Attack at Their Door

Within the Wuji Sword Sect.

After the succession ceremony of the sect leader concluded and he annihilated more than ten powerful figures, including those from the Northern Profound Upper Sect, Ning Qi went into seclusion.

Besides the necessary personnel on duty, the presence of the Nascent Soul Realm giant from the Northern Profound Upper Sect brought immense pressure to everyone, and the others also went into seclusion one by one.

All the elders received instruction from the Sword Ancestor and were later given the Rule Jade by Ning Qi. Under this pressure, many of them were inspired to improve themselves.

As for the eight True Disciple who followed Ning Qi to the Xuanzhen Secret Realm, they were all preparing to break through to the Void Dao Realm.

With the Northern Profound Sect suffering such heavy losses this time, it's hard to say when their Nascent Soul Realm ancestor, Zhou Tianzi, might come knocking on their door.

They might not be able to deal with Zhou Tianzi, but they hoped to break through to the Void Dao Realm as soon as possible when the sect was in trouble, so as to deal with the other powerful figures of the Northern Profound Upper Sect.

The entire Wuji Sword Sect was united like never before, preparing for the great battle.

Meanwhile, news of the terrifying battle that took place at the Wuji Sword Sect spread throughout the entire Northern Xuan Region.

At the Flying Star Sect, the old Daoist Lu Yixin was personally reporting this matter to the sect leader.

The Flying Star Sect Master gave the infatuated Lu Yixin a serious look and said:

"Elder Lu, you did very well. You didn't fall for the Northern Profound Sect's offer, otherwise we probably wouldn't have been able to avenge you."

Lu Yixin replied, "It was fortunate that Xiaolan protected me; otherwise, if I hadn't been able to resist attacking Jian Jingjue, I'm afraid my disciples and I wouldn't have made it back."

"Those five powerful figures from the Northern Profound Sect must be feeling quite uneasy right now. I wonder what choices they will make?"

Lu Yixin said, "They would never dare to go to the Wuji Sword Sect alone. They can only wait for the Beixuan Upper Sect to make another move and try to gain an advantage."

The Flying Star Sect Master smiled, "A favorable situation? Those five people thought the same thing."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yixin and the several True Disciple following behind him were all taken aback, and couldn't help but think of the scene where the five people in the Wuji Sword Sect had died.

Lu Yixin snapped out of her daze, looked at the sect leader, and asked, "Ning Qi asked us to help his Wuji Sword Sect. What does the sect leader think?"

The Flying Star Sect Master pondered for a moment and said:

"If the Integration Realm cultivators of the Northern Profound Sect are at the early or mid-stage, I'm willing to gamble the sect's future on Ning Qi's."

"But Zhou Tianzi has already been in the late stage of the Integration Realm for many years, and he may have even reached Perfection by now. This matter is too risky, so let's forget about it."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yixin and the others fully understood their sect leader's choice.

The Flying Star Sect Master's gaze suddenly swept over the several True Disciple behind Lu Yixin.

Their eyes were downcast, but the shock still lingered on their faces, suggesting that the trip had had a profound impact on them.

As True Disciple, they were originally of the same rank as Ning Qi, and initially harbored feelings of jealousy.

Now, however, all jealousy has vanished, leaving only endless admiration and a lingering fear.

"You don't need to be disappointed by the brilliance of your peers. Throughout history, there have been countless brilliant individuals, but how many have truly made it to the end?"

The Flying Star Sect Master seemed to sigh.

The group felt a little better. Encouraged by their sect leader, they resolved to cultivate diligently, even if they couldn't match Ning Qi, they would still strive to support the future of the Flying Star Sect.

They looked at their sect leader, who was gazing up at the sky, seemingly lost in thought. A moment later, they heard him speak:

"What a pity! If Ning Qi could overcome this hurdle, he would surely soar to great heights, even we would have to look up to him."

Why haven't talents like Ning Qi and Jian Jingjue emerged from my Flying Star Sect?

Several True Disciple: "..."

They said they were deeply hurt.

Lu Yixin: "?"

