"No, I cannot leave!"
Yun Tianzhong, who was severely injured, now had resolute eyes and an unyielding expression. He suppressed his injuries with sheer willpower and slowly stood up.
Tianzhong, you fool!
Why insist on being brave now?
When the green hills remain, there will be wood to burn!
The most important thing now is to save your life!
…
Elder Qi Dian had a great deal to say to persuade Yun Tianzhong, but the words stopped at his lips, and he swallowed them back.
Because Yun Tianzhong's gaze was too firm at this moment, filled with a shocking power.
Yun Tianzhong spoke slowly, his voice firm and powerful.
"The Yun family's Immortal Mansion was a gift from a senior to the Yun family. No one can lay claim to it but the senior! And certainly not demonic cultivators!"
Elder Qi Dian was deeply shaken and speechless for a long time.
At this moment, a sinister and ferocious laugh suddenly came from outside the door.
"Jie jie jie… a bunch of righteous path brats, courting death!"
Following the arrogant words, a short and stout evil cultivator swaggered in from outside the door.
The fellow was ugly, awkward in proportion, as if a "Wu Dalang who had achieved sentience."
The short and stout evil cultivator looked up, incredibly arrogant. He glanced at everyone and said with supreme confidence.
"Little brats, today I'll let you die with understanding! Remember, the one killing you, your grandpa, is named…"
The short and stout evil cultivator was extremely pleased with himself.
He was a cultivator at the "Golden Core Great Perfection stage," skilled in demonic arts, and possessed explosive combat power!
He recalled how, in the overseas lands, he single-handedly slaughtered a small righteous path sect with five Golden Core cultivators.
His ferocity was terrifying!
Now, Elder Qi Dian, the strongest on Yun Tianzhong's side, was merely at the "late stage of Golden Core," a whole minor realm behind the short and stout evil cultivator.
As for Yun Tianzhong, Yun Tiankong, Yun Zhaozhao, and the others, they were simply ignored by the short and stout evil cultivator.
Could "Foundation Establishment cultivators" even be considered combat power?
No way! No way! No way!
The short and stout evil cultivator, feeling incredibly confident, was solely focused on "showing off." He pontificated, spittle flying, completely oblivious that Yun Tianzhong had, at some point, produced a pill.
The pill was pale gold throughout, emitting a potent medicinal fragrance.
This was no ordinary pill; it was a "Ninth-grade pill" treasured in the Immortal Mansion's vault by the "Eastern Sword Sect."
The ranks of Houtian pills ranged from first grade to ninth grade.
First grade was the weakest, ninth grade the strongest.
This pill was the strongest among Houtian pills, a "Ninth-grade pill."
Its name was the "Extreme Dao Pill."
Its effect was simple: temporarily suppress all injuries on a cultivator and stimulate their potential, allowing them to briefly enter their "strongest state."
The "Extreme Dao Pill" was potent, but its side effects were even more severe.
Once the medicinal effects wore off, the cultivator would enter a state of "extreme weakness" due to excessive consumption, requiring half a year to a year to recover.
Even worse, due to the powerful nature of the "Extreme Dao Pill," it could damage the Dao foundation, halting cultivation progress forever and turning one into a "cripple."
"Extreme Dao Pill" carries risks; take with caution!
A resolute glint flashed in Yun Tianzhong's eyes. Without any hesitation, he reached out and put the "Extreme Dao Pill" into his mouth.
The "Extreme Dao Pill" dissolved upon contact, transforming into a powerful and blazing warm current that rapidly spread throughout Yun Tianzhong's body.
Yun Tianzhong felt a burning heat all over, and his formidable true essence surged from his Dantian.
His pupils turned a "dark red," eerie and ferocious!
He seemed to have transformed into a "primordial ferocious beast," domineering, fierce, and incredibly powerful.
At this moment, the short and stout evil cultivator, who was about to introduce himself, sensed something was wrong.
He abruptly looked at Yun Tianzhong.
He didn't know until he looked; he was terrified.
"Little brat, what the hell are you doing…"
Before he could finish speaking, a drastic change occurred.
Yun Tianzhong waved his hand, and the Houtian spiritual treasure "Sword Tomb" materialized in his palm.
Yun Tianzhong's dark red pupils gleamed with ferocity.
He exuded boundless killing intent.
Swish, swish, swish!
Yun Tianzhong's hands, like butterflies flitting through flowers, cast a series of profound sword seals.
The Houtian spiritual treasure "Sword Tomb" hummed, and its sword light shot towards the heavens.
The three thousand renowned swords, sensing something within the void, let out sword cries and dragon roars.
Clang!
Renowned swords unsheathed!
More than a thousand of the three thousand renowned swords flew out.
Over a thousand renowned swords danced in the sky.
Sword Qi crisscrossed, and sword light was sharp and piercing.
The sword Qi of the renowned swords condensed and converged, forming a "heaven-shattering giant sword."
The sword was thirty feet long!
Unmatched in sharpness, endless in its edge!
Slash!
This sword strike seemed capable of cleaving this world asunder.
The short and stout evil cultivator was utterly stunned by the extreme sharpness of the sword intent; he was so terrified he couldn't even move.
Pfft!
The sword light descended, and the sharp sword Qi sliced through the short and stout evil cultivator's body.
In the first second, the short and stout evil cultivator showed no reaction.
In the second second, the short and stout evil cultivator's body began to disintegrate piece by piece.
First his limbs, then his head, and finally, even the Golden Core in his Dantian was shattered.
The short and stout evil cultivator turned into a mist of blood, perishing without a burial place.
He never dreamed he would die in such a pathetic manner.
A dignified "peak Golden Core stage cultivator" had been killed by a "Foundation Establishment cultivator."
He died with his eyes wide open!
After slaying the short and stout evil cultivator, Yun Tianzhong's killing intent intensified, making him appear almost like a demon god.
Elder Qi Dian was trembling with fear.
When Yun Tianzhong's dark red pupils looked at him, he almost wanted to turn and flee.
Fortunately, Yun Tianzhong was not blinded by killing intent and lost his reason.
His voice remained firm and steady.
He spoke slowly.
"Elder Qi Dian, please activate the Sword Slave restriction and command the three hundred Golden Core cultivators of the Star Constellation Sword Alliance to fully rescue the disciples within the Immortal Mansion!"
Elder Qi Dian smacked his forehead.
Right, he almost forgot; he could still command the three hundred "Golden Core cultivators of the Star Constellation Sword Alliance," which was also a considerable force.
It's just…
Hesitation reappeared in Elder Qi Dian's eyes.
Three hundred "Golden Core cultivators of the Star Constellation Sword Alliance" were neither too many nor too few.
To protect Yun Tianzhong and the others as they fought their way out would be no problem.
However, to protect all the "Immortal Mansion disciples," they would have to clash head-on with over fifteen hundred "evil cultivators." This was an almost impossible task, and it would only be a pointless waste of the "Golden Core cultivators of the Star Constellation Sword Alliance's" strength!
The "Golden Core cultivators of the Star Constellation Sword Alliance" were controlled by the "Sword Slave restriction"; each one lost was gone forever, irreplaceable.
This kind of consumption and waste was meaningless!
Elder Qi Dian opened his mouth, wanting to persuade him, but Yun Tianzhong waved his hand and said firmly.
"Elder Qi Dian, I know you are acting for the good of the Yun family, but our Yun family, having been taught by a senior, must know what to do and what not to do! With the demonic cultivators invading and the Immortal Mansion disciples in danger, the Yun family absolutely cannot stand by and do nothing. Even if we have to exhaust our last ounce of strength, we will protect everyone!"