Xuan Ying's sudden appearance and the mist spreading from the Mist Jade Talisman threw the Ten Thousand Swords Cliff side into chaos. Ling Tian, Huzi, and Ling Lin attacked from above with all kinds of arrow techniques, with remarkable results. Ling Tian was especially deadly with the help of the Void Breaking Buddha Eye, accurately striking the Golden Cores of several cultivators. Their Golden Core explosions affected a wide area, and many cultivators met a grisly end.
The chaos only began to ease after the Ten Thousand Swords Cliff side used water-based spells. Their sword formations gradually took shape, and Ling Tian and the others' arrow attacks were finally blocked.
Though the chaos lasted only a moment, over a hundred people from the Ten Thousand Swords Cliff side were wounded and lost their ability to fight. Seeing dozens of corpses on the platform and dozens more of their disciples lying bloodied and mangled beneath it, Shangguan Longyin, Dugu Lou, and the others wore grim expressions.
Dugu Lou found the outcome difficult to accept. He believed Ling Tian's side had already violated the rules of the competition.
The enforcer who had been summoned was a meticulous man. He recalled everything Ling Tian's side had done, then recited the rules of the competition. At last, he shook his head. "Fellow Daoist Dugu, I haven't found anything Ling Tian's side did that violated the rules."
"They—they used a Mist Jade Talisman..." Dugu Lou retorted, but a voice cut him off.
"Since a Mist Jade Talisman isn't an offensive talisman, why can't they use it?" Zi Ling asked with a cold laugh. He glanced at Shangguan Longyin and continued, "Besides, the rules don't prohibit using Mist Jade Talismans. You can use Soul Guardian Jade Talismans, so there's nothing wrong with Ling Tian's side using