Someday, I Will Come Claim My Saber!

Luo Changqing stared fixedly at Li Guanqi, mouth overflowing with mouthfuls of blood. "I... do not accept this!" Primal energy surged violently inside Li Guanqi, prompting Qin Wushang to hastily interject, "Don't!" "That's enough. If you actually kill him, it'll be a massive headache." Luo Changqing's pupils shrank, and only after hearing Qin Wushang's words did he breathe a slight sigh of relief. Li Guanqi shrugged and turned to Luo Changqing, saying softly, "Sparing your life isn't because Qin Wushang spoke up." "Senior Hong Zhi showed me kindness. As her chosen successor, I will spare your life." As he spoke, he raised his hand and tossed the young man dozens of zhang away like a piece of trash. Immediately after, he dragged Luo Siyang forward. With a single palm strike, he shattered his dantian, ripped off all four of his limbs, and threw them down beside him. "This is the price he must pay." Witnessing this, Luo Changqing felt his eyes tear with rage! Li Guanqi turned around, his voice chilling. "If you're not satisfied, come find me anytime. But if you try any underhanded tricks... heh, feel free to try." Lying on the ground, Luo Changqing cracked his eyes open to gaze at the blood-stained youth whose eyes were pure white. Pure dread filled his gaze. Looking up at the shattered clouds above, he felt for the first time the sheer helplessness of being utterly crushed across every facet of strength. Be it soul-realm intent, dantian reserves of primal energy, Spirit Comprehension cultivation, or physical might... He had even felt true terror before the murderous aura of the other's immortal-slaying projection. Luo Changqing closed his eyes slightly. Lying on the ground, he crushed a teleportation scroll, two trails of bloody tears rolling down from the corners of his eyes. His saber, Blood Drinker, lay discarded beside him. As silver radiance enveloped the two brothers, Luo Changqing spoke softly. "Today's humiliation, Changqing will remember." "The feud between the Luo Clan and you is settled. No one will come after you or trouble the Great Xia Sword Sect over Luo Siyang." Li Guanqi sneered. "Better keep it that way." Luo Changqing snapped his eyes open and roared furiously, "Li Guanqi!" "One day, I, Luo Changqing, will come to your door in person to reclaim my saber!" Beside them, Qin Wushang shook his head and sent a helpless sound transmission: "Well, look at that. You've given him an outright heart demon this time." With that, the severely wounded, one-armed Luo Changqing vanished from the spot alongside the unconscious Luo Siyang, whose dantian was shattered. Li Guanqi looked down at the withered branch in his hand and shrugged. "You're still not leaving?" Qin Wushang retorted irritably, "Why are you chasing me off?" Li Guanqi remarked, "You've finished watching the show. Are you waiting for a meal to be served?" Qin Wushang froze for a moment. "There's food?" "Hey, don't roll your eyes. It looks terrifying." Standing side by side atop the clouds, Qin Wushang asked curiously, "With your temper, why didn't you kill Luo Siyang? And why let Luo Changqing go?" Li Guanqi glanced at him and said softly, "Kong Yan didn't die. That punishment was enough." "Hong Zhi was kind to me. Luo Changqing... I won't kill him." Qin Wushang's eyes turned profound as he murmured to himself, "No. Given your temper, Luo Siyang would have died no matter how you sliced it." "Yet... because of Senior Hong Zhi, you didn't want to forge an irreconcilable blood feud with Luo Changqing." "Most likely, this time... you wanted to get a look at the other candidates besides me, didn't you?" "Were you worried Luo Changqing might target those brothers of yours from the shadows?" Li Guanqi gave Qin Wushang a somewhat surprised look. This guy's head was sharp. "And on another note, you were probably using Luo Changqing to temper and hone your own power, weren't you?" Qin Wushang came to a stop and looked at Li Guanqi with utter certainty in his voice. Li Guanqi rubbed his nose, not entirely denying Qin Wushang's deduction. "All right, we know you're clever." "Still, I don't have time to buy you a meal. In fact, I was hoping to bum some wine from you." Looking at Li Guanqi's outstretched hand, Qin Wushang's mouth twitched. Handing over a storage ring, he asked softly, "Leaving again right away?" Taking the ring, Li Guanqi gave an affirmative grunt. "I have some matters to handle." "Are you really going to keep Luo Changqing's Blood Drinker Saber?" Looking at the somewhat astonished Qin Wushang, Li Guanqi smiled. "An opponent like that makes things interesting, doesn't he?" Qin Wushang's face twitched, and he couldn't help saying, "With your current strength, if you wielded an actual sword, hardly anyone could suppress you." Li Guanqi's eyes brightened as he caught the key point in Qin Wushang's words! "You mean... among those remaining, there are some stronger than you?" Qin Wushang's lips curled into an enigmatic smile. "Heh, that brother of yours is called Xiao Chen, right?" "What a coincidence. Among our candidates, Senior Long Hou's chosen successor is the strongest of all." Hearing this, Li Guanqi's heart sank. Given Xiao Chen's temperament... "You know about Xiao Chen?" Qin Wushang nodded and said with genuine admiration in his eyes, "I've heard a bit about that brother of yours. He's a ruthless character!" Li Guanqi furrowed his brows, never imagining such a descriptor would be used to describe Xiao Chen. Suppressing the stray thoughts in his mind, he said softly, "All right, I'm heading off. Days are long ahead of us; we'll drink next time." Whoosh! Watching the spatial rift gradually vanish before his eyes, Qin Wushang couldn't help muttering, "Hey, why rush off so fast... It's going to be so boring after heading back." With a sigh, Qin Wushang clasped his hands behind his back and looked back at the devastated wasteland spanning dozens of li, marveling at the sight. Strolling unhurriedly between heaven and earth with his hands behind his back, the more Qin Wushang pondered Li Guanqi's actions, the more profound they seemed. He felt that nothing Li Guanqi did was as simple as it appeared on the surface; there had to be an even deeper meaning behind it. However, he still had no idea what Li Guanqi was truly after. After departing, Li Guanqi headed straight for the Xuanmen Domain. There were still two sect forces that had been wiped out there. Ye Feng would certainly have left behind some traces in those two places as well. This time, however, he needed to remain discreet and do his utmost to avoid anyone detecting his trail. If Sha caught wind of his actions, it was very likely Ye Feng would be exposed as well. As for why Li Guanqi had spared Luo Changqing, the reason was quite simple. He wanted to keep a sufficiently formidable opponent for himself, serving as a constant reminder never to grow arrogant. Was Luo Changqing not strong? He was remarkably powerful, easily ranking among the very top of the younger generation Li Guanqi had ever encountered. Yet Li Guanqi's current overall strength was simply too overwhelming, virtually devoid of weaknesses. Whether in primal energy or physical constitution, he stood at the absolute pinnacle among cultivators of the same realm. Even so, Li Guanqi currently felt an uncomfortable nagging sensation... He felt that his sword intent was never truly stable in the Sword Soul Realm. That was because he still understood far too little about the sword spirit. Even the manifested sword intent he could conjure was merely scratching the surface. Li Guanqi had once asked the sword spirit what she truly represented. Yet the sword spirit had merely stared at him for a while, shaking her head without telling him what 'she' truly stood for. "Sword spirit?" ... Still, there was no reply. Li Guanqi's spiritual perception remained unable to sense the presence of the sword spirit or the sword coffin space. Helpless, Li Guanqi let out a bitter laugh. He truly was completely on his own now.