"Whoa! That's strange. How did this kid recognize me?"
The young man was slightly startled.
He was certain Zhang Yuan had never seen this incarnation before. Even if Zhang Yuan had seen him use his techniques to burn up his Dharma Body and formed a suspicion, surely he couldn't be this certain.
How bizarre.
[True Lord Ceased Light Punishes Thoughts] puzzled over it without finding an answer. He scratched his head with his folding fan and said:
"You've got the wrong person..."
Before he could finish, Zhang Yuan, unwilling to waste words on him, raised the [Primordial Form-Converging Sword] and unleashed [Golden Carriage Luan Chariot] at full escape speed. In an instant, he reached the young man and slashed horizontally at his neck.
"You're serious, huh."
The young man didn't clash head-on with the [Primordial Form-Converging Sword]. Before the blade reached him, he took his own head off, neatly avoiding the slash.
Then, with nimble movements, he put his head back on his neck, shifted his feet, and turned to appear beside Zhang Yuan. Resting a hand on Zhang Yuan's shoulder, he said with a smile:
"All right, all right, I admit it's me. Come on. It's not every day I make the trip here. Let's find somewhere to talk..."
Once again, before he could finish, Zhang Yuan thrust the [Primordial Form-Converging Sword] toward the young man's waist and abdomen, his face expressionless. He wouldn't listen to a single word.
Ever since Zhang Yuan had come to the Boundless Southern Heaven Realm, the one scheming against his Dao heart had been [True Lord Ceased Light Punishes Thoughts].
The slaughter of the entire Chu Family seemed to have been the Shang Family's doing, with Lu Chaosheng of the Grand Hua Jade Heaven Sect pulling the strings. In truth, both the Shang