Kegong Liu, in order to deal with Lin Qi, threw the palace into the lower realm, which truly angered Gong Shaojun.

In recent years, Gong Shaojun has become increasingly strict with Gong Liu, and he is no longer as loving as before.

Gong Liu thought over and over, attributing all the blame to Lin Qi.

Seeing Miyako Rokuhate's gritted teeth, Miyako Go spoke calmly, "She is now in the Upper Realm and still possesses the bloodline of the Bing Huang clan. If anything were to happen to her on your hands, your mother would not let you off."

Gong Li was startled and suddenly realized this fact.

Because the Ice Phoenix clan was nearly wiped out thousands of years ago.

Later, all descendants within the Three Thousand Worlds who carried the bloodline of the Ice Phoenix were brought to the Upper Realm and gathered in the Northern Border, where they protected each other.

Even so, in the vast Northland, the bloodline of the Ice Phoenix Clan is incredibly rare. This is why servile clans like the Mermaid Clan exist.

After all, relying solely on the cultivators of the Ice Phoenix clan to guard the northern border is not enough.

Also, because the Ice Phoenix clan's bloodline is rare, the clan strictly forbids members from harming each other!

Before Lin Qi was in the Lower Realm, she killed whoever she wanted. She erased all traces, and no one would ever know.

Now that Lin Qi has arrived in the upper realm and begun to make a name for herself, if she were to die at the hands of Gong Liu, and even a hint of this news leaked out, I'm afraid Gong Liu would face even more severe punishment than Gong San.

When Gong Liu thought of this, his courage suddenly vanished.

He even had the thought of calling back the people he had sent out.

Gong Wu's five eyes turned slightly, and he casually said: "Have you noticed anything today?"

"What's the matter?" Gong Liu looked puzzled.

At today's apprenticeship ceremony, there were cultivators from the Mermaid race.

The merfolk cultivator from the Palace of Five Fingers is Tingxi.

Since the mermaid clan settled in Cangzhou, Behai, Lin Qi has called Tingxi back.

After all, Tingxi is considered her contracted spirit beast.

"Palace Six's face showed disdain, "How would I pay attention to such trivial matters? Even if I did notice it, what difference would it make? The mermaid clan was abandoned by my tribe long ago. He has nothing to do with my Phoenix clan."

Palace Five wore a calm expression on his face, but in reality, he was quite disgusted by Palace Six's lack of intelligence.

He explained it so clearly, but Gongliu still didn't understand!

"If you think about it carefully, why would a mermaid clan cultivator appear at the casual initiation ceremony?" Gong Wu tried his best to explain: "Today's attendees are all disciples of Feixian Pavilion. That mermaid clan member is not."

Gung Liu murmured, "Could it be that Suiyuan doesn't care about face at all and befriends a cultivator from the Fish Clan?"

Gong Liu almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

"I only have to understand one more hint: “I heard that the merfolk recently moved to Beih Hai Cangzhou.”

Palace Six opened her eyes wide, looking at him with confusion.

It's hard to understand how Gong Wu, a powerful Luo Jinxian, would clash with the mermaid clan.

Gong Wu gritted his teeth and said, “It seems they have found a new master.”

Palace Six suddenly stood up straight, "What?! Which Ice Phoenix clan would abandon the merfolk?"

"No. You mean it's all about letting go?!"

Palace Six's eyes rolled, finally understanding Palace Five's unfinished meaning.

Lin Qi was still on guard against Gong Liu making a counterattack, but unexpectedly, the siblings really just disappeared without a trace after leaving.

It seems like last time was really just a coincidence.

As soon as she thought this, a distress signal suddenly came from the mermaid clan.

Lin Qi was on her first mission with Lao Shang at the time. They had just finished setting up a small formation.

"Very good, very good. When this mission is over, you should take the test for the preliminary Immortal Array Master," Elder Shang stroked his beard and said.

Lin Qi pressed down the anxiety in her heart and quietly responded.

Once the task was finished, she found an excuse and rushed to the mermaid clan.

Lin Qi never expected the crisis of the mermaid clan would be related to Gong Liu.

After all, with Palace Six's lofty demeanor, she wouldn't even glance at a demon race abandoned by the Phoenix Clan.

By the time Lin Qi arrived, Gong Liu was sitting arrogantly in the hall of the Mermaid Clan, her long whip swaying carelessly in her hand.

A row of merfolk cultivators knelt below, the Grand Elder lay wounded on the ground, unconscious.

Elder Two's face was red with shame as he knelt on the ground.

Upon seeing Lin Qi, Gong Liu's face showed no surprise whatsoever, instead, a restrained excitement flickered through it: "You finally came?"

Lin Qi's face was calm. "You've gotten a bit smarter."

Knowing how to handle the mermaid race and lure her out, instead of blindly targeting yourself.

Gong Liu yi, upon hearing this, changed color and immediately became displeased.

If she's unhappy, she makes everyone else unhappy too.

With a flick of his hand, the whip rose, seemingly with eyes of its own, and charged menacingly towards the elder below.

Lin Qi's eyes moved, a bolt of lightning flashed and struck Palace Six's long whip.

