"Luckily, Senior Brother Li acted decisively and sent Senior Brother Xu to investigate the shattering of the spatial barrier. Otherwise, if our group had all flown there on our swords, we would have been swept away and perished!"
"Yes, yes! At that time, Senior Brother Li remained calm and composed, displaying an unwavering spirit even in the face of a collapsing Mount Tai. After his successful strike, he immediately reversed his greatsword. Although it took a little longer, he avoided a disaster!"
Listening to the enthusiastic praise from the group around him, Senior Brother Li, dressed in a blue robe with wide sleeves, couldn't help but feel a little smug. He waved his hand with a touch of pride and said in a mature and composed manner, "It's all a small matter. All the junior brothers have been very kind."
As soon as he finished speaking, the group of junior disciples in blue robes in front of him showered him with flattery, praising Senior Brother Li endlessly, as if all the credit for his heroic deeds of defeating the enemy and saving people from disaster had been given to him alone.
Enjoying the flattery of those around him, Senior Brother Li's arrogance grew even more pronounced, and his self-satisfaction swelled to its peak.
He thought that he had held back in the clouds and hadn't forced the person hiding there to come out. That person must have been intimidated by the power of his flying sword, and hurriedly said that there was great danger ahead. Then he turned around and ran away without looking back. Fortunately, the person knew what was good for him, otherwise he would have definitely let him know his thunderous wrath!
Senior Brother Li, head held high amidst the crowd, nodded arrogantly to everyone around him. "Fellow disciples, you flatter me. Those cowards hiding there must have been frightened away by my flying sword, so they dared not show themselves. Now that Hong Gu has been here for some time, and the array materials she prepared have been delivered underground, everyone should go to their respective array bases and cultivate diligently."
As soon as he finished speaking, the flattery around him stopped abruptly, and then even more intense praise suddenly erupted from the crowd, one wave after another rushing towards Senior Brother Li in the center as if it were free.
Senior Brother Li was being flattered, wiped the spittle off his face with his palm, then waved his hand to indicate that everyone didn't need to be so polite. However, the arrogance in his eyes seemed to tell everyone that he was quite pleased with the flattery.
The sycophants in the crowd were deafening. Senior Brother Li seemed completely unconcerned about the defenses of the Southern Foothills Mountain Range. He figured that even if the great formation was currently weak in Mount Emei Earth Realm, no one would dare to come and take advantage of the situation.
Hearing the overwhelming flattery, he couldn't help but raise his head high, his eyes filled with arrogance.
Recalling the howling sound he had heard in the clouds, his gaze toward the sky took on a disdainful air. He seemed unaware, however, that a streak of light was streaking across the distant sky toward the Southern Foothills Mountain Range.
Buzz!
A clear, resonant sword cry echoed across the Southern Foothills Mountain Range. A sword light from the sky approached in an instant, its surging radiance even tearing through the surrounding air as it shot towards the Southern Foothills Mountain Range below!
"Imperial Edict!"
Fortunately, Senior Brother Li wasn't a complete fool. He noticed a streak of light flash by out of the corner of his eye, and as he saw a sword light approaching, his pupils suddenly contracted. A surge of Magic Power erupted from his body, and with a loud shout, a flying sword behind him burst forth, heading straight for the sky.
Clang!
A metallic clang suddenly erupted in the air, and a massive shockwave surged up above the Southern Foothills Mountain Range, spreading outwards. The water vapor floating in the air was instantly evaporated into a heat wave.
Senior Brother Li below, changed his expression slightly. "What a scoundrel! How dare he launch a sneak attack on the Southern Foothills Mountain Range of my Emei Sect! At this moment, the protective formation of the mountain is at its weakest. This sword light came fiercely. If I had reacted any slower, the sword light would have severely damaged the formation!"
With a thought, his inner Magic Power surged suddenly. The sword light came with thunder and rain, and was so powerful that he was caught off guard and could not defend himself.
But remembering that there were still a group of junior brothers watching behind him, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and urge his Magic Power again. Before the flying sword could even turn back, he shot straight into the sky again, wanting to see who dared to mess with him!
A surge of anger rose within me, and my sword clashed between heaven and earth!
The flying sword, empowered by surging Magic Power, maintained its speed without diminishing, heading straight for the sky. Its fierce aura seemed to shatter heaven and earth. This was the technique of a sword immortal—straightforward and direct!
The streak of light that had previously streaked across the sky had already returned to its starting point. Under the surging sword light before him, Xu Long was somewhat surprised; this guy did have some skill.
Before the sword light even arrived, the aura was already upon him, and the rolling energy fluctuations were about to be triggered. Before Xu Long could react, it seized a spot and went straight for his head!
Senior Brother Li knew that someone was coveting the Spirit Stone resources on the southern slope, so despite being ambushed earlier, he was now on high alert, his killing intent palpable!
Seeing the surging energy and its sharp, aggressive aura, Xu Long didn't try to block it head-on. Instead, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and with a whoosh, a sword light instantly swirled back.
when!
