The sword was named “Dog Slaughterer,” and its fearsome reputation preceded it.
The moment Zhang Mingyuan gripped the hilt, a towering sword intent soared into the sky, piercing straight through the nine heavens!
“Activate the array!”
Deep within Spring-Return Valley, thirty-six Body Integration Stage elders roared in unison, pouring their spiritual energy into the sect's protective array without reservation!
Buzz—!
The towering green light barrier instantly solidified a hundredfold, its majestic essence transforming into a lifelike, emerald-green dragon that coiled atop the barrier.
Holding its head high, the dragon let out a silent roar at Zhang Mingyuan!
“Interesting.”
A smirk played on Zhang Mingyuan's lips.
In front of that crazy woman Su Jinxue, he had been as meek as a grandson.
But here, he was king!
“One strike to break myriad laws!”
Without any flashy moves or earth-shattering sword arts, Zhang Mingyuan simply slashed downward toward the massive green barrier in a seemingly ordinary manner!
Slash—!
A seemingly plain, blood-colored sword beam erupted from the tip of Dog Slaughterer.
Initially only three feet long, the sword beam swelled exponentially the moment it flew out, transforming into a blood-red rainbow that spanned heaven and earth!
Wherever the rainbow passed, space shattered inch by inch, even tearing a massive tear in the Heaven and Earth Cage Zhang Mingyuan had set up earlier!
The emerald-green dragon let out a mournful wail. Its massive body was as fragile as paper before the blood-red sword beam, instantly split down the middle and dissolving into a shower of green light.
Crack... crack crack crack...
The protective array barrier, which was strong enough to withstand a Mahayana Stage cultivator, now shattered like a spiderweb.
In midair.
The thirty-six Body Integration Stage elders suffered a backlash simultaneously, falling to the ground like dropping dumplings.
Bai Lumian was also hit by the impact and knocked down to the ground.
Zhang Mingyuan sheathed his sword and stood with his hands behind his back, hovering in the air. His black hair whipped wildly, making him look like a peerless demon god emerged from the Nine Underworlds.
He looked down at the messy, scattered members of Spring-Return Valley below and let out his signature villainous laugh.
“Hehehehe...”
Invigorating! This was so damn invigorating!
See? As long as he didn't hang around that freak Su Jinxue, he, Zhang Mingyuan, was invincible under heaven!
One man, one sword, taking down an entire sect!
He just wanted to ask: Who else?!
With a flash of his figure, he instantly appeared in front of Bai Lumian.
Bai Lumian instinctively took a step back.
She couldn't beat him. She couldn't beat him at all. This guy's combat strength was more than a level higher than it had been five hundred years ago!
Looking at her defeated appearance, Zhang Mingyuan finally felt most of his pent-up anger dissipate.
He reached out with two fingers, pinched Bai Lumian's smooth and delicate cheeks, and then... pulled them hard to both sides!
“Mmph... let go!” Bai Lumian's beautiful eyes widened as she protested indistinctly.
“Detestable Bai Lumian, did you ever think of this day when you gave Su Jinxue that stuff back then?!”
Zhang Mingyuan said fiercely, increasing the force in his hands.
“I... I was wrong, okay?!”
Bai Lumian wanted to cry but had no tears. As the Valley Master of Spring-Return Valley and the Luming Medical Sage, when had she ever suffered such a humiliating disgrace!
“Now you know you're wrong? Too late!”
Zhang Mingyuan snorted coldly, and then changed his tone,
“However, seeing as we've known each other for so many years, this Sacred Lord is not an unreasonable person.”
He let go of her and nodded in satisfaction as he looked at Bai Lumian's slightly reddened cheeks.
“How about this: hand over some of Spring-Return Valley's ultimate treasure, the Spring-Return Warm Jade Marrow, and give this Sacred Lord a furnace of Void-Breaking Pills that you personally refined. Then, this master will reluctantly forgive you for today's matter!”
Bai Lumian's lips twitched violently.
Today, she had truly witnessed the full extent of Zhang Mingyuan's shamelessness and baseness!
He broke in, shattered their protective array, beat them up, and then demanded their treasures before "reluctantly" forgiving them?
How could there be such a brazenly thick-skinned person in this world!
Although... although she was indeed the one in the wrong first, giving Little Xue that kind of potent drug to knock him out...
Sigh, whatever.
Bai Lumian sighed in her heart. If she had been in his shoes, she probably would have done something even more excessive.
She had wanted to watch a good show of her nemesis getting their rice cooked, but instead of seeing the cooked rice, she had to pay with her own hen!
