11: The master and the apprentice fall out! The reward for doing something really bad!

The old man couldn't help but look in the direction Li Shengyuan pointed.

"Liu...Liu Xiu?!"

The old man's eyes widened instantly, looking at Liu Xiu who had suddenly appeared in the courtyard, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"You...how did you suddenly appear here?!"

However, Liu Xiu's youthful body trembled with rage, and he glared at the old man, roaring:

"I, Liu Xiu, regarded you as my adoptive parent. When I heard that this villain had detained you, I rushed here without stopping. No matter what, I only wished to exchange my useless body for yours, to beg him to spare your life..."

Liu Xiu's voice gradually choked, his eyes slowly blurred, and he stammered,

"I never thought that in your eyes, I, Liu Xiu, was merely a pawn to be discarded at will?"

After speaking, Liu Xiu gave a bitter smile and slumped to the ground, disregarding his image.

His luck was gone...his Pure Yang Body was gone. Although he was filled with dread, when he heard that his teacher was still alive, he was immediately overjoyed.

On the way here, he had already made up his mind to sacrifice his useless self to save his teacher's life.

But he never expected to hear his teacher's extremely humble plea for mercy, and even, in order to survive, ruthlessly abandon him...

At this moment, Liu Xiu felt that his life had lost all meaning.

The old man was also stunned on the spot.

Only Li Shengyuan chuckled. He had naturally blocked the old man's senses. After being controlled by the system, it was very easy to block him.

This was for the current scene, to make Liu Xiu lose his composure so that he could be soul-searched.

Otherwise, even if Liu Xiu could be soul-searched, his instinctive resistance would cause many useful pieces of information to be missed.

Breaking one's spirit has always been the most effective way to defeat a person.

Although Liu Xiu's determination to sacrifice himself for the old man made Li Shengyuan think highly of him, their stances were different, so Li Shengyuan would not be soft-hearted!

All threats must be nipped in the bud, because the Sons of Destiny are simply too terrifying!

This was also the reason why Li Shengyuan had to know Liu Xiu's origins—to dig out all roots other than himself and eliminate them one by one!

Li Shengyuan came to the despondent Liu Xiu with a faint smile, gently patted his shoulder, and whispered,

"Human nature is inherently like this, and life is even more cruel. Think about it, and once you understand it thoroughly, everything is just like that."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Great Sun Golden Core within Li Shengyuan began to circulate, suppressing Liu Xiu's soul and beginning to perform soul-searching on him.

The old man, who had been standing still, immediately changed his expression upon seeing this, knowing that Li Shengyuan was performing soul-searching on Liu Xiu.

He also guessed some of Li Shengyuan's thoughts; this whole thing from beginning to end was his conspiracy!

After realizing all this, although the old man was heartbroken, he was filled with a sense of powerlessness.

The most important thing was, with Liu Xiu's meager cultivation, how could he survive after soul-searching?

The old man immediately flew towards Li Shengyuan, intending to use his meager Yang God power to stop Li Shengyuan, while shouting to wake Liu Xiu.

"Li Shengyuan, stop! Let him go!"

"Xiu'er, wake up quickly!"

However, no matter how he shouted, the despondent Liu Xiu, after being suppressed by Li Shengyuan's Golden Core, was merely a fish on a chopping board.

Before the old man could reach him, Li Shengyuan raised his hand and waved, coldly shouting,

"Noisy!"

In the next instant, the old man rushing towards him was once again restrained, his gaze gradually becoming dull.

After a long while, Li Shengyuan let out a long breath, his cloudy eyes gradually becoming bright.

"Jizhou..." Li Shengyuan whispered.

After soul-searching, he already knew where Liu Xiu came from and some of his grievances with the Li family.

But because he was not very old, he only had a vague understanding, only knowing that the Chief Assistant Li family was his great enemy!

Jizhou is located on the northern border of Great Qian, adjacent to the Demon Barbarians in the north, and is often harassed by the Demon Barbarians, making life difficult for the border people.

