Chapter 163: The Crisis of the Myriad Swords Sect is Resolved

Feeling the overwhelming aura emanating from the elder, Gu Jian also halted his pursuit. The two of them stood facing each other in the void, separated by just a few meters, locking eyes.

At that moment, the Law Enforcement Hall elder shifted from defense to offense. A surge of powerful spiritual energy enveloped him, and he charged straight at Gu Jian. Without dodging or parrying, Gu Jian gripped his long sword and met the charge head-on.

Boom!

Two terrifying forces collided instantly, sending violent shockwaves rippling outward. A blinding flash of light erupted at the epicenter of the impact. After their figures crashed into each other, they instantly retreated into the upper atmosphere, and then, Gu Jian flashed forward once again like lightning toward the Law Enforcement Hall elder.

"So fast!" the Law Enforcement Hall elder thought to himself, not daring to trade blows with Gu Jian head-on a second time. Instead, he flickered to the side. The moment he dodged, a fierce sword Qi instantly pursued him. Seeing this, the elder rapidly channeled the spiritual energy within his body to his fingertips, and pointed forward at the oncoming sword Qi.

"Pointing the Way for Immortals!"

The Law Enforcement Hall elder let out a sharp cry, and a powerful strike carrying a destructive aura collided with Gu Jian's sword Qi. To his utter astonishment, however, the moment his technique made contact with the fierce sword Qi, it was instantly swallowed up and dissipated into the void.

Shocking!

At that moment, it wasn't just this elder; even the other two who were engaged in combat with Xiao Yu felt a jolt in their hearts. One had to remember that all of them were Integration Stage cultivators, the equivalent of Martial Emperor realm martial artists. For a full-power strike from a Martial Emperor to be effortlessly neutralized by a sword strike from a Martial King—if word of this got out, no one would believe it.

"You dare to get distracted while fighting me!"

Right at that moment, Xiao Yu's cold and indifferent voice echoed in the ears of the two elders. Hearing this, they quickly regained their focus and clashed with Xiao Yu once again.

Meanwhile, back on Gu Jian's side, the sword Qi he released lost neither its speed nor its power after shattering the Law Enforcement Hall elder's technique, continuing its assault straight toward the elder. The elder was still immersed in the shock of having his technique so easily dismantled, and only snapped back to reality when the fierce sword Qi was already upon him.

However, with the sword Qi right before his eyes, he no longer had any chance to dodge. Left with no alternative, the elder could only channel his remaining spiritual energy to wrap around himself, trying to withstand the onslaught of this fierce sword Qi.

Bang!

An explosion rang out. Protected by his spiritual Qi, the Law Enforcement Hall elder did not suffer critical injuries, but the violent shockwave generated by the explosion still blasted him backward.

When the Law Enforcement Hall elder finally stabilized his figure, the wide robes he wore were already tattered and torn to shreds. In truth, he should consider himself fortunate; if Gu Jian had not previously used a secret art that left his vital essence energy below full recovery, he surely would not have been so lucky against that sword strike.

By now, the elder seemed to have lost all appetite for continuing the battle against Gu Jian. He knew that if this dragged on any longer, he would likely follow in the footsteps of the elder in the cyan robe. With a flash of his figure, he retreated far into the distance. By the looks of it, the Law Enforcement Hall elder intended to flee.

Gu Jian seemed to have seen through the elder's intentions and said in a deep voice, "Do you really think my Myriad Swords Sect is a place you can come and go as you please!"

As Gu Jian's voice fell, his figure abruptly vanished from where he stood, reappearing the next instant less than ten meters away from the elder. Yet the Law Enforcement Hall elder clearly lacked any will to fight, his figure flickering continuously through the void as he sprinted into the distance.

Seeing that the elder was entirely consumed by the desire to escape, Gu Jian immediately mobilized every ounce of his vital essence energy, pouring it into the Fallen Immortal Sword. Under the infusion of this vital essence, the Fallen Immortal Sword in Gu Jian's hand began to tremble incessantly, before abruptly breaking free from his grip and transforming into a streak of light that shot forward through the air.

