Chu Xiu stood with his hands behind his back under the willow tree outside the courtyard of the cave dwelling.

He gazed up at the bright moon in the night sky, his eyes reflecting the moonlight, appearing particularly deep and lonely.

It was unclear how much time had passed.

"Senior Brother..."

A gentle voice called out.

A graceful figure emerged from the shadows.

Her long green dress accentuated her curvaceous figure, standing tall and elegant.

The cold moonlight spilled over her delicate face, making her look fresh and enchanting.

A gentle breeze blew, lifting the hem of her long dress.

Chu Xiu's waterfall-like black hair fluttered as he turned his head and smiled, "Junior Sister."

Taoyao, with her hands behind her back, walked gracefully to Chu Xiu, her sweet smile revealing adorable dimples at the corners of her mouth.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother, on reaching the top of the Wheel Sea Tower today~"

"Senior Brother, are you watching the moon alone in the courtyard because something is on your mind?"

Chu Xiu shook his head, looking a bit melancholic, "I'm just feeling a bit homesick."

"Senior Brother..."

Seeing the look in his eyes, Taoyao felt a sudden pang in her heart and held Chu Xiu's hand, saying, "Senior Brother, Qishan Prefecture is your hometown, and the Holy Land is your home too."

"Master and I are your family."

She didn't mention Ren Hongying and Xiao Yishan. She didn't like those two, as they always secretly cursed Senior Brother.

And the Fourth Senior Brother, he was just a cultivation fanatic who only knew how to go into seclusion.

She recalled in her heart.

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The Taisu Holy Land governed a mortal kingdom, the Tianqi Dynasty—Qishan Prefecture, which was attacked by the demon race over thirty years ago. Most of the Human Race in Qishan Prefecture perished. That year, the guardian of Qishan Prefecture, who was Senior Brother's father, and his mother, both died in battle to resist the demon race and protect the mortals' retreat...

The three-year-old Senior Brother was lucky to survive and was brought back to the Holy Land by the master who went to exterminate the demons.

Time flew by, and over thirty years had passed.

"Mm~"

Chu Xiu nodded with a smile, patting her soft, fragrant shoulder, "You are all my wings."

Taoyao's pretty face blushed, and she lowered her head.

Recently, she felt that Senior Brother had changed.

In the past, Senior Brother always avoided her and didn't dare to look at her directly. Now, Senior Brother was very close to her, full of confidence and unique charm.

"Senior Brother, here is the information you wanted."

Taoyao took out an envelope and handed it to Chu Xiu, daringly stood on tiptoe, pecked his cheek, blushed with shyness, then turned into a green arc of light and flew away, "Senior Brother, rest early. I'm going back to cultivate."

If anyone else in the Holy Land saw this scene, they would be utterly shocked.

What?

This demoness could actually be shy? And take the initiative to kiss a man?

Unbelievable.

It would completely change their worldview.

Watching the arc of light disappearing into the night sky, the smile on Chu Xiu's face gradually faded.

Thirty years ago, was it just luck that "Chu Xiu" survived?

Of course not, it was Chu Xiu who wanted him to survive. Meeting Qi Mengdie was all part of his plan to infiltrate the Taisu Holy Land.

There were many such "tool pieces," and he had planted them in numerous Holy Lands and great sects.

Chu Xiu tore open the wax seal on the envelope.

He took out the information he needed.

"Three days ago, Liu Hongyi appeared in Chang'an City, East Continent..."

He opened the map;

"Human Race Region, Map": East Continent, Central Continent, Southern Region, Northern Wilderness, Western Desert.

Note: Taisu Holy Land is located in the Southern Region—deep within the Hundred-Thousand Mountains.

"Demon Race Region": Click to view.

After reading the information.

Chu Xiu's body surged with Origin Force, tearing the paper into flying ashes.

He turned and walked slowly towards the main hall of the cave dwelling.

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East Continent, Great Tang Empire, Chang'an City.

A cold sword light like autumn water sliced through the night sky of Chang'an City.

In the imperial palace, Tang King and a group of empire powerhouses shivered as they watched two Lesser Saints in the void being cut into a rain of blood by this sword.

The woman standing like a demon god in the void, wearing a red dress, held a green long sword in her left hand, her skirt and waterfall-like long hair fluttering in the wind...

Her eyes were covered with a white cloth, her skin as white as snow, and her exquisite facial features told everyone that she was stunningly beautiful.

"Liu Hongyi..."

The only surviving elder of the Ji Clan, an Archaic Noble Clan, with disheveled white hair and beard, his robe soaked in blood clinging to his body, stared fiercely at the woman like a demon god.

