A Man About to Die
Golden light filled the air and filled every corner of the secret cultivation room. The faint sound of a zither rose continuously. It was ethereal and magnificent, invisible and formless, yet it truly existed.
"Luo Yun, you dare to come here alone? It seems like your goal this time is to seek death, right?" Fu Xiaochen didn't conceal his killing intent at all. His face became ferocious as he spoke and laughed wildly.
Fu Xiaochen wasn't afraid of Chu Xingyun. Even if Chu Xingyun had astonishing talent and countless fortuitous encounters, Chu Xingyun's cultivation and experience were far inferior to him.
What Fu Xiaochen was truly afraid of were the experts behind Chu Xingyun. He didn't dare to underestimate any one of them. However, he had never imagined that Chu Xingyun would come here alone tonight without anyone following him.
Since that was the case, why should Fu Xiaochen be afraid?
"Although Luo Yun has seen through my plan, judging from his words and actions, he shouldn't have told anyone else. As long as I kill him, no one will know about this."
"If others pursue this matter, I can push all the blame onto the Jiuhan Temple. In this way, the Wanjian Pavilion and the Jiuhan Temple will become mortal enemies. This will be more advantageous for me to take action."
In an instant, a sinister plan appeared in Fu Xiaochen's mind. He let out a sinister laugh as his gaze slowly moved. However, he discovered that Chu Xingyun's face didn't show the fear and embarrassment he had expected. Instead, he was as calm and indifferent as before.
"Even now, you're still pretending to be calm. However, this is normal. I've reached the fourth layer of Nirvana in just a few breaths of time. It's indeed shocking." Fu Xiaochen looked at Chu Xingyun with disdain. He was extremely pleased with himself.
Chu Xingyun smiled disdainfully in front of Fu Xiaochen's true face. He said, "After I helped you expel the Sky Golden Worm, your cultivation barrier loosened. You'll be able to smoothly break through with just a little bit of hard work. In the few days that I've been in Mount Mystic Mountain, you've grasped the opportunity and successfully reached the fourth layer of Nirvana."
"However, you didn't tell anyone after you broke through. Instead, you used some kind of secret technique to suppress your cultivation to the third layer of Nirvana. I'm guessing that you did this to pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger..
"It's just a pity that your secret technique is too crude. I saw through all your disguises as soon as I stepped out of Mount Mystic Mountain. Someone as laughable as you actually thinks that you've deceived everyone. Don't you feel ashamed?"
Chu Xingyun sneered at Fu Xiaochen. With his cultivation experience and abilities, it was as easy as blowing off dust for him to see through Fu Xiaochen's secret technique. The reason why he didn't expose it was because the time wasn't right yet.
"You're courting death!" Fu Xiaochen was infuriated by Chu Xingyun's words. With a furious roar, intense killing intent erupted from his heart. He brushed his hand across the Heavenly Dragon Zither, causing the strings of the zither to tremble. The sound of the zither turned into a heaven-shaking dragon's roar. It swept over like a wave, as if it wanted to kill Chu Xingyun on the spot.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Swish! Swish! But at the same moment, the void was suddenly torn apart. In Fu Xiaochen's field of vision, pitch black sword lights surged. Every single one of them was as deep as an abyss and seemed to contain the intent of slaughter. They accurately bombarded the dragon's roar, causing the two of them to disappear without a trace.
"Who is it!?" Fu Xiaochen suddenly turned his head and saw that behind Chu Xingyun, four fierce figures had silently appeared. They held swords in their hands and were surrounded by a purplish black brilliance. They gave off an indescribably terrifying feeling.
"Luo Yun, you're just a despicable person full of empty words. Just now, you said that only one person came. Then may I ask, who exactly are these four people?" Fu Xiaochen ridiculed, but his expression became extremely unsightly. He was surprised to find that the aura of these four people before him was very strong. They were actually all Nirvana Realm experts.
Seeing this, Fu Xiaochen gritted his teeth and looked deeply at these four people. At this moment, the candlelight flickered slightly. The light of the candlelight shone on the four people, gradually illuminating their familiar and icy cold faces.
Thump!
