Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 803: Chapter 504: Strength

The massive ship soared at extreme speed through the sky, breaking into the territory of the Southern Sea and heading straight for Cloud Dragon Island.

Xiao Teng stood aboard, watching coldly, his heart boiling with a murderous intent, sharp as knives and swords, ready to spring from their sheaths.

To kill his wife and child was indeed a deep-seated hatred like a sea of blood, but truth be told, this was not the main reason for Xiao Teng’s fury.

In the path of Immortals, privacy is valued and emotions forgotten. Having cultivated to his level, feelings for family and blood ties had long faded. More than the deaths of his wife and children, he was concerned about this person’s threat to himself, to the Xiao Family, and to the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion.

As a founding Elder of the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion and an influential figure in the Xiao Family, his status was undeniable, otherwise, he couldn’t have solely decided the positions of Saint Heir and Saint Lord across three generations.

But power was power; the Xiao Family had not dominated the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion, and there were many competitors both internally and externally, forcing them to tread on thin ice and act with extreme caution.

Yes, caution!

The heir of Immortal Sect, competing in sword duels worldwide, chose the Southern Sea for his first battle, challenging lesser cultivators while possessing a treasure and Mahayana Dao Protection. If this was not caution, what was?

However, fate is hard to predict. Despite such caution, he still suffered an unexpected calamity. Not only people died, but he also lost the Qiankun Heart-Protecting Armor, a treasure that caused a formidable enemy with great potential to arise against his family and Sect.

To clean up this mess, the Xiao Family paid a great price, sparing no effort in using the connections of a Calamity Realm ancestor to consult the Haoyu Heavenly Sect for Heavenly Secrets, but still, they gained nothing and failed to root out the person.

Now that a great enemy has reappeared, occupying the Southern Sea and establishing his own doctrine, how could they just let him be?

To nurture a tiger is to court calamity, inevitable harm!

This great enemy must be eliminated!

Thus, upon receiving the news, the Xiao Family promptly acted, dispatching their three Mahayana cultivators to the Southern Sea to settle this cause and effect.

“If this matter cannot be resolved swiftly, others within our Sect will certainly take advantage of it to undermine the prestige of our Xiao Family!”

“The ancestor has been trapped in the Five Calamity Realm for over ten thousand years, whether he can survive the Six Calamities is still uncertain.”

“If the ancestor unfortunately perishes, the power of the Xiao Family will surely diminish greatly, and it may be difficult to nurture another Calamity Realm to stand firm.”

“This matter must be resolved swiftly to stabilize our Xiao Family’s influence and hopefully nurture another Calamity Immortal before the ancestor crosses the Tribulation.”

“The eldest brother, now old and nearing the end of his life, has little hope left; the third, hmph, considerably less talented than me despite ascending to Mahayana earlier. However, overtaking him won’t be difficult, as long as I manage correctly, this opportunity to cross the Tribulation will fall into my hands!”

“So, this Li Xuanyuan…”

His thoughts churned, dissecting the situation, further stirring his murderous intent.

Just at that moment…

“BOOM!!!”

Sword Summoning Wind and Thunder, approaching with awe.

“Hmm!?”

Xiao Teng’s eyes narrowed, his immortal power responded eagerly, and a streak of Sword Light burst forth from his body, striking at the Wind Thunder Sword.

“BANG!!!”

A loud noise, the thunder continued unabated; only the Sword Light shattered.

“How could this be!?”

Xiao Teng’s face changed, fresh blood splattered from the corner of his mouth, but he had no time to care as he hastily summoned Sword techniques to defend himself.

However, it was too late. The thunder swooped down, breaking through the clouds, pressuring him before his Flying Sword could respond.

“Who dares to offend the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion!”

Fortunately, at that moment, a furious shout resounded, and a figure suddenly appeared before him, striking the thunder with two fingers as swords.

“BOOM!!!”

Another loud noise, the void was destroyed, and the massive ship was also shattered, a black-robed elder, standing in front of Xiao Teng, his fingers closed against a streak of Sword Light, a streak of thunder flashing, electric light spewing from the Sword Light.

“Heavenly Thunder Sword?”

“But this Sword technique…!”

The elder’s expression was as still as water, his eyes filled with shock, blood oozing from his fingertips, but he dared not relax the slightest, moving half a step backward as if any relaxation or retreat would lead to a military collapse, utterly defeated.

“Big brother!”

Seeing this, Xiao Teng also snapped out of his shock, hurriedly maneuvering his Flying Sword to strike at the thunderous Sword Light.

Simultaneously, from within the ruined massive ship, another Sword Light shot out, slashing forward.

In the distance, within the void, unbeknownst to them when he appeared, a man faced this Sword Light with complete disregard, launching his own fingers as swords.

With such a strike, firmly sealing the opposition, the Sword Light shattered, revealing another person, holding a Flying Sword, his face filled with astonishment, unable to believe the man before him.

This person, devoid of the Immortal Spirit Mechanism, had at most Integration-level cultivation. How could he possibly withstand his full-powered Ninth Heaven Sword Art with a single finger?

This…

Facing such astonishment, Xu Yang remained unfazed, pushing his sword forward, all weapons moving in harmony, surpassing any Immortal Spirit with a mighty Sword Spirit, launching a resplendent sword strike that broke the deadlock and directly struck his opponent.

“PUFF!!!”

Despite possessing a Body-Protecting Treasure, it was still pierced by the Xuanyuan Shenfeng, breaching the defenses and penetrating the body, instantly staining the sky with blood.

“Third brother!”

Seeing this, the other two were also enraged to the point of splitting their eyes, the Great Elder of the Xiao Family bursting forth, attempting to come to the rescue.

But unexpectedly, the thunder surged forward, the Heavenly Sword suddenly splitting into two, both striking towards his foes, cutting off their path.

“Ah!”

The Great Elder of the Xiao Family let out a furious shout, his fingers moving as fast as lightning, his sword appearing like lightning, launching ten thousand Sword Lights, colliding hard with the Heavenly Strike.

Xiao Teng, his expression as still as water, steered his Flying Sword, also intertwining with the Thunderflame.

Looking ahead, the severely injured Third Elder of the Xiao Family also took advantage of the situation to pull back, ignoring his injuries, releasing his Sword technique, the three joining forces to fiercely battle their formidable foe.

For a time, above the Southern Sea, billions of Sword Qi crisscrossed, like a storm wreaking havoc, turning a hundred miles into a forbidden area.

A hundred miles away, the cultivators of the Southern Sea witnessing this were even more terrified.

“This…”

“Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion Master!”

“One man fighting against three Great True Immortals of the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion alone?”

“That black-robed elder is the Great Elder of the Xiao Family, a famous Mahayana True Immortal renowned for tens of thousands of years.”

“That man is the former Sword Master Xiao Teng of the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion, although a newly advanced Mahayana, his immense natural talents and extraordinary combat power are unmatched, even among the Sect Masters of Immortal Sects, wielding the sword for a thousand years, never once defeated.”