An Examination

Li Guanqi let out a long sigh. These cultivators from the Immortal Realm were even more troublesome than he had imagined! Still... now that he had the Flame Spirit, his body would be immune to all evils! This entire plan had been meticulous and precise; the slightest slip would have consigned him to eternal damnation. With a warm smile on his face, Li Guanqi looked toward the Flame Spirit and said softly, "I'm sorry for making you suffer..." At that moment, Li Guanqi's entire demeanor reverted to what it had once been. The Flame Spirit of the Devouring Void Sacred Flame smiled, looking exceptionally happy. Bowing in respect, he transformed into a wisp of fiery light and burrowed into Li Guanqi's body. Ye Xuan had long been dazed. Even after hearing so much, he still felt unable to process everything. Just then, Ye Bingxin also slowly stirred awake. Li Guanqi smiled, taking a step forward to arrive first at a distant shattered mountain peak to begin restoring his origin power. Breathing the free wind, Li Guanqi felt peace in his heart. He was finally no longer so easily manipulated by his emotions. During his time in the Seventh Domain, he had felt that he was often uncontrollably emotional. Now, he had finally found the reason... Li Guanqi spoke softly to the wind beside him. "Thank you." "Mhm." It was fortunate that the Sword Spirit had reacted so quickly... Had the Sword Spirit not told the Flame Spirit to thoroughly search Li Guanqi's body, Li Guanqi probably wouldn't have understood what was going on even after following Ye Xuan all the way to Dijing Slope. Now, a grave hidden danger had finally been resolved. The only thing was that he did not know how many physical vessels Gu Xici had left! After pondering for a moment, Li Guanqi frowned slightly and muttered, "Let's burn all of Dijing Slope to the ground." With a wave of his hand, boundless flames instantly filled a radius of dozens of li! Beneath the heavenly flame boundary screen, everything erupted into an ocean of fire!! Under the boundary, nothing survived! The rolling peaks of Dijing Slope melted away in an instant, reduced to a flat plain. Guarding Ye Xuan and Ye Bingxin, Li Guanqi looked up at the sea of flames that engulfed heaven and earth, his heart filled with complicated emotions. Watching this scene, Ye Xuan was equally shaken to his core. He was not only stunned by the fiery sea before his eyes, but also thoroughly awed by Li Guanqi's monstrously astute mind. He had not imagined that he had been plotted against the entire way here. Had Li Guanqi not been on guard from the start, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Whether Ye Bingxin could have survived such an elaborate scheme would have been completely uncertain. And what was more... Was Luo Gu not powerful? No, that old man was extremely strong. If not, the Luo Clan could never have become one of the nine great clans of the Misty Immortal Domain. Yet even such a gu cultivator, who struck terror into outside cultivators, was left with a profound sense of helplessness when facing Li Guanqi. Be it the heavenly flame Shiwu or the power of lightning, both were absolute counters to gu cultivators. Ye Xuan took a deep look at Li Guanqi. The explosive power this young man could unleash in an instant was simply terrifying... It wasn't just because of that big white radish and the Violent Spirit Pill. The circulation of Li Guanqi's internal cultivation technique multiplied his strength manifold. Inscrutable. Li Guanqi's true depth was like an impenetrable fog. Even when confronting an overwhelmingly powerful enemy, Li Guanqi always found a way to respond. Several breaths later, the entirety of Dijing Slope turned scorched black. The flames between heaven and earth dissipated, and Li Guanqi's aura had recovered to about thirty percent. Li Guanqi took a deep breath. The reason he had done this was because he feared Gu Xici might have left something behind here. A faint whimper slipped from the awakened Ye Bingxin's lips. Opening her eyes and seeing Ye Xuan, she could no longer hold back her emotions. She threw herself into the man's arms and wept loudly. No one knew just how much inhuman torture she had endured during this period. To keep her perpetually weakened, the Luo Clan cultivators had whipped her whenever she showed the slightest