A Turmoil at Qianqiu Pavilion, Invincibility Is Truly Lonely

"I'm doomed!"

This was the only thought in Wine Daoist's mind.

He even felt that he had begun to see his life flash before his eyes.

Everything from his life.

Played through his mind.

Like a galloping lantern.

However.

The Great Sun Divine Sword did not directly pierce through Wine Daoist's head.

Instead, it stopped half an inch before his brow.

Yet to Wine Daoist, this was indeed more terrifying than death, because his life and death were now within Ren Xiaoyao's control in a single thought.

Bang Bang Bang!

Wine Daoist's heart pounded wildly.

It felt as though it were about to leap out of his chest.

"How is this possible?"

Wine Daoist's lips trembled as he said, "You... aren't you an ordinary person? How could you cut out such a sword strike? Wh-what is going on?"

Ren Xiaoyao said calmly, "Do you think I need to give you an explanation?"

Gulp!

Upon hearing this, Wine Daoist swallowed with difficulty. Countless questions filled his heart, but after hearing Ren Xiaoyao's words, he did not dare say another word.

Ren Xiaoyao's voice was calm. "Do you want to die, or do you want to live?"

How could Wine Daoist dare hesitate in the slightest? He was certain that if he dared utter any nonsense, Ren Xiaoyao's sword would pierce through his head at once. He hurriedly said, "I want to live! Young Master Xiaoyao, I want to live!"

Wine Daoist no longer retained even a trace of his former arrogance.

His voice was filled with boundless despair.

Ren Xiaoyao did not waste words.

He transformed spiritual energy into a Life and Death Mark.

And planted it within Wine Daoist's body.

Then.

With a slight movement of Ren Xiaoyao's will, the Life and Death Mark planted in Wine Daoist's body erupted instantly. Wine Daoist only felt as though countless ants were biting all over his body, as if every inch of skin, flesh, and blood were being torn apart.

"Ah!"

Piercing screams came from Wine Daoist's mouth.

He rolled frantically across the ground in agony.

Li Chunfeng heard the commotion at that moment and hurried to Ren Xiaoyao's door. When he saw the scene before him, he froze and asked, "Xiao Ren, who is this person? What happened to him?"

Ren Xiaoyao smiled faintly. "He is the Outer Sect Master of Qianqiu Pavilion, a Martial Artist at the Through Profound Realm. He came to the Imperial Observatory tonight intending to abduct me, so I merely gave him a small punishment to teach him a lesson."

Ren Xiaoyao's words were calm.

But when they fell into Li Chunfeng's ears.

They were like countless bolts of Heavenly Thunder crashing through his mind.

The Outer Sect Master of Qianqiu Pavilion!

A Martial Artist at the Through Profound Realm!

Either one of those identities alone was enough to horrify Li Chunfeng beyond measure.

Yet from Ren Xiaoyao's mouth.

They sounded so casual.

As though.

Taking down the Outer Sect Master of Qianqiu Pavilion at the Through Profound Realm.

Was as easy for Ren Xiaoyao.

As eating and drinking.

Only after Li Chunfeng fully came back to his senses did he take a deep breath. Looking at Wine Daoist, who was writhing on the ground in unbearable pain, he said, "Xiao Ren, if someone like this is released, he will surely become a grave threat. Remember, you must pull out the weeds and remove the roots."

Ren Xiaoyao smiled. "Don't worry, Master. I know what I'm doing."

Only then did Li Chunfeng take another deep breath.

Pretending that he had seen nothing.

He left Ren Xiaoyao's door.

However, that night, Li Chunfeng did not observe the endless Starry Sky for the first time in his life. He sat on the steps leading up Fulong Mountain all night, and even at dawn, he had yet to recover his senses.

After Li Chunfeng left.

Ren Xiaoyao looked at Wine Daoist, who was on the verge of collapse, and only then withdrew the Life and Death Mark's torment. In truth, Wine Daoist held considerable value for Ren Xiaoyao.

Wine Daoist had originally remained rather unconvinced by Ren Xiaoyao.

He believed that Ren Xiaoyao might only have caught him off guard with a sneak attack.

Causing him to suffer a huge loss before he could react.

But now.

Wine Daoist no longer harbored even the slightest such thought.

