Chapter 2309: Chapter 2308: A Sword Shakes the Capital City

The dust settled in half a day, and the shockwaves around the Wu Family Estate abruptly stopped, as if under someone’s casual control.

The common people outside were not affected at all.

In five directions, old men all breathed a sigh of relief, whispering, "I didn’t expect the master’s cultivation level to have advanced to this degree!"

"Able to wield the Demon Sword, only the master could do it, it seems."

"We can rest assured and enter seclusion!"

"If the Demon Race does not emerge, neither will we."

"Save our lives for the battle against the Demon Race!"

The five old men sighed deeply together, and disappeared from their original spots.

Amid such destructive force, over ten thousand loose cultivators within the Wu Chengzong estate, men and women of all ages, and eleven Human Immortals were all reduced to ashes.

The magical weapons of the loose cultivators were easily torn to pieces, leaving not a trace, turning to dust and returning to the universe.

Only the True Immortal Magic Treasures of the eleven experts remained, taken away by Long Fei in one sweep.

There was a sudden silence around, and even the sound of blowing wind could be clearly heard.

"Let’s go!"

Long Fei ordered calmly, taking Wang Xiaoya and Princess Taihua to leave.

The crowd erupted, as if witnessing the descent of a divine spirit.

Wherever Long Fei passed, cultivators either knelt down in prostration or retreated three steps.

To destroy eleven renowned Human Immortals of the world with one sword, it was simply unbelievable, beyond what any Immortal could defy.

The strength of Long Fei was so overwhelming that it was beyond comprehension.

Some people even doubted whether Long Fei had surpassed a Human Immortal to become the supreme of this world?

The Tribulation Stage is the supreme level.

After the Human Realm and the Immortal Realm were cut off from each other, with no Heavenly Tribulation, there was no way to ascend to the Immortal Realm and thus impossible to undergo tribulation.

Without undergoing tribulation, one couldn’t take that step.

The supreme beings slumber in various parts of the star domain, rarely coming out into the open.

In almost every major star domain, one supreme being lies dormant.

If a supreme being descends, there’s no one in the world who can resist.

Wu Shansi and the Empress Wu in the palace quickly received the news.

Wu Shansi’s legs went soft, and he hurriedly took people through the spatial passage to leave Chang’an City, temporarily hiding elsewhere.

The Empress Wu’s hands trembled, not expecting Long Fei would really dare to annihilate her brother’s entire clan.

He was her sibling from the same mother, her expression one of indignant rage, almost uncontrollably cursing, "Arrogant, extremely arrogant. He, a mere cultivator, treating our Royal Family as if we’re nothing? Daring to kill my clan members, how many heads does he think he has?"

She instructed Su Wan’er to spread the word, immediately mobilizing the Capital City’s five guards to capture Long Fei.

Su Wan’er knelt and reported, "Empress Dowager, calm your anger, have you forgotten that the patriarchs of the Five Clans have already acknowledged this thief as their master? If you order the five guards to capture him, they certainly won’t comply."

The Empress Wu scolded, "Are the five guards mine or his? Can’t I even mobilize them?"

Su Wan’er advised, "Empress Dowager, with a great enemy at hand, you should focus on winning over the five guards! Offending them would only hand them over to others. Why cause such turmoil and unrest in the secular world over a solitary cultivator?"

The Empress Wu was a person who had weathered many storms, and at this critical moment, she forced herself to remain calm.

Presently, Prince Wuu Li Shixian is rebelling in South Yangtze, and the Li Family Faction in the Capital City is also stirring.

At this time, going against the five guards is no wise decision.

She suppressed her anger, her eyes red, saying, "Is this really how it should end?"

Su Wan’er said, "Matters in the Cultivation World should be handled by people from the Cultivation World. The immediate task for the Empress Wu is to stabilize the court. Once the situation is settled, other methods can be used to recruit experts from the Cultivation World to deal with this thief. Empress Dowager must realize that even if the five guards are all dispatched, they may not be a match for this thief."

After a moment of silence, the Empress Wu weighed the pros and cons and agreed with Su Wan’er’s view.

She issued an edict to immediately place a bounty on Long Fei, to show her stance, ensuring that the world doesn’t think she’s afraid of this thief.

Additionally, she sent people to rush to the Wu family for rescue, to see if there were any survivors in the ruins.

She didn’t expect this Demon Chief to be so ruthless in killing.

This estate housed Wu Chengzong and all his family members, men and women, young and old.

Ordinary cultivators are typically clear about their grievances, how could they wipe out an entire family without sparing even women and children.

"This Demon Chief truly deserves to die!"

The Empress Wu thought of this, and her head ached even more.

In the Princess Mansion, messages continued to stream in.

Princess Taihua went to the backyard, truthfully reporting the matter to Long Fei, and asked how he planned to handle it.

In her heart, although she disliked Wu Chengzong and his group, she genuinely did not wish for Long Fei to come into conflict with her mother, the Empress Wu.

Long Fei took a sip of tea and calmly said to her, "Your mother only wants to save face in public, she won’t take action in private."

Princess Taihua frowned, "How do you know?"

Long Fei said, "If she wanted to take action, she wouldn’t hand this matter over to the government office. She’d give it to the Capital City’s five guards, or to your Li family’s protectors."

Princess Taihua thought for a moment and said, "That’s true, mere officers are no match for you."

She felt reassured, then asked Long Fei, "Master, what are you planning to do next?"

Long Fei smiled and said, "Bring out the Nine Dragons Command Token you took from the Grand Ancestral Temple for me, and I’ll tell you."

Princess Taihua tilted her head, suspicious, "How do you know about that?"

Long Fei replied, "I deduced it."

Princess Taihua scrutinized him up and down, as if he had placed some kind of surveillance magical treasure on her.

She pursed her lips and extended her hand, "An item for an item, I don’t do losing trades. If master wants the token, you’ll have to trade something else for it."

Wang Xiaoya, listening from the side, laughed, "Truly a good disciple taught by your master, already knows how to haggle."

"Of course!"

Princess Taihua covered her mouth and smiled, curiously asking, "Master, what do you want the token for?"

Long Fei said, "It’s naturally to take a tour of the Ancient Heaven Palace, and someone else covets it. Keeping it on you might pose a threat to your life."

Princess Taihua recalled the man in black and shuddered, immediately reporting to Long Fei, "Master, what is the identity of that man in black? He even called upon a demon dog to trick me, almost deceiving me."

Long Fei laughed, "That you’ll have to ask the Divine Detective, he’s currently investigating this matter. However, I suspect this person’s background is not simple, possibly related to your second brother."

Princess Taihua said in surprise, "You mean my Xiann Brother?"

Long Fei nodded, retrieving a Wuji Yellow Banner belonging to Elder Jiang from his storage ring, and gave it to her, "You being the Taihua Spirit Body, other magical treasures would be useless. This Wuji Yellow Banner can serve as a defensive magical treasure, to protect your life when encountering enemies."

Princess Taihua’s eyes sparkled as she took the item and glanced at it, "Is this a True Immortal Magic Treasure?"

Long Fei smiled and said, "Indeed, it bears Immortal Runes, and ordinary magical treasures find it difficult to shake."

Princess Taihua joyfully said, "Deal, you can have all these tokens."

She found no use for the tokens and handed them all over to Long Fei.

Wang Xiaoya chuckled to herself, thinking this guy’s still quite inexperienced, easily dispatched with just a defensive magical treasure.