Chapter 414: Immortal Gate Has Rich Experience Dealing with Sword Cultivators

"Soul Search?"

Xu Jia's face turned ugly: "Doing this violates citizens' freedom and rights."

"These are the regulations."

Luo Luo Zhongfu offered no explanation, speaking calmly.

"If no crime is found, everyone will receive compensation, and your soul privacy will be kept absolutely confidential. The Central Array Spirit Computer will leak nothing, even if a Soul Transformation cultivator asks personally."

"Excellent."

Liu Yan cheered, revealing a ruthless expression: "If the Central Array Spirit Computer's soul search is acceptable, what does it matter if we take the loss?"

Three days later.

"Soul search application approved."

Luo Luo Zhongfu presented authorization documents from the Immortal Gate Court, locking his divine sense on the eleven Jin Dan Zhong Qi cultivators of the Tianfang Group around him: "Please do not resist. If there are no issues, you will receive a large sum of compensation and suffer no loss."

The Sky Void Masters let down waves of pressure, landing on the Xu family members, warning of the consequences of refusing orders.

"You are too tyrannical and unreasonable!"

"The Xu family will remember today's humiliation."

Xu Jia's attitude remained tough. Looking at the Jin Dan cultivators around him, he said, "Uncles, go ahead first. They are here to deliver spirit stones. Rest assured, the family will also show its appreciation."

"Haha."

"Nephew Jia speaks the truth."

A late-stage Jin Dan cultivator of the Xu family laughed: "I was just worried about not having enough spirit stones to buy longevity pills. They've brought them right to our door. What a tremendous good thing!"

"Haha, spirit stones given to us for free."

The Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Xu family around them laughed loudly, very cheerful.

Xu Jia felt greatly reassured and looked at the few men mockingly.

"Does the Xu family's Soul Transformation cultivator truly care so much for the family that he is willing to delay his own cultivation for it?"

Liu Yan, Luo Luo Zhongfu, and the others felt their hearts sink.

"Interesting."

Jiang Ding also smiled. The magnetic pattern lines on his brow flickered, and a deep blue flying sword slowly emerged, its intent of destruction sealing off all directions.

"No, without evidence you cannot..."

Luo Luo Zhongfu grew extremely anxious.

"Kill!"

The Xu family's late-stage Jin Dan cultivator's laughter suddenly vanished. He shook his sleeve, and a golden short staff covered in runes flew out from his cuff. In the blink of an eye, it expanded to the size of a golden-topped giant pillar and came crashing down toward the young man in green robes before him with a Boom.

"Capture him alive!"

The remaining ten Jin Dan cultivators roared as well, spitting out vital blood. Each suddenly launched their Ben Ming Fa, attacking a single point. Various golden halberds, great seals, and treasure orbs were driven recklessly, surrounding the area tightly.

Just a moment ago, there was hearty laughter, calm and peaceful, as if they had found money to celebrate the New Year.

The next moment, the killing intent was icy, leaving Xu Jia stunned.

"Quick, save..."

Luo Luo Zhongfu, terrified and a beat too late, also acted, sending a Shi Yin flying out.

This move by the Xu family's Jin Dan cultivator was very clever.

Since the Bronze Small Realm, no one was unaware of the Great Sun Sword Disciple's importance to the Immortal Gate. If they could successfully capture him, perhaps they could use him as leverage to force the Central Array Spirit Computer, which had never broken a promise, to make major concessions.

Not only would they save their lives, but they might even secure the resources needed to form a Nascent Soul.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

From the horizon, even before the Xu family's Jin Dan cultivators had acted, swarms of Hunter Missiles descended. Dense array patterns appeared between the missiles; each was a Jin Dan Zhong Qi-level spell missile fired by the Sky Void Corps.

There were eighteen corps in total.

Equivalent to eighteen Jin Dan Zhong Qi cultivators acting!

Boom!

