Chapter 171: Mad Demon

171. Chapter 171: Mad Demon

"Dao Companion Character: Liyang, let today's matter end here. Let me withdraw, and you may deal with the others as you wish; the Seven Star Sword Sect will not trouble you thereafter."

Biyu True Immortal said calmly; compared with Wei Wufeng's earlier panic, she now appears far more composed.

In terms of strength, the Dan Dao Alliance is indeed stronger than the Seven Star Sword Sect.

However, in the Da Yu Cultivation World, the Seven Star Sword Sect's deterrent power far surpasses that of the Dan Dao Alliance.

"End it here?" Character: Liyang True Immortal chuckled lightly and asked, "If today I were seriously injured and no match for you, and you said 'let it end here', would you stand down?"

He naturally recognized the female cultivator before him.

Having roamed the Da Yu Cultivation World for over two hundred years, his reputation as the top Scattered Cultivator has endured many years; regarding the Core Formation elders of the two great Nascent Soul sects, even if he has never sparred or dealt with them personally, he certainly knows them.

Biyu True Immortal frowned and asked, "What are you planning? Do you intend to kill me? You should know what consequences would follow if I die here today. Character: Liyang Celestial City, the prosperous cultivation city you have painstakingly built over a hundred years, would be ruined. All your disciples and descendants would have to be buried with me…"

"Any final words?" Character: Liyang True Immortal shook his head, as if he hadn't heard the opponent's threats, and calmly issued the final ultimatum.

"I don't believe you, Dao Companion Character: Liyang, would dare kill me," Biyu True Immortal said, still brimming with confidence.

That confidence stems from the backing of the Nascent Soul sects.

In recent years, core disciples of the Seven Star Sword Sect and Xingyue Palace have indeed suffered accidents and fallen outside.

But those were all silent assassinations.

No faction has ever openly slain the core figures of the two great Nascent Soul sects.

If she had not revealed her true identity and remained as Zhu Jian True Immortal, Character: Liyang True Immortal killing her would simply be killing him.

Now that she has regained the visage of Biyu True Immortal, if Character: Liyang True Immortal still dares to kill her, the price will be terribly heavy!

"Heh…"

Character: Liyang True Immortal chuckled lightly, shook his head and sighed, "This past thousand years, your Seven Star Sword Sect and Xingyue Palace have lived in complete ease. So now, with the Demon Sect Evil Cultivator invasion, you cannot even mount a decent resistance, and the Southwest Region is lost in vain…"

Suddenly!

The might of the Great Sun Circular Ring Magic Treasure imprisoning Biyu True Immortal surged, a terrifying, destructive flame charging toward her.

"You've gone mad!" Biyu True Immortal, sensing the mortal danger, finally showed panic for the first time, and without regard for anything else, a blood‑red sword light surged from within.

The sword seemed to devour her essence; after casting it, her flesh withered noticeably, and her once smooth, fair face grew wrinkled. The sacrifice was great, and the sword's power was considerable—stronger than a full‑force strike after taking a treasure pill, ranking among the stronger attacks of Core Formation late‑stage cultivators.

The scorching flame was split into a passage by the sword light; Biyu True Immortal hurriedly flew away toward the distance, daring not to linger.

"Stay!"

Character: Liyang True Immortal transformed into a flash of flame, like a divine bird cutting the sky, moving at extreme speed; in the blink of an eye he caught up with Biyu True Immortal and raised a massive crimson flame palm, striking her hard.

"Character: Liyang old scoundrel!!!"

Biyu True Immortal could only let out a mournful final shout before, like Wei Wufeng moments earlier, being incinerated by the flames until no bone remained.

…

The main battlefield settled into silence.

From Character: Liyang True Immortal confiscating Wei Wufeng's massive seal Magic Treasure to the sudden burst that slew two mid‑Core Formation cultivators who had taken pills, the time was extremely brief.

When the other avenging True Immortals in the revenge group just began to react and flee, Character: Liyang True Immortal cleanly and mercilessly reduced Biyu True Immortal to bone‑shattered ash on the spot.

"Run quickly!"

Lu Daoming and the others were terrified to the point of losing their souls; Wei Wufeng and Zhu Jian True Immortal were the two strongest among them, far surpassing the others. For Character: Liyang True Immortal, killing these two was as easy as slaying chickens, and turning to deal with them was no trouble at all. Especially the previously reckless, unruly traitor Lu Guangqin True Immortal, whose face was now filled with terror and despair, shaking his head wildly as if trapped in a nightmarish illusion, trying to break free to awaken.

He, like Wei Wufeng, had plotted for today for almost twenty‑to‑thirty years; his inner dissatisfaction with master Character: Liyang True Immortal had long turned into deep‑seated hatred.

Moreover, Wei Wufeng had spent decades battling and cultivating in foreign lands, and whenever he recalled the genocide hatred, he could vent it freely.

But what about Lu Guangqin? He had spent decades subservient, nesting in Character: Liyang Celestial City, suppressing any discontent, never daring to show a hint, forced to live behind a careful mask. Thus his grievance may not be as large as Wei Wufeng's, but his hatred is far stronger.

He had plotted for years, aligning with the Seven Star Sword Sect and backed by Nascent Soul sects; with Wei Wufeng, the Dan Dao Alliance steward, leading, and master Character: Liyang True Immortal gravely injured, all factors converged, making success almost certain.

