Chapter 262: 263.Chapter 260 Erasing Su Wenxi's name from the Register of Life and Death, welcome back Sword Saint Huang Jianjiu [See

263. Chapter 260 Erasing Su Wenxi's name from the Register of Life and Death, welcome back Sword Saint Huang Jianjiu 【Seeking Monthly Ticket】

Qianyuan Dao City.

The Su Clan residence, a scene of utter chaos.

The rich smell of blood constantly mingled and spread, permeating everyone's nose and mouth.

On the ground, blood twisted and turned, almost converging into crimson rivers; the rich scent of blood illuminated the high-hanging crescent moon in the sky, constantly speaking of desolation.

The sharp sword qi, its residual might still raging, surged within the residence, continually surging, making every Su Clan cultivator feel a slight numbness on their scalp.

Even a Divine Origin True Person or a Grand Master could only feel their hairs stand on end, having no way to deal with these raging sword qi.

The entire Su Clan residence also seethed with an extremely terrifying martial will, that being the condensed resentment of the Su Clan patriarch's unwillingness.

It seemed as if the power of heaven and earth had been stirred, forming a rustling cold wind, like various omens before a ghostly apparition takes shape.

Many elderly servants of the Su Clan also collapsed on the ground, trembling uncontrollably, emitting low, terrified wails from their mouths.

Patriarch...

The patriarch is dead!

Su Wenxi, the current patriarch of the Su Clan, a Martial Saint–level powerhouse, has actually... died here!

He was cut into nine pieces, blood spraying into the void, scattering onto the ground, and finally even his corpse was not left behind, having been taken away by someone...

Too tragic!

A great clan that has endured three thousand years of rise and fall has never encountered such a calamity!

This matter... is too huge, too huge!

Every patriarch of the Su Clan throughout history has been a Martial Saint, each Martial Saint patriarch able to hold the position for five hundred years... The previous patriarch, Su Leibao, passed the position to Su Wenxi, and it has been only sixty years.

Su Wenxi should have had over four more hundred years of glorious years, however...

He was actually executed on the spot!

A Martial Saint has died!

Even though Su Wenxi is only at the Martial Saint First Opening Realm, he is still a Martial Saint; his martial will is extremely condensed, his rank's aura overwhelms all, and he can even mobilize the power of heaven and earth for his own use, his combat ability transcending the mundane!

Looking across the entire Qianyuan Dao City, he belongs to the top-tier combat strength!

You should know, even the Qianyuan Divine Sect has at most six or seven Martial Saint–level combatants!

Several Grand Masters and Divine Origin True Persons, suppressed by Huang Jianjiu's sword intent and struggling to resist, though wounded, were not dead, their faces turning pale.

Tonight, for the ancient Su Clan, this is an unspeakably painful night.

Hundreds of clan members who cultivated the talent to devour women were slain on the spot, blood flowing like rivers; several Divine Origin True Persons and Divine Gang Grand Masters were killed, and even the current patriarch, Martial Saint–level Su Wenxi, fell this night!

Shame, grief, anger...

Various emotions intertwined and permeated the hearts of the Su Clan descendants who survived!

And after the Bull Demon withdrew the Heaven-Earth Chessboard.

Within Qianyuan Dao City, one powerful divine sense after another swept over, naturally perceiving the situation inside the Su Clan residence.

It seemed one could hear the sound of repeated sharp intakes of cold breath!

Shocked, terrified, astonished...

Mainly, the lingering heavenly and earthly power between heaven and earth, along with the deeply resentful martial will, kept churning!

This is the most astonishing.

"Su Wenxi... died?"

"Martial Saint First Opening, Three Flowers Gather at the Top, Opening the Body's Great Elixir, obtaining Essence Refinement to Temper the Body, condensing Overbearing Origin Gang... such a Martial Saint, actually killed?"

"This is Huang Jianjiu's doing; this person, if not making a sound, remains unnoticed, but once he does, he astonishes—after twenty years of honing his sword, a single move, Sword Nine Heaven-Shattering Slay Martial Saint!"

"What a fine Sword Nine, what a fine Sword Jiu! Obtaining the Sword Immortal inheritance, with one sword drawn, all weapons in the city tremble... truly astonishing sword Dao talent, alas... such a person, one sword and it's the final echo."

The voice carried a sigh and surprise.

