Enduring humiliation for three years, seizing the elixir, the treasure, and the holy maiden.

The formation conceals a whole world within, but from the outside, it appears to be nothing more than an ordinary piece of broken stone.

Liu Yunhan stood by, watching, and her nonchalant attitude gradually crumbled.

He used the annotations that I had studied for hundreds of years in just two days.

"Did you plan this all along?"

Lin Zhiya asked him.

"From the day the Demon Flame Sect intercepted and killed Su."

After hearing this, Lin Zhiya was stunned for a moment.

It turns out that his Daoist partner is also a vengeful person.

But the more this was the case, the more Lin Zhiya wanted to learn about Su Chen.

...

A beam of spiritual light shot out from the spatial array disk.

The main force of the Demon Flame Sect, along with their escape lights, were all enveloped in that "rubble".

Blood energy surged within the formation, and Jiao Wujiu recognized the aura emanating from this world.

His scorched face immediately contorted in pain.

"It's you again!"

Elder Jiao.

Su Chen stood with his hands behind his back beside the array's core, speaking very softly.

"Last time you said you wanted to borrow something from Su."

"That's why I brought it over specially."

Su Chen has also learned to use the sarcastic and unsettling language of the Demonic Sect.

You know what?

This bastard really intimidated me.

The power of heavenly tribulation overflowed from the sword...

Jiao Wujiu was numb.

A few months ago, this kid had just entered the late stage of the Void Refinement realm, and his Qi was still floating.

Now he is so calm and composed, as steady as a piece of refined iron that has been tempered.

What rare and precious treasure did he swallow?

Su Chen sneered inwardly.

We must thank Elder Tiandu for that prescription.

With the final strike, the sword's edge sliced ​​diagonally through Jiao Wujiu's protective demonic fire.

The brush used to save people from peril in the Spring and Autumn Annals finally emerged from his sleeve, leaving a trail of ink across the sky.

A line was torn open in the void; within that line there was neither light nor sound, only the pulsation of air.

Jiao Wujiu, body and soul, was swallowed into the endless void by that one bite.

Outside the formation, a monstrous surge of blood energy suddenly subsided.

Blood Butcher sensed something was wrong.

The spiritual pressure at the initial stage of the fusion was like a blood-red mountain, crashing straight onto the array plate.

The array plate trembled violently, and Liu Yunhan, who was guarding the array's core, had a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

In the distance, Xue Shazi watched the battle with his hands behind his back, but did not make a move.

The lady only let me watch, not help me.

Today, we'll see just how much the true teachings of the Hao Ri Sect really amount to.

Su Chen put away the array plate and went to meet them alone.

"This is Su's account."

Lin Zhiya tried to follow, but he reached out and pressed her shoulder down.

It's that same sentence again.

Lin Zhiya gazed at his figure, her fingers gripping the soft sword tightly.

Every time he says this, it means he's going to fight for his life.

Blood Butcher used the same trick again, spreading out violent spiritual power to forcibly seal off the surrounding space.

This time, Su Chen did not try to escape.

He swung the Spring and Autumn Annals's Brush of Salvation with a backhand stroke, tearing open the void.

He actually dragged Blood Butcher down with him, and they both fell in.

In the endless void, there is no direction, no up or down.

For the first time, Blood Butcher panicked.

He's gone mad!

Here, my restrictions cannot be placed even a fraction of the way!

Su Chen knew very well that he wouldn't last long in the void.

There are only enough for three sword strikes.

The power of the heavenly tribulation, with lightning arcs encircling him, struck directly at Xue Tu's face.

The laws of space: wherever the sword's edge passes, folds appear in the void.

The two principles are combined into one.

When that sword fell, Blood Butcher burned half of his life essence to barely avoid a fatal blow.

When the two fell out of the void, most of the blood mist around Blood Butcher dissipated.

The right arm was severed at the root.

Su Chen was covered in blood, yet he remained standing.

Blood Butcher didn't die.

He burned away half his life essence, dragging his severed arm, and his escape light transformed into a blood rainbow as he fled in panic.

Su Chen didn't chase after him.

He couldn't keep up anymore.

