I tried to kill the heroines of destiny, but they ended up chasing after me.

"Uh? Should we go?" Old Master Gong asked.

"Of course I'll go! Not only will I go, but I'll also prepare a big gift!" The burly man said with a slight chuckle, his eyes narrowing.

……

On the westernmost edge of the endless wasteland, in a desolate place, two women were talking softly amidst the wind and frost.

"I never expected that someone from my Dao Ling Clan would still remember me. It's truly unbelievable!" The speaker was rather old, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, but her appearance was extremely extraordinary. With phoenix eyes and willow-leaf eyebrows, she was the epitome of a beauty. Coupled with her white dress fluttering in the wind, she exuded a faint sense of otherworldly grace, like a lotus flower, inspiring love but not defilement.

"Master... Shall we go?" another woman asked. She was about sixteen years old and dressed in white. Although she was also very beautiful, she had a childish air about her. Compared to the former, she could only be regarded as a lotus leaf.

"Sigh!" The woman in the long dress sighed softly, "Qin'er! There are some things we can't avoid, you know?"

Upon hearing this, the woman named Qin'er seemed slightly puzzled, but after thinking for a moment, she nodded gently, though it was unclear whether she truly understood.

……

In the Imperial Demon Realm, on Imperial Demon Island, within an incredibly dark palace, atop a magnificent throne sat a woman in black who had been separated from the Yellow Springs for a long time.

She was just a person, like a proud and aloof king.

At this moment, the woman in black, holding a bronze token identical in color to Huang Quan's, suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahahaha! Not bad, not bad! This Emperor Sword Clan actually still remembers me. It was truly worth it for me to form an alliance with their ancestors back then..."

"Alright! Since you're so willing, I'll go!" The woman in black's lips twitched, as if she had made a decision.

……

In the blink of an eye, twenty-five days have passed.

It's not a sunny day today; it's a bit overcast.

Tianxuan Realm, located in the southern part of the region.

There is a very high mountain here, and on the mountainside, there is a man-made cave.

At noon, a man dressed in gray flew out of the cave. Judging from the direction he was flying, it was clearly heading to the due north of the continent, which is the location of the Dead Ice Plains.

Upon closer inspection, this person was none other than Huang Quan, who had been recuperating for nearly a month. His purpose in going there was nothing else but to end a karmic entanglement.

The ice field is vast, even larger than the Heavenly Profound Realm.

The ice field was desolate, with white mountains, silver roads, howling winds, and endless snowflakes. Apart from that, there was almost nothing else to be seen, including trees, wild animals, and people.

The ice field is very cold. Ordinary people would freeze into icicles in no time. Cultivators below the Creation Realm would definitely not survive for more than a month. Only cultivators with cultivation levels of around the first to eighth level of the Nirvana Realm can barely survive on the outskirts of this place. To enter the interior, one needs to be at least at the Nirvana Realm Perfection Realm.

That's why this place is not a place for humans to come to.

However, today, a gray light broke through the sky from the south. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, it traveled from the outer edge of the ice field to the inner edge. But the inner edge was not its destination. A moment later, it flew past the inner edge and arrived at the coldest, most desolate, and most terrifying place in the ice field—the center.

The center remained an endless expanse of silvery white, chilly and deathly silent.

After the gray light arrived, a young man dressed in a gray robe appeared. He had no choice but to reveal himself; this young man was Huang Quan, who had come from Tianxuandi.

The cold wind blew against Huang Quan's clothes and gray hair, even freezing a thin layer of ice on his surface. But Huang Quan didn't seem to care at all, as if the cold had no effect on him. He simply looked around and muttered to himself, "Is this... the entrance to the Emperor Sword Clan?"

"Indeed hidden..." As he said this, Huang Quan's eyebrows twitched, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes. Then, he gently raised his left hand, extended his index finger, and casually pointed at a void in front of him.

But in that instant, a ripple, like water, appeared strangely in that spot as Huang Quan moved, as if there were an invisible wall of water in front of him.

