Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

”This is bad!”

”Quick, block him!”

Xuan Tianxin and the others had just been feeling smug, holding eight Northern Wilderness Sword Orders in their hands.

In an instant, their expressions changed drastically.

A few of them, risking life and limb, lunged at Yang Xiao.

They were trying to block his Sword Wave attack.

But it was a shame...

They were too late!

”Hmph. You overestimate yourselves!”

A trace of disdain flashed in Yang Xiao’s eyes.

Bloodthirsty, the sword in his hand, slashed out in an instant.

Vibrating Sword Wave.

The terrifying Sword Qi formed by the True Greater Yang Fire swept across the field.

Forget the young elite disciples.

Even the few Martial Saints and Half-Step Martial Saints who had charged forward...

...were annihilated in an instant.

They died on the spot.

Watching this, Xuan Tianxin, the ancestor of the Profound Celestial Sect, was so enraged his eyes looked like they would split open.

However, his first instinct...

...was still to save Xuan Tianzhan.

But since Yang Xiao had chosen this exact moment to strike, he was naturally confident he would succeed.

The person he wanted to kill most was Xuan Tianzhan.

How could he possibly let Xuan Tianxin save him?

In fact, long before this, Yang Xiao had been using his Spiritual Power to spy on the Profound Celestial Sect’s camp. With his current strength, if he wanted to kill someone, only two people posed a threat to him.

One was the Profound Celestial Sect’s ancestor, Xuan Tianxin.

The other was the mysterious, blood-robed woman, Xue Yi.

Of the two, Xue Yi had always stayed close, protecting Xuan Tianzhan and his retinue.

As for the Profound Celestial Sect’s ancestor, although he hadn’t spoken a word, his Spiritual Power had also been constantly covering this area.

Any slight disturbance would likely have been detected by him.

With these two present,

even if Yang Xiao had attacked, it wouldn’t have ended well for him.

So,

he had been waiting.

Just a moment ago,

when Xuan Tianxin was persuading Xuan Tianzhan—and especially when he saw that Xuan Tianzhan understood—the old bastard had finally let his guard down a little.

At the same time,

because Xuan Tianzhan had courted death himself,

he had stepped outside Xue Yi’s range of protection.

This was Yang Xiao’s perfect opportunity.

And so, he made his move.

He slashed with his sword without a shred of hesitation.

As things stood,

the results were quite good.

But at that very moment,

just as Yang Xiao’s Sword Wave, having cut through multiple obstacles, reached Xuan Tianzhan and was about to deal the fatal blow...

...a blood-red figure appeared.

It blocked Xuan Tianzhan’s path.

With a wave of its sleeve,

that terrifying Vibrating Sword Wave, capable of annihilating even a Martial Saint,

instantly dissipated.

Immediately after,

the blood-red figure vanished.

It was only at this moment...

...that Xuan Tianxin finally reached Xuan Tianzhan’s side.

As for the scene that had just unfolded,

only a very small number of people had seen it clearly.

Yang Xiao.

Xuan Tianxin.

The Pure Yang Ancestor.

Besides them,

no one else had seen a thing.

All they perceived was a blur, as if something had moved for a split second.

Then, everything returned to normal.

But...

...for the three who had seen it clearly,

that moment...

...was utterly shocking.

Even the Pure Yang Ancestor was astonished.

He hadn’t expected that the seemingly cold, blood-robed woman would be so powerful.

As for Yang Xiao,

he frowned deeply.

As he looked at the indifferent figure in the distance,

his face was filled with solemnity.

For a moment,

he was actually in a daze.

”You little beast! You’re courting death!”

Xuan Tianxin was first heartbroken. Although Xuan Tianzhan hadn’t died, the ones who did were all elites of the Profound Celestial Sect—talents he had meticulously cultivated for this very plan.

With all of them dead, the success rate of Xuan Tianzhan’s plan would drop by at least thirty percent.

How could he not be furious?

How could he not be filled with hatred?

But now, seeing Yang Xiao lose focus and get distracted because of Xue Yi’s intervention,

he was suddenly ecstatic.

With a furious roar, he launched a vicious Profound Celestial Hand.

This time, Xuan Tianxin attacked with his full power,

showing no mercy.

’Not good!’

The killing intent washed over him, and Yang Xiao instantly snapped out of it, hastily raising his sword to block.

He was, however, knocked back by the palm strike.

After retreating more than ten steps,

he finally came to a stop.

”Hmph, you’re a lucky bastard!”

