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Yin Luoxia murmured to herself, her gaze never leaving Su Chen.
Upon seeing this, Luo Mingxuan's smile gradually faded.
His gambling-addicted master, despite losing the bet, completely forgot about it.
To his recollection, this had never happened before.
A bold idea suddenly popped into Luo Mingxuan's mind.
"Master, you wouldn't have fallen for the Celestial Mystery Immortal too, would you?"
Luo Mingxuan asked directly.
Yin Luoxia then came to her senses, a blush spreading across her face.
Upon seeing this, Luo Mingxuan became even more certain of his thoughts, his eyes darted around, and he smiled again:
"Haha, Master has finally figured it out."
"The Celestial Immortal is far superior to Song Yan Hui of Wushuang City."
"If Song Yanhui knew, she would probably be furious."
"No, I have to make him understand this, and let him see how foolish he was before!"
Dengtian Pavilion faces west towards Bei.
Xu Fengnian, Nangong Pushe, and Lao Huang were also there watching the battle.
"I never imagined that the Celestial Immortal's swordsmanship had reached such a level."
"If I had his abilities, I could storm into Tai'an City all by myself with just a sword and take care of all the enemies who killed my mother back then!"
"Even that land-based immortal who tried to harm my mother, I can take him down with a single sword strike!"
Xu Fengnian muttered to himself, his eyes blazing with fury.
"The Celestial Immortal is simply a god among mortals. If word of this battle gets out, the whole world will be in an uproar."
"Just as the young master said, with the abilities of the Celestial Immortal, he can freely enter and leave even the capital of the Great Dynasty, or even the imperial palace."
Old Huang shook his head as he spoke.
"I've made up my mind, I'm going to start practicing martial arts!"
Xu Fengnian said in a very serious tone.
Su Chen ignored all the gossip and chatter from the people of the martial arts world around him.
All his thoughts were focused on the Dragon Slayer Sword in his hand, silently feeling the tremors of the blade.
Just as he had predicted, the Dragon-Slaying Sword was of an extremely high level; even in the cultivation world of the Immortal Executioner, it was a top-tier divine weapon.
With his current skill level, he can't even unleash one percent of the power of the Dragon Slayer Sword.
This time, it was only by borrowing the cultivation level of a terrestrial celestial being that it could barely unleash one-twentieth of its power.
According to Su Chen's estimation, he would have to wait until he truly broke through to the Land Celestial Realm before he could unleash one-tenth of its power.
When he uses the Dragon Slayer Sword to unleash the Divine Sword Thunder Control Technique, the power will be so great that even Su Chen himself dares not imagine.
After confirming that Dugu Qiubai was not in any danger, Su Chen did not linger and returned directly to Dengtian Pavilion.
The time for experiencing the Land of Celestial Beings is almost here.
He needs to make the most of this last bit of time to gain more insights, as this will be very helpful in breaking through to the realm of a terrestrial immortal.
While Su Chen was cultivating in peace,
In the Western Mausoleum Divine Kingdom, hundreds of thousands of miles away, at the innermost part of the temple.
An old Taoist priest stood there with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky with a serious expression.
This person is Xiong Chumo, the head of the Xiling Temple. On the surface, he is the number one figure in the Xiling Temple!
Not far in front of him stood a dilapidated little house, which looked as ordinary as could be, yet it was situated in the very center of the temple.
At this moment, the originally inconspicuous little house was undergoing an amazing transformation, and a strong golden light burst forth from it.
The entire house was gilded, as if it were made of gold.
Most surprisingly, the golden light gathered above the house and slowly coalesced into a giant book.
The book turned its pages in the void, each page bearing a name.
But the further back you flip through the pages, the fewer names you find.
When you turn to the second page, there are only a dozen or so names on that large sheet of paper.
Just then, a new name suddenly appeared on this page.
Xiong Chumo focused his inner energy on his eyes, trying to make out what the name was.
But he found the name to be very vague, with a layer of mist obscuring it.
Even though he used the temple's secret technique for breaking through the fog, he still couldn't see through the fog.
Xiong Chumo frowned slightly.
Just as he was preparing to use an even more drastic method, the name that had appeared in the golden book suddenly disappeared again.
