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Xi Changfeng's tone softened slightly, but it still carried an undeniable forcefulness: "The one who killed Lin Zhengying was not a member of the royal family, and I have no intention of making things difficult for His Majesty and the Xiao royal family because of this. I came here today simply to greet His Majesty, so that His Majesty will not feel in the future that my Tianwu Sect has gone too far."

Xiao Anxun's heart tightened, and he tentatively asked, "Senior, are you going to make a move against the Emperor Emeritus?"

"He who kills will always be killed!"

Xi Changfeng's tone was firm and resolute: "My Tianwu Sect was untouchable ten thousand years ago, and it remains so ten thousand years later! The murder of a Grandmaster is an irreconcilable enmity, and there is absolutely no reason to tolerate it!"

"Senior, the situation is dire. We are all human, and we must not fight amongst ourselves, thus depleting our own strength!"

Xiao Anxun hurriedly advised, "Could we wait until the situation stabilizes before bringing up the matter of revenge?"

"No!"

Xi Changfeng resolutely refused, his tone firm: "Your Majesty, rest assured, after I kill Su Mu, Tianwu Sect and I will be able to support the entire Great Qian Empire for Your Majesty. Moreover, we will not become 'retired emperors' who are above the royal family like Su Mu. We will only maintain the good relationship between Your Majesty and the Xiao royal family that we had ten thousand years ago."

Xiao Anxun knew in his heart that these words were just for listening and should not be believed at all.

Back then, the Tianwu Sect, which had no Grandmasters, was still willing to maintain an equal relationship with the Xiao royal family; but ever since Lin Zhengying broke through to the Grandmaster level, he dared to run into the palace and act arrogantly without any scruples.

Moreover, Xi Changfeng, who came today, was a True Martial Realm genius from the Tianwu Sect ten thousand years ago, whose strength far surpasses that of Lin Zhengying.

Xi Changfeng may not seize the throne directly like Situ Chengjun, but he will definitely remain behind the scenes and control the real power of the entire Daqian Empire.

Comparing the two, Xiao Anxun was more inclined to believe Su Mu.

"Ugh!"

Xiao Anxun sighed helplessly, his face full of bitterness.

He couldn't persuade him, much less stop him. The fact that Xi Changfeng didn't hold a grudge against him for lying was already considered lenient.

"Please lead the way, Your Majesty, and take me to see that Eunuch Su."

Xi Changfeng's tone seemed polite, but in reality it carried an undeniable forcefulness, leaving no room for negotiation.

Xiao Anxun had no choice but to get up and lead Xi Changfeng out of Qianming Palace.

He glanced outside the hall and, not seeing Li Lianqing, understood immediately—Li Lianqing must have gone to the library to inform Su Mu ahead of time.

Xi Changfeng also sensed Li Lianqing's hurried departure, but he didn't care at all, as if it were just a trivial matter.

Outside the library, Li Lianqing rushed over, passing through the gatehouse, shouting loudly as he ran through the courtyard.

"Godfather, something terrible has happened!"

"Li Lianqing, what's wrong? Why are you in such a panic?"

Xiao Anran, who was practicing her sword in the courtyard, stopped what she was doing, frowned, and spoke with a hint of displeasure.

At this moment, Su Mu was also in the courtyard, leaning against the porch, watching Jinzi swirling and playing in the air.

"A True Martial Realm expert from the Heavenly Martial Sect has entered the palace!"

Li Lianqing, panting heavily, quickly recounted everything he had heard in the Qianming Hall, his voice filled with anxiety.

"So what if they're here? What's the big deal?"

Xiao Anran casually sheathed his longsword, his tone indifferent: "Just a True Martial Realm expert from ten thousand years ago. The Supreme Emperor has killed him before, so there's nothing to fear."

"This one is different!"

Li Lianqing, still looking worried, hurriedly added, "He was a top genius of the Tianwu Sect ten thousand years ago, far stronger than Situ Chengjun before him, and he came to avenge Lin Zhengying!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Anxun led Xi Changfeng to the entrance of the library courtyard.

The two passed through the gatehouse and entered the courtyard.

Xiao Anxun stopped and looked at Su Mu with a helpless expression and apologetic eyes, as if to say, "I have done my best to stop him."

