"Hmph, you won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences."
The figure in black robes, seeing that the woman was completely oblivious to his surroundings, was instantly enraged.
"Since you're disobedient, I'll show you what I'm capable of..."
The next instant, he and Qin Xin appeared outside Thousand Souls City.
It is clearly some kind of spatial secret technique.
"Damn it, I was careless."
Qin Xin remained calm on the surface, but a sense of foreboding washed over her.
I knew this guy was deliberately talking to her all this time, just for this stunt.
Her avatar is at best mid-level among Sage, while her opponent is Peak Sage and also the original saint. She has no chance of winning in a fight.
"You..."
Just as Qin Xin was about to speak, the figure in black robes made a move, and a burst of bloody light erupted from his hand, instantly immobilizing her.
suddenly--
Just as the black-robed figure was about to make his move to completely annihilate Qin Xin, a terrifying pressure descended without any concealment.
Han Xuanji's aura appeared in front of the two of them.
He simply stood there quietly, his hands behind his back, his blue robe swaying gently in the wind.
But as soon as he stood there, the man in black robes suddenly froze.
He froze on the spot, as if something had grabbed the back of his neck, and the dark red light in his palm quickly dimmed.
That's terrifying.
This is a difference in the level of life.
But he didn't feel such pressure when he was facing Zi.
Qin Xin also noticed something was wrong. She turned her head and looked over. The moment she saw Han Xuanji's face, her clear, cold eyes widened.
"Han... Han Xuanji?"
Qin Xin blurted out.
She remembered that face.
Back then at the Shallow Dream Pavilion, there was that young man who won the Heart-Tempering Qin Music ) and was invited by her, but was politely declined.
At that time, Han Xuanji was only the Eternal Dao Master. He concealed his aura very well and had considerable strength, but he didn't seem to have any particularly outstanding features.
But in recent years, even she has heard about his deeds.
He has grown all the way from a disciple of the Holy Lord to the champion of the Dragon Terrace, and it is said that he has already reached the Sage Realm Stage.
When they met again, she found that she could no longer see through the other person at all.
Han Xuanji stood there, his aura calm and even, yet it trembled slightly—an instinctive awe in the face of a high-ranking being.
The figure in black robes also recognized Han Xuanji.
After all, Han Xuanji didn't conceal his appearance, and while not everyone in the world knew what he looked like, it wouldn't be difficult to find out if someone wanted to.
In particular, although Zi said he didn't care about Han Xuanji, he secretly sent people to collect a lot of information about her.
"I remember the intelligence indicated that the other party had just entered the Sage Realm Stage?"
The figure in black robes felt an inexplicable sense of oppression emanating from the young man before him, making his entire body tense.
He tried to break free from that invisible constraint, but found that his strength seemed to be frozen, and he couldn't mobilize even a trace of it.
"Whose intelligence is this? Someone who has just entered the Sage Realm Stage?"
The figure in black robes, cold sweat beading on his forehead, forced himself to ask:
"Who are you? This is an internal matter of our Eternal Clan; I advise you not to meddle."
Seeing that the other party was pretending to be stupid, Han Xuanji ignored him and only glanced at Qin Xin:
"Tell me about it."
Qin Xin took a deep breath, secretly guessing that Han Xuanji had probably noticed them long ago. Therefore, she did not hesitate and told him everything she knew without any concealment.
These things were told to her personally by the figure in black robes. After all, both of them were Eternal Deity, and the figure in black robes wasn't initially too wary, given his desire to investigate.
"He is Zi's confidant, and his true form is Eternal Deity at the Peak Sage, named Youying."
He was sent to Thousand Souls City to investigate the situation and see if any powerful cultivators from the Sacred Court were present. He was worried that some top-tier experts might be playing around and ruining his plans, so he sent him as a spy.
She paused, then added:
"Of course, Zi also intended for him to gather information about you."
Dealing with a small city like Thousand Souls City doesn't require many schemes or tricks; the beast tide will easily bring it down.
Zi's only concern was whether there were any powerful cultivators hiding in the city; there had been such cases before.
Moreover, Thousand Souls City has produced a great figure like Han Xuanji.
The man in black robes' expression changed drastically, and he burst into a tirade of curses:
"You wretch! You dare betray us! The Great One will not let you get away with this!"
Qin Xin glanced at him expressionlessly:
"What betrayal? Are we even in cahoots?"
Han Xuanji gestured with his chin toward the man in black robes, speaking casually:
"It seems what she said was true?"
The figure in black robes stiffened his neck, gritted his teeth, and remained silent, knowing that he could not escape this calamity.
He wanted to send out information before he died, but he found that under the influence of a force, he couldn't even muster the will to resist, let alone mobilize his power. It was as if an invisible hand had reached into his sea of consciousness and pressed all his thoughts to the spot.
Han Xuanji didn't waste any more words with him; he had already confirmed that everything Qin Xin said was true.
It has also been preliminarily determined that Zi probably does not know his specific strength, let alone that he has already figured out the other party's background.
Han Xuanji raised his hand and pointed a finger, a wisp of Sword Intent silently entering the black-robed man's body, completely sealing his soul and spiritual power.
The figure in black robes didn't even have time to utter a sound before collapsing to the ground, his eyes tightly shut.
What did you do to him?
Qin Xin asked.
"His soul and cultivation have been sealed, so he won't die. Don't worry, we won't alert him."
Han Xuanji withdrew her finger and looked at Qin Xin.
What's wrong with you?
Qin Xin remained silent for a moment, seemingly considering how much to say.
She finally spoke:
"I am a follower of the Great One 'Phoenix,' and you should know that I am merely an avatar who has been traveling through Thousand Souls City all these years."
She paused, then explained:
" Eternal Deity can sense each other's presence; that's how Youying recognized me."
I've been secretly informing the cultivators to leave in advance, but they don't seem to care."
Han Xuanji nodded slightly.
He knew Qin Xin was no ordinary person back in the Shallow Dream Pavilion, but he never expected her to be a follower of the Primordial Eternal Deity. Such a status was quite significant even on the Eternal Continent.
The Eternal Divine Hall is the one among the nine supreme powers with the closest relationship to the Eternal Deity.
Their ancient traditions contain many methods to harness the power of the Eternal Deity, even to communicate with the power of the Eternal Divine Tree, and they have collaborated with many of the Eternal Deity.
"Phoenix" is said to have a close relationship with the founder of the Eternal Divine Hall and clearly sided with the cultivators during the High Antiquity war.
No wonder Qin Xin, despite being Eternal Deity, betrayed Youying without hesitation.
She paused, then added:
"I'm just an avatar; I'm not familiar with those guys in the Heavenly South Desolate Domain, and the beast tide has absolutely nothing to do with me."
"Yes, I know."
After listening, Han Xuanji had roughly figured out the situation.
The Eternal Deity' camp is not monolithic, and cultivators will Eternal Deity go to war with them sooner or later. It's just unknown which side 'Phoenix' will stand on.
They probably won't change their previous stance, since the Eternal Deity certainly won't trust the other side anymore.
The information Qin Xin provided did have its purpose, but it was suppressed by them.
According to the Immeasurable Saint Emperor's plan, it was probably intentional that Zi would initiate a large-scale beast tide.
At this moment, Qin Xin couldn't help but sigh:
"When I first met you, you were just Eternal Dao Master. Now you should have already reached the Eternal Holy Lord Realm, right?"
"Cultivators are indeed terrifying. No wonder our Eternal Clan is finding it increasingly difficult to defeat you cultivators."
Of course, she also knew that people like Han Xuanji were extremely rare, but still quite remarkable.