167: Assassination, World-Destroying Ice Spear

She placed her last hope on the Sect Master of the Profound Darkness Sect, who had not yet spoken, "Sect Master, you..."

The Profound Darkness Sect's Sect Master's eyes were like an ancient well, undisturbed, and he said indifferently, "My opinion is consistent with Guixu Zhenren's; this matter is indeed a destined calamity for your Myriad Sound Valley!"

"My Profound Darkness Sect's current focus is on the Heavens Pride Gathering. Regarding your Valley's matter, I express deep regret, but I am powerless to help!"

The words of the Profound Darkness Sect's Sect Master once again plunged Jade Elder into despair.

She simply decided to throw caution to the wind.

"Myriad Sound Valley's today is all of your tomorrows!"

"Just wait and see, your indulgence today will bring you immense misfortune in the future!"

After speaking, she was about to leave.

"Jade Elder, please do not leave the Yu Xu Palace's vicinity!"

Guixu Zhenren reminded her.

"Immortal Master, what do you mean? Do you intend to stop me from leaving?" Jade Elder laughed.

With Myriad Sound Valley destroyed and the Seven Great Sects unwilling to help her, there was no need for her to continue participating in this Heavens Pride Gathering.

She could only leave Yunzhou and seek help from her connections in other states.

"Your Valley colluded with demons. Whether Jade Elder is innocent is still unknown. You may leave after the Demon Suppression Division has thoroughly investigated the matter!" Guixu Zhenren said.

Jade Elder was internally furious. If she waited for the Demon Suppression Division, would she still be alive? It was simply ridiculous.

This was a death sentence for her.

The Purple Flame Demon Sect's Sect Master's eyes turned cold: "Guixu Zhenren, have you also become the Demon Suppression Division's dog now?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell silent.

"Let's go, Jade Elder. Those two old geezers won't help you, but this Sect Master will!"

"Sect Leader Jin, don't be a coward and beg others. Without them, we can still eliminate that scoundrel Chu Jiang!"

The Blood River Sect's Grand Elder said, "Sect Leader Jin, please be cautious. You are not involved in this matter; there's no need to get dragged in."

The Purple Flame Demon Sect's rage was naturally due to his deep-seated hatred for Chu Jiang, and he had been waiting for an opportunity to eliminate him.

Luring the Golden Saber Gate was merely to tie them to his war chariot, making them a larger cannon fodder.

The previous Sect Master of the Blood River Sect had a good relationship with the Golden Saber Gate; otherwise, he wouldn't have offered a reminder.

"I..."

Sect Leader Jin's heart was in turmoil. After a moment of silence, he ultimately followed the Purple Flame Demon Sect's Sect Master and left.

"Alas, good words are wasted on those destined to die!"

"Grand Elder, you have already warned him. This is his own choice; he has no one else to blame."

The Poison Sect's Sect Master spoke.

But only the Golden Saber Gate's Sect Leader knew that he had no choice at all. He couldn't possibly say that his Golden Saber Gate also colluded with demons, just like Myriad Sound Valley.

Chu Jiang would not spare anyone who colluded with demons.

Either he would sit idly by and wait for the truth to be exposed, or he would fight for a glimmer of hope.

Therefore, he could only gamble.

Although the Purple Flame Demon Sect was not as strong as Yu Xu Palace, it was not much weaker than the Profound Darkness Sect, offering hope of dealing with Chu Jiang.

Inside the main hall, representatives from various sects gradually departed.

Only the Profound Darkness Sect's Sect Master and Yu Xu Palace's Guixu Zhenren remained.

"Immortal Master, with three of the Seven Great Sects gone, will it not affect the plan?" the Profound Darkness Sect's Sect Master asked.

"It's fine. This Heavens Pride Gathering is primarily to attract Prodigies from other states. Losing those three will not change anything," Guixu Zhenren said calmly.

The Profound Darkness Sect's Sect Master nodded slightly.

The main hall once again fell silent.

...

As for the person in question, Chu Jiang, he had left Myriad Sound Valley.

Walking along the dense ancient trees, that guy Little White, as soon as he entered the Twilight Mountains, claimed to have smelled the Aura of treasure.

