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"What's so special about the mid-stage Nascent Soul stage? The Lin Tianhao I just killed was also from Martial Emperor City, but I still slapped him to death."

Qin Yu's words silenced Meng Qianyun, who realized that her worries were always unnecessary.

Zhuge Chuchu stood at the edge of the python's body, her glassy eyes fixed on the jade slip in her hand. She had already read the contents of the jade slip three times.

"The key to the Heavenly Treasury... If I had known this would happen, I should have hidden myself."

"What's the use of hiding? The people of Wudi City have been watching you for a long time."

Qin Yu's words offered no comfort, but Zhuge Chuchu calmed down instead. In her more than twenty years of life, this was the first time she had discovered such a huge secret about herself, but she had no time to panic.

"What is the name of the leader of that hunting team?"

"Gu Tianlang, peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm, is the deputy hall master of the Demon Extermination Hall in Martial Emperor City, specializing in hunting down traitors and heretics."

Qin Yu read out the information in the jade slip one by one, and with each line read, Zhuge Chuchu's expression grew more and more unpleasant.

"His method was to skin and dismember people to draw out their souls with blood; none of the people he captured could be kept alive."

"This kind of person is actually an official of Wudi City."

"Are the officials of Martial Emperor City cleaner than demonic cultivators? Huang Lingtian is also a sect leader. Have you forgotten what happened to you in the Xuan Yin Palace?"

Zhuge Chuchu did not refute, but a hint of coldness flashed in her crystal eyes.

The speed of the Xuanbing Giant Python increased again at this moment. Qin Yu poured all the remaining spirit crystals in his storage ring into the python's body. The residual lightning-attribute energy core, combined with the spiritual power of the spirit crystals, made this thousand-foot-long python almost turn into a white lightning bolt.

"Master, at this speed, we will reach Yanlong City in another two hours."

The voice of the giant ice python came from the soul link, but Qin Yu did not respond, his gaze fixed on the northern horizon.

Two hours.

Gu Tianlang's hunting team set off at least three days earlier than him, and three days was enough time for them to torture Qin Weier and Xue Fengyin to the point of wishing they were dead.

"What is your relationship with that Xuefengyin?"

Meng Qianyun suddenly asked a question.

"My sister's mentor."

Do you have a mentor?

"No, I've always been self-taught."

"So how did you offend Emperor Wu?"

After Meng Qianyun chose to leave with the young master of Peach Blossom Valley, she became unaware of many things happening outside.

"Emperor Wu has his eye on my wife. I have no choice but to come to Emperor Wu's City to protect her."

After saying this, Qin Yu took out the Qingfeng Sword, which he had swapped at the Wanbaoge auction, from his storage ring. The sword was marked with three bamboo leaves.

"The people of Wudi City used this sword as bait to try and lure me out. When they failed, they kidnapped my sister and master to force me to show myself."

"Are you sure they won't just kill your sister?"

"No, they are only useful to me while I am alive. They will be useless once I die."

Qin Yu's judgment was based on his understanding of people like Gu Tianlang. The henchmen of Wudi City were all about maximizing profits, and living hostages were always more valuable than dead corpses.

The two-hour journey was constantly shortened by the rapid movement of the giant ice python.

In Qin Yu's vision, Yanlong City transformed from a blurry outline into a massive city, shrouded in a dark red light shield—the energy fluctuations of some kind of sealing formation.

"They've locked down the city."

Zhuge Chuchu's crystal-clear eyes swept across the sky above Yanlong City. What she saw was not only the sealing formation, but also the hundreds of thousands of strands of fortune gathered below it. "There are many people watching in the city. In the central square, two strands of fortune at the Golden Core stage are being suppressed."

Two streams of Qi and fortune at the Golden Core stage.

Qin Yu's fingers tightened on the hilt of the Nine Dragons Sword. The positions of the two streams of energy were different from those of Yan Mingyu's divided soul; they were not sealed but suppressed.

"They are still alive."

"Alive, but very weak."

Zhuge Chuchu added another sentence that made Qin Yu's killing intent surge.

"A mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator's aura is casting a spell on them from above the plaza. The spell's attribute is fire, and it seems to be burning their souls."

Qin Yu didn't ask any more questions. He stood up from the python's body, and the dark golden light of the Purple Sun Divine Armor began to appear on his body.

"Mystic Ice, full speed."

The Xuanbing Giant Python had already reached its speed limit, but Qin Yu's command made it burn the little energy left in its body again, and the entire thousand-foot-long python body turned into a white shooting star in the air.

The garrison of Yanlong City spotted the white light flying from the horizon, but before they could warn of it, the light had already broken through the energy shield of the sealing formation.

Gu Tianlang stood on the high platform in the central square of Yanlong City, holding a spirit pill burning with purple flames in his hand. The flames of the spirit pill were slowly approaching Qin Weier, who was nailed to the rack.

Qin Weier's white clothes were stained red with blood, and her hands and feet were pierced by four black dragon-binding nails, making her look like a butterfly nailed to a chopping board.

Xue Fengyin's situation was even worse; her back had been torn open, and her spine was clearly visible.

"Go ahead and yell, why aren't you yelling anymore? Weren't you just cursing me?"

Gu Tianlang's voice was full of mockery; he enjoyed the process of torturing his prey.

Xue Fengyin raised her head; her face was covered in blood, but there was no fear in her eyes.

"My brother will come."

"Brother, are you talking about that Blood Fiend Qin Yu? He's currently fighting the demon race in the Western Nether Sea. By the time he gets back, your bones will be cold."

After saying this, Gu Tianlang pushed the Flame Elixir in his hand an inch closer to Qin Weier, and the heat of the flame caused Qin Weier's skin to start blistering.

"Your brother won't come; he has already abandoned you."

Qin Weier gritted her teeth and remained silent, her gaze fixed on the southern sky.

The hundreds of thousands of cultivators who were watching formed a huge circle around the square. They were all stunned by the golden Martial Emperor Token in Gu Tianlang's hand, and no one dared to raise any questions.

"Fellow practitioners, those to be publicly executed today are the remnants of the Blood Fiend. They colluded with demons to betray humanity and harm fellow practitioners. Their crimes are heinous and unforgivable."

Gu Tianlang's voice echoed throughout the entire square, a smug smile playing on his lips.

"I am hereby ordered by Emperor Li to exterminate heretics and uphold the orthodox traditions of our human race."

Some of the onlookers began to cheer. They believed in the justice represented by the Martial Emperor's decree, and they believed every word Gu Tianlang said.

"Good riddance, heretics deserve to die."

"What is Blood Fiend? How dare it collude with the demon race?"

"Emperor Wu is wise, long live Emperor Wu City!"

The cheers made Gu Tianlang even more smug, and he turned to look at Xue Fengyin on the rack.

"Did you hear that? This is the will of the people. You deserve to die." (End of Chapter)