Chapter 186: Beat Him to Death!

Annihilate the sect and exterminate the clan!

Such a casually spoken sentence, uttered by the youth before them who looked like a student out for a spring outing, carried an intense sense of unreality.

The two disciples of the Jian Sect even thought they had misheard.

However, they would have no chance to ask again.

"Swish!"

Sword light unsheathed, nimbly circling the necks of the two, causing two heads to drop instantly; the scent of blood immediately alarmed the Upper Profound Sword Sect.

"Who goes there!?"

"What villain dares to offend my Sword Sect!?"

Sword lights rose from all corners of Profound Sword Mountain, voices filled with shock and rage, yet the next second, their sounds were strangled in their throats.

At the very peak of Profound Sword Mountain, the two Foundation Establishment True Persons, the Profound Gold Sword Lord and the Profound Silver Sword Lord, were abruptly awakened; they felt through their spiritual senses that a great calamity had befallen their home, and especially the Profound Gold Sword Lord, whose face showed panic as he hurried out of his meditation chamber, looking toward the source of the noise.

The next second, both displayed expressions of disbelief:

"What... is that?"

Profound Sword Mountain was located amidst a range of peaks, where there should have been flowers, grass, and trees, yet at this moment, they saw only a pressing white tide.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

That towering white tide surged at this moment, figure after figure emerging from within, one following another, clad in armor and carrying weapons, numbering in the tens of thousands.

Leading them were two people, one man and one woman.

The woman possessed peerless beauty and a cold demeanor, with a grand hall rolling with yin and sinister energy standing behind her, while the man wore a bitter expression, treading upon a diagram of the Yin-Yang Great Dao.

Both were赫然 Foundation Establishment True Persons!

Yet at this moment, these two Foundation Establishment True Persons stood respectfully with hands clasped at their sides, guarding a Daoist priest in black robes who held a Dharma sword inverted, looking majestic and handsome.

For a moment, the Profound Silver Sword Lord's eyes widened in horror; with his eye as a Foundation Establishment True Person, he could naturally see that the pressing human tide below was not composed of real people, but something akin to puppets—yet undeniably, even if they were just puppets, this was a terrifying force.

Although in reality there was only one opponent, it was enough to rival the entire Upper Profound Sword Sect!

Thinking of this, the Profound Silver Sword Lord was about to step forward to inquire, but before he could move, his arm was firmly grabbed by the Profound Gold Sword Lord beside him.

"Profound Gold...!?"

The Profound Silver Sword Lord turned his head and froze; he saw that the usually proud and confident Profound Gold Sword Lord was now pale-faced, filled with panic.

"It is him... it is him!"

"He is that fierce demon!"

Upon hearing these words, the Profound Silver Sword Lord's expression also changed; the Profound Gold Sword Lord had fled back from Jiangbei, and what he described most was the so-called fierce demon.

"Activate the Sword Formation!"

The next second, the Profound Silver Sword Lord shouted loudly, reacting incredibly fast; ten thousand swords within Profound Sword Mountain chimed together, and the glow of the formation instantly illuminated the sky.

However, Lu Yang showed no panic upon seeing this.

He was even smiling: "Do fellow Daoists think I am the kind of fool who, unaware of my own limits, boasts of high strength and kills my way to someone's door openly?"

"What..."

Hearing this, the Profound Silver Sword Lord froze, and before he could react, countless screams suddenly erupted from within Profound Sword Mountain under the coverage of the Sword Formation!

Looking out, they saw that the mountain-protecting Sword Formation, meant to deal with external enemies, was now turning against all disciples of the Upper Profound Sword Sect; countless sword lights fell instantly, and except for disciples at the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation, the rest, caught completely off guard, were almost instantly pierced through by the sword lights!

In an instant, the entire Profound Sword Mountain was stained with blood.

"This is impossible!" The Profound Silver Sword Lord's eyes nearly split from rage, while the Profound Gold Sword Lord looked utterly stunned: "How could this happen? Why has the mountain-protecting Sword Formation turned traitor..."

