Duan Lingtian's gaze was exceedingly calm when faced with Fan Jian's begging for mercy. "Fan Jian, I've said it before. I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it properly … Since it's like this, then go with Liu Shi Ge."
"No!"
When he realized that it was impossible for Duan Lingtian to let him go, Fan Jian's face revealed a savage expression as he shouted out explosively, and the Origin Energy beneath his feet skyrocketed as he charged towards the other side with the intention of fleeing.
"Pigheaded!"
Duan Lingtian had a calm expression as he once again stepped on Quake Energy to rush out. His speed was so swift that it was even slightly swifter than an ordinary first level Nascent Soul Stage martial artist.
In the blink of an eye, he'd caught up to Fan Jian.
Duan Lingtian's gaze went slightly cold, and the hand that held the narrow sword lightly trembled.
Sword Drawing Arts!
A sword strike that was swift like a bolt of lightning easily swept past Fan Jian's throat, and fresh blood sprayed out to cover the sky.
Whoosh!
Fan Jian's body that was charging forward stopped halfway, then he was brought out by inertia and fiercely fell out, and after he fell to the ground, he brushed past the ground and brought out a long bloody mark on the ground.
Dead!
Silence.
The scene was deathly silent.
The gazes of everyone couldn't help but descend onto the young man on the life and death arena.
This young man had once again created a miracle.
Using a cultivation at the ninth level of the Origin Core Stage to kill a first level Nascent Soul Stage martial artist and a ninth level Origin Core Stage martial artist in a head on battle …
It was simply inconceivable!
Duan Lingtian searched the corpses of Liu Shi Ge and Fan Jian for a while before taking away their Spatial Rings and spirit weapons, then he walked down the life and death arena with a satisfied expression and descended beside Zheng Song.
Meanwhile, Zheng Song reacted to what had happened, and his face was filled with a bitter smile as he looked at Duan Lingtian. "Junior Brother Duan Lingtian, you really amaze the world with a single brilliant feat!"
Duan Lingtian smiled. "Senior Brother Zheng Song, is the Peak Master in Mizar Hall? I was just about to ask for a cup of tea from him. "
"Let's go."
Zheng Song nodded with a smile, then called out to Duan Lingtian before leaving the life and death arena.
Wherever he passed, a group of inner court disciples respectfully opened up a path for him.
Only when Duan Lingtian's figure disappeared from sight did the deathly silent Life and Death Arena regain its liveliness. Most people's gazes fell on the two corpses on the Life and Death Arena.
"Liu Shi Ge and Fan Jian are really unlucky. They actually provoked that malefic … According to what I know, the disciples that provoked that malefic didn't seem to be able to survive."
"I truly never imagined that after Duan Lingtian broke through to the ninth level of the Origin Core Stage, he was even able to kill a first level Nascent Soul Stage martial artist!"
"Yeah, it's really unbelievable! Even more shocking is that he actually possesses a grade six spirit sword in his possession. After all, even our Seven Star Sword Sect doesn't have many grade six spirit weapons, and all of them are in the possession of the various Peak Masters and Guardian Elders. "
"In the past, Duan Lingtian only made a name for himself in the Outer Sect … From today onwards, his name is destined to spread throughout the Inner Sect!"
…
All the inner disciples were shocked by Duan Lingtian's strength.
On the way to Mizar Hall.
Zheng Song asked Duan Lingtian. "Junior Brother Duan Lingtian, when did you return?"
Duan Lingtian smiled. "I just returned."
"Just returned?"
Zheng Song couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. "You just returned and went to look for Liu Shi Ge?"
Duan Lingtian nodded.
"Looks like you really aren't willing to wait for even a moment … But, your improvement is too shocking! One year ago, you didn't have the slightest strength to fight back before Liu Shi Ge … One year later, on the life and death arena, you killed him in a single move! "
As he finished speaking, Zheng Song, this third level Nascent Soul Stage martial artist, couldn't help but reveal slight fear in his eyes.
Duan Lingtian's methods were truly too strange!
It was difficult to fathom.
Duan Lingtian smiled. "It's alright, I barely made a slight improvement."
Barely? A slight improvement?
The corners of Zheng Song's mouth twitched when he heard this. This Junior Brother Duan Lingtian really won't stop until he's shocked to death.
In next to no time, Duan Lingtian and Zheng Song arrived at Mizar Hall together.
In the pavilion of Mizar Hall.
"Peak Master."
Duan Lingtian lightly smiled as he greeted the Peak Master of Mizar Peak, Zheng Fan. Amongst all the higher-ups of the Seven Star Sword Sect, only Zheng Fan was the closest to him.
"Kid, when did you return?"
Zheng Fan laughed heartily.
"I just returned today and came to ask for a cup of tea from the Peak Master."
Duan Lingtian laughed slyly.
Zheng Fan's brows raised, then he started fiddling with the tea set, and he asked curiously as he busied himself. "Where did you go this year?"
"The Ancient City of Everlast!"
Duan Lingtian didn't conceal it and spoke bluntly.
"The Ancient City of Everlast?"
Zheng Fan was surprised. "You actually went to such a distant place … That place is extremely chaotic. Kid, you're too bold to even dare go there."
Zheng Fan didn't know that Duan Lingtian had the protection of a seventh level Void Prying Stage martial artist when he went there, and when he returned, he even had the protection of a Void Initiation Stage expert.
Otherwise, he wouldn't make such a fuss over nothing.
"In the past year or so, your cultivation has increased again, right?"
Zheng Fan poured a cup of tea for Duan Lingtian, then glanced deeply at Duan Lingtian as he asked.
Duan Lingtian hadn't spoken yet.
