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Chapter 119: Fu Dao Sword Immortal Takes Action!
Chapter 119: Fu Dao Sword Immortal Takes Action!
In the desolate wilderness of Wu Chen, morning had just broken, but the sky was shrouded in dark clouds, obscuring the sun and moon from view. On a broken cliff, dozens of cultivators gathered, including the deputy head of the Tai Xuan Gate, Ji Hantian. They gazed toward the horizon, their brows furrowed with worry.
"That female demon is too powerful. Without a Xuan Heart Realm cultivator, our numbers won't make a difference."
"We don't have any Xuan Heart Realm cultivators in our dynasty."
"My sect does, but he left eight hundred years ago, and we've lost track of him."
"Just how many Xuan Heart Realm cultivators are backing the Lotus Flower Sect?"
"We've reached a dead end. We can't retreat now!"
These cultivators were all leaders of various sects and dynasties, and their cultivation had reached the Fusion Realm. Before the Lotus Flower Sect's uprising, each of them was a legendary figure in the Nine Dynasties' cultivation world, capable of turning the tides. But now, after gathering for days, they were helpless and dared not act recklessly.
Many Fusion Realm cultivators had already perished under the Lotus Flower Tree, and their combined assaults had been futile. The terror of the Xuan Heart Realm weighed heavily on their minds.
Suddenly, Ji Hantian raised his right hand, and a ring on his index finger emitted a radiant light that seeped into his brow. A look of surprise crossed his face, and he lowered his hand, saying, "Fellow cultivators, our grand elder, Xuan Quan of the Tai Xuan Gate, has returned and is on his way here. We can follow him and launch an attack together! Our Elder Xuan Quan has attained the Xuan Heart Realm!"
Upon hearing this, the cultivators from the various sects turned to him, their faces also lit with surprise and joy.
Praises for the Tai Xuan Gate resounded, and Ji Hantian straightened his back with pride.
While the Tai Xuan Gate was the strongest sect in the Tacang Dynasty, it might not rank among the top three in the Nine Dynasties. But if it could establish an indelible achievement in facing the crisis of the Lotus Flower Sect, its name would surely shake the world, attracting more aristocratic families and cultivators to join.
The atmosphere on the cliff improved, and everyone saw a glimmer of hope in defeating the demonic leader of the Lotus Flower Sect.
At the same time, thousands of miles away...
A Lotus Flower Tree, hundreds of feet tall, loomed under the rolling dark clouds like a giant demon, reaching for the sky with menacing branches.
Vines hung from the tree's branches, and at the end of most vines was a corpse, some still twitching with residual life. Their eyes were bloodshot, and their necks bulged with strained veins—a pitiful sight.
In the sea of people, Jiang Qiong frowned as she gazed at the suspended cultivators. She reached for the blood-colored lotus flower mark on her wrist, her heart filled with worry.
If things continued like this, she felt that she would either be killed by the Nine Dynasties' cultivators or absorbed by the Lotus Flower Tree. She couldn't just sit and wait for her fate.
But what could she do? The lotus mark restricted her freedom.
Jiang Qiong turned to the middle-aged man beside her and transmitted her voice, "Father, do you still trust the Lotus Flower Sect?"
The man sitting next to her was her father, Jiang Lang, one of the leaders of the Qianqiu Pavilion. He had brought not only Jiang Qiong but also many of their disciples to join the Lotus Flower Sect.
Jiang Lang's face was gloomy as he remained silent.
He knew he had been played, but what could he do now? How could he escape with so many Fusion Realm and Crossing Void Realm corpses hanging on the Lotus Flower Tree?
He turned his head to look in another direction. At the edge of the million-strong Lotus Flower Sect crowd, four cultivators sat in meditation, exuding an aura that made all the followers dare not act rashly.
Those who could leave now were either closely related to the Lotus Flower Sect's upper echelons or deemed trustworthy.
And Jiang Lang belonged to neither category.
He was one of Sect Master Zhong Li's men, meant to enjoy power, but with Zhong Li's downfall, his faction had been scattered like prisoners. Even if they were accepted, they were not trusted.
Seeing her father's expression, Jiang Qiong knew her hopes in him were futile.
Indeed, from start to finish, the only person she could rely on was herself.
Jiang Qiong turned back to the Lotus Flower Tree, her eyes resolute.
She would not fall here!
As her thoughts settled, a radiance shone on her face, causing her eyes to widen.
Not just her, but everyone was illuminated.
The rolling dark clouds above the Lotus Flower Tree suddenly parted, revealing a nearly thousand-li-wide gap, through which sunlight poured down, mixed with fluttering snowflakes.
The black-clad woman sitting on the formation platform looked up, her eyes flashing with severity from behind her mask.
Not just her, but the four great cultivators of the Lotus Flower Sect guarding the periphery of the million-strong crowd also looked up.
Under the sunlight, the Lotus Flower Tree began to tremble, as if it disliked the light.
"Who dares intrude? Show yourself!"
The black-clad woman stood up and shouted, her cold voice echoing through the heavens.
A figure appeared out of thin air above the Lotus Flower Tree—it was Gu An, who had cultivated the Nine Extremes Yin-Yang Body.
Gu An looked down at the people below, spotting Jiang Qiong among them.
From his vantage point, the million-strong followers of the Lotus Flower Sect resembled prisoners, sitting on the ground, with some cultivators standing at the edges to keep watch.
Trusting the Lotus Flower Sect had led to such a tragic outcome. How lamentable!
Gu An quickly sent out probes to check their lifespans.
One at the second layer of the Xuan Heart Realm and four at the ninth layer of the Fusion Realm!
