Snap!

Before Elder Xiahou could finish his words, the sword chopped off his head, and blood splattered everywhere.

The whole audience was silent.

The sword that had just chopped off Elder Xiahou flew back to the crowd, and the person who reached out to catch it was a tall and strong woman.

She took off the hood that covered most of her face, revealing her strong facial features and hair so short that only stubble remained. It was none other than Chi Lian, who had killed Pei Yu and replaced him as the Master of the Weapon!

Chi Lian raised the blood-stained sword in his hand and shouted in a thunderous voice: "Surrender to me immediately, or you will be killed without mercy!"

Everyone in the Xiahou family was silent.

Only then did they realize what the elder had just said. The sword in Chi Lian's hand was actually the Sword Master's natal sword, the Killing Sword!

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Giant Sword Peak.

Jiang Deng in the treasure house slowly opened his eyes.

Finally, a part of the soul returned. Although most of the power contained in it had been refined by the three disciples, the remaining little bit of power still brought a significant improvement to Jiang Deng's cultivation.

She actually advanced from the fourth level of the Nascent Soul Realm to the seventh level, and instantly stepped into the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm!

If the third disciple hadn't absorbed this portion of the spirit so completely, Jiang Deng's cultivation could have increased even more...

With a light sigh, Jiang Deng suppressed the regret in his heart. No matter what, this was much faster than practicing directly. After all, if he wanted to practice from the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm to the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, it would take at least half a year.

After absorbing this part of the soul, not only did Jiang Deng's strength improve, but even the Eight Gates World had significant changes.

After her spiritual consciousness entered the Eight Gates World, Jiang Deng discovered that there were originally seven cracks in the sky. After she absorbed the souls from her fourth and third disciples, two of the cracks had been repaired, leaving only five cracks that had not yet healed.

In addition, not only has the area of ​​the Eight Gates World expanded significantly, but the spiritual energy within it has also become more abundant, and spiritual herbs have automatically grown on the ground...

Now, Hongmeng Spring and the Eight Gates World have almost merged into one. As the Eight Gates World becomes stronger, the range of Hongmeng Spring has also expanded a little bit.

"Tsk, interesting. This way we don't have to worry about the spring running out of water."

When his eyes fell on the Hongmeng Spring, Jiang Deng vaguely noticed that the big black egg in the spring water was absorbing vitality at a faster speed. With the idea of ​​giving it a try, Jiang Deng reached out his hand.

Gently stroking the pitch-black eggshell, Jiang Deng heard a noise from under the shell. He felt that this noise was a little louder than the last time. As expected, the creature in the big black egg was about to break out of the shell.

I wonder what kind of spiritual beast is inside?

Jiang Deng touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

Judging from the strange aura of the big black egg, it seems like there's no real spiritual beast inside. It would be a blessing if it's not a demon beast...

"Boss, are you finally awake?"

Shi Tongling, who was practicing nearby, sensed Jiang Deng's familiar aura and immediately came over.

Jiang Deng nodded and said calmly, "It just took me a while to refine a treasure."

"Well……"

Shi Tongling's mouth twitched, "Boss, do you have any misunderstanding about the time? You have been in seclusion for ten days."

"What? Ten days!"

The calmness on Jiang Deng's face immediately disappeared, "It's over! I hope nothing goes wrong with Qingyu..."

Without saying anything to Shi Tongling, Jiang Deng's consciousness immediately returned to his body.

In reality, she is still sitting cross-legged in the center of the treasure house.

Just as Jiang Deng was trying to find a way to leave the treasure house, she suddenly felt a pair of hands reaching out from behind her and suddenly covering her eyes!

"Guess who I am?"

The voice that came to my ears was unusually low and I couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman.

Jiang Deng: “…”

Don't tell her that old man Xiahou likes to play such childish games.

She turned around and was about to stab the person behind her, but before Jiang Deng could do anything, the hands covering her eyes loosened by themselves.

Immediately afterwards, a little girl about seven or eight years old jumped in front of Jiang Deng. She had a round face and looked very strong. She had two small buns on her head and a missing front tooth on her mouth. She was particularly cute when she grinned.

"Master, it's me!"

The little girl made a crisp sound.

"...It turned out to be you. You scared me."

Jiang Deng wiped the sweat from her forehead. She didn't speak, but communicated directly with Chongguang through voice transmission, "Have you refined all the aura of the Killing Sword that has stained the sword heart?"

"Yeah," Chongguang nodded his little head, "Thanks to the marrow cleansing stone that the master found for Guangguang, this is the fastest way for Guangguang to refine his sword heart and transform into a human form."

"Yes, our Guang Guang is the best artifact!"

“Hehehe…”

Chongguang was praised so much that he scratched his head and looked embarrassed.

When he saw the little girl in front of him again, Jiang Deng didn't feel the slightest bit of strangeness, but rather felt very close to her.

Guangguang looked like this in his previous life. At that time, Guangguang could transform into a human form at will. However, in her previous life, she felt that Guangguang's missing front teeth did not look very majestic, and following him out would affect her dignity, so she rarely let Guangguang transform into a human form in front of others.

Only now did she realize how wrong she had been before, and she would never feel wronged no matter what she said in the future.

"I think there's a fight going on outside. Let's go out and take a look."

Jiang Deng suggested.

Chongguang shook his head and said, "Master, I'm afraid it's not possible yet. That old guy is still guarding above our heads and hasn't left yet."

Jiang Deng: “…”

I really admire the perseverance of Ancestor Xiahou.

The next moment, Chongguang's uncertain voice rang out again, "Master...it seems that old man has received some news and is leaving?"

outside world.

Ancestor Xiahou, who was sitting cross-legged on the top of Giant Sword Peak, received the news from the head of the Xiahou family.

"Ancestor, the Song family has rebelled, bringing Chi Lian and other rebels to attack Liushui Peak!"

"The rebels are very powerful. They have captured the two fortresses at the foot and the mountainside in succession. Liushui Peak is about to fall! I hope the ancestor will come to the rescue as soon as possible!"

The Xiahou family head's voice was very anxious, which showed that the situation had developed to a very critical juncture.

“…Damn it!”

Ancestor Xiahou cut off the connection between himself and the head of the Xiahou family, looked down at the treasure house below, his eyes full of reluctance.

Soon, soon he would be able to comprehend the orthodox sword intent of killing and opening the treasure house...

No matter how reluctant he was, Patriarch Xiahou finally gritted his teeth and left Giant Sword Peak.

At the passage.

Xin An and the others who were in charge of guarding the area saw that the ancestor was going back to Liushui Peak to provide assistance, and they hurriedly asked, "Ancestor, do we want to join you in killing the enemy?"

"Need not."

Ancestor Xiahou shook his head and looked towards the treasure house reluctantly. "All of you stay here and guard it. No one is allowed to enter Giant Sword Peak. Anyone who violates this rule will be killed!"