The Su Clan's Divine Origin True Person, his eyes full of bloodstains, swept over but could not clearly see these people's faces.

In their words, there was little sympathy for the Su Clan's tragic slaughter, only regret for Huang Jianjiu, this genius Sword Saint, a fleeting brilliance.

Can't you see the Su Clan, corpses strewn across the ground? Can't you see the Su Clan's miserable state?

Why pity an executioner!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

The sound of breaking through the air rang out, and the various great generals of the Divine Guard army came flying.

Eastern Camp Great General Yuan Wugi, Southern Camp Great General She Longdao, Northern Camp Great General Dai Qingxiao.

Besides these, the Dao Lord's Manor also sent someone.

Young Dao Lord Yue Weizheng, dressed in splendid robes, came drifting, landing outside the Su Clan residence, and was led inside by the Su Clan people.

Seeing corpses strewn across the ground, his eyes also involuntarily showed a feeling of lament.

Even the Su Clan would actually face such a calamity.

It must be said, Huang Jianjiu's move truly astonished many present.

However, his eyes also showed a hint of regret.

If it were Huang Jianjiu's talent...

Perhaps there really is a chance to obtain the full inheritance of this temple deity, the Six Desires Slay Evil Lü Xuan Sword Immortal.

Now...

The fleeting blossom has withered, all comes to nothing.

……

……

【Hell Lotus Snort Chaos Soul Divine General Guiyi Miao】

One after another, Xuanhuang divine talismans floated up, clattering against the air, the tumultuous sound continuously roaring, the divine nature burning and surging—yet it was sliced apart by a constantly flickering figure before the talismans could burn and be triggered.

Su family's Divine Talisman Half‑Saint Su Daoling wore an extremely grim expression, the hands hidden in his sleeves trembling nonstop.

At the moment the Heaven‑Earth Chessboard was withdrawn, Su Daoling instantly knew what had transpired in the Su family estate—the disaster that had befallen it!

A sword light shot up to the heavens, magnificent and vast—a sword strike nine‑tenths…

He struck down a Martial Saint; the mighty, imposing will of the Martial Saint, brimming with unwillingness, collapsed and withered…

That scene nearly shook the whole majestic Dao City.

Although the Dao City is immensely vast, the downfall of a single Martial Saint expert brings an impact that is truly too great.

A Martial Saint expert, having produced heaven‑man resonance, unites with heaven and earth, can mobilize the power of heaven and earth; if he exerts his full strength, he can even influence celestial changes.

How could the life and death of such a being be hidden!

"Ah——!!!"

"Hunter God Pavilion!"

Su Daoling's eyes turned completely blood‑red; he clenched his fists, and talisman after talisman sprang up, burning with crimson light in midair.

Hummm——

A terrifying, scorching qi surged wildly; countless Xuanhuang talisman papers, as if in midair, formed the semblance of a talisman‑god dragon!

If tens of thousands of talismans were to ignite in an instant, that divine talisman power…

Even a Star‑Assassin would not dare face it head‑on.

Thus, the Star‑Assassin of the Hunter God Pavilion, beneath his mask like scattered stars, also had his eyes flickering with astonishment.

What a fine Huang Jianjiu…

He actually killed a Martial Saint?!

Even if the Hunter God Pavilion's Star‑Assassin makes a move, it is not that easy to kill a Martial Saint.

Who would have thought that Huang Jianjiu could actually do it?

After twenty years of honing his sword, one strike shocks the world!

Unfortunately…

He has only this one strike.

"This Huang Jianjiu even invited the Netherworld's help…… To kill a Martial Saint, without the Netherworld's aid, relying solely on Huang Jianjiu's single strike, it cannot be done……"

This Star‑Assassin also possesses extraordinary vision.

He is very clear about how difficult it is to kill a Martial Saint.

Strong and tenacious vitality, an overwhelmingly powerful tempered physique, plus command over the power of heaven and earth……

Hard to kill!

Even if Huang Jianjiu accepts the Corpse God Sect's Corpse God seal, falls into a half‑god corpse, and adds the transformed Sword Immortal's single strike……

It is still very hard to kill.

The Netherworld……

After the Star‑Assassin's eyes flickered and specks of starlight scattered……

His whole body stepped down, as if plunging into the night sky, turning into scattered stars and vanishing.

