I just want to kill you all, or be killed by you all.

"Clang!"

A sword's roar erupted.

The possessed Xuan Shi's cultivation level increased from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, but Gu Zang's improvement was still astonishing.

However, he simply placed Xiao Feng in front of him.

He didn't believe Li Yang would dare to kill this person.

Even he wouldn't dare.

Dating Xiaofeng can be seen as a way of completing the Ning family patriarch's journey to becoming a mortal.

However, if the mortal body of the Ning family patriarch is killed, the resulting karma will be utterly disastrous.

He can't afford it.

Therefore, he didn't believe Li Yang would dare.

"Get out of the way!" Ning Xinyao shouted.

But the one who gave the warning wasn't Li Yang, but the Six Desires Demon Lord.

"He really dares to kill! Get out of the way!"

Others might not know, but she knew it all too well.

This junior brother is absolutely insane!

He killed everyone he could!

This scene is just like the evil cultivators encountered in Shimen Village back then.

At the time, Li Yang didn't care about the hostages' lives or deaths, tacitly assuming that the hostages who had fallen into the hands of evil were already dead.

But the Six Desires Demon Lord did not believe it.

A cold smile played on his lips; he was certain that Li Yang would stop at the last moment.

A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator trying to compete with himself in terms of mentality?

He thought to himself that.

Xiao Feng, who was being held captive, watched as the murderous intent surged towards her, engulfing her.

It's impossible not to be afraid.

But there was nothing she could do.

She knew that nothing she said could change her immortal brother's mind, so she wouldn't say anything.

On her deathbed, she recalled Li Yang's earlier words:

She was Xiao Feng, and also the patriarch of the Ning family...

I hope that after I die, I can break free from the shackles of the mortal world and follow in the footsteps of my immortal master, to experience and live a wonderful life.

"Close your eyes..."

Li Yang's gentle voice entered her mind.

But Xiao Feng's beautiful eyes were wide open; she wanted to watch the man who killed her in her last moments.

The Phoenix Sword trembled violently.

This time, it's not excitement.

After all, Xiao Feng is his master!

But in Li Yang's hands, it was merely a weapon for killing, imbued with Li Yang's murderous sword intent.

"Tch~"

The exquisitely beautiful Xiao Feng was brutally cleaved in two.

Although he died a tragic death, at least he didn't experience any pain.

Then came the Six Desires Demon Lord.

Xiao Feng was a mortal, so the power of this sword strike was not diminished at all; it was all applied to Xuan Shi's physical body.

"you--!"

The Six Desires Demon Lord revealed his horror.

Li Yang actually dared to kill Xiao Feng!

Just what kind of sword fanatic is this?

No wonder he dared to kill his own daughter.

"Tch~!"

Under this sword strike, he was also cut in two, and this wisp of his spirit, along with Xuan Shi's divine soul, was also destroyed!

In fact, the Seven Emotions Demon Lord and the Six Desires Demon Lord are both terrifying in combat after they possess you.

Li Yang, who had only reached the first level of Foundation Establishment, had already expended a great deal of energy.

In a normal fight, it's not impossible to kill Li Yang.

"Junior brother! Do you know what you've done?!"

Ning Xinyao stared at Xiao Feng's corpse, her eyelids twitching wildly.

They rushed in aggressively to demand an explanation.

But she was met with a slap in response—

"Snapped!"

The sound was crisp and clear, and the clapping was solid.

"This slap is for reminding you of the evil spirits earlier," Li Yang said coldly.

Ning Xinyao's cheeks flushed red, and her face was full of astonishment.

Just as he was about to fly into a rage, he met Li Yang's bloodthirsty, crimson eyes and felt nothing but boundless fear.

"Junior brothers and sisters!"

Three sword lights rushed over, revealing three senior brothers and sisters from the Xuantian Sword Sect who had joined the Sword Alliance. All of them were at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and one of them was at the Half-Step Golden Core stage.

"Hmm? Where is the Seven Emotions Demon Lord?"

Li Yang pointed at Gu Zang's corpse: "I killed him."

"What about the Six Desires Demon Lord? He should appear as well."

Li Yang pointed at Xuan Shi's corpse: "I killed him too."

The three of them did indeed sense the aura of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires on the corpses of Gu Zang and Xuan Shi.

Looking at the Phoenix Sword in Li Yang's hand, he understood somewhat, but was still shocked.

One of the senior brothers immediately asked, "What about the mortal body of the Ning family patriarch? We must protect it carefully, otherwise if our plan to kill the two demon lords disrupts her mortal transformation, we will inevitably be held accountable."

Li Yang came to Xiao Feng's body and silently buried her.

The three senior brothers and sisters were pounding with excitement upon seeing this.

"She was killed by a demon?!"

Li Yang replied, "He was killed by me."

All three of them turned pale.

"It's over! My Xuantian Sword Sect will inevitably be implicated!"

"Junior brother, are you confused!"

"What are we going to do?!"

Li Yang, however, remained calm and composed.

