The Sect Master of the Heavenly Profound Sect erupted in fury, and the entire Lingqu City trembled under the pressure!
Gao Wanhua was so terrified she dropped to her knees on the spot, and even Yun Xuerong didn’t dare make another sound.
“Sect Master, spare us!”
But how could one strike be enough for Jiang Qianhe to vent his wrath?
His cold gaze swept over Ling Guhai, who immediately trembled all over and dropped to his knees. “S-Sect Master, I was wrong…”
BOOM!
In front of the Sect Master of the Heavenly Profound Sect, there was no difference between Gao Yang and Ling Guhai—both were sent flying with a single slap and embedded in the courtyard wall.
Jiang Qianhe’s eyes were terrifying enough to kill.
Utter humiliation. An absolute disgrace!
He had actually been fooled by this tiny Lingqu City?
And not only fooled—he had gone to great lengths, bringing so many people, using up enormous teleportation array resources—slaughtering the entire Yun family wouldn’t be enough to make up for it!
He had lost face. Completely.
And to think he’d even taken out valuable treasures to win over Gao Yang… Jiang Qianhe nearly crushed the entire Lingqu City in rage.
Fortunately, Ling Guhai’s fear awakened his will to survive. Despite broken bones and covered in dust, he scrambled up from the ruins.
He really was innocent. He had been searching the city these past few days, but aside from Gao Yang, no one else showed any signs of possessing a spirit body!
Now that this massive disaster had erupted, his role as Outer Sect Steward was definitely finished. If he could survive today, it would already be a blessing.
Ling Guhai’s eyes turned cold. The Sect Master’s strike had flung him and Gao Yang together—not just out of rage, but to give him a chance to atone.
“You filthy dog, even dared to deceive the Sect Master!”
He immediately dragged the barely-breathing Gao Yang from the rubble and, without hesitation, snapped his fingers, forcibly ripping off the two Universe Rings filled with greeting gifts.
“AHHH!”
The pain of losing fingers made Gao Yang scream in agony, but Ling Guhai showed no mercy. He flung him straight back into the ruins where he went completely silent.
“Daring to deceive the Sect Master, your sins are unforgivable! Ten lives wouldn’t be enough to pay!”
Holding the Universe Rings high, Ling Guhai crawled on hands and knees before Jiang Qianhe, trembling. “Sect Master, spare me. It was my foolishness that caused this loss to the sect. I’m willing to bear all consequences. Please, have mercy…”
Jiang Qianhe struck again in fury. “Fool! You nearly ruined my plans!”
The blow sent Ling Guhai tumbling to Qin Xiu’s feet.
In that moment, he suddenly realized—if Gao Yang was fake, and Qin Xiu had managed to defeat Yun Xuerong despite a four-stage difference, then…
Ling Guhai immediately kowtowed, “Qin Xiu—no, Young Master Qin, I was blind and failed to see that Lingqu City still had a peerless genius like you.”
“Please, for the sake of the friendship between me and your father, spare me. I was wrong, utterly wrong. It has nothing to do with the Sect Master.”
Qin Xiu frowned. He could understand—Ling Guhai had been deceived by Gao Yang. Besides, with his reputation for being unable to cultivate, it was understandable that people overlooked him.
“This has nothing to do with you. Get up.”
Hearing this, Ling Guhai was beyond grateful. “Thank you, Young Master Qin! Thank you!”
He had ruled over Lingqu City for years, but now, a single sentence from Qin Xiu had saved his life.
Seeing this, Jiang Qianhe finally exhaled and quickly plastered on a smile.
Just moments ago, he had nearly stepped in to help Yun Xuerong. If he had actually done it… he’d have become the greatest disgrace in the sect’s history.
He hadn’t expected the Royal Princess to step in and block him. Now, she approached Qin Xiu with a soft smile. “Young Master Qin, someone just now kept threatening to kill you with one palm. Don’t you find that terribly annoying?”
“The royal family of the Great Li Empire also has a treasure for testing spirit bodies. Would you be willing to try it?”
As she spoke, her jade-like fingers gently lifted an ancient bronze mirror. A faint crack could be seen on its surface.
