I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

Yun Xiaotian's face was ashen, and his mind raced with thoughts.

His gaze toward Zhou Yuan was filled with apprehension and a hint of barely perceptible regret.

If that premeditated sneak attack had succeeded, severely injuring or even killing Marquis Nanlong, the situation would have been completely different!

With the combined strength of him, Wang Tiangu, Madam Tai, You Gang, and Bingkun, they could easily suppress or even kill Zhou Yuan, who was alone, even if Zhou Yuan was quite strong.

At that time, everything in this Cangkun Mansion will belong to the five of them!

But surprisingly, the Marquis of Nanlong seemed to have foreseen this and had taken precautions all along!

When did he begin to doubt himself? Or had he been wary of him all along? Yun Xiaotian was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

But now that the pretense of civility has been broken, there is no room for maneuver!

Marquis Nanlong and Zhou Yuan are both at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm and are incredibly powerful. If we cannot completely capture them today, and they manage to escape, it will cause endless trouble for us!

Especially Zhou Yuan, whose strength is unfathomable and whose methods are unpredictable!

"Fellow Daoist You, Fellow Daoist Bing! The two of you must join forces and keep Zhou Yuan occupied! We don't need to kill him, just hold him off for a moment!"

Yun Xiaotian acted decisively, shouting sharply, "Fellow Daoist Wang, Madam Tai, follow me and first kill that old scoundrel, Marquis Nanlong! Once we've dealt with him, Zhou Yuan is nothing to fear!"

As he spoke, he pointed at the silver-white flywheel hovering beside him.

The flywheel spun rapidly, flying back above his head and showering down a soft, silvery light, like mercury spilling onto the ground, forming a solid silver shield that firmly protected his entire body.

"Let's do it!"

A fierce glint flashed in Wang Tiangu's eyes. Without hesitation, he opened his mouth and spat out a banner with a black mist swirling around it. The banner's surface was covered with a hideous ghost face that appeared and disappeared, emitting a series of mournful ghost howls.

Lady Tai no longer hesitated. She slammed her dragon-headed cane on the ground, and the dragon's mouth at the top of the cane opened, spewing out three fiery chains that were as red as fire and as agile as snakes. Like a poisonous dragon emerging from its cave, they shot towards Marquis Nanlong.

Facing the attack from three men, Marquis Nanlong showed no fear, instead letting out a long laugh: "Well done!"

He raised his hands, and two golden streams of light flew out from his sleeves, transforming into two ancient-looking golden flying swords with dragon patterns swirling on their blades. They circled and danced around him, their sword lights intertwining to form a golden sword net.

At the same time, the golden light on his body grew brighter and brighter, and his skin, beard, hair, and even his eyes seemed to be plated with a layer of pure gold. He was like a golden Arhat who had walked out of a temple, exuding an indestructible and infinitely powerful aura!

It was clear that some extremely sophisticated body-refining or amplification technique had been used.

"Clang clang clang!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The golden flying sword collided violently with the black mist and fiery chains of the ghost head banner, unleashing a deafening roar and a violent surge of energy.

Despite fighting three opponents alone, Nanlonghou held his own and even launched occasional counterattacks thanks to the powerful defense and strength brought by his "Golden Body" secret technique. This forced Yun Xiaotian and the other two to focus on defense, resulting in a stalemate for a time!

The power of this "Golden Body" secret technique far exceeded everyone's expectations.

On the other side, You Gang and Bing Kun, who had received Yun Xiaotian's instructions, also set their sights on Zhou Yuan.

You Gang's face was cold and stern. The cyan flying sword in front of him shone brightly, turning into a cyan rainbow several meters long. With a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air, it pierced straight into Zhou Yuan's heart!

At the same time, he slapped his storage bag at his waist with his other hand, and a gourd-shaped magic weapon, completely red and covered with flame runes, flew out, its mouth aimed at Zhou Yuan, as if it was about to spew out something powerful.

Although Bingkun was seriously injured and his breath was weak, he knew that this was the time to fight desperately. He roared and his body was filled with earthy yellow spiritual light. Rock-like patterns appeared on his skin. He turned into a stone man and swung his fist, which was as big as a vinegar pot. With heavy wind pressure, he pounced on Zhou Yuan from the side with a terrifying aura.