"She was the mortal incarnation of the Ning family's ancestor. Although this caused the devastation of evil spirits in Yongning County, she ultimately sacrificed herself to help me kill the divided soul of the Six Desires Demon Lord. Her merits and demerits cancel each other out, so I don't blame her."

However, the senior brother in the lead was speechless upon hearing this:

"This news was originally released by our Xuantian Sword Sect, so why are you blaming her?"

Li Yang remained silent.

This is fucking awful.

He has already connected all the dots.

From the moment she began escorting Shen Lu'er, she went from being an insignificant pawn to becoming an important one in Lu Feng's game.

The Yongning County Incident was a meticulously planned campaign by the Xuantian Sword Sect in conjunction with the Sword Alliance and the Dao Alliance to eliminate the Seven Emotions Demon Lord and the Six Desires Demon Lord, who had been entrenched in the area for decades.

Even the mortal form of the Ning family patriarch became part of this plan.

However, it seems I went a bit too far.

This is probably beyond everyone's expectations.

This led to the situation where the Ning family patriarch was innocent; he just wanted to quietly pass away, but was forced into this mess and ended up being killed by himself…

No wonder she got along so well with Xiaofeng; she had absolutely no problems to begin with.

Li Yang sometimes really wanted to ask his master where he was born.

"Boom—!"

From the edge of the sky, invisible to the naked eye, came a terrifying roar, the sound of powerful cultivators battling it out.

A beam of sword light traversed the heavens and the earth, cleaving the universe in two.

There was also a raging demonic aura that swept across thousands of miles.

"Damn little swordsman! You ruined my plans!"

Li Yang had no idea what the specifics of the battle were.

Seeing that his three senior brothers and sisters had nothing to do, he immediately led them to wipe out the evil spirits that were still causing trouble in Yongning County.

They originally came to deal with the Seven Emotions Demon Lord and the Six Desires Demon Lord, but they were all killed by Li Yang.

Therefore, as soon as Li Yang made his suggestion, everyone immediately agreed.

One day later.

Li Yang and his group of five encountered three sword cultivators, including Su Hen.

He fled after the Seven Star Sword Formation collapsed.

Everyone thought Li Yang was in grave danger, but to everyone's surprise, Li Yang not only survived but also successfully established his foundation.

His expression was complicated: "Brother Li, I am ashamed."

Li Yang shook his head: "The path of eliminating demons and protecting the righteous is fraught with danger, and you have already done very well. You are also right, only by living can you kill more evil spirits."

Just as the group was chatting...

A beam of sword light flew out from the void.

"Master!" Su Hen immediately cupped his hands, looking somewhat surprised.

The visitor was an elder of the Qiankun Sword Sect.

He glanced at Li Yang with a complicated expression.

There was admiration, regret, and even apprehension.

He immediately grabbed Su Hen and said, "Let's go!"

Without stopping, it seemed this place had become an extremely dangerous place.

Not long after.

Lu Feng also appeared.

He was injured and his breathing was unsteady. He had clearly been in a fierce battle.

Their gaze fell on Li Yang.

But when Li Yang looked at him, he felt guilty and dared not meet his gaze.

"Cough cough~" With a flick of his sword, he took Ning Xinyao and the three Golden Core senior brothers and sisters and fled immediately, not daring to linger for even a moment longer.

"My disciple, may you have good fortune..."

At last.

The Sword Alliance Grandmaster who had previously occupied the Xuantian Sword Sect and blocked Shen Lu'er also made an appearance.

Having just fought, his magnificent sword aura had not yet faded as he tore through the sky and arrived.

"Kid, if you're still alive, come find me at the Sword Alliance!"

Done.

He tossed Li Yang a token and ran off, as if some incredibly terrifying being was about to descend!

Li Yang swallowed hard.

next moment--

The universe lost its color, and everything in the world came to a standstill.

A bright, crimson moon suddenly burst into the sky.

The entire sky resembled a frozen, beautiful painting, but in the very center, a huge hole was slowly burned out, with swirling, golden embers.

The golden moon fell, reflecting a crimson divine beast, the phoenix.

The blazing golden flames cascaded down like a waterfall, condensing and shaping in mid-air to outline a slender human figure.

There was no suppression from the pressure of a higher realm; rather, this being had already replaced the world here.

Li Yang felt as insignificant as an ant, watching helplessly as the golden moon fell and fiery feathers drifted down.

A jade foot stepped out, its toe touching the void, creating ripples that shimmered with golden law patterns.

A figure of beauty that should not exist in this world emerged from it.

A long, crimson-gold dress swayed in the breeze, her entire body ablaze with phoenix flames.

A strange phenomenon slowly unfolded behind him: the phantom of a phoenix, so enormous that it stretched across the sky, obscuring the sun, moon, and stars.

The cultivators throughout the Great Qian Dynasty felt a suffocating sense of oppression, and hundreds of millions of mortals knelt on the ground.

"Brother Immortal Master, we meet again."