I'll Slaughter You in the Secret Realm

Ning Xi was not at all surprised that Ye Zhiqiu had failed to serve as her shield.

From the very beginning, she had only needed an excuse to approach Li Yang.

But Ye Zhiqiu was having none of it.

"What did you say?!"

Sang Yan looked at Ning Xi. "If you need one, I can become your new shield."

Humiliated like this, Ye Zhiqiu flew into a rage.

He was the protagonist, the heaven-chosen male lead destined to remain undefeated and build a vast harem!

He could not stomach being disregarded like this.

"I won't rest until one of us is dead!"

But a mighty voice rang down from the heavens.

"Whose junior dares fight in Kunyuan Immortal City? Aren't their elders going to rein them in? It seems none of you want to go to Immortal Relic Province!"

Ling Wujie descended with a dark expression.

With a smack, he slapped Ye Zhiqiu across the face.

"A loss is a loss! How can you throw a childish tantrum because you can't accept defeat? This isn't the sect. No one outside will coddle you!"

How had he never noticed that his newly accepted disciple had such an appalling character?

Then he looked at Li Yang, sitting as straight and steady as a pine, and found him pleasing in every way.

"Junior brother." Jiang Qingci and He Lu hurried to steady Ye Zhiqiu.

"Master... I was wrong." Meeting Ling Wujie's stern gaze, Ye Zhiqiu dared not make any more unreasonable fuss and immediately wilted.

But that only disappointed Ling Wujie further.

Why couldn't he learn from Li Yang?

Had it been Li Yang, he would certainly have made Sang Yan suffer too.

By admitting fault, he had not only let the other man walk away unscathed, but given him free rein to keep harassing her.

Ye Zhiqiu's attempt to show off and slap faces had failed. He had played the pig to devour the tiger, only to end up with a mouthful of pig feed.

Sang Yan swept a scornful glance over Ye Zhiqiu, then headed straight toward Ning Xi.

"Fairy Ning Xi, now that the nuisance is gone, shall we discuss the Dao of fire?

"My solar true fire and your red phoenix fire can complement each other. Once cultivated to perfection, they might even undergo some kind of transformation."

He spoke as he walked.

Ning Xi simply sat cross-legged beside Li Yang, closed her eyes, and began meditating, ignoring him entirely.

But Sang Yan only grew more brazen. Blazing golden solar true fire danced at his fingertips as he circled Ning Xi.

At the sight, quite a few male disciples of the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect repeatedly frowned.

But Sang Yan was a Crown Champion and came from the Sang Clan of Li Province, which was no weaker than the Ning Lineage.

Only a reckless greenhorn like Ye Zhiqiu would dare stand in his way.

Several senior brothers and sisters from Crane-Cry Peak could no longer bear to watch, especially Ning Xinyao, whose face had turned livid.

"Fellow Daoist Sang, you've gone too far." Ning Xinyao strode over.

Yet Sang Yan showed no fear. His aura was terrifying, like a miniature sun.

"Too far? How? I'm merely discussing the Dao with Ning Xi. Which rule of the Dao Alliance or the Sword Alliance have I violated?"

Ning Xinyao was at a loss for words.

Seeing Ning Xi shake her head, she could only flick her sleeve and leave. She did not forget to glare at Li Yang, blaming him for standing idly by.

Li Yang had no interest in becoming a flower's guardian.

Besides, Sang Yan would not actually do anything that crossed the line.

"Hmph!" Jiang Qingci glanced at Li Yang. "Someone was so arrogant earlier, yet now he doesn't even dare breathe loudly. Zhiqiu at least dared to challenge him, and if he hadn't lacked combat experience, he might not have lost!"

Li Yang continued to ignore her.

Soon afterward.

Kunyuan Immortal City's interprovince teleportation formation activated. A million living beings had already gathered in the vast plaza, every one of them an immortal cultivator.

Boom!!!