sign of recovery. "Sob... Father... why... why did you take so long to come?" "Sob... It hurts so much... They beat me every single day..." When had the pampered Ye Bingxin ever suffered such mistreatment? She wept until she was drenched in tears, her eyes red and swollen. Hearing her recount this, Ye Xuan wept tears of bitter sorrow, his heart overwhelmed with guilt. A glint of icy killing intent suddenly flashed through Ye Xuan's eyes!! Pulling out a jade slip, the man's chest heaved violently as he spoke in a bone-chilling voice laced with murderous intent. "Nine Dragons Immortal Sect, hear my command!! The entire sect is to march on the Southern Border's Luo Clan!!! Raze the Luo Clan to the ground!!" The jade slip flashed rapidly with light as numerous elders tried to contact Ye Xuan. After all, they still had no idea what had happened. Moreover, the Luo Clan was a massive colossus even to the Nine Dragons Immortal Sect. Acting rashly... Mustering the entire sect to raze the Luo Clan? Li Guanqi did not meddle too much. It was only natural for Ye Xuan to have fire and hatred in his heart. He did not wish to get overly involved in the feud between the Nine Dragons Immortal Sect and the Luo Clan. Turning around, he spoke up, "Uncle Ye, seizing resources is fine, but don't take things too far..." Li Guanqi looked back at Ye Xuan, feeling compelled to offer a reminder. It was not that he was being hypocritical; the matter was simply too sensitive. Even though the news of the Luo Clan capturing Ye Bingxin had already spread, nearly all of the Luo Clan's high-level powerhouses were dead. Razing the Luo Clan now would appear somewhat forced in its justification. Outside cultivators would inevitably harbor suspicions, and many would even say the Nine Dragons Immortal Sect was merely doing it to plunder the Luo Clan's resources. If Ye Xuan were to slaughter and exterminate the clan at this point, it would be rather inappropriate. Furthermore, if news spread that cultivators from the Seventh Domain had left the Seventh Domain to slaughter and exterminate clans in the Misty Immortal Domain, the sects and clans across the entire Misty Immortal Domain might rise up in furious rebellion! Beyond that, what would the Ancient Clans and the Misty Immortal Domain cultivators currently inside the Seventh Domain think? While they fought bloody battles in the Seventh Domain, would the sects and clans of their own heritage also be wiped out by the cultivators of the Seven Domains? This was no longer a time when Li Guanqi roamed the world alone. It was time to take such factors into account. Once such an incident occurred, not only would the outside world turn hostile toward the Seventh Domain, but internal fractures could also arise within the Seventh Domain itself. Right now, the Seventh Domain's overall strength was relatively weak, and it still sought to absorb cultivators from the outside. Seeing the heartache in Ye Xuan's eyes, Li Guanqi had no choice but to explain the pros and cons. Ye Xuan took several deep breaths. Only after calming his mind did he retrieve the jade slip and transmit another message. "All elders at or above the Void Refining Realm, come find me at Dijing Slope!" By now, Ye Bingxin had also composed herself. She naturally understood that it was Li Guanqi who had saved her. Staggering to her feet, she bowed deeply to Li Guanqi. "This junior thanks Sword Venerable for saving my life! This kindness will be etched into my heart, never to be forgotten!" The young woman's beautiful eyes shone with a brilliant light. No one knew how she had felt when she was waiting for death in despair. When those two figures descended from the sky and shattered the array screen, she had been overcome with immense emotion. Li Guanqi waved his hand with a smile and said gently, "Given my relationship with Uncle Ye, there's no need to be so polite." "Rest and nurse your body well, and strive to break through to the Mahayana Realm soon." The young woman smiled and nodded, her cheeks blushing crimson. Ye Xuan said in a heavy voice, "I understand. I was reckless..." Then, looking toward Li Guanqi with concern, he asked in a low voice via divine sense transmission, "Could you help examine my daughter's body?" Li Guanqi's expression instantly turned awkward and peculiar. "Examine... her body?" "Yes." "Uh..."