Lingjian Sect vs. City Lord Mansion, a clan-annihilating battle

"Murong Ce? How dare you bring a large force here to cause trouble!"

After clearly seeing Murong Ce's face, Li Changfeng immediately became furious!

He and Murong Ce had known each other for many years, but this familiarity was not a friendship; rather, they both wanted to kill each other.

Facing Hu Yunxi, who possessed overwhelming strength and could suppress an entire Sect, Li Changfeng was submissive and extremely respectful.

But when facing Murong Ce, Li Changfeng dared to strike with full force!

"Cause trouble? Heh! I, Murong Ce, will flatten your Spirit Sword Sect today!" Murong Ce sneered, treading on air. "From today onwards, the Spirit Sword Sect will cease to exist!"

"Within a thousand-mile radius, there will only be my City Lord's Mansion, a single two-star force!"

"Li Changfeng! Quickly hand over the exotic treasure, otherwise, everyone in the Spirit Sword Sect will die! Not even a chicken or dog will be spared!"

After speaking, Murong Ce smiled dismissively again, saying, "Forget it, I'll beat you half to death first, then interrogate you for the whereabouts of the exotic treasure."

"Today, I will destroy your Spirit Sword Sect. And I will have the exotic treasure!"

With that said.

Murong Ce stood with his hands behind his back in the sky, his face full of arrogance.

It seemed in his eyes, Li Changfeng's defeat was already set.

Upon hearing the words 'exotic treasure', Li Changfeng subconsciously looked at Hu Yunxi, who was in a distant, secluded location.

He could probably guess the reason for Murong Ce's grand and aggressive arrival at the Spirit Sword Sect—he must have seen the vast expanse of Innate Purple Qi!

It's just that.

The Spirit Sword Sect had no exotic treasure.

That was merely a celestial phenomenon caused by Hu Yunxi during her awakening process.

Moreover.

Li Changfeng clearly saw that Hu Yunxi's expression was cold and indifferent, completely unconcerned by the crisis facing the Spirit Sword Sect.

"It seems that this confrontation with Murong Ce's City Lord's Mansion can only rely on our Spirit Sword Sect ourselves," Li Changfeng sighed.

If Hu Yunxi were willing to act, she could certainly annihilate Murong Ce and the many powerful subordinates of the City Lord's Mansion in an instant!

It's just a pity.

Hu Yunxi did not intend to offer assistance.

Furthermore.

The Spirit Sword Sect had no other external forces to rely on.

Although the Spirit Sword Sect was a branch of the Qingtian Sword Sect, it was only in name; in actual operation, the Qingtian Sword Sect would not care about the fate of its branches.

Whether they could survive, and whether they could live better, completely depended on their own abilities!

However.

Although there were no other external forces, Li Changfeng remained fearless!

He was not afraid of Murong Ce's threats!

"Murong Ce, this Sect Leader has long wanted to cut you down," Li Changfeng said with a sneer, gripping the hilt of the sword at his waist. "Today, you dare to bring so many subordinates here; none of you will escape!"

With that said.

An astonishing Sword Intent suddenly surged forth from Li Changfeng's body!

The Sword Intent soared to the sky, directly tearing apart the clouds above.

Seeing this, Murong Ce in the sky let out a cold laugh.

Then, he provocatively beckoned to Li Changfeng on the ground.

He looked as if he was summoning a small dog.

Seeing this, Li Changfeng immediately became furious!

However, amidst his fury, there was also a hint of suspicion.

Because he couldn't understand where Murong Ce's confidence came from.

Both the Spirit Sword Sect and the City Lord's Mansion were two-star forces, and their relationship had long been irreconcilable; their grievances truly couldn't be recounted in three days and three nights.

Both the Spirit Sword Sect and the City Lord's Mansion wished they could destroy each other in one fell swoop, devouring the other's remaining forces and territory.

Because one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers; within a thousand-mile radius, two forces of comparable strength could not coexist.

However.

After so many years, both the Spirit Sword Sect and the City Lord's Mansion still existed. Although their relationship was extremely poor, neither could do anything to the other, and they also kept to themselves.

Why was this?

Because their strengths were basically equal.

