"Soul Reaper!?"

  Zi Lingyun and Qin Tianyi saw the sudden arrival of Qingxuan and Yu Fan Yun, their faces suddenly changed, no one expected that the Xuanling Sect would dare to be so bold.

  The thirty-six major sects of Wanxia County, although there are open and secret struggles between each other, basically, they are all carried out in secret. Even if Yunlei Sword Sect is weak to the extreme, Xuanling Sect wants to probe Yunlei Sword Sect by occupying Yunwu Town, but only lets a disciple go to Yunwu Town, and even dares not let that disciple wear the waist card of Xuanling Sect's disciples, fearing being caught and triggering the joint suppression of the other thirty-five sects.

  But at this moment...

  They have completely disregarded the consequences, thoroughly tearing off their facade, and only had one goal in mind: to thoroughly suppress Yunlai Sword Sect, which was about to rise, and to annihilate all the elite disciples sent by Yunlai Sword Sect to participate in the sect's grand competition.

  Clang!

  The two almost simultaneously took action, their treasured swords left their scabbards and transformed into a defensive stance.

  "Avenge the elder of my Xuanling Sect!"

  Chong's swift and mighty swordsmanship had already brought his blade to Zhi Lingyun's face, the two swords clashed, shooting out dazzling flames, caught off guard, Zhi Lingyun's figure retreated repeatedly.

  "Die! Spirit of Nine Heavens!"

  One move takes the upper hand, Qingxuan's great swordsmanship is swift and changing, the strongest sword technique of the Xuanling Sect, fully displayed.

  "Stop!"

  At this moment, a thunderous roar exploded in the empty space, and then a stream of light carrying the power of thunderbolt struck from afar.

  In the midst of the flowing light, carrying the sound of wind and thunder and a terrifying oppressive force, Qing Xuan's face changed slightly, and she could only turn her sword tip to meet the incoming inverted flowing light. Accompanied by a loud rumble, Qing Xuan's figure was slightly pushed back by the impact.

  "Whoosh!"

  A tall and majestic figure intercepted him, it was actually the great swordsman Wuzhentian of Leigong Temple who had cultivated to the outer garrison stage!

  In front of Qin Tianyi, two figures also emerged from one side to intercept and block Yu Fan Yun who was rushing towards him. They were Lei Zhen, the master of Leigong Temple, and another external grand swordsmen, Zhong Julan!

  "Temple of the Thunder God!"

  "The people from Leishen Temple have arrived!"

  "The Xuanling Sect is so unscrupulous, completely disregarding the rules and regulations of our Wanxia County's thirty-six major sects. Only with the Leishen Temple taking the lead can we counter them."

  Seeing the sudden appearance of three powerful great swordsmen, as well as a group of people rushing over from not far behind them, the surrounding warriors let out waves of exclamations.

  "Thunderbolt!?"

  Yu Yun swept a glance at the Hall Master of Leizhen, who was blocking his way, and shot out fierce glints from his eyes: "Lei Zheng, this little beast from Yunlai Sword Sect killed three senior swordsmen from my Xuanyuan Sect, an unforgivable hatred between our sects. You dare to protect him in front of me? Do you really think that our Xuanyuan Sect can't destroy your Leishen Hall?"

  Lei Zheng took a glance at Feng Lie, Huang Zhenfang and Wang Youheng behind Yu Fan Yun, and his heart couldn't help but feel a chill. He didn't expect that after the Xuanling Sect was destroyed by the Yunlai Sword Sect's three great swordsmen, there would still be such a powerful force hidden within. However, soon he saw the three great swordsmen of the Taoyin Pavilion and two great swordsmen-level experts from the Taoyuan Gate hurrying in this direction, and for a moment, he felt more at ease.

