"I know about the agreement you made with my wife. You want the No Righteous Sword and for me to help you once."

Xu Lai calmly said, "What do you want me to do."

"That straightforward?"

Huang Zhongtian was momentarily stunned, somewhat disbelieving.

He hadn’t expected Xu Lai to be so easy to talk to; otherwise, he would have come for the sword long ago, instead of waiting half a year before daring to come.

Indeed.

The reason why Huang Zhongtian dared not come was because he feared that Xu Lai would kill him in a fit of rage.

This guy is now at Great Perfection in the Emperor Realm; if not for unfavorable timing, he would have been able to embark on the Ancient Immortal Path and converse with the heavens.

A wisp of Netherworld wrapped around the No Righteous Sword, and flew to Huang Zhongtian.

Grasping the dark sword, No Righteous, Huang Zhongtian still couldn’t believe it, "Why don’t you hate me."

"I hate you so much I can’t tear you apart piece by piece."

Xu Lai didn’t hide the murderous intent in his heart, his eyes flashing coldly.

"Since you hate me, why give me the No Righteous Sword..."

Huang Zhongtian stepped back in astonishment, ready to flee at any moment.

"Because my wife promised you."

Xu Lai said expressionlessly, "To settle this cause and effect, and then it’s between us."

"???"

Huang Zhongtian took a deep breath, realizing that Xu Lai was still planning not to let him off!

Huang Zhongtian explained, "Daoist Qingfeng, no... Xu Lai, is there some misunderstanding between us? I told Ruan Tang the pros and cons of ascending the Immortal Path, then she used Spirit Stones to set up a Self-Destruct Formation to force me to hand over the Suiya Lantern. I was helpless."

"Oh right, giving this back to you."

Xu Lai tossed two black lanterns into the sky, and said indifferently, "Speak, what do you want me to do."

Alright.

Xu Lai didn’t even listen.

Huang Zhongtian chuckled wryly, "If I ask you not to kill me, would you agree."

Xu Lai was silent, then nodded after a moment, "I would."

"Whew."

Huang Zhongtian breathed a sigh of relief.

Then Xu Lai continued, "But after you die, I will exhaust every means to resurrect you, and then kill you again. If I can’t resurrect you, I’ll crush your bones to ashes."

"..."

Huang Zhongtian jumped up, "You’re wrong for thinking that way, my transaction with Ruan Tang was fair."

Xu Lai laughed, the smile was cold to the bone, "Was the transaction fair or not, don’t you know yourself?"

Huang Zhongtian was silent.

Yes, the transaction seemed fair, but Ruan Tang didn’t actually have a choice.

Strictly speaking, Huang Zhongtian only took advantage of the situation that Ruan Tang wouldn’t refuse to make this deal.

"Do you know what the No Righteous Sword is?" Huang Zhongtian sighed.

"Irrelevant to me."

"Actually, not only Jing Ke, but Tiangui is also searching for the No Righteous Sword, and back when the Nine Kings’ Palace hadn’t been extinguished, Ji Ming, Xiao Yan and others were searching too."

Huang Zhongtian solemnly said, "I can tell you the true function of the No Righteous Sword, and we can write off our grievances, how about that."

Xu Lai looked at him like he was an idiot.

No matter what the No Righteous Sword can do, it has nothing to do with him; knowing its function is pointless.

Huang Zhongtian also realized this point, coughed, "Can’t we negotiate again? It’s better to unweave a net than to weave one."

"Send me to The Other Shore, and our grievances will be settled." Xu Lai said.

"This..."

Huang Zhongtian hesitated, "You don’t think your partner Ruan Tang is not only alive, but has gone to The Other Shore, do you?"

Xu Lai’s gaze turned icy.

Huang Zhongtian shrunk his neck, forced a smile, "Of course, it’s not impossible."

To be honest, Ruan Tang’s ability to reach the end of the Immortal Path and retrieve the Immortal Fruit was enough to shock Huang Zhongtian for a lifetime.