"Elder Su, I'm just here to collect payment and do the job…… Please don't keep shouting for battle and slaughter……"

"You despise me so much; then I'll just leave now."

The Star‑Assassin tossed out those words, and his whole person vanished without a trace.

Su Daoling clenched his five fingers; the divine talisman dragon lay across, like a thunderclap exploding.

But facing the Hunter God Pavilion's Star‑Assassin's most exquisite evasion technique, he could only watch helplessly as the opponent slipped away.

The Hunter God Pavilion's assassin…… his evasion technique is top‑notch in the world.

Unless Su Daoling had beforehand set up the 【Stabilizing Wind Wave】 divine talisman formation, otherwise it is basically impossible to detain the opponent.

Tonight, everything happened too suddenly; how could Su Daoling have had time to prepare in advance?

"Damn it! Deserving death!"

Su Daoling clenched his five fingers.

Only then did a sound of tearing through the air echo.

That was the top‑tier Three‑Flower Grand Master and the Fetal‑Breath Transformation Grand True Person who guard the Guiyi Miao of the Nose‑Humming God General for the Su family.

"Elder……"

"You guard the Guiyi Miao; I'll return to the manor to have a look."

Su Daoling drew a deep breath.

Su Wenxi is dead, a Martial Saint has perished—the impact is enormous.

For the Su family's situation throughout the Jinguang Prefecture City, it will cause tremendous upheaval.

All along, the Su family has been able to suppress the three great clans—Zhou, Yun, and Zhong—and become the premier family of Qianyuan Dao City, precisely because the Su family possesses more top‑tier combat strength.

Two Martial Saints, one Divine Embryo, they look down upon the three clans.

Only when the three clans unite do they roughly match the Su family.

But now, the Su family has lost a Martial Saint; facing the three clans' joint forces, they are likely to suffer considerable losses.

Su Daoling tossed out a remark, then rode the divine talisman soaring into the sky.

He returned to the Su family manor.

Seeing with his own eyes the scene of blood flowing like rivers, even with Su Daoling's cultivation he could not help feeling a wave of dizziness.

"Huang Jianjiu!"

"So ruthless, so ruthless!"

The Su family's losses tonight are far more severe than Su Daoling imagined.

Translation: "The Su family's losses tonight are far more severe than Su Daoling imagined."

Check: Keep meaning. "The Su family's losses tonight" = "The Su family's losses tonight". "are far more severe than Su Daoling imagined" = "are far more severe than Su Daoling imagined". Good.

Not only did a Martial Saint perish, but also Su Wuming, such an outstanding junior, and many Su family descendants who had devoured women's talents and were awaiting talent transformation……

Translation: "Not only did one Martial Saint die, but also Su Wuming, such an outstanding junior, and many Su family descendants who had devoured women's talents and were awaiting talent transformation……"

We need to ensure we keep all info. "who had devoured women's talents" = "who had devoured women's talents". "were awaiting talent transformation" = "were awaiting talent transformation". Good.

Several hundred!

Translation: "Several hundred!"

Half of the Su family's descendants were slaughtered!

Translation: "Half of the Su family's descendants have been slaughtered!"

"Demon! Huang Jiujiu has gone berserk!"

Translation: "'Demon lord! Huang Jianjiu has gone demonic!'"

"Qianyuan Divine Sect… you must give the Su family an explanation!"

Translation: "'The Qianyuan Divine Sect… must give my Su family an explanation!'"

Su Daoling gritted his teeth.

Translation: "Su Daoling gritted his teeth."

Suddenly.

Translation: "Suddenly."

Su Daoling's eyes narrowed as countless divine talismans shot up into the sky, instantly swirling; his whole body turned into a stream of light, appearing above the Su family manor.

Translation: "Su Daoling's eyes narrowed as countless divine talismans shot up into the sky, instantly swirling, and his whole body turned into a stream of light appearing above the Su family manor."

Check: "instantly swirling" = "instantly swirling". "his whole body turned into a stream of light appearing above the Su family manor" = "his whole body turned into a stream of light appearing above the Su family manor". Good.

Inside the Su family manor.

Translation: "Inside the Su family manor."

Young Dao Master Yue Weizheng, along with many generals of the Divine Guard Army, all showed slight changes in expression.

Translation: "Young Dao Master Yue Weizheng, along with many generals of the Divine Guard Army, all had their expressions slightly change."

