Yang Zongsheng had late-stage Heavenly Immortal cultivation, and his strength far surpassed Li Dalong's. If he truly wanted to kill him, it would take only a single stroke of his sword, but he had not come to kill anyone this time.
He had only come to humiliate Li Dalong and check on the recovery of his Dantian while he was at it. Thus, that sword strike had only been intended to sever one of his arms.
Li Dalong had watched him break through his home's defensive formation without a word, and now he had slashed at him without so much as a word again.
Though he was furious, the pressure of the difference in their cultivation realms left him feeling utterly powerless. Yet it also stirred his heart to the verge of exploding.
He had to grow stronger. He absolutely had to grow stronger.
A crushing sense of danger weighed on his mind, leaving him unable to breathe. He immediately raised the Azure Cloud Sword in his hand slightly to meet the sword slashing toward him.
He prepared to block Yang Zongsheng's attack while darting swiftly to one side.
The Azure Cloud Sword held the attack back for a moment, and his swift reaction allowed him to dodge Yang Zongsheng's strike in time.
Just as Yang Zongsheng prepared to attack a second time, a woman's sharp shout rang out: "Stop!"
Yang Zongsheng immediately recognized Princess Wuxia's voice, so he hurriedly stopped and turned toward the gate.
After obtaining her mother's permission, she had immediately brought Xiao Cui and several other maids to Illusory Moon City. Since Li Dalong and the others had bought a new courtyard residence, she had found no one at their old residence, then spent some time searching for their new one. As a result, she had