The formation thundered, silver-white light blazing until both sight and divine sense were swallowed by blankness.

"Close your eyes, still your minds, and activate your protective spiritual light!" Ling Wujie's voice resounded across the giant sword.

When the runic light filling the void reached its peak, every living being was teleported away.

The enormous plaza emptied in an instant.

A figure with a concealed aura emerged from the shadows.

"Did you sense it? The aura of an otherworldly heavenly demon."

"It was too faint to trace. We should report it to the Alien Suppression Bureau."

Immortal Relic Province.

Upon entering this domain, Li Yang's first impression was that heaven and earth were in chaos.

He saw a vast continent hanging upside down in the sky.

Farther away, a breach had split open in the void, and unknown black water poured through it.

But most unnerving of all was the gray that stretched across the distant horizon, making all life tremble.

It was the color of destruction and finality.

Even more living beings were gathered here, densely packed as far as the eye could see.

Near the edges, powerful cultivators were fighting, plunging heaven and earth into darkness and turning the cosmos upside down. No one intervened.

Many cultivators visiting for the first time could not help exclaiming in wonder.

Under the ancestor's control, the giant sword threaded through countless beings and factions, arriving in an area occupied almost entirely by Sword Cultivators.

"Brother Mystic Heaven, you remain as impressive as ever. Tribulation transcendence must be just around the corner." A middle-aged Sword Cultivator immediately crossed the void to greet him.

"You flatter me." The elderly man in Daoist robes, the ancestor of the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect, returned a swordsman's salute. "I'm old now. We'll have to see whether any of these juniors can shoulder the burden."

Another young-looking man came over and teased him with a smile. "You've spent so many years in Kun Province, yet you've never introduced us to any outstanding female cultivators. That's hardly decent of you."

The Mystic Heaven Ancestor scratched his head. "Senior Brother Wang, stop teasing me. Even now, I'm still alone, with little lifespan left. How could I have the heart to find a Dao companion?

"Honestly, I'm the one who envies you.

"At least when you feel the urge, you can visit the Dual Cultivation Tower. The Kun Province Domain doesn't even have one. What a bitter life!"

A female Sword Cultivator sitting cross-legged on a jade sword snorted. "You shameless old men. Every time you meet, all you talk about is this vulgar nonsense."

She glanced over the Mystic Heaven Sword Sect members on the giant sword and frowned slightly. "Where's that boy called Li Yang? He's become quite famous. Why didn't you bring him?"

"It wasn't convenient." The Mystic Heaven Ancestor offered no further explanation.

Instead, he asked, "When will the main sect arrive?"

They all shook their heads.

One of them grumbled, "The big shots have to compete with the supreme orthodoxies of the other provinces. Every one of them thinks whoever appears first loses face, so they're all holding back."

"Let's wait."

The Mystic Heaven Ancestor suggested, "Since we still have some time, why not let these juniors get acquainted? If they enter the main sect in the future, they'll have someone to look out for them."

The young-looking Sword Cultivator took a Sword Formation Plate from his sleeve. The instant he tossed it out, it covered a whole stretch of heaven and earth.

Yet such a display amounted to little amid this gathering of millions.

After all, a giant dragon a million zhang long stretched across the sky, while an immortal palace shone with immortal light. Those sights were far more awe-inspiring.

Li Yang also landed on the Formation Plate.

Seeing Sang Yan still pestering Ning Xi, he had no intention of meddling.

But then several more talented young men flew over, heading straight for Ning Xi.

One was even a true dragon in human form, with imposing horns and an extraordinary bearing.

Ning Xi did not ask Li Yang for help. She simply gazed at him pleadingly.

Her gaze was exactly like that of Xiao Feng, whom he had killed back then, and Li Yang let out a soft sigh.

"I..."

Under Ning Xi's hopeful gaze, Li Yang turned, his tone flat and indifferent.

"I haven't taken anything from you. Stop bothering me."

Ning Xi froze in surprise.

