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n“Your Majesty!” Several ministers cried out anxiously.

n“There’s no issue! The Xuan Sect only sent a Master of the Spirit Manipulation Realm. We can handle it. There is no need to ask the elders to come out of the mountain. It’s not worth their time.”

nThe Emperor glanced at the ministers and analyzed their expressions.

nThe ministers seemed to be convinced by his words.

nThere was no need to deploy the Saint-level Masters if the imperial palace was not facing a life or death issue of life.

nBut was it not worth the Saint-level Masters’ time, or was it that the Master had escaped?

nWhen the news from Jinluan Hall was reported, the people in the Imperial Capital buzzed with speculation.

nAt the very least, their restless hearts were put at ease.

nOver on the front line, Li Mu hired an ox cart to bring Empress Jing’s food to the army.

nHe tried to talk his way in at the entrance of the camp, but to no avail. Eventually, he showed his waist plate from the palace.

nOnly then were the guards willing to let him in.

nLi Mu caught sight of Liu An and nodded slightly.

nLiu An wasn’t the slightest bit injured.

nLooking at the generals surrounding Liu An, he seemed to be the true commander of the army.

n“Empress Jing sent some food to the Fourth Prince. Even though the food has been left out for a long time, it still hasn’t spoilt yet, thanks to the cold weather.”

nLi Mu pointed at the items which were being removed from the ox cart.

nOnce the food left the palace, they were placed into the system.

n“Everyone, listen up! This is the Empress’ treat for those on the front line. Go ahead and take some! There isn’t much food, so don’t take too much!” Liu An invited the generals to come forward.

nIt seemed like being on the front line had not dampened the spirits of these generals.

nThe continually outstanding performance of the Fourth Prince did not go unnoticed by the Emperor.

nApart from the pleasant surprise from the Fourth Prince, everyone else was problematic.

nThe eldest princess was missing.

nZhao Laoqi managed to leave the Imperial Capital under the watch of the secret police.

nIn the palace, several of his sons had been killed.

nAmong them, the eldest prince, who was the Crown Prince, was also killed.

nThe emperor seemed to have aged dramatically overnight.

nBack at Shouning Palace, Li Mu reported back to Empress Jing and described the situation at the frontline to her.

n“Fourth Prince is doing good and asks you not to worry.”

n“I heard that the Third Prince and Sixth Prince have both died. How can I not worry?”

n“Third Prince and Sixth Prince are both too high-profile. Fourth Prince is disguised as a small soldier and is hiding somewhere inconspicuous. No one will be able to find him.”

n“That’s good!”

n“Your Highness, the Ninth Prince wants me to go out for a few days,” Li Mu said.

nThough the Xuan Sectmaster had been dealt with, the Xuan Sect was not completely gone.

nAnd there were still a lot of powerful people left in the Sect.

nIf these people were not dealt with, they would always be lurking at the back of his mind.

nInstead of waiting for them to kill him, it was better if he took the initiative to attack them first.

nRight now, he needed an excuse to leave the palace.

n“Oh. Did he say what for?” asked the Empress.

n“No, he didn’t say anything. He probably needs to move some properties.!” Li Mu was lying through his teeth.

nAfter leaving Shouning Palace, Li Mu headed straight to the Xuan Sect.

nIt wasn’t silent in the Tianshu Hall of the Xuan Sect.

n“The Sectmaster is dead. Now, we should go down the mountain to investigate the cause of the his death and avenge him.”

n“But who will lead us down the mountain to take our revenge?”

n“We don’t need to rush. It’s more important to elect a new leader for the Xuan Sect.”

n“Elder Yuheng has always been in charge of the Xuan Sect’s affairs. I think it should be Elder Yuheng.”

n“The Xuan Sect’s new Sectmaster must at least be a Perfected Person. Elder Yuheng’s cultivation level is too low.”

n“So you want the Grand Elder to be the Sectmaster?”

n“Elder Tianshu is halfway to being a Perfected Person. He can be the Sectmaster.”

