The massive palm of Spiritual Power roiled with turbulent energy, pulsing with Mu Zixu’s aura. The surrounding Spiritual Energy seemed to freeze in place.

Song Wanning’s expression was glacial. Her killing Sword Intent shot forward with unstoppable force, aimed directly at the giant palm.

But the moment it made contact, the Sword Intent split into ten strands. They spun and scattered, shooting straight for Ye Chuxue, who was behind him.

Meanwhile, she herself charged head-on to meet the giant palm.

"How dare you!"

Mu Zixu had been tricked again. In his shock and fury, he hurriedly turned to protect Ye Chuxue.

He gathered his Spiritual Power and deflected the strands of Sword Intent. However, this left the massive palm vulnerable, and Song Wanning shattered it with ease.

It burst like a firework and vanished without a trace.

"You’re despicable!"

"Using her to restrain me... If you have any real skill, fight me fair and square!"

Mu Zixu shielded Ye Chuxue securely behind him, glaring at Song Wanning with eyes full of loathing.

"Pfft—"

Song Wanning couldn’t help but laugh out loud, sizing him up with a strange look in her eyes.

"*I’m* despicable?"

"You, a mighty Divinity Transformation Stage expert, are attacking a junior like me. Isn’t *that* despicable?"

"Tsk, tsk. I suppose in the world of legendary experts like you, your word is law. You can’t stand it when anyone defies you."

A mocking sneer touched her lips. "To put it bluntly, you’ve all been spoiled rotten!"

"You’re just a mere wisp of Divine Thought. Do you really think you’re so incredible?"

"I was just toying with you earlier, and you actually took it seriously."

"But on second thought, I can understand. After all, you’ve been trapped here for so long, it’s only normal that your brain has gone a bit rusty."

Song Wanning’s words were like poisoned daggers, each one stabbing into Mu Zixu’s heart.

He was so furious his face turned beet red, and the hand he pointed at Song Wanning trembled uncontrollably.

’No one has ever dared to curse me like this!’

’This woman is arrogance personified!’

"Even as a mere wisp of Divine Thought, I can still kill you!"

He ground his teeth, having never wanted to kill someone as badly as he did at this very moment.

"Is that so?"

The smile on Song Wanning’s lips deepened, and a hint of Evil Qi touched the corners of her eyes.

"Then bring it on!"

"Today, I’ll show you just who gets to set the rules in our Lower World!"

Vortexes swirled in her black pupils. She raised her Longsword and swung.

Atop the highest mountain peak, a star on the horizon flared with dazzling light.

The swing of the Longsword was completely silent.

In the next moment, the star’s light intensified, but then it began to struggle desperately, as if bound by some unseen force.

This abrupt scene appeared before Mu Zixu’s eyes. A sense of dread washed over him, and he gathered all his Spiritual Power to counter the Longsword’s attack.

However, just as Song Wanning had said, this wisp of Divine Thought had existed for hundreds of thousands of years and was no longer what it once was.

In the next instant, the surrounding space was rapidly locked down.

Though all was silent, a chilling sense of crisis gripped his heart.

In a daze, Mu Zixu felt as if he had plunged into an abyss. An endless, infinite ocean surged and crashed down upon him.

He roared in anger, batting the water away with a palm strike, only for even more to pour down mercilessly.

It roared and churned, threatening to drown him completely.

No matter how he struggled, he couldn’t break free from the ocean floor.

"She... She’s actually developed a Sword Dao Realm?"

Within the Wuji Sect, Wang Yang’s face was a mask of astonishment. He stared at Song Wanning, both shocked and overjoyed.

"With such comprehension, her future is limitless! What in the world is that Mu Zixu doing?!"

He shot to his feet in agitation.

Usually, a Sword Cultivator who comprehends Sword Intent is already considered a champion among their peers, virtually unrivaled.

But to comprehend a Sword Dao Realm is exponentially more difficult.

A Sword Dao Realm is a form of spiritual power that a Sword Cultivator develops. It combines with their Sword Dao to trap a person within their own spiritual power.

Within it, one can construct any illusion. And inside a Sword Dao Realm, illusions are equivalent to reality; one can easily take a person’s life.

Even in the Spirit Realm above, Cultivators who can form a Sword Dao Realm are rare. This woman is barely at the Nascent Soul Stage, so where did she get such strong spiritual power?

’Just how powerful is her Divine Soul?’

"Mu Zixu, oh, Mu Zixu, you’re trying to snuff out a true genius!"

Wang Yang wished he could rush down there and slap Mu Zixu twice to knock some sense into him.

Mu Zixu might not like Song Wanning, but he did!

He was willing to teach her every single inheritance he had!

At this moment, he only regretted not leaving a Divine Thought in the Lower World. Now, all he could do was watch and worry.

THUMP THUMP THUMP—

Mo Yang Immortal Monarch’s personal sword also began to stir wildly. The blade rattled violently inside its sword scabbard, desperate to fly out.

Mo Yang Immortal Monarch pressed his lips together, feeling a sense of helplessness.

He stopped restraining it and allowed it to fly out.

The sword flew into the air and spun around excitedly a few times. Suddenly, it spoke. "Mo Yang! Mo Yang!"

"Your kind!"

"I can smell one of your kind!"

It flew over to the Water Mirror, staring eagerly at the figure in black, even more excited than Wang Yang.

"The Way of Slaughter! The Way of Slaughter!!"

"She is a natural-born prodigy of the Way of Slaughter!"

"Take her as your disciple! Take her!"

The sword wished it could charge into the Lower World itself, its blade quivering nonstop.

But those words...

Wang Yang stopped in his tracks and glanced at Mo Yang Immortal Monarch. In an instant, he understood.

’No wonder the ever-solitary Mo Yang Immortal Monarch stopped to watch... So he has his eye on that young lady!’

’That big fool Mu Zixu wouldn’t know a pearl from a fish’s eye. He’ll live to regret this!’

*

"You shameless brat, let me out of here!"

Having been trapped for a long time, Mu Zixu was finally getting desperate.

What little Spiritual Power he had left was almost exhausted, and even his form had become nearly transparent.

He never would have imagined that he, a magnificent True Immortal, would be completely at the mercy of a mere girl!

Now, Mu Zixu was both worried that Song Wanning would harm his chosen successor and terrified of losing face in front of Wang Yang and Mo Yang Immortal Monarch!

He was filled with such rage that he wished he could tear Song Wanning to pieces.

The moment his voice fell, the surrounding seawater instantly stilled. Within a single breath, the entire realm vanished.

The vast Inheritance Hall was as calm as ever, as if nothing had happened at all.

Mu Zixu stood on the ground, his figure flickering and on the verge of dissipating.

One more sword strike, and he would disappear completely, without even leaving a single word behind.

"You insolent brat! You will regret this!"

He stared daggers at Song Wanning. "Do you have any idea of my true identity?"

"This wisp of Divine Thought in the Lower World has survived to this day, but its energy is nearly depleted. That’s the only reason you were able to take advantage of me!"

"But my true self is still in the Immortal Realm! Do you really think you’ve won?"

"As long as I am around, you can forget about ever making a name for yourself in the Spirit Realm or the Immortal Realm!"

"This is the price for defying me!"

’In this situation, this woman will definitely not let me leave my inheritance to that girl in white.’

’This means that in the Lower World, the lineage of our Medicine King Sect will be truly severed!’ 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

’Absolutely not!’

Mu Zixu shouted harshly,

"If you come to your senses now, I can still give you one more chance!"