Swordholder

On the Chen family's ship, Hu Bo, leading many Chen family guards, stared at the bloody scene with bloodshot eyes, gritting his teeth in hatred.

"Chen Yuan, blood for blood! You're hiding like a coward, so I'll kill these people to atone for the deaths of my Lu family members!"

Lu Sidao roared furiously, his eyes bloodshot.

"Chen Yuan, come down here and face your death!"

"Chen Yuan, you killed our people, you deserve to pay with your life!"

If not with one's life, then these worthless lives will be the only way to pay for it!

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Many of the younger members or higher-ups of the Lu family roared in fury, their hatred reaching its peak.

Before them were twenty or thirty black coffins, with Lu Zhiyuan's body in the very center.

In addition, there were the Lu family members who died during the final battle of the tournament.

Beside these coffins, thousands of people were weeping and wailing!

Most of them were young boys and girls captured by the Lu family for sale, or were used as sacrificial offerings.

Many of them were also captured by the Chen family, either members of the Chen family's collateral branches or ordinary people under the Chen family's protection.

Their faces were either numb, ashen, desperate, or wailing.

But they were all uniformly devoid of any vitality.

Everyone believed that the Chen family would not let their young master die for their sake.

Many of them even shouted that they would rather die than let the young master come out.

They were protected by the Chen family and were grateful for their great kindness.

Especially some of the captured teenagers, when they heard that Chen Yuan had slaughtered the disciples of the Xiang Beast Sect, their eyes revealed excitement and agitation.

They roared that they would rather die than let Chen Yuan come out and risk his life.

"Heh, Chen Yuan, if you don't come out, I'll keep killing!"

"Slaughter every single one of the mortals, lowly beasts, whom you protect!"

Lu Sidao roared with eyes wide open in fury.

Lu Zhiyuan's death, and the Lu family's losses at the conference, had driven him to madness.

Especially since the enemy is a human!

This made him extremely unwilling, and he wanted to wage a complete war against the Chen family!

Then, they dragged the Chen family into the abyss, and with the cooperation of the authorities, they annihilated the Chen family!

In that case, all ten years of cultivation qualifications are utter bullshit!

"kill!"

Lu Sidao roared.

Dozens of burly men from the Lu family, all bald-headed and with rat-like braids, wielded their knives and swung them wide!

puff!

Dozens more heads rolled into the palm lake, blood gushing from their necks!

Countless people watched in horror as heads rolled in front of the palm-sized lake, paper money fluttered in the air, and the stench of blood filled the air.

Many human cultivators watched from afar, their faces pale and their hearts filled with fear.

At the same time, they felt very helpless.

This is the tragedy of humanity being at the bottom of society.

Even if a family has already established itself as a powerful clan, it will be put in a passive position if it offends a family specializing in beast taming.

Even if Lu Sidao were to frantically slaughter ordinary people under the protection of the Chen family, it would not constitute a crime.

On the contrary, if the Chen family were to slaughter the disciples of the Xiang Beast Sect in this way, they would be committing an unforgivable crime.

During the clan gathering, there were rules that made it a life-or-death battle, so Chen Yuan killed those beast-eating prodigies and academy disciples, yet he was unharmed.

If Chen Yuan were to come out now and fight the Lu family, that would be a crime.

Although it was frustrating, it was an ironclad rule of the empire!

"Would Chen Yuan be foolish enough to come down here for the sake of these ordinary people?"

"The Chen family will not drag the entire clan into this mess for the sake of these ordinary people!"

"So, these ordinary people died in vain, alas!"

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All the human cultivators watched this scene with complex expressions and bitter faces.

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The core of the middle finger peak.

In a courtyard where no one will disturb them.

Here, sword light exploded, unleashing a terrifying force, sometimes like the sun blazing across the sky, sometimes like moonlight pouring down, and sometimes like starlight shining.

Finally, all the strange phenomena disappeared, revealing Chen Yuan holding a sword.

Chen Xiaoying, dressed in a long, flowing palace gown, stood still, her eyes gleaming with a strange light.

"Good heavens, he's mastered the Heavenly Righteous Evil-Slaying Sword Technique in just a few days? He's a monster!"

Chen Xiaoying was shocked and then turned around, her back to Chen Yuan.

"Thank you, Auntie!"

Chen Yuan glanced at the longsword in his hand, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

Heavenly Sword!

This is a powerful artifact from the peak of the Yellow Court realm!

He immediately bowed respectfully to Chen Xiaoying, his heart filled with gratitude.

In the past few days, the other party not only taught him the Tianzheng Demon-Slaying Technique, but also gave him a handy sword!

There are still differences between the Heavenly Righteous Demon-Slaying Sword Technique and the Heavenly Light Demon-Slaying Manual.

One is to draw upon the righteous energy of heaven and earth, which is called Tianzheng.

One is to draw upon the energy of the sun, moon, and stars, collectively known as celestial light.

Chen Yuan can use the Heavenly Light to slay demons, but he will be judged as the sword wielder.

The existence of the Heavenly Righteous Demon-Slaying Sword Technique is not unusual, as it is a traditional righteous cultivation method of the human race.

"If you want to thank me, you must live a good life and fulfill what you and my father told you: to become a great person in this world!"

Chen Xiaoying spoke in a calm voice.

I will definitely try my best!

Chen Yuan was deeply moved and secretly vowed to grow stronger.

"The two characters 'Tianzheng' in the 'Tianzheng Demon-Slaying Technique' represent the righteous energy between heaven and earth, supremely yang and strong!"

"However, sometimes it can also trigger the aura of the sun, moon, and stars..."