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh——

Translation: "Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh——"

We need to keep the sound effect as English sound words. Use "Whoosh—". Probably repeat five times with em dash? We'll output: "Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh——". Keep same number.

The sound of breaking the air echoed incessantly.

Translation: "The sound of breaking air echoed incessantly."

One by one, they appeared outside the Su family manor.

Translation: "One by one, they appeared outside the Su family manor."

Gazing outward.

Translation: "They looked outward."

And then they saw……

Translation: "Then they saw……"

Thick black mist rolled up from the long street, the smoke raging and hazy, like a dragon endlessly churning.

Translation: "Thick black mist rolled up from the long street, the smoke raging and elusive, like a dragon endlessly churning."

"Keke—keke—keke—keke—keke—keke——"

Translation: "'Kieh—kieh—kieh—kieh—kieh—kieh——'"

Keke—keke—keke—keke—keke—keke——

A low laugh rose from within the smoke.

Translation: "A low laugh rose from within the smoke."

Thereafter.

Translation: "Then."

Su Daoling's eyes narrowed as he saw, within the black mist, a hunched figure wearing a cat-face mask, holding a black ledger in his left hand and gripping a wolf-hair brush in his right.

Translation: "Su Daoling's eyes narrowed as he saw, within the black mist, a hunched figure wearing a cat-face mask, holding a black ledger in the left hand and gripping a wolf-hair brush in the right."

"Underworld Cat Face!"

Translation: "Underworld Cat Face!"

"The Underworld decrees your death at the third watch; who dares keep you until the fifth watch?"

Translation: "'The underworld lets you die at the third watch; who dares keep you until the fifth watch.'"

"Head of the Su family, Su Wenxi."

Translation: "'Head of the Su family, Su Wenxi.'"

"Erase his name from the Book of Life and Death."

Translation: "'Erase his name from the Book of Life and Death.'"

As the words fell, the cat-faced figure swept the brush across the black ledger with a fierce stroke.

Translation: "When the words finished, the cat-face gripped the brush and made a fierce stroke on the black ledger."

Su Daoling's eyes narrowed, killing intent surging!

Translation: "Su Daoling's eyes narrowed, killing intent surging!"

"Underworld Cat Face?!"

Translation: "'Underworld Cat Face?!'"

"Underworld——!"

Translation: "'The underworld——!'"

Boom——!!!!

Translation: "Boom——!!!!"

We need to keep the sound effect: "Boom——!!!!". We'll output "Boom——!!!!". Probably keep the em dash and exclamation marks.

A talisman ignited instantly, bursting into flame; terrifying divine power and energy spread out in rippling concentric rings.

Translation: "A divine talisman instantly landed, exploding out of nowhere, terrifying divinity and energy spreading in rippling concentric circles."

The spot where the cat-faced figure stood exploded directly into a huge pit.

Translation: "The spot where the cat-face stood was directly blasted open into a huge pit."

The terrifying heavenly and earthly power was mobilized to suppress.

Translation: "The terrifying heavenly and earthly power was mobilized to suppress."

However……

Translation: "However……"

Nothing remained but shattered blue stone rubble ground to powder.

Translation: "Only shattered blue-stone rubble remained."

No trace of the Underworld Cat Face remained!

Translation: "Where is there any trace of the Underworld Cat Face!"

Su Daoling, hovering in the air, had eyes brimming with killing intent, as if making the very night tremble.

Translation: "Su Daoling, hovering in the air, had his eyes filled with killing intent, as if making the night itself tremble."

"What, does my Su family now allow any stray cat or dog to step on us?"

Translation: "'How dare any cat or dog step on my Su family?'"

"Underworld Cat Face?"

Translation: "'Underworld Cat Face?'"

"Jinguang Prefecture… Li Qingshan!"

Translation: "'Jinguang Fu… Li Qingshan!'"

……

Translation: "……"

……

Translation: "……"

【Prison Lotus Mouth Ha Zhenpo God General Guiyi Miao】

Translation: "【Prison Lotus Mouth Ha Zhenpo God General Guiyi Miao】"

Prison Lotus Mouth Ha Zhenpo God General Guiyi Miao

Outside the Guiyi Miao.

Translation: "Outside Guiyi Miao."

The wind was calm, the waves still.

Translation: "The wind was calm, the waves still."