Yet even so, he still observed intently for half a month, waiting until Wei Wufeng and the others ran out of patience, the group's morale shattered, some seeking retreat; only then did he reveal his true self and strike to destroy the mountain‑guard array.

With such meticulous planning, how could it still fail? "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Lu Guangqin's face bore a feral grimace, looking wildly insane, already a mad demon. Magical energy surged unchecked throughout his body; in the brief few breaths of the standoff between Character: Liyang True Immortal and Biyu True Immortal, streams of sword light turned into a sword‑qi storm slashing at Gu Zongyuan's battle formation, and in the next instant he fled backward without looking back.

Gu Zongyuan also witnessed his own master's sudden outburst; his anxious heart shifted from fear to joy, and his unease completely vanished.

"My good senior brother, committing such a deed that incites divine wrath, you still intend to flee? Weren't you full of resentment toward master? Then stay and speak to him face‑to‑face!" Gu Zongyuan laughed loudly, his magical energy circulating as he discarded the battle formation's support behind him, single‑handedly pursued Lu Guangqin, intending to intercept with his own strength.

"Gu Zongyuan, you're courting death! Get out of my way!"

Lu Guangqin, looking like a mad demon, wielded his magical sword in a frenzied slash; after years of Core Formation and secretly receiving many treasures and cultivation from the Seven Star Sword Sect, he was already near mid‑Core Formation. A typical false‑Core cultivator or a newly formed Golden Core True Immortal would not match him.

But Gu Zongyuan's Core Formation quality was high; even in the Foundation Establishment Realm his foundation was deep, and he had early fixed his destined Magic Treasure for nurturing. After completing Core Formation, he secluded for over half a month, making his strength comparable to a typical Core Formation cultivator with more than ten years of arduous cultivation.

"Brother Lu, brother Lu, you attained Core Formation over twenty years before me, yet with this meager strength, it's no wonder master looks down on you…"

Gu Zongyuan swung his flaming spear defensively; should Lu Guangqin attempt to flee, he would immediately re‑engage.

Lu Guangqin, frantic and hateful, upon seeing Character: Liyang True Immortal crush Biyu True Immortal with a palm, turning her to ash, dared not hold back. Magical energy and blood surged together within him, blood mist boiling; after he slashed Gu Zongyuan back, his breath did not increase, but his blood‑colored escape light sped more than twice as fast as before. Even a typical late‑Core Formation cultivator cannot achieve such speed.

Gu Zongyuan could no longer give chase.

It wasn't only Lu Guangqin.

The other True Immortals participating in the siege of Character: Liyang Mountain were similar, each unleashing their ultimate escape techniques, turning into flashes of light and fleeing in all directions.

"Master, I can't stop that beast Lu Guangqin! You chase him first!" Gu Zongyuan shouted loudly upon seeing this.

Hearing this, Lu Guangqin, who was using Blood Escape to flee at high speed, was so angry he nearly lost control of the technique.

What drove him most to despair was that after killing Biyu True Immortal, Character: Liyang True Immortal indeed followed disciple Gu Zongyuan's suggestion, briefly scanning the battlefield and, without hesitation, singled him out among the twenty‑plus True Immortals, turning into a fire cloud that surged toward him.

If it were a typical late‑Core Formation cultivator, they truly could not catch the fleeing Lu Guangqin, but Character: Liyang True Immortal's cultivation had risen beyond his former level, nearly reaching Core Formation Perfection, and his speed was also quite adept, quickly closing the gap.

"Obedient disciple, you seemed not to have finished your scolding just now; don't rush away, stay and tell your master when you actually began betraying the sect."

In just twenty‑odd breaths, Lu Guangqin failed to leave the bounds of Character: Liyang Celestial City, and was caught; a fire cloud blocked his path.

The blood‑colored escape light ceased fleeing elsewhere and stopped directly, revealing Lu Guangqin's figure.

At this moment, having over‑exerted his forbidden technique and depleted his essence blood, his face was pallid, making his feral expression even more twisted.

"Not running away? Want to beg for mercy?" Character: Liyang the Real Person's figure also emerged from the fire clouds, calmly looking at his former beloved disciple.

"Beg for mercy?" Lu Guangqin let out a cold chuckle, half mockery, half self‑mockery, "Jiang is still sharp with age; I didn't expect that even after all my schemes I'm still far behind you. But if you want me to beg for mercy, old thing, don't even think about it."

Lu Guangqin summoned his magic sword, but he didn't rush to make a final strike; instead he gently brushed his hand over the sword that shimmered with flowing light. This sword, in fact, was indeed the Magic Treasure that Character: Liyang the Real Person had given him.

"Although over these years you have been in seclusion cultivating, the cultivators of Character: Liyang Zhenren City all consider you unambitious and a senior of great virtue and reputation. Yet as your disciple, I don't know how you became, step by step, the first Scattered Cultivator of the Da Yu Cultivation World? If I beg for mercy, old thing, will you spare me?" Lu Guangqin lowered his head and asked.

Character: Liyang the Real Person said nothing.

Lu Guangqin sneered again, lifted his head, his gaze turning icy and mad, then gathered the little remaining magical energy and vital blood in his body and unleashed his final strike.

"Clang!"

The sword light shattered, and flames surged skyward.

Character: Liyang the Real Person seized the magic sword and the storage bag, turned, and flew back toward the main peak of the Character: Liyang Mountains.

And Lu Guangqin's corpse turned into raging flames, burning violently; after only a few breaths it became ash that drifted away into the heavens and earth. (End of chapter)