I just want to kill you all, or be killed by you all.

Kunzhou.

The Xiangu Ning family.

Above the ancestral land, crimson clouds swallowed the sky.

A phantom phoenix thrashed wildly within the fiery clouds, each flap of its wings shattering vast swathes of space.

Golden feathers fell to the ground like meteors, causing the heavens and earth to hum incessantly.

"What happened?" Many members of the Ning family were awakened by the strange phenomenon.

"This phoenix...it's the Qingfeng Ancestor! What happened to her?!" An elder exclaimed in shock and fear.

"Signs of things getting out of control! Could it be that Patriarch Qingfeng has gone mad from practicing cultivation?!"

"Absolutely impossible! Ancestor Qingfeng is the foremost healer of our time, how could he have suffered a qi deviation!"

Deep within the ancestral land, within a volcanic crater ten thousand feet wide, flows the essence of a top-grade fire spirit vein.

Ning Qingfeng knelt in the pool, her body covered in crimson-gold phoenix patterns that spread like a spider web, climbing from her brow to her collarbone and burning all the way down to her lower abdomen.

Her fingers clenched tightly into her palms, and golden blood dripped into the pool of fire, igniting even greater flames.

A suppressed groan escaped her throat, veins throbbed on her forehead, her phoenix eyes were half-closed, and the hazy look deep in her golden pupils grew stronger, even her teeth were chattering.

The Nirvana Immortal Body boiled uncontrollably, its skin so hot that even the air itself was scorched into distorted ripples.

"Li Yang... how dare you..."

"Immortal Master...I feel so bad~"

"Senior brother, I can't take it anymore!"

Ning Qingfeng uttered three different women's voices, which overlapped together, creating an extremely eerie effect.

In the very next moment—

She suddenly tilted her head back, her long black hair falling loose and dancing wildly in the flames.

The phoenix phantom in mid-air rose in sync with her, its voice sharp and trembling, yet also carrying a hint of indescribable emotion, echoing throughout the heavens.

Outside the volcano, two figures stood in the void.

Although it wasn't particularly tall, when you closed your eyes and tried to feel it, you felt as if it were a pillar reaching the sky to the dome.

"Qingfeng is truly reckless. Not only did she arbitrarily use her own essence and soul blood to cut off her flesh and dismantle her bones to create an external avatar that perfectly carries all wills, but she also lowered her cultivation level to use the 'Nirvana Seed Divine Technique,' planting a thought in the hearts of all living beings, letting the entire cultivation world know that my Ning family has a member named Ning Xi. This action has further distanced her from becoming the third Supreme of the Ning family."

Of the two, the older woman sighed repeatedly.

Another young man chuckled, "Qingfeng is only five thousand years old this year, still quite young compared to a lifespan of three hundred thousand years. Laying a solid foundation now is not necessarily a bad thing. Otherwise, why would she need to descend to the mortal realm and form a bond with that little sword cultivator under the Xuanyuan Sect?"

He looked up at the sky and saw the fiery golden phoenix writhing its noble body without any regard for its image, a stark contrast to Ning Qingfeng, who was now submerged in the volcano, her face flushed.

He clicked his tongue and said, "I never imagined that Qingfeng would go from Qi Refining to Mahayana, only to lose her virginity to a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator. Although it wasn't her true body, it was a fusion of divine thoughts and Daoist principles."

It seems my Ning family is about to have another son-in-law.

"A son-in-law at the Foundation Establishment stage? If word gets out, my Ning family will be laughed at to death by the cultivators of the Nine Provinces." The old woman looked somewhat displeased.

"That's not right~" The young man stood with his hands behind his back. "How do you know that today's nobody will one day shine across the land with his sword?"

"Have you forgotten? The ancient ancestor, Xuanyuan?"

The old woman's expression softened upon hearing the name.

"I hope he will become the second Xuanyuan."

……

"What's going on? The small world is collapsing at an accelerated rate. Everyone's out, but where's the boss?"

"Something's not right. These gaps are getting fewer and fewer. Could it be...?"

"Shut up! The boss always manages to survive life-or-death situations; he can't possibly die here!"

Inside the Tiangang Demon-Slaying Camp, the sword cultivators' worry for Li Yang was palpable.

As the small world gradually heads towards its final destruction, the gaps become fewer and fewer.

Even if there were any, they would be covered by dangerous vegetation, making it impossible for a Nascent Soul cultivator to emerge from them.

Upon seeing this scene, Lu Qingqiu sighed.

