Perfect World: Start by traveling to the Wuwang Mansion

Chapter 311 Head-on Confrontation with the Supreme Being!

Upon sensing that familiar aura, the witch's previously anxious heart gradually relaxed, and her tense expression immediately eased.

The blood-red light that flashed across his body dissipated involuntarily.

The people behind her, sensing the sudden, fluctuating divine power emanating from the witch, shouted excitedly:
"Why aren't you running away anymore!"

"Just accept your death!"

Sensing that the witch had suddenly stopped, the group from the alien realm immediately rushed towards her without hesitation.

His eyes were filled with murderous intent, determined to kill her on the spot to prevent her from escaping again.

Boom boom——

One after another, divine powers and spells shot out from their hands, dissipating the clouds and mist, and cracks were immediately blasted into the void.

In the blink of an eye, countless magical techniques and supernatural powers appeared in the sky and bombarded the witch.

The howling wind echoed throughout the world, and the void was swept up by the torrent of Daoist magic, rushing forward.

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Just as the torrent of magic was about to engulf the witch, the stars hidden in the darkness emitted a series of muffled sounds.

A series of dazzling starlight burst forth, instantly shimmering in the dim and lonely void.

The starlight intertwined, transforming into giant swords that fell from the heavens, piercing the void before the witch and forming a barrier.

It firmly blocked the overwhelming torrent of Daoist magic that was sweeping towards them.

boom--

When the two collided, the resulting ripples spread outwards, causing the people from the foreign land to be forced to retreat backwards.

"who!"

As the smoke in front of him dissipated, Shi Qingyun was clearly seen, with one arm around the witch's waist and the other holding a long sword.

He felt the softness before him. The witch had fallen into a deep sleep when he arrived; if he had arrived even a moment later, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
At this moment, streaks of blood-red killing intent emanated from his body.

"punish!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the starlight in the sky swayed and transformed into thousands of long swords that shimmered with starlight, which then surged downwards like a tide of swords.

Before the group from the alien realm could figure out what was happening, the void beneath their feet was suddenly crushed by the oppressive force that seemed to fall from nowhere.

Amidst horrified gazes, countless long swords, trailing long streaks of starlight, crashed down in an instant.

Dangdang——

The countless longswords crashed into the large cauldron that supported it, immediately producing a series of clanging sounds.

But before it could last long, the dark gold cauldron was punctured and shattered.

The sword tide swept over the bodies of several people, instantly piercing them with hideous wounds from which blood gushed out.

The void was silent. Shi Qingyun ignored the screams of the people behind him and quickly disappeared from the spot while holding the witch.

Those foreign cultivators were swallowed up by the sword tide. After a moment, their screams gradually disappeared, and their primordial spirits and physical bodies were shattered in the sword tide.

The sky was dark, blood was everywhere, the void was shattered, and an indescribable stench of blood filled the air.

The witch stood on the ravaged land. With a loud bang, a gigantic hand that blotted out the sky tore through the void and reached out to grab her.

Suddenly everything went black, and an indescribable emotion welled up inside me.

Inside an elegant room, the witch, who was fast asleep, suddenly opened her eyes and quickly sat up.

Tears streamed down her face. She looked around at the familiar room, and the anxiety in her heart immediately subsided.

Da da--

A series of footsteps approached, and looking towards the door, she saw the figure she had been longing for appear there.

Upon seeing that the witch had awakened, Shi Qingyun took a step and appeared at the bedside, helping her up.

"Xuan'er, are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

As he spoke, his divine sense immediately began to probe her body. After sensing that her primordial spirit was only somewhat weak, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Feeling the solid support behind her, the witch's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

"I miss you."

Shi Qingyun was taken aback upon hearing this, but he didn't say anything more, only gently stroking her hair.

"I'm back, everything will be alright."

After the two spent some time cuddling in the room, Shi Qingyun helped her to the bamboo pavilion and told her about the current situation.

"With the support of a million cultivators from the Nine Heavens, the current downward trend has been halted."

"However, there are immortal beings from the other realms eyeing us covetously from beyond the Heavenly Abyss."

"The war is not over yet, and it seems that the next major war is not far off."

Shi Qingyun simply explained the situation to her, omitting the details of Elder Meng Tianzheng and the disappearance of the Fallen Demon.

These things would only add to her worries, so I haven't told her about them yet.

