The atmosphere in the courtyard was peaceful, and no one knew a great crisis was approaching.

Hou Yue’s face was glowing. This might be the pinnacle moment of his life because everything would return to normal after today.

If he couldn’t reach the Astral River Realm, he would return to his original state and become an ordinary person.

The Hou Clan’s disciples were basking in Hou Yue’s glory, and the surrounding disciples often stepped forward to give them a toast. That was especially the case for Hou Xiao, who had an extraordinary relationship with Hou Yue. It was even rumored that they were relatives, but their exact relationship was only known to them.

Today, Hou Xiao was dressed in a red robe, which looked very festive.

“Senior Brother Hou Xiao, you’re also going to reach the Heavenly Phase Realm soon, right?” A drunken disciple came over to flatter Hou Xiao.

Hou Xiao was only in the ninth level of the Heavenly Phase Realm. He still had a long way to go to reach the pinnacle, not to mention the Heavenly Phase Realm.

However, flattery always worked, and Hou Xiao burst into hearty laughter.

“Thank you for your kind words. I’ll strive to reach the Heavenly Phase Realm within a year. We can celebrate and drink again at that time,” Hou Xiao said without a hint of shame.

“Then, I’ll congratulate Senior Brother Hou Xiao in advance!” Waves of laughter came from the surroundings. The ground was piled with wine jars, and the tables were laden with food. Many female disciples were weaving through the crowd, and Hou Yue had a woman in his arms with her clothes somewhat disheveled.

After all, being favored by an elite disciple was an honor for her. A few women wanted to get close to Hou Yue, but they were shoved aside by the woman in Hou Yue’s arms through various methods.

The woman had worked hard to earn Hou Yue’s favor, so how could she let such a great opportunity slip away? It was human nature for the weak to depend on the strong.

Suddenly, the wall collapsed after being smashed apart by Liu Wuxi with one strike.

This time, he didn’t bother walking through the entrance and directly smashed apart the wall, blocking his way.

The commotion caused by Liu Wuxie alarmed everyone in the courtyard, who turned to look in his direction.

“Who is it?!” Hou Li roared.

Today was the celebration of Hou Yue’s breakthrough into the Heavenly Phase Realm. Who dared to cause trouble?

When the wall collapsed, Liu Wuxie’s group appeared before everyone’s eyes.

When Hou Yue turned around and gazed over, he was surprised to see Liu Wuxie. Everyone in the courtyard had heard of Liu Wuxie’s name, but few had seen him before, especially Hou Yue.

Hou Yue had long heard of Liu Wuxie’s name and had even sent someone to kill him. This was the first time they met, and things were this strange sometimes. They hadn’t met each other before, but that didn’t mean there was no grudge between them.

“Liu Wuxie, it’s Liu Wuxie! Isn’t he dead?” those who recognized Liu Wuxie screamed in shock. After all, it was terrifying to see someone who was thought to be dead.

A crowd trailed behind Liu Wuxie, many of them smirking at the unfolding scene. They didn’t care who would have the last laugh—it had only been just over two hours since Elder Tian Xing had granted Liu Wuxie six hours to act.

“Could the news be fake, and he didn’t die on the Blood Sea Abyssal Island?” Someone came to their senses. Since Liu Wuxie had survived, this meant that the news wasn’t accurate.

"So what if he survived? will still be his end!" Hou Xiao sneered, sobering up as a sinister laugh escaped him.

They had been plotting how to eliminate Song Ling and the others, but now their targets had come straight to them. This was the perfect opportunity to end them all and settle every grudge once and for all.

Hou Xiao wouldn’t have dared to be so brazen if Hou Yue weren’t there. Hou Yue was his greatest confidence because an elite disciple in the Heavenly Phase Realm was that powerful. This was how inner disciples viewed the elite disciples.

Liu Wuxie stepped over the rubble, his gaze sweeping across the courtyard before locking onto Hou Yue.

“Liu Wuxie, you got quite the nerves to barge in here. You won’t leave here alive!” Hou Li said, pointing at Liu Wuxie. But he didn’t dare to take another step forward because who didn’t know that Liu Wuxie was a ruthless person who killed without batting his eye?

“Die!” Liu Wuxie couldn’t even be bothered to waste time with garbage like Hou Li and flicked his finger, unleashing a cold ray.

Hou Li’s body froze and was turned into an ice sculpture.

This terrified everyone because no one expected Liu Wuxie to kill all of a sudden without any signs, not to mention he didn’t even bat an eye at Hou Li. Even Liu Wuxie didn’t know how many such clowns he had killed.

“Liu Wuxie, you’re courting death!” Hou Yue was enraged to see Liu Wuxie killing another Hou Clan’s disciple before him. Hou Ye, Hou Lie, and Hou Li were all killed by Liu Wuxie.

“Those who are not involved get lost. My feud is with the Hou Clan, and anyone who interferes will meet the same fate as him.” Liu Wuxie swept his gaze around. The courtyard was filled with people who had come to congratulate Hou Yue for his breakthrough into the Heavenly Phase Realm.

This instantly placed them in a dilemma because they had heard of Liu Wuxie’s cruelty. Hou Li was a living example—whoever tried to stop him would be killed.

Hou Yue was an elite disciple, and they didn’t dare to betray him. If they betrayed him, their future wouldn’t be good once Hou Yue killed Liu Wuxie.

