Ying Youzhuo was at the Upper Nether Academy.
In other words, the Nether-Knocking Lord, lord of Nether-Knocking City and a top eighth-turn expert of the Human Race who practiced the cavern-peering lamp-kindling path, was currently inside the Upper Nether Academy.
Even if the cavern-peering lamp-kindling path had serious flaws, an eighth-realm cultivator could never be all that weak. Xie Jingxin and Wei Kan proved that much: neither was weaker than an ordinary Immortal Lord or Feathered Ascension expert.
"With just me, I probably can't beat him... The Yin Plate, the Yang Plate. I'll head to the Imperial Academy and destroy the Yin Plate first, then figure out a way to kill this Nether-Knocking Lord..."
The wealthy merchant and his attendant lay sprawled on the ground nearby, listening to Zhang Yuan mutter to himself, terror welling uncontrollably in their hearts.
Was killing so many people still not enough? He wanted to kill even more...?
What kind of evil fiend was this?!
And what about them?
Would they survive?
Zhang Yuan keenly sensed their fear, and his brows immediately furrowed. His stern expression made them shuffle several meters backward on their bottoms, trembling all over.
"Don't be afraid. I am a kindhearted Daoist from the Southern Heaven Realm. I've just dealt with these evil fiends and heretics. You're safe now."
Zhang Yuan grinned, without bothering to find out exactly what had frightened them.
The wealthy merchant's and servant's teeth chattered. They wanted to speak, but their tongues seemed tied in knots, leaving them unable to get a word out. They could only nod desperately, doing their utmost to please the demon fiend before them... no, the kindhearted Daoist from the Southern Heaven Realm before them.
"Th-thank you, Reverend."
"Thank you, Reverend."
The wealthy merchant fought back his terror and voiced his thanks