[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme":3,"chapter-pursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme-pursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme-chapter-444":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1391417,1845,"Chapter 444 - 440: Overpowering Counterkill","pursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme-chapter-444",444,"\u003Cp>Xia Tianming rolled his eyes, too lazy to deal with Li Qingyu barking over here, but couldn’t stand that Li Qingyu was intent on seeking her own humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With your abilities, staying with them is such a waste. Come with me; I’m just missing a Space Element Martial God by my side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can give you unimaginable resources. Follow me, and you’ll have the hope of advancing further in the path of cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng looked a bit annoyed: \"Your talent for persuasion is just ridiculously stupid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don’t you think about your own situation instead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last time you managed to escape by sheer luck. This time I want to see how, after using the Divine King’s treasure, you can still escape from this battlefield.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng’s body shook, and the sword energy on the Heaven-Burying Sword in his hand burst forth, swiftly sweeping towards Li Qingyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qingyu’s face changed from green to pale for a moment, then she pulled out a sword talisman from her bosom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bitch, I’ll remember what happened today; just wait until I bring people to wipe you all out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng sneered. Even if you bring more people, they’ll just be coming to die one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he hadn’t expected that the Celestial Sword Divine King’s indulgence towards Li Qingyu would be so limitless, providing countless life-saving items, allowing her to repeatedly escape from Xia Feng’s grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, while Li Qingyu could escape, her subordinates were not so lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few who survived knelt on the ground in panic, begging for mercy: \"Lord, please spare us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord, it was the Goddess Qingyu who forced us; we had no choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord, if you spare my life, I’ll do anything you ask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng initially intended to kill them all, but seeing them babbling on, he got a bit interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? If you’ll do anything, then tell me about Li Qingyu’s situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you speak well, I won’t kill him today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng found a quiet spot, resting his chin on his hand, watching these people with a half-smile, waiting for their information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captives looked flustered, unsure of what to say for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, someone from the edge spoke up: \"I’m not one of Goddess Qingyu’s people; I was just tempted by her treasures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She said if I helped her catch three people, she’d give me a Middle Grade Divine Artifact after we got out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once someone started, others began to add more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that’s right, she said she’d give me a Middle Grade Divine Artifact, said she’d open the family treasury for me to choose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She promised to give me a Lower Grade Divine Armor if I could catch those three people...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We really didn’t think we would’ve gotten involved with Goddess Qingxue; even if you gave me ten times the courage, I wouldn’t dare entertain such thoughts against the Divine Maiden.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, if I had known it was against Goddess Qingxue, I wouldn’t have taken the treasure at the risk of my life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Li Qingxue’s expression was as ugly as could be, and Xia Feng gently patted her hand in comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qingxue was even more infuriated: \"The family treasury is the Li Family’s most secure place, and she just nonchalantly says she can take people to choose from it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so angry her lips trembled, but she continued to grind her teeth, restraining her temper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng, his mind turning, embraced her shoulder reassuringly: \"Don’t worry, soon that stuff will be ours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qingxue suppressed her anger, and coldly questioned the people, \"Besides this, what else have you done for Li Qingyu recently?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd’s expressions turned subtle, but the one who spoke first replied: \"She just had us kill Sword Beasts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then extract the Sword Heart for her to fuse with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or chase after stray Sword Qi for her to comprehend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng paused, though he didn’t fully understand, he realized where Li Qingyu’s slightly solidified cultivation came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently noted the Sword Beast and Sword Heart, then waved his hand at Xia Tianming behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Tianming, smirking, deployed the Void Cauldron, expanding it as if intending to crush these people completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first person to speak struggled and screamed: \"You promised not to kill us, how can you go back on your word!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled desperately to escape, but the Celestial Sword aura from Xia Feng suppressed these already injured people completely, leaving them with no room to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Tianming chuckled: \"He said he wouldn’t kill you, I didn’t say that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the words fell, the Void Cauldron slammed onto the ground, crushing them all into a bloody pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng’s expression was indifferent, his gaze turning distant, seemingly already contemplating how to capture the Sword Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Li Qingxue behind him looked somewhat worried: \"There’s really no need to kill them all, even if released, they wouldn’t stir any trouble for us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They know how powerful we are, surely they wouldn’t dare cause us any trouble later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng raised an eyebrow, smiling as he replied: \"I don’t want the people outside to know how powerful we are just yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If these people get out and the information spreads, it would be hard for Li Qingyu to gather so many people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She wouldn’t dare come alone to trouble us, so when would I get the chance to kill her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s better to stifle the news, let no one know our true strength, and have Li Qingyu bring people over for us to kill in batches.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Xia Feng wasn’t interested in the Holy Sword Secret Realm’s inheritance, he still felt there were too many people in the Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Li Qingyu’s people; there were so many it was beginning to annoy him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking this opportunity for a thorough cleanup was best, especially to resolve Li Qingyu in this matter...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qingxue didn’t understand Xia Feng’s intentions, and merely mentioned it casually before joining the other women in exploring the Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one bothered them this time, and the women also hadn’t gathered like this for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one wanted to show Xia Feng the secret manuals they had learned in their respective Divine Domains, and in the end, treasure hunting became less important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them, Xia Tianming happily acted as the third wheel, occasionally checking his own cultivation, appearing somewhat uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Feng turned to him: \"Grandfather, what’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Tianming wore a puzzled expression: \"I don’t know if it’s because I just killed those people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems my Great Dao of Space is being deliberately suppressed by some rules within the Secret Realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1110,"2026-06-05T22:57:42.809Z",1,"novelbin.me","34199325f53f102372641441aa670858e3cf7f255ac5af2065f98028f9b22e9b","pursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme-chapter-295","pursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme-chapter-294",634,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpursued-by-the-top-grade-saintess-after-engageme-cover.jpg"]