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  The top floor of a building in the city, an old man sat on a simple rattan chair, his warm gaze watching the dense crowd below, while beside him was a stunningly beautiful woman with a noble and sacred temperament, her white silk dress highlighting her elegance, enough to make people lose their souls, probably even goddesses descending to earth wouldn't be as captivating.

  "It's time for me to go back." The woman in the silk skirt gazed into the distance, as if thinking about something, and after a long while, spoke softly.

  "Alas, I came to experience the mortal world, but now it seems that karma has already been planted, and a private fate has been sealed. Can you know what consequences this will bring?" The old man's gentle face slightly solidified, his eyes fixed on the woman, speaking in a low voice with a hint of blame.

  "We old, enlightened ones, understand the principle of cause and effect. All this is not something I planted myself, he entered my shop, arousing my curiosity, this is heaven's will, I just happened to push the boat along, and isn't their intention to let me experience the mortal world? Once I meet him again, it will be when fate is established, at that time, I will surely see through the mortal world!" Mu Cong said lightly.

  "In that case, as long as he can meet with her later, then the two of them will likely be tied together forever, don't you know? It's still possible to regret now, just kill him and it'll be fine." The old man said in a low voice.

  "No, I can see through the cause and effect of anyone with me, once I've looked at them, more or less there's a cause and effect, but only him, I couldn't see, seemingly existing yet non-existent. I have a premonition that if I could resolve the cause and effect from before with him, my deductive powers would increase greatly!" Mu Cong hastily stopped her.

  "Oh? Mu Ning, you should know that with his status, even if he were to return and meet again, how could it be possible? The two of us are not likely to have a marriage bond, our statuses differ too much. I'm afraid he will never reach this level in his lifetime, and... the number of people following him is countless, can he withstand their challenges? Remember, no matter who it is, one cannot stir up true feelings, otherwise the power of deduction..." The old man chuckled and shook his head, his cloudy eyes looking at Mu Ning.

  "It's not fate, nor is it marriage! Moreover, if he can't reach this level, I suppose we wouldn't have met either, and there wouldn't be any consequences!" Mu Cong heard this and a faint blush appeared on her pale cheeks.

  "Eh, marriage is all about fate! I won't interfere with your affairs, you have your own thoughts." The old man chuckled and said, his voice seeming to be both helpless and expectant.

  "Is marriage all due to fate?" Mu Cong's slender eyebrows furrowed slightly as she fell into deep thought.

  Walking towards the gate of the mixed sky, Lie Teng's mind was still thinking about what had happened before. Mu Ning's actions made Lie Teng puzzled, spending 50,000 high-quality spirit stones to buy this pearl and give it to himself? Moreover, he said so many inexplicable words, and what made Lie Teng even more difficult to understand was the sentence "Grant myself and her a destined encounter?" Lie Teng thought for a long time, but still had no clue, and could only put it aside for now. In any case, since he got this pearl, that's all that mattered. Later things would be discussed later. He instinctively felt that Mu Ning did not have malicious intentions towards him, which also made Lie Teng completely at ease.

  "Haven't you heard? The Meng family of the five major families in the cultivation world has sent dozens of Dan-stage strong practitioners and tens of thousands of Qi-refining disciples to Huntian City. I heard that it was because the son of the patriarch was killed in Huntian City."

  "Yes, it was in the Beast Arena, where I heard that he was killed by a junior named 'Ghost Shadow' from the Condensation stage. Speaking of this 'Ghost Shadow', I've heard that he's someone who strikes fear into people's hearts just by hearing his name, and is quite a character. If given time, his future achievements will surely be extraordinary. Unfortunately, he offended the Meng family, one of the five major families!"

  "Ghostly shadow? I'm afraid this time you'll really become a ghost! The first layer of the Congealing Dan actually dares to kill the young masters of the five major families, no doubt seeking death!"

  After calming his mind, Lie Teng suddenly heard the cultivators around him whispering to each other. Upon hearing what they were saying, Lie Teng's face turned slightly pale. He took a deep breath and gazed intently ahead, suppressing the complexity in his heart. With neither haste nor slowness, he walked towards the gate of Hun Tian City.

