Chapter 253: Is the Gap Really That Big?

"What exactly has happened?"

Such a massive commotion here naturally drew the attention of the Hehuan Sect's experts. Countless people swarmed toward this direction, and head-on, they saw Shen Yu standing there holding his sword.

Of course, what they also noticed was the completely collapsed secret chamber; one must know that their Sect Master was inside that secret chamber.

"Who are you? How did you appear here?"

The young man who had suddenly appeared before them was someone they did not recognize at all, definitely not a disciple of their Hehuan Sect. What was going on? Could it be that the location of their Hehuan Sect had been exposed?

"Sect Master! Sect Master!"

"No need to shout. Your Sect Master Jiang Tong is already dead, killed by this very sword!"

"Who are you?" Staring coldly at Shen Yu, the experts of the Hehuan Sect gradually gathered around, surrounding him.

Whether it was to avenge their Sect Master or to prevent their Hehuan Sect's location from being exposed, this young man before them could not be left alive.

"This official is Shen Yu!"

"Shen Yu? That Imperial Envoy Shen Yu, peerless in both zither and sword?"

Hearing this name, everyone felt a jolt in their hearts. A person's name is like the shadow of a tree; this young man was no simple character. It was no wonder their Sect Master could be killed by him!

Over these years, their Hehuan Sect had always sought stability. It was only recently that the Sect Master said a breakthrough was imminent, and coupled with the famine across the Beishan Region filled with starving people, they had developed some ideas.

They had thought that by using the famine to round up a batch of starving people, no one would know about such a thing, but they hadn't expected someone to come knocking, and to have found the location of their Hehuan Sect directly.

Originally, the Hehuan Sect's Cultivation Method was about Harvesting Yin to Replenish Yang and Harvesting Yang to Replenish Yin; this matter was not honorable, and basically, when disciples walked the jianghu, they relied on aliases, otherwise, they would be beaten by everyone they met.

If people found out the location of the Hehuan Sect, what would inevitably come crashing down would be the joint extermination by various sects of the jianghu. One must know that the forces they had offended over these years were not few.

Therefore, this young man before them could not be left alive. Fortunately, it looked like he had come alone.

Young people, after all, are inevitably arrogant and conceited. Did he think he could resist a sect with his own strength? Did he think that by killing their Sect Master, they would yield? Arrogant and ignorant!

"Lord Shen, our Hehuan Sect has always been law-abiding. I wonder, Lord Shen, you..."

"Law-abiding, you?" With a sneer, Shen Yu couldn't even be bothered to act anymore. You are truly shameless; how could you even have the face to say such things?

This is just like a woman who has given birth to many children claiming to others that she is still a virgin—who are you trying to fool!

"Hehuan Sect, you conspired with the Blood Rain Sect and the Killing Blade Ren Zong, intending to harm the over one hundred thousand starving people outside Jing'an City!"

"Your Hehuan Sect people even selected nearly two thousand people from these one hundred thousand starving people and brought them back. Regarding this matter, the evidence is ironclad!"

"Lord Shen, you are mistaken. Those people followed us of their own free will!"

With a light smile, an old man from the Hehuan Sect walked out, his face full of arrogance.

"If you don't believe it, Lord, you can ask them yourself whether they followed us voluntarily. Of course, if you, Lord, are willing to take them away, we have no objections, but the premise is that they are willing to leave themselves!"

After speaking, the old man even automatically cleared a path, as if Shen Yu could go and ask at will. If he had come purely to hold them accountable, they were not afraid.

Those starving people they had brought here might have been uneasy and afraid when they first arrived, and some might have thought about running away.

Now, they were already addicted to the life of having no worries about food and clothing before them. Even if you used a whip to drive them away, they wouldn't leave.

"Do you think this official doesn't know? You gave them the best food, and even Medicinal Meal and pills, simply because you wanted them to perform mutual harvesting among themselves, so as to select the best and most outstanding few!"

"And these few people would become the nourishment for your Sect Master Jiang Tong, used for his cultivation. In other words, not a single one of the people you brought back will survive!"

"This shouldn't be the first time you've done such a thing, right? Tell me yourself, how many people have you killed?"

