130: And avoid its sharp edge? No, take my sword

"No, Your Highness, aren't our tokens enough?"

Chu Gaodan was truly afraid of Jun Lingxiao gaining fame now.

As the Jun Family's Holy Infant, countless people hoped for Jun Lingxiao to return to the Chu Family. Everyone, including Chu Gaodan, wished for Jun Lingxiao to be low-key. Even the slightest accident would bring a heavy blow to the Chu Family.

So, when Jun Lingxiao uttered those words threatening everyone, he was the first to become nervous.

He had barely finished speaking when he saw Jun Lingxiao undeniably say, "Is that so?"

Then, Chu Gaodan saw the Qiu Family, led by Qiu Jinyao, walking towards them.

With over a hundred more people, it was definitely not enough now, but there was no need to snatch them!

Worst case, all the Chu Family's tokens could be given to him. Would he please just behave?

The words Chu Gaodan wanted to say were practically etched on his face. Jun Lingxiao understood the logic, but... this time, he was doing it on purpose.

"My father, Jun Chengtian's disappearance dealt a huge blow to the Jun Family, leading to a long period of silence."

"I am the Divine Son of the Jun Family. The Jun Family's dominant name, or its prestige, will spread from me."

"The Jun Family has been silent for too long. It's time for a few arrogant Young Masters to enter the eyes of others and let them discuss us. Don't you agree?"

Jun Lingxiao turned and glanced at Chu Gaodan as he spoke. Undoubtedly, the 'arrogant Young Master' he spoke of was himself.

Actually, this was quite in line with the Jun Family's style.

The Jun Family was never a group of moralists, claiming righteousness and maintaining peace.

If I don't have it, I'll snatch it. If I can't get it, I'll seize it. If someone defies me, I'll beat them.

The Old Ancestor and his own grandfather had always diligently taught him that he should be arrogant, and indeed, he ought to be.

The more arrogant he was, the safer the Disciples below him would be.

"So, everyone, will you give, or not give?"

Jun Lingxiao looked at the crowd, reminding them, then took out a giant sword and plunged it into the ground, its meaning self-evident.

The Jun Family members also lined up, ready for battle.

Jun Siyu pursed her lips, her expression somewhat complex as she looked at Jun Lingxiao.

"Alright! Then let's do it!"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Jun Lingxiao, Chu Gaodan also went all out.

He also had his Disciples line up, and the formation gradually grew larger.

"I am Chu Gaodan, one of the Four Heavens of the Chu Family."

At this moment, merely stating his identity was enough to explain everything.

It was truly impossible for ordinary Loose Cultivators to gather so many tokens in such a short time, so most of those standing here were from the Ten Heads Family.

Those who could rival the Jun Family were only the Ye Family and the Qin Family. The Ye Family hadn't come, and the Qin Family was nowhere to be found, so Jun Lingxiao, standing here, didn't even need the Chu Family; he was invincible.

"I've long heard of the Divine Son of the Jun Family. Seeing him today, it truly seems extraordinary. Our Wen Family will only keep enough tokens to leave; all the rest will be offered as a meeting gift to Your Highness."

Standing there were the Jun Family, one of the Three Heavens, and the strongest Chu Family below the Three Heavens. These two forces standing here allowed for no questioning.

However, the Wen Family being the first to step forward was unexpected.

Jun Lingxiao looked over. The Wen Family's leader was a man who bowed neither subserviently nor arrogantly. Then, as if on cue, the people behind him presented the tokens, showing no reluctance whatsoever.

"The Wen Family has always wanted to forge a connection with our Jun Family. At your tenth birthday banquet, they were the Family below the Three Heavens who sent the most gifts," Jun Hongxuan whispered beside him at this moment.

Jun Lingxiao listened and nodded, somewhat understanding.

Giving away worthless tokens to do a favor. In that light, he actually lost out.

"Thank you, thank you! Wow, over four thousand! As expected of a great Family!"

Ling Tian very naturally went up to collect the items, holding a tray that appeared from who knows where, acting utterly professional.

The tokens were not individual pieces; they had numbers on them. When two tokens were placed together, one would disappear, and the numbers on them would combine.

So, Ling Tian excitedly shouted when he saw the token in the tray marked with "4511."

The Wen Family's representative chuckled at this flattery and said nothing. Normally, this quantity would easily place them in the top ten. If he had known this would happen earlier, he would have killed more.

"Also, these are herbs harvested in the Secret Realm, Divine Pills found in the underground palace, and here are a few Magic Treasures. I offer them all to Your Highness; please accept them."

This person from the Wen Family was quite sensible. Indeed, a few tokens were too meager as a meeting gift, so he promptly supplemented them with more presents.

Ling Tian looked at the items the other party took out and turned to Jun Lingxiao, casting an inquiring gaze.

Now, he was a bit hesitant to accept them. Weren't these items the entire harvest from this Secret Realm? The other party even went above and beyond; it had to be either a trick or a robbery!

However, Jun Lingxiao didn't care about any of that and simply nodded.

These few items couldn't buy his favor. It was like a mosquito's leg; what if he just accepted it?

