At eighty, the Holy Sect's enchanting woman aided in achieving longevity.

On its return journey from the Black Lotus Demon City, the Crimson Phoenix Flying Boat sped through the void.

Having shaken off Li Tianhai and the others, the atmosphere on the flying boat was unusually relaxed.

Ji Ruxue leaned lazily against the soft couch, her beautiful eyes glancing sideways at Chen Changsheng.

"Chang Sheng has truly stolen the show today."

Ji Ruxue turned her cool and pretty face to the side, looking at him with a half-smile.

"Not only did you make Su Manqing weep bitterly, but even a proud and arrogant alchemy prodigy like Mu Qingwan was willing to give you her entire alchemy workshop as her dowry. Shouldn't this holy maiden consider hosting a celebration banquet for you on this flying shuttle?"

Chen Changsheng laughed heartily, then sat down on the edge of the couch, naturally wrapping his arm around her slender waist and giving her a soothing pat on her full, round breasts.

A crisp snap!

"My lady, you've wronged your husband."

Chen Changsheng raised an eyebrow and smiled wickedly, "I was just doing a good deed on a whim back then, who knew I would receive such a great blessing in return! But no matter how many beauties there are, my belly only wants to eat your money."

"You lecherous scoundrel, you're so glib!"

Ji Ruxue's pretty face flushed red, and she spat at him in embarrassment and annoyance, but a sweet feeling inexplicably rose in her heart.

On his other side, Nangong Meier stared intently at the unruly hand with her beautiful, resentful eyes, and the entire shuttle cabin was filled with a strong, sour smell of vinegar.

Just as the flying boat swept over a desolate, barren land above the Valley of Broken Souls, a sudden change occurred!

Rumble!!

Without warning, the void within a radius of several miles began to tremble violently.

Eight enormous, pitch-black demonic pillars burst forth from the ground, instantly transforming into a sky-covering [Eight Desolations Spirit-Locking Array], completely sealing off the entire airspace!

The shuttle emitted a piercing wail, and the defensive array on its surface instantly dimmed and collapsed.

Forced to plummet into the desolate valley below.

"Enemy attack! Protect Changsheng!"

Ji Ruxue reacted extremely quickly, drawing her longsword the instant she landed.

With a swift movement, he shielded Chen Changsheng in the safest position.

As the mist dissipated, ten black-robed figures, exuding overwhelming demonic energy, emerged from the shadows like vengeful ghosts.

When she sensed the overwhelming pressure emanating from them, even Nangong Meier couldn't help but turn pale: all ten of them were death warriors at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment!

The leader of the men in black had a hoarse voice, coldly locking onto Chen Changsheng:

"Saintess Ji, today we only want to take the heads of these remnants of the Chen family. I advise you not to make a mistake."

"How dare you! You dare to lay a hand on this Holy Maiden?!"

A cold glint flashed in Ji Ruxue's beautiful eyes.

However, her heart sank to the bottom. In order to ensure that the Blood Demon Secret Realm would be safe three days later, she specially sent her Golden Core stage guardian elders to guard the entrance of the secret realm ahead of schedule.

Unexpectedly, Li Tianhai and the Lin family were so ruthless that they had anticipated this opportunity and set up a deadly trap!

"kill!!"

Without any further ado, the ten Foundation Establishment Grand Perfection warriors simultaneously formed hand seals, and countless dark demonic sword energies intertwined to form an impenetrable net of death, crashing down upon them.

Their teamwork was extremely seamless. All their killing moves completely bypassed Ji Ruxue and Nangong Meier, and went straight for Chen Changsheng behind the two women!

"Ice Soul Transforms into Lotus, Crimson Phoenix Devours the Sky!"

Ji Ruxue gritted her teeth, pushing her late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation to its limit.

In order to protect Chen Changsheng, she almost completely abandoned her defense and used her delicate body and natal flying sword to withstand the combined attack of ten peak-level enemies!

boom! boom! boom!

The violent aftershocks of spiritual energy exploded throughout the desolate valley.

Even though the Crimson Phoenix Demon Flame was domineering and unparalleled, Ji Ruxue's delicate body trembled and retreated step by step under the absolute suppression of realm and number.

"puff!!"

A cunning and vicious demonic needle pierced through the sword net and stabbed deeply into Ji Ruxue's fragrant shoulder, bringing with it a spray of dazzling blood.

