Now that you have betrayed the sect, who will still pamper you?.

His voice was cold, and the hearts of the Zhao family members sank to the bottom of the valley instantly.

It sounds like there's no way to escape death?

Zhao Changning seemed to have lost all his energy in an instant, and his body instantly hunched over.

But Zhou Siwen suddenly changed his tone:

"But considering that you were not involved in this incident, I hereby pardon your death penalty."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Changning and the others' faces were immediately filled with joy, but Zhou Siwen's next words made their hearts turn cold.

"While the death penalty may be avoided, the living punishment cannot be escaped. You, the bloodline of the Zhao family, must be branded with the bloodline slave mark. From now on, generations will be slaves, and you will never be free."

Zhou Siwen's eyes were as fast as lightning, carrying a violent sword intent as he stared at Zhao Changning and others.

"Do you have any objections?"

His voice was casual, but it carried an unparalleled force that descended from the sky, pressing everyone so hard that they couldn't breathe.

Zhao Changning's face turned pale when he heard that his father and others were going to take action against Jiang Han.

He already knew that even if he didn't die this time, he would be skinned alive by the Zixiao Sword Sect.

But he didn't expect that they would be branded with the blood slave mark, and from then on, they could only become the subordinate slave tribe of Zixiao Sword Sect!

No matter what, they are the royal family of a country, how can they do such a shameful thing!

Zhao Changning wanted to show his bravery and fight against Zixiao Sword Sect. The worst that could happen was his death!

But when he looked up and saw Zhou Siwen's indifferent expression, all his anger and bloodiness were extinguished in an instant like a basin of cold water.

As long as there is life left, there is still hope.

If he can make great achievements in the future, he may be able to regain his freedom.

He comforted himself in this way, then his body trembled, and he slowly crawled to the ground, saying in a trembling voice:

"The Zhao family has no objection and will leave it to Elder Zhou to decide."

"very good."

Zhou Siwen waved his hand, and a drop of blood flew out from between Zhao Changning's eyebrows.

Afterwards, he formed several extremely complicated hand seals and struck the blood.

Soon, the blood turned into a huge "slave" character emitting red light and quickly rushed into Zhao Changning's brow.

His body trembled, and a dazzling red light suddenly appeared in his body and shot straight into the sky.

Immediately afterwards, one red light after another lit up from afar, and each red light represented a descendant of the Zhao family.

Even those wandering cultivators who were just guests were branded with the bloodline slave mark by Zhou Siwen.

Although they were innocent, only by doing so could they let others see the consequences of provoking the Zixiao Sword Sect.

When they hear that someone wants to harm Zixiao Sword Sect, the first thought that flashes through their minds is not to be eager to try, but to think about whether they can bear the consequences!

"In three days, someone will come to take over the State of Zhao."

After Zhou Siwen gave the order, he looked at Jiang Han deeply, feeling the sword intent gradually solidifying on the other party, his eyes full of surprise.

"He truly is someone with astonishing comprehension. Just by taking one look, he was able to comprehend the method of concentration."

"Thinking back, Senior Brother Ye, as the previous Holy Son, was also a person of extraordinary talent and comprehension. It was only in the late Nascent Soul stage that he realized the method of concentration that suited his own path."

"No wonder Senior Brother Lei asked me to personally protect him. With such talent, the other four major sects would be unable to sit still."

A cold light flashed in his eyes, he took a step forward, and his figure disappeared out of thin air.

After he disappeared, there was a burst of discussion nearby.

"The Zixiao Sword Sect is indeed as tyrannical as the rumors say. The Zhao family only attacked Jiang Han, and they didn't succeed. Yet, they are actually trying to wipe out the entire Zhao family. This is truly too cruel!"

"Ha! What you said is really funny. The Zhao family dared to attack Jiang Han, so they are doomed to die! Their entire family must be wiped out!"

"If the Zixiao Sword Sect doesn't take drastic action, do you believe that tomorrow a large number of people who want to use the Zixiao Sword Sect to gain fame will join forces to besiege Jiang Han?"

"Fellow Daoist, your words make sense. The Zhao family deserved to die. They should be thankful that they failed. Otherwise, it wouldn't just be the royal family that was destroyed, but the entire nation!"

When they spoke of the Zhao royal family, they showed no mercy at all. Zhao Changning was already weak after being branded as a slave.

Hearing that his family was being insulted like this, he suddenly felt extremely humiliated and a strong hatred appeared in his eyes.

"It's all the fault of those useless people. They had the audacity to interfere in the affairs of the five major sects and bring such a huge disaster to my Zhao family!"

"They deserved to die, but it will make it difficult for my Zhao family to rise again for at least a few thousand years."

"But... this is also good. This State of Zhao is now mine..."

Thinking of this, his aura suddenly changed, and a hint of viciousness appeared in his eyes:

"I originally wanted to secretly leave some bloodlines for them, but now it seems that I, Zhao Changning, am the destined one. Their bloodlines should be cut off."

His mind raced as he bent his waist even deeper. From now on, as long as he held Jiang Han's thighs tightly, he would be able to sit firmly on the throne.

Many thoughts kept flashing through his mind, but although it seemed like a lot, it actually only took a moment.

He mustered up the courage to look up at Jiang Han and said respectfully:

"It is truly our fault that we frightened Fellow Daoist Jiang this time. I would like to hold a banquet in the Imperial City to apologize to Fellow Daoist Jiang. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Jiang... would do me the honor?"

At this time, he was already a blood slave of the Zixiao Sword Sect. Normally, when he met someone from the Zixiao Sword Sect, he had to call himself a servant.

But he was the future Emperor Zhao who was about to ascend the throne, and he really couldn't bring himself to call himself a servant.

"no need."

Although Jiang Han didn't know what Zhao Changning was planning, when he saw the fiery red sword light, a hint of enlightenment arose in his heart.

Just from immersing himself in that moment, he felt some strange changes in the sword intent. At this moment, he just wanted to retreat as soon as possible and gain careful insights.

Thinking of this, Jiang Han no longer paid attention to Zhao Changning. With a thought, the warship suddenly shook, turned into a stream of light, and quickly fled into the distance.

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Lingtian Sect.

The mountain gate, which was originally filled with rich spiritual energy and beautiful scenery, is now completely gone.

All Mo Qiu Shuang and the others saw was the mess and devastation on the ground.

The sect was filled with deep pits of varying sizes, filled with broken stones and rotten wood. Most of the originally countless sacred peaks had collapsed.

There were even more flames shooting up into the sky, coupled with the black smoke, which made the sky darker.

"What happened? Why is the sect in such a mess?!"

Xia Qianqian screamed, her voice full of fear.

"Could it be that the other sects have joined forces and started a direct battle with us? And even fought inside the mountain gate?"

Not only her, but the other disciples who had managed to survive and return also looked horrified.

They had narrowly escaped death in the secret realm and had originally planned to return to the sect and take advantage of the abundant spiritual energy in the sect to have a good rest and recuperate for a few days.

But they didn't expect that after they came back, they would see a sect in ruins.