Yuan Zichu expressed concern, "That's not necessarily true. The impostor is very powerful; even fellow daoist Zhao Benhe nearly died at his hands. Fellow daoist He… ah…"Atop the ruins of a sect, Chu Xuan and the impostor met, and a fierce battle ensued immediately upon their encounter. They fought from sunrise to sunset, from the eastern islands to the western ones.Ultimately, Chu Xuan fell victim to a trap set by the impostor, stepping into a pre-arranged array that dealt him a severe blow. After tumbling into the lake, he completely disappeared.Yuan Zichu, Zhu Yuqiao, Zhao Benhe, and other cultivators mobilized a large number of Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators to search extensively. Despite their efforts, they were unable to find Chu Xuan's body.In the Treasure Ship Market, a gathering of Golden Core cultivators displayed a range of expressions—some were reflective, others regretful, some smug, and a few disdainful.Yuan Zichu was among those who felt regret

Outside the grand formation of the Hundred Refinement Sect's mountain gate, four middle-aged men conversed in hushed tones.Spirit Feather True Master's fourth disciple spoke gravely, "Shang Tianjue seems to be stalling. What is he scheming? Could it be that he's buying time for Shang Xingchen?"The third disciple shook his head, "Impossible. Have you forgotten the relationship between Shang Tianjue and Shang Xingchen? Half-brothers with the same father, they've always been archrivals within the Nether Dao Sect!"The second disciple calmly added, "Exactly. Shang Tianjue and Shang Xingchen have been at odds for years. The Golden Core elders of the Nether Dao Sect took sides because of their disputes. On several occasions, Shang Tianjue even grievously wounded Shang Xingchen, nearly killing him."The eldest disciple then said, "Shang Tianjue is heartless and ruthless, willing to forsake everything for supreme power! He killed his disciple just for speaking respectfully to Shang Xingchen

However, just a few exchanges later, the fourth disciple screamed in horror as he discovered his chest had been penetrated by Shang Tianjue's fist!"Go to hell."Shang Tianjue sneered, throwing another punch that directly shattered the skull. A small Nascent Soul figure burst out, darting away over a hundred yards in the blink of an eye."Senior brother, save me!"The remaining three had not anticipated that their exchanges with Shang Tianjue, which seemed even-handed, were all pretenses on his part.In the blink of an eye, Shang Tianjue had seized the moment when they were distracted and assassinated the fourth brother!Though they had their conflicts, they were bound by the brotherhood among senior and junior brothers.However, even if they had the will to help, it was now too late to turn the tide. Shang Tianjue had intentionally maneuvered and shifted, luring the fourth brother to a position far from the other three.By the time the fourth brother tried to escape using his Nascent

He stood still, examining the storage bag he picked up.Moments later, he exclaimed in surprise, "There are tokens! A full ten tokens!"Wan Wuying stared at Chu Xuan in shock, as if seeing him for the first time."You don't feel the karmic backlash?" Wan Wuying couldn't help but ask.Chu Xuan shook his head, "No, I don't feel anything. Was this man's merit significant? It seemed rather ordinary to me."Wan Wuying replied, "...He must have saved at least ten thousand mortals to accumulate such merit! We demonic cultivators struggle to withstand such severe karmic backlash."Chu Xuan chuckled, "Actually, I also cultivate merit, just a bit more than him."Wan Wuying rolled his eyes, "...Do I look like a fool to you? Cultivating merit? Why don't you go save all the suffering people in the world?"Chu Xuan knew that Wan Wuying would never believe his words. He had just said it casually.However, the karmic backlash from killing Han Xiong was indeed trivial to him. He couldn't even feel a h

Zhao Wuya and Huang Yuanwu looked at Chu Xuan with a mix of emotions. Before the fall of the Heavenly Seal Sect, they had sensed something amiss and had excused themselves on a sect mission to avoid the impending disaster.Indeed, as they had anticipated, Heavenly Seal Sect was annihilated by the Heaven Burning Sect.Afterward, they roamed from place to place, disguising themselves as low-level cultivators. They even spent some time disguised as Foundation Establishment cultivators among the Hundred Sects Alliance.They had thought that this would be their life from then on. However, they were astounded when Wan Wuying found them not long ago, claiming to have a token that granted access to the extraterritorial battlefield.They had thought he was long dead. And yet, he had emerged alive from the Sighost Palace? But where did this battlefield token come from?When they learned that the token was obtained by both Chu Xuan and Wan Wuying together, their astonishment increased even more.