"Junior sister, why did you buy so many clothes?"
Huo Qingyun was speechless. His ring was filled with all kinds of clothes.
However, he knew that his junior sister would not wear it after he bought it.
This was because his junior sister only wore black.
"It's none of your business. I love wearing it," Wang Luoli pouted her lips. Her chubby face looked joyful.
Huo Qingyun was helpless. He thought of his junior sister taking the blame for him and smiled.
The vendors had already started to pack up their stalls on the street, and the atmosphere had become cold.
The two of them returned to the inn.
"Hey, senior brother, look at these words. I don't think I've ever seen them before."
"Boss, I'm buying this calligraphy piece."
Wang Luoli stood in front of Xiao Changtian's stall, curiously staring at the calligraphy while muttering.
"A…"
"Yes, good handwriting."
"Senior brother, how do you spell this word?"
Wang Luoli looked at Huo Qingyun and shouted.
Hearing that there was business, Xiao Changtian sat up from his chair.
He initially thought it would take a few days for customers to come, but he didn't expect that there would be people coming as soon as he set up his stall.
Xiao Changtian sized Wang Luoli up. She was wearing a long black lace dress with wing patterns on it. This was the unique symbol of the Heaventtire Pavilion, and a piece of this dress was worth more than ten thousand taels of gold.
Moreover, this little girl had a noble temperament and was obviously from a wealthy family.
The business was at the door!
Xiao Changtian was overjoyed. Such a big family would usually have some knowledge of calligraphy. This deal might work.
"Young lady, you want to buy some calligraphy work?" He asked with a smile.
A successful calligraphy piece would attract the gazes of wealthy families and elegant people.
However, before Wang Luoli could speak, Huo Qingyun said with disdain,
"What's there to see about something made by mortals?"
He was the head disciple of the Qingyun Sect, an outstanding talent among the younger generation of the cultivation world. The things of mortals were nothing to him.
Xiao Changtian was slightly shocked when he heard this.
Cultivators!
The cultivators he usually saw were all flying in the sky, which made Xiao Changtian think that these two were mortals.
However, he immediately frowned.
This young man was a little too arrogant.
So what if it was a mortal thing? This was calligraphy, not a cultivation technique.
Could it be that he had not even seen it and had come to a conclusion based on his imagination?
Calligraphy was not based on cultivation!
Although he couldn't cultivate it alone, the system rewarded his calligraphy skills.
"Senior brother, take a look. It's beautiful."
Wang Luoli held the calligraphy piece with admiration. Although she did not recognize those words, the calligraphy piece in front of her was as strong as a shocking dragon. Every stroke was connected and turned into a circle, and the characters were wildly changing. It had a natural beauty that did not suppress one's heart.
Wang Luoli's personality was carefree, and she was used to seeing neat calligraphy with rules and regulations. On the contrary, she felt a sense of oppression.
The wild scribble in front of her made her feel comfortable and happy.
However…
Huo Qingyun shook his head and rejected her sternly. His junior sister did not even know how to write, so how could she appreciate calligraphy? Wasn't this nonsense?
"I won't."
Huo Qingyun reached out to pull his junior sister, wanting to take her away.
However, his hand suddenly stopped halfway.
He rubbed his eyes and looked at Wang Luoli in disbelief.
"Junior sister, you've broken through?"
He saw that his junior sister's cultivation had been at the first level of the Deity Incarnation Realm earlier, but now it was shockingly at the third level.
"My cultivation?"
"Eh, yes. I've broken through!"
Wang Luoli's face was also filled with joy and excitement.
"Junior sister, what's going on?" Huo Qingyun asked hurriedly.
"Erm … Could it be that my talent is outstanding? That's why I broke through?" Wang Luoli said with a smile, proudly raising her undeveloped chest.
Slap!
Huo Qingyun slapped the back of her head and said, "You're daydreaming,"
His junior sister's talent was outstanding, even a bit higher than his, but it was impossible to break through two levels instantly.
Now that the demons were wreaking havoc, such situations would happen from time to time.
If some old monster had planted a demonic seed in her dantian, it was indeed possible for her to break through quickly.
However, if this continued, his junior sister would likely end up as the old monster's puppet.
"Let's go. Let's hurry back. I'll check your body. It won't be good if something goes wrong."
Huo Qingyun's expression was anxious. The sudden increase in cultivation level was not necessarily a good thing.
"No, I want to buy this painting first."
Wang Luoli shook her head and refused.
She had taken a fancy to this painting and wanted to buy it.
Huo Qingyun was helpless. He was worried about his junior sister's condition. He looked at Xiao Changtian and said impatiently, "I want this painting. How much is it?"
