Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 420 Annihilation of a Sect
"Li Fan, Li Shan."

In the vast天地, countless gazes fell upon Li Fan. This was his true self, lacking some of his previous arrogance, but appearing even more unrestrained and elegant.

Most people were unfamiliar with Li Fan, since most people in the cultivation world were not well-informed. They only knew of Li Fan's name because of the imperial court's bounty on his head, and vaguely knew that he was a sword cultivator from Li Mountain.

For people in the cultivation world of Dali, his master Zuo Canglan is far more famous than the name Li Fan.

But things are different now. Zuo Canglan's disciples have come to the heart of Dali and even asked about the summit of Baiyujing. Two of his disciples, who were once famous sword cultivators, have caused earthquakes in Yujing City one after another.

Many people glanced again at the towering Jade Palace and looked towards the ethereal Heavenly Gate.

Everyone says that Lishan has declined, but the new generation of disciples of Lishan has emerged with an invincible presence. They have reached the top of Baiyujing, killed the Holy Son of Tiandu Palace, defeated the sword cultivators of Lingxiao Pavilion across realms, and many of those cultivators from major sects have died under their swords.

Before this, Wen Ruyu had killed the previous generation's Holy Son of Tiandu Palace, a princess of the imperial court, and many cultivators from major sects who were present at the time. Now, facing the encirclement and attack of various sects, he killed many people.

Both of them were sword cultivators from Lishan and disciples of Zuo Canglan.

The declining Lishan has produced a new generation that has astonished the world with a single battle, just like Zuo Canglan and Wen Haoran back then, with few rivals among their generation.

"It was you who indiscriminately killed people in Yongzhou, even annihilating sects." A cold voice rang out, and everyone looked up to see Princess Taihua's robes fluttering, her cold and beautiful face revealing a murderous intent.

"Do you admit your guilt?"

Both Li Fan and Wen Ruyu are going to die.

Arriving in this Jade Capital City now is truly like walking into a trap.

As she spoke, an old man stepped through the air and stood behind her, an invisible pressure spreading out like that of a ferocious beast.

"Seventh Realm." Everyone thought to themselves, these must be the seventh realm cultivators from the royal palace. At a glance, there were at least five seventh realm cultivators who had emerged from the shadows.

Li Fan glanced up at Princess Taihua, but only gave her a brief look before looking away and ignoring her.

"The imperial court and the cultivation world of Dali are becoming more and more pathetic. Just to hunt down a few of us from Lishan, they mobilized such a force. That's one thing, but with so many people surrounding and killing the two of us from Lishan, many of us were killed, and we even had to rely on a seventh-level cultivator. It's a disgrace."

Xing Feng glanced coldly around and said, "Over the years, Li Shan has rarely been active outside, to the point that everyone thinks Li Shan is easy to bully. The destruction of Xiyao Lake was due to this. Do you think that Li Shan cannot destroy you?"

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines. If Li Shan wanted to target them, he certainly had the ability to wipe them out. After all, even a centipede with a hundred legs doesn't die easily.

However, given Lishan's thousand-year reputation, it is extremely rare for them to do such a thing. In addition, most forces are just following behind and cheering. With the imperial court and Lingxiao Pavilion leading the way, other forces are just trying their luck to see if they can get Wen Ruyu's bounty. They are not really determined to fight Lishan to the death.

It was only because the Heavenly Capital Palace and the imperial court intended to form a marriage alliance that the incident of Wen Ruyu killing the Holy Son of the Heavenly Capital Palace occurred.

"Lishan is no longer what it used to be. It has been indiscriminately killing innocent people and will surely be wiped out by the imperial court. It can hardly protect itself, yet it still threatens us?" the Grand Elder of Tiandu Palace said coldly.

"Indiscriminate killing of innocent people?" Li Fan suddenly laughed. Seeing the Grand Elder of Tiandu Palace looking at him, Li Fan said sarcastically, "Since you put it that way, it would be a disservice to you if I didn't do something about leaving the mountain."

"What do you mean?" the Grand Elder of Tiandu Palace asked, frowning.

As soon as he finished speaking, his face changed drastically, turning deathly pale.

A violent aura swept out from his body, like a raging rage, and his eyes seemed to reveal a sense of panic.

"My son, no..." he suddenly shouted, causing everyone to look at him strangely. The cultivators of Tiandu Palace were even more puzzled, and someone asked, "Elder."

The Grand Elder of Tiandu Palace, his eyes gleaming with bloodlust, stared intently at Li Fan and roared, "What did Li Shan do?"

"What do you think?" Li Fan said coldly, "The moment you made your move, it meant that Tiandu Palace was removed from the cultivation world of Dali."

As Li Fan finished speaking, the hearts of all the cultivators in the void trembled, and their fighting spirit dissipated in an instant. Many even turned pale.