Faced with the two attacking him from both sides, Zhou Yuan's gaze remained calm and unwavering; he simply lightly tapped his foot on the ground.

"Crack!"

The cyan-purple wind and thunder wings on his back suddenly unfolded, swirling with spiritual light, and a soft thunderclap resounded!

Lightning Release!

Zhou Yuan's figure suddenly blurred and disappeared from the spot!

The next moment, a flash of golden lightning appeared out of thin air, and he materialized like a ghost in front of You Gang, who was fully activating the crimson gourd and whose position was precisely where the stairs leading to the first floor were located! The distance was so close that he could almost touch him!

too fast!

The speed of the Wind and Thunder Wings' Thunder Escape far exceeds the reaction limit of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators!

You Gang felt a blur before his eyes, and Zhou Yuan's indifferent face was already inches away. He could even see the cold and ruthless killing intent in the other's eyes!

"not good!"

You Gang was terrified. He tried to dodge, to activate his protective spiritual shield, and to unleash the gourd magic weapon... but it was all too late!

Zhou Yuan raised his right hand, joined his index and middle fingers together, and gently touched You Gang's brow, which was very close to his.

A faint, cold, and seemingly soul-freezing flame quietly emerged from his fingertips and shot out without a sound—it was the Azure Ice Flame!

The hastily lit azure protective aura on You Gang's body was easily pierced like paper in front of the dry blue ice flames that were said to "burn nothing and freeze nothing"!

The icy flames entered You Gang's brow without any hindrance.

The look of utter horror on You Gang's face froze instantly, and the light in his eyes dimmed and froze at a visible speed. The fluctuations of spiritual energy around him stopped abruptly, and the cyan flying sword that was about to pierce Zhou Yuan's back lost its brilliance and fell helplessly.

The crimson gourd had just begun to glow red when its light dissipated as it lost its owner's control.

Starting from between his eyebrows, a layer of crystalline blue ice crystals quickly spread to You Gang's entire head, neck, torso, and limbs... In the blink of an eye, he was frozen into a lifelike blue ice sculpture!

Even the nascent soul that had just escaped from its body, its face filled with terror, could not escape and was frozen in the ice crystals, remaining in a position with its mouth open as if about to cry out.

Throughout the entire process, there were no screams, no violent collisions, only a chilling silence.

Zhou Yuan remained expressionless, raised his left hand, and gently slapped down on the blue ice sculpture.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud.

The ice sculpture, along with the frozen flesh and nascent soul within it, shattered instantly, turning into countless tiny blue ice crystals that fell to the ground and slowly melted away in the air, leaving no trace of blood or remains, as if the person had never existed.

From the moment Zhou Yuan used his lightning escape technique to get close, to the moment he unleashed the Azure Ice Flame, and then to the moment he shattered the ice sculpture with a single palm strike, the entire process took only a breath or two!

In the blink of an eye, a person was killed!

The second floor of the attic instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Nanlonghou, Yun Xiaotian, and the others, who were engaged in fierce combat, stopped their attacks in unison, turned their heads in shock, looked at the blue ice crystals drifting at the top of the stairs, and then looked at Zhou Yuan, who had a calm expression as if he had just brushed away a speck of dust. Their eyes were filled with disbelief and horror.

You Gang, although only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, was a well-established rogue cultivator with rich combat experience, yet he was... instantly killed?!

Especially Bingkun, who had just pounced halfway and whose fist was still hanging in mid-air, felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of ice water from head to toe. His whole body was cold and his blood seemed to have frozen!

He stared at the drifting ice crystals, then at Zhou Yuan, his eyes filled with boundless terror. He had only managed to escape the encirclement of the Mulan mages by sheer luck, already severely injured and weakened. Now, seeing You Gang, whose strength was similar to his, so easily annihilated, where was the last vestige of his fighting spirit?

All that remains is endless regret and despair.

"Haha! Fellow Daoist Zhou, well done! Impressive!" Marquis Nanlong was the first to react, clapping his hands and laughing heartily. His last trace of worry vanished.

With Zhou Yuan, a terrifying warrior, by our side, today's crisis has already been resolved!

The ones who should be worried are those treacherous people on the other side!

Yun Xiaotian, Wang Tiangu, and Madam Tai's faces instantly turned extremely ugly, especially Yun Xiaotian, whose heart sank to the bottom.

Zhou Yuan's strength was even more terrifying than he had anticipated!