The World-Breaking Blade slashed fiercely at the tip of the flying sword, instantly creating a huge burst of fiery red light in the air, followed by a deafening roar that echoed throughout the world. The two sword lights, moving at extreme speeds, collided, causing the speed of light in the world to exceed the speed of sound.
Xu Long retreated in an instant, creating countless rolling waves of air. Senior Brother Li's flying sword spun backward, hummed in the air, and then burst into light, heading straight for Xu Long.
"Which arrogant thief dares to come to my Mount Emei to rob me? Don't they have a death wish?!"
"Hmph, you arrogant brat! Laozi am Mo Yu, the Grand Protector under the Lord of the Youquan Alliance. I have been sent by the Lord of the Youquan Alliance to take over the Southern Foothills Mountain Range. If you know what's good for you, get lost! Let me tell you, my Lord is determined to deal with you righteous sects this time!"
" Insomnia Blood Demon! Junior brothers, enemy attack!"
When Senior Brother Li and the others below heard Mo Yu say that he was acting on the orders of the Insomnia Blood Demon, a question suddenly arose in his mind: He admitted it so directly???
He paid no attention to any so-called Great Protector. A terrifying scene flashed through his mind, and he shouted that the enemy was attacking. His roar resounded throughout the Southern Foothills Mountain Range. The name of the Insomnia Blood Demon was indeed effective. But when did you become the Great Protector?
Hearing Xu Long's voice from behind, Qing and Protector Luan: "I'm the little protector! When did you become the big protector?!"
"You Blood Alliance Oath, how dare you openly come to the sacred grounds of my righteous Mount Emei! Aren't you afraid of your own demise? If you know what's good for you..."
The Southern Foothills Mountain Range are a sacred and spiritually powerful mountain range. The lush vegetation, the faintly visible pavilions, and the birds and beasts all indicate that this is a place of immortals.
Xu Long looked at Senior Brother Li on the mountaintop. Just now, he stood tall and upright, looking righteous, at the head of the group, as if he had ridiculed Xu Long from a moral high ground, as if the righteous were inherently much more noble than the Blood Alliance.
He only called him a thief in his words and didn't even look at him properly. He was used to being arrogant because his family was a prominent clan in Mount Emei.
Since beginning his cultivation, he has had a smooth and successful life with no shortage of resources. He grew up in the admiring gaze of his peers. How could he possibly respect a cultivation scoundrel like Blood Alliance cultivator?
"Hmph! What kind of righteous Mount Emei is this! My leader, Youquan, said Laozi going to attack the righteous Mount Emei! Laozi I'll show you what a heretical sect really is!"
However, before he could finish speaking, Mo Yu in the sky immediately let out a series of mocking sounds, and then, with Wuxian arrogance and rampant arrogance, he ruthlessly refuted Senior Brother Li's words.
Senior Brother Li and everyone below:???
Protector Luan:???
The Mount Emei disciples, upon hearing their Senior Brother Li's words abruptly interrupted by Mo Yu, exchanged bewildered glances, utterly dumbfounded. Didn't they usually argue first? Why the sudden admission?
This is not their fault; after all, when the two factions clashed before, they would blame each other.
In general, the righteous faction attacks the evil faction from a moral high ground, accusing them of having impure motives. The evil faction can only attack the righteous faction for monopolizing the Body Tempering and resources, but this is certainly less effective than the righteous faction's attack.
There's no other way; the evil faction has long been suppressed by the righteous faction, and its strength is always slightly inferior.
Without the support of force, there is no right to public opinion; without the right to public opinion, one cannot stand on the moral high ground; without the moral high ground, one cannot launch attacks against others through public opinion.
Meanwhile, Protector Luan looked at each other and scratched his head, sensing Mo Yu's arrogance and rampant behavior.
Watching him vehemently refute the righteous words, I felt extremely satisfied that Mo Yu was right, but hearing him address the Alliance Leader of Youquan repeatedly, I felt that something was amiss.
Looking at Mo Yu's rampant attitude towards the Emei Sect, it seemed that in their hundreds of years of evil sect life, they had encountered someone even more evil than the evil sect itself.
"You! Arrogant! You have no respect for anyone!"
Xu Long's unconventional remarks left Senior Brother Li completely bewildered.
Born pampered, he naturally didn't know how to retort with vulgar language, so he could only stand atop the mountain, his face flushed, neck stiff, glaring fiercely at Xu Long in the air.
As soon as he finished speaking, the flying sword in the air suddenly shot up, and in an instant it rushed towards Xu Long with the momentum of bringing wind and rain.
The long, sharp edge even slightly distorted the surrounding spatial barriers; this was an illusion created when a weapon, propelled by Magic Power, reached its maximum speed.
Seeing the surging sharpness approaching, the strong wind fiercely swept past Xu Long's side. A glint flashed in his eyes, and the World-Breaking Blade spun back. When the two streams of energy clashed, they made a series of clanging sounds.
