Sword light swirled around him, but the man remained perfectly calm. There was no sign that he had just so nonchalantly slaughtered a Cultivator of the same realm.
Chu Mu's expression turned solemn, but he ultimately shook his head and refused. "I'm used to being free and can't abide by constraints."
Xu Changqing asked again, "Would you care to reconsider?"
"There's no need."
Chu Mu refused once more.
"In that case, according to my sect's laws, for killing our disciple, your crime is unforgivable..."
Xu Changqing's voice was steady, laced with a hint of what sounded like regret.
The next instant, the swirling blade vanished in a flash.
At that moment, an indescribable sense of dread surged through him.
Inside his Sea of Consciousness, the Divine Soul Saber began to issue a frantic warning.
"Rise!"
With a low cry from Chu Mu, an Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact Shield emerged from his Storage Ring, hovering in front of him.
