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(Part 2)","grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-chapter-1049",1049,"\u003Cp>This tactic filled him with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who am I?\" Jiang Ning retorted, then continued, \"Dongling County Sixth Rank Patrol Envoy, Jiang Ning!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dongling County Patrol Envoy...\" The Supreme Elder of the Five Sword Sect gave a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he implored, \"Envoy, could you spare the disciples of the Five Sword Sect a chance for survival?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning looked at him, and instead of answering, he asked, \"Is there no other foundation left in the Five Sword Sect? Just you, a Grandmaster weakened by age and decline?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the tone in Jiang Ning’s words, the Supreme Elder immediately gave a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For any sect to have a Grandmaster is a great fortune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I achieved Grandmaster status through happenstance and fate; if given another chance, I’m not confident I could reach the same heights again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the Supreme Elder’s seemingly truthful tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And within the Divine Sense’s coverage, he detected no anomalies, so he roughly believed the explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he still harbored some doubts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, he had personally witnessed an unknown Grandmaster attacking Zhao Yulong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed out of the city and had sparred with that Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Official intelligence had no records related to that Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This indicated that Dongling County had forces above the Third Grade beyond those known publicly, which made things not so simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also why he had hesitated to strike earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failing to eliminate all strong forces of the Five Sword Sect would keep him uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Grandmaster hiding in the shadows would trouble any faction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the intelligence records were indeed everything known about the Five Sword Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost in thought, he fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A breath had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire square was quiet for one breath, as they watched Jiang Ning standing in mid-air for that breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Jiang, I beg you to spare us!\" the Supreme Elder of the Five Sword Sect pleaded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On hearing this, Jiang Ning came back to his senses and shook his head slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Five Sword Sect must be destroyed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon Jiang Ning’s response, the Supreme Elder seemed to realize something, his breathing suddenly quickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Qi-Blood surged like a volcanic eruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Escape! Preserve the seed of hope!\" The Supreme Elder roared, thunderous, as a blood mist exploded from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning suddenly felt that his single-handed power could no longer suppress the Supreme Elder of the Five Sword Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the Supreme Elder was burning his last glory, breaking through the seal of his Fist Intent, intending to illuminate the path for the Five Sword Sect’s future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning felt a sense of admiration arise within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Five Sword Sect’s perspective, he was a venerable elder worthy of respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had mentored countless disciples, leading the Five Sword Sect to thrive for decades, elevating it to the pinnacle of Dongling County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, facing a life-and-death crisis for the sect, he was also burning his last glory, intending to preserve a seed of hope for the sect’s future revival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their positions were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he admired him, he would not hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only from the court’s standpoint but also from the perspective of the common people, the Five Sword Sect was one of Dongling County’s largest tumors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly unleashed Water and Fire True Intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wheel spread out rapidly from the center of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of the wheel was black, like a fathomless abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half was red, like raging fire scorching the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expanding wheel enveloped both of their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd was stunned by the Supreme Elder’s roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Changkong was also momentarily taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked up at the Water and Fire Wheel enveloping the two above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fight your way out, scatter and run!!\" He made his decision in less than a tenth of a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Supreme Elder and Sect Leader He Changkong simultaneously gave orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disciples of the Five Sword Sect gathered in the square hesitated no more, turned, and fled in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the square, three fireworks shot up instantly, accompanied by sharp whistling, soaring into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a piercing sound transmitted far at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strike! Kill without mercy!!\" Feng Xiaochen issued the order at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Personal Guards instantly drew their knives and rushed into the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrows rained down on the fleeing disciples of the Five Sword Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the command issued by Jiang Ning just now, they executed it without the slightest hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xie Xiaojiu, Zhou Xing, and Feng Jiuge led their forces, attacking in pairs towards all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They still remembered Jiang Ning’s command: resist, and be executed on the spot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, the escape of the Five Sword Sect disciples was clearly an act of resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack, crack, crack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of chains echoed from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sound, someone looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw eight chains extending in all directions from the newly expanded Water and Fire Wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four were black, and four were crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, as the eight chains moved, they instantly danced like dragons extending outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the control of Jiang Ning’s Divine Sense, they precisely locked onto several excessively powerful figures, including the Sect Leader of the Five Sword Sect, He Changkong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When He Changkong, brandishing a sword alone, easily defeated the Personal Guards blocking him, and was less than a yard away from Feng Xiaochen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he heard the sound of a powerful wind rushing from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he turned around, his view was immediately filled with black chains like python dragons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his vision went dark, his brain ached with confusion, and his consciousness became hazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xiaochen looked at He Changkong, who had fallen before him and lost consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pierce through the pipa bone, capture him!!\" he ordered aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few nearby Personal Guards immediately surrounded him, taking advantage of He Changkong’s head injury, and while he was still unconscious, they fed him a poison pill, completely restricting his actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xiaochen’s gaze swept across the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did he realize that in just a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once formidable targets in his view were either dead, gravely injured and unable to move, or like He Changkong, had directly passed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wheel above the square dissipated, and the flickering light on the ground vanished accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as the wheel vanished, Jiang Ning still hovered in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura of the Supreme Elder in his hand had weakened tremendously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Elder’s heart was filled with utter despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Essence Blood he had accumulated in his heart for decades had just burned wildly, hoping to bloom as his final fireworks in his old age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he hadn’t anticipated that it was still futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying Power surged into his body, ravaging it with countless wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His muscles tore, meridians snapped, and Jade Bone joints crumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such severe injuries endangered his life and completely stripped him of any ability to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re so ruthless!!\" Looking at the blood-soaked ground below, seeing once vibrant lives now reduced to corpses, the Supreme Elder of the Five Sword Sect couldn’t help but cry out in grief and indignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said, those who resist will be put to death without exceptions! Their deaths, your decisions were a significant factor!!\" Jiang Ning replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this point, why must you still be so merciless with your words!!\" The elder of the Five Sword Sect closed his eyes in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning’s gaze was focused below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few breaths, numerous disciples of the Five Sword Sect gathered in the square had already escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, figures could be seen frantically running in the hills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Martial Artist, the rugged mountain path was not much different from flat ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any further resistances, execute them without exception!!!\" Jiang Ning coldly declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his voice was not loud, it resounded in everyone’s ears, echoing in every corner for hundreds of meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To each individual, the voice seemed to start right by their ears, yet simultaneously emanate from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt divine, shaking countless hearts with dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several fleeing disciples of the Five Sword Sect at this moment all turned their heads to look at the sky behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to see that figure seemingly standing within the bright moon, his long hair swirling, eyes ablaze, like a god or demon descending to earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this warning, many felt fearful, slowing their advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ning hovered in the air, silently waiting for three breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After three breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately attacked those who had fled far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a lift of his finger, Gang Power sliced through the air, traversing hundreds of meters without showing signs of weakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dim mountain forest, one flower of blood bloomed after another, cries of agony echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Gang Power strike pierced through the legs of the fleeing, shattering their leg bones.\u003C\u002Fp>",1508,"2026-05-29T16:07:37.228Z","2026-06-01T04:29:42.045Z",1,"novelbin.me","4ea880b2179b2c9de82817df3289e665de9b1e34b2baf458c48a3666b35cc5e0","grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-chapter-1050","grinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-chapter-1048",1570,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-cultivation-toward-martial-saint-cover.jpg"]