Then she smiled. "Senior brother, you really are different."

Li Yang disliked trouble. He had said so many times already.

And Ning Xi herself was an enormous source of trouble.

That trouble had no effect on her, because no one dared truly bully her.

But if he stayed beside her, those troubles would become more dangerous for him.

So Li Yang simply moved away from Ning Xi, picked a random corner of the enormous Formation Plate, and sat cross-legged. He set up a formation and quietly cultivated.

He did not care what happened afterward.

Only when the Sword Cultivators of the main sect, the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, arrived did Li Yang extend his divine sense for a glance.

They were merely a group of sword prodigies with better talent and stronger sword intent.

Looking at them a little longer would not increase his strength.

During this time, some Sword Cultivators heard that he had killed three prodigies while using Qin Feng's identity and wanted to spar with him.

Li Yang refused them all.

Combat that did not decide life and death was meaningless to him.

Like an obscure background extra, he watched the prodigies fight, spar, converse, and mingle.

Several days later.

"Cultivators of the Nine Provinces, prepare to enter the secret realm!"

"This Immortal Relic Province Secret Realm has been confirmed to be an Immortal's Cave Abode, containing an entire great world. The specific Dao cultivated by the immortal remains unknown. Everything will depend on your own immortal fortune."

"The secret realm has a cultivation restriction. Those at spirit transformation or above cannot enter. All participants will also be suppressed to mortals and must begin cultivating from scratch."

"The remaining rules are currently unknown."

"The secret realm entrance will now open-"

The speaker's cultivation was unfathomable, his voice like the divine sound of the Great Dao.

As his words fell, heaven and earth thundered, and chaos filled the cosmos.

Li Yang looked up and saw a beam of golden immortal light pierce the chaos, shooting toward them from afar.

Countless beams followed, immortal light bursting forth until the depths of the chaos shone brilliantly.

From a distance, it looked as though the doors of a cave abode were opening, revealing a vast immortal vista through the gap.

"The guiding immortal light teleports you at random. You can teleport together through physical contact," the voice kindly reminded them again.

Li Yang placed his hand on Qin Feng's shoulder.

Seeing that the fellow had remained silent from beginning to end, looking weighed down by worries, he could not be bothered to ask.

Before long.

Li Yang saw a beam of immortal light coming toward the Sword Formation Plate from deep within the chaos.

Just then, Ning Xi appeared beside him.

Sang Yan and a group of other suitors followed her, each at least a Peerless Crown Champion with a powerful background.

"Fairy Ning Xi, come with me! If we supplement our cultivation with dual cultivation, we'll surely seize the initiative!"

"Fairy Ning Xi, this man is rude. I know a secret about this secret realm. Come with me, and I'll share it with you!"

"Fairy Ning Xi..."

"I'm not going with you pests~" Ning Xi reached out to take Li Yang's arm.

Seeing that Li Yang was about to dodge, Ning Xi decisively invoked Ning Qingfeng.

"The ancestor said..."

Li Yang had no choice but to let her hold his arm.

He had to admit, this girl was so damn well-developed it was practically cheating!

He noticed Qin Feng's longing gaze and followed it.

He saw Ye Zhiqiu holding Jiang Qingci's and He Lu's hands, one on either side, while his other three senior sisters held hands with one another.

Surrounded by his five senior sisters, Ye Zhiqiu made Qin Feng feel as though a knife were twisting in his heart.

Because that place had originally been his.

"Let go if you don't want to die!" Seeing Ning Xi in such intimate contact with Li Yang, Sang Yan's fiery hair stood on end, and solar true fire surged into the sky.

A golden dragon spoke in a booming voice, its slit pupils fixed on Li Yang, its pureblood draconic might utterly terrifying. "Get lost! She is destined to become my Dao companion!"

Sensing the killing intent directed at him, Li Yang finally smiled.

"Come on! I'll be waiting! I'll slaughter you in the secret realm!"