Immediately following, it was as if his entire being transformed into a stream of light, shooting directly towards the small world where he was born.

...

Capital City.

The bustling crowd on the street all looked up at the sky.

Somehow, the once sunny sky suddenly darkened.

The blazing sun was obscured by dark clouds, making the entire capital city seem like night had fallen.

The pedestrians on the street hurried back home or returned to their inns.

The street vendors, who originally had thriving business, quickly packed up their stalls and left, planning to find a place to take shelter from the rain, lest they get soaked by the impending downpour.

Su Jing was practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard when she saw the changing sky, and hurriedly gathered the clothes drying in the courtyard.

Su Que was in his room, practicing the Dao Heart Demon Planting Technique, when he suddenly felt an oppressive force descending from the sky.

He abruptly opened his eyes, showing vigilance in his gaze.

Then, with a swift movement, he opened the door, and with the Circulation of the Six Void Skill, soared towards the sky.

...

BOOM!

In the sky, dark as the night curtain, a purple lightning bolt suddenly flashed.

The people below did not see, hidden within the thunder, a faint figure appeared.

This figure was dressed in luxurious robes, a sword in the right hand.

It was Emperor Jing of Liang.

If an immortal enters or leaves a small world, they will break through the small world’s sky, causing the celestial phenomena of that world.

Emperor Jing of Liang’s robes billowed as he stood aloft in the high sky.

He habitually released his spirit to scan below.

Invisible spiritual ripples spread towards the Imperial City where the princes and concubines resided.

’What?!’

In the next moment, Emperor Jing of Liang’s eyes widened in shock and anger.

’What on earth happened?!’

His pupils expanded, and his mind was reeling.

In the Imperial City, his spirit could not detect his offspring, his concubines, or the Xiao Clan members.

In their place were entirely different people.

Moreover, he could not detect Ji Chongsheng either.

’Where did Ji Chongsheng go? Could he have been killed?’

’Although Ji Chongsheng is weaker than me, he had broken through to the Tribulation Seed Realm, how could he be killed by someone from the Lower Realm?’

’Perhaps Ji Chongsheng did not follow my orders and temporarily left this realm, leading to this unexpected event.’

Thinking of this, he was filled with boundless anger towards Ji Chongsheng.

Yet, another thought surfaced in his mind.

’Or perhaps, the Great Buddha Temple, True Profound Sect or White Lotus Sect borrowed power from the Upper Realm to kill Ji Chongsheng?’

’Speculating is useless, first kill eighty percent of those who occupy my Imperial City and leave some important ones for questioning.’

Realizing that he could not detect his offspring and concubines, Emperor Jing of Liang knew they were likely doomed.

After all, being the emperor, he knew that to eliminate dissent, one must eradicate it completely.

Most importantly, his dynasty had been overthrown.

The Imperial Dragon Qi, accumulated by Liang Kingdom for nearly a thousand years, dissipated in an instant!

In rage, he wielded the Longxiao Sword.

The sword aura of Longxiao Sword surged, almost blending with him.

Transforming into a beam of golden light, it shot straight towards the Imperial Palace.

Just as Emperor Jing of Liang was shooting towards the Imperial Palace, he felt his brow twitch.

After reaching the Merging Realm, his intuition became sharper, and he sensed a formidable presence about to attack him.

Thus, the stream of light he had become suddenly halted in mid-air as he swiftly turned around.

In his eyes, a black shadow was rapidly shooting towards him!

This black shadow was Su Que.

He grasped the blood-colored demon saber "Breaking the Red Dust" with both hands.

The Demon Blade Heart Method, Celestial Demon Dissolving Technique, Ten Yang Heaven-Burning Technique, Circulation of the Six Void Skill were simultaneously unleashed.

His power instantly increased more than threefold.

Dense demonic qi rose from both his body and "Breaking the Red Dust," slashing towards Emperor Jing of Liang!

Though Su Que’s attack was preemptively sensed by Emperor Jing of Liang,

Su Que’s speed was incredibly fast, and in a blink, he reached Emperor Jing of Liang.

Although Emperor Jing of Liang had numerous long-range killing techniques, he couldn’t use them.

He could only wield the Longxiao Sword in his hands, splitting it into over ten Sword Aura, gathering into a gleaming golden sword shield, guarding in front of him.

At the same time, the Returning Sword was guarding his chest.

Su Que, using an upper-to-lower momentum, swung a blade filled with boundless Sword Intent fiercely downward!

With a clang, Emperor Jing of Liang’s sword shield shattered instantly, bursting into pieces of golden light shooting in all directions!

After breaking the sword shield, Su Que’s Sword Momentum remained, "Breaking the Red Dust" continued downward, cleaving onto Emperor Jing of Liang’s Longxiao Sword!

