The Crossing Heaven Palm Imprint rewarded for completing a task was obtained from Gu Tianxing. Every Eternal Sect disciple had a copy and everyone cultivated it.

However, unleashing this martial technique’s power required support from a high realm.

For instance, after Jun Changxiao broke through to half-step Heavenly Mystery Realm, his application of the Crossing Heaven Palm Imprint had reached the acme of perfection. Casually producing dozens of palm imprints was completely no problem.

In contrast, people like Li Qingyang were only at the Truth-Seeking Realm level. Constrained by the energy in their dantians, the power they could display was certainly considerable, but ultimately had limitations.

The Crossing Heaven Palm Imprint belonged to fierce and powerful martial arts. Realm strength determined palm imprint strength.

Jun Changxiao used it against a high-defense martial artist like Hong Tianniu, directly producing dozens together to suppress him. Even immortals couldn’t withstand that, so the final result was being slapped into the ground vomiting blood.

I lost!

Take the Soul Ring!

This item was a war trophy Hong Tianniu had obtained from killing a Yuhun Clan powerful expert on the Independent Battlefield. Although the material and quality were good, he fundamentally couldn’t use it, so naturally didn’t feel bad using it as a wager.

In fact, if Hua Meigui hadn’t taken a fancy to it, Jun Changxiao wouldn’t have allowed the other party to use it as a wager, because he couldn’t use it either.

Non-Soul Clan martial artists couldn’t use Soul Rings—at most it was just decoration.

However.

Others couldn’t use it, but Hua Meigui could. Merely touching the Soul Ring, her entire body was surrounded by fluorescence, and waves of pure soul power surged into her body, instantly elevating her blood and soul.

Enveloped in the radiant aura, she appeared even more stunningly beautiful.

Jun Changxiao had no mind to appreciate this woman’s appearance. Instead, he stared fixedly at the distant martial artists, because after they shouted “Soul Clan,” their gazes all revealed hostility.

The Yutian Realm and Yuhun Realm were bitter enemies who had fought for tens of thousands of years. Now with someone from the Soul Clan in their own home, they naturally couldn’t tolerate it.

“Whoosh!”

Killing intent permeated, the atmosphere turned solemn and deadly!

“Whoosh!” Jun Changxiao urgently flew over, standing before Hua Meigui who was comprehending soul power, his gaze cold: “What do you want to do?”

“Boy!”

The Daoist-robed elder angrily said: “No wonder you dared to trespass into our Yutian Realm—so you’re spies sent by the Yuhun Realm!”

Hua Meigui could activate the Soul Ring, making them certain she was from the Soul Clan. Thus Jun Changxiao would inevitably be implicated.

“Kill this woman!”

“Such audacity, daring to come to the Yutian Realm!”

As the saying goes, when enemies meet, eyes turn especially red. The powerful experts present glared with fury.

Having just fought three matches, the atmosphere was serious but overall still harmonious. Now the situation was filled with killing intent spanning tens of thousands of miles.

“Kill her?”

Jun Changxiao said: “Who dares.”

His facial expression didn’t change, his tone was extremely flat.

“This guy has gotten serious!”

The system understood Dog Leftovers quite well. Whenever he became neither sad nor happy, neither arrogant nor impatient, neither servile nor overbearing, and spoke sparingly—that’s when he entered a super-serious state.

Looking back over his journey, this situation had occurred before—like bombarding the Extreme Cold Palace for his eldest disciple, for his eldest disciple…

“Strange.”

The system wondered: “Why is it that every time the host enters a super-serious state, it’s all related to women? Male disciples like Li Qingyang and Ye Xingchen completely lack this treatment!”

“This seat advises you all.”

Jun Changxiao brought forth the Supreme Immortal Sword, holding it horizontally before him, coldly saying: “Don’t do foolish things.”

“Crack crack!”

Flowing light gathered around his body, condensing into the Great Saint Suit.

With so many half-step Heavenly Mystery Realm experts, if they really started fighting, it would probably be quite difficult to handle. So he couldn’t hide his various trump cards anymore.

“Whoosh!”

Behind him, Hua Meigui continued to be enveloped in fluorescence, her appearance even more gorgeous, her temperament even more transcendent.

