117: Mortal? No, immortal.

Lu Yuchen had no idea that Ling Ke'er, that girl, had entered the Purple Mansion Realm.

Not until a familiar System notification rang out with a 'ding' in his mind.

"Ding! Detected Host's Personal Disciple Ling Ke'er has Breakthrough to Purple Mansion Rank One!"

"Triggering Hundredfold Critical Return!"

"Congratulations to Host for obtaining: A slight increase in cultivation!"

"Congratulations to Host for obtaining: Hundredfold Return of Ling Ke'er's Purple Mansion Vision 'Cold Thunder Sword'! Host has obtained the Supreme Sword Dao Vision — 'One Sword Cleaves Heaven'!"

Boom!

One Sword Cleaves Heaven!

It was as if all sword techniques in the world, and all sharp blades between heaven and earth, had to bow down to him at this moment!

"Not bad, not bad."

Lu Yuchen nodded with satisfaction; this third Disciple was not taken in vain.

"Revered Master?"

Li Huowang, who was gnawing on a freshly roasted wild rabbit leg nearby, watched as his Revered Master's aura flickered for a moment, becoming even more profound and unfathomable, and couldn't help but scratch his head, a bewildered expression on his face.

His Revered Master was truly a strange person.

Sometimes he was lazy, like he hadn't fully woken up.

But sometimes, without any warning, he would suddenly become a little bit stronger.

Although the change was extremely subtle, having been by his Revered Master's side for a long time, he could still keenly detect it.

"Alas, I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out," Li Huowang shook his head, and ultimately could only attribute all of this to a reason he himself found preposterous.

"My Revered Master, that old man, must be an Immortal banished from the heavens, experiencing life in this Mortal World! This slight fluctuation in cultivation is probably just him recovering a little bit when he's in a good mood one day."

The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and his gaze towards Lu Yuchen became increasingly filled with reverence and fanaticism.

Lu Yuchen was too lazy to explain.

Let him imagine it himself; it saved trouble.

...

One day later.

At the end of the Eastern Region, a land countless times larger than Qing Province appeared before the Revered Master and Disciple.

Tianwu Continent, Shi Nan Continent.

This place was known as the Martial Dao center of the Tianwu Continent, where Martial Dao flourished to an unimaginable degree.

It was rumored that, just on the surface, there were a full four super forces with old monsters of the Martial Saint Rank overseeing them!

Huayu Dynasty! Imperial power granted by Heaven, ruling over hundreds of millions of miles of mountains and rivers, it was one of the undisputed overlords of the entire Shi Nan Continent.

Undying Demonic Sect! Its actions were bizarre, neither good nor evil, and its Sect was filled with experts, even the Huayu Dynasty was unwilling to easily provoke it.

True One Holy Land! With profound heritage and ancient Legacy, its Disciples were spread throughout the world, making it the Martial Dao Holy Land in the hearts of countless Martial Artists.

Roaring Dragon Villa! Rich enough to rival a nation, it had friends everywhere, and it was said that its Villa Revered Master had a deep friendship with the Martial Saint-Grade figures of the other three major forces.

These four major forces, like four insurmountable majestic divine mountains, suppressed the Luck of the entire Shi Nan Continent.

Below them, there were countless first-rate and second-rate Sects and aristocratic families, intricately intertwined, together forming the complex Jianghu landscape of the Shi Nan Continent.

Listening to his Revered Master's introduction, Li Huowang's heart was already surging, filled with longing for this legendary Martial Dao prosperous land.

Lu Yuchen, however, was uninterested.

Martial Saint?

Was that very impressive?

In his eyes, they probably weren't even worthy of carrying his shoes.

The Revered Master and Disciple walked unhurriedly towards the heartland of the Shi Nan Continent.

Just as they passed through a desolate Gobi, a sudden earth-shattering energy fluctuation came from the valley not far ahead!

Following that were the clanging sounds of weapons colliding, and the startled and angry roars of Martial Artists!

"There are powerful Martial Artists fighting."

Lu Yuchen's Divine Sense swept out, instantly discerning the battle situation ahead, and a playful arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Inside the valley, two groups of people were engaged in a fierce battle.

On one side were a dozen or so powerful Huayu Dynasty experts dressed in bright yellow brocade robes, each of them skilled in the Shattered Void Realm. The three leaders had even reached the Martial Emperor Realm. And behind them, there was an old man in a python robe, who, judging by his aura, was at least a Martial Venerable!

On the other side, though fewer in number, each one was an elite among elites.

A young woman dressed in black tight-fitting clothes, with a light veil covering her face and a graceful figure, held a soft sword. Her sword techniques were bizarre and ruthless, and she was actually fighting several Shattered Void Realm experts of the Huayu Dynasty by herself, not falling behind in the slightest.

Her cultivation had reached the Peak of the Shattered Void Realm.

Beside her were two black-clad protectors, one male and one female, both at the Martial Emperor Realm, who were fighting the three Martial Emperors of the Huayu Dynasty.

And further away, a Martial Venerable from the Undying Demonic Sect was confronting the dragon-robed old man from the Huayu Dynasty from a distance, their Qi clashing, causing the surrounding space to twist.

"I wonder which force it is, never mind, what does it have to do with me?"

Lu Yuchen acted as if he hadn't seen anything, leading Li Huowang, and leisurely walked straight towards the center of the battle circle.

As he walked, he chatted casually with Li Huowang.

"Little Li, what do you want to eat when we get into the city later? I heard that the 'Dragon Tiger Fight' here in Shi Nan Continent is absolutely delicious."

"Revered Master, what is Dragon Tiger Fight?"

"It's stewing snake meat and tiger meat together; it's a great tonic!"

The voices of the Revered Master and Disciple were not loud, but they clearly reached the ears of both sides engaged in fierce combat.

For a moment, everyone was dumbfounded.

They subconsciously stopped their actions, their eyes wide open, staring as if they had seen a ghost, at the two people who treated them as if they didn't exist, chatting about "eating"... Mortals?

This... What was going on?!

Were these two people blind or stupid?

Didn't they see that we were fighting here? And it was a confrontation between Martial Venerable-level bigshots!

Just walking brazenly through the middle?

Were they tired of living?!

Both groups of people, by coincidence, had the same thought.

On the Huayu Dynasty side, a hot-tempered Shattered Void Realm expert, seeing himself being so completely ignored by two Mortals, immediately became furious!

In his opinion, these two people must have been scared silly by the terrifying scene before them to act so absurdly.

"Hmph! Two ants who don't know their place! Eyesore!"

He snorted coldly, and without thinking, he was about to wave his hand and directly eliminate these two "troublesome" Mortals.

However!

Just as he made his move!

The green-robed man who had been chatting to the young boy beside him suddenly, slowly, turned his head.

He didn't even make any movements.

He just looked at him.

Just that one glance!

The Shattered Void Realm expert felt as if his Soul was tightly clutched by an invisible giant hand of the heavens in that instant, and then fiercely squeezed!

An indescribable fear erupted from the depths of his Soul!

He wanted to move, but found his body completely unable to move.

He wanted to shout, but no sound could come out of his throat.

He could only watch helplessly as black blood flowed from his seven orifices...

His life force was cut off in an instant.

"Bang."

A soft sound.

The Huayu Dynasty expert, who had just been so arrogant and overbearing, fell straight to the ground just like that.

He died with his eyes wide open.

The battle between the two sides came to an abrupt halt.