Wiping his sword, Shen Yu looked up at the other party, a flash of killing intent passing through his eyes. Looking at the increasing number of Hehuan Sect disciples gathering, he smiled slightly.

"Now that the Killing Blade Ren Zong is dead, and the experts of the Blood Rain Sect have also been executed, now only you are left!"

"Hmph, Shen Yu, we call you Lord Shen out of respect for you. What do you think you are? The nonsense is finished; have you decided how you want to die!"

With a cold snort, the old man's eyes were also filled with coldness. The reason he had talked nonsense with this young man was naturally to delay time and let the Hehuan Sect disciples hurry over.

Now, the vast majority of the Hehuan Sect disciples had arrived, and their Hehuan Sect's Great Array had also been set up to the maximum extent.

With so many people driving the Great Array together, plus the joint control of their several Elders, he didn't believe they couldn't kill a mere young man.

Since the setup was complete, why continue to play along with him? Just go for it!

"Yes, the nonsense is finished!" Looking around, the Hehuan Sect people were waiting for their own disciples to arrive quickly, and wasn't Shen Yu waiting as well?

It would be too troublesome to find these Hehuan Sect disciples one by one; wouldn't it be easier to round them all up once they had gathered?

"Kill!" Following a violent shout, the momentum of the Hehuan Sect disciples almost merged into one, instantly forming a terrifying power that soared into the sky.

Hundreds of Hehuan Sect disciples combined together; this power was enough to shake the heavens and the earth. Even the ground seemed to be trembling under this power.

"Interesting, I didn't expect the Hehuan Sect to have such a trick!" With a light smile, before Shen Yu had even drawn his sword, the attack from the opposite side had already rushed over.

"Clang, clang!" One after another, the attacks seemed endless. The huge sound echoed in this valley, stirring up thick dust as if to cover the sky and the sun.

"Peerless in zither and sword is nothing more than this!" The leading old man snorted coldly. From beginning to end, he hadn't noticed Shen Yu drawing his sword, which meant he only had the capacity for passive defense and no chance to counterattack at all.

Under their continuous offensive, how long could this young man hold out? I'm afraid it wouldn't be long before he was completely submerged!

Young people are just young people; still too arrogant!

"This, this is impossible!" The arc that had just appeared at the corner of his mouth, before the smile could even unfold, was already replaced by shock.

The dust gradually dispersed, revealing the unscathed Shen Yu inside, as well as the Golden Qi surrounding him like a golden bell.

At the same time, a terrifying force of counter-shock struck, causing a large number of disciples to be thrown away. Even these experts couldn't withstand it, retreating more than ten steps under the impact.

"Cling!" Before they could even steady their footing, a sword hum sounded, as if instantly plunging everything around into silence.

The sword momentum of this strike was too terrifying; even the thick clouds in mid-air were split in two. And they, however, were trembling uncontrollably all over; this was an instinct of fear from the depths of their hearts.

"This, this is Shen Yu's sword. Why is it so terrifying? Why..."

He didn't understand how a young man could have such terrifying sword skills. Even if he had, even if he had started practicing from his mother's womb, he shouldn't have reached such a level.

But reality is that there are such people; they are young, their time practicing martial arts is very short, and some had never even practiced martial arts before, never having come into contact with it.

But once they start to come into contact, they can surpass countless old seniors who have been moving forward for many years in the shortest possible time, pressing them firmly under their feet.

True geniuses can never be viewed by conventional logic!

"No!" In the old man's terrified eyes, this sword fell, as if instantly splitting space and severing time and space.

The Great Array they were proud of, composed of almost all their elite disciples, paled in comparison under this sword—no, it should be said that it was utterly routed.

Countless disciples were shaken to death by the aftermath of the Sword Qi, and large groups of experts could not even hold out for a moment before being swept away by the Sword Qi.

One sword strike, merely a single sword strike, and their Hehuan Sect had lost, lost completely!

At this moment, the old man saw Shen Yu walking quietly out of the dust and smoke. Holding a sword in one hand, he was exactly the same as when he had first seen him, not even a wrinkle on his clothes.

Could the gap really be this large!