Year 11 of the Human Calendar - Heavenly Phoenix City - At some distance of the north gate

It has been a long time.

(Eleven years have passed and nothing changed here)

[Even the guards are the same]

(Let's do what we came to do)

[Time to dig]

I go under ground and advance to the center of the city.

...

(The Outlands)

...

[The Commercial section]

...

(The Training grounds)

...

[The Secondary sects section]

...

(The city lord domain)

...

[We are here, the center of the Heavenly Phoenix City]

(The city lord mansion)

(Earth Knight)

[20 MP CONSUMED]

(Life Detection)

[1 MP CONSUMED]

(In and around the mansion, there is no one but the lord)

[Maybe the guards went with his son or maybe a Jade rank cultivator don't need guards]

(Either way there is only one thing to do)

(Transmutation)

[30 MP CONSUMED]

I create a steel spear and come out from under the ground.

(He is on the second floor)

[He seems to be meditating]

I take a throwing position and...

“...!“ Linjian

I throw the spear to the mansion in the direction of the city lord.

“...“ Nie Lee

He dodged it. Even though it was coming from his back, he moved his head just before the spear pierced it.

“Who dares disturb my meditation?“ Nie Lee

He walked over to an open window and began to walk out as if there was an invisible stair down to the ground.

(Is he flying?)

[No, it seems more like floating]

“Appraisal“

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-Nie Lee Jade Rank grade 5 -

HP 100%

SP 80/80

Stamina 188/189

Brawn 79(+1)

Awareness 81(+7)

Endurance 42(+1)

Resistance 44(+7)

OTHER

Primordial Spirit Bloodline (Brawn and Endurance + 1, Awareness and Resistance + 7)

481 years old

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[Primordial Spirit Bloodline... that is what makes him to be able to walk in the air]

(How?)

[At the Bronze Rank, a cultivator's body becomes stronger than a normal human]

[At the Silver Rank, a cultivator's body discards the feelings in form of impurities]

[At the Gold Rank, a cultivator's body closes itself off from external stimulation allowing him to maintain meditation for years without the need for food or water]

[And after reaching the Jade Rank, the body of a cultivator starts fusing itself with the soul remnants inside his dantian]

(Did he become some kind of soul devouring spirit?)

[That is how they can live for centuries, they abandoned their humanity]

(From the beginning they were never worthy to call themselves human)

“How does it feel to see the sky for the first time, frog“ Nie Lee

He smirks at me as his jade aura touches the ground.

“I am Nie Lee, the master of the law of fire, the richest person on the continent, the wielder of the Thunder Fire Meteorite Sword, the peerless alchemy genius, the shameless one, and the glorious City lord of the most advanced alchemy city!“

[Typical cultivator. All their lives can be summed up in two words, power seeking]

“My name is Linjian Campbell, I am the The Anointed King of the Holy Land of Xue, an ally of the justice, the hope of the despaired, the healing hand of the injured, a smiling grandpa to the children, a husband and...“

I start walking towards him.

“A FATHER!!!“ Linjian

I left the ground as my feet pushes the soil with all my strength and I go directly to him.

“!!!“ Nie Lee

As he is surprised by my speed, I throw a punch to his face.

*Grip*

But he grabs it using his right hand in front and the left one as support.

“Earth Embrace!“ Linjian

The earth starts to climb his legs.

“It is a pretty good, but it is a pity your opponent is this Nie Lee“

The temperature rises.

“Law of Fire“ Nie Lee

Fire surrounds his legs and a flaming kick comes at me.

*FWOOSH*

The sound of fire reaches my ears as I dodge it backing away.

(Maria were did that skill come from? it wasn't in the appraisal!)

[The Book of Appraisal is unable to read everything about a Jade rank cultivator, they are just too different from our system!]

The fire disappeared, maybe it is a skill of a very limited time of use.

“Who are you going to teach a lesson to? I am just too domineering“ Nie Lee

He keeps smirking at me.

(Should I use my Hero of Light?)

[If you transform first, you will be in disadvantage. I doubt that you will be able to finish him with just one move]

(I will try another approach)

“Dust Storm“ Linjian

“Hah, what a simple trap“ Nie Lee

He jumps back, outside of the Dust Storm.

“Only an idiot will stand in there“ Nie Lee

[75 MP CONSUMED]

From inside, two figures come out.

“...“ Earth Knight A

“...“ Earth Knight B

“A doppelganger ability? Then I will just turn both of you into ashes“ Nie Lee

“Law of Fire!“ Nie Lee

The fire surrounded both of the Knights.

“...“ Earth Knight A

“...“ Earth Knight B

And both were empty.

“Where...?“ Nie Lee

Two hands appear behind him before he finishes talking, one grabs his neck and another the lower part of his chin.

*Crack*

And they tear off his head out of his body.

I created the pair of Knights with a realistic mannequin inside of each so they approach him from the front while I went under ground and attacked him from behind. It is an act of a coward, so I don't like to use this.

[Well, that was easy]

“You have angered me, Linjian Campbell“ Nie Lee

(!!!)

[!!!]

The headless body spoke as it gets up from the bloody ground.

[He is manipulating the air to communicate!]

“Heavenly Phoenix Form“ Nie Lee

It just couldn't be that easy, I make a prudent distance between us and...

“Hero of Light!“ Linjian

[1000 MP CONSUMED]

[The moment of truth has arrived]