163: Breaking the formation, coming from the sky

Northern Qi, Spring and Autumn Sword Palace.

Sword Washing Pond.

This is the most famous place in the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace.

Whenever a Disciple returns from questioning swords outside, he must necessarily go through this Sword Washing Pond. This is to wash away the blood and karma of killing from his body, preventing his pure Sword Intent from being tainted by killing karma, and at the same time, to question the meaning of his own sword heart.

At this moment, the Sword Lord stood quietly before the Sword Washing Pond. His calm gaze lingered for a long, long time in the pond where rolling sword energy surged and transformed into clear waves. It wasn't until a long time passed that a fleeting, ethereal sword energy drifted out from the Sword Washing Pond, wrapped around his five fingers, and finally disappeared.

"The ultimate in killing and striking, the most rigid and pure sword energy, in the hands of Senior apprentice-brother Sword Lord, can actually transform into a gentle wrap around the finger. It's truly astonishing!" a Disciple who was also washing his sword by the Sword Washing Pond exclaimed in admiration.

"I heard that Senior apprentice-brother Sword Lord's trip to South Chu to question swords was unstoppable wherever he went. Even the overlord of South Chu, the Dongming Sect, was trampled underfoot by Senior apprentice-brother Sword Lord."

"The land of South Chu must have declined!"

"It's not that the land of South Chu has declined, but rather that Senior apprentice-brother Sword Lord's strength is too great. It's reasonable that the land of South Chu was swept through."

The group of Disciples from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace conversed in low voices, and the Sword Lord simply pretended not to hear.

These Disciples only knew he went to South Chu to question swords, but they didn't know that in the end, he was actually forcibly brought back by a Yang God Great Cultivator within the Sect, who also said he had caused a great disaster.

But in that land of South Chu, what could possibly threaten him?

The Dongming Sect?

There wasn't even a single ordinary Heavenly Pride born alongside a Spirit Treasure of heaven and earth, so what was there to be afraid of!

He didn't understand.

But at this moment, an old murmur suddenly came from his ear: "Come to the Sword Pavilion."

"Master?!" The Sword Lord's brow furrowed slightly. He silently transformed into a sword light and disappeared from the Sword Washing Pond.

When he reappeared, he was already inside the Sword Pavilion. Not only was his Master, the current Palace Lord of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace, there, but several other Elders were also present.

"When the Palace Lord brought the Sword Lord back, why didn't he bring the four True Disciples back as well?" The Grand Elder of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace spoke with clear dissatisfaction, even shame and anger.

The current Sect Leader of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace was an Old Man with graying hair, his appearance lean and refined, possessing a certain air of immortality. He furrowed his brow and said, "The Sword Lord swept through the Dongming Sect's mountain gate. It's possible the old fellows from the Dongming Sect would try to harm the Sword Lord. This old man brought him back and left the four True Disciples behind to give the Dongming Sect a chance to vent their anger. Once their anger is released, this matter will naturally be resolved."

The Grand Elder said angrily, "But now the Dongming Sect didn't just vent their anger; they killed all four True Disciples of my Spring and Autumn Sword Palace in South Chu. This matter absolutely cannot be left unresolved like this! That Dongming Sect must pay with their lives for the True Disciples of my Spring and Autumn Sword Palace, hmph!"

The Palace Lord of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace also burst into a nameless rage. He had kindly left four True Disciples to allow the Dongming Sect to regain face, but the Dongming Sect was something else entirely; they actually directly took the lives of his four True Disciples from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace and left them in South Chu.

If they didn't demand an explanation from the Dongming Sect for this matter, his Northern Qi Spring and Autumn Sword Palace would no longer need to exist in the Qing Ming Cultivation World.

"Master, Elders." The Sword Lord heard clearly, and his heart immediately turned cold: "Four Junior Brothers..."

"They are dead. What do you intend to do?" The Palace Lord of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace's words already carried a hint of Killing Intent.

Swords are Masters of killing and striking, possessing the greatest killing power. It has always been the Sword Cultivators of their Spring and Autumn Sword Palace sweeping across all directions. When have they ever been bullied by other Sects?

The Dongming Sect has backing from the depths of the Starry Sky, and their Spring and Autumn Sword Palace may not be without it either.

Furthermore, putting aside the backing from the depths of the Starry Sky, how significant is the Dongming Sect in the face of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace?

