On the 60th birthday of the system, my son’s engagement was annulled!

Once you pass Shenfeng City, you'll be within the Third Ring Road.

As soon as Lin Xuan and his group entered the Third Ring Road, they sensed its unique character.

The biggest difference between the third and fourth rings is that the air in the third ring contains some very subtle source energy, which makes the source energy in Lin Xuan's body somewhat boiling.

Qingfeng and Lan Zhantian both looked at Lin Xuan, clearly feeling the comfort of the Origin Qi penetrating their skin.

No wonder they were unwilling to leave the Third Ring after reaching the Half-Immortal Realm. It's even more no wonder that the four guardians of the Feather Clan looked down on the Eastern Continent from the bottom of their hearts. Even the Ancient Forest Heaven Domain in the center of the Eastern Continent was like a tiny place compared to the Third Ring, not to mention comparing it to the most central ring of the Divine Continent.

"The direction of the Hehuan Sect is to the left."

Mu Lingji pointed to the left side and said.

Lin Xuan and the others immediately headed to the left.

Hehuan Sect is located on the Third Ring Road, but it is very close to the Second Ring Road, making its geographical location one of the best.

As for why it has such a good geographical location, it is naturally related to the overall strength of the Hehuan Sect.

Lin Xuan and his group soon arrived at the Hehuan Sect.

The Hehuan Sect's territory alone covers an area of ​​a hundred miles, and if Tianhe Valley is taken as the center, then the entire area within a radius of six thousand miles is the exclusive territory of the Hehuan Sect.

Within a radius of six thousand miles, no other force is allowed to set foot there at will; otherwise, they will be considered to be disrespecting the Hehuan Sect, and the Hehuan Sect can directly execute those who trespass into their territory.

However, today, several hundred people from the Hehuan Sect arrived and flew towards Tianhe Valley, quickly reaching the main gate of Tianhe Valley.

Tianhe Valley is a naturally formed land, extremely majestic and magnificent, with any mountain reaching tens of thousands of feet high, soaring straight into the clouds.

"Who is coming!?"

"How dare you trespass on the territory of my Hehuan Sect!"

A group of several dozen people suddenly appeared and blocked Lin Xuan and his group's path. At the head of the group was a middle-aged woman who still possessed a charming appearance and whose strength was at the Throne Realm.

"it's me."

Lin Xuan didn't speak up, but Mu Lingji immediately jumped out.

In Tianhe Valley, Mu Lingji's face is a pass.

The patrolling guards of the Hehuan Sect were all startled when they saw Mu Lingji.

"Li Yue pays respects to the Holy Maiden!"

"See the Saint!"

The leading powerhouses at the Throne Realm bowed respectfully, and the others following behind naturally followed suit.

Only then did the people of Dongzhou realize just how tall Mu Lingji was; even those at the Emperor Throne Realm had to treat her with utmost respect.

This woman at the Throne Realm who behaved so respectfully in front of Mu Lingji could have become a founding ancestor of a sect in the Eastern Continent!

“Li Yue, these are all distinguished guests from Dongzhou. I already told my teacher to let them pass directly.”

Mu Lingji looked at Li Yue and spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, Li Yue looked up at Lin Xuan with some curiosity.

The first impression of Lin Xuan when I looked up was that he was exceptionally handsome and dashing, and the second feeling was that I couldn't see through Lin Xuan's aura at all.

"Your Holiness, their identities..."

Li Yue was unwilling to oppose the Holy Maiden, but if hundreds of unidentified people infiltrated Tianhe Valley and said something that caused any damage to the valley, then he, as a patrolman, would be guilty of a death sentence!

"I already told you, they are all distinguished guests from the Eastern Continent, including my teacher, the old man Bai!"

Mu Lingji looked at Li Yue with some anger.

Although Li Yue was at the Throne Realm, he seemed somewhat timid under Mu Lingji's angry glare. He was about to ask Lin Xuan and the others to let them pass when suddenly dozens of figures descended from the sky.

Each of these figures was accompanied by a Gale Bird, and each of these Gale Birds possessed the power of a monarch. In particular, the Gale Bird beneath the feet of the leader had already reached the throne level.

"Li Yue, these people are all of unknown identity. Are you really going to let them swagger into our Hehuan Sect?!"

There were a total of eighteen figures in the sky, all of whom were experts at the Throne Realm. In particular, the leader was an expert at the Martial Emperor Realm, and he was the only male among all the Hehuan Sect members present. The man was also imposing and his every move exuded the aura of a superior.

"Li Yue greets Commander Sun!"

