Chapter 216: Here to Slaughter the Sect and Exterminate the Lineage
As Perfected One Yin Shan actively withdrew, the tense atmosphere within Zhalong Pass eased considerably. As reinforcements, Sword Master Xuantie was treated with great courtesy.
The Perfected One named Sword Master Xuantie did not have a handsome face; he was rather ordinary. At this moment, after restraining his Sword Intent, he didn’t even have much of the sharpness of a Sword Cultivator. At first glance, he seemed like just an old farmer. Only the long black iron sword tucked at his waist faintly exuded a sharpness that startled Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones.
“Fellow Daoist Xuantie!”
Perfected One Five Elements was the first to walk up, excitedly saying, “Fortunately, Fellow Daoist arrived in time. Otherwise, I fear Zhalong Pass would have been breached by the Demonic Sect today.”
After speaking, he glanced at the long sword at Sword Master Xuantie’s waist again.
“Mystic Gold (Xuanjin), Mystic Silver (Xuanyin), Mystic Iron (Xuantie)… the more ordinary the material, the sharper the Sword Intent. The [Mystic Iron Sword] is worthy of being the leader of the three great mystic swords of the [Shangxuan Sword Sect].”
“You flatter me.”
Sword Master Xuantie waved his hand upon hearing this, but judging by his appearance, he clearly enjoyed it very much. After all, everyone loves hearing good words, not to mention he felt his contribution was indeed not small.
Meanwhile, Zhong Xin also walked over, similarly smiling. “Previously, upon learning that the Demonic Sect was heading south, I immediately sent a message to the Shangxuan Sword Sect for help. I originally thought it would take more time. Thanks to Sword Master Xuantie’s profound cultivation and amazingly fast Sword Escape, we were finally able to turn the tide.”
“Please come in quickly. I have already set up a banquet to welcome all Fellow Daoists and wash away the dust of the journey.”
Sword Master Xuantie naturally didn’t stand on ceremony upon seeing this. Following Zhong Xin, the group of Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones entered the hall just like that, and the atmosphere instantly became lively.
“Was the leader encountered outside the city earlier Yuan Tu?”
Sword Master Xuantie’s gaze was sharp as he said in a deep voice, “After Junior Brother Xuanjin returned, he mentioned this person to me. I see his Sword Heart is shaken; it was caused by this person.”
“A pity this person retreated on his own accord and never exchanged blows with me.”
“Otherwise, I would hold the [Mystic Iron Sword] and behead him before the formation. That way, when Junior Brother Xuanjin learns of it, his shaken Sword Heart should also be able to recover somewhat.”
Speaking to this point, Sword Master Xuantie sighed again, seemingly very regretful.
Then he saw that the banquet, which was quite lively just a moment ago, had unknowingly quieted down. The Treasure-Laden Youth and others were staring straight at him.
What’s wrong?
“Fellow Daoist might not know.” Perfected One Five Elements sighed and said, “The person outside just now was not that fierce devil, just someone traveling with him.”
“Speaking of that fierce devil, I suspect he is the direct descendant of some Perfected Lord’s family coming to get some experience. Therefore, after my defeat, I spent quite some effort investigating.” After speaking, Perfected One Five Elements took out a jade slip. “The result… not checking was fine, but upon checking, I even suspected he was the reincarnation of a Perfected Lord!”
“Does Fellow Daoist know how old that fierce devil is to date?”
Sword Master Xuantie was stunned upon hearing this, then said cautiously, “I heard Sword Master Xuanjin say he is at the perfection of the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment. Could it be this person has just passed his second lifetime?”
He felt his guess was already very bold.
One must know that ordinary cultivators establish their foundation within a hundred years. Then they have to condense their Life-Bound Divine Ability and search for Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends. In the blink of an eye, the first lifetime passes.
To achieve the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment in the first lifetime could already be called a heaven-sent genius. Not to mention the perfection of the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment with two Innate Divine Abilities. To cultivate to such a realm, one should have passed at least one lifetime. For example, the Sect Master of his Shangxuan Sword Sect was already in the later years of his third lifetime.
Who would have thought Perfected One Five Elements would shake his head upon hearing this:
“Passed one lifetime? According to what I know, that fierce devil has been cultivating for less than a hundred years to date! Let alone reincarnation, he hasn’t even lived through half of his first lifetime!”
As soon as these words came out, Sword Master Xuantie was instantly dumbfounded.
Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment in a hundred years? And at perfection?
Are you kidding me!
After a long time, he exhaled deeply and forced a smile. “Cultivating fast counts for nothing. Cultivating too fast means an unstable foundation. His Divine Abilities presumably aren’t high…”
As he spoke, Sword Master Xuantie shut his own mouth.
After all, he had also heard Sword Master Xuanjin mention that the opponent had forcefully killed Old Man Dragon Angler, a Perfected One at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, right under everyone’s noses.
No matter how one looked at it, this counted as having high Divine Abilities.
“So what if his Divine Abilities are high?”
Sword Master Xuantie gripped the Mystic Iron Sword at his waist tightly. “We Sword Cultivators have always roamed the world relying on our swords. If he were in front of me, I would still kill him with one sword strike!”
Speaking to this point, a hint of arrogance appeared in Sword Master Xuantie’s eyes. “My Mystic Iron Sword was bestowed by the Jiangnan Sword Pavilion. Not only is it a Superior Spirit Treasure, but it contains a Divine Wonder named [Break Barrier], which can cut open all obstacles. Let him have ten thousand Divine Abilities; I can break them all with one sword!”