That eerie lightning technique, that terrifying ice flame... just how many more tricks does this person have up his sleeve?

With him around, let alone killing and robbing treasures, he probably wouldn't even be able to protect himself today!

"Fellow Daoist Zhou... Fellow Daoist Nanlong!"

Yun Xiaotian's expression shifted several times. Suppressing his fear, he forced a grim smile and softened his tone, "Just now... just now, we were blinded by greed and made a grave mistake! Now that You Gang is dead, we've paid the price. How about... how about we stop here? We'll no longer covet the treasures in this ruined mansion, we'll leave now, and we'll swear an oath to our inner demons that we will never reveal what happened today, and we will never be your enemies again! What do you say?"

He actually wanted to make peace!

Having witnessed Zhou Yuan's ruthless methods, he had no chance of winning.

Upon hearing this, Marquis Nanlong sneered, but did not answer immediately. Instead, he turned his gaze to Zhou Yuan, clearly wanting to see what Zhou Yuan thought.

Unbeknownst to them, Zhou Yuan had already become the dominant figure in this area.

Zhou Yuan met the gaze of the Marquis of Nanlong, then glanced at Yun Xiaotian and the others, whose faces were pale and whose eyes held the last glimmer of hope, and slowly shook his head.

The movements were light, yet carried an undeniable resolve.

"Good! Haha, Brother Zhou is indeed straightforward! Then I, Nan, will fight alongside Brother Zhou to our hearts' content today!" Upon seeing this, Marquis Nanlong was greatly encouraged, laughed loudly, and no longer had any reservations.

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly patted the storage bag at his waist, and a golden light shot out, spinning in the air before transforming into a giant golden bowl with an ancient shape, shining brightly all over, and facing downwards!

"town!"

Nanlonghou pointed at the golden bowl, and the golden bowl suddenly enlarged to a size of about ten feet, with its mouth facing down, and suddenly covered the location where Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu were!

From the mouth of the bowl, a large amount of rich and solid golden light poured out, like an inverted waterfall, instantly enveloping the unsuspecting Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu!

"not good!"

Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu were shocked and immediately activated their magic weapons to attack the golden light shield.

Yun Xiaotian's silver wheel slashed wildly, and Wang Tiangu's ghost head banner spewed out billowing black gas to impact, but the golden light shield only rippled slightly, showing exceptional toughness and no signs of breaking!

Yun Xiaotian's silver wheel slashed wildly, and Wang Tiangu's ghost head banner spewed out billowing black gas to impact, but the golden light shield only rippled slightly, showing exceptional toughness and no signs of breaking!

This golden bowl is actually a rare and top-tier ancient treasure, adept at trapping enemies!

Judging from the situation, they can at least hold the two of them back for a while.

"Marquis of Nanlong! How dare you!" Yun Xiaotian shouted angrily from inside the light barrier.

"What is there to be afraid of? You have betrayed your promises and launched a sneak attack first. Do you really expect me to repay evil with kindness?"

Marquis Nanlong sneered, ignoring the two people inside the light barrier. He turned around and cast his icy gaze at Bingkun and Lady Tai, who were separated from them by the golden light of the bowl.

At that moment, the situation on the field reversed instantly!

The golden bowl trapped the strongest Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu, leaving only the injured Bingkun and Madam Tai outside.

Zhou Yuan and the Marquis of Nanlong were both in excellent condition, exuding a chilling killing intent.

Bingkun and Madam Tai were deathly pale, their eyes filled with despair and regret. If only they had known this would happen, why did they do it in the first place?

Unfortunately, there's no going back in life.

"kill!"

With a low roar, the two golden flying swords shone brightly, transforming into two golden dragons. With their incomparably sharp sword energy, they attacked Bingkun, who was the most seriously injured and had the weakest breath, from the left and right!

Bingkun let out a desperate roar, desperately urging his earth-shattering protective aura and his only remaining defensive magic treasure. However, under the furious and all-out attack of Nanlonghou, he could only hold on for less than ten breaths. His protective aura shattered, his magic treasure was cut away, and his entire body was swept away by two golden sword lights. His body was cut into several pieces, and along with his panicked nascent soul, they were all shattered by the sword energy and died on the spot!

On the other side, Zhou Yuan faced off against Lady Tai.

