Selling One's Head on a Pole

When Yuan Xizhi reported this news to Sect Master Lu Dengxian, the entire Purgatory Sect was in an uproar.

Gu Jinlai, despite being surrounded and attacked by the three Nascent Spirit Transformation Tan Qingquan, Ye Yiren, and perhaps even Sha Wujin, he managed to kill two of them, demonstrating a power that seemed to be able to be suppressed only by Primordial Spirit True Lord.

This is why, Gu Jinlai troops have entered the territory and invaded the border cities of Chi Province, Lu Dengxian would not hesitate to ask the Supreme Elder for help, hoping that Liu Jingtao, the True Lord of the Primordial Spirit, could use his overwhelming power to eliminate this formidable opponent.

Result...

Lu Dengxian was reprimanded by the Supreme Elder.

He, the sect leader, personally escorted Lin Xiao to Gu Jinlai to apologize and turn hostility into friendship.

Looking back now, how wise that decision was?

Even...

Thank goodness!

"Grand Elder! Two Grand Elders!"

Lu Dengxian's hands trembled as he looked at the intelligence report handed to him by Yuan Xizhi: "That's True Lord of the Primordial Spirit who has cultivated to the point of Primordial Spirit, able to ride a sword through the heavens and soar through the clouds!"

Then, he glared at Yuan Xizhi and said, "Are you sure you're not joking with me?"

"I have confirmed the news several times. In addition, I have sent a message to Elder Lu, asking him to contact the spies in Lingxiao City to learn more details. I think we will have an answer soon. I think no one would dare to joke about such a major news that can be verified as true or false with a simple investigation."

Yuan Xizhi's words were clear and unequivocal.

"This... this is a huge matter..."

Lu Dengxian felt his heart beat much faster.

The Primordial Spirit True Lord is already a top-tier existence at the summit of Tiannan.

In particular, the Primordial Spirit True Lord has the advantage of being in the air. As long as he doesn't fight against a dozen Spirit Transformation cultivators alone and get attacked by a dozen flying swords, he will almost certainly not perish.

Even Celestial Person, when faced with a Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord who is determined to escape, has no better option than to use their sword to shoot him down as well.

After all, although the Celestial Person can use the power of heaven and earth to destroy cities and pools with their every move, the range is often within a thousand meters, while the attack range of the Primordial Spirit True Lord is at least a thousand meters away.

For this reason, there has been no case of Primordial Spirit True Lord falling south of the Milky Way for more than a decade.

But now...

Two of the Dragon Sparrow Manor's villas were destroyed at once!

Thinking about the changes this news might bring to the situation south of Tianhe, Lu Dengxian couldn't sit still any longer. "No! This news must be reported to the Supreme Elder as soon as possible, and the Supreme Elder should give further instructions."

He suddenly stood up and headed towards the place where the Supreme Elder Liu Jingtao was in seclusion.

"No need, I'm already here."

At that moment, a voice came from outside.

Immediately afterwards, the Supreme Elder on duty, Liu Jingtao, entered, accompanied by his great-granddaughter, Liu Rushi.

Immediately, Lu Dengxian and Yuan Xizhi, who were reporting the information, stepped forward to pay their respects. "Greetings, Supreme Elder."

"Specifically, what are the details?"

Liu Jingtao inquired, then glanced at Lu Dengxian with displeasure. "Such a big thing happened down the mountain, involving Primordial Spirit True Lord, and you didn't report it to me immediately!?"

"This disciple only wants to verify the authenticity of the information to avoid making a mistake and wasting the Supreme Elder's precious time."

Lu Dengxian quickly lowered his head to explain.

"Have you confirmed whether it's true or not?"

Liu Jingtao said.

"We've already sent someone to confirm this..."

"Sect Master! Senior Brother!"

As Lu Dengxian was speaking, Lu Zhanfeng, who had previously made contact with Lingxiao City, rushed in from outside, his expression filled with barely suppressed horror.

Upon seeing Liu Jingtao, he quickly bowed and greeted him as "Grand Elder".

No need for formalities.

