This grudge... itâs time to settle it once and for all.
"Of course. With Elder Luo here, Lin Changâsheng could die ten times over and it still wouldnât make up for it!"
Off to the side, Dugu Yifang, Sect Leader of the Myriad Beasts Sect, chimed in.
Even though Dugu Yifang was the Myriad Beasts Sect Leader, Luo Shang was an Elder of one of the top ten powers in the Immortal Realmâyou had to show him respect.
If they pissed off the Celestial Nether Sword Sect, the Myriad Beasts Sect would be completely screwed.
Besides, Luo Shangâs goal was the same as Dugu Yifangâs, so naturally Dugu Yifang treated Luo Shang as a friend, with full courtesy.
"Lin Changâsheng may just come from the Abandoned Land, but nobody thought heâd grow so fast. Now two major sect leaders and an elder have personally come to kill him. Dying here is practically an honor!"
A Blood Robe Sect Elder dressed in red spoke with full confidence.
Heâd thought that by himself, killing Lin Changâsheng would be tough.
Never expected that after coming here, heâd even run into the Myriad Beasts Sect Leader and Celestial Nether Sword Sect Elder.
With those two powerhouses joining in, Lin Changâsheng was dead for sure.
...
Back on the road to Scorpion Valley, Lin Changâsheng had no clue that a bunch of experts were already lying in wait ahead.
He chatted nonstop with Xiaonan, laughing every now and thenâlooked like the two were getting along just fine.
This made Gu Shan, standing on the head of the Lightning Thunderclap Eagle ahead, feel a bit awkward.
Lin Changâsheng learned from Xiaonan that her former master had been hunted down and killed by an enemy.
An enemy strong enough to take out a Tribulation Crossing expert was obviously not ordinary.
She even said her master wasnât even that close to the killer, it was just because the killer saw her master use a Supreme Sword Sect sword technique and decided to kill her out of pure malice.
"Anyone whoâs seen using the Supreme Sword Sectâs techniques gets killed on sight?"
Lin Changâsheng was a little puzzledâdamn, talk about a blood feud!
Which meant Lin Changâsheng couldnât just randomly show off his Supreme Sword Sect swordsmanship.
If that enemy found out, heâd probably end up dead too.
Luckily, though, Lin Changâsheng had fused the Supreme Sword Technique with other Immortal Techniques to form an even stronger powerânobody would recognize it too easily.
"Hm?"
Gu Shan, standing on the Lightning Thunderclap Eagleâs head, stared at Scorpion Valley ahead and immediately sensed something was off.
"Whatâs wrong?"
Lin Changâsheng saw Gu Shanâs weird expression and asked.
"Weâre almost at Scorpion Valley. There used to be a sect hereâthe Nine Poison Sect, if I remember right. That sect is just third-rate, but now there are several Mahayana Stage experts inside!"
Gu Shan voiced everything he sensed.
Even though the enemies were hiding their cultivation, they still couldnât fool Gu Shanâs senses.
"Mahayana experts, huh? They canât do anything to you."
Lin Changâsheng also knew things in front werenât that simple, but with two top experts at his side, he didnât fear anything.
To avoid alerting the enemy, Lin Changâsheng stored Xiaonan in the Spirit Beast Bag.
Without Xiaonan around, maybe the enemy would dare to make their move.
If they saw Xiaonanâa powerful Spirit Beastâtheyâd probably run for their lives.
After all, Xiaonanâs cultivation rivaled the Tribulation Crossing Stage.
Regular people would be scared out of their wits.
When they entered Scorpion Valley, it was eerily quietâthere wasnât even a single bird.
"Definitely an ambush."
Soon after Lin Changâsheng entered Scorpion Valley, a massive red Grand Array erupted, instantly trapping Lin Changâsheng and Gu Shan inside.
Whoosh whoosh whooshâ
In the next moment, countless figures surged up from the distant mountains, racing toward Lin Changâsheng.
Among all those people, Lin Changâsheng spotted a familiar silhouette.
Luo Shang.
So Luo Shang had been lying in wait here all along?
"Lin Changâsheng, letâs see where you run this time?"
Luo Shangâs voice was coldâhis eyes full of murderous intent.
Lin Changâsheng had killed his beloved disciple; today, he was going to make sure Lin Changâsheng died here.
"You little bastard, today Iâm using your blood to honor my sonâs soul in heaven!"
Dugu Yifang was boiling with rage, shouting.
This guy Lin Changâsheng had never metânot sure who he was.
But judging by his outfit and his swagger, he had to be a sect leader from one of the major sects.
"Even Blood Robe Sectâs people are here? This is rare! Looks like youâve all decided to go all-in on killing me today! But if Iâm dying, I at least want to know exactly who you all are."
Lin Changâsheng raised the corner of his mouth in a cold sneer.