A fierce glint flashed in Lady Tai's eyes. She knew that begging for mercy was useless, and the only option was to fight to the death.

She slammed her dragon-headed cane into the ground, rapidly forming hand seals and chanting incantations as her spiritual energy surged wildly into the cane. The dragon head at the top of the cane seemed to come alive, letting out a silent roar and spewing forth a massive plume of thick, blood-red flames. These flames were extremely hot and carried a foul, corrosive aura that eroded the spiritual essence of magical artifacts, transforming into a sea of ​​fire that swept towards Zhou Yuan!

At the same time, she raised her other hand, and a necklace made of nine white bone beads flew out. The beads swelled in the wind and transformed into nine pale white skulls the size of cartwheels, with green ghost fire dancing in their eye sockets. They opened their mouths and spewed out nine streams of grayish-white Yin-evil corpse energy.

"A trivial skill."

Zhou Yuan's expression remained unchanged, but a thought flashed through his mind.

"Clang clang clang—!"

Thirty-six Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords shot out one after another, their sword cries echoing throughout the air!

The sword shimmered with golden light, instantly splitting into hundreds of incredibly refined golden sword lights, each containing terrifyingly sharp Geng metal energy, filling the space in front of Zhou Yuan.

"Great Geng Sword Formation, Twist!"

Hundreds of golden sword lights, like a living metal storm, surged fiercely into the crimson sea of ​​fire and the nine streaks of gray-white corpse energy!

"Hiss hiss hiss—!"

The Gengjin sword energy is indestructible, extremely yang and strong, and is the nemesis of yin fire and corpse energy! The seemingly fierce crimson flames were quickly extinguished and dissipated under the strangulation of the golden sword energy; the nine vicious gray-white corpse energies were like ice and snow under the sun, and were disintegrated and disappeared when they were hit by the sword energy!

The nine white bone skulls emitted mournful howls, their spiritual light rapidly dimming. Under the barrage of countless sword lights, they exploded one after another, turning into bone dust.

"Pfft!" With her natal magic weapon destroyed, Madam Tai was struck as if by a heavy blow, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Her aura plummeted, and her face turned ashen.

The golden sword light continued its relentless advance, instantly engulfing her.

"No--!"

After a short scream, the sword light dissipated, leaving only fragments of magical artifacts and bloodstains on the spot. Lady Tai had been completely destroyed, both in body and soul.

Just then—

"BOOM!!!"

With a deafening roar, the golden light shield that enveloped Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu finally shattered under their relentless and frenzied attacks! The golden bowl let out a mournful cry, its spiritual light dimming as it flew back into the hands of Nanlonghou.

Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu broke free, but both of them were breathing heavily and their faces were pale, clearly indicating that breaking through the golden bowl's restriction had taken a lot of energy.

When they saw the scene outside—that You Gang, Bing Kun, and Madam Tai had all been executed, leaving only a mess and bloodstains on the ground—their faces turned extremely ugly.

Yun Xiaotian's gaze swept over the murderous Nanlong Marquis, who was wielding two swords, and then looked at Zhou Yuan, who had a calm expression and seemed to have just casually swatted a few flies. The last bit of hope in his heart was completely extinguished.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the fear and regret in his heart, and forced a complex expression onto his face. He cupped his hands to Zhou Yuan and the Marquis of Nanlong, and softened his tone.

He even added a hint of pleading: "Fellow Daoist Zhou, Brother Nanlong! Things have come to this point, and I have nothing more to say. But please, both of you, hear me out."

He paused, then said in a deep voice, "To be honest, I am not a rogue cultivator, but... an elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect, one of the six major sects of the Demonic Path! Junior Brother Wang Tiangu is the Vice Sect Master of our Ghost Spirit Sect! Today's events are indeed our fault. But if you two insist on taking our lives, you will be forging an irreconcilable enmity with the entire Ghost Spirit Sect! Although the Ghost Spirit Sect is not the strongest in Tiannan, it still has several Nascent Soul cultivators and possesses secret inherited techniques. While you two are indeed powerful, being constantly targeted and relentlessly hunted down by a major sect of the Demonic Path must not be a pleasant experience for you."

His gaze was fixed on Zhou Yuan and the Marquis of Nanlong as he continued, "How about we let this matter rest? We two are willing to swear the most vicious oath of our hearts, promising never to retaliate and to offer up everything we've gained here, just in exchange for our lives. From now on, we'll each go our own way in this vast land, leaving each other alone. What do you think? Isn't that better than a fight to the death?"

Elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect?

Yun Xiaotian is actually a member of the Ghost Spirit Sect?!

Upon hearing this, Marquis Nanlong's expression changed slightly, and his eyes revealed a mixture of realization and seriousness.

He looked at Yun Xiaotian and sneered, "Yun Xiaotian, you've been hiding your true intentions well! I've known you for nearly a hundred years, and I never knew you were from the Ghost Spirit Sect!"

"No wonder...no wonder you colluded with that scoundrel Wang Tiangu this time. You must be worried that I will join the Heavenly Extreme Sect and strengthen the righteous path, so you wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of me, right?!"

"Brother Nanlong, you are wise."

Yun Xiaotian readily admitted, his tone tinged with helplessness, "We're simply each serving our own masters. But now, there's no point in saying all this. I urge you two to carefully consider my proposal. To forge a deadly feud with a major demonic sect just to vent your anger is far from a wise move."

Marquis Nanlong frowned and looked at Zhou Yuan.

The Ghost Spirit Sect is indeed a problem. If we really kill two of their Nascent Soul elders, this enmity will become huge.

The other party may not be able to do anything to the two of them, but it is easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. Being targeted by a demonic sect that is good at exorcising ghosts and controlling souls, their future days will probably not be peaceful.

Zhou Yuan listened silently to Yun Xiaotian's words, his expression unchanged.

He was not at all surprised by Yun Xiaotian's true identity.

Having been familiar with the original plot, he already knew that Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu were in cahoots.

Looking at Yun Xiaotian's seemingly sincere but actually threatening gaze, and then at Wang Tiangu's forced composure but actually shifty eyes, he suddenly felt a bit bored.

These so-called sect backgrounds and threats appear so pale and laughable in the face of absolute power.

"Alright." Zhou Yuan spoke calmly, breaking the slightly tense atmosphere. "Have you finished your last words? Then it's time to go."

His voice was calm and even, yet it carried an undeniable resolve, as if stating a fact that was about to happen.

Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu were both stunned, their faces showing disbelief.

To their utter surprise, after revealing the Ghost Spirit Sect's background and offering such "generous" terms for peace talks, Zhou Yuan still refused so decisively.

At their level of cultivation, Nascent Soul cultivators rarely engage in truly life-or-death battles.

Because if you fight desperately, even if you win, you will most likely suffer a great loss of vitality, and may even suffer damage to your Dao foundation that is difficult to heal, which is not worth the loss.

They usually give each other a way out.

In the end, the matter was settled peacefully.

Just like when the demonic path invaded the Yue Kingdom, although they had overwhelming strength, they ultimately chose to let the Nascent Soul cultivators on both sides stop fighting and let the Core Formation and Foundation Establishment disciples decide the outcome of the war.

It's rare to see someone like Zhou Yuan, who is so determined to wipe them out completely.

But when they thought of Zhou Yuan's ruthlessness and decisiveness in killing You Gang and easily taking down Madam Tai, their hearts sank again.

This child cannot be judged by ordinary standards!

"Zhou Yuan! Are you really going to fight to the death with my Ghost Spirit Sect over this personal grudge?!"

Yun Xiaotian's face was ashen, and his voice carried a hint of exasperation.

"The Ghost Spirit Sect?"

Zhou Yuan's lips curled into a cold smile. His gaze swept over the two men, and his tone was calm, yet it conveyed a sense of indifference and disdain, "If they dare to cause trouble, I wouldn't mind... wiping out this sect in the process."

These words struck Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu like lightning, leaving them speechless. Even Nanlonghou, who was standing to the side, was deeply shaken and looked at Zhou Yuan with disbelief in his eyes.

Annihilation of the sect?!

To casually mention the destruction of a long-established demonic sect with several Nascent Soul cultivators?!

What arrogance!

And what kind of... confidence does that give them?!

Looking into Zhou Yuan's calm eyes, Yun Xiaotian felt a chill run straight to the top of his head.

The other party doesn't care about the demonic path or the ghost spirit sect, nor about any sect feuds.

His gaze was fixed on Zhou Yuan and the Marquis of Nanlong as he continued, "How about we let this matter rest? We two are willing to swear the most vicious oath of our hearts, promising never to retaliate and to offer up everything we've gained here, just in exchange for our lives. From now on, we'll each go our own way in this vast land, leaving each other alone. What do you think? Isn't that better than a fight to the death?"

Elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect?

Yun Xiaotian is actually a member of the Ghost Spirit Sect?!

Upon hearing this, Marquis Nanlong's expression changed slightly, and his eyes revealed a mixture of realization and seriousness.

He looked at Yun Xiaotian and sneered, "Yun Xiaotian, you've been hiding your true intentions well! I've known you for nearly a hundred years, and I never knew you were from the Ghost Spirit Sect!"

"No wonder...no wonder you colluded with that scoundrel Wang Tiangu this time. You must be worried that I will join the Heavenly Extreme Sect and strengthen the righteous path, so you wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of me, right?!"

"Brother Nanlong, you are wise."

Yun Xiaotian readily admitted, his tone tinged with helplessness, "We're simply each serving our own masters. But now, there's no point in saying all this. I urge you two to carefully consider my proposal. To forge a deadly feud with a major demonic sect just to vent your anger is far from a wise move."

Marquis Nanlong frowned and looked at Zhou Yuan.

The Ghost Spirit Sect is indeed a problem. If we really kill two of their Nascent Soul elders, this enmity will become huge.

The other party may not be able to do anything to the two of them, but it is easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. Being targeted by a demonic sect that is good at exorcising ghosts and controlling souls, their future days will probably not be peaceful.

Zhou Yuan listened silently to Yun Xiaotian's words, his expression unchanged.

He was not at all surprised by Yun Xiaotian's true identity.

Having been familiar with the original plot, he already knew that Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu were in cahoots.

Looking at Yun Xiaotian's seemingly sincere but actually threatening gaze, and then at Wang Tiangu's forced composure but actually shifty eyes, he suddenly felt a bit bored.

These so-called sect backgrounds and threats appear so pale and laughable in the face of absolute power.

"Alright." Zhou Yuan spoke calmly, breaking the slightly tense atmosphere. "Have you finished your last words? Then it's time to go."

His voice was calm and even, yet it carried an undeniable resolve, as if stating a fact that was about to happen.

Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu were both stunned, their faces showing disbelief.

To their utter surprise, after revealing the Ghost Spirit Sect's background and offering such "generous" terms for peace talks, Zhou Yuan still refused so decisively.

At their level of cultivation, Nascent Soul cultivators rarely engage in truly life-or-death battles.

Because if you fight desperately, even if you win, you will most likely suffer a great loss of vitality, and may even suffer damage to your Dao foundation that is difficult to heal, which is not worth the loss.

They usually give each other a way out.

In the end, the matter was settled peacefully.

Just like when the demonic path invaded the Yue Kingdom, although they had overwhelming strength, they ultimately chose to let the Nascent Soul cultivators on both sides stop fighting and let the Core Formation and Foundation Establishment disciples decide the outcome of the war.

It's rare to see someone like Zhou Yuan, who is so determined to wipe them out completely.

But when they thought of Zhou Yuan's ruthlessness and decisiveness in killing You Gang and easily taking down Madam Tai, their hearts sank again.

This child cannot be judged by ordinary standards!

"Zhou Yuan! Are you really going to fight to the death with my Ghost Spirit Sect over this personal grudge?!"

Yun Xiaotian's face was ashen, and his voice carried a hint of exasperation.

"The Ghost Spirit Sect?"

Zhou Yuan's lips curled into a cold smile. His gaze swept over the two men, and his tone was calm, yet it conveyed a sense of indifference and disdain, "If they dare to cause trouble, I wouldn't mind... wiping out this sect in the process."

These words struck Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu like lightning, leaving them speechless. Even Nanlonghou, who was standing to the side, was deeply shaken and looked at Zhou Yuan with disbelief in his eyes.

Annihilation of the sect?!

To casually mention the destruction of a long-established demonic sect with several Nascent Soul cultivators?!

What arrogance!

And what kind of... confidence does that give them?!

Looking into Zhou Yuan's calm eyes, Yun Xiaotian felt a chill run straight to the top of his head.

The other party doesn't care about the demonic path or the ghost spirit sect, nor about any sect feuds.

