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The Thousand Martial Sect was a top sect in the Eastern Region, known as the number one sect of the Eastern Region.

In a small courtyard, a woman of peerless beauty and a proud figure gazed into the distance.

"How is Sword God Mountain?"

Wu Aoxue asked.

The maid behind her shook her head. "No news has come yet."

After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Miss, do you think Sword God Mountain can survive this calamity?"

"I don't know."

Wu Aoxue shook her head.

The maid fell silent for a while before timidly asking, "What if... he dies in this calamity?"

Wu Aoxue was silent for a moment. She sighed and said, "I've done all I can. If such is his fate, there is nothing to be done!"

News of the Sword Demon challenging Sword God Mountain spread throughout the Eastern Region, and countless factions watched for the outcome.

Before long, more news arrived.

Ling Jue, King of Zhen of Yan Kingdom, had led powerful experts to Sword God Mountain and pressured them to hand over the abandoned princess of Yan Kingdom!

In the eyes of many factions, Sword God Mountain was in grave danger this time.

How could Chen Cang alone fend them off?

Unless he sought outside aid.

Yet which faction could Sword God Mountain still turn to for help now?

The once-orthodox holy land of swordsmanship had actually declined to such a state. It could not help but make people sigh.

"In this world, no power can remain forever unfallen!"

Many powerful experts voiced such lamentations.

Immediately afterward, another piece of hearsay spread.

The world was shaken!

Sword God Mountain was about to perish!

Leng Tu, Palace Master of the Devil Palace in the Eastern Region, had personally gone to Sword God Mountain!

How could Chen Cang alone withstand three great experts?

What was more, Leng Tu possessed the Demon Blade of Death, one of the Devil Palace's three great treasures that guarded the palace!

Even if Sword God Mountain still possessed some hidden foundation, even if Chen Cang used the God Sword, he would be unable to resist three great experts.

Unless they handed over the abandoned princess of Yan Kingdom to protect themselves!

If they did that, Sword God Mountain's integrity would be broken.

The orthodox holy land of swordsmanship would vanish from the world forever!

Sword cultivators throughout the Eastern Region fell silent, all waiting for news.

Ever since Sword God Mountain had declined, sword cultivators across the world had, in truth, declined with it.

There were not many true sword cultivators left.

Most merely had the form, but not the substance.

Just as all factions and powerful experts waited for news of Sword God Mountain's destruction—

A piece of news rang out across the Eastern Region like a thunderclap!

The Sword Saint of Sword God Mountain had slain Leng Tu, Palace Master of the Devil Palace, with a single sword strike, and killed Ling Jue, King of Zhen of Yan Kingdom!

The Sword Demon fled in miserable defeat!

Even more shocking was that Leng Tu had used the Demon Blade of Death!

Even so, he had still been slain by one sword strike!

A Sword Saint!

What a terrifying expert that was!

Since when had Sword God Mountain possessed a Sword Saint?

Chen Cang was the Sword Master, so who was the Sword Saint?

Not long after.

A message came from the Sword Demon.

The Sword Saint of Sword God Mountain had stood still and allowed Leng Tu to attack him, yet remained completely unscathed.

Even after Leng Tu used the Demon Blade of Death!

And with one strike, the Sword Saint had directly annihilated Leng Tu!

The only reason the Sword Demon had escaped with his life was that he was a sword cultivator. The Sword Saint had taken pity on how difficult it was to cultivate the sword path, and thus spared him!

Sword God Mountain's mysterious Sword Saint had taken the Demon Blade of Death head-on and remained unharmed?

How could that be possible!

That was the Demon Blade of Death!

Yet the news had come from the Sword Demon himself. It could not possibly be false!

For a time, all powerful experts were horrified!

Could it be that Sword God Mountain's Sword Saint had already broken through to the Emperor Sword Realm?

With the shackles of heaven and earth sealed shut and the Heaven Realm severed, how could one break through?

Even if one reached the Heaven Realm, outside the Central Continent, their strength would be suppressed to the Emperor Realm.

Just what level had that Sword Saint reached?

While the Eastern Region was shaken by Leng Tu's death and the sudden emergence of Sword God Mountain's Sword Saint—

Su Fan had already arrived in Tianwu King Prefecture.

