Chu Tianming had a feeling that Song Yiming’s sudden fit of madness might have had something to do with Chu Yun.

How was that possible though?

He had to ask her in private.

“Do you think it’s possible that it was due to the Empress’s deterrence?”

A family elder asked in a low voice.

He had been brought back from the Great Qian Dynasty by Qin Keyun, so he had personally witnessed the Great Qin Empress’ power.

“That can’t be. Even though the Great Qin Empress is powerful, the Nine Swords Mountain sect master wouldn’t be so afraid of her to the point of doing something so crazy, right?”

Chu Tianming expressed his doubts.

Furthermore, the relationship between the Great Qin Dynasty and Nine Swords Mountain was extraordinary. Nine Swords Mountain was still the main force guarding the borders of the Great Qin Dynasty.

On the basis of this relationship, they would not treat the sect master of Nine Swords Mountain like this, regardless of the reason.

It was even less likely that they would risk ruining their good relationship with Nine Swords Mountain on account of the Chu family.

“It’s hard to say. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have been able to imagine the might of the Empress.”

That family elder’s expression was extremely solemn.

Hearing what he said, Chu Tianming and the others were suspicious. Could it really be that the Empress had really been secretly intimidating the other party?

Was she still thinking about the old times?

Was she still thinking about Chu Yuan?

“That bastard Chu Yuan!”

At the thought of Chu Yuan, Chu Tianming could not help but roar in anger.

Chu Yun stuck out her tongue. Third brother was not around either. If he were to return one day, the situation would be very uncomfortable.

The matter of the Nine Swords Mountain sect master forcefully seeking Chu Yun’s hand in marriage for his son was like a farce. It did not cause too much of a stir and any commotion about the matter quickly died down.

Those who were well-informed only knew that the Nine Swords Mountain’s sect master had come with great momentum, but had returned to Nine Swords Mountain with his deformed son.

As for what exactly transpired, no one really knew.

They only knew that Song Pang had been beaten to a pulp by his father.

Many people guessed that it was probably because of the Great Qin’s Empress.

Great Qin Dynasty, Purple Moon County.

The former Purple Moon Kingdom was now just the Purple Moon County of the Great Qin Dynasty.

The county governor was the former ruler of the Purple Moon Kingdom.

This person was very tactful. After surrendering, he did not have any thoughts of rebelling or wanting to become independent. He listened attentively to Qin Keyun’s orders and became a capable subordinate of the Great Qin Empress.

Purple Moon County was also placed under his jurisdiction.

Even though he was no longer the ruler of a kingdom, and was only a county governor, he was still the most powerful person in Purple Moon County.

In a forest somewhere in Purple Moon County, a desolate figure walked into a damp, dark cave.

His eyes were filled with hatred.

There was a savage-looking scar on his face which stretched from left to right, covering his face.

The wound that resulted in this scar would likely have been enough to kill him had he not been lucky.

Hu Quan!

He had once been the leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom’s heretic cult.

Now, he was in dire straits.

The heretic cult was still present in the Purple Moon County, but Hu Quan was no longer the leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom’s heretic cult.

He was not one of the higher-ups.

Instead, he was a marginal figure.

Almost everyone had forgotten about him, the former leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom’s heretic cult.

After the Great Qin Dynasty annexed the Purple Moon Kingdom, the heretic cult suffered a massive blow.

He was despised by the evil imperial court, who felt that he was useless. As such, they excluded him when they started rebuilding the heretic cult.

Hu Quan’s backer had already abandoned him and chosen someone else.

The new sect leader had taken over, and would first make an example out of the old sect leader.

Hu Quan had thought that even if he had not contributed much, he had still been a loyal servant. However, despite serving the evil imperial court for so long, his situation and status had greatly changed.

He was no longer the sect leader of the Purple Moon Kingdom’s heretic cult. He had wanted to go to the evil imperial court to cultivate and break through to the unity realm as soon as possible, but he was expelled by his former backer upon arrival.

His backer berated him for his uselessness and blamed him for the loss of his own personal reputation. He was then told that he did not deserve to stay in the evil imperial court.