His gaze was fixed on Zhou Yuan and the Marquis of Nanlong as he continued, "How about we let this matter rest? We two are willing to swear the most vicious oath of our hearts, promising never to retaliate and to offer up everything we've gained here, just in exchange for our lives. From now on, we'll each go our own way in this vast land, leaving each other alone. What do you think? Isn't that better than a fight to the death?"

Elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect?

Yun Xiaotian is actually a member of the Ghost Spirit Sect?!

Upon hearing this, Marquis Nanlong's expression changed slightly, and his eyes revealed a mixture of realization and seriousness.

He looked at Yun Xiaotian and sneered, "Yun Xiaotian, you've been hiding your true intentions well! I've known you for nearly a hundred years, and I never knew you were from the Ghost Spirit Sect!"

"No wonder...no wonder you colluded with that scoundrel Wang Tiangu this time. You must be worried that I will join the Heavenly Extreme Sect and strengthen the righteous path, so you wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of me, right?!"

"Brother Nanlong, you are wise."

Yun Xiaotian readily admitted, his tone tinged with helplessness, "We're simply each serving our own masters. But now, there's no point in saying all this. I urge you two to carefully consider my proposal. To forge a deadly feud with a major demonic sect just to vent your anger is far from a wise move."

Marquis Nanlong frowned and looked at Zhou Yuan.

The Ghost Spirit Sect is indeed a problem. If we really kill two of their Nascent Soul elders, this enmity will become huge.

The other party may not be able to do anything to the two of them, but it is easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. Being targeted by a demonic sect that is good at exorcising ghosts and controlling souls, their future days will probably not be peaceful.

Zhou Yuan listened silently to Yun Xiaotian's words, his expression unchanged.

He was not at all surprised by Yun Xiaotian's true identity.

Having been familiar with the original plot, he already knew that Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu were in cahoots.

Looking at Yun Xiaotian's seemingly sincere but actually threatening gaze, and then at Wang Tiangu's forced composure but actually shifty eyes, he suddenly felt a bit bored.

These so-called sect backgrounds and threats appear so pale and laughable in the face of absolute power.

"Alright." Zhou Yuan spoke calmly, breaking the slightly tense atmosphere. "Have you finished your last words? Then it's time to go."

His voice was calm and even, yet it carried an undeniable resolve, as if stating a fact that was about to happen.

Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu were both stunned, their faces showing disbelief.

To their utter surprise, after revealing the Ghost Spirit Sect's background and offering such "generous" terms for peace talks, Zhou Yuan still refused so decisively.

At their level of cultivation, Nascent Soul cultivators rarely engage in truly life-or-death battles.

Because if you fight desperately, even if you win, you will most likely suffer a great loss of vitality, and may even suffer damage to your Dao foundation that is difficult to heal, which is not worth the loss.

They usually give each other a way out.

In the end, the matter was settled peacefully.

Just like when the demonic path invaded the Yue Kingdom, although they had overwhelming strength, they ultimately chose to let the Nascent Soul cultivators on both sides stop fighting and let the Core Formation and Foundation Establishment disciples decide the outcome of the war.

It's rare to see someone like Zhou Yuan, who is so determined to wipe them out completely.

But when they thought of Zhou Yuan's ruthlessness and decisiveness in killing You Gang and easily taking down Madam Tai, their hearts sank again.

This child cannot be judged by ordinary standards!

"Zhou Yuan! Are you really going to fight to the death with my Ghost Spirit Sect over this personal grudge?!"

Yun Xiaotian's face was ashen, and his voice carried a hint of exasperation.

"The Ghost Spirit Sect?"

Zhou Yuan's lips curled into a cold smile. His gaze swept over the two men, and his tone was calm, yet it conveyed a sense of indifference and disdain, "If they dare to cause trouble, I wouldn't mind... wiping out this sect in the process."

These words struck Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu like lightning, leaving them speechless. Even Nanlonghou, who was standing to the side, was deeply shaken and looked at Zhou Yuan with disbelief in his eyes.

Annihilation of the sect?!

To casually mention the destruction of a long-established demonic sect with several Nascent Soul cultivators?!

What arrogance!

And what kind of... confidence does that give them?!

Looking into Zhou Yuan's calm eyes, Yun Xiaotian felt a chill run straight to the top of his head.

The other party doesn't care about the demonic path or the ghost spirit sect, nor about any sect feuds.

