Chapter 2

With a loud boom, the entire world trembled.

Amidst the swirling mist, a mountain suddenly crumbled completely, and countless rocks shot up into the sky. At that moment, a vast cloud of dust suddenly rose, covering the sky and rolling forward.

In the dust, a long howl echoed, and a figure suddenly broke through the air, enveloped in a glow like thunder and lightning, speeding away. The speed was so fast that a long trail of dust followed his figure, rolling forward like a dragon.

Immediately, countless figures behind him broke through the dust, and numerous dust dragons suddenly appeared, flying through the air, madly pursuing!

"Three major sects joined forces, with a total of 3,496 experts, on a 37,000-li pursuit! Hahaha... What a grand gesture indeed!"

With a thunderous roar, Ye Xiao, who was flying at high speed, suddenly stopped on a rock without any warning. With a mad laugh, he turned around, and a fierce sword light, like a bolt of lightning piercing the sky, suddenly burst forth!

The last burst of strength!

The sword light, like a bolt of lightning, slashed through, and a series of惨叫声不绝于耳，几个人从高空中喷洒着鲜血，手舞足蹈地向地面颓然落下！

The last burst of strength was unleashed, and Ye Xiao himself was also splattered with blood, unable to maintain his flight.

Sitting like a mountain, standing like a rainbow spanning the sky, moving with the wind, and walking with thunder following—these four phrases describe the realm of Dao Yuan experts.

Although Ye Xiao had long been a peak Dao Yuan expert, after that stunning sword strike, he was now like a spent arrow, completely drained. As he landed, the rock beneath him was already drenched in the blood that spurted from his body.

Ye Xiao panted heavily, his eyes still full of mockery and disdain. He sneered, "Hehe, even if I am at the end of my rope today and cannot escape my fate, even if I die, how many of you will ultimately survive?"

The rock where he stood was the highest point of the entire mountain, Eagle's Turn.

And at this moment, Ye Xiao's turn back was like a king in the sky suddenly turning his head, even though he was in a dire situation, still exuding boundless dignity and authority.

Behind him, hundreds of experts who had been chasing him stopped in their tracks under his fierce gaze, their eyes filled with complex emotions as they looked at Ye Xiao. Further away, even beyond the reach of the eye, was a path of blood and flesh made of countless scattered bodies. A sudden gust of wind whistled past, carrying several heads that had not closed their eyes, spinning around.

The most obvious cost of this pursuit was the path of blood and flesh that stretched across the mountains and rivers.

Faced with this clearly cornered and at the end of his rope, Laughing Lord, even though they knew he was powerless to escape and was drained, no one dared to take a step forward at this moment!

Everyone knew that at this critical moment, approaching him rashly would mean being dragged into his grave, sharing his fate in the netherworld!

No one could be an exception!

This was without a doubt.

Because the person in front of them was Laughing Lord!

Laughing at all the heroes under the sky, I am the master of the universe!

This legendary figure of the Heavenly Domain!

The three major sects gathered 3,496 experts to set a huge trap, using countless means to jointly hunt down Ye Xiao. After a 37,000-li pursuit, countless mountains and rivers were almost destroyed, and Ye Xiao, with his single strength, had reduced the 3,496 experts to a scattered and disorganized state. Wherever he went, the landscape was left in ruins, and the bodies of legendary experts littered the ground.

Faced with such a formidable existence, who could be careless?

Even though Ye Xiao was now in a dire situation, no one dared to lightly challenge his sharp edge!

"Laughing Lord, if it weren't for your stubbornness, determined to cut off everyone's path to survival, we wouldn't have joined forces to deal with you," said a white-bearded old man with a sigh. "I just don't understand... Why would the famous Laughing Lord suddenly declare war on our three major sects, putting us in a life-or-death situation? Your ruthless killers have led to the current situation of mutual destruction, harming both others and yourself. Why go to such lengths?"

Although it was certain that they could eliminate this major threat, Laughing Lord, the cost of this operation was so great that even the three major sects, these superpowers, could not bear it. At least 80% of the top experts of the three major sects were slaughtered, and such a heavy loss would take a thousand years to recover.

If another power rose during this period, it would certainly shake the superlative status of the three major sects, which would be the worst outcome. Moreover, there were still formidable opponents like the Palace and the Pavilion watching closely!

And all of this, to this day, was still a mystery. No one knew what had driven this terrifying Laughing Lord to such madness! So-called harming others and oneself, this was a perfect example!

The always self-willed, domineering, and fearless Laughing Lord, had he gone mad?

Ye Xiao laughed mockingly, "You don't know? You don't know? Hehe..."

He lowered his head, looking at the large hole in his chest, where his internal organs were clearly visible. He stretched his battered body indifferently and said, "Originally, even if your three major sects were as wicked as they were, it had nothing to do with me. But you monopolized the cultivation resources, forcibly altered the spirit veins, monopolized the heavenly treasures, and made it impossible for anyone outside your sects to cultivate in the entire Qingyun Heavenly Domain... Such tyrannical and domineering actions, I just couldn't stand it! Since I couldn't stand it, I had to take action!"

"Laughing Lord, you are mistaken! The treasures of the world belong to those with virtue. The path of cultivation is inherently a world of the strong preying on the weak. What is wrong with our actions?"

"Ha ha..." Ye Xiao laughed, choking, "Virtuous? That's not a bad point. The treasures of the world belong to the people, and whoever grabs them is theirs. But to seize the spirit mountains and sacrifice the spirit veins, you often slaughter tens of thousands of people, turning a prosperous land into a dead zone overnight. Using the vast bloody spirit energy to speed up the formation of the spirit veins, you then claim that the area was hit by a plague, and you had no choice but to act for the sake of the people... How many such twisted and insane actions have you done over the years? You actually call yourselves virtuous? What a virtuous people! Ha ha..."

