Chapter 1022: Chapter 1022: Return to Wolong Villa Chapter 1022: Chapter 1022: Return to Wolong Villa After each swallowed a pill, the two Shushan Sect disciples experienced a surge in Mana, seemingly advancing from the mid to late stage of Divine Skills realm in a mere instant.

They seemed like madmen with severed arms; a mere fluctuation in their breath had already locked down the surroundings with their Mana.

It turned out that at the brink of life and death, they had taken a secret medicine from the Shushan Sect, which contained fierce Mana capable of enhancing their realm but inflicted great damage to their body’s essence, spirit, and Qi, also reducing their lifespan by a hundred years. Every disciple in the Shushan Sect was allotted only one such pill in their lifetime for survival purposes. It was not to be consumed until the very last moment.

“Kill him! No matter who he is, kill him! Offer his Wolong Villa to the sect, and the Sect Master will surely reward us, compensating for the hundred years of lifespan we have now exhausted!” The man in white, like a vengeful ghost, roared out loud, watching his own arm being chopped off and then attached to a weaker person’s body, which was no longer merely a great humiliation but a blood feud.

Huang Xiaolong paid no heed to these two crazed individuals but instead attached the blue-robed youth’s right arm onto Ying Aotian’s severed arm and, using his own Mana, helped Ying Aotian subdue and refine the arm.

As for Lin Zicong, Huang Xiaolong merely reattached his severed arm for the time being and laughed, “Young Master Lin, it seems today we only have right arms, but don’t worry, next time we encounter disciples from the Shushan Sect, I’ll chop off another right arm for you. Oh, and here’s a flying sword as compensation.”

Huang Xiaolong casually took the flying sword snatched from the man in white, wiped off the branding, and tossed it to Lin Zicong. “Young Master Lin, immediately activate it with your blood.”

Confronting the two Shushan Sect disciples whose Mana had exploded after swallowing the pills, Huang Xiaolong acted as if there were no one else around and didn’t care at all.

In an instant, the two men roared furiously, unleashing a terrifying assault akin to a stampede of thousands of horses, with swords mixed in the howling Sword Qi, slashing towards Huang Xiaolong as the air around them fluctuated wildly, resonating with the Sword Qi and causing the ground to tremble like waves.

Although it was too late and almost too soon, a giant ancient character for “stop” lightly flew out of Huang Xiaolong’s mouth.

This “stop” character shone like a fiercely burning sun, emanating endless light and enshrouding with a terrifying oppressive force like that of a total eclipse.

In just a moment, both Shushan Sect disciples were nailed dead in the void, unable to move, and appeared like specimens.

Their Sword Qi, Mana, and flying swords also froze in midair, resembling abstract sculptures.

“This… what~~! How can he be so strong~~” Both Shushan disciples struggled incessantly, but they couldn’t move even slightly.

“Heh~~ I told you, if you dare touch my people, you should be ready to pay a certain price,” Huang Xiaolong said slowly and deliberately.

The Ying Family’s camp burst into earth-shattering cheers.

Huang Xiaolong truly did not disappoint them; facing such powerful opponents, he still won easily, cutting arms and wreaking havoc at will. There was no reason involved.

“Wait! Don’t kill us!” the man in white screamed in terror, “Fellow Daoist… you must have significant ties with our Shushan Sect… This time, we did go too far, so from today onwards, we will no longer seek vengeance for Ling Xiaopeng. Most likely, your feud with him is merely a brotherly dispute. Why don’t you come back to the Shushan Sect with us? Upon seeing you, the Sect Master will be very reassured, and your talents certainly surpass Ling Xiaopeng’s. In time, your name will surely appear on the overseas Hidden Dragon List!”

It seemed, this man in white was adamant that Huang Xiaolong was the Sect Master of Shushan Sect’s illegitimate son.

“Enough talk.” Huang Xiaolong sneered, “Listen up, now I’m going to ask you a question.”

Now like fish on the chopping block, the two Shushan Sect disciples didn’t dare to be arrogant anymore and, cowering, quickly responded, “Please ask.”

“Your overseas practitioners are looking for a mysterious black dagger. It is said that your Shushan Sect knows the secrets hidden behind this black dagger. Tell me now, what exactly does your Shushan Sect know?”

“Black dagger?” Both Shushan Sect disciples’ complexions drastically changed. Soon both of them said in unison, “We don’t know, only the high-ranking members of our Shushan Sect are privy to this earth-shattering secret. We disciples in the realm of Divine Skills really aren’t much within the sect.”

By measuring their expressions and colors, Huang Xiaolong knew they were not lying.

“What would it take for you to let us go?” the man in blue asked bitterly, filled with regret. Today, even if he luckily survived, the side effects caused by the pill that boosted his Mana would be enough to deal with him.

