Chapter 682: Beheading the Cloud

Yun Lang, standing on the Qiongxiao Palace, heard these words, his brow trembling. He braced himself and stepped out, saying: "Junior does not know what crime I have committed!"

Yan Shu had long since heard from several other Shaoqing disciples about this person's actions. He was a person who valued his fellow disciples and promises extremely highly, and he held such characters in extreme contempt.

He rolled his eyes coldly and snorted: "Dozens of fellow Daoists entered the array with you, yet you betrayed them at a critical moment, throwing them to the Dragon Clan. In my Shaoqing, such conduct, even if it were the Sect Master's son, I would have to bring him to justice!"

Xiao Xie Army Supervisor sighed helplessly: "Nephew Yan, watch your words!"

Yan Shu didn't feel there was anything wrong with what he said at all, and upon hearing this, he just hummed.

Xiao Xie Army Supervisor was even more helpless. Our Sect Master doesn't even have a Dao companion yet, and you're already calling for his son's head! The logic isn't wrong, but couldn't you have used a different example?

Brother Qian Chen looked at Yun Lang, seemingly wanting to see what else he had to say.

Yun Lang, however, hardened his heart at this moment, revealing a sneer: "I am a True Disciple of the Qiongxiao Palace. My actions, right or wrong, should be judged by my sect. May I ask by what status the two Seniors are questioning my guilt?"

"Could it be that these loose cultivators and side-door sects have asked the Seniors to preside over justice? And besides..."

"The Seniors used the nine of us as bait to lure the Dragon Clan into exhausting their means, only then breaking the array in one fell swoop."

Yun Lang lifted his head, his gaze aggressive, shouting hoarsely: "If it weren't for the nine of us, even if the Seniors had exerted all their strength, it might not have been certain that you could have taken down the Dragon Clan, which was hiding two spirit treasures, the East Sea Spring and the Sea-Stabilizing Needle! When the Seniors used us as bait, did you ever think about our lives?"

Yun Lang said this, lifting his head to scan everyone, saying coldly: "The Seniors feel I am unrighteous, but how is the Seniors' conduct any different from ours?"

His words were like a sword, and for a time, it truly felt like a heart-piercing accusation.

"What a sharp tongue!"

Xiao Xie Army Supervisor laughed, holding his wine gourd: "Confusing right and wrong, you've become quite eloquent. It's as if the Dragon Clan's Profound Water Array was something we sent you to break. Those overseas cultivators were originally coerced into the array by you, and you came here because your sect issued an edict ordering you to come."

"When you came, you should have known that the act of breaking the array was full of unpredictable risks and should have held a heart of certain death."

"Now that you've luckily escaped from the array, instead of blaming your sect for why they sent you here or why they didn't have a backup plan to save you, you blame us for intervening!"

Xiao Xie Army Supervisor sneered: "Our sect's flying boat was only dozens of miles away. When you entered the array, you didn't come to Shaoqing. Now that Shaoqing has made a move and saved you, you feel we are the same as your shameful conduct."

"Could it be that you were able to come out alive not because several fellow Daoists made a move and broke the Dragon Clan's Sea-Blocking Array?"

Yan Shu also laughed: "A joke my junior brother told me is indeed correct!"

"Some people, even if you save their entire family's lives, they only think about whether you ate one extra mouthful of their rice!"

Yun Lang's face turned pale upon hearing this. Yan Shu was saying he was ungrateful and a wolf-hearted, dog-lunged person.

But he had already cast caution to the wind! He shouted sternly: "My rights and wrongs are for my sect to deal with, it's not for you people to decide!"

Brother Qian Chen suddenly laughed: "You're right! If the death of you few could cause the East Sea Dragon King to drop dead, I would certainly not hesitate."

"What happens to your lives has nothing to do with me!"

Brother Qian Chen's expression was indifferent, saying indifferently: "This time, breaking the array and slaying the dragons was not to save you, so it can't be called a life-saving grace. In that case, you say we have no right to deal with you, which also makes sense."

A trace of joy had just appeared on Yun Lang's face when he heard Brother Qian Chen say indifferently: "Then let you decide for yourselves how to deal with him! You ten people joined forces to break the array, and there must have been an agreement beforehand. Such a person who abandons his companions and betrays everyone—what kind of end he should have is for you all to decide!"

Having said this, he casually plucked off a dragon horn, washed and refined it with his own sword qi, and transformed it into a golden long sword that looked like a swimming dragon, throwing it to Fan Fan Xiruo.

"You want to borrow momentum, you want a stage!"

Brother Qian Chen smiled at the corners of his mouth, nodding slightly at her: "Then I will grant you a sword and give you a stage!"

Fan Fan Xiruo took the dragon-horn long sword, feeling the wisp of extremely sharp sword intent nurtured within the sword embryo, and suddenly hoisted the long sword, asking the people beside her: "What do you fellow Daoists think?"

Jin Jin Xizi suddenly opened his eyes, his mouth emitting the overlapping voices of dozens of people. He had already mastered the magic formula Brother Qian Chen had granted him.

His gaze was sharp, and he said decisively: "Kill!"

