"No, impossible... This... this isn't real!"
The elder from the Yanm Family had a face full of horror.
Yang Xiao, however, wore a disdainful expression. "You trot out a mere Tier Five Middle Grade Barbaric Beast like it's some kind of treasure. I really don't know what you've been doing with all the years you've lived."
"How foolish!"
"You..."
Scolded by Yang Xiao, the elder from the Yanm Family was so furious his face turned black.
But when he saw Yang Xiao's sharp gaze,
his anger deflated.
'He killed even a Tier Five Middle Grade Barbaric Beast with a single strike. I'm just a decrepit old Half-Step Martial Saint, unable to even grasp True Martial Intent. What ability do I have to avenge the blood feud for my son, grandson, and grandfather?'
'It seems what he said earlier about Zhenkong Ancestor dying at his hands was probably not an empty boast. Forget it. This time, my Yanm Family has to accept our loss.'
With that thought, the Yanm elder said, "Young... Young Friend Yang, your strength is immense. I am no match for you. If you wish to kill me, I will not resist. But there is one matter I hope you can agree to."
"What is it?"
Yang Xiao really had little interest in a Half-Step Martial Saint.
An existence of this level didn't even require a fraction of his strength to deal with.
So, in his eyes, a Half-Step Martial Saint was hardly different from those Martial Master Disciples of the Inner Sect.
They were only useful for testing his control over the power of his Sword Dao.
However, he was curious what kind of request this old fool would make before his death.
"Young Friend Yang is truly magnanimous. I thank you. I only ask that you do not vent your anger on the rest of my Yanm Family. For this, I apologize."
"Magnanimous? Not vent my anger on the Yanm Family?"
Yang Xiao laughed.
At his laughter, the Yanm elder's expression grew tense.
"What? Does Young Friend Yang wish to go back on your word?"
"Go back on my word? You old fool, you're truly shameless. When did I ever agree to anything? What a joke. Besides, when your Medicine King Valley wanted to kill me and couldn't find me, you vented your anger on my family."
"Now that you see my strength surpasses yours, you tell me not to vent my anger on your family. Do you think that's possible?"
"Do you take me, Yang Xiao, for a fool?"
"Or do you people from Medicine King Valley think I'm easy to bully and deceive?"
"I'm not afraid to tell you plainly. This time, after I've destroyed the Purple Sun Sect, I'm going to pay a visit to Medicine King Valley. When that time comes, everyone from the Yanm Family will die!"
As soon as Yang Xiao's words fell, the Yanm elder's eyes looked ready to split from their sockets. He pointed at Yang Xiao, his hair and beard standing on end with rage.
WAH! He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Yang Xiao, are you really going to use your strength to bully the weak?"
To this, Yang Xiao just chuckled softly.
"If you had known this would happen, why did you start it in the first place? If your Yanm Family hadn't provoked me, would you have ended up like this? To put it bluntly, you simply thought your faction was powerful, and you could bully the weak as you pleased."
"Now you've kicked an iron plate and you still want to save your own skin? It's laughable."
Yang Xiao sneered.
With a casual flick of his sword, he stabbed at the Yanm elder.
He had no more patience to waste words on this old fool.
He had lived three lives.
How could he be deceived by such an old fool?
He had long since understood the principle of cutting the weeds and pulling up the roots.
Besides, back in his first life, it wasn't as if he hadn't used his strength to bully the weak. Weren't all those True Gods who provoked him annihilated by him, one by one?
Now, although he was no longer a Supreme Divine King,
these guys weren't High-tier True Gods either.
Yang Xiao felt no burden in exterminating them.
He felt no psychological burden whatsoever.
It was just like when he had slaughtered the disciples of the Purple Sun Sect earlier.
He didn't show the slightest mercy.
Since these people had wanted to kill him, they had to bear the consequences of failure.
They wanted the benefits of killing him,
but were unwilling to accept the consequence of death upon failure.
Where in the world could you find such a good deal?
The Yanm Family was no different.
Not to mention, he had already decided that before leaving the Celestial Cloud Region, he would clear all obstacles and eliminate every threat for his family.
He never wanted a repeat of this incident, being forced into a corner by Medicine King Valley using his family.
Therefore...
"Don't blame me for being so ruthless!"
The sword in Yang Xiao's hand struck the Yanm elder's body.
It seemed to carry no power at all.
