Unsheathed

The flying sword leisurely flew back to its master's side, appearing like an obedient little bird as it slowly circled him in a gentle and docile manner.

Chen Ping'an shot a glance at the young girl wearing a green dress, and Little Cui grinned at him in response.

Chen Ping'an also smiled, saying, "Of Yellow Axe City's He Lu, the Treasure Basin Immortal Realm's Yan Qing, and Verdant Bamboo Lake's Lake Lord Yin Hou, did not a single one of these three people inform the others that it would be best to directly place the battleground at Imperial Accompanying City? I would have perhaps been the most restricted over there, while you would have enjoyed the greatest chance of success. Killing me might have been difficult, but you would have had a better chance to flee."

Lake Lord Yin Hou put his hands down and looked up, replying, "I did mention this before, Sword Immortal, and He Lu also agreed to my proposal. He even came up with many intricate and interlinked plans, for example, using all kinds of immortal techniques to envelop the commoners and force them to directly charge to the ghost residence. In the end, however, both sides felt like staying too close to Imperial Accompanying City would increase the risk of being targeted by Great Sword Immortal, someone who's able to use his flying sword to kill someone a thousand paces away.

"No one was willing to sacrifice themself first, and the lives of the cultivators from Yellow Axe City and the Treasure Basin Immortal Realm are also very valuable. Without these cultivators volunteering to act first, the cultivators from the vassal immortal forces aren't completely stupid either, so no one was willing to sacrifice themself for money that they wouldn't be able to spend. They argued incessantly, and they could only abandon these plans in the end.

"Sword Immortal, I've already said everything that I should say and shouldn't say. You can feel free to kill whomever you want now, and so be it if I lose my dragon palace and my thousand-year-long reign. When this is over, and if Sword Immortal is willing to act benevolently and spare me, then Verdant Bamboo Lake will definitely repair the mountain and water fortune of Imperial Accompanying City. I'll treat this as a form of repenting for my crimes."

Upon hearing Lake Lord Yin Hou's first remark, Yan Qing's entire body started to shake, with her face also becoming as white as a sheet.

Her Dao Heart was unstable, her acupoints and spiritual energy were unstable, and her sword-gripping hand was even more unstable.

Chen Ping'an put his index finger and middle finger together before making a light sweeping motion.

Yellow Axe City's City Lord Ye Han surprisingly remained still on purpose, allowing Chen Ping'an's sword to pierce through his chest and nail him to the wall.

Meanwhile, a dark green flying sword with a slightly quivering sword tip hovered one foot from Fan Weiran's glabella.

The old woman also remained unmoving.