107: Fulfill your wish

"Admit it, Liu Yixue. It was your own hand that killed your beloved disciple, that killed your fiancé. He must have been in extreme pain and resentment before he died, hahahaha."

"Shut up! It was all you, all because of you! Shen Lian, you deserve to die! Ahhhhhh—"

Provoked by Shen Lian's words, Liu Yixue had completely lost her reason. Cold Sword Qi crisscrossed the air, and only one thought remained in her mind: Kill Shen Lian.

However, Shen Lian's cultivation at this moment could no longer be compared to what it was twelve hours ago.

Facing the chaotic Sword Qi rushing towards him, he did not launch an attack. Instead, he moved his feet slightly, easily dodging all the crisscrossing offensives from Liu Yixue. His contemptuous gaze was filled with mockery, as if he were watching a struggling ant.

Seeing the man before her acting like a superior being toying with and pitying an ant, Liu Yixue's anger flared even more. Anyone could mock her, but Shen Lian? Absolutely not!

"Ice Sweeps the Heavens!" As the move was unleashed, the world seemed to be covered in ice and snow. Sword Qi, like raindrops, descended upon Shen Lian, blotting out the sky.

Shen Lian stepped with the Universe Lost-Track Steps, his figure flickering and elusive, easily avoiding all the falling offensives.

In the blink of an eye, Guyue Peak was a mess. As the cold air overflowed and spread, the temperature within Yuntian City began to plummet crazily.

However, after the surging cold Sword Intent passed, Shen Lian remained carefree and at ease, showing no signs of injury at all.

"Your cultivation... you've had a Breakthrough?" Finally, Liu Yixue regained a shred of reason, keenly sensing that the Aura radiating from Shen Lian was the same as her own: both were in the Primordial Chaos Realm.

The Primordial Chaos Realm allowed the True Qi within the body to be unaffected by the outside world, enabling it to be used entirely for oneself. The fact that Liu Yixue's Sword Qi release just now could not affect Shen Lian in the slightest immediately made her feel an ominous atmosphere.

"I can see that you really care about that trash Xie Chen. Since that's the case, I will fulfill this last bit of Senior Brotherly affection and send you to join him, to reunite in the Yellow Springs."

As he spoke, Shen Lian raised both hands. Instantly, the dual Yin and Yang Qi circulated ceaselessly, as endless as the vast Universe.

"What! The fifth level of the Primordial Chaos Realm!" Seeing Shen Lian's cultivation revealed, Liu Yixue was shocked. He had only been in the Tribulation Crossing Realm a day ago, yet now he had broken through to the fifth level of the Primordial Chaos Realm in one go?

"Surprised? Liu Yixue, today I will teach you a lesson: in my eyes, you are as humble as an ant!"

As the words fell, a lethal Aura Pressure directly caused the meridians throughout Liu Yixue's body to churn uncontrollably.

"This power—it's even more terrifying than my seventh level Primordial Chaos Realm! How much more strength are you hiding?"

"Hahaha, how much could you possibly know about my trump cards?" As his laughter ceased, Shen Lian raised his hand to strike. "Void Concealment: One Qi Divides Yin and Yang!"

The dual Yin and Yang Qi emerged together, like two swimming Dragons rushing straight at Liu Yixue. "Snow Melts, Ice Blooms!" Liu Yixue immediately brandished the Ice Soul Sword in her hand, colliding with the Yin and Yang Qi with a single move.

Boom— With a thunderous explosion, Liu Yixue immediately vomited a large mouthful of blood, her body blasted back more than ten steps by the wave of force that combined both hardness and softness.

"Liu Yixue!" Having succeeded with one move, Shen Lian's expression turned cold. He turned his palm into a claw, and the True Qi around his body boiled. "One more move, and I'll send you to your regretful end!"

As his bold words fell, a Dao incarnation appeared behind Shen Lian, carrying an Aura that could destroy the heavens and earth, pressing down on Liu Yixue until she could barely move.

"How is this possible? This trash, how is he even stronger than his previous Peak period!"

Facing such a terrifying gap in strength, Liu Yixue wanted to resist, but the moment her body moved, she was forced to her knees by a wave of Aura Pressure.

