I have the face of a great demon.

Senior Brother Qin stood in front of Deacon Liao, his eyes seemingly burning with fire.

This once arrogant and domineering Deacon Liao is now like a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy, making it difficult for Senior Brother Qin to suppress his anger.

It was because of this despicable man's betrayal that our brothers died tragically at the Lingji Town branch.

He stepped forward, grabbed Deacon Liao by the collar, and angrily said:

"Liao Dayou, let me ask you a question."

"Did you sell the news of Master Hong's arrival at the Lingji Town branch to the enemy?"

"Xiao Qin, I have my own unavoidable difficulties."

Deacon Liao's voice trembled slightly, and his eyes darted around, not daring to look directly into Senior Brother Qin's eyes.

"Pah! You have your reasons? You're just a traitor who betrays your fellow disciples for a little benefit. You're utterly shameless."

As he spoke, Senior Brother Qin placed his sword against Deacon Liao's neck.

This terrified Steward Liao so much that he wet himself.

"Little Qin, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me for the sake of our shared sect."

"Fellow disciples? You don't deserve that!"

With a slash of his sword, Senior Brother Qin drew a line of blood on Deacon Liao's neck, followed by a gush of blood. His eyes widened in disbelief.

He slowly slumped to the ground, his body twitched a few times, and finally stopped moving.

The divine sword hovering above him gracefully circled in the air, like a swallow returning to its nest, before steadily flying back into the scabbard on Liu Xingchen's back, as if it were an actor on a stage taking a perfect bow.

"Not bad." The spirit within Liu Xingchen nodded in satisfaction.

The young master's sword-flying skills are becoming more and more proficient; perhaps in a while he will be able to try flying on his sword.

This sword control technique is actually a type of object manipulation technique; sword control is essentially about manipulating objects.

However, controlling the sword is much more complicated than controlling the storage bag to grow or shrink. Just controlling the sword's flight trajectory is a complex skill, not to mention the series of complicated operations such as increasing the sword's attack power and tracking enemies on its own.

Therefore, each sect and school has its own unique sword control techniques, some strong and some weak, each with its own merits.

Of course, the spirit ghost could also wield a sword, but he relied purely on instinct, using the simplest and most direct manipulation technique to control the flying sword to fly straight over and slash people.

So when Liu Xingchen's cultivation broke through to the point where he could control a sword, he eagerly asked the spirit ghost how to control a sword. The spirit ghost gave him a simple and crude method of controlling a sword, which made him both laugh and cry. This was not what he wanted to learn.

Fortunately, Hua Wufeng left him with a method for controlling swords before he went into seclusion, which allowed him to learn the sword control technique.

However, his current proficiency is still very low. He can only use his sword to kill enemies in a simple way. As for flying on his sword, he has not yet taken that step. He is afraid that if he loses control, he will fall from the sky.

The spirit was greatly impressed by Liu Xingchen's sword control technique. He never expected that human sword control methods could be so powerful, with so many exquisite variations.

He is Liu Xingchen's natal spirit ghost. As Liu Xingchen's natal spirit ghost, he knows every subtle movement of Liu Xingchen when he flies the sword and every use of spiritual energy.

Liu Xingchen's ability to control a sword is equivalent to the spirit ghost's ability to control a sword.

Therefore, Linggui was overjoyed by every improvement Liu Xingchen made.

No wonder it is said that the stronger the master, the stronger the spirit. It turns out that the spirit can learn powerful spells from its master.

Liu Xingchen was naturally very happy about this.

The methods he learned, the spirits also learned, which is equivalent to having an assistant who is no less capable than himself.

The battle thus came to an end; all those who had been chasing Senior Brother Qin were wiped out, and Senior Brother Qin was safe.

To be honest, he never expected to survive being hunted by so many people, all thanks to his two junior brothers, Liu Xingchen and Tiezhu.

By the way, those two are already immortals.

Upon realizing this, Senior Brother Qin became humble and respectfully kowtowed to the two of them in gratitude.

Tie Zhu was startled by his actions and quickly stepped forward to help his senior brother Qin up.

"Senior Brother Qin, what are you doing? We're fellow disciples, why are you giving me such a grand gesture?"

"Yes, yes. You two are no longer the junior brothers you once were; you are immortals now. We mustn't neglect our proper etiquette."

Despite all the persuasion, Senior Brother Qin insisted on finishing the kowtow, leaving Liu Xingchen deeply impressed.

They are no longer from the same world as Senior Brother Qin.

Liu Xingchen and his companion chatted with Senior Brother Qin about what happened after they left the Cangqiong Sect, only to learn that the Cangqiong Sect had now declined.

Ever since the immortal descended from the sky and questioned the leader of the Azure Sky Sect, rumors have spread throughout the martial arts world that the Azure Sky Sect has offended the immortal. As a result, many sects have used this as a pretext to unite against the Azure Sky Sect, and its strength is now far less than before.

Senior Brother Qin was sent to the Lingji Town branch, but encountered a large-scale attack by the Blue Whale Gang. Master Hong was unfortunately killed, and the other brothers were also killed or wounded. Only he escaped.

Hearing this, Liu Xingchen and the other person couldn't help but sigh.

The martial arts world is rife with conflict, and even a top-tier sect like the Azure Sky Sect could not escape its decline, proving that life is unpredictable.

However, this is no longer their concern.

Take care, and may we meet again someday.

After bidding farewell to Senior Brother Qin, Liu Xingchen and Tiezhu spurred their horses and headed south.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Senior Brother Qin sighed deeply.

More than a year has passed, and his two junior apprentices have grown into figures he can only look up to.

He knew that the two of them had transcended the narrow confines of the mortal world and entered a far more expansive and magnificent realm.

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On a sunny day, Liu Xingchen and Tiezhu finally arrived at Lingshui Town.

Returning to this small town filled Liu Xingchen with emotion.

It was here that he began his new life in another world and met his good brother, Tiezhu.

Although his time in this town was very short, it left him with a warm feeling.

Stepping onto the cobblestone streets of Lingshui Town once more, they noticed that the town was somewhat different, seemingly much quieter.

Most of the shops on the street were closed, and there were very few pedestrians. Occasionally, one or two people would be seen, carrying their bags and hurrying along.

Moreover, they were all heading north out of the town.

This is strange.

People usually come and go on the road, some leaving the town and some entering.

The current situation looks a bit like a refugee's flight.

Liu Xingchen and his companion quickly grabbed a pedestrian and asked what was going on.

"You two have just returned to your hometown, haven't you? You don't know this, but Daze Village and Xiaoze Village are haunted, and many people have died."

"We invited many Taoist priests and monks to exorcise the ghosts, but even the Taoist priests and monks who performed the exorcisms died."

"Alas, even the government offices have been removed, so everyone has no choice but to flee."

"You should leave quickly too. Daze Village and Xiaoze Village are so close to here. If the evil spirit comes here one day, it won't be able to escape."

Upon hearing this, Tie Zhu cried out in alarm.

"What's wrong?" Liu Xingchen asked.

"My home is in Daze Village."