"Break this barrier for me!" Xiaoxian raised a sinister smile at the corner of his mouth and said to his followers in a domineering manner.
"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison, their voices like thunder, shaking the air around them. Each follower suddenly raised their swords high, their spiritual energy surging wildly, gathering immense power and slashing fiercely at the barrier.
The sudden commotion instantly startled Liu Ling. She sprang to her feet like a startled fawn, her beautiful eyes wide open as she stared intently outside. With a swish, she drew her longsword, the tip pointing forward, her entire body on alert, like a mother animal protecting her calf.
With a resounding "boom," like a landslide, the barrier Jiang Qingfeng had left behind shattered like a piece of fragile paper. Everyone's vision was instantly unobstructed, and they spotted Liu Ling standing before them, sword in hand, looking both heroic and wary. Not far behind her, a young man sat cross-legged, his body stained with blood and his clothes tattered, clearly recovering from his injuries.
Liu Ling also saw who was coming. Her eyebrows immediately raised and she said angrily, "Xiao Xian, what are you crazy about? Why did you break my barrier for no reason?"
"Oh! Isn't this Sister Liu Ling? What a coincidence! I didn't expect to meet you here. I think about you day and night, and I miss you so much. I specially asked my father to arrange someone to propose marriage, but you didn't agree. You really broke my heart!" Xiaoxian pretended to be affectionate, and that hypocritical expression made it seem as if he was really a lover who had been betrayed.
"Stop, stop! Stop disgusting me here and get out of here!" Liu Ling's pretty face turned red with anger. She pointed her sword at Xiao Xian, her eyes full of disgust.
"Sister Liu Ling, my love for you is sincere and sincere, and the sun and the moon can testify to it! If you marry me, I promise I will never let you down!" Xiao Xian said, and pounced on her like a hungry wolf, wanting to hug her.
Liu Ling was so frightened that her face turned pale. She took two steps back and shouted, "Don't come over here. My senior brothers are not far away. They will be here as soon as they hear any noise!"
"Your senior brother and the others have already gone deep inside. I'm afraid they are now trying to comprehend the sword intent left by Master Tongtian. How could they care about you!" Xiaoxian continued to press forward with an extremely evil smile on his face, as if he had already won.
"How do you know? Who told you?" Liu Ling's face turned pale in an instant, and her heart was filled with confusion and anxiety.
"This place is so secretive, and the movements between you brothers and sisters are known so clearly. It seems that you are not as united as you seem on the surface, and someone wants you dead!" Xiaoxian looked proud, as if he had mastered a huge secret.
"Impossible! My senior brothers and sisters would never harm me." Liu Ling retreated in panic, shaking her head desperately, unwilling to believe this cruel fact.
"Do you want to know who betrayed you?" Xiaoxian smiled evilly, with a vicious light flashing in his eyes.
"Who?" Liu Ling couldn't help but ask, feeling shocked and scared.
"As long as you obey me, I will tell you and help you get revenge! What do you think?" Xiaoxian continued to press on, the desire in his eyes becoming stronger and stronger.
"Don't come over, I have a sword box on me! If you come over again, I will not be polite to you!" Liu Ling was terrified and her body trembled slightly, but there was still a hint of stubbornness in her eyes.
"Oh, I didn't expect your master to give you the sword box. But the sword box only has one sword intent, it can't kill all of us!" Although Xiaoxian did not step forward immediately this time, the greed and disdain in his eyes did not diminish at all, and he still had a little fear of the sword box.
"Hmph, even if I die, I will kill you first and never let you harm others again." Liu Ling gritted her teeth and resolutely took out the sword box at this time, pointing it directly at Xiaoxian. Although her voice was trembling, it was full of determination.
"Hmph! Everyone, come together. There is only one sword intent. Once we catch her, and I've had enough fun with her, I'll let you do whatever you want with her!" Xiaoxian had a sinister look on his face, and his ugly face was disgusting.
Although everyone was afraid of the sword intent, they dared not disobey Xiao Xian's orders. They could only bite the bullet and, holding long swords, surrounded Liu Ling like wolves.
This scene made Liu Ling even more nervous. She anxiously shouted, "Don't come over here again, I'm really going to take action!"
Xiaoxian laughed arrogantly and said, "Then go ahead and take action. What are you waiting for?" He became more and more arrogant and strode forward to press forward.
At this critical moment, a sharp sword flash flashed like lightning, so fast that no one could react. Then, Xiaoxian's voice was cut off, and his neck flew off, blood gushing out like a fountain. The surrounding followers turned pale with fear, as if they had seen a ghost, and it took a long time for them to recover. Even Liu Ling was frightened and immediately checked the sword box to see if it was a broken sword.
The sharp-nosed and monkey-faced man confirmed that Xiaoxian was dead, with not even his soul left. He was immediately furious and shouted frantically at Liu Ling, "Well, you actually dared to kill our Spirit Hall's senior brother. Our Spirit Hall and your Huanxing Sect will fight to the death! Everyone, attack together!"
"No... no... I didn't kill him. My sword box was not moved! I have never killed anyone!" Liu Ling suddenly panicked and tried to explain with a crying voice.
However, the surrounding followers ignored her explanations and surged forward like a tide, their swords flashing and surging towards her like venomous snakes. At this critical moment, several more sword beams suddenly shot out like meteors, like divine weapons descending from the sky, blocking all the attacks. Furthermore, those sword beams contained terrifying sword intent, directly slicing the followers away. They flew backward like kites with broken strings, their bodies covered with shocking sword marks, and blood rained down like rain, covering the ground.
The man with the pointed chin and monkey-like face was even more unlucky. He crashed into a tree and lost an arm. He clutched the severed arm and roared in pain, a cry like that of a wounded beast, echoing through the silent forest. The others, still terrified, slowly approached him, their faces wary and terrified.
"Who was it? Did you do it?" The sharp-faced disciple endured the excruciating pain, his eyes frantically scanning the surroundings until they, along with Liu Ling's, landed on Yu Kai, who sat cross-legged. Yu Kai's aura grew stronger like a volcanic eruption. A tipless longsword slowly emerged from above his head, emanating a terrifying sword intent that seemed to rip through space.
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