The Nine Gates headquarters, located on Crescent Peak.
This day, the sky was clear and vast.
The originally silent world was instantly rippled by a whistling sound.
Then, with a wave of a hand, a spiritual light transformed into a massive spiritual energy fist, which slammed down fiercely onto the protective mountain formation that emerged below.
Boom!
The immense force instantly shook the entire Crescent Peak. Cracks faintly spread across the ground below.
"Who dares to trespass into the Nine Gates headquarters!"
A sharp voice, carrying supreme authority, boomed from the towering Crescent Peak. The moment the voice sounded, two figures slowly materialized in the sky above Crescent Peak.
"My name is Li Xuan, and I have come to reclaim what was lost!"
Li Xuan stepped forward, his expression stern, a hint of coldness in his eyes.
"Their aura is indeed here." As Xiao Bai transmitted, Li Xuan's brows twitched slightly. The spiritual energy fist in the sky roared again, striking down towards the protective mountain formation of Crescent Peak once more.
"Your Excellency, do you think the Nine Gates are without people!"
Just as the spiritual energy giant hand was about to strike the protective mountain formation above Crescent Peak, the previous voice sounded again.
Then, another spiritual energy giant hand appeared between heaven and earth, its palm meeting Li Xuan's transformed spiritual energy fist.
Boom!
The colossal vibration spread outwards like a tide. The terrifying might pressed down on the figures who had appeared above Crescent Peak, causing them to fall to the ground.
"Stop!"
At that moment, a clear shout suddenly rang out. As the voice faded, Hua Yue Shang, clad in green, instantly appeared before Li Xuan.
"It's you!?" Hua Yue Shang was stunned, looking at the man before her.
"Fairy Yue Shang, I hope you are well. Your sect has taken my belongings, so should you not return them?" Li Xuan glanced at the elder beside Hua Yue Shang and spoke slowly.
Whoosh, whoosh!
As Li Xuan spoke, he immediately looked up in the direction Hua Yue Shang had come from.
Two graceful figures instantly landed beside Hua Yue Shang. These two were Zhao Ling'er and Hong Shisan.
"Little brother, why did you suddenly attack our Nine Gates headquarters?" Zhao Ling'er asked Li Xuan with a smile.
"Fellow Daoist Li, we were just talking well earlier, why did you attack so suddenly upon your visit today? Has someone in our Nine Gates offended you?" Hong Shisan also looked at Li Xuan, a hint of confusion in her eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Li said someone in our Nine Gates took his belongings and has come to retrieve them." After hearing Zhao Ling'er and Hong Shisan's words, Hua Yue Shang said in a deep voice.
"Presumptuous! What kind of existence are the Nine Gates, that we would take your things? Given your difficult cultivation and your acquaintance with the three nieces, let the previous matter go, and withdraw quickly!"
The elder behind Hua Yue Shang, seeing that Zhao Ling'er and Hong Shisan both recognized the man who attacked, his eyes flashed slightly as he spoke with a shout.
Li Xuan's eyes flickered upon hearing this, and he slowly looked at the elder, asking, "Who are you?"
"I am Sun Xing, the steward of the Nine Gates headquarters. I will give you three breaths of time to withdraw!" Sun Xing replied.
"Steward Sun, you must not..."
Just as Hong Shisan, sensing that something was wrong, was about to speak, Li Xuan's lips curved into a slight smile, and terrifying sword intent instantly erupted from his body.
The moment Li Xuan's sword intent fully erupted, even Hong Shisan and the other two changed their expressions. Then, a spiritual light emerged from each of them, enveloping them and resisting Li Xuan's sword intent.
"You are a sword cultivator!"
Sensing the suppression of Li Xuan's sword intent, Sun Xing's face changed drastically, and his gaze towards Li Xuan held a trace of shock.
Sun Xing himself possessed the strength of the advanced Mysterious Vision Realm. When he blocked Li Xuan's previous spiritual energy giant fist, he thought Li Xuan only had the strength of the Life Body Realm.
But he never expected Li Xuan's current exposed strength to be so terrifying.
Sun Xing had the illusion that he was not a match for this man before him.
"It seems the Nine Gates do not intend to send someone who can speak for them. If that is the case, then do not blame me, Li Xuan, for being impolite!"
Li Xuan's voice was extremely cold, and his expression was indifferent as he looked at Sun Xing. Then, he gently clenched his hand in the void, and Sun Xing's face instantly turned red. It was as if a giant hand had choked his neck, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Watching Sun Xing being suspended in mid-air by Li Xuan, Hong Shisan and the other two wanted to speak, but Li Xuan's sword intent was too terrifying. Even with the spiritual light emanating from their bodies, they could only resist the oppressive power of Li Xuan's sword intent. It was almost impossible for them to intervene.
"Stop! Your actions are excessive!"
Just as the elder's face began to turn slightly purple, a hoary voice suddenly echoed from the depths of Crescent Peak.
Then, an aged figure slowly appeared before the elder. With a mere wave of his hand, the sword intent suppressing Sun Xing instantly dissipated.
"Thank... thank you, Grand Elder." After coughing violently, Sun Xing bowed to the aged figure who had appeared. xxs1
"Go down. In the future, do not arbitrarily use your influence before you know who you are dealing with. Today, consider it a lesson."
Sun Hao glanced at Sun Xing, then looked up at Li Xuan and said slowly, "I am Sun Hao, the Grand Elder of the Sun family. I can barely be considered someone who can speak for you, as you mentioned. Since you have caused such a commotion today, if there is no reasonable explanation, I fear today's matter will be difficult to resolve."
As Sun Hao's voice fell, his aged body instantly straightened. Then, having quickly recovered, Sun Hao looked no different from a middle-aged man.
And around Sun Hao's body, a powerful aura of pressure swept towards Li Xuan.
This Sun Hao, shockingly, also possessed the strength of the peak Profound Knowledge Realm!
Li Xuan snorted as he felt Sun Hao's aura of pressure surge towards him. With a movement of his figure, he actually took a step forward. The sword intent that raged in the air intensified, then specifically pressed down towards Sun Hao.
Puff!
Before Sun Hao could react, he was completely enveloped by Li Xuan's sword intent. In an instant, a muffled groan came from within Sun Hao's body, and he instantly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing this, Hong Shisan and the other two's expressions changed. They clearly had not expected Li Xuan's strength to be so terrifying.
"Your strength is not weak, but you are too old. So, let's have someone else take your place." Li Xuan's aura slowly dissipated, and he said coldly to Sun Hao.
Sun Hao was also inwardly terrified. He forced a wry smile with a hint of bitterness on his face, then cupped his hands towards Li Xuan and said, "It was my overconfidence. However, regarding today's matter, I hope fellow Daoist will reconsider. If there is no valid reason, fellow Daoist will also have to give us, the Nine Gates, an explanation."
As Sun Hao's words fell, a voice once again emanated from Crescent Peak: "His Sword Domain has reached the ninth level. Within his Sword Domain, you are naturally not his opponent. Elder Sun, step down."
Then, a burly man slowly appeared beside Sun Hao. The burly man's eyes were fixed on Li Xuan, and he slowly spoke, "I am Sun Ding Tian, the Patriarch of the Sun family. I wonder if I meet the conditions you mentioned?"
Li Xuan's eyes also narrowed slightly as he looked at the person who had appeared.
Although Sun Ding Tian did not reveal any spiritual energy, he gave Li Xuan a sense of overwhelming threat.
However, even so, Li Xuan did not show any fear. He took a deep breath and slowly nodded. "The helmsman of the Nine Gates' Sun family naturally meets the conditions I mentioned. If that is the case, then let us discuss the important matters."