"Oh ho! Thank you, this...?"

"My surname is Wen."

"Thank you, Young Master Wen, for the gifts!" Ling Tian shouted, then quickly accepted them, subsequently casting a scrutinizing gaze at the person next door.

Indeed, Ling Tian was truly feeling a surge of secret delight now.

So what if your Cultivation was high, and your background was noble?

Now you still had to defer to him!

He was truly playing the fox-borrowing-the-tiger's-might to its extreme.

With the Wen Family's move, what was originally just about snatching tokens suddenly turned into a gift-giving ceremony.

Everyone else had given gifts; would you give one or not?

What?

Not giving?

Then, if you encountered Jun Lingxiao in the future and were summarily executed on the pretext of eating with your mouth, would the Family behind you dare to seek an explanation from him?

"Thank you, Young Master Zhang, for the gifts!"

"Thank you, Young Miss Chu, for the generous gifts!"

"Thank you, Young Master Li, for the gifts!"

"Thank you, Young Miss Qiu...?"

Qiu Jinyao calmly handed the items in her hand to Ling Tian, then took a portion of the tokens from within and walked to Jun Lingxiao's side.

The items she placed were bundles of herbs.

Divine Breath Grass. This type of grass only grew in ancient battlefields, growing from absorbing the lingering power of Great Emperors. It could, to a certain extent, increase one's Cultivation talent. He had specifically asked Qiu Jinyao to collect it and then exchange it for tokens.

Its main purpose was to bring it back, refine it, and then store it in his personal treasury, to be awarded to the Jun Family's collateral branches and various affiliated families when the time was right.

"I won't have to give a gift too, will I?"

Chu Gaodan pulled Jun Hongxuan aside and whispered.

From his expression, he was genuinely unsure.

This scene amused Jun Hongxuan. He looked at the hesitant Chu Gaodan and asked, "I'm curious, what exactly are you Chu Family people doing? You're one of the Chu Family's Four Heavens, its strongest existence. How can you be so..."

Careful?

However, Chu Gaodan didn't explain, only saying, "Children wouldn't understand."

This angered Jun Hongxuan. Fine, whatever. Let him do as he pleased.

The great Families began to give gifts one after another, even scrambling to do so, leaving the Loose Cultivators dumbfounded and unsure of the situation.

However, for Loose Cultivators, Cultivation resources were more important than anything, so most chose to hand over all their tokens and then leave.

Anyway, their time was not valuable. They would rather stay in this Secret Realm for another month and re-collect tokens than give away the various items they had painstakingly found.

But it wasn't as if nothing was left behind. After this, the name of Jun Lingxiao would be spread among the Loose Cultivators.

"Jun Lingxiao of the Jun Family, barely twenty, dares to confront the entire Ten Heads Family with the support of the Chu Family and Qiu Family, and even... make them compete to give gifts and curry favor."

Jun Lingxiao watched Ling Tian collecting the spoils like a fool, his mouth agape, not quite resembling a protagonist.

But as he watched, his expression suddenly hardened, then he let out a light chuckle.

"The protection fees are almost collected. I estimate you should be here by now. If you appear any later, I might have left."

Jun Lingxiao stood up as he spoke, looking at the purple lightning and dark clouds sweeping in from the distance.

"Be good."

He broke free from Jun Siyu's hand and entrusted her to Qiu Jinyao.

Then Jun Lingxiao took a step forward, raised his head, and with eyes like torches, saw through the dark clouds to the figure behind them.

"Holy crap, this aura... Big Brother, it's a Great Emperor! We can't beat him. Let's avoid his edge for now and stab him in the ass later!"

Others didn't know, but Ling Tian was a Reincarnator. He had seen these dark clouds before. Behind them was a Great Emperor.

Although he knew this Great Emperor was related to Qin Chengan, he truly didn't know what the outcome would be, as he had never lived to this point before. Now, it could be said he had broken a record.

Anyway, he had one motto: if you can't beat them, run away! Come back and backstab them when you're stronger!

Everyone has moments of power; don't mistake a temporary state for eternity.

Ling Tian thought this, then looked at the door beside him. Now, he only needed a few steps to exit the Secret Realm. Even a Great Emperor would come up empty-handed~

"Me, avoid his edge?"

Jun Lingxiao turned and glanced at Ling Tian, then, amidst the latter's bewildered gaze, took another step forward and spoke with confident composure.

"You're wrong. It should be him avoiding my edge."

As he spoke, he reached out to his side and called out:

"Bring me my sword."

Jun Shun, looking bewildered, respectfully handed the sword to Jun Lingxiao, and only then belatedly realized something was amiss.

Everyone present looked at Jun Lingxiao. Everyone knew that behind the purple lightning and dark clouds was a powerful being, and it was even very likely a Great Emperor, as Ling Tian had said.

No matter how much of a Prodigy Jun Lingxiao was, he couldn't possibly dare to directly confront a Great Emperor, could he?

Everyone thought this, then looked at the dark clouds approaching from afar, and then at Jun Lingxiao's resolute back.

