“Supreme Elder Li! Supreme Elder Li!”
Ye Guixu chased out of the hall, but he only saw a fading afterimage in the distance that vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.
He hurriedly turned around and asked, “Miss, Supreme Elder Li, he…”
Su Yanran’s pretty face turned solemn as she said in a low voice, “My husband’s son, Li Chuan, is on his way to the Azure Cloud Sect. He must be worried that if the Liu siblings run into Chuan’er, they will take revenge on him.”
“What?”
Ye Guixu’s expression changed drastically. He immediately shouted sternly, “Pass down my order. All disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall are to follow this old man at once and hunt down those two wretches. We must find Supreme Elder Li’s son!”
“This disciple is willing to lead the way for the elders.”
Su Yanran stepped forward without hesitation, her beautiful eyes filled with determination.
While the Azure Cloud Sect sprang into urgent action—
Li Qingxuan’s figure streaked through the mountains like lightning. Suddenly, a system notification rang out in his mind.
[Ding! Detected that the Host’s son has successfully entered the introductory stage of the Earth-tier low-grade movement technique Shrinking the Earth to an Inch. The Host automatically obtains the perfected realm.]
“Good son!”
Li Qingxuan was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes. “You must not let anything happen to you! If you die, where will your father go to harvest benefits?”
Most importantly—
Even if he had another son, he might not be this filial!
With a single thought, Li Qingxuan instantly activated the perfected Shrinking the Earth to an Inch.
As he stepped forward, the land beneath his feet seemed to contract on its own. A mountain ravine that originally required dozens of steps to cross was now traversed in a single stride.
Mountains and rivers retreated beneath him like a rapidly unfurling scroll. His speed was so fast that even an afterimage was hard to catch!
“So this is the power of an Earth-tier movement technique?”
Li Qingxuan was inwardly shocked. “Chuan’er, hold on. Your father is coming!”
At the same time.
On a mountain road fifteen kilometers away.
“Sister, are we really going to seek refuge in Evil Men Valley?”
Liu Wuya said in a low voice, “That place is no good. The people there are used to killing each other. If someone weak goes there, they won’t even need outsiders to act. Their own people will kill them!”
“Brother, do we have any other choice?”
Liu Yueji gritted her teeth. “We injured the guarding elder at Broken Soul Cliff to escape. The Azure Cloud Sect will definitely not let us go.”
“But don’t worry. I know Elder Liu from Evil Men Valley. He has already brought people ahead to meet us.”
At that moment, Liu Yueji’s gaze sharpened as she looked toward a young man on the main road not far away, carrying a bundle on his back and humming a little tune.
She froze for a second. Then wild joy burst from her eyes. “Wait! That boy…”
“What is it?”
Liu Wuya followed her gaze in confusion.
“It’s Li Qingxuan’s son. I saw him before in Qingshi Town.”
A savage look appeared on Liu Yueji’s face. “Heaven truly has eyes!”
Liu Wuya instantly grew excited. “Li Qingxuan drove us to this state. Today we’ll kill his son to take revenge!”
The two exchanged a glance and immediately reached a silent agreement.
Liu Yueji flashed forward and blocked Li Chuan’s path.
“Huh? Elder Liu?”
Li Chuan was stunned for a moment, then revealed a simple and honest smile, scratching his head. “What a coincidence! Did my father send you to pick me up? I lost my map and was just worrying about not finding the way!”
“No need to worry.”
Liu Yueji gave a sinister smile and suddenly attacked, “I’ll send you straight to the road to the underworld!”
Before her words had even finished—
Liu Yueji struck out with a palm. Spiritual power of the Profound Crystal Realm surged like a collapsing mountain and crashing sea toward Li Chuan!
Li Chuan was so startled that he instinctively summoned the Black Tortoise Shield.
Boom!
With a loud explosion, he was blasted several meters away. A trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
“You crazy old hag, what are you doing? Have you lost your mind?”
Li Chuan was both shocked and furious as he cursed loudly, “My father won’t spare you when he finds out!”
“Hahaha!”