Seeing that his sneak attack on Yang Xiao had failed,

Xuan Tianxin did not strike again.

Although he was unwilling to let it go,

he also knew he couldn’t do anything to Yang Xiao. It would be better to...

His gaze fell upon Bing Xin.

That one glance sent a chill through Bing Xin, who was still processing what had just happened. But she quickly puffed out her chest, seeming to have made a decision.

The look of fear and conflict on her face was gone.

Clenching her small fists, her gaze was firm and resolute.

”Does this little girl dare to provoke me as well?”

Xuan Tianxin was furious.

But at this very moment,

the Pure Yang Ancestor made his move.

He stepped in front of Bing Xin.

In his hand,

he held a Northern Wilderness Sword Order.

Xuan Tianxin instantly dismissed the thought.

He turned back.

He looked at his Sect’s disciples.

The team that could have originally numbered eighty people...

...now...

...was down to just one person.

Xuan Tianzhan.

Only Xuan Tianzhan was still alive.

These were all people he had painstakingly cultivated.

The fruit of his life’s blood.

They were crucial to the success of the Immortal Lord’s plan.

But now they were all dead!

’Damn it! Still, with Xue Yi here, Zhan’er still has a chance of success. And now, that old bastard Master Pure Yang seems to have recovered. I can’t delay any longer. I have to send Zhan’er and the others in first.’

As the thought arose in Xuan Tianxin’s mind,

he immediately sent a voice transmission to the pale-faced Xuan Tianzhan.

”Hm?”

Xuan Tianzhan was taken aback.

But then his expression turned to one of ecstasy.

A moment ago,

he had thought he was about to die.

Luckily,

his ancestor, Xuan Tianxin, had been right there beside him.

And had protected him.

So, when he heard Xuan Tianxin say that he would immediately send him into the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion,

Xuan Tianzhan nodded without the slightest hesitation.

He was scared.

Truly scared.

He was terrified that if one thing went wrong, he would die at Yang Xiao’s hands.

”Xue Yi, this time, it’s all up to you,”

Xuan Tianxin said to Xue Yi, who was standing quietly to the side.

When Yang Xiao attacked just now,

Xue Yi could be said to be the first one to react.

If she hadn’t reacted and dissipated the Vibrating Sword Wave in front of Xuan Tianzhan with a single strike, he would likely have been injured in that attack, even with Xuan Tianxin’s protection.

He might even have died.

After all, compared to Yang Xiao, Xuan Tianzhan was far too weak at this moment.

However, because Xue Yi’s speed was simply too fast,

and because she had returned to her original spot after acting,

it was as if she had never moved at all.

As a result, Xuan Tianzhan hadn’t noticed a thing.

Hearing his own ancestor say this,

he couldn’t help but snort coldly in his heart.

On the surface, however, he said nothing.

It was Yang Xiao, on the other hand,

who saw Xuan Tianzhan and Xue Yi standing together again.

His expression immediately changed.

’With this woman around, killing Xuan Tianzhan won’t be easy,’

Yang Xiao’s heart sank.

Just now, if it hadn’t been for this woman’s intervention,

in that split second when Xuan Tianxin’s guard was at its weakest,

he would have had at least an eighty percent chance...

...of killing Xuan Tianzhan.

What a pity.

Still, even though Xuan Tianzhan hadn’t died,

the people around him—that batch of Profound Celestial Sect elites—had been wiped out completely.

Even Qin Rufeng of Medicine King Valley had died in the aftershock.

Only Lux Wentian was left.

Cowering in fear,

he had been standing too far away,

and so hadn’t been caught in the blast.

This could be considered a huge lesson for the Profound Celestial Sect.

Now,

even with eight Tokens in hand, it wasn’t certain they could gather enough people.

And if they wanted elites?

That was completely impossible.

And non-elites entering the Northern Wilderness Sword Mansion might not even be able to protect themselves, let alone help Xuan Tianzhan.

”Go now.”

Xuan Tianxin was decisive.

He waved the eight Northern Wilderness Sword Orders in his hand.

Instantly, eight rays of brilliant light fell upon Xuan Tianzhan and Xue Yi in unison.

Xuan Tianzhan’s face immediately lit up with excitement.

Suddenly, he looked at Yang Xiao and said coldly, ”Yang Xiao, when I come out of there, it will be the day you die.”

The moment his voice fell, with a SWOOSH,

the eight Northern Wilderness Sword Orders, along with Xuan Tianzhan and Xue Yi,

vanished without a trace.