Among all of the former heretic cult sect leaders, Hu Quan had the most miserable ending.

After the other sect leaders left their positions, they would always head to the evil imperial court to cultivate and become a member of the evil imperial court, even if they just ended up as pawns.

He was the only one who was expelled and abandoned.

The root of all of this originated from the Purple Moon Kingdom’s heretic cult, which had almost been completely annihilated.

As the sect leader, he had been extremely incompetent.

This made the backer behind him become a joke among his peers.

Hu Quan was indignant and furious.

He thought about taking revenge on his backer, but the other party was too powerful and had too many subordinates. How could a mere peak-stage void realm expert like him take revenge on such a powerhouse?

After thinking about it, he decided that the root of his downfall was all due to the Chu family.

Thus, his hatred toward the Chu family grew stronger and stronger, to the point that he was now on the verge of losing his mind.

He had even been robbed recently.

As the sect leader of the heretic cult, who would have dared to rob him back then?

Hu Quan was injured, and he felt that his life had no future.

He had also thought about going to the Evil King’s Palace before dying and making a name for himself among the circle of heretic cultivators. His life would not have been in vain then.

However, Hu Quan did not dare to do so. He still respected the Evil King, so he could not bring himself to do it.

Therefore, he started making long-term plans again.

He wanted to take revenge!

He wanted to make his name resound in the Southern Region.

Taking out the blood spirit bead, Hu Quan’s eyes shone with hatred.

“Chu family!”

He was going to go all out to take revenge on the Chu family.

Through his unceasing efforts, he had already found a method by which he could activate the blood spirit bead.

The materials were all prepared.

Now all he needed to do was act.

Looking in the direction of Chu County, Hu Quan gnashed his teeth. If it had not been for the Chu family, how could he have ended up in such a miserable state?

The root cause of everything was the Chu family!

Hu Quan thought that once he activated the blood spirit bead, the Chu family’s territory would be contaminated, which would transform its residents into devils that would be hunted down and killed by the experts of the Southern Region.

His fame and notoriety would then spread throughout the Southern Region.

The Chu family, once one of the three great aristocratic families of the Qin Kingdom, would have been destroyed by his hands after being transformed into devils.

This would make him even more famous than those who barged into the Evil King’s palace.

Even if he died, it would all be worth it.

Hu Quan examined his body’s internal injuries. He did not have much time left.

Even if he died, he would drag the Chu family down with him.

Hu Quan had made up his mind. After briefly recuperating, he then rushed to Chu County.

He had to hide himself. He had to enter the Chu family’s territory stealthily and secretly activate the blood spirit bead.

The devilish blood energy would contaminate the Chu family’s territory, causing its residents to transform into devils.

Once that happened, all of the transformed devils would be killed.

This was the ironclad law of the human race!

No force was an exception to this. Even the evil imperial court would kill the devils as soon as they found them.

Anyone who was contaminated by the devilish blood energy would become vassals and servants of the demon race. They did not belong to the human race anymore.

Since they were not human beings, they would no longer be allowed to live in the human territory.

Moreover, transformed devils were mostly cruel. Their personalities would change, and they had no humanity to speak of.

As a person responsible for spreading the devilish blood energy, he would also be hunted down.

In the human race, no force could tolerate scum like him.

However, Hu Quan did not care.

He wanted to be the first person to spread the devilish blood energy in the Southern Region.

Even if he was condemned for generations, so what?

At least in the history of the cultivation world, his name, Hu Quan, would be left behind.

He would have taken his revenge and gained a reputation. What was there to be unsatisfied about?

Hu Quan’s eyes were filled with madness. He wanted everyone to know that even if he died, he would drag the culprit down with him.

In order to avoid any accidents, Hu Quan had been extremely careful along the way, specifically going out of his way to avoid the Black Moon Tower.

He was afraid that news that he possessed the blood spirit pearl would be leaked.

Finally, he arrived in Chu County. He looked in the direction of the Chu family’s territory.

He would take action tonight!

“This is my final madness!”