"It's too late to think about stopping him now."
As Shen Fei flew on his sword with Xiao Se and Lei Wujie in pursuit of the Dao Sword Immortal, Qingcheng Mountain's six great elders finally reacted. They would never agree to Zhao Yuzhen descending the mountain. After all, Lu Suzhen had once paid with her life to divine Zhao Yuzhen's fate.
Lu Suzhen had truly treated Zhao Yuzhen well. Back then, she had used her life to perform that divination for him because she wanted to resolve her disciple's calamity. She had already grown old at the time. Though she could have lived for several more decades, if it was for her disciple, she was willing to make that sacrifice.
"Stinking taoist priest, I've held this slash in for ten years!"
As the Dao Sword Immortal Zhao Yuzhen descended the mountain, the five thousand Iron Cavalry stationed thirty li outside Qingcheng Mountain finally moved. The general at their head immediately spurred his horse into a mad charge upon seeing the Dao Sword Immortal, slashing at Zhao Yuzhen as he flew toward him on his sword.
"Sorry, General Wang. I'm in a hurry."
Zhao Yuzhen sidestepped General Wang's blade aura, then knocked over his horse. After that, he charged straight at the five thousand Iron Cavalry ahead. He did not even attack, simply forcing his way through with his formidable true qi.
"Honestly..."
From the sky behind them, Shen Fei shook his head lightly at the sight. Since Zhao Yuzhen could fly on his sword, he could have simply flown higher and avoided the cavalry. Yet he had chosen to ram straight through them. Perhaps he wanted to give those five thousand cavalrymen an explanation. Zhao Yuzhen likely felt somewhat guilty toward those soldiers. Because of him, they had been stationed