127: If you can't kill the big ones, then wipe out the small ones.

“Husband.”

“Qinghuan, don't move. Focus on circulating your Qi to heal your injuries. Leave this to me.”

The man gently stroked Lu Qinghuan's jade cheek with heartache, his eyes filled with affection.

He then turned around to face Shen Lian, who was ten zhang away.

“It was you who injured my wife?”

“Hm?”

Shen Lian's gaze met the face with star-like brows and sword-like eyes, and he instantly realized his opponent's cultivation was already at the Half-step Immortal Realm, immediately igniting a new Battle Intent.

“She called you husband, which means you two dogs have already hooked up?”

Hearing this, the man's Sword Qi stirred the air, blowing back the white hair at his temples.

“Having traversed the Sword Dao for eight hundred years, you are the first person from the Shengyun Immortal Realm who dared to speak so recklessly. Allow me to ask your name; Ren Tianxing does not kill nameless people with his sword.”

“Hahaha!”

Hearing this, Shen Lian burst into maniacal laughter.

“A mere Peak Primordial Chaos Realm cultivator dares to boast so shamelessly? Do you think your appearance will change anything about today's situation? Let me, Shen Lian, have a match with you and see how sharp your sword truly is!”

As soon as his voice fell, Shen Lian activated Void Concealment, clenched his sword fingers, and immediately, Dao Rhyme transformed into vast Sword Intent, surging forth.

“Hm?”

Ren Tianxing hadn't expected Shen Lian to possess such strength. He immediately formed a sword seal with his fingers, concentrating a point of cold light at his fingertip.

“Stop!”

Just as both sides were about to erupt into an extreme conflict, a deep shout echoed from the Void Realm, instantly kicking up dust and causing the ground to sink three chi.

The next moment, the figure of Empress Nalan Mingyue drifted down, standing between the two men, forcefully halting the conflict.

Ren Tianxing and Shen Lian withdrew their moves simultaneously.

“Greetings, Empress.”

Ren Tianxing and Lu Qinghuan both bowed respectfully to Nalan Mingyue.

“The two of you, it was Our oversight that allowed you to be caught up in this unwarranted disaster. Please forgive Us.”

“It's nothing. We only hope we haven't delayed the Empress's important matters.”

Nalan Mingyue nodded, then looked toward Shen Lian.

Shen Lian looked haughty, lightly fanning his Folding Fan, showing not a shred of respect.

That bearing actually sparked a sense of novelty in Nalan Mingyue: “May I ask who Your Excellency is, and why you are blocking Our distinguished guests?”

Shen Lian glanced at Nalan Mingyue, knowing her cultivation was at the Immortal Realm Peak, just one step away from crossing into the Guiyi Realm.

But he showed no fear. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Lu Qinghuan say, “Empress, this person is named Shen Lian. He is the scum of my Sect. We absolutely cannot let him escape. I implore the Empress to act and suppress and kill him.”

Nalan Mingyue's eyes turned cold, and her gaze toward Shen Lian now carried a hint of hostility.

“Hahaha.”

Shen Lian offered no defense regarding Lu Qinghuan's claims, merely letting out a scornful laugh.

Lu Qinghuan: “Junior Brother Shen, I truly never expected you to mistakenly fall into the Demonic Path.

Today, you even disregarded our shared Sect relationship and tried to ruthlessly kill me.

If you are allowed to remain in the world, the common people will only suffer endless calamities.”

“Keep talking, I'm listening.”

Shen Lian remained composed, lightly shaking his Folding Fan. He paid no attention to Lu Qinghuan's slander and framing, finding it utterly ridiculous.

What exactly did his predecessor like about this kind of trash? Did he really risk becoming neither human nor ghost just to taste her abalone?

“Junior Brother, you know exactly what you did. Before the Empress, do you dare to tell everyone everything you've done?”

“Junior Brother, you truly disappoint me. What exactly have you changed over these hundreds of years? Expectations were dashed time and again, and finally, you didn't hesitate to fall into the Demonic Path, you...”

By the end of her speech, Lu Qinghuan simply turned her face away, adopting the posture of someone who had suffered immense grievance.

Nalan Mingyue did not blindly trust Lu Qinghuan's one-sided story. Only after she finished speaking did she ask Shen Lian, “What is your explanation?”