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nThe hall was filled with constant quarrelling.

nA day had passed and the new Sectmaster was still not selected.

nRevenge seemed to have taken a back seat.

n“Don’t quarrel anymore. Elder Yuheng is not here. I will take the place of the Sectmaster temporarily. After we avenge Sectmaster, we will elect a new Sectmaster.” Elder Tianshu stood up and said imposingly.

nThe elders in the hall glanced at each other and finally fell silent.

nThey were no match for him as he was half a Perfected Person. They could only bow down to him and accept the decision.

nPuff!

nJust then, a soul flicker in the front row of the Hall of Soul Flickers went out.

nZhao Wu stepped forward to check the name on the soul flicker and stammered, “It… it belongs to Elder Yuheng.”

nHe sensed that the Xuan Sect was about to be in huge trouble.

nTwenty thousand miles away from the Xuan Sect Mountain, Li Mu had used his sword to end Yuheng’s life.

nYuheng was still shocked by the battle between Li Mu and the Sectmaster.

nFollowing the traces of the battle, Yuheng searched for a day before finding Luoshen River.

nIt took him another half a day to find the corpse of the Sectmaster in the downstream of the Luoshen River.

nWhen he saw the Sectmaster’s body, Yu Heng cried loudly.

nHe never thought that this trip would be the last for the Sectmaster.

nKnowing that he was no match for his opponent, he didn’t dare to head back to the State of Great Xia. Instead, he stayed to clean up the corpse, intending to bring the body back to the mountain.

nBut just as he was reaching the Xuan Sect, a middle-aged man in a green robe caught up to him.

nLi Mu was taken aback when he saw Yuheng.

nHe didn’t recognize Yuheng, but he recognized the corpse he was carrying.

n“Are you from the Xuan Sect?”

n“Yes!” Yu Heng said with a frown.

nWearing a green robe?

nWas he a eunuch?

n“Then you must die!”

nLi Mu’s sword flashed and Yuheng’s head flew off

nAt his moment of death, Yuheng finally seemed to understand what was going on.

nLi Mu ignored the two corpses and ran towards the Xuan Sect.

nIn the Xuan Sect.

nTianshu, as the acting Sectmaster, was heading to the other side of the mountain to seek the Grand Elder.

nOnly a Perfected Person could have killed the Sectmaster.

nApart from the Grand Elders, there were no other Perfected Persons left in the sect.

n“Grand Elders, please come out of the mountain!” He roared.

nThe entire Xuan Sect Mountain began to shake.

nThere were a total of seven Perfected Persons in the Xuan Sect.

nOnce the Sectmaster died, only six people remained.

nThree of them were still on the first level while the other two were on the second level.

nMany years ago, the Grand Elder had reached the third level.

nIf the Sectmaster had not died, there would have been two third level masters in the Sect.

nDespite his powers, the Sectmaster was killed.

nElder Tianshu was not so stupid as to go down the mountain to find the murderer and avenge his death.

nOnly by asking the Grand Elders for help would it be possible to take revenge.

nThere was a long period of silence.

nClick!

nA crisp sound came from the back mountain.

nSomething seemed to rise out of the ground.

nThen, a powerful aura filled the Xuan Sect.

n“Tianshu, what’s the matter?”

n“Grand Elders, the Sectmaster was killed! We have no means to take revenge. Grand Elders, for the sake of our Xuan Sect, please help us!”

n“What?” The voices of surprise blasted through the entire mountain, leaving it shaking.

nThe Sect Master had been killed!

nAfter a long time, the Grand Elders finally accepted the news.

nFor many years, no one had managed to kill the Xuan Sectmasters.

nNow, the Xuan Sect’s reputation was at stake.

nIf they didn’t take revenge, they were bound to become the laughing stock of the world.

nThe future development of the Sect is something that should not be taken lightly.

nThe six Grand Elders of the Xuan Sect gradually landed on the mountain.

n“In that case, we should kill them!”

n“Yes!”

n“Who is the one who did this? Who could be so bold?” The Senior Grand Elder asked calmly.

n“I don’t know! I only know that the other party is a Perfected Person, hiding in the State of Great Xia’s Imperial Palace. I thought it was a first level Perfected Person, but I didn’t expect that…”

nWhat!

nThe Grand Elders fell silent.

nThe Sectmaster, who had been a second level Perfected Person, had been killed.

nThat meant that the other party was at least a second level Perfected Person.

n“It’ll not be easy to take revenge!”

nWho would have expected that Xuan Sect would encounter such a master?

nEveryone’s gaze turned to the Senior Grand Elder.

n“Hmm. It looks like I have to handle it myself.”

nThe Senior Grand Elder knew that now, the future of the Xuan Sect lay solely in his hands.

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