Water Immortal Palace

At that moment, Yang Lingtian relaxed his entire body, carefully savoring the cool sensation of the river water. A refreshing feeling rose from his soul.

The river flowed downstream toward Tianchen City. This way, he could make his way there while enjoying himself.

Yang Lingtian slowly drifted off to sleep. After who knew how long, his powerful senses suddenly detected people downstream not far away.

He abruptly opened his eyes and looked downstream.

To his surprise, more than a dozen women were bathing downstream. Every one of them was stunningly beautiful, with phenomenal figures.

Still, they were a little inferior to his wife, Chen Yiyue. One of them was the first to notice Yang Lingtian upstream.

"Pervert! A pervert is spying on us while we bathe!" one of the women cried out.

The dozen or so women downstream all turned to look at Yang Lingtian upstream, their faces blank with shock.

"Damn it! I'm going to dig out his eyes." Once they recovered, shame and fury filled them.

Yang Lingtian had never expected to feast his eyes here.

He, too, stared blankly for a moment.

But he quickly realized that he had to run!

With a whoosh, Yang Lingtian leaped out of the river and landed on the bank.

He shouted toward the dozen or so women downstream, "Sorry, I really didn't mean to look."

Then he hurriedly put on his clothes and fled.

"He's trying to run! Don't let him get away—catch him!"

The dozen women also rushed ashore, put on their clothes, and chased after him.

Yang Lingtian had not expected these women to be so fast. They pursued him relentlessly from behind.

They were all Foundation Establishment experts as well. The strength of their Divine Souls allowed him to sense their cultivation levels.

Suddenly, a woman leaped out in front of Yang Lingtian and blocked his path.

The dozen women behind him also caught up.

The woman in front asked the others, "Junior Sisters, what happened? Why are you chasing this young man?"

"Senior Sister, he spied on us while we bathed! We're going to dig out his eyes!" the women behind her said furiously.

The woman they called Senior Sister's expression changed, and she glared viciously at Yang Lingtian.

"You actually dared to spy on my junior sisters while they bathed? You're outrageously lecherous!"

Yang Lingtian hurriedly explained, "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! I really didn't mean to. I fell asleep while bathing upstream."

"Then I drifted downstream with the current. I never expected you to be bathing there. I just happened to run into you."

"Besides, this river doesn't belong to you. There's nothing strange about me swimming in it, is there?"

"Hmph! No matter what, you've already seen us. Do you think we can just let you go?" the senior sister said.

"Senior Sister, don't waste your breath on him. Just dig out his eyes!" one of the women behind her shouted.

"You all look so young and beautiful, but your hearts are actually this vicious and cruel." Yang Lingtian grumbled.

"Hmph! We're people of the Water Immortal Palace. How could a pervert like you be allowed to look at our bodies?"

"Not killing you and merely digging out your eyes is already merciful." The woman behind her remained indignant.

"Oh? The Water Immortal Palace? What kind of place is that?" Yang Lingtian asked curiously.

"You don't even know about our Water Immortal Palace? You really are an ignorant country bumpkin."

"Our Water Immortal Palace is one of the three most renowned sects in the Star-Moon Dynasty, with an incomparably exalted status."

The woman behind her explained with evident pride, as though being a member of the Water Immortal Palace made her an immortal descended to earth.

"Oh, really? I've never heard of this sect around here. Don't tell me you made it up?" Yang Lingtian said skeptically.

"Hmph! Our Water Immortal Palace is located in the central region of the Star-Moon Dynasty."

"A frog in a well like you, living in such a remote place, naturally wouldn't have heard of it," the woman said arrogantly.

"Then why aren't you staying in your sect? What are you doing in a remote place like this?" Yang Lingtian continued asking leisurely.

"We naturally came here with our master. Our master, she..."

Before the woman could finish, the senior sister interrupted her. "Junior Sister, why are you telling him so much?"

"Enough nonsense. The Water Immortal Palace cannot be sullied. Go and dig out his eyes!"

The dozen women surrounded Yang Lingtian, clearly intending to make good on their threat.

Yang Lingtian's face showed disdain. Aside from that so-called senior sister, who was at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, the others were all at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

"You really want to dig out my eyes? Since you're being so aggressive, don't blame me for showing no mercy to beautiful flowers." A cold glint flashed through Yang Lingtian's eyes.

A powerful, razor-sharp Sword Qi suddenly surged from the long sword in his hand.

Before they could make a move, Yang Lingtian struck first.

His figure shifted. Sword in hand, he charged toward them at lightning speed.

"Only Foundation Establishment Early Stage, and you still want to resist? All of you, attack together." The senior sister sneered.

The dozen women drew their weapons and besieged Yang Lingtian.

Facing the siege of more than a dozen Foundation Establishment Early Stage women, Yang Lingtian's movements remained completely composed.

Every sweep of his long sword contained tremendous force and keen sharpness.

It roared like dragons and tigers, cleaving through the air.

His movements were as swift as lightning, making them impossible to see clearly.

Brilliant sword flashes wove through the crowd as he constantly blocked the attacks of the dozen women.

Yang Lingtian urged his power to the limit, displaying strength comparable to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

Yet when faced with more than a dozen Foundation Establishment Early Stage women, he was actually suppressed.

