Han Fenghua argued, "I must identify you to prevent more of my fellow disciples from being harmed!"

Gu Xu: "Don't worry, this sword of mine will only kill you today. Just like how I ended Liang Zongyuan's life with a single stroke back then."

Upon hearing that name, Han Fenghua's pupils constricted, and a bad feeling rose in her heart.

He practices evil and forbidden arts, so he is not afraid of physical death at all; at worst, he can just change to another body.

So Gu Xu used a sword aura to cut off his arm. He was only furious at being offended by a mortal, but not afraid.

The Taoist Three Divine Swords are meant to kill but not harm living beings, and to slay ghosts but not humans. This sword energy can cause physical damage, so it is clearly not the real Taoist Three Divine Swords.

Gu Xu specifically mentioned Liang Zongyuan... which inevitably made Han Fenghua take notice.

"Senior Brother Shen, please save me! He's going to kill me to silence me!" Han Fenghua hurriedly appealed to Shen Boyuan, the most capable of the three.

Shen Boyuan, of course, couldn't stand by and watch Gu Xu commit violence in front of him. He stepped forward and blocked Han Fenghua's path, shouting, "Stop! You're breaking the law..."

Gu Xu gripped the peach wood sword, and for a moment his mind was exceptionally clear.

Ming Zhuo left three sword energies in this sword. He couldn't sense them before, and following his instincts, he swung the sword and cut off Han Fenghua's arm.

But after that sword strike, he felt a subtle connection with the peach wood sword.

The second sword aura was clearly different from the first; it did not kill, yet it could kill.

With a determined look in his eyes, Gu Xu swung his sword and slashed out!

Shen Boyuan was startled and raised his magic sword to try to block the attack.

Then an invisible sword light fell, passing through his body and slashing towards Han Fenghua.

Han Fenghua clutched her chest, looking at Gu Xu in disbelief.

How could this be? He made another wrong move and was defeated by this ordinary person!

He spat out a mouthful of blood, glaring at Gu Xu with extreme resentment, unwilling to accept it no matter what!

The two disciples beside him were stunned and rushed to help him up. "Senior Brother Han! Where are you hurt? Senior Brother Chen, kill him quickly and avenge Senior Brother Han!"

This time, Han Fenghua had no obvious wounds, but blood kept flowing from his mouth, and his two disciples hurriedly recited a hemostatic incantation for him.

Shen Boyuan suddenly pulled his two disciples apart, shouting, "Stay away from him!"

Han Fenghua raised her hand and grabbed one of the disciples by the neck, but before she could do anything, Shen Boyuan pulled her away.

He collapsed to the ground, covered in blood. Countless yin energies poured into his body from all directions, but it wasn't enough. His soul was disintegrating too quickly. He needed the life force and soul of a living person!

Everyone stared in shock at the scene before them. Shen Boyuan, Daoist Tingyun, and Su Changqing had already led their disciples away from Han Fenghua.

"Senior Brother Han, you actually... you actually..." someone shouted in fear.

Han Fenghua looked up at the other person and sneered, "Fool, who is your Senior Brother Han?"

He entered the Xuanmen sect at a young age with the reputation of being a genius, but soon found that his cultivation was stagnant and he ended up being known as having mediocre talent.

Even though he followed Liang Zongyuan to learn evil arts, he was still looked down upon and criticized for not being as clever as the other disciples.

He had to find another way out and make plans for himself early on, which led to his current success.

But why is God so unfair, causing him to fall into a ditch and be defeated by an ordinary person?

Han Fenghua suddenly sprang up and rushed toward the disciple who was closest to him. He wanted the life force and soul of the living person!

Shen Boyuan's eyes turned cold, and without hesitation, he swung his sword at Han Fenghua.

Han Fenghua collapsed to the ground, already beyond saving.

He stared intently at Gu Xu, his eyes filled with venom, a strange smile playing on his lips. "If my soul is scattered, you won't have a good end either."

"Another world will eventually descend, and you will all die, hahaha..."

The laughter was maniacal and chilling, but it gradually subsided and disappeared.

Everyone broke out in a cold sweat; they had almost fallen for the other party's trick.

If Gu Xu hadn't severely damaged his primordial spirit with that sword strike, given the momentum just now, countless people would have been killed or injured when no one was on guard.

He Wangyao, with her sharp eyes, noticed something fall off Han Fenghua's body. "What's that?"

He walked over and picked it up. It was an old bronze mirror, clearly very old, with a blurry surface.

Shen Boyuan looked at it for a moment, "There are restrictions on it, I can't break them..."

Gu Xu looked at the bronze mirror, a strange feeling stirring within him, and reached out to touch its surface.

His fingers were still stained with blood, and when that blood touched the bronze mirror, the mirror emitted a dazzling light, and the restriction was broken.

Shen Boyuan: "No wonder Han Fenghua was able to pass the test of the extremely yang Daodao incantation smoothly just now. This bronze mirror seems to be able to cover up ghostly and yin energy."

He was somewhat taken aback. Why was Gu Xu able to break the restriction?

The bronze mirror's surface shimmered and gleamed, now so clear that it reflected a person's image.

"Then this bronze mirror isn't a good thing, is it?" someone asked.

Gu Xu replied, "No, the original purpose of this bronze mirror was to ward off evil spirits."

He flipped the bronze mirror over. It had patterns and a mythical beast that could ward off evil, as well as an inscription. Upon closer inspection, it read the eight characters: "Seeing the light of the sun, never forget each other."

Shen Boyuan: "Bronze mirrors are also ritual implements; it all depends on how the user uses them."

“I’ve seen this bronze mirror before; it was on Liang Zongyuan.” Master Tingyun suddenly remembered something. “Mr. Gu mentioned Liang Zongyuan, which reminds me that Han Fenghua was also present that night, but she disappeared several times. Could it be that Han Fenghua was the one who killed Liang Zongyuan and took this bronze mirror that night?”

Because Han Fenghua's abilities were average, one of his disciples was worried that something had happened to him and asked him several times; otherwise, he wouldn't have known so clearly.

However, this was just his guess; the Xuanmen still needed to investigate Han Fenghua's situation thoroughly.

With the matter settled, Shen Boyuan led his men to find Cheng Jingru, while Su Changqing planned to escort Gu Xu away.

Anyone could see that Gu Xu's condition was far from optimistic; he was just putting on a brave face.

Su Changqing: "Now is not the time to talk. Let's go. We need to get Mr. Gu to the hospital right away."

He led the two through the grove, saying as they walked, "Luckily you didn't accidentally wander into the grove; there's an ambush here. But strangely, the ambush here seems a bit simple..."

"Stop! Don't go any further!" Xianze appeared from the other end of the grove and warned.

However, it was too late. When the group reached a certain place, a red light suddenly appeared under their feet!

The formation was activated, and eerie yin energy wrapped around Gu Xu's body.

He Wangyao was thrown back and fell to the ground. He suddenly realized that this was the real ambush.

"Ah Xu!" he remembered shouting.

Gu Xu gripped the peach wood sword in his hand tightly. There was still one last sword aura left, enough to break through any obstacle.

But his fingers felt as heavy as if they weighed a ton, and he couldn't even swing a sword.

Xianze stamped his foot in frustration, disregarding the need to reveal himself, and showed his true form as he pounced over.

The great demon's terrifying demonic power collided with the red light and was forced inside. He rolled out of the formation with Gu Xu in his arms, and the two of them completely passed out.