Chapter 99: Encounter

Demon Abyss.

Li Changsheng finished collecting all the Phoenix Blood Vines before turning to Liu Lu and her group, who had already buried their fallen companions.

Seeing that Li Changsheng was done, Liu Lu hurried over.

"Senior, we are ready to leave at any time," Liu Lu said with utmost respect. The strength this senior had just displayed was at least at the late or even peak Transcendence Realm, placing him among the top-tier powerhouses in Ming Province.

Not only the current Liu family, but even the Liu family at its peak would be no match for this seemingly young senior.

"Let's go then," Li Changsheng said indifferently.

He had only come here to make some money on the side. Now that the Phoenix Blood Vines were collected, it was time to leave the Demon Abyss.

"Yes!" Liu Lu bowed and stepped back, then quietly instructed the Liu family guards, "Let's go!"

Liu Yuan, who had been severely injured by Guan Wentao and was still lying on the ground, and another Liu family guard commander, seeing that Liu Lu had no intention of taking them along, grew anxious.

"Liu Lu, you can't just leave me here!"

"Earlier, the Guan family and the Abyssal Pavilion were too powerful. Even if I stayed, I wouldn't have been able to help!" Liu Yuan shouted.

He was too severely injured. Guan Wentao hadn't held back, and both of them were basically crippled. It would take decades for them to recover.

There was no way they could leave the Demon Abyss on their own. They could barely move now, and even a Nascent Soul demonic beast could easily kill them.

Staying in the Demon Abyss, or even in the Abyssal Mountains, would be a death sentence.

"Follow Senior. Ignore them," Liu Lu just glanced at the severely injured Liu Yuan and said coldly.

She knew Liu Yuan's personality too well. Even if she brought him back to the family, he wouldn't be grateful. If he survived, he would only bring her endless trouble.

The surviving guards also ignored Liu Yuan on the ground. If it weren't for Liu Lu's plea to this senior, they would all have died today. Moreover, Liu Yuan's earlier act of using them as a shield while sneaking away had left a bad taste in their mouths.

As Li Changsheng and Liu Lu's figures grew further away, despair filled Liu Yuan's eyes. He shouted:

"Liu Lu, if you don't take me out, my father and grandfather will never forgive you!"

Liu Yuan's voice echoed through the valley.

"Roar!" The only response was the growls of demonic beasts.

Abyssal Mountains.

"Senior, the Abyssal Pavilion must have already received news of Manager Qin's death," Liu Lu whispered as she followed closely behind Li Changsheng.

"So what?" Li Changsheng replied.

Each step he took was perfectly measured, as if calculated with a ruler.

Liu Lu and the Liu family guards struggled to keep up.

"Senior, with your strength, you naturally don't need to fear the Abyssal Pavilion. But there are rumors that Mo Chenggui, the pavilion master of the Abyssal Pavilion, has stepped into the Transcendence Realm. Moreover, the Abyssal Pavilion has a ten-thousand-year legacy, and Mo Chenggui likely has some unknown means. We should be cautious," Liu Lu quickly explained.

Thud!

Liu Lu's head bumped into Li Changsheng's back as he suddenly stopped.

"Senior—"

Before Liu Lu could finish, Li Changsheng said calmly:

"It seems the pavilion master of the Abyssal Pavilion is not a Transcendence Realm cultivator as you said."

"Huh?" Liu Lu looked puzzled.

At that moment, over a hundred streaks of light shot toward them, landing on the ground and transforming into figures.

"Liu family members!"

The leader was none other than Mo Chenggui, the pavilion master of the Abyssal Pavilion. His cultivation was at the peak of the Great Ascension Realm, just one step away from the Transcendence Realm.

Mo Chenggui glanced at the battered group and frowned slightly.

"My Abyssal Pavilion's people entered the mountains with your Liu family. Why are you the only ones coming out? Where are my people?"

Standing beside Mo Chenggui, Guan Wenlong, the head of the Guan family, also spoke coldly:

"Where are the Phoenix Blood Vines?"

"Tell us what you know, and I'll leave your corpses intact."

Guan Wenlong's cultivation was slightly weaker than Mo Chenggui's but still at the peak of the Great Ascension Realm.

He and the Abyssal Pavilion's people had met at the entrance to the Abyssal Mountains. The two factions had some prior cooperation, and after some discussion, they learned that the Abyssal Pavilion had also lost a Great Ascension Realm cultivator in the mountains. That's why they had entered together.

Now, instead of seeing the Guan family and Abyssal Pavilion's cultivators, they had unexpectedly encountered the Liu family.

Before Liu Lu could speak, Li Changsheng said indifferently:

"Corpses intact? How generous."

The Abyssal Pavilion and Guan family members turned to see a young man in green robes standing on a rock, hands behind his back, like a nobleman untouched by the world.

"Kid, didn't your elders teach you how to speak to your betters?"

"Since you spoke up, we'll start the interrogation with you!"

Guan Wenlong reached out with his hand, and a powerful suction force emanated from his palm.

This young man was only at the Soul Transformation Realm. In front of a peak Great Ascension cultivator like him, he could be crushed effortlessly.

The surrounding trees were uprooted and flew toward Guan Wenlong, but before they could get close, they were shattered by the violent true essence around him.

But the green-robed figure remained unmoved. The powerful suction force seemed like a gentle breeze to him, having no effect whatsoever.

Guan Wenlong's face darkened. As a peak Great Ascension cultivator, he couldn't even subdue a Soul Transformation Realm youth in front of so many people. Where would his face be?

"Stellar Hammer!"

Guan Wenlong roared. A small purple hammer appeared in his hand and instantly grew to hundreds of feet in size. Guan Wenlong grabbed the giant hammer and slammed it down toward Li Changsheng.

"This kid is dead for sure!"

The Guan family members sneered.

The Stellar Hammer was the family head's signature technique, obtained during an expedition. Over the years, six or seven renowned experts had died under this hammer. How could a mere Soul Transformation Realm cultivator withstand it?

"Child's play."

Li Changsheng shook his head slightly and didn't dodge.

The hammer's power was indeed immense. Even a Great Ascension cultivator struck by it would die instantly. Unfortunately, it had met him!

The onlookers saw the green-robed figure slowly extend a jade-like finger, gently meeting the falling hammer.

Boom!

A deafening explosion rang out, causing those with weaker cultivation to feel dizzy.

But what happened next shocked everyone.

The jade-like finger gently touched the purple hammer, stopping it in its tracks.

Crack!

Another crisp sound rang out as the purple hammer couldn't withstand the force of that finger and began to crack.

The cracks spread rapidly across the hammer.

Snap!

Guan Wenlong's arm shattered like glass, the cracks quickly spreading to his entire body.

Boom!

Guan Wenlong's body exploded into pieces!

Guan Wenlong, head of the Guan family, was dead!