78: Chapter 78 Hidden Treasures in the Sleeve

In reality, this couldn't even be considered "Severing Heaven and Earth."

At best, the formation combined by these few Elders and Protectors was simply too dense, creating the illusion of "Severing Heaven and Earth."

In truth, it was far from it.

"Does the Baifeng Sect wish to vanish from Dongan Commandery?" Qin Shaoshang was furious. Just as he was about to strike, he realized his body was no longer under his control.

The momentary loss of control flashed by and vanished, and the feeling of "Severing Heaven and Earth" dissipated along with it.

When Qin Shaoshang looked again, he realized that, before he knew it, he had appeared behind the Baifeng Sect's Elders and Protectors, while Yu Xiu lightly flicked his sleeve.

'Where are they?' The Elders and Protectors' eyelids twitched violently.

'Under the "Heaven-Locking Battle Formation," how did those two from the Qingwei Sword Sect disappear?'

And they vanished into thin air right under their noses!

This shouldn't be possible!

Before the Elders and Protectors could react, they suddenly felt the world grow dark. Immediately following that, a strange, indescribable, and indefinable sense of discomfort washed over them.

But soon, these Elders and Protectors understood where this strange discomfort came from.

They saw Yu Xiu raise his hand and grab them.

No, it wasn't Yu Xiu grabbing them; rather, they were uncontrollably throwing themselves into his palm.

That palm was as vast as a collapsing sky, unimaginably large.

Yet, in reality, Yu Xiu's palm had not grown; they had been infinitely shrunk, because everything around them seemed to have been magnified countless times.

Even a single leaf falling from a treetop could easily bury them!

'What kind of technique is this?'

'The Dao of the Universe?!'

'How could someone from the Qingwei Sword Sect know the Dao of the Universe?'

Shouldn't a Sword Cultivator only cultivate the Dao of the Sword?

They wanted to unleash their full cultivation, but found no response. No matter how they struggled, it was in vain, until their vision went black and they completely lost consciousness.

In a corner where no one noticed.

A short, thin figure with graying hair, dressed in a dark red robe, had been waiting there for a long time, though no one knew when he had arrived.

'The Qingwei Sword Sect! They came so fast!' the figure sighed inwardly.

When he fled back from the river, he had harbored a glimmer of hope.

Perhaps, out of consideration for the Baifeng Sect's Face, the Qingwei Sword Sect would turn a blind eye. At the very least, they would have some reservations; at the absolute minimum, they would give the Baifeng Sect some dignity.

But he never expected that the people from the Qingwei Sword Sect would actually...

Attack them directly at their doorstep!

So much for Face, turning a blind eye, reservations, or dignity...

None of that mattered.

Two people from the Qingwei Sword Sect had arrived, just like that, swaggering in to attack the Baifeng Sect!

They had trampled the Baifeng Sect's Face under their feet and ground it into the dirt!

As the Sect Leader of the Baifeng Sect, Sect Master Kong Tingsong's heart was filled with fury, and murderous intent surged instantly!

'This is too much bullying!'

If the Baifeng Sect's Elders and Protectors were to fall today, then it would be no different from the Baifeng Sect being annihilated!

I don't care what Qingwei Sword Sect you are...

Kill!

Sect Master Kong Tingsong struck silently, intending to coordinate with the Elders and Protectors' "Heaven-Locking Battle Formation" to wipe out Yu Xiu and Qin Shaoshang in one fell swoop.

However, at that very moment, a sense of discomfort washed over him.

Sect Master Kong Tingsong felt his formidable cultivation had nowhere to be used, and everything around him was being infinitely magnified!

No, he himself was shrinking, uncontrollably heading toward Yu Xiu's hand!

'Is he using the rhythm of heaven and earth to suppress me? Or does he truly possess such terrifying strength?' Sect Master Kong Tingsong was horrified!

But he could no longer think clearly as he was drawn into Yu Xiu's palm along with the Elders and Protectors.

From beginning to end, he didn't even have time to strike, and Qin Shaoshang hadn't even seen him!

