As the sword came thrusting, Liu Jiantang didn't dodge. Just as the sword was about to strike, he flicked it away with a finger, then raised his hand and swung it, severing Chen Gongming's arm that was holding the sword. "Uncle-Master, I warned you, you shouldn't have attacked me with your sword!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Gongming realized that his arm had been severed. With a scream, he clutched his wound and retreated, realizing that he was no match for Liu Jiantang. Without hesitation, he turned and prepared to flee.
But he had only taken a few steps when he saw Ye Qingyun returning. Ye Qingyun saw that Chen Gongming had lost an arm and was slowly walking towards him with the Wuding Qiankun Sword in his hand. "Chen Gongming, you will not escape death today!"
Chen Gongming knew that among Liu Jiantang's disciples, Ye Qingyun harbored the deepest hatred for him. Seeing that there was no way to escape, he immediately said, "Nephew Qingyun, please! Please don't do this... I am your uncle-master. I even personally taught you cultivation back then..."
Ye Qingyun's killing intent grew stronger. He walked step by step toward Chen Gongming and said, "Don't be shameless. If it weren't for our late master's consideration for our fellow disciples, and if it weren't for my gratitude to my junior uncle, you wouldn't be alive today!"
Hearing this, Chen Gongming's eyes widened in terror, and he cried out, "Nephew Qingyun! I can go back to the dungeon! Yes! My senior brother said you can't kill me. I'll stay obediently in the dungeon from now on, as long as you let me live..."
At this moment, Liu Jiantang approached Chen Gongming step by step from behind. "Uncle-Master, I'm so sorry. Because of that demonic dragon, the dungeon behind the Discipline Hall has collapsed. You have nowhere to go back. Moreover, all your fellow prisoners who were imprisoned with you for so long have died under my sword. They're all dead, but you're the only one who survived. Isn't that a bit unfair?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Gongming realized that these two people would not allow him to live today, no matter what.
Seeing no hope of survival, he was no longer so afraid. He stared coldly at Ye Qingyun and said, "Nephew Qingyun, you are determined not to give your uncle a way out today, are you?"
Ye Qingyun did not answer him, but directly drew his sword. At this moment, Chen Gongming had already sensed the connection between the Wuding Qiankun Sword and the sect's protective formation. It seemed that during the time Ye Qingyun was away, he had already broken through the methods he had set up. He immediately felt utterly hopeless.
"Hehehe... Ye Qingyun, you betrayed your master and ancestors! You deserve a terrible death!"
Ye Qingyun's Boundless Universe Sword pierced Chen Gongming's body. "A person like you doesn't deserve to call himself a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect. My junior aunt believed in you wholeheartedly! She believed you could turn back even in death!! She was willing to break the sect rules to save your life, but you killed her with your own hands! A person like you, no matter how you die, it will not be enough to quell the hatred in my heart!"
Chen Gongming's eyes gradually lost their luster. He knew he wouldn't survive today, yet a sense of calm arose in his heart.
He turned and glanced at Li Qianyun not far away, muttering softly, "Nephew Qingyun, spare that brat Li Qianyun's life. He was just confused for a moment. He... is better than me. At least he hasn't completely lost his humanity for the sake of profit. He's very similar to me, yet different. If I hadn't hurt your junior uncle back then, would the ending have been different? In my life, the person I've wronged the most... is my junior sister..."
"You don't need to worry about the internal affairs of my Heavenly Sword Sect!"
After saying this, Ye Qingyun drew his sword, and Chen Gongming fell to the ground, dying on the spot.
Ye Qingyun walked up to Liu Jiantang and asked, "Junior brother, you've actually reached the Dao Integration Realm?"
"Yes! I suddenly had an epiphany and finally reached the Dao Integration Realm. However... Senior Brother, I found that the spiritual energy of our Heavenly Sword Sect seems to be even more abundant than before. Otherwise, even if I had the opportunity to break through to the Dao Integration Realm, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around me would not be able to support me to take that step."
Ye Qingyun frowned. It was common knowledge among cultivators that the spiritual energy was too thin to achieve Dao. However, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had gradually become richer recently, which was a good thing. This meant that contemporary cultivators might still have the opportunity to pursue the Dao of Heaven in their lifetime and see if the legendary path to immortality truly existed.
However, Ye Qingyun was not in the mood to think too much at the moment, as he was more concerned with finishing up the matters on the mountain as soon as possible.
The sect leader, wielding the Boundless Universe Sword, mobilized the sect's grand formation. Liu Jiantang, with unparalleled talent, entered the Dao Integration Realm and personally slew the dragon. In this battle, the Demonic Sect's defeat was inevitable. The Demonic Sect disciples in the Heavenly Sword Hall were all killed by the combined efforts of several elders, leaving only Li Qianyun alive.
Li Qianyun knew that defeat was inevitable and her fate was sealed. She betrayed her sect, stole the seal of the dungeon in the back mountain, colluded with the Demonic Sect, and caused the deaths of so many fellow disciples.
Although the Heavenly Sword Sect won this battle, countless people died or were injured. The Lotus Platform suffered the most devastation, with many female disciples dying tragically. This enraged even the usually good-tempered Sect Leader Ye Qingyun.
But the treatment of these people was yet to come. He immediately ordered everyone to thoroughly investigate the Heavenly Sword Sect and not let any enemy escape.
Meanwhile, the Blood Lotus Sect disciples down the mountain captured some Demon Sect disciples who were trying to escape, and personally escorted them back up the mountain to be handed over to the Heavenly Sword Sect. Among those captured was Chen Yanxue, who had become a disciple of Nangong Ling'er.
At this moment, after learning of the tragedy at Lotus Platform, Nangong Ling'er was furious and looked at Li Qianyun with murderous intent in her eyes.
It is said that doctors are benevolent, but after the incident at Lotus Platform, Nangong Ling'er, who had been saving people in the Heavenly Sword Hall, was furious. Naturally, she was not willing to let the culprit go.
However, the sect leader decided to imprison Li Qianyun first.
The battle quickly subsided, and the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect began to clean up the battlefield and tidy up the sect's gates.
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As night fell, Bai Yao returned to Xiao Yuhan's room. Xiao Yuhan was still meditating and regulating his breathing, not yet asleep.
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