San Tian Liang Jiao

Chapter 234 Cang Ling Sword Discourse (42)

Chapter 15 Current Mission Completed, Main Mission Updated

【Participate in the Cang Ling Sword Debate and survive until the Wuxiang Demon Lord is killed】

As Feng Bujue and Siyu killed the Bell Demon, the system prompt sounded in due course. The mission [Defeat the "Bell Demon"] was checked off, and the above mission appeared immediately afterward.

Xiao Tan, Bei Ling, and Jibu knew that Lin Chang had mastered the Taixu Wuxiang Divine Skill, but they had never seen Lu Qingning, so they couldn't be sure that Lin Chang was the great villain in this script. They could only guess that he was the Boss based on the word "Wuxiang" (Formless); while Feng Bujue and Siyu had never heard of the term "Taixu Wuxiang Divine Skill." They only knew that Lin Chang was a powerful antagonist NPC, so they could only guess that Lin Chang might be the Wuxiang Demon Lord.

Only after the five of them reunited could they truly confirm the target of this final mission.

At this moment, it was dusk on the third day in Cang Ling Town.

There were only a few hours left until the full moon hung in the sky. However, neither of the two great swordsmen had appeared yet.

Xie San, the Nameless Sword, disappeared mysteriously yesterday evening; and Ye Cheng, the Sword God, was even more straightforward, not showing his face at all.

On this day, without exception, all the disciples from the major sects who went from Cang Ling Sect to Tongqiu to inquire about news never returned. Even the pigeons of the Flying Pigeon Gang were nowhere to be seen; none could fly into Cang Ling. The entire town seemed to be sealed off, isolated from the world.

Seeing that dusk was approaching, the martial artists in Cang Ling Town were all very puzzled... Could this duel be a hoax? But what good would such a hoax do? Promote the economic prosperity of this ghost town? Did Cang Ling Inn give kickbacks to the Ye family? Or was Ye Cheng just messing with Xie San and the entire martial world because he had nothing better to do?

These explanations were obviously unreasonable, but no one knew what was going on.

More than puzzlement... unease was another emotion rising in people's hearts. But all they could do was wait, waiting for the unknown conspiracy to unfold...

...

Full moon night in Cang Ling Town.

The moonlight was like frost, illuminating the earth as if it were daytime.

The One Manor, Two Towers, Three Sects, Four Schools, plus the remaining second- and third-tier sects and various independent martial artists, totaling more than four hundred people, came to the main street in front of Cang Ling Inn by unspoken agreement. Even the clerks in the inn curiously came to the street, wanting to see if the two legendary peerless heroes really had three heads and six arms.

But until this moment, no one had seen Ye Cheng or Xie San's shadow.

Suddenly, a figure leaped up and landed on the roof of a civilian house in front of the inn. The person was standing about three meters above the ground, which was not too high, but the view from here was very broad, and it also allowed everyone on the street to see him.

"Everyone, the time has come." The man opened his mouth, his voice gloomy and hoarse, but it clearly entered everyone's ears. This alone was enough to show the strength of his internal cultivation.

Some of the less experienced Jianghu lackeys on the street didn't recognize this person, but the leaders of the various sects basically knew him. The speaker was Shang Fei, the most elusive "Shadowless Sword" among the Six Swords of Flowing Shadows.

Shang Fei was dressed in black, and his figure appeared angular and bony in the moonlight. After saying that sentence, he quickly took out a bamboo tube from his chest, and with a flip of his hand, he took out a fire starter and lit the fuse at the bottom of the bamboo tube.

Seconds later, a flame shot up, soaring into the sky with a hiss.

As the saying goes... one arrow through the clouds brings thousands of troops to meet. Although Shang Fei's signal flare couldn't attract ten thousand horses, it could indeed summon a thousand troops.

At this time, another figure also stepped on the ground and came to the roof, asking, "Shang Fei, what do you mean by this?" The speaker was Ji Tong, the Lord of the Eight Directions Tower. This person's nature was to like meddling in everything.

"Let me answer this question for you." Lin Chang's voice suddenly sounded.

His voice seemed to come from outside the sky, gathering and echoing on the street, making people's hearts tremble. At the same time, Lin Chang's figure flew out from the high place of the inn, treading on the void, floating gently, and came to Shang Fei and Ji Tong's side.

Today, the Azure Sky Sword changed his usual white-clothed swordsman appearance, put on a black brocade robe, and wore a sword at his waist and two swords on his back, carrying a total of three swords on his body. Lin Chang was originally a handsome man with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, but at this moment, he was uninhibited, with disheveled hair, and his face was covered with an unusually obvious black-purple aura.

From that afternoon, Lin Chang and Shang Fei had disappeared without a trace, and even Ye Muhan, Su Shang, and Miao Shaoqing didn't know where the two of them had gone.

