It Was Time to Leave the Stage

Finally, Venerable Spirit Butterfly smiled broadly at Song Shuhang: "Soft Feather has been spoiled by me since she was little, so she's a bit willful. Therefore, I hope you'll take good care of her in the future, and please continue to maintain a friendly relationship with Soft Feather."

"Don't worry, Senior, Soft Feather and I will continue to be friends." Song Shuhang was a little embarrassed by the praise and added, "Actually Senior Spirit Butterfly, I'm the one who has always been taken care of."

"Young friend, you're too kind." Venerable Spirit Butterfly smiled slightly, then gently tapped Soft Feather's helmet. "Soft Feather, you've made another true friend."

Soft Feather had only one expression throughout: 0_0!

Sure enough, Dad took the wrong medicine today!

After praising Song Shuhang and his daughter Soft Feather, Venerable Spirit Butterfly took out her phone and dialed Liu Jianyi's number!

When Soft Feather faced the Fourth-Grade Sea Urchin Warrior, this lazybones wasn't even there.

Did she go somewhere to sleep in? I really shouldn't have entrusted the task of taking care of Soft Feather to this Big Slacker.

Venerable Spirit Butterfly's face was ashen—if Liu Jianyi couldn't give him a reasonable explanation, then Liu Jianyi wouldn't have a chance to slack off for the next hundred years; he would keep Liu Jianyi so busy he wouldn't be able to sleep.

After three rings, Liu Jianyi answered the phone.

"Hello, Master." There seemed to be the sound of clashing swords coming from Liu Jianyi. Was he... fighting?

"Where are you?" Venerable Spirit Butterfly asked.

"Master, I'm dealing with a few Rank Fourth-Grade spiky creatures. They're lurking near the Chu Household, and there are quite a few of them, posing a significant threat to Junior Sister," Liu Jianyi said. He added, "Master, did you call to report on Junior Sister's situation? Junior Sister went to the Chu Household's ancestral land with that young friend Song Shuhang. I've already secretly checked the area; there's only one Fourth-Grade spiky creature and five Third-Grade spiky creatures. They pose no danger to Junior Sister. Once I've dealt with these Rank Fourth-Grade, I'll head straight to Junior Sister's place! Don't worry, with me here, I guarantee Junior Sister won't be harmed in the slightest!"

Upon hearing this, Venerable Spirit Butterfly nodded. "Resolve this matter quickly, then come to Soft Feather."

"Solve it quickly? Oh, okay, I'll take care of it right away," Liu Jianyi said, then hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Venerable Spirit Butterfly rubbed his temples. Knowing his eldest disciple as he did—that lazybones had definitely slacked off again...—the Venerable already knew that Jianyi was already Fifth-Grade cultivator. How could he possibly take so long to deal with a few Fourth-Grade sea urchins?

At this moment, in the vicinity of the Chu Household, Liu Jianyi was lying on a floating bed—this was Liu Jianyi's second flying sword, which he had modified into a comfortable bed.

Below, four sword energies danced, engaged in a lively battle with four Rank Fourth-Grade Sea Urchin Warrior.

"There's no other way. I was hoping to slack off and have some fun with you guys. Anyway, those guys in the clan territory can't pose any threat to my junior sister. I didn't expect Master to call." Liu Jianyi yawned.

Then he snapped his fingers, and the four sword energies in the air suddenly changed. The sword energies that originally looked like they were composed of 'true qi' instantly transformed into 'spiritual qi sword energies'!

"Fifth-Grade Golden Core Spirit Emperor!" exclaimed the four Fourth-Grade Sea Urchin Warrior.

Although from the very beginning, when the opponent brought out a large bed and lay on it to tease the four of them like a monkey, they knew that the opponent's strength was far superior to theirs.

But they never expected that this guy was actually Fifth-Grade Spirit Emperor.

"Well, goodbye." Liu Jianyi smiled slightly, and with a swift movement, four sword lights severed the life force of the four Sea Urchin Warriors.

The sword light was stained with the blood of the Sea Urchin Warrior.

Meanwhile... Liu Jianyi, who was in contact with Jian Guang, suddenly frowned.

He too was branded as a 'Sea Urchin Slayer'.

"Something like a mark?" Liu Jianyi's lips twitched. This kind of thing was very troublesome!

Master should have a treasure that can remove this mark... but knowing Master's personality, if I wanted to borrow that treasure, he would definitely have to complete a very troublesome task, right?

Damn it, can't a person even have a proper chance to slack off?

Liu Jianyi grinned, put away his large flying sword, and then summoned his natal flying sword, secretly suppressing his strength to only the 'Fourth-Grade' level once again.

Then he pretended to be exhausted from the battle and quickly rushed towards Soft Feather's location.

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When Liu Jianyi flew to Soft Feather's location, his expression froze.

"Master, why did you come all this way in person?" Liu Jianyi hurriedly went to greet him, forcing a smile.

The Venerable Spirit Butterfly glanced at him, then snapped her fingers.

In the sky, a flying sword descended from the heavens, right in front of Venerable Spirit Butterfly.

On the sword's edge, a figure dressed as a diviner was unconscious.

It was the Iron Trigram Diviner who was destroyed by a nuclear bomb.