After observing the entire scene, Xue Shazi turned and fled towards the demonic camp to deliver the message.

The fusion period was ultimately still a step behind.

Su Chen wiped the blood from his face and stared in the direction where Xue Tu had fled.

They couldn't kill him, but they did manage to take half his life.

I'll remember this debt.

Liu Yunhan was counting the spoils of war in the back.

Jiao Wujiu's storage bag, along with the storage bags of more than a dozen elite members of the Demon Flame Sect, were piled up on the ground.

Her spiritual sense probed into Jiao Wujiu's storage bag, then suddenly stopped.

Inside, there is a map.

The map of the Demon Flame Sect's mountain gate also marks the location of the sect's treasury.

Liu Yunhan looked up and met Su Chen's gaze.

What he's thinking, I'm thinking too.

In the battle of the Shattered Star Cluster, the main force of the Demon Flame Sect was wiped out, and the guardian, Blood Butcher, escaped with serious injuries.

Inside that mountain gate, only a group of old, weak, and disabled soldiers remained.

Su Chen did not report it, and instead, he took Liu Yunhan and Lin Zhiya and infiltrated the Demon Flame Sect overnight.

This is not an annihilation of the entire family.

It's a warehouse relocation.

The items in the ancestral treasury weren't top-tier, but the quantity was astonishing.

The spiritual materials and stones accumulated over hundreds of years of plunder, as well as a batch of magical treasures stolen from righteous cultivators, were piled up to the brim.

Lin Zhiya watched as Su Chen packed each item into his storage bag, her expression a mixture of emotions.

The dignified Holy Maiden of Haori is committing theft for the first time in her life.

They didn't feel ashamed at all.

Su Chen divided it into three portions.

Liu Yunhan's portion was the largest, while Lin Zhiya's portion was the best.

Liu Yunhan did not refuse, but spoke up.

"I don't want anything."

"I demand an explanation."

In the void of returning to camp, the last stars drifted by.

Liu Yunhan stopped Su Chen alone.

She had just suffered internal injuries while guarding the array, and her breathing was still a little unsteady, but she spoke very frankly.

"I want the title of Daoist partner, and I want it now."

"I will not reveal a single word of what happened today. From now on, within the sect, I am your man."

I am an elder, and he is the true disciple.

By speaking first, I have already humbled myself.

If he pushes again...

Su Chen did not push it away.

"A formal title can be given."

He paused.

"But they have to be placed after the saintess."

Liu Yunhan was stunned for a long time, and finally burst out laughing.

At the back of the line?

I never dared to imagine that I could be ranked at the top.

That night, Liu Yunhan's injuries were personally treated by Su Chen.

This elder, who was always aloof, also lost his usual composure.

His meticulously worn, moon-white Taoist robe slipped and fell to the side of the couch.

A snow-white neck gleamed with a lustrous sheen in the dim light.

As the morning light streamed into the tent, Lin Zhiya lifted the curtain and came in to serve spiritual tea.

At a glance, Liu Yunhan emerged from Su Chen's tent, her hair still somewhat disheveled.

Lin Zhiya glanced at her.

Without saying a word, he turned and left.

From that day on, Lin Zhiya didn't say a single word to Su Chen for three consecutive days.

The junior brother stayed by her side without leaving her side for a moment.

He handed out pills and served spiritual tea, saying nothing but doing everything.

I know my senior doesn't like me.

But the man was surrounded by women, one after another.

My senior sister will eventually see things clearly.

The junior brother harbored this thought in his heart.

On the fourth day, Su Chen, carrying the tea canister containing the Cloud Mist Spirit Bud, went to find Lin Zhiya.

The tea in the jar was long gone, so he filled it with a spirit tea that he had taken from the Demon Flame Sect's treasury.

Lin Zhiya stared at the tea canister, her eyes reddening slightly, but she forced herself to hold it back.

"I am a saintess of the righteous path. Do you think I'm a child?"

"It's not about coaxing."

Su Chen placed the tea canister in front of her.

"It's an apology."

Lin Zhiya's eyelashes trembled.

He... has never apologized to anyone.

...