Everything happened in the blink of an eye, so fast that even thoughts couldn't keep up. 2

Xue Changqing wanted to react but couldn’t control his body as his mind was in chaos. As a result, he could only watch as the blade descended, piercing through his skin. The blade passed through the gap between his cervical spine. Hearing his blood vessels exploding, he suddenly felt his mind becoming clear, and the pain was no longer that intense.0

A head flew to the sky and landed on the patch of grass ten meters away, eyes wide open. Xue Changqing’s eyes bulged, staring at Liu Wuxie as his head slowly shriveled. The energies within his body, characteristic of a Marrow Cleansing Realm expert, were consumed by the Sky Devouring Divine Cauldron and converted into a liquid that flowed into Liu Wuxie’s dantian.0

Liu Wuxie’s cultivation began to rise as the liquid flowed into his dantian, pushing him to the late phase of the fifth-level Xiantian Realm.5

When everything was over, it was already broad daylight. Liu Wuxie returned to the main road, assuming there would be no more ambushes, and quickened his pace.0

The day of the Imperial Academy’s new enrollment had finally arrived. The entire Imperial City was abuzz with anticipation...0