"There is nothing impossible about it."

Lu Yang shook his head: "The fact that the Upper Profound Sword Sect has a mountain-protecting Sword Formation is no secret; since I knew of it, how could I come without making any preparations?"

He always planned before acting, only putting on the most stable airs.

Without ten percent certainty, how could he personally venture into danger?

As early as yesterday, he had used 【Star Concealment】 to hide his qi presence and, relying on his attainments as a Sixth Grade Array Master, secretly modified the Sword Formation of the Upper Profound Sword Sect.

"Since I am here, it proves that this place is extremely safe."

Lu Yang smiled calmly: "And when I said I would annihilate the sect and exterminate the clan, I naturally had already finished the job; coming up the mountain today was merely to tidy up the loose ends."

"After all, there is one person in your esteemed sect who is rather troublesome."

Before Lu Yang could finish speaking.

"Clang! Clang!"

A clear sword chime rang out from the heart of Profound Sword Mountain; initially faint as a mosquito's buzz, within a few breaths it resonated throughout the mountain inside and out.

Immediately after, a middle-aged man in Daoist robes, tall and imposing, appeared in the sky above Profound Sword Mountain; at a glance, his sword-like eyebrows swept into his temples, his expression resolute; he then waved his large hand, splitting ten thousand sword lights to protect all the disciples, before turning his head to look down at Lu Yang.

Their gazes met at this moment.

The next second, sword light flashed!

"Swish——!"

Without a single word, a beam of sword light slashed directly along their line of sight; almost simultaneously, colorful splendor of a Divine Ability manifested on Lu Yang's body.

Subsequently, the sword light slashed by the middle-aged man seemed to lose its aim, veering off by hundreds of thousands of miles; instead of striking Lu Yang, it landed in the forest several hundred meters to Lu Yang's left; although it chopped down numerous trees, it did not harm Lu Yang, who stood with hands behind his back, in the slightest.

"... m?"

Seeing this scene, True Person Shangxuan immediately narrowed his eyes, looking at Lu Yang with a hint of surprise: "You can actually evade the lock of my sword intent?"

His sword intent slashed directly at karma and causality; ordinary methods could not evade it.

Even if one's cultivation base was the same as his, theoretically one could only choose to withstand his sword light head-on, yet Lu Yang managed it, proving his Divine Ability was extraordinary.

"Sword intent... truly formidable."

Lu Yang sighed with emotion: "I have heard that Fellow Daoist inherited the legacy of the Yushu Sword Pavilion; surely you possess one or two secret transmission sword techniques from the Yushu Sword Pavilion?"

"What, do you want them?"

True Person Shangxuan was very calm, his eyes seeming capable of dissecting Lu Yang: "Your Divine Ability is powerful, but it has a slight discordance with your innate nature."

"If my prediction is correct, this Divine Ability was formed by an external object."

"Your cultivation base likely has not yet reached the Great Perfection of the Mid Stage; rather, like the 【Official Rank】 of the Dao Court, it is a buff; your foundation is unstable, and ultimately you are but a clay chicken and a tile dog."

As he spoke, True Person Shangxuan's sword intent began to surge forth.

The familiar pain, like needles pricking, also made Lu Yang narrow his eyes: "I have seen another formidable sword cultivator; compared to him, you are about the same."

Lu Yang was naturally referring to Ye Xingfeng.

To date, Ye Xingfeng was the only person he had seen capable of challenging someone at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment Mid Stage while being only at Foundation Establishment Mid Stage himself, that is, challenging across levels.

Although it was not a challenge across realms, it was still the difference between one Innate Divine Ability and two Innate Divine Abilities, showing the strength of Ye Xingfeng; in comparison, although True Person Shangxuan was inferior to Ye Xingfeng in aspects such as Magic Treasures, Dao Foundation, and Divine Abilities, he was already at the Great Perfection of the Mid Stage.

