Chapter 21: Su Wan Attacked

[Alert! Host has successfully annihilated the rival sect, Azurefall Sect, intimidating the cultivators of Lingwu Kingdom and decisively establishing the prestige of Xuanyuan Sect!]

[Reward One: Radiant Violet Lightning Sword (Earth Rank, Lower Grade)] Forged from Nine Heavens Mysterious Iron mixed with thunder marrow, the blade flows with faint purple electric light throughout. The sword measures three feet seven inches in length, with thirty-six lightning summoning runes engraved along its spine.

[Reward Two: All-Phenomena Glazed Armor (Earth Rank, Lower Grade)] Crafted from millennia-old glazed crystal marrow, infused with eighty-one reverse scales of a flood dragon. It can automatically generate three layers of spiritual force shields, each capable of withstanding a full-strength strike from a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. When the shield shatters, it releases a shower of glazed light rain that momentarily blinds enemies.

[Reward Three: Hundred-Herb Revival Pill (Superior Pill) ×10] Contains the essence of a hundred divine herbs. Upon ingestion, it heals ninety percent of external wounds and meridian damage within three breaths.

[All rewards have been deposited into the system space. The host may retrieve and use them at any time.]

Ye Chentian stood atop the ruins of the Azurefall Sect, heart swelling with joy as the system’s continuous alerts rang in his ears.

“Azurefall Sect was merely an appetizer.”

“Next, it’s time for the entire Eastern Territory to know the name Xuanyuan Sect!”

On the cobblestone path behind the Xuanyuan Sect’s Scripture Pavilion, the morning dew had yet to dry.

Su Wan had just finished her morning training. The lingering aura of her Sword Qi Piercing the Sky Technique swirled around her. Though her Foundation Establishment was only at the second layer, the spiritual force was enough for her to clearly sense the resonance between her sword and the world’s spiritual energy.

She was about to return to her room to wipe the blade when a sudden, needle-like pain pricked the back of her neck—the innate sword body’s instinctual warning against imminent killing intent.

“Shhh! Shhh! Shhh!”

Three streaks of dark light tore through the air, bone-piercing poison needles carrying a foul chill, aimed straight at the vital points on her back, throat, and dantian.

Su Wan’s toes pressed sharply against the cobblestone, her body fluttering sideways like a willow leaf caught in a strong wind, narrowly evading the hidden weapons.

The three poison needles grazed her hair tips and embedded into the ancient tree behind her. Black venom seeped along the wood grain, corroding the hard ironwood until holes the size of copper coins appeared.

“Such swift reflexes!” a low praise came from the shadows. Over thirty men clad in black scattered like phantoms, their dark robes adorned with blood-red skulls that merged into a terrifying formation in the morning light—the Blood Fury Soul Lock Formation.

The leader, Mo Sha, removed his mask, revealing a scarred face that looked even more sinister in the dawn. The oppressive aura of a Golden Core first layer pressed down like a storm cloud.

“Little girl, you’re quite alert. But alas, your sect can no longer hide its treasures.”

Su Wan drew her sword with a sharp clang, the tip pointing at the ground. Her voice was cold and resolute.

“Who are you to trespass into Xuanyuan Sect’s forbidden grounds? What do you intend to do?”

Mo Sha glanced toward the Scripture Pavilion, swallowing hard as he licked his lips.

“Didn’t expect that just passing through this mountain range, I’d detect a third-grade spiritual vein buried underground. Tsk tsk, such pure spiritual energy—if it could serve the Blood Shadow Hall, it would greatly enhance our power!” He suddenly stepped forward, eyes flashing with ruthless ambition.

“When that time comes, having accomplished such a great feat, the Hallmaster will surely grant me command of a branch hall, elevating me above all others!” He seemed already envisioning his rise to prominence.

“Delusional!” Su Wan’s heart trembled with anger, her hand gripping the sword trembling slightly. “The spiritual vein is the foundation of Xuanyuan Sect. If you dare lay a finger on it, I will see to it your souls are utterly destroyed!”

“A mere second-layer Foundation Establishment girl dares speak such arrogance.”

“Now, I’ll send you to your death!”

Mo Sha sneered and gave the attack order.

Thirty black-clad men simultaneously stepped into formation, their short blades exuding a dark, malevolent aura. A blood-red mist rose instantly within the formation. Ten blade lights shot forth like venomous serpents striking at Su Wan’s vital points. The poison patterns on the blades flickered with eerie red light in the mist.

The Blood Fury Soul Lock Formation channels deadly energy into the body, sealing the opponent’s spiritual force circulation.

“Don’t think you’ll succeed!”

Su Wan immediately unleashed the Sword Qi Piercing the Sky Technique’s “Sword Breaks the Flowing Clouds.” Her long sword traced a silver arc, and as she spun and flipped, the sword’s tip pierced the chests of two men, who fell dead instantly.

Seizing the opening, she executed “Stars Descend on the Plain.” The sword plunged down then abruptly rose, a surge of azure light bursting forth, stabbing through the abdomens of three more black-clad foes.

Within ten breaths, more than a dozen had fallen beneath her blade.

With a muffled grunt, Su Wan used momentum to spin again. The long sword transformed into a streak of blue light, piercing through the chests of the last three attackers.

Thirty corpses lay strewn haphazardly on the ground; the Blood Fury Soul Lock Formation was broken.

Leaning on her sword to catch her breath, her gaze remained sharp and unyielding, fixed on Mo Sha.

“What?”

“You actually broke my formation?” Mo Sha’s cruel smile froze, his scar twisting in shock. He never expected a mere second-layer Foundation Establishment girl to endure ten breaths within the Blood Fury Soul Lock Formation, let alone single-handedly slay thirty cultivators inside it.

Though his men were only Foundation Establishment level, they were death warriors tempered by deadly energy; few ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators could escape unscathed.

Yet this girl had killed them all.

“Rift Sky Slash!” Su Wan gathered all her spiritual power into one strike. The sword exploded with azure light, shooting directly at Mo Sha.