Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

Although Liou Xueyan didn’t speak, her pretty face was already struggling to hold back her expression.

Xu Yang’s face remained unchanged, and he said lightly, "May I ask if these two people are listed on the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace’s bounty?"

Qin Qian’s face instantly turned ashen, and after a long silence he clenched his teeth and squeezed out a single word: "They are!"

"I killed them!"

"This bounty—who else but me deserves it?"

"..."

Qin Qian’s neck bulged with veins suppressed in frustration.

"Shameless!"

Liou Xueyan glared angrily.

"Heh."

Xu Yang shook his head and chuckled. "The facts are that your Ice and Snow Immortal Palace offered this bounty, and now you refuse to acknowledge it. Who’s really being shameless?"

Qin Qian was just about to speak when Liou Xueyan cut him off sharply.

She could see now that Xu Yang was utterly shameless.

Besides, it truly was the Ice and Snow Immortal Palace’s bounty in the first place.

By emotion and by reason, the bounty should be his.

Dragging this out further would only make them more embarrassed.

"Two Ice Blade Assassins, one at the Middle Stage of Celestial Immortal, one at the Late Stage of Celestial Immortal. The total bounty is: one second-tier high-grade Immortal Artifact, one second-tier Immortal Technique, four second-tier high-grade pills, and five million second-tier Immortal Crystals."

"I don’t have the Immortal Artifact, Immortal Technique, or pills on me—so I’ll price them at twenty million second-tier Immortal Crystals instead. How about it?"

"Deal!"

Xu Yang’s eyes lit up.

What a good person.

Though he could have gone to claim the bounty himself, he really didn’t have the time at the moment to make a trip to Ice and Snow Immortal Palace. If he really went, who knew how much trouble he’d have to deal with?

Never thought Liou Xueyan would deliver it to his door herself.

For a price of twenty million second-tier Immortal Crystals—it really was instant wealth overnight.

With this much, he could easily buy a lot of second-tier treasures.

It’d be great for cultivation too.

Big profit!

Xu Yang directly pushed the two corpses in front of Liou Xueyan.

Qin Qian’s face was dark and his nostrils flared with rage, but he was left speechless with frustration.

Liou Xueyan looked at the two corpses, feeling even more aggrieved. With a wave of her sleeve, the corpses instantly turned into ice sculptures. As a chill wind swept through, accompanied by a crisp and pleasant "crack," the two ice sculptures shattered piece by piece.

The ice shards hit the ground and quickly melted into nothing.

She tossed over a Storage Ring, stood up and headed straight out. "After the trading convention, I’ll be leaving. In half a year, I want to see you in the Eastern Continent."

Qin Qian got up, threw Xu Yang a vicious glare, and swept his sleeve as he left.

"Don’t worry, I’ll definitely go."

"Thanks for the Immortal Crystals. By the way, once you catch the one with the codename Ice Blade, remember to get the bounty ready."

Qin Qian, already outside the hall, heard this and finally couldn’t help but let out an angry roar: "Shameless bastard!"

Truly shameless.

Xu Yang laughed out loud. For twenty million second-tier Immortal Crystals, so what if they called him names a few more times?

"Twenty million second-tier Immortal Crystals—this woman actually carries so much around."

Xu Yang glanced at the Storage Ring. The Immortal Crystals inside were piled into a mountain, utterly staggering.

He guessed Liou Xueyan probably brought this much to see if she could get some gains at the trading convention.

As for the Eastern Continent...

Xu Yang quickly let it go.

The Eastern Continent—the heart of the Black and White Star Domain.

A challenge, but also an opportunity.

By the time half a year has passed, his cultivation would at least be at the Peak of True Immortal, his strength only slightly below a Golden Immortal.

By then, no threat would remain in the Northern Continent.

Indeed, he should go to the Eastern Continent and broaden his horizons.

At that thought, Xu Yang stopped dwelling on it.

But soon, another guard hurried over to announce—Yang Yuan had arrived.

Xu Yang hadn’t expected Yang Yuan to show up here as well.

Truly a gathering of storm and clouds.

