97: Purple Sword Talisman

"Damn it!"

The situation was now completely one-sided.

The ten members of the Xuanxiao Sect were besieged by the Eight Sects, turning the entire great hall into a battlefield.

Just then, a scream suddenly rang out. Among Dream Spirit's group of four, a Core Formation Mid-stage Cultivator had his chest pierced by a sword, and then his head was twisted off by a Late Core Formation Cultivator from Golden Cloud Mountain.

Only his Golden Core managed to escape and was collected by Elder Wu Yong.

Now only three of them remained; how could they possibly withstand the assault of five Late Core Formation Cultivators?

For a moment, their faces were filled with despair.

"Good, good, good! You forced my hand!"

Seeing this, Su Yu's expression also turned ruthless.

This substitute talisman only possessed the power of the original body's lightning arts; its sword dao was indeed not very strong.

After all, no matter how good a substitute talisman was, it could not replace the original body.

If he had the full strength of his original body, four mere Late Core Formation Stage Sword Cultivators would be nothing to fear; he could have annihilated them with a flip of his hand.

He reached back to the nape of his neck, and suddenly, a Purple Sword Talisman flew out from his crown.

A terrifying amount of magic power was hidden within the sword Talisman.

It felt as if, once the Seal was broken, everyone present would be annihilated.

"Not good! He's going to risk everything! Stop him quickly!!!"

Seeing this, the people from True Sword Mountain were instantly scared out of their wits.

The soaring Sword Intent sealed within this Talisman made them feel a chill in their hearts just from the slight leak of its aura.

Furthermore, judging by the aura emanating from it, it was clearly not a sealing method of an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator.

It could only be a grand Divine Ability sealed by the mysterious Old Ancestor Xuan Xiao!

Su Yu, meanwhile, let out a series of cold sneers.

This Talisman was a trump card that the original body had personally sealed within the substitute talisman.

It possessed the power of a full-strength strike from the original body.

Even an ordinary Late Nascent Soul Stage old monster wouldn't dare to take it head-on.

It could easily annihilate an ordinary Nascent Soul.

However, while its power was immense, it did not distinguish between friend and foe.

Once used, if it truly erupted within the great hall, everyone would likely die.

The people from True Sword Mountain grew anxious; they hadn't expected Su Yu to be so resolute, actually wanting to drag them all down with him.

But there was nowhere to run within the great hall, so they fled toward the exit.

The only way out of the hall was the original thousand steps.

However, it was already too late!

Seeing Su Yu about to use the Purple Sword Talisman, a trace of determination also flashed in the eyes of the four from True Sword Mountain.

They spat out their Golden Cores and then pushed their Golden Core power to the limit.

The Golden Core power transformed into a golden ribbon in the air, slashing straight down at Su Yu.

They wanted to kill him the moment he tore open the Purple Sword Talisman.

But no matter how fast they were, could they be faster than Su Yu?

Su Yu tossed the sword Talisman into the air and lunged toward Dream Spirit and the others. He then slapped his Storage Pouch, and a Golden Alms Bowl enveloped them all.

Then, a bead flew out, suppressing the space above the golden bowl.

Around the golden bowl, four Square Seals appeared from nowhere, circling incessantly.

A grand formation also rose from the ground.

Having done all this, Su Yu directly broke the sword Talisman's Seal.

Immediately after, a massive surge of purple lightning Sword Qi erupted within the great hall.

It was as if countless lightning snakes were rampaging through the hall; the pure destructive power was enough to sweep everything away and turn it to ash.

Even this hall within the Legacy space became pitted and scarred under the full-strength strike of a Late Nascent Soul Great Cultivator.

Even the five giant statues were covered in sword marks!

Not a single spot in the entire hall remained intact.

Fortunately, before tearing the sword Talisman, Su Yu had secretly sent a voice transmission to the man surnamed Zhong and the others.

He told them to choose to challenge the trial the instant he sacrificed the Purple Sword Talisman.

They entered the trial space to evade the damage.

As for the others, they weren't so lucky!

Even though they had used their life-saving items at the first opportunity,

how could they withstand the full-strength strike of a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator!