“Zhang! Aren't you afraid I'll poison the pills I give you?”
Bai Lumian ground her teeth, threatening him reluctantly.
“Hehehe, I know you won't.”
Looking completely confident that he had her cornered, Zhang Mingyuan crossed his arms and said casually,
“Anyway, I want them. If you don't give them to me, I'll just rob you myself! When that time comes, it won't just be this little amount!”
Despicable, vulgar, shameless...
A series of words flashed through Bai Lumian's mind, all of them tailor-made for the man in front of her.
Just what kind of ship had she been supporting all these years?!
If her pure and innocent Little Xue really ended up with such a rogue, would that... would that really be a good thing?
“Fine, fine, fine! I'll give them to you! Is that not enough?!”
Bai Lumian stamped her feet in anger, ultimately choosing to compromise.
With a wave of her delicate hand, a warm jade box and a storage bag flew toward Zhang Mingyuan.
Zhang Mingyuan swept his divine sense over them. After confirming they were correct, he nodded in satisfaction.
“Wouldn't it have been easier to do this from the start? You just had to force my hand.”
He smirked smugly, and with a shift of his body, tore through the void and vanished on the spot.
Only after that terrifying pressure completely dissipated did the elders of Spring-Return Valley dare to fly over to Bai Lumian's side, trembling with fear.
“Valley Master, are you alright?”
“Valley Master, should we report this to Immortal Lord Su and have her seek justice for us?!” an elder said, filled with righteous indignation.
“Report what?”
Bai Lumian glared at him in annoyance.
“You want to complain to his 'old flame'? Do you think I haven't lost enough face? This Valley Master is truly going to be angered to death by you fools!”
“If we gave it to him, so be it! It's not like they're particularly valuable things anyway!”
Despite her words, Bai Lumian still glared in the direction Zhang Mingyuan had disappeared, her teeth itching with anger.
...
Qingyun Heaven Sacred Ground, Main Peak Square.
Space warped, and Zhang Mingyuan's figure appeared once again.
“Disciples! Elders! All of you, get out here for this Sacred Lord!”
He shouted, his voice echoing across ten thousand miles.
Hearing his voice, the elders and disciples who had been waiting for a long time immediately gathered from all directions, their eyes burning with eager anticipation.
“Look! The Sacred Lord is back again!”
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Zhang Mingyuan waved his hand, dumping all the treasures he had just extorted from Spring-Return Valley onto the square.
Boom!
A pile of pills and a mountain-sized piece of Spring-Return Warm Jade Marrow appeared before everyone.
“Hiss—! This is... the Void-Breaking Pill! A great item that can help Soul Formation Stage disciples break through to the Void Refining Stage! And looking at its quality, it's at least Saint Grade!”
A knowledgeable supreme elder cried out in shock,
“The unique imprint on these pills definitely came from the hand of Spring-Return Valley's Luming Medical Sage!”
“And that jade! Heavens, it's the Spring-Return Warm Jade Marrow! Rumor has it that this item can be crafted into jade pendants to nourish the soul and stabilize the Dao Heart. It's a supreme treasure that countless cultivators dream of!”
The square instantly erupted into a frenzy!
“The Sacred Lord is awesome!”
“The Sacred Lord is mighty!”
The mountain-shaking cheers greatly satisfied Zhang Mingyuan's vanity.
“Alright, alright!” He waved his hand, putting on the air of a grand master. “It's enough that you know how formidable this Sacred Lord is! All of you, focus on your cultivation. If you lack resources, just speak up! This Sacred Lord will go get them for you!”
Everyone hearing this was overjoyed.
Qingyun Heaven Sacred Ground was already incredibly wealthy, and now their Sacred Lord went out to “restock” from time to time. This kind of life... was simply beyond their wildest dreams!
It seemed that the Sacred Lord being captured by Immortal Lord Su was truly a wonderful thing for the sect!
Zhang Mingyuan looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late.
He calculated that after going to that old geezer Lingxuzi's place to drink a pot of tea, it would be about time to return to Myriad Snow Palace.
Right, that old guy's talisman-refining skills were unmatched in the world. He should take this opportunity to ask him for some top-tier talismans that could break magic power seals.
In case that crazy woman Su Jinxue sealed his magic power again next time, he would be prepared and wouldn't be completely at her mercy.
Wait...
Zhang Mingyuan's thoughts suddenly came to a halt.
Why did he say “next time”?
Could it be... that he actually wanted to stay in Myriad Snow Palace forever?
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