106: Chapter 106 The Mysterious Wooden Sign Displays Divine Power, Startling a Land Immortal with a Single Sword Strike!

That divine light was not the overbearing golden hue, nor was it the tragic blood-red; it was a gentle, jade-like Light of Chaos that seemed to contain all the ultimate truths of heaven and earth!

Everywhere the light passed, time seemed to be paused, and space froze along with it.

The moment Wei Yuan's lethal finger, capable of destroying everything, touched this divine light, it vanished silently like a phantom, without stirring even a single ripple.

Immediately after, within that ten-thousand-foot divine light, a blurred yet majestic phantom in green robes slowly emerged.

His face was indistinguishable; one could only see a pair of profound eyes that seemed to hold the birth and death of stars and the rotation of the Universe.

He simply stood there casually, yet he seemed to be the sole Dominator of this world. All people, all things, and all Laws paled in comparison before him.

"This... this is..."

For the first time, an expression of horror and disbelief from the depths of his Soul appeared on Wei Yuan's usually calm face!

From the green-robed phantom, he felt a terrifying aura that far surpassed his own, even exceeding the limits of his understanding!

That was not a Martial Ancestor, not a Martial Zenith, and not even the legendary Martial Saint!

It was a kind of...

Supreme will that had returned to simplicity and unified with the Dao!

"Sword... Sword..."

Wei Yuan's voice was trembling. He felt his Dao Heart was on the verge of completely collapsing under the gaze of this phantom.

The green-robed phantom slowly raised his right hand, pressing his fingers together like a sword.

Then, he casually slashed forward.

There was no earth-shattering roar, nor were there any magnificent light effects.

There was only a plain and unadorned sword mark that seemed to contain all the ultimate truths of life and death in the world, flashing through the Void Realm for an instant.

Screech!

The indestructible space in front of Wei Yuan was like butter being sliced by a red-hot iron, silently splitting open into a bottomless black rift!

Following that, his "Domain of Ten Thousand Blades Returning to Ruins," which was enough to look down upon the entire Great Xia, was instantly torn, dismantled, and swallowed before this sword mark like it was made of paper!

Pfft!

Wei Yuan was struck as if by lightning, violently spitting out a mouthful of golden blood. He was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into a distant mountain wall, shattering the entire mountain into pieces!

He struggled to stand up, only to find that the power of Laws within his body had been completely severed by that Sword Intent; he couldn't mobilize even a single shred of it!

One sword strike!

With just one sword strike!

He, a high and mighty Earthly Immortal who roamed the world, had half his life ruined!

"This... this is... the Immortal-Slaying Sword!"

Wei Yuan's eyes were filled with endless fear. He snapped his head up and stared fixedly at the green-robed phantom, roaring in a dream-like tone, "It's you! It's you! Sword Demon Zhang Cheng! You... didn't you already..."

However, the green-robed phantom did not answer him.

After unleashing that sword strike, it slowly transformed back into the ten-thousand-foot divine light and withdrew into that ordinary wooden plaque.

The light from the wooden plaque dissipated, and it drifted lightly back into Lin Feng's hand as if nothing had ever happened.

The entire Gobi desert returned once again to a deathly silence.

"Zhang... Zhang Cheng..."

Lin Feng lay at the bottom of the pit, staring blankly at the wooden plaque in his hand, his mind a complete void.

He never dreamed that the ordinary-looking, even somewhat chipped wooden plaque from the Nanyan Prefecture Demon Suppression Division would hide such earth-shattering power!

That Silver-Rank Supervisor who seemed kind and even a bit talkative...

Was actually the legendary figure who once severed the Heavenly Gate with a single sword strike, making countless Earthly Immortals shrink back...

The Sword Demon?!

Pfft...

Wei Yuan struggled to crawl out from the ruins. He glanced at the wooden plaque that had returned to its unremarkable state, then at Lin Feng, who was also heavily injured and on the verge of death. A very complex look flashed in his phoenix eyes.

There was fear and resentment, but more than anything, there was a monstrous killing intent!

He knew that he would not be able to kill Lin Feng today.

With that Sword Intent protecting him, any further move on his part would only be asking for humiliation.

But he could never let this kid off after he had caused him to lose so much face!

"Lin Feng..."

Wei Yuan gave him a deep look, his gaze like that of someone looking at a dead man.

"You are very good."

"This seat will remember you."

Having said that, he did not linger for a moment longer. His figure blurred as he transformed into a streak of light and fled in panic toward the capital without looking back.

...

Half an hour later, deep within the Imperial Palace in the capital.

Wei Yuan's figure appeared in a wretched state inside Emperor Xia's study.

"Your Majesty!"

He fell to his knees with a thud, his face, which was too handsome to be Mortal, filled with grief, indignation, and self-reproach.

"This official... is guilty!"

"What matter causes such panic?"

Emperor Xia slowly set down the memorial in his hand, his brow slightly furrowed.

"This official... encountered 'Sword Demon' Zhang Cheng in Nanzhou!"

"What?!"

Emperor Xia suddenly stood up from his dragon throne, and for the first time, shock and disbelief appeared in his majestic eyes!

"What did you say?! Zhang Cheng?! Didn't he already, forty years ago..."

"This official saw it with his own eyes!"

Wei Yuan said through gritted teeth, "A single strand of his Sword Intent heavily wounded me! If it hadn't been just a strand of Sword Intent, I... am afraid I wouldn't have been able to return!"

He recounted everything that had happened, adding inflammatory details and twisting the facts.

He depicted Lin Feng as a peerless villain who colluded with an ancient devil to subvert Great Xia.

He depicted himself as a loyal and brave warrior who did not hesitate to fight the devil to uphold the dignity of the Imperial Family, only to return in tragic defeat.

"...Your Majesty! That Lin Feng has a deep relationship with Zhang Cheng and they are in cahoots. If this child is not eliminated, he will surely become a major threat to our Great Xia!"

Wei Yuan kowtowed with tears and snot streaming down his face.

Emperor Xia paced back and forth in the study, his expression shifting uncertainly.

The name "Sword Demon" Zhang Cheng was a thorn in his heart that could never be removed.

Forty years ago, it was this very person who severed the connection between the Imperial Family and the Upper Realm with a single sword strike, also severing everyone's hope for immortality.

Now, this person who should have died long ago had actually appeared again?

And he was involved with a young man of infinite potential?

Regardless of whether this matter was true or false, he would never allow any existence that might threaten his imperial power to continue living!

After a long time, a trace of cold killing intent flashed in Emperor Xia's eyes.

"Pass down my imperial decree!"

"Demon Suppression Division Gold Rank Commander Lin Feng has colluded with a devil and intended to rebel; his crime is unforgivable!"

"Starting today, issue an Execution Order!"

"Any citizen of Great Xia, whether official, gentry, soldier, or bandit, who can take Lin Feng's head will be rewarded with a million gold and titled a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"

"So let it be done!"