Weren't you just encouraging the younger generation, saying that even the most outstanding talents might not make it to the end? How come you're suddenly lamenting that your sect is gone?

The same thing happened to almost every sect that went to participate in the succession ceremony of the Wuji Sword Sect's sect leader, except for the sect that lost five powerful figures.

Just as Lu Yixin had imagined, the five major sects were now acting accordingly.

On one hand, they were filled with hatred, hating Ning Qi for daring to kill their sect's powerful figure, and on the other hand, hating why the Northern Profound Upper Sect had temporarily recruited their people.

On the other hand, they wanted to take revenge but dared not go.

The five factions naturally communicated with each other and discussed what to do, but in the end, nothing came of it.

Because of Jian Jingjue's emergence from seclusion and the existence of the immortal seed Ning Qi, the Wuji Sword Sect was no longer a force that sects like them could afford to provoke.

However, they all understood that the Wuji Sword Sect would eventually be destroyed.

Ning Qi easily passed through the sect's protective formation and appeared outside the Wuji Sword Sect without being noticed by anyone.

Looking back at the vast Wuji Sword Sect, Ning Qi's eyes gleamed with a hidden light.

Having finally established a firm foundation in the Mountain and River Realm, become the Peak Master, recruit ten True Disciple, and ascend to the position of Sect Master, how could he allow this foundation to be easily destroyed?

He turned his head to look north, his whole being appearing ethereal and unreal, making it difficult even for ordinary Void Realm experts to see his figure.

The Northern Profound Sect is located in the northern part of the Northern Profound Domain, occupying the most expansive and best territory in the Northern Profound Domain, and is revered in the north.

Since their Wuji Sword Sect is located in the south, even he would need some time to reach the Beixuan Upper Sect.

Ning Qi was somewhat annoyed. It seemed he would have to extend the Teleportation Formation array to the Mountain and Sea Realm in the future, otherwise the travel time would be too long.

There are no Teleportation Formation arrays within the Mountain and Sea Realm.

It's likely that the will of the Mountain and Sea Realm did this intentionally; Ning Qi couldn't fathom the specifics.

However, as the Lord of the True Martial, he could open spatial channels between the two realms at will, so even Teleportation Formation could be set up by Ning Qi at this moment.

True to his word, Ning Qi secretly found a secluded spot outside the Wuji Sword Sect and used rare and heavenly materials and earthly treasures such as Spirit Stone to set up a teleportation array for his return.

He wanted to avoid the situation where, by the time the Northern Profound Sect was destroyed and the news reached him, he was nowhere to be found.

At the same time, for safety, he also set up various Formation around it, such as formations to conceal aura, conceal teleportation fluctuations, and defensive Formation.

This is a one-way Teleportation Formation that only he can use. From now on, whenever he goes out, he can use the Teleportation Formation to quickly return.

After doing all that, Ning Qi vanished from the spot in an instant.

Along the way, Ning Qi encountered many cultivators and, with his powerful Primordial Spirit, overheard a great deal of information from their conversations.

As expected, although the other sects were shocked by what happened at the Wuji Sword Sect, shocked by the Sword Ancestor's emergence from seclusion, and even more shocked by Ning Qi's strength, none of them had any intention of helping the Wuji Sword Sect.

Ning Qi didn't care about these short-sighted sects; he had only mentioned it casually at the time.

Does he really need these sects to deal with the Northern Profound Sect?

He headed straight for the Northern Profound Sect, concealing all his aura. He even changed his appearance midway, and when he reappeared, he was a supreme expert with white hair and an aura of immortality.

Northern Mystic Upper Sect.

There is a place dedicated to the soul lamps of the sect's great masters and True Disciple, called the Soul Hall.

The soul lamp of True Disciple is guarded by True Disciple disciple selected from within the sect, while the soul lamp of a great master is guarded by a great master.

This is a sinecure; there's usually not much to do.

Therefore, those who guard the position often cultivate themselves while also diverting a sliver of their Primordial Spirit to keep watch.

As the eight powerful figures of the Northern Profound Sect died one by one at the Wuji Sword Sect, the life flames of their soul lamps naturally went out as well.