Instantly, Fu Xiaochen's heart trembled fiercely, and he instantly felt a strand of coldness shoot up from his spine to his head. His voice actually trembled as he said, "Fan Wujie, Gu Fanxing, Lin Yuanli, and Gu Xuanfeng. Why, why is it all of you? Aren't all of you dead?"
Fu Xiaochen repeatedly took a few steps back, and his entire face became pale like a sheet of paper.
He was extremely sure that these four people were already dead. They'd died at the hands of Chu Xingyun, and there were countless people that could testify to it. But why would people that were already dead appear here and become Chu Xingyun's helpers?
Luo Yun said earlier that only he would come tonight. Could it be that these four people aren't people but ghosts?
Fu Xiaochen's mind was in a mess. He looked at the four Nirvana Realm Sword Slaves, then looked at Chu Xingyun. He felt as if the world was spinning, and it was extremely uncomfortable.
"As someone who's about to die, even if you know everything, it's meaningless. But don't worry, once you die, you'll also become one of them." At this moment, Chu Xingyun's voice suddenly sounded behind Fu Xiaochen. It was as if it came from the abyss of death. Every word and every sound made Fu Xiaochen's scalp go numb.
He abruptly turned his head, and what entered his eyes was a pitch-black heavy sword surrounded by terrifying sword light. The sword light pressed down. It had no edge, but it was extremely heavy, like an ancient mountain. It caused his body and Spiritual Sea to begin to tremble.
"Heavenly Dragon Zither!" Fu Xiaochen gritted his teeth and wanted to use the Heavenly Dragon Zither to resist the Black Hole Heavy Sword. Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dragon Zither in the sky had already been restrained by the four Nirvana Realm Sword Slaves, and the sword light was heavily confined. No matter how Fu Xiaochen urged it, it was unable to move at all.
"Die." Chu Xingyun spat out a word once more, and it was like an icy cold and merciless declaration of death.
Rumbling sounds resounded out as the Black Hole Heavy Sword pressed down, causing fine cracks to appear in space. When the pitch-black sword light came into contact with the ground, the ground trembled as a terrifying sword might swept out, destroying the entire courtyard and turning it into ruins.
Chu Xingyun's figure flashed as he lightly floated under the night sky. Behind him, the four Nirvana Realm Sword Slaves stood without saying a word, and they remained motionless as their pitch-black robes fluttered in the night breeze.
"The last hidden danger has finally been eliminated. Tomorrow is the day of the final battle!" Chu Xingyun stroked his palm and placed Fu Xiaochen's corpse into his inner space. However, his eyes continued to stare at the Nine Frost Peak in the distance as killing intent and a strange glint constantly flashed across them.
He quietly stared like this for a long time before he turned around and left, disappearing into the thick night. However, that killing intent and unswerving belief did not dissipate and did not disappear for a long time.
When the east was white, wisps of thin morning light sprinkled down, tearing apart the deep night. At the same time, it also illuminated the inconspicuous Snow City, indicating the arrival of a new day.
Countless figures had already gathered inside and outside Snow City. Everyone raised their heads and looked up at the group of people in the sky. Their faces were all filled with hope.
Chu Xingyun stood at the head of the crowd and stared at the slowly rising warm sun. He glanced and said to Lu Qingyao behind him, "How's the matter being handled?"
"We've already followed master's instructions and killed all the traitors in the Seven Star Valley. The entire process was very secretive and no one discovered it. Even if someone investigated, the final result would point to the Jiuhan Temple," Lu Qingyao replied coldly. Her voice was so soft that only the two of them could hear it.
After hearing this, Chu Xingyun nodded with satisfaction. His gaze slowly shifted away and once again looked at the warm sun in the sky. In his deep eyes, wisps of crimson light blossomed. His entire person seemed to have turned into an incomparably sharp sword that was about to soar into the sky.
"The time has come. Let's set off." Chu Xingyun took a deep breath. Behind him, Wu Jing Xue, Lin Tianchong, and Mowang Gong's bodies shook and similarly blossomed with a sharp light.
The four of them, eight eyes, looked at the Nine Frost Peak in the distance.
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