The two were separated by only half a step. Facing so many top-tier powerful experts, if Li Shangtian were here, he would have long since taken commemorative photos.

The Daoist-robed elder coldly declared: “Our Yutian Realm and Yuhun Realm are bitter enemies. We absolutely won’t allow enemies to defile our homeland. Since you’re not from the Soul Clan, please leave immediately!”

Jun Changxiao’s strength had already been witnessed in the previous battles. Naturally they weren’t happy to conflict with him.

“My apologies.”

Jun Changxiao said: “Although I’m not from the Soul Clan, I am the Soul Clan’s son-in-law.”

“So direct?” The system was somewhat surprised.

The Yutian Realm powerful experts furrowed their brows, because what he said was very clear—he and that woman were husband and wife.

What to do?

Fight or not fight?

While they were conflicted, the fluorescence enveloping Hua Meigui gradually disappeared. She walked forward a step, stopping behind Jun Changxiao, smiling: “How did you know I’m from the Soul Clan?”

“It’s so obvious, even toes could figure it out.”

Jun Changxiao appeared annoyed on the surface, but was actually releasing his spiritual sense to observe what changes she had.

Seems like… no changes.

Hua Meigui said: “I obtained quite a bit of pure soul power from the Soul Ring. Breaking through to peak Truth-Seeking Realm is just around the corner.”

“And then?”

“I want to go to the Yuhun Realm.”

Jun Changxiao turned his head toward the Yutian Realm powerful experts, saying: “After dealing with these people, I’ll take you to find it.”

Hua Meigui said: “Do you want me to help?”

“With so many people, of course I need help!”

Jun Changxiao wasn’t like before, too proud to accept help. Now with so many powerful enemies, if she could provide combat power, he definitely wouldn’t refuse.

Hua Meigui leaned her face against his back, and as her body gradually became translucent, the corners of her mouth curved into a smile.

From initially treating him coldly, to later speaking against her heart, to now half-pushing and half-yielding—didn’t this prove he was slowly accepting her?

People.

Can change.

It just happens faster for some, slower for others.

Witness how it took nearly two thousand chapters before there was a Ye Xingchen devoted wholeheartedly to the sect.

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

Hua Meigui merged into his body, prairie green attributes enveloping him.

“Dual Soul Fusion?”

The Yutian Realm powerful experts had fought the Soul Clan for so long, they knew their divine abilities like the back of their hand.

“Swish!”

Just then, Jun Changxiao waved one hand, and the green attributes gathering around his body entered within. His eyebrows and pupils had already turned dark green.

Why didn’t his hair change?

Because he was wearing a wig.

“Pff!”

Just as Gongsun Jun Meigui finished transforming on this side, someone on the opposite side couldn’t help but laugh aloud.

“It’s actually a Green Soul!”

“I’ve fought the Soul Clan on the battlefield for hundreds of years, seen Blue Souls, seen Black Souls, but never seen a Green Soul!”

“The Yuhun Realm has regulations—lowly Green Soul clanspeople aren’t permitted to enter the battlefield.”

Everyone looked toward Jun Changxiao who was green all over, their gazes revealing disdain.

They thought that since she followed this fellow, that woman must have extraordinary strength. Turned out she was merely a lowly Green Soul. In the Yuhun Realm, she probably only had the fate of being a servant.

Although Jun Changxiao couldn’t quite understand, he saw the mocking intent in their expressions. Fury immediately surged into his heart as he said in a mixed male-female voice: “You all will soon stop laughing!”

“Clang!”

The Supreme Immortal Sword left its sheath, sword qi rapidly permeating.

At the same time, he rose into the air, suspended in midair.

“Whoosh whoosh!”

Sharp sword qi spread in all directions. Wherever it passed, pebbles, earth clods, and tree branches all floated up, then were enveloped by sword light and flew together.

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Shortly after, dense sword qi gathered behind Jun Changxiao in a Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin formation. The scene was spectacular!

“This…”

Gong Baiyu’s eyes widened.

The sharp Sword Dao aura spreading through the air was several times stronger than before!

“All of you cry for me!”

Jun Changxiao shouted loudly. The surrounding sword qi instantly condensed together, transforming into a mountain-peak-sized giant sword that pressed down toward that group of clustered Yutian Realm powerful experts whose smiles had already frozen!

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