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Without further hesitation, disregarding the severe wound piercing his chest, he frantically burned the little remaining innate true fire and primordial true essence, unleashing a life-saving escape technique—"Primordial Fire Startling the Sky"!

boom!

Situ Jing transformed into a streak of crimson light, his speed increasing several times over, instantly covering over a hundred miles before fleeing desperately towards the northern horizon of the imperial city without stopping!

Su Mu couldn't catch up and could only watch helplessly as the crimson light disappeared into the horizon.

"Damn it! Grandmasters are indeed hard to kill!" Su Mu's face was slightly pale, and his breathing was somewhat disordered due to the excessive stimulation of the Dragon Essence Pill. He had used all his strength, but he still managed to let Situ Jing escape at the cost of serious injury.

However, being able to kill a Grandmaster, Duanmu Ping, and severely injure another, Situ Jing, is already a great victory.

The Golden Vine Mystic Talisman was finally put to good use.

He suppressed his regret, landed, and first retrieved the silver puppet that had crashed into the ruins of the imperial city. The puppet had a deep dent on its chest, but the silver material was indeed extraordinary and it was not completely destroyed. The Spirit Pearl was also intact and could be used again after a little repair.

He then returned to the battlefield above the palace.

The outcome of the battle was now a foregone conclusion. The Situ family's experts were heavily surrounded, with no hope of breaking out. Situ Lie and Situ Sheng, in particular, were targeted and were covered in wounds.

Su Mu did not want to waste any more true energy, and moreover, the battle between his primordial spirits within his sea of ​​consciousness was not yet over, so he urgently needed a quiet place to recuperate. He glanced at the battlefield, then turned and flew towards the library.

Not long after he left, several auras that had been hidden in various parts of the imperial city quietly took to the air and chased after Situ Jing, who had fled to the north.

……

Two hundred li north of the Great Qian Imperial City lies a desolate mountain range.

Situ Jing staggered to the ground, unable to support himself any longer. He knelt on one knee, coughing up large amounts of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.

Although the wound that pierced his chest had been barely sealed with his true essence, the remaining imperial sword energy was still eroding his meridians. Even more fatal was that the use of "Primordial Fire Startling the Swallow" had almost exhausted his source, his true essence in his dantian was depleted, and his innate true fire was as dim as a candle in the wind.

His injuries were extremely severe, his cultivation level was likely to drop, and his lifespan would be greatly reduced.

"That eunuch... just who is he? He hasn't even reached the Grandmaster level, yet his swordsmanship is terrifyingly powerful..."

"To seize the throne is indeed no easy feat. The imperial family, with its thousand-year history, possesses unfathomable depths..."

He forcefully channeled his remaining vital energy in an attempt to stabilize his injuries.

Half an hour later, Situ Jing suddenly sensed something, opened his eyes abruptly, and scanned the entrance to the mountain ridge with his divine sense.

Three figures were walking towards him at a leisurely pace.

The people who came all had a calm and composed demeanor, and were by no means ordinary people. During the festival of worshipping the gods, who would go deep into the desolate mountains, let alone take the initiative to approach a seriously injured grandmaster?

"Who goes there?" Situ Jing forced himself to stay alert, the remaining true fire around him still burning faintly, and watched the three approaching figures warily.

The leading man, tall and with a resolute face whose exact age was difficult to discern, stopped and calmly looked at Situ Jing, speaking slowly:

"Divine Judgment, Su Qingshan."

He paused, then continued, "Senior Situ may not have heard of my name, but you should remember my late father's name—the King of Xichuan, Su Dakai."

"Su Dakai?!" Situ Jing's pupils contracted sharply as he stared intently at Su Qingshan. After a long pause, he said in a hoarse voice, "You are... a remnant of the Western Sichuan royal family?"

"Remnants?" Su Qingshan smiled slightly, but there was no warmth in his smile. "If it weren't for the fact that you led your army to conquer Xichuan back then, my father wouldn't have committed suicide by burning himself, and Xichuan wouldn't have been destroyed. I never thought that Grandmaster Situ, who could destroy a country by himself, would end up in such a miserable state. Truly... karma is a bitch."

Situ Jing's heart sank.

Having just escaped one danger, he now faces another foe. Had he not been so severely injured, would he have wasted any more words with this "remnant"?

"I was also acting under orders back then," Situ Jing said in a deep voice, secretly trying his best to regulate his breathing and fight for a sliver of hope.

"But according to my information, it was the Situ family who framed us, using the power of the imperial court to force the Xiao royal family to go to war with our Xichuan royal family!"

"What? You, a grandmaster, don't even honor your own promise?" Su Qingshan mocked.

"Knowing I am a Grandmaster, why did you still come?"

Situ Jing knew the other party had ill intentions, and his attitude became much tougher. "Don't think that just because I'm injured, you can take advantage of my weakness! That seriously injured Grandmaster is also a Grandmaster; you can't afford to offend him!"

"You're already a grandmaster, why are you still pretending to be one!"

As Su Qingshan spoke, a ball of flame rose from his body!

This is innate true fire!

In addition, his innate true fire made his whole body exude a unique spiritual energy!

"Oh no!" someone exclaimed.

Situ Jing's heart sank, realizing something was wrong!

Not long ago, the Divine Judgment, together with experts from the Northern Desert and the Barbarians, first attacked the Xiao royal family, severely injuring Xiao Yuanhou and forcing the Xiao royal family to retreat. They then entered the treasure left behind by the ancient sect.

They obtained many treasures from it, including several high-grade elixirs.

Because Situ Jing obtained the Longevity Fruit, he appeared to be eternally youthful.

The items stolen by the Divine Judgment Squad this time were the 'Mystic Flame Pill' and the 'Spirit Transformation Pill'.

The Refined Fire Pill can grant a Grandmaster-level martial artist a trace of innate fire.

The Spirit Transformation Pill can even allow martial artists to condense their primordial spirit!

With these two pills, he, who had already reached the peak of the Grandmaster realm, successfully stepped into the Great Grandmaster realm!

After Su Qingshan was promoted to Grandmaster, he went to the Great Qian Imperial City with many powerful figures from the Divine Judgment.

He had originally planned to visit the palace again sometime to see his great-grandfather and kill several important figures in the Xiao royal family. However, as soon as he arrived in the capital, Su Qingshan guessed that something would definitely happen on the day of the sacrificial festival, and that the Situ family was likely to rebel.

Therefore, he did not rush to make a move!

He wanted to be the one to reap the benefits, and only make his move when the Situ family and the Xiao royal family were locked in a fierce battle!

Moreover, he was also very curious whether Xiao Yuanhou had been killed!

Su Qingshan, who was hiding in the imperial city, finally witnessed a good show!

The Situ family plotted a rebellion and made contact with the reclusive Duanmu family in the East Sea!

Su Qingshan originally believed that the Situ family and the Duanmu family would definitely succeed, but the result was completely the opposite!

He stood on a tall building in the distance, where he could see Duanmu Ping being killed and clearly see Situ Jing being pierced by a golden light.

Then he realized that he finally had a chance to get revenge!

This is a rare opportunity!

"Forty years have passed, it's all in the past!"

Situ Jing said righteously, "When will this cycle of revenge end? Why not put all the grudges behind us and move forward! My family's rebellion failed, and as a Grandmaster, I am a wanted criminal by the court. I heard that your sect also wants to overthrow the court. Why not let me join them? Wouldn't that add another Grandmaster to our ranks?"

"Forget it? Haha!"