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

Chapter 280 Vulnerable

"Shangguan Qingqing!"

Linghu Yue's gaze was cold and ruthless. All his hopes in this life had been destroyed by that woman who was as insignificant as an ant.

Back then, his father, Linghu Zhen, was demoted from a true disciple to a menial disciple after he betrayed his fellow disciples in the competition for the position of sect leader.

Their status within the sect plummeted!
Linghu Zhen's personality changed drastically in the final days. He hid in his room every day and never went out. He was either drunk every day or beat and scolded Linghu Zhen.

At that time, Linghu Yue couldn't hold his head up when walking in the sect. Whether facing the gazes of his peers or other people in the sect, he felt it was glaring and that everyone was looking down on and mocking him!
From that moment on, in the heart of young Linghu Yue, his loving father had died, and all of this was the fault of those in the Tianhe Blade Sect who had demoted his father.

From that moment on, Linghu Yue secretly vowed that one day he would reclaim what belonged to his father, sit on the throne of the sect leader, and make all those who mocked and despised him kneel before him.

He wants to trample everyone under his feet and crush all the unbearable past under his feet!

Originally, all of this was within reach, and all expectations were almost attainable.

However, it was ruined by that woman, Shangguan Qingqing!

"I don't believe that the Tianxia Alliance can be forced to retreat with just a token from the Dali Tianjin Guard!"

Linghu Yue's face was gloomy and his hatred was hard to quell.

He then reached out and summoned a dazzling blade shadow from the cracked Heavenly River Blade Stele. It hovered above Linghu Yue's head in an instant, emanating a domineering and terrifying killing intent.

"Shangguan Qingqing, I'd like to see if your damn token can stop me!"

The next moment, Linghu Yue's figure vanished from his spot and headed towards a cluster of buildings and houses within the sect.

At the same time, the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect, who was breathing exercises to heal his injuries, suddenly frowned and looked up at the back of the sect.

"Then Linghu Yue used the Heavenly River Blade Intent again, and it exuded such a strong killing intent. What exactly does he want to do?"

The Heavenly River Blade Sect Master's expression was one of surprise and uncertainty, but then he suddenly realized something, and his expression changed instantly. He thought to himself:

"not good!"

Immediately, the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect moved and hurriedly headed towards a certain place in the sect.

At the same time, the commotion caused by Linghu Yue naturally attracted the attention of many elders and hall masters.

To prevent Linghu Yue from doing anything irrational, some elders and hall masters also rushed towards the direction where the aura of the Heavenly River Blade Intent was located.

……

In a small courtyard within the Tianhe Blade Sect.

A group of young children surrounded Shangguan Qingqing, chattering away and asking her all sorts of questions.

Ever since learning that Shangguan Qingqing had used a token to scare away the Tianxia Alliance, one of the four major sects in the martial arts world, and saved the entire Tianhe Blade Sect.

Shangguan Qingqing's reputation spread throughout the entire sect, especially among the junior brothers and sisters and the children in the sect, who all admired her greatly and rushed to see this senior sister.

"Sister Qingqing, can I see that token?"

"Yes, we all really want to see that token and find out what's so special about it that it could drive away those powerful villains!"

A group of children tugged at Shangguan Qingqing's clothes, their faces full of expectation as they pleaded.

Shangguan Qingqing was overwhelmed by this group of children, so she could only sigh and wave her hand, saying:

“You are too young to understand. The real power lies not in the token itself, but in the person who bestowed it upon you.”

Upon hearing this, all the children stared wide-eyed in surprise, as if pondering the meaning of Shangguan Qingqing's words.

At this moment, Shangguan Qingqing shook her head, then took the Tianjing Guard token from her waist and gently handed it to the children gathered around her, saying:
"Here you go, this is the token you wanted to see. Take it and look at it, but be careful not to break it."

Upon seeing this, the children's eyes lit up, and they all became excited and eager to reach out and touch the Tianjin Guard's token.

However, at that moment, the token that Shangguan Qingqing handed over suddenly flew into the air and flew rapidly out of the courtyard.

Realizing what was happening, Shangguan Qingqing's expression changed instantly. She abruptly turned to look outside and asked warily:

"who is it?"

At the same time, Linghu Yue, with the Heavenly River Blade Shadow hanging above his head, had already arrived outside the courtyard in an instant, and casually grabbed the Tianjin Guard token that had been summoned from afar.