Xiao Changtian was overjoyed to hear this. Since these two were cultivators, it wouldn't be a problem to rip them off a little more. Five copper coins it was.
Hence, Xiao Changtian directly extended five fingers and said, "Five…"
But before he could finish, Huo Qingyun threw down five pieces of gold. With a wave of his hand, he rolled up the calligraphy and disappeared with Wang Luoli.
"Five pieces of gold?"
"I'm… rich!"
Xiao Changtian was overjoyed. When had he ever seen so much gold? Even this tiny courtyard of his was only worth five taels of silver after considering everything.
"After these two people find out about the price of the calligraphy, they won't come to me for a refund, right?"
Xiao Changtian's heart sank. He felt that this was more possible. Hence, he closed the stall and closed the door.
"Where's your calligraphy?"
Mu Jiuhuang walked out of the house and saw Xiao Changtian return. However, the calligraphy piece was gone. She asked in confusion.
"I sold it for five taels of gold,"
Xiao Changtian took out the gold and stared at Mu Jiuhuang's face, waiting to see her reaction.
"What? Sold it? Five taels of gold?" Mu Jiuhuang's tone sounded shocked, and her phoenix eyes filled with disbelief.
A calligraphy piece that contained a peerless sword intent was sold for five taels of gold?
Good heavens!
What does the master want to do?
Xiao Changtian stood at the side and stared at Mu Jiuhuang's face. His heart was heavy.
As expected, even Jiu'er felt five taels of gold were too expensive. He had to be more careful these few days.
Meanwhile, Wang Luoli was back in the inn.
"Senior brother, hurry up."
Wang Luoli urged with an impatient expression.
At this moment, beads of sweat began to form on Huo Qingyun's forehead.
No matter how much strength he used, no matter what methods he used, the junior sister in front of him still did not move. There was no reaction.
Huo Qingyun panted and said helplessly.
"Junior sister, I can't do it."
"I've tried everything, but I still can't detect the abnormality in your body."
"I must return to the Qingyun Sect now and let master come and check on your condition…"
*****
The Qingyun Sect was the top-rank sect.
The sect leader, Perfected Qing Yun, was an expert in the first stage of the Heavenly Tribulation. He was a powerful and famous expert on the Mainland of Tianyuan.
At this moment, they were in a magnificent pavilion.
"Master, is junior sister's dantian alright?" Huo Qingyun asked anxiously. He blamed himself for this.
They would not have encountered such a situation if he had not brought his junior sister down the mountain.
After a long time, Perfected Qing Yun's face suddenly turned serious. "Within Li'er body, there is indeed the mark of a slave left by the old monster."
"What?"
When Huo Qingyun heard this, he was shocked. The calligraphy piece in his hand fell to the ground and spread out.
"I haven't finished speaking. Although there is the mark of the old monster, it has been shattered by a sword intent," Perfected Qing Yun said slowly, frowning. He was curious about where the sword's intent came from.
Huff!
Hearing that his junior sister was fine, Huo Qingyun heaved a sigh of relief.
He was the one who had secretly brought his junior sister down the mountain. If anything happened to her, he would have to bear the blame and feel guilty for the rest of his life.
"Senior brother, you dropped my calligraphy piece."
When Wang Luoli opened her eyes, she saw that the calligraphy piece had fallen. She glared at Huo Qingyun and quickly picked it up.
Perfected Qing Yun saw this scene, and he also saw the line of words on the calligraphy.
In an instant, Perfected Qing Yun trembled violently as if he had seen something shocking. He stood still on the spot as if he had entered a meditative state.
Perfected Qing Yun was shocked and in disbelief. He stood rooted to the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably.
It was a vast and unrivaled sword light from the Nine Heavens. It easily cut through the barrier between the immortal and mortal worlds and headed toward the Mainland of Tianyuan.
One slash!
Only one slash!
The sword Qi swept across a million li. With a single strike, the world lost its color, and the sun and moon lost their light. The entire Mainland of Tian Yuan was instantly reduced to dust.
"This is…"
Perfected Qing Yun was so scared that he staggered a few steps back before he could barely stabilize himself. His face was a little pale.
"Master."
"Daddy."
Huo Qingyun and Wang Luoli were both shocked. Their master was a first-stage Heavenly Tribulation expert. He wouldn't stagger for no reason.
Could it be that some expert who had surpassed the Heavenly Tribulation Realm was secretly making a move?
The two of them instantly became alert.
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
With a wave of Perfected Qing Yun's hand, the calligraphy in Wang Luoli's hand flew directly into his.