  When he arrived at the gate of Hun Tian City, he saw a dense crowd of cultivators queuing up to leave, while twenty burly men wearing golden armor guarded the city gate. Lie Teng's hands involuntarily clenched slightly as he took a deep breath and relaxed his body, waiting in line to exit the city. He hadn't expected the Meng family to seal off Hun Tian City and inspect every cultivator. Fortunately, he had changed his appearance; otherwise, this time would have been impossible to escape. Despite this, Lie Teng was still somewhat tense.

  Under the gaze of the twenty Golden Armor Great Han, the cultivators walked out of the Mixed Sky City one by one. Soon, it was Lie Teng's turn. Lie Teng followed calmly and slowly behind him, feeling a series of gazes sweeping across his body.

  Lie Teng breathed slowly, still pretending to be unaware of the situation, and glanced around casually. Under the piercing gaze of the twenty Golden Armor Warriors, Lie Teng walked out of the city, only then did he let out a sigh of relief, and directly stepped into the air, flying rapidly towards the east.

  He didn't know that soon after he left, several figures emerged from the Beast Fighting Arena, led by Long Yao. At this time, Long Yao's face was somewhat pale, and he didn't stay for long before rushing towards the gate of the Mixed Sky City, staring at every person who left.

  Leaving the Mixed Sky City, Lie Teng took out the Western map and followed the directions on the map. After tens of thousands of miles to the south, it was the Wan Jian Sect.

  Less than ten miles into their flight, Lie Teng slowed down his speed, a cold smile hanging at the corner of his mouth.

  "Hand over the Nine-Heaven Xuan Sword!" A low, muffled voice boomed from behind Lie Teng, a gaunt old man with a head full of white hair and wearing a black robe stared at Lie Teng with cold eyes. He had been lying in wait outside the city for several days, waiting precisely for Lie Teng to exit the city. Just as Lie Teng had thought earlier, this old man only had forty-six top-grade spirit stones, which was not enough to make him take action, and could only watch as Lie Teng seized the Nine-Heaven Xuan Sword.

  Lieteng turned around to look at the black-robed old man who was rapidly flying towards him with a fierce aura, his eyes were calm and his face expressionless as he said: "If you want it, take out fifty high-quality spirit stones."

  "Looking for death!" The thin old man shouted angrily, and nearly fifty spiritual swords suddenly floated behind him. He let out a low cry and charged towards Lie Teng, who was shocked to discover that the swords floating behind the old man were not just spiritual energy illusions, but actual spiritual swords, all of which were mid-grade treasure-level artifacts. How could this person control so many spiritual swords at once? Was it similar to the Nine-Heaven Xuan Sword? Without thinking further, Lie Teng watched as the spiritual swords rapidly closed in on him. With a thought, two hundred dense and intricate illusory swords shot out from his body, directly charging towards the thin old man.

  The withered old man suddenly saw the emerging illusory sword, his face changed greatly. At a glance, he saw that these black swords were not real objects and recognized them as the Clear Void Sword Sect's illusory swords. However, he did not expect Lie Teng to summon so many, and these black swords actually posed a considerable threat to himself. After being shocked, he calmed down from his astonishment. He secretly told himself that the opponent was only at the Condensing Dan stage, although there were many swords, they were just illusory swords condensed from shallow spiritual energy. But why were his illusory swords purple and black?

  "Bang! Bang!" When the illusory sword clashed with the old man's spiritual sword, the proud spiritual instrument was unexpectedly shattered by the illusory sword's impact, turning into fragments and falling down. In less than three breaths, fifty spiritual swords had already lost a third of their number. This made the gaunt old man's heart skip a beat, and he exclaimed in shock, hastily recalling his spiritual swords. Suddenly, an object appeared in his hand, and he silently chanted a few words, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The object in his hand let out a loud roar, and a massive black horn flew out from it. The object swelled up against the wind, transforming into a ten-zhang-tall ferocious beast head that charged towards Lie Teng.

