Those Who Defy the Sect Master's Will, Die!

The powerful force sent Nian Qing flying.

"Foundation Establishment Peak!"

"Brother Lin Bai... you can cultivate?"

Nian Qing asked in disbelief.

"No one remains destitute forever."

"As long as the heart does not die and the will does not fade, even an ant can become a giant dragon."

Lin Bai spoke slowly, sword in hand as he walked step by step toward the one he had once loved.

"Again!"

So what if he was at the Foundation Establishment Peak? She was in the mid Golden Core Realm. No matter what, she could not lose today.

"First sword form, Forget the One in Your Heart! Sever the Soul of Infatuation! Raise a Hand to Destroy Mortal Dust!"

Three sword moves.

"Swing, lift, thrust!"

Spiritual energy surged across the training grounds, Sword Qi drifting through the air.

The three sword moves directly knocked the sword from Nian Qing's hand.

Nian Qing sat on the ground in despair, staring blankly into Lin Bai's eyes. There was a coldness there she had never seen before.

"Fourth sword form, Furiously Slash the Old Lover."

Just as the Azure Lotus Sword was about to pierce Nian Qing.

Lin Bai was ninety percent coldness, with one percent of hidden reluctance.

"Stop!"

The middle-aged woman flew onto the training grounds and stood before Nian Qing.

"Azure Lotus Sword Art!"

"Azure Lotus Asks Immortals!"

Lin Bai abruptly changed his sword form, unleashing the strongest move he had comprehended thus far.

Azure lotuses filled the sky and carpeted the earth, transforming into a massive sword that followed Lin Bai's charge.

At the instant of collision, Lin Bai was sent flying.

The gap in cultivation was simply too great; talent could not make up for it.

"Bai'er!"

"Brother Lin Bai!"

Lin Bai was knocked off the training grounds and had to retreat a full ten steps before steadying himself.

It had all happened in an instant. None of the Lin Family had time to react.

"How dare you!"

Lin Zhan and the Lin Family disciples flew into a rage.

She had been on the verge of losing, yet she had the shameless nerve to have an elder bully a junior. Did she think the Lin Family had no one?

"This boy has such formidable talent. He actually withstood a clash with me while only at the Foundation Establishment Peak!"

"He cannot be allowed to live, or he will surely become a great calamity!"

The middle-aged woman stared gravely at Lin Bai below the stage, shocked inwardly.

For a moment, she felt regret. With talent this powerful, he was entirely worthy of Qing Er. With a little cultivation, he would become a powerhouse in his own right. But there was no medicine for regret in this world.

"You have no shame at all, trying to use your seniority to bully the young?"

Feng Qingyang walked to Lin Bai's side and briefly examined him with his divine sense. Lin Bai was not injured, merely drained from excessive use of spiritual energy. Feng Qingyang then spoke coldly to the middle-aged woman.

"So what if I bully you?"

"Other than the Holy Lands, my RuoShui Sect fears no one!"

The middle-aged woman began acting like a rogue, intending to use her status to crush them.

"That's right. With an elder from the superior sect here, you must break off this engagement."

The initially stunned Nian Family Patriarch snapped back to his senses. So what if Qing Er had lost? The RuoShui Sect was an overlord-level power. What did he have to fear?

"You dog that relies on another's power, why don't you guess how the Wang Family and Bai Family were destroyed?"

Feng Qingyang gave a cold laugh at Nian Yang's words.

Nian Yang froze again. Indeed, he had sensed something wrong the moment he entered. An unfamiliar young man was actually seated in the Lin Family's seat of honor and could make decisions over Lin Zhan's head.

"Could it be that the Lin Family has also latched onto a great power?"

"What the hell is your RuoShui Sect?"

"Destroying you would be as easy as crushing the Wang Family and Bai Family."

"Pitiful crawling insects, you deserve to be trampled beneath others' feet for your entire lives."

"You dare insult my RuoShui—"

Before the middle-aged woman could finish, an enormous face appeared in the sky. The winds and clouds changed color as lightning flashed and thunder roared.

"Those who defy the Sect Master's will, die!"

A giant palm came crashing down, smashing the middle-aged woman directly into dust.

The Nian Family Patriarch was so frightened by the sight that he lost control of both his bladder and bowels.

"See that? The power you rely upon is nothing but an ant before my Azure Cloud Sect."

"Your daughter's talent is not even worthy of carrying my disciple's shoes!"

"The Sect Master is mighty! The Azure Cloud Sect is mighty!"

As an affiliated force of the Azure Cloud Sect, the Lin Family members felt honored to witness this scene. They could not have felt more satisfied.

"Cripple their cultivation and throw them out. Get out of Tianwu City!"

After saying that, Feng Qingyang turned and left.

The rest could be left to the Lin Family.

As for why he did not kill them—heh, sometimes living was more painful than dying.

Thus, the Nian Family father and daughter had their cultivation crippled and were thrown out, while the Nian Family slunk away and moved elsewhere.

That day, everyone in Tianwu City felt as though they were dreaming. One earth-shaking piece of news after another struck them senseless.

First, the Wang Family and Bai Family, two of the Three Great Clans, were uprooted completely.

Then, the Lin Family, the sole remaining clan that could cover the sky with one hand, announced that it had become an affiliated force of the Azure Cloud Sect.

After that, the Nian Family, a first-rate force friendly with the Lin Family, was driven out. It was said that even the Nian Family Patriarch's cultivation had been crippled.

Although the Lin Family did not say so outright, everyone understood that the Wang Family and Bai Family had certainly been destroyed by the Azure Cloud Sect, the power the Lin Family had joined.

After listening to some music at a pleasure house, Lin Bai and Feng Qingyang set out on their journey back to the sect.

However, neither of them was in a hurry. They traveled slowly. Since they had rarely gotten the chance to leave, they naturally wanted to enjoy the mountains and waters along the way.

"Master, up ahead is the border of Great Zhou."

There were few travelers on the ancient road. Towering emerald trees blotted out the sun, making the path pleasantly cool, while wildflowers blooming across the grass added splashes of color.

"Once we cross the border, we'll quicken our pace and return to the sect."

Feng Qingyang recalled that the three-day deadline he had given those sects was nearly up.

If they did not come to apologize within three days, then they could not blame him for beginning a massacre.