His roar echoed for ten thousand miles...

"Are you going to follow the same path as that demon Chu Xiu?"

"Do you also want to be an enemy of the entire Human Race territory and all its forces?"

"Our Ji Clan will not spare you, we will tear you to pieces."

Liu Hongyi remained silent, raising her delicate hand with the green long sword, gently waving it, unleashing a Seven-Slaughter Sword Intent that shook the heavens. The buildings below in Chang'an City trembled incessantly, and even the void for a thousand miles ahead was split open by this terrifying sword, with chaotic aura surging within.

The Ji Clan elder, in the late stage of Lesser Saint, didn't even have time to scream before being cut into flying ashes by the sword intent, swallowed by the void rift.

"....."

Tang King Li Ke and a group of ministers were all speechless.

"Such a terrifying strike, if it swept across Chang'an... the city would be wiped out in an instant."

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

"What can we do?" Li Ke said bitterly, "Are we supposed to risk our lives against the one in the sky?"

"But won't the Ji Clan be dissatisfied..."

"Dissatisfied?" Li Ke's face turned ugly, "Then what do you want us to do?"

"Go to our deaths?"

"Go up and fight Liu Hongyi? Didn't you see, the three Lesser Saints of the Ji Clan were like ants before her?"

All the ministers and generals were speechless.

The Firmament Continent is this cruel, where the strong have everything, and the weak can only go with the flow.

"She's gone."

Someone shouted.

Everyone quickly looked, and indeed, the red figure was no longer there.

"Finally left."

"Phew..."

The monarch and ministers all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is this the power of the top four on the Little Saint List?"

Crown Prince Li Hong looked at the night sky, muttering to himself.

"Father, how strong was Chu Xiu, who was once number one?"

Li Ke shook his head, "Such a great figure is beyond our level to fathom."

"Shuji, you must cultivate well, in this world, strength is everything... without strength, you are just an ant..."

"Father, I understand."

Crown Prince Li Hong's eyes were filled with a different kind of light, his fists clenched tightly, vowing in his heart to become a strong person.

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"Where are you going next?"

A thousand-mile lake, under the moonlight, looked like a cold, clear mirror embedded in the continent, tranquil and beautiful...

Liu Hongyi sat cross-legged under a willow tree by the lakeside, recovering the True Essence consumed in the previous battle.

A hundred meters behind her stood a humanoid figure shrouded in black mist.

Judging by the voice, this black mist figure seemed to be a woman.

Liu Hongyi remained silent, and after a moment, her red lips parted slightly, calmly uttering two words, "To kill."

"Why... why do you have to do this?" The black mist figure was choked, sighing, "Being an enemy of the world will lead to death... even someone as strong as Chu Xiu died."

Liu Hongyi looked up at the two moons in the night sky, "He won't die..."

Her voice was ethereal, devoid of any emotion.

"Hehe..." The black mist figure sneered, "You've been in seclusion for years, he was besieged by dozens of Great Saints at the Wailing Forbidden Land's Soul-Returning Cliff~"

Buzz~

A sword light condensed to the extreme swept backward, Liu Hongyi's skirt fluttered, but her body remained motionless.

The black mist figure disappeared from the original spot, dodging the strike.

Behind, the sound of numerous trees collapsing echoed... the forest formed a long, hundred-mile treeless area.

The next moment, the black mist figure appeared at the top of a willow tree to the left.

In an exaggerated tone, "Oh my! As expected of you... this sword intent is almost at the 'Spirit Communication' level."

Liu Hongyi stood up, her red dress trailing on the grass, back to the moon, taking steps towards the east.

"Are you really planning to be an enemy of the world for him?" The black mist figure floated along, "Everything was his own doing, you don't have to die for him..."

Liu Hongyi continued forward, saying:

"If being an enemy of the world, then so be it."

"If he becomes a Buddha, I will help him save the world."

"If he becomes a demon, I will slaughter all beings for him."

Following the treeless path, she walked about half a mile.

Liu Hongyi stopped, looked up at the void a thousand miles away, and placed her left hand on her long sword.

In an instant, she disappeared from the spot.

Only the intense fluctuations in the void told of the fierce battle.

"Die, demoness..." A Ji Clan powerhouse shouted hoarsely.

The Seven-Slaughter Sword Intent, sharp to the extreme, engulfed the void, clashing with numerous Divine Abilities, annihilating everything, the void perishing, mountains and rivers shattering for ten thousand miles, the land leveled...