Shangguan Qingqing seemed to sense that the newcomers were hostile, and immediately shielded the group of children behind her. Looking at Linghu Yue outside the courtyard through the gate, she frowned and said:

"What do you want? Give the token back!"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Yue glanced down at the Tianjin Guard token in his hand, then looked up at Shangguan Qingqing in the courtyard, and suddenly sneered, saying:
"You ask me what I want to do? I'd like to ask you, you ruined my plans and yet you enjoy the praise of the entire sect? Do you deserve it?"

Shangguan Qingqing frowned immediately. Earlier, when she and Qin Hao left the back mountain, they had left early and had not seen Linghu Yue comprehend the Heavenly River Blade Intent.

Later, because of the attack on the sect by the World Alliance, she hadn't had a chance to hear about Linghu Yue.

Therefore, she is now completely confused about what the other party meant by these seemingly random words.
However, when faced with Linghu Yue's question, Shangguan Qingqing's expression turned serious, and she nodded:

“You are right about one thing: the sect was besieged by the World Alliance because of me. I am indeed not worthy of everyone’s praise.”

As she spoke, she gazed intently at Linghu Yue opposite her and said earnestly:

“I don’t know what I did wrong to you, but you are the first person in the sect to criticize me. To be honest, I’m not angry at all. On the contrary, I’m very happy because finally someone has stopped ignoring my mistakes.”

Upon hearing this, Linghu Yue was taken aback, but then a look of hatred appeared on his face as he said:
"You're too happy too soon!"

"You prevented me from becoming the sect leader, so today I will sever your meridians, cripple your martial arts, and turn you into a useless cripple, so that you can taste the pain I once suffered!"

Having said that, Linghu Yue was about to attack Shangguan Qingqing, but just then, the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect arrived in time and hurriedly stopped him:
"stop!"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Yue glanced at the arriving Tianhe Blade Sect Master out of the corner of his eye, his eyes flashing with cold light, and said:

"Now that I control the sword intent within the Heavenly River Sword Stele, you, a heavily injured former sect leader, cannot stop me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword shadow hovering above Linghu Yue's head suddenly turned its tip and slashed down at the Tianhe Sword Sect Master from afar.

In an instant, a flash of light appeared, seemingly real yet illusory, and landed before the Heavenly River Blade Sect Master with the force to shatter mountains and break peaks.

Upon seeing this, the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect's expression hardened, but he dared not be negligent.

He immediately raised his hand and unleashed a slash, combining his profound martial arts cultivation with his own comprehended sword intent to clash with the Heavenly River Sword Intent that everyone in the sect yearned for. The two sword intents collided violently, their sharp edges meeting, causing the void to twist and groan.

The entire surrounding space outside the courtyard was in an uproar, with flashes of swords and towering waves of air. Heaven and earth fell silent in that instant!

However, the next moment, the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and the blade intent in front of him suddenly collapsed. He was hit by the scattered blade light and fell backward.

The sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect had previously fought with Huo Linfei, and both times he suffered serious injuries. Now, facing the Tianhe Blade Intent left behind by the sect's patriarch, he was unable to withstand it at all and was defeated by Linghu Yue in a single move.

"metropolitan!"

At this moment, the elders and hall masters who had just arrived witnessed this scene. Their expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly moved to catch the Heavenly River Blade Sect Master who was about to be cut down.

"Linghu Yue, do you know what you're doing?"

An elder was immediately enraged and rebuked Linghu Yue, who had the Heavenly River Blade shadow hanging above his head.

Upon hearing this, Linghu Yue glanced at the Heavenly River Saber Sect Master, whom he had blasted away with a single strike, and suddenly burst into laughter, saying:

“I know very well what I am doing. Even the sect leader of the Tianhe Blade Sect is no match for me now. If I don’t take the position of sect leader, who else in the entire sect is worthy of it?”

The faces of the elders and hall masters turned extremely ugly. They all sighed as they looked at the sword shadow floating in mid-air.

I don't know why such a disloyal disciple of a sect was allowed to comprehend the supreme Heavenly River Blade Intent.
However, the elders and hall masters clearly did not show any intention of yielding to him just because he had comprehended the Heavenly River Blade Stele.

One of the elders angrily shouted at Linghu Yue:
"Unless I die, you will never be able to sit in the position of sect leader in this lifetime."

Upon hearing this, the others all nodded and spoke sternly:

"Not only that, today we will expel you from the Tianhe Blade Sect and banish you from the sect. From now on, you can forget about ever setting foot in the Tianhe Blade Sect again!"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Yue was visibly taken aback.

