"I knew it!"

  "Jin Gang Men's three gates rule the world!"

  Upon hearing the roar from the foot of the mountain, Qi Lingyun, Qin Tianyi, Qin Yuyan, Jiang Caiyin, Xiao Sumeng and others suddenly understood this person's intention.

  "Let's go, we're going to meet the master of the Golden Gate!"

  "Good!"

  Qin Tianyi nodded slightly.

  At the same time, orders were quickly being transmitted in his mind!

  "Number two, connect with A-02 type armor, start immediately, enter alert state, ready to join the battlefield at any time!"

  "Beep! Command accepted, A-02 mech connecting... Connection complete, A-02 mech engine started, entering standby mode!"

  Upon hearing the hint, Qin Tianyi's heart slightly relaxed, and he quickly followed Qi Lingyun and Qin Yuyan down the mountain.

  As for those ordinary disciples who have no cultivation as high-level swordsmen, even if a fight breaks out next, they won't be of any help.

  "Yang Tianxia, you have openly declared at the foot of our Yunlai Sword Sect's mountain gate that you want to destroy our Yunlai Sword Sect. Your Golden Gate is really not taking us Yunlai Sword Sect seriously!"

  Less than a hundred meters down the mountain gate, three people in a row had already met Yang Tiandao, the master of the Golden Gate, who was rushing up from the foot of the mountain, as well as a middle-aged man with an eighth-level swordsman cultivation.

  Seeing that middle-aged man, Qi Lingyun slightly furrowed his brow: "Li Wuxi, is your Shenqiangmen also going to collude with the Jingangmen? Don't you care about the agreement of honor and shame shared by the 36 clans of Wanxia County?"

  "Brother Lingyun?!"

  Seeing Qi Lingyun, Yang Tiandao and Li Wuxi walking down from the mountain, they were slightly stunned.

  It's amazing that he is still alive after being shocked.

  According to the information they had gathered, Qilingyun should have died more than a month ago. The current Yunle Sword Sect has completely declined and doesn't even have a single high-level swordsman left. It would be easy for the Golden Gate to occupy the Yunle Sword Sect without encountering any resistance.

  But even if Zilingyun were still alive, what of it?

  With a thought, Li Wu Xi also spoke up, with a harmonious tone: "Qi Ling Yun, I came here today just to be a peacemaker. The 36 clans of Wan Xia County have always shared honor and shame together, advancing and retreating together. However, what Qin Tian Yi of the Cloud Lei Sword Sect did is really not right, clearly wanting to destroy the prosperity and stability of our Wan Xia County's 36 clans. I think you should hand over Qin Tian Yi, and we'll all take a step back."

  Yang Tianxia's expression turned cold, his eyes fixed on Qin Tianyi: "Qi Lingyun, look at the kind of scum your Yunlai Sword Sect has produced! They dared to kill my son Yang Zhenyu and plot against our Golden Gate elder Huang Tianming. This is a crime punishable by death! Now I'm giving you a chance: hand over this scoundrel immediately and transfer the seven towns under Yunlai Sword Sect's name to us, the Golden Gate. Otherwise, don't blame me, Yang Tianxia, for not showing any mercy to your Yunlai Sword Sect today!"

  "How dare you!"

  Zi Lingyun suddenly took a step forward, the powerful momentum of a 9th-level swordsman bursting out from his body, pressing down on Yang Tiandong: "Yang Tiandong, Qin Tianyi is our Cloudy Ridge Sword Sect's young master. You calling him a little beast is clearly a provocation to our entire Cloudy Ridge Sword Sect! Although our sect may not be as renowned as it once was, the spirit of our sect still exists. Your Golden Gate has repeatedly pressured us, and even if we have to go down together with you in a blaze of glory, our Cloudy Ridge Sword Sect will not hesitate!"

  "A Ninth-Level Swordsman!?"

  "What! This aura...... Qi Lingyun, you've broken through?"

