97: Chapter 97 You actually say you have no grudge against me?

After Ancestor Wanfu let out an unwilling roar of fury,

both his body and his Nascent Soul,

were struck by Yu Hengzi's sword,

cleaved into two halves right down the middle,

dying instantly on the spot!

Ancestor Wanfu,

who started out as a talisman merchant,

had cultivated against the heavens,

achieving the Nascent Soul Realm in five hundred years,

and ruling the Taixu Realm for over four hundred years,

had now completely perished, his Dao extinguished!

Ancestor Hehuan's delicate body trembled violently,

and her exquisitely beautiful face

was filled with panic!

Ancestor Wanfu was definitely considered top-tier combat power in the Nascent Soul Realm.

With his strength alone,

he had once slaughtered eight Nascent Soul Realm old ghosts of the Demonic Sects

and over thirty Golden Core Great Powers!

Yet, with only two sword strikes from Yu Hengzi,

he was directly slain!

Furthermore, Yu Hengzi hadn't even used his full strength!

How could she not be afraid?

"This humble one... this humble one was coerced by this Old Thief Wanfu,

forced to come here!

Immortal Master Yu Heng,

you saw it at the entrance of the Ancient Desolate Secret Realm as well,

he originally intended to use the Myriad Talisman Formation

to trap and kill me along with the others!

I wish I could take this Old Thief Wanfu

and hack him into a thousand pieces!"

After Ancestor Hehuan finished speaking,

she actually began to cry, looking like a pear blossom bathed in rain!

Yu Hengzi turned around

and glanced at Ancestor Hehuan.

To be honest, any normal man,

with just one look at this beautiful and sexy figure in black,

would basically experience a sudden arousal,

instantly falling to her feet!

But Yu Hengzi was, after all, one of the Seven Saints of Shu Mountain,

his heart set only on pure cultivation of the Dao,

having no interest whatsoever in matters between men and women.

"Your Hehuan Sect is inherently an evil and demonic Sect.

My Revered Master, the Saint of Shu Mountain, founded this Taixu Alliance

to establish a heart for Heaven and Earth,

to secure a livelihood for the people,

to continue the lost teachings of past sages,

and to open up a path of peace for all eternity!

How could your Hehuan Sect be worthy of joining my Taixu Alliance?"

Having spoken, Yu Hengzi

raised his eyes toward the Void Realm,

drew his natal immortal sword,

and slashed out a thousand-foot-long Immortal light!

In the Void Realm,

the rotating jade plaque with the character 'He' on it

was directly shattered!

Yu Hengzi was truly domineering!

Ancestor Hehuan had plotted and schemed,

finally managing to join the Taixu Alliance with great difficulty,

only to have it slashed into tiny pieces by Yu Hengzi's sword!

"Your Hehuan Sect and my Taixu Alliance

no longer have any connection from this day forward!

I have a Disciple

who has some grievances with you.

Once you two have settled them yourselves,

if you are still alive,

I shall let you leave!"

Just as Ancestor of Mount Shu Yu Hengzi's voice fell,

a white figure

slowly walked out from the curtain of night!

The white figure cupped his hands in a respectful salute toward Yu Hengzi,

"Revered Master!"

Ancestor Hehuan's body jolted, and she said coquettishly,

"I have no grievances with Carefree Master.

Immortal Master Yu Heng, there must be some misunderstanding here!"

Carefree Master's fingernails dug deep into his palms

as he looked at Ancestor Hehuan with a face full of fury.

"Do you still remember three years ago,

the Sect Head of the Myriad Sword Sect, Xiao Wanshan, whom you burned as a sky lantern?

He was my younger brother,

three years younger than me!

By your hands, you Hehuan old thief,

he was skinned and de-boned,

and burned as a sky lantern!

And you dare say there is no grudge between us?"

Ancestor Hehuan's beautiful face

was filled with shock.

How could she have imagined that a Golden Core Realm Sect Head

from the Myriad Sword Sect, a third-rate Sect in the Taixu Realm,

would actually be the biological younger brother of Shu Mountain's Carefree Master?

At that time, not only did she burn the Sect Head of the Myriad Sword Sect as a sky lantern,

but she also had the Hehuan Sect Disciples

violate and then kill all 5,000 members of the Myriad Sword Sect,

collecting five full Essence Gathering Bottles!

Carefree Master directly drew his natal sword,

releasing a hundred-foot sword light with a wave of his hand,

actually forcing open the Heavenly Gate!

