"You want to learn the One Sword that Can Open the Heavens?"

Looking at A Bao's resolute face and longing eyes, Ling Yun immediately gave him a flick on the forehead.

"Let's talk about it when you reach the Mahayana stage. Don't be too ambitious!"

"Okay!" Abao rubbed his head.

"Brother, I can split the heavens with a single sword!"

It was Ling Yao who spoke. She pointed her small hand to the sky, and instantly a small vortex about ten feet in diameter appeared in the sky.

The vortex quickly dissipated.

Hiss~

Everyone gasped in astonishment; Ling Yao, only three years old, had actually learned to cleave the heavens with a single sword strike.

Although it was not successfully executed, it was still astonishing enough.

Ling Yun affectionately rubbed Ling Yao's little head, marveling at how she was truly born for the way of the sword, able to learn the art of splitting the heavens with a single sword strike after just one look.

As if remembering something, Yan Ruyu took out an exquisite short sword and gave it to Ling Yao.

This sword was given to Yan Ruyu by Dongfang Yun, the holy son of the Lingjian Sect, in order to win her over.

"Wow~ Thank you, Sister Ruyu!"

Ling Yao's face lit up with joy, and she couldn't put the short sword down.

"Let's go! Let's go to Houling City for roast whole lamb!"

The group spurred their horses and galloped towards Houling City.

At this moment, inside the Luoyun Sect.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Including the patriarch Situ Nan, more than a thousand soul tablets were broken.

One patriarch, four inner sect elders, and more than four thousand disciples perished. The sect leader was so terrified that he collapsed into his chair.

"Forty percent of the sect's elites perished in a single day. They must have provoked a terrifying force!"

The more the sect leader of Luoyun Sect thought about it, the more terrified he became, to the point that he almost went berserk.

"Guards! Activate the sect's protective formation and prepare to summon the ancestor! Someone is trying to destroy the Luoyun Sect!"

...

A day later, Ling Yun and his group arrived at Houling City.

Compared to Yuanling City and Zhongling City, Houling City looks more magnificent.

The city has a population of over 80 million. Because Houling City has a strong martial spirit, 70% of the city's residents are martial artists.

Upon entering Houling City, Lingyun noticed that there weren't many people on the streets.

Just as they were about to ask where the people had gone, the little white fox woke up.

"Sister Ruyu, I'm hungry~"

"Sister Yanran, I'm hungry too~"

Ling Yao rubbed her lower abdomen, indicating that she was also hungry.

Ling Yun laughed:

"Let's make sure the two little ones are full first."

Then, the group arrived at a luxurious restaurant, which Shangguan Hong said had the best roasted whole lamb.

"What a disgrace! What an utter disgrace! The hundreds of geniuses and prodigies of the mighty Zhao Dynasty were no match for this man!"

"Alas! The top ten on the list of prodigies of our Great Zhao were actually defeated by one person. What's even more shameful is that ten people couldn't even beat one!"

"Boss, give me three whole roasted lambs! I'm going to vent my anger by eating them today!"

"..."

Just as Ling Yun and his group finished ordering and sat down, a group of diners walked in with faces full of grief and indignation.

His expression was as if his ancestral grave had been dug up.

Abao asked those people curiously:

"Hey bro, what's going on?"

"Hmph! Just thinking about it makes me angry!" The man ate a handful of peanuts, chewing as he spoke.

"Sima Xuankong, an inner disciple of the Tianxuan Sect of the neighboring Great Gan Dynasty, came to our Houling City and defeated the top ten on the Demon Ranking in one day."

They even sent their top ten disciples together, but they still couldn't defeat one of their opponents.

Sima Xuankong has now declared that all the geniuses in the entire Zhao Kingdom are trash, and there isn't a single one who can fight.

Today, even with the combined might of the three most powerful geniuses from the Immortal Martial Academy, the Falling Cloud Sect, and the Purple Sun Sect, they were still defeated by Sima Xuankong.