But the old fool, his face a mask of hatred, pain, and unwillingness, had already collapsed to the ground.
'After practicing so many times, I'm finally somewhat satisfied with this strike.'
Yang Xiao smiled.
Others couldn't see it.
They had no idea what kind of injury the Yanm elder had sustained.
But under the scan of his Spiritual Powerâat the Observing Micro Peak, nearing its limit and about to break through to the next levelâwhat secrets could possibly remain hidden?
That strike of his...
...was sublimely executed.
He had used only a sliver of power.
Yet that single sliver of power had been enough to shatter the Yanm elder's heart meridian.
Unlike before, when he would have shattered even the internal organs.
This time, he had only severed the heart meridian.
But with his heart meridian severed,
the Yanm elder was dead.
And this also meant that Yang Xiao's mastery of the Sword Dao had reached a state of perfection.
He could now exert exactly the amount of power he wanted.
Not a fraction more.
Not a hair less.
Sublime to the peak.
Indescribable.
"Yang... Yang Xiao, no, Lord Yang, it was all Yanm Qingsong from Medicine King Valley! He forced us to do it! Please spare me! As long as you spare me, I'll do anything you want..."
"Even be my dog?"
Yang Xiao glanced disdainfully at Lin Nantian, who was kneeling on the ground.
This guy.
'I really don't know how he ever became the Sect Leader of the Purple Sun Sect. With a Sect Leader like him, it's no wonder the Purple Sun Sect has been in decline all these years, becoming the weakest of the Nine Sects.'
Yang Xiao's eyes were filled with contempt for the man.
But Lin Nantian, seemingly oblivious to the contempt in his eyes, acted just like a dog, fawning as he said, "From now on, I, Lin Nantian, am Yang's... no, Master's dog! WOOF WOOF!"
As he spoke, he even stuck out his tongue and barked like a dog.
The sight only disgusted Yang Xiao.
He raised his hand, and with a single sword strike, he was instantly blown apart by Yang Xiao.
Clumps of flame surged out,
leaving behind only a pile of ashes.
"Oops, I used a little too much force that time. Still, for trash like him, this is the best end he could have hoped for."
Yang Xiao smiled faintly.
However, when he looked at Cheng Boxuan, he couldn't help but feel a bit awkward.
Just now, he had promised Cheng Boxuan that he would leave Lin Nantian for him to deal with.
"It's fine. That was very satisfying to watch. It's good that you dealt with him."
Cheng Boxuan said, as if sensing his thoughts.
Yang Xiao awkwardly scratched his head. Suddenly thinking of something, he said with a smile, "There's still one more. I'll leave that one for you."
As he spoke, he killed a brain-dead guard with a single finger strike, who was still standing there with a conflicted expression, seemingly unsure whether to flee or stay.
Yang Xiao then led Cheng Boxuan
into the palace.
Deep within the palace, Ye Dongcheng seemed to be in seclusion, attempting a breakthrough.
He was trying to break through to the Martial Grandmaster Fifth Layer.
By fawning over the people from Medicine King Valley, he and Lin Nantian had obtained quite a few good Spirit Medicines.
This, in turn, gave their cultivation a chance to break through.
Lin Nantian, for example, had already broken through to the Martial Grandmaster Fourth Layer.
Now, Ye Dongcheng also wanted to break through to the Martial Grandmaster Fifth Layer, and even the Sixth or Seventh Layer...
'When that time comes, not a single member of the Yang Family will be left alive!'
His heart was filled with hatred for Yang Xiao.
But Ye Dongcheng never expected the door to his seclusion chamber to suddenly burst open.
Following that, a familiar face was revealedâit was Yang Xiao. With just a single finger, he pierced Ye Dongcheng's Qi Sea.
His cultivation, which had been on the verge of a breakthrough,
instantly drained away like sand from a torn sack, all his power leaking out.
And the next thing he saw was a pair of eyes filled with hatred.
It was Cheng Boxuan.
This junior he had never even deigned to look at, a mere Innate Peak, Fourth-level Great Pharmacist,
had become the dominator of him, the high and mighty Supreme Elder.
The one to decide his life and death.
As for all this, Yang Xiao no longer paid it any mind.
His gaze turned toward the distance.
There.
In that direction lay the Profound Celestial Sect.
(PS: First chapter is here, please add to your collection.)