"Buzz."

Ripples appeared in the void. Following that, a huge mountain gate appeared in the void.

An old man sneered, "These immortal sects really have a high opinion of themselves. I come on behalf of the Royal Supreme Elder, yet they don't come out to greet me but instead ask me to enter."

The old man's eyes were cold. However, this was the current situation in Great Chang. The royal family was continuously weakening and their control over local areas was far from what it used to be. Especially when it came to immortal sects, they had almost no control.

If it were nine hundred years ago when the Great Chang founding emperor was still alive, would these immortal sects dare to be so presumptuous? With a single imperial edict from the Great Chang founding emperor, an entire immortal sect would be annihilated!

However, he had important matters to attend to. So he could only step into the He Mountain Dao mountain gate.

"Swish."

The old man stepped into the mountain gate of He Mountain Dao. Immediately, the scene before his eyes changed instantly. Layers of mountains were piled up, with immortal cranes flying and dancing, just like a fairyland.

"Whoosh."

In front of the old man, a white jade staircase appeared. This staircase seemed to lead to the highest peak.

The old man sneered but did not step onto the white jade staircase. Instead, he shouted loudly towards the mountain, "By order of the Royal Supreme Elder, He Mountain Dao is not allowed to send high-level Qi Condensation experts down the mountain to deal with Nine Profound Sect disciple Lin Fei. If He Mountain Dao defies, the Royal Supreme Elder will personally come to the mountain and level He Mountain Dao!"

After finishing his words, the old man didn't care about the anger of the people on the mountain and directly turned around and disappeared without a trace. Apparently, he had already left the mountain gate of He Mountain Dao.

"Presumptuous!"

"The royal family is too overbearing."

"Hmph, does the royal family still think it is the royal family from nine hundred years ago? With just an oral order, can it make our He Mountain Dao bow down?"

In the main hall of the highest peak of He Mountain Dao's mountain gate, elders and high-level Qi Condensation cultivators scolded loudly. Their expressions were filled with boundless anger.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, He Yuanzi and He Qingzi are dead. It must have been Lin Fei who did it. We, He Mountain Dao, absolutely cannot let this go!"

"That's right, a martial artist, killing our He Mountain Dao's Qi Condensation experts time and time again, is unforgivable!"

"He Yuanzi and He Qingzi were our He Mountain Dao's elders. Sect Leader, even if Lin Fei is very strong, we can send top Qi Condensation experts down the mountain, along with sect treasures, to ensure that they kill Lin Fei!"

These elders and high-level Qi Condensation cultivators were all filled with righteous indignation as if they had received a great insult. And in fact, they did feel insulted. It was just a mere martial artist that they had never taken him seriously. But he had killed the top disciples and even elders of He Mountain Dao. This was simply a mockery of He Mountain Dao.

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"Enough!"

The sect leader's cold gaze swept across, and the elders below stopped talking. The authority of He Mountain Dao's sect leader was not something these elders could challenge.

"Lin Fei must have achieved innate by now, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to kill He Yuanzi and He Qingzi. Moreover, Lin Fei has returned to the Nine Profound Sect now. Do you really think you can kill your way into the Nine Profound Sect and demand them to hand over Lin Fei? And there's one more important point.

The Royal Supreme Elder has intervened. He wants to protect Lin Fei personally, just like the deep connection between the royal family and the Nine Profound Sect's founder. Do you really think the old folks of the royal family can't wield their sabers?"

Upon hearing the sect leader's reprimand, many elders stopped talking for a moment. Their angry emotions gradually calmed down.

Yes, the Royal Supreme Elder was the current cornerstone of the royal family! He was a real Foundation Establishment cultivator! It was precise because of this, even if the royal family's control over the world has weakened, as long as the Royal Supreme Elder is still alive, the royal family won't be in chaos and won't collapse.

Moreover, the Royal Supreme Elder was a ruthless figure. If the Royal Supreme Elder were truly provoked, destroying sects and exterminating clans wouldn't be impossible.

"Sect Leader, are we just going to let this go?" Someone couldn't help but ask.

"How could we possibly let this go? The old man from the royal family won't live much longer; his time is near. Once he dies, it will be a time of chaos and disintegration for the world. At that time, it will be the time for us, the immortal sects, to return to the world and take control! However, at this moment, we cannot provoke that old man from the royal family. Therefore, the matter of Lin Fei will be put on hold for now, and no one is allowed to mention it again.

We will focus on refining Foundation Establishment Pills for the supreme elder. The supreme elder is confident that after taking at most three more Foundation Establishment Pills, he will surely succeed in Foundation Establishment! Once our He Mountain Dao has a Foundation Establishment cultivator, hmph, we will settle the score with the Nine Profound Sect and the royal family one by one."

A glint flashed in the eyes of the He Mountain Dao sect leader. He had his eyes on the world, paying attention to the overall situation. However, no matter how much he looked at the world, he needed corresponding strength.

Foundation Establishment was the basis for competing in the world!

As for Lin Fei? He was just a martial artist. Even if he had extraordinary talent like the Nine Profound Sect's founder, so what? In the end, he didn't succeed in Foundation Establishment. A hundred years later, he would turn into a handful of soil. Therefore, being a martial artist was not worth worrying about!

...

Five days later, Lin Fei finally returned to the Nine Profound Sect.

Ever since Lin Fei had killed two high-ranking Qi Condensation cultivators of the He Mountain Dao in the broken temple, the journey afterward had been very peaceful no twists and turns had occurred.

"Did He Mountain Dao give up? Or has He Mountain Dao not received the news yet? Or perhaps, even if He Mountain Dao wanted to send more Qi cultivators to intercept, it's already too late..." Lin Fei frowned, many thoughts flashing through his mind.

Several days passed, and it was impossible for He Mountain Dao not to have received the news. However, regardless of the situation, Lin Fei finally returned to the Nine Profound Sect.

This place felt like home to Lin Fei. Lin Fei had developed a sense of belonging to the Nine Profound Sect.

"Whoosh."

Saber energy burst forth under Lin Fei's feet.

Lin Fei's speed was incredibly fast even without using any lightness techniques. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the top of the mountain.

Lin Fei originally planned to return to his courtyard, but he thought about it that he had killed two high-level Qi Condensation cultivators of He Mountain Dao on his way. This was no small matter. He should report to the sect master first.

In case He Mountain Dao targeted the Nine Profound Sect, this would allow the Nine Profound Sect to be prepared. Thus, Lin Fei headed directly toward the sect master's main hall.

"Huh?"

As Lin Fei entered the main hall, he saw the sect master and his master, Zhao Kongming, sitting inside. The two seemed to be discussing something.

"Disciple pays his respects to Master and Sect Master."

Lin Fei greeted his master and the sect master with a bow.

"Whoosh."

Zhao Kongming and the sect master turned their heads abruptly. Their gazes instantly fell upon Lin Fei.

"Lin Fei is back?"

"Your aura, no doubt, it's innate! Hahaha, our 'Immortal Slayer Saber' Lin Fei has finally returned!"

Both the sect master and Zhao Kongming showed a hint of surprise and delight in their eyes when they saw Lin Fei. However, Lin Fei furrowed his eyebrows slightly. He heard that there seemed to be a lot of information in the sect master's words.

"Sect Master, what's this 'Immortal Slayer Saber' all about?" Lin Fei asked immediately.