Ye Qiubai's talent for the sword Dao was terrifying!
Even Hong Ying could not see through his physique.
Given time, his talent would surely become unstoppable, and he would become a sword saint of his generation!
This was also why Hong Ying felt that Ye Qiubai could help her.
During the remaining day.
Ye Qiubai and Hong Ying wandered casually through the Blood Prison secret realm.
They encountered some inheritances along the way, but none stirred much interest in either of them.
Ye Qiubai already had the Nine Swords of the Heavenly Demon to tide him over, as well as a cultivation method like the Primordial Sword Scripture, which seemed beyond the mortal world.
As an ancient empress, Hong Ying had foundations who knew how many times greater than these inheritances, so naturally, she had no use for them.
Besides, anything their master, Lu Changsheng, casually took out was probably better than these inheritances...
Along the way, they also encountered Huo Qingming, Lin Ce, and the others.
Lin Ce had suffered minor injuries, while Huo Qingming was somewhat seriously injured. His face was deathly pale, and Lin Ce supported him as he walked.
Xin Hongyi's face was also somewhat pale.
Only Zhong Wu, carrying his little bookshelf with a smile on his face, seemed to have suffered no injuries. His presence, however, had grown a little stronger than before!
The moment Lin Ce saw Hong Ying, he abandoned Huo Qingming and ran to her side, fussing over her well-being!
Hong Ying ignored him, finding him something of a headache.
Watching this, Huo Qingming's face darkened, yet he was somewhat helpless.
"That bastard puts women before friends..."
Xin Hongyi looked at Ye Qiubai and asked, "How was your haul this time?"
Ye Qiubai smiled and nodded. "Pretty good."
"Then shall we spar once we get out?"
"Anytime."
Zhong Wu watched this with a smile and said nothing.
Until the day ended.
The Blood Prison secret realm was about to disappear.
Ye Qiubai, Hong Ying, and their group reached the teleportation exit and left Blood Prison.
Only when the Confucian Academy elder and the Sword Hall elder saw Ye Qiubai emerge safely did they breathe sighs of relief and approach to ask about his gains.
The general, however, looked startled at the sight.
Ye Qiubai wasn't dead?
And none of our four men or the people from Shadow Kill had come out?
Could it be...
At that thought, the general's expression turned ugly. He stepped forward, pressing the full might of the peak water overflow realm directly onto Ye Qiubai!
"What did you do? Where are my subordinates and those men in black?"
Seeing this, the Sword Hall elder stepped forward. A streak of Sword Qi appeared out of thin air before Ye Qiubai, blocking all that pressure!
At the same time, streaks of Sword Qi shot straight toward the general!
The general snorted coldly and unleashed a punch, its momentum terrifying!
The Sword Qi shattered, and the fist imprint dispersed!
Neither side gained the upper hand!
The Sword Hall elder stood where he was, his eyes stern, commanding respect without anger!
He shouted in a deep voice, "This is not your Sunset Dynasty! You would do well to keep a lower profile."
The general's expression was ugly. "Keep a low profile? Ye Qiubai killed my men. I have only one condition: hand him over to me! Then we can let this matter go!"
"And if we refuse?"
"Then one day, the Asura Iron Cavalry of our Sunset Dynasty will trample your Hidden Dao Academy flat!"
The Confucian Academy elder chuckled. "Then we shall await your arrival."
Ye Qiubai also said, "One day, I will come to the Sunset Dynasty."
The general's gaze sharpened before he burst into laughter. "A mere brat, yet you certainly talk big!"
With the conversation having reached this point, the general naturally knew that his subordinates and those three from Shadow Kill had been killed by Ye Qiubai, who stood before him.
But he still did not believe it.
That Ye Qiubai had done it alone.
He had probably relied on someone else's strength, such as the Hidden Dao Academy's!
"I will return and report this to His Majesty." The general gave Ye Qiubai a long look. "The Asura Iron Cavalry will not keep you waiting long. I hope you can withstand them."
With that, the general vanished from the spot.
Although the Confucian Academy elder and the Sword Hall elder could have stopped the general by joining forces, they would not act at this moment.
Once they killed one of the other side's high-ranking figures here.
The Sunset Dynasty would probably cast aside all restraint and use this as grounds to launch an all-out assault on the Southern Region!
The consequences then would be unimaginable!
Thus, they could only watch him leave.
At this moment, someone from the Qiu Lineage looked at Ye Qiubai, his eyes red and bloodshot. "Ye Qiubai, why did you cripple Qiu Libei!"
Ye Qiubai glanced over indifferently. "He wanted to kill me, so I crippled him. Isn't that only natural?"
"Besides, sooner or later, I will pay the Qiu Lineage a visit."
The Qiu Lineage elder was about to fly into a rage, but upon seeing the Sword Hall elder's hostile gaze, he could only force down his anger.
After all, the Qiu Lineage was still no match for the Hidden Dao Academy.
"Let's go!"
The Qiu Lineage's party left in frustration, taking the vacant-faced Qiu Libei with them.
Seeing that everyone had gained something and that no one had been lost, only suffering injuries of varying severity, the Confucian Academy elder smiled in gratification. "Well done. Let's return to the academy. There will be rewards for you once we arrive."
After all, the Hidden Dao Academy had probably gained the most from the Blood Prison secret realm.
This had also brought honor to the academy.
Naturally, those above would grant them some rewards.
Huo Qingming and the others looked delighted.
Ye Qiubai, Hong Ying, Xin Hongyi, and Zhong Wu, however, showed little change in expression.
The people from the Hidden Dao Academy departed on their mounts.
Meanwhile.
Above the Blood Prison secret realm, a barrier sealed off the area, preventing anyone from seeing what was inside.
Even a powerhouse like Qin Tiannan probably could not break through this barrier!
At this moment, an enormous face hung in the sky, where dark clouds loomed and countless lightning dragons coursed through the cloud layers.
It stared gravely at a man below wearing a white fox mask.
The man stood in midair with a sword in hand and his other hand behind his back, the hem of his robes fluttering in the wind!
"Just who are you?"
The face in the sky asked gravely, "With your strength, you should not exist in this world!"
The man chuckled and said, "I'm already wearing a mask because I don't want anyone to recognize me. Could you please not ask such brainless questions?"
"..."
The face let out a long breath, which even carried traces of a thunderous presence!
Then he asked in a deep voice, "Then why are you obstructing me?"
The man said, "Then why are you setting your sights on my disciple?"
The man was none other than Lu Changsheng!
The face shouted furiously, "Empress Yunhuang disregarded the uncertainties of reincarnation and forcibly cultivated the Nine Revolutions of Reincarnation. Now that she has succeeded, she intends to wage war across the heavens and reestablish the Heavenly Dao. This is a grave taboo!"
Lu Changsheng nodded. "So that's how it is. But so what? Hasn't the Heavenly Dao here collapsed? There's nothing wrong with establishing a new one. Or is it..."
At this point, Lu Changsheng's gaze grew deep as he laid it bare in a single sentence. "You don't want Hong Ying to establish the Heavenly Dao, but want to establish it yourselves?"
The face faltered, then let out a long breath. The lightning dragons within the clouds poured out in full force!
They sought to destroy Lu Changsheng!