"So this is Tianwu King City. Compared to this, Gan City looks somewhat shabby."

Su Fan looked at the great city ahead and sighed.

Compared with it, Gan Royal Estate had truly fallen into decline.

"I'd like to see whether there's some hidden reason behind this broken engagement, and who wants to kill me!"

A flash of killing intent passed through Su Fan's eyes.

As he strode toward Tianwu King City, a familiar figure suddenly emerged from the royal city.

Boom!

Two figures suddenly appeared and blocked the person who had come out.

"Your Highness, don't make things difficult for this old servant. Be good and return to the palace."

Zhou Yun's face turned livid. She turned to flee back into Tianwu King City, but two more people appeared behind her, cutting off her escape.

"Damn it!"

Cursing bitterly in her heart, she glared at the white-haired eunuch in the lead. "This is Tianwu Royal Estate. How dare you behave so recklessly?"

The white-haired eunuch gave a sinister smile. "Your Highness, haven't you noticed? Tianwu King no longer concerns himself with Chu Kingdom, nor with the affairs of the imperial family!"

Zhou Yun's heart sank without end.

She had come to Tianwu Royal Estate for aid, only to be politely refused time and again.

And now, they were even standing by and watching these demons seize her.

Tianwu Royal Estate's stance was clear—they intended to draw a line between themselves and Chu Kingdom!

Chu Kingdom was finished!

She was unwilling to accept it!

"Even if I die, I will never return!"

Zhou Yun drew her treasured sword. Her gaze was resolute, filled with a will to die!

Being captured and taken back would be more terrifying than death!

She knew very well what fate awaited her once she was taken back!

The Demon Empress was vicious and sinister. She would surely use every conceivable method and exhaust every means to torture her, making her unable to live yet unable to die!

"That is not for Your Highness to decide!"

The white-haired eunuch smiled sinisterly and raised his hand. His fingers were long and pallid, his nails glinting with cold light.

Just then.

A surprised voice sounded.

"Eh? Why are you demons working as eunuchs?"

A face suddenly appeared before the white-haired eunuch, its eyes brimming with curiosity.

It belonged to a handsome young man.

The white-haired eunuch shuddered in fright!

"Get lost!"

How had this person appeared?

There had not been the slightest sound.

Smack!

Before he could make a move, he was slapped across the face.

The blow left him dizzy and seeing stars.

"Who are you telling to get lost?"

Su Fan slapped the white-haired eunuch until he was utterly disoriented, then reached out, grabbed him by the collar, and examined him over and over.

The white-haired eunuch was a member of the Demon Race in human form!

The two ears atop his head were still furry.

He seemed to be a Fox Demon?

The moment Su Fan saw Zhou Yun, he remembered what Bai Shaokong had said—that the Grand Princess of Chu Kingdom had sought help at Tianwu Royal Estate but received none.

And that something seemed to have happened in Chu Kingdom.

Then he saw that these four eunuchs were all members of the Demon Race!

That piqued his curiosity.

The Eastern Region was not the territory of the Demon Race.

And these eunuchs were all demons. Could it be that Chu Kingdom had already been replaced by the Demon Race?

If that were truly the case, Tianwu Royal Estate's inaction would be rather improper.

How could a human kingdom allow demons to usurp it?

"You demon, did you really cut yourself to become a eunuch?"

Su Fan was utterly astonished.

"Who are you? You..."

Bang!

Before the white-haired eunuch could finish his threat, Su Fan's fist came smashing down and directly forced him back into his original form!

An old fox!

At this moment, the old fox's eyes were filled with terror.

Why did this man refuse to reason!

He had directly beaten him back into his original form!

Being forcibly beaten back into one's original form meant he had suffered grievous injuries!

He was severely wounded!

"Release him!"

The other three eunuchs flew into a rage.

Boom!

Demonic energy surged as they charged straight at Su Fan!

Zhou Yun, standing nearby, was utterly dumbfounded.

Where had this strange man come from? Without a word, he had beaten the old eunuch back into his original form.

And from the look of it, he seemed to be about to...?

Sure enough, Zhou Yun watched Su Fan lift the old fox by one leg, look beneath his crotch, and click his tongue. "You old fox, you really did cut yourself to become a eunuch? Instead of being a proper demon, you entered the palace to become a eunuch?"