Ten thousand years ago, Ancestor Xuanjian had already been very powerful, often traveling far and wide to challenge mighty opponents.
Over all these years, he had vanished without a trace.
Many said some powerful opponent had slain him. Others said he had gone adventuring on another continent, while still others said he was in seclusion in the Clear Void Sword Sect.
Now, he had finally appeared!
Moreover, his strength surpassed what it had been in the past, and his sword intent inspired fear!
The three of them were trembling even from so far away. Did his power need any further explanation?
Though the main crowd behind them did not know this was Ancestor Xuanjian, and had never even heard of him, his terrifying strength was plain for all to see!
This was going to be quite a spectacle!
After seeing their ancestor finally step forward, the Clear Void Sword Sect's disciples and elders erupted into earth-shaking cheers.
In their minds, their ancestor was invincible. With him around, there was nothing that could not be accomplished and no one who could not be killed!
These people from the so-called Kunlun Holy Land had deliberately provoked them to this extent. It was time to wipe them out!
Countless disciples gazed at Ancestor Xuanjian with anticipation, worship, and respect, hoping he would slap Ye Chen dead right now.
Only then could they barely preserve the Clear Void Sword Sect's reputation!
Yet Ye Chen seemed utterly unable to sense the other's overwhelming, heaven-shaking sword intent, and still wore a "friendly" smile.
"Why go this far? We're a reasonable sect. We don't like fighting and killing all the time!"
Ye Chen sighed.
"Enough nonsense! If I don't take your life today, I'd rather kill myself!"
Ancestor Xuanjian also had an exceptionally fierce, unyielding temperament. Without another word, he sent out a treasured sword gleaming with chilling light. Its Sword Qi stretched across the void and pierced the heavens!
Its killing aura struck straight for Ye Chen's heart!
One sword strike shook heaven and earth!
Such was his strength. His study of the sword had already reached profound depths, and this strike, containing his essence, Qi, and spirit at their peak, could potentially threaten even someone in the True Immortal Realm.
Yet just as everyone thought Ye Chen would be slain, he merely extended one finger and pressed it against the sword's tip.
"Clang!"
The sound of clashing steel rang out.
Under countless terrified gazes, the sword actually shattered inch by inch, and all its Sword Qi vanished into nothing in an instant!
The most terrified of all was Ancestor Xuanjian.
He knew the power of his own strike all too well.
Yet his opponent had destroyed his sword with just one finger?
Before he could react, an even greater force had already struck him!
Ancestor Xuanjian opened his mouth wide in despair, seemingly about to cry out, but the next instant, his body exploded into a cloud of bloody mist!
An ancestor at the peak of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm-dead!
Countless hearts filled with indescribable shock. In their minds, ancestor-level figures already stood at the very pinnacle.
At least in the Falling Moon Region, as long as the holy lands did not emerge, they could swagger around unchallenged!
Yet this man had slain him with just one finger?
Looking back at Ye Chen, his expression was relaxed and carefree, without the slightest strain.
It was as though killing a Tribulation Transcendence Realm ancestor was as simple for him as swatting a fly!
The three sect masters watching the battle were already questioning their lives. They had thought Ancestor Xuanjian's appearance would allow the sect to contend with the Kunlun Holy Land.
In the end, it had still come down to a single finger!
"What realm has he reached? Could he already be a True Immortal? No, he's definitely reached True Immortal, or even surpassed it!"
"He's too terrifying. We absolutely must not get dragged into this!"
"Whatever he wants, just let him take it!"
Beyond their shock, the three sect masters felt even more relief.
Watching the fire from across the river had indeed been the wisest choice.
The most horrified were still the people of the Clear Void Sword Sect. How could the ancestor they worshipped most fail to withstand even one finger from this man?
The entire sect fell silent!
Every one of them looked as though they had seen a ghost!
"This..."
The two remaining ancestors were now as silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to move!
Their strengths were all about the same. If this man could kill him with one finger, he could kill the two of them as well.
At this point, even a fool knew they absolutely must not oppose him again.
Otherwise, their entire sect really would be gone!
An unprecedented chill rose in their hearts. That smiling man, who resembled a sunny boy next door, felt to them like the most terrifying otherworldly demon!
Ye Chen sighed again. "Ah, I told you we're very reasonable. We generally don't resort to violence. You can't blame me for this, can you?"
"No, no! Of course we can't blame you! That old fellow Xuanjian had eyes but couldn't see. He deserved to die!"
One ancestor hurriedly plastered on a smile, his tone filled with fawning toward Ye Chen.
He feared that saying even one wrong word would bring him the same fate as Ancestor Xuanjian!
"We told him long ago to treat others kindly and beware of making a terrible mistake. And sure enough, something happened today, didn't it? We tried to persuade him, but it was no use!"
The other ancestor innocently distanced himself from Ancestor Xuanjian.
Watching them change their faces like that, everyone felt it was perfectly reasonable.
Only if they had no brains would they keep clamoring for blood!
"Our Clear Void Sword Sect is also a reasonable sect. We love communicating with others who are equally reasonable. Senior, please tell us whatever you require. We'll certainly satisfy you!"
The smile on one ancestor's face had nearly wrinkled it into a chrysanthemum.
In the end, Ye Chen plundered over ten thousand sword manuals, over ten thousand treasured swords, Spirit Stones piled into mountain ranges, and even countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures from the Clear Void Sword Sect.
He needed none of these things, but they would be very useful once the Kunlun Holy Land expanded in the future.
The two ancestors all but emptied the entire sect before finally sending those four plague gods away.
"Seal the mountain! Activate every formation! From today onward, seal the mountain indefinitely!"
The Clear Void Sword Sect was truly afraid.
They only hoped the Kunlun Holy Land would wreak havoc on the Heavenly Gang Dao Sect and the Return to Origin Sect too. Otherwise, they would feel things were unfair!
Leaving the Clear Void Sword Sect, Ye Chen contentedly led his four disciples toward the Heavenly Gang Dao Sect.
He did not forget to instruct his disciples along the way.
"See? As long as we reason with people properly, everyone is still quite easy to communicate with."
The three disciples nodded repeatedly, yet felt something was not quite right. What had happened earlier did not seem to have anything to do with reasoning, did it?
Still, since their master had said so, then that was how it was!
The large crowd of spectators following behind them went numb upon hearing their conversation.
Reasoning? You fucking call that reasoning?
Who had ever seen someone reason a Tribulation Transcendence Realm ancestor to death?
In everyone's eyes, the sign reading "Kunlun Holy Land: winning people over with reason" became particularly glaring!
Before long, Ye Chen arrived outside the Heavenly Gang Dao Sect's mountain gate.
Like the Clear Void Sword Sect, the Heavenly Gang Dao Sect stood ready for battle, every one of its members brimming with killing intent.
The difference was that people from the Return to Origin Sect had gathered here as well. It seemed these two sects were going to join forces against Ye Chen!