The person in charge of guarding the soul lamps of powerful beings was named Zhu Jianxing.

Just as the life-giving flame went out, he instantly sensed the anomaly.

Zhu Jianxing immediately opened his eyes and looked at the soul lamp. The first thing he saw was that the life flames of two late-stage Void Dao experts had been extinguished at the same time, which startled him.

However, he did not leave the Soul Palace immediately to report to the sect leader.

Since eight powerful figures have joined forces to destroy the Wuji Sword Sect, it is to be expected that some people will die; there is no need to panic excessively.

"The Wuji Sword Sect does indeed possess some strength, but I wonder how many lives they paid for the deaths of our two late-stage Void Dao experts?"

"With the combined strength of Li Daocheng and his two companions, plus Elder Xu Chen, their sect has probably already been wiped out, hasn't it?"

Zhu Jianxing composed himself and muttered to himself.

"To exchange the lives of two powerful figures for the destruction of one sect—it may sound a bit heartless, but it was truly worth it!"

At this moment, his mind was focused entirely on the Soul Lamp.

Even if he believed this would be the outcome, he still had to keep a close eye on the Soul Lamp to prevent any unexpected problems.

Time passed minute by minute, and suddenly another life flame extinguished before Zhu Jianxing's eyes. That life flame was extremely large, indicating that the corresponding power was extraordinary.

Zhu Jianxing almost thought he was seeing things.

He rubbed his eyes hard and used his Primordial Spirit sense to observe them. After confirming it again, the look of surprise that Zhu Jianxing had concealed instantly turned into terror!

"How could it be Elder Xu Chen's life-giving flame? He's an unparalleled powerhouse!"

Zhu Jianxing almost jumped up.

It was one thing to extinguish the life flames of two late-stage Void Dao experts before, but now that Elder Xu Chen's life flame had suddenly gone out, Zhu Jianxing felt as if he had seen a ghost.

Even if it were anyone else, knowing that eight powerful figures from the Northern Profound Sect had gone to destroy an ordinary sect, they would never believe that the strongest among them would be in danger of dying.

Even in death, the order is from weakest to strongest.

But what he saw forced Zhu Jianxing to accept reality. He quickly ran out of the Soul Palace and headed straight for the sect leader.

Before long, Zhu Jianxing returned with Zhou Qindao, the sect leader of the Northern Profound Sect.

The two looked at the soul lamps again, only to find that two more had gone out!

The two of them widened their eyes, almost unable to believe what they were seeing.

The consensus among the entire Northern Profound Sect is that eight top experts traveling together can roam freely in the Northern Profound Domain and destroy any sect.

Even if the most powerful figures from each sect were to emerge, they would still have to kneel and beg for mercy under the combined attack of these eight.

Therefore, Zhou Qindao sent eight people to the Wuji Sword Sect.

With five men killed, Zhou Qindao was breathing heavily, and Zhu Jianxing beside him didn't dare to breathe loudly.

This is absolutely the biggest incident since the founding of the Northern Profound Sect!

"They really went to the Wuji Sword Sect?" Zhou Qindao asked, finding it hard to believe.

Zhu Jianxing dared not answer, for he did not believe it either.

Could it be that these eight powerful figures are heading to a top-tier sect with a Nascent Soul cultivator in charge?

Only a master at the Integration Realm could easily kill Elder Xu Chen, such a peerless powerhouse.

Zhou Qindao knew the matter was of great importance. Even though he was the sect leader and a descendant of Zhou Tianzi, the ancestor of the Integration Realm, he felt immense pressure.

The eight top experts account for half of the strength of their Northern Profound Upper Sect. The remaining half is weaker, but more numerous. Apart from the sect leader Zhou Qindao, there are fifteen others.

Currently, the life flames of Li Daocheng and the other two cultivators at the Void Dao Perfection are still intact. However, since Elder Xu Chen is dead, they are probably also...

Zhou Qindao decided to gather people, summoning all the powerful figures from the Northern Profound Sect to the Soul Palace so they could witness this scene.

Sending eight people to the Wuji Sword Sect was not his decision alone; it was a decision made jointly by all the powerful figures.

