Biluo City Lord's Mansion.

A secret room.

Fang Yuntian was pacing back and forth in the secret room, looking anxious and preoccupied.

After a while, an old man walked into the secret room. His hair and beard were black, but his age was over five hundred. His hair and beard had turned from black to white and back again five times in total, and now had turned black again. Despite his ruddy complexion appearing to be that of a thirty-year-old, only he himself knew that he had lived for more than five hundred years.

His cultivation base was evidently that of a Purple Mansion Immortal. With every movement, the Immortal Ice within him quivered, and his exterior had a flowing sheen of Immortal Ice, but the sheen was not purely ice-blue, appearing impure as it contained debris and other colors.

A true Purple Mansion Immortal's Immortal Ice, both internally and externally, appears as pure ice-blue; however, the old man's Immortal Ice was not pure, mixed with other colors and debris, clearly different from a true Purple Mansion Immortal,

In fact, very few knew that he was a False Purple Mansion.

As the name implies, a False Purple Mansion is not a real Purple Mansion Immortal. While he could condense liquid into ice, he was stuck between truth and falsehood, in a very awkward position.

The False Purple Mansion did not advance through steady cultivation, but through crooked evil arts. A Purple Mansion Immortal who advanced via crooked evil means would have impure Immortal Ice within, and their strength could not compare to a true Purple Mansion Immortal, falling far behind.

Moreover, the False Purple Mansion had a fatal weakness: from then on, its cultivation base could not progress any further. The only stage of a False Purple Mansion is the Purple Mansion Immortal Ice Realm,

Furthermore, a False Purple Mansion Immortal at the Ice Realm is far weaker than a true one.

The Purple Mansion Immortal Ice Realm is the end of the road for the False Purple Mansion's cultivation, with no further progression possible. The only way to become stronger is to focus intensely on spell techniques.

Though the False Purple Mansion is inferior to the true Purple Mansion, for a Daluo Golden Immortal, even a powerful one in the Great Luo Golden Immortal Ninth Liquid Realm, it posed a huge threat.

The False Purple Mansion could effortlessly eliminate a Daluo Golden Immortal.

Generally, the False Purple Mansions are those who, due to old age and inadequate talent, feel they would never attain the level of a Purple Mansion Immortal in their lifetime and therefore choose to advance to a False Purple Mansion by way of sinister practices for a step forward in strength.

The old man entering the secret room was one such example.

"Feng Xiao greets the Lord of the City." Despite being over five hundred years old, the old man still bowed respectfully to the over two-hundred-year-old Fang Yuntian, because Fang Yuntian was not only the city lord with great power, but also a true Purple Mansion Immortal.

Fang Yuntian cast a glance at the old man and said, "Feng Xiao, now that you're out of your seclusion, your cultivation base seems to have made great progress. How is your 'Thread of Life and Death Extermination Curse' coming along?"

"It is all thanks to your nurturing, City Lord," Feng Xiao replied, skilled in flattery. "My 'Thread of Life and Death Extermination Curse' has swiftly reached Great Perfection, and once the incantation is spoken, it can bring the enemy to the brink of life and death..."

"Hmm, not bad. Hehe, Feng Xiao, I have a task for you now. If you complete it, I will supply you with a large amount of cultivation resources, allowing you to focus on seclusion again..."

"Yes, I will do my utmost to complete it," Feng Xiao replied respectfully accepting his order.

"This person is named Wang Xiaoqiang. He has now returned from here to the Biluo Heaven Restaurant. Go guard outside the restaurant, act when necessary, and once he leaves Biluo Heaven, kill him immediately..."

"Yes."

"Remember, it must be clean and swift, and do not act too close to Biluo Heaven."

"Yes, I understand. I will handle it now." With those words, Feng Xiao immediately turned to leave.

Fang Yuntian added, "Wait, you can only stand guard there for a week. If he doesn't come out after a week, abandon the mission."

"Yes." Feng Xiao then left.

Fang Yuntian stepped out of the secret room, proceeding to a pavilion and gazed towards the Biluo Heaven Restaurant, mumbling to himself, "There's still a week until the next round of confrontations. Wang Xiaoqiang, I don't believe you can hide in the Biluo Heaven Restaurant for a whole week."

