I come to see Bai Yujing today

Chapter 296 Bloody Evil Pond
The intense sword intent rang out, and the Tiger Soul Blade roared repeatedly.

The mere fourth-grade divine ability, the Mountain and River Flowing Blade Technique, became a terrifying killing technique in Chen Zhian's hands, blooming on this Xiaotai platform.

Xia Tu, a disciple of Huangtianmen and the master of Xiaotai, was killed by Chen Zhian with a single blow. His body was devoured by the surging sword intent, first being disemboweled, and then completely turned into dust.

His primordial spirit was also severely damaged, becoming dull and lifeless.

Even so, a bright yellow light still shone from Xia Tu's primordial spirit as he activated a primordial spirit escape technique, attempting to flee far away.

However, Chen Zhian's Lingye Thunder was a step faster, the thunder swirling with true essence and sweeping towards Xia Tu's primordial spirit in the void.

Xia Tu's primordial spirit let out a miserable scream and then vanished.

The platform fell silent.

Several elders and disciples of the Xiaotai have already died.

All one thousand Heavenly Gate Formation soldiers were pierced by Chen Zhian's longsword. Although the Heavenly Gate Formation was reassembled, it no longer possessed the terrifying power it once had!

With their leader Xia Tu dead, fear immediately gripped the hearts of these elders, disciples, and soldiers!
All the aura and supernatural powers that had gathered on the platform vanished instantly.

"escape!"

An elder from Xuanchi had a sudden thought and immediately vanished into the void, disappearing without a trace.

At this moment, the strongest person on this platform is Elder Xuanchi.

With this man's retreat, the remaining spirit of the others also dissipated, and they all fled far away.

Chen Zhian, however, remained unhurried, sheathing his sword and then drawing his bow and nocking an arrow!
He didn't seem fast, but he fired several arrows in the blink of an eye!
It also contains the Heavenly King Killing Technique, a fusion of the Heavenly King Killing Technique and the surging true essence universe, without any other mysterious archery skills or supernatural abilities.

The arrow pierced the air, carrying pure and terrifying true energy and flashing lightning, directly killing these fleeing people!
Rumble!
The sharp arrow cleaved through the clouds, extinguishing its supernatural power and spreading its brilliance.

Almost instantly, they tracked down the many elders and disciples hidden in the void!
In an instant, the vast Xiaotai was covered in blood. One powerful figure after another was reaped by Chen Zhian, and one primordial spirit after another was trapped in Guanghan Tower by Chen Zhian.

Standing in the void, Chen Zhian had a handsome face and a resolute gaze. He looked to be only in his early thirties, yet he exuded an astonishing aura of killing intent, like a ruthless heavenly general.

Seeing Chen Zhian's overwhelming power, the thousand soldiers were routed, the Heavenly Gate Formation collapsed, and many began to flee backwards.

The building that the mysterious treasure had transformed into still had its doors wide open.

The alchemist who had been refining pills just moments before had his Xuan fire extinguished. He looked at Chen Zhian from afar, his throat bobbing in fear.

The man lying on the ground, half-dead, was still lifeless, as if he were already dead.

As for the mysterious woman surnamed Lin, her eyes shifted several times before finally settling on surprise and curiosity.

"This Li Chao is clearly only at the Profound Tower Realm, yet he was able to kill so many powerful figures single-handedly... His combat strength probably surpasses that of ordinary Heavenly Palace Realm cultivators... How is this possible?"

The woman surnamed Lin muttered to herself.

Just as the woman surnamed Lin was wondering, Chen Zhian's aura changed once again.

His true essence became increasingly dense and vast before finally returning to stillness.

In the blink of an eye, the true essence and even the terrifying blood aura on the person not far away completely dissipated.

If that person hadn't still been standing in the void, and if the woman surnamed Lin hadn't been looking at him, she probably would have thought he had already left.

"What kind of technique is this for calming the mind?"

The woman surnamed Lin looked flustered and somewhat at a loss.

Just then, he saw the man casually draw his long black sword.

The longsword gleamed, with only a few strands of sword intent flowing through it. Amidst the crisscrossing sword intent, a murderous aura burst forth.

"What does this person want to do?"

The alchemist and the woman surnamed Lin were filled with doubt.

But then they saw the person descend from the void and walk on the platform.

Long swords flashed, and from this came carnage!

A flash of lightning occasionally streaked across his body, and his speed increased rapidly.

Wherever the long sword goes, its blade energy surges forth.

The terrifying sword spirit began to reap lives.

Wherever the sword's spirit touched, the heads of the local soldiers fell to the ground, and they died a violent death.

From within the platform, screams of agony erupted one after another.

A thousand soldiers... would be an extremely considerable force anywhere.

Unfortunately, these thousand Earth Soldiers did not seem to have formed an Earth-rank battle formation purely through cultivation. They also incorporated blood sacrifices to Dao True Ones, making their battle formation far weaker than that of other Earth Soldiers.

Furthermore, the Heavenly Gate Formation had already been breached by Chen Zhian...

