The Nightmare May Be Coming

"You!"

It wasn't just him—Xiao Long beside him was dumbfounded as well.

This was a freaking Spiritual Treasure, a high-grade Spiritual Treasure. Were you even human?

"While I still don't feel like going on a killing spree, get the hell out of here."

Xiang Tian had no desire whatsoever to make a move against them.

But how could Xiao Long possibly accept this?

"I said it already. If you don't hand over the Vajra Sarira, you're not leaving today. Form the array!"

The moment he said this, every member of the Xiao Family rushed out. With Xiao Long at the center, they each took their positions and formed hand seals. At once, a vast and majestic power began to emerge between heaven and earth.

The terrifying aura surged sharply, already far surpassing the Void Shattering Realm and pressing toward Ascension.

Xiang Tian let out another long breath. These maggots that refused to leave—if they weren't wiped out in one go, they would be like irritating flies, buzzing in front of you every so often until they drove you mad.

So Xiang Tian did not hesitate. He drew his immortal sword and slashed it straight down at them all.

"Rumble!"

A ravine was cleaved straight across the entire mountaintop, making everyone's scalps tingle.

As for the Xiao Family's array formation, its imposing might was wiped out entirely by that single sword strike.

"Wait, that sword looks kind of familiar. Where have I seen it before?"

Someone below had already noticed the key detail.

"Yes, yes! I watched the livestream outside the Immortal Academy. When Xiang Tian flew through the air, I think he was standing on that very sword. He's Xiang Tian!"

Someone cried out in shock. Upon hearing the name Xiang Tian, Xiao Yu's face immediately turned deathly pale amid the crowd.

The smoke and dust on the mountain dispersed. Xiao Long and the others were filthy and bedraggled, their faces full of bewilderment.

How had the array they formed been so easily destroyed by a single strike?

But when Xiao Long saw Xiang Tian's unusual immortal sword, his heart gave a jolt. This thing looked familiar to him too.

Slowly removing his mask, Xiang Tian revealed his true face.

They were dumbfounded. Everyone was dumbfounded. If one had to name the hottest figure right now, it was undoubtedly Xiang Tian.

He had destroyed a cultivation aristocratic family, then annihilated the terrifying Black Abyss, forced Riyao to withdraw its bounty notice, made the Jade Pool put up an announcement, and was to marry the Jade Pool's young lady.

It was the man before them. There was no way they could mistake him; they had grown sick of looking at portraits of Xiang Tian.

"It... it really is him."

Xiao Yu's lips trembled, and he wished he could simply faint and know nothing at all.

"Uh..."

Xiao Long wanted to say something, but when the words reached his lips, he could not get them out at all.

Seeing the icy look in Xiang Tian's eyes, the people below all shrank their necks and dared not make a sound. This guy was a monster. They would leave this streak of bad luck to the Xiao Family—they certainly would not touch it.

Xiang Tian descended and came before Xiao Long, extending his hand. The crystalline Vajra Sarira rested in his palm.

"Isn't this your Xiao Family's supreme treasure? Take it."

Xiao Long and the others fell silent, their entire bodies trembling.

How could he possibly dare take it? If he did, he might lose his life!

His face flushed crimson as Xiao Long tried to explain, yet he could not think of any good reason at all.

Xiang Tian gave a cold laugh and turned to look at Xiao Yu.

"I have no mood to play with you right now. In the secret realm earlier, I can let bygones be bygones over the trick you pulled on me. But if you don't behave yourselves in the future, you should all understand what happened to the Ding Family."

With that, Xiang Tian turned around and walked down the mountain under everyone's gaze. From beginning to end, not a single person from the Xiao Family dared let out a peep.

Xiao Yu was filled with grief and indignation. Yes, the family legend was real, and so was the Vajra Sarira—but if he could not hold the Vajra Sarira in his own hands, what had he painstakingly plotted all of this for?