Liu Yueji threw her head back and laughed wildly like a madwoman. “It’s your father who left us homeless, and you dare threaten me with him? Today, I’ll kill you first to collect some interest!”
“What the hell? Can you just pretend I didn’t say anything?”
Li Chuan’s face turned pale as he cried inwardly, “Dad! Can’t you just finish off the people you provoke? Why does the son have to repay the father’s debts? Who can handle this!”
[Ding! Filial behavior detected. Actively taking the blame for your father and preparing to eliminate a powerful enemy. Reward: One Profound Crystal Realm First Level Experience Card, duration one quarter of an hour.]
“Eliminate my ass. Are you brain-dead?”
Li Chuan’s heart trembled. “She’s at the 10th stage Profound Crystal Realm. What use is a first-level experience card? You can ask me to be filial, but you can’t ask me to be loyal to the death!”
Seeing Liu Yueji attack again, Li Chuan hurriedly activated Shrinking the Earth to an Inch. His figure flashed aside, narrowly dodging the fatal blow, and he turned and ran for his life.
“Dad! Save me! If you don’t come soon, your precious son is going to die!”
“Trying to run?”
Liu Wuya sneered viciously and suddenly attacked from the side, striking toward Li Chuan’s crown with a palm. “Go to hell!”
Li Chuan closed his eyes in despair.
Dad…
You’ve really screwed your son over this time!
At that critical moment—
Boom!
A golden fist force tore through the air and blasted Liu Wuya over ten meters away!
Liu Wuya crashed heavily onto the ground, spitting blood wildly. His face turned deathly pale in an instant.
“You must be tired of living.”
Li Qingxuan stood with his hands behind his back, robes fluttering without wind. Spiritual power surged around him like a boundless ocean. “You dare touch my Li Qingxuan’s son?”
“Dad!”
Li Chuan was overjoyed. He rushed forward in a single stride and clung tightly to Li Qingxuan’s leg, pointing angrily at Liu Wuya and Liu Yueji.
“They bullied your son because their cultivation is higher. Look at how badly they beat me. You have to avenge me!”
“My son can only be beaten by me. What right do they have to beat him?”
“Dad, is that even something a human should say?”
“……”
Li Qingxuan snorted coldly and patted Li Chuan’s head. “Step back. Your father is about to show off.”
“Li… Li Qingxuan?”
Liu Wuya clutched his sunken chest, his face filled with terror. “Why are you here!”
Without another word, he turned and fled.
Li Qingxuan was too strong.
If he stayed any longer, he would surely die!
“Did I allow you to run?”
A cold smile curved on Li Qingxuan’s lips as his figure vanished instantly.
Bang!
In the next moment, Li Qingxuan appeared directly above Liu Wuya and stomped down heavily onto his back, smashing the ground into a pit five meters in diameter.
Liu Wuya let out a miserable scream as his body was embedded into the pit, blood spraying wildly from his mouth.
Li Chuan’s eyes widened so much that his jaw nearly hit the ground. “What the hell? Shrinking the Earth to an Inch? How does Dad know my move? And he’s even smoother with it than I am!”
Seeing that things were going badly, a vicious glint flashed in Liu Yueji’s eyes.
Taking advantage of Li Qingxuan focusing on Liu Wuya, she burst forward and lunged straight at Li Chuan!
“Little bastard, die!”
Her five fingers curved like claws as she grabbed toward Li Chuan’s throat.
“Dad! Save me!” Li Chuan was terrified out of his wits.
In that split second—
Whoosh!
Li Qingxuan’s figure vanished and reappeared out of thin air just as Liu Yueji was about to succeed.
“I say…”
Li Qingxuan’s large hand seized Liu Yueji’s neck first, lifting her entire body into the air. “Do you think I don’t exist?”
Liu Yueji’s feet left the ground. She struggled in panic, but she could not break free from that iron-like grip.
Damn it.
How could this man be so fast?
“A sneak attack? Trying to use my son as a hostage?”
A cold light flashed in Li Qingxuan’s eyes as the strength in his hand gradually increased. “You think you’re worthy?”