22: Chapter 22 Ultimate Sword Intent, Instant Kill

"I never expected you to have truly fallen into the demonic path. Had I known this, I should not have spared your life back then."

"However, do you think that just because you have reached the Mortal Shedding Realm, you can come to the Tianxuan Sect and run wild? I was able to cripple your cultivation back then, and I can do the same today."

Dan Xuanzi roared angrily, his body erupting with an incredibly powerful aura.

"Chu Chen, your mistake was appearing too early. If you had been allowed to cultivate for a few more years, you might have surpassed this sect master."

As he finished speaking, Dan Xuanzi summoned a hundred-foot giant sword and slashed down towards Chu Chen.

"Boom."

As the hundred-foot giant sword descended, it split the earth, creating a trench several hundred meters long.

"Zi la~" Chu Chen was wrapped in lightning, not sustaining any damage at all.

He retorted: "Is that so? I don't think it will take that long to kill you."

"Shua, zizi~"

A bolt of lightning flashed at extreme speed, arriving instantly before Dan Xuanzi.

He threw a punch, the power of thunder striking Dan Xuanzi's body.

A muffled grunt sounded, and Dan Xuanzi fell like a shooting star.

"Sect Master!" The remaining elders saw this and all charged at Chu Chen.

"Playing the numbers game? I have people too, though they aren't human."

As Chu Chen finished speaking, tens of thousands of living souls behind him began to stir.

Upon seeing the tens of thousands of living souls behind Chu Chen, the elders felt a sense of cowardice in their hearts.

"This won't do. This Chu Chen is too powerful now. If we rush up, we're just sending ourselves to our deaths. Forget it, let's go check on the Sect Master's injuries first."

Dan Xuanzi saw all the elders flying towards him, his face turning green: "Why aren't you surrounding and killing Chu Chen? Why are you coming to me?"

"Sect Master, Chu Chen's strength is incomparably powerful. He must have obtained some supreme opportunity. We need to attack together to have a chance at taking him down."

"Hmph, a bunch of trash. You don't even dare to attack. I really don't know what I'm keeping you for."

The elders were rendered speechless.

"Enough. You will all attack with me. Let's take Chu Chen down first."

"Yes!" the elders responded.

"One at the sixth level of the Mortal Shedding Realm, two at the third level, plus these dozen or so scraps at the Spirit Condensation Realm?"

Chu Chen snorted coldly: "Everyone, I, Chu Chen, am not a bloodthirsty person. I will give you a choice now."

"I will count to ten. Those who voluntarily withdraw from the Tianxuan Sect, I will not kill. If, after ten counts, you are still voluntarily staying in the Tianxuan Sect, you will perish along with the Tianxuan Sect."

For a moment, when the disciples saw the look in Chu Chen's eyes, they all shivered involuntarily.

"I... I voluntarily withdraw from the Tianxuan Sect!" Finally, a disciple spoke up first.

Following that came a chorus of voices.

"I am also willing to withdraw. I haven't lived enough yet. The reason I cultivate is to get ahead, not to bury my bones in a foreign land. I want to go home."

In an instant, more than half of the Tianxuan Sect's disciples voluntarily withdrew from the sect.

Dan Xuanzi looked at this scene, furious.

"Kill them for me! Kill Chu Chen! As for those who deserted, once this matter settles, I will abolish their cultivation and expel them all from the Tianxuan Sect."

Watching Dan Xuanzi and the others charging towards him at high speed, Chu Chen closed his eyes and activated the Indestructible Sword Body.

In an instant, everyone felt an inexplicable chill.

At this moment, Dan Xuanzi also felt that something was wrong with the person in front of him, but he didn't think much of it and condensed the strongest strike of his sixth-level Mortal Shedding Realm to kill Chu Chen.

"Boom."

The next moment, a majestic and sharp sword intent erupted from Chu Chen's body, soaring into the sky.

Chu Chen opened his eyes and raised his finger. In an instant, a terrifying sword intent pierced through Dan Xuanzi and the others.

"How could this be...?" Dan Xuanzi's eyes were filled with horror, and then he turned into ashes.

This Indestructible Sword Body is truly powerful. Its sword intent alone allows him to stand invincible within the same realm.

However, it also consumes a lot of physical energy. With Chu Chen's current first-level Mortal Shedding Realm, using the Indestructible Sword Intent at most twice would leave him in a state of depletion.

