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"Let’s talk about the matters of the Upper Realm when we get there," Xu Zimei shook her head, refusing.
"I still have things to attend to and don’t want to waste too much time here."
"Alright then," Jiang Yun did not insist.
Just then, a tremendous boom resounded not far away.
Xu Zimei only heard someone outside shouting, "Someone is attacking our formation."
"I’ll go take a look," Xu Zimei said to Jiang Yun before stepping out of the ancestral shrine.
She could tell that Jiang Yun’s current state was merely a revenant, his true body in the Heaven Beyond Heavens, completely devoid of fighting strength.
After Xu Zimei left the ancestral shrine, she saw that the entire underground city of the Jiang Family was in complete disarray.
"What happened?" Xu Zimei asked Jiang Li.
"We might have been discovered," Jiang Li replied with a grave expression.
"Someone must have tracked us when I brought you here."
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Meanwhile, in the external Sword Casting Manor, Qing Baihe looked up at the three figures in the sky with a troubled face.
The three Sect Masters.
The people from Sword Casting Manor had all gathered together while Qing Baihe yelled anxiously,
"Your Three Sect is pushing things too far."
"Surrender the people of the Jiang Family, and we may deal with you leniently," Jian Yihai said indifferently.
"Otherwise, we will dig three feet into the ground today to bury all of you right here."
"I don’t know what you’re talking about," Qing Baihe replied angrily.
"You’re just coveting our Sword Casting Manor, wanting to take it for yourselves."
"Think what you want," Tian Yazi snorted coldly from above.
The three of them had spiritual energy swirling around them, spreading the authority of the Saint Vein Realm into the surroundings.
Streams of spiritual energy converged around them, forming a giant spiritual energy hand that reached for Qing Baihe.
"Everyone, disperse and leave the mountain," Qing Baihe said seriously to the people around him.
He then soared into the air, longsword in hand, and charged toward the giant spiritual energy hand.
Although Qing Baihe’s sword intent was astonishing, he was still an existence of the Emperor Pulse Realm.
When that palm struck down, his figure managed to block it only momentarily before being blasted away.
Qing Baihe, disheveled, got up from the ground, looking up at the three figures in the sky with a grave expression.
"Baihe, stand down!"
At that moment, Jiang Yun emerged with a group of people.
Xu Zimei followed closely behind.
"Master, didn’t I send a message asking you to leave quickly?" Qing Baihe said anxiously.
"They won’t let us leave," Jiang Li replied calmly, shaking his head.
"Rather than fleeing every day, it’s better to make a stand now."
"Jiang Family Head, it really has been a long time!" Tian Yazi laughed heartily beside him.
"What, got tired of hiding like a coward?"
"After all these years, you still haven’t given up on being someone else’s dogs. Is it really that good?" Jiang Li scoffed.
"On the day the Form Blood Clan breaks free, do you think you people will have a happy end?
You’re nothing but someone else’s tools."
"Even as tools, we’re still much stronger than a dying man like you," Jian Yihai snorted.
Spiritual energy surged around him as he charged directly at Jiang Li.
The two Great Saint Vein Realm powerhouses battled, shattering the space around them layer by layer.
Neither could gain the upper hand for the moment.
Meanwhile, Tian Yazi laughed at Swordless, "Let’s go kill his clan members!"
"Let’s wait a little longer," Swordless shook his head, advising restraint.
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"The Jiang Family’s Peak Ancestor hasn’t shown up yet; it’s best to be cautious."
"If he doesn’t show up, then we’ll force him to," said Tian Yazi with a cold snort.
Crimson spiritual energy surged around his body, covering half the sky with endless flames.
As the fiery blaze dyed the firmament above, a thunderous "rumble" resounded in the heavens.
The massive flames condensed into balls of fire.
Like a meteor shower of falling asteroids, hundreds of fireballs descended from the sky.
They seemed to flatten the entire Sword Casting Mountain.
As the flames fell from the sky, the "rumble" once again became incessant, echoing all around.
The mountain peak was pitted with numerous deep craters, and the surrounding vegetation was consumed by the fire.
The roaring fire burned, turning the entire Sword Casting Mountain a glowing red.
"Bastards," whether it was the members of the Jiang Family or the disciples of the Sword Casting Manor, were all greatly enraged by this scene.
However, with two Saint Vein powerhouses in the sky, they didn’t dare to approach.
As the fireballs rolled down once more, at that moment, a longsword pierced through the Endless Void.
It sliced in from the depths of the void.
One sword’s light illuminated the nine heavens; when this sword fell, the countless fireballs in the sky were instantly extinguished.
Peoples’ eyes followed the longsword, only to see an elder with an extraordinary temperament, exuding sword qi, stepping through the air as he approached.
The elder had a heavenly mien, white beard, and was dressed in a white robe.
He held a heavy white sword in his hand, and with every step he took, a profound footprint was left in the depths of space.
"Jiang Peak Ancestor."
Seeing the arrival of the elder, the Jiang Family crowd excitedly shouted out loud.
The only ancestor of the Jiang Family who had Stepped into Immortality in thousands of years.
He was also once deemed the most likely to inherit the tradition of the Sword Immortal; although he ultimately failed, his exceptional talent still left many people far behind.
Since the Peak Ancestor personally undertook the Suppression and Sealing, the people of the Jiang Family had not seen him since.
There were even rumors that the ancestor had died in the Sealing Ground.
How could they not be excited to see the ancestor appear once again?
"Ancestor, you are mighty," some had even started to shout loudly.
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As Jiang Peak Ancestor took one step after another, endless sword qi resonated in the void.
Space around was permeated with sword intent, and the heavy sword in front of him vibrated.
Ripples spread through space.
"To survive such grievous injuries all those years ago, you haven’t died yet," said Tian Yazi gravely.
"Disappointing you," replied Jiang Peak Ancestor indifferently.
"No matter, now that you’ve come out, you’ll still die," Tian Yazi laughed heartily.
"You’re not up to it, let the master behind you come out," said Jiang Peak Ancestor aloofly.
"That won’t be necessary," Tian Yazi snorted coldly.
At this moment, Jian Yihai and Jiang Li, who were beside them, also stopped fighting and moved aside, watching each other warily.
Suddenly, a layer of blood-red mist emanated from the three Tian Yazi members.
Amid this bloody fog, screams could be heard.
A strong stench of blood emerged, and fierce skeletal faces took shape within the mist.
Then, this bloody mist settled on the trio’s bodies, slowly seeping inside.
"Ah!"
Painful howls erupted from the trio’s mouths.
As the bloody fog spread, their faces distorted, their bodies transforming in irregular shapes.
They rolled around in the air, their appearances both agonizing and terrifying.
Not long after, the trio’s outward appearance had drastically changed.
They were like three monsters, slowly standing up from the void.