Li Shan has made a move against Tiandu Palace?

"No, that won't happen," said the Grand Elder of Tiandu Palace. "Tiandu Palace has a sect leader in charge, and there's also a sect-protecting formation."

"You already know the ending, so why comfort yourself? Li Shan, can't you destroy your Tiandu Palace?" Li Fan said sarcastically.

Knowing that his junior brother was in Yujing City, he had already informed Lishan about the situation through the communication between the 'sword seeds'.

If anything happens here, Li Shan will take action against Tiandu Palace.

To kill one as a warning to others. A coordinated attack by various factions?

He wanted to see how many forces dared to do that.

"Despicable!" the Grand Elder of Tiandu Palace roared. The mark on his son's body was triggered. Li Fan was right. Tiandu Palace was gone.

"Bang..." Xing Feng strode forward, his violent aura pressing down, and said coldly, "You, a seventh-realm cultivator, dare to call someone despicable for attacking a junior? Anyone who touches a disciple of Lishan will be exterminated by Lishan."

He spoke angrily, his voice resounding throughout the heavens and earth, shaking all directions.

For thousands of years, Li Shan has been fighting demons and protecting the righteous path, leaving the world with the label of a 'good person'. Now that the wall has fallen, everyone is pushing it down. What happened on Li Shan back then, what happened in Lin'an County, and what is happening in Yujing City right now.

So many people, so much power, dare to kill his disciples from Lishan?
Do you really think we're easy to bully?

He then wanted to tell the cultivation world of the Great Li Kingdom that anyone who dared to kill a disciple of Li Mountain should be prepared to have their entire sect wiped out.

The demonic ape roared, and Xing Feng stepped out with terrifying power. In just one step, he crossed the void and landed in front of the Grand Elder of Tiandu Palace. With that roar, he struck down with his palm.

The demonic ape's massive palm blotted out the sun, and the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Capital Palace let out an angry roar, unleashing a massive seal that covered the sky and furiously blasted upwards.

But under the terrifying demonic ape's giant palm print, all the seals were obliterated. The extremely domineering attack made the surrounding crowd feel a sense of despair.

The ultimate martial art is to overcome all techniques with sheer force.

The Grand Elder of Tiandu Palace was forced back, only to see a beam of light rushing straight towards him at extreme speed. Xing Feng threw a punch, and countless demonic fists rained down like stars.

The golden light and the blazing light transformed into a massive protective barrier, but it was instantly pierced by the star-like fist, leaving countless holes.

"Help me!" he roared, but no one came to his aid.

Although there were several seventh-realm cultivators present, the destruction of Tiandu Palace served as a significant deterrent to all major powers.

"Your Highness," the Prince of Puyang said softly beside Ye Yunke, but Ye Yunke shook his head and simply watched the battle quietly.

With the Heavenly Capital Palace destroyed, these people are now worthless, and there's no need to fight for them. Besides, the people from the Prince's Mansion and the Lingxiao Pavilion are watching, so why should they bother?

More importantly, the fact that Li Fan and Xing Feng appeared in Yujing City was something that the various forces had anticipated, as someone would come to Wen Ruyu's aid.

What was unexpected was that Li Shan had another plan in mind, which led to the destruction of Tiandu Palace.

The deterrent effect of this on various forces is self-evident.

A loud explosion rang out, and a raging giant wave swept outwards. Everyone's eyes turned to the center of the storm. Xing Feng traversed space in one step and arrived. He reached out and saw that the Grand Elder of Tiandu Palace was being held in mid-air by the demonic ape and was already injured.

"Pfft." The demonic ape clenched its arm, and blood flowed out. Xing Feng executed the Grand Elder of Tiandu Palace in front of all the cultivators in Yujing City.

The fact that a seventh-realm cultivator was tortured to death in this way has a huge impact on various forces, and of course, this is also what Xing Feng wanted to achieve.

Do people in the world all think that leaving the mountains makes them easy targets?

As expected, after the brutal killing of the Grand Elder of Tiandu Palace, even the cultivators of Tiandu Palace remained silent. Although they were extremely angry, not one of them dared to speak.

Other major sect cultivators have even begun to consider withdrawing, no longer wanting to get involved in this mess.

Lishan is no longer the Lishan of the past.

Throughout the Great Li Kingdom, it is said that Lishan has declined and is being suppressed by the imperial court. Various sects are trying to gain benefits from this, which has truly angered Lishan.

But who gave the order for all of this? Was it Gu Qingyang, the current leader of Lishan?

Li Fan watched all this unfold quietly, his expression as calm as still water. If the hearts of the cultivation world were corrupted by demons, then he would destroy the world.

He wielded the sword of Lishan without seeking the greater good of the world.

His sword is a sword of swift justice and vengeance.

(End of this chapter)