Struck by Lightning, Beauty Raises Her Sword, Slays a Fifth Realm Expert!

"Make your preparations."

All parties immediately perked up.

This was the moment they had been waiting for!

In truth, most of them harbored misgivings. They were not wary of the Moon Embracing Sect, but of the other "competitors," which was why few were willing to make the first move.

But waiting any longer was not a solution either.

They came from different factions, or were simply driven by their own greed.

Either way, someone had to strike first.

Liu Xun hid in the shadows, watching from afar as several figures rapidly approached the Moon Embracing Sect. He was eager to make a move, but a family elder stood watch on either side of him, leaving him no choice but to sigh helplessly.

"Are we really just going to watch?"

"For all these years, the Family Master has never made a mistake." The elder on his left nodded, his face utterly matter-of-fact. "We need only follow the Family Master's arrangements."

"Young Family Master, you are destined to inherit the entire Liu Family. Though you are still young, you must watch more and learn more."

The elder on his right analyzed, "In a situation like this, many factions are mutually wary and unwilling to be the first bird to stick its head out. Tell me, then—why are these people willing to strike first?"

Liu Xun frowned slightly. "Naturally, because they are powerful enough. If one is strong enough, one need fear nothing."

"That is only one possibility."

"There is another." The elder on the right rolled his eyes. "They may be too weak—so weak that they cannot even sense the others hiding nearby."

"Moreover, they are too reckless, even foolish. Even if they could not sense them, they should have been able to infer something."

"So..."

"Young Family Master, what do you think their outcome will be?"

"Their outcome?"

"Though these people are weak, they have a first-layer Pointing Profound Realm cultivator leading them. Wouldn't taking down the Moon Embracing Sect be as easy as turning one's hand over?"

"This old woman sees it differently. They will all die."

Seeing Liu Xun's face full of disbelief,

the two elders could only feel helpless.

Just like their Family Master, they had worried themselves sick over this Young Family Master—but no matter what, he simply refused to catch on!

A headache!

Frustrating!

Miserable!

Closer. Closer still.

A Pointing Profound Realm cultivator led the way, while the others were all seventh-layer Cave Heaven Realm cultivators or above. They moved at incredible speed, reaching the vicinity of the Moon Embracing Sect in only a few breaths.

But at that very moment...

CRACK!!!

Several thunderclaps exploded above the heavens.

Such sounds should have been ordinary on a stormy night, yet those bolts of lightning seemed to have grown eyes. They descended from the sky and struck straight at those people!!!

They were enormous!

Even the thinnest bolt was as thick as a water barrel, and its might was terrifying.

"Not good!"

"Watch out!!!"

The group paled in shock and immediately unleashed every method they had!

Some used secret arts to resist, some dodged with movement techniques, and some hurled out numerous magical treasures to block the strikes.

Yet it was all useless!

Every defense was shattered. No matter how swift their movement techniques, they could not outrun the rolling heavenly thunder.

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!!!

Deafening explosions and dazzling flashes rang out in succession. Then, even in the pitch-black rainy night, raging flames erupted through that stretch of forest, with black smoke billowing into the air.

Everyone hidden in the shadows was stunned.

"What???"

"Were those people really that unlucky?"

"They actually got struck by lightning?"

"Could it be that they committed too many evil deeds before this, tainted themselves with karma, and became intolerable to heaven and earth?"

There were indeed methods capable of summoning heavenly lightning, but they could detect no clues at this moment. No matter how they looked at it, it seemed entirely natural, not the work of man.

They could only speculate that these people had committed some outrage so wicked that even the Heavenly Dao could not bear to watch, and thus sent down lightning to strike them.

"One of them is still alive!"

The lightning faded.

Not all of them had been struck to death.

That Pointing Profound Realm cultivator was still alive, though he was in poor condition.

His entire body was charred black, his hair burned to a crisp. When he opened his mouth, a wisp of black smoke even drifted out.

The heavenly lightning was shocking, but it was not a lightning tribulation after all. Killing a Pointing Profound Realm cultivator was not so easy. Still, it had injured him, and not lightly.

"Damn it."

He immediately took out a medicinal pill and swallowed it, then continued charging toward the Moon Embracing Sect.

"They're here."

