After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 275 Heavenly River Sword Stele

Upon hearing this, the short old man shook his head, his face darkened, and he said righteously:

"These two unfilial disciples have caused trouble outside, bringing such calamity to the sect. If they are not severely punished, how can we explain this to our fellow disciples?"

As he spoke, the short old man casually pulled out a long whip from somewhere, and immediately lashed it down at Shangguan Qingqing and the other woman.

At the same time, sensing the sharp whistling sound of the whip piercing the air, Qin Hao, who was bound hand and foot and kneeling on the ground, immediately twitched his ears and quietly transmitted his voice to Shangguan Qingqing beside him:
"Didn't Master say it was just acting? Why is he actually doing it for real?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qingqing lowered her head, keeping her eyes straight ahead, and replied telepathically:
"I don't know, they didn't say beforehand that I would suffer physical pain."

Qin Hao let out a soft breath, a look of frustration flashing in his eyes:
"We agreed to finish the play quickly and then let us have a proper fight with the people from the Heavenly Alliance. These few lashes will only waste more time, won't they?"

However, just then, when Bai Zihua lashed out with his whip at Shangguan Qingqing and the other woman, about to strike them, it was cleaved into dust by an invisible blade of energy.

"Bai Zihua, are you really crazy? Now even my words as the sect leader don't carry any weight?"

The Heavenly River Blade Sect Master's eyes twitched slightly. After snapping the long whip with a flick of his finger, he casually slashed and cut all the ropes binding Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao.

Then, with a displeased expression, he looked at Bai Zihua and said:

"If you're so capable of punishing two junior disciples here, why don't you go to the front and fight the people from the Heavenly Alliance for hundreds of rounds!"

Upon hearing this, several elders and hall masters standing nearby, seeing that the situation between the two was not quite right, quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

However, Bai Zihua snorted coldly, cupped his hands in greeting to the Sect Master of the Tianhe Blade Sect, and said:

"No need for the sect leader to trouble himself. I will take care of my disciple, and I will also kill the people of the World Alliance!"

"If the teacher is not strict, it is the teacher's fault. The trouble caused by these two unruly disciples is because I, as their teacher, committed too many sins in my past life, and I have to bear the consequences in this life."

After saying that, Bai Zihua turned and glared at Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao, then cursed:
"The villain!"

However, Bai Zihua secretly transmitted his voice to the two of them:
"The play is over, so I'll be leaving now. You two, remember to follow me later."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and moved in a flash. His short, stout body transformed into a sharp gust of wind, rushing straight towards the front of the sect.

Upon seeing this scene, Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao exchanged a barely perceptible glance, both showing expressions of shame.

Not long ago, after they wiped out the White Sand Gang, they rushed back to their sect without stopping.

He immediately told his master the bad news that he had offended the Heavenly Alliance.

The two still remember Bai Zihua's expression clearly.

how to say?

I was shocked and caught off guard, yet also relieved; I was worried, yet also clearly eager to try.

The two naturally understood that their master had long disliked the Heavenly Alliance.

Previously, because the Tianhe Blade Sect refused to join the World Alliance, the other side had made things difficult for the Tianhe Blade Sect both openly and secretly.

However, since the World Alliance is one of the four top sects in the martial arts world, it is far beyond what the Heavenly River Saber Sect can provoke. Therefore, they have always kept their heads down and been tolerant in every way.

Upon hearing that Shangguan Qingqing and her companion had offended the Tianxia Alliance, Bai Zihua was clearly not angry with them. Instead, he seemed quite prepared to fight a bloodbath with the Tianxia Alliance.

The World Alliance is indeed extremely powerful, but the Heavenly River Blade Sect has never been one to back down. Rather than cowering and suffering humiliation, they prefer to fight to the death with their blades.

Therefore, after Bai Zihua relayed the news of Shangguan Qingqing and Qin Hao's return to the Tianhe Blade Sect Master and the elders.

Neither the sect leader nor the elders ever blamed Shangguan Qingqing and the other person; in fact, many elders praised them for doing a good job.

However, although the Tianhe Blade Sect took a positive attitude toward this matter, they were not arrogant or conceited.

Conversely, while the people of the Tianhe Blade Sect are loyal, righteous, and fearless, they are also acutely aware of the gap between themselves and the Tianxia Alliance.

Therefore, before the World Alliance attacked the Heavenly River Blade Sect, the entire sect had made many preparations in advance, setting up numerous defensive measures and traps and formations, rather than simply recklessly and blindly fighting the World Alliance.

This is also why the World Alliance, despite besieging the Heavenly River Blade Sect for several days, has been unable to take it down.