Her face turned deathly pale instantly, but she still stood firmly in front of Chen Changsheng with her sword drawn, refusing to budge an inch!

Seeing the red-clad figure standing in front of him, stained with blood, Chen Changsheng's dark eyes instantly turned blood red.

An unprecedented surge of fury and a sense of powerlessness nearly tore his reason apart!

He frantically pulled out the [Golden Crow Pure Yang Talisman] he had drawn earlier from his storage bag and bombarded it relentlessly.

Although the massive explosion halted the assassins' advance, the methods of the Qi Refining stage were ultimately insurmountable in the face of the absolute domain of the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator!

"I'm still too weak... If I had the cultivation of a Golden Core cultivator today, why would I have let my woman risk her life to protect me?!"

Chen Changsheng's ten fingers pierced deep into his palms, drawing blood.

His innate pure Yang body roared wildly, an extreme thirst for power burning fiercely deep within his soul.

"Heh heh, you little beast, die!"

A assassin seized the moment when Ji Ruxue's spiritual power was exhausted. His figure moved like a wisp of poisonous smoke, bypassing the longsword. The poisoned demonic blade in his hand transformed into a black lightning bolt, piercing straight for Chen Changsheng's brow!

Before the sword tip even arrived, the chilling intent of death already pierced Chen Changsheng's forehead with pain.

This sword strike was so fast it left afterimages; there was no way to avoid it!

However, it was right there between life and death!

boom!!

"Anyone who dares to harm my young master will have their entire family wiped out!!"

A violent roar, seemingly erupting from the depths of the deepest hell, carrying overwhelming malevolent energy, descended with a devastating force!

Before the sound even came, the knife was already there!

A burly, battered black figure arrived first, and a massive, black blade the size of a door panel appeared in the void, drawing out a blood-red blade beam that stretched for hundreds of feet, slashing down fiercely like a meteor falling to earth!

scoff!

The assassin who made the move, along with his spiritual sword, was cleaved in two in an instant, as if made of paper, and a cloud of blood mist exploded everywhere!

Before the rain of blood could even touch the ground, it was evaporated into nothingness by the golden fire attached to the blade's edge!

As the smoke and dust cleared, a gaunt, hunched figure in black, radiating an aura of terrifying killing intent, landed steadily in front of Chen Changsheng.

The single eye gleamed with a ghostly light, and the pressure emanating from its body was that of a Golden Core cultivator who surpassed even the Foundation Establishment stage, causing the souls of all living beings within a radius of several miles to tremble!

It was none other than the only surviving assassin from the Chen family back then—Canfeng!

"That's... a Golden Core cultivator?! Retreat, retreat quickly!!"

The remaining nine assassins were terrified and lost all their previous arrogance. They immediately transformed into streaks of light and tried to escape.

"Die! All of you, die!"

With a hoarse, sinister laugh, Canfeng vanished in an instant, his figure turning into a blur.

Next, the entire desolate valley became a one-sided slaughterhouse.

There are no flashy magical duels, only the ultimate speed, power, and killing skills.

With each swing of the troll's scythe in Remnant Blade's hand, a dull thud of bones shattering and flesh flying everywhere accompanied the sound.

Foundation Establishment Perfection?

Before a Golden Core stage sword cultivator who is determined to die and has killed countless people, he is nothing but a lamb to the slaughter!

In just a few breaths, the nine arrogant and top-tier assassins had been reduced to a pile of severed limbs.

The thick, pungent smell of blood instantly filled the entire valley.

However, before Chen Changsheng could even breathe a sigh of relief, a sudden change occurred!

Under the cover of the blood mist, a barely perceptible fluctuation rippled out from the void behind Chen Changsheng.

Immediately afterwards, a skull nail emitting a ghostly green poisonous light, carrying the full force of a Golden Core cultivator, pierced towards Chen Changsheng's fatal acupoint at the back of the head!

There was a true Golden Core stage expert hiding in the shadows, launching a sneak attack!

At this point, Canfeng was still too far away, and even though his eyes were bloodshot, he couldn't possibly get back to help!

"Immortality!!"

At the critical moment, Ji Ruxue, who was already seriously injured, suddenly found a surge of power and managed to twist her delicate body and open her arms, using her own flesh and blood to shield Chen Changsheng!

boom!!