Liu Jingtao didn't criticize his panic, but asked directly, "Judging from your expression, is the news from Lingxiao City true? Wang Yinfeng and Ye Wuxia of Longque Manor really...?"

"Yes."

Lu Zhanfeng nodded, still shaken. "I have repeatedly verified with them that this morning, Longque Manor, led by Grand Elder Wang Yinfeng and Ye Wuxia, dispatched six Spirit Transformation Elders, along with Su Wen from the Star Province Prefecture, a total of nine experts, to launch a surprise attack on Gu Jinlai. However, Gu Jinlai seemed to have sensed it beforehand and summoned his Gods and Devils Guards, armed with killing Spirit Artifact, to wait in ambush. A great battle broke out between the two sides, and in the end... Longque Manor not only lost four Spirit Transformation Elders, but Grand Elders Wang Yinfeng and Ye Wuxia also died on the spot."

Finally, he added emphatically, "No one in Lingxiao City was injured or killed."

Despite being mentally prepared, Liu Jingtao was still shocked. "How is this possible... How... how has this been done Gu Jinlai? Ye Wuxia and Wang Yinfeng... they are two Primordial Spirit True Lord!"

Lu Dengxian wanted to add that four other Spirit Transformation cultivators, like them, also perished.

Only...

Considering the significance of the deaths of four Spirit Transformation True Person compared to the fall of two Primordial Spirit True Lord...

Lu Dengxian immediately shut his mouth.

"I've verified this with Lingxiao City, and thankfully Gu Jinlai... uh, Gu Tianjun..."

Lu Zhanfeng really didn't know how to address Gu Jinlai, so he could only say, "Fortunately, the battle between these top experts was so intense that it couldn't be hidden and attracted the attention of countless people. Many people witnessed their battle. The reason why Ye Wuxia and Wang Yinfeng, the two Primordial Spirit True Lord, perished and didn't even have time to escape was not only because Gu Tianjun himself was very strong, but more importantly because he had developed a brand new killing Spirit Artifact."

"A brand new killing Spirit Artifact!? A killing Spirit Artifact even more powerful than the crimson one that could even intercept a Spirit Transformation flying sword!?"

"Yes, this kind of killing Spirit Artifact has been carried by people throughout Gu Jinlai, so intelligence personnel have focused on investigating it. However, they only managed to find out its name: Heavenly Spirit Artifact. In reality, this killing Spirit Artifact truly lives up to its name; its characteristics are just like those of a real Heavenly Sword..."

A hint of fear flashed in Lu Zhanfeng's eyes. "This kind of killing Spirit Artifact called the Heavenly Sword can shoot out like a flying sword. The killing distance is unknown, but the speed... is faster than the flying sword of Primordial Spirit True Lord. In addition, the Heavenly Sword contains the same true essence as a Nascent Primordial Spirit True Lord, but its thickness is even greater than the true essence that Primordial Spirit True Lord's flying sword can carry... Wang Yinfeng of Dragon Sparrow Manor was wearing a high-grade spiritual armor and tried his best to circulate his true essence to protect his body, but he was still instantly severely injured by the power of the Heavenly Sword."

"It's faster than the flying sword of Primordial Spirit True Lord, and it can carry more true essence..."

Liu Jingtao suddenly thought of the Celestial Person and the Primordial Spirit True Lord.

The Celestial Person draws upon the power of heaven and earth to empower himself. Although this primarily enhances his close-combat abilities, his sword-wielding assassination skills are equally exquisite compared to those of Primordial Spirit True Lord.

Because of its understanding of the mysteries of heaven and earth, it can greatly reduce the resistance of heaven and earth to flying swords.

It is said that within a kilometer, the speed of its flying sword exceeds three thousand meters per second.

Even at a distance of 1,000 meters, the speed per second is over 2,000 meters.

Furthermore, due to the further ingenious use of the power of heaven and earth, the true essence contained in the flying sword can resonate with the power of heaven and earth around it. When it hits and explodes, it can cause a stronger killing power and destructive power than the Primordial Spirit True Lord.

