Chapter 309 Invitation from the King of Hell (2/2)

The sword pierced open the void, and it disappeared without a trace. It was rebirthed in the void again, and it appeared without any previous signs. It seemed to carry both light and shadow within it and was moving as fast as lighting.

It was only when the tip of the sword appeared that the murderous intentions started to flood the tower.

This move was directed to Zhao Xiaoyu.

The tip of the sword broke through the moonlight, the slight glint was reflected in Shen Lian's eyes, causing him to feel chilliness from the depths of his heart.

The determination that came along with countless training excited Grandmaster Yuanqing's sword will that had become part of his spirit.

If it was not for such pure murderous thoughts, there was no way that he could have activated the sword will that he had inherited from Grandmaster Yuanqing.

Even when faced with such pure murderous thoughts, Zhao Xiaoyu remained calm. She was not stunned, but she trusted Shen Lian wholeheartedly. In fact, she did not even bother gathering her mana.

The sword will within Shen Lian reacted faster than his thoughts. In the nick of time, he extended his hands and clasped his fair fingers together. The tip of the sword was stopped right in its track when it was about to make contact with Zhao Xiaoyu.

The tip of the sword was vibrating. It seemed to have vibrated thousands of times in the blink of an eye. The power it carried was unimaginably scary, and it exploded within the confined space.

The power was sufficient to destroy everything around the area - including the owner of the tip of the sword, the scary assassin.

However, red ray exploded from the fair fingers. Meaning of Dao as solid as the ground flowed out, and it calmed one's heart.

The scary power was like an unstoppable flood; eventually, it was overpowered by the solidity of the ground. After releasing all of the remaining waves, it became quiet and still.

A drop of blood dripped from Shen Lian's finger. The surrounding atmosphere was quiet.

With a flick of his finger, Shen Lian turned the droplet of blood into mist. It shrouded the air and a shadow appeared.

The blood mist functioned as a net and restrained the person tightly. Flicking on the tip of the sword with his bent fingers, the impressive weapon was swallowed by the red ray and turned into a pool of iron water.

The palm was bloody.

This was the hand that held the sword, and this was also the hand of the assassin.

Beyond the azure clouds, there was a sky beyond the sky. The assassin was from beyond the sky - Tianwaitian.

When Shen Lian restrained him, a scary wave of energy rippled outwards and the entire tower was turned into ashes. Not even the slightest bit of the tower was left. It was as though no tower existed at that spot in the first place.

Shen Lian and Zhao Xiaoyu were not in the tower, but they were in the sky, amidst the clouds. They were soaked in the mercury-like moonlight, and they looked otherworldly.

They watched as the lake water engulfed the ashes of the tower and washed away all traces of it. Only then did Shen Lian speak, ”Even now, I still find Tianwaitian very intimidating.”

Even though Shen Lian defeated the assassin effortlessly, he did not feel happy at all.

Only Zhao Xiaoyu understood why; at this point of cultivation, the assassin self-destructed without hesitation. This was the scariest part about Tianwaitian, and it even triumphed over their assassination methods.

As the Daoist scriptures said, ”The people have no fear of death, why threaten them with it?”

When a person who was ready to give up his life easily had great mana at his disposal, he was a bigger threat than the state itself.

Moreover, in organizations that specialized in the Dao of Killing such as Tianwaitian, there were plenty of people as such.

The cultivators surrounding Jimo Peak received two news.

Firstly, Hong Yangzi received the teachings of Zhenren Shen; he had decided to retreat into the mountains and paid no heed to what was happening in the world.

Secondly, for the first time in a millennium, Tianwaitian withdrew from the mission that they had accepted.

Both of these incidents were significant enough to generate gossip. What came as the most shocking to the cultivators was the identity of the person who made even Tianwaitian withdrew from their mission - Zhenren Shen of Qing Xuan.

Subsequently, the head of the main branches of Luo Order received an invitation card from Zhenren Shen respectively. Some people called it, 'Invitation from the King of Hell'.

All of a sudden, the reputation enjoyed by Zhenren Shen of Qing Xuan was greater than even that of his Senior Apprentice-Brother, Hall Establisher of Temple of Killings, Chen Jianmei.

Some even said, ”I would rather meet the King of Hell than Qingxia”.

Qingxia was Shen Lian's nickname.