A loud laugh, filled with undisguised mockery.

"All the cultivation resources in the world are yours! Anyone who tries to touch them is against the will of heaven, and their nine clans should be exterminated, with no chance of survival! It was you who pushed things to the extreme. My actions in response are nothing to be surprised about."

Ye Xiao's lips curled down, and he laughed coldly.

These words made the three leaders on the opposite side turn pale.

"Originally... the reason Laughing Lord targeted our three major sects was to uphold justice... to fight for the rights of all cultivators? Hehe, Laughing Lord is indeed a righteous and noble person. But now that Laughing Lord is about to fall, who will stop our grand plans? Although we have suffered heavy losses, our foundations remain. In a thousand years, our strength will be fully restored. After today, the world will no longer have the legendary Laughing Lord!" the white-bearded old man said mockingly.

"While I am alive, I will not allow you to act so insanely. But if I die... the world will have nothing to do with me." Ye Xiao's smile was infinitely indifferent. "As long as I am alive, the only thing I will do is to annihilate you, these scoundrels!"

His words were full of arrogance and disdain, but in his heart, he sighed. Brothers, I ultimately failed to avenge you and completely destroy the three major sects!

This is a lifelong regret!

"Originally so, we understand." The white-bearded old man nodded slowly, his face instantly filled with a mad killing intent. "Words have been said, and the chance of survival has ended. Our three major sects will not allow you to remain in this world!"

The old man gritted his teeth and waved his hand. "Kill! At any cost!"

This time, everyone present attacked together, almost madly using their full strength! Hundreds of peak experts attacked simultaneously, and countless powerful forces converged in an instant, flying towards Ye Xiao with the force of a sky-splitting thunderbolt!

The combined attack of the three major sects was truly earth-shattering. Dust and smoke rose to the sky, and the mountain where Ye Xiao stood was instantly destroyed, with countless rocks flying up, covering the sky and earth.

Ye Xiao laughed loudly. After a month of continuous fighting without rest, he was now completely drained, almost without the strength to move. Faced with such a devastating attack, he had no power to dodge; he just smiled, looking at the attack indifferently.

In an instant, a massive force rushed over, and Ye Xiao, along with the entire mountain, was shattered!

In the air, only his defiant words remained.

"Unfortunately, I, Ye Xiao, am alone and powerless, unable to slaughter all of you, these scoundrels! If I, Ye Xiao, can return, I will surely annihilate you, these insane scoundrels... A lone hand cannot clap, allowing evil to run rampant, this is a lifelong regret!"

This life-long wanderer, this invincible Laughing Lord, finally realized his greatest flaw in the last moments of his life!

Alone and powerless!

No matter how great an expert he was, when facing such superpowers as the three major sects, he would ultimately be powerless due to his lack of support!

In the intense explosion, the entire mountain was instantly reduced to ashes.

Rocks flew into the sky, and dust rose to the heavens.

A lingering chant echoed in the air.

"Unrepentant for the hardships of this life,

Only regret the lack of power to slay the wicked;

If I can be reborn and wield the sword again,

I will slaughter all the villains and laugh at the heavens!"

In the mist, the white-robed old man looked at the chaotic rocks flying into the sky, his face dark, muttering, "Although you have discovered it, you have no more chances... and you will never know the true truth..."

He sneered, "If I can be reborn and wield the sword again, I will slaughter all the villains and laugh at the heavens... Laughing Lord, unfortunately, there is no next life!"

"Retreat!" He waved his sleeve, and everyone retreated, turning and leaving.

No one noticed that at the moment Ye Xiao was shattered to pieces, a faint purple light flashed in the sky.

The wind howled, sweeping away all the dust, leaving only a plain of broken rocks, the original mountain now vanished.

Only in the air, a faint voice echoed softly.

"If I can be reborn and wield the sword again, I will slaughter all the villains and laugh at the heavens..."

...

Ye Xiao suddenly felt himself "wake up."

His body was in intense pain, but he had no time to attend to it, his mind filled with endless confusion!

"What's going on? Wasn't I fighting the three major sects? Wasn't I dead? With my body and soul destroyed, how could I possibly survive that devastating attack..."

He opened his eyes and saw a luxurious room, feeling that he was lying on a soft bed...

I'm not dead?

After such an attack, with no power to resist, I should have been shattered to pieces, how could I not be dead?

Ye Xiao involuntarily scratched his head. Oh, I still have a body... wait!

Ye Xiao brought his hands in front of his face and stared with wide eyes.

A pair of tender white hands, long and slender fingers, more delicate and beautiful than a young woman's...

"This is not my hand!" Ye Xiao stared at the hands in front of him, not reacting for a long time.

The next moment, he tumbled out of bed, grabbed the bronze mirror by the bed, and held it up to his face. The next moment, he let out a gasp.

In the mirror was a stranger's face, a young man, no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, with a pale complexion, arched eyebrows, and bright eyes, very handsome, with a small red mouth, looking as beautiful as a girl.

"Beautiful..."

Ye Xiao smacked his lips. It seemed inappropriate to use this word for a man?

"Very handsome..." Ye Xiao nodded, looking at himself again. "Much better than my original face, but... what's going on?"

Then, he felt a sharp pain in his head, and a flood of memories surged in like a tidal wave, almost making him faint.

Holding his head and breathing heavily, it took a long time to digest these extremely unfamiliar memories.

"I understand..."

...

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