First Liou Xueyan, then Yang Yuan—only the Guiyuan Sect’s prodigies hadn’t arrived yet.

But then, the Guiyuan Sect was far from here and had no involvement in this matter. They probably wouldn’t come.

"Let him in."

"Yes."

A dozen breaths later, Yang Yuan entered the main hall.

"Mr. Xu, you’ve become rather famous lately."

"Oh, I heard there was an assassination attempt. Seeing you unharmed puts my mind at ease."

As soon as he saw Xu Yang, Yang Yuan greeted him with extreme insincerity.

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Yang. A few mere assassins are nothing to me."

"With the help of strong cultivators from the five great powers, those assassins were seeking their own doom."

Xu Yang studied Yang Yuan’s expression, the corners of his mouth curling up. He sighed with regret, "It’s a pity we couldn’t find the one behind those assassins. They’ve hidden really well. But if I do find them, I’ll grind their bones to dust and tear them to pieces!"

A cold and powerful killing intent filled the hall.

Yang Yuan’s expression didn’t change. He nodded in agreement, "To dare make a move against a Core Disciple of Black Fire Immortal Mountain—truly bold beyond measure. Even that punishment would be too lenient if they’re caught."

Seeing no change in Yang Yuan’s face, Xu Yang raised his brow slightly. So, it’s not him?

Xu Yang gave a sly smile, dispelled distracting thoughts, and said calmly, "I wonder, Mr. Yang, what brings you here so suddenly?"

Yang Yuan sighed, "It’s for my useless little brother. The fool doesn’t know his place and offended you, Mr. Xu. Please, considering we’re fellow disciples, let him off this once."

"After the trading convention, I’ll release him myself."

"Rest assured, Mr. Yang—Yang Xiao is absolutely safe here and will not be harmed in any way."

After saying this, Xu Yang looked calmly at Yang Yuan.

Yang Yuan’s eye twitched slightly. After a silent moment, he said, "In that case, I’ll trouble you, Mr. Xu."

"There are still many matters for the Yang Family to handle, so I won’t trouble you further."

"Farewell!"

With that, Yang Yuan turned and left without any hesitation.

Xu Yang looked surprised. He hadn’t expected Yang Yuan to give up on taking Yang Xiao away so decisively.

"Feels like this guy has changed a lot compared to before."

"Wait, his cultivation...seems to be Late Stage of Celestial Immortal?"

"Hisss!"

Xu Yang then realized that Yang Yuan’s cultivation seemed a bit off earlier—and he took a sharp breath.

This guy’s breakthrough speed is insane!

How long has it been?

It’s only been about a month since leaving Ice and Snow Immortal Palace at most.

Thinking back to hearing Yang Yuan had returned to the Yang Family, Xu Yang mused—with the family’s resources, it wasn’t a surprise for them to prepare some shocking resources or treasures.

"Late Stage Celestial Immortal—this guy’s strength isn’t weak anymore."

"And there’s the Immortal Treasure bestowed by the Upper Sect, able to attack the Primordial Spirit...maybe he even has treasures gifted by the Yang Family."

"If I really run into him, he won’t be easy to handle!"

Xu Yang’s expression grew serious. His cultivation was Middle Stage of True Immortal; even then, his power only barely matched Late Stage Celestial Immortal.

If he ran into some especially strong Late Stage Celestial Immortals, he’d have no choice but to run away.

Even if Yang Yuan just broke through, he was already much stronger than the average in that realm.

A moment later, Xu Yang shook his head lightly.

Though the tension between the Yang Family, Yang Yuan, and himself was thin as paper, they hadn’t completely fallen out just yet.

"Yang Yuan’s shown up as well."

"Tomorrow’s the final day."

"Yang Yuan wouldn’t come for no reason. As for the Yang Family’s troubles, maybe this guy has some tricks up his sleeve."

"Well, with tomorrow’s great drama to begin, I can’t wait to see how you plan to handle it."

Xu Yang grinned, summoned a million second-tier Immortal Crystals into the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod, then closed his eyes and entered cultivation.