For an instant, everyone looked at Jun Lingxiao with eyes full of doubt, but surprisingly... not a single person dared to speak.

Perhaps they feared his power and status?

Or perhaps, they truly believed that such a young Prodigy would dare to attack a Great Emperor?

Qin Chengan, from afar, stood with his arms crossed on a high vantage point, watching. When he saw Jun Lingxiao take the sword from someone else's hand, his face showed even more disdain.

"Jun Lingxiao, just keep up your act. Who can act better than you?"

"With a Great Emperor making a move, no matter how much of a Prodigy you are, you won't be able to turn things around."

"But don't worry, it's just to teach you a lesson. Don't die."

Although he said this, his face was full of sneers.

This Senior was the Qin Family Great Emperor and naturally couldn't reveal his true form. If he were recognized as the Qin Family Great Emperor attacking Jun Lingxiao, it would become a conflict between two Families. Moreover, the Senior was merely a remnant soul, and with his strength restrained, he certainly wouldn't be as powerful as a true Great Emperor.

But even so, he was still a Great Emperor!

Facing Jun Lingxiao, he could surely make him kneel and beg for mercy with a single breath. If he was lucky enough to shatter one of his Dao Hearts, that would be even better.

At worst, crippling an arm and a leg would also work.

"A mysterious powerful being in the Secret Realm attacked Jun Lingxiao, crippling him. Afterward, the Jun Family was enraged, searched the entire Secret Realm without success, and the matter was left unresolved. The only difference was... the fall of a Genius?"

"Tsk, what a perfect play."

"Jun Lingxiao, I haven't underestimated you. This is the strongest and most effective plan I can come up with."

"Don't die, but of course, don't live too well either."

As he spoke, Qin Chengan increasingly felt his plan was simply perfect! He was just waiting to see the Senior make his move and instantly suppress Jun Lingxiao.

"Is it really a Great Emperor? Impossible, how could a Great Emperor appear in this Secret Realm?"

"Looking at this situation, do you dare to gamble? I don't dare. I'm leaving first."

"It's fine if I didn't get anything in this Secret Realm, but I don't want to lose my life. Let's go together."

Some people felt a chill in their hearts when they saw the dark clouds flashing with purple lightning. Although they didn't quite believe there was a Great Emperor in such a Secret Realm, what if there was?

That was a Great Emperor! Not to mention fighting, just appearing for an instant would be enough to crush everyone in the Secret Realm.

They couldn't afford to gamble.

Seeing people starting to leave one after another, Chu Gaodan also grew anxious.

"Your Highness, let's go too. This doesn't bode well..." he advised Jun Lingxiao.

He didn't care about himself, but Jun Lingxiao couldn't have anything happen to him! He hadn't returned to the Chu Family yet!

"Leave?" Jun Lingxiao scoffed. Could they still leave now?

As his words fell, the purple lightning and dark clouds from afar arrived in the blink of an eye.

See, these were the methods of a Great Emperor. If he wished, no one present could move even a single step.

Everyone being able to move now was merely due to the indulgence of the mysterious entity behind it, or rather, a scare tactic.

He clearly didn't want to harm Jun Lingxiao, only to scare him out of the Secret Realm, but Jun Lingxiao did not comply with his wishes.

"You are Jun Lingxiao?" The being high in the sky instantly recognized Jun Lingxiao among the crowd, then questioned with great interest, "Truly not afraid?"

And Jun Lingxiao fearlessly retorted, "Why should I be afraid?"

The only response he received, naturally, was silence.

"Some say your talent is too good, your luck too good, and your life too smooth. It seems that is indeed the case." After a brief silence, the being in the sky continued.

"I'm giving you a chance to escape because I'm not as foolish as others. No matter how careful one is, traces will eventually be left. Even these tiny traces can become like sparks igniting a prairie fire, enough to trigger a world-ending war. You still have time to leave now."

The Qin Family's Hammer-Sword Wielder, known as the Fire Hammer Great Emperor. In the past, his single fire hammer dyed the sky red. With every hammer strike, countless beings evaporated into thin air, with nowhere to hide. And nearby, countless Divine Weapons guarded him, making him virtually invincible.

His name had not been mentioned for a long time; what was mentioned most was this title. He was among the first to become a Great Emperor, and his Prodigious talent was unimaginable.

That fool Qin Chengan simply wanted to cause trouble for Jun Lingxiao, but he didn't see it that way. An enemy should either be instantly crushed or left undisturbed. A person like Jun Lingxiao, if not killed, would only grow stronger and more difficult to deal with.

Therefore, he did not want to follow Qin Chengan's idea; he had his own thoughts.

Facing this seemingly profound statement, Jun Lingxiao scoffed again, appearing utterly disdainful.

"Is this the Qin Family's style? So childish."

"A Family that kills to stop killing would actually start being indecisive, wanting to attack me while also fearing the Jun Family behind me."

"If you want to kill me, you must have the resolve to fight desperately, to give your all, even to die with me. Only then is it enough. But now, those who are timid and hesitant also want to kill me, even claiming to spare me. Junior dares to ask Senior..."

"Are you worthy?"