In the distance, the Qing ambassador saw that both men had stopped. He yelled, "Why are you standing still? Defeat him quickly!" Leng Ningfeng stretched out his hand and stared coldly at Xiao Chen. "I have told you I will concede you three moves! There are two more! After you!" Xiao Chen gave a little start. If he had sneaked an attack on Xiao Chen, he would have caught him unawares. Although he was a Fallen Devil, why did he sense that this man prefered not to associate with despicable people? However, he ought not worry about this man's character now but how he should play his next two notes. That earlier string pluck had exerted almost half his True Qi. If he could not vanquish him with his next two plucks, he would surely lose. "Why? Have you run out of energy to pluck your zither strings?" Leng Ningfeng smiled faintly upon seeing him freeze by the zither. Xiao Chen ignored him and settled his Qi to his abdome

"Heartless Palace!" The name shook everyone's hearts. The unique Illusive-Immortal Incense from Heartless Palace was different from an ordinary Illusive-Immortal Incense. Once you inhaled it, you would not be able to exert your True Energy for several hours, no matter how highly cultivated you were. Suddenly, sword radiances streaked out. The 12 ravishing dancers had reverted to their original attires. The company cried in alarm, "They are really from the Heartless Palace! Really from Heartless Palace!" For a brief moment, everyone felt an imminent disaster about to descend on their heads. Although the Heartless Palace did not belong to the Devil's Practice, they had no contact with the other sects. Their eccentric temperament meant that their every disciple would kill at the drop of a hat. Finally, they realized when they had been poisoned. The wine was laced with the incense, the scent from the dancers' bodies as well. The poison would tak

Two of them entered the town. Xiao Chen sold the low-grade Demonic Beast Internal Elixirs and earned several dozens silver ingots. By now, they were extremely tired. The inns that they looked up had no rooms. At long last, they settled in a small inn. They ordered a few random dishes. Soon, this small inn at the corner of the street filled up. The hall was bustling and people talked loudly. "Haven't you heard? A disciple of the Ancient Immortal Clan turned up at the Immortals League Competition!" "I have! He set up formations, condensed his Qi into blades, conjured up illusionary doubles... he even summoned an archean dragon in the end. Oh ho, the disciples of the Ancient Immortal Clan are all turning up. Looks like our continent will be very lively these days!" "But I heard that he betrayed the Zhou State yesterday. Seemed to be forcing Princess Xuanye to marry him. He and the Zhou Emperor fell out... " Xiao Chen

"Let's go." Xiao Chen thought no more. With his present cultivation, he could not fight 15 early-staged Foundation Building Realm Cultivators. He pulled Luo Shangyan up and dashed away. If they could survive until dusk, these assassins would then be unable to release their Divine Sense. Then, it would be far easier for them to escape. After running for nearly an hour, the sky finally darkened. A mountain chain appeared. Yet several men were still after them. Clenching his teeth, Xiao Chen dragged Luo Shangyan and dashed into the mountain forest. If he had executed the Immortal-override Steps, he would have shaken them off. But now he needed to evade the flying swords and had to take care of Luo Shangyan. They could only run at the same speed as the assassins. Luckily, the sky had dimmed and there was a large mountain ahead. When night had completely fallen, they could escape. A strong wind assaulted him from behind. Xiao Chen condensed his Qi into a blade

As Xiao Chen's voice faded, seven strange radiances emitted from the sky. Each was over 30 meters long. They intertwined rapidly and merged into a gigantic half-illusionary, half-substantial sword. The gigantic sword was dazzling, lighting up the entire forest like daylight. It immediately eclipsed the brilliance of the Seven Star Sword Formation at the opposite end. As he mouthed the word "Cleave!", the gigantic sword seemed to cleave the heavens apart. The sword cleaved down to the ground. Before its Sword Qi had arrived, huge crumbs of earth flew away thanks to the shattering force. True Energy surged all around. Even space seemed to have been sundered. The seven cultivators were terrified. It was a power in the Core Forming Realm! With a huge boom, the earth was severed, revealing a 100-meter long ravine. The entire mountain shuddered. Rolls of thunder boomed into the distance. All that was left of the seven cultivators was a mist of blo