In Zhu Xian, people start to rise from plundering entries

"Killing my Heart-Eating Sword Sect disciples will always come at a price." The leader of the black-robed men spoke in a cold voice, "Su Han, come with us, and perhaps you can leave with a whole corpse."

"Just you guys?" Su Han glanced at the three of them.

These three individuals comprised two peak Star Palace Realm cultivators and one half-step Star Realm cultivator. If it were daytime, he might not have been afraid, but now he was severely depleted, and Yuheng was in a deep sleep; the situation was far from optimistic.

"Let's do it!"

Without further ado, the three men in black robes attacked simultaneously, their three black swords stabbing from three directions, blocking all of Su Han's escape routes.

Su Han dared not take the blow head-on, and used the Azure Cloud Step to narrowly dodge it. However, the black-robed men were well-coordinated; if the first attack missed, the second would follow immediately, giving him no chance to catch his breath.

In just a few moves, Su Han was in grave danger, with several wounds on his body.

"This can't go on." Su Han gritted his teeth, preparing to fight to the death, when a soft laugh suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

"Three against one, the Heart-Eating Sword Sect is really getting more and more shameless."

The sound was crisp and melodious, like pearls falling onto a jade plate.

Under the moonlight, a figure in white gracefully arrived and landed on the courtyard wall. Her face was veiled, but her eyes shone as brightly as stars.

It's her! The woman in white from earlier in the day!
Su Han was taken aback.

The three men in black robes paled: "Who are you? How dare you meddle in the affairs of the Heart-Eating Sword Sect?"

"The Heart-Eating Sword Sect? What a prestigious name." The woman in white chuckled, but there was no hint of amusement in her eyes. "However, I'm determined to meddle in this matter."

Before she finished speaking, she had already floated down from the wall and landed next to Su Han.

"Can you still fight?" She turned her head to look at Su Han.

Su Han nodded: "Okay."

"Alright." The woman in white smiled slightly. "The two on the left are mine, and the one on the right is yours."

Before Su Han could respond, she had already drawn her sword. The sword light cascaded like moonlight, beautiful yet deadly.

Without hesitation, Su Han slashed at the black-robed man who was at the half-step Star Realm with his Tianya Sword.

With the woman in white sharing the burden, Su Han felt much more at ease. Although he wasn't in good condition, he was still more than capable of dealing with a half-step Star Realm cultivator.

After ten moves, Su Han severed the black-robed man's sword-wielding right hand with a single sword strike, and then kicked him away.

On the other side, the white-clad woman's battle had also ended. Two black-robed figures at the peak of the Star Palace Realm lay on the ground, their fates unknown.

"Thank you for your help, young lady." Su Han clasped his hands in thanks.

The woman in white waved her hand: "It was nothing. However, the Heart-Eating Sword Sect is known for its vengeful nature, so you'd better be careful in the future."

"Why did you help me, young lady?" Su Han asked.

The woman in white was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Perhaps it's because you resemble someone."

After saying that, she said no more, drifted away, and disappeared into the night.

Su Han watched her retreating figure, lost in thought.

"Like someone? Like whom?"

He shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and turned to go back to his room. His immediate priority was to recover his strength as quickly as possible to prepare for tomorrow's match.

As for the Heart-Eating Sword Sect, they will meet force with force and water with earth.

As night deepened, undercurrents surged within Qingyun City. The Hundred Sects Conference had only just begun.

Meanwhile, in a secluded residence somewhere in Qingyun City, a middle-aged man in a brocade robe stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the moonlight outside the window. Behind him, a man in black robes knelt.

"Sect Master, Ghost Shadow failed, his cultivation was crippled. Ghost Fiend and his two companions also failed, two dead and one injured," the black-robed man said in a trembling voice.

"Oh?" The man in the brocade robe spoke calmly, revealing neither joy nor anger. "It seems I underestimated that boy."

"Sect Master, should we send more people?"

“No need,” the man in the brocade robe interrupted. “It’s not advisable to make any moves during the Hundred Sects Conference. That old fellow Ziyang has already become suspicious. If we make any more moves, things might go wrong.”

"But."

"No buts." The man in the brocade robe turned around, revealing a refined face, but his eyes were as deep as an abyss, with a hint of evil. "That bitch Yuheng, did she think that she could hide in a sword and I wouldn't be able to find her? Heh, now that her successor has appeared, she won't be far from showing herself."

The man in the black robe dared not respond.

"Pass down the order: after the conference, keep a close eye on Su Han. If he leaves Qingyun City, take action immediately," the man in brocade robes said calmly. "Remember, he must be alive. I want to personally extract Yuheng's whereabouts from him."

"Yes!" The man in black robes accepted the order and left.

The man in the brocade robe looked out the window again, a strange smile playing on his lips.

"Yuheng, Yuheng, you refused to hand over that thing even at the cost of your life. Now that your successor is in my hands, let's see how long you can hide it."

The moonlight shone on his face, revealing the blood-red tattoo under his right eye, shaped like a venomous snake.

At Qingyun Villa, Su Han suddenly felt a jolt in his heart and was startled awake from his meditation.

He walked to the window, looked at the moonlight outside, and frowned slightly.

For some reason, he had a bad feeling. It was as if an invisible net was slowly closing in on him.

"Senior sister, you're right," he murmured to himself. "After the Hundred Sects Conference, we must leave the Eastern Region as soon as possible."

The Tianya Sword emitted a faint fluctuation, as if in response to him.

Su Han gripped the sword hilt tightly, a determined look flashing in his eyes.

"No matter what lies ahead, I will keep going. Senior sister, I will definitely save you."

The night is deep, and the darkness before dawn always seems exceptionally long.

But darkness will eventually pass, and dawn will always come.

Su Han believed that as long as the sword in his hand remained and the Dao in his heart remained, nothing could stop him from moving forward.

Tomorrow's arena will be another tough battle.

He took a deep breath, returned to his bed, and continued to regulate his breathing.

Meanwhile, in another corner of Qingyun City, the woman in white removed her veil, revealing a stunningly beautiful face. She gazed in the direction of Qingyun Villa, a complex expression flashing in her eyes.

"Su Han, do you really not remember me?"

Under the moonlight, her face was clearly visible. If Su Han were here, he would definitely recognize that this woman was the girl he had saved at the foot of Qingyun Mountain three years ago.

Back then, she was just a frail young girl. Now, she is a master capable of defeating two peak Star Palace Realm experts with a single sword strike.

Nothing in life is more unpredictable than this.

The woman sighed softly, put her veil back on, and disappeared into the night. (End of Chapter)