Carefree Master stepped inside,

and when he emerged,

Carefree Master was clad in white Immortal robes,

his sleeves fluttering in the wind,

holding an Immortal Artifact sword in his left hand,

with the character for 'Immortal' burning on his forehead,

his entire being looking like an Immortal descending to the world!

Carefree Master's first move was a killing strike,

directly using the Moon-Chasing Sword technique,

releasing a thousand feet of Immortal Qi,

slashing down toward Ancestor Hehuan!

Ancestor Hehuan's eyelids twitched wildly.

Although Carefree Master was only in the Golden Core Realm,

his Immortal Form was far too uncanny.

From this sword strike Carefree Master had unleashed,

she actually felt a sense of life-and-death crisis!

Ancestor Hehuan didn't dare to be careless,

directly summoning her Lifebound Weapon, the Hehuan Bell!

The Hehuan Bell instantly grew to a hundred feet in size,

blocking the path in front of Ancestor Hehuan,

and collided head-on with the thousand-foot Immortal light

unleashed by Carefree Master!

Boom!

In their first clash,

the two sides actually fought to a draw.

Both Carefree Master and Ancestor Hehuan

were startled!

Carefree Master was surprised because

he had activated his Immortal Form;

although this sword strike only had Golden Core Realm power,

its Sword Intent was extremely high!

Forget a Great Nascent Soul's Lifebound Weapon,

even the Lifebound Weapon of a Soul Transformation old ghost

could be shattered by this sword strike!

But now, it had only fought to a draw

with Ancestor Hehuan's Lifebound Weapon!

Ancestor Hehuan was also shocked.

This Hehuan Bell was a Lifebound Weapon she had nurtured for over 3,000 years.

One must know that

a normal Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator's Lifebound Spiritual Artifact

can be nurtured for at most 500 years,

because the lifespan of a Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator is only about 1,000 years!

It was no exaggeration to say

that Ancestor Hehuan's Lifebound Weapon, the Hehuan Bell,

was even stronger than the Lifebound Weapon of a Soul Transformation old ghost!

Yet it had only fought to a draw

with this Carefree Master!

When enemies meet, their eyes blaze with hatred.

Carefree Master raised his Immortal sword

and charged at Ancestor Hehuan!

The two instantly engaged in battle!

Both used killing moves,

neither dodging,

all head-on collisions.

The fight was extremely brutal,

making the blood of onlookers boil!

After more than a hundred exchanges,

the two briefly separated

to catch their breath!

Yes, even at the Golden Core and Nascent Soul Realms,

the body cannot fight continuously.

One must rest,

otherwise, the body cannot withstand such high-intensity circulation of Spiritual Qi,

and one would explode and die!

Ancestor Hehuan gritted her teeth,

her elegant brows furrowed tightly!

This Carefree Master was truly powerful.

At only the Golden Core Realm Great Perfection,

he could fight her for over a hundred rounds

without falling into a disadvantage!

She had cultivated for over 3,000 years,

and this was the first time she had encountered such a Heaven-Defying Prodigy.

If this continued,

she would surely die!

The reason was simple!

Yu Hengzi had made it very clear:

only if she defeated Carefree Master

would he let her go!

In other words, if she lost,

or even if she fought Carefree Master to a draw,

she would definitely die today!

Thinking of this,

Ancestor Hehuan steeled her heart,

and without further hesitation,

she directly brought out her strongest trump card!

That's right!

It was Ancestor Hehuan's natal sky lantern!

The world had only heard of Ancestor Hehuan burning people as 'sky lanterns',

but no one knew

that this Sky Lantern was a top-grade Nascent Soul Realm Immortal Artifact!

It was an Immortal Artifact in the truest sense,

and its true power lay in combat,

not in the act of burning people.

It was just that Ancestor Hehuan had never used her natal sky lantern in a fight,

so the world had no way of knowing.

Ancestor Hehuan's hands quickly formed seals,

and a lamp the size of an arm

flew out from Ancestor Hehuan's Sea of Consciousness,

instantly expanding to a hundred feet in size!

That's right!

It was Ancestor Hehuan's natal sky lantern!

Immediately after,

Ancestor Hehuan's Lifebound Weapon, the Hehuan Bell, grew to dozens of feet in size,

and was actually tied to the post of the natal sky lantern!

Boom!

The natal sky lantern emitted the pressure of a Late Stage Soul Transformation Realm

as it smashed violently toward Carefree Master!