Gong Liu was stopped, and coldly snorted, "Fate. Are you going against me?"

"Sixth Young Master, what does this mean?"

Lin Qi's indifferent question made her wonder if Gong Liu was becoming more agreeable.

Gong Liu: "The Merfolk are a tribe that my clan abandoned. Now they dare to offend us again. As one of the Six Young Masters of the Northern Border, I will teach them a lesson. It won't concern you, will it?"

Lin Qi lowered her eyes and looked at Gong Liu, "It seems it's not that Sixth Young Master has become smarter, but that there is a master guiding him behind the scenes."

In the past, Palace Sixth could move whomever she pleased without needing any flimsy excuses.

Lin Qi lowered her eyes, thinking of Gong Wu.

Gong Liu saw Lin Qi and avoided answering. Her plan differed from before. With a flick of her long whip in hand, she struck again.

This time it didn't land on anyone, but instead struck the floor.

The ground shook violently, and then Gongliu commanded, “Execute all of these merfolk on the spot.”

As soon as these words were spoken, all the merfolk in attendance widened their eyes.

Six palace attendants in blue robes silently moved around, as if they possessed no breath. In the blink of an eye, they landed among the merfolk.

Lin Qi's eyes narrowed.

These four people's cultivation bases are at least in the late stage of Jinxian... even higher.

Lin Qi: "Liu Shaojun, just tell me what you want to do."

Gong Liu stared straight at Lin Qi.

Of course she wanted Lin Qi to die.

But, Lin Qi couldn't die at her hands.

She waved her hand dismissively. "I challenge you to a duel. If you win, I will release these merfolk. If you lose... your life will be the price."

When it came to Lin Qi using his life as compensation, a peculiar gleam flickered in Gong Liu's eyes.

"What are the special rules for this competition?"

"Special rules?" Gong Liu smiled like a flower. "You and I are both descendants of the Bing Huang clan. It's not good to compete on someone else's Xuan Tian realm territory."

Is this the tip of the iceberg?

Gongliu slowly said, "Let's have the contest at Beihai."

She wasn't discussing things with Lin Qi.

After all, Gong Liu now holds the power over the mermaid clan in her hands. If Lin Qi refuses, she'll kill them all.

All in all... she couldn't move Lin Qi, and moving a few merfolk wouldn't be a big problem.

"So Young Master Liu had everything arranged already, why bother asking me?"

Lin Qi still didn't know that the Bing Huang clan strictly forbade members from harming each other, she just felt that Gong Liu's attitude had changed too quickly.

If Gong Liu really wanted to deal with her, she could just do it directly. Why go through so many twists and turns?

Lin Qi: "Can I refuse?"

"You can try," Palace Six said with a faint smile.

The four blue-robed guards drew their swords, about to strike down at the merfolk.

Lin Qi suddenly shouted, "Wait!"

The guards will not listen to Lin Qi's words.

With a swift movement, blood splattered as four heads rolled to the ground.

The flushed Second Elder shouted, “You promised not to harm the merfolk…”

Palace Six fought lazily, ignoring Elder Two: "I moved, so what?"

Elder Er was full of shock and hatred, wanting to resist, but he was pressed to the ground by a blue-robed cultivator.

Seeing this scene, Lin Qi immediately guessed that there must be something more to the merfolk's current plight.

Seeing that the other blue-robed cultivators were still intent on killing, Lin Qi's eyes darkened. "Fine, I accept your offer. But you must swear a soul oath to not harm any merfolk."

Palace Six was incredibly excited and readily agreed without a word.

She didn't care about the mermaid clan at all, dragging Lin Qi along towards the North Sea.

Lin Qi saw that her purpose was direct, she was afraid that the North Sea had already been surrounded on all sides.

After glancing at the person following Gong Liu, I knew this tribulation was unavoidable.

Falling into the depths of the North Sea, Lin Qi only then realized that this place was incredibly cold, with chilling air rising from the ground.

Palace Six said proudly, "The North Sea connects the Xuan Tian Realm and the Northern Territory. It is influenced by the air of the Northern Territory and extremely cold. If you can't stand it, you can directly admit defeat."

Lin Qi: "..."

Lin Qi had thousands of words she wanted to say, but she held back.

Let's begin.

Palace Six challenged herself, and she didn't know who gave her the idea.

Or, where did Gong Liu get the confidence to think she could defeat Lin Qi?

When Lin Qi was in the lower realm, she wasn't even a Great Perfection cultivator, yet she almost killed her.

Now that I've reached the realm of celestial immortals, I fear not even Palace Six by half a point.

Lin Qi originally thought there was an ambush underwater, but all the way he came, he didn't see anything unusual.

Could it be that Gong Liu has truly turned over a new leaf?

Palace Six suddenly turned around, her eyes sparkling with triumph: “This is what you promised yourself, so don’t blame me for being straightforward.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Gong Liu instantly cast a spell.

Ice Seal - Phoenix Cry!

The familiar cry of the ice phoenix echoed through the ocean depths, a chilling aura swirling, instantly freezing everything in all directions!

