The Sword Strikes, the White Tiger Clan Is Destroyed!
Seeing that Ye Zichen had agreed, Long Han hurriedly spoke:
"Ever since the White Tiger Clan's patriarch entered the middle stage of the Half-Immortal realm, he has been slaughtering demons, hoping to make his clan the sole ruler of the Southern Frontier and then wage war on the Human Race."
"The Qilin and the Vermilion Bird Clan have long been fighting over a secret realm."
"My Azure Dragon Clan and the Black Tortoise Clan have been trying to build good relations with the Human Race, and the White Tiger Clan has been killing our people for it. Recently, their patriarch has shown signs of wanting to exterminate my Azure Dragon Clan to kill the chicken and warn the monkeys!"
"The entire Demon Race in the Southern Frontier is in chaos right now! I can't put my mind at ease!"
"I hope you can quell the Demon Race's internal strife, Senior, and help establish friendly cooperation between the Southern Frontier and the Human Race!"
As people who wanted to deal with the Human Race, Xuanxiao and Long Han had been working toward this all along.
The Central Continent was powerful. If the Demon Race attacked the Human Race under the White Tiger Clan's leadership, it would be like eggs striking a rock!
"I understand."
Ye Zichen spoke.
For this small task he could handle with a wave of his hand, he would gain a dragon, and perhaps even help the two races establish friendly relations in the future. It was no loss.
"Many thanks, Senior!"
Long Han knelt to thank him, overjoyed!
"In that case, Brother Xuanxiao, I'll leave my Azure Dragon Clan in your hands!"
Long Han silently handed his Azure Dragon Clan's token to Xuanxiao.
"This... I understand!"
Xuanxiao took the token.
"Your injury..."
"A trifle! I can still eat anything and enjoy it! (referring to the Nascent Soul Realm)"
Xuanxiao patted his chest and spoke with absolute confidence.
Long Han asked no more, having roughly understood the situation. He carried Ye Zichen and Xuanxiao back to the Azure Dragon Clan.
Two days later, at the entrance to the Azure Dragon Clan's territory,
"Patriarch! You're back! Patriarch of the Black Tortoise Clan, you're here too!"
The older figures standing at the entrance were elders of the Azure Dragon Clan.
"Rest assured, elders. The Black Tortoise Clan will stand on the same side as us."
Long Han stepped forward and offered everyone some reassurance.
"Ahem, everyone, don't get worked up. This matter is exactly why I've come."
Xuanxiao cleared his throat. On the way here, he had temporarily concealed his cultivation; no one would be able to tell as long as he didn't fight. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing.
"Patriarch, who is this behind you?"
After a few pleasantries, one of the elders spoke up, asking the question they had all wanted to ask.
"From now on, I'll be leaving the Azure Dragon Clan and the Southern Frontier for good! Xuanxiao will take over the Azure Dragon Clan's affairs. I've already given him the token!"
Long Han gave everyone his instructions in a solemn, earnest voice.
"What?! You're leaving! Why?!"
The elders' expressions of shock were remarkably alike.
"Because I've acknowledged this lord as my master! I'll be going to live among the Human Race from now on."
Long Han glanced back at Ye Zichen and spoke solemnly.
Before the elders had recovered from their surprise at his first statement, Long Han's next words shocked them even more!
"No! Patriarch! Absolutely not!"
The grand elder, Long Jiang, was the first to step forward. Grasping Long Han's hand, he added, "The White Tiger Clan is eyeing us like a tiger watching its prey. This is precisely when we need you!"
Xuanxiao tried to interject and say a few words to reassure them, but couldn't get a word in. He spread his hands and walked aside.
Ye Zichen suddenly stepped forward and said lightly, "Demons are coming."
Then,
"Heh heh heh, isn't this Patriarch Long Han? You actually deigned to come back?"
In the sky, more than a dozen venerables of the White Tiger Clan and their Late-Stage Half-Immortal patriarch approached menacingly.
Long Han spun around. Seeing so many White Tiger clanspeople coming with hostile intent,
he glared and said, "Hu Xiaowei, you've come to my Azure Dragon Clan so openly. Are you trying to tear all pretense of friendship between us?"
Before this, Hu Xiaowei had mostly killed a few of his clanspeople when they went out. He hadn't expected him to come straight to their doorstep upon seeing him return today.
"Long Han, I've told you before: as long as you submit to me, none of your Azure Dragon Clan will die."
Hu Xiaowei spoke with a smile.
"Hu Xiaowei, stop putting on an act. You came with such a show of force today, so you have no intention of sparing me, do you?"
Long Han let out a roar, and the elders behind him all unleashed their imposing presence!
"Oh? You're quite aware of your situation, aren't you?"
Hu Xiaowei feigned surprise. He had come today prepared to kill Long Han outright!
Looking at the menacing White Tiger clanspeople, Xuanxiao pointed at Hu Xiaowei and said, "My Black Tortoise Clan and the Azure Dragon Clan will never submit! You White Tiger clanspeople are slaughtering your fellow demons like this. You'll get your retribution!"
"You stinking tortoise, are you courting death?" Hu Xiaowei was furious. Even now, Xuanxiao was still acting so righteous?
"Oh? What's a human doing here?" Hu Xiaowei had never been able to stand humans, and now one had even appeared in the Southern Frontier.
"My White Tiger Clan specializes in killing humans!"
Without another word, he raised his hand and sent a flash of saber light slashing straight at Ye Zichen. His Late-Stage Half-Immortal cultivation left everyone unable to react in time.
Xuanxiao and Long Han cried out, "Senior! / Young Master!"
Suddenly!
"Ah!"
"Huh? What's going on?!"
Hu Xiaowei was shocked. The saber light he had unleashed had suddenly slashed at the tiger demon standing at the very back of his group!
Ye Zichen was speechless.
Seriously? This White Tiger Clan was unreasonable and bullied others with its power. No wonder every demon in the Southern Frontier hated it.
I'm just standing here, and they still want to come hand me their heads?
"Anyone who wants to kill me won't have the chance in this lifetime."
Ye Zichen spoke coldly.
"Give me your sword."
He held out his hand, and Long Han's sword flew into it.
"Heh, what can you do, human?"
Hu Xiaowei was arrogant. He didn't believe this human could be all that strong.
After some thought, Ye Zichen decided against using his own sword. He was afraid of a repeat of last time, and the one before him would suffice.
"The White Tiger Clan has defied its superior. Today, you will be slain here."
Holding the sword Long Han had given him, Ye Zichen delivered his death ultimatum.
Originally, he had planned to seize the patriarchs of the other three divine beast tribes while in the Azure Dragon Clan's territory and settle the trouble all at once.
If they could talk, he would talk; if not, he would kill. Well, now one had come to die, leaving one fewer to reason with.
He then raised the sword and swung it diagonally forward, using a little more force than last time.
A beam of pure white sword light flew out, its Sword Qi piercing straight into the clouds. It descended faster than the ear could catch a thunderclap, first chopping the little tigers into mincemeat.
Hu Xiaowei was still in the midst of mocking Ye Zichen, but the next moment, he could no longer act so arrogantly.
The countless strands of Sword Qi had yet to dissipate, appearing directly above the heads of every member of the White Tiger Clan.
The rain of swords fell!
The Sword Qi flowed and murmured like running water, gentle and nimble, yet imbued with an irresistible force that crushed everything in its path!
There were no screams and no counterattacks. Everything swiftly ended in utter silence!
All the Sword Qi descended at once, suppressing and killing every member of the White Tiger Clan. Blood dyed every blade of grass and every tree in their territory red.
"This sword is far too weak."