Chapter 246: Please Accept This, Little Brother
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In the blink of an eye.
Seven enormous Treasure Swords, like fiery meteors, tore across the high heavens and crashed to the earth.
PSHHH!
A Blood Arrow of crimson gore flew high into the air.
Yi Xingtian could finally hold on no longer. The power gathered around his body shattered.
The light dimmed.
BOOM!
The Venerable Dharma Seal above his head instantly fell, covering him.
Yi Xingtian’s aura vanished without a trace in an instant.
Xuan Tianji and Nan Xuan’s eyes flew wide open. They began to mutter, chanting some unknown Mantra.
Immediately, a golden light flared up on the ground before them, and a primitive, profound Array materialized.
Without any hesitation, the two quickly stepped inside. The golden light intensified.
Their figures flickered ethereally before vanishing completely. They had actually escaped the Huangliang Secret Realm.
"Rise!"
Shen Daoxing beckoned with his hand. The Venerable Dharma Seal flew up, continuously shrinking until it returned to its original size a moment later.
Beneath the Dharma Seal, Yi Xingtian had been reduced to a pile of red sludge, his human form completely unrecognizable.
Inside Huangliang’s Tomb, Ge Ye, who had been preparing to make a move, froze. He stared out at Shen Daoxing in astonishment.
’I can’t believe it! In just a few short days, this kid has mastered the jade seal to such a degree! I doubt even the ancestors of old could have managed that.’
Ge Ye was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the sky. ’Ancestor, I hope we’ve chosen correctly this time. This kid... he’s the one we can truly entrust our hopes to.’
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"Brother Xuan? Brother Nan Xuan?"
Because Xuan Tianji and Nan Xuan had moved too quickly, the other disciples of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land hadn’t even had time to react before the pair fled in disarray.
"Brother Xuan! Brother Nan Xuan! Don’t abandon us!"
The members of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land froze, momentarily at a loss.
"Brother Xingtian!"
They turned to look at Yi Xingtian again, only to see that he had been turned into a pile of mangled flesh.
Meeting Shen Daoxing’s cold gaze, the disciples of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land all took an involuntary step back.
Suddenly, someone boldly stepped forward, pointed at Shen Daoxing, and roared, "Well, well! You demon! You dare kill someone from my Celestial Profound Sacred Land! Our Sacred Land will not..."
However, he didn’t get to finish his sentence.
A black shadow flashed.
The Great Ming Demon Sparrow had already burst out from his chest.
Instantly, the faces of the other Celestial Profound Sacred Land disciples changed drastically.
Someone suddenly shouted, "Everyone, attack together! There are so many of us, we don’t need to be afraid of him!"
Shen Daoxing’s fingers twitched, and the Great Ming Demon Sparrow transformed into a streak of black light.
SHOO! SHOO! SHOO!
Several Blood Arrows shot high into the air, and the surroundings fell silent.
"You... you killed disciples of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land!"
A stunned voice rang out from nearby.
Shen Daoxing turned his head and saw it was Patriarch Xu. "Oh, I forgot about you!"
"What? Do you still want to kill me now?" Shen Daoxing asked, looking at him meaningfully.
"Kid, don’t be so arrogant!" Patriarch Xu exploded with rage, but the moment he saw Yi Xingtian’s pulped corpse, his anger died on his lips.
Looking again at the corpses of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land disciples littering the ground, his expression froze.
Suddenly, Patriarch Xu’s eyebrows arched, and he actually started to laugh. "Hehehe, hehehe, this little brother... actually, you know, killing my son and my nephew... it’s not that big of a deal."
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As soon as he said this, the surrounding Xu Family Descendants stared with wide eyes. "Patriarch, those are your son and nephew who died!"
Patriarch Xu turned his head, a look of impatience on his face. "Go, go, go! What do you all know? It’s just a few sons and nephews. Big deal, I’ll just have more!"
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The Xu Family Descendants were dumbfounded.
Patriarch Xu, however, was all smiles again. The grin piled on his naturally imposing face created a bizarre sight for Shen Daoxing.
Patriarch Xu chuckled. "Little brother, here in Huangliang’s Tomb, there are rules. You young ones fight amongst yourselves based on your own abilities. Life and death are settled without resentment. My son and the others died at your hands because their skills were inferior. They deserved to die! Alright, as for what happened today, let’s just call it even. We’ll go our separate ways, mind our own business, hehehehe, and from now on, we owe each other nothing!"
Shen Daoxing was suddenly stunned, unable to process this for a moment.
Seeing Shen Daoxing remain silent for a long time, Patriarch Xu seemed to have thought of something and suddenly clapped his hands. "Oh, little brother, look at my memory."
As he spoke, he swiped a hand at his waist, and a rosewood box appeared in his hand. The box slowly opened to reveal a crystal-clear, purple Vermilion Fruit. The moment it appeared, an unforgettable, soul-refreshing fragrance wafted out.
Then, Patriarch Xu carried the purple Vermilion Fruit over to Shen Daoxing and said with a chuckle, "Little brother, look, this is a Purple-Gold Immortal Fruit that I obtained by chance. It has the miraculous ability to regrow flesh on white bones and reattach severed limbs. Hehehehe, it’s useless for me to keep it anyway. Since fate has brought us together today, I’ll give it to you."
After speaking, Patriarch Xu saw that Shen Daoxing was still standing there stunned, seemingly uninterested. He hurriedly swiped his waist again, and another rosewood box appeared in his hand. The box slowly opened, revealing a palm-sized ginseng root.
The ginseng was white as jade and shimmered with a brilliant luster. Specks of light swirled within it, marking it as an extraordinary Celestial and Earthly Treasure at a single glance.
Patriarch Xu quickly presented the ginseng to Shen Daoxing. "Little brother, what about this one? This is a Nine-curved Spirit Ginseng, a Treasure Medicine rarely seen in the entire East Continent. It’s filled with a rich, Great Nourishing Spiritual Power, making it perfect for Spirit Transformation realm Practitioners to consume. This one... well, it’s useless for me to keep, so I’ll give it to you as well!"
"Hehehe, as for what happened today, little brother, what do you think? Let’s just call it even! Call it even! From now on, we’ll go our separate ways! We owe each other nothing."
Patriarch Xu’s face was a mask of fawning chuckles. Fearing Shen Daoxing would refuse, he forcefully stuffed the two Celestial and Earthly Treasures into his hands. "Little brother, you absolutely must accept these two treasures!"
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The Xu Family Descendants stared with wide eyes.
Shen Daoxing glanced down at the two Celestial and Earthly Treasures in his hands. They were clearly no ordinary items. Since someone was giving him treasures for free, he certainly wasn’t going to refuse.
With a wave of his hand, Shen Daoxing stored the two Celestial and Earthly Treasures in his Sumeru Ring.
’He knew, of course, that Patriarch Xu is only acting this way because he witnessed my terrifying strength. This is merely a stopgap measure to save his own life.’
’Once I’m out of here, the entire Xu Family will definitely not let me go.’
’However, just as Elder Blood Dragon said, this Huangliang Secret Realm was created by a past Venerable Supreme using the Space-Time Law. That’s why I’ve encountered these people from five hundred years ago after entering.’
’After I leave the Huangliang Secret Realm, I’ll return to my own time. I won’t encounter the Xu Family again.’
’Besides, in the future, this Xu Batian, his entire Xu Family, and that Duke of Wu’an, Xu Xiong, will all die at the hands of Dugu Sheng. I don’t need to worry about them.’
’The martial world isn’t just about fighting and killing; it’s also about navigating relationships.’
’I should at least leave some stepping stones for Dugu Sheng.’