The spiritual energy was restored, and he became a mortal immortal in two days.

At that very moment—

"Buzz!"

At the edge of the swamp, the barrier of the Four Fiends Locking Heaven Formation suddenly trembled violently!

A sword intent that reached the heavens and the earth came from the north, crossed thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and slashed fiercely at the array barrier!

"Snap!"

The barrier is cracked!

"What?"

Taotie's expression changed slightly. "There are reinforcements?!"

.....

Lingxiao Headquarters, Command Center

"The Empress's vital signs are rapidly declining! Her true energy is depleted, and more than 70% of her lifespan has been burned!"

"Taiqingzi is severely injured, with a hole piercing his left shoulder and three deep claw marks on his chest exposing the bone!"

"The Four Fiends Locking Heaven Formation is completely sealed off; our satellites can only detect energy fluctuations on the outer perimeter, the internal situation remains unknown!"

The messenger's voice was urgent and desperate.

Wang Mingyuan stared at the screen, his fingers tapping on the control panel, but he was at a loss.

The strongest force in Lingxiao consists of a few Golden Core deacons, but against four half-step Nascent Soul ferocious beasts, as many as they go, they die.

"Could it be... that we can only watch the Empress perish?"

A senior official's voice trembled.

If the Empress dies, the Southern Frontier will surely descend into chaos. The Four Fiends will seize the opportunity to march north, and the entire South will become a hunting ground for the demon race.

At that point, it won't just be a matter of a few deaths; it will be a catastrophe that wipes out the entire clan.

"There's still a way."

Lin Xiaoman suddenly spoke.

Everyone looked at her.

The usually taciturn girl's eyes were unusually firm at this moment: "The only reinforcement we can bring... is one person."

"Who?"

"Pei Hanchuan, Pei Jianzun."

Lin Xiaoman said, "Although the ancient 'Number One Sword of the Immortal Sect' was defeated by Mr. Chen's three swords, that was three hundred years ago."

"Now that he has been reincarnated and has been in seclusion for three years, his cultivation has at least recovered to the Nascent Soul stage."

"And he is Ye Li's master."

Wang Mingyuan's eyes lit up: "That's right! Pei Hanchuan! Contact Ye Li immediately!"

........

Jade Purity Sword Ruins, outside the Cold Abyss Cave

Ye Li has been kneeling at the cave entrance for three days.

The cave was filled with a chilling aura of swords, and frost covered the rock walls, even the air itself was frozen into a pale blue.

This is where Pei Hanchuan secluded himself for cultivation, and no one has dared to approach it for the past three years.

Anyone who gets too close will be killed by the invisible sword intent.

"Master, something has happened in the Southern Frontier."

Ye Li kowtowed, "The Four Fiends are besieging Empress Wu Minghuang. If she dies, the Southern Frontier will surely be lost. This disciple begs Master to come out of seclusion and save the world."

The cave was silent.

Only the whistling sound of sword energy could be heard, like a chilling wind that has lasted for millennia.

Ye Li gritted her teeth and continued, "This disciple knows that Master's heart was wounded by his defeat at the hands of Prime Minister Chen in his previous life, and he no longer wishes to be involved in worldly affairs."

"But this time is different."

"If the Empress dies, the human race will lose its southern bulwark."

"When the demon race marches north, causing widespread suffering, how can Master bear to do such a thing?"

Still no response.

Ye Li's eyes reddened, and she bowed again, saying, "Disciple Ye Li is willing to guarantee with her life."

"After Master emerges from seclusion, this disciple is willing to guard the Sword Ruins for Master's sake for a hundred years, and will never allow anyone to disturb Master's peaceful cultivation."

"I only beg my master to save the Empress's life."

She pressed her forehead against the cold ground, tears streaming down her face.

At that very moment—

"Buzz".

The sword energy inside the cave suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterwards, a vast and boundless sword intent surged into the sky!

At the Jade Purity Sword Ruins, all the longswords on the seventy-two peaks trembled simultaneously, emitting clear and melodious sword sounds, as if welcoming the return of a king!

"Snap!"

A crack appeared in the ice at the entrance of the Cold Abyss Cave.

The crevice widened, ice chips flew everywhere, revealing the scene inside the cave.

A middle-aged man dressed in a blue robe walked out slowly.

His face was thin and frail, his temples were slightly gray, and his eyes were like a deep pool, calm and undisturbed.

A simple, ancient longsword hung at his waist; though the sword was not drawn, it already possessed the power to cleave the heavens and split the earth.

"Master...Master!"

Ye Li looked up in surprise.

Pei Hanchuan looked down at her, his voice calm: "You just said that the Four Fiends surrounded and killed Wu Minghuang?"

"Yes! Qiongqi, Taotie, Hundun, and Taotie, four ferocious beasts at the half-Nascent Soul stage, have laid a deadly trap in the Blackwater Swamp!"