Ren Xiaoyao's methods exceeded Wine Daoist's understanding.

Such agonizing torture.

Was worse than death.

If it happened again.

Wine Daoist would rather kill himself!

Ren Xiaoyao spoke.

"You have already experienced that pain. And my method is somewhat special. Even if you and I are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, as long as I move my will, I can make you experience that pain again."

Upon hearing this.

Wine Daoist, sprawled limply on the ground.

Looked at Ren Xiaoyao before him in utter terror. Beneath that immortal-like handsome appearance, Ren Xiaoyao seemed to be an incomparably hideous and terrifying devil.

Terrifying!

A terror unlike anything he had ever known!

Even when Wine Daoist faced the master of Qianqiu Pavilion's Inner Cabinet.

He had never felt such terror.

Wine Daoist was also a clever man. He knew that since Ren Xiaoyao had spared his life and used such terrifying means on him, Ren Xiaoyao wanted to make use of him.

Thus, Wine Daoist hurriedly spoke.

"I am willing to acknowledge you as my master. I will never dare betray you for the rest of my life!"

Ren Xiaoyao nodded. "Tell me about your attempt to abduct me tonight."

Wine Daoist gave a bitter smile and said.

"The one who ordered your abduction was the Huangfu Family within Qianqiu Pavilion! Right now, the Old Pavilion Master, Dongfang Changkong, is suspected of having gone astray while cultivating. He has gradually lost control over Qianqiu Pavilion, and thus Qianqiu Pavilion has fallen into a struggle for power."

"The Luo Family and the Huangfu Family have always been immensely powerful factions within Qianqiu Pavilion. Now, the competition between the two families has reached a white-hot stage. But the Huangfu Family's foundation is inferior to the Luo Family's, so the Huangfu Family can only seek other methods!"

"Luo Mengxian is currently the Luo Family's most dazzling prodigy. She attained the peak Martial Saint Realm at only thirty years old and has already begun to challenge the Through Profound Realm. Her future is boundless. Barring any surprises, she should become the Luo Family's next-generation ruler."

"And Luo Mengxian once declared that she would never marry in this life, because she has a nephew like you outside, who can care for her in her old age and see her through to the end. In other words, she treats you as her own child. If they control you, they can control Luo Mengxian!"

After hearing Wine Daoist's words.

Ren Xiaoyao nodded.

So this was where the cause and effect lay.

However.

Ren Xiaoyao still had one confusion, because according to Elder Tang from Qianqiu Pavilion's outer sect, an Elder in Qianqiu Pavilion's inner sect wanted to take his life.

Then.

That Elder should not be from the Huangfu Family.

Because the Huangfu Family wanted to use him to control Luo Mengxian.

They needed to capture him alive.

If he died, he would be of little use.

Thinking of this, Ren Xiaoyao shook his head and thought to himself, This Qianqiu Pavilion is truly tangled and complicated. Luo Mengshen left me far too much cause and effect.

Then.

Ren Xiaoyao looked at Wine Daoist again and asked, "Is the Pavilion Master the strongest person in Qianqiu Pavilion? What Martial Dao realm is he at?"

Ren Xiaoyao needed to understand Qianqiu Pavilion's Martial Dao level.

After all, within Qianqiu Pavilion.

There might very well be a large number of his enemies.

"Correct!"

After hearing Ren Xiaoyao's question, Wine Daoist nodded repeatedly and said.

"The Old Pavilion Master is naturally Qianqiu Pavilion's strongest person. Above the Through Profound Realm is the Transcendent Realm, above the Transcendent Realm is the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, and the Pavilion Master is at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. It is said that the Pavilion Master attempted to challenge the Human Immortal Realm beyond the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, and only went astray after failing!"

"Of course, besides the Old Pavilion Master, Qianqiu Pavilion also has other Martial Artists at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. They posed a threat to the Old Pavilion Master as well. Otherwise, he would not have risked everything to challenge the Human Immortal Realm."

"Through Profound Realm, Transcendent Realm, Celestial Phenomenon Realm, Human Immortal Realm?"

After hearing Wine Daoist's words.

Ren Xiaoyao finally understood the Martial Dao divisions beyond the Through Profound Realm.

And Ren Xiaoyao himself was equivalent to the Human Immortal Realm.

This meant.

