A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin

Boom!

Every cultivator in Heavenly Cloud City buckled under the terrifying aura. Those below the Divine Transformation Realm were pressed flat against the ground. A killing intent so thick it seemed almost solid shot toward the heavens.

The old man behind the young woman huffed coldly, his murky eyes flashing. His own aura erupted, covering a hundred zhang around them and blocking He Yuanting’s pressure entirely.

The young woman halted her footsteps.

Li Guanqi looked up toward the Great Profound Sword Sect, his lips trembling. There was only one thing that could make He Yuanting so angry.

The old man narrowed his eyes and turned toward the sect. “What’s up with He Yuanting? Has he gone mad? It’s fine if he doesn’t come to welcome us, but what is he trying to do?”

The young woman frowned and turned around, recalling her father’s reminder before she left. “Is that He Yuning’s father?”

The old man nodded.

A ray of golden light shot out, breaking through the Great Profound Sword Sect’s protective barrier. A man emerged, rushing toward Heavenly Cloud City.

A powerful aura burst from within the crowd. A man in a black cloak unsheathed his sword and leaped upward. His cultivation was only at the early Illusory Refinement Realm, but he withstood the pressure from above and exuded a devastating sharpness. Terrifying sword intent shot from him into the heavens, cutting a ten-zhang-wide hole through the cloud layer.

The elder behind the young woman watched in surprise, clicking his tongue in admiration.

A golden ray of sword light shot out and landed on the barrier in the middle of the plaza.

Crash! Crash!

The chains rattled. Li Guanqi’s head snapped up as he sensed the aura, disbelief flooding through him.

“Brother Ye...” he murmured, his voice shaking.

Boom! Thud!

The barrier exploded. Grand Elder Liu Dong of the Great Profound Sword Sect turned pale and shouted, “Hmph! He’s got an accomplice! Black-armored guards! Capture him! We’ll publicly execute them together!”

Inside the barrier, Liu Chuan narrowed his eyes. He drew his sword and appeared before Ye Feng in a flash.

It was Ye Feng, the youth who had disappeared for many years.

He had been in Central Prefecture when the news broke out. Upon hearing them, he rushed to Heavenly Cloud City without hesitation.

Boom!

Ye Feng slammed Liu Chuan back with his sword, then swept the blade horizontally, unleashing terrifying sword light that severely wounded a group of black-armored guards. However, the incoming attacks tore his black cloak, revealing his handsome face.

“Wait for me, Big Brother! I’ll save you!”

Ye Feng’s face bore a few new ghastly scars, and his golden hair was tied behind his head. His boyishness had been replaced with maturity.

His gaze burned with determination as golden light flashed beneath his feet. He rushed to Li Guanqi’s side, gripped his sword with both hands, and crouched like a wild beast. The space beneath his feet collapsed, and he shot forward like a predator lunging at its prey.

Roar!

A tiger’s roar traveled in all directions. A golden tiger hologram appeared around him and roared at the heavens. Wherever he passed, his power tore through the sky itself.

The young woman squinted. She hadn’t expected such a talented prodigy in a tiny place like the Central Prefecture. This golden-haired youth isn’t even twenty yet!

“Fearsome Tiger’s Roar, Splitting the Mountain!”

His cry shook the heavens, and he moved so fast that even Liu Chuan couldn’t stop him. The friction between his sword and the air made sparks fly, and a sword light descended on the chains behind Li Guanqi.

But the chains lit up with golden patterns.

Clang!

Ye Feng was blasted backward, shooting back even faster than he’d come. His eyes turned grave. Blood filled his mouth, but he swallowed it back.

Li Guanqi paled. The shaking chains made his blood surge, and the stone spikes drove deeper into his flesh. He forced himself to stay conscious and roared with everything he had. “Go! Leave me!”

Ye Feng’s sword whipped through the air in an airtight defense, blocking every attack from the black-armored guards. As he flipped his blade, he cut down the surrounding guards. Blood and severed limbs flew everywhere.

The blood-drenched youth stood between Li Guanqi and the guards. He met the many gazes around him without a trace of fear.

Ye Feng turned sideways to look at Li Guanqi, then grinned.

Li Guanqi’s eyes moistened. That grin was identical to the one he remembered.

Ye Feng turned back. All Li Guanqi could see was his brother’s back, standing proud with unwavering determination. The veins on Ye Feng’s right arm bulged, and his flesh wriggled until his arm turned pitch black. He exuded eerie ghost qi, and his aura transformed. Yin energy poured out of him, lifting his power to new heights.

Boom!

All the space within fifty zhang collapsed, unable to withstand his aura.

Black qi curled around his sword, and his sword intent rose again.

The elder behind the young woman stepped forward, holding out his hand to shield her. He glanced at Ye Feng with a sharp gaze. “He has been to the forbidden zone of the Taiqing Territory... the Dungeon Abyss! And if he walked out of that place alive...”

He shook his head. “I cannot imagine the determination it took to survive. This boy has an immeasurable future ahead of him.”

Even the young woman cried out in surprise. “The Dungeon Abyss? Elder Li, you’re saying he walked out of the Dungeon Abyss?”

He Yuanting was less than ten thousand zhang away and would arrive in a moment.

Grand Elder Liu Dong could no longer stay still. He knew Liu Chuan and the black-armored guards couldn’t contain the golden-haired youth. He huffed coldly and charged ahead with his sword. His aura erupted—peak of the mid Illusory Refinement Realm. Ye Feng and Liu Dong each claimed half the surrounding space, simultaneously extending their domains.

Ye Feng smirked. His sword let out a bright cry, and his sword spirit void buzzed. “Soul Dissolution, Ghost Slash! Asura Destruction!”

Boom!

Liu Dong’s eyes grew wide. He channeled the most vital force he could into his sword.

“Great Profound Sword Slash!”

Boom!

A deafening blast rang out. Every building within a thousand zhang was flattened.

There was a loud crack. Two deep cuts appeared on the chains pinning Li Guanqi’s shoulders. The golden patterns lost their luster, and his strength returned partially.

The black sword coffin appeared.

However, He Yuanting was now within Li Guanqi’s field of vision.