"The Heavenly Book of the Sun records the names of the world's top experts."
"The fact that this person's name appears on the second page indicates that he has already reached the realm of a terrestrial celestial being, and may even go further."
"But this name only appeared for a short while before disappearing. Could it be that it borrowed the power of the celestial being from the land through some special method?"
Xiong Chumo analyzed to himself.
Even many of the temple's higher-ups were unaware that the place where Xiong Chumo was currently located was the true core of the Xiling Temple—the Zhishou Temple.
And hidden in that seemingly ordinary little house is the supreme treasure of the Xiling Temple—the Seven Scrolls of Heavenly Books.
Any movement in even one of the volumes of the celestial book would be a major event for the temple.
Therefore, when the abnormality of the Heavenly Book Sun Scroll was discovered, Xiong Chumo, as the sect leader, immediately rushed over.
As the golden light gradually faded, Xiong Chumo returned to the temple.
The unusual movement of the Sun Scroll in the Heavenly Book indicates that another top-tier expert has emerged in the world.
Although this person has not yet reached the terrestrial celestial realm, he is able to briefly enter that realm.
Most importantly, this name was hidden in the "sun" section.
This was the first time Xiong Chumo had ever seen such a situation; it wasn't even recorded in the temple's ancient texts.
This matter must be thoroughly investigated!
Having made up his mind, Xiong Chumo abruptly looked up, summoned his attendant, and said in a deep voice:
"Send Ye Hongyu to see me."
Time flies, and dawn broke in the blink of an eye.
As soon as the teahouses and restaurants opened, they were packed with people from the martial arts world.
Every restaurant was filled with lively discussions.
The main focus of everyone's discussion was the battle between the immortals last night.
"Dugu Qiubai challenges the Celestial Immortal to a sword duel!"
At first, many people thought it would be a close match.
Unexpectedly, the result was one-sided.
The Celestial Immortal didn't even use his signature Thunder-Summoning Sword; he killed Dugu Qiubai with a single strike.
Then he walked away nonchalantly.
Dugu Qiubai lay in a pool of blood for an hour before regaining some strength and staggering away.
The outcome of this battle was so shocking that it would take three days and three nights to recount it.
At this time, in a restaurant near the East Gate.
The Four Evils sat by the window, listening to the discussions of the martial arts world around them, their expressions varied.
Yue Laosan picked up a piece of braised beef and stuffed it into his mouth, saying indistinctly as he ate:
"Our leader is truly wise; he saw long ago that the Celestial Immortal might be a master of the Land Immortal Realm."
"Once word gets out about this battle, the Celestial Immortal will truly be famous throughout the world."
Ye Erniang chimed in, "No wonder when the Celestial Immortal helped Xu Fengnian with his fortune telling, he spoke so calmly about the contest between terrestrial immortals. He truly has that ability."
Upon hearing this, Duan Yanqing, sitting in the main seat, immediately tapped the ground with his cane and said sternly:
"Is this something you can just casually discuss? Be careful what you say!"
Ye Erniang then realized that she had said the wrong thing and quickly lowered her head to admit her mistake.
The White-Clad Case in the Capital is a major case that could cause a rift between the Liyang royal family and Prince Xu Xiao of Beiliang.
Let alone her, even Duan Yanqing, if he gets too deeply involved, could be in mortal danger at any time.
"Eat quickly, so we can return to the Great Song Dynasty."
Duan Yanqing urged him on.
Yun Zhonghe rolled his eyes, put down his chopsticks and said, "Boss, I suddenly remembered I have some things to do, so I won't be going with you guys."
As one of the Four Evils, Duan Yanqing knew exactly what Yun Zhonghe was planning, and immediately said in a cold voice:
"This is Beili, not the Song Dynasty."
"You'd better behave yourself and avoid trouble."
But by this time, Yun Zhonghe had been blinded by money and left hastily after giving a few perfunctory replies.
Yun Zhonghe was no fool; not daring to make a move inside Snow Moon City, he rushed directly outside the city.
But he didn't notice that two dark figures were silently following him.
The impatient Yun Zhonghe hadn't gone far when he discovered a village.
While it's true that phoenixes don't grow in pheasant nests, a careful search will always yield some suitable ones.
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