The First Venerable of All Paths

She is me, and I am Guanlan.

After merging with her sister's soul, although they still share the same body, the original Li Xintong is dead.

She wanted to live on in her sister's name.

"Li Guanlan?"

This name is naturally unfamiliar to outsiders.

But Li Meng understood.

Li Mozhan understood.

Old Madam Li understood as well.

Li Guanlan was Li Xintong's biological older sister, and she was once a prodigy who suppressed her peers.

She cultivates both spiritual and martial arts, possessing exceptional talent.

He was destined to be a rising star in martial arts, but because he resisted his family's coercion and entered into a marriage alliance for personal gain, he was secretly murdered by Old Madam Li.

"You rebellious daughter, you are utterly disrespectful!"

Li Meng's bones were shattering and his flesh was falling apart, yet he still cursed Li Xintong—no, he should be called Li Guanlan now—with venomous resentment.

"For your dead sister, you actually went so far as to harm your own father, betray your family, and disregard blood ties. You're nothing but a beast!"

Li Guanlan remained completely unmoved by Li Meng's curses.

His birth mother was driven to death by that beast Li Meng and died in despair.

To protect her, her older sister actually believed the lies of Old Madam Li, which led to her being poisoned.

After merging with her sister's soul, they became inseparable, and Li Guanlan learned more details about the process.

In her heart, the Li family, Li Meng, and Old Madam Li were not related by blood; they were filled only with deep-seated hatred and murderous intent.

After her sister extinguished her own consciousness and voluntarily donated her spiritual power to help Li Guanlan plant the Green Lotus in his soul, she made a vow.

These bastards, worse than pigs and dogs, must be made to pay the price they deserve.

Old Madam Li was just the beginning, and Li Meng was not the end.

"And you."

Li Guanlan looked at Li Moran with a cold gaze.

"It seems I was wrong to spare your life back then."

Li Guanlan raised his finger, and the power of his divine soul slowly gathered at his fingertip, causing the void to tremble.

"A person like you shouldn't be alive."

As soon as he finished speaking, the power of his soul, like an invisible sword light, rushed in and fiercely penetrated into Li Moran's sea of ​​consciousness.

"Li Xintong, you little bitch, you'll get what's coming to you..."

With a snap, Li Mo Ran's sea of ​​consciousness shattered on the spot, his eyeballs burst open, and he died instantly.

That once charming face was now covered in blood and terror.

She clearly had a bright future ahead of her; with the help of Old Madam Li, she could rebuild her martial arts skills and take over the Li family.

She became the second matriarch.

But after only three days as the head of the family, she was tragically killed in this way, with her consciousness shattered and her soul obliterated by Li Guanlan.

When the soul is truly scattered, one cannot even enter the cycle of reincarnation.

"The head of the family is dead?"

Upon seeing Li Mozhan's corpse, the entire Li family retreated in terror, their faces filled with fear.

They were afraid that they would be next.

Li Guanlan nowadays dares to kill even his own father, let alone people like them.

"Rebellious daughter, rebellious daughter..."

Li Meng glared venomously at Li Guanlan before his body instantly turned into a puddle of mud, his life force completely extinguished.

Even on his deathbed, Li Meng's eyes remained wide open, unable to close them in death.

But a hint of regret appeared on his face.

His regret was not for driving Li Guanlan and her daughter to their deaths, nor was it for using Li Xintong to gain personal benefits.

His biggest regret was that he didn't kill Li Xintong directly back then.

The unconscious Old Madam Li suddenly opened her eyes, and murky tears flowed from her dim eyes.

She also regretted it.

I regret not slapping Li Guanlan to death sooner.

Now that she is completely useless, even if Li Guanlan dies here today, the Li family is finished.

"Witch!"

Having witnessed Li Guanlan kill her own father and behead Li Moran, Gu Xiao's face darkened, and she coldly shouted, "Killing your father for your own son, disregarding all human ethics! You are simply a complete and utter demonic witch!"