The Shenxiao Sect brothers also said decisively: "Kill!"

Xiao Xie Xuan Xiao of the Profound Void Heavenly Star Sect was somewhat hesitant. The twenty-eight cultivators behind his array chart had all entrusted the choice to him, but Xiao Xie Xuan Xiao was not a person of decisive killing. Thinking of those overseas cultivators who, although half-forced by them to break the array, had not shown any betrayal, and those righteous warriors who had died generously, he couldn't bear to kill them, but letting them go would be an injustice to those righteous warriors.

He could only sigh and say: "He can be sealed here for four hundred years, forcing him to reflect and reform, and then we shall see!"

Wen Wenzi hesitated for a moment, but in the end, the caution of the Fengwen Tower, which valued harmony and wealth, prevailed. He whispered: "We should inform the Qiongxiao Palace of his actions and let his sect punish him!"

True Person Liu Ding looked at him with a strange expression. In the Qiongxiao Palace, the Yun, Qiong, and Gong families were the three dominant ones. Just looking at his conduct of scolding his fellow disciples like slaves, how is this any different from letting him be punished with three cups of wine?

He immediately stepped forward and said decisively: "Kill!"

Elder Zu'an was still in Ao Geng's belly, and everyone didn't know if he was alive or dead, but seeing Ao Geng left alone by several True Persons, they knew there was something strange about it.

But at this time, they could only bypass him and it was Yu Yu Lingxiao of Mount Yujing's turn.

He carried the Mountain-Driving Whip on his back, now looking elegant and refined, no longer the sorry state from before. He scanned Yun Lang indifferently, and just as he was about to spit out the word "kill," he suddenly received a sound transmission from the Soul Transformation expert of the Qiongxiao Palace.

Yu Yu Lingxiao was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "Release!"

Three "kill," three "release!"

Everyone looked at Fan Fan Xiruo. Yun Lang's face finally revealed a look of wild joy. With Fan Fan Xiruo's usual style, he would undoubtedly escape with his life this time!

Fan Fan Xiruo stared at the golden long sword in her hand, sensing the extremely sharp sword intent within that seemed as if it would never bow its head. After hearing Brother Qian Chen announce his name, she had once extremely doubted whether this Senior Lu Master Chunyang was the Chunyangzi who had manufactured the silver mirror. But observing his actions, it didn't seem to be Senior Chunyangzi's style.

But Senior Chunyangzi had granted the Profound Water Array chart, and Senior Lu Master Chunyang had made a move at the critical moment to break the array and slay the dragons. All of this didn't seem like a coincidence.

Amidst her entanglement, Fan Fan Xiruo had several times wanted to ask, but at this moment, Brother Qian Chen granted her the sword, and sensing that wisp of sword intent, she suddenly understood.

Senior Chunyangzi, it seemed, had deliberately taken a name similar to Senior Lu Master Chunyang, seemingly having some mischief and deliberately intending to confuse.

Because "a sword cultivator's sword will not lie!"

The sword intent within the sword seemed to help her slash through the hesitation and wavering in her heart, slashing through the roots of troubles and the karmic causes of the red dust, allowing her to see her own heart with incomparable clarity at this moment...

At this moment, Yun Lang suddenly felt some unease, because he saw Fan Fan Xiruo slowly wiping the long sword, the expression on her face and the look in her eyes gradually becoming firm.

That weak, fragile expression that made people want to protect her was suddenly slashed away, revealing a peerlessly sharp, decisive, and firm temperament.

"Fan..." he had just opened his mouth.

He saw Fan Fan Xiruo suddenly turn her sword, drawing it before him with a clang, and then fiercely slashing upward. A golden radiance flashed in the sky, and Yun Lang's head was already flying into the sky...

"Kill!"

Fan Fan Xiruo's voice was cold. The pink goddess, when cut open, was all black!

Tea was just her disguise, her weapon, the tool to achieve her goals.

She didn't know how many times she had secretly complained about this act of hers in her heart, but men just ate this up, and what could she do? Now she could still act like tea, but it seemed she also had other weapons...

Fan Fan Xiruo withdrew her long sword and carefully polished the deer horn dropped by the White Deer Venerable, installing it as the sword hilt.

The others finally came to their senses from that incomparably shocking scene, looking at Fan Fan Xiruo in surprise.

It was as if only now did they realize that this woman, who had integrated everyone with various means, obtained the array charts, arranged the plans, and whose plans were interlocking, and who had even invited the two major reinforcements of the Konghai Temple and Mount Yujing, was the undisputed leader among them.

This sword seemed to have slashed away the clever, low-key, yet highly capable woman everyone had known in the past, slashing away the appearance of her crying in despair when the Dragon Clan's backup plan was exposed.

The dragon-horn sword swallowed Yun Lang's primordial spirit, and Brother Qian Chen smiled with satisfaction.

Sure enough, it didn't live up to his expectations. The Miaoxiang Heavenly Woman was easily corrupted by external objects, but what if what infected her was a wisp of sword intent that questioned her true nature and slashed toward herself?

He granted such an opportunity precisely to see if this woman had the determination to see through the weaknesses of the Miaoxiang Heavenly Woman, slash herself, and see her true nature.

