Starting With 100 Million Lives

The plot has finally been set into motion, and Brother Cheng was overjoyed.

Just as he was about to speak, Elder Yuan Zhe jumped out with a tense expression.

"City Lord Yu, what do you mean by this?"

In this day and age, Immortal Cities aren't as important, so their power isn't very strong.

Usually, an Immortal City might have one or two Immortal Venerables, so it's odd for Danhua City to suddenly have so many.

Yu Xun had already retreated to the back, putting some distance between himself and the others.

"You're asking me what I mean?"

"You killed my nephew and over a thousand of my Immortal Guard Army. Don't you think I should seek revenge?"

The City Lord still wore a smile, but now it seemed filled with hatred rather than warmth.

"But earlier you said it was to rid the people of evil..."

Though he originally suspected a trick, hearing this admission from his own mouth made Elder Yuan Zhe find it hard to accept.

Your act was too convincing, wasn't it?

"If I hadn't acted convincingly, would you have fallen for it?"

Leng Huahan looked incredulous and said, "Just to trick us, you even killed your own people?"

The hundreds of people killed before their eyes were truly dead, no tricks involved.

City Lord Yu nodded with a grin.

"Exactly, sacrifices must be made for a grand plan."

"Their sacrifice was meaningful, at least it lured you here and bought time for my allies to arrive."

He spread his hands: "Any other questions?"

"Before you die, at least know why."

Looking at his grinning face, Leng Huahan and the others were chilled to the core.

Is this even a human?

A twisted lunatic with psychological issues.

How did he manage to cultivate into an Immortal?

To gain trust and lure Jiang Cheng here to delay time, couldn't he have used other methods instead of going to such extremes?

Being related to this City Lord must truly be a high-risk occupation.

"You're ruthless!"

"What exactly do you want?"

Faced with the accusations and questions from Yuan Zhe and Yuan Wu, Yu Xun shrugged.

"I want that sword."

He pointed at Brother Cheng's Immortal Sword and smiled again, "Of course, you won't just hand it over."

"And I don't want to force anyone against their will."

"So, I'll just have to ask you all to die."

"You!"

His words made so much sense that Elder Yuan Zhe was momentarily speechless.

He could only issue a dry threat: "Aren't you afraid the Feixian Sect will come after you?"

Yuan Wu and Yuan He quickly joined in to bolster the threat.

"That's right, our Feixian Sect has 19 Immortal Venerables. You'd better think carefully!"

In these times, the power of Immortal Cities doesn't match those of Cultivation Sects.

"If you act against us, you won't survive either!"

Yu Xun almost laughed aloud.

"Feixian Sect?"

"Once I have this Immortal Sword, why would I care about any Immortal City?"

"Besides, can your Feixian Sect contend with the Ghost Alliance?"

Ghost Alliance!

Hearing these two words, the faces of Leng Huahan and the three elders changed drastically again.

This organization is extremely mysterious, but it's known throughout the major Celestial Domains.

For one simple reason, its notorious reputation is overwhelming, feared by all.

"You, you're actually part of the Ghost Alliance?"

"That's right."

The white-bearded old man beside Yu Xun also chuckled.

"We're all members of the Ghost Alliance."

"Moreover, we're not Immortal Cultivators, we're Demon Cultivators."

Their candidness left Leng Huahan and the others in utter despair.

Not to mention Feixian Sect, even the largest sect in the Qianlan Celestial Realm wouldn't dare oppose the Ghost Alliance!

Why has this terrifying underground giant set its sights on them?

The three elders slowly turned to look at Jiang Cheng.

If it weren't for his high-profile actions, slaughtering so many, and revealing a Tier Seven Immortal Artifact, they wouldn't have attracted such a powerful enemy.

In their eyes, this could have been completely avoided.

The fact that it wasn't is entirely due to his series of blundering decisions.

Thinking of this, how could they not feel a bit resentful?

"Elder Jiang, what should we do now?"

"With your prowess, guide us to safety."

"Right, you're so good at causing trouble, you should be able to settle it, right?"

This tone was a bit sarcastic and mocking.

However, Brother Cheng seemed not to notice, proudly stepping forward.

"That's a must!"

"Ah, it's that time again where I, Brother, must save the day and rescue my comrades."

Even in the face of despair, Leng Huahan and the three elders felt an overwhelming urge to mock.

Where does this never-ending confidence come from?

Finishing his words, he slowly summoned the Rainbow Absolute Immortal Sword.

He had no choice; although Jiang Cheng wished for death, he couldn't just let himself be killed.

Once the Immortal Sword appeared, the ten Demon Venerables opposite him all tensed up, becoming serious.

If not for this sword, they wouldn't have mobilized so many people.

"So, your confidence is based on this sword."

The leading white-bearded old man smiled slightly.

"Out of respect for the Tier Seven Immortal Artifact, we not only use numbers against the few, but also employ the Seven-Star Blood Banner."

"I hope you understand..."

As his words fell, a blood-red flag rose above the heads of the seven Demon Venerables.

Subsequently, the original City Lord's Mansion transformed into a dense Sea of Blood, making it hard to breathe.

"To activate the Seven-Star Blood Banner, it requires not only seven Demon Cultivators but also sufficient blood energy as an impetus."

"In this Sea of Blood, we Demon Cultivators grow stronger the more we fight."

"As for you all, regardless of your power realm or weapons, all will be tainted with blood filth..."

Their smug explanations were interrupted by an annoyed Brother Cheng.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

"What did you just say?"

"Putting on this spectacle is just to honor this sword?"

Damn it, everyone only has eyes for this Immortal Sword, completely ignoring its master!

Intolerable!

Moreover, who said this is a Tier Seven Immortal Artifact?

Why does everyone assume this sword is Tier Seven?

Yu Xun and that old man exchanged a puzzled glance, not understanding why he was so agitated.

"Then what is it?"

Brother Cheng had to remind them of the key point: "Did you forget who's wielding this sword?"

"It's you."

"So who's the key to this battle?"

Leng Huahan and Yuan Zhe had expected some profound insight from him.

After all this, was he just resentful that the weapon overshadowed him?

We're in a desperate situation!

Desperate!

Is this really the time to be worrying about such nonsensical issues?

The Demon Cultivators on the other side, though quite twisted themselves, found it hard to keep up with his thought process.

They had no choice, this guy was even more abnormal than they were.

Yu Xun opened his mouth, momentarily unsure how to respond.

But one of the Demon Venerables in the back sneered.

"You're overthinking it, aren't you?"

You're just a Golden Immortal, without this sword, any Demon Venerable could easily finish you off.

Hearing this, Brother Cheng, who had maintained a casual attitude, was finally enraged.

"Damn you, how dare you!"

"Blind trash! Die for me!"

In a fit of rage, he unleashed a tenfold critical strike!