Wu Shattered Star River

At the border of Yun Province and Xi Province lies a vast mountain range called the Western King Mountain Range.

The Western King Mountain Range is more than ten times larger than the Heavenly Fox Mountain Range, and this mountain range is teeming with demonic beasts.

The mountains are filled with countless spiritual materials and mineral veins, making it both a treasure land and a dangerous, forbidden place.

It is said that in ancient times, a powerful demonic beast, comparable to a God-like human expert, once resided here.

Ordinary martial artists generally do not dare to venture deep into the Western King Mountain Range, not only because the outskirts are full of demonic beasts, but also because the highest peak of the Western King Mountain Range, the Western King Peak, is the territory of a super power.

The Star Pavilion, a dominant force famous throughout the Nine Provinces Continent, is located on the Western King Peak.

Unlike the Jiang family, which built palaces on countless peaks, all the disciples of the Star Pavilion reside on the Western King Peak.

The entire peak covers an area of hundreds of miles, and from the foot of the mountain to the summit, it is covered with buildings, like terraced fields, layer upon layer. A quick count reveals that the Western King Peak has at least tens of thousands of courtyards.

At the summit of Western King Peak, inside a luxurious courtyard.

“Bang, bang, bang~”

The sound of things being smashed came from inside, and the servants and maids standing outside trembled with fear.

The young master inside was Ning Xie, the young pavilion master of the Star Pavilion. Since his return, he had smashed many things and even slapped four servants to death.

Swish, swish, swish!

An elder in a magnificent robe walked over. Hearing the sound of things being smashed inside, he frowned slightly.

A group of servants and maids saw the elder in the magnificent robe and immediately knelt down to pay their respects: “Greetings, Deputy Pavilion Master.”

The sound of things being smashed inside the palace stopped. A young master walked to the door, glanced at the elder in the magnificent robe, and bowed his hands somewhat flusteredly: “Second Grandfather.”

Ning Rong walked straight in, saw the shattered porcelain and broken wood all over the floor in the hall, and waved his hand: “Have someone clean it up.”

Ning Xie waved his hand, and the servants and maids outside hurried in to clean up. After a flurry of activity, the servants brought tea, and Ning Rong sat down leisurely.

Ning Xie stood in front of him, lowered his head, looking dejected and apprehensive, waiting for Ning Rong to reprimand him.

After waiting for a moment, Ning Rong did not speak. Ning Xie looked up and saw that Ning Rong had finally put down his teacup, sighed, and said: “Xie'er, it seems this time has been a big blow to you. Jiang Han has become your inner demon.”

The veins on Ning Xie's face bulged, and his complexion was alternating between green and white. He gritted his teeth and said: “Second Grandfather, don't worry, I will adjust myself well and will not let him affect my Dao heart.”

“Actually!”

Ning Rong said expressionlessly: “Experiencing these things is not a bad thing for you. It is impossible for any martial artist to reach the peak without encountering setbacks and hardships.”

“It's not terrible to encounter setbacks, but it's terrible to lose the will to fight and let the Dao heart be covered in dust.”

Ning Xie bowed and saluted: “Thank you for your guidance, Second Grandfather. Give me some more time, and I will definitely adjust myself.”

“You adjust? Heh, heh!”

Ning Rong sneered and said in a cold tone: “If you continue like this, you will be completely ruined. You have already killed four servants. If you continue to adjust, will all the servants in this courtyard be slapped to death? I heard that you also abused and killed a young girl?”

“I……”

Ning Rong lowered his head guiltily, his eyes darting around, somewhat flustered.

“Alright!”

Ning Rong waved his hand and said: “Inner demons must be overcome by oneself, we can't help you. So—go to the Valley of the Undying. Jiang Han is going to enter the Valley of the Undying. Take people in and kill him, and the inner demon will be broken!”

“Ah?”

Ning Xie was stunned, then a trace of fear appeared in his eyes. He swallowed and moved his lips a few times, saying: “I… probably can't kill him.”

Ning Xie was very clear about the Valley of the Undying. Only those under the age of thirty could enter, and the strongest among the Star Pavilion under the age of thirty was him. Could he kill Jiang Han by taking a group of ordinary Celestial Realm experts in?

Jiang Han killed Celestial Realm experts as easily as slaughtering pigs and sheep. He was afraid that taking people in would lead to certain death.

“Your inner demon is very serious!”

