70: Chapter 069 I’ll Treat You to a Drink 70: Chapter 069 I’ll Treat You to a Drink The enormous black heavy sword gave off an incomparable sense of weight and clumsiness, yet in Yang Qingtan’s hands, it was as light as a feather.

As Yang Qingtan finished speaking word by word, his sword had already decapitated two men and pierced through their heads, skewering them on his massive black sword.

Everyone saw the heads of the two men, like evil ghosts, suddenly impaled by the huge black sword, with blood and white brain matter splattering out, staining the blade of the black sword.

However, no one saw how Yang Qingtan drew his sword or how he managed to decapitate the two men first.

It seemed that as he spoke each word, all of this happened in the same instant!

The famous ‘Sword of Slaughter’ wielded by Zhou Yuan was fast, but still not as imposing as Yang Qingtan’s sword.

“Now, you are dead, so your resources are mine for cultivation,” Yang Qingtan said softly.

Those few men around Feng Xiaocheng trembled uncontrollably, their legs constantly twitching, their faces pale and their eyes almost bulging out as they looked at Yang Qingtan.

Yang Qingtan casually said this, and these men hardly dared to breathe as they spoke, “Yes, yes, naturally, they are all yours.”

As these men spoke, they seemed to realize that this man in black had indeed come for cultivation resources.

They trembled and took out their Qiankun Rings, carefully handing them over to Yang Qingtan.

Yang Qingtan was not polite; with a wave of his hand, he nonchalantly grasped two clearly high-grade Qiankun Rings from the ground, as well as the Qiankun Rings offered by the five oddly hideous cultivators around Feng Xiaocheng, and suddenly all were in his hands.

This scene made several cultivators in the pavilion change their expressions, thinking that this man indeed dared to kill and rob openly in such a place, he must be a top-tier villain.

Yang Qingtan ignored these people and paid no attention to the surprised and stunning looks from a woman in white, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

On his sword, a flash of sword light, and the filthy substances directly turned into dust.

The blood and sticky white matter were no longer on the pitch-black sword, which now reflected a person’s figure clearly, dark, chilling, and glaringly bright, somewhat blinding.

He gently slapped his hand and, without any visible change to the sword, it suddenly ‘swooshed’ back into the scabbard on his back.

This process was still unseen by anyone, as if the sword had instantaneously moved through space and time.

Seeing this scene again, everyone involuntarily took a sharp breath of cold air, even Zhou Yi, standing next to Zhou Yan, felt a chill down her spine at the sight of this man!

This man, a peak of the First Layer of Sword Intent, had instantly killed two strong men of the Third Level of Sword Intent without them having a chance to fight back—this was unimaginable!

She vigilantly watched the man in black, feeling somewhat nervous.

Though he only possessed the First Layer of Sword Intent, his presence felt even more terrifying than those at the Sword Heart Realm.

She prayed inwardly that this man would not trouble her and the young master, Zhou Yan.

Yet just then, Zhou Yi, in horror, noticed that the man in black looked towards them, and then his gaze fell on her young master.

At that moment, she was extremely frightened, instinctively placing herself in front of Zhou Yan, warily watching the man in black.

It was then that she heard the man in black’s voice—faint, magnetic, word by word, “Zhou Yan, I invite you for a drink.”

“Sure, I was thinking the same, come and sit,” Zhou Yan replied with a slight smile, casually tossing out a jug of Fiery Flame Sword Heart Wine.

Yang Qingtan’s eyes flashed with a curious look, those wild eyes seeming to hold burning flames.

“This fine wine, I haven’t had it in a long while.

Last time was when I drank with your father.

In the blink of an eye, it’s been sixteen years.”

Yang Qingtan stepped forward, his steps not heavy, but every footfall made the ground tremble slightly.

However, almost everyone knew this wasn’t him showing off or unable to control his strength, but rather the sword he carried, heavy as a mountain.

“Yes, sixteen years,” Zhou Yan mused, casually conversing with Yang Qingtan.

This behavior made the woman in white nearby look over with some curiosity.

However, when her gaze fell on Zhou Yi, she showed a trace of surprise, seemingly not expecting Zhou Yi to be here, especially as the ‘guardian’ for this unfamiliar, low realm cultivator.

She then looked at Zhou Yan with some interest, her beautiful eyes contemplating something.

At this moment, Zhou Yan was aware of everything around him, including this extraordinary woman in white.

He didn’t mind all this but suddenly looked behind Yang Qingtan.

Behind Yang Qingtan, Feng Xiaocheng, who had previously knelt and kowtowed a hundred times, had been kneeling there, not getting up.

After the Li brothers died, he had quietly hidden under a table, not showing his head, making everyone overlook his presence.

Until that moment, when Yang Qingtan was holding the wine, opened the flask, and tipped his head back to drink, Zhou Yan suddenly made his move.

He shot out like a streak of Sword Light, striking suddenly towards Yang Qingtan’s back in an assassination attempt.

