Nine Realms Sword Emperor

"I dare not, but Li simply came to remind the great steward Chu."

Li Xing's face changed drastically, but soon he regained his composure, appearing extremely grim.

"Although the great steward Chu has become a Martial Artist, he should think clearly, in front of Lin Residence's inner chamber, such strength is just like that of an ant, a mayfly shaking a tree, there's only a path to death."

Li Xing's words were clear to Chu Fengmian.

That is, even though Chu Fengmian had now become a Martial Artist and possessed strength, if placed within the inner chamber of the Lin Residence, it still counted for nothing.

"Li Xing, there's no need for you to beat around the bush. Over the years, I am well aware of everything, whether it's you or the person behind you, all the accounts will be settled by me one by one,"

Chu Fengmian said coldly.

Though Li Xing's status was not low, with his position, he should not have dared to target Chu Fengmian everywhere.

Behind Li Xing, there was an even more powerful person, that was the current young master of the Lin Residence, who dared to truly target Chu Fengmian.

"Chu Fengmian, have you really gone mad? With your minor role, do you also dare to confront Young Master Lin?"

Li Xing burst into laughter upon hearing Chu Fengmian's words.

In Li Xing's view, Chu Fengmian's becoming the main steward of the Lin Residence's outer chamber was merely due to Chu Fengmian's grandfather's benevolences towards the Lin Residence; as for Chu Fengmian himself, Li Xing didn't care at all.

Chu Fengmian now had restored his Spirit Vein and become a Martial Artist, which was indeed surprising to Li Xing, but what of it? A Martial Artist who had just entered the Bone Tempering Realm at eighteen, what waves could he possibly stir?

"Chu Fengmian, I am just here to remind you, it's better to quietly remain a cripple and avoid some pain, otherwise, the person who will suffer later will be you."

Li Xing sneered, his words filled with threatening intent.

"Great steward Chu, it would be best for you to obediently stay in the Lin Residence these days, otherwise, if you encounter a little mishap outside, it would be unfortunate."

As he spoke, a hint of a murderous intent appeared in Li Xing's eyes.

This flicker of murderous intent was caught by Chu Fengmian.

It was evident that Li Xing harbored thoughts of retaliating against Chu Fengmian; as long as Chu Fengmian left the Lin Residence, he could seek revenge without hesitation.

"Li Xing, do you really think you are a match for me?"

Chu Fengmian looked at Li Xing with an amused expression.

"Chu Fengmian, what right do you have to be arrogant here!"

Seeing Chu Fengmian's expression infuriated Li Xing, he had long held deep grudges against Chu Fengmian, and if it were not for Chu Fengmian, he would have already been the main steward of Lin Residence's outer chamber.

Although he could now be considered the top figure of the Lin Residence's outer chamber, the title of vice steward was always like a thorn in Li Xing's palm, a thorn he incessantly wished to extract.

Now, hearing Chu Fengmian's words, Li Xing could no longer contain himself and immediately shouted in anger.

"If you have the ability, then follow me to the Life and Death Platform and battle it out, then it will be clear who is the true first person of the Lin Residence's outer chamber!"

"Life and Death Platform!"

"This Li Xing is actually challenging Chu Fengmian to a battle on the Life and Death Platform!"

The sound coming from the courtyard had already attracted many Lin Residence disciples to come and watch.

Facing the two pinnacle figures of the Lin Residence's outer chamber, the steward and the vice steward, they were all very curious, wanting to see who was truly the top person of the Lin Residence's outer chamber.

"Although Chu Fengmian had recently condensed the Spirit Vein and entered the realm of Martial Artist, he had done so merely a few months ago. Even with his rapid progress, there is no way he could stand a chance against Li Xing."

An outer disciple of the Lin Mansion shook his head.

Chu Fengmian's talent was evident to all, but no one believed he would win if he were to fight Li Xing.

After all, Li Xing had been the top figure in the outer section of Lin Mansion for three years, an unchallenged position.

Even with Chu Fengmian's high talent, talent does not equate to strength. Without time to develop, Chu Fengmian couldn't possibly be Li Xing's match.

"It's not certain, Chu Fengmian has just defeated Li Mingyang, and Li Mingyang is a sixth-level Bone Tempering Martial Artist."

"How does defeating Li Mingyang matter? He couldn't even withstand a single move from Li Xing."

"Do you think Chu Fengmian will accept?"

"Under any other circumstances, Chu Fengmian certainly wouldn't accept, but now, hehe, who knows."

An outer disciple of Lin Mansion laughed.

Previously, Chu Fengmian was not weak or timid, but everyone had noticed his changes in recent days.

Chu Fengmian was no longer the same as before.

"Life and Death Platform, alright, I accept."

Chu Fengmian said calmly, his eyes shifting.

"Accepted?"

Li Xing was somewhat surprised by Chu Fengmian's response, but his expression quickly turned fierce.

"Good! Chu Fengmian, you are indeed arrogant! However, once we're on the Life and Death Platform, I'll see just how arrogant you can be! We'll meet at the Life and Death Platform in one hour!"

Li Xing sneered and then laughed loudly as he left the courtyard.

With everyone watching, since Chu Fengmian had accepted, there was no possibility of him backing out now.

Almost simultaneously, the news that Chu Fengmian and Li Xing would fight on the Life and Death Platform had already spread throughout Lin Mansion.

The Life and Death Platform was located on the west side of the inner section of Lin Mansion.

It was a bronze platform, a hundred meters tall, surrounded by countless iron spikes. Anyone who fell off it, even a Martial Artist at the ninth level of Bone Tempering, would undoubtedly die.

Around this bronze platform, there was a stand. Usually, this stand was rarely visited, but today, it was crowded with people.

Not only were there outer disciples of Lin Mansion, but many inner disciples had also gathered around the stands of the Life and Death Platform, waiting eagerly.

Chu Fengmian and Li Xing, both were well-known names within the inner section, especially Li Xing, whose strength was above that of ordinary inner disciples. He had only been assigned to the outer section to qualify for the position of overseer.

In fact, no one really considered him an outer disciple.

"Here comes Chu Fengmian."

As a figure approached from a distance, murmurs spread through the stand.

"Has Chu Fengmian lost his mind lately? How dare he agree to Li Xing's challenge on the Life and Death Platform."

"Maybe he thinks he's strong enough, completely unaware of his limits."

"This Chu Fengmian, a failure occupying the position of overseer in our outer section, has brought shame upon Lin Mansion many times. His death today would be good riddance for Lin Mansion."