Upon hearing this, Duan Wushang finally stopped in his tracks and looked over, asking, "What method? Speak quickly!"

  Elder Yuehua dared not keep him in suspense and candidly replied, "Sect Master, we have suffered the loss of two elders and over a hundred thousand disciples, severely weakening us. We are no match for the Supreme Mystical Sect."

  "In my opinion, we should invite that esteemed person."

  At these words, Duan Wushang's eyebrows rose, and he calmed down slightly, "That esteemed person? Can we invite them?"

  Elder Yuehua nodded, "Indeed. After all, our current troubles stem from agreeing to do that task for that esteemed person back then. We haven't asked for compensation, so they have no reason to ignore us!"

  "That esteemed person's cultivation is unfathomable. If they make a move, suppressing the small Supreme Mystical Sect and Xiao Lingchen would be easy."

  Duan Wushang pondered for a moment, feeling that Elder Yuehua's words were not without reason. He nodded, "What you say makes sense. In that case, you should go and invite that esteemed person as soon as possible."

  Elder Yuehua was delighted and immediately bowed in agreement, "Yes! I will go at once! Before I bring that esteemed person, I ask the Sect Master to wait and not act impulsively!"

  Duan Wushang waved his hand, "Understood, go quickly!"

  With that, Elder Yuehua turned and flew out of the Tianyan Sect.

  Meanwhile, the disciples of the Tianyan Sect had already gathered outside, numbering in the millions. Duan Wushang originally intended to start a sect war with the Supreme Mystical Sect, but plans changed. He waved his hand, "Let the disciples disperse for now. During this time, have them focus on cultivating to guard against unforeseen events."

  A disciple below the hall received the order and turned to disperse the crowd. However, at that moment, a series of deafening, crisp sword cries suddenly came from outside. Immediately after, everyone felt a chilling sword intent. The sky outside the Tianyan Sect darkened, leaving everyone astonished.

  "What is happening? Where is this sword intent coming from?"

  Duan Wushang and the high-ranking members of the Tianyan Sect immediately walked out of the hall to investigate. As they stepped out, they were shocked by the scene in the sky!

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  The once clear sky was now covered with countless sword shadows! The terrifying sword intent emanated from those sword shadows!

  "Sect Master, look! There's someone in the sky!"

  Reminded by an elder, everyone saw a red figure in the sky, looking down at the Tianyan Sect.

  "This person looks familiar, and their intentions are not good!"

  "Not good! It's Xiao Lingchen!"

  After the Sect Tournament, Xiao Lingchen had become the sworn enemy of the entire Tianyan Sect. Everyone in the Tianyan Sect hated Xiao Lingchen to the core and had memorized his image. So, upon seeing the person in the sky, they immediately recognized him as Xiao Lingchen!

  "This boy is so bold! We haven't even gone to trouble him, and he's come to us instead! What does he intend to do? Challenge our entire Tianyan Sect alone?!"

  "Utterly reckless, not knowing life from death! Let me deal with him!"

  With that, an elder activated his spiritual power and soared into the sky. Meanwhile, Xiao Lingchen in the sky lightly raised his right hand and waved it gently. Instantly, the tens of thousands of sword shadows fell like a torrential rain. The speed and power were so great that the elder who charged up was instantly turned into a pincushion and had to retreat into the hall.

  However, this left the millions of Tianyan Sect disciples gathered in front of the hall in dire straits! Seeing the dense sword shadows falling from the sky, they were terrified and hurriedly activated their spiritual power and divine powers to defend. Unfortunately, the elite disciples of the Tianyan Sect had been slaughtered by Xiao Lingchen during the Sect Tournament. Those remaining in the sect were mostly low-level disciples. Under this rain of swords, tens of thousands more disciples died on the spot!

  In the sky, Xiao Lingchen was quite satisfied with the power of the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect. Then, he secretly used the Stealing Heaven Technique to absorb the cultivation of the deceased disciples! Although these disciples were generally weak and had not cultivated for long, the accumulation was still significant for Xiao Lingchen's growth.

  Xiao Lingchen felt quite pleased. His Stealing Heaven Technique was only at the entry level, yet it could achieve this. What if he cultivated it to a higher level? Then he could absorb even more cultivation! He might even be able to absorb others' vitality and lifespan! Just imagining that scene made Xiao Lingchen excited.

  Inside the Tianyan Sect's main hall, Duan Wushang and others were furious at this sight!

  "Xiao Lingchen! How dare you!!"

  Previously, in the Dark Forest, when Xiao Lingchen killed their sect disciples, they were helpless. But now, this was their Tianyan Sect's territory! Xiao Lingchen dared to come alone and commit such wanton slaughter. It was truly arrogant, disregarding them entirely!

  "Today, I will ensure you have no place to be buried!"

  At this moment, Duan Wushang and the elders of the Tianyan Sect could no longer bear it and charged at Xiao Lingchen in a rage!

  Xiao Lingchen smirked, drew the Phoenix Emperor Sword, and met them head-on! He knew the Tianyan Sect had profound foundations and didn't dare to be careless. He immediately used Manifest Heaven and Earth and Divine Movement Step, enhancing his speed with the Fuguang Jade Mirror Sundial.

  "Boom!!!"

  In the blink of an eye, Xiao Lingchen clashed with Duan Wushang, who was at the forefront. Duan Wushang wielded a scroll of the Mountains and Rivers Map as a weapon, colliding heavily with Xiao Lingchen's Phoenix Emperor Sword. Instantly, an earth-shattering force erupted!

  In this clash, Xiao Lingchen was slightly at a disadvantage. The elders of the Tianyan Sect behind Duan Wushang seized the opportunity to attack! These elders were all at the Breaking Illusions Realm, equipped with powerful divine artifacts and using divine powers, making it difficult for Xiao Lingchen to handle.

  Fortunately, the Glazed Shield automatically appeared around him, and the Shadow Assault Technique restrained at least four elders' attacks. However, he was still pushed back a distance in a clash with another elder!

  Nevertheless, Xiao Lingchen did not stop there. He appeared to be retreating, but in fact, he was creating the illusion of being outmatched. Seizing the opportunity, he used the Instant Movement Technique to get behind Duan Wushang and the others. He took out the Return to Ruins Pearl from his storage ring, released the energy he had stored, and absorbed it. Instantly, his cultivation rapidly increased under the influence of the Return to Ruins Pearl's energy, advancing from the early Breaking Illusions Realm to the mid Breaking Illusions Realm.

  Then he raised the Phoenix Emperor Sword high and slashed forward with all his might!

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