Chapter 638: News of the Xuan Sect【Fifth Update】
The Elder from Da Lin Temple who came to the Hui Country Secret Realm, though he didn't understand why the abbot had issued the order, knew the abbot must have had his reasons. All he needed to do was carry out the command.
At this moment, as he watched Li Xiaoyao slaughtering all around, the elder felt an infinite number of emotions.
Sometimes, life and death hang on a single thought.
Facing the joint attack from the Long Family and Luo Family, Li Xiaoyao remained calm and composed. His left hand continued to operate the Thunder Commanding Art, and with a flick of his right hand, he threw the Ancient Sword directly out.
Controlled by thought, the Ancient Sword maneuvered at tricky angles, turning into a streak of brilliant light as it thrust straight toward the Luo Family Elder.
The Elder's pupils contracted swiftly as he saw the Ancient Sword heading his way, horrified to find there was no space for him to dodge.
"Pfft!"
The Ancient Sword pierced directly through his heart, and under the influence of Li Xiaoyao's intention on the sword, it was pulled downward, splitting the Luo Family Elder open from chest to belly, cleaving him in two.
A Golden Core, mixed with blood, fell from his Dantian towards the sea, and Li Xiaoyao, with his mind, wrapped the Golden Core and flew it back to his hand.
He casually stored the Golden Core in the Storage Ring, disregarding the shocked gazes from below, and with a backhanded punch, he struck at the Long Family Elder who was trying to sneak attack him.
The Long Family Elder had not anticipated that Li Xiaoyao would react so quickly. In his alarm, he crossed both swords in front of him to block.
"Clang!"
"Crack!"
The force of the blow landed on the twin blades, and they were immediately broken in two.
The punch that broke the swords did not weaken and hit the Long Family Elder squarely in the chest.
The impact sent the Long Family Elder spewing blood violently as if his life depended on it, and his body flew limply toward the distance like a string of pearls that had snapped.
Li Xiaoyao's face was filled with a murderous aura, the Ancient Sword like a shadow that followed him.
With a "whoosh!" sound, it pursued the Long Family Elder.
"Thud!"
The Ancient Sword, swift as lightning, caught up in an instant and sliced the Long Family Elder in half at the waist.
Another Golden Core fell into Li Xiaoyao's hands.
The crowd was left dumbstruck. The Elders of the Hehuan Sect, the Long Family Elder, both were Cultivators in the Golden Core Realm.
Such a lofty Golden Core Realm Cultivator, no matter where, would dominate as a sovereign.
If they were interested in the riches and honors of the mundane world, they could easily become billionaires, even represent the people in the government, and the local officials would treat them with the utmost respect.
Yet, Li Xiaoyao was slaughtering them like chickens and dogs, one sword per Cultivator, killing the Golden Core Realm Cultivators.
The surviving Long Family Elder, seeing his peers being slaughtered unilaterally by Li Xiaoyao, had long lost any will to fight again.
Alas, though he had no will to continue the fight, Li Xiaoyao had no intention of sparing him.
"You may die now," said Li Xiaoyao with a cold voice, as if it came from the deepest abyss.
The Long Family Elder was in a panic. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he shouted, "You can't kill me!"
Li Xiaoyao sneered, "And why can't I kill you?"
"Because... because..." The Long Family Elder hesitated, seemingly harboring some unspeakable secret. But in the end, to save his life, he spoke, "Because if you kill me, the Xuan Sect will also be destroyed."
"Xuan Sect?" Li Xiaoyao's eyebrows shot up as he suddenly erupted in anger. His murderous aura surged, "What have you done to the Xuan Sect?"
The Long Family Elder knew that it would be best to say nothing at this point. Although mentioning the Xuan Sect had temporarily saved his life, it also meant that news of the Long Family's surreptitious actions against the Xuan Sect had been revealed.
Soon, the Cultivation World would learn of this matter, and the Long Family would inevitably bear the infamy of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
After all, bullying a sect much weaker than the Long Family is not something to be proud of.