"Hmm?" Huang Quan's lips curled up, and he withdrew his left hand, muttering to himself, "Not bad defense! Heh! Truly worthy of the Emperor Sword Clan! The natural chill here was enough to stop cultivators at the Nirvana Realm, but this invisible barrier should at least give cultivators at the late or even perfect Transformation Realm a headache..."

"It seems that without the Emperor Sword Clan's request, forced entry is impossible." Huang Quan's thoughts shifted, and he abandoned the idea of ​​entering this place alone without taking out his token.

Huang Quan didn't want all that trouble. He didn't want to go in and wait for the ceremony to start, or spend half a day without seeing his master. He wanted to be as decisive and fearless as he was on Huangmo Island, and then fight that young master to end all this quickly.

Because he still needed to find a way to improve his cultivation and resolve the karma of the Ancient Yuan Divine Tree, his time was really running out. However, he was not a reckless person. He knew that this race might be even more powerful than those people on Huangmo Island, so he had a strategy.

The strategy is simple: to openly and honestly "challenge" the establishment.

By putting everything on the table, and letting victory or defeat depend entirely on ability, even if he were to actually defeat someone and damage the reputation of the Imperial Sword Clan, he would still have a chance to escape unscathed, because he would have the right to claim the title.

However, all of this needs to be done quickly. Entering the Emperor Sword Clan, fighting the eldest young master, and leaving the Emperor Sword Clan must be done in one go. If there is any interruption, there will definitely be unexpected events. For example, someone might see that he is strong and worry about their young master, so they might secretly make a move. Although he is not afraid of such things, this would make things even more troublesome.

So when he saw how strong the barrier was, he sighed. He knew that if he forced his way through, he would become an intruder, and then he would be lucky to avoid being dragged out and beaten to death.

Therefore, Huang Quan can only implement the second strategy now, which is to operate stealthily...

"Once I get inside, I need to find the eldest young master and fight him before the ceremony. If I win, he'll surely consider his reputation and not tell anyone. After that, I just need to leave with Liu Xiyao..."

"The only troublesome thing is that I still need to find Liu Xiyao's whereabouts..." Thinking of this, Huang Quan frowned, but he quickly relaxed and shook his head and sighed, "Never mind, I have to do these things no matter what."

As soon as the thought ended, Huang Quan took out the bronze token and pointed it at the invisible barrier in front of him. The invisible barrier seemed to sense something and immediately emitted streaks of blue and red sword light, which danced in the cold sky.

And then, they all stopped at Huang Quan's feet, as if turning into a blue and red path, guiding Huang Quan toward the unknown.

Huang Quan hesitated slightly, but not long after, he stepped onto the path of green and red. In just over three steps, he passed through the invisible barrier unharmed and arrived directly at a space comparable to a paradise.

Here you'll find water, forests, people, smoke, and houses, and unlike the cold outside, it's extremely warm.

At this moment, Huang Quan stood on a grassland, behind him was a void gate, and the faint sound of the cold wind could be heard.

"Tsk tsk! Is it winter outside and spring inside? Cold and warm, what a strange place," Huang Quan exclaimed.

Just as Huang Quan finished speaking, two men dressed in green robes and holding green swords appeared out of thin air on Huang Quan's left and right sides. However, judging from their appearance, they did not seem to be affected by Huang Quan's sudden arrival in the slightest.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that both men in their green robes carried only a sword on their backs, suggesting they were merely ordinary gatekeepers of the Emperor Sword Clan. However, even so, their cultivation levels were at the Perfected Stage of the Traveling Realm.

"May I have a look at your invitation?" The gatekeeper standing to the left of Huang Quan said immediately, perhaps knowing very well what had happened in the clan recently.

Huang Quan was not careless and took out the bronze token directly. After a series of not-too-troublesome procedures, the two of them understood Huang Quan's identity as the invitee. Then, the gatekeeper standing to Huang Quan's right led Huang Quan to the place where the members of the Emperor Sword Clan lived.

During this same period, Huang Quan spoke a lot with that person and saw many members of the Emperor Sword Clan, thereby learning a great deal about the clan.

In reality, this isolated ethnic group doesn't seem to be much different from the country outside.

