Mengshan City!

The evening was deepening, the wheels creaked as they rolled over the stone-paved road, slowly entering a narrow alley and passing into a courtyard with weathered walls.

Music from a qin echoed within the yard, serene and tranquil. Inside a pavilion, a woman dressed in simple clothes was gently playing the qin, her movements soft, and the moonlight touched her face, revealing a jade-like luster.

Once the carriage came to a halt, a man with an extraordinary demeanor alighted from it; this was none other than Elder Xu Gu of the Ten Thousand Sword Alliance.

“You’re here!”

The woman ceased her plucking of the qin strings and looked up at Xu Gu, her cold eyes as still as an ancient well.

This person was a Supreme Elder of the Ten Thousand Sword Alliance, with a Third Level cultivation in the Taoist Platform Realm, simultaneously being the master of Zhang Xinming, and named Murong Yue.

“Senior Sister, we haven’t received any news yet.”

Xu Gu walked up close. As the transaction date with Su Jie approached, he hadn’t received any word from Su Jie at all. He knew Su Jie was in Mengshan City, openly declaring his presence, without any secrecy. If Su Jie were to come, it shouldn’t be hard to find him.

“Could it be that the other party has discovered something?”

Murong Yue’s face sank slightly; she had come here to rescue her direct disciple Zhang Xinming and avenge him.

“Our ambush is very well concealed; Su Jie cannot find it. It’s possible he’s very suspicious by nature. Tomorrow is the final deadline for the transaction; we’ll see if the other party shows up.”

The speaker wasn’t Xu Gu, but another man who walked out from inside the house, carrying a longsword on his back.

He was Supreme Elder Zhong Xinpeng from the Guan Chao Pavilion, with a Fourth Level cultivation in the Taoist Platform Realm.

“When Su Jie shows himself, I will slice him into a thousand pieces.”

Another male voice rang out. The speaker was full of silver hair, none other than Sect Master Liu Guanlin of the Purple Mist Sect, with a Second Level cultivation in the Taoist Platform Realm. His sect had been broken and destroyed by Su Jie, and it’s not an exaggeration to say he harbored a deep-seated grudge against Su Jie.

His hair had whitened overnight, upon witnessing the devastation wrought upon the Purple Mist Sect.

“Su Jie is notorious for his greed. I believe the other party will definitely come.”

Xu Gu spoke in a deep voice, according to the intelligence he gathered, Su Jie was tempted by the lure of 15 million spirit stones.

Even their meeting with Su Jie alone, where the other party bargained and haggled, made Xu Gu believe Su Jie would not relinquish this massive fortune.

To bait Su Jie, they really prepared 15 million spirit stones, though Xu Gu had no intention of letting Su Jie take them away, wanting to entirely eliminate this righteous sect genius.

“Let’s wait and see what tomorrow brings.”

Zhong Xinpeng spoke, and to deal with Su Jie, this devilish immortal seed, there were no less than three Taoist Platform Realm cultivators, including him, a Supreme Elder of the Fourth Layer of the Secret Realm.

Additionally, nearly twenty Secret Realm cultivators survived from the Purple Mist Sect, ready to launch a brutal and inhumane siege against Su Jie as soon as he appeared.

“Alright, let’s see what tomorrow holds.”

Liu Guanlin’s eyes were cold; he was impatient to strike, ready to annihilate Su Jie, this calamity.

“Xinming, Master will avenge you.”

Murong Yue played the qin again, the music filled with a murderous aura, like an ambush awaiting.

……

Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away from Mengshan City.

On the Little Thousand Flying Sky Magic Boat, Su Jie sat cross-legged, appreciating the moonlight while chatting casually with Han Ruyan beside him.

“Ha, they’re making quite a spectacle to deal with me. Dear lady, tell me, how many should we kill this time and stop?”

Although Su Jie was smiling, his gaze was cold.

By adjusting the orbit of the Sky Eye Satellite 2 stationed on the Fifth Layer Heaven, Su Jie conducted a detailed reconnaissance of Mengshan City in advance.

Su Jie unexpectedly reaped some surprises.

Though those righteous sects were well hidden, concealing their tracks through formations, they hadn’t anticipated the existence of the Sky Eye Satellite and inadvertently exposed clues. Su Jie found their hidden Secret Realm cultivators, a total of 18 concealed outside Mengshan City, with unknown numbers of fierce characters awaiting him inside. Su Jie estimated that there would definitely be Taoist Platform Realm experts.

“Why stop at any number? Why spare their lives when they’ve offended my husband?”

Han Ruyan spoke calmly, completely unaware of what fear was.

“Buzz Buzz.”

The thousand-hand centipede nestled on Su Jie’s shoulder also chimed in several times in agreement with Han Ruyan.

“You two! Your bloodthirst is heavier than mine, always thinking of wiping out entire families. We shouldn’t go overboard. What if we’re defeated? That would be bad, so we should first target the weak and sickly.”

Su Jie shook his head and said to Han Ruyan: “Dear lady, curse Zhang Xinming; since they want to play tricks, they shouldn’t blame me for adding some spice.”

Han Ruyan nodded slightly, indicating it’s a small matter.

“Then let’s wait for tomorrow; we’ll meet those righteous sect gentlemen.”

Su Jie’s gaze was directed towards the direction of Mengshan City, his magic boat sped up, gliding through the clouds.

…

The next day!

At dawn, Mengshan City was buzzing and bustling.

Peddlers and traders arose early, setting up stalls, calling for business, vibrant with activity.

At the entrance gate of the city, Su Jie strolled leisurely into Mengshan City.

A sweep of his divine sense, Su Jie immediately spotted his target, inside the largest inn and tavern in the city, bearing the emblem of the Ten Thousand Sword Alliance.

Su Jie approached alone, fearlessly, and soon arrived at this tavern.

“Elder Su, please come in.”

Xu Gu had been waiting at the tavern entrance long before, and upon seeing Su Jie arrive alone, his face hardened slightly.