“Liu Wuxie, you’re too cruel. How dare you kill another inner disciple and disregard the sect’s rules!” There were sixty-four people in the courtyard, thirteen of whom were from the Hou Clan, with the rest being outsiders.

A pinnacle Heavenly Dipper Realm disciple stepped forward to question Liu Wuxie.

“Sect rules?” Liu Wuxie sneered and reached out to grab that disciple. Everything happened so fast that Hou Yue didn’t have the time to save him, and no one expected Liu Wuxie to be so overbearing.

Liu Wuxie lifted the disciple in the air.

“What qualifications do you have to speak to me about the sect rules? Don’t blame me since you’re courting death!” Liu Wuxie exerted force and snapped that man’s neck.

He was killed before he could even let out a scream, and a reek of blood filled the courtyard. All the remaining people in the courtyard distanced themselves from the Hou Clan’s disciples, and no one dared to say another word.

In just three breaths, Liu Wuxie had already killed two people, making everyone around him tremble with fear.

“How ruthless!” Some disciples murmured among themselves, shocked by Liu Wuxie’s decisiveness to kill without hesitation. He didn’t even give his victim another opportunity to speak.

Whoever dared to challenge Liu Wuxie was bound to die, so no one dared to step forward after Liu Wuxie took two lives. They neither supported Hou Yue nor opposed Liu Wuxie.

Liu Wuxie was somewhat satisfied with this situation, while Hou Yue took a deep breath with a grim face. After all, Liu Wuxie killing two people was no doubt a resounding slap to his face. He was humiliated, and his position would never be the same even if he were to kill Liu Wuxie today.

“What power! With one strike, he killed a cultivator in the ninth level of the Heavenly Dipper Realm. Could Liu Wuxie have reached the Heavenly Phase Realm?” The people standing behind muttered to each other and were shocked by Liu Wuxie’s strength.

“He was already capable of killing cultivators in the ninth-level Heavenly Dipper Realm three months ago. So much time has passed, and he has only grown stronger than before!” Many people had a hint of disdain in their eyes because they had witnessed how Liu Wuxie had killed Ma Shiyan and his companions.

The scene was eerie, and those who had flattered Hou Yue earlier retreated far away.

“Liu Wuxie, I have underestimated you to think that you’ve managed to survive until now,” Hou Yue said with torrential murderous intent flashing in his eyes. After all, Liu Wuxie should’ve died on the way because Hou Clan had already sent experts to intercept him along the way.

“I’m sorry to disappoint you then!” Liu Wuxie sneered and swept his gaze across all the Hou Clan’s disciples with surging murderous intent in his eyes.

“Senior Brother Hou Yue, why waste time with him? Just kill him and avenge Hou Li!” The other Hou Clan’s disciples couldn’t stand it any longer and urged Hou Yue to kill Liu Wuxie quickly.

Hou Yue didn’t act as if he were probing. He had been trying to scan Liu Wuxie with his divine sense since the latter’s arrival, but he failed to find any information. Liu Wuxie felt like an unshakable mountain standing before him.

This was an ominous feeling, but he had no other options. Since the Law-Enforcement Hall’s disciples didn’t show up after so long, he couldn’t put his hopes on them and could only resolve this matter himself.

“Don’t even bother waiting. No one will save you people today!” Liu Wuxie mocked and drew the Heretic Blade, pointing it at everyone from the Hou Clan.

“Let’s attack him together! I don’t believe so many of us can’t kill him!” Hou Xiao had sobered up and hollered everyone to attack.

They were all disciples of the Hou Clan, and their honor was bound together. No one could stand idly by, and Hou Yue didn’t stop him either. He wanted Hou Xiao and others to attack so he could take this chance to observe Liu Wuxie’s strength.

All eleven disciples of the Hou Clan charged at Liu Wuxie. Song Ling and others were prepared to intervene, but Liu Wuxie stopped them.

“A bunch of garbage!” Liu Wuxie sneered with disdain and didn’t even move. He simply swung the Heretic Blade down, performing the Sixth Fatality Form. His blade manifested into countless blade rays and enveloped the entire courtyard, leaving none of the eleven Hou Clan’s disciples who charged over unscathed.

One after another, Hou Clan’s disciples began to fall, and Liu Wuxie didn’t hesitate to kill. He initially planned to torture them, but he had to end the battle quickly as he was pressed for time.

Liu Wuxie wasn’t stupid because Elder Tian Xing must be backing him up since there wasn’t any intervention from the sect. He didn’t know how long this would last, which was why he had to grasp whatever time he had to kill everyone he wanted.

“D-Don’t kill me!” In just one breath, Liu Wuxie had already slain five to six people. The remaining four people escaped in different directions and had given up resisting. That was especially the case for Hou Xiao, who had even lost control of his bowels as he tried to escape.

Liu Wuxie naturally wouldn’t let them escape and had long sealed their path of retreat. This made Hou Yue furious, with his heart sinking as he watched his clan’s disciples falling to the ground.

“Liu Wuxie, you demon! I want you dead!” Hou Yue finally made his move and swung his sword toward Liu Wuxie. As expected of a cultivator in the Heavenly Phase Realm, the aura he gave off was much stronger than the other Hou Clan’s disciples.

“You think you can stop me from killing them by joining the fight? What a joke!” Liu Wuxie didn’t even bat an eye at Hou Yue and continued to kill Hou Clan’s disciples.

Facing Hou Yue’s longsword, Liu Wuxie merely waved his hand casually to resolve the incoming sword aura.

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