24: Chapter 24 Do you really intend to be my Liu family's mortal enemy?

Damn it, if the Law Enforcement Hall won't help you save face, I will.

This was what Zhao Mo was thinking when he killed Liu Daqiang.

"Murder!"

"Murder!"

Zhao Mo had just stabbed Liu Daqiang to death and hadn't even had time to dispose of the body when a passing Cultivator discovered it. In no time at all, the entire Xiao Ji Village knew.

A moment later, Zhao Mo's doorway was surrounded by a crowd.

"Huh, isn't this the blood-sucking demon? Why is he alone?"

Many people in Xiao Ji Village had seen the fight between Zhao Mo and Liu Daqiang that night, and combined with Liu Daqiang's flashy attire, it was normal for people to recognize him.

A quarter of an hour after Liu Daqiang was stabbed to death by Zhao Mo, a figure suddenly appeared before Zhao Mo.

"Did you kill him?"

Feeling the Aura of the newcomer, Zhao Mo knew this was definitely not a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

But the person was already dead, and Zhao Mo didn't flinch. "I killed him."

"Good, good, good. A life for a life. You shall pay with your life."

A cold killing intent locked directly onto Zhao Mo, and Zhao Mo felt as if he were about to die immediately.

"Immortal Master Xinzhi, bullying the weak with your strength—that truly is the ancestral family style of you Liu Family members." A clear, elegant voice came from somewhere, instantly lifting the pressure from Zhao Mo's body.

"Greetings, True Monarch Feng Ling."

A young woman rode a white cloud and descended from the sky.

A True Monarch, indeed.

A Nascent Soul True Lord with a Lifespan of 1,200 years.

This was the first time Zhao Mo had ever seen a living Nascent Soul True Lord in all his time Cultivating.

"I cannot accept your salute; rise."

True Monarch Feng Ling clearly did not get along with Immortal Master Xinzhi, and her words were filled with sarcasm directed at him.

"True Monarch, this person murdered our Liu Family Foundation Establishment Cultivator Liu Daqiang. His methods were cruel, and his Heart-Nature is vile. He is no longer fit to exist in this world." Immortal Master Xinzhi pointed at Zhao Mo and said righteously.

True Monarch Feng Ling ignored him and instead asked Zhao Mo: "Did you kill him?"

With the facts laid out before them, Zhao Mo did not quibble and nodded directly: "I killed him."

"Why did you kill him?"

Zhao Mo replied: "He was Cultivating an evil technique, sucking human blood, and harming Xuan Sect Disciples. He deserved to die."

"Do you have proof?"

Zhao Mo handed over a shadow recording stone.

Immortal Master Xinzhi was dumbfounded when he saw Zhao Mo produce the shadow recording stone.

"It's fake, it must be fake."

Zhao Mo rolled his eyes at him and infused his true Qi into the shadow recording stone.

A beam of white light projected into the air, displaying the scene of the fight between Zhao Mo and Liu Daqiang that night.

When it reached the part where Liu Daqiang was sucking blood and harming the onlookers, Immortal Master Xinzhi roared: "Enough! Stop playing it."

"Do you really intend to fight the Liu Family to the death?"

"You are merely a lowly Foundation Establishment Cultivator; where do you get the courage?"

Zhao Mo said: "Liu Daqiang Cultivated an evil technique and harmed Xuan Sect Cultivators. Everyone has the right to execute him. Killing him was an act of justice."

Immortal Master Xinzhi glared furiously at Zhao Mo; if not for True Monarch Feng Ling being present, he would likely have eaten Zhao Mo alive.

"Well said. It seems this Liu Daqiang deserved to die."

"Immortal Master Xinzhi, what do you say?" True Monarch Feng Ling looked at Immortal Master Xinzhi, her gaze icy.

Normally, when an Immortal Master encounters a True Monarch, they should back down, but Immortal Master Xinzhi did the exact opposite. Instead, he threatened: "If you leave now, True Monarch, this matter can be considered settled."

"Otherwise..."

"The fury of my Liu Family is not something you can endure."

"Hmph, the Liu Family?"

"I'm really not afraid. I am going to see this matter through."

True Monarch Feng Ling's pretty face was filled with menace as she added: "Get lost. Say one more word, and you'll be lying down here today too."

"Feng Ling, for a junior's dispute, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Just as Immortal Master Xinzhi was being humiliated, another white cloud descended.

