Chapter 219: Came to Annihilate the Sect and Wipe Out the Family

With the True Person of Yinshan voluntarily retreating, the tense atmosphere inside the Zhalong Pass eased considerably, and the Master of the Black Iron Sword, arriving as reinforcements, was treated with great courtesy.

The True Person known as the Master of the Black Iron Sword was not handsome, quite ordinary; now that he had suppressed his sword intent, he lacked even the sharpness of a sword cultivator, appearing at first glance like an old farmer, save for the black iron long sword at his waist, whose faintly manifest sharpness made Foundation Establishment True Persons tremble.

"Fellow Daoist Black Iron!"

The Five Elements True Person was the first to step forward, speaking excitedly: "Fortunately, Fellow Daoist arrived in time; otherwise, today the Zhalong Pass would likely have been breached by the Mo Sect."

Having spoken, he glanced again at the long sword at the Master of the Black Iron Sword's waist.

"Black Gold, Black Silver, Black Iron; the more ordinary the material, the sharper the sword intent. The Black Iron Sword is indeed the foremost of the Three Black Swords of the Upper Profound Sword Sect!"

"You flatter me."

Upon hearing this, the Master of the Black Iron Sword waved his hand, yet his expression clearly showed he was quite pleased; after all, everyone loves to hear good words, and he considered his merit to be substantial indeed.

At the same time, Zhong Xin also approached, smiling as he said: "Earlier, upon learning the Mo Sect was moving south, I immediately sent a message to the Upper Profound Sword Sect requesting aid. I originally thought it would take much longer, but thanks to the Master of the Black Iron Sword's profound cultivation and incredibly fast sword flight, we were finally able to turn the tide."

"Please, come in quickly. I have already prepared a banquet to welcome you, Fellow Daoists."

Seeing this, the Master of the Black Iron Sword naturally did not stand on ceremony; following Zhong Xin, a group of Foundation Establishment True Persons entered the hall, and the atmosphere instantly became lively.

"Was that leader we met outside the city Yuan Tu?"

The Master of the Black Iron Sword's gaze was sharp as he spoke in a deep voice: "After my junior brother Black Gold returned, he told me about this person. I saw his sword heart wavering; he was harmed by this very person."

"It is a pity this person retreated voluntarily and never engaged me in combat."

"Otherwise, I would have wielded the 【Black Iron Sword】 and beheaded him on the battlefield; upon hearing this, my junior brother Black Gold's wavering sword heart should have been able to recover."

Having spoken thus, the Master of the Black Iron Sword sighed again, seeming deeply regretful.

Then he saw that the banquet, which had been so lively just moments ago, had somehow fallen silent; Duobao Tongzi and others were staring straight at him.

What is wrong?

"Fellow Daoist does not know," the Five Elements True Person sighed, saying, "The person outside just now was not that fierce demon, merely someone traveling with him."

"Speaking of that fierce demon, I suspect he is a direct descendant of a True Lord sent here to polish his credentials; therefore, after his defeat, we expended great effort investigating him." Having spoken, the Five Elements True Person produced a jade slip: "The result was that if we hadn't investigated, it wouldn't have mattered, but once we did, I even suspect he is a reincarnated True Lord!"

"Does Fellow Daoist know how old that fierce demon is?"

Upon hearing this, the Master of the Black Iron Sword was stunned, then cautiously said: "I heard the Master of the Black Iron Sword say he is at the peak of the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. Could it be this person has just completed his second life?"

He felt his guess was already quite bold.

You must know, ordinary cultivators establish their foundation within a hundred years, yet they must also condense their innate divine abilities and seek out the Cheng Tian Gang and Earthly Fiends; in the blink of an eye, the first life passes.

Achieving the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment in the first life is already enough to be called a prodigy of heaven, let alone reaching the peak of the mid-stage with two innate divine abilities; to cultivate to such a realm, one must surely have completed at least one reincarnation. For example, the Zhang Sect of our Upper Profound Sword Sect is already in the late years of his third life.

Who would have thought that upon hearing this, the Five Elements True Person shook his head:

"Completed one life? As far as I know, that fierce demon has cultivated for only a hundred years! Let alone completing a life, he hasn't even lived through half of this first one!"

Upon hearing this, the Master of the Black Iron Sword instantly fell speechless.

A hundred years to reach the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment? And at the peak?

What kind of joke is this!

After a long while, he exhaled deeply and forced a smile: "Fast cultivation counts for nothing; cultivate too fast, the foundation is unstable, and the divine abilities are presumably not high."

As he spoke, the Master of the Black Iron Sword himself fell silent.

After all, he had heard the Master of the Black Iron Sword mention that the other party had, right under everyone's eyes, brutally slain Fishing Dragon Old Man, a figure at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

No matter how you look at it, that counts as having high divine abilities.

"So what if the divine abilities are high?"

The Master of the Black Iron Sword gripped the Black Iron Sword at his waist: "We sword cultivators have always walked the world with our swords; if he stands before me, I will still kill him with a single sword strike!"

Having spoken thus, a hint of pride appeared in the Master of the Black Iron Sword's eyes: "My Black Iron Sword was bestowed by the Jiangnan Yushu Jiange; it is not only a superior spiritual treasure but also contains a divine mystery named 【Barrier Break】, which can cut through all obstacles; no matter how many divine abilities he possesses, I can break them all with a single sword!"