When the witch heard that the decline of the Nine Heavens had been halted, the worried look on her face eased somewhat.

"I wonder when the next fierce attack from the foreign lands will come."

Upon hearing this, Shi Qingyun shook his head. He didn't know either, but he was certain that their next attack was not far off.

hum-

Just as the two were still exchanging words, a golden light pierced through the void and landed directly in front of Shi Qingyun.

With a flick of his fingertip at the golden light, a message entered his mind.

"If you have something to do, then go ahead and take care of it."

When the witch saw that his expression suddenly turned gloomy after he received the message, she placed her slender hand on his large hand and gently comforted him.

Upon hearing this, Shi Qingyun took a deep breath, gave the witch an apologetic look, and then quickly left the spot.

His form shifted between the ethereal and the real, constantly alternating between the two. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in an ancient, simple, and profoundly Taoist-inspired suspended pavilion.

crunch--

The heavy door was slowly opened, and the people arguing inside couldn't help but turn their heads to look.

When Jin Taijun saw the newcomer, he was about to reprimand him, but after glancing at the two supreme experts sitting opposite him, he swallowed his words.

This is a meeting concerning the millions of cultivators of the Imperial Pass, and all the participants are supreme-level experts.

The arrival of Shi Qingyun brought the intense atmosphere to a standstill.

He ignored the supreme beings sitting high above and went straight to the two supreme beings who had followed him.

Upon seeing Shi Qingyun's arrival, Xuan You and Xuan Ming recounted the contents of the meeting to him. Judging from their level of respect for Shi Qingyun, the frowns of some of the Supreme Beings who had initially been furrowed by Shi Qingyun's unauthorized entry lessened somewhat.

Shi Qingyun slowly took his seat, his gaze falling on Jin Taijun, a hint of killing intent appearing in his eyes.

"Disrupting morale and causing fear before the battle even begins."

"Old Madam Jin, what is the meaning of this by your Jin family?"

The reason Shi Qingyun was so angry was because some longevity families, led by the Jin family, suggested that they could evacuate from the Imperial Pass before the alien realm attacked.

Preserve your strength, regroup, and then fight back.

This is a classic case of being cowardly before the battle even begins, disrupting morale, and unleashing a deep-seated killing intent without reservation.

When everyone sensed Shi Qingyun's undisguised killing intent, their expressions changed.

Seeing a cultivator at the Escape Realm provoke a Supreme Being, if it weren't for the two Supreme Beings standing behind him, he would have been blown to death by the Supreme Being's breath long ago.

However, they also felt that the Jin family's suggestion was inappropriate at this time, so they simply let Shi Qingyun have his way.

The others could only watch the show, but when Jin Taijun, the person involved, heard Shi Qingyun's words, a hint of anger appeared on her originally calm and aged face.

As the head of the Jin family and a supreme cultivator, he was actually provoked by a junior, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

With divine intent flowing in her hand, the majestic cane slammed heavily into the void, shattering it inch by inch, and a powerful aura erupted from her body.

It crushed towards Shi Qingyun.

The supreme authority cannot be offended. Sensing Shi Qingyun's killing intent, she felt her dignity had been insulted, and a hint of killing intent also appeared in her eyes.

"Kid, don't be so arrogant!"

"We must maintain a sense of awe towards the strong!"

The terrifying pressure shattered the void and pressed down heavily, while the many supreme beings watching the show all showed expressions of amusement.

They naturally knew about Shi Qingyun; a large portion of the many cultivators in the Imperial Pass were recruited by him.

Some of the warlike supreme beings wanted to help him defend himself, but they stopped the next moment.

Shi Qingyun stomped his foot on the ground, and a long sword filled with killing intent and surrounded by a bloodthirsty aura rose from the ground behind him.

The killing intent emanating from it surged violently, colliding with Jin Taijun's imposing aura, and both vanished into the void.

Sensing the imposing aura emanating from Shi Qingyun, many Supreme Beings couldn't help but change their expressions and showed him even more respect.

Just by the fact that he could withstand Jin Taijun's imposing presence, everyone could see how extraordinary his talent was, and naturally, they didn't want to see the two of them become enemies.

"Alright, alright, we're all thinking of the Nine Heavens, why resort to violence?"

"Yes, everyone, please calm down first."

