Chapter 41: Heaven‑shaking, Earth‑shattering

Li Kuang, stop your mad barking—can we not stand? Have we said we cannot?

The Grand Elder glanced at Li Kuang, then turned to the elders behind him and said, "Everyone, it's a matter of life and death—can we still rise and fight?"

Upon hearing that!

Behind them, the elders who had fallen all over the ground all gritted their teeth and rallied; as elders of the Azure Cloud Sect, they naturally would not admit defeat.

"Good, good, good!" Li Kuang saw this scene and laughed uncontrollably: "Since you sincerely want to block my quest for revenge against Lin Yang, I will first slaughter you all, then march to Heavenly Dao Peak and take Lin Yang's head to offer to my son."

Boom!

Li Kuang's blood mist around him became even more violent, and the blood blade in his hand was suffused with a bloody hue.

It was obvious he had reached the peak of his anger.

"Elders, please follow me and take another strike from him!" the Grand Elder shouted angrily.

"Come on!"

The elders also adopted a stance of regarding death as home.

The sect nurtured them; now that the sect faces difficulty, it is naturally everyone's duty, and no one will shrink back.

But at this moment, not far away.

Second Elder Ye Jiangxiong watched all this with a cold eye.

"The Grand Elder is really muddle-headed—if it were me, I would absolutely not wager everyone's lives over a single Lin Yang."

"Well then, since they are bent on dying, the Grand Elder's position should also be mine to take."

A hint of gloom flickered across Ye Jiangxiong's eye corner.

He had long been waiting for an opportunity to rise.

Now, this opportunity lay before him.

If these people all die in battle, the Grand Elder's position will naturally fall to him.

He glanced at Li Mu beside him.

"Li Mu, this is not only an opportunity for me, but also an opportunity for you."

"You have always been dissatisfied with Luo Wuqing serving as sect leader, haven't you? Now that they have all fallen, if we join forces strongly, what grand plan could we not accomplish?"

Li Mu glanced at Ye Jiangxiong, then looked at the Grand Elder and the others.

He fell silent.

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In the sky dueling arena, Li Kuang saw that this bunch of old fogeys were so obstinate and insensible, and he had lost his patience.

He raised the blood blade high; this strike, which could shock heaven and earth and make ghosts and gods weep, would be even more terrifying than the previous one.

Yet the elder corps did not retreat a single step.

They once again unleashed their divine abilities in a desperate, all‑out effort.

"Everyone, count me in!"

Immediately.

A figure suddenly descended before the elders.

The newcomer was none other than Li Mu.

"Peak Master Li?"

Upon seeing Li Mu, everyone was startled.

After all, they were fighting to the death for Lin Yang.

Li Mu and Lin Yang had always been at odds.

Now.

Yet he unexpectedly stepped forward.

Li Mu said expressionlessly, "You are protecting Lin Yang, while I am protecting the Azure Cloud Sect."

"Let's fight."

Afterwards, Li Mu drew his long sword and stood shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the Grand Elder to jointly face Li Kuang's strike.

Behind him, Ye Jiangxiong's eyes almost burst with fire.

"Die!" Li Kuang brought down his blade.

The blade's light flashed, ripping through wind and space, its might shaking all directions.

Boom!

Even though the Azure Cloud Sect's people exhausted all their means, they were still flung backward again.

Moreover.

This time, even the Grand Elder spat out a mouthful of blood.

The other elders were in a state too horrible to behold.

Li Kuang laughed wildly: "How could you lowly ants possibly have any means to resist me?"

Li Mu gritted his teeth and stood proudly at the forefront, asking.

"Elders, do you still have the strength to withstand another of his strikes?"

The Grand Elder gritted his teeth and rose, but he trembled unsteadily.

Behind the two of them, no elder could rise any longer.

Seeing this, Li Kuang, with a grim expression, once again lifted his great blade.

"This strike—let's see how you two can block it!"

