"Shan Jian, I'm counting on you," Li Xuan transmitted his thoughts to Shan Jian, having noticed that the dark energy seemed to sense danger and dared not enter his body.
The next moment, a terrifying sword intent shot out from Li Xuan's head with incredible speed, instantly enveloping all the dark energy. With Ling Xi's cooperation, Li Xuan's sword intent also burst forth and surged forward.
Li Xuan unleashed his divine sense to its fullest, not missing a single wisp of the dark energy. Soon, with the combined efforts of Shan Jian and Ling Xi, the enshrouded dark energy began to be devoured and dissipate.
However, the dark energy fought back as if on its deathbed, with several waves nearly breaking through the sword intent's cover to return to Yang Zi's body. Fortunately, Li Xuan's divine sense, at the level of 'wandering spirit', immediately counterattacked, leaving no chance for the dark energy to escape.
Witnessing this, Yang Diao's face lit up with excitement. The heavy burden that had plagued him for so many years could finally be lifted. Although the dark energy seemed to be dissipating slowly, it was undeniably decreasing.
Yang Diao believed that once Li Xuan completely annihilated the dark energy with his sword intent, the cursed body would naturally not fall upon Li Xuan. In essence, Yang Zi had regained her freedom.
"Daddy..." Although Yang Zi's face was very pale, she could feel the changes within her. The sensation of lightness made her linger for a moment before snapping back to her senses and looking at Yang Diao.
Seeing this, Yang Diao waved his hand, signaling, "Let's wait until he finishes eradicating that dark energy."
Yang Zi nodded slightly, her worried gaze gradually receding as time passed. The dark energy above Li Xuan's head had now been reduced to only two-thirds.
Just then, Yang Diao's gaze shifted towards the area outside the secret chamber.
"Daddy, what happened?" Yang Zi asked immediately upon noticing.
Yang Diao shook his head slightly, "It's nothing. But for Zhao Jun to come at this hour, I suspect his intentions are not good."
Yang Zi frowned. Zhao Jun was the third influential figure in Shanhai City, and his relationship with her father was not very good. Moreover, Zhao Jun had never personally sought out her father before. His current personal visit clearly indicated trouble.
"Zi'er, stay here and guard him. I will go and see," Yang Diao said after a moment of contemplation.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Yang Diao left the secret chamber.
Yang Zi looked up at Li Xuan, who was still eradicating the dark energy, a clear trace of worry in her beautiful eyes. Yang Zi could sense her father's unstable aura, and given their relationship, it was highly likely that something would go wrong.
Time passed. After a full hour, only the last wisp of dark energy remained above Li Xuan's head. Yang Zi's face showed a hint of joy, but she quickly turned her worried gaze outside the secret chamber, as Yang Diao had not yet returned.
*Hoo!*
Another quarter of an hour later, Li Xuan exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened his eyes.
Seeing this, Yang Zi immediately got up and walked to Li Xuan's side, "How do you feel?"
Li Xuan smiled and shook his head, "I'm fine. I never expected sword intent to be able to counter the cursed body."
*Crack!*
At that moment, the secret chamber instantly turned into ruins. The next moment, a terrifying aura permeated the air. xxs
"Damn, such a powerful aura!" The voice of the Heavenly Dao Brush echoed in Li Xuan's mind.
Li Xuan also looked grave. This was the first time he had encountered such a powerful aura. What made Li Xuan even more cautious was that the person hovering in the air was staring intently at him.
"Did you break my curse?" The middle-aged man, ignoring Yang Diao and the others who had also taken to the sky, fixed his gaze on Li Xuan and asked with killing intent.
Li Xuan inwardly cursed, realizing this person was indeed after him. What made it even more exasperating was that the Heavenly Dao Brush had warned him that breaking the curse would attract its source. And now, here they were.
"Who are you, and why did you curse my daughter?" Yang Diao, though recognizing the middle-aged man's formidable strength, spoke up and questioned him resolutely, even as the man's attention was focused on Li Xuan.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man slowly turned his head to look at Yang Diao. He raised an eyebrow slightly, a look of disdain on his face, and said, "You're merely at the peak of the Karma Realm. Who gave you the courage to speak?"
As the middle-aged man finished speaking, Yang Diao was sent flying backward. Yang Zi and Li Xuan's pupils contracted sharply. Yang Zi, without hesitation, flew towards Yang Diao.
Li Xuan felt incredibly helpless. The peak Karma Realm, and he was sent flying with just a few words. Li Xuan also realized that he had already been locked onto by this middle-aged man.
"Sir, our Shanhai City has no intention of being your enemy," a man said, cupping his hands towards the middle-aged man. Li Xuan recognized him as Zhao Jun.
"Even if we are enemies, so what?" The middle-aged man ignored Zhao Jun, his gaze returning to Li Xuan, his intentions clear.
Li Xuan sighed helplessly, "I broke your curse. What do you want?"
The middle-aged man frowned slightly, then said, "A person of destiny, yet your strength is too weak. Since no one has taught you to be discreet, I shall educate you properly in place of your master today."
*Boom!*
As the middle-aged man finished speaking, a sword qi appeared out of thin air. The next moment, the middle-aged man's physical body was destroyed. Furthermore, the sword qi locked onto the middle-aged man's soul, as if waiting for something.
Li Xuan was stunned.
Zhao Jun was also stunned.
What was going on?
However, everyone quickly reacted, their gazes uniformly shifting towards Li Xuan. They vaguely recalled the middle-aged man saying he would educate Li Xuan in place of his master, and then this happened?
"You... Who exactly are you?" The middle-aged man was now flustered. He was a peak Reincarnation Realm cultivator, yet his physical body had been destroyed by a single sword qi!
Li Xuan coughed dryly and slowly walked towards the middle-aged man, "The wind was strong just now, I didn't quite hear what you said. Come, say it again."
Middle-aged man: "..."
Everyone present was speechless. The sky was clear and cloudless, and he claimed it was windy?
"I admit defeat," the middle-aged man said after a moment of silence, looking at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan glanced at the sword qi, sensing it for a moment. He confirmed internally that it was the same as the five strands of sword qi his master had left him.
"Seeing as you are so sincere, I will spare you this once," Li Xuan said. However, his gaze was fixed on the sword qi, as it was not he who had unleashed it.
Whether it heard Li Xuan's words or not, the sword qi directly released the middle-aged man and then merged into Li Xuan's body.
The middle-aged man, seeing this, bowed gratefully to Li Xuan with clasped hands and asked, "Sir, may I leave now?"
Li Xuan pretended to ponder for a moment before nodding, "Leave your spatial ring, and you may go."
A flash of pain crossed the middle-aged man's eyes, but he still tossed his spatial ring to Li Xuan. After casting a deep look at Yang Diao and his daughter, he vanished instantly.
"Young Master, your show-off skills are excellent. However, I can only give you ninety-nine points." The Heavenly Dao Brush's voice echoed in Li Xuan's mind.
Li Xuan was speechless and replied mentally, "Why only ninety-nine points?"
Heavenly Dao Brush: "I'm saving that one point so you don't get too arrogant."
Li Xuan: "..."