The bone nail pierced through multiple defenses and struck Ji Ruxue hard in the back!

The Crimson Phoenix Heavenly Demon Pendant she always wore let out a clear, mournful cry, and in an instant, it shattered into countless fragments, scattering outwards with an invisible spiritual wave.

"puff!!"

The terrifying demonic energy of the Golden Core stage pierced through the fragments of the magic weapon and crashed into her body.

Ji Ruxue coughed up blood, and like a butterfly with broken wings, she collapsed helplessly into Chen Changsheng's arms. Her life force was draining away at an alarming rate, and she was on the verge of death!

"Like snow! Like snow!!"

Chen Changsheng hugged the petite, cold body in his arms, his eyes bulging with tears, as if a piece of his heart had been ripped out.

"You scum! That old monster in the Golden Core stage actually dared to launch a sneak attack! I will definitely extract your soul and refine your marrow!!"

Seeing that his mistress was on the verge of death, Canfeng went completely berserk. He frantically burned his own golden core essence, transforming into a streak of blood-red light that reached the heavens.

They pursued the hidden Golden Core enemy who had fled frantically after missing their target, and vanished into the horizon in an instant.

Just as the Crimson Phoenix Heavenly Demon Pendant shattered completely, the entire space of Broken Soul Valley suddenly trembled violently.

High in the sky, a spatial chasm was forcibly torn open.

Immediately afterwards, a stunningly beautiful woman in white, surrounded by terrifying celestial light, stepped out from the void.

The woman's face was like a painting, and the oppressive aura emanating from her beautiful eyes forced all the demonic beasts within a hundred miles to kneel on the ground.

This person is also Ji Ruxue's mysterious female master, Fairy Xuanji.

She glanced indifferently at the ground below, then pointed her jade-like finger into the air.

A wisp of extremely pure and divine energy instantly protected Ji Ruxue's primordial spirit, stopping her loss of life force.

Then, Fairy Xuanji's icy gaze, as cold as ten-thousand-year-old ice, fell upon Chen Changsheng, who was covered in blood.

"Let her go! You can't save her. I'm taking her away!"

Fairy Xuanji's voice was calm and undisturbed, yet it carried an undeniable majesty of the heavens:

"Xue'er is a reincarnated genius of the ancient phoenix lineage in the upper realm. Once the Crimson Phoenix Heavenly Demon Art within her body is fully mastered, she is destined to return to the myriad star fields. You, on the other hand, are nothing more than a mortal ant struggling at the bottom of the wilderness. The difference between you is like the difference between clouds and mud. Forcing yourselves to be together will only bring you the annihilation you have today. If you truly care about her, then give up completely and forget each other in the martial world from now on."

After she finished speaking, she waved her jade sleeve, and an irresistible, vast power directly forced Chen Changsheng back several steps.

Ji Ruxue's delicate body slowly rose into the air and fell into the spatial rift.

Chen Changsheng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stared intently at the closing spatial passage.

Facing this mysterious and powerful being with unparalleled cultivation, a fierce pure Yang fire ignited in his deep eyes!

He straightened his back, facing the high and mighty fairy, and spoke each word slowly and deliberately, each word as firm as iron:

"Give me five years, and no matter how high the road ahead, I, Chen Changsheng, will crush it! Within five years, I will personally shatter the void and bring my woman back in all her glory!"

Upon hearing this, the beautiful eyes of Fairy Xuanji in the void narrowed slightly, seemingly surprised by the arrogance and madness in the young man's bones.

But in the end, he only let out a long sigh, and the spatial rift closed with a bang, disappearing completely.

The valley was completely silent.

Chen Changsheng stood alone amidst the ruins and pools of blood.

The [World of Immortality and Longevity] within his body was still filled with immortal energy, and the [Blazing Sun Flying Knife] at his fingertips was still as red as fire.

But the woman in red who used to tease him all day long and share his lovemaking on the soft couch was no longer here.

"Too weak... The peaceful dual cultivation within a sect is ultimately just an illusion in a greenhouse. Without absolute strength that surpasses all others, all dignity and support are empty talk!"

Chen Changsheng took a deep breath, suppressing all his grief and madness deep inside.

His eyes became colder and more resolute than ever before.

He seeks revenge, no matter who it is!