Seeing the fear in Ning Xie's eyes, Ning Rong sighed slightly and said: “This time, it's not just us. Qingyi Palace will also mobilize a dozen Celestial Realm experts. Mi Xi, the young palace master of their Soul Palace, will personally lead the team. Mi Xi is at the eighth level of the Celestial Realm and is also a soul cultivator. She has already mastered a super soul technique.”

“In addition, Qingyi Palace is also contacting the Eternal Night Palace. Maybe the Eternal Night Palace will also send a group of experts to participate in the assassination!”

“Mi Xi?”

Ning Xie's eyes lit up slightly, but he was still somewhat hesitant.

The main reason was that Jiang Han was too ferocious in the Battle of Crouching Dragon Mountain. He killed Jiang Wuwo and the other three in such a short period of time.

Ning Xie didn't think that relying on Mi Xi alone could kill Jiang Han. If Mi Xi couldn't kill Jiang Han, he would definitely be killed by Jiang Han, and he wouldn't be able to escape.

Ning Xie's eyes flickered and he said: “Since Mi Xi is going in, then we can just wait for her news, right? Why do we have to send people in?”

“Alas…”

Ning Rong sighed again and said: “As expected, your grandfather guessed it. You are completely frightened by Jiang Han. If you continue like this, you will be ruined in this lifetime. You must go this time. This is the order of your grandfather!”

“This…”

Ning Xie completely panicked. His face changed for a while, and he said: “Why does grandfather insist that I go? Does grandfather want me to die? I can't beat Jiang Han. It's meaningless to send more Celestial Realm experts. Jiang Han can easily kill even the peak Celestial Realm experts. I will definitely die if I enter the Valley of the Undying.”

Ning Rong didn't say a word, just looked at Ning Xie like that.

Ning Xie completely panicked, pacing back and forth in the hall. He gritted his teeth and said: “I'm going to find grandfather.”

“Come back!”

Ning Rong reprimanded. He stood up abruptly, looking stern and said: “Ning Xie, you are the young pavilion master of the Star Pavilion, you are the future pavilion master of the Star Pavilion. Have you forgotten how I taught you since you were young?”

“The road of martial arts is like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. If you want to break through, if you want to become an unparalleled expert, then you must have a brave and forward-looking heart, and you must have a heart that takes life and death lightly.”

“This time you are afraid of Jiang Han, next time you will be afraid of Li Han, Sun Han…”

“You must go to the Valley of the Undying this time, you must pass this level. Otherwise, you will be useless in this lifetime, and you are not worthy of being the young pavilion master of the Star Pavilion!”

“Your grandfather said—you only have two choices, either go to the Valley of the Undying, or have your status as young pavilion master abolished.”

“You can be a playboy, living a life of drunken dreams and death, you choose yourself!”

“Ah?”

Ning Xie's body trembled, his face full of panic, unease, and confusion.

Abolish his status as young pavilion master?

His efforts for so many years would be in vain, he could only be reduced to a playboy who eats, drinks, and waits for death, living a mediocre life, becoming the laughing stock of the world for a lifetime…

“No!”

Ning Xie's face became distorted, a fierce look appeared in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said: “I'll go, I'll go to the Valley of the Undying, so be it if I die!”

“Good!”

A trace of relief appeared on Ning Rong's face, and he nodded slightly: “As expected of a Ning family man, there is still some blood in him. Xie'er, as long as you can get out of the Valley of the Undying this time, your future achievements will definitely be limitless.”

“Buzz~”

The ring on Ning Rong's hand lit up, and a bronze pagoda appeared in his hand. He handed it to Ning Xie and said: “This is the Demon Suppressing Pagoda. Do you think your grandfather and I would really let you go to your death? With this pagoda in hand, you can at least ensure your safe retreat.”

“Demon Suppressing Pagoda?”

Ning Xie's body and mind were shaken, and he looked at the bronze pagoda in disbelief, and said: “Second Grandfather, is this one of our pavilion's treasures, a sacred artifact?”

“That's right!”

Ning Rong said proudly: “This is a sacred artifact personally refined by our Ning family's founding ancestor. Although you can only unleash 30% of its power, as long as you can suppress it, let alone Jiang Han, even an ordinary Void Breaking Realm expert can be refined into blood water in less than a day!”

“Good!”

Ning Rong's eyes instantly lit up like stars, and his body trembled with excitement.

He took the cyan pagoda, took a deep breath, bowed and said: “Please rest assured, Second Grandfather, I will definitely kill Jiang Han on this trip and wash away the shame of our Star Pavilion!”