Invincible!

Chapter 124: Killing
The sword energy swept across the heavens and earth!

Sword energy, saber energy, and true qi were all crushed.

The dozen or so experts on the list of candidates for the Dao were like mortals standing in front of a metal storm, torn apart so easily that not even a complete corpse remained.

Amidst the pervasive blood mist, a dozen or so people scattered in all directions.

Such a tragic scene...

Not to mention Chen Jianghai, who had retreated far behind everyone, even Qin Wuyi, the Killing Sword Master with a special bloodline, felt a chill run down his spine.

When An Jing killed people back then, his sword energy transformed into lightning, choosing his victims and tearing them to pieces.

However, compared to Li Xian's scene of annihilating more than a dozen candidates for the Dao Path with a single sword strike, it still falls short.

especially……

Among these dozen or so people were experts like Zhao Xuantong, who had already grasped the essence of swordsmanship and wielded top-tier magical artifacts.

This……

He's probably an even more terrifying monster than An Jing!

"No!"

Just then, a shrill scream came from the blood mist.

There are still people alive!?
Qin's pupils contracted instantly, his gaze piercing through the blood mist, and soon...

A figure shrouded in a faint golden light has already been seen.

That is……

Ning Qingshu!?

Is that dim golden light on her body a Vajra talisman?
In the world of cultivation, there are magical artifacts, elixirs, and formations, and naturally, there are also talismans.

Vajra Talisman...

It was clearly a high-level talisman for those entering the Dao stage.

In theory, talismans also require time to activate, and the higher the level of the talisman, the higher the activation requirement.

In this life-or-death struggle, there's simply no time to use talismans like the Vajra Talisman.

unless……

Ning Qingshu considered defeat before victory, and was well-prepared!

Only then was the talisman activated at the critical moment, blocking the attack of the sword qi and saving his life.

but……

Looking at the dim light of the Vajra Talisman...

It doesn't mean much.

"Li Xian! You madman! You actually... you actually slaughtered all the core members of our Three Associations!?"

Ning Qingshu looked at the blood and flesh scattered all around her, and fear, anger, and horror filled her entire body.

"While I don't care whether you, as my enemies, live or die, the logic behind it..."

Li Xiandao said, "I don't understand."

He stepped in front of Ning Qingshu: "You've been targeting me all along, trying to kill me time and time again, and I've only been passively fighting back. I even... I remember I spared your life, which was already an act of mercy on my part. And yet, instead of thanking me, you called me crazy? Who's in the wrong?"

These words caused Ning Qingshu's ferocious expression to pause slightly.

But then, she glared at Li Xian again: "You destroyed the foundation of my Xuanzhao Society! Senior Brother Cheng will not let you go! He will never let you go..."

"Not long ago, a man named Xu Qi from the Immortal Light Society said the same thing to me when he was in the outer sect."

Li Xian calmly said, "He said that the Immortal Light Society has an incredibly powerful influence in the inner sect, and that once I break through to the Innate Realm, I won't survive the first year-end assessment after entering the inner sect... But the result was obviously not like that. The Immortal Light Society, the Mysterious Illumination Society, and the Taiyi Pavilion were almost destroyed. It was your people who died, while I am still alive and well."

He looked closely at Ning Qingshu's face, which was so contorted and almost deformed: "So, is there any possibility that after I enter the Dao, your Senior Brother Cheng will end up like you and your Xuanzhao Society, being beaten to death by me?"

"you……"

Ning Qingshu's pupils contracted sharply.

Although she simply didn't believe such a thing could happen.

How could Li Xian, who had not even established a foundation for his Dao, possibly stand up against Senior Brother Cheng!
But when she tried to refute it, for some reason, she couldn't utter a single word...

It was as if a voice in her mind was providing analysis.

Back then, before Li Xian reached the Innate Realm, compared to the Immortal Light Society, the Mysterious Illumination Society, and the Taiyi Pavilion, and now compared to his true disciple, Senior Brother Cheng…

How similar the two are!
That kind of scene...

