Chapter 1724: Eliminating Future Concerns
"Are you Liu Wenzong, the head of the Ye City Emperor Palace?"
Raising his head, Yun Xiao’s eyes were also filled with an unusual rage, for he knew that his disciple from his previous life, Xu Tongshi, was most likely killed by this guy and the Jade Sword Sect Master working together.
However, sensing the aura of a late-stage Heavenly Realm emanating from Liu Wenzong, Yun Xiao had already completely calmed down. He had never had the slightest apprehension toward cultivators of the same level.
"That’s right, he is Liu Wenzong, and the Daoist next to him is the Jade Sword Sect Master, that Jade Sword old thief!"
Seeing these two enemies who killed his father again, Xu Qingshan’s eyes were almost on fire. He no longer cared about setting fire to the Emperor Palace and walked directly to Yun Xiao’s side, his voice filled with ultimate resentment.
"Don’t worry, Qingshan, none of the people who killed your father will live today!"
Yun Xiao slightly turned his head. His words were not disguised at all, drawing many cultivators to sneer, seemingly thinking that this kid was too arrogant.
Although Yun Xiao had just forcefully crippled Chunyu Qing and Gu Yan, such a result could also be achieved by a late-stage Heavenly Realm cultivator like Liu Wenzong. In the hearts of these Ye City cultivators, Liu Wenzong’s strength was undoubtedly more deeply ingrained.
Since both sides had already established an undying vendetta, only blood could repay it. The numerous Ye City cultivators believed that Liu Wenzong could not possibly spare that boy in rough clothes, nor could he spare Xu Qingshan.
"My lord, they also destroyed the Empress’s statue!"
Just as Liu Wenzong wanted to retort, the Emperor Palace’s Great Elder, somehow summoning strength, endured the severe pain in his Dantian and limbs. His venomous voice rang out, causing Liu Wenzong’s figure to tremble slightly.
"They’re courting death!"
When Liu Wenzong shifted his gaze to the two piles of rubble, he immediately knew that what Chunyu Qing said was true. He was instantly furious, his body erupting with the violent Meridian Qi of a late-stage Heavenly Realm.
As the head of the Emperor Palace, the significance of the Emperor Canglong’s statue in Liu Wenzong’s heart was perhaps more important. He had personally overseen its carving and worshiped it daily.
But now, the Empress statue, which Liu Wenzong regarded as a faith, had been shattered into ruins. How could he possibly endure this? That was tantamount to a slap in the face for him, the director of Ye City Emperor Palace.
"Jade Sword, attack together!"
However, Liu Wenzong was, after all, a cautious person. At this moment, he did not choose to fight Yun Xiao one-on-one but instead gave a low shout, calling upon the mid-stage Heavenly Realm Daoist Jade Sword.
It seems that although Liu Wenzong was enraged, after seeing the fate of Chunyu Qing and Gu Yan, he decided to pull Daoist Jade Sword in for safety’s sake.
Daoist Jade Sword naturally would not disobey Liu Wenzong’s command. He knew that the Jade Sword Sect headquarters being burned down was the doing of these two youngsters in front of him.
In an instant, new and old grudges surged to mind, Daoist Jade Sword wished he could skin those two kids alive to quench his hatred. However, at this very moment, under Liu Wenzong’s command, he couldn’t spare any effort to deal with Xu Qingshan.
"Great Elder, capture that kid Xu Qingshan!"
But there was still a Great Elder at the early-stage Heavenly Realm on the Jade Sword Sect’s side, so Daoist Jade Sword coldly shouted, assigning the task of capturing Xu Qingshan to the Great Elder.
Though he found it curious that Xu Qingshan had broken through to the Lingyun Realm Early Stage, such cultivation was clearly no match for an early-stage Heavenly Realm expert. Daoist Jade Sword believed the Great Elder would capture him with ease.
Having discovered those secrets at the Hidden Blade Sect, Daoist Jade Sword dared not harm Xu Qingshan’s life. He knew this would gain him great merit with the Lord Supervisor, and killing him would only halve his achievements.
Swoosh!
However, just as the Jade Sword Sect’s Great Elder nodded slightly, locking his aura onto Xu Qingshan, he suddenly heard a sound of something cutting through the air and had no idea what was happening.
"Watch out!"
Liu Wenzong, after all, was a strong man at the late-stage Heavenly Realm. Although that tearing sound came extremely suddenly, he still saw a trace of black light appear behind the Jade Sword Sect’s Great Elder. It was incredibly fast, and he immediately shouted a warning.
Slash!
Unfortunately, Liu Wenzong’s warning was quick but still a bit too late, or perhaps the Jade Sword Sect’s Great Elder’s reaction was too slow. The sound reached his ears, but he couldn’t make any timely moves.
A light sound was heard, and then the Jade Sword Sect’s Great Elder felt a slight chill from his back to his chest. Lowering his head, he saw a beam of black light piercing through his chest, and his face showed extreme horror.
Even Daoist Jade Sword and Liu Wenzong, who were very close to him, clearly saw the black light emerging from his chest was actually a strange wooden sword.
How this Black Light Wooden Sword appeared behind the Jade Sword Great Elder without his noticing left everyone baffled.
