"Senior, shouldn't we deal with these troublesome matters first?" Li Xuan sighed helplessly at the remark.
The one who arrived was He Fengting from the fourth level of the Prison. Li Xuan had released He Fengting after confirming with the Prison Spirit that what He Fengting said was true. Moreover, He Fengting had only challenged his master and lost, which was far better than Shi Jing.
Of course, Li Xuan had not intended to keep Shi Jing imprisoned either. As for the four people before them, Xu Shaoyang and his companions, why would two great figures need to act together?
He Fengting nodded slightly at this and then looked at the four people, Xu Shaoyang and his companions, with a wicked smile. "Will you take action yourselves, or shall I lend you a hand?"
The complexions of the four people, Xu Shaoyang and his companions, all changed. Although they didn't know how He Fengting had appeared, with their intelligence, they could not fail to understand the meaning behind He Fengting's words. However, as the four of them possessed considerable strength, they were unwilling to simply accept death.
In the next moment, the four of them acted in unison, their intentions unspoken. In their view, no matter how strong He Fengting was, he couldn't be overwhelmingly stronger than them.
"You truly are overestimating yourselves." Seeing this, He Fengting showed no intention of making a move, and the faces of Xu Shaoyang and his companions all revealed expressions of extreme delight. At this moment, the four of them were only a zhang away from He Fengting. A combined attack from the four of them could even challenge someone at the peak of the Dominator realm.
But very soon, their expressions changed drastically. Before this zhang, the four of them found themselves unable to advance even an inch further.
"Retreat!"
A powerful sense of crisis surged into Xu Shaoyang's heart, and he hastily shouted.
"Can you retreat?" He Fengting murmured as if to himself. In the next moment, the bodies of Xu Shaoyang and his companions inexplicably stopped in mid-air.
Even more bizarrely, Li Xuan instantly saw the bodies of Xu Shaoyang and his companions gradually become transparent and illusory. In a mere few breaths, Xu Shaoyang and his companions shattered like porcelain and fell to the ground as dust.
"Senior, leave the rings!" Li Xuan was also quite shocked by He Fengting's methods, but he quickly shouted out.
He Fengting nodded slightly at this and then beckoned with a hand. Four spatial rings instantly flew towards Li Xuan.
Li Xuan grinned at this and then directly put them into his grasp.
"Holy crap, I'm rich!" Li Xuan's divine sense probed the rings, and he was instantly astonished.
The high-grade spirit stones within the rings totaled nearly two billion. Besides the high-grade spirit stones, the wealthiest among them was actually that fatty. In addition to thirty-two immortal swords, he also possessed ninety-five spirit weapons of other categories.
Of course, as the helmsman of the underground black market, he also possessed cultivation techniques, mental cultivation methods, elixirs, and so on. Li Xuan roughly estimated that the items on that fatty were enough to match the combined wealth of Xu Shaoyang and the other three.
"Little fellow, are you satisfied with just this little bit?" He Fengting's voice rang out, and Li Xuan finally came back to his senses.
"Uh, Senior, are they all dead?" Li Xuan asked with a sheepish smile.
He Fengting nodded slightly at this and then looked towards the void. "Little fellow, the matter has been resolved, and I should be leaving now."
Li Xuan nodded and said, "Senior, thank you."
"Do you feel that it's a bit of a loss to have wasted this favor of mine?" He Fengting asked after some thought.
Li Xuan blinked and then smiled bitterly, shaking his head. "In my opinion, I had no way of dealing with those four. Although it was just a simple matter for you, Senior, it was more than enough. Whether it was a waste or not, it was worth it."
"Your state of mind, little fellow, is quite good. It seems that the one who chose you as their successor indeed had extraordinary insight. Very well, I won't take advantage of you, little fellow. This storage ring contains some of my personal belongings. Since I'm now free, I'll hand it over to you." With that, He Fengting waved his hand, and a storage ring flew to Li Xuan's front.
"Senior, you're not going to keep these things after just escaping?" This time, Li Xuan did not accept it immediately but looked at He Fengting and asked.
He Fengting smiled and shook his head. "These external possessions are of little use to me anymore. However, for you, they are just right. All right, I must be going. Little fellow, in the future, try to find opponents that are more suited to you. While fighting above your level can maximize your growth, a single misstep can lead to death."
"My final advice to you is that survival is the most important thing."
With that, He Fengting moved and instantly vanished from the spot.
Li Xuan fell silent. He Fengting's words were not without reason. Upon careful reflection, since leaving, he seemed to have always been fighting against opponents whose strength far surpassed his own. He had to ask himself, if these powerful individuals were not present, would he have been able to survive?
Just as the Heaven Dao Pen had said before, he was still somewhat reliant on these external forces. Although Li Xuan had been somewhat unwilling to admit it, the truth was indeed so. He Fengting's final advice was, in essence, a warning.
For a sword cultivator, if one constantly relied on external forces, how could they walk far on their future path?
"Little master, don't overthink it. You are much better now than you were before. In short, take it slow." The voice of the Heaven Dao Pen sounded in Li Xuan's mind.
Li Xuan's face darkened. Did it mean that in the Heaven Dao Pen's impression, he was just a sword cultivator who relied solely on external forces?
"Everyone, can you disperse now?" Li Xuan's gaze shifted to the surroundings. The commotion just now had attracted the attention of many people in the city. Currently, everyone was standing at a distance, but their eyes were all fixed on Li Xuan.
As Li Xuan's voice fell, figures began to depart one after another. Although He Fengting had said he was leaving, who knew if Li Xuan could still call him back?
Moreover, with the lords of the three major forces now dead, this Heaven's Chasm City was ownerless.
As everyone left, Li Xuan stood in place for a moment in thought before heading directly towards the City Lord's Mansion.
When Li Xuan arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, not a single strong individual within was there to stop him. Judging by their demeanor, they had obviously learned of Xu Shaoyang's death. Furthermore, Li Xuan did not appear to be in a mood to fight. As Li Xuan walked into the main hall, everyone else also left.
"Little master, what are you doing here?" the Heaven Dao Pen asked.
Li Xuan smiled and said, "Naturally, I'm here to see if there's anything that catches my eye."
Heaven Dao Pen: "..."
Soon, Li Xuan opened the treasure vault within the City Lord's Mansion. As Li Xuan rummaged through the treasure vault, no one in the City Lord's Mansion dared to step forward and stop him. However, Li Xuan was not overly aggressive and only took all the spirit swords from the treasure vault.
"If there's anything in here you like, take it." Li Xuan said to everyone as he walked out of the main gate.
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and their gazes towards Li Xuan softened.
Watching everyone rush in, Li Xuan shook his head slightly and turned to leave.