Li Changfeng was at the Great Perfection of the Divine Sea Realm, and Murong Ce was also at this Cultivation Level.

The Spirit Sword Sect's Grand Elder Su Tianming was at the Late Stage of the Divine Sea Realm; similarly, the City Lord's Mansion's Grand Enshriner also possessed Late Stage strength.

The Spirit Sword Sect had a group of Divine Sea Realm elders, and the City Lord's Mansion also had a group of enshriners at this Cultivation Level!

As for their respective disciples and family members, those were merely reserve forces that couldn't influence the outcome of the battle and could almost be ignored.

In short.

Neither the Spirit Sword Sect nor the City Lord's Mansion were pushovers; if they were to truly engage in a large-scale war, the consequence would only be mutual destruction, with neither side gaining any advantage!

However.

Today, Murong Ce came aggressively, even boasting that he would flatten the Spirit Sword Sect. This arrogant tone made Li Changfeng vaguely feel that something was amiss.

Under normal circumstances, Murong Ce would not make such a thoughtless move.

Unless... "Murong Ce, did you invite external aid?" Li Changfeng, out of caution, did not immediately attack but instead frowned and asked.

While speaking, Li Changfeng's gaze swept across, repeatedly looking at the figures in the sky, seemingly trying to find some clues about external aid.

"Don't look, this City Lord did not invite external aid. Everyone who came to the Spirit Sword Sect today are my former subordinates," Murong Ce said, then added,

"The reason this City Lord has the confidence to flatten the Spirit Sword Sect is simply because you, Li Changfeng, are not my opponent!"

"As long as I blast you to death, then the remaining Spirit Sword Sect experts are not worth fearing!"

"So you don't have external aid," Li Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief. "In that case, take this sword strike!"

Whoosh!

A figure flashed up, soaring straight into the sky!

Li Changfeng radiated a formidable sword light; while still in mid-air, he suddenly drew the longsword from his waist and slashed it towards Murong Ce from afar!

A massive sword qi, hundreds of meters long, shot out, carrying unparalleled sword might, fiercely striking towards Murong Ce in the sky.

Seeing this.

Murong Ce not only showed no fear but instead burst into laughter.

"Good timing! Li Changfeng, today I will let you witness this City Lord's power!"

Murong Ce also drew a longsword from his waist, then, with a sinister grin, he engaged Li Changfeng in battle.

For a time.

The elemental energy in the sky roared incessantly, and continuous explosions rang out.

Without anyone needing to remind them, the many elders and disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect all drew their weapons. Those who could fly ascended into the sky, while those who couldn't unleashed martial skills towards the sky.

For a time, the entire Spirit Sword Sect fell into complete chaos, with colorful martial skills everywhere, along with roars and screams.

Only the representatives of the external forces who attended the ceremony shivered and hid far away.

When immortals fight, mortals suffer.

They never expected that merely attending a ceremony would lead to a frantic battle between the Spirit Sword Sect and the City Lord's Mansion!

Looking at the current situation, the battle would only cease when one of the forces was completely crushed.

This was a battle of annihilation!

In a secluded area in the distance.

Xiao Ming immediately drew his tiangang sword, his eyes burning with battle intent.

The Spirit Sword Sect was facing an unprecedented crisis, and as the Vice Sect Leader of the Sect, Xiao Ming instinctively wanted to help.

The Spirit Sword Sect had treated him well!

And Xiao Ming was a person who repaid kindness and sought revenge. He had once said that if the Spirit Sword Sect encountered a crisis, he would do his utmost to help the Sect!

And now, such a situation had arisen.

Unlike Xiao Ming, Hu Yunxi, beside him, remained calm, her expression unchanged.

To Hu Yunxi, what did the destruction or survival of the Spirit Sword Sect have to do with her?

She had no sense of belonging to the Spirit Sword Sect.

The only one she cared about was Xiao Ming.

"Young Master, open your mouth, here are some grapes." Hu Yunxi took a grape from the fruit plate, thoughtfully peeled it, and offered it to Xiao Ming's mouth.

Xiao Ming gave a wry smile.

How could he be in the mood to eat grapes now!

He only wanted to fight!