Chapter 301: The Self-Righteous Woman

With the help of several Earth Immortal Perfection experts, Ding Huan only needed half a day to lock down Li Yuancheng.

He was a peak seventh-tier Array Formation King, and all the formation flags he deployed this time were ninth-tier flags refined by Mu Mu Chengzi, and the people helping him were all Earth Immortal Perfection experts.

As a result, the killing-trap grand array Ding Huan set up directly reached the eighth tier.

The grand array Ding Huan used to lock down Li Yuancheng—even Earth Immortal experts shouldn't dream of breaking out.

"Let's go, we'll head into the city and see how many people from Jiuyuan have come." With the killing-trap array deployed, Ding Huan's heart was greatly settled.

"Ding Huan?" The moment Ding Huan passed through the commercial district and arrived at the main city of Li Yuancheng, someone called out to him.

He turned and saw a group of fellows with no weak cultivation. The one who called out to him was a woman. He didn't know this woman, but he did recognize three people among the group.

Cen Fengqin, Gu Lianghui, and Fan Lecang.

The moment Gu Lianghui and Fan Lecang saw Ding Huan, they immediately lowered their heads, completely failing to notice that their Sect Master Xiang Fengbei was also present.

"Who are you?" Ding Huan stared at this woman who was coldly glaring at him, feeling very puzzled.

He didn't know this woman at all, alright.

"Xiang Qiuxu of the Danding Sect." The woman said coldly.

"Don't know you. Move." Ding Huan said flatly, completely ignoring this woman's existence.

Xiang Qiuxu stared at Ding Huan and said in an even colder voice, "You'll know me soon enough. I stopped you because I want you to pay with your life for the Changyan Academy."

Having said that, a danding cauldron floated above her head.

"Is the Changyan Academy your husband's family or your lover's family?" Ding Huan looked at this rather pretty-faced woman in front of him, thinking to himself: she's an alchemist, why would she wade into these murky waters?

"Scum." Xiang Qiuxu was furious. If she hadn't known she was no match for Ding Huan, she would have already struck.

"You're the scum. Every single one of you is scum. Jiuyuan went mad and slaughtered over a hundred thousand people in Li Yuancheng in a short period, wiping out more than a dozen sects.

And you shameless lot not only don't think about revenge, but actually threw in your lot with Jiuyuan to butcher your own compatriots. And now you still have the nerve to question Sect Master Ding? Where's your shame?

Some shameless women just strip naked in public, but you lot are shameless on another level—not only do you strip naked in public, you even dig up the graves of your ancestors eight generations back and toss their bones into the street for anyone to spit on."

Ding Huan stared in surprise at this fellow who had rushed out to curse people—he actually knew him: "Lou Buzhi, how did you end up here?"

Compared to before, Lou Buzhi had thinned out a bit, and there was more weariness and the marks of time on him. Clearly, Lou Buzhi had been through a lot over these years.

How had he never known Lou Buzhi was this good at cursing people before?

Only Lou Buzhi's cultivation was worlds apart from his cursing skills—he probably had only just broken through to Foundation Establishment not long ago.

"You're seeking death." Xiang Qiuxu hadn't expected a filthy ant to dare insult her, and immediately moved to act.

Fortunately, Jiulu beside her quickly held her back.

What kind of person was Ding Huan? He was the ruthless man who wiped out the Changyan Academy. To dare make a move in front of Ding Huan—wasn't that seeking death?

Now he only hoped the Earth Immortals from Jiuyuan could arrive quickly, otherwise, given how Xiang Qiuxu had just cursed Ding Huan, he reckoned Ding Huan wouldn't let it go so easily.

Ding Huan looked at the group in front of him and said in an icy tone:

"Jiuyuan destroyed the sects of our Triple Heaven Star Land, killed the cultivators of our Triple Heaven Star Land, and seeks to strip us of everything we have cultivated in Triple Heaven.

And you lot shamelessly joined Jiuyuan, becoming their executioners.