Before long, one powerful figure after another arrived.

Inside the entire Soul Palace, sixteen powerful figures stared intently at the life flames of Li Daocheng and the other two within the Soul Lamp, their faces grim.

Suddenly, the flames of their lives were scattered as if by a gust of wind, leaving only a wisp of smoke.

The faces of the sixteen powerful figures instantly froze.

Their attention was focused on the life-giving flame of the last person, Li Daocheng.

Although the flame of life was still burning, everyone could clearly see that it was showing signs of decay.

Sure enough, not long after, Li Daocheng's life force was extinguished as if by someone else.

Inside the Soul Hall, the sixteen powerful figures remained silent, yet an invisible aura emanated from them, nearly scaring the disciple guarding the True Disciple Soul Lamp in the outer hall to death.

Sect Master Zhou Qindao knew he had to speak.

He spoke with difficulty, "What do the elders think?"

Zhu Jianxing, who was standing beside him, dared not speak, but another elder next to him said:

"Sect Master, in my opinion, they definitely didn't go to the Boundless Sword Sect. There must be a mastermind behind this targeting our Northern Profound Upper Sect!"

Almost all of the sixteen powerful figures nodded in agreement.

But if that's the case, then there will be big trouble.

Who in the entire Northern Profound Domain dares to target their Northern Profound Upper Sect? Could it be those top upper sects in the Southern True Domain? Have they secretly joined forces, intending to attack the Northern Profound Domain?

Just then, a powerful being suddenly said:

"Let's check our communication jade talismans first to see if we have any messages about the eight of them."

The powerful figures hurriedly took out their communication jade talismans. The Northern Profound Sect only had so many powerful figures, and many of them were naturally on good terms with the eight. However, the next second, everyone shook their heads, indicating that they had not received any messages from the eight.

"It's a pity that all eight of them perished without sending back a single message. What happened?"

Actually, it's not surprising that the eight of them were so confident. Li Daocheng and his group swaggered into the Wuji Sword Sect, thinking they had everything under control.

Even though the Wuji Sword Sect's protective formation for killing couldn't be activated instantly, the formation for isolating communications was activated immediately.

Upon witnessing Jian Jingjue instantly kill two people, an elder immediately activated the sect's protective Formation to isolate communication.

Therefore, even if Li Daocheng and the others wanted to send messages after that, they couldn't get them out.

The sixteen powerful figures all frowned deeply, completely bewildered as to what had happened.

"The best course of action now is to inquire about the situation at the Wuji Sword Sect," a powerful figure suggested.

Therefore, everyone contacted their disciples who were away or other sects to inquire about the situation.

It wasn't until half a day later that information gradually started to come back. At that time, the other sects who had gone to the Wuji Sword Sect to participate in the sect leader succession ceremony were leaving.

However, for such an important matter, the people from those sects naturally had to report to their sect leaders and dared not spread information recklessly.

Therefore, by the time the great masters of the Northern Profound Sect actually received the news, more than half a day had passed.

The main hall of the Northern Profound Sect.

The sixteen magistrates were utterly incredulous when they saw the message that had been sent back.

"The peerless prodigy of the Wuji Sword Sect from ten thousand years ago, Jian Jingjue, emerged from seclusion and instantly killed two late-stage Void Dao cultivators."

"The newly appointed sect leader Ning Qi, is a peerless genius who appears only once every million years. He has already advanced to the late stage of the Void Dao realm and has killed a peerless powerhouse with a single sword strike!"

Ning Qi single-handedly killed eleven powerful figures!

The information relayed back was even harder for the sixteen people to accept than believing that a top sect in the Southern True Domain was joining forces to target their Northern Profound Sect.

But the truth is the truth, and no matter how much they can't accept it, they have no choice but to accept it.

For a moment, the entire sect leader's hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone felt as if a mountain was pressing down on their hearts; the deaths of eight top-tier experts were something they could not bear.

They couldn't possibly bear the situation of the Wuji Sword Sect.

"Metropolitan!"

Zhou Qindao snapped out of his reverie and looked at the person who had spoken.

