Volume Three: Wounded Love - A change of heart (complete)

"Get lost!" Zhang Xingfeng didn't even glance at the three people behind him. He didn't want anyone to disturb his reunion with Rou.

Li Shimin and the other two really stopped. They didn't seem angry at all. Lady Hongfu glanced at Zhang Xingfeng, who had white hair, with a complicated look in her eyes. She turned back to look at Li Shimin and said, "He is a pitiful person too! Do you really want to do that?"

Li Shimin sighed deeply, "He's prematurely gray-haired. Is he suffering more than I did when I was young? Sister-in-law, do you know why I gave up on Sha when I was young?"

Li Jing patted Li Shimin on the shoulder and sighed, "Second brother, haven't you forgotten her yet? More than a thousand years have passed!"

Li Shimin suddenly became very agitated. "Forget? How could I forget? I will never forget that arrow at Xuanwu Gate. I lost Sha because of that arrow, but I didn't fight Yuwen Huaji for the sake of the country. He thought I didn't know where his power lay, but I didn't want the world to suffer again. He also thought I didn't know that the current Yuwen Family was founded by him! Ha, ha, I've waited for over a thousand years for revenge. Now I finally have the Xuanyuan Sword and his Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, but this guy has disappeared. One day I will completely destroy him and his Yuwen Family!"

Li Shimin took a deep breath, glanced at Zhang Xingfeng who was staring intently at Yuwen Rou, and sighed, "He is a pitiful man, but he must die for the sake of my Li Family!" After saying that, he regained his resolute expression.

Lady Hongfu suddenly looked at Li Shimin with a complicated expression, "Second brother, you've spent your whole life fighting for the Li Family, was it worth it? Haven't you ever thought about living for yourself?"

Li Shimin said calmly, "Do I still have a chance? My Sha is dead. My only goals in life are the Li Family and the pursuit of Martial Way."

Zhang Xingfeng stood up from the ice coffin, looked back at the three people in front of him, his eyes were very blurry.

"Rou is sleeping. If you want to talk, get lost. Do you hear me?" Zhang Xingfeng's voice was very soft, so soft that Li Shimin and the other two could hardly hear it, but Li Shimin astonishing skills allowed them to hear everything with ease.

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin and the other two did not leave, but stared at Zhang Xingfeng like dead men, with a faint sense of sympathy in their eyes.

Lady Hongfu looked at Zhang Xingfeng expectantly and said, "Zhang Xingfeng, you should know that this is the Li Family. If you leave now, we will not deal with you. I can make the decision."

Zhang Xingfeng said softly, "The three of you have all reached the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, which means you have broken through what you call the Divine Realm. Each of you is an invincible existence in the Azure Dragon Continent, but in my eyes, you are nothing. Don't think I'm bragging, and don't think I don't know you have immortal artifacts. I'm telling you, no matter how powerful your formations are, they are useless. Because what power can your immortal artifacts achieve when you activate your Nascent Soul True Primordial Energy? They can't even break through my defenses!"

Li Shimin said calmly, "Don't bite off more than you can chew. A year ago, before I broke through to the Divine Realm, I could still injure you with the Xuanyuan Sword. Now that my power has greatly increased, and with the help of my elder brother and sister-in-law, how could we not kill you? Haha... Do you know the Three Talents Rotating Battle Array? Unfortunately, we do!"

A sudden surprise stirred within Zhang Xingfeng's numb heart: The Three Talents Rotating Battle Array seemed powerful, but when he injured me last time, I hadn't used my true strength at all. Besides, my physical strength is much stronger than before! If he can't even break through my defense, then no matter how powerful the attack formation is, it's useless.

"Aren't you leaving yet!" Lady Hongfu looked at Zhang Xingfeng before her. She truly didn't want such a rare genius to die like this. At twenty years old, he had reached a level of skill that they estimated would take two thousand years to achieve. This was beyond what could be described as mere genius. Most importantly, Lady Hongfu didn't want such a devoted person to die like this.

"If you're going to fight, then fight! Stop arguing! I still need to be with my Rou." Zhang Xingfeng turned back and looked affectionately at Yuwen Rou in the ice coffin, who looked almost exactly the same as she did in life.

Li Shimin and his two companions exchanged a glance and swiftly surrounded Zhang Xingfeng.

Zhang Xingfeng looked back at the three of them and gently said to Yuwen Rou in the ice coffin, "Rou, I'll drive them away and then I'll be with you. Don't worry, it'll only be a little while!"

Just then, Li Tianxiang walked over, staring straight at Zhang Xingfeng, and said in a low voice, "Zhang Xingfeng, listen to me, Rou is my wife, my lawfully wedded wife, and you are not allowed to defile her!"