  Sensing the powerful aura emanating from Zhi Lingyun's body, Yang Tiandao and Li Wuxi's faces changed simultaneously.

  "Not bad, if we don't break then we won't establish, knowing shame and then being brave. Our Yunlai Sword Sect has encountered such a great disaster, if we still can't strive to become stronger and lift our spirits, how can I, Qi Lingyun, face the many predecessors of Yunlai Sword Sect?! Yang Tianxia, our Yunlai Sword Sect's current strength is indeed not as good as yours, but it's also not something that your Golden Gate can occupy just because you found some excuse! You say our Young Master Qin Tianji killed your son Yang Zhenyu, killed your Golden Gate elder Huang Tianming... does anyone believe these words? If you want to find an excuse, you should at least find a more plausible one. What cultivation level is Tianji at? Everyone knows that even if he relied on a Return to Truth Pill to advance to high-level swordsmanship just a few days ago, it's still impossible for him to be Huang Tianming's match. You say he killed Huang Tianming? Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world?! Or do you want to say that your Golden Gate elder can't even handle a junior who has just entered high-level swordsmanship?"

  Qī Língyún sternly asked, taking advantage of his own burst of 9th-level swordsman aura to give Yang Tiānxià a certain mental shock, and immediately seized the moral high ground.

  As for Huang Tianming's death at Qin Tianyi's hands, he would never admit it no matter what.

  "This thing wasn't done by your Yunlai Sword Sect, then who was it? After all, many people saw my son Yang Zhenyu following that little beast Qin Tianyi out of the city that night!"

  "Yang Tianxia!"

  Qī Língyún's tone suddenly rose, his entire body bursting with murderous intent as he stared at Yáng Tiānxià, roaring: "In the middle of the night, your son followed our Cloud Peak Sword Sect's Young Master out of the city, even bringing along your sect's Elder Huáng. What was the purpose? I didn't interrogate you, but now that something has happened, you immediately come to our Cloud Peak Sword Sect to demand justice? Do you really think we have no one left in Cloud Peak Sword Sect? If you truly dare to do harm to us, I, Qī Língyún, will stake my life on it and make your Golden Strength Gate pay the price. I may not be a match for several of your sect's leaders working together, but when you're alone or with just one other person, don't think you can stop me. At that time, I'll throw away my dignity and specifically target your Golden Strength Gate's 7th-level and 8th-level swordsmen to kill. Let's see how many of your sect's disciples I can take down."

  "Zi Lingyun, you dare!"

  Yang Tianxia's eyes widened, and the powerful aura of a 9th-level swordsman also burst forth, as he faced off against Qi Lingyun.

  "All of you, the elders of the Golden Gate Sect, dare to tail our Yunlai Sword Sect's Young Master, attempting to assassinate him. What am I, Qi Lingyun, afraid of? You, the Golden Gate Sect, dare to make the first move, and I, Qi Lingyun, will make the fifteenth! You can try your best to see if I, Qi Lingyun, can bring down your Golden Gate Sect!"

  "Two by two, don't get angry, don't get angry! Yang Men Zhu, if you don't have any evidence, it's better not to speak nonsense."

  At this time, Li Wuxi hurriedly stood up beside him and persuaded him.

  Although he was eager for Yang Tianxia and Qi Lingyun to fight each other to the death, they still had to put on a show of unity.

  If Yunlai Sword Sect and Golden Gate really disregard the rules set by the 36 major sects of Wanhua County, sending peak experts to assassinate each other's mid-to-high-level personnel without hesitation, wouldn't that be a mess? At that time, those second-rate sects in Wanhua County will definitely intervene in the affairs of the two major sects under the pretext of maintaining stability. By then, not only Golden Gate will suffer heavy losses and have their interests invaded by those second-rate sects, but Yunlai Sword Sect, which was originally considered a fat sheep by those third-rate sects, may also fall into the hands of those second-rate sects.