  Lieteng's face was as cold as frost, with the original power surging inside him. He struck out with his right hand at the incoming beast head, and a massive black palm, over 30 feet in diameter, flew out directly, pushing towards the beast head with a turbulent force. The gigantic soul palm stirred up the wind and clouds, while the emaciated old man's face changed once again, staring wide-eyed as the enormous soul palm covered the beast head, producing an earth-shaking crash that shattered the air. The small black beast in his hand suddenly disintegrated into fragments.

  "This..." The lean old man's eyes widened, and without saying another word, he turned around and sprinted away at a speed as fast as lightning. He suddenly realized that this young whippersnapper in front of him, who was only at the first layer of the Congealing Dan stage, actually possessed strength that was no less than the third layer of the Congealing Dan stage. How could he not be afraid?

  But how did Lie Teng let him escape? This thin old man was able to control so many spirit swords, it's very likely that he had some kind of secret technique. After all, he hadn't heard of any cultivator controlling fifty spirit swords at the same time. If it wasn't for the Nine Harmony Mystic Sword, this type of treasure, then the problem would be with this thin old man himself. Moreover, his own strength had already been exposed, if it was spread out, it would definitely attract the attention of the Meng family. After all, a cultivator who forced a third-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator to escape was enough to arouse the attention of the Meng family. All of this was just a thought, seeing the thin old man already over a hundred meters away, Lie Teng's original energy gathered in his feet, and he rapidly chased after him. His heart moved, the Nine Harmony Mystic Sword flew out, breaking through the air towards the thin old man who was rushing forward. Another object appeared in his hand, it was that small blue bow, rapidly drawing back the bowstring against the thin old man, a series of small arrows shot out.

  Feeling the threat behind him, the thin old man's eyes widened in shock. He gritted his teeth and once again summoned over thirty spiritual swords to block the attack from behind. At this point, he no longer cared whether the spiritual swords he had collected for many years would be shattered by Lie Tian or not; escaping with his life was the priority.

  "Bang bang!" Several loud crashes echoed, the old man's heart bled as he felt five more spiritual swords lose contact with him. Before he could even gather his strength to sprint, nine black blades suddenly appeared in front of him.

  "If you don't want to die, stop right there!" Leng Teng's icy voice rang out. Before the old man could think twice, hundreds of illusory swords had surrounded him, completely blocking his path.

  "Brother, this time it's the old man's fault, please spare my life." The old man's face changed from cloudy to sunny after a moment, and he said with respect that he no longer dared to attribute Lieteng's return to the Condensation of Dan.

  "Sparing your life is not impossible, as long as you answer me one question." Lie Tong's voice was cold and detached.

  The old man's eyes flashed with a hint of light, and he hastily said with respect: "Fellow Daoist, please speak, the little old man will certainly inform you of what he knows."

  "The method of controlling fifty spiritual swords at once!" Lie Teng's voice rose slightly as he spoke slowly.

  The old man's face solidified, he lowered his head, feeling the threat from the Illusory Sword and the Ninefold Mysterious Sword. His eyes floated with contemplation, his life was in Lie Teng's hands, and telling him the method was his only hope. Immediately, he gritted his teeth and took out an object, holding it up with both hands: "Fellow Taoist, this is something that I, a humble old man, happened to obtain. Please, fellow Taoist, spare my life."

  Lieteng took over the animal skin handed over by the old man, glanced at it, and his pupils shrank: "Divine consciousness sword technique?" After putting this animal skin into the storage ring, Lieteng put away the fantasy sword, and he coldly said: "Get out!"

  The withered old man let out a sigh of relief, and his face showed a hint of madness, but a wisp of dark cloud floated in his eyes. He turned around to leave, but the Nine-Heaven Xuan Sword array in Lie Teng's mind suddenly started to rotate, and the nine Xuan Swords floating in the air suddenly burst out with a dark light. In an instant, they crazily shuttled back and forth at a speed like thunder, and the space was filled with continuous explosive sounds. The nine Xuan Swords turned into countless black lights that enveloped the old man who had just flown out, instantly tearing him to shreds.

  Lie Teng slightly turned around, took a deep breath, and his eyes involuntarily widened in shock: "What a terrifying speed, what incredible power."

  P.S. There is still one more tonight.

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