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

"Qin Feng? Number one on the kill list!!!"

The female cultivator's mouth gaped open, her face filled with astonishment.

The junior brother of Su Miao and the other girls is actually the number one on the current killing list, and he is undoubtedly the best!

When did the Xuan Tian Sword Sect produce such a peerless prodigy?!

What puzzled her even more was that, despite having such an incredibly powerful junior brother, they were following a scumbag who chose to abandon his senior sister and live a life-or-death crisis.

Not long after——

Li Yang returned carrying a string of human heads.

Among them, the head of the Hehuan Demon Prince is the most eye-catching, with a head of smooth and flowing purple hair.

He threw it to Ning Xi:

"He's not quite dead yet. Let's do a soul search to check his condition."

He casually glanced at the female cultivators and hundreds of mortal women on the flying boat.

"Would you like to come with us to Tianling County?"

He didn't go to greet Su Miao and the others.

Qin Feng, however, kept his gaze fixed on the five women of the sect leader peak.

"Go! We're heading to Tianling County!" Su Miao said hurriedly.

The flying boat then followed behind the Phoenix Sword, heading straight towards Tianling County.

Li Yang sat cross-legged at the very front of the Phoenix Sword, cultivating.

Now that he has reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, his divine sense can travel dozens of miles away from his body to detect the demonic aura between heaven and earth.

However, Su Miao and the other women boarded the Phoenix Sword.

"Junior Brother Qin," Su Miao called out cautiously.

Li Yang didn't even open his eyes:

"Speak if you have something to say, otherwise don't bother me."

Faced with this attitude, Su Miao could only sigh:

"I just wanted to say thank you."

"Hmm." Li Yang's response was indifferent.

Qin Feng, however, was itching to join in and stood up, saying:

"You're too kind, senior sister. We're all family."

Li Yang frowned slightly and glared at Qin Feng.

"I would still help a stranger if they were my own," he said indifferently.

Behind Su Miao, Senior Sister Du Tinglan and Fourth Senior Sister Mu Ling'er looked gloomy.

The facts have proven them wrong.

Ye Zhi Qiu shouldn't be overrated; he's just a scoundrel with a lot of talent, a sophisticated egoist, and a coward driven by fear.

Now they are beginning to believe that Qin Feng must have been framed by Ye Zhi Qiu for playing the victim on the sect leader's peak.

He was too good at sowing discord and knew how to use his advantages to evoke their pity.

But now, being in a perilous secret realm and sensing the malice surging from all directions, one can truly appreciate that an unpretentious swordsman is the one one can rely on.

But it was too late to realize it.

Their junior brother Qin no longer needed their feelings, and someone else had already replaced them.

"Junior Brother Qin, they're your senior sisters from the main peak of your sect~" Ning Xi casually moved closer to Li Yang, her voice sarcastic. "I just heard that their doting junior brother, the one who used to shield me from trouble, abandoned them and fled for his life alone. Now you're their only support~"

Li Yang knew that Ning Xi was complaining that he hadn't taken her with him to kill someone earlier.

"Not really. We already said before we set off that we are just fellow cultivators practicing on the main peak of the sect, and we have no senior-junior relationship whatsoever."

Upon hearing this—

Su Miao's face was full of dejection.

Du Tinglan and Mu Ling'er's faces turned deathly pale, as if they had been struck hard by something, experiencing a sharp pain in their hearts.

As for Jiang Qingci and He Lu, they had no face to stand in front of Li Yang.

Overwhelming regret threatened to engulf them, and tears streamed down their cheeks.

"Junior brother is right, we are not qualified to be your senior sisters." Su Miao clasped her hands and bowed, thanking Li Yang for saving her life.

They can't even dream of being with Qin Feng now.

Refusing to leave will only make them seem shameless.

The five women returned to the flying boat dejectedly, as if they had lost something important, each of them looking as if they had lost their souls.

"Brother Li, I think..." Qin Feng transmitted his voice to Li Yang. Seeing his senior sisters like this, he couldn't describe the feeling in his heart.

"Get out! Get out!" Li Yang said impatiently. "A sword cultivator who spends all his time chasing after women, no wonder you're such a waste. If it weren't for the sect leader and your father's sake, I would never let a sword cultivator like you follow me and bring shame upon yourself."

Li Yang's harsh words meant that he still wanted to wake Qin Feng up.

He had seen Qin Feng's performance firsthand. On the battlefield, he was able to come to the rescue without fear of death, which showed that he was not beyond redemption.

"Brother Li... Actually, before Ye Zhi Qiu joined the sect leader's peak, the senior sisters were really good to me." Qin Feng's voice was deep. "But I was indeed too pathetic. A man, yet I put all my energy into women. Perhaps that's why I couldn't gain the approval of that Gengjin Sword Pill back then."

But not anymore!

You showed me what a true swordsman is. I will not repeat your mistakes, and I will live a wonderful life.

I may never be able to surpass you, but I will try my best to catch up.

These words made Li Yang look at him with new respect.

But he remained skeptical: "Then tell me—what do you truly understand about a swordsman?"

Qin Feng had been pondering this question since the day he returned to the Xuan Tian Sword Sect with his father.

And now, he has his own answer:

"I don't know if my answer is correct." Qin Feng took a breath. "A true sword cultivator does not rely on the pity or care of others, but cuts off all unnecessary ties and weaknesses."

A sword is not a toy to please others, but a weapon to protect one's true self and prove oneself.

I used to treat swords as ornaments to gain favor, but I was wrong, terribly wrong.

A true swordsman is solitary yet not lonely, cold yet clear-headed; he draws his sword without regret, and his heart moves with the blade.

I no longer need anyone to define my worth; all I need is my sword, worthy of every path I've trod!

After listening, Li Yang nodded in agreement.

"It's good that you understand. Ultimately, people have to live for themselves."

Go ahead.

Make peace with your past self.

Qin Feng boarded the flying boat alone, seemingly sending a telepathic message to Su Miao and the other four women, whose eyes were filled with surprise and understanding.

The six then entered the flying boat's training room and talked about something.

In short, when Qin Feng came out, he seemed like a completely different person.

His aura rose steadily, as if someone who had been terminally ill for many years had suddenly recovered and was radiating youthful vitality.

When Qin Feng stepped onto the Phoenix Sword, his body radiated a sharp Gengjin sword intent, like a newly forged sword.

"Who is this person? Is he Fellow Daoist Qin's attendant?"

"Such a sharp sword intent! His sword intent has reached perfection!"

"What was he doing just now?"

Under the astonished gazes of the other sword cultivators, Qin Feng sat down next to Li Yang.

"I told them frankly. From today onwards, they are them, and I am me, but we are still fellow students."

However, I will no longer revolve around them; I will follow my own way of the sword and define my own value.

"Hmm. I hope you can keep your word." Li Yang nodded, acknowledging his junior brother.

At this time-

Qin Feng suddenly asked out of curiosity, "May I be so bold as to ask, Brother Li, what does the sword represent to you?"

He was eager to know what this incredibly powerful swordsman's definition of the way of the sword was.

However, Li Yang's answer completely surprised him—

"To me, a sword is merely a weapon of slaughter; it has no other meaning."

This answer... is so pure!

Now Qin Feng finally understood what the "pure sword cultivator" he had heard from his elders meant.