Creation of the Universe

The northern border of the vassal state of Jinning.

This place is less than two days' journey away from Beiliang. The convoy from Jinning Palace temporarily stayed in the border town to rest and will continue its journey north tomorrow morning.

As early as ten years ago, the vassal states reached a consensus and decided to hold a military alliance every year, that is, young talents who stand out from those vassal states would represent each country to show their talents and compete with each other.

As the trials in the various vassal states have come to an end, their representatives have also set out on the road to Beiliang. Beiliang will be the host of this military alliance. Jinning has sent an unprecedentedly large army, vowing to take advantage of this opportunity to show off its power.

Simply because their representative is Shen Yunli, a proud daughter of heaven who possesses the ninth-level Dao rules!

"Hmph, what do you mean by a daughter of heaven? Those people have never even seen Shen Yunli, yet they keep boasting about her. Little do they know that Shen Yunli's cultivation has only reached the Martial Cultivation Realm until now. If she dares to bring shame to the Jinning Palace, I wonder how she will explain herself to my father when she returns!"

Inside the restaurant, Shen Jingjuan clenched his fists and slammed them hard on the table.

The attendant beside him whispered, "But Princess, Shen Yunli has leaped from a completely untrained person to the Martial Phoenix Realm in just a few months. She is probably the only person in the world who can do this. This is already quite remarkable.

Furthermore, the representatives of other vassal states are unlikely to surpass this level, so we still have a good chance of winning."

Shen Jingjuan glared at him and asked, "You mean to say that Shen Yunli is already very powerful, right?"

"Well... Looking at the young talents from all over the world, Shen Yunli is indeed a leader."

The follower expressed his opinion cautiously.

Unexpectedly, Shen Jingjuan immediately asked, "Shen Yunli is considered outstanding, so what do you think of Shen Zhan?"

"Forehead......"

Although the Jinning Palace did not make public the fact that Shen Zhan killed the Crown Prince Shen Jingming, everyone in their palace knew it very well. Therefore, there was a deep hatred between Shen Zhan and Shen Jingjuan, which made the followers really not know how to answer this question.

On the surface, Shen Jingjuan volunteered to escort Shen Yunli to Beiliang, but in fact, she secretly listened to her mother's words and focused on monitoring Shen Yunli's every move.

Thinking that this mission required him to work with Shen Yunli, Shen Jingjuan couldn't help but feel restless.

At this time, several wandering cultivators came up to the second floor from downstairs, chatting and laughing all the way about the recent bounty issued by Weihai State.

"I didn't expect that even the Xuanjin Sect would stumble this time. They had originally intended to use the Trial Conference to forge a seventh-grade sword at the bottom of the Sword Ruins Valley, but a man named Shen Zhan ruined their plans. Not only was the sword embryo destroyed, but Shen Zhan's sword absorbed the evil energy from the Sword Ruins, and has since been reborn. It is said that it is now a ninth-grade sword!"

A man with a big beard said in a voice like thunder.

His companion shook his head, somewhat worriedly. "Looking at it this way, we may not be able to deal with Shen Zhan easily. The ninth-grade sword is indeed a bit tricky!"

"What are you afraid of? We are strong in numbers. After we meet up with the others, we will go together to kill Shen Zhan. He is now the number one target on Weihai Country's bounty list. Whoever gets him first will get it."

Another companion also said excitedly: "Yes, take Shen Zhan's head and that ninth-grade sword to present to King Weihai. Then we brothers can exchange it for a share of great wealth. Don't miss this opportunity!"

When Shen Jingjuan heard what these people said, his expression gradually became gloomy.

Seeing this, the attendant asked in a low voice: "Princess, are you going to send them away?"

"No, I'm going to kill them!"

After saying that, Shen Jingjuan stood up from his seat, swung the long whip in his hand high, and wrapped it directly around the neck of the bearded man.

The three people who were suddenly attacked came to their senses in panic, looked up and saw that it was a little girl, and were immediately furious, but they ignored the fact that Shen Jingjuan had many guards accompanying him.

Just as the other two were about to attack Shen Jingjuan, they were surrounded by seven or eight people. Seeing that the situation was very unfavorable, the bearded man shouted with all his might.

There were more than ten of their companions downstairs, and they quickly rushed to the second floor. Shen Jingjuan was murderous and ordered on the spot: "Kill them all, leave no one alive!"

The people Shen Jingjuan brought this time were all assassins carefully trained by the Wang family of Lingzhou. To deal with these unknown cultivators was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Soon, screams came one after another from downstairs.

Shen Jingjuan increased the strength of her hands, but the bearded man was unable to break free and began to roll his eyes.

"With your limited resources, you still think you can deal with Shen Zhan?"

The bearded man's throat kept making a "gurgling...gurgling" sound, but he was completely unable to speak.

His companions pleaded with Shen Jingjuan in panic, "Miss, please spare us. We didn't know you had any connection with Shen Zhan. At worst, we won't bother him anymore. Please let us go."

Unexpectedly, what he said made Shen Jingjuan even more angry.

"Who has any friendship with Shen Zhan? He is just my target. You losers also want to kill Shen Zhan. Isn't this tantamount to humiliating me?"

After saying that, Shen Jingjuan tightened her grip and strangled the bearded man to death on the spot. The rest of the people were also killed by her men without leaving a single survivor.

After the attendant cleaned up the corpses, he came back and found that Shen Jingjuan was still angry. He couldn't help but wonder why the princess suddenly got so angry?

At the same time, somewhere thousands of miles away.

Shen Zhan dragged his tired body and walked into a tea stall located in the desolate Gobi Desert.

The tea stall was just a simple shed built with some bamboo. It looked very rough and gave people a shaky feeling, but Shen Zhan didn't have time to care about these things. At this time, he was thirsty and tired and just wanted to find a place to rest.

Nearly two months after leaving Weihai State, he was constantly hunted by those who wanted to get the high bounty. In the end, he had no choice but to go all the way south. The more he ran, the more desolate the place became. At this time, he was almost approaching the legendary blood-red wilderness that made people shudder.

"Sir, what can I do for you?"

The tea stall guy came over. He had a strange and unusual fragrance on him, but other than that, there was nothing wrong with him.

Shen Zhan said, "I'd like a pot of tea and some food."

"Okay, wait a moment."

The waiter turned around and went back to work quickly. When he came back, he was holding a pot of tea and a plate of braised peanuts.

"Sir, we are short of supplies here. This is all we have right now. Would you mind putting up with it?"

Shen Zhan didn't say much and immediately drank a cup of tea to moisten his throat, which was almost on fire from the dryness. However, when he wanted to drink a second cup, he fell headfirst onto the table...