Time had already been delayed quite a bit.

  After the rewards were given out, Xiao Lingchen packed up and prepared to descend the mountain.

  Although Yun Zhanyi was reluctant to part, she knew that Xiao Lingchen carried a deep-seated vendetta. She only reminded him to be cautious and said nothing more.

  Just as Xiao Lingchen left, there was a sudden knock at the door of her Cave Abode.

  Yun Zhanyi looked puzzled, instinctively thinking that Xiao Lingchen had returned. She got up to open the door.

  However, when she opened it, she saw that it wasn't Xiao Lingchen standing there, but Ning Huanhuan!

  For a moment, Yun Zhanyi's heart skipped a beat, and she panicked, quickly trying to close the door.

  But Ning Huanhuan stopped it with one hand.

  "Junior Sister Ning, why... why are you here?" Yun Zhanyi asked nervously.

  Ning Huanhuan replied, "Senior Sister, I just saw Xiao Lingchen leaving your Cave Abode. You two..."

  Yun Zhanyi realized that Ning Huanhuan had discovered something and was on the verge of tears. "Junior Sister Ning, listen to my expla... no, listen to my explanation..."

  Meanwhile, on the other side, Xiao Lingchen had already descended the mountain and was heading towards the Tianyan Sect. What he didn't expect was that as soon as he stepped out of the Supreme Mystical Sect's gate, he was confronted by tens of thousands of Tianyan Sect disciples shouting outside.

  A leading elder of the Tianyan Sect unleashed the aura of the Breaking Illusions Realm, violently sending a Supreme Mystical Sect disciple flying, causing him to cough up blood!

  The Tianyan Sect elder was aggressive, "You people of the Supreme Mystical Sect better stop playing dumb!"

  "Your disciple Xiao Lingchen killed tens of thousands of our Tianyan Sect elite disciples, a heinous crime!"

  "Today is our final ultimatum to you!"

  "If you don't hand over Xiao Lingchen today, our Tianyan Sect will declare war on your sect!"

  "When the time comes, we will annihilate every last one of you from the Supreme Mystical Sect!"

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  Hearing this, the disciples of the Supreme Mystical Sect frowned deeply. Despite the blood in his mouth, the disciple who was sent flying remained fearless, "Junior Brother Lingchen is a disciple of our Supreme Mystical Sect. It's up to us to decide what to do with him."

  "Even if today is your final ultimatum, even if you attack our sect today, we will never hand over Junior Brother Lingchen!"

  Upon hearing this, the Tianyan Sect elder let out a cold laugh, "Good, good, good! Very well!"

  "I see that the Supreme Mystical Sect is determined to protect Xiao Lingchen!"

  "In that case, don't blame me!"

  "Xiao Lingchen killed tens of thousands of our disciples; today, I'll start by killing a few hundred of your disciples to whet my appetite!"

  With that, the Tianyan Sect elder's aura surged again, revealing his Breaking Illusions Third Level cultivation, filled with murderous intent!

  The disciples of the Supreme Mystical Sect turned pale with fright, clearly not expecting the Tianyan Sect to be so audacious as to make a move right at their doorstep!

  "Retreat!"

  "Retreat to the sect and notify the elders!"

  Someone shouted a reminder, and all the Supreme Mystical Sect disciples began retreating towards the sect.

  But at this moment, the Tianyan Sect elder had already launched an attack on them. He raised his hand, unleashing a terrifying force, aiming first at the disciple lying on the ground coughing up blood!

  However, at this critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him. Before the Tianyan Sect elder could react, a palm struck out, colliding with his!

  "Boom!!!"

  The palm wind howled, carrying the power of a mountain crashing down, instantly shattering the Tianyan Sect elder's entire arm!

  Blood and flesh flew, a gruesome sight!

  Under this unparalleled force, the Tianyan Sect elder's body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground a hundred meters away, raising a cloud of dust.

  "Ahhhhh!!!!"

  The Tianyan Sect elder let out a blood-curdling scream with his arm crippled.

  The disciples present were all shocked by this sudden turn of events. It wasn't until they turned their gaze to Xiao Lingchen that their expressions changed.

  The disciples of the Tianyan Sect looked horrified and grim, while those of the Supreme Mystical Sect wore expressions of joy.

  "Junior Brother Lingchen, it's you!"

  "Thank you, Junior Brother Lingchen, for your help. If it weren't for you, I might have died at the hands of this old thief today."

  "Junior Brother Lingchen is truly formidable, taking down this old thief with a single strike. No wonder all the elders are vying for you as a genius!"

  Xiao Lingchen smiled faintly, "Senior brothers and sisters, there's no need to be polite. In fact, I should be thanking you for mediating on my behalf during this time."

  Clearly, this wasn't the first time the Tianyan Sect had come here demanding him. Seeing how these senior brothers and sisters protected him, Xiao Lingchen couldn't just stand by and watch them be bullied!

  The Tianyan Sect disciples, upon realizing it was Xiao Lingchen, quickly replaced their initial shock with anger, each voicing their fury:

  "So you're Xiao Lingchen?"

  "Good, good, good! You finally dare to show yourself!"

  "My most respected senior brother was killed by you in the Dark Forest. Today, I will avenge him!!!"

  "Everyone, this person is our Tianyan Sect's mortal enemy. Why waste words with him?"

  "Attack together and kill this villain!"

  "Kill!!!"

  Someone shouted, and then a group of Tianyan Sect disciples charged towards Xiao Lingchen!

  Seeing this, the Supreme Mystical Sect disciples quickly pulled Xiao Lingchen back, "Junior Brother Lingchen, there are too many of them. We're outnumbered; let's retreat into the sect first."

  "Wait for the elders to bring reinforcements!"

  Although these Supreme Mystical Sect disciples knew that Xiao Lingchen had killed tens of thousands of Tianyan Sect disciples in the Dark Forest, they assumed it must have been done one by one. Facing an attack from tens of thousands at once, no one believed he could fight them off.

  So they tried to pull Xiao Lingchen back to the sect to hide.

  But Xiao Lingchen remained unmoved. How could he not know what these senior brothers and sisters were thinking?

  He felt it was necessary to let them experience the awe of his Phoenix Emperor Sword!

  As the Tianyan Sect disciples charged forward, Xiao Lingchen calmly drew the Phoenix Emperor Sword.

  The moment the Phoenix Emperor Sword appeared, a vast aura of killing intent and Sword Qi surged into the sky, spreading for miles around!

  The Supreme Mystical Sect disciples, feeling this, widened their eyes in shock.

  The charging Tianyan Sect disciples were so frightened that their legs went weak, and they hesitated to retreat.

  But now it was too late to retreat.

  With the Phoenix Emperor Sword in hand, Xiao Lingchen swung it forward without hesitation!

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