Its various properties are remarkably similar to those ancient and Gu Jinlai killing Spirit Artifact known as "Heavenly Swords"!

While Wang Yinfeng, Ye Wuxia, and the others were engaged in a fierce battle with Gu Jinlai, he suddenly unleashed this Heavenly Sword...

It was as if, just as two Primordial Spirit True Lord were besieging a great Demonic Beasts, a Celestial Person suddenly launched a sneak attack on them with a sword...

Who can withstand this?

"Gu Jinlai, such a deadly weapon has actually been developed!"

Liu Jingtao gasped in shock.

"The power of the Heavenly Sovereign is terrifying!"

Lu Dengxian, Lu Zhanfeng, Yuan Xizhi and the others exchanged glances and simultaneously shrank back.

Horrible!

They had seen Heavenly Lords before. Although they possessed real combat power, they were nothing special. They were not afraid of fighting a Heavenly Lord head-on, even though they were Nascent Spirit Transformation.

But...

Why are some celestial rulers, both Gu Jinlai, so exceptionally outstanding?

"From now on, we must be extremely careful when dealing with killing Spirit Artifact like the Heavenly Sword."

After a long while, Liu Jingtao slowly spoke.

Lu Dengxian, Lu Zhanfeng, and Yuan Xizhi nodded solemnly.

Lu Zhanfeng then took out a drawing and said, "This is the diagram of the Heavenly Sword sent by the secret agent. Everyone, remember this: if Gu Jinlai uses this item, retreat as far away as possible."

"Indeed, the power of the Heavenly Sword is no less than that of the Celestial Person Sword... Gu Jinlai, the Heavenly Sword has been named after the Celestial Sword, presumably because this was the standard before the development of such a killing Spirit Artifact."

Liu Jingtao was the first to take the blueprints and nodded in agreement.

"Um?"

At this moment, Lu Dengxian glanced at the blueprint and seemed to have thought of something, "Not long ago, when Gu Jinlai led his troops to invade the border of my Chi Province, he seemed to have this thing stuck on his back. At the time, I felt it was strange. We're not actors on a stage, so why would we have flags stuck on our backs? Are we trying to sell our heads? Now that I think about it, it turns out to be the Three Heavenly Swords!"

Liu Jingtao's hand suddenly trembled.

The blueprints all fell to the ground.

Three Heavenly Swords!?

Gu Jinlai, when armies marched into the Chi Province, they had already developed the Heavenly Sword!

And they even brought three more!?

What is his purpose in carrying these three Heavenly Swords?!

Need I say more?

Lu Dengxian, Lu Zhanfeng, Yuan Xizhi, and the others also immediately thought of this, and their hearts trembled.

When Gu Jinlai led his troops into the territory, they thought that Gu Jinlai and raised in the Purgatory Sect, so it was impossible for him not to know that the Purgatory Sect had three Primordial Spirit True Lord.

Yet he still stormed into Chi Province without hesitation, attacking the Purgatory Sect's home territory.

Clearly, he must have some kind of trump card up his sleeve.

They thought of Xuzhen Tower and Meteor Guard, but they never expected that he had already developed a killing Spirit Artifact equivalent to a Celestial Person sword strike at that time—the Heavenly Sword!

And...

Three Heavenly Swords!?

There are three Supreme Elders of the Purgatory Sect!

This clearly shows that if the Supreme Elder of the Purgatory Sect makes a move, the Heavenly Sword will be used on each of them.

The bloody examples of Wang Yinfeng and Ye Wuxia, two Primordial Spirit True Lord from Longque Mountain Villa, demonstrated the power of these Heavenly Swords to everyone!

Apart from Lu Zhanxian, probably no one in the Purgatory Sect can withstand a strike from the Heavenly Sword!

So...

Their gazes immediately fell on the pale-faced Supreme Elder Liu Jingtao.

Almost there!

They almost ended up selling the top spot to their own Supreme Elder of the Purgatory Sect.

They almost replaced Dragon Sparrow Manor and became the first batch of True Lord souls to perish in the Heavenly Purgatory Sect.

I was terrified!

Thank goodness!

I'm still shaken!