“Hahaha, retribution, retribution indeed, Ling Xiao killed Tang Jiu, he deserves to be trapped in there!”
The leader of the Tang Sect burst into laughter, unable to contain his glee.
“This lad has finally died inside, which saves us a lot of time.”
On the Sword King Sect’s side, Chen Nanxing let out a long breath, as killing Ling Xiao was truly a very difficult task.
Even if all the assassins from their Sword King Sect’s assassin hall were dispatched, as long as Ling Xiao hid within the Yuehua Sect, they would have no way to get to him.
Now that Ling Xiao was dead, it was, to him, an incredibly fortunate thing.
“No, Ling Xiao won’t die!”
Dai Yuling sobbed uncontrollably.
The others’ faces also looked grim.
They didn’t expect Ling Xiao to achieve astonishing results, but only hoped he wouldn’t get into trouble, yet reality was so cruel.
Whoosh!
At that moment, the black vortex that had already closed suddenly began to tremble violently, and then a golden light shot out from the tiniest remaining gap.
Everyone was stunned.
The scene was so quiet that only the sound of the wind could be heard.
Shock!
Disbelief!
All kinds of expressions were present.
“Why are you all looking at me like that?”
Ling Xiao spoke slowly, smiling as he asked.
If it weren’t for wanting to collect all the remaining treasures, he wouldn’t have taken so long to come out.
Three treasures: one was a Heavenly Vein Pill, which he hadn’t yet consumed, but he believed that after taking it, advancing to the mature stage of Heavenly Vein Warrior, or even the complete stage, would be no problem.
The second was a set of martial arts techniques perfectly suited for Heavenly Vein Warriors to cultivate, named…
This was a supplementary technique.
Rather than saying it was suitable for Heavenly Vein Warriors, it was more accurate to say only Heavenly Vein Warriors could cultivate it.
This martial art was designed to convert true energy into heavenly energy.
For Ling Xiao, it was naturally very useful.
The third item was what Ling Xiao needed most: fusion stones, and not just one, but ten.
His current weapons that needed to be upgraded to immortal-grade treasures were the Thunder Shadow Sword, the Raging Wind Sword, the Rain-Covering Sword, and the Purple Lightning Sword, four swords in total.
As for the Mist Sword and the Snow Feather Sword, they didn’t need upgrading, as both were already immortal-grade treasure swords.
The Ice Dragon Sword, Ling Xiao planned to give to his younger brother, Ling Luo.
This sword had been with him for a long time, but now it was largely useless, kept only as a memento. Giving it to his brother Ling Luo would give it a new purpose.
Of these three items, only the fusion stones were specifically for him, while the other two treasures would be highly useful to anyone.
Of course, Ling Xiao kept all three treasures in his storage ring and didn’t take them out, otherwise countless greedy eyes would likely be fixed on him by now.
Even so, he still became the absolute centre of attention.
“Impossible, this kid actually came out alive!”
“He’s out, so what’s impossible? Maybe he even killed Ya Qianxue and Li Youdao.”
“Pfft, stop talking nonsense. This nobody killing those two? I wouldn’t believe it even if you beat me to death!”
This thought was actually the true opinion of most martial artists present.
They didn’t believe Ling Xiao had the ability to kill Ya Qianxue and Li Youdao.
They would rather believe those two were killed by traps or monsters in the True Demon Forbidden Land.
“Ling Xiao, you’re finally out!”
Dai Yuling, forgetting her shyness, rushed forward and threw herself into Ling Xiao’s arms.
To be honest, when she saw the black vortex completely close, for that moment, she truly felt the entire world had gone dark.
“It’s alright now!”
Ling Xiao gently patted Dai Yuling’s back.
To this emotionally clueless person, Dai Yuling’s affection was something he couldn’t comprehend; to him, it was just the pure friendship between a younger brother and an older sister.
The two walked together to the Yuehua Sect’s camp.
Wu Xiang laughed heartily, “You lad nearly scared me to death. If something really happened to you, the Moon Lady would tear me apart.”
“Brother Wu, you’re overthinking. If I could get through the Yuehua Pagoda, this mere True Demon Forbidden Land is nothing. I just took a bit longer to collect some things.”
Ling Xiao said with a smile.
“Good, not only did you return safely this time, but you also broke the record set by the Holy Son. Let’s see who dares to underestimate our Yuehua Sect in the future!”
Wu Xiang said excitedly.
At this moment, Heavenly Eye Venerable approached, lowering his voice to ask, “Ling Xiao, did you kill Ya Qianxue and Li Youdao?”
Though he knew it wasn’t the time to ask this, some things were better clarified.
If Ling Xiao had killed them, they could prepare for a full confrontation.
But if not, there was no need to go head-to-head if the other side came for a fight.
Of course, Heavenly Eye Venerable used sound transmission, as there were too many experts around. Speaking aloud, even quietly, could easily be overheard.
“That’s right!”
Ling Xiao didn’t hesitate. He felt that even if he hid it from others, he shouldn’t hide it from his sect.
Though Heavenly Eye Venerable had been unfair to him in the past, he was generally someone who cared for the Yuehua Sect, unlike Chang Yueli or Chang Yueying.
“Good heavens! It really was you!”
Heavenly Eye Venerable couldn’t help but gasp.
He hadn’t believed it, as Ya Qianxue and Li Youdao were no ordinary people. How could Ling Xiao have killed them?
But now that Ling Xiao admitted it, he had no reason to doubt.
Heavenly Eye Venerable was inwardly shocked. If Ling Xiao could defeat Ya Qianxue and Li Youdao, then at this Holy Dynasty Martial Festival, he could at least rank in the top hundred.
This would naturally elevate the Yuehua Sect’s status among the twelve sects.
If luck was on their side, even the top fifty or top twenty was possible. The Holy Dynasty’s Six Young Masters might be out of reach, but the top twenty would be impressive enough.
He assumed Ling Xiao had killed Ya Qianxue and Li Youdao one-on-one, so he didn’t dare consider the Six Young Masters’ position.
But if he knew Ling Xiao had actually won against them two-on-one, he wouldn’t underestimate him so much.
“You, the Yuehua Sect kid, do you admit to ambushing and killing our Tang Sect’s Tang Jiu?”
Just as the Yuehua Sect was in high spirits, an angry voice came from the Tang Sect.
It was the Tang Sect leader.
Tang Jiu’s death had already infuriated him, and now seeing Ling Xiao come out alive, his anger boiled over.
If Tang Jiu were alive, he might have had a chance to compete for the Holy Dynasty’s Six Young Masters, but now, everything was over.
As he spoke, the Tang Sect leader kept approaching Ling Xiao, releasing a terrifying aura to intimidate him, hoping to make Ling Xiao too scared to lie.
But Ling Xiao completely disregarded his aura.
