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At noon the next day, as the streets of Xingyuan City were bustling with noise, a spaceship slowly appeared overhead.

A hundred-meter-long flag was flying on the ship, with three large black characters on it: "Zhaoningzong".

Xingyuan City Lord Zhao Xiao was sitting cross-legged in meditation when he sensed the familiar aura, and his blood surged: "I've gone to such lengths, and those three brats from Zhaoning Sect still came. Go and chop them up for me."

"City Lord, wait a minute."

The one who spoke was Lü Xi. He walked slowly from the doorway, took off his mask, and his face was covered with black scriptures. His hair was wrapped in a black cloth, and a shrewd look appeared in his triangular eyes.

Zhao Xiao threw an incense burner, which hit Lü Xi squarely on the head: "I said before, anyone who comes to Xingyuan City, no matter which sect or faction they belong to, will die."

“If you hadn’t stopped me, Mu Jingtai would have died long ago. I would have drunk all his blood by now. Even if I can’t reach the Nascent Soul stage, I can still reach the Great Perfection of the Two Elements Realm.”

Lu Xi wiped the blood that had flowed onto his eyelids with the pad of his thumb and chuckled dryly a few times.

"I was overthinking it. I didn't expect them to be so persistent. In my opinion, we should play along and invite these people back to the City Lord's Mansion. After we've dealt with them, we can send someone to take their spaceship away. As long as they leave Xingyuan City, Zhaoning Sect is, after all, a reputable sect. They can't do anything to us if they want to settle scores."

The staff around him all lowered their heads, not daring to speak, for fear of being killed for their amusement.

Zhao Xiao stroked his chin, stared at Lü Xi for a few seconds, and said with dissatisfaction, "Do as you say. Send someone to invite him. If there are any more problems, you can have your blood drawn and send it to me."

After bowing, Lü Xi retreated backwards.

As soon as he closed the door, before Lü Xi could even turn around, a man in a purple robe put his hand on his shoulder: "Boss, that Zhao Xiao really doesn't respect you at all."

Lu Xi looked up and met a pair of peach blossom eyes. He raised his hand and stroked the person's hair all the way down to their chin.

"You are a good-looking girl."

As he spoke, he grinned and lifted the man's chin, then suddenly grabbed the man's neck, ending his life.

"He just talks too much."

He pushed the dead man aside and strode out. He didn't need anyone to tell him what to do.

Chen An and his two companions circled in the air in their spaceship until they finally encountered Zhao Xiao's men.

The newcomer was a Nascent Soul cultivator with a ruddy complexion and thick muscles. He looked like an honest middle-aged man. He flew to the right side of the spaceship on his sword, bowed to the three people on board, and explained his purpose.

"I am Zhao Chengjin, representing the city lord. Please come over and have a chat in the mansion."

Chen An yawned, raised an eyebrow and looked him up and down, then snorted coldly: "Ridiculous. My Zhaoning Sect is one of the five major sects. What are you? If you want our help, you should have the attitude of asking for favors. You should have that old bastard Zhao Xiao come and ask us."

Zhao Chengjin's eyes twitched twice. He had long hated Zhao Xiao, but he had no choice but to work for him because of his tyranny.

If these three dare to say such things about Zhao Xiao, they're probably going to lose their lives.

Mu Jingtai immediately understood and shouted, "Get out of here now!"

After bowing, Zhao Chengjin quickly fled the scene. He could tolerate Chen An's attitude, but Mu Jingtai's strength was undeniable, and he absolutely could not afford to upset him.

As Lü Xi and Zhao Xiao listened to Zhao Chengjin's report, their expressions grew increasingly grim.

Lu Xi could tolerate it, but Zhao Xiao couldn't wait any longer. As the lord of a city, he had seen many cultivators who came to the sect with missions, and he had never seen such an attitude from one of the five major sects.

"Alright, let me go and invite them. I'll go then. Everything has a price. I want to see if their lives are tough enough."

