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Li Chang'an unleashed a Heavenly Frost Fist, instantly turning Dragon Tiger Celestial Master Zhao Danping into an ice sculpture, which then shattered into dust.
Zhao Danxia was besieged by Wu Liuding and Zhang Heng, and her life was hanging by a thread.
"Li Chang'an, how dare you kill the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain! Are you really going to raise the flag of rebellion?!"
Li Chang'an said calmly, "Your Li Yang court regards me as an enemy, so of course I cannot let Zhao Chun down."
Seeing that Li Chang'an's rebellious intentions were becoming clear, Zhao Danxia switched to using martial arts masters to put pressure on Li Chang'an.
"My Longhu Mountain has such a profound heritage. Over the past 1,600 years, a total of 64 immortals have ascended to heaven!"
"There are still two Land Immortals in the sect. Their cultivation is far beyond what a piece of trash like Chen Zhibao, who has just entered the Land Immortal realm, can compare to!"
"You'd better know better than to release this Celestial Master, or my Longhu Mountain will surely help His Majesty massacre the Tang Prince's Mansion!"
Li Chang'an sneered, "How arrogant! Kill him."
As soon as Li Chang'an finished speaking, Wu Liuding and Zhang Heng's swords pierced through Zhao Danxia's chest, and both Celestial Masters died in Beiliang.
Han Shengxuan's three thousand red threads were completely torn apart by Li Chang'an's Wind God Force, and Cao Zhengchun punched Han Shengxuan in the back, completely crippling him.
"Li Chang'an, do you dare to kill an angel?"
Han Shengxuan was terrified. This fierce and ruthless eunuch felt a chill in his heart after witnessing Li Chang'an's brutal killing of two Celestial Masters of Longhu Mountain.
Zhao Chun plotted to eliminate Li Chang'an, but Li Chang'an struck first, not only kidnapping the princess but also planning to eradicate Beiliang completely.
Upon hearing Han Shengxuan call himself an angel, Cao Zhengchun chuckled and then slapped his colleague across the face.
"Fuck your angel!"
Han Shengxuan coughed up blood, was seriously injured, and could no longer muster his inner energy.
Princess Zhao Fengya of the Sui Dynasty stood not far away, trembling as she watched this scene unfold.
This Han Diaosi was a highly respected figure in the palace, and most of the concubines and princesses were afraid of this close attendant of the emperor.
However, this notorious eunuch has now been trampled underfoot by Cao Zhengchun, and the skin on his face is almost frozen to the ice.
Cao Zhengchun smiled and glanced at Zhao Fengya, "Your Highness, don't be afraid. As long as you serve His Highness the Prince of Tang well in the future, you might become a concubine."
Cao Zhengchun smiled gently, but Zhao Fengya felt a chill run through her body and couldn't help but tremble.
The next moment, Cao Zhengchun, with a smile, crushed Han Diaosi's head with one foot, and then ground it into the ground with his foot.
"what!"
Zhao Fengya let out a piercing scream, her spirits plummeting. She knew she was beyond saving.
Now she can only be taken back to Shazhou by Li Chang'an. A noble lady of high birth, she is now to be a slave.
Her last glimmer of hope was shattered, and she had no strength left in her body.
At this moment, Xu Xiao roared angrily, "Li Chang'an, you butcher!"
When the corpses in the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion piled up like mountains, and Chen Zhibao's blood-soaked, mangled corpse was placed on the top shelf, Xu Xiao finally couldn't hold back anymore.
Xu Fengnian suppressed his fear and tried his best to hold back Xu Longxiang, who was about to fight Li Chang'an to the death.
The battle on the ice had ended; all the martial arts figures invited by the Northern Liang side had been killed, and the entire lake surface had turned almost blood red.
Li Chang'an watched all this with satisfaction, then gave Xu Xiao a cold smile. Xu Xiao had called him a butcher, which was truly ironic.
“Xu Rentu, I am merely imitating your actions; one must be ruthless towards one’s opponents.”
Looking at the Imperial Guards rushing out of the Prince's mansion and the experts gradually surrounding them on the lake, Xu Xiao couldn't help but feel a sense of desolation.
It's unbelievable that he would one day be surrounded and on the verge of life and death.
At this moment, Xu Yanbing said in a low voice, "Your Highness, we still have dozens of loyal soldiers here. We should be able to fight our way out and protect Your Highness and your son."
Yuan Zuozong said, "Your Highness, 30,000 Imperial Guards will be coming from the foot of the mountain soon. Once the army is assembled, Li Chang'an will not be able to do whatever he wants."
Just then, a crane's cry echoed throughout Qingliang Mountain, and a giant crane flew in from the horizon.
On the back of the crane, a Taoist priest dressed in a white robe stands proudly, facing the wind.
The people of the Northern Liang Royal Palace were all shocked, wondering who this expert was.
Standing among the Imperial Guards, Xu Zhihu looked at the crane from afar and felt a strange sense of familiarity, but couldn't quite recall it.
"Ugh……"
A long, drawn-out sigh escaped the lips, as if the person uttering it harbored immense depression.
Xu Longxiang was the first to shout, "It's Hong Xixiang of Wudang!"