No one expected that they would make their debut in this way at this moment.

"Nameless Sword!"

"Broken Snow Sword!"

There were people in the crowd who knew their stuff, and they instantly recognized that the two swords on Lin Chang's back were Xie San's and Ye Cheng's swords.

For swordsmen, especially top swordsmen... the sword is like their limbs. As long as the person is still alive, their limbs will never be given to others. But now, Lin Chang was actually holding these two peerless divine weapons belonging to others at the same time, which undoubtedly stunned everyone present.

"After the signal flare goes up, nearly two thousand members of the Jin Yi Wei (Embroidered Uniform Guard) will set out from the road in Tongqiu and enter Cang Ling, surrounding it completely. Unless I speak, no one can leave Cang Ling alive." Lin Chang's words trembled slightly, revealing the excitement and satisfaction in his heart. He had waited too long for this day, for this moment.

"What did you say!" Ji Tong exclaimed.

The response of the hundreds of people on the street was mostly the same. Lin Chang's words were like a thunderclap from the clear sky, and then there was an uproar.

Several sounds of wind brushing against cloth sounded, and four more figures went to the roof. They were Gongsun Qian, the Lord of the Myriad Glow Tower, Abbot Faming of Shaolin, Song Kuan, the Head of Renwu, and Zhong Lian, the Head of the Xiaoyao Sect.

"Amitabha, Benefactor Lin, is this true?" Faming asked relatively politely.

Song Kuan then said, "Is this Master Ye's intention?"

And Zhong Lian asked, "Why are Great Hero Xie and Master Ye's swords with you?"

"Sword Leader Lin." Gongsun Qian still said the key point, "The imperial court and the martial world have not interfered with each other. This has been an iron law for many years, but you are actually colluding with the Jin Yi Wei..."

"What do you mean colluding?" Lin Chang interrupted, "As a citizen of the Great Ming Dynasty, I am loyal to the imperial court. How can you call that collusion?" His gaze swept over the five people other than Shang Fei. "You hypocritical old thieves are all sanctimonious, occupying your mountain gates, staying where you are, and not obeying the government's control." He snorted coldly, "To be polite, I'll call you 'sect leaders.' To put it bluntly, you're just a bunch of third-rate martial artists who deceive the world and steal their names."

His group mocking remarks completely exploded the pot below. The crowd was instantly filled with excitement, righteous indignation, and constant yelling. If it weren't for the fact that the heads of the Two Towers and Three Sects were still standing on top, dozens of weapons would probably have been thrown at Lin Chang.

"As the saying goes... after learning literature and martial arts, sell them to the imperial family." Lin Chang was unmoved. He said leisurely, calmly, and righteously, "Thanks to the appreciation of Commander Qian of the Jin Yi Wei, I, Lin, have now submitted to the imperial court and am loyal to the current Holy One."

"Bah! Traitor!" "Running dog!" "I didn't expect the Azure Sky Sword to be such a shameless person!"

Lin Chang's words caused another burst of abuse below. The remaining three swords of the Six Swords of Flowing Shadows naturally couldn't stand by and watch any longer. The three of them jumped to a rooftop next to the residential house.

Miao Shaoqing asked with a shocked face, "Senior Brother! Are you crazy? What's going on? How could you betray the imperial court?"

And Ye Muhan was straightforward and spoke even more harshly. She shouted sharply, "Lin Chang! You're talking nonsense here, trying to make the Ye family the target of the entire martial world?" Her gaze then shifted to the Broken Snow Sword behind Lin Chang. "Where's my elder brother? Why is his sword in your hands?"

"Oh... Junior Sister Ye." Lin Chang slowly turned his head. "You've come just in time." As he spoke, he raised one hand, and a burst of Gang Qi (internal energy) burst out, like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, heading straight for Ye Muhan.

Ye Muhan had never seen externalized internal force with such power and speed. Caught off guard, she was directly hit by a huge force, spitting out blood on the spot and flying backwards.

"I think this should clear the relationship between the Ye family and me." Lin Chang said jokingly.

At the same time, he drew out the Azure Sky Sword from his waist, shook the sword in the direction of Ye Muhan, and a sword Qi (sword energy) shot out, arriving after but reaching first.

"Hmph... as for your elder brother, you can go see him in the underworld." Lin Chang laughed.

Unable to avoid it in mid-air, Ye Muhan's neck was pierced by the sword Qi, and she died immediately. Su Shang and Miao Shaoqing were horrified and stunned when they saw this. They were completely powerless to do anything about what was happening in front of them. Lin Chang's sword Qi was so strong and so fast that they were simply unable to catch up. Even if they wanted to jump forward and use their bodies to block it, it was too late.