How could a ground army that had not formed a battle formation and whose battle flags were scattered possibly contend with Chen Zhian!
Often, when Chen Zhian unleashed his sword intent, he could slaughter a large number of people.

In the short time it takes to drink a cup of tea, nearly a thousand soldiers were wiped out by Chen Zhian!
and……

The woman surnamed Lin, surrounded by human heads, stared in astonishment at Chen Zhian, who resembled a demon general.

For cultivators of the Great Qian Dynasty... killing is nothing out of the ordinary.

only……

"This Chen Zhian doesn't seem to be cultivating the Dao of Blood Sacrifice; he's simply killing people."

Her expression showed even greater confusion.

In the Great Qian Dynasty, human life is an excellent resource for cultivation. Simply killing people without cultivating blood sacrifice for Dao True Persons is a pure waste.
The woman surnamed Lin was puzzled and could only watch helplessly as Chen Zhi'an slaughtered nearly a thousand soldiers.

Then Chen Zhian's gaze finally fell on the building that had trapped them.

The woman surnamed Lin felt a sinking feeling in her heart.

He was about to speak when he saw Chen Zhian's long sword slash across and land on the building.

Another layer of divine energy erupted, and the sword light and divine energy struck the building simultaneously, causing numerous shockwaves.

"It is indeed an excellent treasure."

As the precious light trembled, a slight smile appeared on Chen Zhian's lips.

He nodded slightly, and with a thought, he communicated with Qingshan Tower again.

As a beam of azure light flowed in, the light first transformed into a divine figure wielding a hammer, and then this divine figure merged with Chen Zhian.

Chen Zhian's true essence flowed out, condensed in the void, and transformed into a heavy hammer.

Chen Zhian reached out and grasped the heavy hammer. Instantly, a forging fire ignited on the hammer, the rolling flames surging fiercely and full of mystery.

"It could be used as a temporary palace."

Chen Zhian muttered to himself, then waved his arm!
The hammer falls!

boom!
A loud bang was heard, and spiritual patterns flowed freely across the building before it began to shrink.

The woman surnamed Lin and the alchemist both changed their expressions.

Chen Zhian didn't give them a chance to speak, and flicked his finger.

A strong gust of wind swept through, and Chen Zhian instantly sent the woman and the severely injured young man flying away, miraculously emerging from the building's entrance and regaining their freedom.

The alchemist screamed in agony as he was crushed into dust by the suddenly shrunken magical treasure!
The woman felt extremely fortunate, but she didn't know why Chen Zhian would spare her and the half-dead man, instead killing the alchemist.

Just as she was about to ask, she saw Chen Zhian stride away, pluck the Xuanbao, which had shrunk to the size of a palm, from the void, and disappear into the clouds and mist.

"Who is this person?"

The woman surnamed Lin frowned slightly, trying to recall carefully, but she couldn't recall which Xuanmen or noble family in the Great Qian Dynasty had such a person.

"He looks to be in his early thirties, no wonder his name is not on the Young Tiger Stele."

"With a cultivation level of Xuanlou, yet such formidable combat power, it's truly rare." The woman surnamed Lin thought of this and gently shook her head again: "The news of the Immortal Palace in Ya Hai County has spread throughout the world."

Among the people of the world who normally fear the Great Qian Dynasty like the tiger's den, how many of them actually want to seize the opportunity to enter the Immortal Palace below the Dao...

"Perhaps they are disciples from one of the other six kingdoms, or from some other sect."

"It's a pity... this person acts somewhat strangely and never gave me a chance to get to know him."

She felt a deep sense of regret and then turned to look at the young man who was half-dead not far away.

"Zhao Qing, stop pretending to be dead."

The young man, Zhao Qing, remained on the verge of death and did not respond at all.

The woman suddenly sneered, and a supernatural power flashed, transforming into a sharp blade that was about to fall on his neck!

A streak of light flashed from Zhao Qing's body as it collided with the sharp blade.

The woman's sneer grew stronger as she looked at Zhao Qing.

But then they saw the young man had already gotten up from the ground and patted the dirt off his body.

He looked quite disheveled at this moment, with many scars on his face.

"Among the young people of our Great Qian Dynasty, you are the most afraid of death and the best at playing dead."

The woman's tone was sarcastic.

The young man had a lean face and bright eyes, showing no signs of being half-dead just moments before.

He chuckled and said, "That's how I cultivate. After I've mastered the Heavenly Technique, I have to disperse my cultivation and start over."

Only after nine such revisions can it be considered a first-grade celestial skill.

"But you, Lin Shuyun, were severely injured by that woman from the Dragon Pool and only survived by impersonating your own younger sister. This completely contradicts your statement."

At this point, Zhao Qing clicked his tongue in amazement: "Just now, I only glanced at Li Chao, and I was almost detected by his aura."

What is this person's background?

His sword spirit was sharp, and the divine figure behind him was completely unheard of; where did he come from?

Lin Shuyun thought for a moment, then shook her head.