'Universe in the Sleeve...' Yu Xiu slowly withdrew his hand, 'It still lacks a certain something.'

Of course, it was more than enough to contain the Baifeng Sect's Elders, Protectors, and Sect Master Kong Tingsong.

"Let's go." Yu Xiu turned around and headed down the mountain.

Qin Shaoshang was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly followed: "Senior, that Baifeng Sect Sect Leader..."

Before Qin Shaoshang could finish, Yu Xiu tossed a marble-sized transparent sphere, which landed naturally in Qin Shaoshang's hand.

"They are all inside. Just take it back to the Sword Sect to report." Yu Xiu's voice was light and airy; as he spoke, he was still on Tengyun Mountain.

By the time his words ended, Yu Xiu's figure had vanished into thin air before Qin Shaoshang's eyes.

"Senior..." Qin Shaoshang chased down Tengyun Mountain, but never found any trace of Yu Xiu.

Coming and going without a trace, as if merging with heaven and earth—perhaps this was what a true master was!

He sighed softly and looked at the marble-sized transparent sphere in his hand, discovering several ant-sized people lying inside.

Looking closely, were they not the Baifeng Sect's Elders and Protectors, along with the Baifeng Sect Sect Leader, Sect Master Kong Tingsong!

It was just that these fellows seemed to be suppressed by an inexplicable force, listless and unable to move.

Qin Shaoshang snorted coldly: "Daring to disrespect the Qingwei Sword Sect, you'll get what's coming to you."

He transformed into a streak of Sword Qi and headed straight for the Qingwei Sword Sect.

He reckoned that, given the nature of the Qingwei Sword Sect's Sword Cultivators, the Baifeng Sect daring to attack him, one of the Ten Heroes of Powang Peak, and attacking Disciples who had gone out to subdue demons, would likely result in them being erased from existence.

This wasn't just about Qin Shaoshang; the majesty of the Qingwei Sword Sect could not be offended.

If the Baifeng Sect dared to move against people from the Qingwei Sword Sect today, committing such an act of insubordination without punishment, then who would respect the Qingwei Sword Sect in the future?

Somewhere in Yan Province, an unknown location.

A figure shrouded in demonic Qi slowly opened his eyes. "Qingwei Sword Sect? The Dao of the Universe?"

He chuckled: "Ignorant of the heavenly mandate, going against the great trend—even if you have heaven-defying abilities, you will end up with no bones left!"

Losing a Clone of his will might have some impact on him, but it was just something that could be recovered after practicing for a period of time; in essence, there was no real loss.

Silently, within a ferocious Demon God Statue, faint demonic Qi surged, and then the Demon God Statue spoke: "Who is ignorant of the heavenly mandate?"

The Sect Leader of the Residual Resentment Sect bowed low: "A person related to the Qingwei Sword Sect, but his origins are unknown.

"My Holy Resentment Cult has been competing with the Qingwei Sword Sect for many years. Within the Sword Sect, we have information on the Ten Heroes and Ten True Seeds of each peak, the Elders, Protectors, inner Disciples, and the Sect Leader, but I have never heard of this person."

The Demon God Statue's deep, resonant voice responded: "What is extraordinary about him?"

The Sect Leader of the Residual Resentment Sect recalled carefully: "Strange, peculiar, as if...

"A part of heaven and earth!"

The Demon God Statue, which had always been calm and waveless, seemed to ripple: "A part of heaven and earth?"

The Sect Leader of the Residual Resentment Sect nodded: "When I fought him, I clearly did not feel how formidable his cultivation was, yet I was always involuntarily compelled, as if I were fighting against the great trend of heaven and earth. I had strength but nowhere to use it, and even if I did use it, it had no effect...

"It seems that I didn't even touch the essence of the technique he cultivates!

"His method is something I have never seen before; it is not the Dao of the Sword!"

The Demon God Statue whispered: "So strange, could it be...

"Is he a self-savior born from the Luck of all living things in heaven and earth?

"Or is it some old monster of the Sword Sect acting in secret?"

PS: Failed to update three times yesterday, my head hurts, I can only do my best!