"He vanished?"

Qin Feng landed silently, his eyes narrowing. ’Looks like a Great Power from the Demon God Temple made a move,’ he mused. ’I just don’t know why they didn’t act against me. Is there someone else here they’re wary of, someone who’s stopping them from touching me?’

Qin Feng guessed that perhaps an expert from All Stars Academy had also arrived, creating a balanced stalemate between the two sides.

’It seems they’re waiting for us to fight it out to the death!’

In just an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Qin Feng’s mind, and he had more or less figured out the whole situation.

RUMBLE!

Qin Feng landed like a cannonball striking the earth.

The ground beneath his feet cracked, spiderweb-like fissures spreading out from the point of impact.

Qin Feng raised his head. His dark, profound gaze swept across the area before finally settling on a silver-haired young woman among the experts of the Celestial Lion Royal Family.

’That woman seems to be the older sister of my personal serving girl,’ Qin Feng mused internally. ’I should capture her too. A serving girl should usually come in a pair. A pair of sisters would be nice!’

Having witnessed Shi Wushuang vanish into thin air, a hint of joy appeared in Shi Han’s beautiful eyes. ’Looks like a Great Power from our clan rescued Brother Wushuang!’ But when Qin Feng’s gaze fell upon her, her heart skipped a beat. She had the distinct feeling that his eyes were about to swallow her whole.

Shi Han’s pretty face paled, and a trace of fear flashed in her heart. ’This is bad. That human has his eyes on me. I can’t stay here any longer. I’m no match for that human expert!’

To Qin Feng’s surprise, Shi Han’s face suddenly turned deathly pale. The aura around her body erupted, and in the next moment, she transformed into a streak of white light and vanished.

Her speed was faster than a meteor, and she was gone in the blink of an eye.

Caught off guard for a moment, Qin Feng had actually let Shi Han escape.

Qin Feng hadn’t expected Shi Han to be so decisive, willing to use a Secret Technique that consumed her Essence Blood just to escape.

The corner of Qin Feng’s eye twitched, and he felt a great sense of regret. ’What a pity, what a pity!’

Qin Feng’s gaze fell upon the few remaining, panicked experts of the Celestial Lion Royal Family. When those experts saw that terrifying gaze turn toward them, their faces turned ashen, and they cursed their luck internally.

A few of the quicker ones tried to slip away, but Xuelian, Zhang Xuan, and the others had already surrounded them.

It was the perfect chance to kick them while they were down.

Before long, miserable screams rang out.

Some experts of the Celestial Lion Royal Family were cut down by the group.

Qin Feng walked over to Shi Tong. Her expression was impassive, showing neither joy nor sorrow, and no emotion could be read on her stunningly beautiful face.

Qin Feng pulled Shi Tong up, naturally wrapping an arm around her slim waist. He raised his eyebrows, suddenly realizing he was about a head shorter than her.

’Fuck, I have to look up at her!’

The corner of Qin Feng’s mouth twitched, and he silently lowered the arm that was wrapped around the beauty. This felt way too awkward.

’What do these Barbaric Alien Races eat to get so damn tall!’

Qin Feng was a little disgruntled.

Shi Tong’s beautiful eyes glanced at the sullen boy in the black robe. An unconscious smile touched her crimson lips, but it quickly vanished, replaced by her usual coldness.

In truth, he wasn’t short at all; he was definitely in the upper-middle range compared to boys his age. Unfortunately, the Barbaric Alien Races were naturally tall and sturdy.

However, the woman’s legs were truly long and slender. The sight of her fair thighs made the corner of Qin Feng’s eye twitch.

’Those legs are to die for...’

About an hour later, the sporadic fighting in Gourd Valley finally came to an end.

Xuelian, Zhang Xuan, Ye Qinghua, Jiang Bing’Er, and the others approached as a group.

The group looked at the valley, scarred by the great battle, and fell silent for a while.

There had been ten of them when their group first arrived. After a series of fierce battles, only a few remained.

This kind of battle was too cruel.

The four of them looked exhausted. Even someone as cold as Zhang Xuan showed a trace of sorrow.

Lin Zhiqiu and Hao Liancheng had died at Shi Tong’s hands.