Lin Chang turned his face back to the five sect leaders who were already stunned, and pointed to the two swords behind him: "Now, you should all understand how I got these two swords, right?"

For a time, there was silence.

Unlike the tricks that Feng Bujue and the others played, Lin Chang used methods that the warriors in this world could understand and see. He used internal force, used martial arts, and there was a pattern to his every move.

It was precisely because of this that he made those people feel fear and despair.

"Listen carefully." Lin Chang looked at the shocked faces, saw that all those who had been cursing just now had closed their mouths, sneered disdainfully, and then said, "Tonight, taking advantage of the fact that all the sect leaders, experts, and seniors are gathered here, I will give you two choices."

No one interrupted him, and everyone listened to him intently.

"The first is, from today onwards, respect me, Lin Chang, as the leader of the martial world. In the future, as long as you are a Jianghu person, you must obey my orders. All sects and individuals must write their martial arts into books and hand them over to the imperial court, without concealment. Only those who hand over their martial arts can leave Cang Ling."

"As for the second option..." Lin Chang smiled, "is death."

"Absurd!" Ji Tong said, "Even if you lead two thousand members of the Jin Yi Wei to surround Cang Ling, so what? They are just a bunch of soldiers and farmers. How can they be a match for the hundreds of experts here!"

"They don't have to be a match for you. They just need to hold you back for a while." Lin Chang replied calmly, "I'll take care of the killing."

"I'll kill you first!" With a roar, a sword came through the air.

The bamboo was split in two, and the sword came from within. Miao Shaoqing's fear had eased, and he was furious. His True Qi (vital energy) suddenly reached its peak, and the sword in the bamboo howled as it arrived.

Su Shang also followed closely behind, wanting to avenge her senior sister. She and Ye Muhan were like sisters, and she respected Lin Chang like an elder brother. Just now, when she saw her senior sister die tragically at Lin Chang's hands, she couldn't help but feel dazed and her mind collapsed. Although she was trying to cheer up at this moment, with tears in her eyes, when the Autumn Orchid Sword was unsheathed, her killing move "Fragrant Orchid Standing Alone" was still incomparably sharp and merciless.

"Hmph... laughable." Lin Chang snorted coldly, returned the Azure Sky Sword to its scabbard, and then crossed his hands, grasping the Broken Snow and Nameless swords on his back.

The two divine weapons were suddenly unsheathed, their Qi (vital energy) shaking the heavens and the earth, and their might intimidating all directions.

The pressure generated by the mere act of drawing the swords had already forced the five sect leaders and experts who were closer to Lin Chang to retreat three steps.

Miao Shaoqing and Su Shang, who had launched the attack, were blocked by the enormous sword Qi and couldn't get within a zhang (about 3.3 meters) of Lin Chang's body. They were blocked in the air by an invisible force.

"The night of the full moon is when my divine skill is at its peak. Even I didn't expect that I would be this strong..." Lin Chang held one sword in each hand, tilting them and hanging them on either side of his body. "You people are too stupid. It seems I have to make my words clearer...

Ye Cheng is already dead. The duel invitation for the Cang Ling Sword Debate was written by me to Xie San, and the news was also released by me. From the moment you came to Cang Ling, you have already fallen into my trap.

Cang Ling Town is surrounded by mountains on three sides. At this moment, the two paths out of the town have been blocked by the Jin Yi Wei's troops. You can't escape. I have plenty of time to kill every single one of you."

He paused, and then said, "The only variable in this plan is the spies sent by the Godly Marquis Mansion, but none of them entered the town alive, so they can't find out anything. If you're hoping that a third-party force will come to meddle in this muddy water, then give up that idea as soon as possible."

"Hmph... it seems you really have planned everything very carefully..." Ji Tong snorted coldly and said.

"Ji Tong, I know what you're thinking. I think there are many people here who have the same idea as you. Heh... you think that you can kill me by joining forces with your so-called 'experts.' Then, you hundreds of people can break out of Cang Ling or temporarily escape into the mountains." Lin Chang saw through the thoughts of most of the people present. "Hahaha... if you have the guts, come on. The first ones to come will die first. When enough people have died, the rest will naturally hand over the martial arts of their sects in order to save their lives."

At this point, layers of black energy faintly bloomed around his body. It was more like a bloodthirsty desire than a manifestation of killing intent.

"Fellow Jianghu comrades, didn't you come here to see the swords of peerless experts stained with blood? In that case, why not use your own blood to witness my, Lin's, swordsmanship?" He looked arrogant, and his black-purple, terrifying face was covered with a grim smile. "Of course, I also allow you to submit. The path is up to you to choose..." In that instant, Lin Chang's face was no longer human. A black-purple aura gathered on his forehead, condensing and not dispersing. His pupils were also in the same state, terrifying and demonic, "...Those who obey me will prosper, and those who defy me will perish."