"Void Concealment: Mountains and Rivers Tremble Together!" The ultimate move erupted. Instantly, a giant palm condensed from Dao Rhyme descended from the Void, falling directly toward the spot where Liu Yixue was standing.

"Hah!" Liu Yixue let out a wild roar, exhausting all her spiritual power to form a Heavenly Gang protective barrier, determined to withstand this mighty force.

Boom— As the palm descended, Guyue Peak could no longer withstand such devastation and instantly crumbled and sank. For a time, sand and stones flew, endangering the innocent within the city.

"Quick, save the commoners!" Just then, the Xuan Sheng Immortal Dynasty envoy, Shangguan Xiong, acted at the critical moment. Together with his subordinates, he unleashed spiritual power to block the falling debris, allowing many commoners in the city to escape disaster.

"Spectacular." Looking at the collapsed and sinking Guyue Peak, Shangguan Xiong could not help but exclaim in admiration.

"Pfft—" Amidst the broken mountain ruins, Liu Yixue spat out a mouthful of blood. Watching Shen Lian approach her step by step, her eyes were filled not only with hatred but also a hint of fear.

"Liu Yixue, in your current state, do you still look like the Sect Master of the Ice and Snow Sect? Hahaha!"

Hearing Shen Lian's wild laughter, Liu Yixue gritted her teeth and said, "Shen Lian, give me a quick death! If you dare to hold back, I will never let you off."

Shen Lian snorted coldly, having no intention of letting her go. "To let you die just like that would be too easy on you. I must make you deeply experience the fear of a slow death to extinguish the hatred in my heart from all these years!"

Seeing those emotionless, blood-colored pupils, Liu Yixue was startled: "You, what are you going to do?"

"I said I would let you and Xie Chen be together forever, and I cannot break my word. Don't you want to know where Xie Chen's tomb is?"

"You..." Before Liu Yixue could speak, Shen Lian struck her with a fan, knocking her unconscious.

"Since you are so devoted to that trash, I will fulfill your wish to be buried in the same grave in death!" With that, he extended his hand and hoisted Liu Yixue's body onto his shoulder.

Just as he was about to leave, Shangguan Xiong's voice sounded from behind: "Fellow Daoist, please stay a moment?" Shen Lian, having just taken two steps, stopped and turned his head: "What is it?"

Shangguan Xiong: "Your cultivation is profound, Fellow Daoist. Would you be willing to pledge allegiance to the Xuan Sheng Immortal Dynasty and serve the Empress?"

Boom— As the words fell, Shangguan Xiong was directly forced back three steps by a burst of powerful force radiating from Shen Lian.

"What is this Xuan Sheng Immortal Dynasty that it deserves Shen Lian's service? This is just a warning. If there is a next time, it will not be as simple as just retreating three steps. Hmph."

With that, Shen Lian left directly, not giving Shangguan Xiong any chance to speak at all. Of course, Shangguan Xiong was completely unable to speak; the powerful force Shen Lian had infused into his body could not be dissipated immediately.

After a long while, Shangguan Xiong finally forced that powerful force out of his body. "What a strange temper. It seems recruitment is impossible, so I might as well settle for cooperation." Thinking this, Shangguan Xiong exhaled a breath of turbid air and turned back to settle the disaster-stricken commoners in the city.

On the other side, above the Forbidden Ground of the Ice and Snow Sect, Old Man Tianji arrived in person before an ice phoenix statue with wings spread. "The instructions of the Heavenly Dao should point here."

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Old Man Tianji was about to activate his divine art to shatter the ice phoenix statue and release the person sealed inside. But just then, "amitabha buddha!" A buddhist mantra rang out, interrupting Old Man Tianji's spellcasting.

He looked up and saw a monk holding a horsetail whisk, stepping on Buddhist Seals, with a solemn expression, walking towards him with his eyes closed. The monk walked up to Old Man Tianji, eyes slightly closed: "Fellow Daoist Tianji, it has been a long time."

Old Man Tianji recognized the person at a glance: "So it is Saint Monk Dingtian. This Daoist greets you."