“Heh–just now, weren’t you flaunting your power, yelling and killing, treating my people like animals?” Huang Xiaolong smirked. “So, how do you feel now? Isn’t it great to be prisoners at my feet?”

“Alright, fellow Daoist, don’t take such delight in our misfortune. In the world of overseas cultivators, we are just ordinary cabbages, and in front of true masters, you are as soft as mud. Just within our Shushan Sect, there are countless masters who could suppress you. So~~ let’s both step back a bit. Let’s pretend today’s incidents never happened,” the man in white said with a sullen face.

“Hahaha~~~ When you cut my man’s arm and threatened my wife, why didn’t you say ‘let’s both step back’? What a joke! Alright, I don’t need to ask you any more, I’ll read your memories myself!” Huang Xiaolong laughed and then prepared to use the “Soul-Searching Demon Hand” to strip these two Shushan Sect disciples of their memories, cultivation techniques, and Mana.

“Boy! You will not die a good death! The Shushan Sect will surely grind your bones to dust!” The two Shushan Sect disciples, their eyes bulging with rage, naturally foresaw their impending death as masters.

Although it was too late and almost too soon!

Boom~~~!!!!!!

A loud explosion erupted within both of their heads.

Then, smoke billowed from their seven orifices, and their eyes dimmed instantly; next, their bodies developed cracks all over.

Ultimately–
Crack~~ Crack~~ Crack~~~~
Their bodies exploded.

“Oh, they even self-destructed their souls.” Huang Xiaolong was astonished. “They chose to shatter rather than be whole but flawed?”

From the shattered corpses fell several swords radiating dazzling treasure light, as well as an ancient copper plaque.

Huang Xiaolong grabbed these items.

The flying swords were of very good quality, and as for the copper plaque…

When Huang Xiaolong’s divine sense scanned the copper plaque, he saw several spatial type formations arranged inside, housing 5 magnificent cranes.

“Heh~ this is interesting.” Huang Xiaolong erased the imprint inside the copper plaque and dripped his own blood to claim ownership anew.

Soon, Huang Xiaolong felt that the 5 cranes housed within the copper plaque had established a bond with him, similar to that between pets and their master.

“Hey, not bad, it’s actually a magical artifact. This Shushan Sword Sect is indeed wealthy; a mere disciple carries so many good-quality flying swords. Hahahaha~~~~” Huang Xiaolong stored all these items into the Yin Soul Tube.

The mana and Sword Qi that were frozen in space, as if sculpted, were directly absorbed and refined by Huang Xiaolong, including the two flying swords enveloped by them.

With another wave of his hand, the illusions and misleading formations set up all around had already vanished without a trace.

Wolong Villa was once again clearly visible to everyone.

“Little Long~~~” At this moment, Ying Aoshan could no longer hold back her erupting, lava-like emotions and dashed directly towards Huang Xiaolong.

Huang Xiaolong held her in his arms and said softly, “It’s okay, Aoshan dear, it’s all right now.”

After comforting Ying Aoshan a bit, Huang Xiaolong looked around at everyone.

Ying Xiao and Ying Aotian had already merged and refined the right arms of two Shushan Sword Sect disciples. They had turned a misfortune into a blessing, feeling that the new right arms contained a power many times more terrifying than True Qi and a deeper understanding and application of the Sword Dao.

“Boom~~~!” Ying Aotian tried swinging his right arm, and immediately, an invisible Sword Qi was unleashed, splitting the air and creating a wave of force.

“This power is incredible.” Ying Aoshan was dumbfounded.

Lin Zicong had just reattached his own severed arm, but he had obtained a flying sword and had already claimed it by dripping his blood onto it, now fondly playing with it. “Teacher, thank you. This sword can strike from a thousand miles away, it’s really powerful. This must be the magical artifact mentioned in novels, right?”

“Son-in-law, those two people just now, who exactly were they? They kept mentioning the Shushan Sword Sect, but there’s no such sect in Huaxia. Could it be some ancient sect?” Ying Xiao asked gravely.

“Oh, the Shushan Sword Sect comes from overseas. The two you met are practitioners from abroad, far more powerful than any ancient martial arts Grandmaster of Huaxia. Many things have happened during the days you’ve been in seclusion, which I can’t explain one by one.” Huang Xiaolong held Ying Aoshan’s slender waist. “Let’s head back to Wolong Villa. It’s been a long time since we all gathered together like this.”

Just then, three demonic winds swept over.

Qingqing, Xiaohong, Blackie also appeared.

“Little Long, who are they?” Ying Aoshan was dumbfounded.

“Oh, a fox, a snake, a little black cat.” Huang Xiaolong said nonchalantly.

Ying Aoshan burst into laughter, her charm irresistible.

Everyone finally returned to Wolong Villa safely!

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