Regardless, this Jade Sword Sect’s Great Elder, an early-stage Heavenly Realm powerhouse, had his heart pierced by the wooden sword and could no longer survive.
In just a fleeting moment, the Jade Sword Sect Grand Elder who was just swearing to capture Xu Qingshan, had his soul dissipate, and his life quickly vanished, causing him to fall from the sky.
Bang!
The sound of the Jade Sword Sect Grand Elder’s corpse hitting the ground seemed to strike the hearts of every onlooker cultivator, causing their bodies to tremble fiercely. However, next they heard a soft murmur entering their ears.
"I... I..."
Equally shocked into a daze were Liu Wenzong and Daoist Jade Sword, who naturally also heard this intermittent voice. When they turned to look, they saw that the Second Elder of the Jade Sword Sect was also gazing down at his own chest.
There, coincidentally, a Black Light Wooden Sword was drilling out, and this Second Elder of the Jade Sword Sect only had the cultivation of Peak of Lingyun Realm, even weaker than the recently deceased Grand Elder, with an already doomed fate.
Clearly, at this moment, Yun Xiao executed the Dragon Taming Nine Swords First Style Flying Hidden, directly assassinating both the Grand Elder and the Second Elder of the Jade Sword Sect with such ghostly and enchanting means.
Simply killing two old fools like ants, even if an opponent was a Heavenly Realm Early Stage, was merely a trivial matter to Yun Xiao.
As Xu Qingshan’s grandmaster, for the safety of this disciple-grandson, Yun Xiao needed to kill all potential threats in the cradle, after all, his next opponent was the Heavenly Realm Late Stage Liu Wenzong.
Although Yun Xiao had the same cultivation of the Heavenly Realm Late Stage, and wouldn’t have any apprehensions about Liu Wenzong, if really dragged into two or three moves, someone with Xu Qingshan’s strength wouldn’t be able to endure for long.
With just two moves of Dragon Taming Flying Hidden, Yun Xiao directly assassinated the two Grand Elders of the Jade Sword Sect, such an eerie scene made the field quiet down several notches again.
Bang!
Finally, when the corpse of the Second Elder of the Jade Sword Sect also fell to the ground with a loud crash, did the hearts of the crowd snap back to reality, immediately focusing their attention on Liu Wenzong and Daoist Jade Sword.
"Kid, I want you dead!"
At this moment, Liu Wenzong no longer had the demeanor of the Director of Ye City Emperor Palace, this young man had just killed two men right in front of him, it was simply slapping his old face so loudly.
Having already harbored extreme hatred due to the destruction of two Heavenly Realm Elders from the Emperor Palace, Liu Wenzong was now undoubtedly even angrier and more crazed, choosing to ignore certain discreet apprehensions.
Swoosh!
Only to see Meridian Qi surging violently from Liu Wenzong’s body, and in the next moment his figure appeared directly in front of Yun Xiao, lifting his right leg, which looked somewhat familiar to the onlookers.
"Could it be that the rough-clothed boy is about to follow in the footsteps of Chunyu Qing and Gu Yan?"
Some guards loyal to the Emperor Palace showed an excited gleam in their eyes, knowing the Director well, they undoubtedly had great confidence in Liu Wenzong’s kick.
If the arrogant rough-clothed boy were directly crippled to Waste Dantian by this kick, it would undoubtedly be a delightful event for these Emperor Palace cultivators, as it would be a complete revenge for the two Grand Elders.
Swish!
Simultaneously, around Yun Xiao on both sides and behind him, suddenly appeared a few white flashes of light, and upon careful examination, these three points of light were actually Jade Swords, as long as daggers.
It was clearly Jade Sword Sect Sect Master Daoist Jade Sword’s timely attack to complement Liu Wenzong’s violent kick, having sealed all potential evasion routes for Yun Xiao.
As the saying goes, a timely snowstorm, Daoist Jade Sword’s apt Jade Sword technique at this moment was undoubtedly adding insult to injury for Yun Xiao, making him appear to have nowhere to escape.
But does Yun Xiao need to escape? The answer is clearly no!
Facing opponents of the same cultivation level, Yun Xiao never had any apprehensions, more so, Liu Wenzong dared to compete in physical strength with him, it was almost like courting death.
With Yun Xiao’s current physical strength, it could even rival some Half-step Holy Rank Vein Demons, Liu Wenzong, relying on his strong physical strength, had already doomed his miserable ending the moment he made that decision.
Yet, unnoticed was when Yun Xiao also lifted his right leg to meet Liu Wenzong’s right leg, a flash of brilliance glimmered in the eyes of this Emperor Palace Director.
Crack-crack-crack!
Just as the two legs were about to collide, unexpectedly, a change suddenly occurred. From below Liu Wenzong’s foot emerged sharp objects resembling sword tips, glistening with cold light.
Clearly, Liu Wenzong chose this moment to attack with his leg, having some obscure last-minute moves, this clash now wasn’t merely about physical strength but a different form of contest.
Liu Wenzong was confident, trusting the sharp sword tips beneath his foot, actual Heavenly Rank Intermediate weaponry, carefully crafted by an Artifact Refiner, having claimed not few Heavenly Realm experts in this move.
