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Because there was not even a hint of murderous intent or hostility.

"My dear subject, what is the reason for this?" Seeing such a terrifying phenomenon, the Emperor was inevitably afraid, but he could not show timidity, so he braved himself to ask.

"It's nothing, just here to eliminate your entire family, a minor matter, it will be very quick, not painful at all, your Majesty need not worry."

Tan Shuchang said with a smile as he made his move.

He never liked to waste words, and when he did talk, it was usually time to make a move.

The Silent Spirit Flying Sword thrust forward, and a scarecrow sprang from the Emperor's body, wearing a golden robe and emitting a piercing scream before shattering under the Silent Spirit Flying Sword.

Although the Immortal Sects did not allow the Emperor to possess communicative Magic Artifacts, he was permitted to have life-saving treasures.

They even sometimes specially provided the Emperor with several life-preserving items.

This scarecrow was specifically designed to counter assassination by Sword Cultivators. In reality, it offered the Emperor a psychological comfort, because if a Sword Cultivator really struck here, another strike was all but inevitable.

However, having this scarecrow intercept one calamity was enough time for Tao Jun to arrive.

Just like the "Master Peach" era, Tao Jun wore a bright red robe decorated with numerous peach blossoms. However, it might be an illusion, for once one looked closely, the peach blossoms seemed to morph into human faces!

Faces resembling dried corpses!

This was the Corpse Peach Blossom Robe, and it was the source of Tao Jun's confidence. As long as he was in this imperial palace, he could unleash his true power at any moment, within a very short time.

"You shouldn't have come." Tao Jun looked at Tan Shuchang, his eyes cold but his lips curved in a smile.

"Should I address you as Master Peach or Tao Jun?" Tan Shuchang was somewhat surprised to see this Immortal's corpse-like body.

He hadn't expected him to be hiding in the Jingzhou Imperial Palace!

"Just call me Tao Jun. I must also thank you, fellow Tan Daoist, otherwise, I would not have been able to escape my predicament," Tao Jun said with a slight smile.

"You're welcome, it was a trivial matter. However, since you, fellow Tao Jun, mentioned gratitude, considering your status, have you prepared any gift for me?" Tan Shuchang asked.

"Great favors need no thanks, so I didn't prepare any," Tao Jun shook his head, then raised his hand to reveal clusters of peach blossoms materializing into a flying sword in his palm.

"Fellow Tao Jun, this is not quite polite," Tan Shuchang raised his hand, with the Silent Spirit Flying Sword revolving in his palm.

Although he was not versed in Sword Dao, this communicative level superb flying sword was very useful. Previously, although he had acquired many communicative Magic Artifacts, those Magic Artifacts also had unique methods of cultivating spirituality, which were fortunately broken through by the disciples of the Tut Jian Mountain, thus significantly compromised.

Next, as long as Tan Shuchang was willing to spend time and energy, he could still successfully cultivate them.

"Fellow Tan is skilled in Sword Dao, which is quite unexpected. I thought that being a disciple of the Heartless Old Man, you would be most proficient in the Dharma Aspect," Tao Jun said indifferently, "The 'Sevenfold Demonic Body Scripture' is indeed rudimentary for the Demonic Body Dharma Aspect, but if cultivated to the seventh level, its power is formidable."

"I don't know it," Tan Shuchang shook his head, always straightforward in his dealings, firmly adhering to his principles.

"You don't know the 'Sevenfold Demonic Body Scripture'?" Tao Jun was surprised.

"No, I don't know Sword Dao," Tan Shuchang clarified.

"No wonder there's not the slightest hint of Sword Dao realm in your Sword Qi," Tao Jun realized, his eyes showing a hint of amazement.

After all, this Son of the Heavenly Mandate's enemy was terrifyingly formidable, having grown so much in such a short time.

Had he not seen the lack of the Heavenly Mandate's qi and Divine Favor in Tan Shuchang, he might have thought that Tan Shuchang was the real Son of the Heavenly Mandate!

Of course, every situation had pros and cons. Being such a potent enemy of the Son of the Heavenly Mandate meant that once the Son of the Heavenly Mandate grew up, he would be far more powerful than Tan Shuchang.