Ye Li said urgently, "The Empress and Taiqingzi are in dire straits and cannot hold out for more than half an hour!"

Pei Hanchuan looked up at the southern sky.

His eyes reflected the scenery a thousand miles away.

That is the "Sword Heart Clarity" that comes only after sword intent has been cultivated to its extreme, allowing one to see thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.

"The Four Fiends..."

Pei Hanchuan murmured, "That's quite a grand gesture."

He reached out and grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Is Master going to make a move?"

Ye Li was excited.

"Wu Minghuang cannot die."

Pei Hanchuan said calmly, "If she dies, and that person's soul awakens, who knows what kind of upheaval it will cause."

Ye Li was taken aback: "That person? Mr. Chen?"

Pei Hanchuan did not answer.

Chen Xuan cannot be called Prime Minister Chen yet; he must be his reincarnation, otherwise his soul would not be so ordinary.

He simply drew his sword.

"Clang!"

The moment the sword was drawn, the world lost its color!

Above the Jade Purity Sword Ruins, the clouds were torn apart by invisible sword energy, revealing the azure sky.

All the disciples of the seventy-two peaks, regardless of their cultivation level, felt a sense of dread at the same time. It was the oppressive aura that only the strongest swordsmen possessed!

"This sword has not been drawn for far too many years."

Pei Hanchuan raised his sword, the tip pointing south.

"Today, let the world see once again what the 'Number One Sword of the Immortal Sect' truly is."

A sword strike was unleashed.

There was no dazzling light, no deafening roar.

Only a single, pure, and extremely refined cyan sword light pierced through space, traversed thousands of miles, and slashed towards the Blackwater Swamp in the Southern Frontier!

Wherever the sword light passed, the clouds and mist dispersed, and mountains and rivers were transformed!

Blackwater Swamp.

Just as the Taotie was about to suppress the Devouring Vortex and deliver the final blow to Wu Minghuang, the Taotie was about to do so.

Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and he looked up towards the north!

"Not good! A peerless swordsman has made a move!"

Before the words were even finished, the cyan sword light had already arrived!

"boom!!!"

The sword light struck the barrier of the Four Fiends Locking Heaven Formation, causing the barrier to tremble violently and cracks to spread like a spider web!

Three breaths later, it shattered with a deafening roar!

The formation backfired, and all four ferocious creatures coughed up blood at the same time!

"Who?!"

Qiongqi was horrified, "That sword strike was from the peak of the Nascent Soul stage?!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wu Minghuang suddenly attacked, thrusting her blood-red spear towards the nearest Chaos!

"court death!"

Chaos roared, and its giant tail swept across!

This time, however, Wu Minghuang did not try to withstand the attack head-on. Her movements were like a ghost; she dodged to the side the instant the giant tail swept towards her, changing her spear thrust into a parry, the tip slicing through Chaos's abdomen!

"Sizzle!"

Scales shattered, blood gushed forth! Chaos screamed in agony, a three-foot-long gash ripped open in its abdomen, its intestines spilling out!

"Damn it!"

Taotie rushed to the rescue.

"Your opponent is me."

A soft voice descended from the sky.

Pei Hanchuan stepped into the void, covering a thousand miles in a single step, and arrived above the battlefield.

His blue robe fluttered in the wind, a long sword was in his hand, and his eyes were indifferent as if he were looking at a dead object.

"Pei... Pei Hanchuan?!" Taotie's pupils shrank drastically. "You're still alive?!"

"Surprised?"

Pei Hanchuan glanced at him, "Those old monsters of your demon race would avoid me if they saw me. Now you've gotten bolder, daring to surround and kill the human empress."

Qiongqi roared, "Pei Hanchuan! You're only at the Nascent Soul stage now. If the four of us join forces, killing you will be as easy as turning our hands!"

"Yeah?"

Pei Hanchuan raised his hand and slashed down with his sword.

This sword strike is very simple.

It's just a basic chopping motion.

But the moment the sword fell, the sword light split into three thousand, each sword light precisely locking onto all the demon races within thirty miles.

Including the Four Fiends, those Golden Core demons, and the demon soldiers hidden deep in the swamp!

"All swords return to their origin".

Pei Hanchuan said softly.

"No!!!"

Screams of agony rose and fell!

Three thousand sword lights fell like raindrops on banana leaves!

The Golden Core demons fought desperately, but the sword intent contained within the sword light was too terrifying. It was the ultimate sword path that had been refined over three hundred years and integrated the cultivation of two lifetimes!

"Puff puff puff puff!"

Seventeen Golden Core demons were instantly chopped into pieces!

The three-headed, half-step Nascent Soul stage monster fled, severely injured!

The four villains barely managed to block the sword light, but each of them was injured.

"This is truly the number one sword of the Immortal Sect..." Taiqingzi was deeply shocked.