Many supreme beings also stepped in to smooth things over, but Shi Qingyun's gaze remained fixed on Jin Taijun, and he spoke in a cold voice:

"This is the most critical moment for both the Nine Heavens and the Otherworld. Anyone who speaks of retreat before the battle even begins deserves to be condemned!"

"My family is poor, therefore I will not give up an inch of land!"

"If we keep fleeing until we have nowhere left to retreat, that will be the day we perish!"

Shi Qingyun's resounding words echoed in the ears of many Supreme Beings, and some cultivators who were still wavering immediately made up their minds.

As he said, retreating again and again will eventually lead to a point where there is nowhere left to retreat.

With those powerful and righteous rulers expressing their opinions, a decision was quickly reached at the meeting regarding the evacuation from the Imperial Pass.

As everyone was leaving, they all glanced at Shi Qingyun. His eyes held a mixture of emotions:感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of mixed emotions), 羞愧 (xiūkuì, shame), and 怒怒 (nùnù, anger).

"Seniors, I would like to trouble you two to keep an eye on the Jin family!"

"It seems they're about to make a move."

Upon hearing this, Xuan You and Xuan Ming, who were behind him, also showed some changes in their expressions, as if they were about to make a move.
Although he already had some guesses in his mind, he didn't say them out loud. He just nodded and disappeared from the spot.

Meanwhile, as soon as Jin Taijun returned to the Jin family's residence, her ugly expression immediately appeared.

"We can't let that kid grow any bigger!"

Today, feeling the malice emanating from Shi Qingyun, she had a strong premonition that this person would overthrow the Jin family.

Moreover, his extremely fast cultivation speed made her feel a sense of urgency.

If it weren't for the restriction of being a 500-year-old supreme being, she would have already taken action against him, but at this moment she was also getting impatient.

He has already demonstrated supreme-level combat power before even reaching the Supreme Realm. If he were to truly reach the Supreme Realm, wouldn't he be the number one person in the Nine Heavens based on his combat power?
At that time, will the Jin family, who have a grudge against him, still be able to dominate the region?

"It seems I'll have to go myself this time!"

Time passed slowly, and although the contents of that meeting were not leaked, the cultivators of the Imperial Pass still received some inside information.

People's hearts were also unsettled. Fortunately, those supreme beings decisively stepped in to refute the rumors, and Shi Qingyun also made a statement.

"We would rather die on the battlefield than lose an inch of our homeland!"

The wavering public sentiment finally stabilized.

Outside the Imperial Pass, atop a towering mountain peak, Shi Qingyun, along with Xuan You and Xuan Ming, and several other supreme beings stood atop it.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan, is this true? If not, things will get very difficult to handle!"

"That's right. Without concrete evidence, we cannot convict the Kim family."

"The Jin family is one of the immortal families of the Nine Heavens, and their ancestors sacrificed themselves in a bloody battle in a foreign land. They wouldn't be so colluding with foreign lands, would they?"

Everyone looked at Shi Qingyun with solemn expressions. If they hadn't seen his contributions to Jiutian, they wouldn't have come at all.

He couldn't believe that the Jin family would betray Jiutian. If it were true, the betrayal of the Changsheng family would only make the betrayal of the other families even more unthinkable.

Thinking of this, a chill ran through his body, and he could only hope that Shi Qingyun was wrong.

Shi Qingyun understood their doubts and finally realized why Elder Meng Tianzheng, even though he knew that those immortal families were secretly colluding with foreign lands, did not take any action to resolve the issue.

The impact is enormous. These immortal families are a powerful force against the alien realm. If something goes wrong...

At that time, let alone fighting against the alien realm, the unity within the Nine Heavens will crumble, and people's hearts will be restless.

He wouldn't have wanted to take action against these traitors if the battle hadn't reached its most critical stage.

It's a pity there are no "what ifs".

"Just wait a moment, and I hope I've misjudged the situation."

These words also silenced the other supreme beings, who all silently stared ahead.

However, Xuanming and Xuanyou, who were monitoring the Jin family, looked at each other and had already made their own judgment.

However, all we can do is wait and see; one person's opinion alone cannot determine anything.

A cold wind, carrying the stench of blood, swept up from the desolate frontier, obscuring the figures of the crowd as they waited.

The void in the distance suddenly cracked open, creating ripples in the space.

(End of this chapter)