Being one level higher in realm was enough to offset all differences.

'Speaking fairly, with my current strength fighting him, at best it would be a fifty-fifty split, and I would be unable to stop him from escaping or calling for help from the outside.'

Fortunately, he had come prepared.

With this thought, Lu Yang immediately formed a hand seal with his fingers, and almost simultaneously, True Person Shangxuan merged his body with sword light, slashing a sword from afar toward the top of Lu Yang's head.

"Boom!"

A loud noise erupted; 【Hundred Pivots Subduing Danger Black Robe】 took effect again; Lu Yang remained unharmed, his hand-seal motion uninterrupted, as a trace of colorful splendor rose from his fingertips.

This splash of splendor was initially no larger than a spark, but quickly grew into a prairie fire, merging into the Great Formation of Profound Sword Mountain which Lu Yang already controlled; in an instant, it enveloped the entire divine mountain, including True Person Shangxuan, the two Sword Lords Profound Gold and Profound Silver, and all the disciples of the Sword Sect within the formation.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

During this time, True Person Shangxuan did not stop moving, slashing out three more swords, all of which were still firmly blocked by the marvelous power of Lu Yang's 【Hundred Pivots Subduing Danger Black Robe】.

"So that's it... regardless of power, it only counts the number of strikes."

True Person Shangxuan had cultivated for hundreds of years and was rich in experience; although he had only slashed three times, he had already figured out the characteristics of this Magic Treasure and immediately changed tactics.

The next second, he slashed out ten thousand sword lights!

Each sword light was less powerful than before, but if they all fell simultaneously, they could still break through 【Hundred Pivots Subduing Danger Black Robe】 and injure Lu Yang's Dharma body!

However, just at this moment, Lu Yang moved.

"True Person Yinshan, attack Zhelong Pass; use the blood-filth qi to temporarily reduce the power of the Zhelong Pass formation, allowing me to slightly shift the void on my side..."

Before his voice fell, a Divine Ability manifested!

【Determine Kinship】! 【Imperial Mountain and Moving Mountain Great Dharma】!

"I invite all of you to tour Jiangbei!"

Lu Yang laughed loudly, and the brilliant light blooming from his fingertips instantly filled the vision of everyone present, swallowing them all together.

When the brilliant light dissipated, True Person Shangxuan froze on the spot.

The surrounding environment had changed.

Profound Sword Mountain was still there, but the dense forest around it was gone, replaced by a flat plain; on this plain, strands of qi presence soaring to the sky emerged one after another.

The leader wore black robes and had a gloomy expression.

It was赫然 True Person Yinshan!

Besides him, Han Xiang and Yu Chan followed closely, along with the many Foundation Establishment True Persons summoned by the Holy Sect for this occasion, clearly numbering more than ten!

Yet the faces of these True Persons were also filled with astonishment, looking at Lu Yang standing with hands behind his back in disbelief; especially Han Xiang and Yu Chan, who only now understood why Lu Yang had not appeared at Zhelong Pass earlier... they had thought he was merely going to sneak attack the Upper Profound Sword Sect.

Who could have expected that he would actually move the entire Profound Sword Mountain over!

"Fellow Daoists, why are you still standing there?"

The next second, Lu Yang's voice drifted out eerily: "We are demonic cultivators and heterodox practitioners; why should we speak of righteousness with the orthodox sword cultivators? Everyone, attack with me!"

Beat him to death!

"Wait, there is a misunderstanding here..."

Before True Person Shangxuan could finish speaking, he was simultaneously engulfed by Magic Treasures, Divine Abilities, and numerous bursts of colorful splendor raised by more than ten Foundation Establishment True Persons!

Compared to direct magical combat, this is the true style of the Holy Sect.

So what if you have reached the peak of the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment? If bullying the weak with strength is not allowed, then we will overwhelm the few with the many! As long as there is no qualitative gap, we can even bury you alive by sheer numbers!

(End of Chapter)