Iron Trigram was fortunate to escape disaster thanks to Venerable White's 'Disposable Flying Sword', but the power of the nuclear explosion was too great, and Iron Trigram was still inevitably affected.

During the flight, Iron Trigram, who was seriously injured, fell into a coma.

Fortunately, halfway there, he encountered the Venerable Spirit Butterfly was also flying.

Although Venerable Spirit Butterfly did not recognize Iron Trigram Diviner, she could tell from the fact that the other party was also enveloped by Fellow Daoist Bai's 'Disposable Flying Sword' series and turned into a shooting star that he must be a fellow Daoist from the 'Nine Provinces Number One Group'.

Therefore, Venerable Spirit Butterfly intervened to save Iron Trigram Diviner and gave him some basic treatment.

"I have a task for you," Venerable Spirit Butterfly said. "Take this fellow Daoist to the Daoist in the 'Nine Provinces Number One Group' and see which Daoist's junior he is. Also, find someone to treat him while you're at it. After you've taken him there, come back to me immediately. I have other tasks for you."

To punish this lazybones, you absolutely cannot use methods like "making him stand facing the wall in self-reflection"—if you do, he'll be overjoyed. He wouldn't mind standing facing the wall for ten or eight years.

For this lazybones, the biggest punishment is a relentless stream of tasks that leaves him no time to rest.

Liu Jianyi was overjoyed and accepted the Iron Trigram Diviner's gift—hehe, he loved escort missions the most. The journey was a perfect time to slack off. Especially when using the 'bed-shaped flying sword' to escort people, he could also bask in the sun along the way, which was particularly enjoyable.

But then, Venerable Spirit Butterfly checked the time and added, "You have three minutes. Go and come back quickly."

Liu Jianyi immediately burst into tears.

After seeing Liu Jianyi off, Venerable Spirit Butterfly looked at Soft Feather and asked, "Is the matter with the Chu Household over? If it is, let's go and get together with the fellow Daoists from the Nine Provinces Number One Group."

"Not yet, Father!" Soft Feather pointed to the location of the ancestral hall. "There should be a secret room inside. Those sea urchins from earlier were probably just guards. Their accomplices are hidden inside!"

Venerable Spirit Butterfly raised an eyebrow.

"Alright, let's go down and take a look," the Venerable replied, though he wasn't particularly interested. After all, it was just a secret chamber of a minor family; what valuable things could it possibly hold?

However, seeing how interested his daughter was... he was determined to go to the Chu Household's secret chamber!

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The outer perimeter of the Chu Household Grounds

Prompted by Song Shuhang's Lion's Roar, the Chu Household family members quickly gathered at the center of their ancestral land. However, the mist was far too Tyrant.

Even inhaling a tiny amount can instantly induce unconsciousness.

"Where's the gas mask? Quick, try it on!" someone shouted.

Soon, a group of Chu Household members wearing gas masks rushed into the fog and quickly approached the depths of their clan's territory.

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In the Chu Household's secret chamber

"Sir, we've been discovered! Senior Sister Chu Chu is here with her men! What do we do?" the two traitors from the Chu Household said nervously. Through the surveillance footage on the computer, they saw that the Sea Urchin Warrior guarding the gate had already been dealt with.

They also saw Soft Feather, Venerable Spirit Butterfly, and Song Shuhang walking towards the secret chamber.

Around him, the four servants carrying scrolls were wielding their brushes with incredible speed, spreading out a formation pattern on the ground with the scrolls.

Amidst the exclamations of the two traitors from the Chu Household, the massive array had already been drawn and connected by four servants.

Then, the four servants stood up and stood to one side.

And that gentleman went up to the center of the scroll formation.

"There's no need for you two to panic." The gentleman smiled slightly, holding the scroll of the Chu Household's mysterious Sword Formula in his hands. "I prepared everything before coming here. Don't worry, we're about to leave."

Upon hearing the man's words, the two traitors from the Chu Household breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as they breathed a sigh of relief... two long swords pierced through their bodies, cutting them right through the heart. At the same time, they felt their blood being continuously drained from their bodies.

The one who suddenly struck was two of the four servants.

"Sir...?" The two traitors from the Chu Household widened their eyes.

"You two need not panic. I only need some of your blood. Rest assured, my servant is very precise and will ensure that you die without any pain!" the man said with a gentle smile.

The traitor from the Chu Household stared wide-eyed, then collapsed limply to the ground.

As they spoke, the other two of the four servants took the two longswords.

These two longswords are hollow inside. The back of the hilt has a syringe-like structure. At this moment, the blades are filled with the blood of two traitors from the Chu Household.

"The guests have arrived; it's time for us to leave."

Song Shuhang, Venerable Spirit Butterfly, Soft Feather entered the secret chamber.

He immediately saw the corpses of the Chu Household members, and the gentleman and four servants standing in the center.

"Hello everyone," the man chuckled and waved to Song Shuhang and the other two. "And then, goodbye."

"Goodbye?" Venerable Spirit Butterfly asked, "Are you all able to leave?"

"It seems... I can't leave." The man grinned, revealing a strange smile. "So, I need to revise it. Farewell?"

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

The four servants reached out and plunged their hands into their own chests... Had they committed suicide?

Then the gentleman, using his hand as a blade, lightly slashed his own neck, and blood gushed out!