Chapter 34: Slaying a Foundation Establishment Cultivator with a Flick of the Finger

Is it really him?

The leader of the Tiānxià Huì, Li Changsheng?

The martial artists in the scene could no longer hold back their shock. Li Changsheng was a legendary figure in the martial world. At a young age, he shattered the limits of martial cultivation and pioneered the realm of Grand Martial Master.

Now, he even displayed strength that rivaled the cultivators behind the Qi royal family!

"Li Changsheng?"

The moment he saw Li Changsheng, Lin Quan's expression changed.

Initially, their sect thought the leader of a mere mortal organization would only have Qi Refining level cultivation, so they sent a few Qi Refining disciples to handle the matter. It wasn't until those disciples disappeared without a trace that the sect took it seriously.

They even dispatched Lin Quan, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, to deal with it. Yet, they never expected the young man before them to also be at the Foundation Establishment level.

"Fellow Daoist, are you from the Long River Sect or the Demon Flame Sect?"

"To act so boldly in the Qi Kingdom, aren't you afraid of triggering a sect war?"

Lin Quan looked at the young man with a serious expression.

The Long River Sect was a Golden Core sect of the Nan Zhao Kingdom, and the Demon Flame Sect belonged to the Mo Luo Kingdom. Both had had frictions with the Sunset Sect for a long time, but the three sects had always exercised restraint.

This young man had already reached the Foundation Establishment level at such a young age. In the Tiannan Region, aside from their Sunset Sect, only those two sects could nurture such talent. Was there a sect trying to cause trouble in the Qi Kingdom?

"Is it important which sect I'm from?"

Li Changsheng looked at Lin Quan with a half-smile, speaking lightly. "You've been holding back from acting personally just to lure me out, haven't you?"

"Now that I'm here, why not call out the other Foundation Establishment cultivator hiding in the shadows? Surely, two Foundation Establishment cultivators aren't lacking the confidence to handle a junior like me?"

"Senior, Li Changsheng is ambitious and ruthless. It's best to capture him first!" Song Rulong also spoke up.

He knew that as the first to betray Li Changsheng, if Li Changsheng and the Sunset Sect reconciled, he would have no hope of survival. His only chance now was for the Sunset Sect's immortal to kill Li Changsheng on the spot!

"Annoying!"

Li Changsheng frowned slightly, flicked his finger, and a sword qi shot out, aiming straight for Song Rulong.

"How dare you!"

Lin Quan roared, and his high-grade magical sword shot out again, trying to intercept the sword qi.

But it was too late!

Under the horrified gazes of the martial artists, the sword qi sliced Song Rulong cleanly in half from head to toe, spilling blood and innards everywhere.

"Song Rulong is dead!"

Someone said in a trembling voice.

Song Rulong, under the protection of the Qi Kingdom's immortals, had been killed with a flick of the finger by the leader of the Tiānxià Huì!

"Leader, spare us!"

"We were deceived by Song Rulong into betraying the Tiānxià Huì!"

"Leader… please spare me for the contributions I've made to the sect!"

Zhang Tian of the Formless Sect, Zhuo Biao of the Iron Spear Sect, and Zhang Cai of the Fallen Blade Sect all fell to their knees, begging for mercy. They had all been hall masters of the Tiānxià Huì. Now that Li Changsheng could kill Song Rulong in front of the immortals, he could kill them just as easily!

"Do you have a death wish?"

Lin Quan coldly stared at Li Changsheng. To kill someone in front of them like this was a blatant disregard for the Sunset Sect!

"Ah, young people shouldn't be so arrogant."

An elderly figure walked out from the shadows. His aura was profound, and his true energy was incredibly dense. His cultivation had clearly reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Master."

Seeing the old man, Lin Quan stood beside him and bowed respectfully.

"Young Master, this old man is not to be trifled with!"

Zhao San whispered to Li Changsheng after seeing the old man. "Qi Mingsi, the Qi family's ancestor and a high elder of the Sunset Sect. I met him once at a Sunset Sect auction thirty years ago. I never thought he'd still be alive."

"I didn't expect anyone to recognize me after thirty years of seclusion!" Qi Mingsi smiled slightly. "No matter where you come from, Li Changsheng, you'll have to come with me to the Sunset Sect today!"

With that, Qi Mingsi took a step forward, his right hand forming a seal. A glowing longsword shot out from his storage bag, splitting into dozens of green sword lights that slashed toward Li Changsheng.

"You're already half-buried in the ground, yet you still dare to show off!" Li Changsheng didn't dodge or evade. He stepped forward, his fingers forming a sword stance as he slashed diagonally.

A ten-zhang-long white sword light erupted from before Li Changsheng, directly slicing toward Qi Mingsi.

Bang!

The dozens of green sword lights collided with the massive white sword light. The white sword light crushed the green ones effortlessly, continuing its path toward Qi Mingsi and his disciple without slowing.

"Not good!"

Both Qi Mingsi and Lin Quan's expressions changed drastically as they retreated hastily.

The white sword light struck the spot where Qi Mingsi and Lin Quan had stood moments ago, obliterating a section of the Zhang family's estate.

"What level of cultivation does Li Changsheng have?"

Lin Quan was utterly shocked. His master was a peak Foundation Establishment expert, a strong figure even within the Sunset Sect. Although he didn't have many years of life left, ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators were no match for him. Yet now…

Before Lin Quan could finish his thoughts, Li Changsheng stepped forward and appeared within three zhang of him.

"Go!"

At this point, Lin Quan no longer cared about the damage to his high-grade magical sword. He flicked his wrist, and the sword transformed into a streak of light, aiming straight for Li Changsheng's brow.

Seeing that Li Changsheng seemed to ignore the sword and continued charging forward, Lin Quan's eyes lit up with joy, but his smile quickly froze on his face.

Bang!

Li Changsheng flicked his finger against the high-grade magical sword, and with a crisp sound, the sword shattered into two pieces.

"Run!"

Lin Quan's will to fight vanished entirely. He didn't even spare a glance for his master, turning and fleeing. He was still young and could one day rise to a high position in the Sunset Sect. He couldn't die here!

Whoosh!

But he had only run a few dozen zhang when he heard the sound of something cutting through the air. Before he could turn his head, he felt a sharp pain in his chest as the tip of a sword pierced through his body—it was the broken tip of his high-grade magical sword.

Pfft!

Blood sprayed from his mouth as Lin Quan's corpse tumbled from the air and crashed to the ground.

"Who are you?"

"Who in the Sunset Sect provoked such a powerful enemy?!"

Qi Mingsi's face was filled with uncontrollable shock. At such a young age, to possess such strength—the Tiannan Region hadn't seen a prodigy like this in thousands of years!

"Die!"

Li Changsheng gave no answer. The broken sword appeared in his hand, and with a flick, a sword qi shot out, its light piercing through the night sky like a sudden beam of light.

"Killing me won't be so easy!"

Qi Mingsi let out a roar, his half-step spirit weapon, a spiritual sword, shooting out to meet the attack.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing rang out. Under Qi Mingsi's shocked gaze, the black broken sword sliced through the half-step spirit weapon he had refined for half his life, then pierced through his chest, emerging from his back.

The sword was destroyed, and its master was dead!