Wang Yue’Er had been caught in the crossfire between Qin Feng and Shi Wushuang, her body left without a complete corpse.

The few who remained were also injured.

Qin Feng sighed with emotion and shook his head.

Although Qin Feng had lived for a thousand years, he had always maintained his true self. He wasn’t like some old fossils who had been worn down by time and the mortal world, transformed into beings who only knew Cultivation, devoid of emotion, desire, or self.

Such Martial Artists were, in fact, already dead.

Their true selves had vanished, having undergone Dao Transformation by time itself, suffering the wounds of the ages.

Qin Feng himself had nearly been lost once. He had barely survived the blade of time, passing the trial where the ages sever Reincarnation and the mortal world deludes the celestial heart.

Looking at Lin Zhiqiu and Hao Liancheng on the ground, Ye Qinghua’s eyes filled with sorrow.

"Let’s bury them. Gourd Valley is beautiful, with its green mountains and clear waters. It’s an auspicious place. I hope they can live ordinary lives next time, and not pursue the Martial Dao again."

Jiang Bing’Er glanced at the others and sighed softly. "Let’s do it together. We were fellow disciples, after all." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Having experienced life and death, Jiang Bing’Er had changed greatly.

She had grown from the useless teammate she was at the beginning and now carried a decisive and murderous aura.

Her gaze was sharp, and she now possessed some of the unique qualities found only in the strong.

Although her Cultivation hadn’t improved, her will had become much sharper.

She no longer looked like the rookie who used to drag everyone down.

Qin Feng couldn’t help but sigh. The crucible of life and death was indeed the best forge for a true expert.

Three grave mounds, three lonely graves standing together. In the end, they buried Lin Zhiqiu’s long saber with him, along with a small gourd.

Lin Zhiqiu hadn’t let go of the small gourd, even in death.

No one had the heart to take it from him.

Lin Zhiqiu and Hao Liancheng were the lucky ones; at least they had bodies. Wang Yue’Er only had a cenotaph containing an arm. They never even found the rest of the young woman’s body when she died.

The five of them stood with their heads bowed, none of them speaking.

The path to becoming Immortal is a cruel one.

Qin Feng drew his Beiming Divine Water Sword and flicked it. The clear ring of the blade sounded like an ancient bell from ages past. He began to chant softly, "Who is revered at the peak of the Immortal? Piles of white bones form a mountain high. Green hills and lonely graves entomb the strong, while green waters and Martial Souls speak of Qingfeng. Alas, the path is hard! The path is hard!"

The low chant seemed to become a gentle breeze that blew over the hills and ridges, merging into the green mountains and clear waters.

Even the white clouds in the sky seemed to take on a hint of sorrow, quietly dimming.

Xuelian, Ye Qinghua, Zhang Xuan, and Jiang Bing’Er remained silent.

This was destined to be a path filled with blood.

Who knew? The next one to be buried could be any one of them.

"Let’s go. We’re leaving this place."

Qin Feng glanced one last time at the three lonely graves, then started walking out of this domain from Ancient Times.

"Junior Brother Qin Feng, where are we going?"

Ye Qinghua turned and caught up with Qin Feng. It was as if her entire being had undergone a baptism.

"To kill people, of course. No... to slaughter beasts. And while we’re at it, we’ll turn the tide and shock the world!"

"Senior Brother Qin Feng, are you serious?"

"Of course, it’s true!"

"Hmph, you peeping tom! Stop bragging!"

"What peeping tom? Who did I peep on? Did I look at your butt, or somewhere else?"

"You bastard! I’m going to kill you!"

...

Their voices drifted over from afar on the wind.

Under the setting sun, the group seemed to walk out from the twilight itself.

Dozens of miles ahead of them, in the direction they were traveling, an expert from the Wood Race led a group of people to the edge of a sea of flowers.

At that moment, the Wood Race expert’s gaze fell upon a rock.

On the rock was an invisible mark: a Bright Utpala Flower.

"Venerable Mu Heng, this is the mark of the Bright Heavenly Lion Royal Family. Those people from the Celestial Lion Royal Family are all incredibly arrogant. It seems they’ve run into some serious trouble this time!"

"Let’s go. We’ll go see just who could make the people of the Lion Race swallow their pride and actively ask for help!"