That even Qianqiu Pavilion's strongest person.

The Old Pavilion Master at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

Was no match for Ren Xiaoyao.

For a moment.

Ren Xiaoyao felt the loneliness of being truly invincible.

Ren Xiaoyao still had two thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones on hand.

According to the guidance in his mind.

After absorbing the spiritual energy within these Spirit Stones.

Ren Xiaoyao could launch a full assault on the Dao Realm Sixth Heaven.

Once he entered the Dao Realm Sixth Heaven.

Ren Xiaoyao's strength would soar once more.

At that time, a mere Qianqiu Pavilion.

Would truly be beneath his notice.

Next.

Ren Xiaoyao asked Wine Daoist for more information about Qianqiu Pavilion.

But Wine Daoist was merely the master of Qianqiu Pavilion's outer sect and had not entered the true core, the Inner Cabinet. The information he knew was extremely limited.

The reason he had wanted to abduct Ren Xiaoyao this time was also to show loyalty to the Huangfu Family. He hoped to cling to the Huangfu Family and enter the Inner Cabinet.

After all, the outer sect and the Inner Cabinet.

Were two entirely different concepts.

Of course.

Wine Daoist had never expected.

That he would fail so miserably!

"Qianqiu Pavilion is so powerful. Doesn't that mean the outside world is like grass and straw to them? Could they not easily push across everything?"

Ren Xiaoyao asked his final question.

But after hearing Ren Xiaoyao's words, Wine Daoist shook his head and said.

"Qianqiu Pavilion is indeed powerful, but the Great Gan Land also hides crouching tigers and concealed dragons. After all, with a population of several billion, even if only one out of every million is a genius, there would still be several hundred of them. With such an enormous base, the outside world likewise has existences at the Through Profound Realm, Transcendent Realm, and even Celestial Phenomenon Realm. It is simply that most of them devote themselves to martial cultivation and do not interfere in worldly affairs!"

Then.

Wine Daoist turned his gaze toward Ren Xiaoyao.

In his view.

Ren Xiaoyao also belonged to that kind of monstrous genius.

After hearing this.

Ren Xiaoyao nodded.

Among such an immense population.

Monsters would inevitably emerge.

It seemed.

He had underestimated this world before.

"However, it doesn't really matter. According to Wine Daoist, the Human Immortal Realm is already Great Gan's limit, while I will soon surpass the Human Immortal Realm!"

Ren Xiaoyao did not belittle himself.

He knew that even though Great Gan hid crouching tigers and concealed dragons.

There would still be few who could compare to him.

After obtaining the information he needed.

Ren Xiaoyao did not kill Wine Daoist.

After all, Wine Daoist was now completely under Ren Xiaoyao's control. Moreover, he held the position of Outer Sect Master within Qianqiu Pavilion, making him more useful to Ren Xiaoyao than the Devil Master.

Ren Xiaoyao had Wine Daoist return to Qianqiu Pavilion.

And plant him as his own Hidden Agent.

After Wine Daoist had experienced Ren Xiaoyao's terror and torment,

he naturally did not dare refuse in any way.

He was merely rather troubled.

He needed to carefully fabricate a reason

before he could fool the Huangfu Family within Qianqiu Pavilion.

After Wine Daoist left,

Ren Xiaoyao had originally planned to continue absorbing the spiritual energy within the Two Thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.

"Two Thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones contain ample spiritual energy, but it is still a little short. If I had another One Thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, I would have a hundred percent chance of entering the Dao Realm Sixth Heaven!"

Ren Xiaoyao thought to himself.

However, he was not greedy either.

Two thousand Spirit Stones

had already saved him countless years of Hard Cultivation.

But at that moment,

lines of text appeared before Ren Xiaoyao once more.

[It has been detected that Luo Mengxian has encountered a Life and Death Crisis. There is a karmic connection between you and Luo Mengxian. You have the following choices:]

[One, stand by and watch her die. After Luo Mengxian dies, you may obtain one Low-grade Spirit Stone.]

[Two, lend a hand. After saving Luo Mengxian, you may obtain One Thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.]

Seeing these three lines of text,

Ren Xiaoyao's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in delight, "Little Aunt, you're even closer to me than my own mother! The remaining One Thousand Spirit Stones are settled just like that!"