The purple lightning Sword Qi rampaged through the hall, easily turning everyone to ash.

Even those who had fled to the vicinity of the steps were trapped for a moment by the illusion within the steps and subsequently perished in the Sword Qi and lightning.

After the Sword Qi dissipated,

the Golden Alms Bowl had also reached its limit.

With a cracking sound, the golden bowl suddenly shattered, turning into fine powder.

The golden bead suppressing the space above the bowl had been destroyed long ago.

The four Square Seals were nowhere to be found.

The fourth-grade Low Grade Formation Plate had also turned to smoke and ash.

One must know, these were all top-tier treasures!

However, being able to save everyone's lives made it worth it.

"Is it over?"

Although the group was behind multiple layers of protection, at the final moment, some Sword Qi had still leaked in.

Though it was only a sliver, it still heavily injured everyone.

At this moment, everyone looked as if they had just survived a disaster, a trace of terror still lingering on their faces.

However, for things to end like this was simply too dramatic.

So many Core Formation Experts had all died in just that brief moment.

"Of course not, there are still people alive and well.

Wouldn't you agree, Fellow Daoist Heavens Will Son?"

Su Yu turned his head to look to the side, where there was nothing at all.

It was as if only Su Yu could see them.

"Not coming out?"

Su Yu sneered a few times, his magic power surging. In the next instant, he was about to strike to force those people out.

"Fellow Daoist Su, we can discuss this."

Just as Su Yu finished speaking, the Void Realm suddenly distorted, and the five people from Golden Cloud Mountain revealed themselves.

Heavens Will Son said with a bitter smile on his face.

"Heh, Fellow Daoist Heavens Will Son, you certainly have some skill!

To actually be able to survive!

Should I say you're incredibly lucky? Or that your life-saving methods are extraordinary?"

"I can't compare to you, Fellow Daoist Su; your sect's Old Ancestor actually gave you such a life-saving measure.

As for me, if not for the Ten Thousand Yuan Heavy Mountain bestowed by my ancestor, I'm afraid we really would have died under that sword Talisman!"

A flash of light appeared in Heavens Will Son's hand, and a palm-sized small mountain appeared.

This small mountain was somewhat fragmented, its Origin Qi clearly heavily depleted.

"I had heard before that Old Ancestor Jin Xia possessed a low-grade spirit treasure refined from a Ten Thousand Yuan Ore Mountain, but I didn't believe it.

Now it seems the rumors were true!

This Ten Thousand Yuan Ore has the effect of isolating magic power; no wonder you were able to survive.

But this Ten Thousand Yuan Heavy Mountain isn't the main body, is it?"

Su Yu had heard before that Old Ancestor Jin Xia's natal Spirit Treasure was a mountain, refined from an entire Ten Thousand Yuan Ore Mountain.

Its power was immense.

Because this Ore had the effect of isolating magic power, it allowed Old Ancestor Jin Xia to be ranked among the top ten of Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators.

His survival capability was even in the top three.

When facing a Late Stage Great Cultivator, unless it was a powerhouse with pure killing methods, surviving was actually quite simple for him.

However, this mountain was tied to Old Ancestor Jin Xia's very life, yet for the sake of this Heavens Will Son, he had actually split off a portion to bestow upon him for protection.

Such an honor was truly unparalleled.

"My ancestor feared I might have an accident in the Secret Realm, which is why he bestowed this treasure.

Aren't you the same, Fellow Daoist Su? You possess a Divine Ability bestowed by a Great Cultivator. If I didn't have the Ten Thousand Yuan Heavy Mountain, I would have died long ago!"

Recalling the apocalyptic scene from just now, Heavens Will Son's body couldn't help but tremble.

This was the closest he had ever been to death since he began his cultivation.

"Hehe, since that's the case, it's not too late for you to die now, Fellow Daoist!"

The corners of Su Yu's mouth curled up into a mocking smile.

This person had allied with the Sword Cultivators of True Sword Mountain and nearly wiped out the people of the Xuanxiao Sect.

Such a great grudge had to be avenged.

No matter what his identity was, even if Old Ancestor Jin Xia were here in person, he wouldn't be able to stop him.