind?

He began to scan the surroundings, wanting to find that person with resolute eyes.

But before he even started looking, he found a unique individual in the crowd.

Everyone else had their heads lowered, not daring to look up, but only a Qi Refinement Stage minnow dared to look directly at the sky, without any reservation.

“As expected of the Child of Destiny, his characteristics are truly f*cking prominent.”

“ATong, what type of Child of Destiny is this one?”

“Live-in son-in-law, a strong person undergoing Rebirth.”

Hearing these words, Xiao Fan didn't even need to look. He already envisioned in his mind scenes of a mother-in-law’s cold scolding, a brother-in-law’s malicious taunts, and outsiders conspiring to harm him.

With the fate of slaughter upon him, he was already too lazy to play with the Child of Destiny.

Just kill him.

Xiao Fan pointed at Lin Chen and said to Yu Yue, “Yu Yue, that person is quite annoying. Just kill him.”

“Mhm, it’s all up to Young Master.”

He immediately handed over the Looting Luck Sword and said, “It’s better to kill him with this.”

Yu Yue took the treasured sword and swung it at Lin Chen.

With just a gentle swing, a powerful Sword Qi whistled past, carving a ten-thousand-mile-long wound in the sky that lingered and would not heal.

But her control was extremely precise.

The crowd below was immense, yet such a large-scale destructive attack only killed Lin Chen, leaving not even a speck of him behind.

Lin Chen didn't even know what happened before he left the world, only a broken bowl remained in place.

The broken bowl was then collected by Xiao Fan.

“Young Master, his Divine Soul is destroyed, his Physical Body is gone, and his Karma has vanished. Is this enough?”

“Mhm, excellent.”

Xiao Fan kissed her on the side of her face. What more was there to say about such an obedient beauty?

Yu Yue’s pretty face flushed. ‘There’s even a reward! Next time, be sure to call me for such matters.’

The sudden shocking change.

It chilled everyone to the bone. Many people didn't even know what had happened.

But Su Zhan immediately knelt down, along with everyone else near where Lin Chen had originally stood, all devoutly kneeling on the ground.

“Palace Lord, that guy offended you without cause. I swear I really don’t know him,” Su Zhan was the first to distance himself.

Everyone else did the same, all claiming not to know him.

Yu Yue said nothing more, merely rode the Kunpeng with Xiao Fan and departed the area.

And Lin Chen, this Child of Destiny, was gone.

“I told you you hadn’t died before,” Su Zhan was still cursing Lin Chen in his heart. “Good thing he didn’t drag me down, otherwise I’d be too wronged.”

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The fastest offline Child of Destiny in history. Others usually don't survive three chapters, but this live-in son-in-law Lin Chen didn't survive two days. He appeared yesterday and went offline today.

Chopped with one slash!

A bit more updated, a bit later in coming. Today’s 8000+ characters are pretty good, right?