Is it really impossible for it to happen at all?

"Although you relied on external forces, you survived my sword strike. I'll give you a chance."

Li Xiandao said, "I'll show you the final result on the day we see it—whether it's your Senior Brother Cheng who will crush me, a nobody who's only at the Innate Realm, with an overwhelming advantage, or... I'll directly challenge your Senior Brother Cheng and become a true disciple!"

Challenging Senior Brother Cheng to become a true disciple!?
Ning Qingshu's heart trembled slightly.

"Oh, if you want to redeem the Shadowless Sword, remember to transfer 100,000 merit points."

Li added a word.

He certainly didn't turn a blind eye to Ning Qingshu just for the sake of gaining merit.

"You think you've already won?!"

A hint of madness flashed in Ning Qingshu's eyes: "We still have Qin Wuyi and Chen Jianghai on our side!"

"Oh."

Chen Jianghai?
The general was defeated.

Li Xian's gaze immediately fell on Qin Wuyi, the second-ranked member of the inner sect.

At this moment, Qin had undoubtedly already scattered the elite fish demons one by one.

Hearing Ning Qingshu's wild accusations and attempts to steer the conversation towards him, he was terrified and immediately shouted, "Ning Qingshu, what nonsense are you talking about?! When did I ever side with you?! This is slander! Senior Brother Li, she's slandering me!"

"Qin is undoubtedly the master of the Slaughter Sword."

Li Xian looked at him and said, "It's said that you're known as someone who can kill a man in ten steps, and that you can kill anyone..."

"No, no, no! That's not me! Strictly speaking, I'm just an erhu player!" Qin Wuyi distanced himself from Li Xian and said, "Unfortunately, my erhu isn't with me. I'll play 'February Reflection on the Spring' for Senior Brother Li when we return to the sect another day."

"..."

Li Xian was at a loss for words.

At that moment, a sound seemed to be heard breaking through the air from the horizon.

Immediately afterwards, a sword light tore through the clouds and shot toward their location at incredible speed.

As the sword light drew near, a middle-aged man dressed as a steward of the Xingtian Hall appeared.

The moment he appeared, a pressure originating from the level of life instantly enveloped the void.

"Daoji!"

Feeling this oppressive aura, Qin immediately recognized it.

The figure that suddenly arrived on a sword was none other than a Daoist expert who had transcended the nine realms of martial arts, surpassed the innate realm, and forged a foundation for the Dao!
The Dao Foundation Realm cultivator who suddenly appeared glanced at the severed limbs scattered on the ground, but his expression did not change much.

"This looks like the place."

As he spoke, his mind remained focused on Li Xian: "I am Yuan Xing, a steward of the Xingtian Hall. I have received a report that someone took advantage of the Cloud Mist Swamp Trial to massacre fellow disciples. Their actions have angered both heaven and man, and are too numerous to recount. Is this true?"

Qin was clearly puzzled, and Ning Qingshu was also somewhat taken aback.

but……

Chen Jianghai, who had always remained outside the circle, slowly stepped forward at this moment: "Reporting to Senior Brother, it is indeed so, and... the evidence is conclusive. The murderer is Li Xian from the inner sect."

He slowly took out a crystal: "This is a recording stone, which contains detailed footage of him cruelly killing more than a dozen disciples."

"it is good."

Yuan Xing nodded calmly and waved to put away the recording stone.

He glanced at the information in the recording stone...

When he saw Li Xian kill more than a dozen people with a single sword strike and display astonishing swordsmanship skills, he frowned.

But then I thought about the promises I had received…

He put away the crystal and turned to Li Xian: "The Cloud Mist Swamp allows normal competition, but it forbids bullying the weak, deliberate slaughter, and indiscriminate killing of fellow disciples! Li Xian, the evidence is conclusive, surrender and come with me to the Xingtian Hall to await your fate. If you dare to resist, kill without mercy!"

At this moment, Qin Wuyi, Ning Qingshu, and even Li Xian seemed to have all come to their senses.

