91: The master appears and hands over the inheritance

With three seconds left to count down, the palm of Cheng Honglang, Valley Master of Feng Luo Valley, had already begun to descend slowly.

"Three, two..."

"Stop!"

A voice filled with immense rage suddenly rang out.

Cheng Honglang, Valley Master of Feng Luo Valley, smiled lightly and slowly retracted his descending palm.

Upon hearing the voice of their Sect Master, the crowd from the Heaven Sword Sect wept with joy.

The Sect Master had not abandoned them for the sake of the Legacy!!

The Sect Master had appeared for the sake of the Disciples of the Heaven Sword Sect!!

Voices erupted from the mouths of various Disciples.

"It's the Sect Master! The Sect Master has come out of seclusion!!!"

"That's great, the Sect Master has come out of seclusion, they are saved!!"

"Sect Master, you must uphold justice for us!! Just a moment ago, Elder Lin blew himself up and died! And thousands of Disciples have met an untimely death!!"

One sentence after another kept drilling into the ears of Duan Cang, like needles piercing into his heart.

His heart was currently in so much pain that he could not breathe.

He looked at the more than ten thousand Cultivators outside the Sect Protecting Grand Formation, his lips trembling slightly.

These were all Cultivators who were like his own children...

Originally, he had wanted to ignore external influences and focus entirely on seclusion to make a Breakthrough to the Mahayana Realm!

As long as he could reach the Mahayana Realm, all problems could be easily solved.

He had been forcing himself to stay calm, he must stay calm!

Achieving a Breakthrough to the Mahayana Realm was his lifelong pursuit, and he could not be distracted by anything!

But he truly could not do it; every Disciple of the Heaven Sword Sect was like his own child.

How could he focus on a Breakthrough while the Sect Disciples were in such a miserable state?

Unless he took the Legacy and left the Sect, flying far away!

With his Void Refining Perfection cultivation, as long as he wanted to leave, no one in this Northern Wasteland could stop him.

However, he was the Sect Master of the Heaven Sword Sect, the master of the Sect!!

When the old Sect Master passed the position to him, he had secretly sworn an oath that he would definitely make the Heaven Sword Sect flourish in this life!

How could he violate the oath he had made? What face would he have to face the old Sect Master...

Even Elder Lin Ao could sacrifice himself, so how could he have the face to abandon his Disciples?

He was the master of the Sect, he could not keep escaping!

Therefore, he chose to come out of seclusion and face the two Sects directly.

No one knew how much determination he had mustered; the Dao Grade Legacy concerned his future and the hope of a Breakthrough!

No Cultivator could easily give that up.

Especially a Cultivator who had been stuck at a Bottleneck for hundreds of years.

"Duan Cang, you actually came out. I thought you intended to watch these Disciples die miserably without showing yourself."

Cheng Honglang, Valley Master of Feng Luo Valley, seeing Duan Cang, said with a hint of a smile:

"Since you have chosen to appear, you must have made a decision, right?"

Duan Cang stared at the two people in front of him with immense rage and said coldly:

"Release the people first, then we can discuss other matters. Otherwise, I will abandon the Sect and leave immediately. Once I reach the Mahayana Realm, I will return to avenge them!"

Once Duan Cang said this, the expressions of Cheng Honglang, Valley Master of Feng Luo Valley, and Yi Kangping, Master of Chen Yin Tower, changed instantly. This was the situation they least wanted to see.

They truly had no confidence that they could detain Duan Cang; if Duan Cang were truly ruthless enough to abandon the Sect, there was nothing they could do.

Moreover, this possibility definitely existed. If it were them, they would have run away long ago.

The Sect? If the Sect was gone, it could be rebuilt; one's own cultivation was the most real thing.

However, although the two were not calm inside at this moment, Yi Kangping, Master of Chen Yin Tower, still said calmly:

"If you leave, I will immediately kill everyone here, and then besiege your Heaven Sword Sect until the formation is broken and all Heaven Sword Sect Disciples are killed!"

Being able to cultivate to this Realm, how could they release people just because of a single sentence from Duan Cang?

If you can abandon the Sect, I will kill all of you and then leave the Northern Wasteland.

You can come to me for revenge? Who is afraid of whom?

Duan Cang's expression became even gloomier; he knew their thoughts at a glance.

They were betting that he would not abandon the Sect, so they were using the lives of the Disciples to threaten him!

Seeing that Duan Cang did not reply, Yi Kangping, Master of Chen Yin Tower, added:

"If we release the people and you don't hand over the Legacy, what then? Should I just trust your empty words?!"

They did not want to push too hard; their goal was the Legacy, not actually wanting to kill the people of the Heaven Sword Sect.

Duan Cang pondered for a moment and slowly replied:

"Since I have appeared here, it already explains everything. Whether you believe it or not is for you to consider; I do not wish to say more! You should know that it is you who should be making the choice!"

Upon hearing Duan Cang's reply, Yi Kangping, Master of Chen Yin Tower, and Cheng Honglang, Valley Master of Feng Luo Valley, fell into a long contemplation; clearly, the two were communicating frantically.

Duan Cang appeared not in the least bit anxious, waiting quietly.

A quarter of an hour later, Cheng Honglang, Valley Master of Feng Luo Valley, spoke:

"We will release half of the Disciples first, and you hand over the Cultivation Technique. Then we will release one-third of the Disciples, and you hand over the Magic Treasure. Finally, we will release all the remaining Disciples. How about that?"

Hearing this, Duan Cang also said gloomily:

"That is naturally possible, but I wonder, since there is only one set of the Legacy, how exactly do you intend to distribute it?"

"You don't need to worry about that; you only need to hand over the Legacy!" Cheng Honglang, Valley Master of Feng Luo Valley, said indifferently.

"Fine, fine, fine. Then, release the people."

With a wave of his large hand, Cheng Honglang, Valley Master of Feng Luo Valley, instantly restored the cultivation of half of the Heaven Sword Sect Disciples.

Feeling their cultivation restored, they were overjoyed, immediately broke free from the restraints on their hands and feet, and flew rapidly back to the Heaven Sword Sect.

"Brother! I'm back!!"

"Master, I missed you so much. I thought I would never see you again."

"Ya'er, don't cry. I'm back. From now on, I will never leave you again..."

For a time, various sounds of joy rang out within the Heaven Sword Sect.

"Alright, I have released the people. Place the Cultivation Technique at that location, then step back, and we will go get it ourselves."

Duan Cang had no objections and did exactly as told.

He placed the Star Net Sword Art at a spot equidistant from the two of them, slightly to the left.

Then he retreated a long distance.

Seeing that Duan Cang had actually handed over the Dao Grade Legacy, the two were truly excited beyond control!

They had not expected this old man Duan Cang to be so foolish as to hand over the hope of a Breakthrough for the sake of a few Sect Disciples!

An ancient-looking Cultivation Technique floated quietly in mid-air, emitting a terrifying aura.

There was even a trace of Dao Rhyme slowly flowing over the Cultivation Technique, tugging at the minds of the two.

This made them very certain that this was indeed that Dao Grade Cultivation Technique.

Seeing that they had truly forced Duan Cang to hand over the Cultivation Technique, Yi Kangping, Master of Chen Yin Tower, hurriedly and impatiently released another one-third of the Disciples!

Duan Cang also handed over the Magic Treasure, the Dragon Pattern Star Net Sword, as promised.

It was also placed at a spot equidistant from the two, slightly to the right.

After placing it, he continued to retreat a sufficient distance.

Duan Cang's heart was bleeding; the Legacy that he had obtained through a life-and-death struggle was just handed over to others like that!

For a moment, he fell into deep despair.