Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Taking advantage of the roaring battle outside to mask his movements, Li Guanqi silently replaced the surrounding space.

Although Xuan Lan was a true纨绔 (wan ku) son, his cultivation realm was still considerable.

The moment he sensed the spatial anomaly, he threw the female servant beneath him aside.

Xuan Lan, now clothed, abruptly drew his longsword with a ‘clang,’ his eyes warily scanning his surroundings.

As for the servant girl, she had already been knocked unconscious by the subtle yet immense pressure.

"Who's there! Show yourself!"

Li Guanqi smirked, not bothering to conceal himself as he slowly materialized.

Xuan Lan narrowed his eyes, and when he saw it was Li Guanqi, his heart skipped a beat, and beads of cold sweat formed on his forehead.

"Li Guanqi!"

"How could you be here?"

Before he finished speaking, Xuan Lan's back was already drenched in cold sweat.

The outside world was experiencing a cataclysmic battle, clearly a major conflict was underway.

But Li Guanqi had appeared here, and the reason was simple: Li Guanqi wanted to kill him!

Since Li Guanqi had been able to withstand a sword strike from his father, Xuan Zhen, his strength was definitely beyond Xuan Lan's ability to resist.

In the blink of an eye, Xuan Lan made a decision. He raised his hand, and several jade slips floated in mid-air before exploding!

At the same time, a special pendant appeared in Xuan Lan's hand. He gritted his teeth and crushed it without hesitation!

Li Guanqi stood outside the ice prison, his eyes cold as he watched all this without the slightest ripple of emotion.

The spatial fluctuations hardly leaked out at all. They couldn't escape and could only swirl around inside the ice prison.

Li Guanqi sneered, "Give up."

Cold sweat streamed down Xuan Lan's forehead as he raised his sword and slashed at the ice wall behind him.

But the ice wall was filled with densely packed array runes, shimmering with light.

Xuan Lan's sword strike only left a shallow white mark on the wall.

This ice prison was originally built to hold cultivators at the Great Ascension stage.

But now, Xuan Lan was more like a silkworm spinning its own cocoon.

Li Guanqi couldn't help but mock, "This ice prison is certainly sturdy."

These words seemed to awaken Xuan Lan. He looked at Li Guanqi outside the door and sneered, "You can't get in either!"

"Hahahaha, Li Guanqi, ah, Li Guanqi."

"It doesn't matter if I can't get out. There's a big battle going on outside, and my father will soon notice the anomaly here."

"With such strong spatial fluctuations, there's no way my father won't notice. Just wait for your death!!"

Looking at Xuan Lan's arrogant expression, Li Guanqi didn't know what to say for a moment.

To think such a fool could be pushed to the Great Ascension stage by his father…

Li Guanqi slowly drew the Red Lotus Sword, and his aura instantly filled the void.

Many of the imprisoned powerhouses within the hundred-zhang radius of the dungeon sensed this terrifying aura!!

Many sinister-looking individuals stood up and peered in the direction of Li Guanqi through the narrow gaps.

A man with a face full of stubble chuckled, "Little brother, how about you release us all?"

"We'll help you with whatever you want to do!"

The man seemed to have considerable prestige in this ice prison. As soon as he said this, the remaining three people chimed in.

"We were all framed by Xuan Zhen. As long as you're willing to help, we'll definitely assist you!"

Li Guanqi stopped his movements and slowly turned his head.

He turned and came to the man's dungeon door, looked at the somewhat scruffy and unkempt man, and said softly.

"Why should I believe you'll help me?"

The man's hands and feet were bound by thick chains, and his back was pierced by two dark iron hooks through his shoulder blades, hanging him against the wall.

With short hair and wearing tattered linen clothes, although his face was covered in stubble, his eyes were unusually bright.

He looked at Li Guanqi's face and was slightly stunned, not expecting the other party to be so young.

However, the pressure emanating from Li Guanqi was not weak.

The man looked through the gap at Li Guanqi's pure white eyes and said softly.

"Although you are blind, your heart is as clear as the moon."

"My name is Dugu Chongming. I was deceived and framed by the Xuan family's妖女 (yao nu) and now my power is sealed, so I can't make any promises to you."

Li Guanqi suddenly frowned, and the image of a thin, wizened old man in a purple robe flashed through his mind.

He leaned closer to take a look and indeed saw some similarities in the man's features.

Li Guanqi approached the ice prison where the man was imprisoned and whispered.

"What is your relationship with Senior Dugu Lingxiao?"

The man's pupils shrank, his eyes filled with vigilance, and he suddenly stopped speaking!

Li Guanqi smiled wryly, it seemed that the man was indeed related to that old senior.

Li Guanqi saw the man's wariness and said softly.

"Senior Dugu has been kind to me. My grandfather… is named Su Xuan."

The man suddenly widened his eyes, his eyes full of disbelief!!

"Your grandfather… impossible…"

"Dugu Lingxiao is my grandfather!"

Li Guanqi frowned and instantly unleashed three sword strikes!!

The three streaks of lightning sword light were initially inconspicuous, but the moment they touched the ice prison wall, they were as sharp as a knife cutting through tofu!

The ice wall shattered, and even the restrictions within instantly disintegrated!

Li Guanqi stood in front of the man, his sword light dazzling, and in an instant, all the chains on the man's body were severed!!

Dugu Chongming recognized at a glance that the sword in Li Guanqi's hand was extraordinary.

He blurted out: "Divinity!!"

Li Guanqi squatted down and frowned, "How many years have you been imprisoned here?"

Dugu Chongming sighed, a hint of hatred flashing in his eyes, and said in a cold and precise voice.

"Seventy-six years and two hundred and thirty days!"

Li Guanqi gasped, not expecting the other party to have been imprisoned in this dark and gloomy ice prison for more than seventy years!!

A trace of gratitude flashed in Dugu Chongming's eyes, and he staggered as he got up, almost falling to the ground.

After being hung on the wall for so many years, it was the first time he had stood and walked on solid ground.

"I don't know your name yet, little brother, thank you for your rescue!"

Li Guanqi said softly, "Li Guanqi."

Dugu Chongming was also a ruthless man. He grabbed the iron hooks on his back with his backhand and pulled them out bit by bit.

The iron hooks had been in his body for decades and had long grown together with his flesh.

Li Guanqi frowned when he saw this, "Or should I help you?"

The man said coldly, "Mere shackles, I want to clearly remember… everything the Xuan family has brought me!!"

Li Guanqi didn't know that for a person who had regained his freedom, the pain at this moment made him more clearly aware that he was still alive!

Pfft!! Pfft-ch!!

Clang! Clang!!

Dugu Chongming, who had torn off his shackles, roared to the sky!!

"Ah!!! I, Dugu Chongming… am finally free!!!"

Li Guanqi raised his hand and slapped him on the back. The man didn't defend, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Li Guanqi finally let go of a trace of vigilance when he saw this.

He transformed the power originally used to extract souls into a strand of pure Yuan power.

His wariness towards the man also dissipated a lot at this moment.

At this time, Xuan Lan in the ice prison was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

He already knew that this ice prison couldn't stop Li Guanqi. The ice prison, which had originally given him a sense of security, was now like a cold coffin.