Shangxuan True Person moved very quickly.
Although he was already a mid-stage Foundation Establishment sword cultivator at perfection, possessing two innate divine abilities and a superior-grade spiritual sword, he was still no match for a crowd.
No matter how strong he was, he was not a Grand True Person.
Even if he had perfected the mid-stage Foundation Establishment, he was still at the mid-stage.
Whatâs more, he was not a direct disciple of the True Lords of the Four Great Powers.
Therefore, when facing the siege of more than a dozen Foundation Establishment True Persons, he could only let out a few wretched howls like a defeated dog:
"Come fight me one-on-one if you have the guts!"
"Beasts... beasts, all of you!"
Amidst the miserable screams, Shangxuan True Person was struck from behind by Yinshan True Personâs palm imprint, pierced through from the front by Yu Chan, and had his divine sense shattered by Han Xiang.
His entire body was battered and bruised by the magic treasures and divine abilities of other early-stage Foundation Establishment True Persons from Jiangbei.
Finally, a divine ability crashed down with a deafening roar.
ăEmbracing Mountaină!
Without any power to resist, Shangxuan True Person fell to the ground, the radiance of his divine abilities dissipating in an instant, his eyes tightly shut, appearing completely unconscious.
As for the two early-stage Foundation Establishment sword cultivators, the Xuanjin Sword Master and the Xuanyin Sword Master, there was even less to say.
LĂź Yang and the others didnât even need to lift a finger.
The Jiangbei cultivators, having witnessed the methods of the "Primordial Saint Sect", swarmed forward without hesitation.
Without any suspense, they captured the two on the spot.
"Well done."
LĂź Yangâs expression was calm as he sealed Shangxuan True Person and the two sword masters, Xuanjin and Xuanyin, into ăEmbracing Mountaină one by one.
"This time, you have all worked hard."
After speaking, he took out a stack of jade slips.
He infused a wisp of divine sense into each jade slip and then distributed them to the cultivators of Jiangbei present.
"You have all earned this. Take them."
"This isâŚ"
A Foundation Establishment True Person from a small sect received a jade slip, swept his divine sense over it, and immediately looked excited.
"The Dao Method of ăTen Thousand Treasures Riveră from Fenbao Cliff?"
"Iâm giving it to you. Just keep it."
LĂź Yangâs tone was indifferent.
"There are also the divine abilities and cultivation methods of Shangxuan Sword Sect. Once I extract them, everyone who participated this time will get a share."
"Since you all took the risk to act, I wonât let you suffer a loss."
As his words fell, LĂź Yang waved his hand and directly threw the superior-grade spiritual swords of Shangxuan True Person, Xuanjin Sword Master, and Xuanyin Sword Master to the three Foundation Establishment True Persons who had contributed the most this time.
This made the eyes of the others turn red with envy.
All their previous caution was instantly thrown out of their minds.
Divine abilities! Cultivation methods! Spiritual treasures!
The sects these people came from were already small, and some were even rogue cultivators.
Being able to obtain these things was already like striking it rich for them.
What more needed to be said?
If before, the Jiangbei cultivators still held back a little, now they were fully fired up with enthusiasm and fighting spirit.
Without this, how could they show their loyalty?
The grace of the Saint Sect was truly endless!
"As for themâŚ"
At this point, LĂź Yang looked at the three captives again and shook his head.
"Their cultivation to this point was not easy either."
"Our Primordial Saint Sect has always been lenient with prisoners."
"Hereâs the plan. After I finish the interrogation, their Dao Foundations will be fed to my ăAbi Swordă, their corpses will be refined into demon corpses, and their souls will be sent to the Secret Realm of Refinement to reincarnate."
Upon hearing this, Yinshan True Person frowned, then sighed.
"Junior Brother, you are still too kind."
LĂź Yang also showed a helpless expression.
"Ah, I just canât change this nature."
The two of them spoke so matter-of-factly.
But nearby, Han Xiang felt colder the more she listened, and even Yu Chanâs eyelids twitched slightly.
Was this kindness?
Did the Primordial Saint Sect have a misunderstanding about the definition of kindness?
What they didnât know was that in LĂź Yang and Yinshan True Personâs view, letting their souls reincarnate and start over was already considered mercy.
If this wasnât kindness, what was?
Moreover, after reincarnation, they might even return to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
By then, they could harvest them again.
Next, LĂź Yang dragged the three captives into a secret chamber, took out the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, summoned Chen Xinâan, and performed the Heavenly Motherâs Life-Transforming Profound Light.
A day later.