Amidst the violent explosions, the golden giant pillar, golden halberds, Lie Yin, treasure orbs, and other treasures, which had almost formed a circle, were instantly blasted away, scattering everywhere, their spiritual light dimming by a notch.

The smoke and dust cleared.

"How did you discover it in advance?"

The Xu family's late-stage Jin Dan cultivator's face turned ugly.

Not far away, a blue-gold flying sword cut through layers of explosions and shockwaves, spreading an oval sword qi shield. It blasted a young man in green robes hundreds of meters away; his face turned slightly pale.

'The Immortal Gate's corps seem to counter me quite well?'

Jiang Ding did not answer his question. For the first time being targeted by a swarm of Sky Void Corps, even the aftershocks left him with lingering fear: 'All area-of-effect damage. I don't even know where to hide.'

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

No one paid attention to the enemy's cries. Another eighteen rounds of corps-level missile spells roared down, instantly blasting the Xu family's Jin Dan cultivators, who had burned their vital blood, into fragments.

"I'm dead for sure, and you will die too!"

Amidst the explosions, the surviving Xu family late-stage Jin Dan cultivator revealed a mad expression.

Black qi filled his eyes. He had clearly unleashed a demonic path Bo Ming secret technique of mutual destruction. His aura exploded to a level comparable to a peak Jin Dan, and his vast magic power surged entirely into his Ben Ming Fa, the golden staff.

In an instant, the golden staff expanded to the size of a mountain peak. Dark demonic runes circled it, and a wailing sound arose from all sides. It transformed into the Golden Cudgel of the legendary Heaven-Turning Demon Ape, smashing down toward the small figure ahead.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The second wave of corps-level missiles had already arrived. Each carried the aura of a Jin Dan Zhong Qi spell, drowning him and causing his spiritual light to explode and shatter.

"Without a fourth-rank array master and Jin Dan cultivators to command the Sky Void Masters, they cannot reach the quasi-Nascent Soul level and cannot instantly kill a late-stage Jin Dan cultivator."

Jiang Ding shook his head.

Boom!

The blue-gold flying sword pierced the air with a force-disrupting aura and vanished.

The dust cleared, revealing an Xu clan Jin Dan late-stage cultivator, his treasure dim and lifeless, his skin cracked and withered like dried bark—he tried to move, but a blue-gold flying sword pierced his third eye, leaving a hole that passed clean through.

He opened his mouth, then his body collapsed into a storm of bloody flesh and white ash, utterly devoid of life.

The Taiqing flying sword returned, bringing back a Jin Dan riddled with cracks and a nearly transparent Shen Hun, which it sealed with a binding talisman and placed inside a jade box.

Every movement came from instinct, perfected to absolute fluency.

"I surrender!"

"I want to earn merit!"

Under life-or-death pressure, two Xu clan Jin Dan mid-stage cultivators were first severely wounded, then bound with golden chains by the Economic Investigation Division, talismans applied to prevent suicide.

A sword aura resembling the Taiyin Sword Intent slashed across the stunned Xu Jia, sealing his Shen Hun and magic power.

"This time, it won't end in just five years."

Jiang Ding said coolly.

"It's you again—I'm so damn unlucky."

Xu Jia's dull eyes finally moved, laughing and crying at once: "I came here to gain credentials! I've only held the CEO position for two years—I didn't get to do anything!"

"It's not fair!"

"Pah!"

One Xu clan Jin Dan mid-stage cultivator, being escorted away, heard this and burst into rage, spitting out a mouthful of blood: "All the good things go to your direct line—we the collateral branches bear all the risks and the deadly work!"

"You damn thing, you're complaining?!"

"I'll report this! All of this was forced on us by Fang Master Dinghai Zhenjun with manipulative words—it wasn't my intent! I'm the one who's wronged!"

A chain of Yi Dao Dao Fa descended from the Kongtian Corps, writhing like black serpents, binding every person within the Tianfang Group, imprisoning them, and dragging them toward the Immortal Gate Prison.

(End of Chapter)