"Pfft!"

Duobao Tongzi beside him immediately made a sound he couldn't quite hold back; seeing this, the Master of the Black Iron Sword immediately glared at him, his tone cold: "What are you laughing at?"

"Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist, please calm down."

The Five Elements True Person hurriedly stepped forward to hold back the Master of the Black Iron Sword, speaking in a low voice: "The Black Iron Sword is indeed sharp, but that fierce demon holds even more powerful spiritual treasures!"

"At that time, I saw it clearly with my own eyes; he possessed at least three superior spiritual treasures on his person, including two magical swords, one of which should have three divine mysteries and the other one divine mystery. Besides that, there was a body-protecting spiritual treasure, and beyond that, there might be other methods he simply did not use."

The more the Master of the Black Iron Sword listened, the more speechless he became.

A magical sword with three divine mysteries? At least three superior spiritual treasures?

Thinking of this, he looked again at the Black Iron Sword, which he had treasured for many years yet possessed only one divine mystery, and a feeling of suffocating anger suddenly surged in his heart.

"Damn second-generation immortals!"

The Master of the Black Iron Sword gritted his teeth: "For us sword cultivators, the sword is merely an external object; the key lies in the comprehension of sword intent! This is something these second-generation immortals will never comprehend!"

"Fellow Daoist is wrong again."

The Five Elements True Person sighed: "According to my investigation, this person has no background; step by step, he achieved what he has today entirely through his talent and effort."

The Master of the Black Iron Sword: "..."

There was no way to respond to that.

Just then, Zhong Xin, seated at the head, finally spoke: "Though that is so, this person is ultimately not at the late stage of Foundation Establishment; we still have ways to deal with him."

"..." "Indeed!" Upon hearing this, the Master of the Black Iron Sword finally became encouraged: "With the help of the Yushu Jiange, our Benzongzhang Sect has recently found the third Cheng Tian Gang and Earthly Fiend; he is currently in seclusion, preparing to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. At that time, no matter how talented he is, he cannot block the Zhang Sect's single sword strike!"

Upon hearing this, everyone showed expressions of encouragement.

Only Zhong Xin remained cautious, speaking in a low voice: "Fellow Daoist Black Iron has come to reinforce us; is the Upper Profound Sword Sect not now empty? Is there no problem with defense?"

"Do not worry, Top Graduate Gong!"

The Master of the Black Iron Sword said with great confidence: "Black Gold and Black Silver, two True Persons at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, are still stationed in the mountains; petty villains are not worth mentioning."

"What danger could there be?"

"Wait..." Upon hearing this, the Five Elements True Person suddenly frowned: "This time that fierce demon did not appear; could he have secretly gone to your sect's mountain gate?"

"After all, the opposition should be clear about the threat posed by the Upper Profound Fellow Daoists."

As the words fell, the master of the Black Iron Sword's expression instantly changed.

However, soon another voice came through: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Everyone turned to look.

It was none other than Duobao Tongzi.

"Do not forget, the Dragon-Slaughtering Pass still exists!" Duobao Tongzi spoke with confidence: "With the Dragon-Slaughtering Pass cutting off spiritual energy, no one can break through the sky to cross the border."

"And traveling by flight light, it is even more impossible to hide from us."

"Even if we take a step back, suppose the formation was damaged by the demon lord's attack on the city just now, allowing that fierce demon to pass; unless he can directly annihilate the Upper Profound Sword Sect so that not a single message gets out, once we go to support them, won't he become a fish in a jar?"

"Think about it, can he do it? Dare he do it?"

"The Zhang Sect of the Upper Profound Sword Sect is at least at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, fully accomplished, with cultivation equal to that fierce demon; after being attacked, would he be unable to send even a single message?"

"This..."

Duobao Tongzi's arguments were reasonable and convincing; even the Five Elements True Person, who had just raised the question, felt he must have been worrying needlessly.

【Qing Kingdom】, Profound Sword Mountain.

As the name suggests, this place is the mountain gate of the Upper Profound Sword Sect; because its mountain shape resembles a sharp sword piercing straight into the clouds, it was named Profound Sword Mountain.

The founding ancestor of the Upper Profound Sword Sect originally valued the excellent feng shui and the abundance of talented people in this land, so he established his mountain gate here, hoping that generations of disciples would use this as a foundation to cultivate a terrestrial vein within the mountain; with the support of a terrestrial vein, the foundation of the Upper Profound Sword Sect would be truly secure.

Just like the Witch-Ghost Dao of the past.

A thousand years ago, the Witch-Ghost Dao possessed the eight-hundred-li Skull Mountain terrestrial vein; even when a True Lord acted, there were reservations, showing the importance of a terrestrial vein to a faction.

"Fortunately, it seems a terrestrial vein has not yet formed here."

At the foot of Profound Sword Mountain, a handsome young man in white robes, wearing a black cloak with wide sleeves fluttering, was casually surveying the mountain scenery.

"Stop!"

Only when the young man reached the mountain gate did two disciples of the Upper Profound Sword Sect fly out on flight light, block him, and ask with cold expressions:

"Who are you? What is your purpose?"

"I am Lu Yang; please announce my arrival." Lu Yang bowed respectfully, observing all proprieties, and said with a smile: "This time, I have come to slaughter the sect and exterminate the family."

(End of this chapter)