Zero-Frame Start, One-Sword Instant Kill

The border of the Central Divine Continent.

Two figures sped through the air, riding on long swords.

"Junior Sister, are we almost there? If we go any further, we will be leaving the Demon Province."

Mo Tianxiao looked at Nangong Wan and asked.

After traveling continuously for about ten days, the two had crossed almost half of the Demon Province to reach the Central Divine Continent.

It should be known that the Central Divine Continent was predominantly populated by righteous path cultivators. As disciples of the Netherworld Demon Sect, if their identities as demonic cultivators were discovered in such a place, it would be extremely troublesome.

Even if they weren't chased and beaten by everyone on the streets, they certainly wouldn't have an easy time.

"What? Is Senior Brother scared?"

Nangong Wan raised an eyebrow and cast a sidelong glance at Mo Tianxiao. "As long as we don't say anything, who would know we are disciples of a demon sect? Don't worry, even if we are discovered, Senior Brother can run away on his own. Your junior sister won't drag you down."

"Hey, hey, hey, Junior Sister, what kind of words are those? Am I the type of senior brother who would abandon his junior sister at the first sign of danger?"

Hearing Nangong Wan's words, Mo Tianxiao felt a bit embarrassed, his pride stinging.

He was just worried about running into trouble. He wouldn't sink so low as to make his junior sister take the brunt of the danger while he fled, right?

Hearing this, Nangong Wan didn't say much more. She merely gave Mo Tianxiao a calm, indifferent look, clearly not believing his words.

"We will reach our destination in one more day. The information Master gave me states that the demon sect that annihilated my Nangong family is located right at the border between the Central Divine Continent and the Demon Province.

Let's find a place to rest for the night first."

Nangong Wan steered her flying sword toward the city ahead.

To prevent any unforeseen mishaps, she needed to adjust her condition to its peak. She intended to wipe out her enemies in her strongest state, avenging her parents and the dozens of lives lost in the Nangong family!

Seeing this, Mo Tianxiao quickly stepped on his flying sword and followed suit.

Upon entering Chixiao City, the two stored their flying swords into their spatial rings.

Looking at the bustling streets filled with people, Mo Tianxiao felt as though he had stepped into a mortal city.

In reality, however, everyone here had some level of cultivation, ranging from Qi Refining to the Golden Core realm. He had hardly seen any Nascent Soul cultivators.

"I didn't expect there to be such a peaceful city within the borders of the Demon Province," Mo Tianxiao muttered to himself.

The Demon Province, as the name suggested, was the territory of demonic cultivators.

It was different from the Central Divine Continent, which housed both mortals and immortal sects.

Ninety percent of the people in the Demon Province were demonic cultivators, while the remaining ten percent were undercover agents from righteous sects.

According to the historical records of the Netherworld Demon Sect, the Demon Province wasn't originally called the Demon Province. It was only after several powerful demonic sects established their headquarters here in ancient times that the region was carved out and renamed the Demon Province.

And the Netherworld Demon Sect was one of those powerful sects.

However, based on his observations over the past month, he felt that these demonic cultivators weren't really all that heinous and evil...

Along the way, they had only run into a few rogues looking to abduct a beauty.

"Senior Brother, do not be careless. This is the city in the Demon Province closest to the Central Divine Continent. There are many righteous path cultivators here, disguised as undercover agents specifically to hunt down demonic cultivators."

Nangong Wan spoke up to remind him.

"Oh? How do you know this so clearly, Junior Sister?"

Mo Tianxiao looked at Nangong Wan curiously. She was just a little newbie who had only stepped into the world of cultivation a year ago. How could she know so much about a place like this?

"It is recorded in the information Master gave me," Nangong Wan replied coldly.

"I see."

Mo Tianxiao nodded thoughtfully.

The two soon found a tavern and walked in. Inside, various cultivators were sitting around, eating, drinking, and chatting. Seeing someone enter, they all looked up to cast a glance.

"What a beautiful woman!"

Nangong Wan's figure, as cold and beautiful as a heavenly fairy, instantly captivated the many cultivators present. Dozens of pairs of eyes stared at her unblinkingly, completely ignoring the invisible man beside her, Mo Tianxiao.

Seeing this, Mo Tianxiao nodded in satisfaction. This perfectly matched the treatment of a Child of Destiny. No matter where they went, they would always be the most dazzling presence.