The man said, "Right now, we can only ask our ancestor to come out of seclusion. If the Wuji Sword Sect continues to develop, our Beixuan Upper Sect will be in grave danger."

Zhou Qindao frowned, "But the Ancestor only returned yesterday, and he didn't look too good. He told us to make our own decisions in case anything happens, and not to bother him unless someone attacks the sect!"

Those powerful figures also knew the nature of their ancestor Zhou Tianzi; he was indifferent to emotions, and in the entire Northern Xuan Upper Sect, apart from his direct descendants, others were generally not valued by him.

Only when Chu Xiaotian and his group went to the Xuanzhen Secret Realm did the Ancestor meet with Chu Xiaotian, instructing him to kill the True Disciple of the Wuji Sword Sect and find the whereabouts of the Hedao Xuan Gong.

Unexpectedly, Chu Xiaotian died at Ning Qi's hands, but Zhou Tianzi no longer cared.

Upon receiving the message, they were instructed to deal with the Wuji Sword Sect, while Zhou Tianzi himself went to the collapsed Xuanzhen Secret Realm to find the Rogue Cultivator Fu Chen, hoping to obtain the invaluable Hedao Xuan Gong and step into the Dao Integration Realm as soon as possible.

As a descendant of Zhou Tianzi, Zhou Qindao knew more than others.

In addition to searching for the Dao Integration Technique, Zhou Tianzi also had a brief encounter with a Nascent Soul Realm expert from the Tianchen Sect.

Zhou Tianzi not only failed to find the Dao Integration Technique, but was also defeated by the Integration Realm expert from the Tianchen Upper Sect. That's why he immediately went into seclusion upon returning to the Beixuan Upper Sect and asked everyone not to disturb him.

Inside the main hall.

Upon hearing this, the other fifteen powerful figures also found themselves unable to continue speaking.

The group discussed various solutions, but ultimately reached a consensus.

They can't possibly join forces again to wipe out the Boundless Sword Sect, can they?

Although the number of people had increased by half, no one was truly confident.

Not to mention that the Wuji Sword Sect must have already activated its protective formation at this moment. The eight powerful figures from before only went there after the Wuji Sword Sect temporarily suspended the formation to hold the sect leader succession ceremony.

Otherwise, the Wuji Sword Sect is usually protected by a sect-protecting formation and has the advantage of terrain, so even if they are strong, it would be difficult for them to break through unless the patriarch takes action.

Therefore, in the end, everyone had no choice but to look at Zhou Qin again. Even though the ancestor had given instructions, they had to let him come out of seclusion!

So everyone went to where Zhou Tianzi was in seclusion.

Zhou Qindao triggered the protective array, and the ancestor was inside the array.

However, no matter how he tried to trigger it, Zhou Tianzi inside seemed to be completely unaware of it.

"Could the Ancestor have gone into seclusion?" a powerful being asked.

"It's only been a day; even if I wanted to go into seclusion, it wouldn't be possible."

"Is the old ancestor deliberately avoiding us?"

The sixteen people were instantly helpless!

Holy crap, they're really Qi Ingestion. Even Zhou Qindao's face turned ugly. He, a descendant, has come all this way, yet the ancestor refuses to see him. It's incredibly disrespectful to a descendant like him.

Zhou Qindao had no choice but to keep triggering the protective array, while the other powerful figures did not have the courage to do so.

Ripples spread continuously across the protective array, growing increasingly dense.

Zhou Qindao's cultivation level is now at the Perfection the Void Dao Realm, but triggering this protective array has already made him sweat.

Finally, after being triggered countless times, the protective array opened.

A figure emerged from within. Though short and stocky, his aura instilled in everyone a terrifying feeling, as if they were being choked.

The old man's eyes gleamed with divine light as he looked at the crowd, who felt as if they had been struck by a knife.

"I told you not to bother me unless someone comes knocking on my door. What do you mean by that now?"

Everyone knelt down with a thud.

Sect leader Zhou Qindao immediately informed Zhou Tianzi of everything.

Upon hearing the whole story, Zhou Tianzi felt as if stars were falling from the sky, and he suddenly flew into a rage.