Being neither a friend nor foe, and having become an enemy, Wang Xiaoqiang could never become a friend again, so it was best to eliminate him as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be even more difficult to kill him once he grew stronger. Additionally, as this lad had caught the attention of the Biluo Heavenly Emperor and potentially a limitless future, keeping him alive would pose a great threat. As the city lord, Fang Yuntian could not personally kill Wang Xiaoqiang, so he sent this False Purple Mansion after him.

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Biluo Heaven Restaurant.

Thinking of Xue Hongying, Wang Xiaoqiang decided to release her. After all, Xue Hongying was a criminal, and if she was discovered, that would be a huge crime. With that thought, Wang Xiaoqiang initiated the idea and released Xue Hongying from the Ring Space.

As Xue Hongying came out, she glanced around, realizing she was in a room with only Wang Xiaoqiang, she understood she had left Kunshan and arrived in Biluo City,

Escaping from Kunshan meant survival and being freed for her; thus, her heart relaxed, and she didn't say much. Bowing to Wang Xiaoqiang, she said, "Thank you."

"No need for formalities," Wang Xiaoqiang replied, pointing to a soft couch, "Come, sit."

In front of other men, Xue Hongying was bold and brash, like a tomboy, yet in front of Wang Xiaoqiang, she acted restrained. Wang Xiaoqiang didn't force her. While Xue Hongying wasn't unattractive, she lacked some feminine charm compared to the Yuu family's two daughters. He considered Xue Hongying the kind of woman more suitable as a "brother."

Of course, if Xue Hongying ever actively leaned into his arms, he wouldn't refuse. After all, tomboys had their own unique appeal, offering a different kind of thrill.

But, as there were no signs of that yet, Wang Xiaoqiang dismissed the thought and said, "Xue Hongying, now that you are out of Kunshan, free from restraints, you are free to go and do as you please, but remember one thing..."

Before Wang Xiaoqiang finished, Xue Hongying seemed to comprehend his thoughts, speaking up, "Rest assured, even at death, I wouldn't betray you. You know the kind of person I am, I've never betrayed a brother my whole life."

Wang Xiaoqiang remarked inwardly, "Precisely because you are such a person, I dared to bring you out; if not, I would be doomed."

Out loud, he said, "Hmm, you know it well. What are your plans?"

"Simple, cultivate, advance, grow stronger, and take revenge on the King of Kunshan and Fang Yuntian..." She said resolutely without hesitation.

"Good. Our goals are actually the same. But right now, neither of us has enough power, so let's collaborate once we both become Purple Mansion Immortal," Wang Xiaoqiang said.

"Hmm," Xue Hongying nodded heavily.

"Alright, I'll let you go now." With these words, Wang Xiaoqiang initiated the idea again, taking Xue Hongying back into the Ring Space, then leaving the Biluo Heaven Restaurant. At a secluded spot a few hundred meters from Biluo Heaven, he initiated the idea again and released Xue Hongying.

Xue Hongying glanced around to check for other people, confirming no one was nearby. She cupped her hands towards Wang Xiaoqiang, "Thank you. Until we meet again."

"Until we meet again," Wang Xiaoqiang replied.

Xue Hongying took a deep look at Wang Xiaoqiang before turning and leaving.

As she disappeared into the night, Wang Xiaoqiang was about to turn back toward Biluo Heaven when a thunderclap exploded in the sky. Suddenly, a violent gale brewed as the clear night sky was churned by dark clouds, causing an inexplicable shiver within Wang Xiaoqiang. He quickly looked up to find the sky filled with swirling clouds and gathering lightning. A sense of panic gripped him as his intuition suggested the lightning seemed aimed at him.

"Could it be that I'm facing a Heavenly Tribulation again? But I haven't advanced levels. Normally, Heavenly Tribulations occur after an advancement, right?"

"Could it be because I released the criminal Xue Hongying, and the heavens are angry, bringing Heavenly Thunder as punishment upon me?"

He was baffled and without regard for whether the lightning was aimed at him, he dared not linger and quickly turned back toward Biluo Heaven,

At this moment, a thick bolt of lightning gathered in the sky, constantly adjusting and vaguely targeting Wang Xiaoqiang below.

Wang Xiaoqiang sensed with increasing clarity that the lightning was pressing down on him. He dared not take flight and quickened his pace, racing toward Biluo Heaven, when suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him, blocking his path.

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