LĂź Yang put away the pale-faced Chen Xinâan and casually ended the miserable lives of the already unrecognizable three captives with a single sword stroke.
Then, he began to count his spoils.
First was the ăAbi Swordă.
A mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator at perfection and two early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivatorsâsuch a vast amount of resources fed to the ăAbi Swordă produced an absurdly great feedback.
"According to ăThe Butcherăâs feedback, all three of these sword cultivators practiced metal-element Dao Foundations."
"After killing them, the ăAbi Swordăâs restraint against the metal element has reached fifty percent."
"In other words, any divine abilities or Dao Methods of the metal element will have their power halved in front of the ăAbi Swordă!"
This was already worthy of being called the nemesis of sword cultivators.
Especially effective for ambushing sword cultivators who knew nothing about this.
It could make them overestimate the power of their divine abilities, and if used well, could even kill them unexpectedly!
Besides that, there was the memory of Shangxuan True Person.
"There really is a sword pavilion cultivation method!"
This was LĂź Yangâs other major gain.
The Shangxuan Sword Sect had indeed received the support of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion and had actually obtained a secret sword pavilion cultivation method.
Its name was â ăTaiyi Formless Swordă
"Itâs not a cultivation method, but a sword-forging secret technique."
"Using this method, one could refine a superior-grade spiritual treasure called ăFormless Swordă by combining it with a Heavenly Fiend or Earth Sha evil."
"So thatâs how it is."
LĂź Yang rubbed his chin, finally solving a long-standing doubt in his mind.
"So this Shangxuan True Person wasnât actually in seclusion to break through to the late stage."
"He was in seclusion forging a sword."
"I knew it, how could he have the resources to break through to the late stage?"
Late-stage Foundation Establishment was a heavenly chasm!
Even in the Primordial Saint Sect, someone like the Peak Master of Mending Heaven Peak had perished while attempting to break through to the late stage.
How could someone like Shangxuan True Person possibly have the ability to achieve that?
According to Shangxuan True Personâs memory, he had indeed obtained a Heavenly Fiend or Earth Sha suitable for him.
But knowing he had no chance of becoming a Grand True Person with it, he planned to use it to forge the ăFormless Swordă, enhance his combat power, and contribute more in future wars.
"But now, it all belongs to me."
LĂź Yang smiled slightly, but soon his expression grew serious.
He then took out a small jade bottle from Shangxuan True Personâs storage bag.
Inside the bottle was the Heavenly Fiend or Earth Sha that Shangxuan True Person had obtained.
It was a strand of Xin Metal Qi.
Xin Metal, among the Heavenly Fiends, was named ăChong Guangă!
"âŚWhat a coincidence?"
LĂź Yang didnât believe it!
Was this the hidden hand left by True Person Chong Guang?
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Had Shangxuan True Person obtained this Heavenly Fiend according to Chong Guangâs plan to forge the ăFormless Swordă?
For a moment, LĂź Yang was filled with countless doubts.
But at this moment, the secrets of fate and cause and effect had all been suppressed by True Lord Qingcheng Feixue.
No one could divine them.
So all he could do was speculate, unable to verify anything.
"Could it be that I ruined True Person Chong Guangâs plan?"
Originally, Shangxuan True Person, as a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator at perfection, was the stabilizing force for ăKingdom of Qingă.
It was almost impossible for him to fall, given his strength.
However, True Person Chong Guang probably didnât expect LĂź Yang to rely on his movement techniques and the combination of Dao Methods and divine abilities to forcibly move the entire Shangxuan Sword Sect to Jiangbei.
There, LĂź Yang created an opportunity to defeat many with few, and in the end, overwhelmed the sword cultivator to death.
"Itâs all because Iâm too outstanding!"
Thinking of this, LĂź Yang couldnât help but sigh, though he wasnât worried.
"I can still fix this. Anyway, the item is already in my hands. I can forge it myselfâŚ"
"âŚAnd this will also give the enemy some reaction time."
Thinking of this, LĂź Yang glanced again in the direction of Zha Long Pass.
He knew very well that his southward mission this time was not truly to destroy the ăKingdom of Qingă.
His task was to apply pressure.
What he needed to do was to engage in a tug-of-war with the ăKingdom of Qingă, creating enough external conflict to give True Person Chong Guang, who had reincarnated within the ăKingdom of Qingă, an opportunity.
And the destruction of the Shangxuan Sword Sect should be enough to cause panic on the side of the ăKingdom of Qingă.
When that time came, what kind of response would they make?
And how would True Person Chong Guang act?