Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 426 Slaying All
Black and white lightning raged across the sky and earth, like a blood-stained landscape painting, evoking endless sorrow.

Corpses fell to the ground one by one. The cultivators watching the battle looked down and their hearts were filled with unease.

One thought can make you a Buddha, another a demon.

If the Haoran Sword was the embodiment of righteousness in the world back then, then Wen Ruyu is now the judge who punishes the sins of the world.

From Lishan, a great swordsman will emerge, slaughtering all under heaven. Under the sword of punishment, he will show no mercy, nor will he forgive. The experiences Lishan has had over the years may have sealed his fate. Those who offend Lishan will be killed.

Li Fan looked up at his junior brother and remembered his words from years ago: "You slay demons and monsters, but can you slay the demons in people's hearts?"

Those were the words the junior brother wanted to say to his father. Now, he would use his sword to slay the 'demons' of the cultivation world of the Great Li Dynasty.

He wanted to use his sword to make all the cultivators of the Great Li Kingdom revere Li Mountain.

Li Fan asked himself if he could be so ruthless as to kill everyone. Perhaps only his junior brother could do such a thing.

The Seventh Prince Ye Yunke, who was watching from a distance, was also stunned by this scene, and he stared at Wen Ruyu.

This person is too ruthless.

If he truly becomes a top-tier swordsman, countless people in the Great Li Dynasty will die at his hands.

Puyang King, who was confronting Mu Changqing, also narrowed his eyes slightly, and his heart was filled with turmoil. He had also come into contact with the Lishan sword cultivators before, and had also had contact with Mo Yang in Chuzhou City. If Wen Ruyu had been Mo Yang that day, he would probably be a dead man by now.

Of course, the most shocked at this moment were Princess Taihua and Kong He and others. Their expressions were extremely ugly. The Lingxiao Pavilion's Tai Cang Sword was killed, and the rest of the cultivators were all wiped out. Under the Heavenly Punishment Sword Domain, almost all the cultivators who participated in this battle were killed.

Given his demonstrated combat prowess, and with Xing Feng by his side, the Prince of Puyang was being held back by Mu Changqing and didn't even have much desire to participate in the battle. It was still unknown how long he was willing to hold him back.

What was initially thought to be a hunt suddenly collapsed, and the situation was completely reversed.

Before coming, she thought it would be a one-sided hunt, since the forces the two sides could mobilize were on completely different levels. But who would have thought things would turn out this way?
Seeing the terrifying black and white sword intent enveloping their side, Princess Taihua raised her eyes and looked towards Bai Yujing, speaking loudly: "The imperial court's wanted criminals are being slaughtered under Bai Yujing's rule, and Bai Yujing, the number one academy in the Great Li Dynasty, is just going to sit idly by?"

"kill!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the sword domain that enveloped this world unleashed the Heavenly Punishment Sword, striking down in three directions simultaneously.

Princess Taihua and the people beside her; Hou Tianyang and his group; and the powerful figures from the City Lord's Mansion of Yujing City.

"Command!" The city lord of Yujing City shouted, and a flag flew out of the sky. The flag rapidly expanded above them, and a terrifying golden vortex appeared around it, giving birth to a magic array. This caused a golden disc like a nebula to appear in the sky, containing an extremely terrifying devouring power, which caused the descending sword intent to be swallowed into the nebula.

The black and white lightning bolts crashed down, colliding with the golden nebula and creating an even more chaotic and terrifying vortex storm.

"Lord Meng's magic weapon is said to be a seventh-tier magic weapon bestowed by the imperial court." Everyone looked up at the magnificent scene in the sky, where they saw Meng Li, the city lord of Yujing City, landing below the magic weapon. His magical power surged into the magic weapon to block the attack from above, and at the same time, he shouted with overwhelming power: "Bai Yujing sits idly by and does not fear the wrath of the imperial court?"

The voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth. Knowing that the situation had reversed, they wanted to use Bai Yujing's power to turn the tide of the battle and use the imperial court to pressure Bai Yujing.

At this moment, a fluctuation came from outside the Heavenly Gate of Baiyujing, like a gentle breeze. Even in the midst of the terrifying battlefield, everyone could sense that aura, which belonged to a great cultivator from Baiyujing.

"A few days ago, Li Fan from Lishan asked about the Dao of Baiyujing. Baiyujing Academy has already proclaimed to the world that it is a place for spreading the Dao and does not concern itself with worldly grudges." A voice full of vicissitudes came out.

"At that gathering back then, some people said they would wipe out Li Mountain, but they were killed by Li Mountain disciples instead. Today's grudges arose from that. Various forces are besieging Li Mountain people, and a seventh-realm cultivator is taking on a sixth-realm cultivator. You all probably think it's an easy task. Bai Yujing will not interfere in your grudges with Li Mountain. No matter how the battle unfolds, it has nothing to do with Bai Yujing. Why should City Lord Meng drag Bai Yujing into this?"

As the sound faded, more Heavenly Punishment Swords fell into the golden star disk. The terrifying sword intent was drawn into the vortex, causing the vortex to be invaded by the Heavenly Punishment Sword Intent as well. The storm it was brewing grew more and more terrifying, and the magic treasures and flags were trembling incessantly.

"Under the whole heaven, all land belongs to the king. Baiyujing is the place of cultivation for my Great Li, so how can it remain aloof?" Princess Taihua coldly shouted, "In the name of the princess, I order Baiyujing to immediately arrest the criminals of the court and kill them here."

"idiot……"

Ye Yunke cursed in a low voice, while simultaneously transmitting his voice to Prince Puyang: "Sir, if she wants to die, let her. Let's retreat."