Then, he glanced at the elders and hall masters, his eyes turning incredibly cold, and slowly nodded, saying:

"Fine, fine, you old geezers dared to expel me from the sect. Then don't blame me for not showing any mercy to my fellow disciples. I'll just cripple you all and throw you out of the Heavenly River Blade Sect."

"The Heavenly River Blade Sect, which I will lead in the future, has no need for you old trash!"

As he spoke, Linghu Yue's expression hardened, and he immediately intended to use the Heavenly River Blade to attack the elders and hall masters in front of him.

However, at this moment, Shangguan Qingqing, who had witnessed everything and roughly understood the whole situation, suddenly looked at Linghu Yue and said:

"Since you are so eager to become the sect leader of the Heavenly River Blade Sect, why didn't you intervene when the World Alliance besieged the sect earlier?"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Yue frowned, then turned to look at Shangguan Qingqing, about to speak.

However, Shangguan Qingqing didn't give him a chance to speak at all, shaking her head and continuing:
"I guess the reason you haven't made a move is probably because you're afraid. You're afraid of dying, so you don't dare to attack the people of the World Alliance."

"fart!"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Yue immediately roared in anger, but Shangguan Qingqing revealed a mocking expression on her face and said:
"Even the weakest disciple in the sect dares to draw his sword against the World Alliance. You have great strength, yet you don't even dare to leave the sect. What right does such a cowardly and incompetent person have to be the sect leader of the Heavenly River Blade Sect?"

"If we disciples were to recognize such a cowardly person as the leader of our sect, wouldn't we become a laughingstock in the martial arts world?"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Yue couldn't help but tremble, clearly angered by Shangguan Qingqing's sharp tongue.

"you wanna die!"

Linghu Yue gritted his teeth, the Heavenly River Blade Shadow hovering above his head already pointing its tip at Shangguan Qingqing.

Once that blade strikes, Shangguan Qingqing will surely be reduced to nothing by the powerful blade intent!

Shangguan Qingqing naturally sensed Linghu Yue's undisguised killing intent, as well as the terrifying sword intent emanating from the blade shadow.

But she remained standing quietly, simply looking at Linghu Yue and saying:

"Although I am a woman, I am not like you, afraid of death. As for you trying to kill me, I am no match for you, but..."

At this point, Shangguan Qingqing changed the subject, narrowing her eyes as she said:
"I expect you to return the token. Being a coward and afraid of death is shameful enough. Didn't your parents teach you that stealing is wrong? Do you want to become a petty thief and robber that even children would find shameful?"

Upon hearing this, Linghu Yue could no longer tolerate it. His eyes flashed with murderous intent as he stared at Shangguan Qingqing, then he sneered and said:
"So you've said all this just to get me to return this token to you?"

"Since that's the case, then I'll return this piece of junk, this lackey of the imperial court, to you!"

As he spoke, Linghu Yue held the Tianjin Guard token in one hand and slowly raised it.

Then, in front of Shangguan Qingqing, he began to squeeze it tightly little by little.

Clearly, Linghu Yue wanted Shangguan Qingqing to witness him personally destroy the Tianjin Guard's token.

Upon seeing Linghu Yue's actions, Shangguan Qingqing's gaze turned incredibly cold.

Without saying a word, she suddenly attacked with lightning speed, drawing her sword and charging at Linghu Yue.

Shangguan Qingqing knew she was no match for her opponent, but she was not a coward like him.

When it's time to strike, she has more courage than anyone else!
"late!"

Linghu Yue's lips curled into a mocking smile, and he immediately exerted great force, about to crush the Tianjin Guard token in his hand into dust.

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!

The token, which should have been crushed into dust, suddenly cracked open without warning, revealing an invisible aura.

That wisp of energy was almost imperceptible, yet when it appeared in mid-air outside the courtyard, everyone in the entire Tianhe Blade Sect suddenly froze in shock.

Whether they were cultivating, discussing sword techniques, or doing various other things, everyone seemed to be frozen in place.

Then, everyone subconsciously turned their heads and looked in the direction where the Tianjin Guard token was located.

At this moment, everyone could clearly feel that a martial will as vast as the ocean had descended upon the entire Heavenly River Blade Sect.

That will was as deep and unyielding as an abyss, impossible to resist. The unwavering martial spirit of the crowd was like a small boat in a raging storm in the face of it.

A feeling of insignificance and a tremor that comes from the depths of one's soul!

(End of this chapter)