Chen Xiaoying nodded slightly, her voice complex, "He's perfect for you, and you don't have to worry about being doubted."

"Because this is originally our Chen family's sword technique, which is registered with the Imperial Capital."

Furthermore, you can fuse with the Golden Crow True Yang Flame to unleash even greater power in this sword technique.

"I see."

Chen Yuan's eyes lit up.

Fusion of the Golden Crow True Yang Flame?

That's definitely a good approach!

"Um?"

Having stopped cultivating, Chen Yuan, with his powerful hearing and perception, seemed to hear the commotion from down the mountain.

"What's happening outside?"

Chen Yuan asked curiously.

Chen Xiaoying paused for a moment, then recounted how the Lu family had come to cause trouble.

"What?!"

Chen Yuan's expression changed drastically. He immediately grabbed his sword, his killing intent palpable, and prepared to descend the mountain without the slightest hesitation.

"If you go down the mountain, you might die!"

Chen Xiaoying said coldly, "Didn't you just promise me you'd live a good life? How can you become a peerless hero if you die?"

"I will not die!"

Chen Yuan spoke menacingly, a cold glint in his eyes, "Besides, I can go down the mountain alone; don't drag the Chen family into this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yuan quickly left the area and ran down the mountain!

"This kid..."

Chen Xiaoying shook her head helplessly.

Chen Qingcang appeared here, looking in the direction Chen Yuan was going down the mountain, and smiled. "If he could just watch thousands of mortals die because of him and still hide and not come out, then he wouldn't be him."

"Hmph, you brute!"

Chen Xiaoying shouted angrily, but her voice softened in an instant, "However, if only he makes a move, it won't involve our entire Chen family."

Chen Qingcang's gaze sharpened.

He understood what Chen Xiaoying meant.

After a brief silence, he said hoarsely, "Anyway, I won't let him die at the foot of Chen Family Mountain!"

After these words, Chen Xiaoying fell silent, her knuckles turning white as she clenched her fists inside her sleeves.

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As he ran down the mountain, Chen Yuan's eyes gleamed with a cold light.

Lu Chengfeng's words kept echoing in his ears.

"The one who wields the sword, from the very beginning, must enable the displaced to return to their homeland and provide support for the weak."

"Though we endure countless tribulations, we will protect the flame of humanity, ensuring its unbroken continuation and endless life..."

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Chen Yuan snapped out of his daze, stopped in his tracks, and his eyes became unfocused.

He could almost picture Lu Chengfeng leaning against the wall, reciting those words to him.

This is the belief of the swordsman.

It was also Lu Chengfeng's way of entrusting his hopes to Chen Yuan.

"Bah, I shouldn't have come down the mountain. I should have hidden instead... After all, coming down the mountain might have meant certain death!"

"But... I'm not happy about it!"

"I can't do it!"

"Fuck it!"

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Chen Yuan's thoughts were in turmoil. Finally, he cursed loudly and rushed down the mountain without regard for anything else!

He ran all the way to the front of Palm Lake, jumped onto a boat, and ordered the boatman to quickly get closer to the other side!

Soon, he saw the blood-red lake water and on the opposite bank, heads rolled and corpses piled up like small mountains.

The Lu family members shouted and beheaded people at the same time. Even though he was far away, he could smell the pungent smell of blood.

How many people were killed?

Chen Yuan's gaze grew increasingly cold!

He stared intently at the lake shore ahead.

Among those ordinary people, there were some whom I had met once before.

Some were ordinary people who had once called themselves young master and were under the protection of the Chen family.

They were all simple, honest, and hardworking.

And even more are those who are trafficked.

Most of them were people he had seen in refugee camps, their faces blank and lifeless.

Almost simultaneously, everyone witnessed Chen Yuan's furious appearance.

The lake and the Chen family guards froze, their eyes filled with deep disbelief!

"Young...Young Master..."

They spoke hoarsely, their throats inexplicably feeling congested.

Especially the lake, its eyes gleaming with a sharp light!

An indescribable sense of protectiveness welled up within me.

"Don't attack! Protect Palm Lake!"

Chen Yuan gave orders to Hu Bo and the Chen family guards.

With a leap, he jumped from the center of the lake to the shore and strode towards the Lu family.

"Young Master, don't come out..."

"It's not worth it..."

The person who had received the Chen family's protection spoke in a hoarse voice, his eyes red.

They didn't want such a good young master to die because of their worthless lives.

The slaves who had been sold all stared blankly at the newcomers.

Looking at the boy in plain clothes, at his somewhat immature yet gloomy face.

The numbness in their eyes gradually turned into emotion.

They understood that their worthless lives were being used to kill this young man named Chen Yuan, just to provoke him into coming down.

Even though they were kept like livestock by the Lu family, they had still heard of Chen Yuan's great name.

This is a young hero among their human race! He has killed countless beast-type cultivators!

They even burned down the Chunmeng Tower, stopping the sale of women who were originally going to be sold into prostitution.

At this moment, their eyes were bloodshot, they were speechless, and could only stare intently at the boy who strode towards them!

"Chen...Yuan!"

Everyone in the Lu family saw Chen Yuan striding towards them and immediately shouted!

Then his eyes flashed with a sharp glint and murderous intent.

As Chen Yuan approached the Lu family's guards, the leading guard commander was about to speak when suddenly Chen Yuan drew his sword and slashed!

Clang!

The Heavenly Righteous Sword hissed and flew out, slashing at Chen Yuan's body, instantly cutting the guard commander in two!

Blood and entrails were spilled all over the ground!

Everyone was stunned by what they saw.

Before even saying a word, you just started attacking?