Xi Changfeng strode into the courtyard, his gaze first sweeping over the golden bird circling in mid-air, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"A golden eagle? No, something's off."

He glanced at her a couple more times before turning his gaze to Su Mu, his tone icy as he cut to the chase: "You killed Su Qingshan, and you also killed my Tianwu Sect's Grandmaster, Lin Zhengying, didn't you?"

"Are you here to avenge Lin Zhengying?"

Su Mu slowly straightened up, his tone calm and without any ripples, and asked a question in return.

"Exactly."

Xi Changfeng nodded slightly, his aura becoming increasingly sharp.

"Since that's the case, let's stop wasting everyone's time with this nonsense."

Su Mu's tone was calm, but his eyes gradually sharpened: "Let's just make our move."

"That's arrogant enough, even more arrogant than I was back then..."

Before Xi Changfeng could finish speaking, a sharp gust of wind rushed towards him, carrying an aura of world destruction.

Su Mu was too lazy to listen to his pretentious act—he was just a True Martial Realm cultivator, yet he dared to pretend to be an unparalleled expert in front of him.

call!

Su Mu took a step forward, his figure as fast as lightning, leaving a trail of afterimages behind him, and he rushed to Xi Changfeng's side almost instantly!

He stretched out his right arm, joined his index and middle fingers together, and gathered immense power at the tips of his fingers, aiming straight for Xi Changfeng's chest—it was the God-Slaying Finger!

Su Mu planned to kill his opponent in one blow, giving him no chance to use his trump card, and no possibility of escape.

Whoosh!

Xi Changfeng reacted extremely quickly, his body suddenly shifting more than ten zhang to the side in an instant, barely dodging Su Mu's fatal blow.

In that instant, Xi Changfeng felt a strong sense of alarm, even a premonition of certain death, which is why he chose to dodge without hesitation.

Both being True Martial Realm geniuses from ten thousand years ago, Xi Changfeng reacted faster and was more vigilant than Situ Chengjun.

Su Mu clearly knew he was coming, yet he didn't choose to run away. Instead, he dared to take the initiative, which made Xi Changfeng feel uneasy—he might have kicked a hornet's nest.

call!

Xi Changfeng was no longer careless. A deep blue true fire suddenly erupted from his body, and within the firelight, the shadows of sparrows could be faintly seen.

Clearly, his true fire was no ordinary true fire, but a strange fire with extremely high power.

As he unleashed his true fire, Xi Changfeng also acquired a longsword, its blade gleaming with a faint blue light and radiating a sharp aura.

Although Tianwu Sect is not a sword sect, it has a profound sword technique lineage. Most of the sect's strong and elite disciples are proficient in swordsmanship and possess considerable combat strength.

Whoosh!

Su Mu's attack missed, but he didn't pause at all. He continued to press forward and attack, his figure approaching Xi Changfeng like a ghost.

Upon seeing this, Xi Changfeng leaped into the air, his figure instantly soaring into the sky. A pair of azure wings suddenly appeared on his back, their feathers spreading out and radiating a rich aura of true spirit.

"True spirit transforming into wings?"

Su Mu frowned slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The fact that the opponent can use True Spirit Wings means that he has condensed a True Spirit and his cultivation has reached the late stage of the True Spirit Realm!

This top genius from ten thousand years ago was indeed different from someone like Situ Chengjun; he truly possessed some skill.

call!

As soon as Xi Changfeng took to the air, a blazing golden flame came rushing towards him, carrying the power to incinerate everything.

The flames were spewed from gold.

Seeing Su Mu fighting with someone, Jin Zi immediately regarded Xi Changfeng as an enemy and launched an attack without hesitation.

"You beast, you're asking for death!"

Xi Changfeng dodged the golden flames with a flash, and with a wave of his longsword, dozens of azure sword beams swept towards Jinzi like a tidal wave.

Jinzi's body shone with golden light, and mysterious patterns began to circulate on his body as he desperately dodged the sword beams and wind blades.

But it was too slow. It was struck by more than a dozen sword beams and wind blades, and a few golden feathers fell down, carrying a faint trace of blood.