The Su family patriarch, Su Leibao, leaned on his dragon-headed cane; his face, furrowed like old tree bark, had withered skin that trembled slightly.

Translation: "Su family elder Su Leibao leaned on a dragon-headed cane, his face like aged tree bark full of grooves, his withered skin slightly trembling."

He sat in the grand chair, his palms folded atop the dragon-headed cane, motionless, yet the veins on his hands throbbed like a dragon, roaring incessantly.

Translation: "He sat in the grand tutor's chair, his palms overlapped on the dragon-headed cane's dragon head, motionless, yet the veins on his hands throbbed like a furious flood dragon."

"Fang Hanshu, is that not enough?"

Translation: "'Fang Hanshu, is that not enough?'"

A low voice emanated from Su Leibao's mouth and nasal passages, gritted teeth, completely undisguised.

Translation: "A low voice emanated from Su Leibao's mouth and nasal cavity, gritted teeth, completely undisguised."

Elder Fang Hanshu of the Qianyuan Divine Sect……

Translation: "The Qianyuan Divine Sect's grand elder, Fang Hanshu……"

He cannot win, he simply cannot win!

Translation: "He couldn't win, absolutely couldn't win!"

Su Leibao never expected that someone like Elder Fang Hanshu would come out to stop him over Huang Jiujiu.

Translation: "Su Leibao never expected that an existence like Fang Hanshu would come out to stop him for Huang Jianjiu's sake."

After all, Elder Fang Hanshu's status is that of a senior elder of the Qianyuan Divine Sect……

Translation: "After all, Fang Hanshu's identity is that of the Qianyuan Divine Sect's grand elder……"

Huang Jiujiu is also a true disciple of the Qianyuan Divine Sect's authentic lineage!

Translation: "Huang Jianjiu is also a true transmission disciple of the Qianyuan Divine Sect!"

This means that what Huang Jiujiu has done to the Su family tonight absolutely cannot be brushed off so lightly!

Translation: "This means that what Huang Jianjiu did to the Su family tonight absolutely cannot be brushed off so hastily!"

"Qianyuan Divine Sect… you must give the Su family an explanation!"

Translation: "'The Qianyuan Divine Sect… must give the Su family an explanation!'"

Su Leibao slammed his dragon-headed cane onto the ground, and the earth instantly cracked, spreading like a spiderweb.

Translation: "Su Leibao violently struck the dragon-headed cane onto the ground, the ground instantly cracking with spiderweb-like spreading fissures."

Note: The original line likely meant Su Leibao's dragon-headed cane striking the ground.

Fang Hanshu, standing atop the roof, slowly closed his book.

Translation: "Fang Hanshu, standing on the roof, slowly closed his book."

Moonlight spilled over him.

Translation: "Moonlight poured over him."

A hint of sorrow appeared in his eyes as he gazed toward the direction of the Drunken Goose Tower, as if he saw that swordsman who seemed to be asleep.

They let out a soft sigh.

What exactly have you, the Su family, done… Don't you know it in your hearts?

You still dare to come to my Primordial Origin Divine Sect demanding an accounting?

Grand Elder Fang Hanshu, his beautiful beard fluttering in the moonlight, his form began to gradually blur.

Su Leibao said coldly: "What have we, the Su family, done?"

Every woman came to my Su family's sons through proper betrothal, with bride price paid and the woman's family's consent, a matter of mutual affection… What crime has my Su family committed?!

We, the Su family, will remember this!

Lingnan Dao City is not a place where your Primordial Origin Divine Sect can dictate with a single word; my Su family will not tolerate your bullying. My Su family has two women in Shendu: one is a favored noble consort, the other is a consort of the third imperial prince.

Fang Hanshu…

Just wait and see!

Su Leibao said in a deep voice.

"Noble consort, imperial prince's consort…" Fang Hanshu shook his head slightly.

The Su family men siphon women's talents, nurturing gifted women who are then sent to curry favor with the powerful—no wonder the Su family has been able to stand in Dao City for three thousand years.

As the foremost family of Lingnan Dao, its reputation is indeed well deserved.

Fang Hanshu clasped his hands behind his back and took a step forward.

What dissatisfaction, what unwillingness…

Please find Lu Taibai.

He is the true sect master of the Primordial Origin Divine Sect; the responsibility lies on his shoulders.

After Fang Hanshu finished speaking, he already took flight on the wind and vanished into the night.