A bunch of people who forget their roots, betray their mother star, and forget where they came from—and you still have the nerve to block my path. I've seen those who sell out, but I've never seen anyone so brazenly self-righteous after selling out."

"Ding, we joined Jiuyuan precisely to set the Triple Heaven Star Land in order. It's precisely because of trash like you that our Triple Heaven Star Land is the way it is…"

Xiang Qiuxu was about to curse again, but Ding Huan didn't give her the chance. She had only spoken halfway when Ding Huan stepped forward and raised his hand, slapping toward Xiang Qiuxu.

Xiang Qiuxu felt a violent force sweeping over her, and her face changed drastically.

She was, after all, a True God Realm cultivator—wasn't it said that Ding Huan hadn't stepped into Human Immortal yet?

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Not having stepped into Human Immortal meant True God Realm, so why couldn't she even dodge Ding Huan's slap?

"Bam!" Ding Huan's slap landed directly on Xiang Qiuxu's face. A pile of teeth flew out, and Xiang Qiuxu was sent flying by Ding Huan's strike.

Ding Huan didn't wait for Xiang Qiuxu to hit the ground. He tossed out several formation flags, then hurled out several long swords.

Puff puff puff!

Several streaks of blood exploded. When everyone looked at Xiang Qiuxu again, she had been nailed into the void by Ding Huan.

Clearly, Ding Huan had first set up a grand array here, and then pinned Xiang Qiuxu to this grand array.

At this moment, Xiang Qiuxu was spread out in a big character, her hands and feet all pinned down.

Xiang Qiuxu stared blankly at Ding Huan. Hadn't Ding Huan not reached Human Immortal? How could he have restrained her so easily?

If she had known Ding Huan's strength was this terrifying—so strong that the Earth Immortals on her side hadn't even had time to act before she was already in trouble—

Then she absolutely would not have been the first to step forward and curry favor with Jiuyuan.

When she first saw Ding Huan in Li Yuancheng, the excitement in her heart was imaginable.

As long as her performance was seen by Jiuyuan, she would become a candidate for Jiuyuan's first-tier cultivation, and might even stay on Jiuyuan Star in the future.

But Ding Huan's strength had turned all her scheming to nothing.

Regret was already useless. She could only hope the Earth Immortals from Jiuyuan would act quickly and save her.

"Sect Master Ding, please show mercy. Junior Sister Xiang merely spoke too hastily. She's still…" Jiulu, who was from the same sect as Xiang Qiuxu, hurriedly stepped forward to plead.

But he had only spoken halfway when Ding Huan cleaved his skull open with a single blade.

For star-traitors who betrayed their own mother star, Ding Huan had never even considered letting them go.

"A bunch of scum." Ding Huan looked at the dozen or so fellows in front of him who had joined Jiuyuan. These fellows had probably joined Jiuyuan not long after he left Li Yuancheng.

"Grand Ancestress?" Cen Fengqin finally saw Cen Huan and anxiously stepped forward to call out.

Cen Huan looked at Cen Fengqin and said coldly, "You scum of the Triple Heaven Star Land—you're worthy of calling me Grand Ancestress?"

Ding Huan said flatly, "She's called Cen Fengqin. When you get right down to it, she's also from your Changyuan Sword Dao."

Cen Huan's gaze grew even colder: "You're from Changyuan Sword Dao?"

Cen Fengqin finally confirmed that the woman before her was indeed Cen Huan, the Earth Immortal Perfection expert of her Changyuan Sword Dao. She hurriedly bowed to the ground:

"Yes, Ancestral Master, I am Cen Fengqin of Changyuan Sword Dao, and also a member of the Cen family."

At this moment her heart was surging with excitement; she had never expected to still be able to see Cen Huan, her Martial Ancestor.

Cen Huan was likewise the pride of the Triple Heaven Star Land, the pride of the Cen family, and the pride of Changyuan Sword Dao.

Cen Huan gave a cold laugh:

"How could a member of my Cen family possibly join Jiuyuan? Become a dog of Jiuyuan?"