What had been the point of spreading the news, filtering the audience, and controlling the realms of those who came?

At last, his vision went black, and unable to bear the blow, he fainted.

In the Jade Pool Immortal Realm, Qu Ying's expression was extremely unpleasant, because Xiang Tian had vanished without a trace.

She had sent people to investigate for a long time, yet they had uncovered scarcely any clues.

The announcement was still posted. For every day Xiang Tian failed to appear, others had one more day to laugh at the Jade Pool.

Ning Rong was still crying and making a fuss, unable to understand what her grandmother meant by wanting to marry her off to that bastard.

In truth, although Qu Ying had a rather bad temper, she was not a brainless person.

Guang Hao had not stated it outright before, but he had already hinted at quite a lot.

Guang Hao guarded the Heavenly Gate, hoping to gain insight from it and ascend another level on the Great Dao. She understood that during this time, Guang Hao would absolutely not leave this place.

And Xiang Tian had only appeared recently, yet Guang Hao seemed to know quite a bit about him. She suspected that Xiang Tian might be someone who had come down from the Heavenly Gate.

Possibly from the Eighth Realm, the Seventh Realm, or even somewhere higher.

The more she thought about it, the more furious she became. Changning had covered for him, Guang Hao had shielded him, and among the Immortal Kings of the Ninth Heaven, she alone did not know Xiang Tian's true origins!

"Immortal Mistress, we've received news of Xiang Tian!"

Suddenly, an elder rushed in, looking somewhat excited.

"He has appeared at Wu Mountain. It is rumored that he even obtained a Vajra Sarira."

A Vajra Sarira?

As Qu Ying listened to the elder's report, those four words truly startled her. Ever since the great sects had ascended as entire sects back then, that kind of cultivation method had completely vanished from public knowledge. Looking across the world today, there was simply no one capable of condensing a sarira.

"Send people over immediately. Whether you persuade him or trick him, you must bring Xiang Tian back to the Jade Pool!"

Qu Ying had made up her mind. She had to get to the bottom of this.

Beside a stretch of green mountains and clear waters, the Changning Immortal King stood in great embarrassment, looking at the two figures before him, mist swirling around their bodies.

Even with his realm as an Immortal King, he still could not peer through it.

However, he was certain that one of them was his benefactor, the person who had guided him along the path of cultivation.

The two held a dossier in their hands, recording Ning Rong's every experience from childhood to adulthood.

Neither of them spoke, and the Changning Immortal King did not dare make a sound either.

Well... how should he put it? He felt somewhat sorry for Qu Ying. That woman had been domineering all her life, but the Changning Immortal King knew that this time, Qu Ying might not be able to remain so domineering.

But the next sentence the two of them spoke nearly made the Changning Immortal King's jaw drop.

"Mm, this girl is quite pretty, and her talent is excellent too. Xiang Tian really struck gold with her—he got himself a wife for nothing."

Changning Immortal King:?

Th-this... what did that mean? Qu Ying had unilaterally declared that Xiang Tian and Ning Rong would marry. As his older sisters, shouldn't the two of you be furious? Why were you agreeing with it instead?

Weren't you pushing Xiang Tian straight into a pit of fire?

He desperately wanted to ask whether Xiang Tian was really their biological younger brother, but he did not have the nerve.

"Instead of staying at home properly, he insisted on coming out, throwing fits as if he would die otherwise. Fine, now that he's out, let him have a taste of life's hardships."

This time, it was his benefactor's older sister who spoke. The Changning Immortal King was truly taken by surprise. Now, he was beginning to sympathize with Xiang Tian.

Because the tone in which she said it clearly showed that she still held some grievances against Xiang Tian. What Xiang Tian would go through afterward was anyone's guess.

As for Xiang Tian, he continued sightseeing and wandering through the mountains and rivers. Some Jade Pool notice telling him to go get married? What a pipe dream! Even now, he had not realized that his nightmare might be about to arrive.