Tang Fei had significant ties with the Wuyou Palace; those assassins he killed in the Old Land were all people from Wuyou Palace.
Phoenix safely returned, and the Imperial Family welcomed Tang Fei, the Princess’s lifesaving benefactor, to New Star. This event was widely discussed and even topped the internet’s trending searches several times.
Tang Fei knew Wuyou Palace would certainly seek revenge. Since they dared not harm Phoenix, they would naturally target him.
Thus, he obtained relevant information about Wuyou Palace from Phoenix.
It was while researching Wuyou Palace that he learned about the existence of the Three Sabers, Three Swords, and Three Fools.
It’s not to say these people were all assassins from Wuyou Palace, but some had close connections with the palace.
The so-called Three Sabers, Three Swords, and Three Fools referred to the three people most adept with sabers, the three most skilled with swords, and the three most infatuated individuals.
Three Sabers referred to the Overlord Saber Zhao Wuji, Heartless Saber Jin Baichuan, and Xie Pianxian with his Dog Leg Knife.
Three Swords were Chun Feng Xie Chunfeng, Chui Xue Ling Yunxiao, and Wei Qing with his God Slayer.
The Three Fools were three eccentrics, including Jie Wencai the Flower Fool, Sheng Kuang the Alcohol Fool, and Tuoba Zhiyin the Music Genius.
Each of these people had their own characteristics and excelled in their areas. With profound cultivation and advanced realms, they were eminent figures in the Cultivation World.
Ling Yunxiao was one of the Three Swords, wielding the Extreme Cold Sword—a weapon so frigid that a sword’s qi piercing the body would feel like a festering wound, making life worse than death.
Tang Fei didn’t know who bore such deep grudges against him to enlist Ling Yunxiao, one of the Three Swords.
Was his life really that valuable?
"You’ve indeed put in a lot of effort," Ling Yunxiao said coldly. "However, it’s meaningless. Even knowing it, you’re still going to die."
"Even in death, one should die with understanding, not as a confused ghost," Tang Fei replied, looking at Ling Yunxiao. "Do you really not wish to tell me who paid you to kill me? Since I’m going to die anyway, I won’t be able to speak of it..."
Tang Fei could tell that this guy was proud.
People who are overly proud dislike lying, they disdain it, feeling that deceiving is a low-class and tacky act.
Since Tang Fei himself was shameless and had no scruples, if he could use this man’s flaw to uncover the mastermind behind the scenes, wouldn’t that be a profitable deal?
Even if he didn’t find out anything, what would he stand to lose?
"I only take jobs through Wuyou Palace for money. As for who wants you dead, I don’t know, and I don’t care," said Ling Yunxiao. "Too bad you’ll never have the chance to find out."
"Then make your move," Tang Fei said. "Let me see just how cold the Frost Ice Sword Domain really is."
"You will not be disappointed," Ling Yunxiao replied.
His body suddenly vanished, merging with the snow and wind as if they were one.
When he reappeared, the black long sword in his hand had already been unsheathed.
A sword thrust towards Tang Fei’s chest.
Swift and sharp, silent and breathless.
Like a ghostly apparition.
The sword was thin and long, emitting a dark glow.
It was wrapped in Yin Yang Qi, giving off a chilling and eerie sensation.
Tang Fei lightly tapped the ground with his toes, retreating swiftly, sliding back several meters due to the slickness of the icy snow.
Although he had changed into ice skating attire with Phoenix, his weapon was always with him.
The Dog Leg Knife in his hand chopped towards the sword blade, knocking it off course while his body narrowly escaped the deadly strike.
Ling Yunxiao, missing the first attack, pounced towards Tang Fei again.
His Fine Sword conjured a myriad of illusions, enveloping Tang Fei’s form.
Initially, Tang Fei was able to defend himself quite energetically.
The Dog Leg Knife in his hand struck at the critical points of each sword thrust, either making them miss their mark or lose their target.
With every strike Ling Yunxiao made, strands of cold qi leaked out, fleeting before vanishing into thin air.
However, Tang Fei quickly noticed something was amiss.
He felt his body growing colder and colder, his movements becoming slower and slower, as if an invisible net were binding him, tightening around him, attempting to strangle him...
Tang Fei struck out with a dozen desperate slashes, seeking to distance himself from Ling Yunxiao, to regroup and find another chance to fight.
Seeing Tang Fei’s frenzied actions, Ling Yunxiao knew his intentions. Leaping up, his Fine Sword seemed to slash down towards Tang Fei’s head.
"Entered my Frost Ice Sword Domain and still thinking of fleeing for your life?"
The Fine Sword swirled with black qi.
Led by this aura, the previously dissipated cold qi suddenly became visible.
They formed a dense, crisscrossing black net of qi, trapping and wrapping Tang Fei tightly within it.
Tang Fei then understood why he felt his blood freezing and his True Qi sluggish. The cold qi released from the sword hadn’t disappeared but lingered in space in a special way. At the critical moment, it was ignited by the Sword Qi, forming an array that imprisoned him.
The sword struck down towards his head, with Tang Fei having no chance to dodge or escape.
At the mercy of the sword, like fish on the chopping block.
Suddenly, Tang Fei thought about those Mutant Beasts. When they fell into his traps, got captured, or were killed, what did they think?
Did they resign to fate? Wait passively for death?
No, they had never compromised or given up.
When facing the fine line between life and death, their intrinsic ferocity was fully provoked.