Chapter 209: Return

A month later, the General's Residence's people finished their mission, and you left Death Canyon alongside Sun Wu.

You followed closely behind Sun Wu, your divine sense fixed on him the entire time to prevent any accidents.

After all, you had discovered Sun Wu's secret as a Half-Dead. Who knew what might happen next?

At this moment, you only wanted to leave Death Canyon and return to the sect. As for everything else, you did not care in the slightest.

Led by Sun Wu, you passed through unhindered the entire way. In just one week, you successfully appeared at the outer edge of Death Canyon, free to leave at any time.

After the General's Residence's people departed, Sun Wu watched your retreating figure and suddenly spoke. "The outside world is not peaceful these days!"

Hearing this, you froze in place and glanced back at Sun Wu, pondering for a moment.

You had only been in Death Canyon for a little over two years. Not long, but not short either.

"What do you mean by that?" Your gaze fixed tightly on Sun Wu as you spoke in a low voice.

Sun Wu smiled without answering. He simply took out a token and held it before your eyes.

"Two years ago, the Three Great Holy Lands and the Two Great Dynasties jointly issued a wanted order to execute the remnants of the Heavenly Blade Sect!"

"Among them was one man — the Heavenly Blade Sect's Sect Master, who had vanished for two years. Ye Xiao!"

Sun Wu watched you with a playful expression, a flash of greed passing through his eyes.

Your brow arched slightly. You fell silent for a long while, staring at Sun Wu with an expressionless face. Then, in a flash, you appeared before him, your right hand clamped tightly around his throat, ready to snap it at any moment!

"Cough, cough, cough. I mean no harm…" Sun Wu's pupils contracted sharply. He seemed not to have expected you to act so suddenly, both hands gripping your right arm desperately as he struggled to speak.

You loosened your grip slightly, waiting for him to continue.

"I know where the Heavenly Blade Sect's remaining disciples are!"

"Their situation is very bad. They're being hunted by the Celestial Mystery Holy Land!"

"Lead the way!" Your response was only two words, but utterly resolute, brooking no refusal.

With your current Fusion realm consummate physical body, spiritual power cultivation, and Primordial Spirit realm, even if a Tribulation Transcendence stage powerhouse appeared, you could leave safely — or even kill them in return!

As long as a Great Vehicle stage powerhouse did not appear, you had nothing to fear!

This was the confidence that absolute power brought you.

On the way, you captured several Inner Sect disciples of the Celestial Mystery Holy Land. From their mouths, you learned what had happened over the past two years.

Two years ago, not long after you entered Death Canyon, the Celestial Mystery Holy Land dispatched a large number of high-tier cultivators to attack the Heavenly Blade Sect!

At that time, within the Heavenly Blade Sect, only one Tribulation Transcendence stage Ancestor could still fight. But facing the overwhelming might of the Celestial Mystery Holy Land, he ultimately fell in regret!

In the end, the Heavenly Blade Sect's disciples either fought to the death or fled for their lives. The once gloriously magnificent Heavenly Blade Sect now had only the rear mountain Forbidden Grounds remaining — the resting place of generations of Ancestors — still unbreached.

But from the mouths of the Celestial Mystery Holy Land's Inner Sect disciples, you learned that the rear mountain Forbidden Grounds would be breached in time.

"Celestial Mystery Holy Land, this debt must be repaid!" you swore inwardly, placing the Celestial Mystery Holy Land on your must-kill list.

"We've arrived."

You looked at the city before you, your brow furrowing slightly, because the words above it read: Void City!

You were not unfamiliar with this city at all. Inside lived an Old Monster who had lived for over ten thousand years!

"According to reliable information, the Heavenly Blade Sect's remaining disciples are in this city." Sun Wu spoke in a low voice from beside you.

You nodded to show you understood, but did not act immediately.

Sun Wu's words cannot be fully trusted. I should investigate personally to be safe. You thought this, then glanced at Sun Wu and restrained him with a backhand move.

Entering Void City, you walked into a tavern. After sweeping your gaze across the hall, you brought Sun Wu to a table by the window.

The tavern was crowded with mixed company, the perfect place for you to gather information.

Fighting is forbidden within Void City. If the Heavenly Blade Sect's disciples really are here, it could be considered safe. You pondered silently.

Within Void City were countless hidden top-tier powerhouses. Even you did not dare act rashly here.

"Did you hear? The Heavenly Blade Sect's remaining disciples are in this city!" Relying on your powerful divine sense, you overheard information about the Heavenly Blade Sect.

"Hiss, really? I heard that killing a single Heavenly Blade Sect Spirit Transformation cultivator earns you tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones!"

"The Celestial Mystery Holy Land issued it personally. How could it be fake? If you kill a Fusion realm cultivator, you can even obtain a Heaven-rank low-grade cultivation art!"

"Heavenly Blade Sect cultivators were spotted near the Heavenly Workshop Pavilion. We can't let them escape again!" Outside the tavern, a Return-to-Void realm Celestial Mystery Holy Land cultivator shouted loudly.

Then, through the window, you saw a large number of cultivators rapidly charging toward a certain location.

The once bustling tavern hall instantly became empty. Looking around, ninety percent of the cultivators followed behind the Celestial Mystery Holy Land cultivators, heading straight for the Heavenly Workshop Pavilion.

Unhurriedly, you raised your wine cup and brought it to your lips, savoring it slowly.

"You don't seem to be in any hurry?" Sun Wu, sitting across from you, asked with a puzzled expression.

You set down the cup and glanced at Sun Wu lightly. Calmly and composedly, you said, "A clumsy performance."

Sun Wu shrugged, his face indifferent. "So you saw through it after all."

"But what of it? I don't believe you'll really stand by and do nothing!"

You smiled and said nothing.

This whole chain of coincidences had long been seen through by you. It was a trap set to lure you and the other remaining Heavenly Blade Sect cultivators!

Now that the trap had been confirmed, you naturally would not fall for it so easily.

Though you dearly wished to avenge the fallen Heavenly Blade Sect disciples, you would never let yourself fall into danger!

You drained the cup in your hand and turned to leave without looking back.

A day later, walking through the void, you arrived at one of the Celestial Mystery Holy Land's Void Secret Realms.

A giant hand descended from the heavens. The once indestructible Secret Realm instantly crumbled, turning into nothingness.

Within the Secret Realm, all cultivators had no chance to resist under that palm. Every one of them perished!

The golden-glowing Human Sovereign Banner appeared, harvesting the Remnant Souls of the dead cultivators to strengthen itself.

Holding a sword in one hand, you carved a line into the ruins of the Secret Realm:

The Heavenly Blade Sect was here!

Sword qi soared into the sky. Even a Fusion realm cultivator approaching would risk falling!

Three days later, you destroyed another Celestial Mystery Holy Land Secret Realm. A Celestial Mystery Holy Land Fusion realm mighty one, plus thirty Return-to-Void realm cultivators, perished there!