The Disappearance

The jade talisman sealed a life-saving Divine Ability. Su Lie hadn't even had time to crush it before his head went flying.

Too fast. Qin Guan was simply too fast, and Su Lie hadn't expected him to suddenly double back and strike.

"Ah! You insolent brat! How dare you!"

Seeing his beloved disciple beheaded by Qin Guan's sword, Yan Rong's eyes nearly split with rage. He threw back his head and roared.

The next moment, Yan Rong appeared directly above Qin Guan. His hands rapidly formed sword seals, and behind him, a Qi Sword radiating terrifying energy quietly took shape. In just an instant, it swelled to dozens of meters long, its size truly horrifying!

"Raging Sword Tsunami!"

Yan Rong roared and slammed his palms together toward Qin Guan.

In a flash, the dozens-of-meters-long Qi Sword, wrapped in terrifying energy like a bolt of white lightning, came crashing down on Qin Guan.

"Move!"

Qin Guan waved his sleeve, sending a gentle force that pushed everyone behind him far away.

At that moment, the Qi Sword in the sky crashed down.

BOOM!

With a deafening roar, the uncontrolled Energy Turbulence swept out in every direction, rampaging wildly. Sand and stones flew as thick smoke billowed across the scene.

Everyone stared in horror at the spot where Qin Guan had been. But smoke shrouded the area, and they couldn't see a thing.

As the smoke slowly cleared, they saw only a massive crater where Qin Guan had stood. Blood was splattered everywhere across the ground, but he was gone.

"Hahaha! He's dead! That little bastard is finally dead!" a disciple from the Xiao Family exclaimed excitedly.

"That sword from Instructor Yan just now could destroy the heavens and earth. That fool actually stood there trying to take it head-on. Of course he's dead!" Nan Shunda curled his lip in disdain.

"He wasn't trying to take it head-on. He couldn't dodge it at all!" Nan Yuantong sneered from beside him.

On a distant rooftop, Elder Xu shook his head regretfully. "What a pity. If he hadn't been saving those Nan Family people, he probably could've dodged that sword."

"How could this have happened?"

Jiang Lianyue murmured, unable to believe Qin Guan could have died so easily.

"Husband! Husband!"

Nan Rou ran to a pile of rubble and frantically dug through the stones with both hands. Through the gaps, she could just make out a figure.

"Brother-in-law!"

When Nan Qiao saw someone buried beneath the stones, she hurried to help dig them away.

"Quick! Help them!" Nan Yunqi roared at everyone.

Before long, they unearthed a headless corpse, its flesh and blood mangled beyond recognition.

"Haha! His head's gone! Good riddance!" Seeing the Nan Family gathered around a headless corpse, an Elder from the Xiao Family clapped his hands in delight.

"Nan Yunqi, your fine son-in-law is dead. Let's see you act so high and mighty now!" Nan Shunda suddenly burst into loud laughter.

"He isn't Husband. He's Su Lie!" Nan Rou suddenly said.

Her words reminded everyone that Su Lie had been beheaded by Qin Guan earlier, and his body had fallen right there.

If that wasn't Qin Guan, then where had Qin Guan gone?

Seeing Nan Rou wander around in a daze, searching everywhere for Qin Guan, Chen Guanxiang reassured her, "Eldest Young Lady, don't worry. Young Hero Qin couldn't possibly have been killed by that sword."

Back in the Secret Realm, the power Qin Guan had unleashed while sparring with Li Zang had far surpassed the force of Yan Rong's sword just now.

"Elder Chen, then where did Husband go?" Nan Rou asked anxiously.

Chen Guanxiang looked up at the sky. "Didn't you notice that Yan Rong has disappeared too? Young Hero Qin must have gone after him."

Only then did everyone notice that Yan Rong was gone as well.

"Ridiculous. Qin Guan went after Instructor Yan? A Fourth Realm Martial Cultivator chasing a fifth-realm Sword King—is he rushing to get himself killed?" Nan Shunda sneered from a distance.

At that, Chen Guanxiang turned toward the Xiao Family and the others and cursed, "You lot are a bunch of scum! You've been making snide remarks this whole time. I've been sick of the sight of you for ages!"

With that, Chen Guanxiang turned to Nan Yunqi. "Nan Family Head, these people clearly intend to follow in Spirit Sword Academy's footsteps and seek revenge. In my opinion, we should wipe them all out while we have the chance!"

At his words, everyone from the Xiao Family glared at Nan Shunda. Instructor Yan wasn't here now, and that idiot had still jumped out to provoke them. Was he looking to die?

Nan Shunda's old face twisted as though he'd swallowed shit. He'd nearly forgotten that without Yan Rong there, they were nothing compared to the Nan Family as it stood now...

"Chen Guanxiang, I didn't expect to see you here too." Just then, a group of cultivators dressed in blue appeared not far away.

Everyone turned at the sound and realized they were members of the Cloud Mist Sect!

"Zhao Zhijian!"

The moment Chen Guanxiang saw the old man at their head, his face twisted into a vicious scowl.

"Hey, ladies, we meet again!" Two young men suddenly called out with grins to Nan Rou and Nan Qiao, who stood nearby.

Nan Rou and Nan Qiao's expressions immediately darkened. The two men were Jiang Long and A Liang, the very ones who had tried to assault them that day.

"Which one of you is Qin Guan? I heard you wanted to come face-to-face with our Cloud Mist Sect. Come on, let this old man see where you get your confidence!" Zhao Zhijian said with a smile, sweeping his gaze over the crowd.

Hearing Zhao Zhijian's words, the Xiao Family rejoiced. So the Cloud Mist Sect had come to settle the score with Qin Guan.