Thinking this, Tao Jun decided that while repelling Tan Shuchang this time, he would also keep the young man out of trouble for about a decade, to carve out a growth period for Ning Shuqi, his side's Son of the Heavenly Mandate.

Although Tao Jun believed he possessed the power to kill Tan Shuchang, he nevertheless refrained from doing so, since, after all, he was not an existence of this mortal realm. Interfering too much with the process of the Son of the Heavenly Mandate might risk shifting the Divine Favor and the elusive qi of the Heavenly Mandate to Long Zhangyuan of Tut Jian Mountain.

And this point, in Tao Jun's view, should also be clear to Mount Sloane, which is why up until now, not a single person has come down the mountain to chase and kill Tan Shuchang.

He merely considered Tan Shuchang as fodder for the growth of the Son of the Heavenly Mandate!

"One doesn't need the realm of Sword Dao to kill people," Tan Shuchang said, then struck with another sword.

A very simple thrust.

Yet, leveraging ninety-nine years of meditative practice, it transformed into soaring Sword Qi, with a fearsome momentum that gathered forth.

"Friend Tan speaks truly," Tao Jun said, then chuckled lightly, "Disperse!"

As the words fell, the sword thrust by Tan Shuchang instantly vanished without a trace.

However, despite casually disintegrating Tan Shuchang's attack, Tao Jun's expression changed slightly because over a dozen streaks of Bloody Sword Qi had already sped toward Emperor Yi.

To hunt a rabbit, even a lion must use all its strength.

To slaughter an entire family, the same applies!

Nonetheless, Tan Shuchang's strike still failed, because Tao Jun, with a grim face, activated the Corpse Furnace Formation in the area, using the power of the corpse peach blossoms to shield Emperor Yi.

And this was one of his trump cards!

Now, due to the appearance of this trump card from Tao Jun, excitement suddenly shone in Tan Shuchang's eyes.

Although he hadn't sensed any yin energy, through his experience accumulated by dealing with ghosts, he conjectured that this place either concealed a large number of fierce ghosts or that Tao Jun, who appeared to be a living person, was actually an unparalleled ghostly being powerful enough to convert yin to yang.

And whether it was the former or the latter, both could help Tan Shuchang step over the threshold of a century's worth of Cultivation!

Indeed, the decision to come and kill Emperor Yi and his entire family was correct.

"Friend Tan, by killing Emperor Yi, do you realize that it will plunge the world into great chaos?" Tao Jun said coldly.

"The world in great chaos?"

Upon hearing this, Tan Shuchang's expression turned odd. If he hadn't known the truth about the Great Xuanyuan Seal, he might have believed such nonsense.

But knowing the truth of the Great Xuanyuan Seal, how could he not understand that the Utmost Supreme of the Zi Xuan Dynasty could be anyone?

Because there would be Immortal Sects intervening to help maintain stability in the initial stages.

And how vast were the forces of the Immortal Sects?

It was beyond the imagination of ordinary people! Even from what Tan Shuchang had observed so far, he felt it was merely trivial to them.

"I am the Son of Heaven, divinely sanctioned. Tan Shuchang, do not deceive yourself!" At this moment, Emperor Yi, who had been startled, finally regained his composure and hastily exclaimed loudly.

Upon hearing this, Tan Shuchang could not help but laugh. Then, looking at Tao Jun, he laughingly asked, "Friend Tao, if everyone in the world were educated and understood reason, what do you think would happen?"

"It would surely be a time when doors need not be locked at night; parents and children would be affectionate; neighbors would be harmonious; and rulers and subjects would be united in a flourishing age," Tao Jun replied without hesitation.

"Friend Tao, you are mistaken. If everyone were educated, they would know that royal authority is not divinely granted. And those officials capitalizing on their power over them would be the least necessary of all. Everyone is human; why should anyone be born superior?

The so-called ruler and subject roles are but a mechanism to subjugate continuously downwards," Tan Shuchang said slowly, and after finishing his statement, pointed at Emperor Yi, "This thing, an emperor?"

A dozen more streaks of Calamity Witnessing Sword Qi appeared again and sliced down.

Tao Jun once again intervened to block them. Stay tuned for updates on empire

But this time, Emperor Yi did die, his entire body cleanly bisected by a sudden appearance of Bloody Sword Qi, the cut at the severed part smooth and even.