Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

If one didn't know about this method beforehand, I'm afraid even if Li Guanqi personally investigated, he wouldn't find anything.

How could one examine something that is formless?

The man's divine soul looked ashen; he knew... the Meng family was finished.

Li Guanqi casually crushed their divine souls, stood up, and teleported away from the Meng family.

The Meng family appeared unchanged from the outside, and Li Guanqi didn't bother with the maids and servants.

This matter was too big, so big that perhaps only these few people in the entire Meng family knew about it.

Li Guanqi dropped his disguise and spread his divine sense throughout Feiyun City, discovering that Meng Zhiping's aura was right inside the Cloud Cauldron Auction House.

"This makes things much easier..."

Buzz!!!!

Li Guanqi slightly released his aura, and immediately the entire Feiyun City felt like it was facing a great enemy!

But the defensive barrier that rose up crumbled in an instant.

Li Guanqi, with his sword coffin on his back, had already arrived above the Cloud Cauldron Auction House.

Clouds surged in the sky, and lightning roiled.

Thousands of bolts of lightning transformed into a lightning staircase beneath Li Guanqi's feet.

"Gulp... This is... the Yama Sword Sovereign has personally come to Feiyun City!!!"

"Could it be that Lord Sword Sovereign has discovered the decadence of Feiyun City?"

"Be careful what you say! Qianqiushui is, after all, a member of the Guanyun Pavilion; who knows what's going on!"

As soon as these words were spoken, many people shut their mouths.

But their feelings upon seeing Li Guanqi for the first time were incredibly excited.

This was a true giant, someone even the Great Xia Domain Lord wouldn't dare provoke easily!

Li Guanqi's face was frosty. A full two breaths passed before Qianqiushui, dressed in a golden long dress, came forward with her people to greet him.

Looking at the respectful but cold Qianqiushui, Li Guanqi frowned slightly.

He scanned her with his divine sense but found no problems within her body.

"Qianqiushui greets Pavilion Master!"

"Greetings, Pavilion Master!"

Almost all of the high-level members of the Cloud Cauldron Auction House had come, each looking at Li Guanqi with great trepidation.

They all felt that Li Guanqi had come to settle accounts.

Li Guanqi glanced at Qianqiushui helplessly and sighed.

A mere Void Refinement cultivator, yet she was schemed against by a small Nascent Soul cultivator.

Li Guanqi reached out and tore through space, directly pulling Meng Zhiping out of the Cloud Cauldron Auction House.

The youth struggled desperately, and Qianqiushui immediately became nervous, actually rising to her feet and about to speak.

However, at that moment, Li Guanqi's eyes turned cold, and endless flames instantly engulfed the man!!

Many cultivators in Feiyun City saw this scene.

"No!! Don't kill him!!!"

A sharp cry came from Qianqiushui's mouth, but it was to no avail.

She was bound in place by a terrifying force of thunder.

Immediately afterward, Li Guanqi took out an ancient flute from the man's storage ring.

The image from the shadow stone played in mid-air, and Qianqiushui stood there blankly, her eyes dazed.

Meng Zhiping's divine soul dissipated, and the effects of the Curse Technique vanished instantly.

Qianqiushui, slumped on the ground, regained clarity in her eyes, frowned, and then her face changed drastically!!

Many cultivators, watching the scene in the sky, erupted into fierce discussions!!

"So, the Meng family was behind it all!! Curse Technique? Such a terrifying thing!"

"I didn't expect the matters in Feiyun City to alarm Lord Sword Sovereign to personally take action."

"Yes, it seems the things done in Feiyun City have gone too far; I wonder what will happen next."

Qianqiushui, her face drastically changed, collapsed to the ground, memories flooding back like the tide.

She remembered everything that had happened in the past few years.

With a bitter smile, she didn't know what to say.

Taking a deep breath, Qianqiushui knelt on the ground and trembled as she bowed her head.

"Qianqiushui... was misled and committed a great mistake; please punish me severely, Pavilion Master!!"

Li Guanqi's expression was stern, and he also resented Qianqiushui for not being more competitive.

"Get up."

Qianqiushui didn't get up. Li Guanqi sighed, turned, and cupped his hands in a salute to all directions.

"I am Li Guanqi, Pavilion Master of Guanyun Pavilion."

"I have been negligent in managing the affairs of the pavilion these past years, and such a big thing has happened."

"I promise that all the taxes and levies from Feiyun City these past few years will be returned in full, along with compensation of thirty percent of the total amount."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire city was in an uproar!!

Especially those shops in the city and the merchant caravans that regularly traveled there; many were moved to tears.

But monetary compensation was still not enough to calm the people's hearts.

Li Guanqi said in a deep voice.

"Qianqiushui, as the head of the business department of Guanyun Pavilion, such a thing has happened..."

"Although misled, she has caused the current situation."

"From today onwards, Qianqiushui is removed from all positions in Guanyun Pavilion!"

Qianqiushui didn't raise her head; she felt there should be more.

But Li Guanqi didn't continue to speak; it ended there.

Similarly, the cultivators and merchants in the city were all in an uproar; they didn't expect Li Guanqi to punish her so harshly!!

But only Qianqiushui knew how light Li Guanqi's punishment was.

Qianqiushui, with red eyes, pursed her lips and said in a deep voice.

"Qianqiushui accepts the punishment!"

"I... have failed the Pavilion Master's... trust."

The entire high-level of the Cloud Cauldron Auction House was shaken; they all knew the relationship between Qianqiushui and Li Guanqi.

They didn't expect that even so, Li Guanqi still dismissed Qianqiushui.

As soon as the words fell, Li Guanqi took Qianqiushui directly inside the auction house.

Inside a luxurious and enormous study.

As soon as they entered the room, Qianqiushui knelt on the ground, a look of guilt in her eyes.

Li Guanqi's feet were on the plush fur of a sixth-order great demon.

He was sitting on a chair made of great demon beast bones and stretched skin.

The magnificent room was filled with sparkling gems, and the air was filled with the fragrance of fine sandalwood.

Even the spiritual fruits on the table were rare sights to see outside.

Li Guanqi reached out and stroked these things, chuckling softly.

"I haven't even enjoyed these things; quite luxurious."

Looking at Qianqiushui, he chuckled softly.

"Get up; this matter is much simpler than I imagined..."

Saying that, Li Guanqi nestled his whole body into the soft chair, closed his eyes, and said softly.

"I thought... he had targeted the people around me."

Originally, he was prepared to slowly understand the situation, but he didn't expect this matter to be so uncomplicated.

Gu Xici wouldn't bother using such low-level methods to deal with him.

Moreover, even if he did make a move, Qianqiushui wasn't a good choice.

Seeing Qianqiushui kneeling on the ground with a face full of guilt, still not intending to get up.

Li Guanqi had no choice but to say: "Handle the problems of the merchants in the city well, and maintain Feiyun City well."

"Also... after handling these matters, you should retreat behind the scenes."

"It's safer to go to the Guanyun Domain; support and discover some talented people."

Li Guanqi was a little tired, keeping himself tense and wary of Gu Xici every day.

So, when he learned that the matter was so simple, he decided to directly eliminate the Meng family.

Qianqiushui looked at the man with complicated eyes.

"You don't blame me?"

Li Guanqi leaned back in the chair with his eyes closed and said softly.

"Who can be without fault in this life?"

"Fortunately, no tragedy or irreversible consequences have been caused."

"But... punishment is still necessary, otherwise, it will be difficult to convince the public."

Qianqiushui naturally understood these principles and naturally thought them through in her heart.