[She had not expected that you, a junior brother who had just joined the Sword Pavilion, would possess such ability.]
["No wonder the Pavilion Master said you are someone who can change the era."]
["I have helped you with this matter, but I must first break through to Void Refinement!"]
["No problem!"]
You naturally agreed to Gu Xinyue's request. After all, once she broke through to Void Refinement, everything you planned next would be far more secure.
Originally, you thought Gu Xinyue would go directly to the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm to break through, but she told you that she would go after the matters of the Pill Sect were finished.
Her reason was simple: the Pill Sect had so many valuable things that it would be a waste not to take them.
The moment you heard that sentence, you immediately understood what she meant.
During the next seven days, under Gu Xinyue's cover, you collected every pill in the Pill Sect that could possibly be stolen.
After the Pill Sect's examination ended, the two of you first returned to the Sword Pavilion. When you arrived, you discovered that Ye Chuxue had already broken through to Foundation Establishment.
However, her eyes were no longer as clear and confused as before. It was as if she had suddenly grown world-weary overnight.
After leaving her a portion of the pills you had seized from the Pill Sect, you followed Gu Xinyue toward the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm.
One month later, you arrived at the Heavenly Abyss and entered the secret realm.
The moment you stepped inside, your expression changed drastically.
Because within the spiritual energy here, there was a strange aura unique to the spiritual energy of the outside world.
You clearly remembered that you had already killed Lin Qi. Why, then, was the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm still being polluted?
At the same time, Gu Xinyue beside you also sensed something wrong. Her expression became extremely grim.
"Something is wrong here. The spiritual energy seems to be polluted, although the degree of pollution is not as severe as outside."
You sighed and explained to Gu Xinyue what had happened with Lin Qi.
After hearing your explanation, Gu Xinyue looked at you in astonishment.
"Little Junior Brother, I never expected you to possess such an innate divine ability!"
"If what you say is true, then there is only one possibility. When Lin Zhantian stopped pursuing you, it was because he brought Lin Qi here to the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm in order to save him."
The moment those words were spoken, your body trembled slightly. Indeed, that was the only possible explanation.
Thinking of this, your expression became extremely unpleasant.
You had thought killing Lin Qi would be enough, but you had never expected that even his corpse could pollute the secret realm.
Next, you needed to verify whether your guess was correct.
You quickly flew toward the Lin Residence of the Qin Kingdom together with Gu Xinyue.
Several days later, when you arrived at the Lin Residence, you discovered that the Lin family was holding a funeral for Lin Qi.
Important figures from all across the Qin Kingdom had arrived, including Qin Wu, the emperor of the Qin Kingdom.
You had always known Lin Zhantian held a high position, but you never imagined his status in the Qin Kingdom would be this great.
At that moment, Lin Zhantian, who was busy with the funeral arrangements, suddenly sensed something. He abruptly raised his head and looked toward you in the sky above the Lin Residence.
"It's you! Return my son's life!"
Lin Zhantian roared and charged toward you.
Seeing this, you hurriedly hid behind Gu Xinyue.
When Gu Xinyue saw that the person before her was the one responsible for polluting the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm, a surge of anger immediately rose within her.
The Fallen Immortal Secret Realm concerned the cultivation future of the human cultivators of Qingzhou and Youzhou.
Polluting the secret realm was equivalent to destroying the future of them all.
Thinking of this, Gu Xinyue showed no mercy and casually unleashed several strands of sword aura.
As Lin Zhantian rushed forward, he sensed the terrifying power contained within the sword aura, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
He had never expected you to have such a powerful backing in Qingzhou.
The next moment, Lin Zhantian's meridians were severed by the sword aura, and he crashed heavily into the courtyard of the Lin Residence.
All the influential figures of the Qin Kingdom watched Lin Zhantian lying on the ground, coughing blood and unable to move. Their expressions changed drastically.
Qin Wu, however, looked at the scene with complete indifference. To him, Lin Zhantian's death would actually be a good thing.
Although they were both human, Lin Zhantian had already become a threat to his rule over the Qin Kingdom.
After confirming that Lin Zhantian had lost all ability to move, you and Gu Xinyue slowly descended into the Lin Residence courtyard.
You gave Qin Wu a meaningful smile and told him to dismiss all irrelevant people from the scene.
Qin Wu immediately understood the implication behind your words.
Among everyone present, only he and Lin Zhantian were human. The rest were either Bizarre Insects or civil officials without cultivation, or at most at the Qi Refining stage.
Once everyone had left, you walked to Lin Zhantian, who was struggling on the ground.
"Did you bring Lin Qi's corpse to the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm?"
Lin Zhantian remained silent, glaring at you with burning hatred.
"Not talking? Then I do not mind turning your son's corpse into a puppet."
As you spoke, you walked toward the mourning hall.
"Don't… I will speak!"
"The day you killed my son, I discovered that Qi'er still had a faint trace of life left. So I brought him to the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm in hopes of saving him."
Hearing this, you could not restrain yourself and slapped him across the face.
"Idiot! Fool!"
"Do you even know what you have done?"
"Because you brought that useless son of yours there, the Fallen Immortal Secret Realm is now polluted! The human race can no longer cultivate and break through there!"
The moment your words fell, Qin Wu, who had been watching the spectacle, was the first to be shocked.
"What? The Fallen Immortal Secret Realm has been polluted? How could a secret realm possibly be polluted?"
Qin Wu did not care about Lin Zhantian's life or death, but he certainly cared about his own future.
If what you said was true, then his cultivation would be permanently stuck at its current level.
Thinking of this, Qin Wu stepped forward and slapped Lin Zhantian as well.
"Lin Zhantian! What kind of unforgivable atrocity did you commit?!"
By now, Lin Zhantian had clearly been stunned by the two slaps. He repeatedly muttered the same sentence.
"Impossible… how could this be? This cannot be true!"
"Impossible? Your ignorance has destroyed the fate of the entire human race! I told you long ago that your son was a disaster, but you refused to believe me!"
At this moment, Qin Wu could no longer restrain himself. He began brutally torturing Lin Zhantian.
In the end, Lin Zhantian was tortured to death by Qin Wu.
After dealing with Lin Zhantian, Qin Wu still held onto a sliver of hope in his heart. He wished that everything you had said was merely a scheme to take revenge on Lin Zhantian.
"Honored guests! What you said earlier… it was not true, right? How could a secret realm possibly be polluted?"
Looking at Qin Wu forcing a smile, you sighed deeply and slowly shook your head.
Once he realized you were not joking, Qin Wu felt as if the entire sky had collapsed. He turned back and began beating Lin Zhantian's corpse again.
You ignored him and left the Lin Residence with Gu Xinyue.
The moment you exited the Lin Residence, you saw Fang Jingchun waiting outside.
"Fifth Senior Sister, it really is you!"
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