Zhao Xiao smoothed her hair and was about to leave.

Lu Xi quickly stopped him: "City Lord, you mustn't! They're definitely up to something."

Zhao Xiao kicked away Lü Xi, who was kneeling in front of him, and said mockingly, "There's a trap. What trap? If you're so capable, then kill me in front of the whole city."

Lu Xi watched the departing figure for a long time before finally saying, "It's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words."

Zhao Chengjin accompanied Zhao Xiao to the spaceship.

Upon seeing the city lord, the once bustling market instantly became deserted; they couldn't afford to offend him and could only hide.

Zhao Xiao did not draw his sword, but said coldly, "I would like to invite the three distinguished guests to my residence for a gathering."

Chen An gave Mu Jingtai a look, and instantly an invisible force appeared throughout the city.

Upon noticing this, Zhao Xiao's expression changed drastically, and she questioned, "What are you trying to do?"

"Nothing much, just a past event I'd like to ask the city lord for advice on."

Chen An's tone was very sincere, which piqued the interest of those who were hiding.

Zhao Xiao remained cold: "You are disciples of the Zhaoning Sect, I cannot teach you."

Chen An had a million curses running through his mind, but he held them back. "You can't teach me anything else, but you can teach me this."

Without giving Zhao Xiao a chance to speak, Chen An continued, "I escaped from Xingyuan City three months ago, but fortunately I was rescued by cultivators from the Zhaoning Sect."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiao felt a pang of panic. If he had left Xingyuan City, wouldn't the Zhaoning Sect have found out about all the terrible things he had done?

"Hahahaha, City Lord, don't be nervous. I just want to ask why my parents were killed by someone at night before I left, and why you, as the City Lord of Xingyuan City, did nothing about it."

Chen An stared into Zhao Xiao's eyes, his eyes filled with disdain.

Unable to bear the provocation, Zhao Xiao immediately unleashed her aura, but Chen An was not afraid at all. She had come today to take Zhao Xiao's life, and if she backed down now, she would just stab herself to death.

After a tense standoff of more than ten seconds, Zhao Xiao felt a sense of fear from the bottom of his heart and retorted, "If you don't come to me, how can I take care of things? People die every day in Xingyuan City. Do you expect me to question them one by one?"

Chen An was waiting for this sentence: "You mean that in Xingyuan City, almost every family has someone die unexpectedly?"

"I didn't say that." Zhao Xiao was already intent on killing him, but Mu Jingtai was watching him closely, and he had already made his move.

“You don’t need to tell me, I will tell you.” Chen An raised his voice, “The people of Xingyuan City are trapped in this place by you and suffer every day. If anyone dares to express their dissatisfaction, they will be killed by the demonic cultivators you keep.”

Zhao Xiao tried to argue, but Chen An didn't give him a chance. He shouted passionately, "We are not afraid of death, but we are afraid of the death of our loved ones. May I ask you, if you don't avenge the tragic deaths of your loved ones and the destruction of your families now, when will you?"

Mu Jingtai had been wanting to make a move for a long time. After Chen An finished speaking, he slashed at Zhao Xiao with his sword and cut off his head.

Blood splattered and fell onto the street below the spaceship. The houses on both sides of the street were full of people hiding there, and they felt incredibly satisfied.

"Damn it, three of my family of four were killed by this bastard. Zhao Xiao is dead, the rest are nothing to fear. I'll fight those demonic cultivators to the death."

Wu Siyue, hidden in the crowd, shouted this and immediately summoned his longsword and rushed out.

The oppressed people could no longer bear it. They took whatever they had and vowed to fight the demonic cultivators to the death.

Although most of the people who rushed out were not highly skilled, their numbers were large.

On the boat, Mu Jingtai and Chen An exchanged a smile and joined the army of civilians.

Chen An and his two companions didn't know where the demonic cultivators were hiding, but how could the people who lived in Xingyuan City every day not know? They could find the demonic cultivators' hiding places with ease.