"A demonic witch?"

Upon hearing this, Li Guanlan nodded and said, "I like this title."

After the sisters' souls merged, Li Xintong's personality also changed drastically.

They became cold, decisive, and ruthless.

She is no longer the timid Li Xintong, but Li Guanlan, who is clear about right and wrong and is not bound by worldly constraints.

"Since I am a demoness, it is only natural that I would kill you self-proclaimed righteous people."

Li Guanlan smiled calmly, then clenched his fist.

The Soul-Controlling Hairpin suddenly emerged from the ruins below, spinning rapidly in Li Guanlan's palm.

"go!"

With a wave of her hand, the Soul-Controlling Hairpin shot out with a whoosh, heading straight for Gu Xiao and leaving a long trench in the air.

"You vixen, how dare you be so insolent before this old man!"

Seeing that Li Guanlan dared to attack him, Gu Xiao was furious and immediately struck out with his palm.

The spiritual energy gathered and transformed into a large hand, trying to grasp the Soul-Controlling Hairpin in its grasp.

"puff!"

Unexpectedly, the power of the Soul-Controlling Hairpin was too terrifying, easily piercing through the spiritual energy palm.

The explosive power of the spiritual energy sent the Soul-Controlling Hairpin flying back, but Gu Xiao took two steps back.

Although it only involves two steps, the significance is vastly different.

Because Gu Xiao is a powerful expert at the fourth level of the Divine Intent Realm.

What gives Li Guanlan the right to do so?

"Your cultivation level..."

Gu Xiao stared at Li Guanlan in shock, exclaiming, "You've broken through to the Divine Intent Realm?"

No wonder I was able to easily break through his attack.

No one knew that Gu Xiao's hand, hidden in his embroidered robe, was still trembling slightly, with a smear of bright red blood on his palm, as if it had been pierced by a sharp weapon.

Upon hearing this, countless people's expressions changed drastically.

Li Guanlan was originally a third-grade Soul Master, equivalent to a being at the Divine Intent Realm.

Even back then, her strength was terrifying.

Now that her cultivation has reached the Divine Realm, the combined strength of the two is far more than just the sum of its parts.

"Yes, I've broken through."

Li Guanlan murmured softly.

Her breakthrough was entirely due to her sister, who spared no effort in helping her with her divine soul.

This is nothing to celebrate.

Unless, all of them are killed.

"Fang Xuan, stop playing around."

Li Guanlan said calmly, "Help me kill these guys, and I'll consider it a favor I owe you."

Fang Xuan?

Everyone was stunned.

Wasn't Fang Xuan killed by Manager Sun of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce?

Is he still alive?

Sun Yang's expression also changed, and he looked down at the octopus demon king at his feet.

Just then, a tremendous force that shook the heavens and the earth suddenly surged out from the Octopus Demon King's body.

The Octopus Demon King seemed to be enduring some kind of excruciating pain, letting out a shrill roar as its massive body tumbled through the air, even throwing Sun Yang away.

Sun Yang's expression changed drastically, and he quickly formed hand seals, trying to appease the Octopus Demon King.

But the Octopus King struggled even more fiercely, its countless tentacles flailing wildly in the air, scaring everyone into retreating.

"Awooo!"

Finally, the Octopus Demon King roared to the sky, its hideous body splitting open, and countless sharp cyan sword beams burst forth from its body, instantly covering the Demon King's entire body.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

In just a few breaths, the octopus demon king, comparable to a master of the Divine Realm, was shattered by the sword energy and turned into dust.

A figure in white robes stood tall once more.

Clad in white, he carried a sword case and held a green blade.

His body was surrounded by a chilling, ethereal sword aura, like a sword immortal in the world.

Who else could it be but Fang Xuan?

"How is that possible?"

Seeing Fang Xuan alive and unharmed, Sun Yang completely lost his composure.

