It had been three days since the Lin clan Immortal came to negotiate with Chu Kuangren. Although the Lin clan had no movements in the past few days, Chu Kuangren could sense the eyes spying on them.

It was not just the Lin clan but other forces as well.

“Heh, me leaving the academy has made many people worried.” Chu Kuangren chuckled.

…

On that day, Lan Yu was accompanying He Fei to buy something in the town.

The He clan was good at alchemy, and so was He Fei. She had been hiding from the Lin clan’s pursuit and had not touched medicinal pills for a long time. Therefore, she wanted to buy some herbs to practice her skills.

However, next to her, Lan Yu’s eyes narrowed.

A big Immortal’s Core hand darted out of the void and slammed towards Lan Yu, who was not to be outdone as she raised his hand to unleash a punch.

With a loud bang, terrifying shockwaves swept through as an explosion erupted in the void. Lan Yu was sent flying several dozen meters while an Immortal was also blasted out of the void. He looked at Lan Yu in amazement.

“What a sky-pride Immortal.”

“The Lin clan is asking for death!” Lan Yu recognized the Immortal. He was the Lin clan’s Immortal who previously came to negotiate with Chu Kuangren.

“You guys asked for it.”

The Lin clan’s Immortal took action to intercept Lan Yu.

In the void, another Immortal dashed out and flew towards He Fei. His Immortal’s Core energy exploded and locked onto the opponent.

“Turn yourself in!” The Immortal grunted. With his strength, it was not an issue for him to critically injure He Fei and take her away.

“This is bad!”

He Fei’s expression changed, and she wanted to leave, but with her strength, she could not even struggle before the Immortal.

The Immortal’s Core had already hit He Fei.

A sneer appeared on the Immortal’s face.

However, in the nick of time, an unparalleled sword intent erupted from He Fei’s body!

The sword qi spread everywhere like a crashing wave, shattering the Immortal’s Core in the blink of an eye, and the sneer on his face turned into panic at that moment. “How is this possible?!”

Boom!

In an instant, the sword qi slashed the Immortal to pieces on the spot!

Not only that, but the sword qi gained momentum and dashed towards the Lin clan’s Immortal, who was fighting Lan Yu.

“Chu Kuangren!”

The eyes of the Lin clan’s Immortal suddenly widened.

He immediately realized that it was Chu Kuangren’s doing.

They knew that Chu Kuangren was very strong, but they did not expect him to be so powerful. Even the sword qi he left on He Fei’s body could kill an Immortal. What a terrifying technique.

“Divine Fire Mizar Destruction!”

The Lin clan’s Immortal roared angrily and activated the divine fire in his body, which turned into a ferocious fire current that dashed towards the sword qi.

Alas, that move was still not enough!

The sword qi broke through the fire current and landed on the Lin clan’s Immortal, easily killing him.

The cultivators around who were watching the battle were all shocked.

‘What technique is this?’

‘Killing two Immortals with sword qi?!’

He Fei, too, was stunned, and her small mouth was slightly opened. At the same time, she was in disbelief. “I-Is this Chu Kuangren’s ability?”

She had heard a lot of rumors about Chu Kuangren, but it was shocking to witness it!

She had already fallen into despair when the Immortal’s Core of the Immortal came at her. However, she never thought that the Lin clan’s Immortal and another Immortal would be killed by the sword qi in her body, leaving her unscathed!

Further away, in an inn, Chu Kuangren suddenly opened his eyes. A majestic force shot up into the sky and blasted a big hole in the clouds.

People in the entire fort could not help but tremble.

“How dare the Lin clan attack my people?”

The indifferent voice resounded like thunder, and all the nearby cultivators had heard Chu Kuangren’s voice.

Suddenly, the crowd began to discuss.

“Is the Lin clan crazy to provoke Chu Kuangren?”

“Tsk tsk. He’s an out-and-out madman. I still vividly remember what happened on the Divine Dragon Island.”

“What is the Lin clan planning to do?”

In the Lin clan, Lin Zhaotian clenched his fists tightly with a gloomy expression. “Is Chu Kuangren planning to fight us to the end?”

“Clan Leader, Chu Kuangren’s strength is unfathomable. This is not the right time to start a conflict with him!”

An elder wanted to persuade Lin Zhaotian.

However, in the next instant, his expression changed as he looked into the distance.

From Chu Kuangren’s whereabouts, a violet sword shadow suddenly shot into the sky, wrapped in boundless might, and dashed towards the Lin clan!

The sword shadow covered the sky and the sun, and countless people saw it.

“What powerful sword qi!”

“Is Chu Kuangren declaring war on the Lin clan?!”

Everyone stared at the sword shadow with a solemn expression.

In the Lin clan, Lin Zhaotian had also noticed the violet sword shadow dashing across the sky. With that, he soared into the sky with golden flames roaring out from all over his body. Under the interweaving of Daoist patterns, he transformed into a flaming giant!

“Stop him!” Lin Zhaotian grunted.

The flaming giant pressed his palms together and held the huge sword shadow in his hands. When the two forces collided, the powerful impact spread outward, causing the entire Lin clan to sink hundreds of feet downward!

The sword shadow and flames dissipated almost at the same time.

Lin Zhaotian did not look pleased. “His strength is infinitely close to that of a Heavenly Immortal.”

He was one of the best Earthen Immortals out there, but he found the sword attack a little challenging. It showed that Chu Kuangren was indeed powerful.

“Unless Forefather comes forward in person, none of the Lin clan would be his opponent. This sky-pride is indeed scary.”

Before Lin Zhaotian was done lamenting, Chu Kuangren’s voice sounded from afar. “I’ll come and return whatever the Lin clan did to me someday!”

That voice frightened the entire Lin clan.

Chu Kuangren was declaring war on the entire Lin clan!

“Is he challenging an ancient immortal orthodoxy?!”

“That’s insane!”

Not only the Lin clan but almost half of the Planquilon Immortal World was stunned.

Chu Kuangren had declared war on the Lin clan after the Divine Dragon Island!

‘Is he competing with an ancient immortal orthodoxy?’

“Bring it on. The Lin clan is not to be messed with, and you will fall here!” Lin Zhaotian snorted.

Lin Zhaotian pondered for a while after issuing the challenge letter. Then, he said to the elder beside him, “It seems impossible to capture He Fei. Get someone to prepare a fire-proofing pill. Our only choice is to take the Crimson Karmic Lotus Flame by force.”

“Alright.”

The Lin clan’s elder nodded. “If we can get the Crimson Karmic Lotus Flame, we’ll have more control over Chu Kuangren.”

…

Inside the inn, Lan Yu and He Fei had just returned.

He Fei had heard about Chu Kuangren declaring war on the Lin clan, and for that, she felt grateful to him. “Master, I’m grateful for your kindness.”

“The Lin clan has a death wish.”

Chu Kuangren asked calmly, “Are you both alright?”

“We’re fine.”

“Thanks to Master’s prediction and for leaving a strand of sword qi with me. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.”

“Well, let’s depart to the Thousand Flames Valley Ruins tomorrow.”

Chu Kuangren did not go to the Lin clan immediately because he wanted to get the Crimson Karmic Lotus Flame first.

Moreover, since the Lin clan was mining the Thousand Flames Valley Ruins, he would make them pay once he encountered them at the ruins.

He had found an excuse anyway.