"Master is such a good actor; he actually found such a perfect reason to make a move."

At this moment, Shangguan Qingqing composed herself and secretly transmitted her thoughts to Qin Hao beside her.

It would be impossible for her not to feel guilty for bringing about the destruction of her sect.

However, if she had to choose again, she would still help Qin Hao destroy the White Sand Gang.

Therefore, even though she felt ashamed, she did not regret it.

Qin Hao shared the same sentiment as Shangguan Qingqing, and he sighed almost imperceptibly:
"Now it's our turn. Since we are the culprits, we must die at the forefront, and we must kill a lot of people."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qingqing nodded slightly and said:
"Fortunately, my senior uncles, senior sisters, and junior brothers are all still in the sect, so I have no worries and can die without regrets."

However, upon hearing this, Qin Hao frowned and looked at Shangguan Qingqing, saying:
"Junior sister, have you forgotten someone important?"

Previously, Qin Hao had personally witnessed Shangguan Qingqing and Li Musheng, a couple deeply in love, being affectionate in a restaurant in the small town.

Now that he has returned to the sect, he has never heard Shangguan Qingqing mention Li Musheng again.

Of course, he also understood that given his current situation, his junior sister really didn't have the extra energy to think about anything else.

But at this critical moment when he was about to die, seeing that Shangguan Qingqing was still trying her best to suppress her emotions, Qin Hao clearly felt a little sorry for her.

At that moment, after hearing Qin Hao suddenly say such a thing, Shangguan Qingqing immediately recalled Li Musheng's face.

After all, she truly admired and revered Li Musheng, the number one in the world!
Moreover, Li Musheng not only cultivates the way of the sword, but is also her hope for reaching the top of the martial arts world in the future through her ardent love for the way of the sword.

In fact, the other party had previously saved her and Qin Hao's lives; he was her savior.

"It's a pity that Your Highness's kindness can only be repaid in the next life. I will never see the day when Your Highness becomes famous throughout the martial arts world and is recognized as the number one in the world!"

Shangguan Qingqing sighed sadly.

However, a thought suddenly occurred to her, and she subconsciously reached into her bosom.

Just then, after Bai Zihua "angrily" left, the Tianhe Blade Sect Master, who had been riding on a blade of light, suddenly lost his balance, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and abruptly fell from mid-air. Upon seeing this, the elders of the Blade Sect all changed their expressions. The tall, thin old man who had previously tried to persuade Bai Zihua quickly moved, leaping to his feet to support the Tianhe Blade Sect Master.

"Sect Master, are you okay?"

As the tall, thin old man and the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect landed on the ground, a group of people immediately surrounded them, all anxiously asking questions.

The Heavenly River Blade Sect Master, his face pale, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and waved his hand, saying:
"It's alright. The fifth vice leader of the Heavenly Alliance truly deserves to be called a martial arts genius that is rare in the Great Li Jianghu. Although he is relying on the advantage of joining forces with the leader of the Golden Armor Sect, his martial arts strength is extremely strong."

"I took a blow from him, and at first I didn't feel it, but the hidden power suddenly erupted just now, and I was caught off guard and suffered a serious injury."

Upon hearing this, the elders and disciples around all showed expressions of worry, but at the same time, a hint of sadness flashed in their eyes.

Clearly, everyone understood that with even the sect leader, the strongest martial artist in the sect, seriously injured, it was only a matter of time before the sect was destroyed.

The sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect observed the expressions on everyone's faces and said:
"Don't worry about me for now. Although I took a palm strike from Huo Linfei, he also withstood my 'Three Thousand Feet of Heavenly River' sword strike. He was also not in good shape and should still be healing in the Tianxia Alliance's camp."

Sure enough, upon hearing this, everyone's expressions finally softened a bit, and the tall, thin old man who had spoken earlier immediately said:

"Sect Master, please stay here to recuperate for now. We will take over the battle against the Heavenly Alliance. We will surely bring back a bunch of heads and make everyone in the sect happy."

After saying this, the tall, thin old man called out to the elders and hall masters, instructing some to stay behind the back mountain while the rest went to the front of the sect.

But at that moment, in a corner unnoticed by everyone, a young man in blue robes who looked to be no more than thirty years old was alone beside the towering stone tablet.

He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, facing the stone tablet in front of him, as if trying his best to comprehend something.

Suddenly, the previously still stone tablet began to tremble slightly, and then the trembling became more and more intense.

A deafening "crack" sound rang out, instantly drawing the attention of all the Tianhe Blade Sect members on the back mountain.

The next moment, everyone was shocked to see what was happening.

