He was one of the eighteen Direct Disciples of the Qinglan Sect. While he couldn’t be called a top monstrous genius within the sect, he was still considered a talent. He already had half a foot stepped into the Transcendent Realm. Among the younger generation in the Kunlun Realm he was a genius, not to mention here in the mundane world.

He was confident he could kill Chen Xiao in a single move.

As long as Chen Xiao died, what happened next would be entirely up to him.

In the blink of an eye, his sword tip fell in front of Chen Xiao like raindrops!

Fast and vicious, like a torrential rainstorm!

Chen Xiao merely let out a cold laugh, drew the Fish Intestine Sword, and clashed it against the longsword in his hand.

"Bang bang bang!" After several collisions in a row, Chen Xuan was actually forced back several steps by Chen Xiao. His blood and qi churned, the hand gripping his sword went numb, and the longsword almost flew out of his hand!

"How is this possible?"

His face was full of disbelief, as pale as paper, anxious and furious. He, a dignified Direct Disciple of the Qinglan Sect’s Sect Master, actually couldn’t even beat a mundane ant?!

"Rainstorm Sword Technique!"

He shouted loudly and began to unleash his Martial Skills.

Sword Qi surged continuously, pouring down around Chen Xiao from all directions like raindrops!

Chen Xiao shouted, and both Fish Intestine Swords appeared in his hands. They danced elegantly but swiftly between his fingers. The Sword Qi Chen Xuan erupted with was completely shattered in an instant. Right after that, Chen Xiao suddenly thrust forward with a fierce stab!

"Puchi——" A spray of blood blossomed as a blood flower appeared on Chen Xuan’s shoulder.

If he hadn’t dodged fast enough just now—

This sword of Chen Xiao’s would have pierced his chest and sent him straight to hell on the spot!

Chen Xuan stared at Chen Xiao with a twisted expression. He couldn’t figure out why he couldn’t even beat such a so‑called piece of trash! He was jealous, furious, unwilling... But before those emotions could fully erupt, Chen Xiao’s foot was already planted solidly on his chest!

Chen Xuan’s body flew horizontally out the door and he passed out on the spot.

"Senior Brother Chen Xuan!"

The other Qinglan Sect disciples who had followed him over hurriedly ran out to help him up.

Yet they discovered that Chen Xuan’s eyes had rolled back white and he had fainted on the spot.

Chen Xiao strode out, intending to finish Chen Xuan off right there. After all, someone so crooked in heart was a huge hidden danger if left alive, and would definitely keep coming back for revenge later.

Seeing this, Zhao Xingyu hurriedly blocked him. "Chen Xiao, you can’t kill him. He’s still my senior brother... And if you kill him, given my master’s temper, she will never let you go."

"Right now things are still salvageable. I’ll explain everything clearly to my master. As long as my master speaks, no matter how bold Chen Xuan is, he won’t dare disobey her orders!"

Hearing this, Chen Xiao pondered for a moment and felt that Zhao Xingyu had a point.

Thinking back to how Zhao Xingyu had stood in front of him earlier, his heart softened a little as well.

He knew Zhao Xingyu wasn’t faking it. From how they’d gotten along these days, she truly treated everyone as friends. But while that was how she felt, these people from the Qinglan Sect clearly didn’t see it that way.

He took a deep breath and said, "I’ll restore your cultivation now. You take them and leave. His cultivation is about the same as yours; you’d better keep him in check and don’t let them come here to die. If they dare come provoke me again, I definitely won’t spare them!"

Zhao Xingyu grit her teeth. "I’ll keep an eye on him."

In this matter, Chen Xuan was indeed the one at fault first. But Chen Xuan was still her fellow disciple under the same master; she couldn’t just watch him be killed. Besides, if Chen Xuan really died, her master definitely wouldn’t let this go easily.

When that time came, facing her master, Chen Xiao and the others would truly have only one road—death.

Now, as long as Chen Xuan wasn’t dead yet, given how much her master doted on her, as long as she mediated from the middle, her master wouldn’t vent this matter on Chen Xiao and the others.

"These past days, thank you all for taking care of me." Zhao Xingyu gave Chen Xiao and the others a complicated look, said goodbye with some reluctance, then shot a cold glare at the other disciples and snapped, "What are you staring at? Hurry up and carry him away!"