"Xiang'er!" Li Shimin cried anxiously from the side. He knew that Zhang Xingfeng could kill his great-grandson with the slightest movement (Li Shimin and Li Tianxiang were too far apart in terms of generation, so it was simply written as 'great-grandson,' otherwise it would have been 'great-great-grandson.' Hehe), leaving him no room for retaliation. The difference in their generations was simply too great!

"Ancestor, this is a matter between me, Rou, and him. If I back down today, I will suffer for the rest of my life! I must get to the bottom of this with him today!" Li Tianxiang was very firm and did not compromise at all.

Looking into Li Tianxiang's eyes, Li Shimin, who had watched him grow up, knew that no matter what he said, it would be useless, so he could only step aside and helplessly watch everything happen.

As Zhang Xingfeng looked at Li Tianxiang approaching, a flood of thoughts rushed through his mind: it was Li Tianxiang who stole Rou away from him, it was Li Tianxiang who caused Rou's death, and if it weren't for his existence, none of this would have happened.

Yes, if I had hardened my heart and killed Li Tianxiang at the Yuwen Family that day, if I had taken Rou away then, would all of this still have happened? No! It was because of Li Tianxiang, it was because Li Tianxiang was alive, that all of this happened!

"Li Tianxiang, I-want-to-kill-you." Zhang Xingfeng said each word clearly, and the Killing Intent from his body instantly turned almost into liquid. The thick black Killing Intent made Li Tianxiang feel Zhang Xingfeng's power and, more importantly, Zhang Xingfeng's determination to kill him.

But Li Tianxiang didn't back down. Looking at Zhang Xingfeng, his anger almost burned Zhang Xingfeng alive. "Zhang Xingfeng, what are you? You're an outcast of the Zhang Family, a nobody with no power. What gives you the right to be so arrogant? And you'll always remember this: Rou is my wife, my lawfully wedded wife. She belongs to me, Li Tianxiang, in life and in death. You'll never have her!"

"Hahaha... What right do I have? What right do I, a guy expelled from the Zhang Family, have? Fine, let me tell you, I have my power, my invincible power, invincible power, power that can easily kill the experts your Li Family has accumulated for thousands of years! Rou, you still dare to mention Rou to me? If it weren't for you, Rou, how could you have died? Do you remember what I told you back then? What did you promise me? Today, I'm here to collect my debt from you because you didn't keep your promise!" Zhang Xingfeng's eyes regained their clear and cold gaze as he stared directly at Zhang Xingfeng.

"You're here to collect a debt? I didn't even go looking for you, but you came looking for me. Rou died because of you, it was you!" Li Tianxiang seemed to hear Yuwen Rou calling out "Brother Feng" in her unconscious state again, and his heart burned with rage.

"You bastard, die!" Zhang Xingfeng roared in a low voice. At this moment, the anger in his heart burned as he looked at Li Tianxiang, quickly engulfing his entire body and mind. He roared in his heart: Li Tianxiang, that bastard, didn't even take good care of Rou. Rou died like this. He is simply unforgivable!

Upon hearing Zhang Xingfeng's roar, Li Shimin immediately knew something was wrong. However, the difference in skill between him and Zhang Xingfeng was too great, and most importantly, Zhang Xingfeng had acted first. By the time Li Shimin reacted, Li Tianxiang was already spitting out blood, having been struck hard in the abdomen by Zhang Xingfeng's right fist and sent flying. Blood stained the entire hall red.

Seeing his beloved great-grandson die such a violent death, Li Shimin's anger burned like never before, reaching its highest point in a thousand years. He knew Zhang Xingfeng's skill very well; such a punch would kill even a master of the Heavenly Realm on the spot, let alone Li Tianxiang was at the First-grade realm.

Li Jing and Lady Hongfu's eyes were also bloodshot. They had watched Li Tianxiang grow up. This talented and sensible child had long been deeply loved by them, and now he had been killed right before their eyes! Their earlier pity for Zhang Xingfeng was gone, leaving only murderous intent!

The three of them unleashed their strongest individual attack techniques almost instantly.

"Dragon Roaming Nine Heavens!" The purple light on Li Shimin's body intensified, and suddenly nine purple dragons flew out from his body. The nine Dragon Soaring in the sky above the hall and quickly formed a giant dragon, although it seemed to be much smaller than the one at the Yuwen Family last time.

"Blood Wolf's Kiss!" The 'Blood Wolf Saber' in Li Jing's hand suddenly transformed into a real, huge, blood-red wolf, howling at Zhang Xingfeng beside the dragon.

"Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers!" The sword behind Lady Hongfu's shoulder suddenly flew out, Lady Hongfu hands suddenly conjured countless hands, forming various hand seals in a mysterious trajectory. Her sword also changed its shape with her hand seals, creating various sword flowers composed of True Primordial Energy.