"I'm in a bad mood right now; it's been a long time since anyone in the entire Northern Xuan Region has been able to provoke me like this!"

"Today we'll start with the Boundless Sword Sect, and let all sects know the consequences of angering the Northern Profound Sect!"

"Our ancestor is wise!"

Just as everyone was about to arrange for more people to accompany the patriarch, the patriarch decided to annihilate the Wuji Sword Sect, and they needed to be prepared. They needed to show the scale of the Northern Profound Upper Sect.

They had just flown out of Zhou Tianzi's secluded cultivation place when the entire protective formation of the Northern Profound Sect began to shake violently.

Everyone was immediately shocked and enraged. How dare someone be so reckless as to cause trouble at the Northern Profound Sect at this time? Didn't they see that the Ancestor had just emerged from seclusion?

Everyone immediately flew towards the Mountain Gate.

Zhou Tianzi did not go. Given his status, if he were to rush off like a junior before confirming who was coming, wouldn't it make him, as the patriarch, appear too unreliable?

Even so, Zhou Tianzi's expression turned extremely cold.

The protective formation is shaking so violently, could it be that those guys from the Chentian Sect haven't had enough of fighting yet and have come looking for trouble again?

If that's true, it's absolutely outrageous!

However, as the Mountain Gate opened...

But before them appeared an old man whom no one recognized.

The old man was dressed in rather archaic clothing, as if he had just crawled out of a tomb.

Who goes there?

The person who arrived was none other than Ning Qi after his transformation.

He was taken aback by how quickly these people had arrived.

Upon closer inspection, there were more than a dozen powerful figures, and countless True Disciple were on their way.

Ning Qi frowned slightly. This kind of formation was clearly not something he could quickly assemble because of his attack on the protective formation of the Northern Profound Sect.

What else could have warranted such a large mobilization besides dealing with the Wuji Sword Sect?

Ning Qi couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thankfully he arrived in time!

"You all have seen the Patriarch, why don't you kneel to greet him?" said the old man who was Ning Qi in disguise.

The dozen or so powerful figures were taken aback, "Ancestor?"

This strange old Daoist priest claims to be their patriarch; could he be a madman?

"You madman! If you spout any more nonsense, don't blame us for chopping you into mincemeat!"

"You all practice the Void Divine Refinement True Method that I passed down. Do you only cultivate the method but not know where it comes from? Didn't Zhou Tianzi tell you?"

The powerful beings were taken aback once again.

This strange old man has such a big mouth, actually claiming that the Void Divine Refinement True Method they practice was passed down by him!

They did indeed practice, but it all came from Zhou Tianzi; it was not passed down from others.

However, Ning Qi took direct action.

In the void before him, a gigantic Primordial Spirit slashing blade, forty feet long, instantly materialized, its surface adorned with aggregated rules, and it swept out with a single strike.

The void shattered instantly, and three powerful figures were caught off guard and were swiftly cut down by the blade.

The other powerful figures were startled. The deaths of the three powerful figures were not as shocking as this strike, because it was indeed a technique of their Northern Profound Sect.

What's even more terrifying is that none of them could wield such a massive Primordial Spirit slashing blade; not even their ancestor Zhou Tianzi could do it.

They had practiced the Void Divine Refinement True Method for a long time and were well aware of its power.

The old man's technique was clearly more refined and condensed than theirs, and upon comparison, it seemed more like the True Disciple of the teachings.

Could it be... that this person is truly the ancestor who created the Void Divine Refinement True Method?

A powerful figure asked tremblingly, "May I ask the name of our ancestor? It just so happens that Ancestor Zhou Tianzi has emerged from seclusion, so we may report back to him."

He appeared respectful, but secretly signaled Zhou Tianzi, who was at the Integration Realm, to come out of seclusion, using these words to intimidate Ning Qi.

But Ning Qi stroked his long beard and said:

"My name is Zhan Xuan Shangjun. Go tell Zhou Tianzi, do you still remember that he once urinated in front of my cave abode? Now that I have been reborn, why doesn't he come to pay his respects?"