But just then.

A figure descended and said, "Grudges have origins, debts have owners—your son was killed by me; what are you putting on this heaven‑shaking, earth‑shattering display for?"

Do you think you're handsome?

Upon hearing that.

The Grand Elder looked up and saw that the person who had come was Lin Yang.

Lin……, Lin Yang, when did you get here?

After a brief shock, the Grand Elder fell into worry.

Didn't I tell you to leave? Why are you back?

Afterward.

The Grand Elder gave a reproachful look to the Fifth Elder beside him.

Fifth Elder, weren't you supposed to take him to the ancestral land to hide?

The Fifth Elder wore an expression of injustice: 'Grand Elder, I'm innocent; I originally planned to forcibly take him to the ancestral land, but I couldn't beat him, and instead he captured me and brought me here.'

Saying that, the Fifth Elder also glanced guiltily at Lin Yang, wondering why Lin Yang had become so strong.

Lin Yang smiled and said: 'Fifth Elder, I've offended you.'

After hearing the full story, the Grand Elder sighed deeply and said: 'Lin Yang, you shouldn't have come here.'

Afterward.

He gritted his teeth and said: 'Leave quickly; I will hold him off for you. As long as you live, the Qingyun Sect still has hope.'

At this moment, everyone regarded Lin Yang as the future of the Qingyun Sect, which is why they would protect him at the cost of their lives.

Elders, thank you for stepping forward.

Lin Yang sincerely thanked them, and also glanced at Li Mu, then continued: 'However, since this matter arose because of me, I will settle it myself.'

These people had previously opposed the establishment of the Seventh Peak, and their attitude toward him wasn't great.

But at this moment, they were able to step forward and risk their lives to protect themselves; looking at it this way, these old fogeys are actually quite adorable.

How could he bear to watch them needlessly sacrifice themselves for him?

'Lin Yang, stop fooling around; hurry to the ancestral land to hide,' urged the Grand Elder.

Even they are no match for Li Kuang, let alone Lin Yang.

'Yeah, hurry up, don't let us die in vain,' an elder also shouted.

Lin Yang smiled: 'It's just a Great Saint realm; it's nothing.'

'Is……, is it nothing?' the Grand Elder and others were stunned.

Lin Yang, don't mess around anymore.

Hurry up.

Upon hearing that.

Lin Yang merely smiled, then exerted a little force and leapt high into the air in a single step.

He hovered in midair, his position higher than Li Kuang's, and his aura was even more ferocious than Li Kuang's.

Although he is only mid-stage Great Saint, he has abundant foundation, many treasures, and excellent cultivation techniques.

Naturally, there's nothing to fear.

He calmly said: 'Alright, I killed the person; don't make things difficult for them. Tell me what you want directly.'

Li Kuang also recognized Lin Yang, and he snorted coldly: 'Naturally, I will use your head as an offering to my deceased son.'

As his words fell, Li Kuang raised his blood-colored great blade again, and the sky instantly became filled with bloody mist.

A terrifying storm, centered on Li Kuang, actually formed a huge storm.

The storm and his blood energy intertwined, causing heaven and earth to change color; wherever it passed, trees and buildings were all torn apart.

Under the interplay of the two, blood-colored skulls were sucked into the blood-colored great blade one after another.

Such a scene.

Instantly, the elders and disciples of the Qingyun Sect turned pale.

Good, good, terrifying.

And the Grand Elder's heart leapt to his throat.

This is Li Kuang's true strength.

And what strength does Lin Yang have to resist?

Had we known this would happen, we shouldn't have let Lin Yang act recklessly.

But it's too late.

On Li Kuang's blood blade, terrifying killing power had long gathered, earth-shattering.

Die!

He roared angrily, recalling that his son had been killed by a single finger from Lin Yang.

And he exerted all his strength, intending to treat him with his own methods.

He wanted to cleave Lin Yang in half with a single blade.