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How dare he?

At this moment, the rage in Dust Cloud’s heart was truly like a volcanic eruption, almost causing his lungs to explode from fury.

He, a descendant of the Dust Emperor, wherever he went, wasn’t he the center of attention, a person of extreme nobility?

Even those much stronger in cultivation than him, who among them wouldn’t show some deference to his Old Ancestor?

Yet now, he was being mercilessly slapped by some scoundrel who appeared out of nowhere.

He had never experienced such a great humiliation in his life.

His angry eyes stared intently at Phoenix Aotian!

If looks could kill, Phoenix Aotian would probably have been pierced full of holes by now.

Along with this, Dust Cloud’s furious and deranged voice also emerged.

“You are dead!”

“No one can save you.”

“I said it.”

However, in a certain sense, this was arguably a display of the impotent rage of a weakling.

Phoenix Aotian chuckled in anger.

“You scoundrel!”

It was indeed his mistake to allow the other party to utter threatening remarks repeatedly.

So what if he was a descendant of the Dust Emperor?

He, Phoenix Aotian, specifically targeted the descendants of that old man Dust Emperor.

Thinking of this, his eyes grew even colder.

His attacks became more and more ruthless with each strike.

Under his assault, Dust Cloud wanted to resist, wanted to fight to the death, but he simply couldn’t.

In Phoenix Aotian’s hands, he had no power to retaliate whatsoever.

After several consecutive critical blows, feeling the life force in his body continuously fading, at this moment, Dust Cloud felt a little panicked.

He hadn’t expected that his noble status would one day become ineffective.

He couldn’t understand, could it be that this person truly wasn’t afraid of the Dust Emperor Old Ancestor’s retaliation?

Only now did he realize that his status, which he had always relied upon, was nothing when faced with someone who didn’t acknowledge it.

“Don’t… don’t hit me!”

“I… I was wrong!”

“As long as you let me go, this matter will be written off.”

These words, falling into Phoenix Aotian’s ears, were truly grating to the extreme.

This person, he didn't know if he was just used to being high and mighty, but even his plea for mercy made one feel a surge of anger.

“Bang…”

As another heavy blow landed, Dust Cloud’s face was even dented, half of his teeth had already been knocked out, and he was having trouble speaking clearly.

This made him anxious and angry, furious and fearful.

But in the end, the threat of death still prevailed.

“Don’t… don’t hit me, as long as you let me go, I’ll tell you a huge secret!”

Hearing this, Phoenix Aotian paused slightly.

“What secret?”

“You let me go, and I’ll tell you!”

Phoenix Aotian backhanded him with another slap.

“You scoundrel, do you have the capital to bargain with me?”

At this moment, Phoenix Aotian felt a refreshing coolness deep in his heart.

The grievances between the Three-Eyed Phoenix Hound Clan and the Dust Emperor would one day surely be settled.

But for now, he could collect some interest from the other party’s descendant.

Under Phoenix Aotian’s coercion, Dust Cloud could only grudgingly reveal his biggest secret.

“I traveled tens of thousands of miles and mobilized such a large force this time just to obtain the key to the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm.”

“This Fallen Immortal Secret Realm is related to immortals.”

“It is very likely to contain an immortal treasure vault, or even an immortal inheritance.”

As he spoke, he directly took out the fan-shaped jade pendant key and placed it in front of him.

“As long as you let me go, I will give you this Fallen Immortal Secret Realm key.”

Speaking of this, his heart ached so much it felt like it was bleeding.

After all, this Fallen Immortal Secret Realm key was something he had stolen, intending to offer it to his own Dust Emperor Old Ancestor as a treasure.

If he could offer this treasure to the Old Ancestor, the Old Ancestor, in his joy, would favor him even more.

As long as he could deepen his impression in the Old Ancestor’s heart, how could his future achievements be low?

This Fallen Immortal Secret Realm key, in a certain sense, was closely related to his future achievements and prospects.

This also planted a seed of hatred in his heart.

As long as he could escape, he would surely repay today’s humiliation a thousandfold in the future.

Even this Fallen Immortal Secret Realm key, one day, he would reclaim it.

But just as Dust Cloud was plotting his future revenge in his heart.

He only felt a sharp pain in his head.

Then, in the last scene of his life, he vaguely seemed to see his head explode directly.

A life, thus vanished from the world.

Phoenix Aotian took the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm key that Dust Cloud had offered for his life, as well as his storage bag.

He spat out a thick gob of phlegm disdainfully.

“What a piece of trash!”

“With me, you have no right to bargain.”

“If I kill you, this treasure is mine too!”

With Dust Cloud’s death, the remaining people on Dust Cloud’s side naturally could not escape the fate of being dealt with.

The new round of battle ended completely in a crushing manner before it even began.

As the battlefield was cleaned up, Phoenix Aotian jogged over to Zhong Qing.

“Master, this is the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm key.”

“This secret realm is rumored to have been left behind by a fallen True Immortal from the Upper Realm; its value is extraordinary, please accept it, Master!”

Zhong Qing looked at the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm key that Phoenix Aotian presented to him, his heart stirring slightly.

He wondered if this was the effect of the essence of fortune.

Not long ago, he had just obtained a key from Dugu Feng.

Now, he could even gain something just by traveling.

At this rate, perhaps it wouldn’t be long before he could gather all the keys and completely take the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm treasure vault into his possession.

A treasure left behind by an immortal still held considerable appeal for him.

Zhong Qing accepted the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm key and took a slow sip of wine: “Let’s go!”

The pile of corpses on the ground was directly ignored by him.

In the cultivation world, fighting and killing were too common.

Since they dared to come and cause trouble for him, they naturally had to be prepared to be killed in return.

However, just then!

The sword-wielding man who had previously been chased by Dust Cloud and his group quickly came before Zhong Qing and bowed to him, saying, “I am Zhao Yu, thank you, benefactor, for saving my life.”

Zhong Qing glanced at him indifferently.

“No need to thank me!”

“We were merely acting in self-defense.”

Zhao Yu said earnestly, “Regardless of the reason, it is an undeniable fact that you, benefactor, saved me.”

Zhao Yu continued, “May I ask where your immortal residence is, benefactor? And where are you headed?”

“One day, Zhao Yu will surely visit to express my gratitude!”

Zhong Qing looked at the man.

He said indifferently, “We are from the Void Domain and are going to the Profound Domain.”

“We won’t be staying in this domain for long, so there’s no need for thanks.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yu was slightly stunned, then rejoiced, “Benefactor, you are also going to the Profound Domain?”

“I am from the Profound Domain myself. I have an uninvited request; I wonder if you, benefactor, would be willing to take me along for a ride.”

“Once we reach the Profound Domain, I will surely inform my father and bring generous gifts to repay your kindness, benefactor.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhong Qing’s gaze towards him became strange.

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