"Luoli, where did you get this piece of calligraphy?"
Perfected Qing Yun asked doubtfully. Every stroke of the calligraphy was extremely smooth and full of unrestrained elegance.
However, each stroke seemed to be made of countless sword Qi, like a drunk sword immortal dancing with his sword.
This peerless swordsman had infused his sword intent into his calligraphy!
"I bought this calligraphy beside an inn in Dayang town," Wang Luoli replied.
"Master, what's wrong with this piece of calligraphy?" Huo Qingyun was confused. Was this calligraphy well-written?
He looked over in confusion.
"Pfft!"
Huo Qingyun spat out a mouthful of blood. He was a swordsman, so he wanted to resist the sword will the moment he came into contact with it.
However, the sword intent of Huo Qingyun was like an egg hitting a stone. He was instantly annihilated.
He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body's true essence vibrated.
"What a terrifying sword intent."
Huo Qingyun was dumbfounded. He finally understood why his junior sister had suddenly broken through, and the seal in her body had been broken.
It was all because of this sword's intent!
"Li'er, tell me about the origins of this piece of calligraphy."
Perfected Qing Yun sat on the sect leader's chair with a piece of calligraphy in his hand, quietly listening to Wang Luoli's description.
"A mortal?" Perfected Qing Yun frowned after he listened to the story.
"Master, that person is indeed a mortal. There is no spiritual energy fluctuation on his body." Huo Qingyun replied respectfully.
Wang Luoli also nodded in agreement.
"No, you're all wrong. To be able to use sword intent to break the slave mark, and with such a terrifying sword intent, he can't be an ordinary person."
"This senior must have hidden his cultivation. With your strength, it's hard for you to see through him."
"Now, let's go and find that senior again. He saved Li'er's life. No matter what, we should thank him."
Perfected Qing Yun said solemnly.
…
At the same time, something was happening in the Dongsheng Continent.
There was a dark secret chamber.
Outside of the secret chamber, more than ten layers of terrifying power enveloped it.
Even if a cultivator at the peak of the ninth level of the Heavenly Tribulation Stage attacked with all his might, he wouldn't be able to move it.
In the secret room, a dozen figures could be vaguely seen sitting on both sides of the long table.
One of the seats was empty.
It was Black Fiend Daoist's seat, but now he was dead.
"Black Fiend is dead, and Mu Jiuhuang has appeared in the Nine Phoenix Dynasty. What do you all think?" The leader said in a deep voice.
"Black Fiend's death was too bizarre. Although his strength was slightly weaker than Mu Jiuhuang's, Mu Jiuhuang was seriously injured, and her realm dropped. She didn't have the ability to kill Black Fiend."
An ear-piercing sound rang out. It was extremely sharp as if a fingernail had slipped on glass.
"I agree."
…
The weakest of the people present was of the Sage Sovereign Realm. It was almost impossible to kill them in a battle of this level.
Moreover, Black Fiend Daoist was killed in an instant.
"Therefore, I suspect that there's an expert in Dayang Town who's far more powerful than Black Fiend. This is the only explanation for his sudden death."
"So, I have a plan."
The person in the middle, wearing a white skull mask, spoke again.
…
After a long while, a man walked out of the secret chamber. With a move of his body, he appeared in front of Dayang Town.
If Mu Jiuhuang were here, she would recognize the man as the head of the Black Chess Sect, the black blood chess Saint!
He was Black Fiend Daoist's twin brother.
"Could he be a powerhouse of the Greater Vehicle Realm? Forget it. I'll put aside the plan I'm carrying out on my side for now. I'll set up the black blood chessboard and wait and see."
With a wave of his hand, the Blackblood Chess Saint threw out a blood-colored chessboard, which instantly enveloped the entire Dayang Town.
That was the divine power of destiny of the Blackblood Chess Saint, the black blood chessboard!
Unless someone broke his game, the black blood chessboard would suck the souls of all the cultivators and mortals in Dayang Town within ten days and turn them into chess spirits.
"Hmph, no matter who you are, don't even think about leaving Dayang Town during this period. Since you dared to ambush my big brother, you must die!"
The Blackblood Chess Saint said coldly. In his opinion, the Black Fiend Daoist had been killed because of the enemy's sneak attack.
After checking the enchantment again, Blackblood Chess Saint turned and left.
The giant chessboard was hidden above the clouds, and the blood-black aura floated around it. No one noticed it at all.
Just as black blood chess Saint left.
In the small courtyard, Mu Jiuhuang's shrieking and begging for mercy could be heard.
"Master, I can't do it."
"Master, please don't do this."
"Master, I can't do i