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His gaze was fixed on Zhou Yuan and the Marquis of Nanlong as he continued, "How about we let this matter rest? We two are willing to swear the most vicious oath of our hearts, promising never to retaliate and to offer up everything we've gained here, just in exchange for our lives. From now on, we'll each go our own way in this vast land, leaving each other alone. What do you think? Isn't that better than a fight to the death?"

Elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect?

Yun Xiaotian is actually a member of the Ghost Spirit Sect?!

Upon hearing this, Marquis Nanlong's expression changed slightly, and his eyes revealed a mixture of realization and seriousness.

He looked at Yun Xiaotian and sneered, "Yun Xiaotian, you've been hiding your true intentions well! I've known you for nearly a hundred years, and I never knew you were from the Ghost Spirit Sect!"

"No wonder...no wonder you colluded with that scoundrel Wang Tiangu this time. You must be worried that I will join the Heavenly Extreme Sect and strengthen the righteous path, so you wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of me, right?!"

"Brother Nanlong, you are wise."

Yun Xiaotian readily admitted, his tone tinged with helplessness, "We're simply each serving our own masters. But now, there's no point in saying all this. I urge you two to carefully consider my proposal. To forge a deadly feud with a major demonic sect just to vent your anger is far from a wise move."

Marquis Nanlong frowned and looked at Zhou Yuan.

The Ghost Spirit Sect is indeed a problem. If we really kill two of their Nascent Soul elders, this enmity will become huge.

The other party may not be able to do anything to the two of them, but it is easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. Being targeted by a demonic sect that is good at exorcising ghosts and controlling souls, their future days will probably not be peaceful.

Zhou Yuan listened silently to Yun Xiaotian's words, his expression unchanged.

He was not at all surprised by Yun Xiaotian's true identity.

Having been familiar with the original plot, he already knew that Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu were in cahoots.

Looking at Yun Xiaotian's seemingly sincere but actually threatening gaze, and then at Wang Tiangu's forced composure but actually shifty eyes, he suddenly felt a bit bored.

These so-called sect backgrounds and threats appear so pale and laughable in the face of absolute power.

"Alright." Zhou Yuan spoke calmly, breaking the slightly tense atmosphere. "Have you finished your last words? Then it's time to go."

His voice was calm and even, yet it carried an undeniable resolve, as if stating a fact that was about to happen.

Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu were both stunned, their faces showing disbelief.

To their utter surprise, after revealing the Ghost Spirit Sect's background and offering such "generous" terms for peace talks, Zhou Yuan still refused so decisively.

At their level of cultivation, Nascent Soul cultivators rarely engage in truly life-or-death battles.

Because if you fight desperately, even if you win, you will most likely suffer a great loss of vitality, and may even suffer damage to your Dao foundation that is difficult to heal, which is not worth the loss.

They usually give each other a way out.

In the end, the matter was settled peacefully.

Just like when the demonic path invaded the Yue Kingdom, although they had overwhelming strength, they ultimately chose to let the Nascent Soul cultivators on both sides stop fighting and let the Core Formation and Foundation Establishment disciples decide the outcome of the war.

It's rare to see someone like Zhou Yuan, who is so determined to wipe them out completely.

But when they thought of Zhou Yuan's ruthlessness and decisiveness in killing You Gang and easily taking down Madam Tai, their hearts sank again.

This child cannot be judged by ordinary standards!

"Zhou Yuan! Are you really going to fight to the death with my Ghost Spirit Sect over this personal grudge?!"

Yun Xiaotian's face was ashen, and his voice carried a hint of exasperation.

"The Ghost Spirit Sect?"

Zhou Yuan's lips curled into a cold smile. His gaze swept over the two men, and his tone was calm, yet it conveyed a sense of indifference and disdain, "If they dare to cause trouble, I wouldn't mind... wiping out this sect in the process."

These words struck Yun Xiaotian and Wang Tiangu like lightning, leaving them speechless. Even Nanlonghou, who was standing to the side, was deeply shaken and looked at Zhou Yuan with disbelief in his eyes.

Annihilation of the sect?!

To casually mention the destruction of a long-established demonic sect with several Nascent Soul cultivators?!

What arrogance!

And what kind of... confidence does that give them?!

Looking into Zhou Yuan's calm eyes, Yun Xiaotian felt a chill run straight to the top of his head.

The other party doesn't care about the demonic path or the ghost spirit sect, nor about any sect feuds.