Chapter 429: Chapter 179: Before the World, Announce My Name—I Am the Great Demon Hunter Master... Li Treading Immortal!
"Please reconsider, everyone!"
"I am now one of the two prefecture leaders of Tongye State. Behind me stands a ’True Master’, while Tongye Duke’s Mansion has no True Master. Faced with attacks from the Jing River Dragon King and Great Yin, is there any path other than sinking?"
"You once pinned your hopes on Zuo Shanhe, hoping he would reconcile and come down the mountain to assist the Duke on behalf of the human race faction. But he paid no attention until he disappeared."
"The Duke, left with no choice, took a leap of faith but failed to break through. Reality has sealed its fate!"
"Everyone."
"Three months ago, I left with a third of the wise men, who are now my right-hand men. Now..."
"I offer you another chance."
"Lay down your armor and choose to submit to the uncle. This is because we were once acquainted and colleagues, and Qiankun could not bear to see it, hence repeatedly advising."
"Otherwise..."
"Even if I repeatedly advise the uncle to hold back, can the demon crowd of the Jing River Dragon King..."
"Spare you?"
"I can spare you."
"But they..."
"Will tear you to shreds across races!"
Despite being surrounded by thousands of troops, Li Qiankun remained calm and composed.
Because...
He knew deeply that these soldiers who followed Tongye Duke’s Mansion, even if loyal, would shake internally along with the fall of Tongye Duke’s banner...
Plus, his words.
It’s just missing an excuse.
Sure enough, as his words landed!
Li Xuanzong’s face suddenly changed as he saw some generals showing hesitation, seemingly thinking that if they really killed the eldest son, once the demon broke through Wutong Prefecture, wouldn’t they have no escape?
Thus, their killing intent unintentionally leaked a bit.
At that moment, some grew anxious, just about to yell at this father-brother not to confuse people’s hearts, but————
Whoosh!
A Magical Sword, forged through thousands of hammers and made with superior materials within a Primordial Pill, boldly and unrestrainedly shot from outside the Duke’s Mansion, flashed past like lightning, leaving a blood mark on Li Qiankun’s cheek!
And the Celestial Being masters beside him...
Didn’t even react!
"Who?!"
Li Qiankun winced in pain, shocked and angry, wanting to see which careless soldier or general acted, but as he turned his head...
He saw a face he’d been longing to see day and night!
It was...
The unpardonable child who ’killed his mother and murdered his brother’, Li Treading Immortal!
"You..."
"Didn’t die with that old Zuo Shanhe on Nirvana Mountain??!"
Li Qiankun gritted his teeth, staring at this increasingly mature face, his complexion darkened:
"Good, good, good!"
"Not dead on Nirvana Mountain, good!"
"If the news that you ’Li Treading Immortal’ are still alive leaks..."
"Based on last year’s incident of ’colluding with Wu Wei, assassinating King Yin’, and the numerous bloody crimes of killing my mother and murdering my brother, once you appear today, you’ll never escape!"
Thus, Li Qiankun spun around, looking at Li Xuanzong, one word at a time:
"Li Xuanzong."
"Whatever the situation, I won’t dispute with you for now, but..."
"The culprit who killed the Duchess and my blood-related younger brother is right in front of me, and Zuo Shanhe is no longer here. He has lost his support. Your soldiers..."
"Will you really let him go?!"
At that moment, Li Xuanzong’s color changed, his face shifting multiple times, recalling what ’Li Shen Yao’ said before and hesitating greatly:
"This..."
The words weren’t finished.
A black-robed youth, followed by a Sword-Carrying Maid, let out a mocking laugh and said:
"I’m standing right here. If you have the guts to kill me... why not?"
"But before that,"
"Li Qiankun, I want to correct you on one thing."
Jixia’s complexion gradually turned serious, pointing at the enraged elegant gentleman, then at himself:
"You are of the Divine Blood Nobility and the Half-Demon Duke."
"But I and these soldiers..."
"Are the legitimate Pure-blooded Human Race!"
"They followed you, the one enjoying power is you, but those serving Marquis Hu Wei as dogs are them!"
"You act for their sake?"
"Then why..."
"Not lead them and find a path for yourself."
As these words were spoken, many generals and soldiers exchanged glances with difficulty.
As if sensing Jixia’s disdain, Li Qiankun sneered:
"Are you crazy?"
"Open the way for them?"
"Do you think... you are your master Zuo Shanhe?"
"Even ’Li Shen Yao’ could only do so much, facing demons and Half-Demons with bloodline and divine technique heritage... it’s destined to be a futile effort!"
"Moreover..."
"It’s you!"
"Without Zuo Shanhe, you’re nothing, what else do you have?"
The Demon-slaying Sword that cut his hair and left a blood stain on his cheek, with the fluctuation of the domain, returned to its sheath, landing in the hands of Jixia’s Sword-Carrying Maid, Pei Nanbei.
He flicked his fingers, listening to this, replied calmly:
"What do I have?"
Clang clang!
Jixia’s eyes sharpened!
Grabbing the sword hilt fiercely, pointing straight ahead, his hair flying, foot stomping, cracking the green bricks, the Celestial Human Domain expanded, exposing the Peak of the Primordial Pill’s majesty... without reservation!
"Those who recognize this sword, tell him!"
"What do I have?!"
Recognize this sword?
Li Xuanzong and the others present were just a bit stunned, unsure what these incongruous words meant.
But soon, they heard...
Swish swish!
One by one... as Qing Shan Taoist arrived, the people from the Demon Hunting Department stationed in ’Tongye State’ all knelt on one knee!
Leading them...
Was Qing Shan Taoist beside him!
"The Tongye Prefecture Demon Hunting Department branch..."
"Pays homage to the ’Great Demon Hunter Master’!"
At this moment.
Li Treading Immortal’s mysterious veil of the past was pulled open again.
Once, he was the Celestial Being of Life and Death Mountain and River Sect, an unheard-of true disciple under a True Master.
And now...
He is the ’Night Emperor’ descending the mountain, the uncrowned king roaming the mountains and forests of the entire Tongye State, in the eyes of Great Yin and demons, he is the ’Great Thief’, but in the eyes of followers and outsiders...
He is a riddle-slaying, demon-slaying, mysterious...
Great, Demon, Hunter, Master---
Li Treading Immortal!!
