The sect protection formation? Break it with one sword!
Soon, a group of Demon Soldiers and generals, led by Hu Xiao, marched grandly towards the Tian Jian Sect.
Wherever they passed, other demon beasts were scared and dared not show their heads.
Along the way, some humans who had entered the mountains to try their luck and collect spiritual plants were even more terrified.
They watched Hu Xiao and the other demons from afar, directly kneeling on the ground.
At the same time, some small sects along the way also learned of this matter.
The sect masters of these small sects had a tacit understanding and all chose to turn a blind eye.
Some sect masters, upon hearing this news, even abandoned their sects and ran away, fearing that they would be implicated.
In reality, Hu Xiao was too lazy to bother with these guys and was quickly heading towards the Tian Jian Sect.
Along the way, Xiong Da acted like a tour guide, introducing the nearby sects to Hu Xiao.
"Great King, this is the Cold Sword Sect; they are also sword cultivators, but they are all of the cold attribute."
"Great King, that one over there is called Misty Rain Pavilion; I heard that it's full of beautiful human female cultivators."
Hu Xiao felt a slight interest upon hearing this, but he didn't pay much attention, only asking indifferently.
"How far are we from the Tian Jian Sect?"
Xiong Da quickly replied, "Reporting to Great King, at our speed, we should arrive in less than a quarter of an hour."
Hu Xiao nodded and stopped speaking.
Inside the Tian Jian Sect.
Ever since Li Jian and his own ancestor failed to kill Hu Xiao last time, the prestige of the Tian Jian Sect had rapidly declined.
Many sects had even begun to covet their sect.
At this moment, Li Jian was leading a group of elders in a meeting in the conference room.
"Elders, you are all veterans of my Tian Jian Sect. Now, our Tian Jian Sect has become a piece of fat meat in their eyes."
"Elders, shouldn't you think of a way to turn the situation around?"
The faces of the elders below Li Jian were also uncertain.
It was bad enough that the previous assassination attempt failed; they didn't even get their sect's treasure back, which made them lose all face.
Now, when asked to come up with a solution, what solution could they come up with?
Go to their deaths?
Bang!
At this moment, the door to the conference hall was suddenly knocked open.
Li Jian's face instantly turned cold.
"How dare you!"
"Didn't you see that I was discussing matters with the elders? How dare you barge into the conference hall! Someone, throw him into the Myriad Snake Cave as a warning to others!"
The more Li Jian thought about it, the angrier he became. It was one thing for outsiders to look down on them.
Now, even the disciples of the sect didn't take him, the sect master, seriously.
If he didn't punish him today, how could he establish his authority in the future?
"Sect Master, Sect Master, something terrible has happened."
The disciple who burst in stumbled and crawled to Li Jian's side.
Li Jian realized something was wrong and frowned.
"What is it?"
"The tiger... that tiger... he... he's coming to kill us." The disciple was out of breath and stammered.
"What tiger?" Li Jian was stunned, then immediately reacted, slamming his hand on the table and standing up abruptly.
"Are you talking about Hu Xiao?"
The disciple's legs were trembling at this point, and cold sweat dripped down: "Yes, it's him. He is outside our sect right now."
"You should go out and see quickly!"
As soon as his voice fell, a voice came from outside.
"Tian Jian Sect, you have repeatedly trespassed into this King's territory. Do you really think this King has a good temper?"
"Today, this King has come here to avenge the previous times and destroy your Tian Jian Sect!"
The voice was deep and powerful, causing ordinary cultivators to faint on the spot.
Li Jian immediately recognized it as Hu Xiao's voice.
His face instantly became as ugly as if he had eaten shit.
Outside the Tian Jian Sect.
Hu Xiao, leading Xiong Da, Xiong Er, as well as Lion Heart Mad, Yellow Great Immortal, and other demons, was standing in the air.
Hu Xiao, dressed in a yellow robe, exuded a fierce aura, scaring the disciples of the Tian Jian Sect so much that they didn't even have the courage to reply.
The reason Hu Xiao roared so loudly was not so much to warn the Tian Jian Sect, but rather to speak to the humans watching outside the Tian Jian Sect's mountain gate.
After all, the Tian Jian Sect was also a large sect.
If it were to be inexplicably destroyed by a demon race, it would likely cause trouble.
But with Hu Xiao saying this, the nature of this matter would not escalate into a major incident.
It would only be seen by everyone as a simple act of revenge.
Other human sects would not dwell on this matter.
After all, it was well known that the Tian Jian Sect had sent people to cause trouble in the Tiger King's territory repeatedly before, only to return in defeat.
Not long after Hu Xiao finished speaking, an enraged voice came from within the Tian Jian Sect.
"What an arrogant tiger demon! After the last battle, do you really think this old man is no match for you?"
"You even dare to trespass my mountain gate. Do you truly think there's no one here?"
The speaker was none other than the Tian Jian Sect's ancestor, Li Kuangfeng.
As his voice fell, a middle-aged man in a green robe appeared above the Tian Jian Sect, looking at Hu Xiao from across the air.
As soon as Li Kuangfeng appeared, the panicked disciples of the Tian Jian Sect instantly felt much more at ease.
"Ancestor, the Ancestor is out!"
"With the Ancestor here today, this tiger demon will surely come and never return."
Hu Xiao burst out laughing upon hearing this.
"Hahahahaha."
"Li Kuangfeng, your memory is failing you, isn't it?"
"It's only been half a year, and you've already forgotten how you fled in disarray back then?"
Li Kuangfeng's face instantly fell upon hearing this, and he immediately shouted angrily.
"Hu Xiao, what are you being arrogant about?"
"If you're so capable, then break my sect-protecting formation first."
After Li Kuangfeng finished speaking, he stomped his foot violently into the void, and then a layer of green energy shield appeared in the sky, enveloping the entire Tian Jian Sect.
The reason Li Kuangfeng dared to be so confident was precisely because of this sect-protecting formation.
Even a ninth-rank early-stage powerhouse would need some effort to break it!
And Hu Xiao, being only eighth-rank, simply did not have that ability.
Hu Xiao narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly.
"Hmph, just a broken turtle shell."
Then his gaze swept over the other humans who were watching the battle.
"Those watching the show around here, get out of here quickly! After ten breaths, anyone who remains here will be killed without mercy..."
As the last word was spoken, a powerful aura instantly surged from his body.
Those who still wanted to fish in troubled waters nearby were so scared that they quickly scattered and fled.
After dispersing the onlookers, Hu Xiao reached into the void and gripped, and the Lihuo Sword appeared in his palm.
Li Kuangfeng's brows furrowed when he saw Hu Xiao take out the Lihuo Sword.
He immediately sensed something was amiss.
"No, this isn't right."
"This sword, why does it feel stronger than before?"
Hu Xiao stopped wasting words with him. His figure flickered, and he appeared above the Tian Jian Sect.
Holding the sword with one hand, his entire spiritual power flowed along his right arm into the sword body.
He slashed down fiercely towards the ground.
Whoosh!
A sword cry sounded, and then a crimson sword beam struck the Tian Jian Sect's sect-protecting formation.
Li Kuangfeng's eyelids twitched, and he immediately felt a bad premonition, shouting out loud.
"Not good."
He wanted to stop it, but it was too late. The sword beam heavily struck the sect-protecting formation.
With a crisp crack, the sect-protecting formation, which Li Kuangfeng believed to be indestructible,
was broken by Hu Xiao with a single sword strike.