A vast, domineering, and terrifying sword intent suddenly shot into the sky from the crack in the stone tablet, directly piercing through the clouds above the silver waterfall, as if it were about to cleave the entire sky above the Heavenly River Sword Sect.

"This is... the Heavenly River Blade Intent from the Heavenly River Blade Stele?"

The tall, thin old man stopped in his tracks, his gaze fixed on the stone tablet in front of the silver waterfall.

"It's actually the Heavenly River Blade Intent! It hasn't appeared for over a hundred years!"

An elder from the Tianhe Blade Sect sighed, his voice even trembling slightly.

At the same time, the sect leader of the Heavenly River Blade Sect had already moved, appearing before the seated youth without anyone noticing, and exclaimed in surprise:

"You've grasped the sword intent within the Heavenly River Sword Stele?"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Yue, a young man dressed in blue, slowly opened his eyes. He looked at the sword intent that pierced the sky on the stone tablet before him, then calmly nodded and said:

"Yes, Sect Master, I just comprehended the Heavenly River Blade Intent."

As he spoke, he casually made a move, and the sword intent that rushed out from the crack of the Heavenly River Sword Stele was as tangible as it suddenly fell down in an instant.

It then flew into Linghu Yue's hand, transforming into a dazzling blade shadow like a winding river.

Upon witnessing this scene, all the disciples of the Great River Saber Sect around the back mountain were shocked.

For over a hundred years, countless sect elders and martial arts geniuses of the Tianhe Blade Sect, including the three sect leaders including the current one, have been unable to comprehend the blade intent contained within the Tianhe Blade Sect. Now, it has been comprehended by an unknown disciple.

It should be noted that the Heavenly River Blade Stele is the most treasured artifact of the entire Heavenly River Blade Sect, and has been passed down for over a thousand years.

A thousand years ago, the founder of the Tianhe Blade Clan used this stele to practice his swordsmanship and left behind the Tianhe Blade Intent, which he had learned throughout his life, for later generations to comprehend.

Afterwards, anyone who could comprehend the Heavenly River Blade Intent from it became a renowned "Blade Saint" in the martial arts world.

Over the next thousand years, every sword saint who comprehended sword intent from the Heavenly River Sword Stele would, in their later years, use their lifelong martial arts cultivation to condense their own sword intent and replenish and strengthen the Heavenly River Sword Intent in the stele.

Previously, the members of the Tianhe Blade Sect gathered at the back mountain, not only because Bai Zihua had physically punished Shangguan Qingqing and the other person.

Everyone was actually hoping to comprehend the Heavenly River Sword Stele.

The sect has long left behind a precept that when the Heavenly River Blade Sect encounters a great calamity, it can use the Heavenly River Blade Intent within the Heavenly River Blade Stele to defend against enemies and protect the sect.

However, to master the powerful sword intent within the Heavenly River Sword Stele, one must first comprehend the Heavenly River Sword Stele itself.

Unfortunately, no one in the current Tianhe Blade Sect is able to comprehend this stele.

Therefore, everyone had already given up on the idea of ​​relying on the Heavenly River Sword Stele to save the sect.

However, to the surprise of the elders and disciples, Linghu Yue suddenly comprehended the meaning of the stele in the face of danger.

This undoubtedly gave everyone who thought the Tianhe Blade Sect was doomed a glimmer of hope to turn the tide.

"Excellent, excellent, good boy, you are now the savior of our entire Tianhe Blade Sect."

The tall, thin old man who was about to leave, along with several elders and hall masters, all came to Linghu Yue's side immediately.

As everyone gazed at the sword shadow formed by the sword intent in the other's hand, they all showed joy, even though they had not yet witnessed the true power of the sword intent within the Heavenly River Sword Stele.

However, they reasoned that the senior members of the sect would not use this matter to deceive them, the junior disciples.

Moreover, all the elders were experts with profound attainments in the way of the sword, so they could naturally sense that the sword intent contained a terrifying aura that made them tremble with fear.

At the same time, the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect also showed a look of relief. The brows that had been furrowed due to being surrounded by the Tianxia Alliance relaxed slightly, and he looked at Linghu Yue solemnly and said:

"Good child, the life and death of the Heavenly River Saber Sect now rests on your shoulders!"

At this moment, Linghu Yue looked down at the sword intent in his hand, and remained silent for a while before speaking:

"Sect Master, facing the Alliance of the World with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death, I will not risk my life to fight, unless..."

As he spoke, he looked up at the Sect Master of the Heavenly River Blade Sect, narrowed his eyes, and said:
“You will pass the position of sect leader to me.”

(End of this chapter)