  Moreover, this time the thirty-six major sects of Wanxia County are competing, their original purpose is to want to overthrow Xuanling Sect from the first throne of Wanxia County, and suppress Xuanling Sect's arrogant momentum. At this moment, under the watchful eyes of everyone, they cannot retreat no matter what. After thinking about these thoughts in his mind for a moment, he burst out laughing: "Yu Fan Yun, our thirty-six major sects of Wanxia County have always been connected by the same breath. Your Xuanling Sect sought revenge against Yunlai Sword Sect but failed, and was killed by Yunlai Sword Sect's three great swordsmen. Now you actually want to slaughter them all in front of us, do you really think that the entire Wanxia County sect world is ruled by your Xuanling Sect?"

  "Not bad."

  At this time, the great swordsman Kong Mo of Tai Yin Ge arrived at the scene and stood beside the camp of Leishen Temple: "Xuanling Sect, you are a bit too overbearing in your actions. Are you all going to extend your hands into each other's jurisdiction? Don't you allow others to counterattack?"

  "Brother Kong's words make sense."

  Dong Ping, the great swordsman of Taoyuan Gate, nodded and stepped forward: "The Xuanling Sect is indeed powerful, but our Taoyuan Gate, Taiyin Pavilion, Xianxia Sect, Yunlei Sword Sect, Leishen Temple and other sects are not lambs waiting to be slaughtered. We will never surrender in the face of your Xuanling Sect's tyranny."

  The Xuanling Sect now has eight great swordsmen, including three ordinary great swordsmen, three external saints, and one internal saint at the peak. However, when adding up the Taiyin Pavilion, Leishen Temple, Xianxia Sect, and Taoyuan Gate, there are also fourteen great swordsmen-level strong practitioners. Four people have condensed external saints, and considering the other four second-rate sects, they see through the Xuanling Sect's wolf-like ambition and will not stand idly by. At that time, the number of great swordsmen can exceed twenty, and even if the Xuanling Sect has a vast array of strong practitioners, it will be absolutely impossible to resist.

  "Alright! Alright! Leishen Temple, Taiyin Pavilion, Xianxia Sect, Taoyuan Gate? You've made your attitude clear, so we, the Xuanying Sect, don't need to waste any more time trying to recruit you. Don't worry, when the time comes for us to unify the Wanxia Prefecture's sects and temples, we'll definitely make an example out of you!"

  Facing the alliance of the five major sects, Yu Fan Yun, the leader of Xuanling Sect, did not show any restraint, but instead became even more arrogant and unbridled. His gaze swept across the great swordsmen of Leishen Temple, Taiyin Pavilion, Xianxia Sect, and Taoyuan Gate, as if looking at a group of dead men.

  "Hmm? What makes you think you have the nerve to be a Xuanling Sect member?"

  Zhang Fengli of the Thunder God Temple kept sizing up other great swordsmen and high-ranking swordsmen of the Xuanling Sect, only to find that all the disciples of the entire Xuanling Sect had a cold expression, looking like they were watching a clown jump around, without any tension or fear.

  "Rumors have it that the Northern Peak Great Swordsman of the Xuanling Sect had already entered seclusion to break through to the Sword Master realm half a year ago. Now, all the Great Swordsman of Yunlai Sword Sect are gathered here, but the Northern Peak Great Swordsman is nowhere to be seen... Could it be..."

  At this point, Zhang Feng's face suddenly changed.

  "You think you're a top-notch sect just because you have a Sword Master sitting in? You're nothing but a second-rate sect, and yet you dare to dream of unifying the entire Wanxia County?"

  "Swordmaster?"

  Yu Fan Yun glanced at Zhang Feng Li and said coldly, "Whether our Xuanling Sect has a swordmaster or not, you will find out soon. I won't waste words with you now, let you gloat for another day, wait until the official document from Master Hou's side arrives..."

  At this point, Yu Yun stopped with a suitable pause, and precisely this unpredictable move gave everyone immense mental pressure.

  "Let's go!"

  After finishing speaking, Yu Yunfan directly turned around and left with the people of Xuanling Sect.

  Although the strong men of Taigu, Leishen Temple, Tao Yuanmen and Xianxia Sect all gathered here, they were still shocked by Yu Fan's words just now, and not one of them dared to stop him, so they could only watch as he swaggered away.

  "Beiyue, really broke through to Sword Master?"