"How could you be completely unharmed, and even break my spirit control technique?"

Although that octopus demon king was only cultivated from the soul of a demon beast, it was a genuine demon king in its previous life.

In the past, whenever he used this move, even opponents whose cultivation was two minor realms higher than his could only surrender.

Who would have thought that a mere youth who hadn't even reached the Divine Realm would break his Spirit Control Technique with a single sword strike.

This was unprecedented, and Sun Yang could hardly accept it.

"There's no need to be so surprised."

Fang Xuan smiled faintly and said, "If I didn't want to know what your so-called spirit control technique is, I would have killed you with a single sword strike long ago."

The art of spirit control is essentially the same as the beast-taming art of the Beast Taming Hall.

They all rely on the souls of demonic beasts to unleash extremely powerful forces.

The difference is simply that one is outwardly displayed, while the other is cultivated inwardly, forming a special attack technique.

There is no distinction between the two in terms of strength or inferiority.

"you......"

Fang Xuan's sarcastic words made Sun Yang's face turn pale.

Half of it was anger, and the other half was the backlash from the secret technique.

"It seems that not only have your injuries fully recovered, but you have also gained tremendous benefits."

Fang Xuan ignored Sun Yang and turned his gaze to Li Guanlan, finally feeling a sense of relief.

In this way, his waste of a lotus seed will not have been in vain.

"Just lucky."

Li Guanlan glanced at Fang Xuan with a calm expression and said, "Pick one."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xuan smiled helplessly.

He knew that Li Guanlan meant for him to choose one of Gu Xiao and Sun Yang as his opponent.

After Li Guanlan's soul completely merged with his sister's, his personality changed drastically.

She would never have said such a thing before.

"Let's go with him."

Fang Xuan pointed his sword at Sun Yang and said expressionlessly, "I'd like to see if this Manager Sun has any other secret techniques or tricks up his sleeve."

Li Guanlan didn't reply. Instead, she suddenly appeared in front of Gu Xiao and struck out with her jade hand.

The Soul Hairpin, as if it had a life of its own, launched a fierce attack on Gu Xiao in response to Li Guanlan's move.

"You vixen, do you really think I'm afraid of you?!"

Faced with Li Guanlan's attack, Gu Xiao snorted coldly and unleashed his full power as a fourth-level Divine Intent cultivator, preparing to crush Li Guanlan with overwhelming force.

However, Gu Xiao became increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed.

Besides Li Guanlan's martial arts skills, what terrified him most was the soul-path techniques that Li Guanlan possessed.

This invisible and intangible soul attack made it completely impossible for Gu Xiao to defend against.

In addition, the Soul-Controlling Hairpin is like a sword cultivator's natal flying sword, but it is even more insidious and vicious. If one is not careful, it may damage one's soul.

During the fight, Gu Xiao had to devote a significant portion of his energy to preventing the Soul Hairpin from launching a sneak attack that would severely weaken his combat power.

"Bang!"

Taking advantage of the moment when Gu Xiao was distracted by the Soul-Controlling Hairpin, Li Guanlan struck out with his palm. Although Gu Xiao narrowly avoided it, he was injured by the spiritual power.

Gu Xiao took a few steps back to steady himself, his face extremely gloomy.

"Master Yan, you must join forces with me!"

Gu Xiao said in a deep voice, "As long as you capture this vixen, I can agree to what you said before!"

Yan Gongfeng, who had been hesitant, nodded firmly upon hearing this.

"We hope the Second Elder will keep his word!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Gongfeng pounced on Li Guanlan like a blur.

Faced with the two working together, Li Guanlan remained unmoved, instead a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

The blue lotus mark between her brows flickered quietly.

Two completely different fluctuations of soul power suddenly swept out from Li Guanlan, forming a huge blue lotus flower above his head.

In an instant, thunder rumbled.

A lotus seed sprouts in the soul, and strange phenomena appear in the heavens.