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Chapter 685: Shen Liang’s True Color
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Qinglan’s pupils contracted."Hahaha... Hahahahaha!"
Shen Liang suddenly threw his head back and burst into wild laughter.
The sound echoed throughout the quiet courtyard.
It was no longer the laugh of a sane person.
It was twisted with madness and obsession.
As his laughter continued, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from his body.
Boom!
Violent qi surged in every direction.
The ground beneath his feet cracked apart.
Qinglan’s expression immediately changed.
His cultivation...
It was rising rapidly.
Peak Nascent Soul Realm!
Early Spirit Severing Realm!
Mid Spirit Severing Realm!
Then—
Boom!
A powerful wave of pressure swept across the courtyard.
Void Refinement Realm!
Qinglan’s eyes narrowed.
"What?"
Only moments ago, Shen Liang had merely been at the Core Formation Realm, yet within seconds, his cultivation had crossed multiple major realms.
Such a thing completely defied common sense.
However, the more Qinglan observed him, the more uneasy she became.
The aura surrounding Shen Liang was strange.
It was violent and chaotic, yet it wasn’t demonic qi or rather, it resembled demonic qi, but it was somehow different.
Even with Qinglan’s experience, she couldn’t identify exactly what it was.
"Shen Liang!"
Her voice became cold.
"What have you done?"
Shen Liang didn’t answer.
His bloodshot eyes had completely lost their clarity.
Only madness remained.
The aura around him continued to fluctuate violently.
Seeing the situation deteriorate, Qinglan immediately stepped forward.
Regardless of what Shen Liang had done to himself, she couldn’t allow him to continue.
Just as she was about to make her move—
Boom! Boom!
Two terrifying pressures suddenly descended.
The two guards who had accompanied Shen Liang stepped forward simultaneously.
Their cultivation erupted without reservation.
Great Ascension Realm!
Both of them.
Qinglan’s expression immediately darkened.
Previously, they had only appeared to be at the Spirit Severing Realm, and she was certain they hadn’t been suppressing their cultivation.
That was also why she hadn’t cared about Shen Liang bringing them. She could have suppressed them at any time.
Yet now, they had truly been hiding their strength.
She didn’t know how they had accomplished it.
Regardless, the Shen Clan had clearly come prepared.
The two men stood directly before her, blocking her path.
Two Great Ascension Realm cultivators were more than enough to stall Qinglan.
"Peak Master Qinglan. This matter has nothing to do with the Heaven Sword Sect."
"We advise you not to interfere."
Qinglan’s face turned icy.
"Shen Liang is about to attack my disciple inside the Heaven Sword Sect, and you dare say this has nothing to do with the Heaven Sword Sect?"
She glared at the two men with killing intent.
Even while facing two Great Ascension Realm cultivators, there wasn’t the slightest fear in her eyes.
"It seems your Shen Clan doesn’t place either the Heaven Sword Sect or the Bai Clan in your eyes if you dare pull such a stunt."
She was saying that to threaten them but why would they dare to make a move in the first place if they were afraid.
At the same time, Shen Liang slowly lowered his head.
His blood-red eyes stared fixedly at Bai Xueqing’s figure.
His sinister laughter echoed once more.
"Xueqing... I originally wanted to do things the peaceful way. I truly wanted the Shen Clan and the Bai Clan to reconcile."
"I even came personally to ask for your forgiveness."
His voice gradually became colder.
"But you! You wouldn’t even give me a chance. In that case, I can only force you."
His smile became increasingly twisted.
His thoughts had always been simple or perhaps too shallow.
The Shen Clan’s current situation had already reached its most desperate point.
The Li-Zhao Alliance had dissolved.
The Li Clan and Zhao Clan had submitted to the Bai Clan.
Meanwhile, the Shen Clan remained one of the Bai Clan’s greatest enemies.
There were only two possible paths left.
The first was to repair their relationship with the Bai Clan.
That was exactly what Shen Liang had attempted today.
If he could marry Bai Xueqing...
If he became Bai Zihan’s brother-in-law...
Would the Bai Clan still destroy the Shen Clan?
Unfortunately, Bai Xueqing hadn’t even given him the slightest opportunity.
She had rejected him without hesitation.
Since the first path had failed, only the second remained.
A sinister smile slowly spread across Shen Liang’s face.
"If I can’t make you willingly become my wife then I’ll simply take you away."
His voice grew increasingly crazed.
"Bai Xueqing! You’re the Bai Clan’s precious daughter. If I capture you, then the Bai Clan will have no choice."