Over the past few days of their journey, whether it was cultivators looking to rob them of wealth or rogues looking to steal a beauty, every single one of them was targeting Nangong Wan.

He, the villain, was treated like a completely invisible man.

He considered himself quite suave and handsome, a man of striking appearance. Why didn't anyone come to ravish him?

"Innkeeper, prepare two of your best guest rooms, and serve some good wine and food. We'll eat right here."

Nangong Wan tossed over a bag of spirit stones. After instructing the boss, she and Mo Tianxiao found an empty table and sat down.

Soon, a table full of demonic beast meat was served, along with top-quality spirit wine.

"Beautiful lady, I am the son of the Yellow Springs Sect Master, Yao Bufan. Would you do me the honor of having a drink with me?"

A handsome man with a somewhat demonic charm walked over holding a wine cup. With a confident smile on his face, he gazed at Nangong Wan.

"He is Yao Bufan from the Yellow Springs Sect?! I heard he is a rare genius of the Yellow Springs Sect, rarely seen in a century, having broken through to the Golden Core realm at the age of one hundred and thirty-seven.

He is already at the third level of the Golden Core realm and is a genius on the verge of breaking through to the mid-Golden Core stage!"

"This woman is so lucky to actually catch the eye of Young Master Yao! I heard that Young Master Yao's father has already broken through the peak of the Golden Core realm and become a Nascent Soul ancestor!

If this woman can join the Yellow Springs Sect, her future will be limitless!"

Listening to the whispers around them, Mo Tianxiao's gaze turned a bit strange. Breaking through to the Golden Core realm at one hundred and thirty-seven years old? Isn't that complete trash?

He remembered that his original body had broken through to the Golden Core realm before the age of thirty, right? Junior Sister Wan'er had just turned twenty, yet she was already at the Golden Core realm.

However, when he thought about how the Yellow Springs Sect Master was only at the mere Nascent Soul level, he knew that people simply couldn't be compared with one another.

Even an existence like him, who was considered to have decent talent in the Netherworld Demon Sect, was not worth mentioning in front of a Child of Destiny, let alone the so-called geniuses of other minor sects.

"You are from the Yellow Springs Sect?"

Nangong Wan put down the wine cup in her hand and slowly raised her head, a trace of killing intent flashing through her calm eyes.

"Exactly! I humbly wish to invite this beautiful lady for a drink, and then we can head to the Yellow Springs Sect together to talk all night. How about it?"

Seeing that the other party had heard of the Yellow Springs Sect, Yao Bufan straightened his back a bit more, his eyes full of arrogance.

Swish!

Before Yao Bufan could even react, a sharp sword light tore through the air and slashed across his neck.

Thump, thump, thump...

Blood sprayed from his severed neck as Yao Bufan's head flew off, landing on the ground and rolling several times before coming to a stop.

His wide, staring eyes still carried a look of bewilderment.

"Why..."

Yao Bufan's lips moved slightly, wanting to make a sound, but he couldn't even breathe. His consciousness gradually faded away until he was completely dead.

For a moment, everyone in the tavern fell into dead silence. Even Mo Tianxiao, who had been planning to sit back and enjoy a good show, was a bit stunned.

She killed him?

Without a single word of nonsense?

He thought his junior sister would exchange a few polite words, and then he would step in to take care of this guy for her, farming some favorability points.

Instead, she launched an instant attack with zero wind-up, completely denying him any chance to build goodwill.

"Yao Bufan is dead?!"

Only then did the crowd in the tavern snap back to reality.

This woman, who looked as beautiful as a heavenly fairy, was actually so ruthless and decisive in her actions!

"Yao Bufan was a Golden Core expert! This woman actually killed him with a single sword strike! Could she be a late-stage Golden Core existence?"

The crowd whispered among themselves in hushed voices, no longer daring to stare at Nangong Wan like they did before.

"Ahem, Junior Sister, I had originally planned to step in and take care of this little nuisance for you. I didn't expect you to act so decisively."

Watching Nangong Wan drink her wine with an expressionless face, Mo Tianxiao could not help but gulp.

His junior sister's temper seemed far more terrifying than he had imagined. Back then, if she hadn't been weaker than him, wouldn't she have chopped off his limbs and turned him into a human stick right then and there just for extracting her immortal bone?