When the Long Family made this decision, it was to restrain Li Xiaoyao. They would never let it slip until the very last moment.
Regrettably, in order to save his own life, the Long Family elder could only reveal this information.
The Long Family elder remained silent, which further infuriated the already enraged Li Xiaoyao.
"Speak up!" Li Xiaoyao roared, but the Long Family elder still said nothing.
The skin on Li Xiaoyao's cheeks trembled violently as he swung his right hand, sending the Ancient Sword shooting out with a "swoosh," and in one stroke severed the elder's right arm.
"Ah!"
The Ancient Sword, capable of cutting through iron like mud, had severed his right arm, and it took two seconds before blood gushed out from the stump.
Even with his strong cultivation level, the elder couldn't help but cry out in pain from the severing of his arm.
The Ancient Sword hovered in front of his left arm, and Li Xiaoyao's voice, cold and filled with a murderous aura, burst forth like thunder, "Speak!"
The Elder Zhang of the Long Family knew that if he did not speak, Li Xiaoyao might continue to torture him and in the end, he would inevitably cave to the torment and spill everything.
"After leaving the Human Realm, the Clan Leader sent people to take control of all the leaders and elders of Xuan Sect."
Li Xiaoyao's face was a mixture of rage and calm. Suddenly he raised his hand, knocked the elder unconscious, and threw him toward the fishing boat where Li Yunchen was.
Outside the Secret Realm, there was a deathly silence, creating an atmosphere so eerie that it made one's heart flutter with unease.
Li Xiaoyao's gaze swept over the other fishing boats inch by inch, and anyone who met his gaze swiftly averted their eyes.
Li Xiaoyao's gaze fell in the direction where Chen Feng and his companion had fled. They had already escaped a few thousand meters, far beyond what the naked eye could see.
But such a distance meant nothing to Li Xiaoyao.
In his left hand, the Thunder Commanding Art had not dissipated. Looking in that direction, he stated calmly, "I said that today, you must die, and no one can save you!"
After speaking, Li Xiaoyao made a gesture with his hand, and the thunderclouds roiling in the sky suddenly burst into action. A bolt of lightning came down from the distant sky, piercing through the clouds, heading towards the distance.
"Boom!"
Everyone could only witness the lightning strike, but could not tell if it truly hit Chen Feng.
After all, with their cultivation levels, they couldn't even see Chen Feng's figure. They believed in Li Xiaoyao's great strength, but they firmly did not believe that Li Xiaoyao could see through a thousand miles with a single glance.
Having dispelled the Thunder Commanding Art, Li Xiaoyao flicked his finger, "Go."
The Seven Star Ancient Sword, answering his call, left only the sound of "buzzing" as it cut through the void, turning into a streak of light that disappeared instantaneously.
...
Chen Feng and his companion, who had fled more than three thousand meters away, looked back and, seeing that Li Xiaoyao had not pursued them, breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister Xia, we didn't need to run at all," Chen Feng, still disdainful of their fleeing from battle, said, "He may have some spells he trained in secret, but such methods to summon lightning can't possibly be sustained by his cultivation. In my opinion, he must have been at his limit just now. If we joined forces, his death would be certain!"
Xia Li shook her head and said, "This level of uncertainty is tantamount to go seeking death."
Chen Feng still didn't take it seriously, "Hmph, let him live a little longer then. When our master arrives, his end will have come as well."
Just as he finished speaking, there were rumbling sounds of thunder coming from the sky above.
Looking up at the sky, Chen Feng felt a twinge of panic, but he still scoffed, "This bastard is more surprising than I expected. Is this the third Heavenly Thunder he's casting?"
Before his words ended, a purple bolt of lightning struck down fiercely.
Xia Li watched as Chen Feng, who was by her side speaking a moment earlier, was reduced to ashes by the sudden descent of heavenly lightning, as if he had never existed in this world. The huge contrast filled Xia Li's heart with immediate terror, and her delicate body couldn't help but tremble violently.
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