Su Leibao's veins on his face, neck, and hands kept throbbing.

Too much bullying!

Fang Hanshu…

Too much bullying!

……

……

The moon bright, the dew clear and pure, the layered city's beautiful pavilions gazing at each other in the distance.

Drunken Goose Pavilion.

A scene of tranquility.

The moonlight was soft and elegant, like a light gauze, spreading a faint glow across the entire pavilion, bright and brilliant.

Huang Jianjiu closed his eyes, his whole body's skin still showing the color of black jade, upon which floral patterns bloomed.

This is the body of a demigod corpse, immensely powerful; even the Corpse God Sect's desire to cultivate a demigod corpse requires enormous resources.

If it weren't for the fact that infiltrating the Primordial Origin Divine Sect's interior is extremely difficult for the Corpse God Sect, upon seeing that Huang Jianjiu had this need, they came drawn by the scent.

Huang Jianjiu was worried that his mortal flesh could not withstand a single strike from a sword immortal.

The two, whose tastes aligned, immediately hit it off.

Huang Jianjiu obtained a Corpse God's Seal, with the aid of the Corpse God's power, plus the vast resources provided by the Corpse God Sect, transforming his flesh completely into a demigod corpse.

Ordinarily, by using the precious Corpse God Pearl to conceal his aura, Huang Jianjiu remained undetected.

The moonlight gently showered down.

The innkeeper's wife, though drunk, still possessed some martial skill; although she couldn't hold her liquor, after slowly suppressing the alcohol's effects, she sobered up.

She moved slightly, and her body stiffened.

She felt an icy hand placed on the floral cloth wrapping her hair; in an instant, she understood what it was.

Uuh—

She covered her mouth, and bean‑sized tears kept falling from the corners of her wrinkled eyes, pattering down.

She dared not lift her head.

But she ultimately had to lift her head; her whole body trembled, her face turned ashen, losing all color.

She slowly lifted her head; the hand resting on her head seemed to have lost all strength, slipping away limp.

The innkeeper's wife stared blankly at Huang Jianjiu, whose skin, illuminated by the moonlight, bore black‑jade patterns as he closed his eyes.

Even if Huang Jianjiu now looked like a demon, not human……

But she still recognized him.

Jianjiu…

The innkeeper's wife's voice trembled.

Her eyes were somewhat dazed, as if suffocating; countless images flashed before her like a fleeting panorama.

That year, the sword‑bearing youth rescued her from a village ravaged by the strange disturbances of the Guiyi Miao; all the villagers perished, leaving only her.

Back then, she was a tiny, orphaned girl; from that moment on, her world consisted solely of Huang Jianjiu.

Jianjiu taught her swordsmanship, but she was dull‑witted and had no talent for the sword way.

Jianjiu taught her martial arts; she barely managed to finish the skin‑tempering stage……

As for divine aptitude, she had not even a trace of spiritual talent.

She was merely an ordinary person, a mundane villager, out of place in the world of cultivation.

She ought to have been frightened like a sensitive plant, shrinking her head and retreating to the mundane world.

But she couldn't bear to leave; her only world was the cultivation realm, so she too had to remain in the cultivation realm.

She began to learn brewing, slowly producing plenty of fine liquor; even adopting the methods of alchemists, she incorporated some spiritual ingredients, brewing wine imbued with divinity.

She exerted all her strength, in the world of cultivation, she found her footing and opened a Drunken Goose Tavern.

Without realizing, several decades passed.

The proprietress had never imagined……

Huang Jianjiu would die before her.

Pat pat.

Bean-sized tears rolled down from her eyes; she bit her lip, trembling as she stretched out her hand to caress Huang Jianjiu's cheek, even though her palm was icy cold from the stimulation of deathly and corpse qi, as if frozen.

She still had not stopped.

"You you… why don't you marry me, why don't you have children with me?"

"If I had known you would die so early, I should have found a chance to get you drunk, to turn uncooked rice into cooked rice!"

The proprietress bit her lip and hummed as she spoke.

"How could you die before me?"

"You are a peerless swordsman who can fly through heaven and earth…"

"I have brewed so much wine for you, yet you have never tasted any…"

"You are dead, from now on…"

"My world has no daylight."

The proprietress's tears rolled down, and suddenly her eyes grew tender.

She grabbed a wine jug and smashed it violently.

