"You..."
The Nascent Soul was both shocked and furious, its face filled with venomous resentment. Yet a faint trace of mockery flashed at the corner of Lin Xuan's mouth. "With matters having reached this point, you and I are already mortal enemies who won't rest until one of us is dead. If I don't handle this cleanly, am I supposed to let you go back, seize another body, and someday come take revenge on this young master?"
"Aren't you afraid of the Spirit Control Sect..."
"The Spirit Control Sect? Having lost a Lihe Realm cultivator, whether you can maintain your current glory is another matter entirely. Do you think your esteemed sect will still have the chance to challenge my Horizon Sea Pavilion? There won't even be any need for our sect to act. All the major powers with grudges against your sect will begin stirring restlessly. If the opportunity happens to arise, my Horizon Sea Pavilion wouldn't mind kicking you while you're down. In any case, the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect and Li Soul Valley have already been erased from the cultivation world. Adding your esteemed sect to the list would be nothing strange."
Lin Xuan's tone was utterly calm, yet the words he spoke made the Nascent Soul's heart tremble. This fellow had been pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger all along. On the surface, he had only just advanced to Lihe, but the viciousness of his mind was far beyond what people like them could compare to.
A trace of regret flashed through its eyes, but at this point, anything it said would be too late. Having gone through so much, Lin Xuan naturally would not do something as stupid as releasing a tiger back to the mountain.
He clenched both hands, and even