Li Yang has finally run into trouble, but their mission is not yet complete.

Even though "Qin Feng" is still at the top of the kill list, his demise is only a matter of time.

"Fellow Daoists—" She flew to the front of the thousands of sword cultivators in the Heavenly Gang Demon-Slaying Camp, her back to the completely destroyed small world, "We must face reality. Fellow Daoist Qin Feng has perished, but our mission is not yet complete. The Slaughtering Void Realm still needs us, and the traitors are still at large."

Lu Qingqiu looked at the real Qin Feng: "Fellow Daoist, although Fellow Daoist Li entrusted the array flag to you, you do not have the potential to be a leader."

Give it to me. Perhaps I am not as good as Fellow Daoist Li, but I will do my best to eliminate demons and uphold justice, and kill that traitor!

Upon hearing this, the sword cultivators' discussions suddenly intensified.

Given the current situation, it seems impossible to escape from the small world using any means of escape.

They need to face reality.

But they all knew perfectly well that Lu Qingqiu's constant use of the word "traitor" clearly indicated that his actions were influenced by his emotions.

If she were to take charge, they would not only fail to learn the art of swordsmanship, but they would likely lose their lives.

Seeing this, Lu Qingqiu spoke with a generous and eloquent voice:

"Everyone! I am the daughter of the Sect Master of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, and I am among the top thirty on the Kunzhou Golden Core Ranking. I am absolutely qualified to lead the sword formation. I urge you all not to disband it because of this, giving that traitor an opportunity!"

However, very few people listened to her.

They gathered because of Li Yang, but now that Li Yang, their core leader, is gone, they are all thinking about leaving.

Looking at the still noisy group of sword cultivators, Lu Qingqiu felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

She shook her head.

The original intention was to prevent the Tiangang Demon-Slaying Camp, a sword-wielding army, from disbanding, as it determined the balance of power between the Tianyuan Dynasty and the Jiuyou Dynasty, affecting the lives of countless people.

But she failed. The sword cultivators only recognized Li Yang, and even she, the peerless Xuanyuan, was useless.

Just suddenly—

The entire room fell silent.

The previously noisy and chaotic sword cultivators all turned their gazes toward Lu Qingqiu.

Lu Qingqiu was taken aback.

But she knew that everyone was not looking at her.

She turned around and looked back, her beautiful eyes suddenly narrowing—

That was a sword aura!

A terrifying sword aura that shattered the void, causing even the most dangerous killing plants to bow down!

The sword energy was blood red, exuding an extremely dangerous aura, and containing the intent to cut through everything!

It brutally cleaved through the barriers of the small world, even cutting through those crimson strikes that could kill even Nascent Soul True Monarchs, as if the heavens and earth were being created!

A figure leaped out from the passage cleaved open by sword energy, wielding a sword.

Li Yang had black hair and bloodshot eyes, and wore a minimalist sword robe. He had an extremely imposing physique.

He held Ning Xi's hand with one hand and gripped the Phoenix Sword with the other.

Besides the extremely viscous scarlet killing intent emanating from him, there was also a terrifying aura of malevolence that terrified all living beings!

With the combined influence of these two artistic conceptions, Li Yang seemed to have emerged from a hellish inferno.

Their sheer presence alone made the previously scattered Tiangang Demon-Slaying Camp forget their earlier worries.

"Boss!"

All the sword cultivators shouted in unison.

Li Yang nodded.

At this time-

Several message jade slips arrived in front of Li Yang one after another, having been waiting outside for a long time.

Most of them were issued by the Emperor of the Tianyuan Dynasty, and a few were issued by the vanguard sword cultivators of the Tiangang Demon-Slaying Camp in the Tianyuan Dynasty.

Upon opening one of the channels, the urgent voice of the Heavenly Origin Emperor rang out—

"The Nine Nether Dynasty has launched a full-scale war! When will you return?"

The other dishes are similar.

After listening, Li Yang handed the Phoenix Sword to Ning Xi.

He passed by Lu Qingqiu and patted her on the shoulder.

"Boss!" Qin Feng handed the array flag of the Ten Thousand Swords Return to One Formation back to Li Yang.

After Li Yang obtained it, he activated the sword formation.

His gaze turned toward the direction of the Nine Nether Dynasty:

"Fellow Daoists! The carnage is about to begin; how can we sword cultivators be left out!"

"kill!!!"

In an instant, the sounds of battle shook the heavens and the earth, threatening to engulf the world.