Elder Yu proved quite defiant, spreading his arms to block Li Yang's path.
But the very next instant after those words left his mouth-
Clang!
A sword's cry rang out, accompanied by the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh.
Li Yang stepped over Elder Yu's corpse, its forehead pierced clean through, and continued forward.
Behind him, the disciples of the Soaring Holy Land who had intended to follow Elder Yu's example and stop Li Yang all shrank back in terror, their pupils contracting at the sight.
"What, do you want to follow his example too?"
They finally understood. Compared with the Sword Envoys the Sword Alliance had sent before, Li Yang was more like a sword demon who knew no taboos.
He did not care how deeply they loved their sect. If they committed a wrong, they had to accept punishment.
Blocking an enemy with their lives to protect their sect's inheritance-how noble!
Yet in the eyes of this Sword Cultivator with his utterly unwavering Dao Heart, such behavior was no different from throwing their lives away.
"Leave!" a senior sister of considerable standing called out after a moment's deliberation.
Immediately, every disciple of the Soaring Holy Land fled their own Inheritance Grounds as though running for their lives.
Holding the Soaring Holy Land's Holy Lord's Token, Li Yang obtained its inheritance.
Apparently, the Soaring Holy Land had two Human Immortals. Its overall strength fell short of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect and the Great Sun Vast Heaven Holy Land.
However, beneath its Jade Pool lay a wind-attribute Immortal Vein.
Besides that, an eggshell rested in the parasol tree growing in the Jade Pool. No living creature was gestating within it, but innate demon patterns were etched across its surface.
A breathtakingly beautiful woman approached Li Yang. "This is the