167: The great power from the Starry Sky Sword Palace

Spring and Autumn Sword Palace.

From the nearly ruined Sword Pavilion, the Old Palace Lord, covered in blood, walked out from underground. His body was severely damaged, his chest area almost reduced to just a skeleton.

"Palace Lord!" All the True Disciples and Elders of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace stepped forward together, their spirits low.

"I'm fine!" The Old Palace Lord's expression was gloomy as he silently gazed towards the Dongming Sect. Pure Yang power surged from his broken body, causing it to recover at an astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, he was completely intact, though his torn clothes, disheveled hair, and bloodstains still showed his disarray.

'Just one look, merely one look!'

He, a top Yang God who had survived eight Yang God thunder tribulations, was severely injured to this extent!

Just how powerful was that Great Power from the Dongming Sect?

Uncontrollable killing intent and rage still surged in the Old Palace Lord's heart. The Dongming Sect had bullied his Spring and Autumn Sword Palace too much!

They broke the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace's mountain-guarding formation, injured him, the Palace Lord, in front of all the Sect's Disciples, took the Sword Lord's life, even taking his corpse, and finally, they even demanded an apology and repentance...

Did the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace, the largest hegemonic Sect in Northern Qi, not care about its reputation?

But even so, while that young Great Power from the Dongming Sect was still present, the Old Palace Lord of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace could only feign death underground, not daring to show his Face.

Because that Great Power was too strong, far beyond what the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace could contend with.

Although the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace did have some old Senior experts, they were at most Yang Gods who had survived six or seven tribulations, not even as strong as him, the Palace Lord. Even if they all came out and fought desperately, it would only be sending more heads to their deaths, completely useless.

'There's still a chance!'

In the Old Palace Lord's weathered eyes, fury seemed to ignite.

His most favored Disciple was killed in front of the entire Spring and Autumn Sword Palace. This hatred would never be settled!

The Spring and Autumn Sword Palace in Northern Qi couldn't do it, but there was still the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace deep in the Starry Sky. He refused to believe that the young Great Power from the Dongming Sect could defeat a Great Power from the Sword Palace who came from the Starry Sky!

"Shame can inspire courage. You all should remember today's humiliation and cultivate diligently," the Old Palace Lord said slowly, his resonant voice echoing throughout the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace, reverberating without end.

"Disciples, we will remember the Palace Lord's teachings," countless Disciples responded in unison, their words filled with determination.

Sword Cultivators were inherently resolute. Bowing under the Great Power's pressure from the Dongming Sect today was unavoidable, but it did not mean they weren't angry.

One day, when they achieved success in cultivation and their sword path was invincible, they would surely go to the Dongming Sect to demand an explanation.

Just then, the Old Palace Lord, along with the True Disciples and Elders, suddenly felt something and looked up in unison, only to see that in the sky above, at some unknown time, a middle-aged man had appeared, wearing a purple robe and exuding a profound aura.

He wore a dark gold crown, a python-skin jade belt around his waist, had a square Face with long sideburns and a handsome beard, and deep within his eyes, sword energy seemed to constantly shuttle, evolving the Dao and principle.

"It seems I, Cheng, have arrived at just the right time," he said, scanning the broken mountain-guarding formation, the collapsed Sword Pavilion, the fallen mountains, and the shattered earth, finally resting his gaze on the Old Palace Lord.

'Cheng Daohua!'

'The Great Power who came from the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace deep in the Starry Sky!'

'He's finally here!'

The Old Palace Lord and the Elders of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace were all inexplicably delighted. The previous suppression and humiliation seemed to be swept away, as they had found a backer and seen hope.

"Elder Cheng, please, please uphold justice for our Azure Underworld Spring and Autumn Sword Palace!" All the True Disciples and Elders bowed in unison, speaking indignantly.

Even the Old Palace Lord bowed and spoke, "This old man is incompetent, causing the Sword Palace to be shamed, allowing Disciples to be beheaded at our doorstep. I am ashamed before the Sword Palace's ancestors and Seniors..."