"One move. He actually killed the Sect Master and the elders in one move. Just how strong is this Chu Chen?"

Chu Chen looked at the disciples below.

"Rest assured, those of you who did not withdraw from the Tianxuan Sect just now, I will send you all down to reunite with that old thing."

After reaching the Mortal Shedding Realm, Chu Chen's divine soul power could cover a range of several thousand meters. He had marked each of these people—who hadn't withdrawn and who had.

The ten thousand soul banner was summoned from behind Chu Chen, instantly shrouding the entire Tianxuan Sect. Countless red beams of light pierced through the people Chu Chen had marked.

"Devil King Chu, you will die a horrible death! You will suffer retribution for slaughtering living beings!" a cultivator roared at Chu Chen.

Two and a half hours later, only half of the disciples remained alive in the entire sect.

These were all the people who had voluntarily withdrawn from the Tianxuan Sect earlier.

"That's not right, Chu Xiaozi. According to your personality, you shouldn't have let anyone go."

"However, having witnessed the sect being destroyed and their fellow disciples dying tragically before their eyes, even if these people survived, I fear their hearts for cultivation are already severed?" Ming Yuan transmitted his voice.

"Do you think there might be another you among them?"

This remark seemed to touch something in Chu Chen.

"Then I should just wipe them all out."

Upon hearing this, Ming Yuan immediately laughed: "Chu Xiaozi, I was just joking with you. Although I am heartless, I am not as bloodthirsty as you."

After killing the marked disciples, Chu Chen shouted: "Are you all not going to get lost yet? Do you also want to follow in their footsteps?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the remaining Tianxuan Sect disciples fled the scene on their swords.

"Oh right, I remember everyone who attacked me in Kuidou City that day. I, Chu, will definitely visit each of you another day. If you don't want to end up like the Tianxuan Sect, bring out all your good treasures."

After saying this, Chu Chen turned into a streak of light and flew into the interior of the Tianxuan Sect.

The sect masters of the Kaoshan Sect, Xuanming Sect, Chiyan Sect, and Yinshan Sect gathered together to discuss the matter of Chu Chen.

The Sect Master of the Yinshan Sect spoke first: "What should we do? My Yinshan Sect is even weaker than the Tianxuan Sect. If this Devil King Chu comes to my sect, it will inevitably end up the same as the Tianxuan Sect."

"What are you afraid of? I have already reported this matter to the Dongxuan Sect, and reinforcements will arrive to support us soon. A mere Chu Chen has scared you all like this?" the Sect Master of the Kaoshan Sect said disdainfully.

"I fear that before the reinforcements arrive, this Devil King Chu will have already attacked. Since you all haven't thought of any good ideas, I will go back first to prepare heavenly materials and earthly treasures, otherwise, Devil King Chu will not show mercy."

After saying this, the Sect Master of the Xuanming Sect left the place.

Tianxuan Sect.

Chu Chen first looted all the treasures, cultivation techniques, and spirit artifacts of the Tianxuan Sect, presenting them in a small pile before his eyes.

Chu Chen threw all the spirit artifacts to the ten thousand demons immortal devouring sword, feeding it to its fill at once.

As for the remaining spiritual herbs, spiritual medicines, and treasures helpful for cultivation, they were all stored in his spatial ring.

His spatial ring was almost full, and the ten thousand soul banner's independent Small World could not hold any other items, except for Ming Yuan who had signed a contract and could enter.

The system said that it would only automatically unlock the ten thousand soul banner's Small World after he achieved a higher accomplishment.

There was no other way, so Chu Chen prepared to pack everything up and take it away, selling it all at the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce in exchange for spirit stones.

The main issue was that spatial rings were too rare; generally, spatial rings exceeding ten cubic meters that appeared at auctions would be bought up by major forces.

Moreover, such spatial rings exceeding ten cubic meters would not fall into the hands of lower sects.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for destroying the Tianxuan Sect and resolving your inner conflict. Reward: the great divine ability 'Shrinking Earth to an Inch', three top-grade ning shen pills, and ten top-grade spirit gathering pills.]

At the border of the East Xuan Empire.

A stunningly beautiful young girl gently brushed her hair, her pearly teeth biting her lower lip.

"I've finally arrived. Chu Chen, in this life, I will definitely stay by your side."