347: Liu's confidence

[While you were deep in thought—]

[The space in the entire courtyard suddenly solidified, as if gripped by an invisible hand.]

[At the same time,]

[A very subtle tremor came from the ground beneath your feet.]

[Immediately following,]

[Space flowed violently like water ripples, and the scene before your eyes instantly blurred, collapsed, and changed.]

[Before you and Qin Yu could react, the surrounding environment had completely changed—]

[You were already standing on a desolate and dead abandoned Shattered Star Continent.]

[You looked up at the sky—]

[A flowing light curtain enveloped the world, containing within it a majestic spatial power.]

[That was a grand array for sealing space.]

[The entire Shattered Star Continent was enveloped by this Space-Sealing Array.]

[Not only that—]

[In mid-air,]

[Eight huge spirit boats hovered quietly, arranged in a surrounding formation.]

[On each spirit boat stood a dense crowd of Cultivators, all wearing uniform battle armor, their auras chilling.]

[The killing intent between heaven and earth spread out silently.]

[You glanced over; on the sails of all the spirit boats, a huge character "Liu" was embroidered.]

[Your heart sank.]

[—The Liu Clan Immortal Family.]

[You immediately understood—]

[The perimeter of Qin Yu's courtyard had long been silently set up with some kind of Teleportation Array.]

[Just like the Distance-less Teleportation Array, it had forcibly teleported you here.]

[And this Shattered Star Continent had also long been set up with a Space-Sealing Array.]

[It seemed the Liu Clan's plan this time was very thorough.]

[Behind this, the hand of the Venerable Tianming must be involved.]

[Otherwise, it would be impossible to find you, and even more impossible to silently set up a Teleportation Array in the Kunlun Dao Academy.]

[A question flashed through your mind—how did the Venerable Tianming know you were in the Tianhuang Secret Realm?]

[In fact, your sudden disappearance had once piqued the curiosity of the Venerable Tianming.]

[Because your destiny was obscured by this System, he couldn't find you either.]

[But when you broke through to the Soul Transformation Stage Middle Stage last time, that aura covered the Killing Dao Academy.]

[It was precisely because of that aura that he knew your hiding place and the whereabouts of the qingming mirror.]

[The qingming mirror was something lost by the Liu Clan Immortal Family, and they had been offering rewards for it everywhere; he naturally knew this.]

[So he began to set up various plans, and after he recently started obscuring Qin Yu's destiny, he began his move.]

[Then it came to this—]

[You and Qin Yu were forcibly teleported to this abandoned Shattered Star Continent, becoming like turtles in a jar.]

[Your gaze suddenly turned cold, your Divine Sense spread out, and the aura around your body condensed like cold iron.]

[A brilliant light flashed in your sister's hand, and the Magic Treasure "flowing cloud spear" was already held in her palm. Her expression was calm and composed, but her eyes held a chilling killing intent.]

[On one of the spirit boats, a woman wearing a light golden palace dress with phoenix patterns stood in the air, her face as clear and cold as frost, and the aura of the Law of Death around her was as deep as an abyss and as heavy as a prison—she was Liu Jinfeng.]

["Brat," Liu Jinfeng said with a faint smile, "I really misjudged you. I didn't expect it was you who stole my clan's qingming mirror!"]

[You smiled contemptuously: "Little Liu, those words are incorrect! This qingming mirror didn't belong to your family in the first place, did it?"]

[Liu Xuanyin, standing beside Liu Jinfeng with his hands behind his back, appeared as deep as the sea due to his majestic Primordial Spirit Power.]

[He gave a cold laugh and looked down at you with contempt: "You don't seem to have figured out your current situation yet?"]

[You glanced at Liu Xuanyin, feeling his majestic Primordial Spirit Power, and understood he came prepared—]

[It seemed the Venerable Tianming had already told him about your strength at the Soul Transformation Stage Middle Stage.]

[Among the people before you, except for this Grand Elder of the Void Refining Realm, Liu Xuanyin, you weren't worried about anyone else.]

[However, you knew that since the other party had gone to such great lengths, there must be other experts in the shadows.]

[But since they didn't attack immediately upon meeting, they clearly didn't want to kill you right away.]

[You immediately figured something out—]

[You hadn't exposed the immortal slaying sword yet, so the Liu Clan was currently only here for the qingming mirror.]

[If they knew you had the immortal slaying sword, they probably wouldn't be looking at you with such an attitude.]

[Since they didn't act immediately, the Venerable Tianming must have something he wants to use this to blackmail you with.]

[So you said indifferently: "You went to such great lengths to move us here, yet you don't act directly? Could it be you have something to ask of me?"]

["Hahaha..." Liu Xuanyin threw his head back and laughed, "Fellow Daoist... at this point, why bother pretending?"]

[From Liu Xuanyin calling you "Fellow Daoist," you could hear his doubts about you.]

[Presumably, this was also the doubt in the Venerable Tianming's heart.]

[Because you were only a few dozen years old, yet you had the strength of the Soul Transformation Stage Middle Stage.]

[Such a situation was a first in the entire Immortal Realm.]

[The only explanation was—]

[You had been subject to Possession!]

[Coupled with the fact that you had been to the Immortal Palace Ruins of the Tianyang Star, they suspected you had been possessed by the existence behind that immortal palace.]

[Of course, they didn't know who the person behind that immortal palace actually was.]

[They even suspected that the "immortal artifact fragment" from that immortal palace was also on you.]

[Adding that you just called Liu Jinfeng "Little Liu," he became even more convinced you were possessed.]

[Through Liu Xuanyin calling you "Fellow Daoist," you also roughly guessed a thing or two.]

[No wonder they surrounded you without attacking; they seemed to have some reservations about you.]

[It seemed that "Venerable Tianming" was also lurking in the shadows, ready to strike at any time.]

[But this was fine; this way, they wouldn't think of using Qin Yu to blackmail you.]

[In fact, not only did they have this thought, but even Qin Yu had once suspected whether you had been possessed.]

[However, after observing in secret, Qin Yu found that you didn't seem like someone who had been possessed.]

[She guessed that you might have obtained some kind of Opportunity, such as practicing for several hundred years in some Space-Time Secret Realm, to reach the Soul Transformation Stage Middle Stage.]

[After figuring out these possibilities, you looked at Liu Xuanyin with a calm expression: "Little Liu, if you have something to say, say it. If you have a fart, let it out!"]

[The corner of Liu Xuanyin's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself: As expected, he has been possessed.]

[He looked at you and said calmly: "Fellow Daoist, if you want to live, agree to our three conditions!"]

["Which three?" you asked calmly.]

[Liu Xuanyin said slowly:]

["First, hand over the immortal artifact fragment and that item."]

["Second, hand over the qingming mirror."]

["Third, make a great dao oath to take Venerable Yuqing as your master."]

[You pretended to think for a moment, while stroking your beardless chin.]

[After feigning deep thought, you said calmly: "It's not impossible for me to agree to these three conditions, but I have one requirement!"]

[Liu Xuanyin smiled slightly: "Let's hear it."]

[You said calmly: "We will have three matches of the same rank, best of three. If you win, not only will I agree to those three conditions, but I will also be at your disposal!"]

["Truly?" Liu Xuanyin smiled.]

[In his eyes, between the two of you, one was at the Nascent Soul Stage and the other at the Soul Transformation Stage, yet you actually wanted to fight three matches?]

[He didn't think they would lose to you.]

[This was the confidence from the Liu Clan Immortal Family.]