Nine Revolutions Star Transformation

Chapter 1001: Chapter 1025: Trouble at the City Gate

A large crowd of immortals quickly gathered at the gates of Hanjiang City, and Chu Linfeng casually glanced over them, noticing that among these immortals, the strongest had reached the Golden Immortal realm, with a few at the Celestial Immortal Realm, while the rest were just ordinary immortals and those at the Earth Immortal Realm.

The guards seemed to have made up their minds about Chu Linfeng, quickly surrounding him, with one saying, "Hand over your storage ring to avoid suffering; no one in Hanjiang City can save you."

Chu Linfeng hadn’t intended to cause trouble, as arguing with these ants was beneath him, but hearing them demand his storage ring ignited a nameless anger in his heart. Back when he ascended to the Immortal Realm, Jiang Hong had tried to deceive him for his storage ring, but was slain by him instead. Now these guard ants wished to do the same, truly believing they could bully him.

The strongest in Hanjiang City were at best in the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm, whereas he was in the Late-stage Daluo Golden Immortal Realm, comparable in strength to the Mid and Late Nine Heavens Profound Realm. Here, there should be no one who could match him, and with the defensive protection of Chu Qing and Chu Tong, those who could harm him were exceedingly rare.

Understanding this, Chu Linfeng smiled and said, "A storage ring? You are unworthy of it. Best retreat before I lose my temper, or the only fate for you will be death."

"Hahahaha! He says we will die? An early-stage Earth Immortal wants us dead. Did you hear that? He wants us dead! Hahaha!" a guard couldn’t help but laugh.

Then the others chuckled as well, and the spectators focused their gaze on Chu Linfeng, considering him to be utterly ignorant of the dangers of angering guards in Hanjiang City, equivalent to offending the City Lord’s Mansion—the dumbest act imaginable.

He appeared handsome and elegant, yet was thought to have a problem with his brain. Initially, many might have sympathized with his misfortune for offending the guards, but now they felt a sense of schadenfreude—a fool like him was not worth pitying.

Numerous discussions reached Chu Linfeng’s ears, causing his expression to shift slightly as he said, "I gave you a chance, but since you think I’m joking, here’s a lesson."

As soon as he finished speaking, he retrieved the Cyan Frost Sword from his storage ring. With a wave of his hand, a graceful sword light flashed before the crowd, followed by three screams. Three guards had sword marks on their necks and fell to the ground.

The crowd couldn’t understand why he felled these three with a single sword, but then bright red blood spurted from their necks like rain, instantly staining the ground at the gate, and a small red fireball appeared in Chu Linfeng’s hand, gently landing on one of the bodies. Within a few breaths, all three bodies were incinerated, even the paving stones at the gate were changed in shape.

Chu Linfeng’s fireball was just an ordinary fireball; if it were a second-layer fire transformation fireball, the paving stones would have turned to magma. Such an outrageous display of power was unnecessary; he was not ready to reveal too much of his strength.

The fireball’s temperature caused the crowd to retreat, realizing this handsome young man was not as simple as he appeared, easily killing three mid-stage Earth Immortal guards, his strength was at least in the Celestial Immortal Realm, if not the late-stage Celestial Immortal realm.

Meanwhile, the guard captain seemed suddenly spineless, unable to stand steady, his face pale with fear as he gazed at Chu Linfeng, sweat pouring down his head; he finally realized he had provoked someone he shouldn’t have.

"Who...who on earth are you? Aren’t you afraid of the City Lord’s punishment?" His tone shifted dramatically.

"Do you wish to die or live?" Chu Linfeng didn’t answer but asked coldly, exuding overwhelming murderous intent directed solely at him, unnoticed by others.

Chu Linfeng’s immense murderous aura threw the guard captain into a state of extreme panic; the intensity made breathing difficult, forcing him to kneel involuntarily before Chu Linfeng.

Only now did he comprehend the youth’s terrifying strength. As the captain, he had some power, reaching the early-stage Celestial Immortal realm, but Chu Linfeng’s presence felt as if he had Daluo Golden Immortal or even Nine Heavens Profound Immortal killing intent. Such power would mean certain peril, even if the City Lord himself intervened.

The surrounding spectators were even more puzzled, witnessing for the first time an arrogant guard captain kneeling before a strange youth, as if beholding a highly unusual spectacle.

"I want to live, please have mercy, I have elders and children to care for, never again shall I dare," begged the guard captain imploringly.

"Which direction is the City Lord’s Mansion? Tell me honestly, how far from here?" demanded Chu Linfeng.

"The City Lord’s Mansion is about dozens of miles from the gate; just follow the main street through the city to reach it. I speak nothing but the truth, and if Lord doesn’t believe me, you can ask someone nearby," the guard captain replied.

"Spared from death, but the living punishment remains!" Chu Linfeng proclaimed, with a slight wave of his hand, sword qi emanating from the Cyan Frost Sword, resulting in a scream from the guard captain. His face turned ashen as he clutched his arm, now severed, his other limb cut off by Chu Linfeng’s blade.

In the Immortal Realm, an amputated limb could be healed with third-grade immortal elixir, although costly, requiring several upper-grade immortal stones to purchase. At this moment, the guard captain expressed gratitude, "Thank you, Lord, for your mercy, thank you!"

Then he swiftly picked up his arm and fled, knowing in his heart that he had narrowly escaped death—losing an arm was trivial compared to losing one’s life.

Yet the spectators remained perplexed, wondering why a Celestial Immortal guard, a City Lord’s ally, was so afraid of a strange youth, piquing their curiosity greatly.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man in luxurious attire within the crowd spoke, "Boy, to dare such deeds at the city gate, you truly have guts. Just wait for the City Lord’s Mansion to hunt you down!"

Upon finishing, a red jade token appeared in his hand, casting forth red light from the token, flying toward the City Lord’s Mansion...