The Lotus Flower Tree beneath him had the same maximum lifespan as the one he had seen before, and it was only a little over five hundred years old.
The black-clad woman's angry shout echoed as she took a step, appearing beside Gu An in an instant. In her hand, a blood-red longsword appeared, and with a swift motion, she slashed at Gu An.
This single strike felt like countless evil spirits rushing towards Gu An, plunging the entire sky into a momentary flash of bloody light.
But it was only for a moment!
Boom!
The black-clad woman was sent flying, streaking across the sky above the million-strong crowd of followers. She crashed into the ground, her fate unknown.
This turn of events stunned everyone.
How is this possible?!
Everyone's hearts were filled with shock.
During this period, the black-clad woman had already demonstrated her formidable power, seemingly invincible across the land. No matter how strong or renowned a cultivator dared to challenge her, she easily suppressed them.
Yet, this formidable existence was helpless before this man?
Gu An raised his left hand, and a burst of energy shot out from his index finger, cutting through the sky and piercing through the rolling dust to strike where the black-clad woman had fallen.
A prompt appeared before Gu An's eyes:
[You have successfully taken 47 years of lifespan from Night Refining Fairy (Xuan Heart Realm Layer 2)]
Not bad!
Gu An's left hand reached out again, and with a gesture, he pulled the Xuan Heart from the air and into his grasp.
The Xuan Heart dispersed the rolling dust, falling into his hand, only to be tossed into his storage bag.
The four Great Fusion Realm cultivators guarding the four directions around the million followers of the Lotus Flower Sect saw that the situation was taking a turn for the worse and immediately fled in different directions.
Gu An raised his hand and tapped four times in quick succession.
Break Dao Divine Light!
Four beams of energy, like falling stars, streaked across the sky. The gazes and spiritual senses of the million followers were unable to capture their trajectory, but everyone felt that the four cultivators were unlikely to survive.
The world suddenly fell silent.
"To think that the Qianqiu Pavilion has such a figure..." Jiang Lang murmured, still reeling from the shock.
Jiang Qiong was equally frightened. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, grateful that she hadn't caused trouble in the Qianqiu Pavilion.
Four consecutive prompts appeared before Gu An's eyes, and he released the green sword shadow with his right hand, pointing the tip of the sword at the Lotus Flower Tree.
Sensing the impending danger, the Lotus Flower Tree trembled violently, and the vines holding the corpses loosened, floating upwards together.
In the sight of the million followers, the main trunk of the Lotus Flower Tree contorted, revealing an ugly and twisted face.
"What is that?!"
"A demon tree... It really is a demon tree!"
"That face..."
"We've been deceived!"
"No... It can't be..."
The million followers erupted into an uproar, but not everyone was like Jiang Qiong. Many, having come this far, still clung to their illusions or could only desperately hope.
Boom!
The ground shook violently, and massive vines burst forth from the earth, lashing out at Gu An. The million followers were startled and took to the sky, some seizing the opportunity to flee the scene.
However, there were also those who fearlessly rushed into the Nine Abyss Road, including Jiang Qiong.
The green sword shadow in Gu An's palm burst forth with terrifying sword intent, like a divine sword descending from the heavens, accompanied by a dazzling sword light.
"This sword intent... Sword Immortal Fu Dao..."
Jiang Qiong, in mid-flight, looked up at Gu An's figure, her heart filled with awe.
Sword Immortal Fu Dao was actually this powerful!
The green sword shadow, carrying the sword intent of the Tai Cang Startling Sword, fell from above. The cultivators had just leaped into the air, not yet escaped the battlefield, when the sword shadow landed on top of the Lotus Flower Tree.
This time, the sword intent surged, overwhelmingly suppressing the Lotus Flower Tree, causing it to turn into flying ash from the top down.
As the sword shadow landed, the ground shattered, and cracks spread rapidly in all directions, forming a giant spider web-like pattern when viewed from above.
Gu An watched as Jiang Qiong escaped into the Nine Abyss Road, and he did not stop her.
After today, even if Jiang Qiong stayed, it would be difficult for her to find a place in this world.
He sensed that dozens of Great Fusion Realm auras were rapidly approaching, and he immediately disappeared from his original spot.
As for the million followers, Gu An had considered killing them all, but he feared that many, like Yang Ni and Li Ya, had been deceived or coerced into joining the sect, and the consequences of such an action would be too great. He did not want to risk killing innocents.
To slaughter indiscriminately would make him no different from the Lotus Flower Sect. He did not want to be seen as a great demon, only to be besieged by the world in the future.
However, even with his hesitation, many cultivators still perished from the aftershocks of his sword strike.
That was no longer Gu An's concern.
Everyone had to pay the price for their choices, and by not killing them all, he had already shown great restraint.
Prompts appeared one after another before Gu An's eyes, and his figure vanished from the spot.
The ground continued to crack, and rolling clouds of dust rose into the air.
Ji Hantian and the others rushed over from a distance, the wind carrying dust towards them. Their spiritual senses had already detected the destruction of the Lotus Flower Tree.
"Hahaha! Our Tai Xuan Gate's Sword Immortal Fu Dao has taken action!"
Ji Hantian couldn't contain his excitement and burst into laughter, proudly boasting about Sword Immortal Fu Dao's might.
Yet another cultivator from Tai Xuan Gate?
The leaders of the various sects and dynasties were moved. The sword intent from before had startled them, making them feel that no matter how hard they cultivated, they would never reach such heights in this lifetime.
With the destruction of the Lotus Flower Sect, they would have to reassess the depth of Tai Xuan Gate!
(End of Chapter)
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