Supreme Sword Exalt

Seeing that Di Kan was distracted, the bald big guy’s face lit up with joy, and he pounced toward him again.

Without hesitation, Di Kan ignited the trace of his Heavenly Demon bloodline. “Die!”

As much as he hated Chang Wei, he was more concerned about the safety of the ape clan girl. Emitting strands of ancient aura, a projection slowly rose behind him, vaguely taking human form. In the blink of an eye, the two figures crashed together once more.

The Hua youth glanced at Di Kan, somewhat surprised . “Impressive resolve. Burning that trace of bloodline will either cause severe injury at best, or at worst... tsk. It seems that although the people here are a bit weak, they have plenty of courage.”

A series of loud crashes rang out, and the Ruyi Tower shook more and more violently.

Suddenly, Di Kan’s miserable, piercing scream sounded. He was soaked in blood, his eyes bloodshot, nearly on the verge of losing his sanity. As he gripped the big guy, his projection also chomped down on the giant crocodile projection, devouring it relentlessly.

A flicker of surprise passed through the Hua youth’s eyes. “Excellent! He’s turning misfortune into fortune.”

The ferocity in Chang Wei’s eyes receded slightly, and he glanced at the youth who was gambling against him. “Gao Xu, you’re celebrating too early. In the end, I won!”

The Heavenly Demon phantom devoured the giant crocodile phantom completely, and the bald big guy collapsed heavily to the ground, his eyes filled with terror and despair. “Master, save me...”

A cold glint flashed in Gao Xu’s eyes. With a grand sweep of his sleeve, he opened the restriction. “You’re worthless! Is your life worth even a single half-saint herb?!”

With a murderous gaze, he produced a jade talisman and crushed it.

“Master, no—”

The instant the jade talisman shattered, that big guy also exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

Chang Wei glanced at Di Kan, his tone cold. “Not a bad performance. It seems you’re not entirely useless—”

Blood light flickered in Di Kan’s eyes, and he lunged at Chang Wei like a madman. “I’ll kill you!”

Given his nature, he would rather die than become someone’s servant. However, Chang Wei had taken captive that ape clan girl, forcing him to comply. Now seeing his beloved severely injured and near death, he couldn’t hold back any longer. He only wanted to kill Chang Wei.

One of Chang Wei’s followers moved to strike. “How dare you!”

A flash of ferocity passed through Chang Wei’s eyes, and the pent-up anger of the past days exploded. “No! Let me loosen my muscles!”

As his cultivation at the ninth stage of the Transcendent realm exploded, his muscles rapidly expanded, even tearing gaps in his clothes.

Gao Xu glanced at Di Kan with disdain. “Fool! Chang Wei was born with divine strength. How can a mere little demon like you be his match?”

Before his words faded, Chang Wei’s fist swelled three or four times the size of an ordinary person’s. The fist, which seemed to contain infinite and terrifying power, slammed heavily into Di Kan.

The sound of bones breaking rang out endlessly. The Heavenly Demon projection behind Di Kan scattered, and he crashed heavily onto the ground.

Chang Wei coldly glanced at Di Kan, who was spitting out large mouthfuls of blood. “You dare defy your master? Soon, I’ll make you suffer a fate worse than death!”

He then turned to look at Gao Xu. “You lost! Hand over the half-saint herb!”

Gao Xu shook his head. “Chang Wei, I have a proposal. Do you want to hear it?”

“What, can’t afford to lose?”

Gao Xu smiled. “Of course not! After all these days, have you still not found the trail of the man who killed your brother?”

“That’s none of your business!”

Gao Xu glanced behind him, his gaze sharp. “How about I make you an offer? Not only will I fully mobilize my guardians to help you find him, but I will also put out a bounty. Whoever provides information about Gu Han will be heavily rewarded. I’m sure quite a few will come forward. Or would you rather rely on these natives forever?”

Chang Wei thought for a moment. “Not a bad idea. If we can find him, this bet is null and void...”

Among the row of servant girls in the distance, a woman of rather beautiful appearance stepped forward, mustering her courage. “G-Great sir, the heavy reward you mentioned... is it real?”

Gao Xu raised an eyebrow. “Oh? Why? Do you have any news about Gu Han?”

“I-I do.”

Chang Wei stared at her intently. “Speak! If you can provide useful information, I’ll give you whatever you want!”

The woman hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and pointed at someone beside her. “Her! Her name is Yang Lan! She is very close with Gu Han! Gu Han takes very good care of her!”

Yang Lan turned deathly pale. “Senior Sister, why—”

Another female cultivator’s face showed utter disbelief. “Junior Sister Yang has treated you like her own sister! She’s helped you many times and even saved your life during training. How can you betray her?!”

More than half of the servants came from the Yuqing Sect, and they deeply despised her actions.

The woman bit her lip, a flash of jealousy in her eyes. “I-I never asked her to help me! Why does everyone like Senior Sister Murong, Senior Brother Shen, and even the supreme elder? Why does she get to live so well while I have to painstakingly earn resources bit by bit? I-I also want to get ahead! I want to become stronger too! This is my only chance!”

The other female cultivator’s face was filled with grief and indignation. “You would betray even your own sect mate... How shameless!”

Chang Wei bellowed, “GET LOST!”

The sound alone caused that female cultivator to repeatedly spit blood and faint.

Then, he stared intently at Yang Lan. “Get lost! Speak! Where is Gu Han?!”

Yang Lan shook her head. “I don’t know! I don’t know him at all.”

From behind Chang Wei, a pale-faced female cultivator flashed forward and choked Yang Lan, her eyes filled with venomous resentment. “Speak quickly, or I’ll kill you!”

Having been injured by Gu Han’s slap that day, she naturally despised him to the core.

Yang Lan’s face turned red. “I really... don’t know him...”

The woman who had betrayed Yang Lan seemed to have thrown caution to the wind. “She’s lying! She told me herself! Her own brother died, and Gu Han treats her like his own younger sister!”

Yang Lan closed her eyes in despair.

That female cultivator gradually tightened her grip. “Bitch! If you don’t speak, I’ll make you wish you were dead!”

The Hua youth frowned slightly.

Seeing Yang Lan’s determination not to speak, the female cultivator grew livid. “You really think I have no way—”

Just then, a cold killing intent landed on her.

The expressions of Chang Wei’s trio changed slightly, and they looked toward the entrance of the ninth floor. Who?!

Gu Han flashed past so quickly that the three could barely see him clearly, landing before the female cultivator.

When Di Kan saw Gu Han, a flicker of satisfaction appeared in his eyes. He’s here. You all are in big trouble!

That female cultivator’s face lit up with joy. “It’s you? How dare you show up again—”

Before she finished speaking, Gu Han had already grabbed her by the neck and slowly lifted her. Terror flickered in her eyes. “Brother Chang... Help...”

Chang Wei turned cold. “Who are you?! Let her go!”

Gu Han glanced at him expressionlessly as his hand exerted slight pressure. Countless strands of fine sword qi flowed endlessly, and the female cultivator exploded into a cloud of blood mist.