Within Moon Embracing Palace,

Lin Fan and the others had gathered together. The booming thunder had been like a signal.

And the completely unrestrained aura of that Pointing Profound Realm cultivator could naturally not escape their notice.

"A wounded first-layer Pointing Profound Realm cultivator."

First Elder Su Xinghai had already emerged from seclusion.

He frowned slightly and was about to make his move when Second Elder stopped him.

"I'll go."

"It is only the first wave. If the First Elder acts now, what will we do afterward?"

Wu Xingyun stepped forward, startling Xiao Ling'er, Fan Jianqiang, and the others.

That was a Pointing Profound Realm cultivator!

Though he was injured, the gap between the Cave Heaven Realm and the Pointing Profound Realm was difficult to bridge. They could not understand why Wu Xingyun wished to act at this moment.

"Be careful." At that moment, Su Xinghai merely nodded.

Lin Fan and the other three elders also raised no objections.

That left them even more bewildered.

Wu Xingyun simply smiled. "All right."

Then she turned into a streak of light and sped down the mountain.

"Teacher."

Xiao Ling'er was confused. "Second Elder, she...?"

Liang Danxia pondered. "Her talent is actually not poor. By all rights, she should have entered the Pointing Profound Realm long ago. She must have suffered an injury in the past that damaged her foundation."

"But even so, a battle between the Cave Heaven Realm and the Pointing Profound Realm will still be extremely difficult."

"Fighting above one's realm has always been the hallmark of a prodigy. She must be prepared to risk her life."

"They are willing to forget life and death for the sake of their sect. If a sect like this can develop..."

She felt particularly moved.

Recalling her own experiences, her defenses nearly crumbled.

At the side, Fan Jianqiang craned his neck, muttering nervously, "What are we going to do? What are we going to do?"

"Second Elder is far too impulsive. How can she face such a powerful foe..."

Lin Fan shot the fellow a look and ignored him.

Everyone focused their attention on Wu Xingyun.

The two sped toward one another at tremendous speed.

The Pointing Profound Realm cultivator was intercepted before he could enter the Moon Embracing Sect's territory.

"Hm?"

"A mere Fourth Realm cultivator dares block my path? Get lost!"

The Pointing Profound Realm cultivator had been struck by lightning for no reason at all and was already furious. Seeing Wu Xingyun come to stop him, he did not bother to consider anything further and immediately attacked with all his strength, intending to kill her.

"Do not misunderstand."

A bloody spiritual sword in Wu Xingyun's hand gleamed with cold light. "I did not come to stop you."

"Rather..."

"To kill you!"

The Pointing Profound Realm cultivator said nothing, but the fury in his heart only intensified!

Though he was merely a first-layer Pointing Profound Realm cultivator, he was still in the Fifth Realm!

So long as he obtained that Pointing Profound Pill, he could break through to the second layer of the Pointing Profound Realm and raise his strength once more!

Even if an elder of the Moon Embracing Sect had already consumed the pill, he could take away the pill furnace and trade it for a decent Pointing Profound Pill.

As for Xiao Ling'er and Fan Jianqiang?

He knew his own limits. Even if he kidnapped them, he could not take them away, and might instead invite a calamity of slaughter upon himself.

But how the hell did you, a Cave Heaven Realm cultivator, dare?

BOOM!

He erupted at that instant, thrusting out a hand. Profound Origin power and laws converged, transforming into a giant hand several miles long that slammed down upon Wu Xingyun's head!

The power of laws—this was where Fifth Realm cultivators drew their strength.

No matter how powerful a Fourth Realm cultivator was, they relied only on their physical body and the augmentation of heaven and earth's primordial energy. But Fifth Realm cultivators comprehended laws and borrowed the power of laws. Even their casual attacks carried the augmentation of laws, causing their Combat Power to soar!

Yet in the face of this nearly certain killing blow, Wu Xingyun's expression did not change.

"Pfft!"

The beauty raised her sword, but before attacking, she first spat a mouthful of essence blood onto the bloody spiritual sword.

Sky-Piercing Annihilation!

Rip!

At that moment, woman and sword became one.

Wu Xingyun transformed into a sword-light. Before everyone's disbelieving eyes, she tore through her opponent's attack—and then launched a fierce counterkill!!!