<h4>Chapter 65: Killing One and All</h4>
After Xiao Nanfeng killed two cultivators in session, he picked up a long de from the ground and struck at the remaining six.
The six of them shied away in fear, none having expected Xiao Nanfeng to possess such insane strength. He had killed two people with his fists alone—and they were Immanence-realm cultivators, too!
As the cultivators panicked, Xiao Nanfeng appeared right by their sides.
The scene from before had given them an innate fear of Xiao Nanfeng. When they saw him approach with a de, they instinctively defended.
Just then, the Immortal Cicada appeared behind one of the cultivators like a shade, piercing through his chest with a clean snick. The cultivator''s chest exploded in a fountain of blood, shrieking in such a ghastly fashion that the other cultivators found their scalps prickling.
Suddenly, Xiao Nanfeng tossed out his de at one of the cultivators in a raging torrent of energy. The cultivator managed to avoid the projectile, only to see the Immortal Cicada flying toward his forehead the next moment. Arge hole was drilled into his forehead on impact.
The Immortal Cicada had killed yet another cultivator!
Xiao Nanfeng had killed six of the cultivators in the blink of an eye, taking advantage of his initial momentum and the panic of the resulting cultivators. The remaining four were frightened beyond measure. They retreated quickly and nced at him warily, worried that he would continue his killing spree.
They thought to flee, but Xiao Nanfeng cried out, "Are you trying to flee? It''s toote. Whoever runs first will be the target of my flying sword!"
The four cultivators were paralyzed with fear. None dared move, worried that they would be the next target.
Meanwhile, Xiao Nanfeng walked toward the Lady Arclight, huffing out a breath. "I apologize for the dy, Elder, and for causing you a shock."
"It''s not an issue." The Lady Arclight was shocked by the change in Xiao Nanfeng. His tremendousbat ability went beyond the expectations of the enemy cultivators—and hers, as well. He was impossibly strong for a new Immanence-realm cultivator.
"Elder, don''t you worry. For beheading my senior brother, I''ll make them pay. I''ll take their heads and use it as an offering for my deceased seniors!" Xiao Nanfeng cried out, stepping forward and shielding the Lady Arclight protectively.
"Crow spirits! Charge forward with me and kill him, now!" a ck-armored cultivatormanded the two Immanence-realm crow spirits hovering in the air.
The two crow spirits cawed and struck at Xiao Nanfeng.
Xiao Nanfeng picked up a discarded de from the ground and shed at one of the crow spirits, which countered with sharp ws brimming with red light. It was sent flying from the confrontation, and the impact broke its right w. The other crow spirit had been flying toward Xiao Nanfeng when it was forced to evade the Immortal Cicadaing at it head-on. It flew up into the air to avoid the blow, but even so, arge number of its feathers were sliced off its body.
The Immortal Cicada transformed into a beam of golden light that immediately ended the two crow spirits'' lives.
Xiao Nanfeng then looked in the direction of the ck-armored warriors, only to find that they had fled while he was dealing with the crow spirits.
"Tricking even their allies? They really are shameless." Xiao Nanfeng told the Lady Arclight, "I''ve already killed the crow spirits, and I doubt those cultivators will daree back here again. I''ll chase them down. Elder, please rest here. I''ll be right back!"
Xiao Nanfeng rushed off in the direction of the four fleeing cultivators.
As she nced at Xiao Nanfeng''s departing figure, the Lady Arclight''s heart thudded heavily. Although she had long since reached the Spiritsong realm, Xiao Nanfeng''s ster performance had shocked even her.
For a moment, her thoughts were all over the ce.
The skies darkened. Xiao Nanfeng had been gone for quite some time, and the Lady Arclight fretted as she nced in the direction in which he had departed.
Suddenly, a lone figure appeared in sight. Xiao Nanfeng, dripping blood, like a god of killers, walked back toward the valley.
The Lady Arclight couldn''t help but feel a sense of tremendous relief, but as Nanfeng walked closer, she schooled her features into impassivity and her natural pride.
Two dayster, above the boar spirit''s valley, countless crow spirits were scouting in the air, and four golden ones had evennded in the valley proper. Arge number of ck-armored cultivators were dragging corpses toward the center of the valley for Xiang Wei''s perusal.
"Second Master, we''ve checked the corpses. The wounds were all caused by a flying sword, likely the Immortal Cicada. On those other corpses were sh wounds from arge de. ording to the severity of the wounds, it''s very likely that the culprit was ate Immanence-realm cultivator. Those wounds were killing blows," one ck-armored cultivator analyzed, frowning.
"The Immortal Cicada again? The crow spirits by the eastern region of the spirits'' domain im that there''s an Immortal Cicada over there wreaking havoc, likely that damn brat Yu''er. In that case, the Immortal Cicada here must belong to Xiao Nanfeng?" Xiang Wei narrowed his eyes.
"That''s right, but Nanfeng''s cultivation isn''t strong enough to generate wounds of this magnitude. There has to be a second cultivator here!"
"Crow Generals, have the crow spirits scour the area and try to find any sign of them. If they do, they''ll be richly rewarded!" Xiang Weimanded the golden crow spirits nearby.
The four golden crow spirits cawed in acknowledgement.
"Deal with the bodies. We''ll be on our way!" Xiang Weimanded.
"Second Master, the crow spirits have discovered the pond, but there are quite a few Ascension-realm beasts in the vicinity. I''m afraid it''ll be dangerous," one of the ck-armored cultivators reported.
"Aren''t you all Ascension-realm cultivators yourselves? We even have these four golden crow generals here, so what''s there to fear? Father has gone toward the divine domain topete for opportunities, so the three great natural havens of the spirits'' domain belong to us three Xiang siblings! Of course we have to im them. Let''s continue!" Xiang Weimanded.
"Understood!" everyone chorused.
Deep within a hidden valley, the Lady Arclight had exchanged her Taiqing robes for blue armor, just like Xiao Nanfeng. Although the crow spirits would asionally spot them overhead, they weren''t recognized.
The two of them ignored the scouting crows as they are Xiao Nanfeng''s roasted pheasant, prepared with a special marinade.
"It tastes alright, though it''s a little light on vor," the Lady Arclight evaluated.
Xiao Nanfeng: ... Could she have been lying any more tantly? She had eaten the majority of the pheasant!
"Elder, where are you bringing us?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.
"I don''t know!" The Lady Arclight shook her head, tearing off a strip of meat from the wing of the pheasant.
Xiao Nanfeng: ???
"By the Spiritsong realm, you''ll develop extreme sensitivity to spiritual aether. It''s the most concentrated in that direction, and since we don''t have any other target, why not head there? The more dense the spiritual aether, the faster I''ll be able to recover." The Lady Arclight pointed past the hills in the distance.
"Is that so?" Xiao Nanfeng nced in that direction with some worry.
There were quite a few giant birds hovering in the air above those hills. Perhaps the spiritual aether was denser in that region, but it was surely more dangerous, too! However, Xiao Nanfeng didn''t object. He needed the Lady Arclight to recover more quickly so that she could help him find Yu''er.
After the meal, the two of them set off once again. They encountered fewer and fewer Immanence-realm lifeforms and more Ascension-realm ones instead, all of whom seemed to be heading in the same direction as they were.
Xiao Nanfeng cautiously any confrontations with the spirits by scouting ahead with spiritual power.