Chapter 236: I’ll Smash Your Skull Open! My Heavenly Void Sect is a Righteous Sect!
“If she loses even a single hair, Fairy Li Qingyu, I promise… you will regret ever coming into this world.”
Han Lie’s gaze was sharp as an eagle’s, his threat delivered with bone-chilling coldness.
“You seem very concerned about Xiao Qingge.”
Li Qingyu paid no heed to the threat, her tone dripping with mockery. “If you want to save her, you’ll have to cooperate nicely today. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee her safety.”
Han Lie retorted sarcastically, “How should I cooperate? If you tell me to die, do I have to die? Fairy Li Qingyu, are you joking?”
“That won’t be necessary.”
Li Qingyu smirked. “It’s just that my Holy Son wants to meet you alone. To settle some old scores.”
“So? You can choose to go, or you can choose not to go.”
“The consequences of refusing… well, I don’t think I need to elaborate. You understand clearly enough.”
Hearing this, Han Lie smiled inwardly.
Just as Grand Elder Chi Lian had predicted. To lure him into their trap, they had to dangle hope in front of him. If they pushed him too hard, leaving him no way out, they risked him refusing to play their game entirely.
Han Lie crossed his arms, his posture relaxed. “That depends on the location.”
His words conveyed a clear message: I might meet Zhao Batian elsewhere, but if you expect me to walk into the Sun Moon Sect’s main headquarters, you can forget it.
“Just follow me.”
…
Meanwhile.
Heavenly Void Sect, inside the Violet Heaven Palace.
“My dear sister, don’t be so busy with your cultivation just yet. I need a favor.”
In the grand hall on the third floor, a seductive figure in red robes materialized out of thin air. It was none other than Grand Elder Chi Lian.
“Chi Lian? What is it?” Ye Qingxuan opened her beautiful eyes, her expression calm.
“It’s about Han Lie.”
“Hmm?”
“Want to guess first?” Chi Lian smiled slyly, deliberately playing coy.
“Wouldn’t it be simpler if I just smashed your skull open to see what’s inside?”
“………”
Chi Lian was momentarily speechless. She pouted. “Fine, fine. I just wanted to chat with you a bit more. You have absolutely no romance in your soul.”
Her expression turned serious. “Remember the Sun Moon Sect’s Holy Son, Zhao Batian? That little beast is causing trouble again. I plan to take this opportunity to help him reincarnate and start over.”
“He’s been buzzing in my ear like a fly. It’s annoying.”
“If the situation spirals out of my control… I might—just might—need you to make an appearance.”
Zhao Batian held an extraordinary position within the Sun Moon Sect. To be safe, Chi Lian felt it prudent to inform Ye Qingxuan. Even if they couldn’t kill Zhao Batian this time, she needed to ensure that Han Lie and Elder Sha Zui returned unharmed.
“Noted.”
Ye Qingxuan blinked slowly, her face impassive. She had already deduced the broad strokes of the situation.
“Hehe. I’ll be off then. Don’t miss me too much.”
“……..”
Ye Qingxuan rolled her eyes. “Conceited. Who would miss you?”
After leaving the Violet Heaven Palace, a strange black shadow fell into step behind Chi Lian. In the seclusion of a dense forest, the shadow knelt on one knee, cupping its fists.
“Grand Elder!”
“Any suspicious individuals spotted?” Chi Lian asked without turning her head, her eyes sharp as blades.
“Reporting to Grand Elder: All is normal. No anomalies detected for now.”
“Continue watching. Mark the small fish, but ignore them. Focus on the big fish.”
“Yes, Grand Elder!”
With a soft whoosh, the shadow vanished into thin air, as if it had never existed.
“The water has been stirred. The fish will eventually have to move,” Chi Lian murmured, her vermilion lips curving into a chilling smile. “Let Big Sister see… just how deep you fish can hide.”
…
Dragon City.
This was a super-city under the jurisdiction of the Sun Moon Sect, holding a status equivalent to the Heavenly Void Sect’s Saint Ghost City. It was also, crucially, Zhao Batian’s hometown.
Whoosh!
Over a dozen figures streaked across the sky at high speed. It was Han Lie, escorted by Li Qingyu and her entourage.
“Hmm?”
Still dozens of miles out, Han Lie sensed an unusual aura hanging over Dragon City.
It was… runes.
Countless mysterious runes were hidden within the fabric of space, floating intricately in every corner of the sky. To the untrained eye, they were invisible. But Han Lie could sense them faintly constructing a massive, invisible Formation.
A City Protection Grand Formation.
Normally dormant, such a formation could be activated instantly for both defense and offense. Coupled with the fact that Zhao Batian’s family ruled Dragon City, the Holy Son was fighting on absolute home ground.
Well, well. So this is where they were waiting for me.
Just before entering the airspace above Dragon City, Han Lie stopped dead in the air.
Li Qingyu looked back, taunting him. “What? You’re not scared, are you?”
Han Lie crossed his arms. “Heh. You’ve certainly made clever plans. Setting up such a massive formation… waiting for me to enter so you can catch a turtle in a jar?”
Li Qingyu shrugged, unhurried. “I am merely acting on the Holy Son’s orders. Whether you enter or not is your decision.”
“………”
Han Lie fell into thought.
He could roughly gauge the strength of the array. As long as a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator presided over the core, it would be nearly impossible to break without Soul Formation Stage-level power. Entering rashly would be suicide.
But if he could confirm that Elder Sha Zui—disguised as Xiao Qingge—was inside, the equation changed. As the Second Seat of the Elder Council, Sha Zui’s cultivation was definitely no lower than the Soul Formation Stage.
“Han Lie. Look over there. Who is that?”
Seeing his hesitation, Li Qingyu snapped her fingers.
Following her gesture, Han Lie looked toward the central plaza of the City Lord’s Mansion.
There, inside an iron cage, sat a petite, graceful figure.
It was “Xiao Qingge.”
The two exchanged a glance across the distance. After receiving a subtle signal from the captive, Han Lie’s expression shifted.
He contorted his face into a mask of uncontrollable rage.
“Truly worthy of the Sun Moon Sect! You even treat a genius like Bai Ling—a near-Ninth Grade Spirit Vein—as expendable trash!”
“Compared to your sect, my Heavenly Void Sect is practically a righteous orthodox sect!”
“Where is Zhao Batian?! Tell him to get his ass out here!”
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