"Killing the True Disciples of my Spring and Autumn Sword Palace must be repaid with blood for blood, tooth for tooth!" Between the Sword Lord's lowered five fingers, sword energy faintly emerged, swirling incessantly: "Thinking about it, going to the Sword Washing Pond this time was too early."

The blood of the Southern Chu Dongming Sect hasn't finished flowing yet, but his sword energy has already been cleansed in the Sword Washing Pond.

However, it doesn't matter. Perhaps it will be more beneficial to behead the people of the Dongming Sect after cleansing.

"Good, this is the style of my Spring and Autumn Sword Palace." The Grand Elder, full of Killing Intent, praised loudly.

"The path of the sword is straightforward and cannot be swayed by external things. Since the Dongming Sect killed my Spring and Autumn Sword Palace's True Disciples today, then today, there must also be Dongming Sect True Disciples who perish."

"Reasonable. How can the revenge for True Disciples wait overnight."

"Then, now, we can make this trip to South Chu."

The group of Elders spoke in unison, all carrying Killing Intent, accompanied by Sword Intent, silently causing ripples in the Void.

Sword Cultivators have always been those who value killing power; they are not ascetics who are willing to cultivate honestly.

"The Sword Palace in the Starry Sky will have a Great Power visiting today. Since we are taking action today, we cannot delay too long, lest the Sword Palace in the Starry Sky think that the Sword Palace in my Qing Ming Cultivation World is weak." The Old Palace Lord of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace slowly said, "Give the order: all Sword Palace Elders and True Disciples, quickly gather at the Sword Pavilion."

With the Palace Lord's command, in an instant, all the high-level Yin God cultivators and Yang God Great Cultivators of the entire Spring and Autumn Sword Palace, whether they were in seclusion cultivation or handling matters outside, all headed towards the Sword Pavilion.

For a time, the entire Spring and Autumn Sword Palace was filled with tension, the atmosphere inexplicably dropped to freezing point, and a sense of solemn killing permeated everywhere.

"How long has it been since my Spring and Autumn Sword Palace has seen such a grand display of power?!"

Countless Disciples of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace glanced sideways, eager to try.

"The Yin God Elders, True Disciples, and even the Yang God Great Cultivators in the palace are all gathered!"

"I heard they are going to South Chu to kill the Dongming Sect's True Disciples."

"Wielding swords and traveling thousands of miles, stepping through the Void to behead people – such a scene! It's a pity we cannot go along personally, otherwise, it would surely be the most unforgettable sight of this life."

"Indeed, if we could follow the Elders, True Disciples, and the Palace Lord to South Chu and personally witness the Divine Might of the Palace Lord, Elders, and True Disciples' sword paths, it would be without regret."

"I don't know where the Southern Chu Dongming Sect got the guts to dare oppose my Spring and Autumn Sword Palace? Now that they've provoked all the Elders and the Palace Lord to go to South Chu together, that Dongming Sect is going to face a great disaster!"

"At most, they will flatten that Southern Chu Dongming Sect, and it will also be a good opportunity to spread the name of my Spring and Autumn Sword Palace."

At this moment, the Disciples of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace were excited, and the True Disciples, Elders, and the Palace Lord were also waiting, ready to make the trip to South Chu at any time.

But it was also at this moment.

"Boom!"

Without any warning, the sky suddenly seemed to collapse.

No, to be precise, it didn't seem like a collapse, but rather as if a huge, terrifying hole, like a mountain, had been ripped open.

That was the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace's Sect-protecting grand formation collapsing, heavily pressed down by a large hand that suddenly descended from the sky, and then, with a boom, forcibly pressing a huge gap into the Sect-protecting grand formation.

Following that, two figures, one in front and one behind, walked unhurriedly, stepping through the Void from the gap where the grand formation had shattered.

For a time, the entire Spring and Autumn Sword Palace suddenly fell into a strange dead silence. Countless gazes simultaneously fell upon the two figures, one in front and one behind.

The one in front was a handsome and elegant young man with his hair tied up by a wooden hairpin, wearing a green robe. The one behind was a valiant young man wearing a purple-gold white jade crown, a robe embroidered with a Golden Crow, and carrying a Flying Immortal Seal at his waist.

These two walked over openly and casually, as if no one else was around, regarding the entire Spring and Autumn Sword Palace as nothing.