Lin Qi's face remained calm as ever. With a flash of the Di Huang Sword in her hand, she executed the same move.

In the blink of an eye, the two ice phoenixes clashed, their wings beating furiously, unleashing a terrifying wave of frigid air that collided with each other.

The entire ocean floor began to roar.

The waves surged forward like mountains collapsing, extending for thousands of miles.

Both ice phoenixes exude similar levels of power.

Although Lin Qi's cultivation was half a level lower than Gong Liu's, one could tell from his first move that his foundation was deep.

To be honest, Palace Six's aftertaste was lacking, she lost to her by quite a bit.

After the Emperor's Phoenix bite, Gong Liu let out a cold snort and suddenly formed a seal.

Lin Qi's eyes narrowed, and in an instant, she recognized the move.

This is her commonly used Huang Hun Gui Zhi.

Could it be that Gongliu wanted to summon the people from Huangmen and have her killed right there?

Lin Qi this time finally guessed it.

Gong Liu believed that her bloodline was pure, and using the Phoenix Soul Return technique, the divine messenger she summoned would be several times stronger than Lin Qi's.

Next, Palace Five secretly used some tricks to replace the divine envoy with some criminals and executed Lin Qi on the spot.

After erasing all traces, Lin Qi was killed by the criminal, and she had nothing to do with it.

The gigantic ice phoenix immortal gate slowly floated on the seabed, with a thick cold air diffusing everywhere.

Lin Qi also remained quiet and poised, preparing to meet the challenge.

It hadn't been long since she last used this move, and there was no immediate danger to her life, so Lin Qi dared not act rashly.

The higher the cultivation level, the stronger the damage dealt by frequently using this move, Phoenix Soul Return.

She just watched coldly, but discovered that the Phoenix Soul Returning Technique displayed by Palace Six was somewhat different from her own.

After the casting of Huang Hun Gui Zhi, an ice phoenix from the Xian Men sect hovered in the void, surrounded by ethereal energy.

The stronger the caster's power, the more vivid the rune markings on the Immortal Gate become.

It is said that when cultivation reaches its peak, immortals can fly directly over the real Ice Phoenix.

Therefore, it is worthy of the four words "Ice Phoenix Immortal Sect".

The Ice Phoenix Immortal Gate displayed by Kegongliu was strangely tinged with wisps of black qi.

Taste it carefully, it seems lifeless.

A hint of doubt appeared in Lin Qi's eyes, and her heart began to beat faster.

A creaking sound, ancient and solemn, slowly rose. A terrifying aura surged out in an instant, shattering the ice all around.

Not even Lin Qi was spared, Palace Six herself was stunned.

As soon as she saw a thick stench of death emanating from the back of the Ice Phoenix Immortal Sect, she began to be afraid.

What on earth did she summon?

A suffocating, deathly aura slowly crept outwards, seeping into the domain of the North Sea while silently releasing a terrifying pressure.

Lin Qi's nerves were stretched to their limit.

She only needed to probe the aura behind the Phoenix Gate slightly before she dared not hesitate any longer, and immediately performed the Phoenix Soul Return technique.

Only Lin Qi's Binghuang Xianmen appeared in the air, a massive paw slowly emerging from behind Gong Liu's Binghuang Xianmen.

Lin Qi only then discovered that the Ice Phoenix Immortal Gate summoned by Gong Liu had turned completely black at some point.

Everywhere is thick with the stench of death.

For a moment, Lin Qi almost thought she had returned to the underworld.

Wait, that claw... it looks like a dragon's claw!

Lin Qi's eyes narrowed, and her mind went blank for a moment.

I don't understand why the Bing Huang clan's Immortal Gate would summon dragons.

Similarly, Palace Six also doesn't understand.

She finally started to fear, frantically calling for Palace Five.

But the moment the dragon claw appeared, all divine consciousness connections within the North Sea were blocked.

This space, as if isolated by an external force.

In a place neither of them knew, the entire Xuan Tian Realm and the Northern Territory both trembled.

The entire Phoenix Immortal Gate was forcefully pushed open, and the dragon claw only just landed.

Lin Qi shouted, "What did you summon?!"

Palace Six spoke hastily without considering her words, or who was asking, "I don't know either?"

Palace Five didn't tell her he would summon criminals, did she not tell her that he would summon such a terrifying beast?!

Lin Qi thought for a moment, then without a word, turned and ran away.

Palace Six's eyes narrowed, and she immediately followed him.

Before the two could take even two steps, that claw suddenly descended, like the vault of heaven collapsing overhead. In the blink of an eye, it enveloped them, leaving them gasping for air.

Lin Qi and Gong Liu were simultaneously pressed down and fell thousands of meters.

My internal organs feel like they're about to be crushed.

Lin Qi's mouth twitched madly, blood spurting out. The bones in his body seemed to be making a crackling sound as they shifted.

Pal Six spat blood as he cried, "Quick, see if there's a solution!"

Lin Qi: …This moron!

Thousands of words of complaint can't express Lin Qi's thoughts.

Lin Qi could only frantically draw on the fairy qi within her body, slowly opening the door that was shrouded by black qi.