Myriad Daos of the Heaven

The moment Luochen Fairy embraced him, Jiang Jichen became like a swirling storm. The great saber in his hand swung and spun ceaselessly.

With every swing, a storm of blades would form, rolling forward to meet the pouncing shadow of the Giant Tiger.

This was the Second Form of the Great Wind Saber Technique: Wind and Cloud World!

Wind howls, clouds churn, dominating the world.

Each strike a gale, sweeping through heaven and earth.

At this moment, with Jiang Jichen at the center, his saber danced like the wind.

The thirty-foot space before him had become a vacuum, a Mysterious Realm that nothing could approach.

Just then, in the void, the storm of blades collided with the shadow of the Giant Tiger.

"BOOM!"

It was as if two terrifying forces had collided, erupting with an astonishing Power of Destruction.

The surrounding onlookers had long since sensed the immense danger.

Even the three strange bandits—Shi San, Big Black, and Little Bai—had quickly retreated several thousand meters away, taking their three captives with them.

The area, three thousand meters in all directions, had been utterly transformed into a Land of Destruction.

The frenzied energy of Destruction raged without end.

All they could see were Sword Shadows like the wind and a tiger's roar that shook the heavens. Terrifying Anomalies appeared one after another.

Jiang Jichen, Hu Dong, and Luochen Fairy were completely engulfed.

Those on the outside could no longer see the situation within, nor could they make out their figures.

"This... Such terrifying destructive power. Hu Dong is one of the top three experts in the Tiger Ferocity Gang under the Gang Leader. He's too strong."

"I wonder if Lord Lingchen can handle him. What if he can't..."

Some of the bandits spoke, their hearts trembling with fear.

But Elder Lishan's gaze swept over the crowd as he said, "Silence! Lord Lingchen has the bearing of an invincible champion. He will surely win. Anyone who speaks of him with such a lack of confidence will be executed!"

Elder Lishan was the Luochen Sect's military advisor, and his words and actions carried immense authority.

His military orders were like mountains; he always followed through on his word.

Shi San, Big Black, and Little Bai tossed the three Tiger Ferocity Gang followers aside and sneered, "If it weren't for Lord Lingchen, you all would have been slaughtered, your bodies chopped into five pieces, piled into a mountain of corpses, and your blood would have stained this entire stronghold. Would you even have the chance to be yapping here?"

"When you follow the lord, you must pledge your life to him and trust him absolutely. If you dare to boost the enemy's morale and diminish our own again, you'll die!"

Hearing the words of the military advisor and the three strange bandits, the expressions of the other bandits changed drastically.

They knew that while the Lishan Military Advisor was one thing, those three strange bandits looked rather unserious and dressed bizarrely.

But they were, without a doubt, the most terrifying trio among all the bandits.

Although they were only at the Initial Stage of Nascent Soul, their endless, bizarre, and insidious methods were impossible to guard against.

Furthermore, they were the most vicious and cruel people in the stronghold.

With these three having spoken, who would dare to say another word?

Even if they still had no hope or confidence in Jiang Jichen, they no longer dared to speak their minds.

Besides, as the trio had said, without Lingchen, their stronghold would have been massacred anyway.

Because they couldn't afford the tribute demanded of them.

More importantly, those people had already threatened to slaughter the stronghold the moment they arrived.

There was no room for negotiation.

At that moment, up ahead, amidst the storm of destructive energy, Hu Dong roared in fury, his tiger-like howls echoing endlessly.

He had pushed his Divine Tiger Fist to its absolute limit, each punch carrying the might of a tiger, clashing with Jiang Jichen's Great Wind Saber.

But the longer the battle raged, the more terrified Hu Dong became.

He had been full of confidence at the start, but now he realized just how terrifying this young human was.

And his opponent was only at the Late-Stage Spirit Infant Realm.

Wielding Sinking Mountain, Jiang Jichen executed the Second Form of the Great Wind Saber Technique, Wind and Cloud World, to its fullest potential.

Moreover, his Spiritual Power seemed endless, and he was tireless, continuously swinging the hundred-thousand-jin Sinking Mountain.

What was even more frightening was that his Saber Momentum was getting faster, the wind was growing more urgent, and its power was increasing.

In the end, it seemed as if it would sweep away the very heavens and earth.

This was the true essence of the Great Wind Saber Technique.

The longer it was performed and the more it was swung, the greater the power it displayed, with no limit or end.

It was like using a fan to create a wind; the faster and harder you wave it, the stronger the wind naturally becomes.

It could even form a sky-shattering storm, possessing a terrifying Power of Destruction.

Outside, the storm raged, but within that small, thirty-foot world, Luochen Fairy felt an unprecedented sense of tranquility.