Ning Qingshu, in particular, seemed to have finally realized something, and suddenly turned her gaze to Chen Jianghai: "This is the secret technique that Senior Sister Yan bestowed upon me that can kill Li Xian!?"

"Yes."

Chen Jianghai responded.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Ning Qingshu's eyes gleamed with uncontainable joy.

Deacon of the Xingtian Hall!
That's the foundation of the Dao!

A Dao Foundation that is one major realm higher than the Innate Realm!
Against a Dao Foundation cultivator with an almost overwhelming advantage, who is at the Innate level!
"As expected of Senior Sister Yan! Truly worthy of being a true disciple! We only focus on life-and-death battles at the Innate Realm, and we only use Innate Realm techniques! But Senior Sister Yan, when she makes a move, it's a dimensional attack from a much higher level!"

She laughed heartily and unrestrainedly: "Using the foundation of Dao to destroy the innate! Hahaha! Li Xian! Under Senior Sister Yan's methods, let's see how arrogant you can still be today! Let's see how you die today!"

Upon hearing her words, Chen Jianghai did not show the smile of someone who had avenged their great enemy; instead, he felt somewhat sorrowful.

Senior Sister Yan's deployment of her Dao Foundation to target Li Xian was indeed a devastating blow, akin to a dimensional reduction attack.

but……

What's the cost?
To have a proper reason, he almost watched helplessly as the elite of the Three Families perished under Li Xianjian's sword.

because……

Only by paying this price, only when people actually die, and many people die, can Li Xian's crime of indiscriminate killing be condemned!

Without this pretext, framing the top disciple of the inner sect would likely implicate Yan Cailian, a true disciple, who would also be dragged down with her.

In other words, Zhao Xuantong, He Jianshan, Mo Qingyu, Wang Dao, Wang Quan, and even Ning Qingshu were all pawns in Senior Sister Yan's plan, sacrificed to splatter Li Xian with blood and drag him down with them.

This ruthlessness...

People of the same kind feel sorrow for each other.

The rabbit dies and the fox is sad.

If Zhao Xuantong, He Jianshan, Ning Qingshu, Wang Dao, and others can be regarded as pawns that can be sacrificed at any time by the true disciples, then what about him?
Is Chen Jianghai the same?

Even if the sect investigates in the future, will he also be punished for lying about public opinion and framing his fellow disciples?
Li Xian had not yet had a chance to speak.

They did not express any opinion.

Yuan Xing, the deacon who had pronounced Li Xian's guilt, continued speaking slowly and deliberately, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings.

“The murderer not only refused to cooperate, but also tried to resist to the end. Therefore, as a steward of the Xingtian Hall, I have no choice but to kill him on the spot in accordance with the law.”

"Buzz!"

Behind him, a superior magical artifact floated up, its cold light gleaming.

"Li Xian, if you have someone to blame, blame yourself for offending someone you absolutely cannot afford to offend..."

"interesting."

Li suddenly spoke up.

He looked at the deacon and said, "Back when I was in the outer sect, Yan Yu hired a disciple from the Xingtian Hall to frame me in order to deal with me. She and Yan Cailian behind you are exactly the same. What do you call this? Birds of a feather flock together."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Unfortunately, the Xing Tian Hall disciple she hired, who was at the Innate Realm, was too weak. In the end, he was directly killed by me, who was only at the True Qi Realm!"

Yuan Xing frowned, then his expression turned slightly cold.

"Interesting. It sounds like you're threatening me?"

"This is a merciful notification... Whether there are problems with your enforcement procedures is no longer for me to discuss; you and I both know perfectly well. To punish without prior instruction is cruelty. Since you dare to stand up and challenge me and Yan Cailian, then let me ask you..."

Li Xian looked at him and said seriously, "Have you ever thought that you would end up like that Xingtian Hall disciple, being beaten to death by me?"

　I feel that Ning Qingshu was instantly killed, which was a bit of a letdown; dying in despair would have been better.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)