It was only in the past two years that General Li Mu, who suppresses the north, repeatedly repelled the Demon-Barbarian Allied Army, and the lives of the border people improved significantly.

"It seems I'll have to find time to go to Jizhou and handle things..." A cold glint appeared in Li Shengyuan's eyes.

He didn't want to know whether the family Liu Xiu belonged to was actually persecuted by the Li family; that was a past matter and had nothing to do with him.

What he had to do now was to eliminate all hidden threats!

Li Shengyuan glanced indifferently at Liu Xiu, who was lying on the ground. At this time, his soul had dissipated, and he had died. Li Shengyuan did not torment him but let him depart peacefully.

With a wave of his hand, he placed him on the stone table under the willow tree.

As for Liu Xiu's cause of death, he had already prepared a statement.

Soon, people from the Demon Suppression Division would arrive here.

At this moment, however, a system prompt sounded in Li Shengyuan's mind.

Ding!

"The host personally killed the Son of Destiny, Liu Xiu, and made him turn against his benefactor until his death, committing a great evil deed. Do you want to exchange it for a chance to plunder a trait?"

"Great evil deed?"

Li Shengyuan listened to the system's description, a little surprised. It seemed that although Liu Xiu's luck had been plundered by him, his identity as a Son of Destiny had not changed.

To be evaluated as a great evil deed by the system, it was destined to be extraordinary.

"I want to see what level of trait this great evil deed can plunder."

"System, exchange!" Li Shengyuan did not hesitate at all.

One bad deed a day, and this one he just did should be the worst for today, so it's not a loss to exchange it.

Ding!

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining a chance to plunder a purple trait."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the reward: Nine Yang Divine Skill."

Plunder a purple trait!

Nine Yang Divine Skill!

Li Shengyuan looked at these rewards and was very satisfied.

A purple trait was second only to a golden trait, which was very good.

And this Nine Yang Divine Skill was not the cultivation method from the martial arts novels of his previous life on Blue Star!

Instead, it was a divine skill that could directly cultivate one to a transcendent-grade Martial God!

It was simply a perfect match for the Pure Yang Source he had just obtained!

Even Li Shengyuan couldn't help but nod repeatedly with a smile on his face.

"Not bad, not bad. With the Nine Yang Divine Skill, plus the Chaotic Divine Demon Contemplation Method, entering the Upper Three Ranks is just around the corner!"

"It won't be long before I should be able to catch up with Senior Sister Empress. I wonder who will be superior then!"

Li Shengyuan was filled with anticipation. Since he began cultivating, he had been thinking about challenging Senior Sister Empress.

Only by defeating her could he have other thoughts!

At this moment, five figures suddenly leaped into the courtyard.

Two of them were dressed in silver, and three in black.

They were the Great Qian Demon Suppression Envoys!

The five people, who had originally been serious, were stunned when they saw Li Shengyuan in the courtyard.

Then they respectfully cupped their fists and saluted.

"Your subordinates greet Gold Robe Li!"

"Mm." Li Shengyuan's expression returned to his usual coldness in front of his subordinates, and he responded softly.

One of the Silver-Robed Demon Suppression Envoy cupped his hands and reported the situation: "Your subordinates saw a strange fluctuation suddenly erupt here, so we came with a few colleagues to investigate."

Then he asked in confusion: "May I ask, Gold Robe Li, what is the situation here?"

As civil servants, it was normal to investigate the scene.

Looking at Liu Xiu, who lay dead on the stone table, and the old man, who was restrained by Li Shengyuan, their hearts were all filled with doubt.

Li Shengyuan's expression was cold, and a hint of regret appeared on his face as he said indifferently,

"I happened to pass by this place and saw this third-grade Yang God remnant soul trying to seize the body of this Black White Academy student."

"But unfortunately, I was a step too late, and this student still suffered a tragic fate..."

"However, this third-grade Yang God remnant soul has also been restrained by me!"

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