At first, when she held Jiang Jichen tightly, she had felt nervous, shy, and flustered, her heart pounding like a frightened deer.

But now, her heart was at peace!

A pleasant scent wafted from Jiang Jichen's body.

In that instant, Luochen Fairy found that she had taken a liking to this scent.

And resting in such an embrace, she could feel a sense of warmth and tranquility.

It was as if his arms had become the safest harbor in the world.

Luochen Fairy had wandered and cultivated alone for too long.

Her heart was sealed away, like a dream covered in dust!

But at this moment, she felt something different.

The feeling was unfamiliar, yet it made her heart flutter.

It was as if she were about to awaken from a dream.

In this tiny space, who could say a maiden's heart wasn't stirred?

Luochen Fairy found herself liking, even becoming infatuated with, this feeling.

Moreover, this intimate physical contact gave rise to a strange sensation within her.

An indescribable longing.

'What is happening to me?'

Luochen Fairy quietly asked herself.

With her head buried in Jiang Jichen's chest, she could hear his heart pounding powerfully, like the beat of a war drum.

Jiang Jichen, however, was completely lost in a state of battle, oblivious to the complex and ineffable thoughts running through Luochen Fairy's mind.

He had already pushed his Great Wind Saber Technique to its absolute peak.

"Can this final strike settle it?"

Jiang Jichen shouted coldly.

At the same time, he unleashed his final slash.

WHOOSH!

It sounded like the roar of the wind itself.

The storm of blades swirling in all directions seemed to hear the call of this final slash.

In an instant, it gathered from all sides, condensed before the saber's edge, and formed an unimaginably massive tornado of Wind Blades.

BOOM!

The wind swept past, the tiger shadow vanished, and the mountain peak was flattened.

When the wind abated and the dust settled, Hu Dong was still standing.

But the mountain peak behind him had been completely sheared off, a testament to the power of that storm of Sword Shadows.

Hu Dong's face was a mask of disbelief.

Gone was his previous tyranny, confidence, coldness, and cruelty.

His lower body could no longer maintain its human form, revealing the body of a tiger. Only his head remained human.

Clearly, he was gravely injured and had almost completely exhausted his strength!

He stammered in a daze, "How is this possible? You..."

Carrying Luochen Fairy, Jiang Jichen took a single step and appeared before Hu Dong.

"I'm merely killing you. Nothing is impossible!"

Jiang Jichen said faintly.

Hearing Jiang Jichen's words, Hu Dong's expression changed as he was abruptly jolted back to his senses.

A trace of terror finally flashed in his eyes, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "I am a high-ranking member of the Tiger Ferocity Gang. If you dare to kill me, this entire stronghold will be buried with me! Besides, you probably don't know this, but the Tiger Ferocity Gang is backed by a great power you can't even imagine. Once I'm killed, there will be no place for any of you left in the Six Paths Realm."

To save his own life, Hu Dong had even revealed one of the Tiger Ferocity Gang's secrets.

It turned out there was an even more powerful faction supporting the Tiger Ferocity Gang!

This news was undoubtedly shocking.

Everyone, even the three strange bandits and Elder Lishan, looked horrified.

If it were just a gang of bandits, there would be a limit to their strength.

But if they were backed by a great power, everything was different.

Luochen Fairy had already drifted out of Jiang Jichen's arms.

Now, she too was looking at Jiang Jichen with worry.

She didn't know what this man would do.

Sensing the changes in the expressions and emotions of the people around them, Hu Dong couldn't help but flash a mocking smile.

He didn't think these cowardly humans would have the guts to kill him.

Based on his understanding of the Human Race's nature, these people were easily intimidated, bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

That was why he brought up the great power backing him to threaten Jiang Jichen.

He was confident his opponent would submit.

'Hmph, as long as I can get out of here, I'll bring back stronger experts and slaughter this entire stronghold to avenge today's humiliation.'

However, Jiang Jichen's expression didn't change in the slightest.

He smiled nonchalantly and said, "What does any of that have to do with me?"

"You... You dare!"

Hu Dong's face fell upon hearing Jiang Jichen's response.

"I'm just killing you. Why wouldn't I dare?"

"Die!"

With that, Jiang Jichen suddenly swung Sinking Mountain.

Gravely injured, Hu Dong had no strength to resist.

He also never imagined that Jiang Jichen would actually kill him just like that.

Without a hint of mercy or hesitation—he was utterly decisive.

"PSHHH!"

A large human head flew into the air, followed by a fountain of blood, before falling to the ground.

The next moment, it transformed into a massive tiger's head.

Its tiger eyes were wide open, unable to believe, even in death, that it would meet such a miserable end in this tiny stronghold.