Quenching Kylin Eyes!
At the critical moment, it played its role.
Quenching Kylin Eyes was Chen Xiao's divine ability, which could be cast without needing to mobilize vital energy.
Xuan Mingzi was caught off guard by these two balls of flame and had no time to resist, so he could only quickly dodge to the side.
His movements were fast enough, but even so, the flames still burned off his messy hair.
Now, from his forehead to his chin, everything was black and charred, making him look even more ferocious and disheveled.
Chen Xiao seized the opportunity to burn through the Immortal Binding Rope on his body.
Actually, as he was burning it, Chen Xiao felt a slight sense of regret. This artifact was good, and if he kept it, it would surely be useful in the future.
If Chen Xiao knew it was a good artifact, one could imagine how precious the Immortal Binding Rope was to Xuan Mingzi.
He was instantly so enraged that smoke billowed from his seven orifices, and he grabbed his head, shouting, "You brat, how dare you destroy my artifact! You've infuriated me to death!"
"Damn it, I'll fight you to the death today!"
"Even if you die, I won't let you rest in peace!"
Xuan Mingzi had already prepared to fight to the death, especially after Chen Xiao displayed the divine ability of Quenching Kylin Eyes. He knew he was no match for him.
So, he decided not to waste any more time and directly detonated the formation, intending to take everyone down with him!
He jumped into the center of the formation, chanted a few incantations, and then slapped the formation's eye.
"Explode!"
A purplish-black light flashed, but after a moment, it returned to calm.
The world-ending explosion that Xuan Mingzi had imagined did not occur.
"Hmm? What's going on?"
Xuan Mingzi was slightly stunned and immediately tried again.
This time, the result was the same as before; the spiritual energy detonation formation still did not explode.
Chen Xiao crossed his arms and sneered, saying proudly, "Old beggar, stop wasting your energy. Even if you try a hundred more times, this formation won't explode!"
Xuan Mingzi realized something was wrong. He looked around and saw that several runes in the formation diagram had been damaged.
He was instantly dumbfounded and asked in disbelief, "You damaged my formation diagram? How did you do it? And when did you do it?"
He thought hard but could not come up with an answer.
After all, Chen Xiao was right under his nose and was bound by his Immortal Binding Rope, making it impossible!
Just then, a phantom image identical to Chen Xiao appeared before him.
Xuan Mingzi was greatly shocked, his eyes dazed, "This, this, this... Are you a Nascent Soul stage mighty being?"
Chen Xiao coldly sneered, "Nascent Soul stage? Have you ever seen a Nascent Soul of a mighty being that is this big?"
This stumped Xuan Mingzi, as he had never encountered a mighty cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage in his entire life.
Therefore, he had only heard of the Nascent Soul but had never seen it.
Moreover, Chen Xiao's phantom image was not a Nascent Soul.
It was his divine sense manifested. After being baptized by the spiritual energy storm, Chen Xiao's divine sense had become even more solid.
If it were in the past, he might not have been able to do it.
Although divine sense was not a divine ability, it was closer to an organ of the human body, so it did not require vital energy to activate, and the Immortal Binding Rope had no effect on him whatsoever.
Therefore, Chen Xiao used the time Xuan Mingzi was tormenting him to quietly release his divine sense and damage the runes of the spiritual energy detonation formation.
Once the formation was broken, Xuan Mingzi could no longer do anything to him.
In just an instant, Xuan Mingzi knew that the situation was beyond recovery.
"What exactly are you?"
Xuan Mingzi just wanted to know what kind of existence he had lost to.
Chen Xiao asked mockingly, "Do you really want to know?"
Xuan Mingzi nodded.
"Come here, I'll tell you."
Chen Xiao beckoned to Xuan Mingzi.
Xuan Mingzi walked over, and without a word, Chen Xiao snapped his neck.
"Sorry, even in death, I will make sure you die with your eyes wide open!"
Xuan Mingzi's pupils dilated infinitely, and indeed, until his death, he could not close his eyes.
Only then did Chen Xiao finally breathe a sigh of relief.
His body went limp, and he collapsed onto the ground.
Everything that had just happened seemed simple, but it had drained him mentally.
If even one step had gone wrong, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
As for killing Xuan Mingzi directly, Chen Xiao did it to avoid future troubles. If Xuan Mingzi had planted a blood curse in his mother's body, and killed his mother before dying, Chen Xiao would have regretted it too late.
Although he still had many questions for Xuan Mingzi, compared to his mother's life, those questions were not worth mentioning.
Moreover, he could also find the answers to those questions himself.
After recovering slightly, Chen Xiao rushed to his mother's side.
He probed with his divine sense and, fortunately, Xuan Mingzi had not planted anything in his mother's body.
He then checked Gu Zhendong, Gu Yutong, and Lin Zicong's bodies one by one, and they were all fine.
Next, he injected spiritual energy into their bodies to help them wake up.
Gu Zhendong and his daughter, as well as Lin Zicong, woke up one after another, but his mother showed no signs of waking up.
Chen Xiao couldn't help but worry, but after probing, he found that his mother's physical condition was normal. The reason she hadn't woken up might simply be due to her age.
The others, after waking up, all appeared bewildered, not even knowing where they were.
However, upon seeing the deceased Xuan Mingzi, they knew that the danger had passed.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, I failed to protect Auntie."
Lin Zicong said shamefully.
Chen Xiao shook his head, "It's not your fault. By the way, I've ordered the Twin Blades Sect to disband. No one will trouble you anymore, you are free, and you can leave here anytime."
Lin Zicong was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately pledged his loyalty to Chen Xiao.
"Mr. Chen, I am willing to follow you to the death. As long as Mr. Chen doesn't mind my low strength, I am willing to serve you."
Seeing his sincere words, Chen Xiao said, "Then you will continue to protect my mother in secret."
"Yes, Mr. Chen."
Gu Zhendong saw Chen Xiao's worried expression, and with Liu Zhen still unconscious, he knew what Chen Xiao was concerned about.
He advised, "Chen Xiao, Sister-in-law Liu is a person of great fortune, I believe she will be fine. Our priority now is to leave this place."
Chen Xiao nodded. Gu Zhendong was right. This secret chamber was underground, dark and damp. If his mother woke up now, she would inevitably be frightened.
However, returning the way they came was impossible, and since Xuan Mingzi did not enter through the bronze door, there must be another entrance.
Chen Xiao calmed himself and, after observing for a while, pointed his finger and said, "Yes, the door is there. Let's leave here first!"