He wasnât afraid of themâhe just wanted to know who was here, so no one slipped through the cracks when he wiped them out.
Once he knew every name, heâd exterminate their sects in the futureâleave no survivors.
"Since youâre about to die, Iâll tell you. Iâm Zhu Tianzhi, Sect Leader of the Nine Poison Sect. Thatâs Elder Feng Qing from the Blood Robe Sect. Over there is Dugu Yifang, Leader of the Myriad Beasts Sect. The one farthest rightâ"
"Enough, I get it. The last one on the right is Luo Shang, Elder of the Celestial Nether Sword Sect, right?"
Lin Changâsheng cut Zhu Tianzhi off before he could finishâthe lineup was just as heâd guessed. Pretty much all his enemies had gathered here.
Since everybody was here, he might as well take them all out at once.
"Now that you know, get ready to die."
Zhu Tianzhi was gaunt to the boneâhis face barely had any flesh, skin stretched like leather over a skull.
But you couldnât underestimate himâhe had Early Stage Mahayana cultivation.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Tianzhi summoned a long halberd, preparing to kill Lin Changâsheng.
Myriad Beasts Sect had paid him well. No way heâd slack off in the fight to kill Lin Changâsheng.
From his point of view, Lin Changâsheng was only at Late Stage Void Refiningâhe could crush him with one hand.
He summoned his weapon for Gu Shanâs sake.
Because Gu Shan was a Mahayana Stage expertâif he got cocky, he could get seriously hurt.
"You guys take out Lin Changâsheng. Let me handle him."
Luo Shang looked at Gu Shan and spoke slowly.
Heâd failed to catch Lin Changâsheng last time, but with the Grand Array here, where could Lin Changâsheng run now?
As long as he held off Gu Shan, Lin Changâsheng was doomed.
"Attack! Kill him!"
Dugu Yifang waved his hand, ordering the elders behind him to strike.
Swoosh swoosh swooshâ
In no time, all the elders with Dugu Yifang unleashed wave after wave of attacks at Lin Changâsheng.
Blade Aura, Sword Aura, Fist Auraâyou name it!
Even Zhu Tianzhi and the Blood Robe Sect elder were joining the slaughter.
But Lin Changâsheng didnât dodge in the least. He simply waved his hand and summoned Xiaonan into the fight.
Xiaonan immediately revealed her true formâa massive python over twenty meters long, so thick three grown men could barely wrap their arms around her.
And this python had four heads, each a different color.
Crackkkâ
The Three-headed Ice and Fire Pythonâexcept now it had four headsâone of them sparking with lightning, blasting out a thunder attack.
Bolts of lightning shot out, instantly forcing back Zhu Tianzhi and the rest.
Their attacks couldnât do squat against the Three-headed Ice and Fire Python.
Some of the weaker ones were zapped to ash on the spotâkilled instantly.
"W-what is that?"
Zhu Tianzhiâs heart was pounding at the sight of the Three-headed Ice and Fire Python.
From the intense demonic energy coming off it, he could tell it was no ordinary Demon Beastâthis had reached Spirit Beast Level.
"Three-headed Ice and Fire Python? Waitâitâs evolved, got four heads now! Its cultivationâs higher than Tribulation Crossing Stage! This is badâ"
An elder in Myriad Beasts Sect recognized it right awayâthis Spirit Beast was nothing they could handle.
No idea how Lin Changâsheng had managed to tame such a terrifying Spirit Beast.
Now with the Three-headed Ice and Fire Python on his side, the mob that was so cocky before suddenly panicked, turning to escape.
But how could they outrun the python? It gulped them down one after another.
"This grand array makes the perfect mass grave for you all!"
Lin Changâsheng watched the crowd scatter and couldnât help but smirk.
With the Grand Array in place, escaping would be nearly impossible for them.
"You bastard, Iâm gonna kill you!"
A Nine Poison Sect elder, seeing the python hunt others, decided to go straight for the source and kill Lin Changâsheng.
He slashed his sword at Lin Changâsheng, aiming to pierce him through.
But Lin Changâsheng stayed perfectly calmâhe simply flicked his hand and sent out a Middle Stage Integration Corpse Puppet.
ROARâ
As soon as the Middle Stage Integration Corpse Puppet appeared, it let out a furious roar and threw a punch at the incoming Sword Aura.
CLANGâ
The sound of metal clashing rang outâthe Sword Blade couldnât pierce the Corpse Puppet at all. Instead, the Corpse Puppet shattered the blade with a single punch.
The Corpse Puppet couldnât use Immortal Techniques, but its body was monstrously tough.
"Evil câevil cultivator, heâs an Evil Cultivatorâ"
The moment the Nine Poison Sect saw the Corpse Puppet, they freaked and ran for their lives.