Zhang Xingfeng raised his head, looking at these powerful attacks, then lowered his head again, a hint of disdain on his lips.

Li Shimin and his two companions watched with sorrow as Zhang Xingfeng offered no resistance whatsoever, and three Heavenly Movement moves struck Zhang Xingfeng completely. They seemed to already foresee Zhang Xingfeng's death.

The scene after the energy dissipated left them a little disoriented. Zhang Xingfeng's clothes were torn, but his body was completely unharmed, still as perfect and strong as ever.

Zhang Xingfeng's disdain deepened. He glanced at Li Shimin and the other two, and said indifferently, "You are all too incompetent!"

Li Shimin, Li Jing, Lady Hongfu Nu exchanged glances, a strange sense of amusement creeping into their hearts: these three figures, who had dominated the Azure Dragon Continent for a thousand years, were being called 'too bad' by a twenty-year-old, yet the other party clearly possessed the ability to say so; their combined full-force attack hadn't even broken through his defenses, haha...

The three men were filled with bitterness, but it was quickly replaced by anger: Who were they to allow a mere brat like Zhang Xingfeng to mock them like this?

Li Shimin glanced at Li Jing wife, and nodded. A sword emerged from within Li Shimin's body—the 'Xuanyuan Sword'! It was the same immortal weapon that had wounded Zhang Xingfeng last time. The 'Xuanyuan Sword' suddenly flew above Li Shimin's head. Li Jing wife stood beside Li Shimin, walking with a strange gait, shooting beams of azure light towards Li Shimin as they went. Li Shimin didn't move, his eyes fixed on the 'Xuanyuan Sword,' his True Primordial Energy continuously surging towards it.

Seeing all this, Zhang Xingfeng's expression changed slightly: the Three Talents Rotating Battle Array is an offensive formation, but he never expected that Li Shimin and the other two would change it into an auxiliary Three Talents Rotating Battle Array, allowing two people to transfer their power to a third person. Most importantly, after passing through the Three Talents Rotating Battle Array, Li Shimin's body contained not only the True Primordial Energy of three people, but the true energy of ten people or even more!

Even in this critical situation, Zhang Xingfeng did not use the mysterious power within his body; he simply wanted to test just how strong his body really was!

"Decisive kill!" Li Shimin stared fiercely at Zhang Xingfeng with bloodshot eyes, forcing out these two words through his teeth!

In an instant, the 'Xuanyuan Sword' shone brightly, and a Xuanyuan Sword -shaped phantom appeared on its blade. Zhang Xingfeng remained expressionless as the 'Xuanyuan Sword' hurtled towards Zhang Xingfeng with incredible speed. Zhang Xingfeng could clearly feel the power of the immortal sword, but he didn't want to use his strength to protect himself.

The 'Xuanyuan Sword' struck Zhang Xingfeng's body with lightning speed. Zhang Xingfeng clearly felt that his body was about to succumb to the attack of the immortal sword. Li Shimin and the other two were shocked to see the 'Xuanyuan Sword' slowly cutting into Zhang Xingfeng's body like a tortoise. In an instant, they despaired. They knew very well that Zhang Xingfeng was only using his body, without using his strength. If he had used his strength to protect himself, he probably wouldn't have been able to harm a single hair on his head!

But they vaguely saw that Zhang Xingfeng did not waver in his energy, letting the 'Xuanyuan Sword' slice through his body. Zhang Xingfeng felt the pain, smiled faintly, and looked back at Yuwen Rou, his eyes full of deep affection.

In an instant, Li Shimin and the others understood Zhang Xingfeng's intention: he wanted to die!

Yes, Zhang Xingfeng wants to die with Yuwen Rou. From feeling guilty and indebted to Yuwen Rou at the beginning, to later realizing that his love for Yuwen Rou had reached the point of being unbreakable, he now only wants to die with Yuwen Rou.

Li Shimin and the others had complex feelings in their eyes. They had already experienced Zhang Xingfeng's strength firsthand, but the fact that Zhang Xingfeng killed Li Tianxiang made them watch helplessly as Zhang Xingfeng slowly died!

Finally, Zhang Xingfeng's ** split in two, and Li Shimin and the others felt relieved. The 'Xuanyuan Sword' seemed to have returned to Li Shimin's body after a long day.

Zhang Xingfeng smiled and looked at Yuwen Rou with affection, thinking to himself: Rou, I've come with you!

But at that very moment, Zhang Xingfeng's body underwent a strange change. His body, which had been split in two, was reconnected as if it had never been broken.

Li Shimin and his men were dumbfounded!

