Chapter 32: Qin Yi Appears

Inside the carriage.

Li Changsheng placed the jade slip he received from the White Tower's manager against his forehead and channeled a stream of true energy into it.

"This is quite interesting!"

Several minutes later, Li Changsheng opened his eyes.

Although this was just a mortal branch of the White Tower, the intelligence contained within this jade slip was far more detailed than what he had gathered in an entire year at the Tunmen Market.

According to the information provided by the White Tower, no Nascent Soul cultivators had emerged in the Tiannan Region for thousands of years. Moreover, the Tiannan Region was surrounded by perilous lands on all sides: the Endless Sea to the south, the Endless Desert to the north, the Ten Thousand Mountains to the east, and the Heaven's Abyss to the west.

These four deadly regions encircle the entire Tiannan Region, with powerful demonic beasts and other foreign races lurking in their depths. Once cultivators from the Tiannan Region entered these lands, few ever returned alive.

Of the four, the Endless Desert, which Li Changsheng had visited during his simulations, was relatively the safest. Seventeen thousand years ago, the founding patriarch of the Sunset Sect crossed the Endless Desert to arrive in the Tiannan Region and established the sect.

But since then, no one from the outside world had entered the Tiannan Region.

Li Changsheng's brow furrowed slightly. He found the Tiannan Region increasingly unfathomable.

On the surface, the three major sects in the Tiannan Region were each only backed by a single Golden Core cultivator. However, he was certain that the Sunset Sect had at least two Golden Core cultivators, one of whom was a peak Golden Core cultivator capable of standing against him.

Moreover, the Medicine King Sect also had powerful figures in the Tiannan Region.

Add to that the mysterious White Tower!

Shaking his head, Li Changsheng muttered to himself:

"Earning money is still the right path!"

"Once I have absolute strength, it won't matter whether it's the Medicine King Sect or the Sunset Sect—I'll crush them all with a single punch!"

Half a day later.

Julu City.

In the Divine Fist Sect's reception hall, Tie Cang paced back and forth, his hands clasped behind his back.

"Tie Cang, is that Li Changsheng really so terrifying?"

Seeing Tie Cang, who had grown a few gray hairs after learning of the Song family's annihilation, Tang Hongyuan couldn't help but ask with confusion.

Although he had heard of Li Changsheng's reputation, Tie Cang had recently been bestowed with an immortal's medicine, elevating his cultivation to the peak of the Innate stage. Combined with Tang Hongyuan's late-stage Innate cultivation and a hidden immortal, they had little reason to fear, no matter how strong Li Changsheng was.

"You don't understand his strength!"

Tie Cang's face paled as he shook his head repeatedly.

Only those who had worked under Li Changsheng and received his guidance understood how terrifying he truly was.

Although the Divine Fist Sect now had an immortal watching over them, after receiving news of the Song family's annihilation, Tie Cang once again felt panic creeping in.

"Don't be afraid. If Li Changsheng dares to come, I'll make sure he never leaves."

A cold voice echoed in Tie Cang's ears.

This calmed him slightly.

Li Changsheng might be strong, but surely he couldn't match an immortal, right?

Creak.

The door to the reception hall was pushed open from the outside, and two figures appeared at the entrance.

"Who's there?"

Tang Hongyuan let out a low shout, his sword drawn. His feet tapped lightly on the ground as his body shot toward the two figures like a serpent, his sword weaving through the air at a tricky angle aimed directly at Li Changsheng.

As the sword seemed poised to strike Li Changsheng, Tang Hongyuan's eyes lit up with excitement.

He knew the immortal backing the Qi Emperor was watching from the shadows. If Tie Cang had received immortal's medicine and stepped into the peak of the Innate stage, then Tang Hongyuan, if favored by the immortal, could surely do the same.

"Brother Tang… retreat quickly…"

Seeing Tang Hongyuan charge forward, Tie Cang's face changed.

While others might not know Li Changsheng's strength, he did. Even now, he stood no chance against Li Changsheng, let alone Tang Hongyuan, who was weaker than him.

But before he could finish speaking, a figure stepped in front of Li Changsheng.

"What's this?"

Zhao San's eyes lit up with gratitude. This mortal was a good person, deliberately giving him a chance to show off in front of Senior Li. In that case, he'd make it quick!

With a twist of his long blade, a flash of sword light streaked through the air.

Tang Hongyuan's head flew into the air as his body crumpled to the ground!

"How dare you!"

An enraged shout came from the back hall, followed by a streak of light shooting toward Zhao San.

"A mere low-grade talisman sword dares to show itself?"

Zhao San sneered, not bothering to dodge. With a swing of his mid-grade magical blade, he directly struck the talisman sword.

Bang!

The talisman sword was instantly severed in two.

Pfft!

The sound of someone spitting blood came from the back hall.

Crash!

The sound of a window shattering followed.

"Go and kill him."

Li Changsheng spoke calmly, and Zhao San immediately gave chase.

"Leader, if I hadn't betrayed you, my entire Divine Fist Sect would have been wiped out!"

"Although I've wronged you and the brothers in the sect, I didn't lay a hand on their families…"

Seeing Li Changsheng's figure, Tie Cang fell to his knees, trembling.

Looking at Tie Cang, whose body shook like a sieve, Li Changsheng said calmly, "Among those who betrayed me, your crimes are the least severe. End your own life, and I'll spare your family."

Hearing this, Tie Cang's face grew even paler.

"Thank you, Leader."

With a final glance at the door, Tie Cang struck his heart with a fist, his body slowly collapsing to the ground.

"Wrongdoing always comes with a price."

Li Changsheng glanced at Tie Cang's corpse before turning and leaving.

Linshui County, Zhang Family.

Once a second-tier power in Linshui County, the Zhang family had risen to become a first-tier force after allying with Qi Kingdom's Crown Prince Qi Xuan.

Though the moon had already climbed high, the Zhang family estate was still brightly lit.

Song Rulong stood on the high platform of the Zhang family's training hall and said coldly:

"The remnants of the Tiānxià Huì are hiding in Fengshan Mountain. To avoid delays, we'll attack tonight and wipe them all out in one strike!"

Many in the crowd looked at Song Rulong with complex expressions. After all, Song Rulong had once been the deputy leader of the Tiānxià Huì, yet now he referred to them as "remnants."

"Senior Song, the remnants of the Tiānxià Huì are nothing to worry about. Without Li Changsheng, they're no threat," said Zhang Pei, the head of the Zhang family, with a flattering smile.

Song Rulong looked younger than he had two years ago, and his internal energy had far surpassed his previous level, approaching Qin Yi's strength from two years ago—he had reached the realm of Grand Master.

"Indeed, with Senior Song leading us, the Tiānxià Huì remnants are nothing!"

"That's right!"

"After tonight, the Tiānxià Huì will become history."

Others chimed in with agreement.

"You think you can destroy the Tiānxià Huì?"

A cold voice suddenly rang out as a figure cloaked in black robes flipped into the Zhang family's training hall and began cutting through the crowd with his sword.

"It's the Weak Water Sword, Qin Yi!"

"Stop him!"

Dozens of martial artists surged forward, including several at the Innate stage, but none could withstand Qin Yi's strikes. Qin Yi's strength had grown even further; each swing of his sword claimed another life.

"Well met!"

"Qin Yi, you were gravely wounded not long ago. Let's see how much strength you have left!"

Song Rulong stomped on the platform, propelling himself into the air like a phantom as he launched a kick toward Qin Yi.