The Law Enforcement Hall elder, whose mind was focused solely on fleeing, paid no heed to the rapidly approaching sword from behind and continued flashing forward blindly. At that very moment, the long sword instantly streaked past, piercing straight through his heart. The second Integration Stage elder of the Law Enforcement Hall perished at Gu Jian's hands.

As for Xiao Yu's side, ever since the three of them began exchanging blows, Xiao Yu had completely suppressed the two opponents from the Law Enforcement Hall. By now, they were the only survivors among the party sent by the Law Enforcement Hall to besiege the Myriad Swords Sect.

Xiao Yu used no weapons this time, relying solely on a pair of sweeping, open-handed strikes to forcefully crush the two elders of the Law Enforcement Hall. The vital essence of a martial artist and the spiritual energy of cultivators continually collided in the void; even the shockwaves generated by the clashing of these three forces were likely powerful enough to instantly kill a Golden Core Stage cultivator.

"The two of you are all that's left of the Law Enforcement Hall. Now, I shall send you to join them!" Xiao Yu forced the two back with a single palm strike, hovering in the void with an icy expression as he spoke.

"Shameless boast! Just you?" Elder Gu roared angrily. Originally, the mission to destroy the Myriad Swords Sect should have been completed with ease. Although a mishap earlier had cost them one elder, it hadn't disrupted their overall objective—until the appearance of the man before them completely shattered that balance.

"Just because I am Xiao Yu!" Xiao Yu said coldly, his right hand suddenly flicking. A long sword instantly appeared in his grasp.

Hearing the man before him claim to be Xiao Yu, the two Law Enforcement Hall elders instantly turned pale with fright. Xiao Yu's formidable reputation had already spread far and wide within the Law Enforcement Hall, and the Hall Master had explicitly warned them to avoid making an enemy of Xiao Yu whenever possible.

Coupled with the recent defeat and retreat of Cheng Qian and Ouyang Chunqiu, the members of the Law Enforcement Hall held a profound and ingrained dread of Xiao Yu.

While the two of them were frozen in shock, Xiao Yu made his move. His figure continuously flickered through the void with a speed so blinding that even their Integration Stage cultivation bases failed to capture it. Just as the two prepared to counter Xiao Yu, they suddenly sensed a terrifying surge of power descending upon them from all directions.

This power filled them with deep terror—a force they had never encountered before, one that even someone as formidable as Jiang Chao, a mortal-world true immortal, could never evoke in them.

Their instincts were entirely correct. Xiao Yu's strike contained a concentrated essence of heaven and earth power. This force far transcended everything they had ever come into contact with. Although Jiang Chao possessed the cultivation of a mortal-world true immortal, his breakthrough had relied entirely on external assistance. A true immortal who failed to comprehend the power of heaven and earth, even if truly ascended, could never match a true immortal of the same realm who had grasped the power of heaven and earth.

And thus, the last two elders of the Law Enforcement Hall met their ends at Xiao Yu's hands. The crisis facing the Myriad Swords Sect was, for all intents and purposes, resolved. Yet judging by the scene before them, although the Myriad Swords Sect had won, it was a pyrrhic victory at best.

The once-flourishing Myriad Swords Sect now numbered barely a dozen surviving disciples, and even the Sect Master himself was severely wounded.

High in the void, Gu Jian, who had been hovering precariously, suddenly plummeted straight down from the sky. Fortunately, Xiao Yu reacted swiftly, flashing forward to catch Gu Jian and preventing him from suffering secondary injuries.

The moment Xiao Yu landed with Gu Jian in his arms, the remaining disciples of the Myriad Swords Sect swarmed around them, weeping bitterly as they looked upon the unconscious Gu Jian.

At that moment, an elderly figure slowly parted the crowd and stepped to the front. That person was none other than Gu Jian's master, the current Sect Master of the Myriad Swords Sect, Jian Chen.