As expected of a major sect, the Water Immortal Palace truly lived up to its reputation.

Though these women were only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, each of them was indeed much stronger than ordinary cultivators at the same level.

Working together, they could even defeat an ordinary Foundation Establishment Middle Stage expert.

While Yang Lingtian was inwardly surprised, the dozen women opposite him were even more shocked.

An unknown Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator had actually failed to fall immediately under their combined assault.

Still, they worked in perfect unity and attacked in orderly fashion, instantly forcing Yang Lingtian into a difficult situation.

Yang Lingtian shifted and twisted in an instant, sword flashes flickering as he did his best to evade the women's attacks.

It looks like I won't escape without using some trump cards.

He then directly unleashed the martial technique Hundred Shadow Cold Sword. Sword Qi crisscrossed the air, and the power of every strike rose sharply.

Faced with the sudden surge in the Sword Qi's might, the dozen women were stunned and horrified.

Yang Lingtian turned the tide in one stroke and gradually gained the upper hand.

"A martial technique? That's actually a martial technique!" The senior sister watching from the side also changed expression.

"I never expected that even in such a remote place, a Foundation Establishment cultivator could practice a martial technique."

"Could this person have an extraordinary background?"

As a senior sister, her experience was naturally far beyond ordinary. She recognized at a glance that Yang Lingtian had used a martial technique.

She herself was also practicing a martial technique and had already comprehended it to the Great Accomplishment realm.

"All of you, move aside. I'll deal with him." The senior sister shouted angrily.

She held a Low-grade Spirit Artifact and charged at Yang Lingtian with a mighty strike.

The others hurriedly moved aside.

Yang Lingtian instantly felt the pressure radiating from the senior sister. His expression changed, and he immediately gathered all his strength.

With a bang, Yang Lingtian met her strike with his long sword and was sent staggering backward.

She was indeed powerful. Ordinary Foundation Establishment Middle Stage experts were no match for this senior sister.

Moreover, she wielded a Low-grade Spirit Artifact, making the power of that strike nearly comparable to an attack from the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Instead, this aroused Yang Lingtian's fighting spirit.

He simultaneously employed his sword technique and Movement Technique at the Perfected realm, charging toward her with soaring momentum.

Their figures crossed in an instant. Every collision sent sparks flying, while terrifying shock waves spread in all directions.

Their movements were so fast that they were nearly impossible to distinguish with the naked eye.

The dozen women retreated one after another, astonishment filling their faces.

"He's actually that strong? He can fight Senior Sister to a standstill, neither side gaining the slightest advantage."

"Is he really only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage? He's too powerful! He wasn't even using his full strength when he fought us just now."

After exchanging blows for a while, Yang Lingtian understood his opponent's strength.

If he did not bring out a spirit artifact, he would be unable to defeat her.

Yang Lingtian did not want to entangle himself with her for too long, so he directly replaced the long sword in his hand with a Low-Grade Spirit Sword.

In an instant, his aura grew several times stronger, making him seem like a sword immortal.

The Low-Grade Spirit Sword's enhancement was clearly effective. Yang Lingtian soon suppressed the senior sister from the Water Immortal Palace.

With a boom.

Yang Lingtian knocked her back, then retreated with the momentum, leaping repeatedly into the distance as he fled.

These people belonged to the Water Immortal Palace, one of the three great sects. Yang Lingtian did not want to injure them and attract even more trouble.

Besides, they had not actually done anything to him, so he decided to let them go for now.

When they saw Yang Lingtian fleeing, they tried to pursue him, but their senior sister stopped them.

"Stop. Don't chase him. This person is not simple."

"He may even have a powerful background. We shouldn't bring unnecessary trouble upon the sect."

The senior sister looked in the direction Yang Lingtian had fled, her eyes shifting slightly.

"Huh? That kid ran toward Tianchen City. Didn't our master say we were going to Tianchen City as well?"

"Come on, let's follow him too. We're going to Tianchen City."

Yang Lingtian hurried along without pause. Half a day later, he finally arrived before the gates of Tianchen City.

This time, he planned to enter openly and deliberately expose himself.

There were certainly spies arranged by Lei Gang here. He could use himself as bait and lure the snake from its hole.

"Tianchen City. Chen Family. I'm back." Yang Lingtian gazed at the city gates and sighed.

He had once been forced to leave home. Today, he could finally return to take revenge.

With Stone Jade containing a Golden Core peak strike, he was brimming with confidence.

Even if he failed to kill Lei Gang, he could still heavily injure him and establish a deterrent.

Since his opponent had no idea how many times he could use such a trump card, Yang Lingtian could create an air of mystery and make him wary.

Yang Lingtian slowly walked along the main street toward the Chen Family.

As expected, someone in the crowd recognized Yang Lingtian.

"That person looks like Yang Lingtian, the man wanted by the Lei Family."

"That's him! He actually dared to come back—and so openly. Does he have a death wish?"

"Could he think that after more than a month, the Lei Family has forgotten about him?"

"The Lei Family will find out very soon. Looks like there's another good show to watch."

The Lei Family's spy stationed in Tianchen City also discovered Yang Lingtian.

"Quick! Yang Lingtian has appeared. Hurry back and report to the family head!"