Lu Wushuang watched Zhao Xingyu leave, her brows also lightly furrowed. "Those people don’t look like anything good. That girl Xingyu is still too simple. I don’t know if she’ll get harmed by them."

Chen Xiao remained calm. "Relax, Zhao Xingyu isn’t as simple as you think. That so‑called damn Chen Xuan probably isn’t even as strong as she is. As for the others... they’re not worth mentioning at all."

"Besides, from how they spoke, it’s obvious Zhao Xingyu is very favored by her master. Those guys wouldn’t dare do anything to her."

Leng Baiyu narrowed her eyes. "These people from the Qinglan Sect suddenly coming to the secular world probably isn’t just to look for her! Could it be... because of the Dragon Vein?"

Chen Xiao nodded slightly. "The old man said the Divine Continent Dragon Vein is about to open. People from the Kunlun Realm suddenly coming down to the mundane world is very likely because of this!"

According to Xuan Daozi, there was a great opportunity within this Dragon Vein.

Even those cultivators from the Kunlun Realm were coveting it.

So them suddenly flooding into the secular world wasn’t strange at all.

Having their mood ruined by Chen Xuan and the others, everyone lost the interest to continue feasting and drinking. They casually cleaned up the mess and each went back to their rooms to rest.

That night, Chen Xiao was directly shut out of the bedroom door.

Qin Lan, however, was pulled by the girls into a late‑night chat session.

This left Chen Xiao a bit helpless, and he could only sit and cultivate, resting and recovering his energy.

Early the next morning.

Chen Xiao opened his eyes full of vigor.

But just as he opened them, he saw a figure already lying beside him.

It was actually Li Kani.

At this moment, Li Kani was still fast asleep, lying next to Chen Xiao under a thin blanket, sleeping peacefully, completely defenseless toward him, her curves faintly visible.

When did this girl come back?

"She actually rushed back overnight." Chen Xiao sighed and couldn’t help but smile wryly. Was this girl really that afraid she’d never see him again, to hurry back like this?

He pulled the blanket up properly over Li Kani and stepped out of the room.

Luo Qingli was also very busy today, beginning preparations to head to the Yin Country to handle the Luo Group’s crisis.

Leng Baiyu and Xu Yanran, on the other hand, went to Dragon Soul Headquarters.

She was going to be away from the Divine Land for a while and needed to ask for leave from Dragon Soul.

Zhang Yaqing watched Chen Xiao come out, her smile a bit meaningful. "We saw that girl Kani came back today, and she even snuck into your room. Did anything happen?"

"She came all this way just for you. Don’t let her down this time."

Anyway, there were already so many sisters; one more didn’t matter.

Li Kani was a stunning mixed‑blood beauty full of exotic charm. Zhang Yaqing was quite interested too. If Chen Xiao took her down, she could at least drink some soup along the way.

Seeing the excitement practically glowing in Zhang Yaqing’s eyes, Chen Xiao suddenly had a bad feeling. Why did it feel like her orientation had been going a bit crooked lately?

If this continued, he felt Zhang Yaqing might soon lose interest in men altogether.

Chen Xiao said, "I only found out when I woke up that she’d actually rushed back in the middle of the night. Looks like she was really exhausted. She’s still sleeping like a log right now."

Just then, a message popped up on his phone.

It was from Zhu Baixi—

"Your ex‑wife came to me yesterday and asked me to go to the Capital City to talk about a deal. Did she find out about us sneaking around? Is she trying to kill me to silence me? I’m kinda freaking out here, what do I do?"

She even attached a pitiful‑looking emoji.

Chen Xiao replied, "She does know, but she just wants to meet you. Don’t panic."

"Oh, really? Then I’m not scared anymore. Do you want to come keep me company tonight? I’ll video call her while making out with you... Just imagining that scene is so exciting." Zhu Baixi’s tone was dripping with seduction.

"Too small! Your vision’s too small, your courage’s too small!" Chen Xiao replied directly.

"Giggle giggle, now that you put it that way, I’m actually getting a bit期待 and excited." Zhu Baixi replied with a shy emoji. "I’ll be there this afternoon."

"Okay." Chen Xiao replied, thinking to himself that he would soon be heading to the Buddha Ancient Temple. During the trip to the Yin Country, he’d probably be living like a monk.

Just right, with everyone gathered this time, he wanted to challenge his own limits.