As the sword struck, a Sword Spirit Illusion emerged, spawning a vision of mountains and rivers beneath the sun and moon, instantly capturing the attention of everyone present!

This was a Secret Treasure!

Moreover, the power it unleashed in that instant was enough to instantly kill anyone at the Third Level of Sword Intent!

He himself was already a formidable figure, commanding when striking, and now, under the circumstances where everyone overlooked him and with his trump card at play, how could Yang Qingtan have anticipated it?

Furthermore, Yang Qingtan had drunk Fiery Flame Sword Heart Wine and turned his back to Feng Xiaocheng, even less expecting that having killed the Li brothers to save Feng Xiaocheng, Feng Xiaocheng would strike back!

Hence, by the time this attack neared Yang Qingtan, he seemed to realize it.

Seeing the shining light about to penetrate Yang Qingtan’s body, for once it made contact, even with Yang Qingtan’s strength, he would either die or be critically injured!

Inside the Secret Treasure, stored was either a Sword Spirit or Sword Soul, possessing immense power that could kill across multiple Realms without issue.

But a Secret Treasure was only for one-time use, and crafting such treasures often tremendously drained both Array Sword Cultivators and Artifact Sword Cultivators, typically reducing their Cultivation, making such items rare and incredibly precious.

At this moment, the halo of the Sword Spirit was nearly on Yang Qingtan’s nape, but just then, Feng Xiaocheng screamed tragically as his body suddenly shot backward, his sword exploding in his grip, his entire arm a bloody, fleshly mess.

His gaze fixed on Zhou Yan, eyes turning white, almost bulging out!

A strange, choked groan escaped his throat while his face and body suddenly split open, and then, he burst into a cloud of blood mist!

It was only then that the crowd saw a dark Blood Sword fly out from his body, transforming into a streak of light and appearing behind Zhou Yan.

Simultaneously, that shining light struck the back of Yang Qingtan’s head, but made a ‘ding’—a dull clang—and the light was directly repelled, while Yang Qingtan merely paused briefly before continuing to walk toward Zhou Yan.

At that moment, another white Light Saber, with a ‘swoosh’, suddenly fell into Zhou Yan’s waistband from behind Yang Qingtan.

This scene shocked everyone present, because no one saw how the previous moment happened!

Such a sword strike would have been fatal to Yang Qingtan, yet he was effortlessly saved—this Sword Qi Realm Cultivator, who seemed to be only at the Triple Level, who exactly was he?

Almost everyone looked around with astonished suspicion until one of them noticed the Golden Sword Seal at Zhou Yan’s waist, their expressions turning to shock, yet they dared not reveal his identity, bowing their heads in deference instead!

The Great Zhou Family, a True Disciple with the Golden Sword Seal—such an identity…

“Golden, the Golden Sword Seal…

The identity badge of a top genius disciple of the Great Zhou Family!”

Feng Xiaocheng was dead.

Those who previously addressed him as ‘Big Brother’ now looked at Zhou Yan completely differently, one of them already alarmingly pale as they exclaimed.

And at that moment, many others also regarded Zhou Yan differently.

The Great Zhou Family held an esteemed position in this main city, and clearly, even if he was only at the Third Level of Sword Qi Realm, no one found it strange that he had killed Feng Xiaocheng, it seemed almost natural for a disciple bearing the Golden Sword Seal of the Great Zhou Family to do such a thing.

Not only were these people somewhat reverent as they watched Zhou Yan, admiration and intrigue shining in their eyes, even a woman in white stared at Zhou Yan with surmise, her expression changing as she seemed to muse over something.

After a moment, she looked up, her eyes glittering with resolve, seemingly having made some decision.

When she looked at Zhou Yan again, her bright eyes also carried a touch more softness and tenderness.

At that time, Zhou Yan was still drinking and eating as if nothing concerned him.

He had a fondness for Yang Qingtan because Yang was a disciple his Master valued and had risen through some benefits, adding a layer of appreciation from Zhou Yan because of Yang’s experiences and nature.

Therefore, at the critical moment, Zhou Yan unleashed his Soul Power, activating the Silver Snow Sword to block that deadly strike aimed at Yang Qingtan while directly propelling the Superior Water swordsmanship, igniting the Sword Soul Illusion of the Broken Worry Sword, and with one move, he killed Feng Xiaocheng, who was just at the Third Level of Sword Intent.

Having learned extensive swordsmanship and fused it with his own interpretations, the Superior Water swordsmanship, based in speed and combined with the Sword Soul Illusion, had reached an extreme perfection!

So much so, Feng Xiaocheng died before he could react.

This time also meant that Zhou Yan again utilized one of the three Sword Soul Illusions given by the Palace Master of Bixue Palace, now leaving only one guard.

But he had no regrets!

Trump cards were meant to be used, and after using it, his Realm was nearly at the Sword Intent Realm!

Reaching the Sword Intent Realm, with his Breakthrough Four ability, he could now directly confront those at the Sword Heart Clarity Realm, no longer fearing nor needing any trump cards, for at that Realm, his Breakthrough Four Combat Power was his greatest trump card!