Su Que used the technique of the Seven Injuries Fist, that Demon Saber Intent, immediately flooding like a deluge, pouring into the Longxiao Sword!

’Who is this?! What cultivation technique is this?!’

Emperor Jing of Liang was suddenly attacked, all sorts of thoughts flashed through his mind. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

He felt within the Longxiao Sword, there was boundless terrifying Saber Intent, pouring in.

Utterly shocked, he hurriedly let go of the Longxiao Sword.

Whoosh!

He was slightly slow in letting go, a strand of Saber Intent seeped from the hilt of the Longxiao Sword, leaving a small cut on his middle finger.

Afterwards, his figure retreated, avoiding the leaking Saber Intent while maneuvering the Longxiao Sword still in mid-air.

In the Tribulation Seed Realm, one can incorporate spirit into the weapon, maneuvering the weapon.

But at this moment, he was not using this method to maneuver the Longxiao Sword.

If he manipulated the Longxiao Sword this way, the attacker’s Saber Intent would contain a strong murderous spirit capable of shredding the spirit infused into the Longxiao Sword.

After reaching the Upper Realm, he learned a method called "Blood Refining."

It involves nurturing a weapon with one’s essence blood after obtaining it, making the weapon a part of oneself.

Others, having one’s weapon, cannot possess it merely through spirit.

However, this "Blood Refining" method imposes high requirements on the material of the weapon.

Only weapons forged from Upper Realm Metal can be nurtured with essence blood.

He tried using the "Blood Refining" method to nurture weapons brought from the Lower Realm, only to find it completely ineffective.

Emperor Jing of Liang retreated while forming a Sword Technique with his hand, pointing at the Longxiao Sword!

’Celestial Punishment Sword Array!’

This was the lethal move he learned after entering the Celestial Sect.

The techniques of the Upper Realm are incomparable to mortal martial arts.

He perceived that this attacker, although seemingly formidable, used martial arts techniques that did not transcend the mortal realm, at best reaching its pinnacle.

Confronting his ’Celestial Punishment Sword Array’ would be as futile as an egg hitting a rock.

In an instant, an aura of destruction poured out like seawater from the Longxiao Sword.

The Imperial Palace’s walls and floor tiles instantly displayed deep sword marks.

Nearby palaces, even, were destroyed by this aura, tiles cracking and falling.

Sword Aura was split from the Longxiao Sword.

At this moment, Su Que unleashed the "Time Pause" from the Seventh Heaven of Dark Evil Fist.

On his blood-colored Demon Saber "Breaking the Red Dust," a black vortex appeared.

Instantly, a force descended upon the area.

Within thirty feet, it seemed to lose color.

The Sword Aura dividing from the Longxiao Sword came to a sudden halt.

Accompanied by this halt was Emperor Jing of Liang’s retreating body and the expression on his face.

Prior to attacking Emperor Jing of Liang, Su Que sensed this person’s cultivation was extremely high, even higher than the Celestial Soldiers he encountered before.

The "Time Pause" of the Seventh Heaven of Dark Evil Fist affects individuals differently based on their cultivation; the pause time varies.

He understood that if "Time Pause" were used on this person, the pause would not last long.

Seeing this person holding a sword, if "Time Pause" was used at the beginning, upon the resumption of time flow, this person might block the attack with the sword.

Thus, he awaited another moment to use this move to kill.

At this time, Emperor Jing of Liang had already separated from his sword.

Time only paused for a moment, resuming when Su Que, holding the blade, was a palm’s distance from Emperor Jing of Liang’s chest.

Emperor Jing of Liang, seeing Su Que suddenly appear before him, was startled, too late to summon back the Longxiao Sword, could only cross his hands to gather strength and block before his chest.

Su Que then infused essence, qi, and spirit into "Breaking the Red Dust," its Demonic Qi surged fiercely, thrusting towards Emperor Jing of Liang!

Emperor Jing of Liang’s body, after all, could not compare to his Longxiao Sword.

The blood-colored Demon Saber "Breaking the Red Dust" pierced through Emperor Jing of Liang’s arms almost without resistance.

Then, the Sword Momentum unswerved, the blood-colored Demon Saber "Breaking the Red Dust" drove into Emperor Jing of Liang’s chest.

Su Que, with both hands holding the saber, pressed Emperor Jing of Liang towards the ground.

clang!

The blood-colored Demon Saber "Breaking the Red Dust" protruded from Emperor Jing of Liang’s back, piercing through the Imperial Palace floor tiles, stirring up dirt and dust into the air.

Su Que, both hands gripping the saber, pinned Emperor Jing of Liang firmly to the ground.