Heavenly Merit +90000 Heavenly Merit +90000
Wang Chen reached out and recalled the Seven Severing Sword, staring wordlessly at the two messages that had just flashed across his vision.
Slaying a powerful enemy in a single strike was such a satisfying, dashing thing—yet he felt little joy in his heart.
In truth, Wang Chen had always held a favorable impression of Huangfu Yongchun. At least before today, he had maintained considerable respect for this peak Golden Core cultivator.
Otherwise, Wang Chen would never have agreed to his request.
I offered my heart to the bright moon, yet the bright moon shone upon a gutter!
Huangfu Yongchun had believed his scheme flawless, but Wang Chen had already harbored a trace of suspicion and made thorough preparations before entering the trap.
Having raised the Seven Absolute Sword Art to the minor mastery realm and wielding a fourth-tier Spirit Treasure like the Five Elements Primordial Fan, Wang Chen had sealed the doomed fate of Huangfu Yongchun and his brother.
Yet even in victory, Wang Chen felt somewhat regretful.
Another fellow cultivator I could talk to has been lost!
More importantly, under the Seven Severing Sword's full-powered strike, Huangfu Yongchun and his brother had been reduced to bloody dust. Even their Magic Treasures and storage rings had been annihilated along with them.
Other than Heavenly Merit, Wang Chen had gained no spoils of battle whatsoever.
How could he not feel regret?
But that was not quite right...
He looked up at the rock wall before him, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
With Huangfu Yongchun and his brother gone, Wang Chen was now the only one left in this Grotto-Heaven. If he could open the inner residence's gate, would not all the treasures inside belong to him?
But what method