“Pfft!”
Beside him, the Treasure-Laden Youth suddenly let out a sound as if he couldn’t hold it in. Seeing this, Sword Master Xuantie immediately glared over, his tone cold: “What are you laughing at?”
“Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist, calm down…”
Perfected One Five Elements hurriedly stepped forward to pull Sword Master Xuantie back, whispering, “The Mystic Iron Sword is certainly sharp, but that fierce devil has even more powerful Spirit Treasures in his hands!”
“At that time, I saw it clearly and truly. He had at least three Superior Spirit Treasures on him. Among them were two spiritual swords—one should have three divine wonders, and one had one. Besides that, there was a protective Spirit Treasure. Additionally, there might be other means he just didn’t use…”
Sword Master Xuantie became more speechless the more he listened.
A Spiritual Sword with three Divine Wonders? At least three Superior Spirit Treasures?
Thinking of this, he looked at the Mystic Iron Sword he had treated as a treasure for many years, which only had one Divine Wonder, and a stifling feeling suddenly surged in his heart.
“Damn second-generation immortal!”
Sword Master Xuantie gritted his teeth. “For us Sword Cultivators, the sword is just an external object. The key is still the comprehension of Sword Intent! This is something these second-generation immortals will never understand!”
“Fellow Daoist is wrong again.”
Perfected One Five Elements sighed. “According to my investigation, this person has no background. One step at a time, having reached today relies entirely on his talent and hard work.”
Sword Master Xuantie: “…”
I can’t continue this conversation.
Just then, Zhong Xin in the head seat finally spoke up. “Having said that, this person is ultimately not at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment. We still have ways to deal with him.”
“…Correct!” As soon as these words came out, Sword Master Xuantie finally cheered up. “My Sect Master has already found the third Heavenly Spirit and Earthly Fiend recently with the help of the Sword Pavilion. He is currently in seclusion, preparing to break through to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment. When the time comes, let him be whatever genius he is; he won’t be able to block one sword from the Sect Master!”
Hearing these words, everyone also revealed excited expressions one after another.
Only Zhong Xin remained cautious, whispering, “Fellow Daoist Xuantie came to reinforce us; isn’t the Shangxuan Sword Sect empty at this moment? Is there no problem with the defense?”
“Rest assured, Lord Top Scholar!”
Sword Master Xuantie said confidently, “Xuanjin and Xuanyin, two Perfected Ones at the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment, are still guarding the mountain. Petty people aren’t worth mentioning at all.”
“What danger could there be?”
“Wait…” Perfected One Five Elements frowned suddenly upon hearing this. “That fierce devil didn’t appear this time. Could he have secretly gone to your noble sect’s mountain gate?”
“After all, the opposite side should also be clear about the threat of Fellow Daoist Shangxuan.”
As his voice fell, Sword Master Xuantie’s expression changed instantly.
However, soon, another voice came over. “Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”
Everyone looked in response to the voice.
It was impressively the Treasure-Laden Youth.
“Everyone, don’t forget Zhalong Pass is still here!” The Treasure-Laden Youth spoke with assurance. “With Zhalong Pass prohibiting Spiritual Qi, no one can break through the void to cross the border.”
“And traveling by escaping light, it’s even more impossible to hide from us.”
“taking ten thousand steps back, even if that fierce devil got through because the Formation was damaged by the siege just now… unless he can directly exterminate the Shangxuan Sword Sect so they can’t send out even a bit of news, once we go to support, wouldn’t he become a turtle in a jar?”
“Think about it, everyone. Can he do it? Does he dare to do it?”
“The Sect Master of the Shangxuan Sword Sect is at the perfection of the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment after all, same cultivation as that fierce devil. Would he be unable to even send a message after being attacked?”
“This…”
The Treasure-Laden Youth’s words were well-reasoned and convincing. Even Perfected One Five Elements, who had just raised the question, felt he was probably worrying unnecessarily.
[Kingdom of Qing], Mystic Sword Mountain.
As the name suggested, this place was the location of the Shangxuan Sword Sect’s mountain gate. Because the mountain shape resembled a sharp sword piercing straight into the clouds, it was named Mystic Sword Mountain.
Back then, the founding patriarch of the Shangxuan Sword Sect valued the excellent feng shui and the outstanding people and spiritual land here, so he established the mountain gate here, hoping that generations of disciples would use this as a foundation to nurture an Earth Vein in the mountain. With the enhancement of an Earth Vein, the foundation of the Shangxuan Sword Sect would be considered stable.
Just like the Shaman Ghost Dao of the past.
A thousand years ago, the Shaman Ghost Dao possessed the Skeleton Mountain Earth Vein stretching eight hundred miles. Even Perfected Lords had scruples about taking action, showing the importance of an Earth Vein to a force.
“Fortunately, this place doesn’t seem to have nurtured an Earth Vein…”
At the foot of Mystic Sword Mountain, a handsome young man wearing white clothes and draped in a black cloak, with large sleeves fluttering, was leisurely observing the scenery in the mountain.
“Halt!”
Only when the young man arrived in front of the mountain gate did two disciples of the Shangxuan Sword Sect ride their escaping lights out to block him, asking with cold and stern expressions:
“Who are you? What is your business?”
“I am Lu Yang. Please pass on a message.” Lu Yang cupped his hands with complete etiquette and smiled. “I am here to slaughter the sect and exterminate the lineage.”
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