Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

In the uninhabited mountains, several figures were engaged in a frenzied battle.

The light of swords and blades crisscrossed, but the booming sounds didn't escape.

Upon closer inspection, one could discover a massive array screen enveloping a range of thousands of feet in mid-air.

Three black-armored cultivators were besieging two True Immortal cultivators.

Behind the two True Immortals, crimson Nirvana spirit feathers condensed, indicating that their cultivation realms should both be around the seventh level of the True Immortal stage.

Moreover, among the black-armored cultivators attacking, Shi Jun was surprisingly present!!

Precisely because of Shi Jun's presence, the two cultivators were currently at a disadvantage, and their defeat was only a matter of time.

Xiao Chen hid in the shadows, his eyes gleaming, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Heh heh, the enemy of my enemy is my friend!!"

"After taking care of the enemy, I'll take care of the 'friend,' and then I'll be in the clear, right?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen didn't act rashly.

After leaving a teleportation talisman in place, he quietly sped away for hundreds of miles, leaving another talisman behind.

After changing positions several times, Xiao Chen calculated the time and then took out a talisman, instantly disappearing from the spot.

When he reappeared outside the array screen of that barrier, the two besieged cultivators were already in dire straits.

Shi Jun wielded a large halberd with great power, and sword cultivators found it difficult to get close amidst his wide, sweeping attacks.

This was the advantage of spears and halberds; very few sword cultivators could overcome them with brute force.

Huo Yan was a slender sword cultivator with delicate features and a fierce look in his eyes.

In Xiao Chen's perception, this seemingly weak fellow's dantian was always bulging, clearly prepared to self-detonate at any moment!!

This was why they hadn't been killed by Shi Jun and the others yet.

A True Immortal seventh-level cultivator self-detonating within a small, confined array barrier...

Apart from Shi Jun, the other two black-armored guards would definitely not survive.

Even if Shi Jun could barely survive, he would lose a layer of skin even if he didn't die.

Therefore, the three black-armored guards had been looking for an opportunity.

As for the other cultivator, Ding Lin, he was a saber cultivator wearing a yellow robe.

His cultivation realm was similar to Huo Yan's, but he was slightly stronger.

However, Ding Lin wasn't as decisive as Huo Yan, and he was still trying to chop at the surrounding array screen, attempting to escape from here.

"Damn it!! Did Song Xuan send you to besiege us!!!"

Faced with Ding Lin's questioning, Shi Jun and the others remained silent, simply attacking the two frantically.

Huo Yan's eyes flashed with a cold light.

"Something's not right! Master should be under house arrest; otherwise, he couldn't possibly be unaware of this, given how close we are!!"

The truth was just as he suspected.

At this moment, Song Xuan was actually in Ke Yongsheng's residence, playing chess with him.

Song Xuan's sharpness was fully revealed, and the murderous aura of the chess game almost permeated the chessboard!

Ke Yongsheng, leaning on a cane, stared at Song Xuan with his cloudy eyes.

"You want me to die very much?"

Song Xuan played with a chess piece he had captured, chuckling lightly.

"No, no, no."

"You, old man, are nearing the end of your lifespan, peacefully passing away... what does it have to do with me?"

"The day before yesterday, my black-armored guards, along with Chen Jianhui and the others, a total of seven True Immortals, failed to capture and kill the opponent, and were even killed by the other party, along with three True Immortal elders, did you know that?"

Of course Ke Yongsheng knew about this; his spies in the sect were not limited to Chen Jianhui.

Seeing his reaction, Song Xuan knew that the old thing definitely knew.

Pa!

Song Xuan smashed a black piece, shattering a white piece, with extreme dominance.

"Having lost so much to the sect before and after, this person is obviously not easy to provoke."

"For your own selfish desires, you have caused such a great loss to the sect, what do you say?"

Song Xuan's meaning was clear: he wanted Ke Yongsheng to obediently wait for death!!!!

The old man clenched his teeth, his cheeks bulging, and the veins on his forehead throbbing wildly.

A pair of cloudy eyes stared intently at the man in front of him, silent for a long time.

He knew that Song Xuan had come today to reveal his intentions.

His two disciples had disappeared without a trace since sending a message saying that they were almost there, presumably also at Song Xuan's hands.

After hesitating for a long time, Ke Yongsheng's hand holding the cane turned white at the knuckles, and the old man, who had always been strong, uttered a slightly weaker sentence.

"If I step into the Golden Immortal realm, wouldn't it be good to have two Golden Immortals in one sect?"

Hearing this, Song Xuan sneered, leaning back in his chair and looking down at the old man in front of him.

"Even now, you are trying to shake my position."

"Do you think I can let you break through to the Golden Immortal realm?"

"Oh, right, if you allow me to inscribe a slave seal in your divine soul, perhaps I will consider agreeing to you."

Dong!!

The cane struck the ground, and in an instant, the ground within a hundred feet suddenly bulged and cracked.

Ke Yongsheng glared angrily, shouting loudly.

"Song Xuan!! Don't go too far!!"

"If you push me too hard, I will forcibly break through, triggering the heavenly tribulation at the Qilin Crane Sect. If I can't survive the Golden Immortal tribulation, I will self-detonate here!!"

"Even if I can't kill you, I can take the entire Qilin Crane Sect with me to be buried with me!!"

As he spoke, a huge, heavy dark cloud suddenly gathered above the Qilin Crane Sect, thunder rumbling and lightning flashing.

Hearing this, Song Xuan remained calm, his eyes full of disdain as he said.

"You... can try."

"Try... whether I can kill you before you trigger the Golden Immortal heavenly tribulation."

When he spoke, Song Xuan's eyes showed no ripples, frighteningly calm.

Faced with such a calm Song Xuan, Ke Yongsheng was somewhat frightened.

Gradually, the thunderclouds in the sky gradually dissipated, and the old man's aura slowly subsided.

At this moment, Ke Yongsheng seemed much older, and his originally straight back gradually bent down.

It seemed that the pride he had maintained for thousands of years had also collapsed at this moment.

The old man leaned on his cane wearily, slowly getting up, raising his foot and walking towards the main hall, his voice hoarse.

"Huo Yan and Ding Lin... I hope you can spare their lives."

"Consider it a request from me."

Song Xuan smiled sarcastically, got up and walked out of the hall.

"Then I won't bother you."

After speaking, Song Xuan raised his hand and placed a powerful Golden Immortal barrier, enveloping the residence!

At the same time, the two black-armored guards beside Shi Jun unexpectedly separated Ding Lin and the others!!

Shi Jun, wielding a large halberd, flew up, his waist twisting as the halberd howled in the wind, leaping high, the halberd raised above his head, like splitting a mountain, falling head-on towards Ding Lin!!

"Junior Brother!!!!!"

Huo Yan shouted anxiously, wanting to rush to his aid but was blocked by the black-armored guards.

At the critical moment, a blood-colored spear pierced through the void, fiercely striking the halberd!!

Dang!!!!!

Sparks flew everywhere, and Shi Jun was knocked back more than ten feet by the spear.

Ding Lin flew back dozens of feet, looking at Xiao Chen, who had flown into the array screen, with a puzzled expression.