"If he came for the Daoxia Immortal Palace, we will naturally meet again in the future."

Zhao Qing's eyes darted around, and he smiled, "I wonder if Chen Zhian, Li Xushi, and Chi Xuanzi will come to compete for the opportunity in the Dao!"

“A prodigy like you, who was ranked sixth on the Young Tiger Stele, had been cultivating diligently for many days, hoping to break into the top five when the rankings changed and surpass Zhou Chu.”

As it turned out, you did indeed surpass Zhou Chu, but you were trampled underfoot by those three, falling from sixth to ninth place, which was quite unexpected.

I suppose you'd also like to see what kind of background those three young men possess that could surpass yours.

“Li Xushi, Chi Xuanzi…”

Lin Shuyun silently repeated the two names: "Perhaps I will be able to meet these two people in this great opportunity."

"Don't you want to see Chen Zhian, who is fifth on the Young Tiger Stele?" Zhao Qing asked.

"Chen Zhian is exceptionally talented, but his cultivation is too weak."

News had already reached Xuantianjing that his cultivation had progressed extremely rapidly, yet he was still only at the Heavenly Gate Realm...

Anyone from the Heavenly Gate Realm who comes to the Great Qian is courting death.

If I were Chen Zhian, I certainly wouldn't have come.

Lin Shuyun paused for a moment, her eyes flashing with a few glints: "But it would be best if he dared to come. I also want to see just how powerful the talent of someone who ranks fifth on the Young Tiger Stele at the Innate Realm is."

Compared to Lu Zhange, Lin Ting, Fu Changsheng… and even the thirteenth prince, how do they compare!

……

Chen Zhian killed over a thousand people in one go, but did not linger on the Xiaotai platform for long.

It's all because the two people on the platform have mysterious origins.

The woman surnamed Lin was injured, but there was no fear in her eyes, and she seemed to be fearless.

As for that hopeless young man, Chen Zhian couldn't see through him at all.

Having just arrived, Chen Zhian was unwilling to take too much risk. In addition, he had no grudges against these two people and did not want to get too involved with them, so he left directly.

As for why he killed the alchemist...

It was only because, under the perception of the Killing Heavenly King, that old alchemist was actually entangled with countless blood fetters, his aura was weak and eerie, and he had killed countless people and performed countless blood sacrifices to the Dao.

"On the contrary, the two young people, a man and a woman, did not have any bloodstains on them."

Chen Zhian activated the Heaven and Earth Cocoon, concealing himself in the void. Clouds and mist obscured his movements, and his true essence and divine power merged with the heaven and earth.

He kept thinking as he traveled.

"Those two young men must be extraordinary; they must be from noble families in the Great Qian Kingdom."

During the Great Qian Dynasty, the practice of blood sacrifice to Daoist immortals was prevalent, and many of these methods were even transmitted to the Great Yu Dynasty and to other countries throughout the world.

But today, I sensed not a trace of bloodlust in these two scions of the noble families of the Great Qian Dynasty.

At that moment, Chen Zhian passed by a mountain and happened to sense a cold, demonic aura.

As Chen Zhian's thoughts flashed, the image of the Killing Heavenly King appeared.

The white-robed Killing Heavenly King looked down, and through the eyes of this divine figure, Chen Zhian saw a snake demon eating people.

The blood-red light flowing from the snake demon's body was also quite intense.

This is the blood feud.

Since Chen Zhian had carried out his campaigns across the southern nine provinces, killed many Tianque officials in Cangding Prefecture, and finally killed those forty aristocratic family figures in front of the execution platform in the western suburbs.

He not only mastered the Heavenly King's Killing Technique, but he could also see this so-called blood feud through the eyes of the Killing Heavenly King.

The heavier the blood feud, the more bloodshed and the deeper the karma!

The Killing Heavenly King Technique also relies on this blood feud.

Chen Zhian remained unmoved in the void, and even continued walking, only removing the Chu Emperor's Bow from his back.

His muscles were bulging, and blood-red scales were faintly visible. There was also a surge of true energy.

The Killing King Technique was activated in an instant.

Chi!
The long arrow pierced the air and silently stabbed into the snake demon's brow.

The innate snake demon didn't even realize where the arrow came from before it was shot and killed on the mountaintop by the Hidden Cauldron Bow.

The snake demon died, but specks of blood flowed like rainbow light, landing between the eyebrows of the Killing Heavenly King behind Chen Zhian.

At this moment, the appearance of the Killing Heavenly King is Chen Zhian's current appearance, except that there is a little red mark between his eyebrows.

"King of Killing... The true mystery lies in the two words 'killing'."

Moreover, the deeper the blood feud of those who die by my hand, the greater their benefit to me.

Chen Zhian crossed two more hills and landed in the wilderness.

It was springtime, with new green buds sprouting and lush greenery.

Chen Zhian found a cave on the mountain and sat cross-legged.

"Today, many people have been killed, and much blood has been accumulated."

"With this... I should already be able to step into the Profound Pool Realm!"

(End of this chapter)