There are villages, people, towns, merchants, farmers, cultivators—everything exists...

Soon enough, Huang Quan was taken to an inn in a small town by that person, which served as a place for Huang Quan to stay.

Perhaps so that guests could attend the wedding as soon as possible, the inn was located directly opposite Huang Quan's true destination – Emperor Sword Village.

Coincidentally, as long as Huang Quan opens the window, he can see the supreme sword pavilion in Emperor Sword Village.

This made Huang Quan narrow his eyes, as if he had some ideas.

"Is there really four districts in Emperor Sword Village? It seems... I do need to make some serious plans."

……

Night slowly descends!

The western district of Emperor Sword Village is where servants and less important clansmen live. Because of this, it is not as heavily guarded as the southeastern district, nor as dangerous as the northern district.

However, despite this, there are still some patrolmen who patrol the area at fixed times. And because the eldest son of the Emperor Sword Clan is going to marry Zhu Yongyue's daughter, the security in the western district has been strengthened even though it is not receiving much attention.

Of course, with the strength of Emperor Sword Village, there was no need to go to such great lengths. After all, this family is not a rabbit, but a wolf, or even a lion that is hiding its claws very well. But in any case, Emperor Sword Village does not want any accidents to happen in this marriage alliance, so safety comes first.

However, accidents always happen unexpectedly, like... today.

A black figure appeared, moving at a speed imperceptible to ordinary people, and quickly arrived outside the western wall of Emperor Sword Village.

He looked around and noticed that the patrolmen had just finished their rounds, creating a brief lull. So, at that moment, he moved and arrived inside the village of Emperor Sword.

Without a doubt, this person is Huang Quan.

"Should we go find her first? According to the gatekeeper, the guest who came from afar was settled in a house at the border of the South and West districts... So..." With this thought in mind, Huang Quan had already set his sights on the South District of Emperor Sword Village.

……

There are only two rooms at the junction of the South and West sections, one on the left and one on the right.

On the right is a woman's boudoir.

At this moment, a faint fragrance surrounds this boudoir, emanating from several elegant flowers called Purple Sky Flowers, which sit gracefully by the window.

However, although the Purple Heaven Flower is elegant, it is not something that ordinary people can see, because it only grows in the space where the Emperor Sword Clan lives, and its essence is equivalent to a high-level flower.

It is also a medicinal herb. When combined with certain ingredients, it can achieve the effect of full spiritual power. However, if it is just a single herb, it can only be considered an ordinary flower.

In addition, it also has a flower language in the Emperor Sword Clan, which is longing, longing for someone.

As night fell, a beautiful figure gently opened the window of the room and gazed quietly into the distance. However, judging from her beautiful face, she seemed to be a little sad.

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She seemed to be thinking of someone, someone who was very important to her.

"Where are you?" she murmured to herself, a crystal-clear tear slowly rolling down her cheek without her realizing it.

However, she soon realized her tears were welling up. After a slight self-mockery, she closed her eyes, raised her left hand, and gently wiped her eyes, as if she didn't want the tears to remain.

Maybe it's because... she doesn't want anyone to see her like this!

no matter who.

However, just as she wiped away her tears, and the moment she opened her eyes again, a person who was somewhat unbelievable... appeared in front of her very abruptly.

It was a gray figure.

That was a figure she knew very well.

That was a figure she thought about every moment.

And this figure is now getting closer and closer to her...

She closed her eyes again and wiped them, but her heart was churning with turmoil.

"No, it can't be him."

"How could it be him?"

Am I hallucinating?

She opened her eyes.

She was a little excited, and he was a little flustered.

She wanted to confirm her thoughts.

But before her eyes was nothing but darkness; there was no one, no trace of him, and nothing at all.

"Is this really an illusion? Am I being too sensitive? Ha! Really."

She let out another self-deprecating laugh, but disappointment, like a tidal wave, instantly overwhelmed her heart, like another tear... slowly about to fall from her sorrowful eyes...

But at that moment, a hopeful voice, the voice she had been longing for, rang in her ears and in her heart.