Cheng Daohua raised his hand from nothingness, helping the Old Palace Lord and the others up. The sword energy in his eyes became even more wild. "The Spring and Autumn Sword Palace cannot be humiliated, and the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace of the Azure Underworld is no exception." He spoke in a low voice, carrying killing intent, "Palace Lord Chen, point the way. I, Cheng, will go and return shortly."

Where to?

Naturally, to find the one who shattered the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace's mountain-guarding formation and killed the Sword Palace's Disciples.

What to do upon finding him?

Naturally, Face him with a sword, take his head, and uphold the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace's unparalleled prestige.

"This old man will guide Elder Cheng," Old Palace Lord Chen's anger was hard to quell. He ascended into the sky, chasing directly in the direction Lu Chen and the Sect Leader had left, moving like a streak of light.

Cheng Daohua followed closely. With a single step, he seemed to tear through the void with sword energy, vanishing instantly.

"Buzz!"

It was the moment after Old Palace Lord Chen of the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace and the Great Power Cheng Daohua from the Starry Sky Sword Palace left that the entire Spring and Autumn Sword Palace instantly boiled over.

"Dongming Sect, serve them right!"

"Daring to come to our Spring and Autumn Sword Palace to act savagely and still hoping to leave unscathed is simply a pipe dream!"

"Just how arrogant that one Elder and one young man were in our Spring and Autumn Sword Palace earlier, they will be just as miserable when they encounter Elder Cheng later. This is their own doing!"

"I regret not being able to witness the fate of those two arrogant scoundrels from the Dongming Sect after they meet Elder Cheng!"

The Dongming Sect has a Great Power, but does the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace not?

Moreover, Cheng Daohua is a Great Power who came from the Starry Sky Sword Palace. Just how powerful he is, no one can know.

But surely, killing a young Great Power from the Azure Underworld should be no problem!

Those two arrogant scoundrels from the Dongming Sect, the Elder and the young one, are surely dead.

............

"No," Lu Chen spread his hands, giving up entirely.

The dignified Sect Leader was being unreasonable with him, what Face did he need?

He didn't care about Face, and he didn't believe this Young Sect Leader's skin could be thicker than his own.

As expected, the Young Sect Leader was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting Lu Chen to be so shameless. I just watched you take the Monster Corpses, and you say you don't have them?

And the 'Piercing Void' race he hunted personally before coming here, you say you don't have them?

He killed them himself, how could he not know?

After another thought, he smiled again, "It seems you care a lot about these Monster Corpses.

"This Sect has said, as long as you take me as your master, you can have as many of these Monster Corpses as you want. Don't even mention these low-grade Dao Embryos and Yin Gods; even Yang Gods, and Grand Demons beyond Yang Gods, this Sect will kill them for you.

"Is this not enough to make your heart pound?"

Lu Chen smiled shyly, "This Disciple is content with the Monster Corpses of Dao Embryos and Yin Gods."

The cake the Sect Leader drew was a bit too stiff, well, it was too fake, he couldn't bite into it.

I'd be damned if I believed you.

I'm afraid as soon as I take you as my master, you'll disappear somewhere to live a carefree life.

At that time, the entire burden of the Dongming Sect would fall on his 'thin' shoulders. He didn't expect any good fortune, and might even end up working for free, exhausted like a dog.

The key is that when the Great Power from the Ancestral Land comes to accept Disciples, he would also have to worry about being caught in a difficult position.

Lu Chen would absolutely not do such a thankless task.

"Then give me back the Monster Corpses," the Sect Leader reached out again.

Lu Chen: "No."

Sect Leader: "..."

You brat, are you throwing a tantrum and being unreasonable?!

Just as he was about to assert the Sect Leader's authority and let Lu Chen know what it meant to be a Sect Leader, he suddenly paused, muttering in confusion, "Where did the Spring and Autumn Sword Palace find this little lowlife? He actually wants to compete with this Sect?"