The people of Beiliang gradually saw Hong Xixiang's face clearly, and hope was rekindled in their hearts.
"Didn't they say that Hong Xixiang would never leave the mountain until he became the best in the world?"
"Has he become the best in the world?"
"They must have been invited by the Prince, but why are they so late?"
"I heard that Hong Xixiang has always been in love with the eldest princess. When the princess went to Wudang Mountain to burn incense at the age of fourteen, Hong Xixiang kept talking about her."
"Is he here to steal the bride?!"
Even the experts of the Tang Prince's Mansion were stunned by Hong Xixiang's imposing presence. His arrival from the west on a crane was indeed no ordinary feat!
All eyes turned to the white-robed Taoist priest, while Hong Xixiang's gaze shifted to the red-robed woman he had been longing for.
Cao Zhengchun asked, "Little Taoist priest, what are you doing here? You're not Xu Xiao's accomplice, are you?"
When Hong Xixiang saw that Xu Zhihu still didn't look at him and had a cold expression, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.
However, the feelings from his past life made his heart burn, and waves of excitement made him unable to control himself.
"I have come here only to ask the woman in red one question."
Eight hundred years have passed, and the woman whom Lü Zu loved but could not have is right before his eyes.
Then, Hong Xixiang turned to Xu Zhihu, his voice gentle, "May I ask, Princess, are you willing to ascend to the Immortal Realm and be forever free from the troubles of the mortal world?"
Xu Xiao and his son were both surprised; Hong Xixiang hadn't come to help, but rather to ask this question.
The martial arts figures present all looked at Hong Xixiang with a hint of sneer.
"How can one ascend to immortality without first reaching the terrestrial realm? You, Hong Xixiang, are currently nothing more than a celestial being."
"You think you can just ascend like that? Are you the gatekeeper of the celestial realm?!"
"This young Taoist priest is daydreaming; he might have gone mad!"
Xu Xiao and his son Xu Fengnian were somewhat bewildered by Hong Xixiang's abrupt and unfounded words; this man was far too arrogant.
Ascending to the Heavenly Gate and becoming an immortal is something that countless masters dream of, and something that many people strive to achieve in their entire lives but never reach.
Although the allure of ascending to immortality was immense, Xu Zhihu was equally astonished and completely bewildered by what had happened.
Ever since she brought Xu Fengnian back from Shazhou, she has been troubled, and her deep-seated support for Beiliang has gradually begun to waver.
Just like not long ago, when Xu Weixiong put a sword to her neck and asked her whether she wanted to die or marry Li Chang'an, she chose the latter without much hesitation.
For the past six months, the cold treatment she received from the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion had made her want to escape from Northern Liang. She thought that marrying Li Chang'an was a done deal, but then Han Diaosi brought an imperial edict that canceled the marriage.
Xu Zhihu felt that she was like a joke, a tool, a bargaining chip, someone who could be manipulated at will.
It seemed like fate was playing a cruel joke on her. Suddenly, a man she barely recognized appeared and offered to send her to the celestial realm.
Xu Zhihu is truly clueless about the situation right now.
"Master, we are not acquainted, so how can you talk about ascension?"
Xu Zhihu has no memories of his past life, so why would he suddenly agree to let Hong Xixiang ascend to the immortal realm?
Hong Xixiang released his inner energy, revealing his cultivation level as a Great Celestial Phenomenon.
Li Chungang swallowed hard again. "Another prodigy has arrived!"
"This kid's celestial phenomena don't indicate the path of a martial artist; it's unclear what path he's on..."
Deng Tai'a couldn't help but sigh, "Although this person is not a terrestrial immortal, he is much stronger than Chen Zhibao."
"Judging from the pressure of his true energy, he should be able to fight against the Tang King. But how did he cultivate such a great celestial phenomenon?"
In fact, Hong Xixiang's cultivation was less of a sudden enlightenment and more of an awakening, which is the so-called Heavenly Dao.
If the time is right, he can take another step into the realm of terrestrial immortals and restore Lu Zu's cultivation!
Faced with everyone's doubts, Hong Xixiang replied in a deep voice, "I am Lu Dongxuan, a hermit from five hundred years ago, Qi Xuanzhen from Longhu Mountain fifty years ago, and now Hong Xixiang of Wudang. I have cultivated seven hundred years of merit."
"Lu Zu passed through the Heavenly Gate in red for his lover but did not enter, and Qi Xuanzhen also chose to reincarnate because he could not find the red-clothed woman."
"I have finally found you, Xu Zhihu, you are the reincarnation of the woman in red!"
"I have accumulated seven hundred years of merit, which I will use to grant you the privilege of ascending to heaven on a crane. If that is not enough, I will cultivate for another three hundred years!"
After these words were spoken, all around fell silent.
So Hong Xixiang had such a background; he was a reincarnation of a great being; he really could help people ascend to immortality!
Everyone's eyes were burning with excitement. Someone was willing to exchange their own thousand years of cultivation for another person's ascension. Was there really such a good thing in the world?
Xu Fengnian, in particular, was not happy for his eldest sister, but rather filled with anticipation for his own future!
Hong Xixiang is the reincarnation of a great being, so he can enter the Great Celestial Phenomenon in one step, awaken his memories, and even exchange people for ascension!