"I was afraid you would harm that mother and daughter! That's why I hid them in the secret chamber!" Li Xiangru said with an ugly expression, but his explanation clearly failed to convince me—not even Jin Duo believed him.
Jin Duo glanced around, realized something was wrong, and immediately exchanged a look with Yun Bingxin. Soon, he had retreated far into the distance.
I sneered and said, "Li Xiangru, Li Xiangru, you really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin. How about asking Immortal Elder Taishu what exactly happened?"
Taishu Qian glanced at Li Xiangru with a deathly pale face, while Taishu Yu was even more terrified, completely unaware of what had happened.
"What's the point? I have my own way of protecting them. Is it any of your business how I handle my Household?" Li Xiangru snorted coldly. In an instant, he appeared before me and brought his sword crashing down! He probably hadn't used all his strength, but even nine-tenths of it was enough to shake heaven and earth!
With no choice, I could only meet that sword head-on, and I brought out my full "sincerity" as well. My sword collided directly with his!
In an instant, the earth collapsed, and a vast area around us was swept up in the impact, crumbling like rotten wood before a raging storm!
Azure smoke poured from my entire body as the qi and blood in my Dao Body roiled violently. Yet when I met Li Xiangru's eyes, I couldn't detect the slightest abnormality in his gaze. This fellow is actually terrifying. No wonder he surpassed ordinary Second Tribulation True Immortals!
Next, our sword techniques inevitably began to clash. In the blink of an eye, sword light filled the air, while our protective barriers were shattered by each other