526: Chapter 526 You, weren't you supposed to have your cultivation sealed? How could you possibly be a True Immortal?

Shen Tianxing stood behind the crowd, watching this scene with an imperceptible smile on his lips.

He whispered to the Grand Elder Zhou Yunhe beside him, "Let them go first; we'll pull back."

Zhou Yunhe nodded and waved his hand.

The Disciples of the Tianshu Sword Sect quietly retreated to the very back of the crowd.

Standing at a distance, they watched the people from the Righteous Path Sects rush toward Xu Ruyu and Xiao Nianyin, their faces filled with expressions of watching a show.

Han Song whispered, "Sect Master, this strategy of 'Driving the wolf to swallow the tiger' is truly brilliant."

"Let these fools go to their deaths while we reap the benefits."

Shen Tianxing sneered, "Don't celebrate too early."

"Xiao Nianyin is in the True Immortal Realm; these people aren't enough for her to kill."

"But the more she kills, the better. The more people she kills, the more certain it is that the Ascension Hall will not let her off."

Su Wanqing nodded, a hint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes: "The Sect Master is right."

"As long as Xiao Nianyin starts a slaughter, the Ascension Hall will take action."

"When that time comes, she'll be finished without us even having to lift a finger."

Shen Tianxing didn't speak, just looked ahead, his eyes full of anticipation.

In the field, Master Xuanming could no longer wait.

With a wave of his hand, the Ice Spirit Palace Disciples behind him all drew their Magical Artifacts in unison, their Ice-crystal longswords flashing with a cold light under the moonlight.

"Kill!"

He shouted loudly and took the lead in charging toward Xu Ruyu.

Hundreds of Ice Spirit Palace Disciples followed closely behind, like a white torrent surging toward the people of the Hehuan Sect.

The Sect Masters of the Tianxuan Sect, Tianji Sect, and Tianquan Sect also gave their orders, and their respective Disciples swarmed forward.

Thousands of Righteous Path Cultivators pounced from all directions, their battle cries shaking the heavens.

They didn't take these few people from the Hehuan Sect seriously at all; in their eyes, this was nothing more than a massacre, a carnival.

Xu Ruyu stood where he was, watching the charging Cultivators, a cold smile curling on his lips.

He raised his hand, and Taixu True Qi circulated frantically within his body.

The aura of the Mid-Stage Saint Realm erupted violently, as heavy as a mountain and as deep as an abyss, making the Cultivators at the very front struggle to breathe.

"Good timing!"

He shouted, his figure flashing as he charged into the crowd.

A longsword appeared in his hand—it was a Spiritual Artifact he had forged in the Illusory Moon Well, its blade covered in complex Array Pattern and emitting a silver-white light.

With a single slash, Sword Qi crisscrossed, cutting the Ice Spirit Palace Disciples at the front in half at the waist.

Blood spurted, dyeing the ground red.

Those Disciples didn't even have time to scream before they fell to the ground.

Xu Ruyu didn't stop, weaving through the crowd with flashing sword light; every time he struck, someone fell.

His swordsmanship had no fancy Moves, only the simplest cleaves, stabs, slashes, and parries, but every strike was incredibly precise, aiming directly for vital points.

Those Golden Core Stage and Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators were like paper in front of him, unable to withstand a single strike.

"He... he's not in the Qi Refinement Stage!"

Someone cried out in alarm.

"Mid-Stage Saint Realm! He's in the Mid-Stage Saint Realm!"

"How is that possible? Wasn't he only in the Qi Refinement Stage?"

The Righteous Path Cultivators were thrown into a panic; they had thought Xu Ruyu was just a waste, never expecting him to have hidden his strength so deeply.

But it was too late; Xu Ruyu's sword had already harvested dozens of lives.

The Grand Elder, Hua Xunhuan, and Granny Liu also charged into the crowd.

Although the Grand Elder's longsword had some rust, it was still sharp; he pierced the throat of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, who stared wide-eyed, unable to believe he had died just like that.

Hua Xunhuan's short swords were like venomous snakes, specifically striking vitals; a Golden Core Disciple was stabbed through the heart and died on the spot.

Although Granny Liu's short daggers were small, every cut was incredibly precise; she slit the throat of a Tianxuan Sect Disciple, who clutched his neck, making gurgling sounds before falling to the ground and twitching.

But their killing was not even worth mentioning compared to Xiao Nianyin.

Xiao Nianyin stood in the center of the field, motionless.

A terrifying chill emanated from her entire body; it was the pressure of the Mid-stage True Immortal, as irresistible as heavenly might.

Her gaze swept over the charging Cultivators; there was no pity in her eyes, only coldness.

Master Xuanming was the first to reach her, his Ice-crystal longsword stabbing directly at her throat.

His swordsmanship was sharp, and frost condensed on the blade, carrying a bone-chilling cold.

With this strike, he used eighty percent of his power, enough to kill a Saint Realm Peak expert.

A cruel smile hung on his lips, as if he could already see the image of Xiao Nianyin falling.

"Xiao Nianyin, die!"

He shouted.

Xiao Nianyin didn't dodge.

She simply raised her hand and gave a light flick.

"Ding—"

With a light sound, the Ice-crystal longsword shattered at her fingertips, turning into countless ice shards that scattered across the ground.

Master Xuanming's face instantly turned deathly pale.

He felt a terrifying power erupt from Xiao Nianyin, a power stronger than any Saint Realm he had ever seen, even stronger than Tian Jianzi.

"You... your Cultivation..."

His voice was trembling.

Xiao Nianyin looked at him, her lips curling slightly into a cold smile.

In that smile, there was no mockery, no disdain, only a kind of indifference that saw through everything.

"Did you think I was still the same Xiao Nianyin from back then?" Her voice was soft, but every word was like a knife. "Did you think my Cultivation was sealed?"

She raised her hand and pressed it lightly against Master Xuanming's chest.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, Master Xuanming's chest caved in, and he was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the ground.

He spat out a mouthful of blood and struggled to get up, but the pain in his chest was intense, and with several ribs broken, he couldn't Move at all.

"You... you're a True Immortal..." Master Xuanming's eyes were full of terror. "You've broken through to the True Immortal Realm..."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire field fell into a dead silence.

Everyone stared blankly at Xiao Nianyin, their minds going completely blank.

True Immortal Realm? Xiao Nianyin had broken through to the True Immortal Realm? How was that possible?

The True Immortal Realm was a legendary Realm that hadn't appeared in the Lower Realm for thousands of years.

How could she...

"True Immortal Realm?" The Sect Master of the Tianxuan Sect's face was as white as paper, his hands shaking and his legs turning weak. "Impossible... this is impossible..."

Seeing someone as strong as Master Xuanming sent flying by Xiao Nianyin in a single encounter, and hearing Master Xuanming say she was in the True Immortal Realm, the Sect Master of the Tianji Sect was suddenly stunned, and his footsteps, which had originally intended to join the group attack, instantly halted, not daring to Move forward.

The Sect Master of the Tianquan Sect was even more terrified, backing away several steps and almost falling to the ground.

Upon hearing the words "True Immortal," the Righteous Path Cultivators were thrown into even greater panic.

Just moments ago, they were clamoring to eradicate the Hehuan Sect, to capture its female Disciples as Cauldrons, and to kill Xiao Nianyin.

But now, they suddenly realized: were they, these mere ants, actually trying to slaughter an elephant?