Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

The dark-skinned Li Lei suddenly looked up, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at the black-robed figure before him.

Li Guanqi slightly lifted his hat.

Li Lei's heart trembled, and he quickly bowed in salute.

"Young Master Li!"

"What brings you here?"

The cultivators who had been impatiently waiting in line behind Li Guanqi were all shocked by this scene.

The man behind him was even more grateful that he hadn't said anything he shouldn't have.

Li Lei was the real manager of the Colosseum.

Yet, he was treating this mysterious man with such respect!

This couldn't help but make many cultivators speculate about Li Guanqi's identity.

Li Guanqi smiled, and a powerful, irresistible force lifted him up.

"Is Elder Qiu inside?"

Li Lei nodded quickly upon hearing this.

"Yes, he is!"

"I'll take you there right away."

Li Guanqi glanced back at the long queue.

"Won't this affect Brother Li?"

Li Lei quickly replied.

"What effect could this have?"

With that, Li Lei turned around and roared at the crowd behind him.

"This entrance is closed; all of you, go queue up on the side."

As soon as these words came out, not a single person in the long line dared to say anything unnecessary.

Li Lei didn't dare offend Li Guanqi.

The Colosseum was originally a property of the Floating Jade Immortal Sect.

And Qiu Yanji was one of Qi Yu's men.

Qiu Yanji knew very well how the Floating Jade Immortal Sect currently viewed the Great Xia Sword Sect.

As a result, Qiu Yanji had instructed his subordinates long ago that if Li Guanqi came again, they should notify him immediately, no matter what.

Li Lei bowed and walked half a step behind Li Guanqi, leading him inside.

The Colosseum was as lively as ever.

Deafening shouts came like a tsunami.

Li Lei led Li Guanqi towards the underground of the Colosseum.

People passing by stopped when they saw Li Lei and greeted him as Brother Lei.

Li Lei waved his hand impatiently and let them go.

"It seems that the Colosseum hasn't been affected much recently."

Li Lei said with a smile.

"That's true..."

"After all, after the last incident, the backing of our arena has also been revealed, and no one dares to cause trouble anymore."

Li Guanqi nodded silently.

"What about the Bay Area? What's the specific situation now?"

Li Lei sneered, looking down on the Bay Area.

"Originally, there were already some restless major families in several cities."

"After a period of turmoil, it's now a three-way power struggle."

"But as you know, we don't care about the affairs of the Bay Area, so we don't know too much."

Li Lei keenly sensed something, but due to his status, he couldn't ask too much.

If Li Guanqi didn't take the initiative to ask, he wouldn't say more.

The two of them passed through a long corridor, and before they even reached the entrance, they saw an old man rushing over.

Li Guanqi stopped and greeted him with a smile.

"Elder Qiu, long time no see."

Qiu Yanji was wearing gray linen clothes, and his appearance hadn't changed much compared to the last time they met.

However, when Qiu Yanji looked at Li Guanqi, his heart suddenly trembled!

"This... this aura! How terrifying..."

Qiu Yanji was the person in charge of the Colosseum, a True Immortal of the eighth level.

In such a short period, Li Guanqi had actually broken through the shackles of True Immortal, and his cultivation realm was extremely high!

"No wonder the Sect Master repeatedly reminded me."

Qiu Yanji took a step forward and said with a smile.

"Little Friend Li, long time no see."

"Let's go, let's go downstairs and talk."

Li Guanqi nodded and turned to call out to Li Lei, who was turning to leave.

He casually threw over a jade bottle.

It was filled with spiritual liquid, all condensed from the Void Sky Bowl.

Its purity was even stronger than pills.

Li Lei took the jade bottle somewhat at a loss.

Li Guanqi looked into the man's eyes, cupped his hands, and said softly.

"Thank you for taking care of me back then, Brother Lei; this is just a small gift."

Li Lei felt a warmth in his heart, and a smile appeared on the face of the tough man.

He turned to look at Qiu Yanji, and seeing the old man waving his hand with a smile, he simply accepted it.

"Thank you!"

"Although you may not need my help in the future, but... if there's anything I can do, just say the word."

Li Guanqi smiled and followed Qiu Yanji downstairs.

"The thing you sent... is a bit too precious."

"Little Lei has been stuck at the peak of the eighth level of Heavenly Immortal for a long time."

"The thing you sent is enough to raise his cultivation realm to the half-step True Immortal..."

Li Guanqi didn't care so much about whether the thing was precious or not.

Li Lei had taken good care of him back then, and he had plenty of spiritual liquid.

It was also a good thing to repay some favors with these things.

Moreover, he was also using Li Lei to send a friendly signal to Qiu Yanji and the Floating Jade Immortal Sect.

The Great Xia Sword Sect might not care about the Floating Jade Immortal Sect.

But... if he considered creating his own power in the future.

Befriending the Floating Jade Immortal Sect would be of great use.

The two chatted casually, and Qiu Yanji intentionally or unintentionally inquired about the recent movements of the Great Xia Sword Sect.

Li Guanqi played Tai Chi, neither explaining nor revealing anything.

"Elder Qiu... please don't ask."

"I'll be honest with you; as long as the Floating Jade Immortal Sect doesn't harm the interests of the Great Xia Sword Sect, nothing will happen."

Qiu Yanji stared at Li Guanqi for a few breaths after hearing this, confirming that he wasn't being perfunctory.

Qiu Yanji breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole person relaxed a lot.

Qiu Yanji, who was in a much better mood, brought Li Guanqi to the study.

"Hahahaha, Little Friend, sit down, sit down, don't be polite."

"Try the spiritual tea here; it's quite good, brought back from the Jade Flower area."

Li Guanqi took a sip; the entrance was like a clear, cold spring, sweet and fragrant.

"Good tea."

"Haha, not bad, right?"

"There are no outsiders here; Little Friend, why don't you tell me, what is the purpose of this return to the Emperor's Rest Bay?"

Inside the antique study, green smoke lingered, and candlelight flickered.

Li Guanqi put down his teacup and said softly.

"Elder Qiu's Colosseum has a lot of people from all walks of life."

"I would like to ask, does Elder Qiu know about an organization called 'Nimen' in Qingxuan Province?"

Qiu Yanji raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

"I know... I've been paying attention to this force since it appeared not long ago."

Li Guanqi frowned slightly, and his eyes turned to the old man with a solemn expression.

"What happened?"

The old man squinted his eyes and folded his sleeves.

The flickering light made Qiu Yanji's face appear dim and bright.

"This 'Nimen' is extremely ruthless in its actions."

"Recently, several people in the Colosseum have been ruined, their families destroyed, and their wives and children scattered by them."

Qiu Yanji looked at Li Guanqi.

"Are you going to move against this force?"

"Yes."

"Good! I'll have Little Lei bring you the specific information we collected earlier."

Without making Li Guanqi wait too long, Li Lei quickly came to the outside of the study with a very special jade slip.

Li Guanqi took the jade slip, scanned it with his divine sense, and his face immediately turned gloomy.