He kept clamoring to go treasure hunting.

He had been gone for seven or eight days and hadn't returned.

His gaze was sharp, scanning the surrounding environment.

Suddenly, an extremely intense sense of crisis enveloped him like a dark cloud, and Chu Jiang's heart leaped fiercely.

His body instantly reacted.

A cold light, like a meteor streaking across the night sky, shot directly towards Chu Jiang's throat.

Chu Jiang's body twisted strangely, avoiding the fatal blow, then immediately retreated a hundred meters.

"Who dares to ambush a Thousand Households of the Demon Suppression Division?!" Chu Jiang's icy voice echoed in the night wind.

However, silence enveloped the surroundings, with only the sound of the night wind rustling through the forest. It was clear that the assailant was a master, unwilling to expose himself easily.

Having missed his strike, he once again concealed himself in the Void Realm.

"Playing tricks!"

Chu Jiang snorted coldly, and the Aura on his body suddenly erupted.

Absolute Ice Ten Styles, Ten Directions of Ice Silence!

Boom!

Swish, swish, swish!

A terrifying cold current instantly swept across the world in all directions. Feathery snow fell from the sky, heavier than ever before.

An area of ten thousand meters in radius was frozen.

Trees, boulders, grass, and even the air were solidified.

On the tip of an ancient tree, a dark figure appeared, covered in a thick layer of white frost.

The dark figure instantly broke through the frost, stepping into the Void Realm, an iron sword in his hand emitting an extreme light.

The iron sword carved profound traces in the Void Realm; each swing caused the Void Realm to tremble.

Controlling the air with the sword, controlling the sword with killing intent.

A distance of several hundred meters was covered in an instant.

Clang!

The Blood Sun Saber cut across the air, colliding with the iron sword.

Seeing that the assassination failed, the assailant decided to shift from stealth to direct assault.

Their battle unfolded in the Void Realm, each clash like a thunderclap, tearing apart everything around them.

In a short while, they had exchanged dozens of blows.

"Peak Peerless Grandmaster!"

Chu Jiang's pupils constricted. This person's Aura was restrained, his Realm was extremely solid, and the Cultivation Technique he cultivated was extremely profound.

He was definitely not a Loose Cultivator.

Someone with such a Cultivation Technique could only come from a top-tier force in another state.

Moreover, his combat ability was far beyond what the pampered powerhouses of the great sects in Yunzhou could compare to; every move was a killing technique.

He was a powerhouse forged through Ironblood battles.

A hint of solemnity flashed in Chu Jiang's eyes. He could feel the killing intent on the tip of his opponent's sword, almost solidifying into substance.

This shadowy figure was definitely the strongest enemy he had encountered since his debut, even more oppressive than the Eight-Eyed Ghost King.

"So this is the Demon Suppression Division's Class A Prodigy? I see he's nothing special!" The shadowy figure spoke for the first time, his voice low and hoarse, like an envoy walking in Hell.

"Tell me who your master is, and I can give you a dignified death!" Chu Jiang snorted coldly.

Absolute Ice Ten Styles, Extreme Cold Domain!

The temperature between heaven and earth plummeted; it was cold, extremely cold. Any living creature within a thousand meters was frozen.

Even the Void Realm was tinged with cold light.

The shadowy figure, enveloped by the Extreme Cold Domain, was instantly frozen.

Immediately, Chu Jiang's True Qi circulated rapidly within his body, like ice Dragons weaving through his Bloodline, finally converging in his palm.

His palm began to emit a faint blue light, which grew brighter and colder until it formed a deep blue ice spear.

This ice spear was almost solid, formed from highly condensed True Qi and cold Qi. Its surface was covered with a thin layer of ice crystals.

Around the ice spear, tiny cracks formed in the Void Realm, caused by the extreme cold making the spatial structure fragile.

This move was naturally the Absolute Ice Ten Styles' strongest killing move, the World-Extinguishing Ice Spear!

When Chu Jiang threw the "World-Extinguishing Ice Spear," it cut through the night sky at a speed difficult for the naked eye to catch.

Its trajectory left behind traces of ice flowers, as if even the Void Realm itself was frozen by this path.

It flew directly towards the shadowy figure.