  "Swordmaster! A Swordmaster-level expert! Such an expert, not to mention in Qingzhou, even in the Imperial Capital, would be considered a top-notch master. In our Wanjia County where martial arts are not popular, they would absolutely be a supreme existence!"

  "By becoming a sword master, one can apply to become a first-rate sect. The privileges of a first-rate sect are far more numerous than those of a second-rate sect. As a member of a first-rate sect, if a second-rate sect dares to offend them, they can rightfully and openly annihilate that sect, except for another first-rate sect or the County Duke of Wàn Xiā."

  Lei Shen Temple, Yunlai Sword Sect, Tai Yin Pavilion, Taoyuan Gate, and Xianxia Sect have all understood the severity of this matter.

  "Gentlemen, please come to our Lei Shen Temple's courtyard for a chat!"

  Zhong Julang's tone was heavy as he nodded at the leaders of several major forces present.

  "It should be so."

  Several people responded, and soon followed the strong men of the Thunder God Temple such as Zhong Julang to the courtyard belonging to the Thunder God Temple. During this time, other powerful individuals from the four major forces also received invitations and gathered together.

  At one time, there were over a hundred high-ranking swordsmen in this courtyard.

  "No wonder the Changhe Valley, Ziyun Gate and Feiqiong Sect have been evasive about our invitation to the Taixu Pavilion recently. It seems that these three sects must have received the news early on, but they are not yet fully confirmed, so they dare not express their attitude and maintain a neutral stance."

  The master of the Taixu Pavilion, Wang Zhengxin, is in charge of the sect. At this moment, Kong Mo is in charge of the overall situation in Wanxia County. He had previously spent a lot of effort to gain the support of all the sects to counter the Xuanling Sect.

  "Xuanling Sect has been lobbying us Xianxia Sect for days, hoping we would support their Xuanling Sect and integrate the Wanxia Prefecture's sects into a single entity, forming an alliance. In reality, it's still because they want to be the leader of the alliance! I naturally didn't agree! Unexpectedly, just a few days ago, they were still trying to persuade me, but this time when we met, Yu Fan Yun directly gave me an ultimatum. As soon as I refused, they became troublesome and turned against me!"

  Xianxia Sect Master Wei Qing's face looked somewhat unsightly.

  His own sister died in front of him, but they were powerless to avenge her. This feeling would be unbearable for anyone.

  "Beiyue broke through to the Sword Master boundary, it should be recently, otherwise, it wouldn't be that even a first-rate sect's qualification hasn't been obtained yet... However, according to their previous statement, Beiyue has obviously gone to the imperial capital in person, and obtaining the qualification of a first-rate sect is imminent. Once Xuanling Sect becomes a first-rate sect, there will no longer be any scruples, and it will absolutely unify the Wanxia Prefecture's sectarian world with thunderous momentum. At that time, what about our sects' way out?"

  Dong Ping said gloomily.

  "Isn't Yunlai Sword Sect's war puppet a Sword Master-level? Our several major sects can form an alliance, advance and retreat together, and then use Yunlai Sword Sect's Sword Master-level war puppet. Who knows, it might be able to withstand Xuanling Sect's Beiyue Great Swordsman?"

  The Thunder God Temple's Wu Zhen Tian stared at Qi Lingyun with a hint of coercion in his tone, demanding that the Yunlai Sword Sect hand over the war puppet.

  Qī Língyún shook his head and said according to the reason he had thought of earlier: "You all don't know, that Sword Master-level war puppet is not easy to start up, it needs to consume a kind of energy stone called Storm Essence. We also collected one with great difficulty and started it once. In these few months, we sent disciples to pay attention in Riyue City, but we didn't hear about any place selling Storm Essence."

  "Storm Essence? I think I've heard of it, a very rare energy mineral."

  Zhang Fengli frowned and said.

  "This is troublesome, if no one can rival the Beiyue Sword Master, what can we use to contend with the Xuanling Sect? Moreover, looking at the trend of the Xuanling Sect, it's clear that they want to take advantage of this sect's grand competition to wipe out our Yunlai Sword Sect and the other 36 major sects."