“Alright.” Prince Puyang responded, and in the instant he retreated from his confrontation with Mu Changqing, he retreated behind Ye Yunke. The two of them quickly withdrew from this area, not wanting to be involved in it any further.

The defeat is inevitable, and that fool is doomed. He can still leave before he gets caught up in the trap.

Mu Changqing did not stop them from leaving, but turned and walked towards Wen Ruyu.

Those below noticed that Prince Puyang and Ye Yunke had left and couldn't help but show strange expressions. This prince of Dali had actually slipped away first?
Given how things have turned out, Ye Yunke must have realized there was no way to salvage the situation, which is why he withdrew.

The cultivators outside the Heavenly Gate all looked indifferently at Princess Taihua's side, as if the princess was issuing orders to Bai Yujing.
Even if her father came, he wouldn't dare to utter such arrogant words.

"The princess's desire to seek revenge for her family in Yujing City is truly moving. In that case, Mr. Wen, could you please give Baiyujing Academy some face? Since the princess wishes to avenge her family, could you give her a chance to personally kill her enemies?" A voice came from Baiyujing.

“Okay, I won’t kill her,” Wen Haoran’s voice rang out.

"Thank you, Mr. Wen."

"What do you mean?" Princess Taihua's face turned ugly.

"Then let's kill a few of them first." Mu Changqing also came over, and with a thought, endless lightning tribulation descended, sealing off this area, making it impossible for those outside to see what was happening inside. "It's over..." Seeing the sword domain and lightning tribulation sealing off the area, and with the three powerful figures Wen Haoran, Mu Changqing, and Xing Feng present, everyone knew that this battle had come to an end.

Those three seventh-realm cultivators were doomed.

On the battlefield, a terrifying storm raged, occasionally punctuated by loud shouts.

However, it wasn't long before everything quieted down.

The sword domain dissipated, the lightning in the sky also dissipated, white clouds drifted in the sky, the sky was clear for thousands of miles, and the sunlight shone down, but the figures of those seventh-realm great cultivators were no longer in the sky.

The Vajra aura on Mu Changqing's body disappeared, and he returned to his scholarly appearance, gentle and refined.

Xing Feng stood there quietly, exuding an imposing aura without being angry.

The sword intent emanating from Wen Ruyu also subsided, and Wen Haoran's figure gradually became blurred.

"Ruyu, you have surpassed your father, and I have no regrets." Wen Haoran looked at Wen Ruyu with gentle eyes.

Wen Ruyu did not respond, but silently looked up and gazed at the fading figure.

In the sunlight, the blurry figure faintly turned into a wisp of smoke, and the familiar face gradually disappeared. Wen Ruyu called out, "Father."

He reached out, trying to grab something, but there was nothing.

A legendary swordsman has vanished into thin air.

Countless people looked up at the sky, watching all of this unfold.

"What do you mean? What does Bai Yujing mean?" Princess Taihua was still alive. She shouted in the direction of Bai Yujing. At this moment, her eyes were vacant. It was as if she had died once, but the other party did not kill her.

Not only her, but also her Daoist partner Hou Tianyang and Kong He are still alive.

Wen Ruyu's figure floated upwards, her eyes seemingly flashing with black and white light, chilling to the bone.

If it weren't for them, perhaps his father would still be alive?
"Princess, if you can avenge your family, Bai Yujing will definitely stop others from intervening to protect your safety." A voice came from inside Bai Yujing, sounding like a cruel blow to the heart.

Such assertiveness surprised many people. Doing so was tantamount to publicly slapping the face of the royal family behind Princess Taihua, and even displeasing the imperial court.

The cultivation world seems to be more complex than they imagined.

Surrounded by black and white sword intent, Wen Ruyu transformed into lightning and flashed past. Hou Tianyang and Princess Taihua attacked simultaneously, their Great Sun Handprints wreathed in towering flames, with a blazing divine bird burning the sky.

But as the black and white ink strokes swept across the sky, they severed space with a single stroke. Wen Ruyu's body passed between the two, and time seemed to freeze as the two corpses plummeted downwards.

Previously, Wen Ruyu comprehended the Dao of Sword, and his cultivation level continued to rise even after breaking through the late stage of the Dao Body realm.

With the Heavenly Punishment Sword Intent he comprehended, Wen Ruyu is probably nearly invincible below the seventh realm. Where would he find an opponent at the Dao Body realm?

Wen Ruyu then looked at Kong He, only to see that Kong He's expression was extremely gloomy. With a thought, an aura emanated from his body, and then a tall, illusory figure appeared.

"Wei Song!"

"The Grand Preceptor of the Great Li Kingdom".

Li Fan stared at the figure, his eyes flashing with killing intent.

"Without the aura of the seventh realm, it seems that Wei Song doesn't value Kong He that much."

Wei Song's majestic gaze swept over Wen Ruyu and the others as he looked down and said, "As expected of Zuo Canglan, the disciples you have taken in are all so outstanding. Kong He, your master will avenge you."

"Yes, Master." Kong He stood tall, activating the Eight-Part Suppressing Divine Skill. Looking at Wen Ruyu who was attacking, he raised his hand and suppressed her.

The black and white ink slashed through, and even someone as strong as Kong He was only able to cleave Wei Song's phantom image in two with a single sword strike.

"We'll meet again in the future." Wei Song's voice faded away without a trace.

Below, countless people looked up at the battlefield in the sky. Although everything had returned to normal, the people's hearts were still unsettled.

From then on, all the cultivators who came to surround and kill them were slaughtered.

In today's battle, many seventh-realm cultivators died, countless geniuses perished, and a major sect was destroyed.

The wheels of history roll ever onward, and another generation departs from the mountains, taking the stage.

(End of this chapter)