Wouldn't this be more interesting and more surprising than corrupting her?

Mount Mount Luojia had lost a smooth-talking walker and gained a disciple who had seen her true nature. Compared to that, they would surely be happy!

He flicked his sleeves, sending the primordial spirits of the overseas cultivators who had died in the array, which he had snatched while killing Ao Jia, into the dragon-horn sword, preparing for their reincarnation later, while smiling: "I grant you this sword! Consider it a memento of this array!"

Fan Fan Xiruo lowered her head slightly: "Thank you, Senior!"

The seven people on the field looked at the long sword in Fan Fan Xiruo's hand and heard her say: "This sword is the proof that I and several fellow Daoists went to this array with a moment of spirit!"

"Now that the Profound Water Array is broken and the true dragons have been slaughtered, the Dragon Palace still stands, and the Dragon Clan is not yet destroyed! This sword is my, Fan Fan Xiruo's, oath. Whoever entered the array with me, if they are troubled by the Dragon Clan because of this... I will definitely hold this sword to assist!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the group of overseas cultivators who had followed them to slay the dragons and break the array were moved. This was an intention to take on the karmic consequences for them!

Xiao Xie Xuan Xiao suddenly understood and threw out his star robes.

The Twenty-Eight Constellations Profound Heaven Array was draped over this sword, transforming the array flags and array charts into a star chart scroll that wrapped around the long sword, like a sword sheath.

He laughed loudly: "When Fellow Daoist Fan holds this sword to fulfill her promise, I, Xiao Xie Xuan Xiao, will definitely come to assist!"

At this moment, Wen Wenzi also came to his senses. It was true that they had succeeded in breaking the array together, but those big shots were ruthless!

The Dragon Clan in the Profound Water Array had been killed or captured. Now, their hands were also stained with the blood of the Dragon Clan.

What if the Dragon Palace pursued them in the future?

Therefore, forming the same great enemy was indeed an excellent way to establish a benefit alliance. Separately, they were just True Disciples of major immortal sects at the Upper Golden Core level, but if they formed an alliance around the Profound Water Array, plus so many overseas Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators...

That would be half of the overseas cultivation world!

In this way, even if the Dragon Clan really wanted to deal with them, they would have a few more scruples.

Wen Wenzi thought through the key points in a flash and immediately whispered: "I will also go to assist..."

Having said this, he shrank his head as if feeling guilty and said: "Of course, I can't do any big work, but I can help inquire about news!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the back of his head was slapped by the Soul Transformation ancestor of the Fengwen Tower. The Soul Transformation ancestor said: "When Fellow Daoist Fan holds this sword, she will be an honored guest of the Fengwen Tower. All relevant intelligence will definitely be delivered!"

Jin Jin Xizi said indifferently: "I cannot represent the Jin Wu Sect, but if you are in trouble, you can come to me!"

The Soul Transformation True Person of the Jin Wu Sect sighed indifferently: "If Fellow Daoist Fan holds this sword, my Jin Wu Sect will naturally assist!"

Two Soul Transformation ancestors spoke up one after another. It was clear that this move was no longer a spirit-of-the-moment agreement between a few young True Disciples, but the overseas immortal sects finally sensing a crisis after experiencing the Dragon Palace's tyranny and Shaoqing's killing at the slightest disagreement, finally trying to build an overseas alliance.

It was best for this kind of alliance to be built by the young talents of the various sects. If there was a need for closer ties in the future, they could raise the status of the True Disciples in their sects and formally put this alliance on the table.

If there was no need for closer ties later, then just let these young people make friends.

Having more friends in the cultivation world means more paths. They were all young talents of their respective sects. With such a relationship, there would be opportunities for contact in the future. When they all became high-level figures in their sects, it might also be a good story!

Yu Yu Lingxiao of Mount Yujing clearly understood the key points. He glanced covertly at Brother Qian Chen and the two sword immortals of the Shaoqing Sword Sect and also laughed: "I'll join too!"

The Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators of the small immortal sects were worried about how to deal with the Dragon Clan's revenge if they provoked them.

Seeing several big trees branching and intertwining, seemingly wanting to support them, how could they not agree? Immediately, they all joined the alliance enthusiastically.

Even the Soul Transformation expert of the Qiongxiao Palace, whose face had been ugly to the extreme, now, seeing the major immortal sects surrounding Fan Fan Xiruo and seemingly intending to form an alliance, didn't care that this sword had just killed his own True Disciple.

He coughed and said: "Yun Lang betrayed his fellow Daoists, this act is indeed a major taboo, but his spirit that day was not fake."

"The karmic consequences of this sword can be discussed later. If the Dragon Clan invades, my Qiongxiao Palace will definitely not sit idly by! My disciple, Gong Jiuchong, is also a True Disciple of the sect. If Fairy Fan invites him with this sword, he will definitely go!"

The other Soul Transformation experts looked at him, seeing his old face not turning red, and were speechless.

This person didn't even want his face anymore! What could you do to him?

The group agreed and pointed their swords to form an alliance... ===== CHAPTER 683 =====

After the few agreed, they pointed their swords to form an alliance...