Leave none alive!

"People's hearts have changed so much; they all want to use me as a scapegoat. Non-Self hadn't realized it early on, I would have fallen right into your trap."

Outside Jing'an Town, Qi Yun stood in the rain, holding an oil-paper umbrella, shaking his head as he looked at Li Ran and the others who were arguing. Then, he transformed into a Fresh Breeze and rapidly approached them.

Inside the town, a heated argument was raging.

"Useless! You can't even keep an eye on one person. Are those two holes under your eyebrows for breathing?!" Li Ran was so angry he wanted to poke Jiang Mingyuan's eyes with his fingers.

He had painstakingly planned and even borrowed money from the Holy Sect to buy the Mara Blood Net, all in order to capture Qi Yun in one fell swoop, seize his [Star Guidance Talisman], and then resell it to that senior brother.

At that time, I will not only make a fortune.

He was also able to get in touch with that senior, and from then on, he reached the pinnacle of his life.

But now... everything is gone!

"Li Ran! Stop your fucking nonsense!" Jiang Mingyuan, also enraged by the insult, retorted defiantly.

"I'm not your servant! If you're so capable, how come you didn't see that it was a fake?! Don't blame the road for being uneven if you're blind!"

After being verbally abused by Li Ran, Jiang Mingyuan was also angered, and the two immediately started arguing.

Seeing this, several people nearby quickly stepped forward to dissuade them, fearing that they might actually start fighting at this moment.

However, amidst this chaos and noise, a barely perceptible Fresh Breeze had already silently brushed past the boundary marker at the town's entrance and entered the territory of Jing'an Town.

jingle--

With a soft sound, a bright red copper bell tied to Sun Changxing's waist suddenly rang out.

"Um?"

Looking at the copper bell at his waist with surprise, Sun Changxing frowned. This copper bell was a protective item given to him by his father, which could sense malice in the surroundings and give early warnings.

He looked around, and apart from the torrential rain, there was nothing unusual.

But when Sun Changxing's gaze fell upon the pool of black iron sand on the ground, his pupils suddenly contracted, a frantic warning of danger flashing through his mind. He hurriedly roared:

"Watch out, he's coming..."

Before the warning could even be uttered, a bluish-white Sword Qi suddenly pierced through the back of Sun Changxing's head, bringing with it a spray of blood mixed with brain matter, instantly staining a large area of the falling rain red.

Thump--

Staring in astonishment at Sun Changyuan's corpse, whose head had been blown off by a single sword strike, the remaining people stared blankly at the slowly materializing figure.

"Why are you all looking at me like that? Weren't you all looking forward to my arrival? Now that I'm here, you all seem... not very happy."

Qi Yun glanced at the group of people in front of him and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Hehehe, three at the Qi Refining Second Layer, and four at the Qi Refining Third Layer."

You think you can kill me with just a few green onions like that?!

Before the words were finished, the pool of black iron sand under the Mara Blood Net suddenly erupted, instantly transforming into more than ten triangular spikes that struck the remaining seven people from various tricky angles.

"Arrogant!"

Unexpectedly Qi Yun dared to come to them all by himself and even launched a sneak attack to kill Sun Changxing. Although Li Ran was shocked, he was not flustered. He roared in anger and shattered the three-edged spike that was aimed at his face with a single strike. His True Qi surged and his skin even showed a faint blue light.

"Martial arts cultivator?"

With a calm smile, Qi Yun faced Li Ran's charging attack without dodging or avoiding him. Behind him, three grotesquely laughing white skeletons soared out.

One of the jawbones, Zhang Kaisen's white jawbone, bit down on Li Ran's long sword, while the other two were aimed at Li Ran's face, spewing out a thick, inky, and foul-smelling ancient Yin Baleful Intent Corpse Qi.

"Ugh!"

Hit head-on by this highly concentrated Yin Baleful Intent Corpse Qi, Li Ran groaned, his eyes burning with intense pain, instantly losing his sight, and his face was corroded with small pits the size of a thumb.

"Shameless!"

With his eyes blinded, Li Ran flew into a rage, brandishing his longsword and forcing back the skeletal skeleton that was trying to charge at him. He bit his tongue, spat out his True Yang Saliva, mixed it with rainwater, and smeared it on his eyes.

With his vision barely restored, Li Ran squinted and looked ahead, only to see Qi Yun forming a hand Method Formula, a wisp of bluish-white Sword-Ray rapidly condensing.

Not good!

Startled, Li Ran keenly grasped the direction indicated by the Qi Yun Sword Technique, quickly adjusted his body, and dodged in the opposite direction.

Swoosh--

The next second!

Two Sword Qi shot out simultaneously from the left and right!

With a precise dodge, Li Ran, who was heading straight for another Sword Qi, stared wide-eyed. Before he could even utter the word "fuck," a bloody hole was blasted into his forehead!

Thump!

The convulsing corpse crashed heavily to the ground, its bright red blood flowing freely.

In the blink of an eye, Li Ran, who was considered one of the top three fighters among them, died from a headshot, just like Sun Changxing.

Frowning at the bloodstains splattered on his sleeve, Qi Yun turned to look at the remaining six people.

A chilling coldness was flashing in those clear, bright eyes, black and white.

"He's all alone, let's all go for him!"

Forcing himself to suppress his fear, Jiang Mingyuan shouted loudly, calling to his companions.

"One person?"

With a slight raise of his eyebrows, Qi Yun's lips curled into a meaningful smile.

The next moment!

The void behind him churned, and four ferocious beasts, each the size of a small calf, appeared with heavy, resounding steps, growling softly.

On the other side, the black iron sand on the ground also began to rapidly condense, transforming back into a figure identical to Qi Yun.

In addition, there was a white skeleton in mid-air with three eye sockets emitting eerie ghostly flames and cawing strangely.

Surrounded by a multitude of objects, a terrifying pressure suddenly emanated from Qi Yun.

With his head slightly raised and hands behind his back, Qi Yun looked down at Jiang Mingyuan and his group, let out a soft sneer, and uttered four chilling words:

"Leave no one alive!"

Deep in Clear Spring Mountain lies Laolongtan (Old Dragon Pool).

This is an ancient pool with a calm surface and a deep, inky black color.

Legend has it that this place was once a desolate land. One day, a strange phenomenon occurred: a huge black shadow resembling a real dragon fell into this place.

The following day, this bottomless, icy pool was formed.

This Old Dragon Pool is bottomless, and many of the living people who live here have dived into its waters to see just how deep it is.

Even the best swimmers couldn't reach the bottom.

Therefore, some people speculate that this old pool may lead all the way to the endless seabed, and if one can keep going down into the shallows, one can see the legendary Dragon Palace.

However, legends are just legends.

If there truly is a so-called Dragon Palace beneath this Old Dragon Pool, then this place is only a few hundred miles from the Wuji Sacred Sect.

In accordance with the Holy Sect's style, he would have moved the dragon and the palace back together long ago.

How could we possibly let it stay here peacefully?

Today, Old Dragon Pool is experiencing an unprecedentedly bustling scene.

Around the pool, hundreds of disciples of the Wuji Sacred Sect, each with a different aura and from various Outer Mansion, had already gathered.

However, faced with this bottomless, deep, silent, and chilling old pool, no one dared to make a rash move and become the first unsuspecting person to venture into the water to explore.

The situation remained deadlocked.