Even the strongest geniuses from the three major sects have been defeated; the Zhao Kingdom has no hope!

The young generation of the great Zhao cultivation world was subdued by Sima Xuankong!

"I refuse to accept this! Which genius can defeat Sima Xuankong? I'll treat them to a month's worth of roasted whole lamb!"

The man spoke through gritted teeth, his emotions growing increasingly agitated, until in a fit of rage he smashed the table to pieces.

"Hmph! Whoever can defeat Sima Xuankong, I'm willing to give him a fortune!"

"I'll marry my own daughter to him!"

"If someone truly has the talent to defeat Sima Xuankong, I wouldn't mind marrying him!"

"..."

The entire restaurant was in an uproar, which showed how frustrated these people were.

After all, Tianxuan Sect was only a second-rate sect in the Great Gan Dynasty, and Sima Xuankong was only an inner disciple.

However, they defeated the younger generation of Zhao so badly that they couldn't even lift their heads, which was truly frustrating.

Ling Yun and the others exchanged glances, and Ling Yun asked curiously:

"Is this Great Gan Dynasty very powerful?"

Xiao Yanran explained:

"The Da Gan Dynasty was one of the more powerful dynasties among the human race, with a territory more than three times the size of the Zhao Kingdom."

Moreover, most of the common people are warriors, even more so than those of the Great Zhao.

Ling Yun nodded. After touring the Zhao Kingdom, the next step would be the Great Gan Dynasty.

Half an hour later, two golden-brown roasted whole lambs were served.

Then the waiter gave each of Lingyun and his group a bowl of the secret sauce.

Yan Ruyu used a knife to cut off a piece of hind leg meat, dipped it in sauce, and stuffed it into the little white fox's mouth.

After chewing a couple of times, the little white fox's eyes lit up.

Wow~ It's so delicious!

Everyone immediately picked up knives and started eating, each with a look of pure enjoyment on their faces.

The two whole roasted lambs were quickly devoured.

Then Lingyun ordered two more.

After finishing their roast lamb, Lingyun and his group reclined in their chairs, their expressions one of utter contentment.

"That's outrageous! That's outrageous!"

A man stormed into the restaurant, his face full of anger.

"What's wrong, bro? Tell us what's bothering you and let us have a good laugh too!"

"Hmph! Sima Xuankong is now boasting that the younger generation is no match for him, and now he wants to challenge the older generation."

That's outrageous!

Upon hearing this, everyone was furious. The older generation would never bully the weak; it was clearly a slap in the face to the entire cultivation world of Zhao.

Along with anger came a deep sense of helplessness.

"The mighty Zhao state has not a single genius capable of defeating Sima Xuankong! How pathetic!"

"Sigh~ We can only blame the incompetence of the cultivation world in our Zhao Kingdom. We can't even cultivate a powerful genius!"

"If I were twenty years younger, I would definitely go on stage and beat him to a pulp!"

"..."

The entire restaurant was filled with an atmosphere of resentment.

Snap!

At this moment, someone slammed their fist on the table, their face beaming with ecstatic joy, and said:

"I know someone who can defeat Sima Xuankong, and he's a local genius from our Zhao Kingdom!"

"who!"

Everyone turned to look at the old man who had spoken.

The old man stroked his beard, feigning profundity and remaining silent, which made everyone anxious to curse him out.

The shopkeeper, who had been eavesdropping, slammed his hand on the table and shouted:

"Uncle, today's whole roasted lamb is on the house!"

The old man smiled slightly, stroked his beard, and scanned everyone with his gaze.

He cleared his throat and began to speak:

"Ahem~ Does everyone still remember Ling Yun, who was offered a huge reward by the Immortal Martial Academy?"

This person is sixteen years old. It is said that countless masters have failed to gain any advantage over Ling Yun and have all returned defeated!

I heard that 100,000 martial artists once intercepted Ling Yun, and not one of them came back alive.

Ling Yun will definitely defeat Sima Xuankong!

These words immediately boosted everyone's morale.