Two sword lights clashed in the air, exchanging blows for over a hundred rounds in the blink of an eye. The sword lights moved freely, unaffected by the environment. Both were highly skilled Sword Dao, and neither gave an inch.
Countless streams of air were evaporated into rolling heat waves, and the central energy of the two intertwined streams shot straight into the sky, causing the surrounding crowd to feel a chill.
Below, Senior Brother Li's face had turned pale. He clearly felt that he was struggling to control the flying sword. He didn't know what kind of evil technique that thief was practicing. The Magic Power coming from the sword light was like a bottomless abyss. He had to use several times his own Magic Power to resist it. In addition, controlling the flying sword with his mind only increased the consumption.
Faced with this dilemma, Senior Brother Li gritted his teeth and unleashed a powerful aura, the unique energy of a great cultivator reverberating throughout the Southern Foothills Mountain Range.
The sword light in the air sharpened, broke away from the energy center, and swirled back, tracing an elegant trajectory. After circling the great formation above the Southern Foothills Mountain Range, it gathered a massive amount of energy and suddenly slashed towards the sky.
Before even touching the World-Breaking Blade, a sword beam suddenly erupted in the air and slashed fiercely. The Magic Power condensed in the sword beam, which stretched for hundreds of meters, was like a thunderbolt, heading straight for Xu Long.
Xu Long's eyes sharpened; this sword light contained some Power of Laws!
Before Xu Long could react, Senior Brother Li, who was behind him, had his Magic Power surging. With a thought, a peculiar Power of Laws emanated from the sky above the Southern Foothills Mountain Range, causing the rules of heaven and earth to tremble.
He unleashed the surging sword light once more, slashing fiercely. These two sword lights, imbued with Senior Brother Li's own Power of Laws, were like two tidal waves, their overwhelming momentum combined with the intense Power of Laws surrounding them.
Senior Brother Li attempted to force Xu Long to take the two attacks imbued with the Power of Laws, leaving him with no way to dodge. The sword mango he unleashed was like a wave, floating uncertainly in the air, merely locking onto Xu Long's location, seemingly slow but actually fast as it swept towards him.
Xu Long narrowed his eyes as he watched the approaching sword light, a smile playing on his lips.
Perhaps I walked this path in Sword Dao many years ago, but things are very different now!
The path to becoming a strong person cannot be predicted; one can only glimpse it from afar when they reach their critical point.
They cannot learn from it; they can only find their own path in the few traces left behind.
The strong are born from destruction, emerge from difficulties, and stand out through trials!
Only by experiencing a past of fierce battles against heaven and earth can one possess the aura to look down upon the heavens!
Before the incoming sword light even arrived, the Power of Laws had already manifested in front of Xu Long.
With a swing of his World-Breaking Blade, Xu Long, despite possessing only 50% of his current Magic Power, still managed to deal with them... His gaze swept over a line of Mount Emei disciples below, before he glanced intentionally or unintentionally at the two guardians behind them.
That's enough!
Seeing the approaching sword light, as if sensing its master's high fighting spirit, the World-Breaking Blade seemed particularly excited about the flying sword of its fellow Sword Dao cultivator Senior Brother Li.
With a buzzing sound, the sword's Power of Oblivion emanated from its blade. The scabbard swung, and like a dragon emerging from the sea, it charged forward relentlessly towards the incoming sword light.
The Power of Oblivion surging in the air even eroded the spatial barrier, making it visible. Compared to the flying sword that was hundreds of meters long, the small sword light seemed insignificant, but both sides knew that they could not underestimate their opponent at this moment.
boom!
Before they could even let go of the thought, a thunderous roar resounded across the Southern Foothills Mountain Range, and the rolling energy fluctuations automatically activated the protective array.
The surrounding spatial barriers became visible amidst the intense energy fluctuations, and the air currents above the mountains were all amplified into a vacuum.
As the World-Breaking Blade seemed to spin away unscathed, the first wave of sword light had already shattered into pieces.
This greatly surprised the Mount Emei disciples below. Their Senior Brother Li's ultimate move had been broken so easily, and the swirling sword light seemed completely undamaged.
Not only were the disciples of Mount Emei shocked, but the two protectors, Qing and Luan, who were following behind, also couldn't help but shrink their pupils upon seeing this scene.
Protector Luan thought to himself: I knew that Mo Yu was a powerful cultivator when I fought him before, and his sword light was fierce. This time, Li Xiuran, a sword cultivator from Mount Emei, he actually showed a very relaxed attitude.
Meanwhile, a strange light flashed in the gloomy eyes of the Protector Qing. Something seemed to come to mind, and his eyes darted around as he took a deep look at Mo Yu's back.
Meanwhile, below, Senior Brother Li, pale-faced, saw that he had used his trump card, only to have the first sword beam shatter into waves, while the enemy remained completely unaffected. This was extremely embarrassing.
But even with the crisis looming, he remained calm despite bearing the heavy responsibility of the sect.
As expected of a rare Mahayana Stage cultivator in the world, after calming down for a moment, he shouted loudly, and an unnatural flush immediately appeared on his pale face.