Zhang Xingfeng clearly felt that after his body separated, the 'Purple Gold Yuan Venerable' in his heart suddenly emitted a purple-gold light, and in an instant, his body, which had been split in two, returned to its original state. Zhang Xingfeng was greatly shocked. He finally knew what kind of power he had. It was the legendary Chaos Power in the cultivation Cultivation World!

The Chaos Power, a legendary force, is on par with True Primordial Energy, but its power is almost at the level of Limitless Power. When the possessor becomes an immortal, the Chaos Power will evolve into the power of infinity, which is close to the Divine Power. And what the Limitless Power will evolve into when one reaches the realm of gods is something that people in the Cultivation World cannot know!

Zhang Xingfeng recognized this as the Chaos Power primarily because of its immortality. In the Cultivation World, the most powerful and attractive aspect of the Chaos Power to grant immortality; no matter how damaged, it can instantly regenerate! Of course, the Chaos Power is not invincible. If someone destroys the wielder's Nascent Soul, the wielder will die. The Chaos Power is only effective against physical entities!

However, it's important to understand that the greatest fear in the Cultivation World is having one's physical body destroyed. If one's physical body is destroyed, even with Loose Immortal, one will only remain a rogue Heavenly Tribulation, never improving in their lifetime. Moreover, rogue Loose Immortal face a Heavenly Loose Immortal every thousand years! Of course, there are absolutes; a rogue immortal who withstands nine Heavenly Tribulation can become an immortal! But in the history of Loose Immortal Cultivation World, not a single rogue immortal has ever truly withstood Heavenly Tribulation! But with Chaos Power is unimaginable, and its offensive power is ridiculously strong! It's almost at the level of immortal power! Who in the Cultivation World wouldn't want to obtain it? But throughout history, only the legendary Pangu God has cultivated such power! And Pangu God had no disciples in Cultivation World or the immortal realm. Who knows how to cultivate this thing?

Zhang Xingfeng felt a surge of joy, but it was instantly overwhelmed by the pain of Rou's death.

"Since I can't die, then I'll live to avenge you, okay? Now let's go back together, are you ready?" Zhang Xingfeng said affectionately to Yuwen Rou in the ice coffin.

Call!

Zhang Xingfeng, carrying Yuwen Rou's ice coffin, vanished into thin air from the main hall!

Having just recovered from the shock of Zhang Xingfeng's double attack, Li Shimin and his two companions were once again shocked: if Zhang Xingfeng to kill them, he could do so easily with his Teleportation ability, and what kind of formation could possibly trap him if he had the ability to Teleportation?

But Li Tianxiang, who should have died, still had a breath left in his mind.

"Hey kid, you're terrible. You can't even beat someone with a single finger, haha..." A strange voice echoed in Li Tianxiang's mind.

Li Tianxiang was still reeling from the shock of Zhang Xingfeng's terrifying punch when he heard this. He suddenly said, "Yes, it was my fault, but is it my fault? What kind of sect does he belong to, and what kind of sect do I belong to? His sect can make a twenty-year-old young man more powerful than an ancestor who is over a thousand years old. How can you blame me for that?"

"Hmm, kid, do you want to reach his level?" The eerie voice rang out again.

"Yes, of course I want to. I dream of defeating him, but the gap between us is too big, too big. Did you see that? He tried to kill me, and I couldn't even react. I had no power to fight back at all!" Who could understand the bitterness and sorrow in Li Tianxiang's heart?

"Alright, as long as you become my disciple, I guarantee you'll be able to defeat him!" The eerie voice rang out again.

"Ha, ha..." Li Tianxiang laughed wildly.

"Kid, what are you laughing at?" The eerie voice rang out again.

Li Tianxiang said softly, "Do you know what state I'm in right now? My body has been badly injured by his punch, and I've lost my will to live. What's the use now?"

"Kid, don't worry about that. Without me, your life would have been cut off, but I preserved your last bit of life. And of course, I can repair your body!"

"Alright, since that's the case, I, Li Tianxiang, will accept you as my master!" Li Tianxiang wasn't usually the type to accept a master so easily, but now he was in such a position that he had no other options but to obey.

"Very well, how could someone who is my disciple, the Demon Lord Ni Xiao, not even be able to defeat a cultivator who has reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage? Heh! Now I will repair your body!"

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"Second brother, look!" Lady Hongfu Nu shouted, as if she had witnessed something incredible!

Following Lady Hongfu's instructions, Li Shimin and Li Jing were surprised and delighted to see that Li Tianxiang's body was beginning to recover, and his face was regaining its rosy glow.

After a while, Li Tianxiang opened his eyes, stood up, looked at Li Shimin and the other two in front of him, and smiled, saying, "Ancestor, I'm back!"