"Are you Lord Li Xuan?"
As Li Xuan and Jian Chi stepped out of the merchant’s guild, a man in black robes suddenly appeared and asked Li Xuan.
Li Xuan and Jian Chi exchanged glances. The Ghost Sect was indeed not simple. They had only just arrived, and people from the Ghost Sect were already here.
"I am," Li Xuan nodded frankly. This trip was specifically for the Ghost Sect, so having someone lead the way saved some trouble.
"The Sect Master knows your intentions. We have no one in the Ghost Sect whom you are looking for. Therefore, Lord, you may depart." the man in black robes said.
Li Xuan was taken aback again. The Ghost Sect had such arrogance, sending a disciple of the Martial King realm to dismiss him? Moreover, the Ghost Sect's actions were too obvious. Li Xuan frowned and fell silent.
When something is out of the ordinary, there must be a ghost!
"What if I want to see your Ghost Sect?" Li Xuan suddenly smiled and said to the man in black robes.
The man in black robes seemed momentarily taken aback, but quickly regained his composure and said in a deep voice, "Lord, acting like this is rather impolite."
Li Xuan let out a cold laugh. Then, with a thought, his soul-shattering sword, Jinghun, appeared and was held half an inch from the man's forehead: "Polite? You, a disciple of the Martial King realm, are sent by your Ghost Sect to negotiate with me, and you expect me to be polite?"
"To put it bluntly, who do you think you are?"
"Are you trying to provoke our Ghost Sect?" Facing Li Xuan's aggression, the man in black robes showed no fear, but his voice grew colder.
"Provoke your Ghost Sect? To put it even more bluntly, who is your Ghost Sect?" Li Xuan said without hesitation, his sword instantly extinguishing the man's life force.
Jian Chi: "..."
"Let's go, to the Ghost Sect," Li Xuan retracted Jinghun and turned towards the Ghost Sect.
Jian Chi frowned upon seeing this. "This matter is quite bizarre. It seems someone intentionally wants you to make an enemy of the Ghost Sect. And I believe the person behind this wants you to attack the Ghost Sect."
Li Xuan smiled. "Jian Chi, have you forgotten what I told you before? Let me tell you something again today: in the face of absolute power, all schemes and tricks are futile."
Jian Chi fell silent, but his gaze towards Li Xuan now held a hint of respect. Jian Chi knew that he and Li Xuan were still missing something.
Confidence!
An innate dominance!
Jian Chi took a deep breath and quickly followed.
Li Xuan and Jian Chi stopped in front of the Ghost Sect's mountain gate.
"Go!"
Li Xuan flicked his finger, and Jinghun was sent towards the Ghost Sect's mountain gate.
*Boom!*
Jinghun, carrying rolling sword energy, struck down, splitting the Ghost Sect's mountain gate in two.
"Lord, are you provoking my Ghost Sect!" As the mountain gate was broken, figures rapidly appeared in the sky above the gate, looking at Li Xuan with cold expressions.
Li Xuan smiled. In the next instant, Jinghun suddenly disappeared and reappeared at the forehead of the elder who had spoken.
"Come, I'll give you a chance. Call your people."
The elder's pupils constricted sharply. He was in utter despair. He, a peak Martial God realm expert, was subdued by a single sword strike.
"Lord, you are playing with fire!" The elder dared not move. If Jinghun, lodged at his brow, moved even half an inch further, he would be dead. However, as an outer elder of the Ghost Sect, he had his pride.
"So much nonsense," Li Xuan shook his head. With a thought, Jinghun pierced deeper, extinguishing the elder's life force.
Jian Chi gave a wry smile. Even if the Ghost Sect didn't participate in the Holy Sect ruins, they should at least know what kind of person Li Xuan was, shouldn't they? If you threaten him, will he be afraid of you?
However, Jian Chi was also filled with emotion. Li Xuan's style of doing things was truly swift and decisive. In the case of others, they wouldn't have survived. But Li Xuan had someone behind him, someone who killed with a sword at the drop of a hat. Jian Chi wondered if Li Xuan's behavior was inherited from that senior.
"Lord, you have gone too far." As the elder was killed, a figure descended from the sky, glaring at Li Xuan and speaking in a deep voice.
Li Xuan glanced at the newcomer and nodded slightly. "Your aura is stronger than the old man's. Are you a Half-Saint?"
The newcomer remained silent. Li Xuan pouted. "Fine, since I'm here, is this how your Ghost Sect entertains guests? By the way, why hasn't your Sect Master appeared yet? Do you look down on me, or do you look down on the senior behind me?"
The newcomer's mouth twitched. He then glanced at the elder lying dead on the ground and sighed helplessly, "He is the current Sect Master of the Ghost Sect."
Li Xuan was stunned. What the hell, he had killed the Ghost Sect Master with a single sword strike.
"Uh, I really didn't know he was your Sect Master. As the saying goes, ignorance is no offense. I think we can just let this matter slide. You have the authority in the Ghost Sect, right?" Li Xuan said with a sheepish smile.
Wu Zhengqi's mouth twitched, and his face contorted.
Ignorance is no offense? You killed my Ghost Sect Master, and you want to just let it go? But thinking of the person behind Li Xuan, Wu Zhengqi felt helpless.
The Ghost Sect had indeed investigated Li Xuan and knew what had happened at the Holy Sect ruins. However, the Ghost Sect's higher-ups had not taken it seriously, even thinking it was exaggerated. As for destroying the Li Huo Sect, the higher-ups thought it was a joke, at most destroying their mountain gate.
But everything that had happened now made Wu Zhengqi feel quite… troubled.
Although Wu Zhengqi was confident he could suppress Li Xuan, what if the person behind him was truly immensely powerful? Then his fate would be the same as the Sect Master on the ground? But if he didn't act, how would the surrounding Ghost Sect disciples see him?
"Since Lord has come, please ascend the mountain for a chat." After some thought, Wu Zhengqi finally decided to pass this hot potato to the higher-ups. At least, he would be alive.
"Jian Chi, let's go." Li Xuan nodded and, after speaking to Jian Chi, shot towards the mountain.
"All of you, stand down. This matter will be handled by the higher authorities today." Wu Zhengqi said and turned to ascend the mountain.
"A Sword Dao Grandmaster at seventeen, capable of killing a peak Martial Emperor realm expert despite being in the early Martial Emperor realm. Never mind the one behind him, this child alone will be terrifying when he grows up. Some people's decisions seem to have miscalculated." After Li Xuan and Jian Chi ascended the mountain, a figure slowly appeared in mid-air and murmured.
"This child dared to come to our Ghost Sect and cause trouble, and killed our current Sect Master. If we do not punish him, how can our Ghost Sect maintain its dignity!" As the former spoke, an elder beside him immediately said.
The former shook his head with a bitter smile. "If the rumors are true, do you think our Ghost Sect truly has a chance of capturing that person?"
"They are just rumors. If such an existence truly existed, how was Li Xuan's sister taken away? Let's go. Our Ghost Sect has been meticulously planning for over two hundred years, and it's time to show our skills." The elder said, then disappeared.
The former shook his head and murmured, looking into the distance, "But what if the rumors are true?"