Clang— shards flew everywhere, wine splashed.

She clenched a sharp shard of the wine jug in her five fingers, slowly pressing it against her neck.

"Hmph…"

"Don't even think about shaking me off!"

The proprietress gave a coquettish hum, and in the next moment her tender eyes fixed on Huang Jianjiu, who propped his chin, eyes closed, devoid of life.

She then intended to slash her own throat.

However……

An invisible burst of energy shot forth, turning the wine jug shard in her hand into powder that scattered across the ground.

The proprietress stared blankly.

Suddenly she felt the moonlight swallowed and obscured by terrifying darkness.

She turned her head and saw a towering figure, as majestic as a pagoda mountain, standing on the railing, like a sharp spear piercing the heavens.

Beneath a cute cow mask, his eyes were deep.

The proprietress felt her breath stagnate.

She clenched her fists, flashed forward, her whole body trembling as she barred the Ox Demon's path.

"Don't even think about moving my husband's corpse!"

The Ox Demon's back trembled as he slowly lowered his head, gazing at Huang Jianjiu's corpse, then at the tiny proprietress standing like a mayfly before his corpse.

Under the mask.

It seemed the corner of his lips twitched up slightly.

"I can resurrect him."

"Do you want to try?"

The proprietress's body shuddered violently.

Clearly it sounded like a demon's whisper.

But at this moment……

Upon her.

Like heavenly music.

……

……

Qianyuan Dao City.

Tinglei Alley.

Independent Workshop Courtyard.

Buzz—!

Li Che wore the Ox Demon mask, his figure instantly appearing and returning, his palm-like five fingers tightly gripping the white Flying Thunder chess piece.

His burly body stood still in the courtyard, invisible gusts of turbulent wind surging upward.

Courtyard corner.

Li Qing Shan, wearing a Cat Face mask, held the Register of Life and Death, his back hunched and drenched in cold sweat, breathing slightly.

But Li Qing Shan's eyes sparkled with excitement; he couldn't help it… it was too thrilling!

Before the Divine Fetus experts and Divine Symbol Half-Saints, he pulled off a huge stunt!

As a new member of the Underworld, Mao Lian felt his presence needed to be maximized; he no longer chose to charge at the front line……

He only needed to, after accomplishing great feats alongside Underworld comrades like Niu Mo, Ma Mian, Shen Hou, Lei Long, etc., step forward to wrap things up.

Just that, he was already quite satisfied.

Full of a sense of participation, he truly was… carefree.

Seeing Niu Mo return, Li Qing Shan exhaled.

He had slain a Martial Saint……

Although the main killing move was Huang Jianjiu's absolute sword, having stepped into the Sword Saint realm, but……

Li Qingshan felt that our Netherworld definitely played an irreplaceable role in it!

Li Che glanced at Li Qingshan, and Li Qingshan raised the register of life and death in his hand, as if saying, "Well done."

He shook his head; Li Che also didn't quite understand Li Qingshan's obstinacy.

Just kill it, and still deliberately go to tidy up……

So-called sense of ritual, is it that important?

Li Che couldn't understand Li Qingshan, and didn't bother to care.

After ascending the building and dispersing, the power of the temple gods returned to the inner vision of the mud pellet at the brow.

A flick of the finger.

Huang Jianjiu's corpse surfaced, its black jade patterned corpse shining brightly.

In the distance, Li Qingshan stared, his eyes involuntarily narrowing; the next moment, excitement welled up!

Here it comes, here it comes!

Li Che glanced at Huang Jianjiu's corpse, raised his palm, clenched his five fingers, and pressed them onto Huang Jianjiu's brow's mud pellet.

"Summon God."

"God, return!"

The sound was vast, like a low, muffled thunder rumble.

Rolling about in the courtyard.

Boom——!!!

In an instant, the whole courtyard seemed to tremble.

Li Che's brows furrowed slightly.

But seen, within Huang Jianjiu's brow, a rolling Corpse God Seal leapt out, and faintly, the mighty corpse qi and death qi coalesced into a twisted and terrifying phantom!

"Corpse God Seal?"

"Trying to devour Huang Jianjiu's three hun and seven po?"

Li Che laughed.

The Heaven and Earth Chessboard turned, and in an instant loudly pulled this Corpse God Seal into the board, suppressing and sealing it!

Pressed on the brow, within the mud pellet inner vision.

