Chapter 80: Miss Xiang, You Also Don’t Want To...

“Miss Xiang, you don’t want these people to die here either, do you?” A group of Nascent Soul stage cultivators surrounded them. Wan Wujiang pointed not far away, at the ten Xiang family cultivators locked in battle with a mid-stage Spirit Transformation Remnant Soul.

Xiang Wanqing glanced up and knew that if they did not retreat soon, they would likely die here.

“Miss, run! Don’t worry about us!” a severely wounded Nascent Soul cultivator shouted, then resolutely charged forward.

You looked at the indecisive Xiang Wanqing, then suddenly reached out a hand and grabbed one of her arms. Under her astonished gaze, you leaped up!

Locking onto the direction you had come from, you ran madly all the way.

“Grab them!”

“Don’t let them escape!”

“Everyone, after them!”

You glanced back at the pursuers behind you, then suddenly summoned the Human Sovereign Banner and launched a divine sense attack at the crowd of cultivators behind you.

In that moment, everyone’s divine sense was damaged, forcing them to stop in their tracks. They could only watch helplessly as you left.

After running for some distance, Xiang Wanqing broke free of your restraint and looked back, seeming somewhat unable to bear it.

“I’ll send you out of the Holy City first. Once you’re out, you can do whatever you want.” Your voice came through, carrying a tone that allowed no refusal.

Xiang Wanqing only rolled her eyes at you upon hearing this, not saying much else.

In order to get Xiang Wanqing out of the Holy City quickly, you avoided fighting the Remnant Souls in the city as much as possible along the way. For those you truly could not avoid, you had no choice but to absorb and refine them with the Human Sovereign Banner.

You discovered that the Remnant Souls in this Holy City were at least at the Nascent Soul stage, and among them were even Spirit Transformation stage Remnant Souls. Even you had to handle them carefully.

Three days later, at the Holy City’s entrance, you led Xiang Wanqing straight out of the Holy City without a trace of reluctance.

Outside the city, you saw people from the various major factions of Central State. After the two of you emerged, everyone’s eyes were fixed dead on you.

“Daughter, how did it go?” A woman with a full, mature charm suddenly appeared. As she asked, her gaze unconsciously sized you up.

Xiang Wanqing shook her head. “We’ll talk about it after we return.”

“Mother, this is the Dao Protector I hired from the Immortal Treasure Pavilion. This trip to the Holy City, we owe much to this person.” Xiang Wanqing made the introduction.

“Many thanks, Fellow Daoist. My Xiang family will surely present a generous gift later.” Only then did Xiang Wanqing’s mother look at you, speaking politely.

You narrowed your eyes, sizing up the woman before you. From her, you sensed a faint, indistinct threat. This person was at least at late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivation!

You cupped your hands. “Madam is too kind. This is what the Immortal Treasure Pavilion should do.”

“So it was you who killed my son?” A figure suddenly appeared, a pair of eyes overflowing with killing intent, eager to kill you on the spot.

You turned to look at this person, only then realizing it was the owner of the avatar you had previously shattered, Wang Qiang’s father.

From this person, you sensed the exact same threat as from Madam Xiang. Presumably, he was also at late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivation.

“This is Wang Qiang’s father, late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivation.” Xiang Wanqing explained to you via voice transmission. “With my Xiang family here, he won’t dare make a move against you.”

You smiled, neither confirming nor denying. You currently bore the identity of the Immortal Treasure Pavilion. You did not believe Wang Qiang’s father would dare attack you openly.

Wang Qiang’s father looked at your unconcerned expression, his heart burning with rage, but he did not dare make a move.

In the conversation just now, Wang Qiang’s father had already learned your identity. He did not have the guts to attack someone from the Immortal Treasure Pavilion. Otherwise, he would not be wasting words with you here; he would have just attacked directly.

You looked around at the crowd, whose expressions varied, then turned and re-entered the Holy City!

“Hey, hey, hey, this is Wuji, please respond.” You took out your Immortal Treasure Pavilion identity token and sent a voice transmission.

“Received. Fellow Daoist Wuji, what business do you have with me?” From within the token, Zhang Wuji’s voice came through.

“I’ve run into trouble outside the Holy City. There’s a late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator who wants to make a move against me. Requesting support from the Pavilion.”

“I’ll report this immediately. Fellow Daoist, hold on!”

The call ended. A cold laugh tugged at the corner of your mouth. Since the grudge was already formed, you did not want to let him leave just like that. You did not want to be惦记ed by a late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator.

You looked toward the interior of the Holy City and took out the Earth-Rank Mid-Grade Artifact, the Human Sovereign Banner, as well as the Earth-Rank Mid-Grade Artifact, the Phantom Sound Zither.

“Zhang!” The sound of the zither rang out, immediately drawing the attention of the surrounding Remnant Souls, which drifted toward the source of the music.

In an instant, dozens of Remnant Souls appeared before you, all at the Nascent Soul stage.

Your hands caressed the zither, and a solemn, killing zither note rang out, charging toward the surrounding Remnant Souls.

With your current cultivation, combined with the Nine Firmament Zither-Sound Art that had reached the Minor Completion Stage, even a ninth-layer Nascent Soul cultivator would die on the spot upon hearing it! Let alone these Remnant Souls before you.

Of course, in order to strengthen the Human Sovereign Banner, you held back.

You first used the zither music to heavily wound the Remnant Souls, then used the Human Sovereign Banner to refine these heavily wounded Remnant Souls that had lost their ability to resist, using them to strengthen the Human Sovereign Banner.

Along the way, you knew there were far more than ten thousand Remnant Souls in this Holy City, and the lowest were all at the Nascent Soul stage.

If all the Remnant Souls here were collected into the Human Sovereign Banner, perhaps it could be directly raised to Earth-rank high-grade!

By then, you would have one more trump card.

One day later, a ten-person squad appeared nearby, watching you coldly.

All because you had blocked the Holy City’s exit!

“Fellow Daoist, what is the meaning of this?” The leading cultivator sent you a voice transmission.

You glanced at them, said nothing, and merely stepped aside, letting them leave.

“Interesting. Fellow Daoist, if you have time, come to Central State’s Purple Firmament Immortal Dynasty and look for the Lan Clan.” The leading cultivator said to you as he passed.

Then, with a single step, he left the Holy City.

Three days later, several dozen Nascent Soul stage cultivators appeared, their gazes toward you filled with hostility.

You sized up the other party. It was Wan Wujiang, who had previously tried to block your path, along with his cohorts.

“Where’s Xiang Wanqing? What treasure did you get inside the City Lord’s Mansion?! ” Wan Wujiang, emboldened by numbers, pointed at you.

You looked at Wan Wujiang with the gaze one reserves for an idiot, and offered no reply.

“What kind of look is that? I’m talking to you!” Wan Wujiang could not hold it in any longer.

“Brother Wan, why waste words on him? There are so many of us. Just grab him and use a soul search to find out!”

“Good idea. Everyone, attack together. We can’t let him run this time!”

You let out a cold laugh. “You’re the ones who made the first move!”

A burst of zither music rang out, attacking the crowd!