"Liu Shuicheng, what do you intend to do?"

"Greetings, True Monarch Shuicheng." Upon seeing Liu Shuicheng, Immortal Master Xinzhi was overjoyed; this was a Nascent Soul True Lord from the Liu Family coming to save the situation.

This Liu Shuicheng had the bearing of an Immortal, wore a wisp of a beard, and carried a smile on his face.

"I have already understood the situation. Daqiang mistakenly consumed a Blood Pill and harmed Xuan Sect Cultivators; he deserved to die."

"However, Xinzhi is a Golden Core True Person, and he wishes to avenge his legitimate son. We should not block him, Fellow Daoist Feng Ling. What do you say?"

True Monarch Feng Ling said: "What a joke. As Nascent Soul True Lords, you and I both know exactly why Liu Daqiang was able to repeatedly harm people and suck their blood."

"Now, using the excuse of revenge to deal with a Foundation Establishment Cultivator—I do not agree to this."

Liu Shuicheng maintained that smiling expression.

"Then what does True Monarch Feng Ling want?"

"You must know that as a Golden Core True Person, if Xinzhi cannot get his revenge, he will develop a Heart Demon and be unable to Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm. I fear our Old Ancestor will not let this rest. When will this cycle of vengeance end?"

True Monarch Feng Ling said: "Are you sure he can Breakthrough to Nascent Soul?"

Liu Shuicheng: "Regardless of whether Xinzhi can Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm, he is currently a Golden Core True Person. For the sake of a Golden Core True Person's future, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator can be sacrificed."

This statement left True Monarch Feng Ling unable to refute it; in the Xuan Sect, the value of a Golden Core True Person is indeed higher than that of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"Ten years. For these ten years, Immortal Master Xinzhi will Cultivate in my Heavenly Phoenix Grotto-Heaven, and I will also give Zhao Mo ten years of time to Cultivate. After ten years, their life and death will be left to fate."

"It's a deal." Liu Shuicheng immediately replied.

Just kidding—the Heavenly Phoenix Grotto-Heaven was left behind by True Monarch Feng Ling's Immortal Master. There is no telling how many people in the Xuan Sect want to go in and gain enlightenment from an Immortal's Grotto-Heaven.

To Cultivate there for ten years—what a massive Opportunity that is!

As for Zhao Mo, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator who farms spirit fields, how could he possibly be a match for Xinzhi? Letting him live for another ten years in exchange for a chance to Cultivate in the Heavenly Phoenix Grotto-Heaven was like a pie falling from the sky.

"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Feng Ling. Tomorrow, I will have Xinzhi go to the Heavenly Phoenix Grotto-Heaven to Cultivate." Liu Shuicheng summoned a white cloud and left with Immortal Master Xinzhi.

As for Liu Daqiang's corpse, along with Zhao Mo's iron stake, they were instantly turned into nothingness by a wave of Liu Shuicheng's sleeve.

"Many thanks to True Monarch Feng Ling for your protection." After Liu Shuicheng left, Zhao Mo thanked True Monarch Feng Ling.

"Don't thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank Ding Xin. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have bothered saving you."

"Of course, I didn't exactly save you. You only have ten years, so take care of yourself." After speaking, True Monarch Feng Ling also rode the clouds and departed.

"Come back to your senses." After True Monarch Feng Ling left, Ding Xin, who had been in the distance, ran over to Zhao Mo and waved her hand.

"Come back to my senses, my foot."

"I was so scared I couldn't move."

"Damn it, it was either a Golden Core True Person or a Nascent Soul True Lord. A wave of their hands could crush me to death. It's too terrifying."

Zhao Mo's previous tough attitude vanished; now, he didn't even know how to move his legs.

"Come, come, brother, help me up."

"This time, I really have to thank you. If it weren't for you, I would have been dead today."

"By the way, what is your relationship with True Monarch Feng Ling? Why did she help?"

Ding Xin said: "You heard wrong. True Monarch Feng Ling is my sister's Revered Master. It was my sister who begged her to help. I don't have that kind of ability."

Zhao Mo placed his hand on Ding Xin's shoulder.

"Hmm? Is that so? Did I mishear earlier? Still, thank you."

"Sigh, I can't be so impulsive next time. Who would have thought that killing one Liu Daqiang would provoke so many big shots?"

"It's too terrifying."