Cen Fengqin was stunned. After several breaths, she said urgently, "Martial Ancestor, you must not be taken in by Ding Huan's words. Jiuyuan is a star-grade great sect, in the future I…"

"Slap!" Before Cen Fengqin could finish speaking, Cen Huan had already slapped her across the face.

As Cen Fengqin flew out, she felt that every bit of her cultivation had vanished. Not only that, her dantian and sea of consciousness had both collapsed.

"From today on, you are no longer a member of the Cen family. Get lost." Where would Cen Huan find the patience to explain the details to Cen Fengqin?

A cultivator who had cultivated to the True God Realm could not even distinguish the most basic right from wrong—what use was there in keeping her?

When Cen Fengqin crashed to the ground, she was completely dumbfounded. At this moment, not only was her cultivation entirely ruined, her mind was a blank.

"Tiandao Sect disciples Gu Lianghui and Fan Lecang greet the Sect Master."

After all this commotion, Gu Lianghui and Fan Lecang also saw Tiandao Sect's Sect Master Xiang Fengbei.

Xiang Fengbei had long since spotted the two of them. His expression was even colder than Cen Huan's:

"Since when has my Tiandao Sect had disciples like you? Don't sully the reputation of my Tiandao Sect."

He had not struck because he wanted to wait for these two to explain themselves.

As long as their explanation was the same as Cen Fengqin's, he would not be like Cen Huan and merely cripple these two—he would kill them.

Gu Lianghui hurriedly explained:

"Sect Master, at first we had no idea of Jiuyuan's ambitions. It was only when Jiuyuan madly wiped out the sects of Jiuyuan City that we realized something was wrong.

But by then we simply could not leave. Junior Brother Fan and I both understood that the moment we dared to leave, the next sect to be annihilated would be my Tiandao Sect."

Fan Lecang hurriedly added his own explanation:

"It's like this. Senior Brother Gu and I only wanted to lie low here. If in the future we could help the sect even a little, we would at least help that much. As for the Triple Heaven Star Land, we knew that with our abilities we couldn't really be of much help.

I swear, when the Jiuyuan cultivators moved against the sects of Jiuyuan City, Senior Brother and I didn't lift a single finger."

Hearing this, Xiang Fengbei sighed: "Go stand at the back. This matter won't end here—we'll settle accounts once we're back at the sect."

"Yes." Gu Lianghui and Fan Lecang hurriedly walked to a position behind Xiang Fengbei.

The two of them had long regretted it—regretted not leaving together with Luo Xie.

The remaining ten or so people had long been scared pale; they were all outstanding figures of the Triple Heaven Star Land.

Naturally they recognized Xiang Fengbei. Not to mention Xiang Fengbei—even Cen Huan was a legend of the Ascension Realm, and now she had appeared here as well.

A few individuals even recognized Cang Yongqian.

Ding Huan patted Lou Buzhi: "Buzhi, how come you're here?"

"Heh, Sect Master Ding certainly cuts an imposing figure." Before Lou Buzhi could answer, a mocking voice rang out.

Ding Huan saw that the one approaching was a young woman—another woman he knew, no less.

When he had first arrived at Hecheng, it was this woman, together with Zhi Qi and another old man, who had taken Qi Qi Xinyue away.

This woman was of the God Race. Why had a member of the God Race appeared here, and why were there several Earth Immortal experts behind her?

Ding Huan did not inquire about Qi Qi Xinyue's situation. From the very first moment he laid eyes on this woman, he felt thoroughly ill at ease.

Even if he wanted to ask how Qi Qi Xinyue was, he would not ask this woman.

"Since when has your God Race been in cahoots with Jiuyuan?" Ding Huan's tone carried a note of mockery.

No matter how one looked at it, the God Race also lived in the Triple Heaven Star Land and counted as one of its races.

If that was the case, the God Race colluding with Jiuyuan was no different from Xiang Qiuxu, whom he had nailed to the array wall.

"Her name is Cen Yuan, the newly arrived City Lord of Jiuyuan City." Fan Lecang, eager to redeem himself, hurriedly chimed in from the side.

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