  "Zi Lingyun! Do you really think that just because you've advanced to a 9th-level swordsman, you can be so arrogant in front of me? Even among 9th-level swordsmen, there are differences in strength. Let alone the other two sect leaders, even I could kill you without breaking a sweat!"

  Yang Tianxia gripped his sword tightly, barely holding back the urge to strike on the spot.

  "Hahaha!"

  Yang Tianxia's threatening words did not shake Chi Lingyun in the slightest, but instead made him even more furious. He burst out laughing and suddenly drew his sword, aiming it at Yang Tianxia, ready to strike him down with one slash.

  "Then let's give it a try! Let's fight, our Yunlai Sword Sect and your Golden Gate, let's burn everything to ashes! Wind Cloud Thirty-Two Swords, Wind Cloud Extremity!"

  "What?!"

  Seeing Ziling Yun dare to take the initiative against himself, Yang Tianxia's eyes widened.

  However, at this moment, Qi Lingyun's sword that contained a life-and-death duel had already fallen in front of him. The killing intent on the sword blade did not allow him to hesitate at all. In his hurry, he could only muster up his true energy and block it with his sword!

  Bang!

  Flames shooting in all directions.

  Two swords clashed, and Qiling Yun, who had the upper hand in terms of momentum and aura, directly sent Yang Tiandao, a 9th-level swordsmen, flying back with one sword strike. The massive force caused Yang Tiandao's palm to feel slightly numb.

  Feeling the life-and-death determination contained in Qiling Yun's swordsmanship, Yang Tiandu's momentum couldn't help but drop again.

  "Zi Lingyun! You actually dare to attack me!? Clearly you don't put the agreement between the thirty-six sects in your eyes!"

  "What's there to be afraid of? You, Yang Tianxia, came to my Yunlai Sword Sect early in the morning and insulted me, the young master of Yunlai Sword Sect, with a mouthful of profanity. This kind of humiliation, I, Qi Lingyun, as an elder of Yunlai Sword Sect, if I still remain unmoved, how can Yunlai Sword Sect stand firm in Wanxia County? Even if it's reported to the Thirty-six Sects Alliance, I, Qi Lingyun, will have a justifiable reason!"

  "You..."

  Li Wu Xi saw Qi Ling Yun being so overbearing, with an attitude that seemed to say he wasn't afraid of anything, and suddenly understood the severity of the situation. He hastily said: "Master Yang, you must not act rashly."

  As he spoke, he condensed his energy into a line and transmitted it secretly: "Yang Men's master, the reason you gave earlier is no longer tenable. Qin Tianyi of Yunlai Sword Sect has just been promoted to senior swordsman. Who would believe that he could kill Huang Tianming, an old eighth-level swordsman? If you continue to fight without a reason and disregard the bottom line, you will definitely attract those second-rate sects to intervene. By then, things won't be so easy to settle. Even if you really want revenge, isn't the four-month sect competition an opportunity? Qin Tianyi, as the young master of the sect, must attend that competition. At that time, you can openly and honorably cut him down with your sword and avenge your noble son!"

  Yang Tianxia's face changed color repeatedly.

  Just now, the brief confrontation with Qilingyun made him understand that although Qilingyun had just been promoted to a 9th-level swordsman not long ago, it was also impossible for him to defeat him. If he couldn't kill Qilingyun and forced him to really disregard his bottom line, crazily stabbing at the mid-level disciples of the Golden Gate...

  The consequences are unthinkable!

  "Rise above the clouds!"

  Yang Tianxia gritted his teeth, his heart suffocating with rage, his eyes fixed on Qin Tianyi behind Qi Lingyun, his eyes filled with murderous intent: "You little beast, I'll let you live for a few more months! A few months later, I'll see who can still protect you. At that time, I will tear you to pieces!"

  After finishing speaking, he didn't even bother to say goodbye to Li Wuxi again, and directly turned his head to go down the mountain.