"Father, Junior Brother Duan Lingtian is already a ninth level Origin Core Stage martial artist now … Not only that, he ascended the life and death arena as soon as he returned today and killed Liu Shi Ge!"
Meanwhile, Zheng Song had walked into the pavilion and sat by Duan Lingtian's side as he spoke with a smile.
Zheng Fan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Zheng Song.
Zheng Fan looked at Duan Lingtian with an astounded expression. "Your current cultivation at the ninth level of the Origin Core Stage is sufficient to kill a first level Nascent Soul Stage martial artist?"
Duan Lingtian smiled. "I was just lucky."
Luck?
As the Peak Master of the Seven Star Sword Sect's Mizar Peak, Zheng Fan naturally knew that it was impossible for this to be luck. "Duan Lingtian, you're too modest … Even though I know of your ability to defeat a strong opponent as the weak, I never imagined that you'd actually be able to kill a first level Nascent Soul Stage martial artist!"
A ninth level Origin Core Stage martial artist killing a first level Nascent Soul Stage martial artist.
If it was in the past, he would utterly not dare believe it.
But now, all this had happened to Duan Lingtian, and he wasn't surprised in the slightest, as he'd experienced Duan Lingtian's mysteriousness since long ago.
Duan Lingtian lightly smiled, then held up his teacup and tasted the fragrant tea.
After a short moment, Zheng Fan looked at Duan Lingtian and slowly said, "Duan Lingtian, what conflict actually exists between you and Zhao Lin?"
Zhao Lin!
Duan Lingtian's brows raised, then he asked in a low voice. "Peak Master, when I left one year ago, could it be that Zhao Lin really followed me?"
Zheng Fan nodded. "Exactly. However, he was stopped by me at the critical moment, and in the end, he could only obediently return to the Seven Star Sword Sect … From his appearance at that time, it seemed as if he wouldn't stop until he killed you. "
Cold lights flickered within Duan Lingtian's eyes.
Zhao Lin!
He was really stubborn.
Zheng Fan continued. "Duan Lingtian, if you have something that's difficult to say about the matter between you and Zhao Lin, then don't speak of it. However, I still have to remind you, this Zhao Lin isn't to be trifled with. "
As he spoke up to here, Zheng Fan's tone contained slight fear.
"Isn't he only an outer court elder of Megrez Peak?"
Duan Lingtian frowned, and was slightly puzzled.
"How could it be so simple?"
Zheng Fan shook his head. "Do you think that a mere outer court elder of Megrez Peak has the ability to make the outer court martial competition I presided over turn into a life and death battle?"
Duan Lingtian was stunned. "That outer court martial competition changing into a life and death battle was related to Zhao Lin?"
Zheng Fan nodded.
"He still has such great ability?"
Duan Lingtian frowned as he recalled that outer court martial competition, and he recalled that Zhao Lin was indeed present at that time.
Zhao Lin had come with Shi Hao.
Zhao Lin only left when Shi Hao was killed …
"Looks like that time, Zhao Lin ought to have colluded with Shi Hao and reached some sort of agreement with Shi Hao to go against me."
In next to no time, Duan Lingtian guessed many things.
Some of the doubts of the past were completely solved.
Zheng Fan shook his head. "If that Zhao Lin was only an outer court elder, then he naturally wouldn't have such great ability … But the existence behind him isn't simple."
Duan Lingtian was able to notice that when Zheng Fan spoke up to here, his expression had become serious.
"Could it be that the Sect Leader is behind him?"
Duan Lingtian took a deep breath and asked.
Within the Seven Star Sword Sect, there weren't many people that were able to make Zheng Fan fear them.
"It isn't the Sect Leader."
Zheng Fan shook his head, and at the same time that Duan Lingtian heaved a sigh of relief, he continued. "But, that existence isn't much different from the Sect Leader."
Duan Lingtian's mood that had eased up once again surged up and down, and he laughed bitterly. "Peak Master, don't keep me in suspense, speak frankly."
"I'm not keeping you in suspense, I only want to let you understand the existence behind Zhao Lin."
As Zheng Fan finished speaking, he glanced deeply at Duan Lingtian. "But I wonder if you've heard of the two Guardian Elders of our Seven Star Sword Sect?"
Guardian Elders?
Instantly, Duan Lingtian's gaze focused and his face sank. "Peak Master, you wouldn't be thinking of telling me that Zhao Lin is related to the Guardian Elders, right?"
Duan Lingtian had heard Lu Qiu mention the two Guardian Elders of the Seven Star Sword Sect that day.
Although he didn't know much about the Guardian Elders, he knew that the cultivation grounds of the two Guardian Elders each occupied one of the nine great Spirit Points in the Seven Star Sword Sect.
Not only that, the Guardian Elders had a special status in the Seven Star Sword Sect, and to a certain extent, they were able to stand on equal footing with the Sect Leader.
Moreover, because of their high seniority, even the Seven Star Sword Sect's Leader had to respectfully call them Martial Uncle.
"Exactly."
Zheng Fan nodded. "Zhao Lin is precisely one of the two Guardian Elders of our Seven Star Sword Sect, the grandson of Elder Ming! Elder Ming lost a son when he was young, and he especially dotes on his only grandson. "
"Just like the sudden change in the rules of the outer court martial competition the other time, it was precisely Zhao Lin who went to look for Elder Ming … Of course, he didn't tell Elder Ming that he wanted to go against you, and only said that he hoped the outer court martial competition would be able to arouse the potential and will to live of the outer court disciples because of this."
Arouse the potential and will to live of the outer court disciples?
The corners of Duan Lingtian's mouth curled into a sneer when he heard Zhao Lin's excuse.
Zhao Lin's excuse was rather dignified.
"I never imagined that Zhao Lin had such a background … I thought he was only an ordinary outer court elder."
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