Even with the help of the Suiya Lantern, in Huang Zhongtian’s opinion, this was nearly impossible.

Yet, Ruan Tang managed to do it.

Sadly, at that time, a malfunction occurred in the Immortal Path, preventing Huang Zhongtian from knowing how Ruan Tang achieved it.

As for surviving and going to The Other Shore...

The likelihood is incredibly small!

The light curtain formed by the Three Realm Gates does allow passage to The Other Shore, but the path is hundreds of thousands of times more perilous than the broken Immortal Path. How could Ruan Tang survive?

What he thought was not spoken aloud.

Huang Zhongtian didn’t attempt to persuade Xu Lai not to go to The Other Shore, instead earnestly saying:

"My Netherworld can indeed transport people to The Other Shore, but your cultivation is too high, it can only carry those below Venerable. For example... your two children."

"Swish"

Xu Lai swung the sword to strike.

Huang Zhongtian changed his expression drastically, shouting while escaping, "What are you doing! What are you doing? Weren’t we negotiating!"

In the blink of an eye.

Netherworld wrapped Huang Zhongtian and disappeared.

From afar, a light spot floated over, with Divine Sense transmission attached: "If you can truly reach The Other Shore, kill someone for me."

The floating light spot was a Recording Jade Slip, inside was a portrait. Yet, the portrait was shrouded in clouds, very blurry and completely unclear.

Xu Lai knew this was a restrictive spell.

Unless he entered The Other Shore, the restriction would not be released, nor could he see who was to be killed.

Xu Lai was not curious about this, and stored the Jade Slip in the Storage Space.

"There’s still a trace of energy left, we can catch up to him." Qingfeng Sword Spirit said.

"Forget it."

Xu Lai shook his head.

He had waited nearly a year, hoping to find a way to The Other Shore from Huang Zhongtian, but still failed.

Back mountain.

The senior sisters already finished dinner, each returned to their rooms to cultivate and meditate.

Seeing Xu Lai return, the Eight Desolate Cauldron, bored out of its mind, shamelessly came up to him, "Qingfeng Sword sister!"

The Qingfeng Sword didn’t bother with the Eight Desolate Cauldron at all, directly fled without a trace.

"Great Emperor Qingfeng, why does the Qingfeng Sword sister hold me in such disdain, not even willing to speak to me." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"You like her?"

"That’s crude, Great Emperor Qingfeng, you’re being crude."

The Eight Desolate Cauldron’s Artifact Spirit seriously said, "You must know that this world isn’t just about love, I seek something deeper."

Xu Lai pondered, "Like?"

"Like when Qingfeng Sword sister uses a full voice of disdain to tell you to roll away, don’t you feel embarrassed and ashamed, with a little excitement? Wanting her to be even more excessive."

"..."

Xu Lai fell into prolonged silence.

He always thought the Eight Desolate Cauldron was a romantic fool, didn’t expect it to be a pervert.

Saying this, it’s partly Qingfeng Sword’s fault too.

That day, if it hadn’t saved the despairing Eight Desolate Cauldron during the Emperor Artifact battle, this guy probably wouldn’t have awakened such a peculiar attribute.

"Great Emperor Qingfeng, why aren’t you speaking?"

"Stay away from Qingfeng Sword in the future."

After saying this, Xu Lai added, "Also stay away from my children, I’m afraid it will be contagious."

"!!!"

The Eight Desolate Cauldron realized something, hurriedly defended itself, "I’m not what you think, Great Emperor Qingfeng, let me explain."

"Okay, it’s fine, no need to say anymore."

Xu Lai kicked the Eight Desolate Cauldron, saying, "Heavenly Court needs you, let Baize Divine General find something for you to do."

"No! I won’t leave, my Great Emperor is going to take Ping’an as a disciple, I have to stay—ahhh!"

The echo carried through the sky.

Xu Lai shook his ankle, no wonder the Emperor Artifact forged from Hongmeng Purple Qi was slightly painful to kick.

"The Supreme Emperor, we’ve discovered the Barbaric Beasts’ Royal Clan bloodline!"