Upon seeing who it was, Li Yue reacted as if a mouse had seen a cat, immediately bowing respectfully as if the person before her was of even higher status than Mu Lingji, the Holy Maiden of the Hehuan Sect.

However, the Holy Maiden was second only to the leader in the Hehuan Sect, which only shows that the men of the Hehuan Sect had some tricks up their sleeves.

"Sun Quan, what are you doing here!?"

Mu Lingji slightly furrowed her beautiful eyebrows, looking at the man who had just arrived with some displeasure.

The man called Sun Quan looked at Mu Lingji with a broad smile.

"Lingji, why didn't you tell me you were coming back? If you had notified me beforehand, I would have waited for you outside Shenfeng City."

Lin Xuan immediately noticed that Sun Quan's gaze towards Mu Lingji was unusual. This kind of gaze was not ordinary. After all, Lin Xuan was a love expert and was very keen to detect such strange emotions.

Mu Lingji was speechless after hearing Sun Quan's words.

"I don't need you to pick me up. Okay, now let me through quickly."

Mu Lingji pursed her lips, clearly not wanting to pay any attention to Sun Quan.

Sun Quan wasn't angry at Mu Lingji's coldness; instead, he focused his gaze on the hundreds of people behind Mu Lingji, especially Lin Xuan, who was standing at the head of the group, and immediately caught Sun Quan's attention.

“The identities and origins of the people behind you are still unknown. Ling Ji, as the Holy Maiden of my Hehuan Sect, how can you so easily bring them into our Hehuan Sect? If any problems arise, I, as the Enforcement Commander, will be held responsible.”

Sun Quan spoke slowly and deliberately, his eyes clearly conveying his disapproval.

Mu Lingji immediately became anxious upon hearing Sun Quan's words.

Originally, Mu Lingji was determined to invite Lin Xuan and the others to the Hehuan Sect, but now she was stopped at the gate of the Hehuan Sect, which made Mu Lingji feel particularly embarrassed. The main reason was that Mu Lingji was afraid that Lin Xuan would be unhappy about this.

"How dare you! Sun Quan, this is the Hehuan Sect, I am the Holy Maiden, how dare you disobey me!"

Mu Lingji also displayed the aura of a saintess, pointing directly at Sun Quan, her voice filled with anger.

Sun Quan was stunned by Mu Lingji's angry rebuke, and then his eyes were filled with disbelief.

Why would the Holy Maiden berate me so fiercely for the sake of these outsiders?!

Sun Quan was filled with anger, and this anger was growing stronger.

“Ling Ji…”

"Please address me as Your Highness, Commander Sun Quan!"

Mu Lingji showed no respect whatsoever. Upon hearing this, Sun Quan felt as if his heart had shattered into eight pieces, which filled him with immense anger. However, Sun Quan dared not, and could not bear to, vent his anger on Mu Lingji, and could only direct it at Lin Xuan and the others.

"Even if I risk being scolded by Her Highness the Holy Maiden, I must obey orders today. These people are not allowed to enter without proper identification!"

Sun Quan's unyielding attitude made Mu Lingji even angrier, her chest heaving with anger.

Lin Xuan could see that this Commander Sun Quan was obviously jealous, otherwise he wouldn't be making things difficult for him.

But since this guy dares to play with him like this, Lin Xuan doesn't mind playing along.

"Hehe, Commander Sun Quan, is it? Let me introduce myself. I am Lin Xuan, the patriarch of the Lin Clan of the Eastern Continent."

Lin Xuan first tried to be polite before resorting to force. Although he was put in a difficult position, his first words were still relatively easy to talk to.

However, Sun Quan on the other side was completely unmoved by Lin Xuan's kindness, and snorted coldly:
"Dongzhou...isn't that just a tiny, godforsaken place? It's practically a dog's habitat. Chief Lin, right? How does it feel to live in that desolate backwater?!"

Sun Quan's words directly insulted the entire Eastern Continent.

Before Lin Xuan could even get angry, Mu Lingji could no longer sit still. A powerful force suddenly emanated from her body, and her eyes were filled with murderous intent. Sun Quan had thoroughly enraged Mu Lingji today.

“Sun Quan, you’ve really gone too far today. Not only did you defy me, but you even insulted my honored guest from the Hehuan Sect. You’re getting bolder and bolder.”

Mu Lingji's icy gaze made Sun Quan swallow hard, but he quickly regained his composure. He decided that since he had already done it, he might as well do it thoroughly!

