"She can be considered an old acquaintance. Let's go; this matter has nothing to do with us."

Shi Xuan spoke, taking a mask from his storage ring and putting it on.

Seeing this, Liang Yi behind him also did the same. The two of them, master and disciple, always acted while wearing masks in the Slaughter Lands.

However, while Shi Xuan did not want to cause trouble, trouble came looking for him.

"Stop!"

A Black Demon Thief on lookout blocked their path.

"Dao friend, is there something you need?" Shi Xuan asked calmly.

That Black Demon Thief said, "We, the Black Demon Thieves, have always left no survivors. You two were unlucky to stumble upon us today."

Shi Xuan said with a smile, "We can pretend we didn't see anything."

"Hmph!"

The Black Demon Thief snorted coldly, "In this world, only the dead can keep a secret. Die!"

As the words fell, he held a curved saber and slashed down toward Shi Xuan and his companion.

"Why must you do this?"

Shi Xuan said faintly, reaching out a hand and easily crushing the saber's energy.

With a crack, the saber's energy shattered.

This scene directly stunned the Black Demon Thief. He quickly shouted, "Big Brother, there are other experts here!"

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, the leader of the Eighteen Thieves instantly turned his gaze to Shi Xuan and his companion.

Although these two people before him wore masks, judging from their previous voices, they were not very old.

To be able to so easily catch a strike from one of his brothers at such a young age, they must be geniuses from some region.

The reason they, the Black Demon Eighteen Thieves, could run rampant in Xuan Continent for so many years without incident was most importantly because they did not provoke those major powers.

Especially the prodigies from the various sacred grounds. Such existences not only have powerful backers but also possess the ability to challenge those of higher cultivation realms.

What made him most wary was that he actually could not see through the cultivation of the young man before him.

"Two Dao friends, my brother spoke a bit loudly just now. It was quite offensive; I hope you two Dao friends can be magnanimous."

Hearing this, Shi Xuan's lips curved slightly upward: "You mean, my disciple and I can leave now?"

"Of course."

The leader of the Eighteen Thieves even made a 'please' gesture. The underling beside him looked at his boss with a confused expression; this was not their usual way of doing things.

"Hmph."

Shi Xuan snorted coldly, "You block us when you want, and let us go when you want. Do you really think my disciple and I are made of mud?"

Hearing this, the expression of the leader of the Eighteen Thieves changed slightly under his black mask. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Dao friend, are you seeking a battle to the death with us, the Eighteen Thieves?"

"Hehe."

Shi Xuan chuckled, "A battle to the death? You all are not worthy."

He paused, then said, "I'll give you a chance to make a move, to avoid you saying I'm bullying the weak with my strength later!"

"Arrogant!"

The leader of the Eighteen Thieves usually lived a life licking blood from the edge of a blade and was rebellious at his core. Now, being ridiculed like this by some guy of unknown identity, a nameless anger naturally rose in his heart.

He slowly drew the Round Moon Demon Saber from his waist. This was a Spirit Treasure-level killing weapon, and it was quite famous in Xuan Continent.

"Demon Slaughter Slash!"

Accompanied by a furious roar, the saber in the leader of the Eighteen Thieves' hand suddenly fell.

That saber strike was like a bloody, waning moon. The crimson saber light dyed the entire sky blood-red.

"Mere tricks!"

Shi Xuan did not even draw the sword at his waist. He formed a sword with two fingers and pointed it toward the saber light.

A sword qi burst forth from between his two fingers.

As the sword qi appeared, a sword shadow manifested behind it.

The leader of the Eighteen Thieves saw the sword shadow behind the sword qi, and his pupils instantly dilated.

"Sword Intent Manifestation, Great Perfection of Sword Intent!"

Clang!

With the sound of a sword's cry, the blood-red color filling the sky vanished. In its place, a sword qi streaked across the horizon.

With a tearing sound, it pierced the body of the Eighteen Thieves' leader. The next second, his head was separated from his body, and he fell from the sky.

This scene left the remaining Eighteen Thieves present completely dumbfounded.

"Big Brother has fallen! Run for your lives!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, and the Eighteen Thieves immediately abandoned their opponents and scattered in all directions.

Shi Xuan did not pursue them, but instead said to Liang Yi behind him, "Xiao Yi, go loot the corpse. See what good treasures this fellow has on him."

"Yes."

Liang Yi would naturally not refuse such a task. To be able to assist his master was a blessing he had cultivated over several lifetimes.

"Junior Jin Xi thanks Senior for saving us."

The yellow-robed young woman led her fellow disciples forward, greeting him respectfully with a bow.

"I had no intention of saving you. It was those fellows who were blind and blocked this seat's path."

Shi Xuan did not even spare Jin Xi a direct glance.

These words naturally caused dissatisfaction among the Saint Dao Academy disciples behind Jin Xi. They all looked at Shi Xuan with displeased expressions.

"Hmph!"

Shi Xuan snorted coldly, and a pressure from the Path Union Realm instantly enveloped everyone.

The few who were already injured were shaken by Shi Xuan's pressure, and each of them spat out a mouthful of blood.

Jin Xi quickly asked, "Senior, what is the meaning of this?"

Shi Xuan said, "This seat does not like the looks in their eyes. If you do not wish to die, then get lost for this seat."

"Yes."

Jin Xi did not know what sacred being this senior was, but right now she could not afford to anger him further, otherwise all of them would perish here.

She quickly beckoned everyone to flee this place.

After the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, the people from the Saint Dao Academy found that the masked man had not pursued them and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

A young cultivator said, "Senior Sister Jin, that fellow was too detestable. Not only was he disrespectful to you, but he also attacked and injured people."

These words received agreement from many people.

"That's right. It's a pity we don't know which power's cultivator he is, otherwise we would definitely get back at him for today in the future."

"A fellow who hides his head and shows his tail is probably an evil cultivator."

"Silence!"

Jin Xi interrupted everyone, "Do you all not want to live? A Path Union cultivator's divine sense can cover a radius of ten thousand miles. If that person is still tracking us, not a single person here can escape."

When these words were spoken, everyone present closed their mouths and did not dare to speak further.

A female disciple asked, "Senior Sister Jin, are we still going to that place?"

"Of course we have to go, otherwise wouldn't this trip have been for nothing? But let's rest for now." Jin Xi also knew that everyone was heavily injured and did not press them to hurry.

On the other side, Liang Yi, with an excited look on his face, flew to Shi Xuan holding two storage rings.

"Master, all of that fellow's treasures are in these two storage rings."

"Hmm."

Shi Xuan acknowledged, then used his own divine sense to erase the divine sense marks on the two storage rings. He then projected his divine sense into the rings to investigate...

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