"No!"

Gu Cheng was shocked to the core and immediately shouted.

He had already experienced the terror of these flames firsthand. If his sister were to turn out like him, she would be in unimaginable pain.

"This farce ends here."

Zhang Xiaoshan had been watching coldly from the side.

Gu Cheng and Gu Ting had some connection with him.

Su Zhengjun worked for him, and these two were Su Zhengjun's nephew and niece, so they could be considered his subordinates.

Through observation along the way, he found these two acceptable.

Leaving Gu Ting aside, at least Gu Cheng's manner of handling things was pleasing to Zhang Xiaoshan.

Given this, he could certainly help them.

"Who do you think you are?"

"Dare to meddle in Xuanqi Sect's affairs?"

Wang Chongyu didn't regard Zhang Xiaoshan and Xia He at all.

He initially thought Zhang Xiaoshan and Xia He were merely Gu Cheng's attendants.

Earlier, Zhang Xiaoshan and Xia He had remained silent, perhaps scared stiff.

He didn't expect Zhang Xiaoshan to speak so arrogantly at this moment.

"Slap!"

As Wang Chongyu finished speaking, Zhang Xiaoshan slapped him across the face in midair.

"You dare hit me?"

"You bastard, you're asking for it!"

Even though Zhang Xiaoshan's slap seemed casual, it knocked out Wang Chongyu's teeth!

Wang Chongyu naturally flew into a rage!

In Xuanqi Sect, when had they ever suffered such humiliation?

With a wave of his hand, Wang Chongyu summoned a talisman hovering before him.

This talisman was surrounded by lightning, clearly a powerful Thunder Talisman.

When Zhang Xiaoshan saw this, he couldn't help but show a faint smile.

His faint smile, Wang Chongyu understood as a provocation!

"Die!"

Wang Chongyu wasted no time and activated the Thunder Talisman.

"Buzz!"

The sudden roar of thunder sent a bolt of lightning towards Zhang Xiaoshan.

As the thunder struck, Gu Cheng hastily warned.

"Get away quickly, friend!"

"This is very dangerous Thunder Spirit Talisman!"

But Gu Cheng's warning was clearly too late.

Because Zhang Xiaoshan made no attempt to dodge, the Thunder Spirit Talisman was instantly upon him.

Seeing this, Wang Chongyu's eyes revealed a cruel smile.

Under this Thunder Spirit Talisman, Zhang Xiaoshan would surely be blasted into several pieces.

But what happened next turned Wang Chongyu's smile into terror.

Not only him, everyone in the hall showed profound fear in their eyes.

"Swish!"

With a wave of his hand, Zhang Xiaoshan's Sword Qi utterly shattered the Thunder Spirit Talisman.

The Sword Qi continued its momentum, beheading Wang Chongyu!

Wang Chongyu's world spun before it plunged into darkness.

Even in death, he couldn't comprehend why this happened!

He was one of the most skilled Artifact Refiners in Xuanqi Sect.

In a few years, he might become Xuanqi Sect's seventh elder.

But that opportunity was lost forever.

"You... you dare kill?"

The other Artifact Refiners of Xuanqi Sect, as well as other experts, were furious.

While this seemed complex, in reality, it happened in the blink of an eye.

This resulted in their inability to take action to stop it.

Word of this incident soon reached Xuanqi Sect's council hall.

Wang Chongyu, whom Zhang Xiaoshan casually killed, was no unknown figure in Xuanqi Sect.

Upon hearing he was killed, Xuanqi Sect's six elders were infuriated!

In the council hall, the Great Elder smashed the table into pieces with a single palm!

"Outrageous!"

"Which scoundrel dares commit murder in Xuanqi Sect!"

"Follow me to capture this miscreant!"

As the Great Elder spoke, he vanished from the council hall.

The other elders moved swiftly, taking action.

Soon, Xuanqi Sect's six elders and many sect experts surrounded Zhang Xiaoshan and his companions.

Xia He wanted to reveal her identity, but knowing Zhang Xiaoshan's prowess, she dared not act recklessly.

Upon arrival, the Great Elder, with a sullen face, addressed Zhang Xiaoshan.

"Who are you?"

"Why commit murder in Xuanqi Sect?"

The Great Elder did not attack immediately; despite being a Divine Realm Master, he couldn't gauge Zhang Xiaoshan's depth.

Faced with such uncertainty, he wouldn't act impulsively.

"Who I am is beyond your worth to know."

"As for why I killed, because he deserved it."

Zhang Xiaoshan's response was as good as no response at all.

Even after his answer, the Great Elder and others learned nothing.

Moreover, his arrogant words stirred further anger among the elders.

"You think wielding a few tricks allows you to run amok in Xuanqi Sect?"

This time, the speaker was the middle-aged Second Elder.

Among Xuanqi Sect's six elders, only the Great Elder and Second Elder are Divine Realm Masters.

Of them, the Second Elder is notably adept at combat!