“Ling…” Sun Quan met Mu Lingji’s icy gaze and immediately stopped himself from uttering the word “Ji,” letting out a soft breath:

“Your Highness, even if the Enforcement Hall punishes me in the end, I will accept it. But today, I was just following orders. Our Enforcement Hall only considers the danger to the Joyful Union Sect, not anything else!”

Sun Quan seemed to have a reasonable and well-founded argument, and directly refuted Mu Lingji.

Furthermore, Sun Quan was indeed very confident. After all, he was one of the top talents in the Hehuan Sect, and a rare male among them. He was likely to succeed Patriarch Baima in the future, and his future was limitless. Even if he really angered the Holy Maiden this time, he believed that the sect would not do anything to him.

This reflects Sun Quan's confidence in his position.

"Lingji, forget it, leave this to me."

Lin Xuan finally understood that the guy in front of him was a brute, and a brute with very little brains at that.

"So what do you suggest we do about this?"

Lin Xuan looked at Sun Quan. Not only was Lin Xuan not angry, but he really wanted to see how Sun Quan would perform next.

“Since you were brought by Her Highness the Holy Maiden, the risk level should be much lower. However, just in case, we need to take absolute safety measures. Therefore, all of you need to be checked one by one. Only those who pass the check may enter my Hehuan Sect.”

Sun Quan looked at Lin Xuan with narrowed eyes, a murderous intent hidden deep within them.

Just now, Lin Xuan and the Holy Maiden were speaking at an unusually close distance, closer than their usual relationship.

"I'm all ears for your inspection method."

Lin Xuan continued, waiting for Sun Quan's next performance.

Sun Quan then spoke up:
"The inspection is simple: search everyone, and also check storage rings and other storage devices!"

"What?! This is outrageous!"

"Who searches people like this?!"

"Hmph, do you really think we're easy targets?"

"Are they treating us like prisoners?"

"That Sun Quan is truly a coward, a scoundrel!"

The people of Dongzhou were in an uproar upon hearing Sun Quan's words. In the cultivation world, having one's storage ring searched by others could only happen under two circumstances.

The first scenario is that after a defeat, the storage ring was used as spoils of war.

Another scenario is that after becoming a prisoner, everything about oneself is controlled by others!

They had come to the Hehuan Sect as guests, yet they were being asked to check their storage rings. This was treating them like prisoners, which was bound to make them furious.

"Well, well, I never expected to encounter such a bizarre thing today."

Even Qingfeng, an ancient monster who had lived for thousands of years, was amused and exasperated by Sun Quan's words.
At this moment, Mu Lingji's gloomy face seemed to be dripping with water.
Sun Quan continued to look coldly at Lin Xuan and the others, showing no sign of yielding.

Lin Xuan decided to no longer give this guy from the Hehuan Sect any face.

"How about this, let's have a fight. If you lose, we go in; if you win, you decide what to do?"

Lin Xuan looked at Sun Quan and spoke calmly.

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes slightly, staring intently at Lin Xuan.

At this moment, Lin Xuan only displayed the outward manifestation of his Emperor Throne Realm, and even a Half-Immortal Realm cultivator could not see through Lin Xuan's true realm.

Sun Quan, sensing the power of the Emperor Realm within Lin Xuan's body, couldn't help but smile confidently.

"You tell me, how should we engage in this battle of wits?"

Sun Quan stood with his arms crossed, looking down at his opponent with extreme arrogance.

In Sun Quan's view, this was an excellent opportunity; it was time to show his skills in front of Her Highness the Holy Maiden.

I must make Her Highness know that I am the only one who can assist her in the future.

As for the person in front of me, let him become a stepping stone for my performance.

Sun Quan's little scheme quickly flashed through his mind, and a smile spread across his face as he thought about it.

"The contest is simple; let's decide the winner in three moves."

Lin Xuan held up three fingers, still looking at Sun Quan with an unchanging expression.

How to determine the winner in three moves?

Sun Quan suppressed his smugness and arrogance, and asked in a serious tone.

"It's very simple. Make your move. If you can make me take half a step back within three moves, you win; otherwise, you lose."

Lin Xuan's words were extremely arrogant. Everyone in the Hehuan Sect except for Mu Lingji, the Holy Maiden of the Hehuan Sect, felt that Lin Xuan had gone mad.

How dare this person say such arrogant words?
The distinguished guest invited by our Holy Maiden seems a bit dim-witted.

"Hahaha……"

Upon hearing this, Sun Quan burst into laughter, a particularly grating laugh.

"Since you insist on courting death, then don't blame me for showing no mercy!"

As Sun Quan finished speaking, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes. (End of Chapter)