Jiang Qianhe, seeing this, wished he could slap the Grand Elder again.
Damn it, if he had just waited a few more seconds, everything would have become clear. Why did he have to flap his mouth?!
The Grand Elder stood with his mouth agape, filled with regret, wanting to slap himself.
He had acted because his disciple was related to Gao Yang by blood, hoping to seize this chance to suppress the Royal Academy and gain favor.
Who would’ve thought things would turn out this way?
Jiang Qianhe hurriedly took out his own compass and smilingly approached Qin Xiu. “Young Master Qin, it’s all a misunderstanding. Please, use mine.”
The Royal Princess’s smile remained unchanged, but she stomped on his foot hard. “Didn’t you say just now that your compass was broken?”
Serves you right for kicking someone when they’re down.
She wasn’t about to back off. While she’d stepped in earlier partly for amusement, this was a perfect chance to win over Qin Xiu.
She hadn’t been confident about beating the Heavenly Profound Sect before, but one sentence now might tilt Qin Xiu’s heart in her favor.
Watching the two bicker, Qin Xiu couldn’t help but find it amusing. But unlike Gao Yang’s smugness, he remained calm.
He reached out and chose the Royal Princess’s bronze mirror.
At that moment, Jiang Qianhe’s face changed dramatically.
Was this Qin Xiu’s choice?
Now, all he could do was hope that Qin Xiu wasn’t truly a spirit body.
After all, how could someone with a spirit body be unable to cultivate for eighteen years? You are reading on g.com, the official source.
Everyone held their breath again. The mother and daughter pair, Gao Wanhua and Yun Xuerong, who were collapsed on the ground, were filled with fear and hatred.
He absolutely couldn’t be a spirit body—absolutely not!
That terrifying strength which shattered four cultivation stages, and that technique capable of condensing dragon Qi, had to be from treasures left by his father.
As long as Qin Xiu wasn’t a spirit body, they might still have a chance to live today.
And not just survive—her daughter’s Water Radiance Spirit Body was real.
Even if he had been empowered by heavenly treasures, it was only temporary glory. He could never compare to a true Water Radiance Spirit Body. In the end, they would still have the last laugh!
Buzz…
The moment Qin Xiu’s palm touched the bronze mirror, everyone’s hearts tensed.
Suddenly, the blurred surface of the mirror turned pitch-black.
A real spirit body!
The Royal Princess’s beautiful phoenix eyes widened, and even her breath became uneven.
Yun Xuerong clenched her teeth. It looked like nothing more than black fog—could it be just some low-grade, useless spirit body awakened with a lot of noise but no real strength?
If it was weaker than her Water Radiance Spirit Body, then she wouldn’t be the one who lost!
But soon, that blackness resembled the dawn of chaos, slowly revealing a vast expanse of stars, sun, and moon.
The sun and moon revolved like the creation of the heavens, compressing billions of years into mere seconds. Endless starlight and cosmic brilliance surged forth with dazzling divine light!
The bronze mirror trembled violently. As the divine light intensified, it seemed it could no longer contain such immense power.
Cracks spread rapidly across the mirror’s surface—like a spiderweb.
Then, under everyone’s shocked gaze, a crisp sound rang out. The mirror shattered completely, fragments scattering across the ground.
In that instant, Jiang Qianhe was stunned. The Royal Princess was stunned. Even the Pavilion Master of the Starseizing Pavilion trembled in her heart!
The bronze mirror… shattered!
This was the artifact passed down through generations in the royal family of the Great Li Empire, used to test spirit bodies—and it shattered?!
She knew exactly where that initial crack on the mirror had come from. It had been caused by her ancestor, the one who established the Starseizing Pavilion with a Star Spirit Body.
The stronger the spirit body, the brighter the brilliance it would emit in the mirror.
That Star Spirit Body had only left behind a single crack, which had made her ancestor’s name legendary.
But Qin Xiu… his spirit body shattered the entire bronze mirror!
The Royal Princess’s eyes turned misty, her expression dazed and enchanted as she murmured, recalling the six words passed down from the late emperor—
“The bronze mirror breaks, the divine body emerges…”