I Will Only Kill Him!

Four years later.

Lin Chao, dressed in a blue robe and holding a long sword, looked like a wandering swordsman in the carriage.

During these four years, Lin Chao had been diligently cultivating.

It was less about cultivation and more about allowing the pollution to run its course before having his Unwavering Dao Heart suppress it.

Lin Chao's strength was constantly increasing.

Within the entire Dan Jian Sect, Lin Chao possessed the greatest strength.

Of course, in terms of raw power, he couldn't yet fight against ten thousand opponents alone.

These past four years, he had not only cultivated but also visited several major powers.

Due to issues with travel and transportation, he only visited four major powers.

These were the Three Extremes Sect, the Empty Mountain Temple, the Jiang Tian Xie Family, and King Tai Liang's Estate.

The first three powers were all won over by Lin Chao's immense personal charisma after he displayed his formidable strength and his ability to ignore the pollution.

Most importantly, Lin Chao had defeated all of them single-handedly, so they had no choice but to submit.

Furthermore, combined with Lin Chao's persuasive words, these three factions held a high degree of loyalty towards him.

As for King Tai Liang's Estate, Lin Chao infiltrated it secretly.

He killed King Tai Liang with a single sword strike.

King Tai Liang was a lackey of the Azure Lord.

Most importantly, he was a pervert who took pleasure in eating children.

He believed that the most tender meat in the world was that of infants less than a month old.

Therefore, even if Lin Chao had the opportunity to subdue him, he did not.

They were now only tens of miles away from the Great Capital.

The carriage jolted along.

Lin Chao sat inside, gazing at the scenery outside the window.

As far as the eye could see, it was a scene of devastation.

The Great Capital was the third most prosperous city in Great Cang.

Yet, it remained incredibly desolate.

The rice fields were abandoned, and the occasional farmers seen were mostly elderly people or women.

He hardly saw any children.

At this moment, the carriage stopped.

On the road, a disheveled woman, appearing to be around forty years old, had fallen to the ground.

Her hair was messy, like a bird's nest, and her body bore numerous scratches from thorns.

The woman clutched a tattered swaddling cloth and cried out hysterically, waving at the carriage, "Esteemed sirs, have you seen my little Ping'an? He's small and short, he's wandered off."

Beside her, an old man with mud-caked thighs knelt on the ground, his face a mask of wrinkles.

"You noble sirs are magnanimous; Ping'an's mother did not intentionally offend you."

Lin Chao watched the scene, his gaze calm, yet with a hint of stirring emotion.

Lin Chao pulled down the curtain at the front of the carriage.

The coachman, taking the cue, went to help the woman.

Lin Chao returned to his seat in the carriage and took a deep breath.

Beside him, Mo Fengxue of the Three Extremes Sect looked at Lin Chao with a hint of confusion.

"I'm a bit too delicate, unable to bear witness to the suffering in this world," Lin Chao sighed.

Living in this era, he hadn't experienced the struggles of common people trying to survive in turbulent times.

Lin Chao's mindset was naturally different from others.

However, for some people, seeing too much of it led to numbness.

"Young Master is a reincarnated Saint, naturally possessing a benevolent heart," Mo Fengxue said from beside him.

The Three Extremes Sect was located close to the Dan Jian Sect. Lin Chao had already subdued the Three Extremes Sect, and its next sect leader naturally accompanied him on his journey to the Great Capital.

"It's a bit sentimental, and perhaps a bit hypocritical," Lin Chao chuckled lightly.

All along, he had maintained a somewhat carefree, life-as-a-game attitude.

At this moment, the coachman returned. Through the window, Lin Chao saw the old man helping the woman away.

The woman's voice could still be heard calling out, "Little Ping'an."

"Young Master, I've inquired.

This woman's name is Liu Guihua. Her husband was conscripted as a laborer five years ago."

Two years ago, the government arrested her son, three-year-old Yao Ping An.

Ever since then, she'd been driven mad, often stopping people on the road to ask if they'd seen her little Ping An.

The coachman didn't say anything further.

It wasn't uncommon for the government to arrest young children in Great Cang.

Lin Chao knew this was because Azure Lord needed to transport Mount Taiqing, and the blood of young children was required as an aid.

Mo Fengxue gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "Why do some people have no compassion at all?

Even the demon general Yang Xin, who killed a hundred thousand soldiers and used commoners' heads as military achievements, when his daughter suddenly fell ill and the physicians in his estate were helpless, he ran barefoot to the imperial palace carrying his daughter to beg the chief imperial physician for help."

Lin Chao knew Mo Fengxue was referring to Azure Lord.

Azure Lord's incompetence and tyranny were truly unparalleled, with no redeeming qualities.

"Some people have no heart,"

Lin Chao said calmly.

"Besides, how do you know Azure Lord has no compassion? Perhaps he has a past that is not known to others."

"That's true," Mo Fengxue nodded.

"Whether he has his difficulties or is misguided doesn't change the fact that he is our enemy."

Lin Chao's voice was very calm, with almost no emotional fluctuation.

"Some enemies deserve respect, but some enemies... we just need to kill them."

Lin Chao held the greatly changed Dao Sword, looking at the devastated land outside, his gaze growing firm.

"I don't like listening to others preach.

I also don't like preaching myself.

I believe everyone has their own reasons.

Azure Lord also has his reasons.

I won't try to convince him to listen to my reasons; I will simply kill him."

Lin Chao felt that in this simulated reincarnation, he seemed to have truly entered the zone.

This was different from the previous times.

Mo Fengxue was slightly stunned, feeling a bit dizzy.

"You are... preaching right now?"

"No, it's because before I kill someone, I always say some inexplicable things to distract myself."

"Then if you were to kill ten thousand people, wouldn't they be annoyed to death before you even started?" Mo Fengxue's face broke into a smile.

She deeply respected Lin Chao, but she still showed a bit of playfulness.

Thanks again to [Cultivation Ice Flame] for the reward!