The Eight Temple Gods opened their eyes simultaneously, shouting like thunder!

The Heaven-Earth Embodying Spiritually Bright True Monkey opened its mouth to roar, leapt out, and suppressed the Corpse God Seal.

Although the Corpse God Seal was still struggling.

But it was no big problem.

"It's time to borrow some dog's momentum again."

Li Che muttered a sentence.

Afterward, his gaze fell upon Huang Jianjiu's corpse.

Without the influence of the Corpse God Seal, Summon God successfully took effect.

Countless black qi surged upward, a sharp sword hum rang out, and in an instant exploded in the courtyard, the silver-white sword light dazzlingly brilliant.

He wore disheveled clothes, with a wine gourd covered in sword marks hanging at his waist.

Huang Jianjiu's Summon God slowly emerged.

Black jade skin, patterns blooming, faint black qi twining around his body, as if tracing traces.

He bore a sword case, within which lay immense sword intent.

Sword qi raged like wind in the courtyard, making the air as easily cut as tofu.

His eyes twitched.

Huang Jianjiu's Summon God slowly opened its eyes.

A hint of bewilderment floated in his eyes.

His gaze instantly fell upon the burly, towering Ox Demon's body.

Just an instant.

Countless information surged into Huang Jianjiu's mind.

Sword Nine, beheading a Martial Saint……

Death, resurrection……

"I…… I actually lived again?"

Huang Jianjiu's scarlet eyes fluctuated, a trace of joy spreading across his heart.

Bringing the dead back to life.

Is this the power of the Underworld?

What kind of miraculous force is this Underworld……?

To wield the power that can bring the dead back to life…… simply……

Cannot imagine the terror of the Underworld!

Moreover, after being revived, my strength has already reached Sword Saint cultivation!

Because he reached Sword Saint before death, does his resurrection maintain this realm?

Too terrifying!

He raised his head and looked toward the Bull Demon.

Suddenly, his scarlet pupils contracted sharply.

As a God Captor, he immediately received a message that let him understand the identity of the bull demon who revived him.

"You… you…"

Huang Jianjiu sucked in a breath, immediately grabbed the wine gourd at his waist, and poured liquor fiercely into his mouth—but, having just been revived, the gourd contained no wine.

He wanted to take a sip of wine to calm his shock, but he simply couldn't.

The bull demon turned out to be…

Xixi's dad!

The newly appointed Fifth Elder of God Eagle Ridge of the Qianyuan Divine Sect… Li Che?!

That gentle, refined, honest and dutiful Elder Li Che, who was wholly immersed in God Eagle techniques?!

Huang Jianjiu truly felt an impulse, struck by this stark contrast, so intense it felt like his heart and lungs were being torn apart!

As it turned out…

The underworld's bull demon, this villain, had been hiding beside them all along!

Who would have thought, the underworld's bull demon…

Turned out to be such an honest and dutiful God Eagle master!

However, as someone who had died once, he quickly calmed his emotions.

He clasped his fists in salute.

"My lord."

Li Che nodded, the smile at the corners of his mouth impossible to suppress.

Indeed, after Huang Jianjiu's revival, his cultivation reached the Martial Saint level…

This was Li Che's greatest gain!

In other words, Li Che's forces were no longer limited to just the Blood Yang Nine Divine Gold Kong Ape as a Martial Saint–level combat power.

He also gained a sword intent that was stark and unmatched, a Sword Saint combat power!

The underworld…

An epic-level enhancement!

He raised his hand and flicked a finger.

A white, pure-heart divine chess piece shot out and entered Huang Jianjiu's brow.

Instantly.

Huang Jianjiu's brow was like a stone cast into a mirror lake, rippling outward.

The black jade patterns all over his body and his scarlet eyes all faded away.

The effects of the demi-god corpse were completely suppressed by the pure-heart chess piece!

"Much more pleasing to the eye now."

Li Che smiled.

"Thank you, my lord."

Huang Jianjiu looked at his skin, which had returned to a normal color; although there was a faint black sheen on the surface, …

At least it was far more pleasing than the hideous appearance of the demi-god corpse.

It wouldn't even scare the boss's wife.

Under the moonlight.

Li Che removed the bull demon mask, his black hair flying wildly, and gave a gentle smile.

"Welcome back."

"Sword Saint, Huang Jianjiu."