“What needs explaining?” Shen Lian retorted proudly. “If I told you, what could you do? Since you can't do anything, why bother wasting breath?”

“How outrageous!”

Nalan Mingyue was furious. Overwhelming Aura Pressure rushed directly from the sky toward Shen Lian's body.

However, Shen Lian remained composed, not retreating even half a step despite the threat from an Immortal Peak expert.

“Are you already enraged out of humiliation? If you are the Dominator of the Sacred Domain, I truly feel disappointed for the entire Sacred Domain.”

“Since We ascended the throne, no one has dared to speak to Us this way.”

“Well, now you've seen it. If you want to kill me, I will accompany you to the end!”

Shen Lian's unyielding and rebellious nature shocked not only Nalan Mingyue, but also made Lu Qinghuan glance sideways at him.

“How could Shen Lian's personality have changed so drastically? He doesn't even put the Xuan Sheng Empress in his eyes. What exactly happened within the Heavenly Feather Sect while I was away?”

Nalan Mingyue was clearly provoked into genuine anger by Shen Lian: “You have great courage, but do you know the consequences of having courage without strength?”

“Heh, the stronger the enemy before Shen Lian, the more thrilling it is for me to fight for my life. Nalan Mingyue, do you want to cross swords with me?”

Hearing this, Nalan Mingyue instead withdrew her Immortal Realm Aura.

“It seems you may not necessarily be the scum that some people claim you are. Although We are annoyed by your disrespect, We are not an unreasonable person.”

Lu Qinghuan grew anxious upon hearing this: “Empress, that Shen Lian...”

Nalan Mingyue raised a hand to stop Lu Qinghuan's words: “Sect Master Lu, this is an internal matter of your Sect. It is inappropriate for Us to intervene.”

Hearing this, Shen Lian immediately shouted, “Since you won't intervene, then get out of my way! I am determined to kill these two.”

Hearing this, Ren Tianxing clenched his sword fingers: “Perfect. I was just about to settle the score with you for injuring my wife.”

Shen Lian closed his Folding Fan: “Then let me witness what kind of power the 'Ren' Character Blade Technique can unleash in your hands.”

“Enough!”

Nalan Mingyue stopped everyone with a shout, then looked at Shen Lian: “We do not wish to intervene in the conflict between fellow Disciples, but right now, they are Our honored guests. You cannot lay a hand on them for the time being.”

“Hm? After all that talk, you still intend to protect them!”

“No. Currently, We require the two of them to help Us handle some trivial matters. We must ensure their safety within the Immortal Dynasty. Please understand, and do not force Us into a difficult choice.”

“One month then.”

Shen Lian held up a single finger.

“After one month, you must not interfere in the matters between me and that bitch again.”

Ren Tianxing's eyes darkened: “I advise you to clean up your mouth and stop insulting my wife.”

“Ridiculous. Only you would treat this slut like a treasure. Cherish this last month you have together.”

“Who are you calling a slut!”

“Go figure it out yourself—does your wife still hold another man in her heart? Hahaha.”

After speaking, Shen Lian turned around, summoned the netherworld chariot, and rode away.

At this moment, he had already made up his mind.

Facing Lu Qinghuan and Ren Tianxing simultaneously, Shen Lian still had absolute confidence in victory.

But once Nalan Mingyue intervened, he knew he absolutely couldn't kill Lu Qinghuan today.

If that was the case, he might as well destroy the Flower Language Sect first.

“Lu Qinghuan, what will you feel when you learn that the lives of the tens of thousands of Disciples in the Flower Language Sect were taken by me? Hahahaha.”

Watching the netherworld chariot speed away, Lu Qinghuan felt extreme anxiety in her heart.

She wanted to chase after Shen Lian and kill him, but her injuries prevented her from doing so.

In today's fight with Shen Lian, she had already felt that even at the Peak Primordial Chaos Realm, fighting Shen Lian, who was at Hunyuan Realm Sixth Tier, was extremely strenuous.

Later, after Shen Lian Broke through to Hunyuan Realm Seventh Tier, even her strongest technique, the Flower God's Single Sword, was easily broken.

If he was allowed to continue growing, he would definitely become a huge menace.

“I must find a way to contact Old Ancestor Tianyu and Liu Yixue. No matter what, Shen Lian cannot be allowed to live.”