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More than a month later—

The golden divine chariot carrying Li Xun crossed the borders of Yunzhou territory and entered the territory of the Great Chu Dynasty.

The moment he stepped into the land, he immediately sensed multiple spiritual senses sweeping over his chariot. These belonged to cultivators at the Life and Death Realm, though none of them were particularly strong.

Judging by their strength, they were only at the early stage of the Life and Death Realm, and the number of heavenly tribulations they had endured was on the lower end.

"People were already waiting for me at the border?"

Through the curtains of his divine chariot, Li Xun glanced at the distant void. His eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold glint flickered deep within them.

"Hmph!"

A cold snort echoed from within the divine chariot.

In an instant, it was as if thunder had exploded, rumbling across the heavens.

Centered around the divine chariot, an invisible shockwave rippled outward. Wherever the wave passed, large portions of the void twisted and distorted—it was like the primordial sound of creation, piercing through the future itself.

BOOM!

The heavens and earth trembled chaotically.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

Blood splattered through the air.

Several figures hidden within the void exploded into a mist of blood on the spot.

The few survivors were forcibly shaken out of their hiding places, revealing themselves in the sky.

Their faces were ashen, their lips stained with blood, and their eyes filled with absolute horror as they stared at the departing divine chariot.

Too terrifying!

Just a single cold snort had instantly wiped out multiple peak Divine Power Realm cultivators!

Even though they themselves were Life and Death Realm cultivators, they had barely survived—and that was with heavy injuries. If their strength had been just a little lower, they would have also died without a trace.

"So this is the Holy Son of the Profound Sun Holy Land?"

A man clad in armor muttered to himself in disbelief.

They had long known that those who had survived nine tribulations in the Life and Death Realm were far stronger than ordinary cultivators.

But they never imagined the gap would be this vast.

Originally, they had planned to join forces and humiliate the Holy Son of the Profound Sun Holy Land when he entered the Great Chu Dynasty.

But now, they realized they were lucky to be alive.

If they had made one wrong move, every single one of them would have been utterly annihilated.

The Profound Sun Holy Land was no longer the Profound Sun Sect of the past.

It was no longer a place they could toy with at will.

If they had made the first move, and Li Xun had killed them all, the Great Chu Dynasty would have had nothing to say about it.

After all, on the surface, Profound Sun Holy Land and the Great Chu Dynasty were equals.

For a few mere border generals to provoke a Holy Son, that would be like an old man tying a noose around his own neck, asking for death.

"What should we do next?"

Someone beside him asked.

Their mission had been to investigate the Holy Son of the Profound Sun Holy Land on behalf of the Champion Marquis.

But instead of gathering intelligence, they had received a harsh lesson.

"Hmm..."

The armored general wiped the blood from his lips. After a moment of thought, he decided to preserve his dignity and said:

"Report to the Champion Marquis that we engaged Li Xun in battle... and managed to hold out for about fifteen minutes before being defeated."

"From his strength, the Holy Son of the Profound Sun Holy Land, Li Xun, is merely at the early stage of the Life and Death Realm—not worth worrying about!"

The armored general's thoughts were simple.

After all, he was a border commander of the Great Chu Dynasty, with tens of thousands of soldiers under his command.

If news spread that he couldn't even withstand a single cold snort from Li Xun, how could he continue to survive in the Great Chu Dynasty?

How would he face others in the future?

"Is this really appropriate?"

A subordinate beside him hesitated, looking somewhat conflicted.

"What's inappropriate about it?"

The general's face darkened in anger.

"Although he has survived the nine lightning calamities tribulation, Li Xun has only been in the Life and Death Realm for a little over half a year. Even if he were the reincarnation of an Emperor, he couldn't possibly have reached the mid-stage of the Life and Death Realm!"

"We are simply reporting this way for the sake of our own future—what's wrong with that?"

"But..."

The subordinate was momentarily speechless.

After some thought, he realized—

If they reported the truth, the Champion Marquis would undoubtedly see them as useless.

And in the Great Chu Dynasty, a useless person had no future.

However, if they followed the general's version, at least they could leave an impression of being loyal and dedicated.

Comparing the two outcomes, the choice was obvious.

Without further hesitation, he gritted his teeth and pulled out a jade slip, inscribing the general's "altered" version of the report before sending it out.

. . . .

Deep within the Great Chu Imperial City.

Inside a grand and heavily guarded estate, a spacious secret chamber remained shrouded in silence.

Suddenly—

Buzz!

Two sharp beams of light erupted from the darkness, illuminating the void like divine swords, their aura unparalleled.

At the center of the chamber, a young man clad in a purple python-embroidered robe sat cross-legged.

His long, flowing hair cascaded over his shoulders, and his tall, imposing figure exuded an air of absolute dominance, as if he could devour mountains and rivers with his presence.

"After more than half a year... you've finally arrived?"

The Champion Marquis extended his hand, pulling a jade slip toward him.

As he read through its contents, a flicker of cold intent flashed across his eyes.

However, he only believed about thirty percent of the report.

At the end of the day, cultivators were still human, and humans had selfish motives.

Those border generals?

Even under his own hands, they wouldn't last three moves.

How could they possibly have held out against Li Xun for a quarter of an hour?

From the Champion Marquis' perspective, even if those men teamed up, they would fall within five moves against Li Xun.

But still, even if their report lacked credibility, there was one thing he could confirm:

Li Xun was still at the early stage of the Life and Death Realm.

After all, it had only been half a year since his tribulation.

Even if he devoured pills like food, he couldn't possibly have broken through to the mid-stage Life and Death Realm so quickly.

As long as Li Xun hadn't reached that level, then he, the Champion Marquis, still had a chance to defeat him!

"A Supreme-Grade Dao Weapon? Hah... I fear you may obtain it, but you won't live to take it away."

CRACK!

The Champion Marquis crushed the jade slip in his hand.

His voice was calm yet ruthless—

"Keep watch over a thousand-mile radius around Jade Capital City. The moment Li Xun arrives—report to me immediately!"

"Yes, sir!"

The void trembled.

A dark mist emerged from the shadows, then silently merged into the chamber walls—vanishing completely.

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