His eyes burned with madness.
"They’ll surrender! They’ll kneel before the Shen Clan."
The more he spoke, the more convinced he became.
It was as though this absurd plan had become the only path remaining for the Shen Clan.
Bai Xueqing naturally noticed everything that had happened behind her.
Although she appeared calm on the surface, her mind was already working rapidly.
She immediately took out a Transmission Jade from her storage ring.
Without hesitation, she injected her spiritual qi into it.
Buzz!
The jade briefly glowed.
Then... Nothing.
Her brows furrowed slightly.
She tried once more.
Again... Nothing.
The transmission simply failed to activate.
Bai Xueqing’s eyes narrowed.
(So that’s how it is.)
She understood.
No wonder Shen Liang had dared to make such a commotion inside the Heaven Sword Sect.
From the moment his aura erupted, enough pressure had been released to shake half the mountain.
Under normal circumstances, the nearby elders would have arrived almost instantly.
Even ordinary disciples would have rushed over to investigate.
Yet until now, not a single person had appeared.
"There must be a barrier..."
Bai Xueqing murmured softly.
She didn’t know what Shen Liang had used, but she realized it had to be some kind of artifact capable of isolating this entire space.
They had been completely cut off from the outside world.
Only now did Bai Xueqing realize how thoroughly the Shen Clan had prepared for this.
They hadn’t come here on impulse.
Everything had been planned long ago.
She slowly turned her head toward Qinglan.
At this moment, her master was already engaged in battle against the two Great Ascension Realm cultivators.
Qinglan was no Bai Zihan.
She couldn’t defeat two opponents of the higher realm by herself.
However, she wasn’t losing either.
She stubbornly held them back.
Likewise, the two Shen Clan experts weren’t fighting aggressively.
Their only objective was to stall Qinglan.
Every attack they launched focused solely on preventing her from breaking through.
As long as she remained occupied, Shen Liang could freely execute the second half of his plan.
Bai Xueqing’s gaze gradually became colder.
"So you’ve isolated this place from the outside."
Shen Liang slowly smiled.
"As expected of you. You figured it out so quickly."
He spread his arms slightly.
"No one outside can hear what’s happening here. No one knows what is taking place and no one is coming to save you."
His bloodshot eyes were filled with obsession.
"Xueqing. Just come with me."
"I don’t want to hurt you. As long as you’re willing to cooperate, everything can still be resolved peacefully."
Bai Xueqing looked at him as though he were an idiot.
"Peacefully?"
A trace of ridicule finally appeared upon her cold face.
"I..."
Before he could explain, Bai Xueqing interrupted him.
"You truly are beyond saving."
Her voice was completely devoid of emotion.
At the same time, her spiritual qi quietly began circulating.
If reinforcements could not arrive...
If communication had been completely cut off...
Then there was only one option left.
Fight!
Shen Liang stared at Bai Xueqing.
Instead of becoming angry at her words, he suddenly laughed again.
"Hahaha..."
The sound was chilling.
His bloodshot eyes were filled with madness and obsession.
"Beyond saving? So be it."
He slowly raised his hand, pointing directly at Bai Xueqing.
"Once I bring you back to the Shen Clan, I’ll have plenty of time to teach you."
His lips curled into a twisted smile.
"I came here hoping you would make the right choice but you insisted on making things difficult."
His expression gradually turned sinister.
"Don’t worry. After you become my woman, I’ll make sure you learn how to behave."
His gaze slowly swept across Bai Xueqing’s graceful figure.
"There are countless methods to discipline an unruly wife. I’ll have all the time in the world to teach you every single one."
His smile became increasingly depraved.
Bai Xueqing’s eyes grew even colder.
Not because she was afraid.
But because Shen Liang’s words had become increasingly disgusting.
She had thought he was merely delusional.
Now she realized he was completely insane.
There was no reasoning with someone like him.
No amount of words would change his mind.
He stretched out one hand toward her.
"Come. Don’t make me use force. It would pain me to hurt you."
Bai Xueqing quietly watched him.
Then, a trace of killing intent appeared within her icy eyes.
"You’ve finished?"
Her calm voice made Shen Liang pause.
Without waiting for an answer, Bai Xueqing slowly raised her own hand.
Cold air instantly gathered around her slender fingers.
The temperature throughout the courtyard plummeted once more.
Frost spread across the already frozen ground.
She looked directly into Shen Liang’s bloodshot eyes.
"Listen carefully. I would rather die than spend a single day with someone as disgusting as you."
