Li Xuan stopped two hundred miles outside Shanhai City. At this moment, more than ten figures appeared around his body, each with an aura reaching the mid-stage of the Heavenly Mechanism Realm.
Li Xuan frowned slightly, swept his gaze over the crowd, and then his heart stirred as he looked towards the void. The next moment, Zhao Jun's figure slowly appeared.
"So it was you." Li Xuan grinned upon seeing this. It was clear Zhao Jun didn't intend to let him leave like this.
"The items from the Weapon Tomb cannot be taken away by you just like that," Zhao Jun said with a slight nod.
Li Xuan scoffed, "What gives you such confidence?"
Zhao Jun was silent for a moment before replying, "I don't believe that sword energy, you still have it."
Li Xuan nodded slightly and said, "So, you're gambling. You need to consider carefully, if you lose this gamble, the consequence will only be death."
"But if I win, the entire Shanhai City will belong to me," Zhao Jun said with a calm expression.
Li Xuan fell silent. This guy wasn't just planning to rob him, but more importantly, he wanted to use his wealth to prepare for a power grab.
With this thought, Li Xuan's mind stirred, and a sword qi instantly appeared at the tip of his finger.
Zhao Jun's pupils contracted sharply, and his expression turned ugly. Zhao Jun knew he had lost the gamble.
"My Lord, this is a misunderstanding," Zhao Jun said with a fawning smile.
Li Xuan chuckled, "Do you take me for a fool?"
As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, he flicked his finger, and the sword qi shot out, piercing towards Zhao Jun.
*Yin!*
With a sword hum, before Zhao Jun and the others could react, they were all pierced by the sword qi.
"In your next life, be a good person," Li Xuan slowly walked to Zhao Jun's front, stooped to retrieve his spatial ring, and said in a low voice.
Soon, Li Xuan collected the spatial rings of everyone present and turned to leave.
Several minutes after Li Xuan left, two figures slowly appeared out of thin air.
"That sword qi is truly powerful," the leader said slowly.
"The being behind this person has likely surpassed the experts in the rear district," the other replied.
"I can sense that the sword qi only had half of its power left. Yet, even so, it could still instantly kill Zhao Jun, who was at the peak of the Samsara Realm. However, this cannot be blamed on Li Xuan, as Zhao Jun himself harbored ill intentions," the former nodded.
"Feng Nian, you shall escort him secretly. At least, ensure he encounters no trouble within the borders of Shanhai City," the former said after a moment of silence.
"Yes, City Lord." Luo Feng Nian nodded slightly, then moved and disappeared.
Time flowed by silently, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed. Li Xuan had also left the territory of Shanhai City. With Luo Feng Nian secretly following, Li Xuan, unusually, did not encounter anyone who dared to provoke him.
Li Xuan continued heading towards the central district. After leaving the territory of Shanhai City, he encountered many Spiritual Masters. However, upon seeing that Li Xuan, at such a young age, possessed mid-stage Heavenly Mechanism Realm strength, they all chose to back down. After all, those who could enter this Land of Anomaly were not to be trifled with.
One day, Li Xuan's gaze shifted forward. Mountains surrounded the area, but an extremely violent aura was surging.
"Young Master, be careful," the voice of the Heavenly Dao Brush sounded in Li Xuan's mind.
Li Xuan nodded slightly. The moment he sensed it, Li Xuan felt a faint sense of crisis. Clearly, there must be a terrifying existence within those mountains.
After pausing at the spot for a moment, Li Xuan decisively chose to take a detour. There was no other way. Li Xuan understood his current strength. Although he entered this Land of Anomaly to temper himself, he was not reckless and unafraid of anything.
It was better to be low-key when necessary.
Unbeknownst to Li Xuan, by taking this detour, he had stumbled into a major dangerous area of the Land of Anomaly. Even the map provided by Yang Diao did not mark this place.
"There's such a beautiful place here." Li Xuan pushed through the dense forest, and his eyes suddenly lit up as a lake appeared before him. Exclaiming in wonder, Li Xuan then walked towards the lake.
After comfortably washing his face, Li Xuan looked around. Finally, Li Xuan chose a tall mountain and built a simple thatched hut at its foot.
"I'll stay here for a while for now." For the past few months, Li Xuan had been on his way to the central district. It was rare to encounter such a beautiful place, and Li Xuan couldn't help but want to live here for a period.
Thus, Li Xuan spent his days enjoying the scenery, and in his free time, he would set up a bonfire by the lake for barbecues. Life was rather pleasant.
Unknowingly, half a month had passed.
*Crack!*
One day, a crisp cracking sound echoed, and Li Xuan's eyes snapped open.
The next moment, the Heavenly Dao Brush, the Cang Ling Tower, and even the half-broken Holy Sword flew out.
"What's going on?" Li Xuan frowned and asked the Heavenly Dao Brush.
The Heavenly Dao Brush cried out in distress, "Young Master, the seal on the third level is wavering. Brother Prison Spirit is inside maintaining it, but we were all thrown out."
Li Xuan's expression instantly became serious. At this moment, Li Xuan remembered that the seal on the third level was nearing its end.
Before entering the Land of Anomaly, Li Xuan had only two years left. He had spent nearly a year in Shanhai City. After leaving Shanhai City, Li Xuan had spent another four months on the road. Calculating this, Li Xuan had less than a year remaining.
If it weren't for the commotion in the Prison Suppression today, Li Xuan would have almost forgotten about it.
"You guys guard outside for now." Li Xuan spoke, his mind stirring, and he entered the Prison Suppression.
"Master." Upon Li Xuan's arrival, Prison Spirit also appeared.
Feeling that the Prison Suppression was no longer turbulent, Li Xuan's gaze shifted to Prison Spirit and he asked, "How is the situation?"
Prison Spirit's expression was solemn as he replied, "I have just used the power of the world's rules here to forcefully suppress it. However, this means you only have two months left, Master."
"Two months?" Li Xuan was stunned. This was a serious problem.
Prison Spirit nodded helplessly, "If I hadn't suppressed it forcefully just now, I'm afraid those three would have broken free from the seal."
Li Xuan looked at the three stone coffins with a solemn expression. The golden swords on the coffins had indeed appeared cracked. Li Xuan felt a pang of fear, if not for Prison Spirit, he might have died just now.
"Master, in these two months, if you cannot re-seal them, I will also be powerless," Prison Spirit said.
Li Xuan sighed helplessly. In two months, where would he find spiritual swords that surpassed the level of immortal swords? And even if there were, there wouldn't be three of them appearing all at once.
Just then, Li Xuan's eyes lit up. Since entering this third level, he had forgotten about the inter-layer left by his master.
"I hope Master left some solution," Li Xuan shook his head and, with a hopeful mindset, quickly flew towards the inter-layer.