240: Gathering at the foot of the mountain

“It’s simple. When the Secret Realm exit opens, I’ll go first to clear the path for you. You just need to follow behind me and pass through each level,” Holy Maiden Shen Mengqi said with a smile.

You shook your head and smiled, “How can I let you protect me? This time, let Father reach the summit first, and you can follow behind.”

“Father, you don’t have a jade Talisman. What if…” Holy Maiden Shen Mengqi looked worried.

Suddenly, a voice interjected—

“Hahaha, what big words.”

As the words fell, over a dozen figures arrived in an instant, landing opposite you.

“Liu Yunge, Liu Chenfeng? What is the meaning of this?” Liu Ruyan, beside you, questioned coldly.

At the same time, Liu Ruyan transmitted a message to you: “The two leaders are Liu Yunge and Liu Chenfeng from my Liu Clan Immortal Family. They are clansmen participating in this Holy Land Grand Competition with me.”

You nodded in understanding, indicating that you knew.

Liu Chenfeng stepped forward and smiled, “I heard Uncle Qin wants to challenge the levels. Although I am unworthy, I also plan to challenge them. If I accidentally injure Uncle Qin, I hope the Saintess will not take offense.”

“If you dare to harm even a single hair on my father, I will surely slaughter your entire Liu Clan in the future,” Holy Maiden Shen Mengqi responded coldly.

You smiled and waved your hand, looking at Liu Chenfeng indifferently, “Just you? You’re not qualified to be my opponent.”

“Hahaha,” Liu Chenfeng laughed heartily, looking up, “Does Uncle Qin truly believe himself invincible?”

You raised your head and laughed loudly, “My sword spans the sky as natural law; why do I need the mortal world to prove my invincibility?”

“Hahaha, I didn’t expect a domestic animal raised by my Liu Clan to dare bark so wildly now. It seems you’ve forgotten your place,” Liu Yunge said with an indifferent expression.

“You have chosen the path to death!” Your gaze sharpened, killing intent surged in your eyes, and your tone was calm yet icy.

Liu Yunge smiled faintly, “Is that so? Uncle Qin, do you dare to spar with me alone?”

Just then, a figure swiftly arrived, approaching Liu Yunge and urgently dissuading him, “Brother Liu, absolutely not!”

Liu Yunge looked at the newcomer seriously, “Why not? He wants to die; are you going to protect him?”

“Don’t you know why the Holy Land didn’t give him a body-protecting jade Talisman? Isn’t it so we can kill him?” Liu Chenfeng echoed.

“Not so,” the person shook his head with a solemn expression, “See for yourselves.”

With that, he waved his hand, and a recording stone floated in mid-air. As light flickered, an image was projected into the sky—

The scene depicted was precisely you slaying over twenty Prodigies with a single sword strike.

The sword light flashed like an aurora, leaving a scratch on the spatial barrier, and those people’s Magic Treasures were easily cut like brittle paper.

Even more shocking was that when more than ten Magic Treasures, carrying immense power, struck your Sword Intent barrier, they only caused layers of ripples, unable to break through your defense.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was utterly horrified.

Liu Yunge trembled all over upon seeing this, his eyes revealing a fear that came from the depths of his heart.

As a Peak Nascent Soul Cultivator, he knew better than anyone what this meant—over twenty fellow Cultivators besieged, only to be counter-killed in a single move.

Such a disparity in strength completely exceeded his imagination.

Liu Chenfeng also felt a chill down his neck and exclaimed in shock, “How is this possible! He’s only Cultivated for a few decades, and he has a trash Spiritual Root, how can he possess such strength?”

“It should be the innate Divine Ability of the Spotless Sword Body,” someone whispered as a reminder.

Holy Maiden Shen Mengqi, upon seeing the image, also widened her eyes and looked at you, surprised, “Father, you’re actually this powerful?”

The corner of your mouth curved upwards as you looked at Liu Yunge indifferently, “Liu Yunge, come on, that open space is perfect for sending you out of the game.”

“Wait,” Liu Yunge’s body trembled with fright.

“What’s wrong? Weren’t you the one who wanted to duel earlier?” You asked with a smile.

Liu Yunge was instantly speechless, his face flushed red, but he couldn’t say a word. You could slay twenty Prodigies with one sword, and he admitted he absolutely did not have the strength to contend with that.

“Let’s go, someone will naturally deal with him,” someone whispered, advising.

Just as they turned to leave, you spoke faintly, “Wait, did I allow you to leave?”

Liu Yunge stared at you warily, “What do you want?”

“Kneel and admit your mistake, otherwise…” you said coldly.

“A scholar can be killed but not humiliated, don’t go too far!” Liu Yunge’s face turned purple with anger.

“Although our strength is inferior to yours, my Liu Clan Immortal Family is not to be trifled with, you should think carefully!” Liu Chenfeng threatened coldly.

“So what? In my eyes, the Liu Clan Immortal Family is nothing but a group of ants,” you replied indifferently.

Liu Chenfeng clenched his fists, trembling with anger.

Liu Yunge roared, “Fight him! Even if we’re eliminated, we’ll settle the score with him outside!”

Before his words finished, a flash of light gleamed in Liu Yunge’s hand, and a “Thunder Incantation Talisman” was instantly activated—

“Rumble!”

An arm-thick bolt of lightning struck towards you in the blink of an eye!

He knew very well that to win, he had to take you by surprise, and he had to use such a fast method.

When the lightning struck the top of your head, your entire body turned charred black.

“Father!” Holy Maiden Shen Mengqi exclaimed in shock.

“Young Master!” Ru Yan’s eyes turned red with anxiety.

However, the charred “you” suddenly transformed into a Talisman, dissipating inch by inch, while your voice came from the other side:

“It’s alright, I was just testing the substitute talisman.”

Everyone turned to look, only to see you standing perfectly fine to the side.

It turned out that after the battle with Yan Feng, you had gained a deep understanding of lightning Spells.

Such methods no longer posed a threat to you.

The simplest way to deal with it was to use a substitute talisman.

So you had already secretly activated a substitute talisman.

This way, it could prevent sneak attacks and deal with such sudden assaults.

Seeing you unharmed, Liu Yunge and Liu Chenfeng were greatly alarmed. After exchanging glances, they immediately transformed into two streaks of light and fled in separate directions.

You were already prepared. With a raised hand, two immortal slaying swords shot through the air like lightning, drawing two auroras in the sky, instantly piercing through both their bodies.

In an instant, pillars of light lit up, their body-protecting jade Talismans were activated, and they were simultaneously teleported out of the game.

Only their hateful voices remained in the air:

“Qin Chen, my Liu Clan Immortal Family will never let you go!”

You were indifferent to their threats; you and the Liu Clan Immortal Family were already in an irreconcilable situation.

Everyone who witnessed your methods had solemn expressions.

“I didn’t expect his strength to be so formidable.”

“Isn’t he primarily a poison Cultivator? Why is his Sword Dao also so powerful? Cultivating two Daos, with poor Aptitude, where does he find the time?”

“It is said that the Saint has been eliminated by his schemes, otherwise, he would surely be able to subdue him.”

“Now even the Saintess stands with him. It seems only Mo Wentian of the Wuji Immortal Sect, Yan Feng of the Nine Heavens Heavenly Palace, and Xuanyuan Yao of the Xuanyuan Immortal Clan can contend with him.”

“Speaking of which, why haven’t these three arrived yet? Could they have encountered a Demon King?”